An Act relative to the recovery of emergency assistance funds used on non residents with a financial sponsor

SD 139 requires Massachusetts' Executive Office of Housing to identify emergency housing program participants (including those in overflow shelters) who have a financial sponsor under federal immigration law. It directs the office to seek reimbursement from those sponsors through legal action for funds improperly used to cover non-residents. The bill targets cases where federal law requires sponsors to cover costs instead of state emergency assistance. This policy change applies specifically to non-resident individuals or families with financial sponsors in the state's emergency housing program.