Gov. Maura Healey’s administration plans to cut back the amount of time migrant and local families can stay in state-run shelters from nine to six months, phase out the use of costly hotels and

Gov. Maura Healey's office intends to phase out the use of hotels and motels for emergency shelters and shorten the length of stay in traditional shelter settings.

The Legislature passed a law in the spring setting a nine-month limit. But state officials say they want to lower the cap to six months.