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§ 1 — Department of transitional assistance

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Ch. 18DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. There shall be a department of transitional assistance, in this chapter called the department.

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