Substance abuse screening and treatment of welfare recipients,
medical assistance, Family Investment Program, and food
stamp benefits to legal immigrants, medical assistance for
minors newly ineligible for SSI benefits, immunity for third

party payees, and expansion of demonstration projects .............

Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund permitted to be used for
fire cessation emergencies, and tire recycling fee eliminated at

end of FY 2000 ...............................................................................

Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, criteria to certify repair
technicians who retest vehicles, decentralized retesting, and
waiver from passing emissions test, provisions altered and

added ...............................................................................................

Worcester County -
Liquor Control Board and dispensary system, terminated
subject to referendum; license fees corrected and established .
Ferries SEE Boats and Ships
Finance Companies —

Premium Finance Companies -
Additional premiums, returned premiums upon cancellation,
deductions from premiums, and discrimination prohibitions,

provisions altered .......................................................................

Financial requirements to do business, fees, denial of
registration, record keeping and registration, notices, adding
premiums to initial agreement, delinquency, collection,
cancellation, and dishonored check charges, and return of

unearned premiums, provisions altered ...................................

Financial Institutions —

SEE ALSO Banks and Trust Companies; Credit Unions; Savings

and Loan Associations

Automated teller machines, disclosure of fees, requirements added

Bank Charter Modernization, Task Force to Study, established ...

Businesses that construct or expand facilities and create new

permanent full—time positions, tax credits against local property

tax and State income tax, insurance premium tax, financial

institution franchise tax, or public service franchise tax,

provisions added .............................................................................

Child support enforcement procedures altered, including paternity
establishment, temporary support orders, financial institution
database matching, suspension of business, occupational and
professional licenses, support liens, new hire reporting, and

disclosure of utility customer information ...................................

Credit Unions -
Annual assessment of credit unions with assets of $300,000 or
greater, provisions added; charges for examination of credit
unions with assets of $300,000 or greater, provisions repealed
Disclosure of information by Commissioner of Financial
Regulation, and making derogatory statements about credit
unions, prohibitions added .........................................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

593	3264
627	3504
669	3853
726	4137
273	2096
708	4070
181 302	1837 2193
623 624	3481 3487
609	3333
585	3225
569	3143