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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 507 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 76 |
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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 | | Sal N. DiDomenico |
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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 establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and SuffolkJoanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/25/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/27/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex1/31/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/6/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/8/2023Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/21/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/21/2023Adam GomezHampden2/23/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/28/2023Carlos González10th Hampden3/1/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden3/1/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 507 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 76 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 76) of Sal N. DiDomenico, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Joanne M. Comerford, Michael D. Brady, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General |
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| 20 | 20 | | Court for legislation to establish basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 18 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting after section 39 the following new section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 40: The department of transitional assistance shall, subject to appropriation, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4provide the following basic needs benefits to persons residing in the Commonwealth who are |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5lawfully admitted for permanent residence or are otherwise permanently residing in the United |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6States under color of law: a) cash assistance and related benefits to children, pregnant women |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7and caretaker adults who meet the eligibility requirements of Chapter 118 of the General Laws |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8except for the program requirements related to immigration status or citizenship, and b) |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9nutritional assistance benefits to persons who meet the eligibility requirements of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program except for the program requirements related to |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11immigration status or citizenship. The basic needs benefits authorized under this section shall be |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12provided at the same level and subject to the same requirements as benefits provided under 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13Chapter 118 or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with the exception of the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14immigration status or citizenship requirements of those programs. |
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