Consolidated Amendment #B to H.4100

Consolidated Amendment "B" to H4100

Constitutional Officers and State Administration

Fiscal Note: $3,262,000

Amendment 130, 283, and 697 have been re categorized to Constitutional Officers and State Administration.

Amendment 388 has been re-categorized to Education and Local Aid.

Amendments from Constitutional Officers and State Administration: 55, 66, 108, 109, 111, 112, 120, 122, 123, 141, 145, 152, 154, 209, 210, 211, 229, 230, 259, 357, 381, 386, 388, 429, 432, 452, 456, 460, 465, 466, 468, 472, 487, 503, 514, 529, 533, 537, 579, 587, 626, 631, 636, 659, 714, 791, 799, 853, 854, and 864.

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4100, in section 2, in line item 0524-0000, by striking out the figure “$1,373,087” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$1,873,087”.

And further amend the bill in section 2, in line item 0526-0100, by inserting after the word “commission” the following words: “; provided, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the GAR Hall located in the City of Beverly” and in said line item by striking out the figures “$750,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$800,000”.

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0900-0100, by striking the figures “$1,796,501” and inserting in place thereof the figures: “$1,843,501”.

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0920-0300, by striking the figures “$1,270,342” and inserting in place thereof the figures: “$1,295,342”.

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 1599-0026, by inserting after the words “chapter 29 of the General Laws;” the following words: “provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended to fund a pilot program in Plymouth County, including projects of regionalized county government services;” and in said line item by striking out the figures “$5,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$5,750,000”.

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 1201-0100, by striking the figures “$80,469,544” and inserting in place thereof the figures: “$82,719,544”.

And further amend the bill in section 2E, in line item 1599-6152, by striking out the figures “$435,042,237” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$415,042,237”.

And further amend the bill in section 13, in line 86, by inserting after the words “with the” the following words:- State Secretary and the

And further amend the bill in section 13, in line 88, by inserting after the word “programs” the following words:- and tours

And further amend the bill in section 15, in line 96, by inserting after the words “with the” the following words:- State Secretary and the

And further amend the bill in section 15, in line 98, by inserting after the word “programs” the following words:- and tours

And further amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION XX: (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, after complying with clause (a) of section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall dispose of the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds for fiscal year 2012 in the following order to the extent that funds are available: (1) the comptroller shall transfer $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund established by section 6 of chapter 23I of the General Laws; and (2) the comptroller shall transfer the remaining balance from the General Fund to the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund.

(b) All transfers pursuant to this section shall be made from the undesignated fund balances in the budgetary funds proportionally from the undesignated fund balances; but no such transfer shall cause a deficit in any of the funds.

SECTION XX. Section 14C of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “association”, in line 13, the following words:— a public charity holding funds subject to the provisions of section 8 of chapter 12,

SECTION XX. Said section 14C of chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following:—

(h) The searchable website shall be updated to include items in subdivisions (1) through (6) of this section, if applicable, relative to any quasi-public agency in the commonwealth by December 31, 2017. For purposes of this section, “quasi-public agency” shall mean any authority or entity established by the General Court to serve a public purpose including, but not limited to, Bay State Skills Corporation; Boston Metropolitan District; Centers of Excellence Corporation; Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation; Community Development Finance Corporation; Government Land Bank; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; Massachusetts Business Development Corporation; Massachusetts Convention Center Authority; Massachusetts Corporations for Educational Telecommunications; Massachusetts Educational Loan Authority; Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority; Massachusetts Horse Racing Authority; Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency; Massachusetts Industrial Service Program; Massachusetts Port Authority; Massachusetts Product Development Corporation; Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation; Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation; Massachusetts Department of Transportation; Massachusetts Turnpike Authority; Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; Pension Reserves Investment Management Board; State College Building Authority; Southeastern Massachusetts University Building Authority; Thrift Institutions Fund for Economic Development; University of Lowell Building Authority; University of Massachusetts Building Authority; and the Water Pollution Abatement Trust.

(i) The searchable website shall be updated to include items in subdivisions (1) through (6) of this section, if applicable, relative to any city, town or municipality in the commonwealth by December 31, 2017.

SECTION XX. Said section 14C of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:—

(j) the searchable website shall allow users to search by agency if such agency provides awards to a public charity holding funds subject to the provisions of section 8 of chapter 12.

SECTION XX. Section 3 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is amended by inserting after the 2nd paragraph the following paragraph:-

The notice shall refer to the statutory authority under which the action is proposed; give the time and place of any public hearing or state the anticipated time of agency action; state the manner in which data, views, or arguments may be submitted to the agency by any interested person; either state the express terms or describe the substance of the proposed action; and include any additional matter required by any law.

SECTION XX. Section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 68 of the acts of 2011, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(j) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, in the event that an agreement, either executed or modified, was reached by an appropriate public authority and the public employee committee to transfer all subscribers, for whom the authority provides health insurance coverage, to the commission under subsections (e) and (f) of this section, its retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents may enroll in the dental insurance plan provided by the commission to retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents insured under chapter 32A, at premium contribution ratios that requires retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents to contribute 100 per cent of the dental insurance premium and administrative fee. The commission shall provide dental insurance coverage, under its plan for retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents insured under chapter 32A, to retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents who elect the coverage under this subsection, as it so provides health insurance coverage under subsections (e) and (f) of this section. The commission may charge an administrative fee, which shall not be more than 1 per cent of the cost of total dental insurance premiums for the retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents who enroll in the dental insurance plan under this section, to be determined by the commission which shall be considered as part of the cost of coverage for purposes of determining the contributions of the political subdivision and its retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents to the cost of insurance coverage by the commission.

SECTION XX. Section 23 of chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(i) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, in the event that an agreement, either executed or modified, was reached by an appropriate public authority and the public employee committee to transfer all subscribers, for whom the authority provides health insurance coverage, to the commission under this section, its retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents may enroll in the dental insurance plan provided by the commission to retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents insured under chapter 32A, at premium contribution ratios that requires retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents to contribute 100 per cent of the dental insurance premium and administrative fee. The commission shall provide dental insurance coverage, under its plan for retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents insured under chapter 32A, to retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents who elect the coverage under this subsection, as it so provides health insurance coverage under this section. The commission may charge an administrative fee, which shall not be more than 1 per cent of the cost of total dental insurance premiums for the retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents who enroll in the dental insurance plan under this subsection, to be determined by the commission which shall be considered as part of the cost of coverage for purposes of determining the contributions of the political subdivision and its retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents to the cost of insurance coverage by the commission.