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H241 • 2025

An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement

An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement

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Sponsor
William C. Galvin
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement

An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 241) of William C.
  • Galvin relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement for applicants seeking certain master’s degrees.
  • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement
By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 241) of William C. Galvin relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement for applicants seeking certain master’s degrees. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.241

Section 18 of Chapter 118 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the section, the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department or the commissioner’s designee will promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of meeting the work requirement for applicants seeking a master’s degree in, but not limited to, nursing and social work.

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