[ Text of section effective until May 30, 2023. For text effective May 30, 2023, see below.]

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  Section 5A. There shall be within the department a housing appeals committee, consisting of three members to be appointed by the director, of whom one shall be an officer or employee of the department, and two members to be appointed by the governor for terms of one year each, of whom one shall be a member of a board of selectmen and one a member of a city council or similar governing body of a city. The members shall serve for terms of one year each, and the director shall designate the chairman. A member of the committee shall receive no compensation for his services, but shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth for all reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of his official duties. Said committee shall hear all petitions for review filed under section twenty-two of chapter forty B, and shall conduct said hearings in accordance with rules and regulations established by the director.

  The department shall provide such space and clerical and other assistance as the committee may require.

Chapter 23B: Section 5A. Housing appeals committee

[ Text of section as amended by 2023, 7, Sec. 104 effective May 30, 2023. See 2023, 7, Sec. 298. For text effective until May 30, 2023, see above.]

  Section 5A. There shall be within the executive office a housing appeals committee, consisting of 3 members to be appointed by the secretary, of whom 1 shall be an officer or employee of the executive office or any agency or division within the executive office, and 2 members to be appointed by the governor for terms of 1 year each, of whom 1 shall be a member of a select board and 1 a member of a city council or similar governing body of a city. The members shall serve for terms of 1 year each, and the secretary shall designate the chairperson. A member of the committee shall receive no compensation for such services, but shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth for all reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties. Said committee shall hear all petitions for review filed under section 22 of chapter 40B, and shall conduct said hearings in accordance with rules and regulations established by the secretary.

  The executive office shall provide such space and clerical and other assistance as the committee may require.