Amendment #1369, as changed to H.3800

Amendment #1369, as changed to H3800

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Mr. Michlewitz of Boston Fiscal Note:- $5,034,000

Mr. Michlewitz of Boston moves to amend H.3800 in section 2, in item 1599-0026, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “H”, by inserting after the words “Merrimack River” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for St. Stephen’s Church in the North End neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the North End Athletic Association, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for a planning and design study for the intersection of Route 27 and West street in Medfield;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,955,000”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “H”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $5,175,000;

And further amend said section 2, by inserting after said item the following item:-

1599-0054 For 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; 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, 2019, detailing said transfers by line item; and provided further, that any funds from this item provided to any state laboratories shall be contingent upon the institute maintaining appropriate accreditations and continuing periodic audits...................................................................... $1,112,177;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 2330-0100, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “B”, by striking out the figure “$150,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $200,000;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$7,809,533”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “B”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $7,859,533;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 2810-0122, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “B”, by inserting after the words “in Duxbury” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Cutillo Park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Christopher Columbus Park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Copps Hill Terrace park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Peters Park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ringgold Park in the city of Boston;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,303,000”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “B”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $4,878,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0300, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “D”, by inserting after the words “opioid use disorder” the following words:- ; provided further, that in calculating rates of payment for children enrolled in MassHealth receiving inpatient and outpatient services at pediatric chronic and rehabilitation long-term care hospitals and acute care pediatric hospitals and pediatric specialty units as defined in section 8A of said chapter 118E, the executive office shall make a supplemental payment not less than $3,000,000 to any pediatric specialty unit in the commonwealth, above base rates, and shall make a supplemental payment not less than $3,000,000 to any pediatric chronic and rehabilitation long-term care hospital in the commonwealth, above base rates, to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0641, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “D”, by striking out the words “in payments” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- above payments;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4401-1000, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “C”, by inserting after the words “in Gloucester” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc. to provide transportation to low-income families through their Good News Garage Ready to Go Service;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$3,627,882”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “C”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $3,702,882;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4403-2000, by striking out the figure “117A” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 118;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4403-2119, by striking out the figure “20” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 22;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4510-0110, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “G”, by inserting after the words “dental equipment” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Health Center;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$2,013,674”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “G”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $2,213,674;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4590-1507, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “G”, by inserting after the words “city of Lawrence” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Nazzaro Community Center in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$6,115,000”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “G”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $6,365,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 4800-0038, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “C”, by striking out the words “$200,000 shall be expended for Parenting Journey” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- $125,000 shall be expended for Parenting Journey; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children’s permanency placement services;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$308,364,474”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “C”, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $308,489,474;

And further amend the bill in section 2, by inserting after item 7002-0017 the following item:-

7002-0032 For a transfer to the John Adams Innovation Institute Fund established in section 6A of chapter 40J of the General Laws …………………………….… $500,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7004-0107, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “E”, by inserting after the words “Foxboro Housing Authority” the following words:- provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc.;

And further amend said item, as so appearing, by striking out the figure “$1,735,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $ 1,935,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7008-1116, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “I”, by inserting after the words “Battleship Cove Strategic Plan” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Medfield for a Medfield state hospital technical assistance planning study; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7007-0800 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 shall be expended for the Winthrop and Revere chambers of commerce; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7008-0900 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7008-0900 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Revere; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Chinese Merchants Association of Massachusetts for the purposes of repairing welcome signs in the Chinatown neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Chinese Historical Society of New England, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for first night Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for programming needs at the Museum of African American History, Incorporated in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as grants for the Museum of World War II, Inc. for educational programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Technical Community college assistance corporation established by section 125 of chapter 273 of the acts of 1994;

And further amend said item, as so appearing, by striking out the figure “$5,141,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- $6,546,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7010-0033, by striking out the words “Bay State Readers, Inc.”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- Bay State Reading Institute;

And further amend said item, by striking out the words “June 30, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021;

And further amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7010-1202, and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

7010-1202 For the implementation of the Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now grant program to establish and promote digital literacy and computer science education in public schools in kindergarten through grade 12; provided, that the department shall develop an implementation plan for promoting technology and digital literacy efforts in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc.; provided further, that the plan shall consider technology and computer usage and access in low-income, urban, suburban and rural communities; and provided further, that a report shall be filed not later than December 31, 2019 with the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education that includes a 3-year strategic plan, annual goals and progress in achieving those goals ................... $1,000,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7027-0019, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “A”, by inserting after the words “marine trades”, the second time they appear, the following words:- ; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Triangle, Inc.’s School to Career Program that connects special education students with disabilities in Greater Boston to careers and their local communities;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,752,047”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “A”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,852,047;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by inserting after the words “less restrictive settings” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for school districts in which special education costs exceed 25 per cent of the total district costs and in which tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at an approved private school located within the district exceed both $1,000,000 and 24 per cent of all tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at approved private schools;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$328,887,071” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $329,137,071;

And further amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7061-0016, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “A”, and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

7061-0016 For school districts serving high percentages of low-income students; provided, that not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to assure appropriate additional academic support for low-income students; provided further, that said funds shall be awarded by the department to schools and school districts serving high percentages of low-income students in order to allow those districts to provide additional supports and classroom programming to best meet individual student needs; provided further, that funding shall be available to any eligible school or school district by application of a school superintendent, principal or classroom teacher; provided further, that any principal or classroom teacher applying for said funding shall receive approval from the superintendent prior to submitting the application; provided further, that not less than $10,500,000 shall be used for a reserve to ensure equitable identification of low-income eligibility standards and to provide transitional relief to local education agencies whose chapter 70 aid and tuition revenue has been significantly and negatively impacted by the change in low-income enrollment measurement; provided further, that districts and municipalities receiving similar awards of greater than $500,000 from item 7061-0008 in fiscal year 2019 shall receive awards in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that funds shall be distributed by the department not later than September 1, 2019; and provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered prior year chapter 70 aid and shall not be used in the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2020 ......................................................................................... $16,500,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7061-9611, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “A”, by inserting after the word “Newburyport” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the South End Baseball program; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the South End Soccer program;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$4,666,923”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “A”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $4,721,923;

And further amend the bill in section 2, by striking out item 7061-9650 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

7061-9650 For the Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) grant program to provide integrated student wellness grant program to assist schools with addressing non-academic barriers to student success; provided, that grants shall be used to support school districts establishing an infrastructure to facilitate integrated coordination of school and community-based resources, including but not limited to, social services, mental health, and behavioral health resources; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be awarded by the department to schools and school districts serving high percentages of low-income students; provided further, that said supports may include funding to assist public school districts in contracting with licensed community-based health care service providers, including mental and behavioral health providers; provided further, that said program shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education in coordination with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall prioritize applications for such services that are submitted by school districts whose applications are consistent with infrastructure and coordination efforts linking schools to community-based resources in accordance with item 7061-9612 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided further, that such support grants may be expended to assist school districts in connecting students with community-based services to maximize coordination with service providers and establish more comprehensive continuums of care; provided further, that such grants may also be expended to support increased professional development opportunities for public school employees to identify students in need of mental and behavioral health support; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than December 31, 2019 outlining all student supports efforts funded by this item; provided further, that the report shall be provided to the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that for the purposes of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purpose of this item until August 31, 2021; and provided further, that any funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary ................................................................................ $2,000,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 7070-0065, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “A”, by inserting after the words “Academic Seminars” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended towards scholarship support for students of Urban College of Boston, A Two-Year College, Inc.;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$105,200,000”, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “A” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $105,400,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 8000-0313, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “F”, by striking out the words “provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a traffic signal in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $50,000;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,741,000”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “F”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,891,000;

And further amend said section 2 by inserting after line item 8000-0655, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “F”, the following item:

8000-0660 For community policing grants to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security; provided, that grants shall be awarded pursuant to a distribution method determined by the secretary of public safety and security; provided further, that said secretary shall award grants based on criteria including, but not limited to, unspent balances of prior-year community policing awards, population statistics, crime rates, and the merits of community policing programs as described by municipalities on their grant applications; provided further, that grant funds shall only be expended on items that are related to community policing activities, programs, purchases, or construction; provided further, that grant funds shall not be expended on food and beverages, recruit training academy tuition, salaries and benefits for non-community policing personnel, and payments for non-related overtime; provided further, that all grant funds distributed from this item shall be used to supplement local community policing efforts; and provided further, that all funds appropriated in this item and allocated for the fiscal year 2020 shall be awarded to the city of Boston for a pilot program for the reintroduction of community policing grants…………………..$250,000;

And further amend the bill in said section 2, in item 8324-0050, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “F”, by inserting after the words “town of Charlton” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $104,000 shall be expended to the town of Dover fire department for safety equipment;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$1,665,000”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “F”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,769,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-9002, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “D”, by inserting after the words “North Attleboro Council on Aging” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant to the town of Needham for security and accessibility improvements at the Center at the Heights;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$17,965,000”, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “D”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $18,065,000;

And further amend the bill in section 2E, in item 1595-6368, as amended by Consolidated Amendment “H”, by inserting after the words “Maynard and Acton” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for transportation improvements in the town of Winthrop;

And further amend said item by striking out the figure “$344,884,615”, as appearing in Consolidated Amendment “H”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $344,909,615;

And moves to further amend the bill in section 41 by adding the following subsection:-

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the payment percentage set forth in section 152 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011 shall not apply in fiscal year 2020.