THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2024 Page 5 MASS HOUSE | FROM Page 3 pation; expands the pool of coverage by extending benefi ts to dependents who are mentally or physically unable to support themselves after reaching the age of 23; grants benefi ts to the dependent of a veteran who has resided in Massachusetts for one day prior to applying for benefi ts. • Clarifi es that an increase to an otherwise eligible veteran’s income due to a costof-living adjustment (COLA) made to Social Security, supplemental security income or social security disability insurance would not render the recipient ineligible for benefi ts in the year the adjustment was issued. • Increases annuity for blind, paraplegic or veterans with disabilities • Codifi es the authority of the recently created EOVS to operate, maintain and expand the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemeteries in Agawam and Winchendon, and to add new locations • Requires the Veterans Equality Review Board to ensure that veterans discharged due to sex, race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, disability — or any U.S. Department of Veterans Aff airs category eligible for upgrade — receive state-based benefi ts. • Requires the Secretary of EOVS, with the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, to create and distribute a notice including information regarding the services and resources available to veterans to be posted in the workplace and provided on an employee’s fi rst day by employers in SHOPPING | FROM Page 1 page (www.facebook.com/CityofRevere) for the timeliest updates of yard sale locations and other important information. Mayor Keefe commented, “It will be a fun day to get out, visit yard sales around Revere, meet neighbors, and get some shopping in.” Mayor Keefe and the City of Revere are also hosting a yard sale at City Hall (281 Broadway). 100% of the proceeds of the City Hall yard sale will benefi t the Revere High School Scholarship Fund. Mayor Keefe added, “Come shop at City Hall to contribute to the higher education of hard-working graduates of Revere High School.” Residents can also donate to the Revere High School Scholarship Fund by Venmo (@CityofRevere), with ‘Scholarship Fund’ in the subject line, or by visiting City Hall. Massachusetts with more than 50 full-time employees. The HERO Act includes the following tax initiatives changes: • Veterans’ property tax abatement and exemptions: creates two local options • Employer tax credit for hiring veterans increases • Motor Vehicle Sales Tax exemption: adds veterans with disabilities with a Purple Heart recipient plate to those allowed a sales tax exemption for the purchase of a motor vehicle for personal use. • The HERO Act also includes the following reforms: • Requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation on Memorial Day in recognition of the sacrifi ces of Gold Star families, and requires that certain landmarks and bridges be illuminated in gold on Memorial Day, including the Fore River Bridge, Zakim Bridge and Longfellow Bridge. • Requires flags to be flown at half-staff at public buildings and military installations when a military member is killed in active duty, or when the remains of a prisoner of war or a military member who went missing in action return home to Massachusetts, and annually on national POW/MIA Day. • Requires notice to veterans entitled to purchase creditable service for active time in the Armed Services. • Maintains authorization for the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to furnish veterans, including prisoners of war and recipients of certain medals, with distinctive license plates and emblems indicating the branch of service, award received or disability status. The distinctive plates and emblems must be issued without a fee other than the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles. • Requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to collect information regarding the military status of parents, guardians and caregivers during an investigation for the abuse and neglect of a child and provide notice to the appropriate military authorities of allegations of abuse and neglect of a child involving military personnel. Requires the Commissioner of DCF to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal Family Advocacy Program at military installations in Massachusetts related to sharing information regarding investigations. • Requires EOVS, in coordination with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to convene a working group to study and make recommendations on the use of psychedelics as an alternative therapy for mental health treatments for veterans. • Authorizes the Department of Public Health (DPH) to issue a waiver for veterans applying for an emergency medical technician (EMT) certification in Massachusetts if it is determined by DPH that the education and training requirements for veterans and military medics of the US Armed Forces are suffi ciently comparable to the requirements for EMTs in Massachusetts. • Allows certain veteran’s organizations to be approved by the Gaming Commission and their local licensing authority for up to fi ve slot machines on their premises. 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