Amendment ID: S2708-46

Amendment 46

Emergency Assistance Shelter Approval

Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. Gomez and Brady move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any family approved for emergency assistance shelter but who is waiting for assistance due to the capacity declaration dated October 31, 2023 whose income exceeds 200 per cent of the federal poverty level while the family waits for assistance funded by this item shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the income level was exceeded.