FILED ON: 5/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  . .  .  .  . . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court

                         (2017-2018)

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SECTION 1. To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving funds under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government and in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission or division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all terms and conditions of employment.

SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section by source for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for fiscal year 2018 as set forth and authorized in this act. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with the projected receipts set forth in this section and shall include a full statement comparing the actual and projected receipts in the annual report for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

SECTION 1B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts of nontax revenues by each department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with projected receipts set forth in this section and to include a full statement comparing those receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for the fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

Section 2.

0320-0003For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices              $9,200,255

0320-0010For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county              $1,661,783

0321-0001For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct              $772,936

0321-0100For the services of the board of bar examiners              $1,403,187

0321-1500For the operation of the committee for public counsel services under chapter 211D of the General Laws including, but not limited to, payroll costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and appeals attorneys, including fringe benefit costs; provided, that the committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 20 per cent of indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further, that to the extent feasible, the committee shall assign public defenders to district and superior courts; provided further, that the committee shall submit reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on November 1, 2017 and March 1, 2018 in a cumulative manner and compared with data from the current period to the previous 3 fiscal years; and provided further, that these reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of cases handled by the committee in each month, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate; (ii) the caseload of attorneys in charge compared to the caseload of public defenders; (iii) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders; (iv) the number of cases assigned to private bar advocates; (v) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates; (vi) the number of public defenders currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year, delineated by division; (vii) the number of public defender vacancies to be filled; (viii) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (ix) the total number of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management personnel currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year for the previous 3 fiscal years; (x) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (xi) the billable hours of private counsel, delineated by travel time and time spent in court, including wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time and research time; (xii) any changes to the private bar billing system; and (xiii) a summary of all spending for psychologists, psychiatrists and investigators with the total number of hours billed, the number of unique vendors and the average number of hours billed              $59,486,454

0321-1506 For increases in the annual salaries of the committee’s public defenders; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended only in the AA object class; provided further, that these salary increases shall not take effect until January 1, 2018; provided further, that not less than 30 days prior to the distribution of funds, the committee shall provide notice to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the minimum annual salary for starting public defenders; (ii) the number of public defenders who would receive increased salaries from this item; (iii) the methodology used to determine the amount of the increase; and (iv) how the increase in salary shall be used to increase retention levels; and provided further, that funds from this item shall not be expended on the administrative costs of the committee              $500,000

0321-1510For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil cases under subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, pursuant to section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than $2,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2018              $100,000,000

0321-1520For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court on behalf of an indigent person as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $1,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2018              $20,189,970

0321-1600For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, that the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2018 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of persons assisted by the programs funded by the corporation in the prior fiscal year; (ii) any proposed expansion of legal services, delineated by type of service, target population and cost; and (iii) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents who received services from the corporation, delineated by type of case and geographic location; provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization to provide representation; and provided further, that notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, funds shall be expended for the Disability Benefits Project, the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project              $18,000,000

0321-2000For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for programs for the indigent mentally ill established under section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws              $1,323,900

0321-2100For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services              $1,609,465

0321-2205For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county              $1,831,200

0322-0100For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices              $13,640,841

0330-0101For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court              $70,303,571

0330-0300For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court nonemployee services, dental and vision health plan agreements, jury expenses, law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, permanency mediation services, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the establishment of a domestic violence registry, evaluations of batterers’ intervention programs and the risk assessment tool for domestic violence offenders under chapter 260 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that funds may be expended to provide information and assistance to self-represented litigants; provided further, that the trial court shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues collected in the trial court; and provided further, that each report shall provide for the previous quarter for each court division and courthouse: (i) the total amount ordered in fees and fines; (ii) the total amount dismissed in fees and fines; (iii) the total amount paid in fees and fines; and (iv) the total amount outstanding in fees and fines              $234,183,469

0330-0344For administration and transportation costs associated with the veterans court program and study established in section 33 of chapter 62 of the acts of 2014              $79,720

0330-0500For the use of videoteleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction              $247,500

0330-0599For a probation program that administers high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation may partner with the same external research organization in fiscal year 2018 as selected in fiscal year 2017 to monitor program fidelity and design, to implement the model and to collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; and provided further, that the program shall be conducted at both a district and superior court              $1,675,579

0330-0601For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that the trial court shall, in coordination with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than April 2, 2018 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the amount of funding transferred to each specific agency or department for use in specialty courts; (ii) the specific intent of that transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (iii) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (iv) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting              $3,232,881

0330-0612For the administration of the sequential intercept model to serve individuals with mental health and substance abuse disorders involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court shall continue to fund a project coordinator to oversee coordination, administration and financial oversight of the sequential intercept model; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2018, the project coordinator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the design of the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) the locations of workshops held to advocate for the model; (iii) the number of cases in which the model has been utilized; (iv) the impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism; and (v) the cost savings associated with the model…………...…              $98,923

0330-0613For the implementation of the recommendations set forth by the Council of State Governments Justice Center-Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review including, but not limited to, the establishment of new programs and expansion of existing programs targeted at recidivism reduction; provided, that the trial court shall transfer funds to other agencies and departments of the commonwealth as outlined in this item; provided further, that if no agency or department is specifically designated to receive such funding, the trial court administrator shall distribute funding based on the recommendations of the Council of State Governments Justice Center-Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review; provided further, that the trial court administrator shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days before any such transfer is made from this item to other state agencies and departments, delineated by line item; provided further, that the department of correction shall expend not less than $750,000 to expand recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that the department of correction shall report participation, completion and recidivism rates to the executive office of public safety and security, the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary not later than June 1, 2018; provided further, that the department shall provide updated annual reports not later than March 1 of each subsequent year; provided further, that such annual reporting shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to establish program expansion grants administered by the executive office of public safety and security to support the expansion of evidence-based cognitive behavioral programs in county houses of correction and jails; provided further, that the secretary of public safety and security shall award grants on a competitive basis and applicants shall provide a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to a research- or evidence-based program design or, if there is no existing research supporting the proposed program, applicants shall describe in detail how the program will be evaluated with sufficient rigor to add to existing research; provided further, that county sheriffs’ offices that receive grant funding shall report participation, completion and recidivism rates annually to the executive office of public safety and security; provided further, that such annual reporting shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that copies of said reports shall be provided to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary not later than June 1, 2018; provided further, that the department shall provide updated annual reports not later than March 1 of each subsequent year; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to develop and implement a program to improve collaboration between the department of correction and the parole board to reduce delays in the release of paroled inmates; provided further, that the department of correction and the parole board shall submit a joint report to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary not later than June 1, 2018 detailing: (i) the implementation process; (ii) the number of inmates who experienced delayed release in fiscal year 2018 compared to prior fiscal years; and (iii) the average length of delays in fiscal year 2018 compared to prior fiscal years; provided further, that the department of correction and the parole board shall provide updated annual reports not later than March 1 of each subsequent year; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to evaluate the caseload of parole and probation officers, hire new officers accordingly and expand programs and services at community corrections centers; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the development of a transitional youth early intervention probation pilot program to be administered by the commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to improve case management and data tracking capacity in the office of the commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services to develop and implement a behavioral health strategy, including statewide capacity to track the utilization of behavioral health care services and behavioral health outcomes for persons in the criminal justice system within the Medicaid management information system; and provided further, that the funds appropriated in this item in fiscal year 2018 shall not revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2019              $3,500,000

0331-0100For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk’s office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping              $32,839,737

0332-0100For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program              $69,029,761

0333-0002For the operation of the probate and family court department              $30,340,165

0334-0001For the operation of the land court department              $4,115,296

0335-0001For the operation of the Boston municipal court department              $13,765,998

0336-0002For the operation of the housing court department              $8,159,903

0336-0003For costs associated with the expansion of the housing court department throughout the commonwealth, including the salaries of judges              $1,000,000

0337-0002For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Franklin and Hampshire county CASA program              $18,207,883

0339-1001For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to use the department’s wage reporting and bank match system for weekly tape-matching to determine an individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as provided in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision-making with regard to detention, release on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that a report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than November 1, 2017 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the status of the validated risk assessment tool; (ii) any efforts to implement the risk assessment tool in the courts; and (iii) further goals to expand the use of the risk assessment tool; provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended to hire associate probation officers; and provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the implementation and administration of a new information technology system to manage probation services              $146,859,838

0339-1003For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2018; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to evaluate community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections center compares based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per client-day basis; (iv) standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) a plan for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the sheriffs’ offices              $20,903,499

0339-1005For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation for cities and towns, acting either individually or jointly, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention serving youths and their families, including: (i) connecting youths to mental health services; (ii) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (iii) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (iv) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall give preference to applications that:  (a) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult crime; (b) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to collaborate; (c) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (d) identify a local governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; and provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant              $250,000

0339-2100For the office of the jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws              $3,020,420

0340-0100For the Suffolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the children’s advocacy center; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $19,290,288

0340-0198For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office              $368,438

0340-0200For the northern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $16,586,540

0340-0298For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the northern district attorney’s office              $545,938

0340-0300For the eastern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $10,129,575

0340-0398For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the eastern district attorney’s office              $524,473

0340-0400For the middle district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $11,106,979

0340-0498For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the middle district attorney’s office              $437,080

0340-0500For the Hampden district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $9,676,289

0340-0598For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney’s office              $359,283

0340-0600For the northwestern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that not less than $149,700 shall be expended for the anti-crime task force; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $6,231,014

0340-0698For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the northwestern district attorney’s office              $311,027

0340-0700For the Norfolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $9,768,422

0340-0798For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney’s office              $451,674

0340-0800For the Plymouth district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $9,007,869

0340-0898For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office              $454,144

0340-0900For the Bristol district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $8,957,165

0340-0998For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office              $344,926

0340-1000For the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000              $4,290,813

0340-1098For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office              $294,629

0340-1100For the Berkshire district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the drug task force and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $45,000; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation and management of the Berkshire county drug task force              $4,251,865

0340-1198For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney’s office              $226,940

0340-0203For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs and education programs for students to prevent the use of heroin; provided, that individuals using heroin who are arrested for nonviolent crimes shall be eligible for the drug diversion program; provided further, that individuals charged with violent crimes shall not be eligible for participation in a drug diversion program; provided further, that a district attorney’s office may contract with an organization to administer a drug diversion program or education program; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such purpose; provided further, that not less than 60 days before the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (ii) the reason behind the distribution; and (iii) the administration and cost of the program; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended on the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association              $495,000

0340-2100For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys’ offices automation, case management and tracking system; provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged directly to this item; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district attorney’s office for further investigation; (ii) the number of those referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (iii) the number of cases referred to each district attorney's office that remain open as of the date for submission of the report; and (iv) the number of cases that resulted in a criminal prosecution and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate not later than March 15, 2018; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys’ offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate not later than January 16, 2018; provided further, that the association shall provide the 11 district attorneys’ offices with an agreed-upon template for the report to be filled out; provided further, that the district attorneys’ offices shall submit the report in a standard electronic format; and provided further, that the template shall include, delineated by charge type: (a) the number of criminal cases initiated by arraignment in each department of the trial court; (b) the number of criminal cases disposed of in each department of the trial court; (c) the number of cases appealed to the appeals courts, the supreme judicial court, a single justice of the appeals court or supreme judicial court or any other appeals; and (d) the number of cases reviewed but not charged…………………………              $1,961,110

0340-2117For the retention of assistant district attorneys with more than 3 years of experience; provided, that the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall transfer funds to the AA object class in each of the 11 district attorneys’ offices; provided further, that the association shall develop a formula for distribution of the funds; provided further, that funds distributed from this item to the district attorneys’ offices shall be used for retention purposes and shall not be transferred out of the AA object class; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such purpose; provided further, that not less than 60 days before the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the methodology used to determine the amount to be disbursed; (ii) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (iii) the reason behind the distribution; and (iv) the number of assistant district attorneys from each office who would receive funds from this item; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for the administrative costs of the association              $495,000

0340-8908For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association’s wide area network              $1,779,118

0411-1000For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the governor’s council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfer to other items where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders established in section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998 shall continue during fiscal year 2018              $5,251,346

0511-0000For the operation of the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the secretary of the commonwealth and the records conservation board              $6,669,269

0511-0001For the secretary of the commonwealth; provided, that the secretary may expend retained revenues not to exceed $15,000 from the sale of merchandise at the state house gift shop to restock gift shop inventory              $15,000

0511-0002For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program; and provided further, that the secretary shall file biannual reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth              $351,074

0511-0200For the operation of the archives division; provided, that $200,000 shall be expended for preservation matching grants for municipalities and nonprofit organizations to preserve veterans monuments, memorials and other significant sites and historic documents; and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the state historic records advisory board              $565,557

0511-0230For the operation of the records center              $35,304

0511-0250For the operation of the archives facility              $296,326

0511-0260For the operation of the commonwealth museum              $231,040

0511-0270For the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall contract with the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data and to prepare annual population estimates; provided, that the contract shall be for not less than $325,000              $750,000

0511-0420For the operation of the address confidentiality program              $135,615

0517-0000For the printing of public documents              $503,089

0521-0000For the operation of the elections division, including preparation, printing and distribution of ballots and for other miscellaneous expenses for primary and other elections; provided, that the secretary of the commonwealth may award grants for voter registration and education; and provided further, that the registration and education activities may be conducted by community-based voter registration and education organizations, prior appropriation continued              $5,596,151

0521-0001For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that an annual report detailing voter registration activity shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2018              $5,187,599

0524-0000For providing information to voters              $385,000

0526-0100For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission              $932,724

0527-0100For the operation of the ballot law commission              $10,281

0528-0100For the operation of the records conservation board              $36,036

0540-0900For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence              $1,236,450

0540-1000For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem              $2,809,828

0540-1100For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin              $622,922

0540-1200For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden              $1,752,422

0540-1300For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire              $549,081

0540-1400For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell              $1,153,041

0540-1500For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge              $3,176,532

0540-1600For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams              $267,107

0540-1700For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield              $456,085

0540-1800For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington              $227,374

0540-1900For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk              $1,806,110

0540-2000For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg              $678,783

0540-2100For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester              $2,232,873

0610-0000For the office of the treasurer and receiver general              $9,388,911

0610-0010For the Office of Economic Empowerment, prior appropriation continued              $435,000

0610-0050For the administration of the alcoholic beverages control commission in its efforts to regulate and control the conduct and condition of traffic in alcoholic beverages; provided, that the commission shall maintain at least 1 chief investigator and other investigators to regulate and control the traffic of alcoholic beverages; provided further, that the commission shall work and cooperate with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice and other relevant federal agencies to assist in its efforts to regulate and control the traffic of alcoholic beverages; and provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal dollars and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the enforcement of laws pertaining to the traffic of alcoholic beverages              $2,911,971

0610-0051For the operation of the alcoholic beverages control commission relative to the prevention of underage drinking and related programs including, but not limited to, applying for and obtaining Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives funds and grants and other federal appropriations; provided, that the commission may expend retained revenues up to $247,682 collected from fees generated by the commission; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission 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              $247,682

0610-0060For the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement division of the alcoholic beverages control commission’s implementation of the enhanced liquor enforcement programs known as safe campus, safe holidays, safe prom and safe summer; provided, that funds from this appropriation shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-0050              $145,849

0610-2000For payments made to veterans pursuant to section 1 of chapter 646 of the acts of 1968, section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005, section 11 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2009 and section 32 of chapter 112 of the acts of 2010; provided, that the state treasurer may expend not more than $205,000 for costs incurred in the administration of these payments              $2,803,627

0611-1000For bonus payments to war veterans              $44,500

0612-0105For payment of the public safety employee killed in the line of duty benefit authorized by section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided, that the office of the state treasurer shall provide immediate written notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the expenditure of the funds appropriated in this item; and provided further, that at the written request of the office of the state treasurer, the comptroller shall transfer uncommitted and unobligated funds from item 1599-3384 to this item              $300,000

0640-0000For the operation of the state lottery commission and arts lottery; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for costs associated with the promotion or advertising of lottery games; provided further, that positions funded from this item shall not be subject to chapters 30 and 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund              $81,964,789

0640-0005For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund              $3,126,659

0640-0010For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund              $4,500,000

0640-0096For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2018 contributions to the health and welfare fund established under the collective bargaining agreement between the state lottery commission and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions shall be paid to the fund on such basis as the collective bargaining agreement shall provide; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund              $437,287

Massachusetts Cultural Council.

0640-0300For the services and operations of the Massachusetts cultural council, including grants to or contracts with public and nonpublic entities; provided, that the council may expend the amounts appropriated in this item for the council as provided in sections 52 to 58, inclusive, of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund; and provided further, that a person employed under this item shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate bargaining unit              $16,500,000

0699-0005For the state treasurer who may retain and expend not more than $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 from premiums paid on the sales of revenue anticipation notes and expend those premium payments to pay the  principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation notes              $20,000,000

0699-0014For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness incurred pursuant to chapter 233 of the acts of 2008 for financing the accelerated bridge program              $188,665,679

Commonwealth Transportation Fund......................100%

0699-0015For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain bonded debt and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state treasurer may make payments pursuant to section 38C of chapter 29 of the General Laws from this item and items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014; provided further, that the payments shall pertain to the bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be paid from each item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may transfer the amounts that would otherwise be unexpended on June 30, 2018 from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 or from items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 to this item which would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018; provided further, that each amount transferred shall be charged to the funds as specified in the item to which the amount is transferred; provided further, that payments on bonds issued pursuant to section 2O of said chapter 29 shall be paid from this item and shall be charged to the Infrastructure subfund of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary or other provisions of this item, the comptroller may charge the payments authorized in the item to the appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan which the comptroller shall file 10 days in advance with the  house and senate committees on ways and means              $2,188,664,639

General Fund49.00%

Commonwealth Transportation Fund.........................51.00%

0699-2005For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness which may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall              $59,823,833

Commonwealth Transportation Fund......................100%

0699-9100For the payment of costs associated with any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commonwealth, including issuance costs, interest on bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other notes pursuant to sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the payment to the United States pursuant to section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 148, of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with respect to any bonds or notes or other obligations of the commonwealth; provided, that the treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth; provided further, that not more than $400,000 shall be expended from this item for the costs of personnel at the debt department of the office of the state treasurer; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge costs to the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service reserves              $18,181,484

OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR.

0710-0000For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of privatization contracts in accordance with sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws              $14,717,576

0710-0002For the operation of a tax expenditure commission under section 18 of chapter 11 of the General Laws              $100,000

0710-0100For the operation of the division of local mandates              $358,278

0710-0200For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the office shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total amount of fraudulently obtained benefits identified by the bureau, the total value of settlement restitution payments, actual monthly collections and any circumstances that produce shortfalls in collections              $1,765,479

0710-0220For the implementation of chapter 224 of the acts of 2012 to investigate and review the impact of health care payment and delivery in the commonwealth              $375,000

0710-0225For the operation of the Medicaid audit unit within the division of audit operations to prevent and identify fraud and abuse in the MassHealth system; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 50 per cent; provided further, that the division shall submit a report not later than March 15, 2018 to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all findings on activities and payments made through the MassHealth system; provided further, that the report shall include, to the extent available, a review of all post-audit efforts undertaken by MassHealth to recoup payments owed to the commonwealth due to identified fraud and abuse; provided further, that the report shall include the responses of MassHealth to the most recent post-audit review survey, including the status of recoupment efforts; and provided further, that the report shall include the unit’s recommendations to enhance recoupment efforts              $1,164,638

0710-0300For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by the bureau of special investigations              $451,832

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

0810-0000For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness assistance program; provided, that the victim and witness assistance program shall be administered in accordance with chapters 258B and 258C of the General Laws              $23,803,651

0810-0004For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60 years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for compensation in accordance with said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims including, but not limited to, the services provided in section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws              $2,227,677

0810-0013For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a false claims program not more than $3,250,000 from retained revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office 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              $3,250,000

0810-0014For the operation of the department of public utilities proceedings unit within the office of the attorney general under section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12 shall equal the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the expenses of legal and technical personnel and associated administrative and travel expenses relative to participation in regulatory proceedings at the federal Energy Regulatory Commission on behalf of Massachusetts ratepayers              $2,311,589

0810-0021For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 75 per cent of the expenditure; and provided further, that funds shall continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals from the department of public health under section 72H of chapter 111 of the General Laws              $4,169,880

0810-0045For the wage enforcement program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a nonmanagement position funded by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to chapter 150E of the General Laws              $3,907,371

0810-0061For the purpose of funding existing and future litigation devoted to obtaining significant recoveries for the commonwealth              $2,633,400

0810-0098For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with those officers shall not be funded from this item; and provided further, that expenditures shall not be made on or after the effective date of this item which would cause the commonwealth’s obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item              $404,153

0810-0201For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on insurance under section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers’ compensation fraud unit in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended for costs associated with health insurance rate hearings              $1,473,855

0810-0338For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated by this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item              $426,861

0810-0399For the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated by this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; provided further, that the office of the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance as required by law and those who may seek to defraud the system; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the General Laws              $279,334

0810-1204For the costs of the gaming enforcement division as required by section 11M of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that the gaming commission shall reimburse the General Fund for the total amount of this appropriation and associated fringe benefits costs under said section 11M of said chapter 12              $449,364

0810-1205For programs devoted to combatting opioid addiction including, but not limited to, the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices and fraudulent prescribing practices              $1,500,000

0810-1206For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a civil penalties revolving fund an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 from retained revenues collected from the enforcement of civil law; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office 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              $1,250,000

Victim and Witness Assistance Board.

0840-0100For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board              $497,506

0840-0101For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program to be administered by the Massachusetts office of victim assistance; provided, that not later than February 1, 2018, the office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report detailing the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited to, the number and types of incidents to which the advocates responded, the types of services and service referrals provided by the domestic violence advocates, the cost of providing such services and the extent of coordination with other service providers and state agencies; and provided further, that SAFEPLAN services shall be maintained at the levels provided in fiscal year 2017              $1,000,458

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.

0900-0100For the operation of the state ethics commission              $2,114,908

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

0910-0200For the operation of the office of the inspector general              $2,721,785

0910-0210For the office of the inspector general, which may expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $850,000 from the fees charged to participants in the Massachusetts public purchasing official certification program and the certified public manager program for the operation of such programs; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office 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              $850,000

0910-0220For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established under section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws              $396,000

0910-0300For the operation of the internal special audit unit established in section 9 of chapter 6C of the General Laws              $420,750

OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE.

0920-0300For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance              $1,633,781

OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE.

0930-0100For the operation of the office of the child advocate, prior appropriation continued              $810,000

MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.

0940-0100For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that not later than March 1, 2018, the commission shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on: (i) the number of currently pending cases and the number of cases under investigation and in post-probable cause, with the number of post-probable cause cases delineated by the number of cases in the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; (ii) the number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or state authority is named as a respondent, delineating those cases by agency or authority; (iii) the number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2017; and (iv) the number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2017; provided further, that funds made available in this item shall be in addition to funds available in item 0940-0101; and provided further, that all nonclerical positions shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws              $3,433,199

0940-0101For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $2,468,211 in revenues from federal reimbursements received for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing type 1 program and the equal opportunity resolution contract program during fiscal year 2018 and for federal reimbursements received for these and other programs in prior fiscal years; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission 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              $2,468,211

0940-0102For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $240,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for the training and certification of diversity trainers for the operation of the discrimination prevention certification program; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission 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              $240,000

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

0950-0000For the commission on the status of women              $150,000

0950-0050For the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be used to address issues related to the implementation of section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws              $500,000

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF ASIAN AMERICANS.

0950-0080For the commission on the status of citizens of Asian and Pacific Islander descent under section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws              $50,501

OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER.

1000-0001For the office of the state comptroller; provided, that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include, for each state agency for which the commonwealth is billing, the eligible state services and the full-year estimate of revenues and collected revenues; provided further, that the comptroller shall make expenditures for the purpose of an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the comptroller may take any necessary actions to secure financial and payroll data including, but not limited to, restricting certain data released under section 20 of chapter 66 of the General Laws              $8,923,302

1050-0140For payments to cities and towns in accordance with chapter 23K of the General Laws              $721,350
 

Board of Library Commissioners.

7000-9101For the operation of the board of library commissioners              $1,225,000

7000-9401For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds as it deems appropriate for the purposes of clauses (1) and (3) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws to regional public library systems throughout each fiscal year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller’s regulations on state grants, 815 C.M.R. 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2018 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ the population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2017 distribution; provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued operation of a single regional library system to serve the different geographic regions of the commonwealth and the residents of those regions; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library of the commonwealth shall receive not less than 42.7 cents for each resident of the commonwealth              $10,383,482

7000-9402For the Worcester Talking Book Library at the Worcester Public Library              $450,115

7000-9406For the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library in the city known as the town of Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency              $2,562,528

7000-9501For state aid to public libraries; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no city or town shall receive funds from this item in any year when the appropriation of the city or town for free public library service is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library services for the 3 years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of library commissioners may grant waivers in excess of the waiver limit set forth in the second paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws in fiscal year 2018 for not more than 1 year; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, of the amount by which this item exceeds the amount appropriated in chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program, the library incentive grant program and the nonresident circulation offset program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the public library of that city or town without appropriation              $9,750,000

7000-9506For the technology and automated resource sharing networks              $2,297,330

1100-1100For the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be submitted not later than August 1, 2017 and the second of which shall be submitted not later than February 1, 2018 to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the reports shall summarize existing and proposed collective bargaining agreements in an electronic format which shall include the following information for each agreement: (i) the session law for the previously agreed upon collective bargaining agreement; (ii) the current agreement status; (iii) the collective bargaining unit and unit number; (iv) the full-time equivalent employees subject to the agreement by item; (v) a description of the membership of the unit; (vi) the total salary base of the most recent previous agreement; (vii) the start date and expiration date of the most recent agreement; (viii) the estimated total fiscal impact of the agreement compared to the previous agreement; (ix) the base salary increases required by the agreement by effective time; and (x) the funding status of the agreement; provided further, that the report shall detail by bargaining unit the costs to the commonwealth resulting from the collective bargaining agreements with various public employees’ unions, delineated by line item; provided further, that the report shall include the effective date of any new negotiations or renegotiations, the end date of the contract, the number of employees in the bargaining unit by department and the costs associated with any new negotiations or renegotiations, including salary adjustments, step increases, statutory benefits and other non-salary costs for the current and subsequent fiscal years for the life of the contract; and provided further, that the executive office shall provide quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing federal grant applications submitted and federal grants received by executive branch agencies during the applicable reporting period              $3,129,590

1100-1201For supporting activities relating to accountability and transparency including, but limited to, economic forecasting, adoption of uniform procedures across state agencies and departments and maximizing federal revenue opportunities              $367,139

1100-1700For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance              $29,113,755

1106-0064For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the office shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage type; (ii) participation in state-subsidized childcare provided through items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of both active members and dependents in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; (vi) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic forecasts; provided further, that the office shall report its fiscal year 2017 actuals, fiscal year 2018 actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2019 forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 13, 2017; and provided further, that the office shall submit updated forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 16, 2018 and March 15, 2018              $129,017

1102-3199For the operation of the office of facilities management, including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties managed by the division              $8,606,075

1102-3205For the division of capital asset management and maintenance, which may expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts information technology center and other state buildings not more than $8,881,074 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of those facilities; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $8,881,074

1102-3232For the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided, that the division may expend not more than $300,000 from revenues received from application fees charged in conjunction with the certification of contractors and subcontractors pursuant to section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws; provided further, that only expenses, including staffing, incurred to implement and operate the certification program shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $300,000

1102-1128For state house accessibility coordination, including communications access to public hearings and meetings; provided, that access shall include interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing              $143,346

1102-3309For the operation of the bureau of the state house; provided, that the superintendent, director of operations and other employees of the bureau shall work in conjunction with the business manager of the house of representatives and the chief financial officer of the senate on the maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services              $2,617,120

1107-2400For the Massachusetts office on disability              $652,310

DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION.

1107-2501For the disabled persons protection commission; provided, that the commission shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the number of claims of abuse by caretakers made by employees or contracted service employees of the department of developmental services, the department of mental health and the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided further, that the report shall include: (i) the number of substantiated claims; (ii) the number of unsubstantiated claims; and (iii) the number of false claims reported as a result of intentional and malicious action; and provided further, that all persons who call the commission’s 24-hour hotline shall be provided the opportunity to elect that the call not be recorded              $3,181,655

1108-1011For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed for the appropriation in this item through a fee charged on a per claim basis; provided further, that the commission shall develop and implement regulations to provide for reimbursement to the General Fund; and provided further, that the commission may assess a fee upon the appointing authority when inappropriate action has occurred              $447,149

1108-5100For the operation of the group insurance commission; provided, that the commission shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting on a monthly basis; provided further, that the commission shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means, with the first report due not later than September 29, 2017, that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) any proposed plan changes accompanied by a detailed rationale for the changes; (ii) a full delineation of any estimated deficiencies or reversions in the current fiscal year, detailed by line item; and (iii) a projection of any funding changes for the following fiscal year, detailed by item; and provided further, that the commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 15 days after the public meeting              $4,282,859

1108-5200For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2018; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds in this item shall not be available during the accounts payable period of fiscal year 2018 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2018; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the department of unemployment assistance and other departments, authorities, agencies and divisions which have federal or other funds allocated to them for this purpose, for that portion of insurance premium and plan costs as the secretary determines shall be borne by such funds and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred, after similar determination, from the several state or other funds, and amounts received in payment of all such charges or transfers shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for the commonwealth’s share of group insurance premium and plan costs provided to employees and retirees in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriation; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may charge all agencies for the commonwealth’s share of the health insurance costs incurred on behalf of any employees of those agencies who are on leave of absence for a period of more than 1 year; provided further, that the amounts received in payment for the charges shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding section 26 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the commission may negotiate, purchase and execute contracts before July 1 of each year for policies of group insurance under chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that the rules for determining the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premiums for retired and active state employees shall be the same as the standards in effect on July 1, 2012; provided further, that the commission shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 90 days before any changes in coverage, benefits or the schedule of copayments and deductibles for plans offered by the group insurance commission; provided further, that the commission may pay premium and plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the commission’s health plans under the commission’s regulations; and provided further, that the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2018 on: (i) the average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee; (ii) the average actual cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating municipalities; (iii) the contribution ratios for each participating municipality for fiscal year 2017; (iv) the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by plan; (v) the average employee premium contribution by plan for each municipality; (vi) estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by plan for each municipality; (vii) the average employee out-of-pocket expenditure and premium contribution by salary level for employees at different salary levels; (viii) a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium contribution; and (ix) the cost of the commonwealth’s projected share of premiums for the next fiscal year              $1,701,048,734

1108-5201For the costs incurred by the group insurance commission associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage under section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws; provided, that the commission may expend not more than $2,196,749 from revenue received from administrative fees associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage under said section 19 of said chapter 32B; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission 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              $2,196,749

1108-5350For the cost of group insurance premiums for elderly governmental retirees              $127,271

1108-5400For the cost of group insurance premiums for retired municipal teachers and the audit of those premiums              $52,342,714

1108-5500For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of dental and vision benefits for active state employees, not including employees of authorities or any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise provided those benefits under a separate appropriation or by the terms of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that such employees shall pay 15 per cent of the monthly premiums established by the commission for the benefits              $8,803,693

Division of Administrative Law Appeals.

1110-1000For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals; provided, that the division shall maintain, to the fullest extent practicable, a complete physical and technological separation from any agency, department, board, commission or program the decisions, determinations or actions of which may be appealed to it; and provided further, that a decision issued by a commissioner or other head of an agency or by such person’s designee following the issuance of a recommended decision by an administrative law judge shall be an agency decision subject to judicial review under chapter 30A of the General Laws              $1,191,079

George Fingold Library.

1120-4005For the administration of the George Fingold Library              $864,748

Department of Revenue.

1201-0100For the operation of the department of revenue, including tax collection administration, audits of certain foreign corporations and the division of local services; provided, that the department may allocate funds to the office of the attorney general for the tax prosecution unit; provided further, that the department may charge the expenses for computer services, including the costs of personnel and other support costs provided to the child support enforcement unit from this item to item 1201-0160, consistent with the costs attributable to that unit; provided further, that the department shall provide to the general court access to the municipal data bank; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than December 1 and ending not later than November 30; and provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12-month period              $79,667,252

1201-0122For grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics established in section 13 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2018 on: (i) the number of grant applications; (ii) the number of rejected applications; (iii) the reasons for those rejections; (iv) the estimated number of taxpayers served by each approved grant; (v) the geographic location of the approved grant recipient clinic; and (vi) the average size of approved grants              $150,000

1201-0130For the department of revenue, which may expend for the operation of the department not more than $27,938,953 from revenues collected by the additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that the auditors shall: (i) discover and identify persons who are delinquent either in the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the commonwealth; (ii) obtain such delinquent returns; and (iii) collect such delinquent taxes for a prior fiscal year; 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              $27,938,953

1201-0160For the division of child support enforcement; provided, that the department may allocate funds appropriated in this item to other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities and those agencies may expend funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that all such allocations shall be reported annually to the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the allocation of the funds not later than March 1, 2018; provided further, that federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support enforcement grants shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and shall be expended for the grant authority; provided further, that the department shall file an annual report not later than March 1, 2018 with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the balance, year-to-date and projected receipts and year-to-date and projected expenditures, by subsidiary, of the child support trust fund established in section 9 of chapter 119A of the General Laws; 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 for federal incentives and the network in items 1201-0161, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412              $29,170,467

1201-0164For the division of child support enforcement; provided, that the division may expend not more than $6,547,280 from the federal reimbursements awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary related expenditures; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $6,547,280

1201-0400For the operation of the multi-agency illegal tobacco task force established in section 40 of chapter 64C of the General Laws              $600,000

1201-0911For the costs associated with expert witnesses retained by the department of revenue to resolve tax disputes; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be the lesser of $297,000 or the amount certified by the secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012              $297,000

1232-0100For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have remediated spills of petroleum products under chapter 21J of the General Laws              $6,500,000

1232-0200For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board established in section 8 of chapter 21J of the General Laws and for the administration of the underground storage tank program associated with the implementation of said chapter 21J; provided, that notwithstanding section 4 of said chapter 21J or any other general or special law to the contrary, appropriations made in this item shall be sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground storage tank program              $1,240,875

1233-2000For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, blind persons and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the abatements granted under clauses Seventeenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C, Twenty-second D, Twenty-second E, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-seventh A, Forty-first, Forty-first B, Forty-first C, Forty-first C 1/2 and Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; provided further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that accepts said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 not more than $2 per exemption granted; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be available for reimbursements to cities and towns for additional exemptions granted from the motor vehicle excise under the seventh paragraph of section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws              $24,038,075

1233-2350For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery and Gaming Fund in accordance with clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws and additional aid to municipalities as provided for in section 3              $1,061,783,475

General Fund93.94%

Gaming Local Aid Fund...............................6.06%

1233-2400For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned land under sections 13 to 17, inclusive, of chapter 58 of the General Laws              $26,770,000

1233-2401For reimbursements to qualifying cities and towns for additional educational costs under chapter 40S of the General Laws              $500,000

Appellate Tax Board.

1310-1000For the operation of the appellate tax board              $2,057,931

1310-1001For the appellate tax board, which may expend revenues up to $400,000 from fees collected; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the board 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              $400,000

1450-1200For the operation of the health policy commission              $8,479,009

1450-1266For the operation of an evidence-based outreach and education program designed to provide information and education on the therapeutic and cost-effective utilization of prescription drugs to physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals authorized to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs; provided, that the health policy commission shall work with the office of Medicaid to access prescription data aggregated by provider on an ongoing basis for the use of the program; provided further, that not later than October 2, 2017, the health policy commission, in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services, shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on its data sharing capacity and needs; and provided further, that funds shall be set aside from this appropriation to evaluate programs and assess the effectiveness of and cost savings associated with this program              $150,000

Reserves.

1599-0026For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that $3,350,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public safety and emergency staffing to be administered by that executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities that: (i) have populations of at least 60,000; and (ii) demonstrate that their police or fire departments had a per capita operating budget of less than $200 in 2010; provided further, that grant funds under this item shall only be provided to communities who submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive office of public safety and security in fiscal year 2017; and provided further, that each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2018 detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution              $3,350,000

1599-0054For a reserve for costs of the investigation and response related to the allegations of misconduct at the former state drug laboratories located in the town of Amherst and the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston, known as the Dr. William A. Hinton Laboratory at the State Laboratory Institute; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws and to municipalities for this purpose; and provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means quarterly, beginning October 1, 2017, detailing said transfers by line item              $2,000,000

1599-0063For a reserve to fund the costs of sick leave and vacation leave buyout of employees participating in programs implemented under chapter 19 of the acts of 2015 and additional health and other benefit costs of employees who fill positions vacated pursuant to said chapter 19; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2018 amounts necessary to meet these costs in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed 15 days in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means              $9,954,074

1599-0093For contract assistance to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for debt service obligations of the trust under sections 6 and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws, prior appropriation continued              $57,952,305

1599-0840For a reserve to support costs associated with the regulation of possession and sale of marijuana              $2,000,000                                                                                                  $2,000,000

1599-1970For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to defray the costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2018 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009              $125,000,000

Commonwealth Transportation Fund…..………100%

1599-1977For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter 293 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 303 of the acts of 2008; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall issue a report on the estimated contract assistance and other payments to be required pursuant to said chapters 293 and 303 for obligations existing on or before July 1, 2017 in fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021 and an estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other payments arising out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be entered into after July 1, 2017, in fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 31, 2017              $11,537,181

1599-3234For the South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment              $33,914

1599-3384For a reserve for the payment of certain court judgments, settlements and legal fees in accordance with regulations promulgated by the comptroller which were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the comptroller shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item, delineated by line item; provided further, that the office of the state comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5 year historical expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; and provided further, that upon written notification of the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, uncommitted and unobligated funds from this item may be transferred to item 0612-0105 upon the request of the state treasurer              $2,000,000

1599-3557For continued funding for the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund established in section 35VV of chapter 10 of the General Laws to hold funds in support of pay for success contracts pursuant to the requirements of said section 35VV of said chapter 10              $12,924,651

1599-4417For the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management in the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston              $250,000

1599-6903For the fiscal year 2018 costs of rate implementations pursuant to chapter 257 of the acts of 2008 including, but not limited to, costs associated with any court order or settlement between providers and the commonwealth related to the rate implementation process and the compensation or salary and associated employee-related costs to personnel earning less than $40,000 in annual compensation who are employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services pursuant to contracts with departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of elder affairs; provided, that home care workers shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided further, that workers from shelters and programs that serve homeless individuals and families that were previously contracted through the department of transitional assistance and the department of public health who are currently contracted with the department of housing and community development and direct care workers that serve homeless veterans through the department of veterans' services shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as established by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D of this act; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items for fiscal year 2018, amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose of rate implementations; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on transfers made from this item; provided further, that the report shall identify, by line item and service class, all transfers made from this item as of the date of the report and all transfers expected to be made before the end of the fiscal year; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report, not later than January 15, 2018 to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the implementation of rates pursuant to said chapter 257, including: (i) the state gross and net costs by department, line item and service class and start date of rate implementation; and (ii) the status of rate reviews as of July 1, 2017; and provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report, not later than March 15, 2018, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the amount of state funding pursuant to said chapter 257 that has been allocated to providers' direct care staff salaries and the amount of state funding pursuant to said chapter 257 that has not been allocated to providers’ direct care staff salaries              $39,698,478

1599-7104For the cost of facilities associated with the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, including funds for Bristol Community College              $2,700,000

Human Resources Division.

1750-0100For the operation of the human resources division and the costs of administration, training and customer support related to the commonwealth’s human resources and compensation management system and the human resource modernization initiative; provided, that an employee of the commonwealth who chooses to participate in a bone marrow donor program shall be granted a leave of absence without loss or reduction in pay to undergo the medical procedure and for associated physical recovery time; and provided further, that such leave shall not exceed 5 days              $2,918,811

1750-0102For the human resources division, which may expend not more than $2,511,300 from revenues collected from fees charged to applicants for civil service and non-civil service examinations and fees charged for the costs of goods and services rendered in administering training programs; provided, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the division shall collect from participating non-state agencies, political subdivisions and the general public fees sufficient to cover the costs of the programs including, but not limited to, a fee to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination or non-civil service examination; provided further, that the division may also expend revenues collected for implementation of the health and physical fitness standards program established under section 61A of said chapter 31 and the wellness program established under section 61B of said chapter 31 and those programs in chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant who participates in the physical ability test; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $2,511,300

1750-0119For payment of workers’ compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties; provided, that the division shall routinely recertify the former employees under current workers’ compensation procedures              $8,233

1750-0300For the commonwealth’s contributions in fiscal year 2018 to health and welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreements and shall be paid to the health and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement shall provide              $31,061,194

Operational Services Division.

1775-0115For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $10,703,140 from revenue collected from the statewide contract administrative fee to procure, manage and administer statewide contracts; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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, including the costs of personnel              $10,703,140

1775-0124For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $100,000 from revenues collected in the recovery of cost-reimbursement and non-reimbursable overbilling and recoupment for health and human service agencies and as a result of administrative reviews, as determined during the division’s audits and reviews of providers under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided further, that the division may only retain revenues collected in excess of $100,000; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $100,000

1775-0200For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to minority-owned and women-owned businesses certified by the office that allow those businesses to better compete for state contracts and ensure that equitable practices and policies in the public marketplace are maintained; provided further, that the office shall administer an electronic business certification application which shall be accessible to business applicants through the internet; provided further, that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and financial information transmitted by electronic application; and provided further, that the office shall, using all existing available resources, provide certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants, within or outside of the commonwealth, as applicable              $369,377

1775-0600For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $465,077 in revenues from the sale of state surplus personal property and the disposal of surplus motor vehicles including, but not limited to, state police vehicles from vehicle accident and damage claims and from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements for the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of surplus property and the purchase of motor vehicles; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $465,077

1775-0700For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $53,000 in revenues collected in addition to the amount authorized in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for printing, photocopying, related graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public, including all necessary incidental expenses; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $53,000

1775-0900For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $22,000 in revenues collected under chapter 449 of the acts of 1984 and section 4L of chapter 7 of the General Laws, including the costs of personnel, from the sale of federal surplus property, including the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of federal surplus property; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $22,000

Massachusetts Office of Information Technology.

1790-0100For the operation of the Massachusetts office of information technology; provided, that the office shall continue a chargeback system for its bureau of computer services, including the operation of the commonwealth’s human resources and compensation management system, which complies with the requirements of section 2B; and provided further, that the office shall develop a formula to determine the amount that will be charged to each agency for its use of the human resources and compensation management system              $3,052,634

1790-0300For the Massachusetts office of information technology, which may expend not more than $10,910,789 from revenues collected from the provision of computer resources and services to the general public for the costs of the bureau of computer services, including the purchase, lease or rental of telecommunications lines, services and equipment; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office 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              $10,910,789

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.

Office of the Secretary.

2000-0100For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, including the water resources commission, the hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management program and environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30 of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary may take all actions necessary or appropriate to consolidate the human resource and payroll processing functions of the department of public utilities, the department of environmental protection, the department of fish and game, the department of agricultural resources, the department of conservation and recreation and the department of energy resources within the executive office              $9,746,402

2000-0101For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to coordinate and implement strategies for climate change adaptation and preparedness including, but not limited to: (i) the resiliency of the commonwealth's transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (ii) built environments; (iii) municipal assistance; (iv) improved data collection and analysis; and (v) enhanced planning; provided, that the executive office may enter into interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts              $200,000

2000-1011For the office of environmental law enforcement, which may expend not more than $80,000 from the administrative handling charge revenues received from electronic transactions processed through its online licensing and registration systems; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office of environmental law enforcement 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              $80,000

2000-1700For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs              $10,628,193

2030-1000For the operation of the office of environmental law enforcement; provided, that environmental police officers shall provide monitoring under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program; and provided further, that funds from this item shall not be expended for the purposes of item 2030-1004              $10,078,434

2030-1004For environmental police private details; provided, that the office of environmental law enforcement may expend not more than $370,000 from revenues collected from the fees charged for private details; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office 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              $370,000

Department of Public Utilities.

2100-0012For the operation of the department of public utilities; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of the first paragraph of section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2018 under said first paragraph of said section 18 of said chapter 25 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item              $10,342,041

2100-0013For the operation of the transportation oversight division              $271,340

2100-0014For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the energy facilities siting board not more than $75,000 from application fees collected in fiscal year 2018 and prior fiscal years from utility companies; provided, 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              $75,000

2100-0015For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the transportation oversight division not more than $2,300,000 from unified carrier registration fees collected in fiscal year 2018 and prior fiscal years from motor carrier companies; provided, 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              $2,300,000

2100-0016For the department of public utilities to regulate steam distribution companies; provided, that notwithstanding section 18A of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2018 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the cost of associated fringe benefits for personnel paid from this item              $102,889

2100-0017For the operation of the division of transportation network services; provided, that the amount assessed under section 23 of chapter 25 of the General Laws shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid for this item              $1,256,326

Department of Environmental Protection.

2200-0100For the operation of the department of environmental protection, including the environmental strike force, the bureau of planning and evaluation, the bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, the Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station and a contract with the University of Massachusetts for environmental research; provided, that section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established under section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws              $25,000,000

2200-0102For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $650,151 collected from fees for wetland permits; provided, 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              $650,151

2200-0107For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts recycling and solid waste master plan and the climate protection plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industries reimbursement program pursuant to section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997              $420,750

2200-0109For the department of environmental protection for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance              $2,475,000

2200-0112For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $2,500,000 collected from permit and compliance fees for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance; provided, that if: (i) this item is abolished or reduced in fiscal year 2018; or (ii) operational funding for the department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2015 excluding appropriations for earmarks and nonrecurring operating costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall terminate; 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              $2,500,000

2210-0106For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, pursuant to chapter 21I of the General Laws, not more than $3,168,361 collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the toxics use reduction institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; 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              $3,168,361

2220-2220For the administration and implementation of the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. including the operating permit program, the emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state implementation program and the commonwealth’s commitments under the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions              $615,992

2220-2221For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.              $1,318,577

2250-2000For the commonwealth’s implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided, that the department may expend funds for the study and remediation of lead in public school drinking water              $2,743,531

2260-8870For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs including, but not limited to, monitoring unlined landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws              $12,413,688

2260-8872For the brownfields site audit program              $1,185,553

2260-8881For the operation of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals, notwithstanding section 19A of chapter 21A of the General Laws              $375,000

Department of Fish and Game.

2300-0100For the office of the commissioner of fish and game; provided, that the commissioner’s office shall assess and receive payments from the division of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing and boating access, the division of ecological restoration, the riverways program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish and game; provided further, that those assessments shall be used to cover appropriate administrative costs of the department including, but not limited to, payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; and provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner              $933,878

2300-0101For the division of ecological restoration and the riverways program and for the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration, including grants to public and nonpublic entities              $530,577

2310-0200For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including expenses of the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management, the administration of fish hatcheries, the improvement and management of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the commonwealth’s share of certain cooperative fisheries and wildlife programs and for certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that funds from this item shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for fisheries and wildlife research in an amount which shall not be less than the amount received in fiscal year 2017 for the research; provided further, that the division may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent on restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems unless considered necessary by the division              $15,111,569

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund              100%

2310-0300For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program              $150,000

2310-0306For the hunter safety training program              $466,630

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund              100%

2310-0316For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitats and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program pursuant to sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws              $1,500,000

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund              100%

2310-0317For the waterfowl management program established pursuant to section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws              $65,000

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund              100%

2320-0100For the administration of the office of fishing and boating access, including the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access land and water areas              $569,629

2330-0100For the operation of the division of marine fisheries, including expenses of the Annisquam river marine research laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a shellfish management program, including coastal area classification, mapping and technical assistance, the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant and a shellfish classification program; provided, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing the commercial fishing industry and to promote sustainable fisheries; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided further, that the division shall offer wet storage and desanding services at the Newburyport shellfish purification plant as laid out in the report dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that for functions not being performed by the plant before July 1, 2012, the division may solicit competitive proposals for the utilization of excess processing capacity at the Newburyport shellfish purification plant, which may include proposals to offer wet storage and desanding services at the plant as described in the shellfish purification plant management plan dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that the division shall be under no obligation to consider or implement any proposal that the division determines would displace, impede or otherwise hinder the existing functions of the plant; and provided further, that the division may enter into contracts based on proposals received and the division shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 60 days before taking any such action              $6,072,282

2330-0120For the division of marine fisheries for a program to enhance and develop marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including the cost of equipment, maintenance and staff and the maintenance and updating of data              $741,153

2330-0121For the division of marine fisheries to utilize reimbursable federal sportfish restoration funds to further develop marine recreational fishing and related programs, including the costs of activities that increase public access for marine recreational fishing, support research on artificial reefs and otherwise provide for the development of marine recreational fishing; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from federal Sport Fish Restoration Program funds and from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $217,989

2330-0150For the operation and maintenance of the shellfish purification plant in the town of Newburyport; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $75,000 from revenues collected from fees generated by operations; provided further, that the division shall submit a report detailing the revenues collected and expended and the shellfish volume increase realized from the implementation of wet storage and desanding services and the shellfish purification plant management plan dated March 1, 2012 to the executive office of environmental affairs, the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 6 months after the effective date of this act; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $75,000

2330-0199For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast an abundance of commercially-important invertebrate species in commonwealth waters, including a ventless lobster trap employing the services of contracted commercial lobster fishing vessels in the commonwealth; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $250,000 from revenues collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster permits;  and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division 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              $250,000

2330-0300For the administration and operation of the state recreational saltwater fishing permit program pursuant to section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws              $1,306,079

Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund…              100%

Department of Agricultural Resources.

2511-0100For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including the division of administration, the integrated pest management program, the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural markets, the division of animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by the department              $5,817,651

2511-0105For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks; provided further, that the department may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item; and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program              $16,500,000

2511-3002For the integrated pest management program              $58,725

Department of Conservation and Recreation.

2800-0100For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that notwithstanding section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws, the department shall establish or renegotiate fees, licenses, permits, rents and leases and adjust or develop other revenue sources to fund the maintenance, operation and administration of the department              $4,437,773

2800-0101For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department of conservation and recreation and the office of water resources in the department; provided, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments pursuant to chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments pursuant to chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain land              $932,526

2800-0401For a program to provide stormwater management for all properties and roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation              $419,542

2800-0500For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of the metropolitan beaches in section 70 of chapter 3 of the General Laws              $500,000

2800-0501For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the seasonal hires of the department’s parks, beaches, pools and spray pools shall be paid from this item; provided further, that all beaches, pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day to Labor Day, inclusive; provided further, that the beaches, pools and spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that seasonal employees who are hired before the second Sunday preceding Memorial Day, whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2017, shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2018 during the period of that employee’s seasonal employment; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30 or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period              $15,466,544

2800-0700For the office of dam safety; provided, that the office shall, in collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety              $498,295

2810-0100For the operation of the division of state parks and recreation; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used: (i) to operate all of the division’s parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and pools; (ii) to oversee skating rinks; and (iii) to protect and manage the division’s lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that the same properties shall be open in fiscal year 2018 as were open in fiscal year 2017; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for an asset management modernization program and implementation pilot within the department with the goal of adequate stewardship and budgeting; provided further, that this funding shall consist of additional staffing, consulting and training; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2018 on the progress of such program and pilot; provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the status of hiring for the additional staffing required; (b) contracts with outside consulting; and (c) the progress of planned and delivered training; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for invasive species control on the Mystic river; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for air and noise pollution on I-93 in Somerville; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for MacDonald Memorial Park in Medford              $38,578,728

2810-2042For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $20,000,000 from revenues collected by the department, including, but not limited to, revenues collected from: (i) campsite reservation transactions from the automated campground reservation and registration program; (ii) fees, permits, leases, rentals, concessions and all other contracts; (iii) telecommunications system user fees and other charges established by the commissioner of conservation and recreation and as received from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the division of highways in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the department of state police and quasi-public and private entities; (iv) skating rink fees and rentals; (v) Ponkapoag golf course fees and rentals; (vi) Leo J. Martin golf course fees and rentals; and (vii) activities authorized pursuant to section 34B of chapter 92 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall retain and deposit 80 per cent of the aforementioned fees; provided further, that if the department of conservation and recreation projects that total revenues from the fees identified in this item will exceed $25,000,000, the department shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that funds in this item shall be expended for: (a) the operation and expenses of the department; (b) expenses, upkeep and improvements to the parks and recreation system; (c) the operation and maintenance of the department’s telecommunications system; (d) the operation and maintenance of the department’s skating rinks; (e) the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag golf course; and (f) the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course; provided further, that nothing in this item shall impair or diminish the rights of access and utilization of all current users of the telecommunications system under agreements previously entered into; provided further, that this item may be reimbursed by political subdivisions of the commonwealth and private entities for direct and indirect costs expended by the department to maintain the telecommunications system; provided further, that when assigning time for the use of its skating rinks, the department shall give first priority to general public skating and then to an entity which qualifies under applicable state and federal law as a nonprofit organization or as a public school; provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; 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; provided further, that expenditures made in advance of receipts shall not exceed 75 per cent of the amount of revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required by section 1B; and provided further, that the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means when subsequent quarterly statements are published of the variance between actual and projected receipts in each quarter and the implications of that variance for expenditures made              $20,000,000

2820-0101For the costs associated with the department’s park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and park rangers at the state house              $1,794,106

2820-2000For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation              $2,500,000

Department of Energy Resources.

7006-1001For the residential conservation service program under chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the commercial and apartment conservation service program pursuant to section 11A of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to said chapter 465 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item              $224,111

7006-1003For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item              $3,786,092

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND hUMAN SERVICES.

Office of the Secretary.

4000-0005For youth violence prevention grants administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided, that the grants shall be targeted at reducing youth violence among young persons at highest risk of being perpetrators or victims of gun and community violence; provided further, that the secretary shall report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 15, 2018 detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) a set of clearly-defined goals and benchmarks on which grant recipients shall be evaluated; and (iii) outcomes and findings from the grant awards for fiscal year 2017; and provided further, that these funds shall be available to those municipalities with the highest number of youth homicides and serious assaults as determined by the executive office of health and human services              $6,500,000

4000-0007         For housing and supportive services for unaccompanied youth pursuant to section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2018 on: (i) the number of youths served through this item; (ii) the types of services received by participating youths; (iii) the number of youths who transition into stabilized housing and the zip code of the stabilized housing; (iv) the number of youths who remain in stabilized housing after 90 days, when applicable; (v) the number of youths turned away from the program; (vi) the amount of funding awarded to vendors for the delivery of services and the names of each vendor; and (vii) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as determined by the secretary, prior appropriation continued              $2,500,000

4000-0050For the operation of the PCA quality home care workforce council established in section 71 of chapter 118E of the General Laws              $1,683,000

4000-0051For the operation and support of the network of child and family service programs throughout the commonwealth, including family resource centers supported through this item and item 4800-0200; provided, that centers within this item shall: (i) be consistent with the requirements of section 16U of chapter 6A of the General Laws; (ii) demonstrate adherence to an evidence-based model of service; and (iii) use measurable outcomes to assess quality; provided further, that the secretary of the executive office of health and human services shall maintain the fiscal year 2017 contract with a third party administration service organization to oversee the execution of, and agency’s compliance with, subsection (b) of said section 16U of said chapter 6A; provided further, that the executive office shall provide biannual progress updates to the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not later than March 15, 2018, the executive office shall file a biannual report with the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the report shall detail the number of children and families served at each center, the types of programs, program outcomes, client feedback and progress on data sharing between centers; and provided further, that the network of child and family service programs shall coordinate with the executive office of health and human services, the department of early education and care and municipal police departments to provide emergency assistance to runaway children at times when the juvenile court is not open, consistent with the requirements of section 39H of chapter 119 of the General Laws              $1,000,000

4000-0300For the operation of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that the executive office shall provide technical and administrative assistance to agencies under the purview of the secretariat receiving federal funds; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative and contracted services related to the implementation and operation of programs under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, no increase shall be provided to existing Medicaid provider rates without taking all measures possible under Title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that rates of payment to providers shall not exceed the rates necessary to meet only the cost of efficiently and economically operated provided services of adequate quality; provided further, that no expenditures, whether made by the executive office or another commonwealth entity, shall be made that are not federally reimbursable, including those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, the MassHealth demonstration waiver under section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver, except as required for: (i) the equivalent of MassHealth standard benefits for children under age 21 who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department of children and families; (ii) dental benefits provided to clients of the department of developmental services who are age 21 or over; (iii) managed care capitation payments for MassHealth members who are residents of institutions of mental disease for more than 15 days in any calendar month; or (iv) cost-containment efforts, the purposes and amounts of which shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before making these expenditures; provided further, that the executive office may continue to recover provider overpayments made in the current and prior fiscal years through the Medicaid management information system and these recoveries shall be considered current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further, that the executive office may collect directly from a liable third party any amounts paid to contracted providers under said chapter 118E for which the executive office later discovers another third party is liable if no other course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that the commissioner of mental health shall approve any prior authorization or other restriction on medication used to treat mental illness under written policies, procedures and regulations of the department of mental health; provided further, that the executive office shall submit a report not later than December 1, 2017 to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2017 of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of said chapter 118E, including: (a) the number of persons whose medical expenses were billed to the fund; (b) the total dollar amount billed to the fund; (c) the age, income level and insurance status of recipients using the fund; (d) the types of services paid for out of the fund; and (e) the amount disbursed from the fund to each hospital and community health center; provided further, that the office of Medicaid shall coordinate with the health policy commission in the development of care delivery and payment models in the MassHealth program, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, in order to ensure alignment of such models with the commission’s certification programs under sections 14 and 15 of chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided further, that a total of $20,000,000 may be expended from items 4000-0601, 4000-0700 and 4000-1425 during the fiscal year 2018 accounts payable period to pay for services delivered during fiscal year 2018; provided further, that 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, 4000-0601, 4000-0641, 4000-0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0885, 4000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-0990, 4000-1400, 4000-1420 and 4000-1425 for the purpose of reducing any deficiency in these items; provided further, that any such transfer shall be made not later than September 30, 2018; provided further, that any projected aggregate deficiency among these items shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 90 days before the projected exhaustion of total funding; provided further, that not later than January 18, 2018, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the methodology used to project caseload and utilization in fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018; provided further, that the executive office shall submit monthly MassHealth caseload reports in a searchable electronic format to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means by the 15th day of the subsequent month; and provided further, that not later than December 1, 2017, the executive office of health and human services, in coordination with the department of public health and the office of Medicaid, shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on a plan to expand lead testing and follow-up services including, but not limited to: (1) a review of all services currently offered for lead poisoning-related services; (2) a plan of implementation for expanded lead poisoning-related services, including steps required to increase reimbursement opportunities for services such as lead poisoning testing, prevention, follow-up, investigation and treatment; (3) spending and revenue cost estimates for implementing such expanded services; (4) revenue maximization opportunities associated with pursuing such services; and (5) an analysis of the short- and long-term cost effectiveness associated with providing such services              $102,102,732

4000-0320For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend for medical care and assistance rendered in the current fiscal year not more than $225,000,000 from the monies received from recoveries and collections of any current or prior fiscal year expenditures; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the balance of any personal needs accounts collected from nursing and other medical institutions upon the death of a medical assistance recipient and held by the executive office for more than 3 years may be credited to this item              $225,000,000

4000-0321For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $60,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and as the principal agency for all of the agencies within the executive office and other federally-assisted programs administered by the executive office; provided, that such contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except with the prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that not later than September 15, 2017, the secretary of health and human services shall submit to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, a report detailing: (i) the amounts of the agreements; (ii) a delineation of all ongoing and new projects; and (iii) the amount of federal reimbursement and cost avoidance derived from the contracts for the previous fiscal year’s activities; provided further, that after providing payments due under the terms of the contingency contracts, the executive office may use available funds to support special MassHealth projects that lead to enhanced revenue opportunities, cost savings, cost avoidance or recoupments for the MassHealth program, that focus on MassHealth eligibility operations, system enhancements and program integrity initiatives; provided further, that any enhanced federal financial participation received for these special projects, including the Implementation Advance Planning Document or other eligibility operations and systems enhancement that support reforms and improvements to MassHealth shall be deposited into this item; provided further, that the executive office may enter into interdepartmental service agreements with the University of Massachusetts medical school to perform activities that the secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the comptroller, determines to be within the scope of the proper administration of Title XIX and other federal funding provisions to support the programs and activities of the executive office; provided further, that activities may include: (a) providing administrative services including, but not limited to, utilization management activities and eligibility determinations based on disability and supporting case management activities and similar initiatives; (b) providing consulting services related to quality assurance, program evaluation and development, integrity and soundness and project management; and (c) providing activities and services to pursue federal reimbursement, avoid costs or identify third-party liability and recoup payments made to third parties; provided further, that federal reimbursement for any expenditure made by the University of Massachusetts medical school for federally reimbursable services the university provides under these interdepartmental service agreements or other contracts with the executive office shall be distributed to the university and recorded distinctly in the state accounting system; provided further, that the secretary may negotiate contingency fees for activities and services related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs and the comptroller shall certify these fees and pay them upon the receipt of this revenue, reimbursement or demonstration of costs avoided; provided further, that contingency fees paid to the University of Massachusetts medical school shall be limited to $40,000,000 for state fiscal year 2018 except for contingency fees paid pursuant to an interdepartmental service agreement for recoveries related to special disability workload projects; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and payments required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall 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              $60,000,000

4000-0328For the executive office of health and human services, which shall use the funding in this item to pursue, enhance and submit applications for existing or new state plan amendments, state plan options, state waiver or demonstration requests and federal grants for federal approval under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. 18001 et seq., including, but not limited to, the following purposes: (i) the development and implementation of a modern, digital integrated eligibility system as required by the last paragraph of section 16 of chapter 6A of the General Laws in order to achieve maximum federal reimbursement; (ii) the receipt of federal reimbursement for services provided to an eligible Medicaid beneficiary that are available without charge to the beneficiary, including services that are available without charge to the community at large, known as “free care”; (iii) the 1915(i) home and community-based services state plan authorized under 42 U.S.C. 1396n(i); (iv) the authorization of coverage for postpartum placement of long acting reversible contraception; (v) the pursuit of expanded federal reimbursement for lead poisoning testing and follow-up services; and (vi) the pursuit of Medicaid coverage for justice-involved individuals including, but not limited to, individuals on parole, probation, home confinement or pre-trial supervision or residing in a halfway house and deemed eligible under federal definition; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2017, the executive office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means with an update on changes, since the last filing of this report, to submitted and pending applications and the projected fiscal impact of federal approval for each of these applications; provided further, that not later than March 15, 2018, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance and the Massachusetts office of information technology, shall publish a plan to implement modern, digital and integrated eligibility determination processes as required by the last paragraph of said section 16 of said chapter 6A, which shall include the estimated capital and operating resources to implement the modern, digital and integrated eligibility determination processes and any additional resources required to: (a) allow integrated enrollment and common application for benefits between the commonwealth health insurance connector, the office of Medicaid, the department of transitional assistance, the department of early education and care and the department of housing and community development; and (b) implement interim solutions to integrate applications between the office of Medicaid and the department of transitional assistance; and provided further, that the office of Medicaid and the department of transitional assistance shall prioritize aligning their benefit application processes as a step toward the development of a common application              $100,000

4000-0430For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office, which shall be no more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 1996; and provided further, that the executive office shall process CommonHealth applications within 45 days of receipt of a completed application or within 90 days if a determination of disability is required              $164,396,477

4000-0500For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients through the executive office of health and human services’ managed care delivery systems, including a behavioral health contractor, the Primary Care Clinician Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organizations, MassHealth managed care organizations and Accountable Care Partnership Plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose family incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2017, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the outcomes achieved by accountable care organizations and community partners including, but not limited to, financial performance, patient satisfaction and quality and aggregate and per-member reductions in spending off of cost trends; (ii) the results of benchmarks on accountable care organizations’ and community partners’ progress toward an integrated care delivery system; and (iii) the projected and to date cost effectiveness of spending on traditionally non-reimbursed flexible services to address health-related social needs including, but not limited to, housing stabilization and support, utility assistance, non-medical transportation, physical activity and nutrition and sexual assault and domestic violence supports; provided further, that the executive office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means any reports on accountable care organization performance sent to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within 15 days of that submission; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years              $5,553,251,863

4000-0601For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors and for the operation of the senior care options program under section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that no payment for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item to maintain a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid to the elderly, the disabled and children program or Supplemental Security Income; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for any nursing home or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of elder affairs, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis and in recognition of the special innovative program status granted by the executive office of health and human services, shall continue to make the standard payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that MassHealth shall maintain the same respite benefits for adult foster caregivers that were in effect on January 1, 2015; provided further, that nursing facility rates effective on October 1, 2017 may be developed using the costs of calendar year 2007 or any subsequent year selected by the secretary of health and human services; provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse nursing facilities for up to 20 medical leave-of-absence days and up to 10 nonmedical leave-of-absence days; and provided further, that medical leave-of-absence days shall include an observation stay in a hospital in excess of 24 hours              $3,526,935,443

4000-0641For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2018 the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, shall establish rates that cumulatively total $309,600,000 more than the annual payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002; provided further, that not less than $35,500,000 shall be expended to fund a rate add-on for wages, benefits and related employee costs of direct care staff of nursing homes, including certified nurses’ aides and housekeeping, laundry and dietary staff; provided further, that this rate add-on shall be utilized to the benefit of such direct care staff on a regular basis, as funds are received by the nursing homes, and in no more than 90 days from receipt of such funds; provided further, that MassHealth shall adopt all additional regulations and procedures to carry out this section; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2018, MassHealth shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the impact on wages for direct care workers at the nursing homes receiving such funds; provided further, that an amount for expenses related to the collection and administration of section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be transferred to the executive office of health and human services; and provided further, that the payments made under this item shall be allocated in an amount sufficient to implement section 622 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996              $345,100,000

4000-0700For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office’s health care indemnity or third party liability plan, to medical assistance recipients not otherwise covered under the executive office’s managed care or senior care plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no payments for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose family incomes as determined by the executive office exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that children who have aged out of the custody of the department of children and families shall be eligible for benefits through the age limit specified in MassHealth’s approved state plan; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that MassHealth shall maintain the same level of federally-optional chiropractic services that were in effect in fiscal year 2016 that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002 for members enrolled in the primary care clinician program; provided further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, funds may be expended from this item for the purchase of third-party insurance including, but not limited to, Medicare, for any medical assistance recipient; provided further, that the executive office may reduce MassHealth premiums or copayments or offer other incentives to encourage enrollees to comply with wellness goals; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities relating to customer service, disability determinations or utilization management and review, including patient screenings and evaluations, regardless of whether the activities are performed by a state agency, contractor, agent or provider; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2018 the executive office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients as of January 1, 2018 as it compares to dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii) utilization of dental services in fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018; (iii) the actual and projected costs and revenue associated with dental coverage in fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018; and (iv) the estimated cost effectiveness of dental coverage as a contributor to MassHealth total cost of care; and provided further, that the executive office shall maintain full-year coverage for adult dental fillings and adult denture coverage              $2,638,047,224

4000-0875For MassHealth benefits to eligible individuals who require medical treatment for breast or cervical cancer under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) of the Social Security Act and section 10D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office shall provide these benefits to individuals whose incomes, as determined by the executive office, do not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years              $6,191,803

4000-0880For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E for children and adolescents whose family incomes, as determined by the executive office, are above 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those children and adolescents in prior fiscal years; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care subsidies provided to eligible individuals under the last paragraph of section 9 and section 16D of said chapter 118E              $526,812,502

4000-0885For the cost of health insurance subsidies paid to employees of small businesses in the insurance reimbursement program under section 9C of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to persons in prior fiscal years; provided further, that funds may be expended only for employees who are ineligible for subsidized insurance through the commonwealth health insurance connector authority and ineligible for any MassHealth program; provided further, that enrollment in this program may be capped to ensure that MassHealth expenditures shall not exceed the amount appropriated; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to individuals eligible under clause (j) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E              $34,042,020

4000-0940For health care services related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services to individuals ages 19 to 64, inclusive, whose family incomes, as determined by the executive office of health and human services, do not exceed 133 per cent of the federal poverty level and those who are eligible under clauses (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and provided further, that MassHealth shall maintain the same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year 2017 for such individuals              $2,240,692,984

4000-0950For administrative and program expenses associated with the children’s behavioral health initiative under the settlement agreement in the case of Rosie D. v. Romney, 410 F. Supp. 2d 18 (D. Mass. 2006), to provide comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services to children suffering from severe emotional disturbances; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to such persons in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall provide one report per 6-month period to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the initiative; provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the results of the scheduled plan to date, including a schedule detailing commencement of services and associated costs by service type; (ii) an analysis of compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement to date; (iii) a detailed itemization of services and utilization by service type, geographical location and the age of the member receiving the service; (iv) data detailing the time that elapsed between a member’s request for services and commencement of an initial assessment for services; (v) the time to complete the initial assessment and the time that elapsed between initial assessment for services and commencement of services; and (vi) a quarterly update of whether projected expenditures are likely to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2018; and provided further, that funds shall not be transferred from this item without notifying the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before such a transfer              $247,337,564

4000-0990For the children’s medical security plan to provide primary and preventive health services for uninsured children from birth to age 18, inclusive; provided, that the executive office of health and human services shall prescreen enrollees and applicants for Medicaid eligibility; provided further, that no applicant shall be enrolled in the program until the applicant has been denied eligibility for the MassHealth program; provided further, that the MassHealth benefit request shall be used as a joint application to determine the eligibility for both MassHealth and the children’s medical security plan; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursements for state expenditures made on behalf of the children; provided further, that the executive office shall expend all necessary funds from this item to ensure the provision of the maximum benefit levels for this program under section 10F of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that the maximum benefit levels for this program shall be made available only to those children who have been determined by the executive office to be ineligible for MassHealth benefits; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years              $12,471,111

4000-1400For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus with incomes up to 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years              $27,374,419

4000-1420For payment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act              $441,754,986

4000-1425For administrative and program expenses associated with community support services for persons with an acquired brain injury who were residing in long-term care facilities under the mediated solution to the final settlement agreement in the case of Hutchinson ex rel. Julien v. Patrick, 683 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D. Mass. 2010); provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years              $83,182,921

4000-1700For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services              $130,060,702

Office for Refugees and Immigrants.

4003-0122For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded by this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes, citizenship application assistance, interview preparation and support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal noncitizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits which could be replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons become citizens shall be given priority for services; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the agency’s refugee and immigrant services              $500,000

Center for Health Information and Analysis.

4100-0060For the operation of the center for health information and analysis established in chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, that the estimated costs of the center shall be assessed in the manner prescribed by section 7 of said chapter 12C; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction              $27,631,406

4100-0061For the center for health information and analysis, which may expend for the development, operation and maintenance of an all-payer claims database not more than $1,000,000 from amounts paid to the center for all fees paid for health data information and from any federal financial participation associated with the collection and administration of health care claims data; provided, that retained revenues in excess of the appropriation for the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year without further appropriation              $1,000,000

OFFICE OF DISABILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.

4110-0001For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind              $1,368,707

4110-1000For the community services program; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for assistive technology services; and provided further, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network.              $4,500,000

4110-2000For the turning 22 program of the commission              $13,767,655

4110-3010For a program of vocational rehabilitation for the blind in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees              $3,342,303

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.

4120-0200For independent living centers              $6,630,018

4120-1000For the operation of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission              $354,813

4120-2000For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that funds from the federal vocational rehabilitation grant or state appropriations shall not be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that the commissioner, in making referrals to service providers, shall take into account a client’s place of residence and the proximity of the nearest provider to the residence              $10,370,187

4120-3000For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services for severely disabled adults may be provided              $2,245,124

4120-4000For community-based services, which shall include, but not be limited to, protective services, adult support services, assistive technology services and the annualization of funding for turning 22 program clients who began receiving services in fiscal year 2017 pursuant to item 4120-4010 of chapter 133 of the acts of 2016; provided, that not less than  $1,556,590 shall be expended for assistive technology services              $9,681,551

4120-4001For the housing registry for the disabled              $80,000

4120-4010For the turning 22 program of the commission              $572,538

4120-5000For homemaking services              $4,320,431

4120-6000For services for individuals with head injuries              $16,183,512

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

4125-0100For the operation of, and services provided by, the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing              $5,904,674

Department of Veterans’ Services.

1410-0010For the operation of the department of veterans’ services; provided, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Oral History Project at the Morse Institute Library in the town of Natick; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Museum of World War II              $3,524,629

1410-0012For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans; and provided further, that $650,000 shall be expended for education and training in veterans’ mental and behavioral health issues, including suicide prevention and substance abuse and treatment, administered by a qualified nonprofit organization              $4,370,641

1410-0015For the women veterans’ outreach program              $150,000

1410-0018For the department of veterans’ services, which may expend not more than $690,000 for the maintenance and operation of veterans’ cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts and other contributions to the cemeteries, prior appropriation continued              $690,000

1410-0022For the operation of the Serving Every Veteran In Civilian Employment (SERVICE) tax credit under section 2C of chapter 115 of the General Laws              $100,000

1410-0024For the training and certification of veterans' benefits and services officers              $352,783

1410-0075For the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the department shall work in conjunction with the William James College, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development program for returning veterans              $250,000

1410-0250For veterans’ homelessness services              $3,202,655

1410-0251For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center and Home for Veterans located in the city of Boston              $2,392,470

1410-0400For reimbursements to cities and towns for money paid for veterans’ benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter 115 of the General Laws and for the payment of annuities to certain disabled veterans and the parents and un-remarried spouses of certain deceased veterans; provided, that annuity payments made under this item shall be made under sections 6A to 6C, inclusive, of said chapter 115; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amounts of veterans’ benefits paid by cities and towns to residents of a soldiers’ home, homeless shelter or transitional housing facility shall be paid by the commonwealth to the several cities and towns; provided further, that under section 9 of said chapter 115, the department shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of veterans’ services shall continue a training program for veterans’ agents and directors of veterans’ services in cities and towns; provided further, that training shall be provided annually and on an as-needed basis to veterans’ service organizations to provide information and education regarding the benefits available under said chapter 115 and all other benefits to which a veteran or a veteran’s dependents may be entitled; provided further, that the veterans’ agent shall advise the applicant of the right to assistance for medical benefits under said chapter 115 pending approval of the application for assistance under chapter 118E of the General Laws by the executive office; provided further, that the secretary may supplement health care under said chapter 118E with health care coverage under said chapter 115 if the secretary determines that supplemental coverage is necessary to afford the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent sufficient relief and support; provided further, that payments to, or on behalf of, a veteran, surviving spouse or dependent under said chapter 115 shall not be considered income for the purposes of determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided further, that the benefits awarded under said section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be considered countable income              $75,675,270

1410-0630For the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon              $1,194,652

1410-1616For war memorials; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the city of Worcester; provided further, that the department may expend funds for the Glory 54th Brigade; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the construction of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority's Vietnam Veterans Monument              $150,000

Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts.

4180-0100For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts located in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease patients; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any admission or hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2017              $27,213,618

4180-1100For the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, which may expend not more than $600,000 in revenues for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 60 per cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, after compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into the retained revenue account of the Soldiers’ Home; provided further, that the Soldiers’ Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home 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; and provided further, that if the registrar of motor vehicles projects that total revenues from the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN will exceed the amounts appropriated in this item and item 4190-1100, the registrar shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, prior appropriation continued              $600,000

Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.

4190-0100For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any outpatient treatment, admission or hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2017              $22,755,294

4190-0101For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend for its operation not more than $5,000 from the licensing of the property for placement of aerial antennas              $5,000

4190-0102For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend for the outpatient pharmacy program not more than $110,000 from copayments which it may charge to users of the program; provided, that no copayment shall be imposed or required of any person which exceeds the level of copayments charged in fiscal year 2017              $110,000

4190-0200For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $50,000 from fees collected from veterans in its care to provide television and telephone services to residents; provided, that fees from the use of telephones and televisions shall only be expended for payments to vendors for the services; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home 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              $50,000

4190-0300For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $744,043 for the operation of 12 long-term care beds from revenue generated through the occupancy of these beds; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home 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, prior appropriation continued              $744,043

4190-1100For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $400,000 for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 40 per cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, upon compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into the retained revenue account of the Soldiers’ Home; provided further, that the Soldiers’ Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home 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, prior appropriation continued              $400,000

OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.

Department of Youth Services.

4200-0010For the administration of the department of youth services; provided, that the department shall continue to collaborate with the department of elementary and secondary education in order to align curriculum at the department of youth services with the statewide curriculum frameworks and to ease the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of youth services into regular public school settings; provided further, that the department shall continue to execute its education funding initiative; provided further, that the commissioner of youth services may transfer funds between items 4200-0100, 4200-0200 and 4200-0300, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days before any transfer; and provided further, that not more than 6 per cent of any such item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2018              $4,438,985

4200-0100For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department              $23,680,136

4200-0200For pre-trial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs              $28,529,665

4200-0300For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; and provided further, that funds shall be expended to address suicide prevention              $119,987,019

4200-0500For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services              $3,154,187

4200-0600For the operation of secure facilities to detain arrested youth before arraignment under the alternative lock up program              $2,447,603

Department of Transitional Assistance.

4400-1000For the central administration of the department of transitional assistance; provided, that all costs associated with verifying disability for all programs of the department shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the department shall submit on a monthly basis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance a status report on program expenditures, savings and revenues, error rate measurements and public assistance caseloads and benefits; provided further, that the department shall collect all out-of-court settlement restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution payments shall include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum payments; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and unless otherwise expressly provided, federal reimbursements received for the department, including reimbursements for administrative, fringe and overhead costs for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that an application for assistance under chapter 118 of the General Laws shall also be an application for assistance under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that if the department denies assistance under said chapter 118, the department shall transmit the application to the executive office of health and human services for a determination of eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that after April 2, 2018 the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; provided further, that the distribution of the funds to be transferred shall be included in an allocation plan, which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days before any transfer; and provided further, that upon approval by the executive office for administration and finance, the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between this item and item 4400-1100              $63,346,109

4400-1001For programs to increase the commonwealth’s participation rate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other federal nutrition programs; provided, that funds shall be expended for a grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that the work of department employees paid for from this item shall be restricted to processing supplemental nutrition assistance program applications; provided further, that the department shall not require supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants to provide reverification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further, that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries and arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the department shall fund a system to image and catalog eligibility documents electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2017 on the status of these programs              $3,097,232

4400-1025For domestic violence specialists at local area offices              $1,556,590

4400-1100For the payroll of the department’s caseworkers; provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be paid from this item, prior appropriation continued              $71,349,034

4400-1979For the department of transitional assistance to administer, in consultation with Commonwealth Corporation, an employment counseling and job training program established pursuant to section 3B of chapter 118 of the General Laws and the pathways to self-sufficiency program established pursuant to section 3C of said chapter 118 and for the full employment program established pursuant to section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995              $1,000,000

4401-1000For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on such services for the non-custodial parents of dependent children receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that the department shall expend funds for the young parents program; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for contracts with the office for refugees and immigrants; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached the age of 18, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents’ income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for learning disability assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $779,058 shall be expended for transportation benefits for recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the DTA Works internship program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a transportation program developed and operated by the South Middlesex Opportunity Council; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2018 on: (i) the number of clients served by these programs; (ii) the number of clients who transition into employment, when applicable; (iii) the number of clients who remain in employment after 90 days, when applicable; (iv) the number of clients who remain in employment after 1 year, when applicable; and (v) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as designed by these programs; provided further, that the department shall examine the outcomes of these programs to determine which are effective in transitioning clients to employment and increasing self-sufficiency; and provided further, that the department shall consider other programs to meet transitional employment needs of clients              $14,598,659

4403-2000For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that benefits under the program shall be paid only to citizens of the United States and to noncitizens for whom federal funds may be used to provide benefits; provided further, that no benefits under this item shall be made available to undocumented immigrants; provided further, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard that was in effect in fiscal year 2017 unless the department determines that a reduction in the monthly payment standard shall be implemented before the end of the fiscal year to keep program expenditures within the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that the payment standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that the payment standard for families who do not qualify for an exempt category of assistance under subsection (e) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 shall be 2.75 per cent below the otherwise applicable payment standard in fiscal year 2018, under the state plan required under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, as amended, and under said act and notwithstanding section 218 of chapter 149 of the acts of 2004 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the recipients defined in said section 218 of said chapter 149 whose youngest child of record is of the age at which full-time schooling is mandatory or older shall meet the federal standard of 30 hours per week of work-related activity; provided further, that the department shall notify parents under 20 years of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of clause (2) of subsection (i) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 or any successor law; provided further, that a $40 per month rental allowance shall be paid to households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing; provided further, that a nonrecurring children’s clothing allowance of $300 shall be provided to each child eligible under this program in September 2017; provided further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2017; provided further, that benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a care and protection hearing under chapter 119 of the General Laws or to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but for the temporary removal of the dependent child or children from the home by the department of children and families under department procedures; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible dependent children only if it has been medically verified that the child is expected to be born within the month the payments are to be made or within the 3-month period after the month of payment and who, if the child had been born and was living with that parent in the month of payment, would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for the loss; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities 90 days before any changes to the disability standards are proposed; provided further, that the department shall provide oral and written notification to all recipients of their childcare benefits at the time of application and on a semiannual basis; provided further, that the notification shall include the full range of childcare options available, including center-based childcare, family-based childcare and in-home relative childcare; provided further, that the notification shall detail available childcare benefits for current and former recipients, including employment and training benefits and transitional benefits; provided further, that the notice shall also advise recipients of the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations relative to eligibility for, or levels of, benefits under the program, the department shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure from this item so as not to exceed this appropriation;  provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for cash and transportation benefits for newly employed transitional aid to families with dependent children clients for a period not to exceed 12 months to assist them with short-term self-sufficiency; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of transitional assistance shall calculate benefits provided under item 4403-2000 in the same manner as the previous fiscal year; provided further, that the department’s calculation of benefits shall not preclude the department from making eligibility or benefit changes that lead to an increase in eligibility or benefits; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate 90 days before adopting eligibility or benefit changes; and provided further, that the report shall include the text of, and the basis and reasons for, the proposed changes              $166,729,366

4403-2007For a nutritional benefit program for low-income workers; provided, that benefits shall be provided only to those for whom receiving these benefits will improve the work participation rate under the federal program of temporary assistance for needy families              $1,200,000

4403-2119For the provision of structured settings as provided in subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor law, for parents under the age of 20 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program              $10,034,729

4405-2000For the state supplement to the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for Supplemental Security Income recipients; provided, that the expenses of special grant recipients residing in rest homes, as provided in section 7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item; provided further, that the department, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the federal Supplemental Security Income program that makes payments to persons living in assisted living residences certified under chapter 19D of the General Laws who meet the income and clinical eligibility criteria established by the department and the executive office; provided further, that the optional category of payments shall only be administered in conjunction with the Medicaid group adult foster care benefit; and provided further, that reimbursements to providers for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item              $222,400,140

4408-1000For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children found by the department to be eligible for the aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and regulations promulgated by the department and subject to the limitations of appropriation for such purpose; provided, that the recipient shall not be subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions; provided further, that the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect under the general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons age 65 or older who have applied for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws, to persons suffering from medically-determinable impairments or combinations of impairments which are expected to last for a period as determined by department regulations and which substantially reduce or eliminate such individuals’ capacities to support themselves and which have been verified by a competent authority, to certain persons caring for a disabled person, to otherwise eligible participants in the vocational rehabilitation program of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission and to dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and the separate program created by section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and parents or other caretakers of dependent children who are ineligible under said chapter 118 and under said section 210 of said chapter 43; provided further, that no person incarcerated in a correctional institution shall be eligible for benefits under the program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the payment of expenses associated with any medical review team, other disability screening process or costs associated with verifying disability for this program; provided further, that the department shall adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement the changes to the program required by this item promptly and within the appropriation; provided further, that in implementing the program for fiscal year 2018, the department shall include all eligibility categories authorized in this item at the payment standard in effect for the former general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility or benefits, including the payment standard, medical benefits and any other benefits under this program, the department shall take into account the amount available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the department may promulgate emergency regulations under said chapter 30A to implement these eligibility or benefit changes or both; provided further, that nothing in this item shall be construed to create any right accruing to recipients of the former general relief program; provided further, that reimbursements collected from the federal Social Security Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 90 days before adopting any eligibility or benefit changes, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth the text of and basis and reasons for the proposed changes; and provided further, that the report shall state exactly which components of the current benefit package will be altered and the department’s most accurate assessment of the effects of benefit or eligibility changes upon recipient families              $78,551,740

OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES.

4510-0020For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $149,414 in retained revenues collected from fees charged by the food protection program for program costs of the food protection program; provided, 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              $149,414

4510-0025For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $891,286 for the MDPH-SEAL Program from retained revenues collected from MassHealth and other third-party reimbursements for preventive oral health procedures; provided, 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              $891,286

4510-0040For the department of public health, which may expend for the regulation of all pharmaceutical and medical device companies that market their products in the commonwealth not more than $73,061 from fees assessed pursuant to chapter 111N of the General Laws; provided, 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              $73,061

4510-0100For the administration and operation of the department, including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established pursuant to section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws              $17,717,687

4510-0110For community health center services; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a statewide program of technical assistance to community health centers, to be provided by a state primary care association qualified pursuant to Section 330(f)(1) of the United States Public Health Service Act at 42 U.S.C. 254c(f)(1)               $1,042,354

4510-0600For an environmental and community health hazards program, including control of radiation and nuclear hazards, consumer products protection, food and drugs, lead poisoning prevention pursuant to chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, lead-based paint inspections in day care facilities, inspection of radiological facilities, licensing of x-ray technologists and the administration of the bureau of environmental health assessment pursuant to chapter 111F of the General Laws              $3,818,321

4510-0615For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $180,000 from assessments collected pursuant to section 5K of chapter 111 of the General Laws for services provided to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power reactors; provided, that the department may expend not more than $1,483,993 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided further, that the retained revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that in fiscal year 2018 an amount not less than in fiscal year 2017 shall be expended for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. to provide radiological monitoring of the 6 Massachusetts communities within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of Seabrook nuclear power plant; 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              $1,663,993

4510-0616For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,029,680 for a drug registration and monitoring program from retained revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; 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              $1,029,680

4510-0710For the operation of the division of health care safety and quality and the office of patient protection; provided, that services funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to: education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the maintenance and enhancement of prescription drug monitoring information exchange architecture to support interstate prescription drug monitoring data sharing              $10,503,176

4510-0712For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $2,128,302 in retained revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities and fees for the program costs of the division of health care safety and quality resulting from individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure and recertification; provided, 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              $2,128,302

4510-0721For the operation and administration of the board of registration in nursing              $657,782

4510-0722For the operation and administration of the board of registration in pharmacy              $1,164,216

4510-0723For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture              $170,538

4510-0724For the board of registration in medicine, including the physician profiles program; provided, that the board may expend revenues not to exceed $300,503 from new revenues associated with increased license and renewal fees              $300,503

4510-0725For the operation and administration of certain health boards of registration, including the boards of registration in dentistry, nursing home administrators, physician assistants, perfusionists, genetic counselors and respiratory therapists              $358,869

4510-0790For regional emergency medical services; provided, that the regional emergency medical services councils, designated pursuant to 105 C.M.R. 170.101 and the central medical emergency direction centers that were in existence on January 1, 1992, shall remain the designated councils and central medical emergency direction centers              $831,959

4510-0810For a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the support of the statewide delivery system of children’s advocacy centers with funding administered by the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc.; and provided further, that the program shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system of nurse examiners              $4,728,855

4510-3008For the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry created pursuant to section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws              $267,439

4512-0103For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome services, programs and related services for persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis; provided, that funding shall be provided proportionately to each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and associated conditions; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for increased pre-exposure prophylaxis education, outreach and support for populations at risk; provided further, that in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the department of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering HIV/AIDS community testing and screening shall seek third-party reimbursement for these services; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2018              $30,779,279

4512-0106For the department of public health, which may expend for the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance program an amount not more than $7,500,000 from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act administered by the federal health resources and services administration and the office of pharmacy affairs; provided, that these services shall include activities eligible for coverage through the Ryan White Program, with priority given to the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance program; provided further, that any excess rebate revenue collected beyond the ceiling of this appropriation shall be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that services in an amount equivalent to the amount deposited in the General Fund shall be funded through the item 4512-0103; and provided further, that the department of public health may make expenditures from the start of each fiscal year from this account in anticipation of receipt of rebate revenues from pharmaceutical manufacturers              $7,500,000

4512-0200For the bureau of substance abuse services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court-adjudicated indigent clients; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a voluntary training and accreditation program for owners and operators of alcohol and drug free housing pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department of public health shall ensure that vendors providing methadone treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for these services; provided further, that not less than $1,180,000 shall be expended for the extended release naltrexone pilot program pursuant to section 158 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to support and strengthen public access to substance abuse services including, but not limited to: (i) not less than $1,000,000 for supportive case management services; and (ii) expanding residential rehabilitation services with priority given to families, youth, transitional age youth and young adults; provided further, that the department of public health shall provide not less than $100,000 for a statewide program to improve the care and training for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the 10 level III neonatal intensive care units; and provided further, pursuant to section 45, the department shall enhance data sharing capabilities and collaborate across agencies to ensure coordination of services for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome              $129,675,888

4512-0201For substance abuse step-down recovery services, known as level B beds and services, and other critical recovery services with severely reduced capacity; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class              $4,908,180

4512-0202For jail diversion programs primarily for nonviolent offenders with OxyContin or heroin addiction, to be procured by the department of public health; provided, that each program shall have not fewer than 60 beds and shall provide clinical assessment services to the respective courts, inpatient treatment for not more than 90 days and ongoing case management services for not more than 1 year; provided further, that individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney in conjunction with the commissioner of probation if: (i) there is reason to believe that the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to OxyContin, heroin or another substance use disorder; and (ii) the diversion of the individual is clinically appropriate and consistent with established clinical and public safety criteria; provided further, that programs shall be established in separate counties in locations deemed suitable by the department of public health; provided further, that the department of public health shall coordinate operations with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, the commissioner of probation and the department of correction; and provided further, that not more than $500,000 shall be used to support the ongoing treatment needs of clients after 90 days for which there is no other payer              $2,000,000

4512-0203For family intervention and care management services programs, a young adult treatment program and early intervention services for individuals who are dependent on or addicted to alcohol, controlled substances or both alcohol and controlled substances              $1,500,000

4512-0204For the purchase, administration and training of first-responder and bystander naloxone distribution programs; provided, that funds shall be expended to maintain funding for first responder naloxone grants and bystander distribution in communities with high incidence of overdose; provided further, that the commissioner of public health may transfer funds between this item and item 4512-0200, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that the department of public health shall submit a report not later than October 2, 2017 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the communities included in the program expansion; (ii) the number of participants for each community; and (iii) the amount of naloxone purchased and distributed, delineated by community              $1,000,000

4512-0205For grants and contracts with substance abuse programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided, that $75,000 shall be expended for Decisions at Every Turn Coalition; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the Holliston Drug and Alcohol Awareness Coalition; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the Holliston School Substance Abuse Prevention program; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention Program; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the T.H.R.I.V.E. Substance Abuse Prevention Program; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for Serenity House; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Health Alliance for increased access to office-based opioid treatment services; and provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition              $475,000

4512-0211For the administrative and programmatic costs of recovery high schools; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to open no fewer than 1 new high school in an underserved region of the commonwealth; and provided further, that the department of public health shall submit a report not later than April 16, 2018 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of youth served per high school; (ii) outcomes measured for youth; and (iii) recommendations for new recovery high schools in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020              $3,600,000

4512-0225For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,500,000 for a compulsive gamblers’ treatment program from unclaimed prize money held in the State Lottery Fund for more than 1 year from the date of the drawing when the unclaimed prize money was won and from the proceeds of a multi-jurisdictional lottery game pursuant to subsection (e) of section 24A of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the comptroller shall transfer the amount to 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              $1,500,000

4512-0500For dental health services; provided, that not less than $1,595,525 shall be expended for the comprehensive dental program for adults with developmental disabilities; and provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for the Forsyth Institute’s Center for Children’s Oral Health to expand its ForsythKids programming focused on children and adolescents and to explore the emerging association between oral health status and academic performance              $2,172,529

4513-1000For the provision of family health services; provided, that not less than $5,511,509 shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services provided by comprehensive family planning agencies; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the birth defects monitoring program              $5,711,509

4513-1002For women, infants and children’s, or WIC, nutrition services in addition to funds received pursuant to the federal nutrition program; provided, that funds from this item shall supplement federal funds to enable federally eligible women, infants and children to be served through the WIC program              $12,236,830

4513-1012For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $26,800,000 from retained revenues received from the federal cost-containment initiatives including, but not limited to, infant formula rebates; provided, 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              $26,800,000

4513-1020For the early intervention program; provided, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the total number of units of service purchased and the total expenditures for the units of service paid by the department, the executive office of health and human services and third party payers for early intervention services for the following service categories: home visit, center-based individual, child-focused group, parent-focused group and screening and assessment; provided further, that the department shall make all reasonable efforts to secure third party and Medicaid reimbursements for the services funded in this item; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended to provide respite services to families of children enrolled in early intervention programs who have complex care requirements, multiple disabilities and extensive medical and health needs; provided further, that priority shall be given to low- and moderate-income families; provided further, that no claim for reimbursement made on behalf of an uninsured person shall be paid from this item until the program receives notice of a denial of eligibility for the MassHealth program from the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that MassHealth shall cover the costs incurred for the transportation of MassHealth members who participate in the early intervention program; provided further, that nothing in this item shall give rise to, or shall be construed as giving rise to, enforceable legal rights to any such services or an enforceable entitlement to the early intervention services funded in this item; provided further, that the department shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means 90 days before any change to its current eligibility criteria; provided further, that no eligibility changes shall be made before January 1, 2018; provided further, that these funds may be used to pay for current and prior year claims; provided further, that the department shall provide services to eligible children through 1 service delivery model and shall not determine eligibility for services based on family insurance status; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2018, the department shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and to the house and senate committees on ways and means a status update on the early intervention state assigned student identifier pilot program; and provided further, that the update shall include a cost estimate for expanding the pilot to additional sites in fiscal year 2019              $31,123,238

4513-1023For the universal newborn hearing screening program; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the notification of and follow through with affected families, primary care providers and early intervention programs upon the department's receipt of data indicative of potential hearing disorders in newborns              $82,396

4513-1026For the provision of statewide and community-based suicide prevention, intervention, post-intervention and surveillance activities and the implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided, that funds shall be expended for a program to address elder suicide behavior and attempts with the geriatric mental health services program within the department of elder affairs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a program to address adolescent suicide behavior and attempts in collaboration with the department of mental health; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a veterans in crisis hotline to be used by veterans or concerned family members who seek counseling programs operated by the department of veterans’ services so that they may be directed towards the programs and services offered by their local or regional veterans’ office, to be staffed by counselors or outreach program personnel contracted by the department and trained in issues of mental health counseling and veterans’ services; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Tri-County’s Call 2 Talk program              $4,340,051

4513-1111For the promotion of health and disease prevention including, but not limited to, the following programs: (i) breast cancer prevention; (ii) diabetes screening and outreach; (iii) ovarian cancer screening; (iv) hepatitis C prevention and management; (v) multiple sclerosis screening, information, education and treatment programs and the Multiple Sclerosis Home Living Independently Navigating Key Services program administered by the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; (vi) colorectal cancer prevention; and (vii) prostate cancer screening, education and treatment with a particular focus on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino heritage, family history of the disease and other men at high risk; provided, that funding shall be expended for Mass in Motion community grants in an amount not less than expended in fiscal year 2017, contingent upon receipt of matching federal prevention block grant funds              $3,460,977

4513-1130For domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and survivor services, including: (i) intimate partner abuse education, formerly the batterers’ intervention services; (ii) services for immigrants and refugees; (iii) rape crisis center survivor services and prevention; and (iv) intervention services and crisis housing for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities; provided, that funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline, community-based domestic violence response, emergency and transitional residential services for sexual and domestic violence victims and their children and supervised visitation and trauma services for children who witness violence              $31,835,559

4516-0263For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,134,733 in retained revenues from blood lead testing fees collected from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests; provided, 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              $1,134,733

4516-1000For the operation of the bureau of infectious diseases and laboratory sciences, including the division of sexually transmitted disease prevention and the Massachusetts state public health laboratory; provided, that funds shall be expended for an eastern encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and treatment services; provided further, that the department of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering tuberculosis clinical services and treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for these services; and provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item              $12,520,173

4516-1005For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $650,000 generated by fees collected from providers or insurers for sexually transmitted infections testing performed at the state laboratory institute; provided, that collected retained revenues may be used to supplement the costs of the laboratory; 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              $650,000

4516-1010For state matching funds required by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-417              $1,541,815

4516-1022For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $277,918 generated by fees collected from insurers for tuberculosis tests performed at the state laboratory institute; provided, that collected retained revenues may be used to supplement the costs of the state laboratory; 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              $277,918

4516-1038For the department of public health, which may expend for the implementation of section 51K of chapter 111 of the General Laws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder not more than $1,300,000 in retained revenues collected as application fees, fines and penalties authorized by that section; provided, 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; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available until June 30, 2020              $1,300,000

4518-0200For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $615,693 generated by fees collected from the following services provided at the registry of vital records and statistics, including amendments of vital records and requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry, requests for heirloom certificates and research requests performed by registry staff at the registry; provided, that collected retained revenues may be used for all program costs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that the registrar of vital records and statistics shall exempt from payment of a fee any person requesting a verification of birth to establish eligibility for Medicaid; 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              $615,693

4530-9000For teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided, that applications for such funds shall be administered through the department upon receipt and approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated pursuant to the guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department; provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed at children under the care of the department of children and families who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; and provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the department of children and families on this programming              $2,408,251

4580-1000For the operation of the universal immunization program; provided, that all costs related to childhood vaccines shall be paid for through the Vaccine Purchase Trust Fund established pursuant to section 24N of chapter 111 of the General Laws              $2,292,039

4590-0250For school health services and school-based health centers in public and nonpublic schools; provided, that funds shall be expended for school nurses and school-based health center programs; and provided further, that funds may be expended to address the recommendations of the permanent commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws for the reduction of health disparities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth              $11,944,395

4590-0300For smoking prevention and cessation programs              $3,833,878

4590-0912For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $22,671,944 from reimbursements collected for Western Massachusetts hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public health; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Western Massachusetts hospital shall be eligible to receive and retain full payment under the medical assistance program administered by the executive office of health and human services pursuant to chapter 118E of the General Laws for all goods and services provided by the hospital pursuant to federal requirements; 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              $22,671,944

4590-0913For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $507,937 for payments received for those services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction; provided, 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              $507,937

4590-0915For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided, that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction not managed by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-0903 of section 2B              $155,920,732

4590-0917For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $4,552,181 from payments received from the vendor managing health services for state correctional facilities for inmate medical services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided, that the payments may include capitation payments, fee for service payments, advance payments and other compensation arrangements established by contract between the vendor and the hospital; 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              $4,552,181

4590-0918For the state office of pharmacy services, which may expend not more than $27,056,732 from retained revenues collected from vendors providing health care services to the department of correction; provided, 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              $27,056,732

4590-0924For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,852,322 from reimbursements collected by Tewksbury hospital based on a revenue enhancement project to obtain Medicaid coverage for patients whose services are not currently being reimbursed; provided, 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              $1,852,322

4590-0925For the costs of a prostate cancer research program focusing on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino heritage, family history of the disease and other men at high risk; provided, that the department of public health shall oversee and manage said program and shall grant not less than 85 per cent of the funds from this item to a nonprofit foundation that shall leverage existing partnerships with other state-funded nonprofit research organizations and current and past federally, state and privately funded prostate cancer programs aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life and reducing health care costs              $300,000

4590-1503For the pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws              $2,606,334

4590-1506For a competitive grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support the establishment of a comprehensive youth violence prevention program; provided, that eligibility shall be determined by the criteria set forth in item 4590-1506 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to law enforcement agencies; and provided further, that funds shall be considered 1-time and grants may not annualize in fiscal year 2019              $1,339,227

4590-1507For matching grants to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., the YWCA organizations, nonprofit community centers and teen empowerment and youth development programs; provided, that the department of public health shall award not less than $1,300,000 to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. which shall be distributed equally between the alliance’s member organizations; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $1,100,000 to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc. which shall be distributed between the alliance’s member organizations; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.              $3,000,000

4590-2001For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $3,589,745 of payments received for those services provided by Tewksbury hospital to clients of the department of developmental services, including for the provision of behavioral health services and the continuation of short-term medical rehabilitation for clients of the department of developmental services; provided, 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              $3,589,745

4800-0015For central and area office administration and service coordination; provided, that the associated expenses of employees whose AA and DD object class costs are paid from item 4800-1100 shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of unit 8 employees; provided further, that the department shall not place a child or adolescent referred by, or discharged from, the care of the department of mental health until the department of mental health forwards an assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent may be appropriately placed in foster care or if, due to severe emotional disturbance, such child or adolescent is more appropriate for congregate care placement; provided further, that the department, in consultation with the department of mental health, shall assist the department of mental health in making such assessments and recommendations; provided further, that if placement of a child with someone other than a parent becomes necessary, the department shall place the highest priority on identifying a family resource within the child’s kinship or family circle and shall provide services and support to partner with the family resource in meeting the child’s needs; provided further, that unless otherwise authorized, all funds including federal reimbursements received by the department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that the department and the department of early education and care shall provide standards for early education and care placements made through the supportive childcare program; provided further, that the department of children and families, in collaboration with the department of early education and care, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for supportive childcare services, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not reduce recoupment amounts recommended by the state auditor; provided further, that there shall not be a waiting list for the services; provided further, that all children eligible for services under item 3000-3060 shall receive those services; provided further, that the department shall maintain a timely, independent and fair administrative hearing system; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on December 29, 2017 and March 30, 2018 on: (i) the fair hearing requests filed in fiscal year 2018, stating for each hearing request using nonidentifying information: (a) the subject matter of the appeal; (b) the number of days between the hearing request and the first day of the hearing; (c) the number of days between the first day of the hearing and the hearing officer’s decision; (d) the number of days between the hearing officer’s decision and the agency’s final decision; (e) the number of days of continuance granted at the appellant’s request; (f) the number of days of continuance granted at the request of the department of children and families or the hearing officer’s request, specifying which party made the request; and (g) whether the departmental decision that was the subject of the appeal was affirmed or reversed; and (ii) the fair hearing requests filed before fiscal year 2018, which are pending for more than 180 days, stating the number of those cases, how many of those cases have been heard but not decided and how many have been decided by the hearing officer but not yet issued as a final agency decision; provided further, that the department shall maintain and make available to the public, during regular business hours, a record of its fair hearings, with identifying information removed, including for each hearing request: the date of the request, the date of the hearing decision, the decision rendered by the hearing officer and the final decision rendered upon the commissioner’s review; provided further, that the department shall make redacted copies of fair hearing decisions available within 30 days of a written request; provided further, that the department shall not make available any information in violation of federal privacy regulations; provided further, that not later than February 28, 2018 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities that shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the number of medical and psychiatric personnel and their level of training currently employed by or under contract with the department; (2) the number of foster care reviews conducted by the department and the average length of time in which each review is completed; (3) the number of the department’s contracts reviewed by the state auditor and the number of corrective action plans issued; and (4) the number of corrective action plans entered into by the department; provided further, that the department shall file a report on the first business day of each quarter to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the caseload of the department; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (A) the caseloads of residential placements, congregate care, foster care, therapeutic foster care, adoption, guardianship, 51A reports, substantiated 51A reports, the number of children who die in the care and custody of the department, the number of children currently eligible for supportive childcare, the number of children presently receiving supportive childcare and the number of medical and psychiatric consultation requests made by the department’s social workers; (B) the number of approved foster care placements; (C) the number of children in psychiatric hospitals and community-based acute treatment programs who remain hospitalized beyond their medically necessary stay while awaiting placement and the number of days each case remains in placement beyond that which is medically necessary; (D) the number of children under the department of children and families’ care and custody who are being served in medical or psychiatric care provided through other publicly-funded sources; (E) the number of children served by supervised visitation centers and the number of those children who are reunified with their families; (F) the total number of children served, their ages, the number of children served in each service plan, the number of children in out-of-home placements and the number of placements each child has had before receiving an out-of-home placement; (G) for each area office, the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in the quarters covered by the report and the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in that quarter for which federal reimbursement was received; (H) for each area office, the total spending on services other than case management services provided to families to keep a child with the child’s parents or reunifying the child with the child’s parents; (I) for each area office, the total number of families residing in shelters paid for by the department, a list of where the families are sheltered, the total cost and average cost per family of those shelters and a description of how the department determines who does or does not qualify for a shelter; (J) for each area office, the number of requests for voluntary services delineated by type of service requested, whether the request was approved or denied, the number of families that are denied voluntary services and receive a 51A report, the reasons for denying the service and what, if any, referrals were made for services by other agencies or entities; (K) the number of families receiving multiple 51A reports within a 10-month period, the number of cases reopened within 6 months of being closed and the number of children who return home and then re-enter an out-of-home placement within 6 months; (L) the number of children and families served by each of the family resource centers; and (M) the number of children within the care and custody of the department whose whereabouts are unknown; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2017 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities that details any changes to rules, regulations or guidelines established by the department in the previous fiscal year to carry out its duties under chapter 119 of the General Laws including, but not limited to: (I) criteria used to determine whether a child has been abused or neglected; (II) guidelines for removal of a child from the home; and (III) standards to determine what reasonable efforts are being made to keep a child in the home; provided further, that the department of children and families shall provide the caseload forecasting office with data on children receiving services and other pertinent data related to items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041 that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the report shall also contain the number of children and families served by the family resource centers by area and an evaluation of the services provided and their effectiveness; provided further, that to the extent feasible within existing appropriations, the department shall maintain existing services for the aging out population; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days in advance of any such transfer; provided further, that not more than 2 per cent of funds from line item 4800-1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that the commissioner may transfer funds between items 4800-0030, 4800-0038, 4800-0040 and 4800-0041 for services only, and as necessary, under an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that transfers shall not be made for administrative costs; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days in advance of any such transfer; provided further, that not more than 5 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2018; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the runaway unit to help identify at-risk youth and provide preventative services and to implement a runaway recovery response policy              $100,134,611

4800-0016For the department of children and families, which may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program not more than $2,000,000 from retained revenues collected from various state, county and municipal government entities, as well as state authorities, for the costs related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead costs and expenses incurred by the not-for-profit managing agent selected by the commissioner for administering the program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of children and families may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc., a not-for-profit community-based agency, to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releases or other community residents considered to have employment needs              $2,000,000

4800-0025For foster care review services              $4,142,546

4800-0030For the continuation of local and regional administration and coordination of services provided by lead agencies through purchase-of-service contracts, including flex services              $6,000,000

4800-0036For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys              $699,547

4800-0038For guardianship, foster care, adoption, family preservation and kinship services provided by the department of children and families; provided, that services funded through this item shall include shelter services, substance abuse treatment, young parent programs, parent aides, education and counseling services, foster care, adoption and guardianship subsidies, tiered reimbursements used to promote the foster care placement of children with special medical and social needs, assessment of the appropriateness of adoption for children in the care of the department for more than 12 months, protective services provided by partnership agencies, targeted recruitment and retention of foster families, respite care services, post-adoption services and support services for foster, kinship and adoptive families and juvenile fire setter programs and services for people at risk of domestic violence, including payroll costs; provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Fragile Beginnings program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Project Newborns Exposed to Substances: Support and Therapy; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc. TEMPO program; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the planned learning achievement for youth program in Amherst              $291,471,283

4800-0040For family preservation, reunification and service coordination; provided, that services shall include family support and stabilization services provided by the department              $50,000,000

4800-0041For congregate care services; provided, that funds may be expended from this item to provide community-based services, including in-home support and stabilization services, to children who would otherwise be placed in congregate settings; and provided further, that the department shall oversee area review teams that shall evaluate the feasibility of maintaining the child in the community in this manner whenever possible before recommending placement in a congregate care setting              $280,464,507

4800-0058For the support of a foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents; provided, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the results of this campaign not later than March 15, 2018              $275,000

4800-0091For the department of children and families, which may expend not more than $2,670,740 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 670 et. seq. during fiscal year 2018 to develop a training institute for professional development at the department of children and families; provided, that for the purposes 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; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $2,670,740 shall be credited to the General Fund              $2,670,740

4800-0151For a program to provide alternative overnight non-secure placements for status offenders and nonviolent delinquent youths up to 17 years of age to prevent the inappropriate use of juvenile cells in police stations for such offenders, in compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et. seq.; provided, that the programs that provide the alternative non-secure placements shall collaborate with the appropriate sheriff’s office to provide referrals of those offenders and delinquent youths to any programs within the sheriff’s office designed to positively influence youths or reduce juvenile crime              $509,943

4800-0200For the support and maintenance of family resource centers throughout the commonwealth; provided, that centers supported through this item shall be subject to the selection and reporting requirements detailed in item 4000-0051; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Juvenile Court Mental Health Advocacy Project administered by Health Law Advocates to increase access to mental health treatment for at-risk children and adolescents involved in or diverted from juvenile courts              $12,161,116

4800-1100For the AA and DD object class costs of the department’s social workers; provided, that funds shall mitigate social worker caseloads in those area offices furthest above the statewide weighted caseload standard and towards achieving a social worker caseload ratio of 15 to 1 statewide; and provided further, that only employees of bargaining unit 8, as identified in the Massachusetts personnel administrative reporting and information system, shall be paid from this item              $236,811,034

5011-0100For the operation of the department of mental health              $27,527,407

5042-5000For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that to fund those services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall not refer or discharge a child or adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $3,700,000 for the Massachusetts child psychiatry access project (MCPAP); provided further, that not less than $500,000 of that sum shall be expended for the Massachusetts child psychiatry access project for moms statewide to address mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women; provided further, that amounts expended from this item for the Massachusetts child psychiatry access project that are related to services provided on behalf of commercially insured clients shall be assessed by the commissioner of mental health on surcharge payors, as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, and shall be collected in a manner consistent with the department of mental health’s regulations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 of that sum shall be expended on a pilot program through MCPAP to increase care coordination for children with behavioral health needs and expand capacity to provide referral to appropriate community-based behavioral health services; provided further, that the department shall report, not later than March 1, 2018 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) an overview of MCPAP care coordination efforts; (ii) the number of psychiatric consultations, face-to-face consultations and referrals made to specialists on behalf of children with behavioral health needs in fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018; and (iii) recommendations to: (a) increase the number of specialists receiving referrals through MCPAP; and (b) improve care coordination efforts to identify specialists available and accepting new child and adolescent patients, with priority to those who exhibit complex conditions and experience long wait lists for specialty psychiatry; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for a loan forgiveness program to increase the number and distribution of mental health professionals treating children and adolescents and who commit to working within geographically underserved areas in Massachusetts; provided further, that the department of mental health shall implement this program according to specific guidelines and criteria as they see fit; provided further, that the program shall require participating mental health professionals treating children and adolescents to commit to working within a geographically underserved area for a minimum of 5 years and accept MassHealth members; provided further, that participating mental health professionals shall provide at least 24 hours of pro bono mental health services per year for referrals received through MCPAP; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a partnership with the department of early education and care to improve access to early childhood mental health; provided further, that in order to strengthen public access to mental health services for children and adolescents not less than $1,950,000 shall be expended for: (i) increasing case management services for children and adolescents; (ii) enhancing services for persons ages 16 to 24, inclusive; and (iii) maximizing resources for consultation and training for child and family mental health through increased collaboration with day care centers, schools and community agencies; provided further, that the department shall report on the implementation of clause XIV to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 19, 2018 on: (a) the distribution of funds, delineated by initiative; (b) the number of individuals served; (c) the outcomes measured; and (d) recommendations for expanding cost-effective and evidence-based early mental health identification and prevention programming for children and adolescents in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Northwestern Juvenile Fire Intervention Response Education and Safety Partnership, Inc.              $91,381,786

5046-0000For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department may allocate not more than $5,000,000 from item 5095-0015 to this item, as necessary, pursuant to allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services received in each region for fiscal year 2018, not later than February 1, 2018; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than the fiscal year 2017 amount on clubhouses in fiscal year 2018 on clubhouses; provided further, that funds shall be expended at the same level as the prior fiscal year for jail diversion programs in municipalities that provide equal matching funds from other public or private sources; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than December 29, 2017, to the house and senate committees on ways and means regarding: (i) number of crisis intervention team and jail diversion efforts; (ii) amount of funding per grant, delineated by city, town or provider; (iii) potential savings achieved; (iv) recommendations for expansion; and (v) outcomes measured; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $250,000 for the assisted outpatient treatment program at Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. to treat residents who suffer from serious and persistent mental illness and experience repeated interaction with law enforcement or have a high rate of recurring hospitalization due to their mental illness, either through a voluntary agreement with the resident or by court order mandating that the resident receive the treatment described in this program; provided further, that the department, in conjunction with Eliot Community Human Services, Inc., shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than April 2, 2018 on the assisted outpatient treatment  program which shall include baseline and current metrics related to clients served including, but not limited to: (a) behavioral and physical medical diagnosis; (b) status of activities of daily living, including food, shelter and employment; (c) psychiatric hospitalizations; (d) treatment history; and (e) insurance status; and provided further, that the report shall include the following: (1) factors that proved successful in treating pilot participants, including practices used and type of staff functions necessary for success in treating pilot participants; (2) identification of issues and practices that present barriers to successful treatment; (3) cost analysis of treatment; (4) plan for creating a sustainable program based on information from the analysis report; and (5) proposal for a sustainable course of funding to implement the program              $387,130,580

5046-0006For adult mental health community-based placements; provided, that funds shall be used to expand community-based placements for discharge-ready individuals currently in the department’s continuing care facilities              $4,000,000

5046-2000For homelessness services              $22,942,689

5046-4000For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $125,000 in retained revenues collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments (CHOICE) program pursuant to chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that all fees collected under that program shall be expended for the routine maintenance and repair of facilities in the CHOICE program              $125,000

5047-0001For emergency service programs and acute inpatient mental health care services              $24,145,685

5055-0000For forensic services provided by the department; provided, that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for juvenile court clinics              $10,732,520

5095-0015For the operation of hospital facilities and community-based mental health services; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) and to enhance care for clients served by the department, the department shall discharge clients residing in the inpatient facilities to residential services in the community when the following criteria are met: (i) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (ii) the community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (iii) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in inpatient care; provided further, that any client transferred to another inpatient facility as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or greater than the care that had been received at the closed facility; provided further, that the department may allocate funds of not more than $5,000,000 from this item to item 5046-0000, as necessary, pursuant to allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers and facilities;  provided further, that the department shall maintain not less than 671 inpatient beds in its system in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that of these 671 beds, not less than 45 beds shall be continuing care inpatient beds on the campus of Taunton state hospital; and provided further, that the department shall operate not less than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds at Worcester recovery center and hospital              $207,188,392

5095-1016For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $500,000 in retained revenues collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants of the state hospitals; provided, that all collected fees shall be expended to support the costs to sustain operations of the state hospital facilities; 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              $500,000

5911-1003For the administration and operation of the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for transportation or community day services; and provided further, that the department shall not charge fees for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications or requests for transfer of guardianship              $69,797,140

5911-2000For transportation costs associated with community-based day and work programs; provided, that the department shall provide transportation prioritized by need              $23,838,463

5920-2000For vendor-operated, community-based residential adult services, including intensive individual supports; provided, that annualized funding shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving the services in fiscal year 2017 pursuant to item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 133 of the acts of 2016; provided further, that the commissioner of the department of developmental services may transfer funds from this item to item 5920-2010, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2018              $1,170,331,170

5920-2010For state-operated, community-based residential services for adults, including community-based health services              $216,612,361

5920-2025For community-based day and work programs and associated transportation costs for adults; provided, that the department shall provide transportation prioritized by need; provided further, that the department shall support individuals with disabilities who transitioned from employment services offered at sheltered workshops to community-based employment as part of the commonwealth’s employment first initiative; provided further, that any public-private partnerships with employers and nonprofits shall encourage the highest level of independence among individuals with disabilities and options to maximize community involvement and participation; and provided further, that the department shall issue a report, not later than December 15, 2017, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities regarding: (i) eligible individuals who transitioned to community-based employment in fiscal year 2017 and those projected for fiscal year 2018; and (ii) the number and types of transitions funded by the pilot program since its inception, delineated by year              $205,139,405

5920-3000For respite services and intensive family supports              $63,779,097

5920-3010For contracted support services for families with autistic children through the autism division at the department of developmental services;  provided, that the department shall expend not less than $4,500,000 to provide services under the children’s autism spectrum disorder waiver pursuant to section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.  1396n(c); provided further, that this waiver shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8, inclusive, including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3, inclusive, receiving services through the department of public health’s early intervention program; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the waiver program is fully enrolled and that eligible children with autism immediately begin to receive services pursuant to said waiver; and provided further, that the department shall immediately file any waiver amendment necessary to comply with the requirements of this item with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services              $6,474,349

5920-3020For the implementation of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, including services and supports for individuals with a developmental disability attributable to autism spectrum disorder, Smith-Magenis syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome; provided, that the department shall submit a quarterly report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of individuals eligible for services; (ii) the number of eligible individuals served; (iii) the type of services provided and cost per service; and (iv) the cost per individual; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the commission on autism established pursuant to chapter 226 of the acts of 2014              $13,403,338