Bill H.4808

FILED ON: 6/25/2020

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4808

House bill No. 4802, as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. June 24, 2020.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary to carry out those appropriations or to accomplish other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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 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 section 2A 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 this section, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. Except as otherwise stated, the sums made available in item 1599-1231 shall be made available until June 30, 2020, and sums made available in item 1599-1232 shall be made available until June 30, 2021. The secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds between items 1599-1231 and 1599-1232 to ensure the timely distribution of funds as set forth in these items.

SECTION 2A.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Reserves

1599-1231For a reserve to support the commonwealth’s monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, by the department of public health, regional and local boards of health and other public instrumentalities; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from this item to other items amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided further, that not less than $350,000,000 shall be expended for personal protective equipment; provided further, that not less than $139,000,000 shall be expended for rate add-ons to providers of congregate care and other essential human services; provided further, that not less than $93,000,000 shall be expended for incentive pay for state employees at facilities that are in operation 24-hours a day, including but not limited to residential facilities in the human services sector; provided further, that not less than $85,000,000 shall be expended for field hospitals and shelters; provided further, that not less than $44,000,000 shall be expended for the Community Tracing Collaborative; provided further, that not less than $36,000,000 shall be expended for emergency child care for essential workers, covering parent fees for state-subsidized providers and operating emergency residential school isolation sites; provided further, that not less than $13,500,000 shall be transferred to item 7004-9005, and expended for local housing authorities to help address additional costs incurred in addressing the challenges of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be transferred to items 7004-0101 and 7004-0102, and expended for the increased pandemic-related costs of the family and individual shelter system; provided further, that not less than $45,600,000 shall be expended for funds on behalf of programs that provide early education services to at least 1 child subsidized through funding from line items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 or essential workers through the COVID-19 state of emergency; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall seek reimbursement for these costs from the one-time, discretionary funding available through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act included in the Child Care Development Block Grant related to the 2019 novel coronavirus remediation; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to contrary, on or before June 30, 2020, the executive office for administration and finance shall transfer no less than $30,000,000 to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that such funds shall be distributed no later than August 1, 2020 by the executive office of health and human services as direct payments to each Massachusetts federally qualified community health center that receives grant funding under Section 330 of the federal Public Health Service Act; provided further, that said funds shall be allocated in direct proportion to the number of uninsured patients treated by each such health center in fiscal year 2018 as reported to the center for health information and analysis in the health center cost reports; provided further, that prior to making these payments to each such health center, the executive office of health and human services shall provide at least 10 calendar days prior to the expected payment date a schedule listing the total number of uninsured treated by each such health center in 2018, each such health center’s percent of the aggregate number of uninsured treated by all such health centers combined, and the proposed payment amount to each such health center; provided further, that not less than $15,000,000 shall be expended for essential behavioral health services, including children’s mental health and trauma services, across the commonwealth to ensure continued and stable accessibility during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000,000 shall be expended on services and workforce supports under the department of elder affairs, including direct wage supplements for home care workers and elder protective services, during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000,000 shall be expended on statewide efforts to address racial disparities in health care during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $111,400,000 shall be expended for supplemental payments to hospitals and other health care providers, and other costs incurred in the response to the 2019 novel coronavirus for which federal reimbursement may be available; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall seek to optimize federal funding available for essential costs of the commonwealth’s response to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall seek federal reimbursement for spending incurred in this item where appropriate and available; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall consider the availability and constraints both of direct funding sources and reimbursement sources; provided further, that in the event that a direct funding source is more appropriate for spending authorized in this item, the secretary of administration and finance may spend from the other direct funding source and reduce spending from this item accordingly; provided further, that if the secretary of administration and finance determines that the actual need for a particular purpose is less than is authorized to be spent in this item for that purpose, the secretary of administration and finance may reduce spending accordingly; provided further, that no spending reductions shall be made below the amount authorized by this item for the following purposes: (i) early education reopening grants funded by the Child Care Development Block Grant; (ii) the transfer to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund for community hospitals; (iii) essential behavioral health services; (iv) services and workforce supports under the department of elder affairs and (v) statewide efforts to address racial disparities in health care; provided further, that funds made available in this item, including those made available through identification of an alternative funding source or not needed for a particular purpose, may be expended by public instrumentalities at the secretary’s discretion to support the commonwealth’s monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not later than September 30, 2020 the secretary of administration and finance shall provide a report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means on spending from this item, including the federal resources utilized or applied for, to cover purposes supported by this item; and provided further, that the secretary shall provide subsequent updates, as necessary, on the federal resources utilized to cover purposes supported by this item……..………..$1,000,000,000

1599-1232For a reserve to support the commonwealth’s monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus by the department of public health, regional and local boards of health and other public instrumentalities; provided further, that not less than $8,000,000 shall be transferred to items 7004-0101 and 7004-0102, and expended for the increased pandemic-related costs of the family and individual shelter system; provided further, that not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to item 7004-9316 for a COVID-19 Residential Assistance for Families in Transition Response program, or CRR program, to provide additional support through the residential assistance for families in transition program in order to prevent homelessness among those at risk due to pandemic-related economic insecurity; provided further, that for purposes of the temporary CRR program, the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $10,000 for the duration of the program; provided further, that not less than 33 per cent of the CRR funds shall be provided to households with an income not greater than 30 per cent of area median income, subject to the department of housing and community development’s discretion based on data reflecting program demand and usage; provided further, that in distributing 50 per cent of the funds, the department of housing and community development shall prioritize those families most likely to otherwise require shelter services under item 7004-0101; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be transferred to item 7004-3036 and expended for the additional costs incurred by housing consumer education centers in administering housing and homelessness resources and addressing increased volume of referrals of residents in need of housing and homelessness prevention resources due to reduced or lost incomes caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $5,800,000 shall be transferred to item 7004-0104 for costs incurred as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, and for the support of organizations providing low-threshold permanent supportive housing in non-congregate single-occupancy settings that provide a safer alternative to congregate shelter settings for the homeless population; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be transferred to item 4000-0007 for increased housing and supportive services necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus for unaccompanied youth under section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $12,300,000 shall be transferred to item 4513-1020 to provide for increased staffing costs, equipment, connectivity and other costs associated with the implementation and expansion of early intervention services delivered via telehealth to support access to critical early intervention services during the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, the department of public health shall issue a 2019 novel coronavirus retainer or sustainability payment to all early intervention vendors, and that said payment shall be made on a proportional basis, calculated using the most recent early intervention child counts of the department of public health; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be transferred to item 4400-1001 for additional support for the FoodSource Hotline run by Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc., in order to meet additional demand generated by the 2019 novel coronavirus, to connect callers across the commonwealth to food resources in their communities and to assist households with SNAP applications; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be transferred to item 4400-1001 to enhance the SNAP Outreach program administered by the department of transitional assistance to fund a range of organizations providing SNAP application assistance to reduce food insecurity during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $5,250,000 shall be transferred to item 7053-1925 to fund outreach, technical support, and emergency operational costs of the school meal sites run by the Child Nutrition Outreach Program during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 of this amount shall be for proactive outreach and technical support to districts and partners in the Child Nutrition Outreach Program, as well as promotional materials, including a statewide meal site map, signage and posters for individual meal sites; provided further, that not less than $9,000,000 shall be transferred to item 2511-0105 for the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system for extraordinary need due to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that the funds appropriated in this item shall be consistent with the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks in a manner that promotes geographic equity; provided further, that funds may be made available for costs associated with the distribution of foods for the emergency food assistance program as a result of increased demand caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $5,265,000 shall be transferred to item 7002-0012 for expansion of the summer job programs and other youth-at-risk employment programs in response to increased economic insecurity as a result of 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $235,000 shall be transferred to item 1595-5819 for the purposes of funding Health Care For All, Inc. for the additional costs associated with operating its free statewide non-profit consumer assistance helpline during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, in order to provide health coverage eligibility, enrollment and navigation assistance and to operate an online support platform for enrollment assisters across the state; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be transferred to item 4510-0110 and expended on a statewide program of technical assistance to community health centers engaged in critically important facets of the state’s pandemic response to be provided by a state primary care association qualified under Section 330A(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 USC section 254c(f)(1); provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation established in chapter 40W of the General Laws for grants to support small businesses negatively impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that eligible grant applicants shall have no more than 50 employees; provided further, that grants may be used for employee payroll and benefit costs, mortgage interest, rent, utilities and interest on other debt obligations; provided further, that priority in awarding grants shall be given to: (i) businesses that focus on reaching underserved markets; (ii) minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses; and (iii) businesses that have not received aid from federal programs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2020, the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) grant recipients; (b) grant sizes by recipient; and (c) any additional criteria that were considered in the awarding of these grants; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be transferred to item 7002-0010 for grants to community foundations to provide support to individuals and households throughout the commonwealth who are experiencing severe economic hardships due to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that grants shall be distributed equitably among the community foundations based on the following factors: (i) population of individuals living in poverty in the area served by the foundation; (ii) limited availability of federal pandemic-related relief funds that provide direct emergency financial assistance to individuals or households served by the foundation; (iii) pandemic-related public health impact on the region served by the foundation; (iv) population of individuals with unmet economic needs resulting from the 2019 novel coronavirus; and (vi) geographic area and the number of gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws, or cities with high proportions of low-income and non-English or limited English speaking populations served by the foundation; provided further, that community foundations receiving grants shall issue request for proposals to community organizations to provide direct economic support for costs related to meeting basic human needs, such as housing and utility support and food security, to low-income impacted individuals and households with no, or very limited, access to sources of economic relief; provided further, that community foundations receiving grants shall evaluate community organizations applying based on their: (a) history of serving low-income and non-English or limited English speaking and historically underserved communities; (b) history of serving populations whose economic hardship has been exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus; (c) ability to conduct outreach to identify individuals and households that qualify for assistance; and (d) ability to establish a simplified application process; provided further, that community foundations receiving grants shall work with the executive office and subgrantees to develop and implement a reporting process to ensure that financial assistance is directed to the individuals and households most impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that if an area, city or town is determined to be unserved by a community foundation, the executive office shall work directly with community organizations to distribute grants providing direct aid to individuals and households; and provided further, that the executive office shall, to the extent feasible, seek out philanthropic and other private funds necessary to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1 contributed by this item; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, Inc. in the city of Holyoke to provide housing and eviction prevention services to those adversely impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 be provided to the city of Everett to increase funding for the Everett family resource center due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic for additional food, diaper service and fundamental family services for residents; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to the city of Everett to implement a grant program for small businesses between 6 to 50 employees impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, with preference given to minority owned and women owned small businesses; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the West End House Boys and Girls Club for food distribution services to the Allston-Brighton community and the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Malden board of health for the staffing of temporary public health nurses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for language translation services for 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related materials in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for the staffing of temporary nurses to work on cases related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic in Malden public schools; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for language translation services and materials related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic in the Malden public schools; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to the town of Watertown for the cleaning of town buildings, office reconfiguration of town hall and additional personal protective equipment in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to the city of Newton for office reconfiguration of town hall in response the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Waltham health department for the staffing of additional public health nurses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic to assist with disease investigation and tracing of cases; provided further, that not less than $26,000 shall be allocated for the cost of personal protective equipment due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic for the Silver Lake regional school district in the town of Kingston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the healthy Waltham community response food pantry to meet the immediate and critical need created by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the town of Wilmington to purchase physical barriers for student desks, child and adult sized masks, fumigators and cleaning supplies for the town’s schools and public buildings as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $120,000 be allocated for the cost of technology upgrades for remote learning in the Silver Lake regional school district in the town of Kingston as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the town of Tewksbury to purchase physical barriers for student desks, child and adult sized masks, fumigators and cleaning supplies for the town’s schools and public buildings as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $241,650 shall be expended for Marlborough public schools to replace equipment and continue remote learning as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Whitman-Hanson regional school district for technology improvements to facilitate remote learning necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $48,000 shall be expended for Marlborough public schools hot spots to continue remote learning and provide internet access to students as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Marlborough food pantry to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic-related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westborough food pantry to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic-related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Northborough community services to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic-related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $16,000 shall be expended for Northborough youth and family services for increased crisis management and referral costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the city of Marlborough personal protective equipment allotment; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Westborough personal protective equipment allotment; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Northborough personal protective equipment allotment; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Duxbury public schools for technology improvements to facilitate remote learning necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the city of Chelsea for emergency shelter services and to reduce food insecurity for those adversely impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Survival Centers, Inc. to reimburse for expenses associated with the acquisition, storage, distribution and delivery of emergency food and personal care items, program operations and compliance with public health guidelines, during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for the Rockland Emergency Food Pantry, Inc. for expenses meeting increased demand due to rising food insecurity brought on by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic impact; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the town of Pembroke council on aging for transportation expenses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended to the city of Lawrence for rapid rehousing and housing stabilization to assist families who have lost their jobs due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the Downtown Amherst Foundation, Inc. to support its relief and resiliency efforts related to the closing and re-opening of small businesses in the town of Amherst resulting from the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the town of Andover to provide adequate and appropriate public accommodations to operate and hold public meetings in a manner that is consistent with the safety protocols necessary to mitigate the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for international veteran care services in the city of Lawrence to mitigate food insecurity and provide housing relief to members of the veteran community that have been financially impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Framingham for a pilot program of city-wide wireless internet access, necessary for educational purposes in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for buy local organizations that supports local agriculture and farms; provided further, that prospective buy local organizations shall have 2 or more years of experience expanding consumer purchasing of locally grown food and 1 buy local organization shall be funded in each of the following 9 geographic areas: (1) Berkshire county, (2) Connecticut river valley and Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties, (3) Worcester county in central Massachusetts, (4) greater Boston, including Suffolk and certain parts of Middlesex counties, (5) North of Boston, including Essex county and certain parts of Middlesex county, (6) southeastern Massachusetts, including Bristol, Plymouth, and Norfolk counties, (7) Cape Cod in Barnstable county, 8) Martha’s vineyard in the county of Dukes county, and (9) Nantucket in Nantucket county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and to fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the North Reading food pantry to address food insecurity due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Reading food pantry to address food insecurity due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the First R Foundation, Inc. and Pathways for Children Head Start program to provide for the purchase of books for children through a contract with imagination library due to limited access to libraries and classrooms caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for virtual technology and infrastructure in the town of Plymouth in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Wellspring House, Inc. to provide advising and mentoring to help individuals with limited job opportunities due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the open door food pantry to address increased food insecurity due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hampshire county children’s advocacy center in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Wayland public schools; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for expanded 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic response activities at the Dalton community recreation association in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Wakefield health department for the staffing of public health nurses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, including for the purposes of contact tracing; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the town of Braintree necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the town of Holbrook necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the town of Randolph necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Auburn Youth & Family Services, Inc. for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, supplies or devices, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, programs, mental health services for families in need, and internal improvements within the building to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Plymouth for personal protective equipment in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Coastal Foodshed Initiative in the Greater New Bedford area for a program that provides locally sourced produce and other foodstuffs to SNAP recipients during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be allocated for the St. Anne’s Food Pantry in the town of Shrewsbury to combat the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Framingham health department to support increased services necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic including, but not limited to, disease investigation and tracing of cases; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be directed to the Framingham public schools for technology and health and safety improvements relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be directed to the Ashland public schools for technology and health and safety improvements related to 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Auburn for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials and programs within the community; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the Belmont health department for the staffing of a temporary contracted health inspector for the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Millbury for masks, sanitizer, personal protection equipment, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials and programs within the community; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Webster for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution and 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Charlton for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials and programs within the community; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Douglas for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution and 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Sutton for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution, and 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc. for the Food4Vets program to support the distribution of food to veterans in need for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Shrewsbury for personal protective equipment against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic ; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Barnstable county department of health and environment for the purposes of establishing a drive-through testing facility in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Woburn food pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to the Charles River Community Health, Inc. for 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related expenses including but not limited to staffing, testing, personal protective equipment, and other 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related equipment required by federal guidelines for safe operations of clinic space; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the city of Woburn necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to provide contact tracing, antibody testing and monthly 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic testing to residents of the Boston Housing Authority developments who are essential workers or returning to employment outside of their home; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Oxford for costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic including touchless retrofits to buildings, protective office equipment and upgrades to the senior center kitchen; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to create new jobs for youth residents of Boston Housing Authority developments, with a special focus on STEAM, parks and recreation, sports and MSPCA jobs; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of Randolph for the expansion and distribution of multilingual public awareness communications and educational materials related to the response and prevention of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Randolph for the allocation and distribution of a home kit for those who test positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus, which may include face masks, disinfectant wipes, disposable gloves, hand-sanitizer, multilingual instructions and educational materials on how to prevent the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus and how to care for those infected, and other supplies as needed; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont for extraordinary expenses related to remote town meeting and safety equipment for local elections; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Arlington for unanticipated obligations due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be provided to the city of Melrose for costs associated with monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the department of early education and care to leverage state funding by working with philanthropic and private partners in order to assist the business and technical needs of early education and care providers in the commonwealth during the reopening and recovery process through the Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund established under section 2IIIII of chapter 29 of the General Laws, including through statewide and regional trainings and by providing opportunities for providers and stakeholders to assess and share best business practices and supports available for providers relative to early education and care reopening and recovery efforts; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for a federally qualified community health center with a 24/7 satellite emergency facility licensed under 105 C.M.R. 130 for the purpose of public safety improvements, modernization and expansion of emergency and urgent care services as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for an adaptive surveillance testing program to routinely test nursing home staff and residents who have previously tested negative on polymerase chain reaction testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus or have a positive serological test; provided further, that nursing facilities shall be reimbursed for this testing on a monthly basis; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for costs associated with necessary department renovation requirements due to the 2019 novel coronavirus in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Stow Food Pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Maynard Food Pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Hudson Food Pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Open Table in Maynard for pantry service and future community meal services for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for One Can Help, Inc in the city of Newton for services related to combatting the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be provided to the city of Medford for costs associated with personal protective equipment and remote learning as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be provided to the town of North Attleborough for replacing and updating equipment for first responders relative to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for expanded response activities at the Greenfield Emergency Operations Center in the city of Greenfield as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for personal protective equipment and technology upgrades at the Charles River Center in Needham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be provided to the city of Revere for costs associated with monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be provided to the town of Winthrop for costs associated with monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the North End Waterfront neighborhood health center for testing costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that supplemental payments made by MassHealth from April 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 to chronic disease rehabilitation hospitals located in the commonwealth that serve solely children and adolescents shall be defined as a grant to be used for the purposes of capital improvements made to said facility as it relates to the 2019 novel coronavirus and other infectious diseases; provided further, that the supplemental payment advance of $1,500,000 made to Franciscan Hospital for Children, Inc.by MassHealth in December 2019 shall not be due until August 31, 2022; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Grafton for the cost of personal protective equipment relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Northbridge for the cost of personal protective equipment relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Upton for the cost of personal protective equipment relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall seek federal reimbursement for spending incurred in this item where appropriate and available; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall consider the availability and constraints both of direct funding sources and reimbursement sources; provided further, that in the event that a direct funding source is more appropriate for spending authorized in this item, the secretary of administration and finance may spend from the other direct funding source and reduce spending from this item accordingly; provided further, that funds made available in this item, including those made available through identification of an alternative funding source or not needed for a particular purpose, may be expended by public instrumentalities at the secretary’s discretion to support the commonwealth’s monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus; and, provided further, that not later than September 30, 2020, the secretary of administration and finance shall provide a report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means on spending from this item, including the federal resources utilized or applied for to cover purposes supported by this item; and provided further, that the secretary shall provide subsequent updates, as necessary, on the federal resources utilized to cover purposes supported by this item…...…………… $117,576,650

SECTION 2B. Clause Eighteenth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “first”, in line 95, the following words:- , June nineteenth.

SECTION 2C. Section 15BBBBB of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “the Sunday that is closest to”.

SECTION 3. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 2IIIII. (a) There shall be an Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of early education and care, in consultation with the secretary of housing and economic development.

(b) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations, to support state, philanthropic and private partnership efforts supporting Massachusetts childcare providers. Amounts credit to the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.

(c) Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the commissioner for the following purposes:

(i) to assist the needs of providers in the early education and care mixed delivery system during the reopening and recovery period due to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, by leveraging funding through state, philanthropic and private partnerships;

(ii) for the development of an infrastructure to facilitate state, private and philanthropic efforts in support of crisis-related childcare and childcare business considerations, including providing technical, business and legal assistance for childcare businesses licensed by the department of early education and care; and

(iii) for state collaboration with philanthropic organizations and businesses to assist with recovery by maintaining an infrastructure for providing ongoing technical assistance and long-term business sustainability and business training for the early education and care field.

(d) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of early education and care and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on the implementation of early education and care policy and planning. The review shall be made publicly available.

(e) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner of early education and care shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund, including, but not limited to, funds expended to assist early education and care providers; (iii) any grants provided to early education and care programs, philanthropic organizations or other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year.

SECTION 3A. Section 13 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “seventeenth”, in line 5, the following words:- , June nineteenth.

SECTION 3B. Section 16 of said chapter 136, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Day”, in lines 2 and 17, the following words:- , Juneteenth Independence Day.

SECTION 3C. Said section 16 of said chapter 136, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “‘Memorial Day,’”, in lines 22 and 31, the following words:- “Juneteenth Independence Day,”.

SECTION 3D. Item 1100-3001 of section 2C of chapter 304 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Sherborn” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 3E. Item 1450-1266 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 3F. Section 44 of chapter 5 of the acts of 2019, as amended by section 41 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “July 31, 2020”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- July 31, 2021. SECTION 4. Item 0339-1011 of section 2 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “design” the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 5. Item 0511-0270 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 6. Item 0511-0271 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 43 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 7. Item 1410-1616 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 47 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “River”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 8. Said item 1410-1616 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by said section 47 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Longmeadow”, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9. Item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 49 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Sherborn” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9A. Item 1410-1616 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Memorial Park”, inserted by section 47 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9B. Item 1599-8020 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9C. Item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by section 51 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Duxbury” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9D. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Cutillo park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9E. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Copps Hill Terrace park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9F. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Peters park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9G. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Ringgold park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9H. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “functional data storage” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9I. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Shivericks Pond project”, inserted by section 50 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 9J. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “such studies”, inserted by section 50 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- ; and provided further, that such funds for said traffic analysis, feasibility study and the design of improvements of the system of intersections along Nonantum road, Soldiers Field road and Birmingham parkway between Brooks street and Western avenue in the city of Boston shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 10. Item 3000-6025 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 11. Item 4000-0005 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 52 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “violence”, the third time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 11A. Item 4400-1004 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 12. Item 4590-1504 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “7061-9612”, the first time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 13. Item 7000-9101 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 13A. Item 7002-0012 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by striking out the words “September 1, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.

SECTION 14. Item 7003-0150 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “program”, the fourth time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 15. Item 7004-0101 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “beds” the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 16. Item 7004-9024 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 4 of chapter 56 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and provided further, that up to $6,000,000 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2019 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that up to $6,000,000 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2019 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that funds in this line item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 17. Item 7004-9030 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “obligation” the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 17A. Item 7008-1024 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by striking out the words “April 30, 2020”, inserted by section 66 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- January 5, 2021.

SECTION 18. Item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by section 10 of chapter 31 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Winthrop and Revere chambers of commerce” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 19. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Inc.” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 20. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Maynard” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 20A. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Community Music Center of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 21. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a priority corridor study of the route 28 traffic corridor in Milton and Randolph” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a priority corridor study of the route 28 traffic corridor in Randolph.

SECTION 22. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “John F. Kennedy School in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 23. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Quincy” that fifth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 24. Said item 7008–1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the figure “2017”, inserted by section 67 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 25. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “West Roxbury section of the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 25A. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Cambridge Community Center” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 26. Item 7010-0012 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 27. Item 7061-9611 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 70 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Girls STEAM Design Academy program” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 28. Item 7066-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “2015” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 29. Item 7066-0015 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 30. Item 7114-0110 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 30A. Item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 76 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Oxford”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 31. Item 8000-0600 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Holliston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 32. Item 8100-0111 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “reintegration strategies for ex-convicts” the following words:-; provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 33. Item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “county”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 33A. Item 9110-9002 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “a center for the Council on Aging” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 34. Item 9510-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 35. Item 1595-6368 of section 2E of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Acton” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 35A. Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2E of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “such necessary and immediate repairs”, inserted by section 78 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available through June 30, 2021.

SECTION 35B. Section 101 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2020” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2021.

SECTION 35C. Subsection (a) of section 2 of chapter 49 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out, each time it appears, the word “promotion”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- promotion and recovery.

SECTION 35D. Subsection (c) of said section 2 of said chapter 49 is hereby amended by striking out “March 16, 2020”, inserted by section 81 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following:- December 1, 2020.

SECTION 36. Item 0511-0272 of section 2A of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 37. Item 7008-1117 of said section 2A of said chapter 142 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Leicester” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 38. Said item 7008-1117 of said section 2A of said chapter 142 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Westport” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 39. Item 7061-0010 of said section 2A of said chapter 142 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 40. Item 7061-9815 of said section 2A of said chapter 142 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 40A. Notwithstanding clause (3) of the fifth paragraph of section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws, in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, for fiscal year 2020, for grants provided pursuant to said section 14 of said chapter 23A, the maximum amount received by a private nonprofit agency from the office of travel and tourism may be more than the amount received by nongovernmental sources.

SECTION 41. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund called the Massachusetts Coronavirus Relief Fund. The fund shall consist of revenues received by the commonwealth from the federal government pursuant to section 5001(a) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, hereinafter referred to as the CARES Act. All revenues received under said section 5001(a) of the CARES Act shall be deposited in the fund. Spending from the fund shall be governed by requirements established in the CARES Act and any guidance related to the CARES Act issued by the federal government, including the return of unexpended funds to the federal government.

The fund shall be administered by the secretary of administration and finance and shall not be subject to further appropriation. Any balance remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.

The comptroller may establish procedures necessary to effectuate this section, including procedures for the proper transfer, accounting and expenditures of funds.

SECTION 42. (a) On or before September 15, 2020, the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the Massachusetts emergency management agency, shall estimate the amount of federal reimbursements claimed or anticipated to be claimed but not yet received by August 31, 2020, which will be credited to each fund in connection with response costs associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus that were incurred during fiscal year 2020.

(b) For the purposes of certifying the amount of the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds at the close of fiscal year 2020 pursuant to section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall count the estimates for each budgetary fund made pursuant to subsection (a) as statutory receivables in fiscal year 2020.

(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the unexpended balance of each appropriation in the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system with a secretariat code of 01 or 17 is hereby re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019.

(d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in certifying the consolidated net surplus for fiscal year 2020 pursuant to said section 5C of said chapter 29, the comptroller shall not count any unused part of the spending authorization in line items 1599-1231 or 1599-1232 as reserved for continuing appropriation into fiscal year 2021. The secretary of administration and finance shall identify federal revenue reimbursements or other federal funds available in fiscal year 2020 in order to spend from item 1599-1231 in fiscal year 2020; provided that if funds are not expended by June 30, 2020 for purposes explicitly stated in item 1599-1231, the secretary shall develop an alternative plan for funding said purposes, including but not limited to, transferring said funds to 1599-1232, and shall submit a report detailing such alternative plan to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than July 15, 2020. The secretary of administration and finance shall identify measures available to mitigate or eliminate any undesignated balance deficits at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The secretary of administration and finance shall, to the maximum extent practicable, identify federal revenue reimbursements or other federal funds available in fiscal year 2021 in order to spend from item 1599-1232 in fiscal year 2021; provided, that, if no appropriate federal match is found, the secretary shall develop an alternative plan for funding these initiatives, including but limited to, funding the initiatives from the General Fund, and shall submit a report detailing such alternative plan to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than August 15, 2020.

SECTION 43. The salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the following collective bargaining agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and DOT Unit B, Teamsters Local 127, AFSCME Local 2948, SEIU Local 888, and USW Local 5696 shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws.

SECTION 44. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services and the department of mental health shall maintain the same number of beds, employees and administrative hospital services at the Taunton State Hospital as was in effect on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 45. The department of public health shall collect and compile data related to the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, from all boards of health, as defined in section 1 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, and regional boards of health established pursuant to said section 27B of said chapter 111 in the commonwealth and disseminate any data relevant to programming overseen by the department of early education and care.

The department of public health shall consult with the department of early education and care in order to provide the public with updated reporting on local department of public health reports relative to the number of known COVID-19 positive cases among children, staff or the extended families of children in care at a Massachusetts childcare program overseen by the department of early education and care.

The department of public health shall publish a weekly report on its website that includes the data compiled from early education and care programs and their respective local boards of health and regional boards of health. Said report shall include data broken down as follows: (i) geographic location, including statewide, by county and by municipality; (ii) childcare facilities reporting COVID-19 positive cases and the aggregate known number of COVID-19 positive cases at each childcare facility, as well as, the aggregate known number of COVID-19 positive cases among staff, by occupation, at each childcare facility.

The department of early education and care shall publish a weekly report on its website that includes helpful and relevant data compiled by the department of public health for the purpose of ensuring providers and families have up to date information, that also includes: (i) the number and location of those early education and care programs operating as of June 22, 2020; (ii) the number of early education and care programs that were closed due to COVID-19; and (iii) any actions taken in response.

The department of early education and care shall provide a link to relevant data on the department of public health’s weekly report on its website. Any reporting relative to this section shall be provided in languages reflective of the diversity of the early education and care field and the families it serves.

SECTION 46. Section 44 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 47. Section 46 shall take effect on June 30, 2021.