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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2032 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 196 |
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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 | | James C. Arena-DeRosa |
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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 maximizing participation in federal nutrition programs and improving customer service. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/15/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/24/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/3/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2032 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 196 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 196) |
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| 19 | 19 | | of James C. Arena-DeRosa, Mindy Domb and James B. Eldridge relative to participation and |
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| 20 | 20 | | customer service in federal nutrition programs. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act maximizing participation in federal nutrition programs and improving customer service. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 16 of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2inserting the following paragraph:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the country, within three months of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4enactment, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the house |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5and senate committees on ways and the committee on children, families, and persons with |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6disabilities specifying the resources the department of transitional assistance requires to assure |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7timely participation by eligible households in federal nutrition assistance benefits administered |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8by the department, provided that the report shall set forth (a) the department’s short- and long- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9term goals for improving benefits access and providing timely customer service to eligible |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10households; and (b) the financial and other resources the department needs to reach those goals. |
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