Consolidated Amendment "A" to H4802
Consolidated Amendment
Fiscal Note: $17,576,650
Amendments: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130.
Mr. Michlewitz of Boston and others move to amend House No. 4802 in section 2A, in item 1599-1231, in lines 34 to 36, inclusive, by striking out the words “shall be expended for grants directly to programs that currently provide early education services to at least 1 child subsidized through funding from line items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060” and inserting in place thereof the following:- shall be expended for funds on behalf of programs that provide early education services to at least 1 child subsidized through funding from line items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 or essential workers through the COVID-19 state of emergency;
And further amend the bill in said section 2A, in item 1599-1232, in line 200, by inserting after the word “item” the following:- ; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, Inc. in the city of Holyoke to provide housing and eviction prevention services to those adversely impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 be provided to the city of Everett to increase funding for the Everett family resource center due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic for additional food, diaper service and fundamental family services for residents; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to the city of Everett to implement a grant program for small businesses between 6 to 50 employees impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, with preference given to minority owned and women owned small businesses; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the West End House Boys and Girls Club for food distribution services to the Allston-Brighton community and the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Malden board of health for the staffing of temporary public health nurses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for language translation services for 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related materials in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for the staffing of temporary nurses to work on cases related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic in Malden public schools; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for language translation services and materials related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic in the Malden public schools; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to the town of Watertown for the cleaning of town buildings, office reconfiguration of town hall and additional personal protective equipment in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to the city of Newton for office reconfiguration of town hall in response the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Waltham health department for the staffing of additional public health nurses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic to assist with disease investigation and tracing of cases; provided further, that not less than $26,000 shall be allocated for the cost of personal protective equipment due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic for the Silver Lake regional school district in the town of Kingston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the healthy Waltham community response food pantry to meet the immediate and critical need created by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the town of Wilmington to purchase physical barriers for student desks, child and adult sized masks, fumigators and cleaning supplies for the town’s schools and public buildings as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $120,000 be allocated for the cost of technology upgrades for remote learning in the Silver Lake regional school district in the town of Kingston as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the town of Tewksbury to purchase physical barriers for student desks, child and adult sized masks, fumigators and cleaning supplies for the town’s schools and public buildings as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $241,650 shall be expended for Marlborough public schools to replace equipment and continue remote learning as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Whitman-Hanson regional school district for technology improvements to facilitate remote learning necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $48,000 shall be expended for Marlborough public schools hot spots to continue remote learning and provide internet access to students as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Marlborough food pantry to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic-related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westborough food pantry to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic-related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Northborough community services to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic-related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $16,000 shall be expended for Northborough youth and family services for increased crisis management and referral costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the city of Marlborough personal protective equipment allotment; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Westborough personal protective equipment allotment; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Northborough personal protective equipment allotment; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Duxbury public schools for technology improvements to facilitate remote learning necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the city of Chelsea for emergency shelter services and to reduce food insecurity for those adversely impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Survival Centers, Inc. to reimburse for expenses associated with the acquisition, storage, distribution and delivery of emergency food and personal care items, program operations and compliance with public health guidelines, during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for the Rockland Emergency Food Pantry, Inc. for expenses meeting increased demand due to rising food insecurity brought on by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic impact; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the town of Pembroke council on aging for transportation expenses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended to the city of Lawrence for rapid rehousing and housing stabilization to assist families who have lost their jobs due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the Downtown Amherst Foundation, Inc. to support its relief and resiliency efforts related to the closing and re-opening of small businesses in the town of Amherst resulting from the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the town of Andover to provide adequate and appropriate public accommodations to operate and hold public meetings in a manner that is consistent with the safety protocols necessary to mitigate the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for international veteran care services in the city of Lawrence to mitigate food insecurity and provide housing relief to members of the veteran community that have been financially impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Framingham for a pilot program of city-wide wireless internet access, necessary for educational purposes in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for buy local organizations that supports local agriculture and farms; provided further, that prospective buy local organizations shall have 2 or more years of experience expanding consumer purchasing of locally grown food and 1 buy local organization shall be funded in each of the following 9 geographic areas: (1) Berkshire county, (2) Connecticut river valley and Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties, (3) Worcester county in central Massachusetts, (4) greater Boston, including Suffolk and certain parts of Middlesex counties, (5) North of Boston, including Essex county and certain parts of Middlesex county, (6) southeastern Massachusetts, including Bristol, Plymouth, and Norfolk counties, (7) Cape Cod in Barnstable county, 8) Martha’s vineyard in the county of Dukes county, and (9) Nantucket in Nantucket county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. to combat 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and to fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the North Reading food pantry to address food insecurity due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Reading food pantry to address food insecurity due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the First R Foundation, Inc. and Pathways for Children Head Start program to provide for the purchase of books for children through a contract with imagination library due to limited access to libraries and classrooms caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for virtual technology and infrastructure in the town of Plymouth in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Wellspring House, Inc. to provide advising and mentoring to help individuals with limited job opportunities due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the open door food pantry to address increased food insecurity due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hampshire county children’s advocacy center in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Wayland public schools; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for expanded 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic response activities at the Dalton community recreation association in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Wakefield health department for the staffing of public health nurses necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, including for the purposes of contact tracing; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the town of Braintree necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the town of Holbrook necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the town of Randolph necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Auburn Youth & Family Services, Inc. for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, supplies or devices, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, programs, mental health services for families in need, and internal improvements within the building to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Plymouth for personal protective equipment in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Coastal Foodshed Initiative in the Greater New Bedford area for a program that provides locally sourced produce and other foodstuffs to SNAP recipients during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be allocated for the St. Anne’s Food Pantry in the town of Shrewsbury to combat the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related food insecurity for students, seniors and other vulnerable populations and fill the gap that was being provided by school nutrition during the school year; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Framingham health department to support increased services necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic including, but not limited to, disease investigation and tracing of cases; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be directed to the Framingham public schools for technology and health and safety improvements relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be directed to the Ashland public schools for technology and health and safety improvements related to 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Auburn for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials and programs within the community; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the Belmont health department for the staffing of a temporary contracted health inspector for the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Millbury for masks, sanitizer, personal protection equipment, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials and programs within the community; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Webster for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution and 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Charlton for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution, 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials and programs within the community; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Douglas for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution and 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the town of Sutton for masks, sanitizer, other personal protection equipment, food distribution, and 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic education materials, to combat and protect against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc. for the Food4Vets program to support the distribution of food to veterans in need for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Shrewsbury for personal protective equipment against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic ; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Barnstable county department of health and environment for the purposes of establishing a drive-through testing facility in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Woburn food pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to the Charles River Community Health, Inc. for 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related expenses including but not limited to staffing, testing, personal protective equipment, and other 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic related equipment required by federal guidelines for safe operations of clinic space; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for distance learning and telework expenses in the city of Woburn necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to provide contact tracing, antibody testing and monthly 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic testing to residents of the Boston Housing Authority developments who are essential workers or returning to employment outside of their home; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Oxford for costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic including touchless retrofits to buildings, protective office equipment and upgrades to the senior center kitchen; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to create new jobs for youth residents of Boston Housing Authority developments, with a special focus on STEAM, parks and recreation, sports and MSPCA jobs; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of Randolph for the expansion and distribution of multilingual public awareness communications and educational materials related to the response and prevention of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Randolph for the allocation and distribution of a home kit for those who test positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus, which may include face masks, disinfectant wipes, disposable gloves, hand-sanitizer, multilingual instructions and educational materials on how to prevent the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus and how to care for those infected, and other supplies as needed; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont for extraordinary expenses related to remote town meeting and safety equipment for local elections; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Arlington for unanticipated obligations due to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be provided to the city of Melrose for costs associated with monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the department of early education and care to leverage state funding by working with philanthropic and private partners in order to assist the business and technical needs of early education and care providers in the commonwealth during the reopening and recovery process through the Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund established under section 2IIIII of chapter 29 of the General Laws, including through statewide and regional trainings and by providing opportunities for providers and stakeholders to assess and share best business practices and supports available for providers relative to early education and care reopening and recovery efforts; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for a federally qualified community health center with a 24/7 satellite emergency facility licensed under 105 C.M.R. 130 for the purpose of public safety improvements, modernization and expansion of emergency and urgent care services as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for an adaptive surveillance testing program to routinely test nursing home staff and residents who have previously tested negative on polymerase chain reaction testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus or have a positive serological test; provided further, that nursing facilities shall be reimbursed for this testing on a monthly basis; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for costs associated with necessary department renovation requirements due to the 2019 novel coronavirus in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Stow Food Pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Maynard Food Pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Hudson Food Pantry for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Open Table in Maynard for pantry service and future community meal services for costs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for One Can Help, Inc in the city of Newton for services related to combatting the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be provided to the city of Medford for costs associated with personal protective equipment and remote learning as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be provided to the town of North Attleborough for replacing and updating equipment for first responders relative to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for expanded response activities at the Greenfield Emergency Operations Center in the city of Greenfield as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for personal protective equipment and technology upgrades at the Charles River Center in Needham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be provided to the city of Revere for costs associated with monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be provided to the town of Winthrop for costs associated with monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention efforts against the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the North End Waterfront neighborhood health center for testing costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that supplemental payments made by MassHealth from April 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 to chronic disease rehabilitation hospitals located in the commonwealth that serve solely children and adolescents shall be defined as a grant to be used for the purposes of capital improvements made to said facility as it relates to the 2019 novel coronavirus and other infectious diseases; provided further, that the supplemental payment advance of $1,500,000 made to Franciscan Hospital for Children, Inc.by MassHealth in December 2019 shall not be due until August 31, 2022; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Grafton for the cost of personal protective equipment relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Northbridge for the cost of personal protective equipment relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Upton for the cost of personal protective equipment relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic;
And further amend in section 2A in said item, in line 216, by striking the figure “$100,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $117,576,650;
And moves to further amend the bill by striking out section 3 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following 4 sections:-
SECTION 3. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 2IIIII. (a) There shall be an Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of early education and care, in consultation with the secretary of housing and economic development.
(b) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations, to support state, philanthropic and private partnership efforts supporting Massachusetts childcare providers. Amounts credit to the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
(c) Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the commissioner for the following purposes:
(i) to assist the needs of providers in the early education and care mixed delivery system during the reopening and recovery period due to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, by leveraging funding through state, philanthropic and private partnerships;
(ii) for the development of an infrastructure to facilitate state, private and philanthropic efforts in support of crisis-related childcare and childcare business considerations, including providing technical, business and legal assistance for childcare businesses licensed by the department of early education and care; and
(iii) for state collaboration with philanthropic organizations and businesses to assist with recovery by maintaining an infrastructure for providing ongoing technical assistance and long-term business sustainability and business training for the early education and care field.
(d) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of early education and care and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on the implementation of early education and care policy and planning. The review shall be made publicly available.
(e) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner of early education and care shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund, including, but not limited to, funds expended to assist early education and care providers; (iii) any grants provided to early education and care programs, philanthropic organizations or other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year.
SECTION 3A. Item 1100-3001 of section 2C of chapter 304 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Sherborn” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 3B. Item 1450-1266 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 3C. Section 44 of chapter 5 of the acts of 2019, as amended by section 41 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “July 31, 2020”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- July 31, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following 10 sections:-
SECTION 9A. Item 1410-1616 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Memorial Park”, inserted by section 47 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9B. Item 1599-8020 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9C. Item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by section 51 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Duxbury” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9D. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Cutillo park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9E. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Copps Hill Terrace park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9F. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Peters park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9G. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Ringgold park in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9H. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “functional data storage” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9I. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Shivericks Pond project”, inserted by section 50 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
SECTION 9J. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 51 of said chapter 142, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “such studies”, inserted by section 50 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- ; and provided further, that such funds for said traffic analysis, feasibility study and the design of improvements of the system of intersections along Nonantum road, Soldiers Field road and Birmingham parkway between Brooks street and Western avenue in the city of Boston shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 11 the following section:-
SECTION 11A. Item 4400-1004 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 13 the following section:-
SECTION 13A. Item 7002-0012 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by striking out the words “September 1, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by adding after section 17 the following section:-
SECTION 17A. Item 7008-1024 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by striking out the words “April 30, 2020”, inserted by section 66 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- January 5, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 20 the following section:-
SECTION 20A. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by said section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Community Music Center of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by adding after section 25 the following section:-
SECTION 25A. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by section 10 of said chapter 31, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Cambridge Community Center” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 30 the following section:-
SECTION 30A. Item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 41, as amended by section 76 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Oxford”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 33 the following section:-
SECTION 33A. Item 9110-9002 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “a center for the Council on Aging” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.
And further moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 35 the following 4 sections:-
SECTION 35A. Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2E of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “such necessary and immediate repairs”, inserted by section 78 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available through June 30, 2021.
SECTION 35B. Section 101 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2020” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2021.
SECTION 35C. Subsection (a) of section 2 of chapter 49 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out, each time it appears, the word “promotion”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- promotion and recovery.
SECTION 35D. Subsection (c) of said section 2 of said chapter 49 is hereby amended by striking out “March 16, 2020”, inserted by section 81 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following:- December 1, 2020.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 40 the following section:-
SECTION 40A. Notwithstanding clause (3) of the fifth paragraph of section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws, in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, for fiscal year 2020, for grants provided pursuant to said section 14 of said chapter 23A, the maximum amount received by a private nonprofit agency from the office of travel and tourism may be more than the amount received by nongovernmental sources.
And moves to further amend the bill by adding the following 4 sections:-
SECTION 44. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services and the department of mental health shall maintain the same number of beds, employees and administrative hospital services at the Taunton State Hospital as was in effect on June 30, 2020.
SECTION 45. The department of public health shall collect and compile data related to the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, from all boards of health, as defined in section 1 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, and regional boards of health established pursuant to said section 27B of said chapter 111 in the commonwealth and disseminate any data relevant to programming overseen by the department of early education and care.
The department of public health shall consult with the department of early education and care in order to provide the public with updated reporting on local department of public health reports relative to the number of known COVID-19 positive cases among children, staff or the extended families of children in care at a Massachusetts childcare program overseen by the department of early education and care.
The department of public health shall publish a weekly report on its website that includes the data compiled from early education and care programs and their respective local boards of health and regional boards of health. Said report shall include data broken down as follows: (i) geographic location, including statewide, by county and by municipality; (ii) childcare facilities reporting COVID-19 positive cases and the aggregate known number of COVID-19 positive cases at each childcare facility, as well as, the aggregate known number of COVID-19 positive cases among staff, by occupation, at each childcare facility.
The department of early education and care shall publish a weekly report on its website that includes helpful and relevant data compiled by the department of public health for the purpose of ensuring providers and families have up to date information, that also includes: (i) the number and location of those early education and care programs operating as of June 22, 2020; (ii) the number of early education and care programs that were closed due to COVID-19; and (iii) any actions taken in response.
The department of early education and care shall provide a link to relevant data on the department of public health’s weekly report on its website. Any reporting relative to this section shall be provided in languages reflective of the diversity of the early education and care field and the families it serves.
SECTION 46. Section 44 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 47. Section 46 shall take effect on June 30, 2021.