Amendment #50, as changed to H3773
Tech amendment
Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting before item 0340-0998 the following item:-
0340-0900...………………………………………………………………………………$105,018
And further moves to amend said section 2 by striking out item 1599-0026 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-
1599-0026………………………….………………………………………………………$52,296
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2A, in item 1599-1100 by striking out, in line 83, the figure “15” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 17;
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2A in item 8000-1002 by striking out the words “impacting delays” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- delaying the issuance of license renewals;
And moves to further amend said item by inserting after the word “League” in line 116, the following words:- , Stop Handgun Violence;
And further moves to amend the bill in section 2C.I by inserting after item 5046-0000 the following item:-
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
7008-0900………………………………………………………………………………$662,924
And further moves to amend said section 2C.I by inserting after item 7100-0207 the following items:-
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Cape Cod Community College
7504-0102……………………………….……………………..………………………$1,433,293
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Department of State Police
8000-0106…………………………………………………………………..…………….$237,246
And further moves to amend said section 2C.I by inserting after item 8324-0000 the following item:-
SHERIFFS
Hampden Sheriff's Department
8910-0102 ..........................................................................................................................$240,000
And further moves to amend the bill by striking out sections 6 and 7 and inserting in place thereof the following sections:-
SECTION 6. Subsection (a) of section 45 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- 8 members shall be appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall have not fewer than 15 years of experience as registered architects in the commonwealth, who may be architects emeritus, and shall not have a record of disciplinary action, 3 of whom shall have not fewer than 15 years of experience as registered engineers in the commonwealth and shall not have a record of disciplinary action, and 2 of whom shall be representatives of the public who are not architect designers, engineers or construction contractors.
SECTION 7. Subsection (c) of said section 45 of said chapter 7C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The board shall employ an executive director, who shall be appointed by the secretary of administration and finance and shall have either (i) not fewer than 15 years of experience as a registered architect or (ii) not fewer than 15 years of experience as a registered engineer , and shall not have a record of disciplinary action, and such other staff or consultants as it may deem necessary, subject to appropriation.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 13 the following new section:-
SECTION 13A. Section 6I of chapter 40J of the General Laws, as inserted by section 63 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015, is hereby amended by striking out the words “non-state” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- private.
And further moves to amend the bill by striking out, in section 14, clause (q) and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:-
(q) No early voting ballot cast under this section shall be counted if the officers charged with the duty of counting the same are cognizant of the fact that the voter has died prior to the opening of the polls on the day of the election.
And moves to further the bill in section 20 by striking out, in line 315, the figure “655” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 660;
And moves to further amend the bill by striking out section 21;
And moves to further amend the bill in section 22 by striking out, in line 322, the figure “21” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20;
And moves to further amend the bill in section 25, by striking out clause (b), in lines 348 through 378, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-
(b) There shall be an advisory board to the authority which shall be named the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee which shall consist of 40 voting members, 6 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Boston, provided that 1 member from Boston shall be from the East Boston section of the city of Boston and 1 member from Boston shall be from the South Boston section of the city of Boston; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Arlington; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Bedford; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Belmont; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Beverly; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Braintree; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Brookline; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Cambridge; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Canton; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Chelsea; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Cohasset; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Concord; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Everett; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Hingham; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Hull; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Lexington; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Lincoln; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Lynn; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Malden; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Marblehead; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Melrose; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Medford, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Milton; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Nahant; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Quincy; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Randolph; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Revere; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Salem; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Scituate; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Somerville; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Swampscott; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Watertown; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Weymouth; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Worcester; and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the town of Winthrop.
Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled as provided for above; provided, however, that if a chief executive officer fails to appoint a successor within 90 days of a vacancy, the committee shall appoint a qualified person to represent the municipality left unrepresented by the failure of the chief executive officer to act.;
And further moves to amend the bill in section 34 by striking out, in lines 463-465, the words “the associate commissioner for the center for the student support of the department of elementary and secondary education or designee” and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- “the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education or a designee”;
And moves to further amend said section by striking out the words “the director of the victim services unit of the sex offender registry board or a designee” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Chairperson of the sex offender registry board or a designee;
And moves to further amend said bill by striking out section 41 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
SECTION 41. Item 4000-0700 of said section 2 of chapter 46 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “neonatal intensive care unit cases” the following words:-
;provided further, that MassHealth shall expend not less than $11,000,000 for payments in addition to its standard payment amount per discharge, or SPAD, above rate year 2013, or of reimbursement provided under any subsequent inpatient payment methodologies, and to provide additional payments above its standard outpatient payment amount per episode, or PAPE, above rate year 2013, or of reimbursement provided under any subsequent outpatient payment methodologies to any acute care hospital that has greater than 63 per cent of its gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office of health and human services
And moves to further amend the bill by striking out section 46;
And further moves to amend the bill in section 63 by striking out, in line 671, the figure “11” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 12;
And moves to further amend said section by inserting after the word “Association” in line 680, the following words:- , 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council;
And moves to further amend the bill in section 65 by striking out, in line 693, the figure “15” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 17.
And moves to further amend the bill by striking out section 68 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
SECTION 68. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a retired police officer, firefighter or emergency medical technician of a town, city or district who is appointed as a special police officer, call or auxiliary firefighter or a call or auxiliary emergency medical technician of a town, city or district pursuant to any general or special law authorizing such appointment shall be subject to chapter 151A of the General Laws.
And moves to further amend the bill in section 85 by striking out the figure “21” and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - 20;
And further moves to amend the bill in section 86 by striking out the words “April 1, 2016” and inserting in place thereof, the following words:- June 1, 2016.