Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-393-R1

Redraft EHS 393

Maximizing the Independent Living Skills of Legally Blind Residents

Ms. Creem, Messrs. Eldridge, Gomez and Oliveira, Ms. Kennedy, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Moran and Messrs. Payano, O'Connor, Timilty and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4110-1000, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $1,100,000 shall be expended by the Massachusetts commission for the blind to maximize the independent living skills of legally blind residents of the commonwealth through rehabilitation programs, housing assistance services, adjustment counseling services and the provision of accessible devices, assistive software and equipment and supportive technology training provided by qualified nonprofit providers in community, residential, virtual and facility-based settings; provided further, that not less than $500,000 of said $1,100,000 shall be made available for the Carroll Center for the Blind, Inc. and not less than $300,000 of said $1,100,000 shall be made available for the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired”; and by striking out the figure “$7,521,822” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$8,621,822”.