Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3360 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2780 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3360
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Kay Khan
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kay Khan11th Middlesex1/19/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/8/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/8/2023Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/8/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden2/9/2023Carol A. Doherty3rd Bristol2/20/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/23/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex3/2/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/4/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2780 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3360
18	18	By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3360) of Kay
19	19	Khan and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles provide identification to youth and adults
20	20	experiencing homelessness. Transportation.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 3515 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
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28	28	An Act to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 8E of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
32	32	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
33	33	3 When establishing criteria for identification cards, the registrar’s regulations shall include
34	34	4a process for a person who is homeless or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to apply for a
35	35	5Massachusetts identification card and to waive any fees associated with obtaining the
36	36	6identification card; provided, however, that the process shall allow for a person who is homeless
37	37	7or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to submit proof of residency by providing
38	38	8documentation that is satisfactory to the registrar and that: (i) is from an entity that provides
39	39	9services in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, homeless service providers; or (ii) is
40	40	10evidence of services that the person received from a department, division, office or agency of the 2 of 2
41	41	11executive office of health and human services. The registrar and the state secretary shall enter
42	42	12into a memorandum of understanding under section 42G ½ of chapter 51 to implement this
43	43	13paragraph, as appropriate.
44	44	14 For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
45	45	15 “Homeless”, shall have the same meaning as in section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney
46	46	16Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, 42 USC 11302(a), as amended.
47	47	17 “Unaccompanied homeless youth”, a person who: (i) is 24 years of age or younger; (ii) is
48	48	18not in the physical custody or care of a parent or legal guardian; and (iii) lacks a fixed, regular
49	49	19and adequate nighttime residence.