Amendment ID: S2888-46-R1

Redraft Amendment 46

Prioritizing Shelter Assistance for Vulnerable Individuals and Families

Mr. Fattman moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section X the following section:-

“SECTION X. Section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subclause (B) in the first sentence by inserting at the end thereof the following:- ';provided that said regulations shall prioritize eligibility for the program for (i) honorably discharged homeless veterans or any dependent(s) of said veteran, (ii) individuals or families displaced due to a sudden natural disaster, (iii) individuals or families displaced to due a displacing public safety event, (iv) individuals or families who are at an increased medical risk, (v) individuals or families who are at risk of being victims of domestic violence, or (vi) individuals or families who are victims of a no fault eviction'. On a  biannual basis the executive office of housing and livable communities shall review the shelter priority criteria and adjust accordingly, so long as said individual or family has resided in the commonwealth for no less than 6 months."