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An Act relative to the Honorable George V. Kenneally, Jr

H1269

HD1886

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By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1269) of Daniel J. Hunt that the University of Massachusetts be authorized to designate the student center at the Boston campus as the George V. Kenneally, Jr., student center. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. The University of Massachusetts at Boston student center shall be designated and known as the George V. Kenneally, Jr. Student Center, in honor of his years of service and dedication to the people of the Commonwealth. SECTION 2. The Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing such designation in compliance with the standards of the university.

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An Act to further family-centered child support

H127

HD862

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By Representatives Barber of Somerville and Armini of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 127) of Christine P. Barber, Jennifer Balinsky Armini and others relative to child support determinations and payments. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Chapter 18 of the general laws is hereby amended by striking section 18A and inserting in place thereof the following new section:-- Section 18A. (a)(1). The department shall impose the sanction required by federal law on any recipient of public assistance funded under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act who, without good cause, does not cooperate with the IV-D agency specified in chapter 119A to establish paternity or to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order on behalf of a child for whom the recipient receives such public assistance. (2) The department shall determine that a recipient has good cause for not cooperating with the IV-D agency for purposes of this section if: (A) The child was conceived as a result of incest or rape; (B) Proceedings for the adoption of the child are pending or under consideration; (C) Cooperation risks discouraging the noncustodial parent or other relatives of the child from maintaining a relationship with the child or providing emotional or other support; (D) Cooperation risks physical or emotional harm to the child or the relative with whom the child resides; or (E) Cooperation is otherwise not in the child’s best interest. SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 118 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following:- Child support collected on behalf of a recipient of benefits under this chapter shall be paid to the family. In determining the family’s countable income, the department shall disregard the first $500 per month in child support paid to the family. SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 119A of the general laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:- The IV-D agency shall provide paternity only services in an intrastate case upon the request of an individual who is not required to cooperate with the IV-D agency to establish paternity or to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order.

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An Act relative to acceptance of AP scores for college credit

H1270

HD1969

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1270) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the acceptance of Advanced Placement scores for college credit. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 45 the following section:- Section 46. The department of higher education is hereby directed to promulgate regulations establishing a standard whereby college credit is guaranteed at state colleges and universities for students who achieve an Advanced Placement exam score of 3 or higher.

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An Act relative to establishing institutional public private partnerships

H1271

HD1970

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1271) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for an investigation by a special task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the economic and educational impacts of establishing public private partnerships between higher educational institutions and private corporations. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. There shall be a special task force to review and report on the economic and educational impact of establishing public private partnerships between state educational institutions and private corporations. The task force shall consist of 15 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committees on economic development and emerging technologies and higher education, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the executive director of the Massachusetts Workforce Development Board, or a designee; the executive of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, or a designee; and 5 persons to be appointed by the secretary of labor and workforce development, 1 of whom shall be an employee of the commonwealth in the office of the secretary of labor and workforce development, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, 2 of whom shall be selected from a list of 5 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and 2 of whom shall be selected from a list of 5 persons nominated by the chancellor of the university of Massachusetts. This task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative directives pertaining to public private partnerships; (ii) identify the key labor sectors that would best benefit from grants and fellowships within the commonwealth; (iii) require the department of labor and workforce development to submit reports to the legislature it obtains from industries relating to their employment trends and future needs; and (iv) develop recommendations to establish legislative procedures to provide funding and regulate public private partnerships to eligible institutions and corporations. The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.

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An Act relative to higher education financial literacy counseling

H1272

HD2005

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1272) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to financial literacy counseling for students accepted at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:- Section 46. The board of higher education shall have the authority to mandate that each public higher education institution provide financial literacy counseling to accepted applicants of the institution relative to student loans and other expenses to students upon arriving on campus. The Board is further authorized to provide a College Financing Plan developed by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Education to said accepted applicants of the institution. College Financing Plan shall include the estimated cost of attendance including tuition and fees, housing and meals, books and supplies, transportation and other education costs as well as grants and scholarships and work-study and loan options. The public institution of higher education may provide an electronic version of the College Financing Plan in a printable format. The board of higher education may promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.

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An Act relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program

H1273

HD2083

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1273) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the expansion of the valedictorian tuition waiver program in the public system of higher education. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the seventh paragraph, the following new paragraph:- The program shall provide tuition and mandatory fee waivers to any resident of the commonwealth who has been designated as a valedictorian by a public or private high school within the commonwealth. The tuition and mandatory fee waivers shall be provided to a student for not more than four years following enrollment as a student at a qualifying public institution. If the student designated as a valedictorian does not utilize the valedictorian tuition and fee waiver, the tuition and fee waiver shall not be offered to the salutatorian. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of such tuition and fee waivers for Massachusetts valedictorians. SECTION 2. The tuition and fee waivers of this act shall take effect and be provided to Massachusetts valedictorians who graduate from a Massachusetts public or private high school beginning in or after 2023.

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An Act relative to higher education tuition and fee waivers for seniors

H1274

HD2458

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1274) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to higher education tuition and fee waivers for seniors. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. There is hereby established a pilot reimbursement program for all public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, including all state universities, community colleges and University of Massachusetts campuses, providing tuition and fee waivers for senior citizens age 60 and older pursuant to the provisions of section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws. Said tuition and fee waivers shall apply to qualifying seniors who are enrolled in undergraduate programs, summer sessions, evening classes, or any specific higher education courses or set of courses between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, but said enrollment shall be subject to space availability and shall not exceed four courses per academic year. On or before August 1, 2024, all state universities, community colleges and University of Massachusetts campuses shall provide the state Comptroller, the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees, and the Joint Committee on Higher Education with a detailed breakdown of the tuition and fee revenues foregone as a result of said waivers. Upon receipt and certification of said figures, the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer money from the General Fund to each state university, community college and University of Massachusetts campus in an amount equal to its foregone tuition and fee revenues. The total revenues reimbursed as part of the pilot program shall serve as the base funding level to cover the annual cost of senior citizen tuition and fee waivers in the General Appropriations Act beginning in Fiscal Year 2025.

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An Act establishing a behavioral health workforce center of excellence

H1275

HD2720

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By Representatives Khan of Newton and Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1275) of Kay Khan, Kate Donaghue and others for legislation to establish a behavioral health workforce center of excellence at a state or community college. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 45 the following section:- Section 46. (a) There shall be a Behavioral Health Workforce Center of Excellence, herein the Center. The purpose of the Center shall be to gather data and research to advise policy leaders on how to address the crisis in the behavioral health workforce across the commonwealth. In consultation with public institutions of higher education, the commissioner shall establish the center at one of the public institutions of higher education in the commonwealth. The Center shall: (i) Engage a diverse, cross discipline group of stakeholders to address the needs of the behavioral health field by studying the current landscape, mapping or building clear career ladders, and identifying and addressing training needs; (ii) Annually inventory the professional licenses and certifications available for those who work in the mental health and addiction treatment field, including, but not limited to, the number of licensed and certified individuals in the state, the academic and supervisory requirements to achieve each certification, the scope of practice of each license, the academic programs available in the state and cost of these programs; (iii) Annually create demographic and geographic profiles of the current field of practitioners, examine ways to increase the diversity, equity and inclusion of the workforce, and determine recommendations to increase the linguistic and cultural competency of practitioners; (iv) Annually inventory the number of professional and paraprofessional practitioners delivering direct clinical or recovery services, including practitioner acceptance of insurance; (v) Work with the advisory committee established herein to annually inventory the workforce needs in the behavioral health system to establish the gaps that exist by professional license and certificate, and practice settings; (vi) Inventory the number of individuals with professional licenses or certifications who no longer practice behavioral health in third-party reimbursable settings; (vii) Examine any regulatory changes recommended by licensing and registration entities at the Department of Public Health and offer public written assessments to these entities during the regulatory process that includes the effect of these requirements on the existing workforce and the future workforce pipeline; (viii) Examine existing training funds across state and federal agencies, including but not limited to, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the Commonwealth Corporation, the Executive Office of Education, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and its constituent agencies, and make recommendations on ways to leverage funding and resources to focus on existing and needed training programs for the field; (ix) Work with existing education and training programs on curriculum improvements focused on best practices in the current behavioral health landscape and coordinate these needs with state purchasing agencies to better align educational institutional with the needs in the field; (x) Examine existing loan forgiveness opportunities for practitioners and make recommendations on ways to expand current recruitment and retention initiatives; (xi) Create and fund technical assistance programming for value based purchasing and care preparation, and behavioral health and primary care integration; (xii) Examine other matters deemed appropriate by the Center. (b) The Center shall establish an advisory committee. The advisory committee shall be: (i) cochaired by a person appointed by the Department of Higher Education and a person appointed by the Association for Behavioral Healthcare and, (ii) the commissioner shall select members, including, but not limited to, representation from each of the following entities: the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Mental Health, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, NAMI Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery, the Parent Professional Advocacy League, the Massachusetts Association for Behavioral Health Systems, the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, the National Association of Social Workers-Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Psychological Association, the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association, and the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health. The advisory committee shall meet regularly and discuss the state of the behavioral workforce in Massachusetts. The committee shall meet regularly and not less than four times annually.

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An Act relative to the endowment match program

H1276

HD2782

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By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1276) of Michael P. Kushmerek and others for legislation to encourage private fundraising by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by removing the words “subject to appropriation” in lines 8 and 12 and by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:- "Not less than $30,000,000 shall be expended for the purposes of continuing the implementation of section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the endowment and capital outlay programs of those institutions; provided further, that the board of higher education shall implement this program in a manner which ensures that each institution shall have an opportunity to secure matching funds from this item; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to state universities; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to community colleges; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to community colleges shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the state universities; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to state universities shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts;"

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An Act ensuring students' access to academic transcripts

H1277

HD2094

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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1277) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Michelle L. Ciccolo and Vanna Howard relative to students' access to academic transcripts at institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 19E the following section:- Section 19F. (a) Institutions of higher education shall not withhold a student's academic transcripts solely due to that student's failure to pay any loan payments, fines, fees, tuition, or other expenses owed to the institution, except that a student's academic credits and grades may be withheld for any course for which that student's tuition and mandatory course fees are not paid in full. For students paying on a per semester basis, such an institution may withhold a student’s academic credits or grades for any course taken in a semester for which that student’s tuition and mandatory course fees have not been paid. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an institution of higher education from withholding a student's diploma or degree due to that student's failure to pay any loan payments, fines, fees, tuition, or other expenses owed to the institution. (c) This section shall apply to all postsecondary institutions including: (i) the system of public institutions of higher education, established in section 5; (ii) private occupational schools, as defined in section 263 of chapter 112; and (iii) private colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning. (d) The department of higher education shall promulgate regulations consistent with this section necessary for its implementation.

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An Act assisting with higher education recordkeeping responsibilities

H1278

HD2253

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By Representatives Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose and Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1278) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Josh S. Cutler and Carole A. Fiola relative to higher education recordkeeping responsibilities. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Section 31A of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “exist”, in line 57, the following words:-, provided that the board may approve an institution’s proposal to rely on blockchain or distributed ledger technology to maintain said records.

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An Act relative to instate tuition

H1279

HD1384

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By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1279) of Marc T. Lombardo relative to in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

SECTION 1: (a) Section 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:— Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of determining eligibility for in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education, in the case of an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States as those terms are defined under federal immigration law, the individual shall not be eligible for in-state tuition. (b) Subsection (t) of Section 9 of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby further amended striking out subsection (t), and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:— (t) issue regulations defining resident of the commonwealth and proof of the same for the purpose of admission and tuition expenses of public institutions of higher education and prepare uniform proofs of residence to be used by all public institutions; provided, however, for the purposes of this clause, a resident of the commonwealth shall also be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, as provided in section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code; provided further, that insofar as the Massachusetts Maritime Academy is designated a regional maritime academy by the United States maritime administration, residents of the states comprising the designated region and attending the Massachusetts Maritime Academy shall be considered Massachusetts residents for the purposes of admission and tuition;

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An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism

H128

HD376

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By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 128) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Chapter 118E of General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after section 62 the following section:- Section 63. The Division shall cover the cost of habilitative and rehabilitative medically necessary treatments for individuals aged 21 and older who are receiving coverage under this chapter and who have been diagnosed with any of the following disorders as defined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM): developmental disability, an intellectual disability, or autism spectrum disorder. The diagnoses must be made by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist who determines the care to be medically necessary. Treatments shall include, but shall not be limited to, applied behavior analysis provided or supervised by a licensed behavior analyst that is necessary to develop, maintain or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an individual. In addition, the Division shall cover the cost of both dedicated and non-dedicated augmentative and alternative communication devices, including, but not limited to, medically necessary tablets.

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An Act relative to advanced placement examinations and college credit

H1280

HD3806

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By Representatives Madaro of Boston and Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1280) of Adrian C. Madaro, Chynah Tyler and others relative to advanced placement examinations and college credit. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 39 the following section:- Section 39A. (a) All public institutions of higher education, as set forth in section 5, shall develop and adopt written policies and procedures to accept a score of three, four, and five on all advanced placement examinations to satisfy degree requirements. The policies shall indicate whether the credit shall be granted for general education, major, or elective requirements at the institution, and shall include procedures related to the transferability of these credits to another institution of higher education. An institution may not require an exam score of more than three unless the chief academic officer provides evidence that the higher score is necessary for a student to be successful in a related or more advanced course for which the lower-division course is a prerequisite. The department of higher education shall provide guidance on what constitutes as evidence for an institution to require an examination score of more than three. (b) All policies and procedures governing the award of credit shall be posted on the institution’s website under the category of admission, which the institution shall update as necessary to reflect any changes in policies and procedures. In addition, each institution shall submit its policies and procedures, or any changes thereto, to the department of higher education who shall post each institution’s policies and procedures, or changes thereto, on the department’s website. (c) The board of higher education, and in the case of the University of Massachusetts, in cooperation with the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, shall annually review the advanced placement examination score course granting policies of each institution of higher education and any evidence supporting policies requiring scores above 3 in accordance with the requirements of this section, and report its findings, evidence supporting policies requiring scores above 3, and any recommendations with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, and the chairs of the joint committee on higher education not later than July 1. Each institution of higher education shall provide the board of higher education, and in the case of the University of Massachusetts, its board of trustees, with all necessary data, in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, to conduct the analysis. SECTION 2. The first annual report required by subsection (c) of section 39A of chapter 15A of the General Laws shall be published not later than July 1, 2023. SECTION 3. Section 1 shall take effect no later than 3 months after the effective date of this act.

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An Act to ensure tuition equity for Massachusetts residents

H1281

HD3624

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By Representatives Moran of Boston and Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1281) of Michael J. Moran, Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to in-state tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 20 of chapter 189 of the acts of 2012, is hereby amended by adding the following section:— Section 9C(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of determining eligibility for in-state tuition rates and fees at state institutions of higher education in Massachusetts, any person admitted to such state institutions of higher education, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of paragraph 15 of subsection (a)(A) through (S) of 8 U.S.C., section 1101 of the federal act, who has attended a high school in the commonwealth for 3 or more years and has graduated from a high school in the commonwealth or attained the equivalent thereof from an adult basic education program in the commonwealth, or is currently a student in a Massachusetts public higher education institution qualifying for in-state tuition under federal regulations, shall be eligible to pay in-state tuition rates and fees, at any state institution of higher education in the commonwealth. (b) Proof required of any such person demonstrating in-state tuition eligibility as determined by the Department of Higher Education may include, but not limited to,: (A) if eligible for the military selective service under the federal Military Selective Service Act, as amended by 50 U.S.C., App. 453, section 3, register for such; (B) provide the state institution of higher education in the commonwealth in which enrollment is sought with documentation of registration with the selective service, if applicable; (C) supply the state institution of higher education in which enrollment is sought with a valid social security number or a document reflecting issuance of an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) in lieu of a social security number; (D) file, in every year of enrollment, a Massachusetts income tax return pursuant to chapter 62 of the general laws; and (E) file at the time of enrollment, if that person is not a citizen of the United States or a legal permanent resident of the United States, an affidavit signed under the pains and penalties of perjury stating that the person has applied for citizenship or legal permanent residence or will apply for citizenship or legal permanent residence in accordance with federal statute and federal regulations within 120 days of eligibility for such status. (c) No person qualified for in-state tuition rates and fees under this chapter shall be denied in-state tuition and fees as a result of the granting of eligibility under this paragraph. (d) The Legislature finds that this is a state law within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. 1621(d). Provided further that the Department of Higher Education in collaboration with the public institutions of higher education shall promulgate regulations to facilitate the in-state tuition eligibility process. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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An Act banning legacy preferences in higher education

H1282

HD3628

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By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1282) of Michael J. Moran relative to the consideration of familial relationships to graduates in applications to higher education institutions. Higher Education.

SECTION 1 Section 9 of Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth paragraph the following: For purposes of this paragraph, a public higher education institution shall mean a school in the University of Massachusetts segment or in the state university segment of the system of public institutions of higher education established in section 5 of chapter 15A. When deciding whether to grant admission to an applicant, a public higher education institution shall not consider the applicant’s familial relationship to a graduate of the institution. A public higher education institution shall not include in the documents that it uses to consider an applicant for admission information that discloses the name of any college or university that any relative of the applicant attended. SECTION 2 Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 30A the following: Section 30B. When deciding whether to grant admission to an applicant, a degree granting institution of higher education located in the commonwealth authorized to grant degrees by the board of higher education shall not consider the applicant’s familial relationship to a graduate of the institution. Such institution shall not include in the documents that it uses to consider an applicant for admission information that discloses the name of any college or university that any relative of the applicant attended. SECTION 3 SECTIONS 1 and 2 shall take effect for admission decisions that lead to an applicant’s initial enrollment in a public higher education institution in the 2024-2025 school year.

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An Act protecting public higher education student information

H1283

HD3629

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By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1283) of Michael J. Moran and others relative to public higher education student information. Higher Education.

Chapter 66 of the General Laws is amended by adding at the end a new section: Section 22: Public colleges and universities as defined in Section 5 of Chapter 15A shall not be required to produce records defined as education records in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 USC 11232g) at 34 CFR § 99.3, including those education records designated by the public colleges and universities as directory information as defined in FERPA at 34 CFR § 99.3.

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An Act to authorize the state universities to offer clinical and professional doctorate programs

H1284

HD1643

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By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1284) of James J. O'Day and others for legislation to authorize state universities to offer clinical and professional doctorate programs. Higher Education.

Section 1 of chapter 73 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- Section 1: The state universities, as established by section 5 of chapter 15A shall provide educational programs, research, extension, and continuing education services in the liberal, fine and applied arts and sciences and other related disciplines through the doctorate degree level, to include but not limited to clinical doctorate degrees and professional doctorate degrees. They may not offer PhD level programs unless in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts under authority granted by the board of higher education, concurred in by the boards of trustees of the University of Massachusetts and of said state universities. They shall provide a major emphasis on the preparation of teachers and other professional educational personnel. The board of trustees of the state universities may grant the degree of Bachelor of Education or of Bachelor of Science in Education to any person completing a four-year course in a state university, and the degree of Master of Education to graduates of colleges or universities who have satisfactorily completed a graduate course of instruction in any such university. The trustees may grant the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts to any student at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design upon the successful completion of certain four-year prescribed courses in the field of fine arts, and may grant the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts at said college of art. The trustees may grant the degree of Bachelor of Nautical Science to any person satisfactorily completing the prescribed course of instruction at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The trustees may also grant such other appropriate baccalaureate degrees at such state universities as it may determine and prescribe. The trustees, as established by section 5 of chapter 15A, may also award academic degrees at all appropriate levels, including clinical or professional doctoral degrees, as approved by the board of higher education. They may also award such honorary degrees as they deem appropriate.

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An Act establishing a fund to further educational opportunities for caregivers to adults with disabilities

H1285

HD3173

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By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1285) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to establish within the Board of Higher Education a fund to further educational opportunities for caregivers to adults with disabilities. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 2RRRRR. (a) There shall be established within the board of higher education, hereinafter the board, a separate fund to be known as the Caregiver to Adults with Disabilities Fund. The fund shall be credited with: (1) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (2) interest earned on such revenue; and (3) funds from public and private sources and other gifts, grants and donations. All amounts credited to the fund shall be used solely for activities and expenditures consistent with the public purpose of the fund as set forth in subsection (b), including the ordinary and necessary expenses of administration and operation associated with the fund. All amounts credited to the fund shall be held in trust and shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, by the board. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. Annually, not later than December 1, the board shall issue a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the chairs of the joint committee on education and the chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the fund’s activities including, but not limited to, amounts credited to the fund, amounts expended from the fund and any unexpended balance. (b) The board shall make expenditures from the fund for the purpose of furthering the educational opportunities of those who serve as caregivers to adults with disabilities by subsidizing tuition and fees for community college courses at eligible postsecondary institutions. (c) The board shall promulgate regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than 14 days after the effective date of this act, the state comptroller shall transfer from the General Fund $4,125,000 to the Caregiver to Adults with Disabilities Fund established in section 46 of chapter 15A.

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An Act relative to college in high school

H1286

HD3512

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By Representatives Roy of Franklin and Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1286) of Jeffrey N. Roy, Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others relative high schools providing and funding college programs. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Section 9B of chapter 15A, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is amended by adding the following after the word “commonwealth” in line 6: “or any college in high school program administered pursuant to section 37 of chapter 69.” SECTION 2. Section 16 of chapter 15A is amended by adding the following after the word “nursing” in line 5: “or any college in high school program administered pursuant to section 37 of chapter 69,” SECTION 3. Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 39 the following section:- Section 39A. (a) All public institutions of higher education shall develop written policies and procedures for accepting for the purposes of course credit to satisfy degree requirements certain scores on the College Board’s advanced placement examinations, successful completion of college in high school courses as provided in section 37 of chapter 69, successful completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, or and successful completion of dual enrollment courses. In the said policy, the institution shall: (1) establish its conditions for granting course credit, including the minimum required scores on Advanced Placement examinations and examinations for courses constituting the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program; and (2) establish whether credit will be granted for general education, major or elective requirements at the institution; and (3) include procedures related to the transferability of these credits to another institution of higher education. (b) On request of an applicant for admission as an entering student, a public institution of higher education, based on information provided by the applicant, shall determine and notify the applicant regarding: (1) the amount and type of any course credit that would be granted to the applicant under the policy required in subsection (a); and (2) any other academic requirement that the applicant would satisfy under the policy. (c) All policies and procedures governing the award of credit shall be posted on the institution’s website under the category of admission, which the institution shall update as necessary to reflect any changes in policies and procedures. In addition, each institution shall submit its policies and procedures, or any changes thereto, to the department of higher education which shall post each institution’s policies and procedures on the department’s website. (d) The board of higher education, in is cooperation with the board of trustees of each public institution including the University of Massachusetts, shall annually review the college in high school course- granting policies of each public institution of higher education in accordance with the requirements of this section and file a report with its findings and any recommendations with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and chairs of the joint committee on higher education not later than July 1. Each public institution of higher education shall provide the board of higher education with all necessary data, in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, to conduct the analysis. SECTION 4. Chapter 29 of the General Law is hereby amended by inserting after section 2CCCCC the following new section:- Section 2DDDDD. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts College in High School Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of higher education. The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources such as gifts, grants and donations to further the rates of student preparedness for workforce and postgraduate success. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. (b) Amounts credited to the fund may focus on underserved communities across the commonwealth, including those school districts with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged students. (c) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on the implementation of college in high school programming that may be detrimental to the neutral education policy. The review shall be made publicly available. (d) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on education, the joint committee on higher education, and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund, including but not limited to, funds expended to assist school districts in meeting the requirements in section 37 of chapter 69; (iii) any grants provided to institutions of higher education and other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year. SECTION 5. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 36 the following two sections:- Section 37. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Office of College in High School, herein the office. The office shall be overseen by the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education in consultation with the commissioner of the department of higher education. The office will administer high school programs that expand student access to college and postsecondary opportunities through high-quality instructional programming, hereinafter referred to as college in high school, in order to increase the rates of student success in postsecondary attainment and in the workforce. All programs established under this section shall: (1) Offer a coherent sequence of courses that allows a student to earn a high school diploma and achieve at least one of the following: (i) the accumulation of transferable college credits; provided that, academic courses that count for college credit shall be those agreed to by the institutions of higher education participating in the partnership with the high school, (ii) an industry-recognized credential or certificate, including those determined to be necessary for occupations with high employment value as defined in section 38 of this chapter; or (iii) participation in a registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or apprentice readiness program; (2) Prepare students adequately for future success in the workforce or in an institution of higher education; (3) Encourage the cooperative or shared use of resources, personnel and facilities between public high schools, public and independent colleges or universities and employers; (4) Emphasize parental involvement and provide consistent counseling, advising and parent conferencing so that parents and students can make responsible decisions regarding course selection and can track the student's academic progress and success; (5) Develop methods for early identification of potential participating students in the middle grades and through high school and provide outreach to those students to promote academic preparation and awareness of college in high school programs; and (6) Develop strategies to identify and engage underserved populations including by income, race, ethnicity, sex, English language learner status and students with disabilities. (b) The office shall oversee all necessary college in high school programs, including but not limited to programs that incorporate one or more of the following: (1) early college; (2) dual enrollment; (3) industry-recognized credentialing in high school, including those for credentials determined to be necessary for occupations with high employment value as defined in section 38 of this chapter; (4) advanced placement; (5) international baccalaureate programs; or (6) other approaches for college and career programs. The office shall develop and, as needed, refine all college in high school program designations offered in the Commonwealth and shall have the authority to set and raise credit attainment targets, recommend any designations to be awarded to applicants, administer all aspects of state support for the programs, track and report on the performance of participants in the aggregate and identify and pursue further innovative approaches. Academic courses that count for college credit shall be those agreed to by the institutions of higher education participating in any partnership with the high school. (c) Pursuant to regulations to be promulgated by the board, all high schools shall offer an affordable college in high school program to students before the completion of their 12th grade year that incorporates one or more of the following: (1) early college; (2) dual enrollment; (3) industry-recognized credentialing in high school; (4) advanced placement courses; (5) international baccalaureate programs; or (6) other approaches for college and career programs. (d) There shall be a College in High School Joint Committee, hereinafter the CIHS Joint Committee, charged with governing and overseeing the work of the office and making recommendations to the board of elementary and secondary education and the board of higher education. The CIHS Joint Committee shall develop recommendations that include but are not limited to the following: (1) helping drive the commonwealth’s efforts to grow and expand college in high school programs; (2) assisting the office in establishing and monitoring robust performance requirements and targeted enrollments for all participating programs statewide and (3) aiding the office in identifying and certifying new college in high school programs. The CIHS Joint Committee shall consist of the secretary of the executive office of education or a designee; the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education or designee; the commissioner of the department of higher education or designee; two members of the board of elementary and secondary education, who shall be appointed by the chair of the board of elementary and secondary education; and two members of the board of higher education, who shall be appointed by the chair of the board of higher education. (e) The office shall create and annually review a set of per-credit charges that the public and private institutions of higher education participating in a designated college in high school program require for providing credit-earning courses. The per-credit charge may be subject to factors, including but not limited to: (1) the segment of colleges offering certain courses; (2) the site where the course is taught; (3) whether the course has extra costs associated with enrollment and (4) whether there are minimum numbers of participating students per section offered. (f) The office may develop, subject to the approval of the CIHS Joint Committee, recommendations for college in high school programs to continue to enroll participating students to extend and expand their graduation requirements such that they may continue to be considered students of the high school for purposes of chapter 70 calculations for up to two more years in order to complete certificates, degrees or up to two years of transferable credit to a four-year college. (g) The office shall propose a budget to the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education that reflects the goals and objectives of the office. (h) The college in high school programs shall be open to all enrolled students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, special needs, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement. A lottery shall be held if more students apply than can be accommodated. (i) The office shall establish the information and requirements it deems necessary to be included in any application for designation as a college in high school program in order to ensure a high-quality and rigorous college in high school program. The office, after consultation with the department of higher education, shall establish standards for approving and designating college in high school programs. (j) Where required, each designated college in high school program shall enter into an agreement with at least one postsecondary institution that provides students with opportunities to receive postsecondary credits during the student's participation in the program. Partner high schools and colleges shall work together to ensure that college credits automatically transfer to Massachusetts public postsecondary institutions upon completion of the program and admittance to one of those public institutions. In addition, partnering high schools and colleges should reduce barriers to college and consider automatic admission to the participating college upon successful completion of the college in high school program. The agreement shall establish how the program will be sustainable on current funding plus any anticipated annual state supplement for designated college in high school programs as well as the designated duties for the high school, in the areas of program coordination, student support, faculty support, career partnership coordination and performance monitoring. (k) Designation as a college in high school program shall be for an initial period of five years, subject to review after the first three years, and renewable subject to performance. The department of elementary and secondary education shall, subject to appropriation, provide additional funding to designated programs for each participating student. (l) Annually, by December 31, each college in high school program shall file a report with the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education and the commissioner of higher education, on performance measures, including, but not limited to the following categories: (i) high school graduation rates of participating students; (ii) percentage of participating students who complete the program; (iii) percentage of participating students who gain any postsecondary credits; (iv) credits earned by participating students in college in high school programs, including percentage of each program incorporating early college to gain at least 12 credits; (v) percentage of participating students in a 6-year cohort who attain postsecondary degrees; and (vi) college and career outcomes of participating students. The commissioners shall prepare an aggregate report for the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on higher education, and the joint committee on education. (m) The office shall propose, subject to approval by the CIHS Joint Committee and the boards of elementary and secondary education and higher education, multi-year goals for the commonwealth for the attainment of college degrees and qualifying, industry-recognized certificates for students participating in college in high school programs. Such goals shall include overall goals as well as goals for historically underserved populations including by income, race, ethnicity, sex, English language learner status and students with disabilities. Goals should include statewide-, district-, and school-level goals. The office shall be responsible for ensuring annual, timely public reporting of progress statewide and by district and school towards those goals. (n) The office shall establish a publicly accessible online dashboard using data from the reports filed pursuant to subsections (g) and (h) of the section to generate information on each college in high school program. The purpose of the dashboard shall be to create user-friendly displays of the overall success of the individual programs in achieving the goals and shall be written in terms understandable to the general public and to help students and their families identify available college in high school opportunities. SECTION 6. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 98. All public high school students shall complete and submit a free application for federal student aid or an application with the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority. The Massachusetts Office of College in High School, established in section 37 of chapter 69, shall promulgate regulations and provide guidelines for implementation of this subsection, subject to the approval of the board of elementary and secondary education. A student is not required to comply with this section if: (1) the student’s parent or legal guardian submits a signed form indicating that the parent or legal guardian authorizes the student to decline to complete and submit the financial aid application; or (2) the student signs and submits a form on the student’s own behalf if the student is 18 years of age or older. SECTION 7. The commissioner may expend funds from the Twenty-First Century Education Trust Fund established in section 35NNN of chapter 10 for college in high school programs. SECTION 8. The first annual report required under section 38 of chapter 69, established in section 2 of this act shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2025.

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An Act relative to admissions requirements to institutions of higher education

H1287

HD323

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By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1287) of Adam Scanlon and Adam Gomez relative to admissions requirements to public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 30, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 30. No applicant shall be required to take any standardized college entrance aptitude test to gain admittance to any undergraduate degree program at a public institution of higher education in the commonwealth, as defined in section 5; provided, that applicants may submit results from a standardized test for admissions purposes if they so choose.

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An Act relative to higher education capital investment in gateway cities

H1288

HD988

{'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T17:45:05.027'}

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By Representative Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1288) of Paul A. Schmid, III and Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to higher education capital investments in gateway municipalities or abutting municipalities. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Chapter 258, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following after section 14: - Section 15. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the authorizations contained in this chapter may not be used to fund projects that fail to meet one of the following criteria: (a) construction of the project began prior to July 1, 2021; (b) the project is not located in a municipality that is or is adjacent to a gateway municipality, as defined by section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws, or (c) the project is located within a gateway municipality, as so defined, is within 2000 feet of such municipality’s city hall and is or will be within 500 feet of public transportation upon completion of the project.

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An Act relative to college tuition and admissions

H1289

HD1195

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By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1289) of Alan Silvia and others relative to residential preference for financial aid at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 37. In making decisions relating to admissions, scholarships and grants, any college, university, community college or junior college within the system of public institutions of higher education as set forth in section 5 of chapter 15A, shall identify and give priority to students or prospective students residing in the commonwealth: (1) whose biological parents are deceased or had their parental rights terminated due to abuse or neglect; and (2) who have been legally adopted by a blood relative within the third level of consanguinity or were assigned a permanent legal guardian by a court.

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An Act prohibiting undocumented person from fostering children

H129

HD659

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By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 129) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to prohibiting undocumented persons from fostering children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 18B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:- undocumented persons are prohibited from fostering children and shall not receive any benefits of being a foster parent.

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An Act relative to a tuition and fee freeze at all public colleges and universities

H1290

HD3185

{'Id': 'JRT1', 'Name': 'Jeffrey Rosario Turco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JRT1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:38:22.687'}

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By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1290) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to a tuition and fee freeze at all public colleges and universities. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Academic year”, a 12-month period of time beginning with the fall instructional term of a public institution of higher education. “Public institution of higher education”, any institution included in section 5 of chapter 15A of the General Laws. SECTION 2. No public institution of higher education shall increase its tuition or fees above the level of its tuition and fees for the academic year 2022–2023. SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect on the first day of a public institution of higher education’s 2023–2024 academic year. SECTION 4. Section 2 is hereby repealed. SECTION 5. Section 4 shall take effect on the last day of a public institution of higher education’s 2027 –2028 academic year.

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An Act relative to the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

H1291

HD4080

{'Id': 'C_T1', 'Name': 'Chynah Tyler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_T1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:59:00.42'}

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By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1291) of Chynah Tyler relative to the use of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center by members of the abutting residential community and students, faculty, staff, and alumni at Roxbury Community College. Higher Education.

Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH Chapter 15A PUBLIC EDUCATION Section 22A REGGIE LEWIS TRACK AND ATHLETIC CENTER; ESTABLISHMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD Section 22A. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: ;Board, the board of trustees of the Roxbury Community College. ;Center, the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center established in subsection (b). ''College'', the Roxbury Community College. ''Use for nonpublic purposes'', shall include, but not be limited to, the leasing or renting of the building for commercial entertainment activity. ''Use for public purposes'', shall include, but not be limited to, use by public high school track programs, members of the abutting residential community or by members of the community at large and students, faculty, staff, and alumni at Roxbury Community College. (b) There shall be established the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College. The center shall be a building containing a Massachusetts state track facility which shall be maintained at the college for public purposes. In the event the facility is not in use for public purposes, the board may permit use for nonpublic purposes for a rental amount to be determined by said board. (c) The board shall be responsible for the management and operation of the center including, but not limited to, the following: (i) establishing user fees; (ii) entering into agreements with the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association, with other public groups and, pursuant to this section, with nonpublic groups for nonpublic purposes; (iii) establishing rules and regulations for the use of the center by Massachusetts public high school track programs, by members of the abutting residential neighborhoods and members of the community at large, by students, faculty and staff and alumni of Roxbury Community College, and, by nonpublic groups for nonpublic purposes in accordance with this section; (iv) deciding the priority of uses and schedule for the center, with input from an advisory committee; and 11 (v) entering into agreements with vendors to provide concession stand services and other agreements as deemed necessary by the board for the maintenance and operation of the center. (d) The center shall be made available without charge for use by public high school track programs and Roxbury Community College. The center shall be made available on a user fee basis for members of the public. The center shall be made available at market rate, as determined by the board, for use for nonpublic purposes so long as the center is not being used for public purposes. (e) The annual operating expenses of the center shall be separate and distinct from appropriations within the general appropriations act for the college, shall use a separate item of appropriation, and shall be audited biennially by the state audit

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An Act relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals

H1292

HD1053

{'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:25:51.487'}

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By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1292) of Steven Ultrino and Vanna Howard relative to establishing a tuition free program for teachers and paraprofessionals. Higher Education.

Section 19 of Chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- The Board of Higher Education shall institute, in conjunction with the Board of Education, a program to allow any public school teacher or paraprofessional presently working in the Commonwealth to attend courses at public institutions of Higher Education in the Commonwealth at no tuition cost.

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An Act establishing the hunger free campus initiative

H1293

HD3873

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Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T12:56:34.5266667'}, {'Id': 'C_G1', 'Name': 'Carlos González', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T09:43:20'}, {'Id': 'KIG1', 'Name': 'Kenneth I. Gordon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KIG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T10:35:40.15'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-11T13:09:49.6066667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T15:18:31.37'}, {'Id': 'REH1', 'Name': 'Russell E. 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By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1293) of Andres X. Vargas, Mindy Domb and others for legislation to establish a hunger-free campus grant program. Higher Education.

Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 46. (a) Subject to appropriation, there shall be a hunger-free campus grant program managed by the department to provide grants to institutions of public higher education to address student food insecurity and hunger in order to support students in completion of their career and technical education at the post-secondary level with the goal of enhancing the workforce of the commonwealth. This grant program shall also be available to municipally administered colleges and to minority serving institutions as defined under 20 U.S.C. 1067k (3) as determined by the United States Department of Education. Using funding allocated under the grant program, the department is authorized to hire a director of the program who shall report to the commissioner. The director shall develop guidelines and procedures governing the grant making process and the program using available data pertaining to student hunger. The director may also conduct any additional surveys the department deems necessary to understand gaps in addressing student food insecurity and hunger eligible higher education campuses across the commonwealth. The guidelines and procedures that govern the program shall specify any requirements applicable to eligible institutions of higher education including, but not limited to: (i) whether the institution has designated campus staff to interface with the department; (ii) the existence and extent of any campus-level hunger awareness programs, including notification to students of their rights to participate in federal and state food assistance programs; (iii) whether the institution has established on-campus meal vendors to accept available federal and state nutrition benefits; (iv) the existence or development of a student meal credit sharing program; (v) income based standards by which grant levels are determined according to the student population at each participating campus; and (vi) any other pertinent criteria as developed by the department. The department shall further develop and deliver technical assistance to assist eligible institutions of higher education to meet the goals of this program. (b) Subject to appropriation, the department shall award grants to institutions that have met the guidelines and procedures established by the department. Upon recommendation by the director of the program, the commissioner or a designee shall determine the amount of each grant which shall be used by the institution to address food insecurity among its students in accordance with the program and shall establish reporting guidelines for grant recipients. (c) Annually, not later than July 1, the department shall submit a report on the hunger-free campus grant program for the preceding fiscal year to the governor, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the joint committee on higher education. The report shall include the number and amounts of grants to eligible institutions well as a comprehensive assessment of the program for the applicable year, including: (i) identifying the institutions participating in the program; (ii) describing the activities of participating campuses; (iii) the level of student engagement in activities; and (iv) the outcomes resulting from activities. (d) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Hunger-Free Campus Trust Fund administered by the commissioner of higher education. The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources such as gifts, grants and donations. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be used to fund grants made pursuant to the program, and for the cost of administration of such program by the department of higher education. (e) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner shall report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity including: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund; (iii) any grants provided to institutions of higher education and other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year.

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An Act to facilitate student financial assistance

H1294

HD2982

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By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1294) of Andres X. Vargas, Chynah Tyler and others for legislation to facilitate student financial assistance. Higher Education.

SECTION 1. Section 1D of Chapter 69 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (iii) the following: - (iv) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth to maximize federal and state postsecondary financial aid options through the encouragement and requirement of graduating students to submit the applicable application for federal and state financial aid.   Before graduating from high school, each student must submit a free application for federal student aid, also known as FAFSA.  A student is not required to comply with subsection (a) if: (1) the student ’s parent or guardian submits a signed form described in subsection (c) indicating that the parent or guardian authorizes the student to decline to complete and submit the financial aid application; or (2) the student signs and submits the form referenced in subsection (1c) on the student ’s own behalf if the student is 18 years of age or older or legally emancipated; or (3) the student’s school files the form referenced in subsection (c)(2) to be approved by the school district, if the student has not reached 18 years of age. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and all school districts shall adopt two forms to be used for the purposes of subsection (b), as follows: A form to be signed by a parent/guardian, or by a student over 18 years of age or legally emancipated. This form shall be written in accessible language, translated into families’ preferred languages, and require no personal information except for student and parent/guardian (if applicable) name and signature. The form cannot require any information on citizenship status.  A form filed by the school district on behalf of a student under the age of 18 who is not legally emancipated. The form shall be signed by the principal of the student’s school and shall include the following information: (a) attestation that the student meets all other graduation requirements; (b) attestation that the school has made a good faith effort to contact the family and to provide any support necessary to submit the FAFSA, including at least 3 personalized communications in the family’s preferred language. Prior to completion of high school, each school district shall ensure that every student complies with subsection (a) or (b) and must provide to each high school student and, if applicable, their parent or guardian any support or assistance necessary to comply with this Section. The commissioner shall provide guidance to districts related to the implementation of this section regarding the distribution of information related to this requirement, reporting requirements expected of school districts, and information to parents and guardians related to all options for high school students. Provided further, each district must annually report to the department of elementary and secondary education by September 30 the following: number of students completing and submitting the free application for federal student aid; the number of students who received an exemption to this requirement through paragraph (iv) subsections (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3) separately and in combination; and students who are exempted through subsections (c) (1) and (c) (2) separately and in combination. SECTION 2 Section 2. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the FAFSA Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Commissioner of elementary and secondary education. The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources such as gifts, grants and donations to aid districts in supporting students, parents, and guardians with Free Application for Federal Student Aid submission. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. (b) Amounts credited to the fund may focus on underserved communities across the commonwealth, including those school districts with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged students, and may be expended, without further appropriation, by the commissioner for the following purposes: (i) to assist with the implementation and execution of subsection 1(a), including staff and administrator training; (ii) for the development of workshops and other support services and systems; and (iii) for the collaboration with stakeholder and community organizations to support students, parents, and guardians with Free Application for Federal Student Aid submission. (c) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on the implementation of FAFSA workshops or other programming that may be detrimental to students, parents, guardians, school districts, or that places limitations or restrictions on how funds can be used to support the implementation of this section. The review shall be made publicly available. (d) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund, including but not limited to, funds expended to assist school districts in meeting the requirements in subsection 1(a); (iii) any grants provided to high schools and other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year. SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act shall take effect on October 1, 2026. Section 2 of this act shall take effect October 1, 2025.

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An Act promoting fair housing by preventing discrimination against affordable housing

H1295

HD374

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By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1295) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to preventing discrimination against affordable housing. Housing.

Section 4 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- 20. For a local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality to engage in a discriminatory land use practice. For the purposes of this paragraph, a “discriminatory land use practice” shall mean: (i) enacting or enforcing any land use regulation, policy or ordinance; (ii) making a permitting or funding decision with respect to housing or proposed housing; or (iii) taking any other action the purpose or effect of which would limit or exclude: (a) housing accommodations for families or individuals with incomes at or below 80 per cent of the area median income as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; (b) housing accommodations with sufficient bedrooms for families with children including those with more than two bedrooms; or (c) families or individuals based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, which shall not include persons whose sexual orientation involves minor children as the sex object, age, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, veteran status or membership in the armed forces, familial status, disability condition, blindness, hearing impairment or because a person possesses a trained dog guide as a consequence of blindness, hearing impairment or other handicap. It shall not be a violation of this chapter if a local or state government entity whose action or inaction has an unintended discriminatory effect proves that the action or inaction was motivated and justified by a substantial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory, bona fide governmental interest and that the government entity is unable to prove that those interests cannot be served by any other policy or practice that has a less discriminatory effect; or (ii) demonstrates that it has consistently supported housing described in (iii) above and that the entity’s action or inaction was motivated and justified by a substantial, legitimate nondiscriminatory bona fide governmental interest Any person or class of persons claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of this Section may institute and prosecute a civil action in the District, Superior, Housing, Probate or Land Court Department for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief including an award of actual damages, including, where the violation includes intentional discrimination, an award of punitive damages. This civil action must be filed not later than three years after a violation of this section. Any aggrieved person who prevails in an action authorized by this Section shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation including expert witness fees, reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount to be fixed by the court, and prejudgment and post judgment interest. The attorney general may, in like manner, also commence a civil action to seek relief for a violation of this Section. Nothing in this Section is intended to require a person seeking to enforce the protections afforded herein to exhaust any administrative remedies applicable to discrimination claims under this Section or other laws, or to prevent or limit a person from filing a complaint at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

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An Act relative to accessory dwelling units

H1296

HD377

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Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-21T13:03:55.45'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-20T14:57:17.21'}, {'Id': 'SLG1', 'Name': 'Susannah M. Whipps', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T19:26:57.79'}]

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By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1296) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to accessory dwelling units. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph the following 3 paragraphs:- No zoning ordinance or by-law shall prohibit or require a special permit for the use of land or structures for an accessory dwelling unit, or the rental thereof, in a single-family residential zoning district on a lot with 5,000 square feet or more or on a lot of sufficient area to meet the requirements of title 5 of the state environmental code established by section 13 of chapter 21A, if applicable; provided, however, that the single-family dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit is occupied by at least 1 person with disabilities or 1 person who is elderly. As used in this section, “accessory dwelling unit” shall mean a self-contained housing unit, inclusive of sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities, incorporated within the same structure as a single-family dwelling or in a detached accessory structure and that: (i) maintains a separate entrance, either directly from the outside or through an entry hall or corridor shared with the single dwelling; (ii) shall not be sold separately from the single family dwelling; (iii) is not smaller in floor area than 450 square feet; (iv) may include up to two bedrooms; and (v) is not larger in floor area than ½ the floor area of the single family dwelling or 900 square feet, whichever is smaller; “person with disabilities” shall mean a person who has been determined to be disabled (i) in accordance with criteria established by local by-law or ordinance, if any, or (ii) by the Social Security Administration or MassHealth, notwithstanding any local by-law or ordinance; and “elderly” shall mean a person sixty-five years of age or older. The zoning ordinance or by-law may require that the single-family dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit be owner-occupied and may limit the total number of accessory dwelling units in the municipality to a percentage not lower than 5 percent of the total non-seasonal housing units in the municipality. The use of land or structures for an accessory dwelling unit may be subject to reasonable regulations concerning dimensional setbacks and the bulk and height of structures. Not more than 1 additional parking space shall be required for an accessory dwelling unit but, if parking is required for the single family dwelling, that parking shall either be retained or replaced. An accessory dwelling unit allowed under this section is considered owner-occupied upon transfer of title of the single-family dwelling in whole or in part to a trust in which at least 1 beneficiary is a person with disabilities or a person who is elderly; provided, however, that either the single-family dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit remains occupied by that beneficiary. Nothing in this paragraph shall authorize an accessory dwelling unit to violate the building, fire, health or sanitary codes, historic or wetlands laws, or ordinances or by-laws.

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An Act promoting housing stability for families by strengthening the HomeBASE program

H1297

HD1176

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By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1297) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to housing stability for families by strengthening the HomeBASE program. Housing.

Section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection A, paragraph (e) the following:- (f) for re-housing, short-term housing transition program benefits, which shall be available initially for 24 months and then in 12-month, renewable allotments, to eligible families. The department shall provide further allotments of household assistance from the Massachusetts short-term housing transition program to families that received household assistance in a prior period to prevent eviction from existing housing or to relocate to another housing situation in cases where a.) the family complied with their rehousing plan during the prior period of assistance and b.) continues to include a child under the age of 21 or a pregnant person. The department shall not impose income eligibility restrictions on families once they are enrolled in the program. The department shall not require families to be evicted from their existing housing or to otherwise establish that they fall into one of the four categories of affirmative eligibility for emergency assistance shelter currently listed in item 7004-0101. Families in summary process commenced for a reason determined by the department to be a no fault or excused fault reason for eviction can apply and be found eligible for short-term transition program benefits in order to prevent eviction from existing housing or permit the family to relocate to another housing situation. The department shall allow families to apply and be found eligible for this short-term housing benefit after the summons and complaint is filed in court. Families shall be found eligible for short-term housing transition benefits if, but for feasible alternative housing, they meet the requirements for family shelter. The department shall provide household assistance in an amount up to $30,000 in the first 24-month period, or a higher cap as established in line item 7004-0108, and up to $15,000, or higher cap as established in line item 7004-0108, in subsequent 12-month periods to eligible families. The department shall allow families to combine and maximize benefits under the Massachusetts short-term housing transition program and residential assistance for families in transition funds from line item 7004-9316 if families are eligible for both programs, such funds are needed to promote housing stability, and the assistance is non-duplicative.

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An Act relative to senior and non-elderly disabled housing

H1298

HD2657

{'Id': 'D_B1', 'Name': 'David Biele', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_B1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:19:32.25'}

[{'Id': 'D_B1', 'Name': 'David Biele', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_B1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:19:32.25'}]

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By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1298) of David Biele relative to establishing an advisory commission to study the best practices and safety protocols of state subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. Within 45 days after the effective date of this act, a 15-member advisory commission shall be established to study the best practices and safety protocols of state subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing. The advisory committee shall consist of the following members: two members selected by the Governor of the Commonwealth; four members selected by the Speaker of the House; four members selected by the Senate President; one member selected by the Citizens Housing and Planning Association; one member selected by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; one member selected by the Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants; one member selected by the Disability Law Center; one member selected by the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

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An Act relative to senior and non-elderly disabled housing

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HD3167

{'Id': 'D_B1', 'Name': 'David Biele', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_B1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:15:47.53'}

[{'Id': 'D_B1', 'Name': 'David Biele', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_B1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:15:47.53'}]

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By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1299) of David Biele relative to establishing an advisory commission to study the best practices and safety protocols of state subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. Within 45 days after the effective date of this act, a 15-member advisory commission shall be established to study the best practices and safety protocols of state subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing. The advisory committee shall consist of the following members: two members selected by the Governor of the Commonwealth; four members selected by the Speaker of the House; four members selected by the Senate President; one member selected by the Citizens Housing and Planning Association; one member selected by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; one member selected by the Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants; one member selected by the Disability Law Center; one member selected by the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

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An Act providing for statement of financial interests flexibility

H13

HD13

{'Id': None, 'Name': 'Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission', 'Type': 4, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T15:16:31.997'}

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So much of the recommendations of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (House, No. 8) as relates to providing for statement of financial interests flexibility. Public Service.

SECTION 1. Section 20C of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended in line 78 by inserting after the words “section 16.”, the following: “A board member may petition the commission for a waiver of their removal from the board and their exclusion from future board service due to extenuating circumstances, provided that the member files their statement of financial interest by a date set by the commission.” SECTON 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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An Act relative to the placement of children in foster care

H130

HD663

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[{'Id': 'DRB1', 'Name': 'Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-16T12:56:06.35'}]

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By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 130) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to the placement of children in foster care. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Chapter 18B of General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 26 the following new Section:- SECTION 26. Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, the department shall require the language spoken by the child must be the same language spoken in the foster family.

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An Act to reform housing development incentive program tax credits

H1300

HD2172

{'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:13:43.86'}

[{'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:13:43.86'}, {'Id': 'JAG2', 'Name': 'Judith A. Garcia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-30T11:11:53.9766667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-26T14:51:44.7633333'}]

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By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1300) of Peter Capano relative to housing development incentive program tax credits. Housing.

Section 1 of chapter 40V of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "units", in line 18, the following words:- and not less than 20 per cent affordable: (i) rental units for persons whose income is not more than 50 per cent of the area median income; or (ii) owner-occupied units for persons whose income is not more than 80 per cent of the area median income. Section 4 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "units", in line 8, the following words:- and not less than 20 per cent affordable: (A) rental units for persons whose income is not more than 50 per cent of the area median income; or (B) owner-occupied units for persons whose income is not more than 80 per cent of the area median income. Section 5 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "rate", in lines 4 and 14, the following words:- and affordable.

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An Act to eliminate asset limits for homeless shelters

H1301

HD1378

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By Representative Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1301) of Simon Cataldo for legislation to eliminate asset limits for homeless shelters. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 48, the words “or personal property”. SECTION 2. Subsection (B) of said section 30 of said chapter 23B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:- A person shall not be denied assistance under this section based wholly or in part on the amount of the person’s assets; provided, however, that any income generated by such assets may be treated as countable income.

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An Act relative to manufactured housing

H1302

HD2845

{'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:47:42.07'}

[{'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:47:42.07'}]

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By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1302) of Tackey Chan relative to manufactured housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. Subsection (2) of Section 32L of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 6 and 8 by striking out the words “or change in rent”. SECTION 2. Subsection (2) of Section 32L of said Chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting the following words after the existing text:- “Any change in rent that does not apply uniformly to all manufactured home tenants of a similar class shall create a rebuttable presumption that such change in rent is unfair. With respect to any change in rent, differences in the year of entry into an occupancy agreement or tenancy shall render otherwise similar classes dissimilar under this subsection. Subsection (2) shall apply retroactively.”

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An Act to ensure the right to install electric vehicle charging stations

H1303

HD2515

{'Id': 'M_C2', 'Name': 'Michelle L. Ciccolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:03:31.883'}

[{'Id': 'M_C2', 'Name': 'Michelle L. Ciccolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:03:31.8833333'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:03:32.1266667'}]

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By Representatives Ciccolo of Lexington and Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1303) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and Steven Owens relative to the rights of homeowners to install electric vehicle charging stations. Housing.

SECTION 1. Definitions For the purpose of this section: "Electric vehicle charging system" means a system that is designed in compliance with Article 625 of the National Electrical Code and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into one or more electric vehicles. An electric vehicle charging system may include several charge points simultaneously connecting several electric vehicles to the system. “Association” means any association of homeowners, community association, condominium association, cooperative, or any other nongovernmental entity with covenants, bylaws, and administrative provisions with which a homeowner's compliance is required. “Owner” means a person or persons who own a separate lot, unit, or interest, along with an undivided interest or membership interest in the common area of the entire project, including but not limited to condominiums, planned unit developments, and parcels subject to a homeowners’ association. “Separate interest” means the separate lot, unit, or interest to which an owner has exclusive rights of ownership. “Dedicated parking space” refers to both parking spaces that are located within an owner’s separate interest, as well as parking spaces that are in a common area, but subject to exclusive use rights of an owner, including, but not limited to, a deeded parking space, a garage space, a carport, or a parking space that is specifically designated for use by a particular owner. “Reasonable restrictions” means restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the station, significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance, or effectively prohibit the installation altogether. “Historic District Commission” means a commission responsible for administering the rules and regulations of a historic district established by a community pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40C. “Neighborhood Conservation District” means a district established by a municipal governing body as part of the local zoning code or bylaws for the express purpose of protecting the architectural character of a neighborhood. “Municipal Governing Body” means the legislative decision-making body of a city or town. Right of Owner to Install Electric Vehicle Charging Station Associations, Historic District Commissions (HDCs), and Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCDs) may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict an owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station on or in areas subject to their separate interest, on or in areas to which they have exclusive use, or on a common element, so long as it was within a reasonable distance of the dedicated parking space. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an association, HDC, or NCD from making reasonable restrictions as defined in Section 1. Rules and Regulations A. Installation of any electric vehicle charging station is subject to the following provisions: a) The electric vehicle charging station must be installed at the owners’ expense; b) The electric vehicle charging station must be installed by a licensed contractor and/or electrician; c) An electric vehicle charging station shall meet all applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by national, state, and local authorities, as well as all other applicable zoning, land use or other ordinances, or land use permits. B. The association, HDC, or NCD may require an owner to submit an application before installing a charging station, subject to the following provisions: a) If the association, HDC, or NCD requires such an application, the application shall be processed and approved by the association, HDC, or NCD in the same manner as an application for approval of an architectural modification to the property, and shall not be willfully avoided or delayed; b) The association, HDC, or NCD shall approve the application if the owner complies with the association, HDC, or NCD’s architectural standards and the provisions of this section; c) The approval or denial of an application shall be in writing; d) If an application is not denied in writing within 60 days from the date of receipt of the application, the application shall be deemed approved, unless that delay is the result of a reasonable request for additional information; e) The association, HDC, or NCD may not assess or charge the owner any fees for the placement of any electric vehicle charging station, beyond reasonable fees for processing the application, provided that such fees exist for all applications for approval of architectural modifications. Rights and Responsibilities of Ownership A. The owner and each successive owner of the separate interest or with exclusive rights to the area where the electric vehicle charging system is installed is responsible for: a) disclosing to prospective buyers the existence of any charging station of the owner and the related responsibilities of the owner under this section. b) disclosing to prospective buyers if the owner intends to remove the station in order to install it at their new place of residence. c) costs for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the electric vehicle charging station until it has been removed, and for restoration of the common area after removal. d) costs for damage to the electric vehicle charging station, common area, exclusive common area, or separate interests resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement of the charging station. e) the cost of electricity associated with the electric vehicle charging station. Pursuant to this clause, the owner must connect the electric vehicle charging station to their own electricity utility account unless the licensed contractor performing the installation deems that to be impossible. In this circumstance, the association, HDC, or NCD shall allow the owner to connect the electric vehicle charging station to the common electricity account, but may require reimbursement by the owner to the association, HDC, or NCD for the electricity costs, per the owner’s responsibility for such costs. f) removing the electric vehicle charging station if reasonably necessary for the repair, maintenance, or replacement of any property of the association, HDC, NCD, or of separate interests. Common Area Electric Vehicle Charging Stations A. An association may install an electric vehicle charging station in the common area for the use of all members of the association and, in that case, the association shall develop appropriate terms of use for the charging station. Severability The provisions of this section are severable, and if any provision, or portion thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which remain in full force and effect. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect 30 days after passage.

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An Act enabling local options for tenant protections

H1304

HD3922

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By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1304) of Mike Connolly and others for legislation to remove the prohibition on rent control and to provide tenant and foreclosure protections. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 40P of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out its title and inserting in place thereof the following title:- TENANT PROTECTION ACT. SECTION 2. Said chapter 40P, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out sections 1 to 5, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following 9 sections:– Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to provide municipalities with local options for rent stabilization, just cause eviction protections, condominium conversion ordinances, and other tenant protections along with provisions for fair return standards for property owners and exemptions for owner-occupant landlords and new and recently-constructed housing. Section 2. GENERAL COURT FINDINGS. The general court hereby finds and declares that homelessness, displacement, foreclosure, lack of affordable rental and ownership opportunities, and excessive rent burden are commonplace throughout the commonwealth. Section 3. LOCAL ACCEPTANCE OF ANY SECTION. A city or town may accept any of the sections of this chapter in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 and a city or town that has accepted a section may, in like manner, revoke its acceptance. Section 4. LOCAL OPTION RENT STABILIZATION. (a) A city or town accepting this section may, by local charter provision, ordinance or by-law regulate the rent and eviction of tenants in multi-family housing and provide for reasonable exemptions from such regulation. (b) Any city or town that adopts this section may provide for fair return standards for the regulation of rent. (c) For the purposes of this section the term “multi-family housing” shall not include 3 or less dwelling units in an owner occupied dwelling, and shall not include undergraduate dormitories, non-profit hospitals, facilities for the residential care of the elderly, units whose rent is subject to regulation by a public housing authority, or dwelling units for which a residential certificate of occupancy was obtained for the first time fifteen years ago or less, on a rolling basis. (d) Any city or town that adopts this section may ensure that certain dwelling units governed by such measures are eligible for those individuals or households who meet income-based eligibility requirements as provided for by the city or town. (e) A city or town may establish or designate an administrator, board or committee to promulgate regulations and any registration and reporting requirements pursuant to this section and may partner with community-based organizations in developing public awareness campaigns and may also establish a Small Landlords and Homeowners Assistance Bureau to offer related technical assistance. Section 5. JUST CAUSE EVICTION PROTECTION. (a) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all housing accommodations in any city or town of the commonwealth that adopts this section; provided however, that a city or town may provide for exemptions from the provisions of this section and any such exemption shall be included in an ordinance or by-law adopted by the municipality. A city or town that accepts this section, may by ordinance or by-law provide that a lessor shall not recover possession of a leased unit within multi-family housing or residential dwellings, as otherwise defined by the municipality, which shall not include 3 or less dwelling units in an owner occupied dwelling, unless the court finds that: (1) the lessee has failed to pay the rent to which the lessor is entitled; (2) the lessee has violated an obligation or covenant of his or her tenancy not inconsistent with chapter 93A, or this section, or the regulations issued pursuant thereto, other than the obligation to surrender possession upon proper notice; and the lessee has failed to cure such violation after having received written notice thereof from the lessor; (3) the lessee is committing or permitting to exist a nuisance in or is causing substantial damage to the leased unit, or is creating a substantial interference with the comfort, safety or enjoyment of the lessor or other occupants of the same or any adjacent accommodations; (4) the lessee has used or permitted a leased unit to be used for any illegal purposes; (5) the lessee, who had a written lease agreement which terminated or is a tenant at will, has refused, after written request or demand by the lessor, to execute a written extension or renewal thereof or lease for a further term of like duration, at a rental rate that does not exceed a certain percentage, set by the municipality, of the consumer price index of the rental rate under the prior lease agreement or at will tenancy, and on such terms that are not inconsistent with or violative of any provision of said chapter 93A or of this section; provided, that for purposes of this clause, the term “consumer price index” refers to the annual 12-month average change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, New England Division (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor in September of the prior calendar year; (6) the lessee has refused the lessor reasonable access to the unit for the purpose of making necessary repairs or improvements required by the laws of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, or for the purpose of inspection as permitted or required by such lessee's lease agreement or by law, or for the purpose of showing the leased unit to any prospective purchaser or mortgagee; (7) the person holding at the end of a lease term is a sublessee not approved by the lessor; (8) the lessor seeks in good faith to recover possession of a leased unit for his or her own use and occupancy or for the use and occupancy by his or her spouse, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law, and has provided the tenant with 180 days written notice and an offer of a relocation assistance payment equal to at least 3 months’ rent, unless, for example, a municipality has further provided for a partial or complete exemption to the relocation assistance payment provision as it applies to low-income or moderate-income landlords; or (9) the lessor seeks to recover possession for any other just cause, provided that his or her purpose is not in conflict with the provisions and purposes of said chapter 93A or this section. (b) A lessor shall notify the clerk’s office of the city or town in which the leased unit is located prior to initiating judicial proceedings in compliance with this section. (c) A lessor who recovers possession of a leased unit in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not less than $5,000. Each such recovery in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. The housing court shall have jurisdiction over an action arising from a violation of this section and shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain any such violation. It shall be a defense to a lessee in an action pursuant to this section that a lessor attempted to recover a leased unit in violation of this section. Section 6. CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION ORDINANCES. (a) A municipality, by majority vote of its legislative body, may enact an ordinance or by-law to regulate the conversion of housing accommodations in the municipality to the condominium or cooperative form of ownership and the regulation of rent and the eviction of tenants’ incident to the conversion or sale of condominiums. Said ordinance or by-law may include, but is not limited to: (i) provisions for investigations into and hearings on condominium conversions or proposed conversions; (ii) a permit process; (iii) tenant notification requirements; (iv) relocation costs for tenants and other measures to protect tenants; (v) control of evictions; (vi) penalties for violation of the ordinance or by-law; and (vii) exemptions from the provisions of this subsection. The ordinance or by-law may establish a condominium review board or vest administrative duties in an existing municipal board, commission or office. The review board may exercise such powers as it is given by ordinance or by-law. (b) A municipality that adopted an ordinance or by-law for the regulation of the conversion of housing accommodations to the condominium or cooperative forms of ownership and evictions related thereto pursuant to the authority conferred upon the municipality by general law or special act prior to the effective date of this section may continue to exercise such authority. This section shall not be construed to restrict the authority of said municipality to amend or repeal any ordinance or by-law in accordance with the provisions of said general law or special act. (c) A municipality may, by majority vote of its legislative body, accept this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 and a municipality that has accepted this section may, in like manner, revoke its acceptance. Section 7. PROTECTION FROM IMMEDIATE RENT INCREASES. Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, the maximum rent of a regulated rental unit shall be the rent charged the occupant for the month 12 months prior to the acceptance of this section by a municipality. If the rental unit was unoccupied at that time but was occupied at any time prior to acceptance of this section, the maximum rent shall be the rent charged therefor for the month closest to 12 months prior to the effective date of this section. If the maximum rent is not otherwise established, it shall be established by the city or town as provided for in this chapter. Any maximum rent may be subsequently adjusted under the provisions of this chapter. Section 8. REGULATION OF TENANT DEPOSITS AND FEES, INCLUDING BROKERS FEES. (a) A city or town that adopts this section may regulate by ordinance or by-law the payment of deposits and non-refundable move-in fees paid by a residential tenant or prospective tenant, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; provided however, that no by-law or ordinance shall provide that a lessor may require a tenant or prospective tenant to pay any amount in excess of the amount provided for in section 15B of 186. (b) Such regulation may include installment payment options for a tenant’s last month’s rent and security deposit pursuant to this section. (c) A city or town ordinance or by-law may provide that a tenant may elect to pay a security deposit and last month's rent in installments as follows: (1) for any rental agreement term that establishes a tenancy for 6 months or longer, the tenant may elect to pay the security deposit and last month's rent in 6 consecutive, equal monthly installments that begin at the inception of the tenancy or the tenant may propose an alternative installment schedule. If the landlord agrees to the tenant's alternative installment schedule the schedule shall be described in the rental agreement; (2) for any other rental agreement term that establishes a tenancy, the tenant may elect to pay the security deposit and last month's rent in no more than 4 equal amounts that begin at the inception of the tenancy and are paid in installments of equal duration or the tenant may propose an alternative installment schedule. If the landlord agrees to the tenant's alternative installment schedule the schedule shall be described in the rental agreement. (d) Landlords may not impose any fee, charge any interest, or otherwise impose a cost on a tenant because a tenant elects to pay the last month's rent in installments. (e) A landlord who fails to comply with the requirements of any ordinance or by-law promulgated pursuant to this section shall be liable to the tenant for $1,000 plus reasonable attorney fees and costs in addition to any other remedy available at law. (f) This section shall not apply to a tenant who rents a unit in an owner occupied dwelling with 3 or less dwelling units. (g) In addition to the powers granted to a city or town in this section and notwithstanding section 87DDD½ of chapter 112, a city or town may by local charter provision, ordinance or by-law regulate, limit or prohibit the business of finding dwelling accommodations for a fee. Section 9. MUNICIPAL ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ZONES. (a) A city or town accepting any section in this chapter may, in addition to municipal-wide implementation of such section, provide for the implementation or exemption of such section’s provisions, in distinct anti-displacement zones, in which it has been determined that residential households of low, moderate or middle income have been displaced or are at risk of displacement, as defined by the municipality. (b) A community organization, as defined by the municipality, may petition the municipality for the establishment of an anti-displacement zone.

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An Act to create affordable homes for persons with disabilities

H1305

HD2598

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By Representatives Consalvo of Boston and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1305) of Rob Consalvo, Marjorie C. Decker and others for legislation to establish affordable homes for persons with disabilities. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 16 of Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1995, and any associated regulations in 760 C.M.R. 53, are hereby stricken. SECTION 2. Chapter 121B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section: Section 61. (a) The following words whenever used in this section shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings: — “Disability”, with respect to an individual, a person who has: (i) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; (ii) a record of such an impairment; or (iii) being regarded as having such an impairment. (b) The department shall, subject to appropriation, establish and administer through administering agencies, including, but not limited to, local housing authorities and regional housing agencies, the Alternative Housing Voucher Program to provide rental assistance for low-income persons with disabilities through mobile and project-based vouchers. The program established under this section shall include any voucher supported by budget line-item 7004-9030 as of the effective date of this section. The department shall establish the amounts of the mobile and project-based vouchers so that the appropriation in this item shall not be exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration. The vouchers shall be in varying dollar amounts set by the department based on considerations including, but not limited to, household size, composition, household income, and geographic location. (c) To be eligible to receive assistance under this section, a household shall have an income that does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income, as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Further, the head of household must be a person with a disability no younger than 18 years and no older than 62. The department may award mobile vouchers to eligible households occupying project-based units created under this section that shall expire due to nonrenewal of project-based rental assistance contracts. Households shall meet eligibility requirements as required in this section and regulations by the department. (d) A household that receives assistance under this section shall be required to pay not less than 25 percent of its net income, as defined by regulations issued by the department, for units if utilities are not provided by the unit owner, or not less than 30 percent of its income for units if utilities are provided by the unit owner. (e) Except as provided under paragraph (f), the payment standard for each size of a dwelling unit in a market area shall not exceed 120 percent of the fair market rent, or Small Area Fair Market Rent as established annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the same size of dwelling unit in the same market area and shall be not less than 110 percent of that fair market rent, except that no administering agency shall be required as a result of a reduction in the fair market rent to reduce the payment standard applied to a household continuing to reside in a unit for which the household was receiving assistance under this section at the time the fair market rent was reduced. The department shall allow administering agencies to request exception payment standards within fair market rental areas subject to criteria and procedures established by the department. (f) An administering agency may use a payment standard that is greater than 120 percent of the fair market rent as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, but only with the approval of the department. In connection with the use of any increased payment standard established or approved pursuant to either of the preceding sentence as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, the department may not establish additional requirements regarding the amount of adjusted income paid by such person for rent. (g) Payments for rental assistance under this section may be provided in advance, and shall be authorized to pay for, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the first month of rent; (ii) the last month of rent; (iii) security deposit; and (iv) moving expenses. (h) The amount of rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household’s minimum rent obligation. (i) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section. (j) Any unspent funding appropriated for this section through budget line-item 7004-9030 in any fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for the purposes of the item in the next fiscal year.

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An Act relative to capital relief in a counterclaim

H1306

HD506

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By Representative Coppinger of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1306) of Edward F. Coppinger relative to relief in a tenant counterclaim. Housing.

SECTION 1. The second paragraph of section 8A of chapter 239 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 30 to 32, inclusive, the words “and (4) the plaintiff does not show that the conditions complained of cannot be remedied without the premises being vacated” and inserting in place thereof the following words:— (4) the plaintiff does not show that the conditions complained of cannot be remedied without the premises being vacated; and (5) the tenant or occupant files with any counterclaim or claim of defense under this section a true copy of a bank statement evidencing the deposit of all withheld rents as such rent became due. SECTION 2. Said second paragraph of section 8A is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:— Any owner, tenant, or occupant may request an order requiring the funds identified in the bank statement filed with the court under subparagraph (5) to be maintained in escrow on such terms as the court deems equitable.

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An Act creating the Massachusetts healthy homes program

H1307

HD3864

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Blais', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NMB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-27T18:31:45.4133333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T15:36:10.0166667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T09:23:28.7566667'}, {'Id': 'MJF1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Finn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T09:23:28.7566667'}, {'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-06T09:23:28.7566667'}, {'Id': 'jml0', 'Name': 'Jason M. Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/jml0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-07T14:22:26.4233333'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-07T14:22:26.4233333'}, {'Id': 'JJC0', 'Name': 'John J. Cronin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-09T09:17:08.2033333'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-14T20:15:54.7366667'}, {'Id': 'BJA1', 'Name': 'Bruce J. Ayers', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BJA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-14T20:15:54.7366667'}, {'Id': 'MDB0', 'Name': 'Michael D. 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Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-31T13:18:35.98'}, {'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-04T09:06:32.4966667'}, {'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-04T09:06:32.4966667'}, {'Id': 'MSK1', 'Name': 'Mary S. Keefe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-25T12:17:40.9333333'}, {'Id': 'djr1', 'Name': 'Daniel J. Ryan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/djr1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-30T13:46:52.1466667'}, {'Id': 'JAG2', 'Name': 'Judith A. Garcia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-30T13:46:52.1466667'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-30T13:46:52.1466667'}, {'Id': 'D_R1', 'Name': 'David Allen Robertson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/D_R1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-05T09:49:04'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-06T10:49:03.4333333'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-19T20:17:35.87'}]

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By Representatives Cruz of Salem and Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1307) of Manny Cruz, Shirley B. Arriaga and others that the Department of Housing and Community Development establish programs that create a healthier environment for certain residents. Housing.

SECTION 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law or any rule or regulation to the contrary, chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 30 the following new section:- Section 31(a). As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:- “Eligible Applicant”, an owner of residential property in Massachusetts who, in the sole determination of the department, (1) is (a) an owner-occupant, (b) small landlord, or (c) larger landlord; (2) meets any income eligibility and other requirements of the program; and (3) owns a property with habitability concerns. “Existing Home Repair Programs”, financial assistance administered by governmental, quasi-governmental, and nonprofit organizations, or the contractors and assignees of such entities, that provide services to repair residential housing, including mixed-use projects that include residential housing. “Habitability Concerns”, home repairs that are required to ensure residential units are (1) fit for human habitation; (2) free from defective conditions and health and safety hazards, including, but not limited to, asbestos, mold, pests, and lead; and (3) free of conditions preventing installation of measures to improve energy or water efficiency, utilize renewable energy, or lower utility costs. “Owner-Occupant”, an individual who has title to a one-to-three unit residential building who resides in at least one of the units as the principal residence of the individual. “Low-Income Owner-Occupant”, an Owner-Occupant with a household income of no more than eighty percent of area median income. “Moderate-Income Owner-Occupant”, an Owner-Occupant with a household income of at least eighty percent of area median income but no more than one hundred thirty five percent of area median income. “Other Eligible Owner-Occupant”, an Owner-Occupant who (1) meets the definition of neither a low-income owner-occupant nor a moderate-income owner-occupant; and (2) leases at least one other residential unit in the building. “Small Landlord”, an individual who has title to a building (1) with more than three residential units or (2) but does not live in that building for at least six months of any year; and (3) has financial interest in neither more than three buildings nor more than fifteen residential units. “Larger Landlord”, an individual who has title to more than one residential unit who meets the definition of neither an owner-occupant nor a small landlord. Section 31(b). The department shall make reasonable efforts to coordinate with other governmental, quasi-governmental, and nonprofit organizations administering programs that create a healthier environment for residents by means including, but not limited to, rehabilitating existing housing or making homes lead-safe. The department may contract with other governmental, quasi-governmental, and nonprofit organizations to administer one or more of these programs on its behalf. Section 31(c). The department shall establish the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund, which may receive funds from governmental, quasi-governmental, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations and individuals, provided that any funds received from private organizations and individuals are made without conditions and without recourse. All appropriations from the commonwealth, interest income on Massachusetts healthy homes program fund receipts and repayments shall remain in the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund and not revert to the commonwealth. The department shall make distributions from the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund to one or more eligible applicants. The department, and entities administering the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund on the department’s behalf, may make grants or loans from the fund to eligible applicants to ensure owner-occupied and rental units are free of habitability concerns. For low-income owner-occupants, the assistance shall be provided as a grant. For moderate-income owner-occupants, the assistance shall be provided as a zero percent deferred payment loan with no repayment due until sale or refinancing of the property. If the moderate-income owner-occupant continues to own the property for three years after receiving the loan, then the loan shall be forgiven. For other eligible owner-occupants and small landlords, the assistance shall be provided as a zero percent deferred payment loan with no repayment until sale or refinancing of the property. Other eligible owner-occupant or a small landlord may apply for loan forgiveness once three years have passed following receipt of the loan. The department shall forgive the loan if the department determines that the other eligible owner-occupant or the small landlord has (1) owned the property without interruption after having received the loan; (2) addressed all habitability concerns in a timely fashion; (3) not evicted tenants, other than for cause; and (4) kept rent increases to no more than five percent per year in each of the past three years. For larger landlords, the assistance shall be provided as a below-market-rate loan with interest rate and repayment term determined by the department. The department shall provide said below-market-rate loan only to a larger landlord who executes an agreement with the department that, for a term of three years, requires the landlord who owns such property to: (1) maintain ownership of the property without interruption after having received the loan; (2) address all habitability concerns in a timely fashion; (3) not evict tenants, other than for cause; and (4) keep rent increases to no more than five percent per year for each of the three years. If a larger landlord does not comply with the requirements of the loan, then the department may require immediate repayment of the assistance. The department, and entities administering the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund on the department’s behalf, shall administer the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund under program guidelines established by the department and using program forms established by the department. The department, and any other such administering entities, shall strive to, in its administration of the program, make funds available to address habitability concerns and (1) augment funds from other home repair programs; (2) increase retention in workforce development programs associated with home repairs; (3) provide technical assistance to address habitability concerns; and (4) support outreach, including, but not limited to, minimizing cultural, linguistic or other barriers and maximizing access to program resources. The department may use funds from the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund for said activities. Grants or loans from the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund shall not exceed $50,000 per unit, unless the department waives this limit upon a determination of the necessity of such waiver, provided that the average amount of assistance does not exceed $50,000 per unit. At least fifty percent of the funds shall be made to owners of buildings located in a gateway municipality as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A. Section 31(d). The department shall promulgate guidance or regulations to enforce the provisions of this act no later than 180 days after the effective date of the act. The department shall report on all expenditures from the Massachusetts healthy homes program fund to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on housing and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than eighteen months after the promulgation of this act and annually thereafter. The department shall also make the report publicly available on the website of the executive office of housing.

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An Act relative to the use of credit reporting in housing

H1308

HD3851

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{'Id': 'JAG2', 'Name': 'Judith A. Garcia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T11:47:37.767'}

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By Representatives Cruz of Salem and Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1308) of Manny Cruz and Judith A. Garcia relative to the use of credit reporting in housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 51 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by: (a) in line 26, striking the words “except in the case of the rental or lease of residential property” (b) inserting the following after line 31 “(vii) intends to use the information for tenant screening purposes in accordance with Section 51C; or” SECTION 2. Said Chapter 93 is hereby further amended by inserting after Section 51B the following section:- Section 51C. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Tenant screening purposes”, when used in connection with a consumer report, means a purpose related to the evaluation of a consumer for rental housing or retention as a renter or tenant. (b) A person shall not: (i) use a consumer report in connection with or as a criterion for a tenant screening purpose; (ii) request or procure a consumer report for tenant screening purposes; or (iii) require an applicant or tenant to answer a question about the contents of a consumer report or the information contained in it regarding credit worthiness, credit standing or credit capacity. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a person may use or request a consumer report for tenant screening purposes under subsection (e) if required to do so under federal or state law or regulation. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), a person shall not use a consumer report in a manner that results in adverse housing discrimination prohibited by law. (e) A landlord, or person acting on behalf of the landlord for tenant screening purpose, shall not obtain, use, or seek the consumer report of a tenant, or applicant under subsection (c) unless the landlord or person acting on behalf of the landlord: (i) obtains the written consent of the tenant or applicant in a document that consists solely of the consent and does so each time that the person seeks to obtain the consumer report of a tenant or applicant; (ii) discloses the landlord’s reason for accessing the consumer report to the tenant or applicant in writing; provided, however, that if a landlord intends to take an adverse action that is based, in whole or in part, on the report, the landlord shall disclose the reason for the action, including the information in the report that was the basis for the action, in writing at least 14 days prior to taking the action, along with a copy of the report and the notice of consumer rights required by 15 U.S.C. 1681g(c)(1); and provided further, that the landlord shall provide the tenant or applicant, in a private discussion, the opportunity to dispute the relevance of the information upon which the landlord based the housing action and shall consider the dispute before making a final decision; and (iii) ensures that costs associated with obtaining a consumer report are not paid by or passed on to the tenant or applicant. If, during the 14 day period under clause (ii), the tenant or applicant provides oral or written notice to a, landlord, or person acting on behalf of the landlord that the tenant, or applicant is disputing the accuracy of the consumer report with a consumer reporting agency, the landlord or person acting on behalf of the landlord shall not take an adverse action until the resolution of the dispute under section 58 or 15 U.S.C. 1681i(a) and shall consider the results of the resolution before taking an adverse action. (f) A landlord or person acting on behalf of the landlord shall not retaliate, discriminate or take an adverse action against a tenant or applicant on the basis that the tenant or applicant has or intends to: (i) file a complaint pursuant to subsection (h); (ii) allege that the person violated this section; (iii) testify, assist, give evidence or participate in an investigation, proceeding or action concerning a violation of this section; or (iv) otherwise oppose a violation of this section. (g) A waiver of this section shall be void and a person shall not require or request that a tenant or applicant waive it. (h) Failure to comply with this section shall constitute an unfair practice under clause (a) of section 2 of chapter 93A. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect 90 days from the date of passage

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An Act to promote affordable housing

H1309

HD3925

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By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1309) of Michael S. Day relative to comprehensive housing needs assessment and the promotion of affordable housing. Housing.

SECTION 1: Section 20 of Chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following language at the end of the definition of “consistent with local needs;” Requirements and regulations shall not be consistent with local needs when a Housing Production Plan is certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development. SECTION 2: Section 20 of Chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following language; “Housing Production Plan,” shall contain, at a minimum, the following elements covering a time period of five years: comprehensive housing needs assessment; affordable housing goals; and implementation strategies. SECTION 3: Chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following as Section 21(a); Section 21(a): 1. Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment. The Housing Production Plan must establish a strategic plan for municipal action with regards to housing, based upon a comprehensive housing needs assessment that examines: The most recent available census data of the municipality’s demographics and housing stock, together with a projection of future population and housing needs, taking into account regional growth factors, that covers the entire time period of the plan; development constraints and limitations on its current and future needs, and the municipality’s plans to mitigate those constraints; and the capacity of the municipality’s infrastructure to accommodate the current population and anticipated future growth, including plans for enlargement or expansion of existing infrastructure systems to ensure that both current and future needs are met. 2. Affordable housing goals. The Housing Production Plan shall address the matters set out in the Department of Housing and Community Development’s guidelines, including: a mix of types of housing, consistent with local and regional needs and feasible within the housing market in which they will be situated, including rental, homeownership, and other occupancy arrangements, if any, for families, individuals, persons with special needs, and the elderly; a numerical goal for annual housing production, pursuant to which there is an increase in the municipality’s number of Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing units by at least 0.50% of its total units (as determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development) during every calendar year included in the Housing Production Plan, until the overall percentage exceeds the Statutory Minimum set forth in Section 20 of this Chapter. 3. Implementation Strategies. The Housing Production Plan shall address the matters set out in Section 20 of this Chapter, including an explanation of the specific strategies by which the municipality will achieve its housing production goal, and a schedule for implementation of the goals and strategies for production of units, including all of the following strategies, to the extent applicable: the identification of zoning districts or geographic areas in which the municipality proposes to modify current regulations for the purposes of creating Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing developments to meet its housing production goal; the identification of specific sites for which the municipality will encourage the filing of Comprehensive Permit applications; characteristics of proposed residential or mixed-use developments that would be preferred by the municipality (examples might include cluster developments, adaptive re-use, transit-oriented housing, mixed-use development, inclusionary housing, etc.); municipally owned parcels for which the municipality commits to issue requests for proposals to develop Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing; and /or participation in regional collaborations addressing housing development. 4. Review and approval of Housing Production Plans. A Housing Production Plan shall be adopted by the municipality’s planning board and its select board or city council, following which the Chief Executive Officer may submit the Housing Production Plan to the Department of Housing and Community Development for its approval. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall conduct an initial 30-day completeness review, and it will notify the municipality of any deficiency and offer an opportunity to remedy the deficiency. Within 90 days after the Department of Housing and Community Development’s finding that the Housing Production Plan is complete, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall approve the Housing Production Plan if it meets the requirements specified herein; otherwise, it shall disapprove the Housing Production Plan. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall notify the municipality of its decision to either approve or disapprove a Housing Production Plan in writing. If the Department of Housing and Community Development disapproves a Housing Production Plan, the notification shall include a statement of reasons for the disapproval. If the Department of Housing and Community Development fails to mail notice of approval or disapproval of a Housing Production Plan within 90 days after its receipt, it shall be deemed to be approved. A municipality that originally submitted a Housing Production Plan that had been disapproved may submit a new or revised Housing Production Plan to the Department of Housing and Community Development at any time. a. A municipality may periodically amend its Housing Production Plan if the Department of Housing and Community Development approves the amendment upon the finding that the amended Housing Production Plan meets the requirements of this Chapter. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall have the discretion to require the full 90-day review process for a major amendment to a Housing Production Plan. A Housing Production Plan shall be updated and renewed within five years of the date of its approval by the Department of Housing and Community Development, through the full 90-day review process set forth above, or as the Department of Housing and Community Development may otherwise require. The Department of Housing and Community Development may, at its sole discretion, elect to treat a major amendment as a renewed Housing Production Plan. 5. Certification of municipal compliance. A municipality may request that the Department of Housing and Community Development certify its compliance with an Housing Production Plan if it has increased its number of Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing units in an amount equal to or greater than its 0.50% production goal for that calendar year. Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing units shall be counted for the purpose of certification in accordance with the provisions for counting units under the Subsidized Housing Inventory set forth in this Chapter and Department of Housing and Community Development regulations. Requests for certification may be submitted at any time, and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall determine whether a municipality is in compliance within 30 days of receipt of the municipality’s request. If the Department of Housing and Community Development determines the municipality is in compliance with its Housing Production Plan, the certification shall be deemed effective on the date upon which the municipality achieved its numerical target for the calendar year in question, in accordance with the rules for counting units on the Subsidized Housing Inventory set forth in this Chapter and Department of Housing and Community Development regulations. a. A certification shall be in effect for a period of two years from its effective date. If the Department of Housing and Community Development finds that the municipality has increased its number of Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing units in a calendar year by at least 1.0% of its total housing units, the certification shall be in effect for three years from its effective date.

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An Act fast-tracking adoptions for children in DCF custody

H131

HD668

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By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 131) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to providing that certain foster care children have the right to be emancipated from their biological parents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Section 25 of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following words:- Children in the custody of some suitable person or licensed agency providing foster care for children or the department for not less than eighteen months shall have the right to be emancipated from their biological parents if said parents have not fulfilled court ordered obligations.

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Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

H1310

HD3928

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Resolve

By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 1310) of Michael S. Day for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study and make recommendations relative to the comprehensive permit law. Housing.

Resolved, there shall be a 9 member special commission for the purpose of investigating the use and effectiveness of the “comprehensive permit law,” sections 20 to 23, inclusive of chapter 40B of the General Laws. The commission shall consist of the secretary of administration and finance or his designee; the secretary of housing and economic development or his designee; the secretary of transportation or his designee; the senate chair of the joint committee on municipalities and regional government, the senate chair of the joint committee on housing; 1 member appointed by the senate minority leader; the house chair of the joint committee on municipalities and regional government, the house chair of the joint committee housing; and 1 member appointed by the house minority leader. The commission shall study the effectiveness of the “comprehensive permit law” as a mechanism for promoting the construction of affordable housing units in the Commonwealth and its impact on regional and municipal planning. The commission shall hold at least 14 public hearings, one in each county in the Commonwealth, to solicit public testimony and evidence of the positive and negative aspects of the “comprehensive permit law.” The commission shall issue a report that shall include the history of the comprehensive permit law; other statutory mechanisms designed to promote the increase of affordable housing units in our municipalities; a summary of the testimony presented at the public hearings; and any legislative or regulatory amendments it deems necessary to ensure the “comprehensive permit law” effectively promotes the best interests of the Commonwealth, its municipalities and the goal of increasing the amount of affordable housing units in both. The commission shall file its report with the clerk of the senate and the clerk of house of representatives on or before December 31, 2025.

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An Act relative to low-income housing eligibility for disabled veterans

H1311

HD3930

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By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1311) of Michael S. Day relative to low-income housing eligibility for disabled veterans. Housing.

Chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 31. For the purposes of calculating an applicant’s income for any publically assisted housing, the department shall not include a veteran’s disability benefit paid pursuant to 38 U.S.C. section 1101 et seq.

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An Act providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults

H1312

HD1964

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Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-14T18:36:42.8533333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T10:32:55.1633333'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T11:24:16.06'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:29:45.71'}, {'Id': 'jml0', 'Name': 'Jason M. Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/jml0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T10:28:51.5033333'}, {'Id': 'KLG1', 'Name': 'Kate Lipper-Garabedian', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-22T14:06:49.4833333'}, {'Id': 'ACM1', 'Name': 'Adrian C. Madaro', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ACM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T14:47:20.24'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T13:38:51.1533333'}, {'Id': 'RAM1', 'Name': 'Rita A. 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Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T15:26:26.7433333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T17:01:35.1733333'}, {'Id': 'J_S2', 'Name': 'Jon Santiago', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_S2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T14:21:58.8833333'}, {'Id': 'DAS1', 'Name': 'Danillo A. Sena', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-29T11:49:40.46'}, {'Id': 'PSS1', 'Name': 'Priscila S. Sousa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PSS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T13:14:19.73'}, {'Id': 'TMS1', 'Name': 'Thomas M. 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By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1312) of Marjorie C. Decker and others that the Department of Housing and Community Development administer a residential assistance for families in transition homelessness prevention program. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 30 the following section:- Section 31. (a) Subject to appropriation, the department of housing and community development shall administer the residential assistance for families in transition homelessness prevention program for households whose incomes are at or below 50 per cent of the area median income and who are at risk of homelessness, eviction, foreclosure or utility shut-off within the next 12 months. For the purposes of this program, to receive cash benefits or other services, it is not necessary for a household to have received a shut-off notice from a utility company, notice to quit or summary process summons and complaint, or otherwise be subject to the summary process pursuant to chapter 239. Risk of eviction, foreclosure and utility shut-off may be determined by certified statements from the landlord, mortgage holder, utility company, or the applicant household verifying outstanding rent, mortgage or utility costs and the household’s current inability to pay said fees. The department shall ensure that not less than 50 per cent of the funds be provided to households with incomes not greater than 30 per cent of area median income. Eligible households shall include, but not be limited to, families with children under the age of 21, elders, persons with disabilities, and unaccompanied youth. Services and cash benefits under the program shall be made available to households for the prevention of the loss of subsidized or unsubsidized housing. Cash benefits for arrearages shall not exceed the actual liability. Eligible households may receive benefits for short-term rental or utility payments to offset future costs, and to pay for other expenses that otherwise would leave the household at risk of homelessness. Funds from this program shall be available to cover up to 12 months in combined rental arrearage and forward rent payments for eligible households. The department and administering agencies shall make direct payments available to tenants whose landlords are unresponsive or refuse payments. In administering the program, the department shall coordinate with the department of transitional assistance, member agencies and offices of the Massachusetts interagency council on housing and homelessness, and the agencies contracted to administer the residential assistance for families in transition program on behalf of eligible households served by those agencies and offices so as streamline the application process, provide additional support services, and better promote upstream homelessness prevention and housing stability. (b) The department shall annually, on or before December 31, issue a report on the rental and mortgage arrearage assistance program created by this section. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on housing, and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate. The report also shall be posted online in a timely manner in a searchable format so that such information is available to the public. The report shall include but not be limited to the following information: (i) the referral source for each household and number of households referred by said source; (ii) the number of applications requested, the number of applications completed, the number of applications approved; (iii) the number of applications rejected and the reasons for denial; (iv) the household income and demographic information for each qualifying household and its members. This information shall be provided by zip code and cumulatively; (v) the monthly rent or mortgage liability for each qualifying household and the amount of each arrearage payment; and (vi) the housing status of each qualifying household at 6, 12, and 24 months after receipt of services or cash benefits.

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An Act expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes

H1313

HD2597

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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1313) of David F. DeCoste, Susan Williams Gifford and Angelo L. D'Emilia relative to expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes. Housing.

Section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the definition “Low or moderate income housing” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:- “Low or moderate income housing”, any housing subsidized by the federal or state government under any program to assist the construction of low or moderate income housing as defined in the applicable federal or state statute, whether built or operated by any public agency or any nonprofit or limited dividend organization. The term low or moderate-income housing shall include 50 per cent of the homes in a manufactured housing community, as defined by section 32Q of chapter 140, which shall be included toward the city or town’s affordable housing threshold as documented on the subsidized housing inventory maintained by the department of housing and community development.

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An Act relative to CHAMP that will revert back to local residents receiving priority over applicants that have not been screened as emergency applicants

H1314

HD2966

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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1314) of David F. DeCoste and Joseph D. McKenna relative to statewide public housing applications and the centralized waitlist system. Housing.

Effective April 10, 2019, DHCD launched the internet based, state-wide public housing application and centralized waitlist system known as CHAMP to the public. This system was mandated by the legislature as Section 14 of Chapter 235 of the Acts of 2014. The Eligibility and Selection Criteria regulation, 760 CMR 5.00, has been updated to incorporate CHAMP. 760 CMR 5.05 (3) Determinations of Priority, Preference, Eligibility and Qualification; (a) When an applicant approaches the top of a waiting list for an LHA program to which the applicant has applied, the LHA shall make a final determination of the applicant's priority, preference, eligibility and qualification. Legislation that states CHAMP will revert back to local residents receiving priority over applicants that have not been screened as emergency applicants. Applicants will no longer be able to self-certify their emergency status.

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An Act relative to CHAMP that will revert back to local residents receiving priority over applicants that have not been screened as emergency applicants

H1315

HD3846

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By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1315) of David F. DeCoste relative to the internet based, state-wide public housing application and centralized waitlist system. Housing.

Effective April 10, 2019, DHCD launched the internet based, state-wide public housing application and centralized waitlist system known as CHAMP to the public. This system was mandated by the legislature as Section 14 of Chapter 235 of the Acts of 2014. The Eligibility and Selection Criteria regulation, 760 CMR 5.00, has been updated to incorporate CHAMP. 760 CMR 5.05 (3) Determinations of Priority, Preference, Eligibility and Qualification; (a) When an applicant approaches the top of a waiting list for an LHA program to which the applicant has applied, the LHA shall make a final determination of the applicant's priority, preference, eligibility and qualification. Legislation that states CHAMP will revert back to local residents receiving priority over applicants that have not been screened as emergency applicants. Applicants will no longer be able to self-certify their emergency status.

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An Act relative to reducing barriers to housing

H1316

HD3876

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By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1316) of Kip A. Diggs relative to reducing barriers to housing. Housing.

Clause (iii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 15B of chapter 186 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “subsection (2)”, the following words:- provided however, that instead of requiring payment of a security deposit, a lessor and a tenant or prospective tenant may agree to a fee for the purchase of security deposit insurance. The lessor shall utilize the security deposit insurance fee to purchase insurance coverage for unpaid rent or unit damage that applies to that tenant’s lease. The security deposit insurance fee may: (A) be entirely or partially non-refundable, if disclosed in the lease and separately agreed to by the tenant; and (B); (C) be a recurring monthly fee, or payable upon any schedule and in an amount that the lessor and tenant choose, the total of which shall not exceed the first month’s rent. A court, arbitrator, mediator or any other dispute resolution adjudicator shall not consider a security deposit insurance fee to be a security deposit or consider it to be governed by any laws or regulations governing security deposits. A lessor shall not be obligated to offer a security deposit insurance fee option, but if a lessor chooses to offer the insurance fee option, they shall: (1) ensure that it is optional for the tenant, and that the tenant may choose to pay a full security deposit rather than a security deposit insurance fee; (2) not use a prospective tenant’s choice to pay a security deposit insurance fee or a traditional security deposit as a criterion in the determination of whether to approve an application for occupancy; (3) offer the insurance fee option to every prospective tenant whose application for occupancy has been approved, regardless of income, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, immigration status, size of household or credit score; and (4) allow any tenant that agrees to pay a security deposit insurance fee to opt-out of a continuing security deposit insurance fee obligation upon full payment of the security deposit that is otherwise in effect for the tenant’s apartment on the day of the opt-out;

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An Act relative to residential assistance for families in transition (RAFT)

H1317

HD2992

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By Representative Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1317) of Daniel M. Donahue that the Department of Housing and Community Development administer residential assistance for the Families in Transition Homelessness Prevention Program. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 30 the following section:- Section 31. (a) Subject to appropriation, the department of housing and community development shall administer the residential assistance for families in transition homelessness prevention program for households whose incomes are at or below area median income and who are at risk of homelessness, eviction, foreclosure or utility shut-off within the next 12 months. For the purposes of this program, to receive cash benefits or other services, a household need not be subject to summary process under chapter 239 nor have received a shut-off notice from a utility company. Risk of eviction, foreclosure and utility shut-off may be determined by certified statements from the landlord, mortgage holder, utility company, or the applicant household verifying outstanding rent, mortgage or utility costs and the household’s current inability to pay said fees. The department shall set aside 50 per cent of the funds for households with incomes not greater than 30 per cent of area median income, but nothing in this section shall be construed so as to create a purpose in delaying awards to higher income households. Eligible households shall include, but not be limited to, families with children under the age of 21, elders, persons with disabilities, and unaccompanied youth. Services and cash benefits under the program shall be made available to households for the prevention of the loss of subsidized or unsubsidized housing. Cash benefits for arrearages shall not exceed the actual liability, but cash benefits shall not be limited to arrearages. Eligible households may receive benefits for short-term going-forward rental or utility payments to offset future costs, and to pay for other expenses that otherwise would leave the household at risk of homelessness, up to a total benefit equal to 12 months’ rent. Lest the program act regressively in areas of opportunity, any budget established subsequent to this Act that establishes a cap on total benefit in dollar amounts shall be override the cap established in this section only to the extent that cap is greater than 12 months’ rent. Any regional administering agency shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 30B. In administering the program, the department shall coordinate with the department of transitional assistance, member agencies and offices of the Massachusetts interagency council on housing and homelessness and the agencies contracted to administer the residential assistance for families in transition program on behalf of eligible households served by those agencies and offices so as streamline the application process, provide additional support services, and better promote upstream homelessness prevention and housing stability. (b) The department shall annually, on or before December 31, issue a report on the rental and mortgage arrearage assistance program created by this section. The report shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means; the Joint Committee on Housing; and the House and Senate Clerks. The report shall include but not be limited to the following information: (i) the referral source for each household and number of households referred by said source; (ii) the number of applications requested, the number of applications completed, the number of applications approved; (iii) the number of applications rejected and the reasons for denial; (iv) the household income and demographic information for each qualifying household and its members. This information shall be provided by zip code and cumulatively; (v) the monthly rent or mortgage liability for each qualifying household and the amount of each arrearage payment; and (vi) the housing status of each qualifying household at six, twelve, and twenty-four months after receipt of services or cash benefits. SECTION 2. Chapter 66 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 21 the following section:- Section 22. Documents pertaining to rental assistance. In order to ensure the just, efficient and discrimination-free administration of housing services, a document made by the Department of Housing and Community Development or its agent, whether a Regional Administering Agency or other person or entity, pertaining to rental assistance in any form described under Chapter 23B or Chapter 151B Section 4, shall be considered a public record under this chapter to the extent it identifies the lessor, owner, manager or other recipient of funds, the precise address at which housing services were rendered, and the amount and dates of such assistance, provided however that the names of renters, tenants, subtenants, and other occupants of the premises at time of such assistance shall not be public records.

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An Act relative to avoiding senior homelessness and maintaining senior housing stabilization of rents

H1318

HD2395

{'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:48:44.617'}

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By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1318) of Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to the stabilization of rents in cities and towns facing distress in the housing market. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 40P:2 of chapter 40P of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after "Voluntary and uncoerced", in line 5, the following- (except as described in Chapter 40P:3, section d) SECTION 2. Section 40P:3 of Chapter 40P of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by adding section (d)- Section (d). Exception. When individuals over 60 years reside in rental properties sold to a new owner there shall be a limit on the size of annual rent increases for the individual's rental unit within its jurisdiction if the tenant agrees to apply and/or shows they are on a waitlist for public housing, provided that: (1) Said annual limit shall not exceed the annual change in the Consumer Price Index for the applicable area in which the city or town is situated, or five percent, whichever is less, for the term of 5 years; (2) Any dwelling unit offered for rent shall be subject to this act; however, any such unit in an owner-occupied building with two dwelling units or less or any unit whose rent is otherwise subject to regulation by a public authority shall be expressly excluded from this provision. This provision shall apply to dwelling units in the private housing market; (3) City or towns shall ensure that limited rent control of dwelling units governed by this measure are eligible to seniors with income at or below 80 percent of Area Median Income.

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An Act limiting rent increases and creating a rental arbitrator

H1319

HD132

{'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T12:41:31.37'}

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By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1319) of William C. Galvin and others for legislation to limit rent increases and create a rental arbitrator within the office of the Attorney General. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 36. (a) For the purposes of this section the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- “Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers” or “C-CPI-U”, the consumer price index for all urban consumers, defined in 26 U.S.C. § 1(f)(6) and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. “Dwelling unit”, any building or structure, or any unit therein or part thereof, and all the common areas inside and outside such building or structure, occupied or intended for occupancy as a residence by 1 or more individuals; including manufactured housing or a lot therefor. The term “dwelling unit” shall not include publicly subsidized housing units. “Landlord”, the owner or managing agent of any dwelling unit. “Lease”, an agreement, whether in writing or otherwise, between a landlord and tenant for the rent of a dwelling unit or any room therein. “Rental arbitrator”, a position within the office of the attorney general that receives, reviews and assists in the resolution of complaints from landlords and tenants. “Significant investment or improvement”, the replacement or substantial modification of any structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical system, and other improvements beyond routine maintenance or cosmetic changes. “Tenant”, a person occupying a dwelling unit. (b)There shall be a rental arbitrator within the office of the attorney general, to be appointed by the attorney general. The rental arbitrator shall receive, review and assist in resolving complaints from tenants and landlords, including complaints regarding rent increase disputes for dwelling units. (c) A landlord shall not increase a tenant’s rent or the total rent of a dwelling unit during any 12-month period, even if a new lease agreement is signed or other rental agreement is entered into, by an amount of more than 5 per cent plus the most recent Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or 10 per cent, whichever is lower. The landlord may increase the existing tenant’s rent by an amount of more than 5 per cent plus the C-CPI-U, or 10 per cent, whichever is lower, if the landlord can show cause to the tenant for the greater increase, which the landlord shall explain in writing. Cause for a rent increase without restriction may include, but is not limited to: significant investment and improvement by the landlord to the dwelling unit during the preceding 12 calendar months; the introduction of additional tenants to the dwelling unit; or the introduction of pets or additional pets into the dwelling unit. A tenant may appeal a rent increase that violates this subsection to the rental arbitrator. (d) A landlord signing a lease with a new tenant is not subject to the rent increase restrictions of subsection (c). However, a landlord shall not deny the renewal of an existing tenant’s lease to avoid the rent increase restrictions of said subsection (c). Tenants may submit complaints of lease nonrenewal in violation of this subsection to the rental arbitrator. (e) Upon the receipt of a credible complaint of a violation of this section, the rental arbitrator shall notify all involved parties and permit them to submit statements and evidence for the arbitrator’s review. The rental arbitrator may conduct a hearing. For disputes involving rent increases, the tenant shall continue to pay their existing rent until the rental arbitrator issues a determination on whether the rent increase violates this section. The rental arbitrator shall reach a final determination within 90 calendar days of receipt of the initial complaint. The rental arbitrator’s determination that the landlord violated subsection (c) shall serve as an affirmative defense for a tenant to an eviction action for nonpayment of rent. (f) Landlords who violate this section shall return rent overpayments to tenants and may be punished for a first offense by a fine of not more than $1,000, for a second offense, by a fine of not less than $1,000. (g) The rental arbitrator may conduct an annual review of the rental market and, if they find that market conditions require it, may permit landlords to increase rent by more than the restrictions provided for in subsection (c). (h) Annually, not later than January 1, the rental arbitrator shall file a report on their activities with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the joint committee on housing. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of complaints received by the rental arbitrator; (ii) the types of complaints received by the rental arbitrator; (iii) the types of outcomes reached for the complaints received; and (iv) any observations or recommendations of the rental arbitrator on the state of the residential rental market. SECTION 2. Chapter 40P of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith a rental arbitrator and limit rent increases for residential tenants, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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An Act relating to background checks for kinship foster care

H132

HD670

{'Id': 'DRB1', 'Name': 'Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-16T12:59:09.477'}

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By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 132) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to background checks for kinship foster care. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Section 32 of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:- the department shall screen potential grandparent care givers with a twenty year maximum look back on the potential guardian’s record. This is applicable to any minor infraction that has not been repeated since the first infraction. Instances of felonies, violence, and sexual offenses, no matter when it occurred, will not be removed from the look back.

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An Act to promote housing cooperatives

H1320

HD3496

{'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:08:02.697'}

[{'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:08:02.6966667'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:08:02.9133333'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T17:23:44.38'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-04T13:40:28.1366667'}, {'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T12:29:38.3633333'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-23T08:57:06.27'}]

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By Representatives Gentile of Sudbury and Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1320) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Ryan M. Hamilton and others for legislation to promote housing cooperatives. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 40H of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 10. There is hereby established a Massachusetts center for housing cooperatives within CEDAC. The Massachusetts center for housing cooperatives shall provide education, conduct outreach and promote efforts to create an overall environment in the commonwealth to: (i) expand and enhance cooperative resident ownership; (ii) preserve the existing and increase the number of cooperatively owned properties; (iii) publicize and promote the benefits of resident cooperative housing to policy makers and the general public; (iv) encourage collaborative outreach efforts regarding involvement and cooperative housing ownership; (v) research and evaluate cooperative housing ownership in the commonwealth; (vi) showcase cooperative housing initiatives in the commonwealth; (vii) facilitate and coordinate the sharing of existing information and resources; and (viii) provide grants pursuant to this chapter. The Massachusetts center for housing cooperatives within CEDAC shall focus its efforts to promote housing cooperatives for low to moderate income people in the commonwealth. (1) The director of the Massachusetts center for housing cooperatives shall have the power to hire staff, appoint any specific committee or task force and contract with consultants, agents or advisors deemed necessary to further the purposes of this section. (2) The director may accept gifts or grants of money or property from any source to further the work of the center; provided, however, that any money received shall be deposited with the state treasurer to be kept in a separate fund in the treasury to be named the Massachusetts Center for Housing Cooperatives Fund dedicated to the center and for expenditure without appropriation by the director of the center in accordance with the conditions of such a gift or grant. Amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. (3) The director shall issue rules, regulations and procedures governing the application for and delivery of services which are deemed necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the center. (4) Annually, the director shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, including an inventory of housing cooperatives in the state and the specific activities taken by the center to support and promote the transition of traditionally structured properties to a cooperative resident ownership model. (5) The director shall be a full-time employee of CEDAC and shall be appointed by and report directly to the director of CEDAC. SECTION 2. The commonwealth shall appropriate $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 for a reserve to promote housing cooperatives throughout the commonwealth for low to moderate income people, including, but not limited to acquiring real estate to establish housing cooperatives, preserving, rehabilitating and satisfying the capital needs of existing cooperatives through programs administered by the department of housing and community development directly or through 1 or more of the following: (i) Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; (ii) Massachusetts Housing Partnership; and (iii) Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation; provided further, that within 180 days of the effective date of this Act, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies on recommendations for creating and preserving housing cooperatives throughout the commonwealth.

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An Act relative to the definition of low and moderate income housing

H1321

HD824

{'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:42:37.143'}

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By Representative Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1321) of Susan Williams Gifford and Joseph D. McKenna relative to the definition of low and moderate income housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 9 after the word “organization.”, the words: - “Low and moderate income housing shall also include mobile homes and group homes, manufactured homes, in-law apartments and any first-time home buyers participating in any state or federal assistance program.”.

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An Act creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing

H1322

HD847

{'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T14:00:39.547'}

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By Representative Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1322) of Susan Williams Gifford and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the definition of affordable housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a special commission to review the definition of low or moderate income housing, as currently defined in section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws. The commission shall, but not be limited to, evaluating the effects of including mobile homes and group homes, manufactured homes, in-law apartments and any first time home buyers participating in any state or federal assistance program in said definition. (b) The commission shall consist of 8 members: 2 members of the senate, one to be appointed by the senate president and one to be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the house of representatives, one to be appointed by the speaker and one to be appointed by the minority leader; the secretary of housing and economic development, or a designee; the undersecretary of the department of housing and community development, or a designee; a representative from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials; and a representative from MassHousing. (c) The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any legislative recommendations, to the joint committee on housing and the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives no later than six months following passage of this act.

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An Act relative to affordable housing

H1323

HD852

{'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T14:07:50.897'}

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By Representative Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1323) of Susan Williams Gifford and Joseph D. McKenna relative to affordable housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of appeals within a municipality, in the determination of whether low or moderate income housing exists in a municipality in excess of ten percent of the housing units reported in the most recent federal decennial census, so that requirements or regulations imposed by said board of appeals in a permit after comprehensive hearing shall be deemed consistent with local needs, may count as low or moderate income housing units, manufactured housing units in manufactured housing communities; provided: (1) That each qualifying manufactured housing unit has a fair cash value of no more than $100,000 and is subject to no outstanding board of health citations; (2) That the total of (a) the average annual rent for a housing site in which a manufactured housing unit is located; (b) an annual financing cost for a new manufactured housing unit costing $100,000 at a then current interest rate charged by an area lender to a credit-worthy borrower; and (c) the annual cost of utilities, not included in the rent, for a manufactured housing unit in the northeast region, estimated by a manufacturer, trade association or other reliable source, is affordable to a single person household with an income equal to no more than 80% of area median income, as determined by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, paying no more than 30% of income for these expenses; and (3) That the median income for a household in the census tract in which the manufactured housing community is located, as computed in the most recent federal decennial census, is less than 80% of area median income, as computed by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.”

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An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing

H1324

HD2962

{'Id': 'C_G1', 'Name': 'Carlos González', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_G1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T14:25:34.987'}

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By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1324) of Carlos González and others for legislation to provide tenant ownership in government-assisted housing and establish diversity goals and plans prior to receiving certain tax credits. Housing.

Chapter 186 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 30 the following section:- Section 31. An entity taking a credit under section 6I of chapter 62, section 31H of chapter 63, section 6(q) of chapter 62 or section 38BB of chapter 63 shall establish diversity goals for its ownership to reflect the demographic population of the properties it owns. The department of housing and community development shall promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of this section

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An Act relative to housing developments in small communities

H1325

HD760

{'Id': 'PAH1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Haddad', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:19:37.637'}

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By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1325) of Patricia A. Haddad relative to housing developments in communities with a population less than 30,000 persons. Housing.

SECTION 21. Chapter 40B of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following: “Any town consisting of less than 30,000 in population be exempt from all rules and restrictions currently applicable. Said communities shall not be compelled or forced in any way, shape or manner by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to accept legislation which mandates and accommodates any Chapter 40B or similar 40B-like housing projects unless the project receives approval of no less than a seventy percent favorable vote of the registered voters at a town election or general election of said community. In addition, any 40B proposed projects in the Commonwealth involving towns or cities having less than 30,000 in population be held in ‘suspension or abeyance’ until such time as this proposed legislation can be decided by the State Legislature”.

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An Act relative to the operations of local housing authorities

H1326

HD3482

{'Id': 'RMH1', 'Name': 'Richard M. Haggerty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:02:47.83'}

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By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1326) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to the operations of local housing authorities. Housing.

Section 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following words at the end of paragraph (b): “Provided, however, a housing authority as defined in section 1 of chapter 121B of the general laws shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.”

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An Act relative to manufactured housing communities

H1327

HD1056

{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:29:47.843'}

[{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:29:47.8433333'}, {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Shannon Liss-Riordan, Lichten & Liss-Reardon, PC', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:29:47.8433333'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:45:37.0166667'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-28T14:02:35.1233333'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T14:58:56.0366667'}, {'Id': 'PAH1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Haddad', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-13T12:15:59.7466667'}, {'Id': 'MRP0', 'Name': 'Marc R. Pacheco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-25T16:53:31.79'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T17:04:17.55'}]

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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1327) of James K. Hawkins and others relative to manufactured housing communities. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 32B of chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Upon receipt of a finding of a violation or order by the board pursuant to section 32F½, the board of health may, after a hearing and reasonable notice, suspend or revoke a manufactured housing community license. SECTION 2. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 32F the following section:- Section 32F½. (a) A city or town may, by its ordinances or by-laws, establish a separate board to oversee the use and occupancy payments for manufactured housing community accommodations in such a city or town. (b) Pursuant to this section, the board may make individual or general adjustments, either upward or downward, as may be necessary to assure that use and occupancy of a manufactured housing community in the city or town are established at levels that accommodate the occupants of each manufactured home. (c) The board shall have powers necessary or convenient to perform the following functions: (1) may make rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. (2) require the registration by owners and operators of manufactured housing communities under penalty of perjury, of information relating to the manufactured housing community accommodations; (3) sue and be sued; (4) compel the attendance of persons and the production of papers and information; and (5) issue appropriate orders which shall be binding on both the owner and tenants of such manufactured housing community accommodations. (d) Violations of any ordinance or by-law adopted pursuant to this section or any order of the board shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000. Upon such finding of a violation or order the board shall forthwith notify the board of health of the city or town of such finding. (e) A manufactured housing community owner or operator holding a license shall not increase the use and occupancy, fees, or the total rent of a manufactured home resident during any 12-month period, even if a new lease agreement is signed or other rental agreement is entered into, by an amount of more than the most recent Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. For this section, the term “Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers” or “C-CPI-U”, shall mean the consumer price index for all urban consumers, defined in 26 U.S.C. § 1(f)(6) and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. The owner or operator may increase the existing manufactured home resident’s use and occupancy or rent by an amount of more than the C-CPI-U upon a finding of the board that such increase will yield a fair net operating income pursuant to this section. (f) The following factors, among other relevant factors, which the board may define by regulation, shall be considered in determining whether manufactured housing community accommodations yield a fair net operating income: (1) increases or decreases in property taxes; (2) unavoidable increases or any decreases in operating and maintenance expenses; (3) capital improvements of the manufactured housing community as distinguished from ordinary repair, replacement, and maintenance; (4) increases or decreases in space, services, equipment, or other similar factors; (5) substantial deterioration of the manufactured housing community other than as a result of ordinary wear and tear; (6) failure to perform ordinary repair, replacement, and maintenance; and (7) that use and occupancy, rent, and fee payments are established at levels that accommodate the occupants of each manufactured home. (g) Chapter 30A shall apply to the board as if it were an agency of the Commonwealth, including provisions relating to judicial review of an agency order. (h) The district court shall have original jurisdiction, concurrently with the superior court, of all petitions for review brought pursuant to section 14 of said chapter 30A. (i) The superior court shall have original jurisdiction to enforce this act and any by-laws adopted thereunder and may restrain violations thereof. (j) The personnel, if any, of the board, shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws.

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An Act to transform the Commonwealth’s emergency response system and create housing strategies to end the homelessness of unaccompanied adults

H1328

HD1246

{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:04:51.007'}

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By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1328) of Natalie M. Higgins and others for legislation to develop housing strategies to end the homelessness of unaccompanied adults. Housing.

Chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section xx. As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- “Congregate shelter”, any sheltering approach of mass dormitory-style bed space in which individuals are not each sheltered in an individual or shared bedroom demarcated by walls on all sides and a door. “Continuum of care”, has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. “Non-congregate shelter”, a setting where a person experiencing homelessness is sheltered within an individual or shared bedroom with walls on all sides, a door, and preferably a bathroom. “Permanent supportive housing”, a model of housing that combines ongoing subsidized housing matched with flexible health, behavioral health, social and other support services. “Department of Housing and Community Development” or “the department”, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 23B of the Massachusetts General Laws. (a) The department of housing and community development working closely with municipalities and the continuums of care shall conduct an objective and predictive study of future shelter and housing demand to determine the type and amount of permanent supportive housing, non-congregate and congregate shelter programmatic models necessary to reduce reliance on shelter and meet housing demand one year following the effective date of this section. This study shall determine housing and shelter capacity in every municipality in the commonwealth using calculations based on the ratio of the number of units to the overall population in order to ensure adequate capacity statewide. (b) The department shall develop a plan to prioritize the building of permanent supportive housing and new non-congregate shelter solutions, that will supplement or replace existing congregate shelter programs, with a five-year implementation goal to meet the unmet needs of affordable housing capacity for each municipality in the commonwealth based on the ratio of the number of units to the overall population, in accordance with the findings of the study, in order to ensure adequate permanent supportive housing capacity statewide. The department shall determine benchmark goals for the implementation of said study recommendations within the five-year implementation goal to meet the permanent supportive housing needs for each municipality in the Commonwealth. (c) The department shall create an inventory of existing congregate shelters, the cost to the commonwealth of these existing congregate shelters and conduct a feasibility study as to the extent these current resources can be converted to non-congregate shelter and/or permanent supportive housing. The department shall submit the plan to the chairs of the joint committee on housing and the continuums of care within one year following the effective date of this section. (d) The department shall develop and provide a specific plan for unique housing responses specifically targeted to unaccompanied adult persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, long-term vouchers, shallow subsidy pools, rapid re-housing resources and permanent supportive housing. The department shall develop housing resources across a spectrum of need, but shall prioritize those elderly, disabled, medically complex, and LGBTQ+ persons experiencing homelessness. The department shall review and consider alternative construction models including, but not limited to, modular construction, micro-units, repurposed hotels or other alternatives capable of bringing homeless housing initiatives to an affordable scale necessary to end the homelessness of chronic and medically complex persons experiencing homelessness. The department shall submit a plan for the development of such housing to the chairs of the joint committee on housing and the continuums of care no later than one year following the effective date of this section.

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An Act to prevent and respond to bullying of elderly and disabled residents

H1329

HD1930

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:05:50.96'}

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1329) of Kevin G. Honan, Samantha Montaño and Rob Consalvo for legislation to prevent and respond to bullying of elderly and disabled residents. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 121B is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 61. (a) For purposes of this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: “Bullying”, the repeated use by one or more residents of employees of, or visitors to, a covered residential community of a written, verbal or electronic expression physical act or gesture or any combination thereof, directed at a victim that: (i) causes physical or emotional harm to the victim or damage to the victim's property; (ii) places the victim in reasonable fear of harm to himself or of damage to his property; (iii) creates a hostile environment for the victim; (iv) infringes on the rights of the victim at a covered residential community; or (v) materially and substantially disrupts the orderly operation of a covered residential community. For the purposes of this section, bullying shall include but not be limited to cyber-bullying, group or social bullying, and mobbing. “Covered residential community”, a public or privately-owned, multifamily residential housing development subsidized in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and intended for occupancy primarily or solely persons aged 55 or older and/or persons with disabilities. “Cyber-bullying”, bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo electronic or photo optical system, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, internet communications, instant messages, instant messages or facsimile communications. Cyber-bullying shall also include (i) the creation of a web page or blog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or (ii) the knowing impersonation of another person as the author or posted content or messages, if the creation of impersonation creates any of the conditions enumerated in clauses (i) to (v), inclusive, of the definition of bullying. Cyber-bullying shall also include the distribution by electronic means of a communication to more than one person or the posting of material on an electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons, if the distribution or posting creates any of the conditions enumerated in clauses (i) to (v), inclusive or the definition of bullying. “Group or social bullying” is the attempt by several persons acting together to engage in bullying conduct toward one or more victims by intentional, repeated, aggressive speech or action capable of causing harm. “Hostile environment”, a situation in which bullying causes the residential environment to be permeated with intimidation, ridicule, or insult that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere with a resident’s peaceful enjoyment of her tenancy or rights as a tenant. “Mobbing”, is bullying that owner/management employees condone or take part in, with the purpose of demeaning the victim and excluding them from the social life, quiet enjoyment of occupancy, or occupancy status in a covered residential community. “Owner/managers”, the owner of a covered residential community and/or the property manager or management agent responsible for managing a covered residential community. “Plan”, a bullying prevention and intervention plan established pursuant to subsection (d). “Perpetrator”, a person who engages in bullying or retaliation, or an owner/management company whose employees engage in, support or condone bullying, group or social bullying or mobbing. “Residential property and grounds”, property on which a covered residential community is located or property that is owned, leased, or used by an owner/manager or group of residents for an activity, function, program, instruction or training related to the operation of the residential community. “Victim”, a person against whom bullying, group or social bullying, mobbing, or retaliation has been perpetrated. (b) Bullying shall be prohibited: (i) on residential property and ground, at an owner/manager or resident sponsored activity, function or program whether on or off residential grounds or through the use of technology or an electronic device owned, leased, or used by an owner/manager; and (ii) at an owner/manager sponsored location, activity, or function or program that is not located within the covered residential community, or through the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by an owner/manager, if the bullying creates a hostile environment in a covered residential community for the victim, infringes on the rights of the victim at a covered residential community or materially and substantially disrupts the orderly operation of a covered residential community. Nothing contained herein shall require an owner/manager to staff any non-residence related activities, functions, or programs. Retaliation against a person who reports bullying, provides information during an investigation or bullying, or witnesses or has reliable information about bullying shall be prohibited. (c) The public safety division of the Commonwealth’s attorney general’s office, after consultation with the department of public health, the department of mental health, the executive office of elder affairs, the office on disability, the department of housing and community development, MassHousing, the Massachusetts district attorneys association, representatives or areawide tenant organizations representing residents of covered residential communities, representatives or areawide associations or resident service coordinators and owner/managers, and experts on bullying, group or social bullying, and mobbing shall, within one year of enactment of this legislation: (i) publish a model plan and training curricula for owner/managers to consider when creating their plans and curricula; and (ii) create and compile list of bullying prevention and intervention resources, evidence-based curricula, best practices and academic-based research that shall be made available to covered residential communities. The resources may include, but shall not be limited to, print, audio, video or digital media; subscription based online services; and on-site or technology-enabled professional development and training sessions. The Division shall biennially update the model plan and the list of the resources, curricula, best practices and research and shall post them on its website. The division shall conduct a biennial confidential survey of residents and management staff to assess the prevalence and extent of bullying and the effectiveness of remedial efforts, and publish the findings while protecting the confidentiality of respondents. (d) Each owner/manager of a covered residential community shall provide appropriate training on bullying prevention to all employees and residents of a covered residential community. The curriculum shall be evidence-based. (e) (1) Each covered residential community shall develop, adhere to and update a plan to address bullying prevention and intervention in consultation with residents, any legitimate residents’ association as defined by 24 CFR Part 245, resident support organizations, owner/manager service employees, on-site management staff, professional support personnel, community representatives, local law enforcement agencies, and division staff. The consultation shall include, but not be limited to, notice and a public comment period. The plan shall be adopted and implemented within six months of preparation of a model plan by the division and updated at least biennially. (2) Each plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) descriptions of and statements prohibiting bullying, group or social bullying, mobbing, cyber-bullying and retaliation; (ii) clear procedures for residents, owner/manager employees, visitors, relatives, partners, guardians and others to report bullying or retaliation; (iii) a provision that reports of bullying or retaliation may be made anonymously; provided, however, that no disciplinary action shall be taken against a resident or owner/manager employee solely on the basis of an anonymous report; (iv) clear procedures for promptly responding to and investigating reports of bullying or retaliation; (v) the range of remedial actions that may be taken against a perpetrator for bullying or retaliation, including but not limited to employment sanctions or lease enforcement; provided, however, that the remedial actions shall balance the need for accountability with the need to teach appropriate behavior; (vi) clear procedures for restoring a sense of safety for a victim and assessing that victim’s needs for protection; (vii) strategies for protecting from bullying or retaliation a person who reports bullying, provides information during an investigation of bullying or witnesses or has reliable information about an act of bullying; (viii) procedures consistent with state and federal law for promptly notifying the relatives, partners, or guardians of a victim and a perpetrator, if appropriate and authorized by the victim; provided, further, that the relatives, partners and guardians of a victim shall also be notified of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying or retaliation, if appropriate and authorized by the victim; and provided, further, that the procedures shall provide for immediate notification pursuant to regulations promulgated under this subsection by the division or person who holds a comparable role to the local law enforcement agency when civil and/or criminal charges may be pursued against the perpetrator; (ix) a provision that a person who knowingly makes a false accusation of bullying or retaliation shall be subject to remedial action or sanction; and (x) a strategy for providing, counseling or referring to appropriate services for perpetrators and victims and for appropriate family members of said residents. The plan shall also reference existing regulatory and lease protections applicable to the covered residential community, including but not limited to grievance procedures and protections for public housing tenants; lease and 24 CFR Part 245, protections for HUD multifamily tenants; and comparable protections for MassHousing tenants in elderly/handicapped housing. Each plan shall also include procedures for victims to appeal confidentially to the division in cases where the alleged perpetrator is the owner/manager or employee of the covered residential community and the resident is concerned about retaliation. (3) Nothing in this section shall prevent an owner/manager from remediating any discrimination or harassment based on a person’s membership in a legally protected category under local, state or federal law. (4) The plan for a covered residential community shall include a provision for ongoing professional development and training to build the skills of all employees, including, but not limited to, on-site managers, social service or resident service coordinators, maintenance and office clerical staff, to prevent, identify and respond to bullying. The content of such professional development shall include, but not be limited to: (i) appropriate strategies to prevent bullying incidents; (ii) appropriate strategies for immediate, effective interventions to stop bullying incidents; (iii) information regarding the complex interaction and power differential that can take place between and among one or more perpetrators, victims and witnesses to the bullying; (iv) research findings on bullying, including information about specific categories of residents who have been shown to be particularly at risk for bullying in the environment or covered residential communities, and the role of mental illness, dementia, behavioral disorders, domestic violence and substance abuse as they may affect both victims and perpetrators; (v) information on the incidence and nature of cyber-bullying; and (vi) internet safety issues as they relate to cyber-bullying. The division shall identify and offer information on alternative methods for fulfilling the professional development requirements of this section, at least one of which shall be available at no cost to owners/managers of covered residential communities. (5) The plan may include provisions for informing relatives, partners, and guardians about the bullying prevention curriculum of the covered residential community and shall include, but not be limited to: (i) how relatives, partners and guardians can reinforce the curriculum and support the owner/manager or division plan; (ii) the dynamics of bullying; and (iii) online safety and cyber-bullying. (6) The division shall promulgate rules and regulations on the requirements related to an owner/agent’s duties under clause (viii) of the second paragraph of subsection (e). (f)(1) Each owner/manager shall provide to residents and/or their designees, in appropriate languages or means of communication, annual written notice of the relevant resident-related sections of the plan. (2) Each owner/manager shall provide to all employees of a covered residential community annual written notice of the plan. The employees at each covered residential community shall be trained biennially on the plan. The relevant section of the plan relating to the duties of employees shall be included in an owner/agent employee handbook or policies. (3) The plan shall be posted on the website of each owner/manager or a covered residential community, or otherwise made available to residents, staff and interested members of the public. (g) Each owner/manager shall be responsible for the implementation and oversight of the plan at her covered residential community. (h) Any employee of a covered residential community, including on-site management staff, social service or resident service coordinator, maintenance or clerical staff, shall immediately report any instance of bullying or retaliation the staff member has witnessed or become aware of to the owner/manager official identified in the plan as responsible for receiving such reports. Upon receipt of such a report, the owner/manager or a designee shall promptly conduct an investigation. If the owner/manager or a designee determines that bullying or retaliation has occurred, the owner/manager or designee shall (i) take appropriate remedial action, in consultation with the victim; and (ii) assist the victim in notifying the local law enforcement agency if the owner/manager or designee believes that civil, criminal or both civil and criminal charges may be pursued against a perpetrator. (i) If an incident of bullying or retaliation occurs on the grounds of a covered residential community and involves a former resident or employee who is no longer involved in a covered residential community, the owner/manager informed of the bullying or retaliation shall contact law enforcement consistent with the provisions of clause (viii) of the second paragraph of subsection (e). (j) Nothing in this section shall supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other general or special law.

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An Act requiring the documentation of child counsel appointments

H133

HD672

{'Id': 'DRB1', 'Name': 'Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-16T13:01:50.587'}

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By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 133) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to the Department of Children and Families providing official documentation of child counsel appointments. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Section 29 of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:- Counsel under the department shall meet on a quarterly basis with any child currently in the custody of the department. The department shall provide official documentation, which shall be subject to approval to any relevant commission, social worker, foster parent, or guardian to confirm the validity of said quarterly meeting. Counsel shall present documentation prior to compensation for said quarterly meetings.

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An Act to establish an apprenticeship program to ready vacant public housing apartments for occupancy

H1330

HD1931

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1330) of Kevin G. Honan for legislation to establish an apprentice training program to expedite the re-occupancy of vacant units of state-assisted housing. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 121B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 26D, the following: Section 26E: The office of housing and economic development and the office of labor and workforce development shall establish an apprentice training program to expedite the reoccupancy of vacant units of state-assisted housing developed through funds provided under chapter 200 of the acts of 1948, chapter 667 of the acts of 1956, chapter 705 of the acts of 1966, chapter 689 of the acts of 1974 and chapter 167 of the acts of 1987 and other housing programs financed through the department of housing and community development. The training program shall be developed by the department in consultation with representatives of local housing authorities, public housing residents, public housing industry professional organizations, organizations that represent public housing residents, and relevant state agencies. The program shall be developed to enable public housing residents to obtain the education, job skills training, job placement assistance, and long-term follow-up leading to economic self-sufficiency; provide public housing authorities and public housing capital assistance teams under Section 26C of Chapter 121B of the General Laws with assistance in the painting and preparation of vacant units to ready them for occupancy; and to foster the efficient use of public housing capital and maintenance funds. The training program shall be called the Brooke Public Housing Apprenticeship program in honor of former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke. The office of labor and workforce development is authorized to make grants to applicants for the purpose of providing an apprenticeship program developed under this Section.

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An Act relative to starter homes

H1331

HD1932

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:08:06.717'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:08:06.7166667'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1331) of Kevin G. Honan relative to single-family home construction. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 10 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 42 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended by in the first sentence of the first paragraph by striking out the words:– or starter home zoning district. SECTION 2. Section 10 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 43 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended in the third sentence in the second paragraph by striking out the words:– or starter home zoning district.

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An Act relative to housing service coordinators

H1332

HD1933

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:08:59.143'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:08:59.1433333'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1332) of Kevin G. Honan relative to housing service coordinators. Housing.

Section 38B of Chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘program’ in line 12 the following: There shall also be, subject to appropriation, a program for housing service coordinators to assist residents of privately owned state and federally assisted housing to reduce evictions, increase housing stability, and coordinate residents’ access to opportunities for education, job training, and other services that may increase economic self-sufficiency. The department of housing and community development, hereinafter the “department”, shall train and certify agencies eligible to provide housing service coordinators and shall develop standard outcome measures by which work shall be assessed. Property owners who participate in this program shall not file a summary process action for eviction of any subsidized tenant unless the owner certifies on a form approved by the department that the tenant was provided the opportunity to meet with the housing service coordinator a minimum of thirty days before the summary process filing unless problems warranting eviction constitute an immediate threat to the health or safety of any persons at the development, including without limitation residents or staff. The department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on housing regarding the number of housing service coordinators, the housing developments where the coordinators are located, and the number of evictions prevented because of service coordinator intervention. The department may promulgate regulations and guidelines to implement this section.

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An Act facilitating site plan review

H1333

HD1934

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:11:44.547'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:11:44.5466667'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1333) of Kevin G. Honan relative to site plan zoning review. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:– Section 7A (a) As used in this section, "site plan review" shall mean review and approval under a municipality’s zoning ordinance or by-law, by an authority other than the zoning administrator, of a proposed use of land or structures to determine whether a proposed use of land or structures is in compliance with sound site utilization principles relative to traffic circulation and safety, pedestrian safety and access, off-street parking and loading, emergency vehicle access, storm water drainage, screening, signage and exterior lighting, visual impact of parking, storage or other outdoor service areas, and consistency with character and scale of surrounding buildings. (b) In addition to the home rule authority of cities and towns to require site plan review, a municipality may adopt a local ordinance or by-law under this section requiring site plan review and approval by a designated authority before a building permit is granted for the use of land or structures governed by a zoning ordinance or by-law. The approving authority may adopt, and from time to time amend, rules and regulations to implement the local site plan review ordinance or by-law, including provisions for the imposition of reasonable fees for the employment of outside consultants in the same manner as set forth in section 53G of chapter 44. (c) An ordinance or by-law requiring site plan review, whether adopted under this section or under the municipality’s home rule authority, shall comply with the provisions of this and all following subsections of section 7A. The ordinance or by-law shall establish the submission, review, and approval process for applications. Approval of a site plan for a use allowed by right shall require a simple majority vote of the designated authority and shall be made within the time limits prescribed by ordinance or by-law, not to exceed 90 days from the date of filing of the application. If no decision is issued within the time limit prescribed, the site plan shall be deemed constructively approved as provided in section 9, paragraph 11 of this chapter. The submission and review process for a site plan required in connection with the issuance of a special permit or variance shall be conducted with the review of the application for the special permit or variance in a coordinated process and shall require the same quantum of vote required for approval of a special permit or a variance. (d) Site plan review for a use allowed by right may impose only those conditions that are necessary to ensure substantial compliance of the proposed use of land or structures with the other requirements of the zoning ordinance or by-law provided, however, that any off-site conditions shall address solely any extraordinary direct adverse impacts of the project on adjacent properties or adjacent roadways. A site plan application for a use allowed by right may be denied only on the grounds that: (i) the proposed use of land or structures project does not meet the requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance or by-law; (ii) the applicant failed to submit the information and fees required by the zoning ordinance or by-law necessary for an adequate and timely review of the design of the proposed land or structures; or (iii) it is not feasible to adequately mitigate any extraordinary direct adverse project impacts on adjacent properties or adjacent roadways by means of suitable site design conditions. (e) Zoning ordinances or by-laws shall provide that a site plan approval granted under this section shall lapse within a specified period of time, not less than three years from the date of the filing of such approval with the city or town clerk, if substantial use or construction has not yet begun, except as extended for good cause by the approving authority. Such specified period shall not include time required to pursue or await the determination of an appeal under subsection (f) or section 17 or to pursue or await the appeal of any other permit, license, determination or approval. The aforesaid minimum period of three years may, by ordinance or by-law, be increased to a longer period. (f) Except where site plan review is required in connection with the issuance of a special permit or variance, decisions made under site plan review, whether made pursuant to statutory or home rule authority, may be appealed by a civil action in the nature of certiorari pursuant to section 4 of chapter 249, and not otherwise. Such civil action may be brought by a person aggrieved by the decision in the superior court for the county where the land is located or in the land court within twenty days after the filing of the decision of the site plan review approving authority with the city or town clerk. The issuance or denial of a building permit shall not be a prerequisite to the filing of such civil action under this section. All issues in any proceeding under this section shall have precedence over all other civil actions and proceedings. A complaint by a plaintiff challenging a site plan approval under this section shall allege the specific reasons why the project fails to satisfy the requirements of this section, the zoning ordinance or by-law, or other applicable law and shall allege specific facts establishing how the plaintiff is aggrieved by such decision. The approving authority’s decision in such a case shall be affirmed unless the court concludes that the approving authority abused its discretion under subsection (d) in approving the project. Appeals commenced hereunder by any party other than the applicant and/or property owner seeking site plan approval shall require the posting of a bond in an amount to be set by the court that is sufficient to cover twice the estimated: (i) annual carrying costs of the property owner, or a person or entity carrying such costs on behalf of the owner for the property, as may be established by affidavit; plus (ii) an amount sufficient to cover the defendant's attorney’s fees, all of which shall be computed over the estimated period of time during which the appeal is expected to delay the start of construction. The bond shall be forfeited to the property owner in an amount sufficient to cover the property owner's carrying costs and legal fees less any net income received by the plaintiff from the property during the pendency of the court case in the event a plaintiff does not substantially prevail on its appeal. (g) In municipalities that adopted a zoning ordinance or by-law requiring some form of site plan review prior to the effective date of this act, the provisions of this section shall not be effective with respect to such zoning ordinance or by-law until the date one year after the effective date of this act.

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An Act establishing an office of the condominium ombudsman

H1334

HD1935

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:12:21.163'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:12:21.1633333'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T14:11:52.5333333'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T13:55:56.08'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1334) of Kevin G. Honan, James C. Arena-DeRosa and Steven Owens for legislation to establish a statewide condominium ombudsman program. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 183A of the general laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sections:-- Section 23. (a) There is hereby established an Office of the Condominium Ombudsman, to be located for administrative purposes within the Office of the Attorney General. The functions of the office shall be funded by the Office of the Attorney General. (b) The Attorney General shall establish a statewide condominium ombudsman program for the purpose of receiving, investigating and resolving through administrative action complaints received by unit owners, boards of directors, board members, community associations, and other parties. The Attorney General shall appoint an ombudsman to act as the director of the program who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. Section 24. In order to ensure the goals of the ombudsman program are met, the ombudsman shall:-- (a) Prepare and issue reports and recommendations to the Attorney General, the Inspector General, the Legislature, or any relevant agency, on any matter or subject within jurisdiction of the Attorney General. When making recommendations to the Legislature, the ombudsman shall include drafts of legislation, if required; and (b) serve as a liaison between unit owners, boards of directors, board members, community association managers, and other affected parties. The ombudsman shall develop policies and procedures to assist unit owners, boards of directors, board members, community association managers, and other affected parties to understand their rights and responsibilities as set forth in this chapter and the condominium documents governing their respective association. The ombudsman shall coordinate and assist in the promulgation of educational materials; and (c) to make recommendations to the Attorney General for changes in rules and procedures for the filing, investigation, and resolution of complaints filed by unit owners, associations, and managers; and (d) to provide resources to assist members of boards of directors and officers of associations to carry out their powers and duties consistent with this chapter, division rules, and the condominium documents governing the association; Section 25. Upon the conveyance of a condominium for consideration of more than 100 dollars, the seller shall pay the Attorney General a fee of fifty dollars, which shall be used exclusively to fund the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman and the Condominium Mediation Pilot Program. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman shall establish a Condominium Mediation Pilot Program. The Ombudsman shall employ no fewer than two mediators to support the Ombudsman’s goal of resolving disputes between unit owners, boards of directors, board members, community association managers, and other affected parties, provided however, the mediators shall mediate disputes regarding delinquent fees. Further, the mediators shall not issue written decisions, nor will any decision or opinion be binding. The ombudsman shall issue guidelines setting income and/or property value limits for participation in the program, which shall encourage participation by low and middle-income homeowners, as well as senior citizens, provided however, the income and/or property value to be used to determine eligibility shall be that of the unit owner, regardless of the initiating party. The ombudsman shall also set a fee to be charged to the participant initiating of not less than two hundred dollars, provided however, the ombudsman shall grant fees waivers for indigent participants, senior citizens, and in his discretion.

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An Act promoting accessory dwelling units

H1335

HD1936

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:13:42'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:13:42'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1335) of Kevin G. Honan relative to the regulation of location, dimensions or design of accessory dwelling units. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “meanings:,” in line 2, the following definitions:- “Accessory dwelling unit”, a self-contained housing unit incorporated within a single-family dwelling or detached accessory structure that is clearly subordinate to the single-family dwelling and complies with the use, dimensional, and design requirements of the local zoning ordinance or by-law. “Accessory dwelling zoning district”, a zoning district adopted by a city or town pursuant to this chapter that is superimposed over 1 or more zoning districts, in which a developer may elect to (i) develop a project in accordance with requirements of the accessory dwelling zoning district ordinance or bylaw, or (ii) develop a project in accordance with requirements of the underlying zoning district. SECTION 2. Said chapter 40R is hereby further amended by adding the following section:- Section 15. In its zoning ordinance or by-law, a city or town may adopt an accessory dwelling zoning district. A proposed accessory dwelling zoning district shall permit the use of accessory dwelling units as of right. No zoning ordinance or by-law shall unreasonably regulate the location, dimensions, or design of an accessory dwelling unit on a lot. An accessory dwelling zoning district ordinance or by-law, or any amendment to or repeal of such ordinance or by-law, shall be adopted in accordance with section 5 of chapter 40A; provided however, that an accessory dwelling zoning district ordinance or bylaw shall be adopted, amended or repealed by a simple majority vote of all the members of the town council, or of the city council where there is a commission form of government or a single branch, or of each branch where there are 2 branches, or by a simple majority vote of a town meeting. A city or town with an approved accessory dwelling zoning district shall not be eligible for a zoning incentive payment or a density bonus payment pursuant to section 9, unless the district meets the requirements of an approved smart growth zoning district pursuant to section 6 of this chapter.”.

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An Act to expedite multifamily housing construction

H1336

HD1937

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:14:19.36'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:14:19.36'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1336) of Kevin G. Honan relative to multifamily housing construction. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 40A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:- Zoning ordinances or by-laws shall permit multifamily development by right in one or more zoning districts that together cover not less than 1.5% of the developable land area in a city or town and which, by virtue of its infrastructure, transportation access, existing underutilized facilities, and/or location, are suitable for multifamily residential development. Zoning ordinances or by-laws shall establish a housing density for by-right multifamily development in such zoning districts of not less than twenty (20) dwelling units per acre. As used herein, “multifamily housing” means apartment or condominium units in buildings which contain or will contain more than three (3) such units. SECTION 2. Section 9 of chapter 40A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in the fifth paragraph, the words “cluster developments or”. SECTION 3. Section 9 of chapter 40A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the sixth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, zoning ordinances or by-laws shall provide that cluster developments shall be permitted by right in residential zoning districts at the density permitted in the zoning district in which the property is located upon review and approval by a planning board pursuant to the applicable provisions of sections 81K to 81GG, inclusive, of chapter 41 and in accordance with its rules and regulations governing subdivision control. Zoning ordinances and by-laws shall not require the submission of a plan showing a standard subdivision complying with the otherwise applicable requirements of the ordinance or by-laws as a condition precedent to the approval of a cluster development plan. SECTION 4. Section 81Q of chapter 41, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- Such rules shall not require the submission of a plan showing a standard subdivision complying with the requirements of the local zoning ordinance or by-laws as a condition precedent to the approval of a plan depicting a cluster development pursuant to section 9 of chapter 40A. SECTION 5. Section 3 of chapter 40A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the tenth paragraph the following paragraph:- Zoning ordinances and by-laws shall classify “accessory dwelling unit,” as defined herein, as a use permitted by right in all single-family residential zoning districts. No zoning ordinance or by-law shall unreasonably regulate the location, dimensions, or design of an accessory dwelling unit on a lot. As used herein, “accessory dwelling unit” is a self-contained housing unit incorporated within a single-family dwelling or detached accessory structure that is clearly subordinate to the single-family dwelling and complies with the use, dimensional, and design requirements of the local zoning ordinance or by-law.

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An Act relative to housing authority executive director contracts

H1337

HD1938

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:15:36.903'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:15:36.9033333'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1337) of Kevin G. Honan relative to housing authority executive director contracts. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 7A of Chapter 121B, as recently amended by Chapter 235 of the Acts of 2014, is hereby amended by inserting in the second sentence after the word ‘remuneration’ and before the word ‘worth’, the following:- “relevant to state payments”

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An Act relative to electronic meetings and voting in condominiums

H1338

HD1939

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:16:23.147'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:16:23.1466667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T14:11:22.5466667'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-21T10:55:54.33'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1338) of Kevin G. Honan and James C. Arena-DeRosa relative to electronic meetings and voting in condominiums. Housing.

Chapter 183A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 24. Notwithstanding any provisions in the master deed, declaration of trust or bylaws of any condominium submitted to the provisions of this chapter to the contrary: (a) The governing body of the organization of unit owners may conduct any regularly scheduled or special meeting of said governing body by telephonic or video conference call, or by interactive electronic communication process provided that all participants can hear all conversations. Presence by such electronic means shall constitute presence for purposes of any quorum requirements. The governing body may vote on any action properly before them and approve minutes of any meeting through the use of electronic means as approved by the governing body, including, but not limited to, email, video conferencing, fax machine, or PDF files transmitted over the internet. (b) The governing body of the organization of unit owners may conduct any annual or special meeting of the unit owners where the unit owners are not physically present at the meeting, but are able to participate in said meeting by telephonic or video conference call, or by other interactive electronic communication process as determined by the governing body. In the event the governing body determines to hold any such unit owner meeting by telephonic, video or other electronic communication process, the governing body shall notify all unit owners of that decision in the notice of such meeting, and provide access information to allow all unit owners to participate in such meeting by such telephonic, video or other interactive electronic communication process. Participation by a unit owner via telephonic, video or other interactive electronic communication process shall constitute presence at the meeting for purposes of any quorum requirements. Any unit owner meetings held by telephonic, video or other interactive electronic communication process shall provide reasonable measures to ensure that unit owners are afforded an opportunity to participate in the meeting, including the ability to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting and pose questions and comments. (c) The governing body of the organization of unit owners may permit the unit owners to vote on any matters properly before such unit owners by mail-in ballot or by electronic means (including by website, voting software and/or e-mail voting) provided that unit owners constituting a quorum participate in such vote. The governing body may, from time to time, pursuant to its rule-making authority set forth in the governing documents of the organization of unit owners, promulgate and amend policies related to the use and implementation of electronic meetings and voting. In the event the master deed, declaration of trust, or bylaws of the condominium, or any provisions of MGL c. 183A require the signature or written consent of the unit owners for a certain matter, unit owners shall be entitled to submit their signatures or written consents using electronic means as determined by the governing body.

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An Act restoring the Commonwealth's public housing

H1339

HD1940

{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:16:59.48'}

[{'Id': 'KGH1', 'Name': 'Kevin G. Honan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KGH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T00:16:59.48'}]

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1339) of Kevin G. Honan relative to construction and development of state-aided or federally assisted public housing projects. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after the definition for “Community renewal program”:- “Controlled entity”, an entity with the power to own or operate real property of which and over which actual and legal control shall be in a local housing authority. SECTION 2. Section 34 of said chapter 121B is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, construction and development activity related to development or redevelopment of state-aided or federally assisted public housing projects by a public housing authority or a controlled entity of a public housing authority or where the land, buildings or structures associated with the housing project will be or have been conveyed or transferred to a housing authority’s controlled entity or a designated private entity for purposes of completing the development or redevelopment shall not be subject to any general or special law related to the procurement and award of contracts for the planning, design, construction management, construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of buildings by a housing authority’s controlled entity or designated private entity, provided that the procurement process shall be in conformity with federal procurement requirements for similar projects in accordance with 2 C.F.R. 200 et. seq., if applicable. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt a housing project from prevailing wage requirements in sections 26 to 27F, inclusive, and section 29 of chapter 149 of the General Laws. SECTION 3. Section 16 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter or in any other general or special law relative to the tax status of real property, buildings or other structures owned by a housing authority, its controlled entity, or its designated private entity, including without limitation a for-profit or charitable corporation, general or limited partnership, or limited liability company, that contain or will contain income-restricted units as defined in section 1, shall be exempt from taxation, betterments and special assessments to the extent such buildings or structures are restricted for use as income-restricted units, including associated common areas and associated land. If income-restricted units and associated common areas constitute only a portion of such resulting buildings or structures, the exemption shall be prorated based on the ratio which the square footage of income-restricted units bears to the square footage of all other residential or commercial units within the buildings or structures. The housing authority, controlled entity or other designated private entity shall pay (a) with respect to the exempt portion of the buildings or structures and land, a payment in lieu of taxes consistent with the valuation or other formula generally applicable under this section to the housing authority’s real estate in the city or town in which such real estate is located, or as otherwise previously agreed upon between the city or town and the housing authority as the method for computing the payments to be made in lieu of taxes, and using the ratio described above; and (b) with respect to the non-exempt portion of the buildings or structures and land, real estate taxes in accordance with chapter 59 of the General Laws based on the fair cash value of the non-exempt portion of the buildings or structures and non-exempt portion of the land using the ratio described above. SECTION 4. Section 11 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a housing authority, with the approval of the department, shall have the power to secure indebtedness incurred for the preservation, modernization and maintenance of one or more of its low-rent housing developments assisted under section 32 or section 34 of chapter 121B by a pledge of a portion of capital funds awarded to it for improvements to be carried out pursuant to a department-approved capital improvement plan in accordance with department regulations governing capital projects. The department shall promulgate regulations establishing limitations on the percentage of awarded capital funds that may be pledged to secure indebtedness, describing permitted terms for borrowing and repayment, and establishing criteria for housing authorities that will be permitted to incur indebtedness secured by a pledge of capital funds. Any pledge of future year capital funds under this section is subject to the availability of funds under the department’s capital spending plan as approved by the governor for that year. All financing documents related to future year capital fund amounts must include a statement that the pledging of funds is subject to the availability of funds under the department’s capital spending plan as approved by the governor. SECTION 5. Section 34 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- The proceeds of any sale or other disposition of such project in excess of the total of all obligations of the housing authority with respect to such project shall, after the payment of all bonds issued by the housing authority to finance the cost of such project and payment of the costs of the sale or disposition, be retained by the housing authority for the preservation, modernization and maintenance of its public housing assisted under this chapter as approved by the department, or where the housing authority has no public housing assisted under this chapter, such proceeds shall be paid to the department to fund capital improvements for the preservation, modernization and maintenance of its public housing or other lawful purposes of the housing authority.

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An Act regarding families and children in need of assistance

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HD2673

{'Id': 'NMB1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Blais', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NMB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:21:03.053'}

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By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 134) of Natalie M. Blais for legislation to establish a network of community-based services and family resource centers for families and children in need of assistance. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 16U and replacing it with the following new text: (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Child requiring assistance'', as defined in section 21 of chapter 119. “Chronic absenteeism” missing at least ten percent of days enrolled regardless of whether the absences are considered excused, unexcused and/or for disciplinary reasons. ''Community-based services'', services, including coordination of services, designed to assist families requiring assistance so that, if appropriate, children of the family may continue to reside with their family and attend their community school while enjoying a strengthened relationship with their family. ''Family requiring assistance'', as defined in section 21 of chapter 119. ''Habitually truant'', as defined in section 21 of chapter 119. ''Secretary'', the secretary of health and human services. (b) Subject to appropriation or third party reimbursement, the secretary shall: (1) establish a network of child and family service programs and family resource centers throughout the commonwealth to provide community-based services to families, including families with children requiring assistance under subsection (c); (2) develop guidelines and standards necessary to achieve and maintain, on a statewide basis, a comprehensive and integrated network of community-based services and family resource centers for children and families; (3) promote efficiency by including in the network of community-based services and family resource centers access to the following services: (i) organizations that are part of the comprehensive community-based behavioral health delivery system coordinated by the secretary under section 16S; (ii) organizations that provide services or have experience in coordinating access to community-based services such as local schools; (iii) other local public agencies and private organizations; and (iv) local medical, behavioral or mental health care providers; (4) coordinate the services provided by the network and in the family resource centers including, but not limited to, outreach, intake, screening, assessment and referral to services; (5) encourage cooperation among local providers as needed to provide the full complement of services required under this section; (6) monitor and provide technical assistance to family resource centers and providers of community-based services; (7) require the use of standard intake screening and assessment tools to evaluate families and children seeking community-based services which shall identify the family's strengths, resources and service needs including, but not limited to, mental health, behavioral health or substance abuse treatment, basic family shelter, clothing and food needs, child care needs, health insurance status, legal issues, education placement and child protection; and (8) create a data collection system for use by programs within the community-based services network and family resource centers which shall: (i) maintain the privacy of clients served, (ii) assist programs and the secretary in identifying and addressing the needs of the population to be served, including gaps in service availability and how long clients are waiting to receive services (iii) collect information including, but not limited to, insurance status and benefit coverage of clients served, income documentation as needed to apply a sliding fee scale for payment or waiver of payment for services, (iv) collect data regarding the services received by a family, and (v) such other information deemed necessary to assist the program and the secretary in providing services, identifying service needs and gaps and evaluating the effectiveness of family resource centers and the community-based services network. Annually, the secretary shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the child advocate detailing, but not limited to: (i) the number of children and families served at each center; (ii) the types of programs offered; (iii) program outcomes including referrals to the juvenile court; (iv) service gaps, including unavailable services and services with long wait times (v) client feedback; (vi) progress on data sharing between centers, (vii) the number of children served by a multidisciplinary team pursuant to subsection (c), and (viii) the number of children referred to a Juvenile Court for a child requiring assistance petition following a multidisciplinary team process. All data shall be disaggregated by the child’s race, ethnicity, gender, and age. (c) The network of community-based services and family resource centers shall: (i) assist families so that, whenever possible, children may continue residing with their families in their home communities; (ii) assist families to enable children to continue as students in their community schools; (iii) strengthen the relationships between children and their families; and (iv) provide coordinated, comprehensive, community-based services for children at risk of chronic absenteeism, dropping out of school, committing delinquent acts or engaging in behaviors which impede the likelihood of leading healthy, productive lives, or who have been referred from the juvenile court pursuant to section 39E of chapter 119. Services offered through the network shall include, but not be limited to, treatment for or assistance with: eligibility determinations, assistance with applying for state services including MassHealth, financial assistance programs, and services provided or funded by executive branch agencies, behavioral, medical and mental health needs, special education evaluation, remedial education services, assistance with insurance issues, mentoring, family and parent support, civic engagement and community service, after school and out-of-school opportunities, residential programs, crisis management and case management. Subject to appropriation, each FRC shall assign a child and family a case manager who shall convene a multidisciplinary team as needed to fulfil the functions listed in this subsection. Multidisciplinary teams shall consist of but not be limited to the child, the child’s parents/caregivers, and family resource center staff, and when appropriate may include family partners, advocates, community-based service providers, educational advocates, representatives from state agencies, or school district representatives. The teams shall work to identify any needs of the child or family with the goal of providing supports to the child and their family outside of the juvenile court process to the extent possible. A case manager shall not refer a family to the juvenile court for the purpose of filing a child requiring assistance petition unless all other community-based service options have been exhausted. Staff at a family resource center shall be permitted to report to a probation officer upon request if a child that is the subject of an attempted child requiring assistance filing has met with a case manager pursuant to this section and if all relevant community-based service options have been exhausted. The secretary of health and human services shall promulgate regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the role of family resource center staff in facilitating the work of the multidisciplinary team (ii) the circumstances under which staff from health and human service state agencies are required to participate and what that participation shall entail (iii) the process by which disagreements about the case plan shall be resolved (iv) record sharing processes, including requirements for obtaining consumer or parental consent and processes for providing information to the juvenile court about a family’s participation in services when the family has filed a child requiring assistance petition (v) data gathering and reporting requirements; (vi) and protocols for when and how a family should be referred to the juvenile court for a child requiring assistance petition. (d) Any documentation of services provided to the family and child through the network of community-based services or in the family resource centers shall not be public records under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4. Except as otherwise required by law, including laws related to the reporting of suspected abuse or neglect under section 51A of chapter 119, statements made by the family and child while receiving services from the network of community-based services shall be treated as confidential and shall not be used in any proceedings without the written consent of the person making the statement. Information about the child and family requiring assistance, including interactions with service providers and protected health information services, may be shared among the case team, other providers of community services for families and any agency within the executive office of health and human services providing such services to the child as needed to coordinate treatment and provide appropriate case management, to the extent permitted under applicable federal law, unless the child or family decline in writing to permit such information sharing. (e) Participation in community-based services and use of the family resource centers shall be under a voluntary agreement of the parent, legal guardian or custodian and the child; provided, however, that provision of community-based services may be contingent upon such parent, legal guardian or custodian agreeing to pay for such services or consenting to allow covered services to be billed to applicable third party payers, including insurance providers. (f) Except as otherwise provided, a school administrator shall refer a student to a family resource center or a community-based services program, if such programs have been established in the geographic region where the student resides, at the same time as the administrator notifies the student and the parent, legal guardian or custodian of the student that the student is at risk of expulsion for failure to comply with the lawful and reasonable rules of the school. After providing the process that is due to the student, including an expulsion hearing if requested under sections 37H and 37H.5 of chapter 71, the school administrator shall consider the outcome of the community-based services if the student provides such outcome information to the school. After an expulsion is imposed, the student may continue to provide information relative to the outcome of any community-based services rendered, and the school administrator shall consider the outcome of any community-based services rendered any time that is provided. Notwithstanding the outcome of any community-based services, school districts shall make available to expelled students educational services designed to lead to re-entry to a regular education program or to a high school diploma. A school shall make reasonable efforts to identify and address potential causes of chronic absenteeism, including but not limited to previously unidentified or inadequately addressed special educational needs, behavioral health needs, bullying, and harassment, before referring the child and family to a family resource center for habitually truant behavior or filing a child requiring assistance petition with the juvenile court. (g) Nothing in this section shall diminish or interfere with the rights and protections afforded to students with disabilities under federal and state special education laws. SECTION 2: Section 1O of chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby repealed. SECTION 3: Section 21 of chapter 119 is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Child requiring assistance” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:- ''Child requiring assistance'', a child between the ages of 12 and 18 who is not currently in the custody of the Department of Children and Families or the Department of Youth Services who: (a)(i) repeatedly runs away from the home of the child's parent, legal guardian or custodian; (ii) repeatedly fails to obey the lawful and reasonable commands of the child's parent, legal guardian or custodian, thereby interfering with their ability to adequately care for and protect the child; (iii) repeatedly fails to obey the lawful and reasonable regulations of the child's school; (iv) is habitually truant; or (v) is a sexually exploited child, and (b) is in need of an out-of-home placement, additional family supports, or additional school supports that cannot be obtained or provided outside of a juvenile court process. SECTION 4: Chapter 119 is hereby amended by striking out section 39E and replacing it with the following new text: The divisions of the juvenile court department may receive and hear requests for assistance stating that there is a child requiring assistance or a family requiring assistance as defined in section twenty-one, in accordance with the provisions of this section and of sections thirty-nine F to thirty-nine I, inclusive. Proceedings pursuant to sections thirty-nine E to thirty-nine I, inclusive, shall not be deemed criminal proceedings and any record of these proceedings, including the filing of an application for assistance and creation of a docket, shall not be entered in the criminal offender record information system. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no record pertaining to the child involved in the proceedings shall be maintained or remain active after the application for assistance is dismissed. The identity and record of any child for which an application for assistance is filed shall not be submitted to the department of criminal justice information services, criminal offender record information system, court activity record index or any other criminal record information system. Proceedings under sections 39E to 39I, inclusive, shall be confidential and not open to the public. The jurisdiction of the Boston juvenile court for the subject matter of this section shall extend to the territorial limits of Suffolk county. A parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child having custody of such child, may initiate an application for assistance in one of said courts stating that said child (i) repeatedly runs away from the home of said parent or guardian or repeatedly refuses to obey the lawful and reasonable commands of said parent or guardian resulting in said parent's or guardian's inability to adequately care for and protect said child, and (ii) is in need of an out-of-home placement or other family supports that the family is unable to obtain outside of the juvenile court process and has exhausted all relevant available community-based services, as defined in Section 16U of Chapter 6A. A school district may initiate an application for assistance in said court stating that said child is (i) not excused from attendance in accordance with the lawful and reasonable regulations of such child's school, has willfully failed to attend school for more than 8 school days in a quarter or repeatedly fails to obey the lawful and reasonable regulations of the child's school, and (ii) the school district is seeking specified additional supports that cannot be provided outside of the juvenile court process. The application for assistance shall also state whether or not the child and the child's family have been referred to an educational advocate or family resource center, and whether the child and the child’s family participated in the referred services to the best of the applicant’s knowledge. The application shall also provide a statement of the specific steps taken by the school district to prevent the child's truancy; and if the application for assistance states that a child has repeatedly failed to obey the lawful and reasonable regulations of the school, a statement of the specific steps taken by the school to improve the child's conduct. The application shall detail the specific court intervention the school district is seeking to support the child in returning to school or improving the child’s conduct. Before an application for assistance is presented to the clerk for filing, a probation officer shall determine if all community-based service options relevant to the child’s needs and accessible to the petitioner have been attempted. In making the determination of whether community based service options have been exhausted, a probation officer shall discuss with the caregiver and/or school petitioner the alternative steps that have been taken, including but not limited to participating in services offered through a family resource center or behavioral health access center, meeting with educational advocates including the Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids program, and creating or updating an individualized education plan for the child. The probation officer shall also consult with the family resource center that is most accessible to the family. Staff at a family resource center shall be permitted to report to a probation officer if a child that is the subject of an attempted child requiring assistance filing has met with a case manager pursuant to Section 16U subsection (c) of Chapter 6A and if all relevant community-based service options have been exhausted. If the probation officer determines that community-based options have not been exhausted and the supports requested in the filing can be obtained through a community-based service provider, the probation officer shall directly connect the petitioner to a family resource center pursuant to Section 16U of Chapter 6A. The probation officer may also refer the child to an appropriate public or private organization or person for psychiatric, psychological, educational, occupational, medical, dental or social services. The probation officer shall prepare, publish and disseminate to each petitioner educational material relative to available family resource centers, and may include materials on educational advocacy, community-based services programs, the state’s complex case resolution process pursuant to Section 16R of Chapter 6A, MassHealth behavioral access centers and 24/7 helpline, and other entities designated by the secretary of health and human services. If the petitioner is a parent, legal guardian or custodian the probation officer shall provide to the petitioner informational materials, prepared by the court that explain the court process and shall include the types of orders that the court may issue and the possibility of changes in the custody of the child and may include an explanation of the services available through the court process, including language translation services and the manner in which those services are delivered. If the probation officer determines all community based service options relevant to the child’s needs and accessible to the petitioner have been exhausted, and the petitioner wishes to proceed after receiving informational materials, an application for assistance shall be filed with and initiated by the clerk, and the clerk shall set a date for a hearing as soon as possible, but not later than 15 days after the request is presented to the clerk for filing, to determine whether assistance is needed, and shall notify the child of such hearing.. The court shall hold a hearing in which it shall receive the recommendation of the probation officer and shall either (i) decline to accept the application for assistance because there is no probable cause to believe that the child and family are in need of assistance; (ii) decline to accept the application for assistance because it finds that the interests of the child would best be served by informal assistance, in which case the court shall, with the consent of the child and the child's parents or guardian, refer the child to a probation officer for assistance; or (iii) accept the application for assistance and schedule a fact-finding hearing. If the child is brought in on custodial protection, the court shall accept an application for assistance unless one has already been filed, and the court shall immediately request the probation officer promptly to make like inquiry and thereafter report to the court the probation officer's recommendation as to whether the interests of the child can best be served through referral to community-based services or informal assistance without a fact-finding hearing. Upon receiving such recommendation, the court may hold a hearing and shall decide whether to proceed with a fact-finding hearing or to refer the child to the care of a probation officer for assistance. When an application for assistance is dismissed under this section, the court shall enter an order directing expungement of any records of the request and related proceedings maintained by the clerk, the court, the department of criminal justice information services, the court activity record index and the probation department that directly pertain to the application for assistance. Whenever a child is referred to a probation officer for assistance, such officer may conduct conferences with the child and the child's family to effect adjustments or agreements which are calculated to resolve the situation which formed the basis of the application for assistance and which will eliminate the need for a fact finding hearing. During the pendency of such referrals or conferences, neither the child nor the child's parents may be compelled to appear at any conferences, produce any papers or visit any place. However, if the child or the child's parents fail to participate in good faith in the referrals or conferences arranged by the probation officer, the probation officer shall so certify in writing, and the clerk shall accept the application for assistance if one has not already been accepted and shall set a date for a fact finding hearing. The judge who conducted the hearing on the acceptance of the application for assistance shall not preside at any subsequent hearing. Conferences and referrals arranged under this section may extend for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date that the application for assistance was initially filed, unless the parent and child voluntarily agree in writing to a continuation of such conferences or referrals for an additional period not to exceed 90 days from the expiration of the original period. Upon the expiration of the initial 90 day period, or of such additional 90 day period, the application for assistance, if any, shall be dismissed and the child and his parents discharged from any further obligation to participate in such conferences and referrals, or an application for assistance shall, if not already accepted, be accepted and a date set for a fact-finding hearing. No statements made by a child or by any other person during the period of inquiries, conferences or referrals may be used against the child at any subsequent hearing to determine that the child requires assistance, but such statements may be received by the court after the fact finding hearing for the purpose of disposition. The commissioner of probation shall establish a system to collect data on all requests for assistance made and how they are resolved under sections 39E to 39I, inclusive. Said system shall maintain the privacy of clients served, assist the court in identifying addressing the needs of the population to be served and collect information related to: the racial and ethnic identity of the child; the insurance status and coverage of clients served; whether the child had received support from a family resource center pursuant to Section 16U of Chapter 6A or another community-based organization prior to filing, the supports requested as detailed in the application, the needs identified by the probation officer, the length of time a child is receiving assistance from a probation officer, including the time prior to and subsequent to the filing of an application for assistance; the identity of any public or private organization to whom a probation officer has referred a child or family for services; and any other information that may assist the commissioner and the court in evaluating the availability and effectiveness of services for children who are the subjects of requests for assistance under this section. The probation officer shall gather information concerning each child and family referred to the officer including, but not limited to, (i) insurance status and coverage, (ii) the child’s school district (iii) whether the child or family received support from a family resource center pursuant to Section 16U of Chapter 6A, (iv) the supports requested as detailed in the CRA application, (v) the needs identified by the probation officer and (vi) other information that may assist the commissioner of probation and the court in evaluating the availability and effectiveness of services for children who are the subjects of requests for assistance under this section. Upon the filing of an application for assistance under this section, the court may issue a summons, to which a copy of the application for assistance shall be attached, requiring the child named in such application to appear before said court at the time set forth in the summons. If such child fails to obey the summons, said court may issue a warrant reciting the substance of the petition and requiring the officer to whom it is directed forthwith to take and bring such child before said court. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the department of children and families Where the court summons such child, the court shall in addition issue a summons to both parents of the child, if both parents are known to reside in the commonwealth, or to one parent if only one is known to reside within the commonwealth, or, if there is no parent residing in the commonwealth, then to the parent having custody or to the lawful guardian of such child. Said summons shall require the person served to appear at a time and place stated therein at a hearing to determine whether or not such child is in need of assistance. Unless service of the summons required by this section is waived in writing, such summons shall be served by the constable or police officer, either by delivering it personally to the person to whom addressed, or by leaving it with a person of proper age to receive the same, at the place of residence or business of such person, and said constable or police officer shall immediately make return to the court of the time and manner of service. SECTION 5: Section 39G of Chapter 119 is hereby amended by—: In paragraph one, line five, striking out the word “may” after the words “motion to dismiss” and replacing it with the word “shall,” in paragraph 2, line 7, adding “family, including representatives from MassHealth, the juvenile court clinic and other state entities depending on the supports requested,” after the phrase “child and family”, striking subsection (b) and replacing it with the following: (b) subject to such conditions and limitations as the court may prescribe, including, but not limited to provisions for those services described in clause (a), place the child in the care of a relative or other adult individual who, after inquiry by the probation officer or other person or agency designated by the court, is found to be qualified to receive and care for the child;

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An Act ensuring continued rights for public housing residents

H1340

HD2875

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By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1340) of Kevin G. Honan relative to the rights for public housing residents. Housing.

Section 34 of chapter 121B of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- “Notwithstanding any provision in this section, the tenants of projects transferred under this section shall, at a minimum, maintain the rights as provided under the provisions of the federal, state, and local subsidy programs originally applicable to the project including tenant contribution, lease terms, eviction, right to return, grievance, resident participation, preference in hiring, and privacy rights, except as may be required to secure financing necessary for the feasibility of the project, or to meet associated programmatic eligibility requirements subject to clause (ii) in the following paragraph after notice to affected tenants with an opportunity to comment. Provided further, the redevelopment shall not be the basis for re-screening of existing tenants or termination or reduction of assistance or eviction of any tenant in a subject property, and such a tenant shall not be considered a new admission for any purpose, including compliance with any income targeting requirements. Provided further, such projects under this section shall have at least the same number of low rent housing as the number of low rent housing in the existing project. Provided further, the requirements for such projects under this section shall be implemented through contracts, use agreements, regulations, or other means, as determined by the department, so long as they remain consistent with this section and all local, state and federal subsidy programs applicable to the project pursuant to this section and delineate: (i) the roles of the housing authority and other agencies in monitoring and enforcing compliance, including tracking temporary and permanent displacement; (ii) how the housing authority will rehouse tenants so there is no displacement from affordable housing programs operated by the housing authority, and (iii) how tenants will be provided with technical assistance to allow them meaningful input into the development of the proposed project; provided further the benefits of any use agreement shall inure to any tenant who occupied the project at time of redevelopment or to present or future tenants or applicants of the project, who shall have the right to enforce the same as third-party beneficiaries provided that nothing in this section is intended to create a separate or new administrative process of appeal or review for any grievance governed by the lease of any tenant. Provided further, that there shall be an opportunity for comment from tenants of such projects to be proposed under this section and an opportunity for public comment to the owners, controlled entities, designated private entities, or public housing authorities responsible for such projects with adequate notice.”

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An Act authorizing the town of Reading to dissolve its Affordable Housing Trust Fund

H1341

HD1189

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1341) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and Richard M. Haggerty (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Reading to dissolve its Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

Whereas, Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2001 authorized the Town of Reading to establish an Affordable Housing Trust Fund; Whereas, in 2005, the legislature enacted Section 55C of Chapter 44 of the Massachusetts General Laws (the “Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Law”), which empowers municipalities to establish a local affordable housing trust, managed by a Board of Trustees; Whereas, the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Law presents significant and important opportunities for the creation and maintenance of affordable housing stock; Whereas, Reading Town Meeting voted to accept the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Law and adopt a bylaw establishing Board of Trustees at its meeting on November 14, 2022; And whereas, the Town of Reading hereby seeks to dissolve its existing affordable housing trust created by Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2001 and transfer all funds to the trust fund established pursuant to the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Law. SECTION 1. Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2001, An Act Authorizing the Town of Reading to Establish an Affordable Housing Trust Fund, is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. All properties and funds held by the Reading Affordable Housing Trust previously established under Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2001 is hereby transferred to the Reading Affordable Housing Trust established pursuant to G.L. c. 44, s. 55C and shall only be managed, disposed of, or expended in accordance with said Section 55C. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon the posting or publication, by the Town Clerk in accordance with G.L. c. 40, s. 32, an amendment to the Reading General Bylaws to establish an affordable housing trust for the Town of Reading under the authority of G.L. c. 44, s. 55C.

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An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders

H1342

HD2001

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1342) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 26 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (p), the following subsection:- (q) Shall deny access to public housing facilities that are subsidized by the commonwealth for all persons who have been convicted of Level 2 or Level 3 sex offenses in the commonwealth

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An Act relative to public housing restrictions

H1343

HD2019

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1343) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to public housing restrictions. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 32 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:- Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, an applicant for assisted housing under this chapter who is not eligible for federal assisted housing under 42 U.S.C. section 1436a shall not displace or be given priority over any applicant who is so eligible.

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An Act establishing an affordable housing qualification commission

H1344

HD2028

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1344) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) on affordable housing qualification. Housing.

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a special commission and study on low and moderate income housing qualifications and recertification. The commission shall investigate and document the levels and impacts of recertification management and practices within local housing authorities and develop a strategy and recommendations to reduce, minimize or eliminate recertification fraud. The commission shall review the policies that underlay existing publicly financed and funded housing development programs and practices of low income and moderate income housing recertification in the commonwealth. The commission shall consist of the secretary of housing and economic development or a designee; 1 member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate appointed by the senate president; 1 member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader; and 2 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a commissioner of a local housing authority and 1 of whom shall be an individual with expertise in low income and moderate income housing. The executive office of housing and economic development and its subdivisions shall provide technical support to the commission. The commission shall file its report, together with recommendations for charges to improve recertification management with the clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on housing, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on municipalities and regional government not later than December 31, 2024.

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An Act relative to affordable housing and the preservation of a community's water resources

H1345

HD2031

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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1345) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to affordable housing and the preservation of community water resources. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 20 of chapter 40B, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the definition of “Consistent with local needs”, and inserting in place thereof the following new definition:- “Consistent with local needs”, requirements and regulations shall be considered consistent with local needs if they are reasonable in view of the regional need for low and moderate income housing considered with the number of low income persons in the city or town affected and the need to protect the health or safety of the occupants of the proposed housing or of the residents of the city or town, to promote better site and building design in relation to the surroundings, to preserve the municipal water supply or the region’s natural water resources, or to preserve open spaces, and if such requirements and regulations are applied as equally as possible to both subsidized and unsubsidized housing. Requirements or regulations shall be consistent with local needs when imposed by a board of zoning appeals after a comprehensive hearing in a city or town where (1) low or moderate income housing exists which is in excess of ten percent of the housing units reported in the latest federal decennial census of the city or town or on sites comprising one and one half percent or more of the total land area zoned for residential, commercial or industrial use or (2) the application before the board would result in the commencement of construction of such housing on sites comprising more than three tenths of one percent of such land area or ten acres, whichever is larger, in any one calendar year; provided, however, that land area owned by the United States, the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, or any public authority shall be excluded from the total land area referred to above when making such determination of consistency with local needs.

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An Act relative to condominium elections

H1346

HD200

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By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1346) of Hannah Kane, David Allen Robertson and Paul McMurtry relative to condominium elections. Housing.

Chapter 183A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 24. (a) Any election held by any organization of unit owners shall be decided by a plurality of those ballots cast on the day of the election or annual meeting; provided, that such ballots shall include absentee ballots. There shall be no quorum requirement for any such election. Owners who are in attendance at the election or annual meeting and those valid absentee ballots received by the election inspector by the day of the election or Annual Meeting shall constitute a quorum. For the purposes of this section, the term election inspector shall mean an election inspector appointed pursuant to subsection (s). Unit owners not in attendance and who have not submitted an absentee ballot forfeit their right to vote in the election. (b) No proxy ballots are to be allowed and no unit owners are permitted to designate their vote to another unit owner. Unit owners no present to vote at the meeting in person shall comply with the absentee ballot procedure in subsections (l) to (o), inclusive. (c) Notice of annual meeting shall include a call for nominations notice if there are available board of trustee positions to fill and an election is scheduled to occur. The notice shall be sent no less than 45 days before the date of the annual meeting. (d) Any unit owner wishing to be considered as a candidate for a board position shall notify the organization of unit owners in writing not less than 20 days before the election by one of the following methods of delivery: (1) in hand; (2) by certified mail with return receipt; (3) by electronic mail with an electronic mail reply received from the organization of unit owners that the notification was received; or (4) regular United States mail with a written receipt of acknowledgement from the organization of unit owners. (e) A second notice shall be sent out to all unit owners no less than 14 days prior to the annual meeting or election indicating the names of all unit owners who responded to the call for nominations and who wish to run for a board position. An absentee ballot shall be included in this second notice with clearly stated instructions on how to return the absentee ballot to the election inspector. The absentee ballot should include the names of all candidates, their address and their length of time on the board. The absentee ballot shall indicate the number and length of the board members terms that are expiring. If a unit owner candidate has included a 1 page resume or biography, this shall be included in the notice. (f) The call for nominations shall be a formal notice sent to all owners asking those interested in board service submit a statement of interest. This notice shall indicate the number and length of the board members terms that are expiring. Nominations received by the association at least 14 days before mailing the election notice shall be listed on the ballot and included with any absentee ballots that are mailed or otherwise distributed. Upon request of a candidate, the organization of unit owners shall include an information sheet on a 81/2 by 11 inch piece of paper, which shall be furnished by the candidate not less than 30 days before the election. This informational sheet shall be included with any absentee ballots mailed or otherwise distributed. The board candidate’s information sheet shall provide the candidate's name, address, experience, and the reasons for wanting to serve on the board. Upon distribution to unit owners, any and all candidate’s information sheet shall be printed on a single-sided sheet of paper and placed in alphabetical order in any mailing or distribution. (g) A board candidate elect shall meet the following criteria to qualify: (1) be up-to-date in their assessments and condominium maintenance fees; (2) be a current unit owner; (3) be up to date on city or town property tax assessments; and (4) not be subject to a current foreclosure action. (h) In the event that an organization of unit owners is unable to find a unit owner willing to run for the position of trustee after 2 written or electronic mail attempts; provided, that 1 of such attempts shall be in the form of a written call for nominations letter mailed to all unit owners, the board may solicit other board candidates who are non-unit owners, contractors or vendors. Preference for board positions shall be reserved for a unit owner first and board members who are not unit owners should be reserved only when no unit owner is willing or able to join the board. (i) There shall be no write-in candidates on any ballot or in any election. (j) If a candidate for trustee chooses to be elected for a specific board this preference shall be made known when responding to the call for nominations notice. This preference shall be documented on any ballot, candidate list or form regarding the election. If the call for nominations reveals that 2 candidates for trustee are seeking the same position on the board, the preference shall be given to the candidate receiving the higher number of unit owner votes in the election or annual meeting. (k) Any member of the board seeking a new or different position on the current board or if there is any dispute of the board with regard to who shall hold the position this question shall be voted upon by the unit owners at the next scheduled annual meeting. No quorum shall be required and the absentee ballot process shall be followed in the same manner as if a regular annual meeting or election was held. Those individuals seeking a new or different board position may provide a candidate information sheet pursuant to the requirements in subsection (f). (l ) Not less than 14 days prior to the organization of unit owners annual meeting or election, a second notice shall be sent to all unit owners listing the names of all valid unit owner candidates who responded to the call for nominations letter and who wish to run for a board position. An absentee ballot shall be included in the second notice with instructions on how to return the absentee ballot to the election inspector and a specific mailing address to which the absentee ballot shall be mailed. (m) The absentee ballot shall include the names of all candidates, their address and their length of time on the board. The absentee ballot shall indicate the number and length of the board members terms that are expiring. If a unit owner candidate has included a 1 page resume or biography, this shall be included in second notice. No absentee ballots shall be received, opened or evaluated by any standing board member or the current property management company. (n) In the event that a unit owner or board candidate cannot attend the annual meeting or election in person, a completed absentee ballot may be returned by 1 of the following methods: (1) mailed or delivered in hand to the election inspector or (2) submitted in a sealed envelope, signed across the seal of the envelope to any other unit owner who is not a standing board member for submission election inspector at the annual meeting. (o) For the absentee ballot to be considered valid, it shall be submitted to the election inspector in a sealed envelope, signed across the back by the absentee unit owner. An absentee ballot may be revoked at any time by the unit owner. Any absentee ballot received, handled or viewed by any entity currently receiving payment for service by the current board shall be void. (p) Any blank ballots delivered to the election inspector shall be considered void and none are to be submitted or accepted at any time by the election inspector for purposes of this or any board election. At no time shall any ballot of any kind be given, delivered, faxed or mailed to any entity currently receiving payment for services by the current board. (q) Each candidate for Trustee shall have at least 3 minutes to address the voting unit owners; provided, however that this time shall not be used to endorse other trustee candidates or to encourage the voting public or unit owners to vote for any particular candidate. (r) There shall be no talking by any voting party, any employee of the board, any attorneys or any volunteers during the time from when the ballots are distributed to when the ballots are collected by the election inspector. During the voting process, any question about the ballot or candidates should be directed only to the election inspector overseeing the election and no other party. (s) An organization of unit owners shall appoint 1 or 3 election inspectors to oversee the elections. An election inspector shall be someone who is not affected by the outcome of the election, not currently contracted to perform any service of the organization of unit owners and not receiving any payment, fees or services from any member of the current board or any property management company with the exception of any reasonable and customary compensation for the specific task of overseeing the election process of the organization of unit owners. Election inspectors shall not have a personal relationship or other conflict of interest with any sitting member of the board, board candidate or the property management company associated with the board. Election inspectors shall do the following: (1) determine the number of unit owners entitled to vote and the voting power of each; (2) determine the authenticity, validity, and effect of ballots received; (3) receive ballots; (4) hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising out of or in connection with the right to vote; (5) count and tabulate all votes; (6) determine when the polls shall close; (7) determine the result of the election; and (8) perform any acts as may be proper to conduct the election with fairness to all members in accordance with this section and all applicable rules of the organization of unit owners regarding the conduct of the election that are not in conflict with this section. (t) Votes shall be counted the same day of the election and preliminary results pending any required verification by the election inspector of the validity of returned ballots including the number of votes for each candidate and announced publicly at the annual meeting or election. Any candidate, or designated candidate representative in the event a candidate cannot be present, who wishes to remain present for the counting of the votes and the preliminary results shall have the right to do so without restriction. (u) Final election results shall be announced within 3 days of the election, after verification of validity of all ballots by the election inspector. If final verification of validity of all ballots returned will be done on a single day, any candidate shall have the right to remain present for this procedure and the announcement of the final results. If any ballots are deemed invalid by the election inspector, any candidate receiving 1 of the invalid ballots specified, shall have the right to view the original ballot and obtain a photocopy of the ballot upon request. Trustees shall be elected by a plurality of the votes. (v) Any unit owner, who is elected to the board, shall immediately forfeit this position in event that the unit, which such person owns, is foreclosed upon or sold. A call for nominations and subsequent election shall be held to fill any such vacancy created in this manner.

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An Act relative to a special commission to study condominium law

H1347

HD202

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By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1347) of Hannah Kane and others relative to the establishment of a special commission to study condominium law. Housing.

SECTION 1. There shall be a special commission established to study condominium law, relative to: owner’s rights, association and management responsibilities to owners, independent audits of accounts held for improvements, upgrades, and maintenance, oversight authority for the development of regulations by an appropriate state office or agency, and any other matters relevant to this subject. This special sub-committee shall meet and may hold hearings and invite testimony from experts and the public to help generate a report to the House and Senate no later than January 1, 2023 which shall proffer recommendations to establish future condominium regulations and statute. The committee shall consist of seven members, two each appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate President and three appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be the Chair, and must include at least the following individuals: An attorney (1) who specializes in condominium law and whose client base is comprised mostly (over 51%) of condo unit owners, unit owner groups or aggrieved unit owners and whose client base is not comprised mostly of Property Management companies and/or condo Boards of Trustees. An individual condo unit owner who is not a member of their Board of Trustees A Certified Property Manager who possesses either the PCAM, CMCA and/or the AMS designation. Areas that shall be explored by the committee and for which subsequent recommendations should be developed include (but are not limited to): Board of Trustee meetings, including the procedures and elections thereto; Annual Meetings Unit Owner’s rights and enforcement Association and management responsibilities to owners Independent audits of accounts held for improvements, upgrades, and maintenance Distribution of information, documents and meeting minutes by the Management company or Board members, to unit owners How condo fees are determined and are increased Oversight authority for the development of regulations by an appropriate state office or agency Formal process to mediate/resolve Unit Owner and Board disputes Rules and Regulations, fees, fines and assessments Any other matters relevant to this subject.

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An Act relative to detached accessory dwellings

H1348

HD3503

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By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1348) of Patrick Joseph Kearney and Susan Williams Gifford relative to detached accessory dwellings knows as tiny homes. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 94 of Chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:- (s) To incorporate the International Code Council’s Appendix Q into the code of Massachusetts regulations, 780 CMR, for purposes of defining “tiny homes” and establishing requirements and standards for the construction of tiny homes, and to develop and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administering and enforcing regulation of tiny homes. Any Appendix Q provisions incorporated into the code of Massachusetts regulations shall be updated within 1 year of any revision to the International Residential Code for one and two family dwellings.

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An Act improving municipal access to general existing housing data

H1349

HD2259

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By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1349) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others for legislation to improve municipal access to general existing housing data. Housing.

SECTION 1 - Chapter 23B of the general laws is hereby amended by adding after section 30, the following section: Section 31 – Housing Data Reporting (a) Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, the department shall collect and make available to municipalities, state agencies, and other state and regional public entities in a centralized, machine-readable, screen reader compatible database the following data for each new development with one or more units of subsidized housing in each municipality in the commonwealth: (i) the total number of units; (ii) the total number of units with long-term use restrictions limiting occupancy based on income and the total number of market rate units; (iii) the total number of units with long-term use restrictions limiting occupancy to households with incomes at or below eighty percent, fifty percent, and thirty percent of area median income, respectively; (iv) the term and end date of all long-term use restrictions based on income; (v) the number of bedrooms and bathrooms per unit; (vi) the gross and livable square footage per unit; (vii) the location of the development, expressed as an address that can be matched to a geocoded record in a statewide address database maintained by the Commonwealth; provided, that, for scattered site developments, an address and unit count shall be reported for each separate parcel. (b) Further, the department shall collect and make available to municipalities, state agencies, and other state and regional public entities in said centralized, machine-readable, screen reader compatible database the following data for each existing development which contains at least one unit of subsidized housing in each municipality in the commonwealth: (i) the total number of units (ii) the total number of units with long-term use restrictions based on income (iii) the term and end date of long-term use restrictions based on income (iv) the location of the development, expressed as an address that can be matched to a geocoded record in a statewide address database maintained by the Commonwealth; provided, that for scattered site developments, an address and unit count shall be reported for each separate parcel. (c) The database established by this section shall be regularly maintained and updated, with each datum updated no less than annually for each municipality. (d) Subsection (b) of section 31 of Chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby repealed. (e) Subection (a) of section 31 of Chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking the word “new” where it appears after the word “each” (f) Subsection (d) and (e) shall take effect December 31, 2025

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An Act establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents

H135

HD2684

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By Representatives Cabral of New Bedford and Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 135) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Judith A. Garcia and others for legislation to establish basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

SECTION 1. Chapter 18 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 39 the following new section: Section 40. The department of transitional assistance shall, subject to appropriation, provide the following basic needs benefits to persons residing in the Commonwealth who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence or are otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law: a) cash assistance and related benefits to children, pregnant women and caretaker adults who meet the eligibility requirements of Chapter 118 of the General Laws except for the program requirements related to immigration status or citizenship and b) nutritional assistance benefits to persons who meet the eligibility requirements of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program except for the program requirements related to immigration status or citizenship. The basic needs benefits authorized under this section shall be provided at the same level and subject to the same requirements as benefits provided under Chapter 118 or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with the exception of the immigration status or citizenship requirements of those programs.

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An Act to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal

H1350

HD3645

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By Representatives Livingstone of Boston and Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1350) of Jay D. Livingstone, Rob Consalvo and others relative to tenant’s first right of refusal. Housing.

Section 1. Chapter 184 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding after section 21, the following new section: Section 21A: Municipal Local Option for a Tenant’s Opportunity to Purchase (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, or unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Affiliate'' an entity owned or controlled by an Owner or under common control with the Owner. “Auction” or "Public Auction", the sale of a Housing Accommodation, under power of sale in a Mortgage Loan, by public bidding. “Borrower", a mortgagor of a Mortgage Loan. "Deed in Lieu," a deed for the collateral property, that the Mortgagee accepts from the Borrower in exchange for the release of the Borrower’s obligation under the Mortgage Loan. “Department”, Department of Housing and Community Development, or its successor agency. “Designee", a nonprofit organization established pursuant to chapter 180, a local housing authority, or a controlled nonprofit or for-profit Affiliate of either such entity; provided that the parent organization has requisite experience in developing, owning and/or operating residential real estate and with the financial capacity to secure the financing of the purchase transaction; provided that any purchase by a Designee under this section shall be for the purpose of the use of the property as Long-Term Affordable Housing set out in a recorded restriction. "Foreclosure," a proceeding to terminate a Borrower’s interest in property instituted by the Mortgagee. “Housing Accommodation," a building or buildings, structure or structures, or part thereof, rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes, including, without limitation, houses, apartments, condominium units, cooperative units and other multi-family residential dwellings; provided, however, that a Housing Accommodation shall not include a group residence, homeless shelter, lodging house, orphanage, temporary dwelling structure or transitional housing; and provided, further that a Housing Accommodation shall not include 1-4 unit Borrower-occupied Housing Accommodation if the Borrower is domiciled in the Housing Accommodation at the initiation of the Short-sale, Deed in Lieu, or Foreclosure process. “Immediate Family Member”, the parent, offspring, sibling, or spouse of the Owner, or a trust in which the beneficiaries immediately after the creation are the Owner and the parent, child, sibling and/or spouse of the Owner. “Long-Term Affordable Housing”, for rental housing: housing where forty percent of the housing units are affordable to households with incomes at or below sixty percent of the Area Median Income as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (AMI), and where these restrictions shall be in effect for at least thirty years and recorded in a deed restriction; for homeownership housing: housing where all units are both (a) set at prices affordable to, and (b) limited to purchase by, buyers whose incomes are at or below 100 percent of the AMI, and at least fifty percent of the units are both (a) set at prices affordable to, and (b) limited to purchase by, buyers with incomes at or below eighty percent of the AMI, and where these restrictions shall be in effect for at least thirty years and recorded in a deed restriction. "Member", a natural person who is a member of a Tenant Association. "Minimum Tenant Participation”, the minimum percentage of Tenant-occupied housing units that must participate as Members of the Tenant Association, which shall be 51 per cent of the Tenant-occupied housing units. The Minimum Tenant Participation percentage shall be calculated (rounded up) based on the number of Tenant-occupied housing units in a property, rather than the number of individual Tenants. If there is more than 1 Tenant residing in a unit, any of the Tenants in the unit may participate as Members of the Tenant Association for the unit to be counted towards the participating percentage of units. The Minimum Tenant Participation will be presumed to have been achieved for a period of 1 year after it is initially established. "Mortgage Loan," a loan secured wholly or partially by a mortgage on a Housing Accommodation. "Mortgagee," an entity to whom property is mortgaged, the mortgage creditor or lender including, but not limited to, mortgage servicers, lenders in a mortgage agreement and any agent, servant or employee of the Mortgagee or any successor in interest or assignee of the Mortgagee's rights, interests or obligations under the mortgage agreement. "Owner", a person, firm, partnership, corporation, trust, organization, limited liability company or other entity, or its successors or assigns, that holds title to real property. "Purchaser", a party who has entered into a purchase contract with an Owner and who will, upon performance of the purchase contract, become the new Owner of the property. "Purchase Contract", a binding written agreement whereby an Owner agrees to sell property including, without limitation, a purchase and sale agreement, contract of sale, purchase option or other similar instrument. "Sale", an act by which an Owner conveys, transfers or disposes of property by deed or otherwise, whether through a single transaction or a series of transactions, within a 3 year period; provided, that a disposition of housing by an Owner to an Affiliate of such Owner shall not constitute a Sale. "Short-Sale," a Sale approved by the Mortgagee to a bona fide Purchaser at a price that is less than the Borrower's existing debt on the Housing Accommodation. "Successor”, the entity through which a Tenant Association may take title to the residential property, including any of the following: (i) a non-profit or for-profit entity controlled by the Tenant Association; or (ii) a limited equity cooperative organized under Chapter 157B or non-profit corporation organized under Chapter 180, in either case controlled by the Tenants of the property; or (iii) a joint venture between any of the entities in (i) or (ii) and another party (including non-profit and for-profit entities) with: (a) the requisite experience in acquiring, developing and owning residential property, and (b) the financial capacity to secure financing of the purchase transaction; any such joint venture shall be for the purpose of the use of the property as Long-Term Affordable Housing set out in a recorded restriction. "Tenant", a person entitled to possession or occupancy of a rental unit within residential housing, including a subtenant, lessee and sublessee. "Tenant Association", an organization with a membership limited to present Tenants of a property that: (i) is registered with, or if no registry exists has provided a letter stating its formation to, the municipality that has adopted an ordinance consistent with this section; or (ii) is a non-profit organization incorporated under chapter 180; provided that an organization shall not be a Tenant Association if there is evidence that it was organized by the Owner. "Third-Party Offer", an offer to purchase the mortgaged property for valuable consideration by an arm's length Purchaser; provided, that a Third-Party Offer shall not include an offer by the Borrower or the Tenants. "Third-party Purchaser", a Purchaser that is not the Tenant Association at the property, or its Designee, Successor, or an Affiliate. (b) A city or town may adopt this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4. The acceptance of this local option by a municipality shall take effect no later than 180 days after such adoption. A city or town may at any time revoke the acceptance of this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4. The revocation shall not affect agreements relative to Tenants’ rights to purchase that have already been asserted, that is, when a Tenant Association, its Successor, Designee or Assignee, have submitted an offer to the Owner, or executed the proposed purchase contract or other agreement acceptable to both parties, prior to the revocation. (c) A city or town’s ordinance or bylaw accepting this Section may contain provisions that establish: additional tenancy protections for Tenant households that do not participate in the Tenant Association; additional penalties, municipal enforcement authority, and enforcement mechanisms, in addition to recorded restrictions, for enforcing the ordinance and provisions of this section, and/or rules and regulations implementing this section; mandated use of a standard purchase contract, prepared or approved by the municipality and consistent with this Section, for Owners to provide to the Tenant Association, its Designee or Successor, under paragraph (d)(4); for housing transferred under this section, additional affordability restrictions on the total percentage of affordable units, the level of affordability, and/or the length of time such restrictions shall be in place; and/or creating confidentiality agreement forms for Owners to use to protect against the public disclosure of information provided pursuant to subsection (d)(5)(ii). (d) In any city or town that adopts the provisions of this section: (i) an Owner of a residential building shall notify the municipality and each Tenant household, in writing by hand delivery and United States' mail, of the Owner's intention to sell the property, with copy of the municipality's prepared summary of the ordinance adopted hereunder, which shall include a reference to the lists in (ii). (ii) The municipality shall maintain a list of qualified affordable housing developers and of qualified technical assistance providers for residents and provide these lists to the residents. A Tenant Association with the Minimum Tenant Participation may select a Successor entity or a Designee to act on its behalf as purchaser of the property and shall give the Owner and the municipality notice of its selection. (i) An Owner of a residential building, unless the Owner is exempt from this Section and it is the Owner’s burden to provide proof of qualification for an exemption, shall provide to the Tenant Association with Minimum Tenant Participation (if such association exists) or its Successor or Designee, an opportunity to purchase the property pursuant to the time periods contained in this Section, but no Owner shall be under any obligation to enter into an agreement to sell such property to the Tenant Association, its Successor or Designee under this subsection (d)(3). (ii) A Tenant Association with the Minimum Tenant Participation, or its Successor or Designee, may, within 30 days after receipt of the Owner's intention to sell, submit an offer to the Owner to purchase the property. Failure to submit an offer within thirty days shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of the Tenants' rights under this paragraph (3). An Owner also may accept an offer and execute a purchase contract with a third party during this thirty-day period, subject to paragraphs (4) to (7), inclusive. Upon execution of any purchase contract with a third party, the Owner shall, unless the Owner can prove they are exempt from this Section, within 7 days, submit: a copy of the executed contract and proof that the deposit toward the purchase has been paid by the third party along with a proposed purchase contract for execution by Tenant Association or its Successor, or Designee (collectively, “the Purchase Documents”), and if no Tenant Association or Successor or Designee exists, the Owner shall provide the Purchase Documents to the municipality and provide a summary of the Purchase Documents (including purchase price, amount and schedule of deposits, length of due diligence/ deposit refundability period, and closing date) to each Tenant household, by hand delivery and United States' mail. If (i) at least 30 days has passed from the Tenant households’ receipt of notice of the Owner’s intention to sell (provided for in (d)(1)) and their receipt of the summary of the Purchase Documents, and if a Tenant Association, with or without Minimum Tenant Participation, or its Successor or Designee does not exist, then the Owner may immediately proceed with the purchase contract with the third party; if (ii) less than 30 days have passed and no Tenant Association with Minimum Tenant Participation has been formed, the Tenants shall have 45 days after the receipt of the summary of the Purchase Documents, to form a Tenant Association with Minimum Tenant Participation, select a Designee or Successor it they choose, and have the Tenant Association or its Successor or its Designee execute the proposed purchase contract or such other agreement as is acceptable to both parties; and (iii) in all other cases, if the Tenant Association, or its Successor or, its Designee, elect to purchase the property, the Tenant Association, or its Successor, or its Designee, shall within 21 days after the receipt of the third-party purchase contract and the proposed purchase contract, execute the proposed purchase contract or such other agreement as is acceptable to both parties. The time periods set forth in this subsection may be extended by agreement between the Owner and the Tenant Association, its Successor or its Designee. Except as otherwise specified in subsection (5), the terms and conditions of the proposed purchase contract offered to the Tenant Association, Successor, or its Designee, shall be the same as those of the executed third-party purchase contract. The Tenant Association or its Successor or Designee must include reasonable evidence of Minimum Tenant Participation with its proposed purchase contract. Any purchase contract offered to, or proposed by, the Tenant Association, its Successor or its Designee shall provide at least the following terms: the earnest money deposit shall not exceed the lesser of: the deposit in the third-party purchase contract; 5 per cent of the Sale price; or $250,000; provided, however, that the Owner and the Tenant Association, or its Successor, or its Designee, may agree to modify the terms of the earnest money deposit; provided, further, that the earnest money deposit shall be held under commercially-reasonable terms by an escrow agent selected jointly by the Owner and the Tenant Association, its Successor or its Designee; the Owner must provide the following information, documentation, and permissions, within 20 days of the date of the purchase contract of the Tenant Association, its Designee or Successor: the current rent roll by unit size without tenant names or other identifying information; the expiration date of every lease (if there is a lease); documentation of all operating expenses for the prior two years, including utilities, insurance premiums, bills for repairs, and capital improvements; permission to inspect all common and maintenance service areas of the property, including roof, boiler room, electrical and telecommunications rooms; permission to conduct inspections and tests for the presence of lead paint and asbestos; and permission to do tests for regulated environmental toxins on unbuilt areas of the property, if required by the lender of the Tenant Association, or its Designee or Successor; the contract will contain all reasonable contingencies, including financing, marketability of title, and appraisal contingencies; the earnest money deposit shall be refundable for not less than 60 days from the date of execution of the purchase contract or such greater period as provided for in the third-party purchase contract (due diligence period); provided, however, that if the Owner unreasonably delays the buyer's ability to conduct due diligence during the 60 day period, the earnest money deposit shall continue to be refundable for an additional period of one day for every day beyond 20 days that the Owner has not complied with the provisions of subsection (5) (ii) above. After the expiration of the specified time period, the earnest money deposit shall become non-refundable but shall continue to be a deposit toward the full purchase price. real estate broker commissions or fees that are associated with the third-party purchase transaction shall be payable upon the closing of the purchase. Closing date: The Tenant Association or its Successor, or Designee, shall have 60 days for a property of 1 to 5 units, 75 days for a property of 6 to 20 units, and 120 days for a property of 21 or more units, from execution of the purchase contract to perform all due diligence, secure financing for and close on the purchase of the building; provided, however, that if the Owner unreasonably delays the buyer's ability to conduct due diligence, the closing date shall be extended for an additional period of one day for every day beyond the required 30 days that the Owner has not complied with the provisions of subsection (d) (5) (ii) above. Failure to exercise the purchase option by the closing date shall constitute a waiver of the purchase option by the Tenant Association, its Successor, or its Designee. The closing date may be extended by agreement of both parties. If the Tenant Association, its Designee or Successor, do not exercise their purchase option the Owner may proceed with the sale to the third-party. If the closing date in the third-party contract is extended, for each such extension, the Owner shall provide the municipality and the Tenant Association, Designee or Successor a notarized amendment to the purchase contract extending the date of the closing. Within 7 days of the termination of the third-party purchase contract the Owner shall notify the municipality and the Tenant Association, its Designee or its Successor of the termination. Said notice shall trigger the provisions of paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(7) of this Section. In any instance where the Tenant Association, its Designee or Successor, is not a successful purchaser, an Owner shall provide evidence of compliance with this Section by filing a affidavit of compliance signed under the penalty of perjury with the municipality, the Department, and the official records of the county where the property is located within seven days of the Sale. The Tenant Association, Successor, or its Designee shall ensure that their purchase of the property will not result in the displacement of any Tenant households existing at the time of purchase based solely on their choice not to participate in the purchase of the property. Any property acquired under this subsection, that is not subject to a Long-Term Affordable Housing requirement, shall be for the purpose of use of the property as: (i) Long-Term Affordable Housing set out in a recorded restriction; (ii) cooperative housing subject to a covenant, satisfactory to the municipality in form and substance and having a term of not less than twenty years, that a majority of residential units be occupied by Tenant-stockholders as their primary residence; or (iii) condominium units subject to a covenant, satisfactory to the municipality in form and substance and having a term of not less than twenty years, that a majority of units be occupied by unit Owners as their primary residence. For purposes of (ii) and (iii) of this requirement, Owner-occupied or Tenant-stockholder occupied includes (i) a person in military service on active duty who intends to occupy the residential unit when not on active duty, and (ii) a disabled occupant where the Owner/Tenant-stockholder is a their parent or legal guardian. This subsection (d) shall not apply to the following: Property that is the subject of a government taking by eminent domain or a negotiated purchase in lieu of eminent domain; a proposed below-market Sale to an organization organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code where the property shall be used or developed as Long-Term Affordable Housing; any Sale of publicly-assisted housing, as defined in section 1 of chapter 40T; rental units in any hospital, skilled nursing facility, or health facility; rental units in a nonprofit facility that has the primary purpose of providing short term treatment, assistance, or therapy for alcohol, drug, or other substance abuse; provided, that such housing is incident to the recovery program, and where the client has been informed in writing of the temporary or transitional nature of the housing; rental units in a nonprofit facility that provides a structured living environment that has the primary purpose of helping homeless persons obtain the skills necessary for independent living in a permanent housing and where occupancy is restricted to a limited and specific period of time of not more than 24 months and where the client has been informed in writing of the temporary or transitional nature of the housing at its inception; public housing units owned or managed by or with a ground lease from the local housing authority; any residential property where the Owner, who owns it directly or through an Affiliate, can show that (i) the Owner is a natural person(s), which natural person(s), together and/or separately, own, either directly and/or through an Affiliate(s), fewer than 10 residential rental units in the municipality. Any unit that is held in trust on behalf of a disabled individual who permanently occupies the unit, or a unit that is permanently occupied by a disabled parent, sibling, child, or grandparent of the Owner of that unit; any property that is owned by a college or university that is occupied exclusively by students; any Sale to an Immediate Family Member of the Owner for a total purchase price at or below the current assessed value of the property; a transfer by devise, descent, or operation of law upon the death of a natural person; a Sale of a newly constructed property for which the initial certificate of occupancy was issued no earlier than three years prior to the date of the purchase contract between a buyer and the party to which the certificate of occupancy was issued; a property of one to four units, where the owner actually maintains and occupies one of the units as his/her residence; any residential property where the Owner directly or indirectly through an Affiliate owns only one unit in the property; or any property with more than 50 residential units, where the median rent of the property is at least 150% of the median rent of the municipality as determined by the most recent American Community Survey of the Census Bureau. The Department shall enforce this subsection (d) and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for enforcement. The Department shall provide municipalities with sample purchase contracts incorporating the requirements of this Section that an Owner can provide to a Tenant Association, its Designee or Successor. (e) Short-Sales. In any city or town that adopts the provisions of this Section: An Owner, other than the Owner of a 1- 4 unit Owner-occupied property, shall give notice to each Tenant household of a Housing Accommodation of the intention to sell the Housing Accommodation by way of Short-Sale to avoid Foreclosure. Such notice shall be mailed by regular and certified mail, with a simultaneous copy to the attorney general, and the municipality adopting this section within 2 business days of the Owner's submission of a request or application to the Mortgagee for permission to sell the Housing Accommodation by way of Short-Sale or to accept a Deed in Lieu. This notice shall also include a notice of the rights provided by this section. No Mortgagee may accept any Third-Party Offers or deem the Owner's application for Short-Sale submitted for review unless and until: the Mortgagee receives documentation in a form approved by the attorney general demonstrating that the Tenants of the Housing Accommodation have been informed of the Owner's intent to seek a Short-Sale or Deed in Lieu and the Tenants have had the opportunity to express their interest in exercising a right of first refusal within 60 days or the opportunity to assigned their right of first refusal, or the Tenants have waived those rights. If Tenants have not affirmatively expressed their interest in exercising a right of first refusal or in assigning that right within 60 days, or have not affirmatively waived that right within 60 days, the Tenants' rights are deemed waived. Before a Housing Accommodation may be transferred by Short-Sale or Deed in Lieu, the Owner, other than the Owner of a 1-4 unit owner-occupied property shall notify each Tenant household, with a simultaneous copy to the attorney general and the municipality adopting this section, by regular and certified mail, of any bona fide offer that the Mortgagee intends to accept. Before any Short-Sale or transfer by Deed in Lieu, the Owner shall give each Tenant household such a notice of the offer only if households constituting at least 51 per cent of the households occupying the Housing Accommodation notify the Owner, in writing, that they collectively desire to receive information relating to the proposed Sale. Tenants may indicate this desire within the same notice described in paragraph (2). Any notice of the offer required to be given under this subsection shall include the price, calculated as a single lump sum amount and of any promissory notes offered in lieu of cash payment. A Tenant Association representing at least 51 per cent of the households occupying the Housing Accommodation that are entitled to notice under the preceding paragraph (3) shall have the collective right to purchase, in the case of a Third-Party Offer that the Mortgagee intends to accept, provided that it: submits to the Owner reasonable evidence that the Tenants of at least 51 per cent of the occupied units in the Housing Accommodation have approved the purchase of the Housing Accommodation, submits to the Owner a proposed purchase and sale agreement on substantially equivalent terms and conditions within 60 days of receipt of notice of the offer made under the preceding paragraph (3), obtains a binding commitment for any necessary financing or guarantees within an additional 90 days after execution of the purchase and sale agreement, and closes on such purchase within an additional 90 days after the end of the 90-day period described in clause (iii). No Owner shall unreasonably refuse to enter into, or unreasonably delay the execution or closing on a purchase and sale with Tenants who have made a bona fide offer to meet the price and substantially equivalent terms and conditions of an offer for which notice is required to be given pursuant to paragraph (3). Failure of the Tenants to submit such a purchase and sale agreement within the first 60-day period, to obtain a binding commitment for financing within the additional 90-day period or to close on the purchase within the second 90-day period, shall serve to terminate the rights of such Tenants to purchase. The time periods herein provided may be extended by agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed to require an Owner to provide financing to such Tenants. A Tenant Association that has the right to purchase hereunder, at its election, may assign its purchase right hereunder to the city or town in which the Housing Accommodation is located, or the housing authority of the city or town in which the Housing Accommodation is located, or an agency of the commonwealth, nonprofit, community development corporation, affordable housing developer, or land trust. A right to purchase hereunder shall be for the purpose of maintaining the use of the Housing Accommodation as permanently affordable rental housing. The right of first refusal created herein shall inure to the Tenants for the time periods hereinbefore provided, beginning on the date of notice to the Tenants under paragraph (1). The effective period for such right of first refusal shall begin anew for each different offer to purchase that the Mortgagee intends to accept. The right of first refusal shall not apply with respect to any offer received by the Owner for which a notice is not required pursuant to said paragraph (3). In any instance where the Tenants are not the successful purchaser of the Housing Accommodation, the Mortgagee shall provide evidence of compliance with this section by filing an affidavit of compliance signed under the penalty of perjury with the attorney general, and the registry of deeds for the county and district where the property is located within 7 days of the Sale. The attorney general shall enforce this subsection (e) and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for enforcement. The attorney general may seek injunctive, declaratory, and compensatory relief on behalf of Tenants and the Commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction. The attorney general shall post a sample intent to sell notice, sample proof of notice to Tenants, sample notice of offer, and other necessary documents. (f) Foreclosures. In any city or town that adopts the provisions of this Section: When a Mortgagee seeks to foreclose, the Mortgagee shall provide copies of all Foreclosure notices required by Chapter 244, sections 14 and 35A, or any other applicable Foreclosure law, by regular and certified mail to the Tenants of the Housing Accommodation and to the municipality adopting this Section. The Mortgagee shall also provide Tenants and the municipality, by regular and certified mail, with a copy of any Complaint filed in Land Court and any Order of Notice issued by the Land Court, pursuant to the Service Members Civil Relief Act if applicable, within five (5) days of issuance. The Mortgagee shall provide each Tenant household and the municipality adopting this Section, by regular and certified mail, a copy of any and all Notices of Sale published pursuant to Section 14 of chapter 244. No later than 5 business days before the Foreclosure Auction of a Housing Accommodation, the Tenants shall inform the Mortgagee, in writing, if a Tenants Association representing at least fifty-one percent of the households occupying the Housing Accommodation or an entity to which they have assigned their right of first refusal intend to exercise their right of first refusal at Auction and desire to receive information relating to the proposed Auction. A Tenants Association representing at least fifty-one percent of the households occupying the Housing Accommodation or their assignee may exercise their collective right to purchase the Housing Accommodation, in the event of a Third-Party Offer at Auction that the Mortgagee receives, provided that the Tenants Association submits to the Mortgagee reasonable evidence that the Tenants of at least fifty-one percent of the occupied homes in the Housing Accommodation have approved the purchase of the Housing Accommodation, submits to the Mortgagee a proposed purchase and sale agreement on substantially equivalent terms and conditions to that received by the Mortgagee in the Third-Party Offer within sixty days of receipt of notice of the bid made under paragraph (3) of this section, obtains a binding commitment for any necessary financing or guarantees within an additional ninety days after execution of the purchase and sale agreement, and closes on such purchase within an additional ninety days after the end of the ninety-day period under clause (iii). No Mortgagee shall unreasonably refuse to enter into, or unreasonably delay the execution or closing on a purchase and sale with Tenants who have made a bona fide offer to meet the price and substantially equivalent terms and conditions of a bid received at Auction. Failure of the Tenants to submit such a purchase and sale agreement within the first sixty day period, to obtain a binding commitment for financing within the additional ninety day period or to close on the purchase within the second ninety-day period, shall serve to terminate the rights of such Tenants to purchase. The time periods herein provided may be extended by agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed to require a Mortgagee to provide financing to such Tenants. A Tenant Association which has the right to purchase hereunder, at its election, may assign its purchase right hereunder to the city, town, housing authority, or agency of the commonwealth, nonprofit, community development corporation, affordable housing developer, or land trust; a right to purchase hereunder shall be for the purpose of maintaining the use of the Housing Accommodation as permanently affordable rental housing. If there are no third-party bids at Auction for the Housing Accommodation, the Tenants shall have a right of first refusal whenever the Mortgagee seeks to sell the Housing Accommodation. The Tenants shall be notified of any offers the Mortgagee intends to accept and shall be given an opportunity to meet the price and substantially the terms of a Third-Party Offer based on the same time line described in paragraph (4). The right of first refusal created herein shall inure to the Tenants for the time periods herein before provided, beginning on the date of notice to the Tenants under paragraph (1). In any instance where the Tenants are not the successful purchaser, the seller of such unit shall provide evidence of compliance with this Section by filing an affidavit of compliance signed under the penalty of perjury with the attorney general, the Department, and the official records of the county where the property is located within seven days of the Sale. The attorney general shall enforce this subsection (f) and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for enforcement. The attorney general may seek injunctive, declaratory, and compensatory relief on behalf of Tenants and the Commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction. The attorney general shall post a sample intent to sell notice, sample proof of notice to Tenants, sample notice of offer, and other necessary documents. (h) Any notice required by this section, except notice provided by a Tenant Association to the municipality, shall be deemed to have been provided when delivered in person or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the party to whom notice is required; except that with respect to providing notice to Tenants, notice shall be deemed to have been provided when either: (i) the notice is delivered in hand to the Tenant or an adult member of the Tenant's household; or (ii) the notice is sent by first class mail and a copy is left in or under the door of the Tenant's dwelling unit. A notice to the affected municipality shall be sent to the chief executive officer. (i) It is illegal for an Owner or their agent to take any action to evict, threaten, coerce, or retaliate against a Tenant or Tenants in order to avoid application of this Section. (j) A Tenant, Tenant Association, or Successor, Designee or assignee shall not solicit or accept payment or any other consideration for assigning or waiving any rights under this section. (k) Aggrieved Tenants, Tenant Associations, Designees, Successors, assignees, and municipalities may seek damages under chapter 93A and may file a complaint with the attorney general, and may also file a court complaint for equitable and/or monetary relief, including but not limited to damages of a percentage of the sales price and/or injunctive relief in the form of specific performance. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit or constrain in any way the rights Tenants currently have under applicable laws, including but not limited to chapters 186 and 186A. At all times, all parties must negotiate in good faith.

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An Act codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program

H1351

HD3349

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By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1351) of Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. Housing.

Chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 61. (a) The department shall, subject to appropriation, establish and administer through administering agencies, the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program also known as MRVP, a program of rental assistance for eligible low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income households through mobile and project-based vouchers for the purpose of obtaining decent, stable, and affordable housing and promoting economically mixed housing. The department shall issue the number of vouchers anticipated to completely utilize, but not exceed the appropriation for this program; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile and project-based vouchers so that the appropriation in this item shall not be exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration. (b) To be eligible to receive assistance under this section, a household shall have a net income that does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department may award mobile vouchers to eligible households occupying MRVP project-based units that shall expire due to the non-renewal of project-based rental assistance contracts. Households shall meet eligibility requirements as required in this section and applicable regulations and guidance issued by the department. Not less than 75 percent of the vouchers shall be targeted to households whose income at initial occupancy does not exceed 30 percent of the area median income. (c) A payment standard is the amount used by an administering agency to calculate the maximum amount of the MRVP subsidy. Except as provided under paragraph (d), the payment standard for each size of a dwelling unit in a market area shall not exceed 110 percent of the fair market rent, or Small Area Fair Market Rent as established annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the same size of dwelling unit in the same market area and shall be not less than 100 percent of that fair market rent, except that no administering agency shall be required as a result of a reduction in the fair market rent to reduce the payment standard applied to a household continuing to reside in a unit for which the household was receiving assistance under this section at the time the fair market rent was reduced. The department shall allow administering agencies to request exception payment standards within fair market rental areas subject to criteria and procedures established by the department. (d) The department may require an administering agency to submit the payment standard of the administering agency to the department for approval, if the payment standard is less than 100 percent of the fair market rent or exceeds 110 percent of the fair market rent, except that an administering agency may establish a payment standard of not more than 120 percent of the fair market rent where necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, without approval of the department. An administering agency may use a payment standard that is greater than 120 percent of the fair market rent as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, but only with the approval of the department. In connection with the use of any increased payment standard established or approved pursuant to either of the preceding two sentences as a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, the department may not establish additional requirements regarding the amount of adjusted income paid by such person for rent. (e) A household that receives tenant-based assistance under this section, with respect to any dwelling unit, shall not pay for rent more than 30 per cent of the monthly adjusted net income of the household; except that households receiving tenant-based assistance under this section may pay more than 30 per cent of the monthly adjusted net income of the household, at their option, in excess of the payment standard for the voucher, provided that this amount may not exceed 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted net income of the household in the first year of occupancy; provided further that the department shall adjust household rent for those paying separately for utilities. (f) The rent for dwelling units for which a housing assistance payment contract is established under this subsection shall be reasonable in comparison with rents charged for comparable dwelling units in the private, unassisted local market. (g) For each dwelling unit for which a housing assistance payment contract is established under this section, the administering agency shall inspect the unit before any assistance payment is made to determine whether the dwelling unit meets the minimum standards of fitness for human habitation as required by the State Sanitary Code. These requirements cannot be waived. Each administering agency providing assistance under this section shall, for each assisted dwelling unit, make inspection not less often than biennially during the term of the housing assistance payments contract for the unit to determine whether the unit is maintained in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph. (h) Effective as of January 1, 2022, the monthly administrative fee for all vouchers administered under this section shall be not less than the administrative fee rates for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, as established annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development$80.00 per voucher, per month. (i) The department shall maintain and administer a single voucher management system and shall collect data on the utilization of rental vouchers in each fiscal year under this program. This data shall include, but not be limited to: the location and value of each voucher-assisted unit; the number and average value of mobile and project-based vouchers currently distributed in the Commonwealth, in each county, and in each municipality; the household size; age of the head of household and each member of the household; the race and ethnicity of each household; the income and source of income of each household. The department shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means and Joint Committee on Housing annually on the utilization of rental vouchers in each fiscal year under this program. The department shall collect and report on the data collection as required under Chapter 334 of the Acts of 2006. (j) The department shall promulgate regulations and guidance to implement this section. (k) Any unspent funding appropriated for this program through budget line-item 7004-9024 in any fiscal year shall not revert, but shall be made available for the purposes of the item in the next fiscal year.

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An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)

H1352

HD2942

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By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1352) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to the requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory. Housing.

Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: Section X, For the purposes of calculating whether Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing exists in the city or town on sites comprising more than 1-½ % of the total land area zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40B, Sections 20-23, as further defined under 760 CMR 56.03(3)(b) the following categories shall by considered and shall not be counted towards the city or town's total land area: a. total land area under M.G.L. c. 61A b. total land area under M.G.L c. 61B c. total land area consisting of all farmland with perpetual deed restrictions d. total land area consisting of private cemeteries e. total land area pertaining to all underground and above ground utilities including regional gas lines

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An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD

H1353

HD2943

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By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1353) of Joseph D. McKenna and Anne M. Gobi relative to cities and towns sheltering individuals for certain state or federal housing agencies. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:- Section X, Any municipality which is so ordered by the Federal Government or by the Commonwealth through the Department of Housing and Economic Development, the Department of Housing, or any other state or federal agency to provide an emergency shelter site for homeless populations greater than 10 individuals within its borders shall be granted 'safe harbor' from meeting the regulations and requirements of Chapter 40B namely including the Commonwealth’s Subsidized Housing Inventory requirement threshold of 10%, for a period of not less than 5 years

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An Act to create and implement a Massachusetts flexible supportive housing subsidy pool program

H1354

HD216

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By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1354) of Joan Meschino and others for legislation to create and implement a flexible housing subsidy pool program to address the medically complex needs of disabled men, women and children experiencing homelessness. Housing.

SECTION 1. The General Court hereby finds and declares all of the following: (i) Housing is the solution to homelessness for low-income families and individuals. Connecting people to housing and services provides a foundation to address other areas that may have contributed to their homelessness, such as employment, health, discrimination and substance misuse. In 2015, the general court cited a need for better coordination between state agencies and departments in creating the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness. But there is currently no mechanism for sustainable, coordinated and braided funding to create supportive housing. (ii) Homelessness-focused housing programs have a demonstrated ability to end homelessness. These programs include permanent supportive housing that combines long-term rental assistance with supportive services. Supportive housing is targeted to individuals and families with chronic illnesses, disabilities, mental health issues or substance use disorders who have experienced long-term or repeated homelessness. (iii) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act offers a renewed opportunity to emphasize ending homelessness by moving more people into permanent housing, rather than allowing them to linger indefinitely in shelters and unsheltered locations. The American Rescue Plan Act provides: (1) emergency rental assistance, to help millions of families keep up on their rent and remain in their homes; (2) emergency housing vouchers for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness; and (3) financing HOME Investment Partnerships Program to help create housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. (iv) Federal funding combined with state financial and human resources provided for in this Act will fund a multipronged approach to allow people to exit streets, doubled-up housing and shelters and access permanent and supportive housing. SECTION 2. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 121G the following chapter:- Chapter 121H. MASSACHUSETTS FLEXIBLE HOUSING POOL PROGRAM Section 1. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Applicant”, a city, municipality or continuum of care that receives funds under the program. “Chronic homelessness”, has the same meaning as in Part 91 and Part 578 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those parts read on January 1, 2019, except that people, including children, youth, families and individuals, who were chronically homeless before entering an institution continue to be chronically homeless upon discharge, regardless of length of institutional stay. “Continuum of care”, has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. “Coordinated entry system”, or “CES”, a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 576.400(d) or 578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and related requirements, designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and referrals. In order to satisfy this subdivision, recipients of funding shall use a centralized or coordinated assessment system to refer eligible participants to housing funded under the program created in this section. A coordinated assessment system shall cover the entire geographic area, be easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, be well advertised, and include a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool. “Department”, the department of housing and community development. “Equity Framework”, the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response guidance to communities on how to use federal funding sources, including CARES Act programs, strategically across key public health and economic recovery strategies to meet public health goals, increase housing stability, and prevent future increases in homelessness, all with a racial justice and equity for various marginalized population lens. “HMIS”, a Homeless Management Information System, as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The term “HMIS” includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by HUD under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. “Homeless” or “homelessness”, has the same meaning as “homeless” defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. “HUD”, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Intermediary”, a third-party nonprofit organization that does not provide direct services, selected through a competitive process to oversee the MHFP and to administer housing subsidies and integrate health services in a coordinated, person-centered process. “Permanent housing”, a structure or set of structures with subsidized or unsubsidized rental housing units subject to applicable landlord-tenant law, with no limit on length of stay, and no requirement to participate in supportive services as a condition of access to or continued occupancy in the housing. Permanent housing includes permanent supportive housing. “Permanent supportive housing”, permanent housing with no limit on the length of stay that is occupied by the target population and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing residents in retaining the housing, improving resident’s health status, and maximizing resident’s ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Permanent supportive housing includes associated facilities if used to provide services to housing residents. “Program” or “MFHP”, the Massachusetts Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool Program established pursuant to this chapter. “Rental assistance”, a rental subsidy provided to a housing provider, including a developer leasing affordable or supportive housing, to assist a tenant to pay the difference between 30 percent of the tenant’s income and fair market rent or reasonable market rent as determined by the grant recipient and approved by the department. “Subrecipient”, a unit of local government or a private nonprofit or for-profit organization that the recipient determines is qualified to undertake the eligible activities for which the recipient seeks funds under the program, and that enters a contract with the applicant to undertake those eligible activities in accordance with the requirements of the program. “Target population”, people experiencing homelessness, as defined in this section, and people who have experienced homelessness and are exiting rapid rehousing, transitional housing, or other programs providing short- to medium-term rental assistance and who are or would become homeless without longer-term assistance. “Trauma Informed Care” or “TIC”, a coordinated, cross-system strategy that has aligned policies, practices and services for supporting healing and resilience. Section 2. (a) The Massachusetts Flexible Housing Pool shall be administered by the department. (b) On or before July 1, 2023, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Issue at least 2 notices of funding availability each year to make available funding to eligible applicants; and (2) Solicit bids from a third-party nonprofit organization through a competitive process to oversee the MHFP. Section 3. The department shall solicit bids from a third-party nonprofit organization through a competitive process to oversee the MHFP and to administer housing subsidies and integrate health services in a coordinated, person-centered process. This role shall serve as the intermediary between the department and the applicants. Section 4. (a) The intermediary shall make grants available to applicants that includes scoring based upon, but not limited to the following: (1) The extent to which the applicant uses an equity framework, throughout the proposal; (2) The extent to which the applicant shows a thorough expertise of trauma informed care service delivery; (3) The extent to which the applicant shows experience in delivering quality supportive services and developing affordable housing; (4) The need of the applicant, which includes consideration of the number of people experiencing homelessness, communities disproportionality impacted by systemic racism and the impact of housing costs in the jurisdiction; (5) The extent of coordination and collaboration between the applicant, other community partners and governmental entities in the region, and the continuum of care covering the geographic area; (6) The ability of the applicant or proposed subrecipient to administer or partner to administer the type of funding the applicant is seeking, based on the applicant’s proposed use of program funds; (7) The applicant’s documented partnerships with affordable and supportive housing providers in the jurisdiction; (8) Demonstrated commitment to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness through existing programs or programs planned to be implemented within 12 months; and (9) The proposed use of funds, the extent to which those uses are evidence-based, and the extent to which the proposed use will lead to overall reductions in homelessness. Section 5. Applicants shall compete with other applicants of similar population sizes and characteristics, such as urban centers and rural communities. Section 6. An application shall meet the following requirements: (1) The application shall demonstrate regional coordination between cities, community partners and continuums of care, and report all funds currently being used to provide housing and services to the homeless population in the applicant’s region; (2) The application shall include a commitment to ensuring all grants follow the core components of Housing First, including referrals to coordinated entry systems; (3) The application shall describe or provide documentation of the local program or project selection process anticipated to be used to allocate available funds to subrecipients qualified to carry out the eligible activities. To satisfy the requirements of this paragraph, the applicant’s proposed program or project selection process shall avoid conflicts of interest in program or project selection and shall be easily accessible to the public; and (4) The application shall identify anticipated estimated amounts to be used for the specific eligible activities described in the application and numerical goals and performance measures established by the applicant, in collaboration with the relevant continuum of care, to be used to evaluate success in implementing eligible activities described in the application for the anticipated term of the agreement with the department entered into pursuant to the program. At a minimum, applicants shall evaluate the following project or system performance measures on an annual basis, based on HMIS data from the continuum of care service area or other data, as set forth in the department’s notice of funding availability: (A) The number of persons served; (B) The number of unsheltered persons served, and the average length of time spent homeless before entry into the program; (C) The number of persons served currently living in permanent housing; (D) The number of exits from the program, and the reasons for those exits, including returns to homelessness; and (E) The process for referrals to housing. Section 7. (a) An applicant shall use program funds to serve the target populations through 1 or more of the following eligible activities: (1) Rental assistance in an amount the applicant identifies, but no more than 2 times the fair market rent for the community in which the applicant is providing rental assistance; (2) Operating subsidies in new and existing affordable or supportive housing units. Operating subsidies may include operating reserves; (3) Incentives to landlords, including, but not limited to, security deposits and holding fees; (4) Services to assist the target population in accessing permanent housing and to promote housing stability in supportive housing; (5) Systems support for activities necessary to create regional partnerships, maintain a homeless services and housing delivery system, including CES, HMIS, or planning activities, as well as staff tasked with identifying and connecting people experiencing homelessness to CES within health care, child welfare, criminal justice or other systems; or (6) Operating support for interim interventions, including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Resource centers that provide temporary room and board and case managers or housing navigators who work to connect homeless individuals and families to permanent housing, as well as income, public benefits, treatment, and other services; (B) Outreach services to connect unsheltered homeless individuals and families to interim interventions and permanent housing; (C) Shelter diversion, including service integration activities, to connect individuals and families to alternate housing arrangements, services, and financial assistance. Section 8. Through the MFHP, eligibility criteria shall be determined to fit the target population, focus on geographic areas of high need and equity issues, streamline the housing placement process and provide services to address complex social and behavioral health scenarios. Section 9. (a) The intermediary shall allocate funding to ensure recipients serve 1 or more of the following populations, so long as the populations also meet target population eligibility of people, as defined by children, youth, families and individuals: experiencing chronic homelessness, have long lengths of stay in shelter and people experiencing homelessness and who are medically complex. (b) In allocating funding to serve this population, the department shall partner with the department of public health to track health care utilization, racial equity data and participate in an evaluation of the outcomes. Section 10. The department shall work with the executive office of health and human services to coordinate MassHealth services funding with rental assistance and operating subsidies funded under the program, and shall implement guidelines to ensure coordination of existing MassHealth programs, including, but not limited to CSP-CHI. Section 11. (a) The program shall prioritize people experiencing homelessness as individual, youth and young adult, or family: (1) In allocating funding to serve this population, the department may incorporate guidelines created pursuant to the Massachusetts Emergency Solutions Grant; and. (2) The department shall work with the department of children and families to draft guidelines ensuring recipients establish processes for serving families experiencing homelessness and child welfare involvement. (b) Recipients shall use a portion of funds received pursuant to this section to match homeless data with child welfare data, to allow local systems to identify and prioritize families who need housing to reunite with children in foster care and families receiving child welfare services experiencing homelessness. Section 12. In allocating funding to serve people experiencing homelessness who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, the department shall partner with the office of victim assistance to create guidelines and draft plans that do all of the following: (1) Ensure services include culturally competent housing navigation in domestic violence shelters and trauma-informed case management; (2) Foster collaboration between domestic violence and sexual assault providers and homeless systems; (3) Provide capacity building assistance to improve and strengthen how homeless, domestic violence, and sexual assault systems work together to improve outcomes for homeless survivors; and (4) Provide rental assistance or operating subsidies to survivors exiting transitional housing, and emergency housing programs. Section 13. (a) In allocating funding to serve people on parole, or who meet the eligibility criteria of the MassHealth Behavioral Health Justice Initiative, the department shall work with the department of correction to establish guidelines that do all the following: (1) Provide culturally competent services in coordination with housing funded under the program; (2) Establish a process for identifying and referring participants into the program; and (3) Ensure participants of programs designed to reduce recidivism among Massachusetts residents likely to recidivate to prison are exiting state-funded programs into permanent housing. (b) The department of correction shall, subject to appropriation, allocate funds that were appropriated to the department of correction for the day center and mental health crisis care that are used for the Transitional Treatment Program program to serve participants under this program. Section 14. (a) In allocating funding to serve people experiencing homelessness as older adults, the department shall work with the office of elder affairs to draft guidelines to address the needs of this population. Section 15. The department may adjust or add populations proscribed in this chapter based on a data based assessment of state need and inventory. Section 16. (a) The intermediary shall distribute funds allocated to an applicant by executing a contract with that entity that shall be for a term of 5 years, subject to renewal. Upon expiration of a contract, any funds not expended for eligible activities shall revert to the intermediary for use for the program. (b) The intermediary shall submit an annual report to the department on a form issued by the department, pertaining to the overall program and project selection process, contract expenditures, and progress toward meeting state and local housing goals set out in this chapter as demonstrated by the performance measures set forth in the application. (c) As part of the annual report required pursuant to subsection (b), the intermediary shall report to the department on the expenditures and activities of any subrecipients for each year of the term of the contract with the department until all funds awarded to a subrecipient have been expended. (d) The intermediary may monitor the expenditures and activities of the recipient, as the department deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements. (e) The intermediary may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from a recipient or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with program requirements. (f) Annually, commencing on January 1, 2024, the intermediary shall evaluate the outcomes of the program and report the outcomes to the department. Section 17. (a) The department of housing and economic development shall work with United Way Massachusetts Bay to create a statewide Funder’s Collaborative to End Homelessness. (b) The Funder’s Collaborative shall do the following: (1) Establish a process for incorporating private contributions through the Statewide Funders Collaborative to End Homelessness into the MFHP to create local innovations, establish pilots, or evaluate programs; and (2) Represent foundations working to solve homelessness, criminal justice inequities, social determinants of health, the impact of homelessness on child welfare involvement, domestic violence, and other private funders with an interest in solving homelessness. Section 18. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a trust to be known as the Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool Program Trust Fund for the purpose of funding contracts for loans, grants and other financial assistance pursuant to this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the director of the department, may enter into contracts for the purposes of this chapter. Each contract shall include: (1) A requirement that a substantial portion of the payment be conditioned on the achievement of outcomes based on performance targets; (2) An objective process by which an independent evaluator will determine whether the performance targets have been achieved; (3) A calculation of the amount and timing of payments that would be earned by the recipient during each year of the agreement if performance targets are achieved as determined by the independent evaluator; (4) A sinking fund requirement under which the director shall request an appropriation for each fiscal year that the contract is in effect, in an amount equal to the expected payments that the commonwealth would ultimately be obligated to pay in the future based upon service provided during that fiscal year, if performance targets were achieved; and (5) A determination by the director that the contract will result in significant performance improvements and budgetary savings across all impacted agencies if the performance targets are achieved. (c) The director may provide that payments in future years under any such contracts shall constitute a general obligation of the commonwealth for which the full faith and credit of the commonwealth shall be pledged for the benefit of the providers of the contracted government services, but the total amount of payments under such contracts secured by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the commonwealth shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $100,000,000. (d) The director shall be the trustee of the trust, shall administer the trust and shall ensure that all funds appropriated as described in this section are deposited in the trust and shall make payments from the trust in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts, without further appropriation. The director shall provide an annual status report on all contracts not later than February 1 to the house and senate committees on ways and means.

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An Act relative to wildlife management areas and 40B structures

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HD372

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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1355) of Lenny Mirra for legislation to prohibit construction of certain structures within 500 feet of the border of wildlife management areas. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 21 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "consultants", in lines 20 and 21, the following:- ", provided however, the board of appeals shall not issue said comprehensive permit for any structures that are within 500 feet of Wildlife Management Areas, as defined by Chapter 131 and Chapter 131A.” SECTION 2. Section 23 of said chapter 40B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "local needs", in line 8, the following:- ", and structures located within 500 feet of an area designated by the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, or subdivisions thereof as a Wildlife Management Area, as defined by Chapter 131 and Chapter 131A.”

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An Act relative to excess profits resulting from 40B developments

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HD373

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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1356) of Lenny Mirra relative to the penalty for withholding low income housing development excess profits. Housing.

Section 21 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:- "Any public agency or limited dividend or nonprofit organization convicted of fraudulently withholding from a city or town of the Commonwealth excess profits from a development under this chapter shall be ineligible to construct any additional developments under this chapter or chapter 40R for a period of 5 years from the date of the conviction."

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An Act relative to 40B rental and sales eligibility

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HD375

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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1357) of Lenny Mirra relative to local control over low and moderate income housing eligibility standards for affordable rental and purchase prices. Housing.

SECTION 1. Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:- Section 31: Local Control Over Equity Concerns Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 40B, municipal zoning boards and regional planning councils shall reserve the right to broaden income eligibility standards for affordable rental and purchase prices beyond what the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development provides. This right shall include, but not be limited to, raising the upper area median income threshold to include up to ninety per cent of median income in the determination formula. Said entities may also reserve the right to raise the standard for affordable home sales prices by increasing the threshold of cost-burdened households from spending thirty per cent of household monthly income on housing expenses to spending thirty-five per cent of household monthly income on housing expenses.

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An Act to increase access and financing for smart growth developments

H1358

HD523

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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1358) of Lenny Mirra for legislation to increase access and financing for smart growth developments. Housing.

SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the word “shall” the first and fourth time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following word:- may SECTION 2. Section 9 of chapter 40R, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking, in line 10, the figure “$10,000” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- $20,000 SECTION 3. Said section 9 of said chapter 40R, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking, in line 11, the figure “$75,000” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- $150,000 SECTION 4. Said section 9 of said chapter 40R, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking, in line 12, the figure “$200,000” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- $400,000 SECTION 5. Said section 9 of said chapter 40R, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking, in line 13, the figure “$350,000” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- $700,000 SECTION 6. Said section 9 of said chapter 40R, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking, in line 14, the figure “$600,000” and inserting in place thereof the following new figure:- $1,200,000 SECTION 7. Said section 9 of said chapter 40R, as to appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:- (d) The commonwealth shall pay from the trust fund or other funds from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court a one-time transit-oriented-development bonus payment to each city or town who develops new units within one half of a square mile from any transit stop within said city or town. This payment shall be $3,000 for each housing unit of new construction created within this district. The amount due shall be paid on a unit-by-unit basis in accordance with department regulations, upon submission by a city or town of proof of issuance of a building permit for a particular housing unit or units within the district.

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