Consolidated Amendment #G to H.4000

Consolidated Amendment "G" to H4000

Public Safety and Judiciary

Fiscal Note: $12,909,459

Amendment 119 has been re-categorized from Labor and Economic Development

Amendments from Judiciary: 11, 28, 45, 54, 140, 157, 182, 183, 247, 359, 419, 429, 443, 479, 496, 520, 531, 576, 591, 602, 611, 620, 641, 657, 732, 754, 802, 805, 818, 858, 881, 903, 905, 919, 953, 1017, 1102, 1124, 1152, 1158, 1167

Amendments from Public Safety: 37, 73, 79, 87, 108, 119, 133, 134, 142, 156, 163, 168, 169, 170, 184, 189, 201, 229, 238, 240, 241, 248, 250, 255, 256, 272, 298, 316, 324, 337, 355, 373, 375, 383, 387, 393, 396, 408, 411, 435, 436, 452, 454, 475, 482, 485, 489, 497, 506, 509, 511, 533, 564, 586, 595, 600, 627, 637, 645, 655, 677, 707, 738, 745, 746, 760, 763, 770, 801, 876, 877, 882, 908, 913, 931, 969, 1027, 1041, 1052, 1071, 1075, 1106

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.4000 in section 2, in item 0320-0010, by striking out the figure “$1,499,842” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $1,552,213;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0321-1600, by striking out the figure “$13,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $15,000,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0321-2000, by striking out the figure “$901,165” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $976,165;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0330-0300, by inserting after the words “trial court of the commonwealth;” the following words: “provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project to provide legal services to such grandparents in the areas of family law and public benefits, and further requiring the chief justice of administration and management to make a report to the General Court on or before January 1, 2015, of all grandparents who requested legal services, their eligibility for such services and whether or not they were denied due to insufficient resources, including the legal problem for which they sought assistance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of a special commission on the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project;” and in said item by striking out the figure “$219,443,472” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $219,523,472;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0337-0002, by inserting after the words “juvenile court department” the following words: “; provided, that in fiscal year 2015 the department shall not reduce the amount allocated to the CASA programs appearing in item 0337-0300, 0337-0400, 0337-0600, 0337-0700 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 by more than 5 per cent; and provided further, that no less than $52,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire County CASA program”; and in said item by striking out the figure “$18,033,762” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $18,530,964;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0100, by striking out the figure “$17,574,871” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $17,597,589;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0200, by striking out the figure “$14,990,024” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $15,012,742;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0300, by striking out the figure “$9,206,277” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $9,228,995;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0400, by striking out the figure “$10,066,246” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $10,088,964;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0500, by striking out the figure “$8,762,982” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $8,785,700;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0600, by inserting after the words “paid from this item;” the following words: “provided further, that not less than $215,000 shall be expended for the Anti-Crime Task Force;” and in said item by striking out the figure “$5,457,818” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $5,695,536;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0700, by striking out the figure “$8,975,851” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $8,998,569;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0800, by striking out the figure “$7,788,509” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $7,811,227;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-0900, by striking out the figure “$8,102,695” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $8,125,413;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-1000, by striking out the figure “$3,966,083” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $3,988,801;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-1100, by striking out the figure “$3,963,122” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $3,985,840;

And further moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0340-2100, by striking out the figure “$1,934,406” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $2,034,406;

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8000-0600, by inserting after the words “in which they receive the reimbursements” the following: “;provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the town of Ludlow for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Watertown for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Waltham for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Hadley for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Melrose for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Hamilton for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Fairhaven for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $33,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopedale for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Agawam for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Townsend for public safety improvements, provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Seekonk for public safety improvements; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Braintree for public safety improvements” and in said item by striking out the figure “$2,146,693” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$3,204,693”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8100-0111, by striking out the figure “$4,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$6,000,000”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8100-1001, by inserting after the words “investigate cases of criminal abuse;” the following: “provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the payroll costs of the state police directed patrols; provided further, that subject to appropriation communities receiving funds for directed patrols in fiscal year 2008 shall receive an equal disbursement of funds in proportion to the current appropriation in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended for directed patrols at Constitution Beach in East Boston; provided further, that no less than $200,000 shall be expended for Operation Cutone; provided further, that there shall be a study submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 31, 2014 on the costs associated with equipping all State Police vehicles with Automated External Defibrillators;” and in said item by striking out the figure “$253,925,538” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$255,125,538”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by inserting after the words “be charged to item 8200-0222;” the following: “provided further, that towns in Worcester County hosting municipal police training academies shall not receive less than the amount appropriated in section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011;” and in said item by striking out the figure “$4,303,373” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$4,328,373”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8200-0222, by striking out the figure “$1,200,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$1,800,000”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8324-0000, by inserting after the words “split days option;” the following: “provided further, that $1,200,000 shall be allocated by the department for the Student Awareness Fire Education program; provided further, that the amount allocated for critical incident stress management services in item 8000-0000 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 shall be allocated to the program in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that $200,000 shall be allocated to On-Site Academy, to provide training and treatment programs for emergency personnel for critical incident stress management or substance abuse; provided further, that $50,000 shall be provided for the city of Quincy fire department hazardous material response team; provided further that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the city of Holyoke to purchase or offset the cost of purchasing new turnout gear;” and in said item by striking out the figure “$17,003,046” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$18,573,046”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8800-0001, by inserting after the words “proper federal authorities” the following: “; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the American Red Cross in Massachusetts” and in said item by striking out the figure “$1,645,447” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$1,745,447”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8900-0001, by inserting after the words “public safety and homeland security” the following: “provided further, that the amount allocated for programs for incarcerated mothers in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 131 of the acts of 2010 shall be allocated to the program in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended to continue the opiate abuse pilot programs in cooperation with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance in item 8900-0001 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $2,200,000 for municipalities hosting department of correction facilities; provided further, that of that $2,200,000, no municipality hosting a department of correction facility shall receive more than $800,000; provided further, that of the $2,200,000, the municipality hosting the facility at Cedar Junction shall receive no less than the amount allocated in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011; provided further, that of the remaining amount, one hundred per cent shall be distributed to each host municipality by dividing said remaining amount by the average daily prisoner population at all department of correction facilities, multiplied by the average daily prisoner population located within each host municipality; provided further, that the amount allocated for the Dismas House in Worcester in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 shall be expended for the program in fiscal year 2015; and provided further, no less than $68,000 shall be expended for Dispute Resolutions Services, Inc. of Springfield” and in said item by striking out the figure “$559,081,788” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$561,679,788”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0102, by striking out the figure “$69,489,154” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$69,517,654”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0105, by striking out the figure “$44,060,699” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$44,089,199”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0107, by striking out the figure “$67,378,662” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$67,407,162”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0110, by striking out the figure “$13,269,940” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$13,298,440”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0145, by striking out the figure “$17,277,775” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$17,306,275”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0108, by inserting after the words “Franklin sheriff’s office” the following: “; provided further, that no less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Franklin County Opioid Education and Awareness Task Force” and in said item by striking out the figure “$11,018,234” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$11,146,734”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-0619, by striking out the figure “$50,503,975” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$50,532,475”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8200, by striking out the figure “$27,104,298” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$27,132,798”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8300, by striking out the figure “$38,972,896” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$39,001,396”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8400, by striking out the figure “$2,893,447” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$2,915,947”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8500, by striking out the figure “$747,844” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$772,328”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8600, by striking out the figure “$29,794,894” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$29,823,394”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8700, by striking out the figure “$38,087,342” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$38,115,842”.

And further amends the bill in section 2, in item 8910-8800, by striking out the figure “$98,426,712” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$98,455,212”.

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following sections:-

SECTION 4A. Subsection (a) of section 172 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-

(31) Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector in accordance with section 1311(i) of Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. 18031, may obtain from the department data permitted under section 172L.

SECTION 4B. Section 172A of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “entity ”, in line 7, the following words:- , including any requests from navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector authority in accordance with section 1311(i) of Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. 18031.

SECTION 4C. Said chapter 6 is hereby amended by inserting after section 172K the following section:-

Section 172L. Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector in accordance with section 1311(i) of Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. 18031 shall obtain from the department all available criminal offender record information prior to accepting any person as a new employee. Navigator organizations shall obtain from the department periodically, but not less frequently than every 3 years, all available criminal offender record information of current employees. Any organization obtaining information pursuant to this section shall not disseminate such information for any purpose other than the protection of persons utilizing a navigator organization’s services.

SECTION 4D. Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector in accordance with section 1311(i) of Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C shall obtain from the department of criminal justice information services all available criminal offender record information, as that term is defined in section 167 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, of all current employees within 1 year of the effective date of this act. Any organization obtaining information pursuant to this section shall not disseminate such information for any purpose other than the protection of persons utilizing a navigator organization’s services.

And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following section:-

SECTION 10H. Section 15 of chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the figure “$148,843” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $171,561.

And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 26 the following section:-

SECTION 26G. Subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “chapter 150E”, in line 187, the following words:- , from an increase in salary for a member whose salary amount is specified by statute;

And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 32 the following sections:-

SECTION 32D. Section 17 of chapter 37 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the figure “$123,209” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $151,709.

SECTION 32E. Said section 17 of said chapter 37, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14, the figure “$97,271” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $119,771.

SECTION 32F. Said section 17 of said chapter 37, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 15, the figure “$71,332” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $95,816.

And further move to amend the bill by inserting after section 62 the following section:-

SECTION 62B. Section 26F ½ of chapter 148 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes,”.

SECTION 62C. Section 26F ½ of chapter 148 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 21 and 22, the words “occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes,”.

SECTION 62D. Section 26F ½ of chapter 148 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 28 and 29, the words “occupied in whole or in part for residential purposes”.

And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 66 the following section:-

SECTION 66C. Section 28D½ of chapter 278 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following 2 paragraphs:-

The first assistant clerk and the second assistant clerk of the appellate division shall receive from the commonwealth as salary an amount equal to 10 per cent of, and in addition to, the salaries established and paid to them as first assistant clerk and second assistant clerk, respectively, of the superior court for criminal business in the county of Suffolk.

An employee of the office of the clerk of the superior court for criminal business in the county of Suffolk shall be designated by the clerk as a clerical assistant in matters pertaining to the business of the appellate division. The clerical assistant, so designated, shall receive from the commonwealth as salary an amount equal to 10 per cent of, and in addition to, the salary established and paid to said employee in the position held by said employee in the office of the clerk.

And further move to amend the bill in section 86 by striking out paragraphs (b) to (e), inclusive;

And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 101 the following section:-

SECTION 101K. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all state crime laboratories and facilities established pursuant to section 7 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, and all local police departments shall undertake a physical inventory of sexual assault evidence collection kits in their possession by November 1, 2014. The director of the state crime laboratory and the chief law enforcement officer of each city and town shall provide a written report to the secretary of public safety and security no later than December 1, 2014 indicating: (a) the number of sexual assault evidence collection kits in their possession containing forensic evidence, as defined by section 220 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, that have not undergone DNA analysis, as defined by section 1 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as of September 1, 2014; and (b) the month and year that each untested sexual assault evidence collection kit containing forensic evidence was received by the reporting laboratory or local police department.

(b) The secretary of the executive office of public safety and security shall prepare and transmit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate containing the information reported under this section on or before January 1, 2015.