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MA H179

MA H179
To address inequality, promote opportunity, and end poverty


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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
02/24/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the establishment of an interagency council to address inequality, promote opportunity and end poverty. Community Development and Small Businesses.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an Interagency Council to Address Inequality, Promote Opportunity, and End Poverty, which will coordinate existing programs and recommend improvements to ensure services are provided efficiently and effectively. It also creates the Community Action Trust Fund to support community-based programs and services that address the causes of poverty, such as job training, financial education, and emergency assistance. The bill maintains the network of community action agencies as the federally mandated antipoverty agencies in Massachusetts and provides funding for their operations and innovative projects.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (16)

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance (on 02/24/2020)

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