Amendment ID: S16-21

Amendment 21

Independent Oversight

Ms. Rausch and Messrs. Montigny, Eldridge, O'Connor and Keenan move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following new section:-

SECTION _. The inspector general shall conduct a review and analysis of all 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 contracts with hotels and food service vendors. 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 all such contracts, receipts, and other materials and accountings to the inspector general not later than February 28, 2025. Not later than May 15, 2025, the inspector general shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight, and the joint committee on housing a report summarizing the findings of said review and analysis, identifying any fraud, waste, or abuse discovered, and making recommendations for rectifying any fraud, waste, or abuse so discovered. The report may also include recommendations to avoid future fraud and abuse and reduce programmatic spending.