SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2522 FILED ON: 4/13/2010
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2370
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Ten
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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2010 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects and improve the fiscal stability of the Commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2010, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in said appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in said appropriation acts and subject to laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The sums in said section 2 shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.
SECTION 2.
TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL
Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General
0612-0105 $200,000
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
0521-0000 $257,041
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
Reserves
1599-3384 $2,500,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Veterans’ Services
1410-0400 $2,113,000
Division of Medical Assistance
4000-0600 $107,107,510
4000-0700 $92,829,490
Department of Public Health
4513-1020 $2,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Department of Workforce Development
7003-0701 $5,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTOffice of the Secretary
7004-0101$18,226,110
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Department of Higher Education
7070-0065 $996,753
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Department of Correction
8900-0001 $4,000,000
SECTION 2A. To provide for certain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for an alteration of purpose for current appropriations, and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section and subject to laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of these items
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Reserves
1599-1027 For a reserve for reimbursement to certain employees of the commonwealth for certain increases in health care cost-sharing expenditures $6,821,690
1599-1980 For a reserve for collective bargaining agreements ratified by employee organizations during fiscal year 2010; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to other items to implement ratified agreements and shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means in writing within 30 days after any such transfer; and provided further, that a transfer from this item to implement a ratified agreement shall constitute approval of that agreement under section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws without further action by the general court $125,000
1599-4281 For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2010 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Association of Government Employees, and to meet the fiscal year 2010 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by that agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall determine these adjustments and benefits for the confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocation thereof for fiscal year 2010 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $25,810
1599-4282 For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2010 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Service Employees International Union, Local 509, and to meet the fiscal year 2010 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by that agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall determine these adjustments and benefits for the confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocation thereof for fiscal year 2010 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $1,912,542
1599-4283 For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2010 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the American Association of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, and to meet the fiscal year 2010 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in confidential positions which otherwise would be covered by that agreement; provided, that the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall determine these adjustments and benefits for the confidential employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect which otherwise would cover these positions; and provided further, the secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocation thereof for fiscal year 2010 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $21,137
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTHOffice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
0521-0010 For reimbursements to municipalities for costs associated with the statewide election to fill the United States Senate seat on January 19, 2010; provided, that the Secretary of State shall only reimburse the municipalities for costs that have previously been certified by the Division of Local Mandates within the Office of the State Auditor, and provided further that any unexpended funds from this item shall be made available in fiscal year 2011 $6,340,941
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Military Division
8700-0001 For the military division for reimbursement for costs associated with flood damage control in March and April, 2010; provided, that any unexpended funds shall revert to the General Fund……………………………………………………………………………………$930,000