SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriations acts for fiscal year 2018, the sums set forth in section 2A are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designed otherwise in this act or in those appropriations acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in those appropriations acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018.  These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items. These sums shall be made available until June 30, 2019.

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 in this section, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in the section, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.  These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.  These sums shall be made available until June 30, 2019

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Department of Higher Education

7066-0115  For the purposes of continuing the implementation of section 15E of chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the endowment and capital outlay programs of those institutions; provided, that the board of higher education shall implement this program in a manner which ensures that each institution shall have an opportunity to secure matching funds from this item; provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be allocated to the university of Massachusetts; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be allocated to state universities; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be allocated to community colleges; provided further, that if any funds allocated herein for disbursement to state universities and community colleges shall be unused, the remaining funds shall be made available to the university of Massachusetts; provided further, that, to the extent possible, the state universities, community colleges, and the university of Massachusetts shall utilize the funds to increase the number of scholarship opportunities for students ……………………………………………………$20,000,000