H 4911

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph, the following paragraph:- Effective September 1st annually, the department shall issue a one-time diaper allowance to eligible recipients for each dependent child under the age of 3, as defined in section 1 of chapter 118 as appearing, subject to appropriation. Supplemental payment per child shall be issued at a later date. The allowance shall be in an amount to be determined in accordance with the amounts available to the department for expenditure under this chapter. SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph, the following paragraph:- Effective September 1st annually, the department shall issue a one-time diaper allowance to eligible recipients for each dependent child under the age of 3, as defined in section 1 of chapter 118 as appearing, subject to appropriation. Supplemental payment per child shall be issued at a later date. The allowance shall be in an amount to be determined in accordance with the amounts available to the department for expenditure under this chapter. SECTION 3. The department of transitional assistance shall promulgate regulations no later than 6 months after the passage of this act.