Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H239 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2538 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 239
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Paul K. Frost
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 establishing a welfare to work task force.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/16/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2538 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 239
18	18	By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 239) of Paul K.
19	19	Frost for legislation to establish a special task force (including members of the General Court) to
20	20	review and report on the economic impact of welfare reform in the Commonwealth. Children,
21	21	Families and Persons with Disabilities.
22	22	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
23	23	SEE HOUSE, NO. 168 OF 2023-2024.]
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
27	27	(2025-2026)
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29	29	An Act establishing a welfare to work task force.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 There shall be a special task force to review and report on the economic impact of
33	33	2welfare reform in the state of Massachusetts. The task force shall consist of 10 members: the
34	34	3house and senate chairs of the joint committees on economic development and emerging
35	35	4technologies and labor and workforce development, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-
36	36	5chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a
37	37	6member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the executive director of the
38	38	7Massachusetts Workforce Development Board, or a designee; the executive director of the
39	39	8RaiseUp Massachusetts, or a designee; and 2 persons to be appointed by the secretary of labor
40	40	9and workforce development, 1 of whom shall be an employee of the commonwealth in the office 2 of 2
41	41	10of the secretary of labor and workforce development, and 1 of whom shall be selected from the
42	42	11Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Economic Development Council .
43	43	12 The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative
44	44	13directives that relate to welfare; (ii) review the connection between the low unemployment rate
45	45	14as well as the current need for employees in key Massachusetts labor sectors and identify the
46	46	15welfare minimum eligibility requirements potentially impeding employment; (iii) identify and
47	47	16propose new welfare eligibility requirements based on updated economic and labor statistics; and
48	48	17(iv) develop recommendations to establish legislative procedures that reduce citizens on welfare
49	49	18while maintaining a low unemployment rate in the state of Massachusetts.
50	50	19 The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the
51	51	20clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.