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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 879 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 493 |
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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 | | Bruce E. Tarr |
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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 strengthen the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 879 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 493 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 493) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to |
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| 19 | 19 | | strengthen the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund. Elder Affairs. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act to strengthen the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. Subsection (c ) of section 35TTT of chapter 10 of the general laws, as most |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2recently amended by chapter 197 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended at the end |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3thereof the following:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 “Members of said advisory committee, who are not state employees, shall be deemed |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5“special state employees,” pursuant to the provisions of chapter 268a of the general laws as |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6appearing in the 2020 Official Edition.” |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 SECTION 2. Said subsection (e) of said section 35TTT of chapter 10, as amended by |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8chapter 197 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by inserting after the word, “facilities,” the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9following:- “provided, however, that eligibility for any such no interest or forgivable capital loan |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10shall be limited to not-for-profit entities;" and by inserting in the same subsection, after the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11words “regional entities," the following: “ and (D) for the construction of free-standing small 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12house nursing homes serving less than fourteen residents, and operated in collaboration with |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13home and community-based supports and services.” |
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