Bill > S65

This bill establishes a diaper benefits pilot program in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. It creates a "Diaper Benefits Trust Fund" administered by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health to address diaper insufficiency. The fund will be financed through appropriations, interest earnings, and public/private donations. 2. The Department will distribute funds from the trust fund by issuing a request for proposals, through which organizations such as diaper banks, food banks, or pantries can apply to receive funding. The funding can be used for acquiring, storing, distributing, organizing drives, or marketing the diaper program. 3. The Department is required to fund up to 12 applicants, with a geographic distribution across different regions of the state. 4. The Department must provide an annual report to legislative committees on the number of children/households served, the number of diapers distributed, the sources and amounts remaining in the fund, and the effectiveness of the pilot program.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S65