Mr. Ross of Wrentham, Mr. Barrows of Mansfield, Ms. Gifford of Wareham, Mr. Hill of Ipswich, Mr. Smola of Palmer, Mr. Perry of Sandwich, Mr. Hargraves of Groton, Ms. Poirier of North Attleboro, Ms. L’Italien of Andover, Ms. Reinstein of Revere, Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, Mr. McMurty of Dedham, Mr. Alicea of Charlton, Mr. Linsky of Natick, Mr. Greene of Billerica, Ms. Garry of Dracut, Mr. Canessa of New Bedford, Ms. Callahan of Sutton, Ms. Provost of Somerville, Ms. Walz of Boston, Mr. Ayers of Quincy, Mr. Keenan of Salem move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 1201-0100, in line 25, by inserting after “within a 12 month period” the following:

“Provided further, that the department shall conduct a pilot public awareness and education outreach campaign about state and local tax credits, deductions, deferrals and exemptions and other tax information available to persons age sixty five and over, including, but not limited to, section 6 of Chapter 62 and section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws. The department shall work in conjunction with the executive office of elder affairs in disseminating information and conducting the campaign. The department shall conduct the campaign from July 1, 2008 to April 15, 2009 and shall report their findings to the house and senate committee on ways and means and the joint committee on elder affairs no later than May 15, 2009. The department shall also file an interim report to the house and senate committee on ways and means and the joint committee on elder affairs on January 1, 2009”.