Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wants to limit stays for migrant and homeless families in emergency shelters to six months, under a new plan released Friday that also calls for phasing out the use of hotels and motels as shelters.

The Healey administration will introduce a two-track system for families seeking shelter. One will offer 30-day stays, the other will allow families to stay in shelters for six months. The post In big shift to shelter system,

The proposed limit is one of several dramatic changes Healey’s administration is seeking to Massachusetts's emergency shelter system, as it tries to rein in the program’s nearly $1.1 billion tab.

The Healey administration said Friday that it will phase out hotel and motel stays for migrant and homeless families as it tries to tame an emergency shelter system whose costs run to about $1 billion a year.

Gov. Maura Healey’s office intends over the next roughly 19 months to phase out the use of hotels and motels for emergency shelter, seek a legislative change to boost rental assistance for needy families,