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This bill modifies Chapter 23B of the General Laws to require the executive office of housing and livable communities to develop a policy for recovering emergency housing assistance funds from financial sponsors of non-residents. Specifically, the bill mandates that the agency identify families or individuals in the emergency housing assistance program (including those in overflow shelters) who have a financial sponsor under federal immigration law. Once such individuals are identified, the executive office must work with the attorney general's office to pursue legal action to recover emergency assistance funds that should have been covered by the financial sponsor. The goal appears to be to reduce public expenditure on emergency housing by seeking reimbursement from those who have legally committed to financially supporting the assisted individuals, potentially helping to offset the costs of providing emergency housing to non-residents with existing financial support mechanisms.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1015