Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

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22 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2780 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
33 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3360
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Kay Khan
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99 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
1010 Court assembled:
1111 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
1212 An Act to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness.
1313 _______________
1414 PETITION OF:
1515 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
1616 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2780 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
1717 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3360
1818 By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3360) of Kay
1919 Khan and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles provide identification to youth and adults
2020 experiencing homelessness. Transportation.
2121 [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
2222 SEE HOUSE, NO. 3515 OF 2021-2022.]
2323 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2525 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
2626 (2023-2024)
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2828 An Act to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness.
2929 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
3030 of the same, as follows:
3131 1 SECTION 1. Section 8E of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
3232 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
3333 3 When establishing criteria for identification cards, the registrar’s regulations shall include
3434 4a process for a person who is homeless or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to apply for a
3535 5Massachusetts identification card and to waive any fees associated with obtaining the
3636 6identification card; provided, however, that the process shall allow for a person who is homeless
3737 7or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to submit proof of residency by providing
3838 8documentation that is satisfactory to the registrar and that: (i) is from an entity that provides
3939 9services in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, homeless service providers; or (ii) is
4040 10evidence of services that the person received from a department, division, office or agency of the 2 of 2
4141 11executive office of health and human services. The registrar and the state secretary shall enter
4242 12into a memorandum of understanding under section 42G ½ of chapter 51 to implement this
4343 13paragraph, as appropriate.
4444 14 For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
4545 15 “Homeless”, shall have the same meaning as in section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney
4646 16Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, 42 USC 11302(a), as amended.
4747 17 “Unaccompanied homeless youth”, a person who: (i) is 24 years of age or younger; (ii) is
4848 18not in the physical custody or care of a parent or legal guardian; and (iii) lacks a fixed, regular
4949 19and adequate nighttime residence.