Amendment ID: S2708-12

Amendment 12

Enhancing Accountability

Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Keenan, Oliveira, Eldridge, Moore and Tarr, Ms. Moran and Mr. Montigny move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION 10A. The inspector general shall conduct a review and analysis of contracts, expenditures, and other materials or accountings pertaining to goods or services that have been or should have been provided pursuant to or in connection with the emergency housing assistance program, including but not limited to expenditures made for the purposes appropriated in item 7004-0101 of section 2 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023 and item 1599-0514 of section 2A of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023. The executive office of housing and livable communities and the executive office of administration and finance, in collaboration with other state offices and agencies as applicable, shall provide unredacted copies of such contracts, receipts, and other materials and accountings to the inspector general. Not later than May 15, 2024, the inspector general shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the chairs of the senate and house ways and means committees a report summarizing the findings of said review and analysis, identifying any fraud, waste, or abuse discovered, and making recommendations for rectifying any such fraud, waste, or abuse, if any is discovered. The report may also include recommendations to avoid future fraud and abuse and reduce programmatic spending.