SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2383
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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SECTION 1. To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2014, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in those appropriation acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, appropriations made in section 2 shall not revert and shall be available for expenditure until June 30, 2015.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Department of Revenue.
1232-0100 …………………………………………………………………………….$1,500,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Veterans Services
1410-0010 ………………………………………………………………………….……$500,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance.
1599-0026 …………………………………………………………………………….$400,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
7061-9412 ....…………………………………………………………………………$1,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS
9110-9002 ..……………………………………………………………………………...$800,000
SECTION 2A. To provide for uncertain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for alterations of purpose for current appropriations and to meet certain requirements of law, the following sum is hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section and subject to the laws regulations the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. This sum shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of this item. This sum shall be made available until June 30, 2015.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance.
1599-3765For a reserve to reimburse municipalities’ share of costs related to extreme or severe weather events, including tornadoes; provided, that municipalities shall first submit a plan to the secretary of administration and finance on how the funds will be used; provided further, that not less than $22,500 shall be expended to the city of Easthampton; and provided further, that the comptroller shall transfer funds made available in this tem to municipalities for this purpose upon the written request of the secretary of administration and finance…………$5,000,000
To provide for supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2015 and to provide for certain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, the following sum is hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in those appropriation acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. This sum shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund
1599-6124 For a subsidy to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund established in section 6 of chapter 23I of the General Laws……$7,000,0000
SECTION 2C.I. For the purpose of making available in fiscal year 2015 balances of appropriations which otherwise would revert on June 30, 2014, the unexpended balances of the maintenance appropriations listed below, not to exceed the amount specified below for each item, are hereby re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013. However, for items which do not appear in section 2 of the general appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2 in prior appropriation acts. The unexpended balances of all appropriations in the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system with a secretariat code of 01 or 17, are hereby re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in said section 2 of said chapter 38. The sums re-appropriated in this section shall be in addition to any amounts available for said purposes.
TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL
0612-0105 ………………………………………………………………………………$650,000
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
1599-0024 ………………………………………………………………………………$320,000
CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
4100-0060 …………………………………………………………………………….$1,200,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance.
1599-0026 …………………………………………………………………………….$1,757,095
1599-0027 …………………………………………………………………………….$2,000,000
1599-1705 ………………………………………………………………………………$399,034
1599-2013 ………………………………………………………………………………$341,623
1599-7104 …………………………………………………………………………….$4,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Environmental Protection.
2200-0100 ………………………………………………………………………………$970,000
Department of Fish and Game.
2330-0100 ………………………………………………………………………………$124,517
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development.
7002-0035 ………………………………………………………………………………..$69,000
7002-0040 …………………………………………………………………………….$2,000,000
Massachusetts Marketing Partnership.
7008-0900 …………………………………………………………………………………$20,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Office of the Secretary of Education.
7009-6402 ………………………………………………………………………………$127,849
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
8000-0106 ………………………………………………………………………………$600,000
Military Division.
8700-0001 ………………………………………………………………………………$100,000
SECTION 2C.II. For the purpose of making available in fiscal year 2015 balances of retained revenue and intragovernmental chargeback authorizations which otherwise would revert on June 30, 2014, the unexpended balances of the authorizations listed below, not to exceed the amount specified below for each item, are hereby re-authorized for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2 or 2B of the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2014. However, for items which do not appear in section 2 or 2B of the general appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-authorized for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2, 2A or 2B in prior appropriation acts. Amounts in this section are re-authorized from the funds designated for the corresponding item in section 2 or 2B of the general appropriation act; provided, however, that for items which do not appear in section 2 or 2B of the general appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-authorized from the fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in section 2, 2A or 2B of this act or in prior appropriation acts. The sums re-authorized in this section shall be in addition to any amounts available for those purposes.
JUDICIARY
Committee for Public Counsel Services.
0321-1518 …………………………………………………………………………….$650,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Human Resources Division.
1750-0102 ………………………………………………………………………………$250,000
1750-0601 ………………………………………………………………………………$300,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
8000-0122 ………………………………………………………………………………$200,000
SECTION 3. Subsection (a) of section 216 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 3 of chapter 48 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The task force shall also be co-chaired by up to 4 current or former elected officials to be appointed by the governor and shall include at least 1 member of the federal congressional delegation, who shall serve on the task force through at least the first full year of a new gubernatorial administration for continuity purposes. The task force shall consist of the following members: the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the adjutant general of the Massachusetts national guard or a designee; the commander of the Massachusetts army national guard or a designee; the commander of the Massachusetts air national guard or a designee; the secretary of housing and economic development or a designee; the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee; the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or a designee; the secretary of education or a designee; the secretary of administration and finance or a designee; the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation or a designee; the chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Port Authority or a designee; the secretary of health and human services or a designee; the secretary of the department of veterans services or a designee; the president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency or a designee; 2 representatives from the defense sector appointed by the governor; 2 representatives from institutions of higher education appointed by the governor; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be the chair of the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; and 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be the chair of the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader.
SECTION 4. Section 35T of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of "Base revenue amount" and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
"Base revenue amount", for fiscal year 2015 the amount of $970,637,174, and for each fiscal year thereafter the base revenue amount for the prior fiscal year multiplied by the inflation index for the preceding 12 months, as certified by the comptroller on March 1 of each year, as set forth in subsection (b); provided, however, that in no year shall the base revenue amount exceed 103 per cent of the base revenue amount applicable for the prior fiscal year; provided further, that if in any year the inflation index is less than 3 per cent but greater than the per cent increase in gross sales tax revenues received pursuant to chapters 64H and 64I in the preceding 12 months, excluding any portion of such taxes imposed on meals as defined in paragraph (h) of section 6 of said chapter 64H, then the base revenue amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage increase in those gross sales tax revenues; provided further, that if in any year the per cent increase in the gross sales tax revenues or the inflation index is 0 or less, then the base revenue amount shall not be adjusted for the subsequent fiscal year.
SECTION 5. Subsection (c) of section 22 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the words “at least”.
SECTION 6. Subsection (d) of said section 22 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “at least”.
SECTION 7. Subsection (e) of said section 22 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “at least” the first time they appear.
SECTION 8. Subsection (f) of said section 22 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “at least” the first time they appear.
SECTION 9. Subsection (g) of said section 22 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “at least” the first time they appear.
SECTION 10. Subsection (h) of said section 22 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “at least”.
SECTION 11. Subsection (i) of said section 22 of said chapter 13, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- For the purposes of this subsection, the registered pharmacist as defined in subsection (g) shall not constitute an appointment of an independent pharmacist, chain pharmacist, hospital pharmacist, long-term care pharmacist, or academic pharmacist as defined in subsections (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h).
SECTION 12. Section 8A of chapter 19 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The governor shall appoint a board of trustees for the Taunton state hospital and for the Worcester recovery center and hospital.
SECTION 13. Section 14 of said chapter 19, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word “fifteen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- not fewer than 15.
SECTION 14. Chapter 21A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 24, added by section 42 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 24. There shall be within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs an office of the state climatologist, which shall be under the supervision and control of a state climatologist to be appointed by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs and the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The office of the state climatologist shall be housed at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and shall: (i) gather and archive data on climate conditions in the commonwealth; (ii) conduct and foster research concerning the climate in the commonwealth and look for opportunities for sponsored research concerning climate issues in the commonwealth; (iii) coordinate with the Northeast Regional Climate Science Center housed at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst by the United States Department of the Interior; and (iv) educate and inform citizens on matters related to the climate. The office of the state climatologist shall advise all other branches of state and local government concerning the climate in the commonwealth and its implications for both economic and scientific needs in conjunction with existing and future environmental factors relating to the climate in the commonwealth. The office of the state climatologist shall maintain a liaison with federal and other state and academic institutions and join federal and international climate interest groups. The state climatologist shall serve for a term of 5 years but may be reappointed. The office of the state climatologist shall be funded by the executive office.
SECTION 15. Subsection (a) of section 5 of chapter 21J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, the figure “$1,500,000” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $2,000,000.
SECTION 16. Section 1 of chapter 23 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Each department shall be headed by a director and each department may, with the approval of the secretary of labor and workforce development, adopt regulations under chapter 30A.
SECTION 17. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as amended by section 61 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 18. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 169, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, the figure “$25,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $30,000,000.
SECTION 19. Said section 6 of said chapter 62 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$30,000,000”, inserted by section 18, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $25,000,000.
SECTION 20. Paragraph (9) of subsection (p) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 784, the figure “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5,000,000.
SECTION 21. Paragraph (4) of subsection (r) of said section 6 of said chapter 62 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$30,000,000”, inserted by section 49 of chapter 287 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $25,000,000.
SECTION 22. Section 71 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commissioner”, in lines 4 and 5, the following words:- or may be given as the parties otherwise agree, such as by sending electronic notification as provided in chapter 110G.
SECTION 23. Subsection (b) of section 38M of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 54 of chapter 287 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the third and fourth sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- At the election of the taxpayer for calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020, the amount of the taxpayer's credit shall be equal to 7.5 per cent of the taxpayer's qualified research expenses for the taxable year that exceeds 50 per cent of the taxpayer's average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable year for which the credit is being determined. Beginning in calendar year 2021, at the election of the taxpayer, the amount of the taxpayer's credit shall be equal to 10 per cent of the taxpayer's qualified research expenses for the taxable year that exceeds 50 per cent of the taxpayer's average qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable years preceding the taxable year for which the credit is being determined.
SECTION 24. Clause (2) of the second paragraph of subsection (d ½) of section 18 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in section 86 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “prescriptions” the following words:- or shall be written by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant who is authorized by the state of the prescription’s origin to write the prescription and is licensed and registered in the same state or a contiguous state to where the prescription is to be delivered and is registered under federal law to write prescriptions.
SECTION 25. Subsection (c) of section 39F of chapter 112 of the General Laws, inserted by section 18 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the word “pharmacies” , the second time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following word:- entities.
SECTION 26. Section 26A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 152 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "42 U.S.C. § 16962", in each instance, the following words:- and Public Law 92-544.
SECTION 27. Section 63 of chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words “insured pays”, inserted by section 168 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- insurance agent, broker, producer or insurer receives.
SECTION 28. Section 18 of chapter 161A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the third and fourth paragraphs, added by section 170 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014.
SECTION 29. Section 139 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “municipality”, in line 72, the following words:- , military installation.
SECTION 30. Section 21 of chapter 137 of the acts of 2003, as amended by section 131 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Section 1 shall expire on September 11, 2019.
SECTION 31. The third paragraph of section 104 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by striking out the words "General Fund" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "Blue Hills Reservation Trust Fund in accordance with section 34C of chapter 92 of the General Laws.
SECTION 31A. The third paragraph of section 105 of said chapter 182 is hereby amended by striking out the words "General Fund" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "Blue Hills Reservation Trust Fund in accordance with section 34C of chapter 92 of the General Laws.
SECTION 32. Section 190 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 35, the words “December 31, 2012” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- November 1, 2014.
SECTION 33. Section 226 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2015” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2017.
SECTION 34. Section 32 of chapter 242 of the acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “July 1, 2013” and inserting in place thereof the following words: December 31, 2014.
SECTION 35. The fourth sentence of section 73 of chapter 36 of the acts of 2013 is hereby amended by striking out the words “June 16, 2014”, inserted by section 13 of chapter 52 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- October 31, 2014.
SECTION 36. Item 0321-1518 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds made available through June 30, 2015 in this item may be expended through items 0321-1500 and 0321-1504.
SECTION 37. Item 4800-0015 of said section 2 of said chapter 38 is hereby amended by striking out the words “among items 4800-0038, 4800-0040, 4800-0041, and 4800-0015; provided further, that the commissioner may transfer funds from items 4800-0038, 4800-0040, 4800-0041 and 4800-0015 to item 4800-1100”, inserted by section 7 of chapter 119 of the acts of 2014, and inserting in place thereof the following words: - among items 4800-0038, 4800-0040, 4800-0041, 4800-0015 and 4800-1100; provided further, that any funds unexpended in fiscal year 2014 in items 4800-0038, 4800-0040, 4800-0041, 4800-0015 and 4800-1100 shall not revert and shall be made available for the purposes of these items until June 30, 2015.
SECTION 38. Subsection (c) of section 165 of said chapter 38 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 32, the words “June 30” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- November 1.
SECTION 39. Section 208 of said chapter 38 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word “develop” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- review.
SECTION 40. Said section 208 of said chapter 38 is hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
The commission shall consist of: 3 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 3 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; the chair of the sex offender registry board or a designee; the commissioner of probation or a designee; the commissioner of mental health or a designee; the chair of the parole board or a designee; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the secretary of health and human services or a designee; the chief justice of the trial court or a designee; the superintendent of the department of state police or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated; and 8 persons to be appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall have expertise in the assessment, treatment and risk management of adult sex offenders and familiarity with the research on recidivism of sex offenders, 1 of whom shall have experience in the assessment, treatment and risk management of juvenile sex offenders and familiarity with the research on recidivism of juvenile sex offenders, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, 2 of whom shall be advocates for victims of sex offenses; and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the committee for public counsel services.
SECTION 41. Said section 208 of said chapter 38 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 29 and 30, the words “not later than 180 days after the effective date of this act” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- on or before October 1, 2015.
SECTION 42. Section 211 of said chapter 38, as most recently amended by section 44 of chapter 118 of the acts of 2013, is hereby further amended by inserting after the figure “2014”, in line 5, the following words:- or fiscal year 2015.
SECTION 43. Section 64 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2013 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the figure “2014” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2015.
SECTION 44. Item 1595-6368 of section 2E of chapter 52 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$30,115,915” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $62,115,915.
SECTION 44A. Item 6121-1317 of section 2A of chapter 79 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “town of Marion” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to study the replacement of the Main street bridge and the Lawrence street bridge in the town of Norfolk.
SECTION 45. Section 30 of said chapter 79 is hereby amended by striking out the words “October 31, 2014” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2015.
SECTION 46. Section 52 of chapter 144 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the table and inserting in place thereof the following table:-
SECTION 47. Said chapter 144 is hereby further amended by striking out sections 53 and 54.
SECTION 48. Section 77 of said chapter 144 is hereby amended by striking out the figures “53, 54,”.
SECTION 49. Item 1410-0010 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the safety and health achievement recognition program.
SECTION 49A. Item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Plan” the following words:- and provided further, that not less than $400,00 shall be expended for an infrastructure improvement project in the town of Hatfield.
SECTION 50. Said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby further amended by striking out item 1599-1978.
SECTION 51. Item 3000-1050 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds from this item shall be available for expenditure through December 31, 2015.
SECTION 52. Item 7002-0021 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “$3,000,000 shall be” the following words:- deposited in the Capital Needs Investment Fund to be.
SECTION 53. Said item 7002-0021 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “$2,014,407 shall be” the following words:- deposited in the Capital Needs Investment Fund to be.
SECTION 54. Said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby further amended by striking out item 7003-0901 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-
7003-0901 For the department of labor relations, which may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $200,000 from fees collected under section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws and section 6 of chapter 150 of the General Laws; provided, that any fees collected in excess of $200,000 shall be deposited into the General Fund; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system……………..$200,000.
SECTION 55. Item 7004-9024 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by striking out the words “prior appropriation continued” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that any unexpended funds in fiscal year 2014 shall not revert to the General Fund but instead up to $6,000,000 shall be deposited in the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund established in section 60 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; and provided further, that any balance of unexpended funds in fiscal year 2014 not deposited in the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund shall be made available for the purposes of this item until June 30, 2015.
SECTION 56. Item 7008-0900 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the planning of the bicentennial celebration in the town of Southbridge.
SECTION 57. Item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “57 per cent” the following words:- ; provided further, that any unexpended funds for the Boston fire department’s hazardous materials response team shall not revert and shall be made available for expenditure until June 30, 2015.
SECTION 58. Item 9110-9002 of said section 2 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the construction, reconstruction or renovation of a senior center in the town of Hubbardston; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for construction, reconstruction or facility improvements to the senior center in the town of Templeton.
SECTION 59. Item 1000-0005 of section 2B of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,200,000.
SECTION 60. Section 2D of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by striking out item 1100-1702 and inserting in place thereof the following 3 items:-
1100-1702 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to qualify for the grant, the account shall be exempt from the first $270,000 of fringe benefits and indirect cost charges pursuant to section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws …………………………$1,400,096
1100-1703 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act………………………………………………$323,415
1100-1704 For the purposes of a federally funded technical assistance grant entitled, Maintain and Further Development of Developmental Disabilities Suite; provided, that in order to qualify for the grant, the account shall be exempt from the first $40,000 of fringe benefits and indirect cost charges pursuant to section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws……….$231,706
SECTION 61. Item 1595-1067 of section 2E of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$22,426,667” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $22,423,677.
SECTION 62. Said item 1595-1067 of said section 2E of said chapter 165 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$11,213,334” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $11,211,839.
SECTION 63. Said item 1595-1067 of said section 2E of said chapter 165 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$210,261,307” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $232,979,059.
SECTION 64. Item 1595-1068 of said section 2E of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that up to $243,000,000 in payments made for federal fiscal year 2014 shall be made from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund of which $31,000,000 shall be made to the Cambridge public health commission for dates of service in state and federal fiscal year 2014 only after the Cambridge public health commission transfers up to $15,500,000 of its funds to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund using a federally permissible source of funds which shall fully satisfy the non-federal share of that payment.
SECTION 65. Said item 1595-1068 of said section 2E of said chapter 165 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$412,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $639,500,000.
SECTION 66. Section 239 of said chapter 165 is hereby amended by striking out the words “September 30” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 1.
SECTION 67. Section 280 of said chapter 165 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 68. Section 4 of chapter 188 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “4000-0890” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 4000-0885.
SECTION 69. Section 1 of chapter 234 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the words “28 CFR 20.33 and” each time they appear.
SECTION 70. Section 34 of chapter 286 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “1100-2510” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 6720-1350.
SECTION 71. Section 49A of chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 72. Section 125 of said chapter 287 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “49A,”.
SECTION 73. Notwithstanding chapter 287 of the acts of 2012, the secretary of education shall submit the first report required under section 2 of said chapter 287 not later than November 1, 2014 to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives.
SECTION 74. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall continue to provide road maintenance and snow and ice removal on Freight Shed road and all other roads that run through the facility known as the Templeton Developmental Center after its closure and transition to a community based residential program.
SECTION 75. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of housing and community development may provide not more than $20,000,000 to eligible entities that administer the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, described in item 7004-2033 of section 2D of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, to allow such eligible entities to begin start-up operations of the program and to provide advanced funding, not later than 30 days after the start of the fiscal year; provided, however, that the department and such eligible entities may expend a portion of these funds for approved administrative costs consistent with the current or prior year’s state plan submitted by the department under the federal program; provided further, that the department and such eligible entities may, after November 1, 2014, expend a portion of these funds in accordance with the state plan; provided further, that funds expended for this purpose shall be transferred from the General Fund; and provided further, that such advanced funding shall be subject to the federal reimbursement of funds under said item 7004-2033 of said section 2D of said chapter 165.
SECTION 76. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the trustees of the Worcester City Campus Corporation may convey by quitclaim deed to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, fee title in and to all or a portion of a parcel of land located off Plantation parkway in the city of Worcester and shown as Parcel 2A on a plan entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land” prepared by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., dated July 14, 2014, which plan shall be duly recorded with the Worcester district registry of deeds.
(b) The deed conveying the parcel described in subsection (a) shall transfer the parcel to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for highway purposes and for all purposes consistent with chapter 6C of the General Laws.
(c) The consideration for the conveyance in subsection (a) shall be the conveyance by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation by quitclaim deed to the Worcester City Campus Corporation, the parcel of land on the northerly side of Belmont street, numbered 403 Belmont street in the city of Worcester, which currently serves as the District 3 headquarters, comprising approximately 6.625 acres and shown as Parcel 66-M-1 on a plan of land entitled “Massachusetts Department of Transportation Plan of Land in the City of Worcester, Worcester County, Showing Location of Maintenance Area”, prepared by Vanesse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., dated October 23, 2013, and recorded with the Worcester district registry of deeds in Plan Book 904, Plan 10.
(d) The conveyance described in subsection (c) shall occur only after the conveyance in subsection (a) has occurred and the conveyances shall also occur prior to the construction of a new District 3 headquarters by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
SECTION 77. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services, with the written approval of the secretary of administration and finance, may authorize transfers of surplus among items 4000-0320, 4000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0600, 4000-0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0890, 4000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-0990, 4000-1400 and 4000-1420 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013 to reduce any deficiency in these items; provided, however, that the transfer shall be made not later than November 1, 2014.
SECTION 78. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any unexpended balances, not exceeding a total of $20,000,000, in items 4000-0600 and 4000-0700 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, shall not revert to the General Fund until November 1, 2014 and may be expended by the executive office of health and human services to pay for services enumerated in said items 4000-0600 and 4000-0700 of said section 2 of said chapter 38 provided during fiscal year 2014.
SECTION 79. There shall be established on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Capital Needs Investment Fund, in this section called the fund. The comptroller shall credit to the fund $5,014,407, as appropriated in item 7002-0021 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014. The secretary of housing and economic development shall hold amounts in the fund as trustee for the purposes set forth in this section and shall disburse the following amounts without further appropriation:
(i) $2,014,407 for the restoration costs of the Mayflower II to take place through 2020, including a 30 per cent cost contingency on future work to cover unforeseen costs; and
(ii) $3,000,000 for the construction of a public safety building in the town of Barre.
The fund shall expire on December 31, 2020, at which time the fund shall be repealed and any unexpended balance and interest earnings shall be transferred to the General Fund.
SECTION 81. (a) There shall be a commission on the efficacy of charter school funding in the commonwealth. The commission shall review, study and report on the methods used to fund charter schools in various states and the appropriateness of the method currently used in the commonwealth as compared to other states. The commission shall make recommendations for revising the commonwealth’s method as appropriate.
(b) The commission shall consist of 15 members: 2 of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate, 1 of whom shall serve as a co-chair; 2 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall serve as a co-chair; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the secretary of education or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or a designee; the secretary of administration and finance or a designee; a representative of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc.; a representative of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc.; a representative of the Massachusetts Teachers Association; a representative of the American Federation of Teachers; a representative of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association, Inc.; and a representative of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc.
(c) The commission shall issue a final report and recommendations for legislation, if any, to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives not later than January 1, 2016.
SECTION 82. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of the commonwealth, acting on behalf of the commonwealth, may sell, transfer or license the corporations division’s software and related documents pertaining to the division’s web-based searching and filing applications, including the business entity and uniform commercial code software, developed by the secretary of the commonwealth and copyrighted to other states, multi-state or regional associations or other sovereign governmental entities on such terms and conditions as in the secretary’s discretion reasonably compensates the commonwealth for its interests. The secretary shall retain and expend revenues collected from such sales, licensure or user agreements in an amount not greater than 50 per cent for technical activities of the corporations division, the remaining 50 per cent shall be deposited in the General Fund. The secretary may provide webhosting and ongoing support and maintenance to other states, provinces or territories of Canada related to their uniform commercial code and corporate applications.
SECTION 83. Not less than $5,468,000 from the Community First Trust Fund established in section 35AAA of chapter 10 of the General Laws shall be expended in fiscal year 2015 to expand access to services under items 5920-2025, 5920-3000, 5911-2000, 5911-1003, and 5920-3010 of section 2, as required by chapter 226 of the acts of 2014.
SECTION 84. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health shall establish, not later than June 30, 2015, guidelines for establishing a stroke system of care by recognizing any accredited acute care hospitals that applies, is certified and maintains certification as either an acute stroke ready center, primary stroke center or comprehensive stroke center by either the department of public health, the American Heart Association, the Joint Commission or another nationally recognized organization that provides an acute stroke ready center certification, primary stroke center certification or comprehensive stroke certification for stroke care. The department of public health may suspend or revoke a hospital’s designation as an acute stroke ready center, primary stroke center or comprehensive stroke center, after notice and a hearing, if the department of public health determines that the hospital is not in compliance with the requirements of this section.
(b) All emergency medical services authorities across the commonwealth, with guidance from the department of public health, shall establish pre-hospital care protocols related to the assessment, treatment and transport of stroke patients by licensed emergency medical services providers in the commonwealth. The protocols shall include plans based on a specified time frame upon the onset of symptoms for the triage and transport of acute stroke patients to the closest and most appropriate acute stroke ready center, primary stroke center or comprehensive stroke center.
SECTION 85. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services, in conjunction with the executive office of elder affairs, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of Masshealth and the executive office of elder affairs sharing of income information and verification as relating to applicants applying for prescription advantage. The study shall be submitted along with any recommendations to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than December 31, 2014.
SECTION 86. The salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the following collective bargaining agreements shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws:
(1)between the commonwealth and National Association of Government Employees, Units 1, 3 and 6
(2)between the commonwealth and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Unit 2;
(3)between the Plymouth sheriff and the Association of County Employees;
(4)between the Barnstable sheriff and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1462C, AFL-CIO Council 93, Unit S2B;
(5)between the Middlesex sheriff and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Superior Officers Association, Unit SM4;
(6)between the Worcester sheriff and the New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 275, Unit SW2;
(7)between the trial court and the National Association of Government Employees/Service Employees International Union Local 5000, Units J2C and J2P;
(8)between the Barnstable sheriff and the National Association of Government Employees, Local 220, Unit S5B;
(9)between the Barnstable sheriff and the Barnstable County Correctional Officers Union, Unit S1B;
(10)between the Barnstable sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Local 119, Unit S4B;
(11)between the Barnstable sheriff and the National Association of Government Employees – International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers, Local 217, Public Safety, Groups A,B and C, Unit S3B;
(12)between the Berkshire sheriff and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office Employees Association, Unit SB3;
(13)between the Berkshire sheriff’s Office Communication Center and the I.U.E.-C.W.A, Unit SB2;
(14)between the Essex sheriff and the International Brotherhood of Corrections Officers, Local R1-71, Unit SE9;
(15)between the Berkshire sheriff and the International Brotherhood of Corrections Officers Local R1-297, Unit SB1;
(16)between the Hampshire sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SH9;
(17)between the Hampshire sheriff and the Hampshire Sherriff’s Office Non-Uniform Correctional Association, Unit SH7;
(18)between the Hampshire sheriff and the Hampshire Sherriff’s Office Jail and House of Correction Supervisory Correctional Officers’ Association, Unit SH8;
(19)between the Hampshire sheriff and the Hampshire Sherriff’s Office Jail and Hampshire Sheriff’s Office Treatment Association, Unit SH6;
(20)between the Norfolk sheriff and the National Association of Government Employees /Service Employees International Union R1-202, Unit SN1;
(21)between the Plymouth sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SP7;
(22)between the Plymouth sheriff and the Massachusetts Correctional Officers Federated Union Bureau of Criminal Investigation Officers Unit, Unit SP3;
(23)between the Plymouth sheriff and the Massachusetts Correctional Officers Federated Union Communication Officers Unit, Unit SP5;
(24)between the Plymouth sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SP1;
(25)between the Suffolk sheriff and the National Association of Government Employees, Local 298, Unit SS2;
(26)between the Suffolk sheriff and the Jail Officers and Employees Association of Suffolk County, Unit SS4;
(27)between the Suffolk sheriff and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local 419, Unit SS0;
(28)between the Suffolk sheriff and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local 3643, Unit SS5;
(29)between the Suffolk sheriff and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local 3967, Unit SS6;
(30)between the Suffolk sheriff and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local RN, Unit SS3;
(31)between the Hampden sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SH4;
(32)between the Hampden sheriff and the Hampden County Superior Correctional Officer Association, Unit SH3;
(33)between the Hampden sheriff and the Non-Uniformed Correctional Association, Unit SH2;
(34)between the Franklin sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SF1;
(35)between the Franklin sheriff and the International Brotherhood of Correctional Officers, Local R1-045Con, Unit SF3;
(36)between the trial court and the OPEIU Local 6, Units J6C and J6P;
(37)between the Worcester sheriff and the United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 422, Unit SW5;
(38)between the Bristol sheriff and the Bristol Superior Officers, National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SA3;
(39)between the Bristol sheriff and the Massachusetts Correctional Officers Federated Union, Unit SA4;
(40)between the commonwealth and the Service Employees International Union, Local 509, Units 8 and 10;
(41)between the Worcester sheriff and the National Association of Government Employees, Local 255, unit SW4;
(42)between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and DOT Unit A - clerical and administrative workers, unit D01;
(43)between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and DOT Unit C - skilled trades and crafts, Units D03, IBEW Local 103, Teamsters Local 127, and Teamsters Local 25;
(44)between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and DOT Unit D – professional admin, Units D06, IBEW Local 103, Teamsters Local 127, clerical, audit and support employees and USW Local 596;
(45)between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and DOT Unit E – engineers and scientists, Unit D09, including the Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists, and USW Local 596;
(46)between the commonwealth and Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists, Unit 9;
(47)between the Berkshire middle, north and south registry of deeds and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888;
(48)between the Essex north and south registry of deeds and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 653;
(49)between the Middlesex south registry of deeds and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 414;
(50)between the Suffolk registry of deeds and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888;
(51)between the Worcester north registry of deeds and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888;
(52)between the Middlesex north registry of deeds and OPEIU, Local 6;
(53)between the Hampden registry of deeds and OPEIU, Local 6;
(54)between the Middlesex south registry of deeds and OPEIU, Local 6;
(55)between the Norfolk sheriff and the County Correctional Officers Association, Local 296, Unit SN3;
(56)between the Norfolk sheriff and the County Correctional Officers Association, Local 295, Unit SN2;
(57)between the Bristol sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Unit SA7;
(58)between the Franklin sheriff and the FCSO non-unit Association, Unit SF2;
(59)between the Middlesex sheriff and the New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 500, Unit SM5;
(60)between the Middlesex sheriff and the National Correctional Employees Union, Local 116, Civil Process Unit;
(61)between the Bristol sheriff and the National Association of Government Employees, Units A and C;
(62)between the University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Society of Professors Lowell, MTA/NEA, Unit L90;
(63)between the University of Massachusetts and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, Unit L95;
(64)between the University of Massachusetts and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 339, Unit D84;
(65)between the University of Massachusetts and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 507, Unit D82;
(66)between the Board of Higher Education and the Massachusetts State College Association/MTA/NEA;
(67)between the Board of Higher Education and the Association of Professional Administrators, MTA/NEA;
(68)between the Board of Higher Education and the American Federation of State and County and Municipal Employees, Local 1067/Council 93;
(69)between the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888; and
(70)between the Essex sheriff and the National Corrections Employees Union, Local 121.
SECTION 87. Sections 18 and 21 shall take effect as of August 13, 2014.
SECTION 88. Section 19 shall take effect on January 1, 2019.
SECTION 89. Section 30 shall take effect as of September 1, 2014.