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Recent Library Content

02/15/2012 Center for Law and Education

This paper, written by the Center for Law and Education under contract with the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), examines the extent to which students with disabilities are Read More

05/18/2012 DTA

The purpose of this memo is to inform staff of procedures for processing this special group of SSP-only, Bay State CAP cases that will be converted to regular SNAP benefits effective with their June b Read More

05/03/2012 SJC form now required by DCJIS modified by GBLS

2012 DCJIS Affidavit of Indigency  (To use to get free copy of CORI) Susan Malouin, GBLS law student, made the form into a form you can type in and already filled in "DCJIS" and th Read More

09/30/2011 Louise M. Tarantino| Catherine M. Callery (Kate)

Social Security Ruling (SSR) 11-1p effective on July 28, 2011, precludes the filing of a subsequent application for benefits while an appeal is pending. Read More