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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2217 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1998 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Ryan C. Fattman |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2217 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1998 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1998) of Ryan C. Fattman for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory |
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| 20 | 20 | | Oversight. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2054 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act to SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by adding the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 63. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4of administration and finance shall direct all state agencies under the control of the governor or a |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5secretary that are responsible for the issuance of public benefits or licensure to register for the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, hereinafter referred to as SAVE. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7The secretary shall further instruct said agencies and departments to use SAVE to verify whether |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8applicants for a public benefit or license, whose documentation is not available or is |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9questionable, are qualified for benefit eligibility purposes. The registration for SAVE pursuant to 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10this section shall be incorporated into a uniform system for said state agencies to determine |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11common eligibility standards for applicants. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 (b) The secretary of administration and finance shall, on or before June 30, 2025, provide |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13a written report to the senate and house committees on ways and means and the clerks of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14senate and house of representatives detailing the steps taken to enroll in and implement SAVE. If |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15a state agency that is required to register for SAVE pursuant to subsection (a) has failed to do so |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16prior to June 30, 2025, the secretary shall include in the report the specific reasons that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17agency has been unable to register for SAVE and a 6 month action plan with any legislative |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18recommendations or requests for appropriations to effectuate its registration for SAVE. |
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