MA H94

Bill

Requiring the Department of Transitional Assistance to track and report on the use of emergency shelter services by families

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
07/18/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require the Department of Transitional Assistance to report on the use of emergency shelter services by families. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) to report quarterly to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means on the use of emergency family shelter services. The report must include information such as the number of families who apply for and are approved or denied shelter, the home communities of families receiving shelter, the income levels of families, the reasons for seeking shelter and exiting it, and the outcomes of DTA-funded homeless prevention initiatives. This data is intended to help evaluate the operation of the emergency assistance family shelters program and state-funded homeless prevention programs.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Danielle Gregoire (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H94

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H94
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H94.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1961	Relative to the loss of state benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4792	Similar To
H2553	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Department of Housing and Community Development	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2807	Relative to public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect	No further action taken	Similar To
H84	To further provide a rental arrearage program	No further action taken	Similar To
H96	Relative to the tuition of children in department of housing and community development family shelters	No further action taken	Similar To
H97	Relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement	No further action taken	Similar To
S36	Establishing the healthy incentives program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S70	To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To

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