Public Safety Amendments

Amendment ID: S2564-473

EPS 473

Dunstable Public Safety Improvements

Mr. Kennedy moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-2051, adding the following words:- "Provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to the Town of Dunstable for Public Safety Improvements"

Amendment ID: S2564-474

EPS 474

Tech Rescue Fund

Messrs. Timilty and Feeney, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Collins, Brady, Rush, Moore and Cyr move that the proposed new text be amended by striking out section 12 and section 13 in their entirety.

Amendment ID: S2564-475

EPS 475

Support for Organizations Facing Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes

Mr. Lesser, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Moore, O'Connor, Feeney and Timilty move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 4003-0122, the following item:-

"8000-1127 For a nonprofit security grant program to provide support for target hardening and other security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks or hate crimes, as defined in section 32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws; provided, that prioritization shall be given to nonprofit organizations that have experienced instances of terrorist attacks or hate crimes, as defined in said section 32 of said chapter 22C; provided further, that: (i) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the eastern region of the commonwealth; (ii) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the central region of the commonwealth; and (iii) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the western region of the commonwealth; and provided further, that the grants shall be distributed in a geographically equitable manner across the eastern, central and western regions of the commonwealth.........................................$5,000,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-476

EPS 476

Crumbling Concrete Foundations Fund

Ms. Gobi, Mr. Lesser, Ms. Moran, Messrs. Fattman, O'Connor, Gomez and Moore move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $25,000,000 shall be transferred to the Crumbling Concrete Foundations fund to be used for the purposes of reimbursing residents for mitigation of the presence of pyrrhotite in their concrete foundations”; and

in said section 2A, in said item 1599-2051, by striking out the figure $100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$25,100,000”; and

further amends the proposed new text by adding at the end thereof the following new section:- “SECTION XX. There shall be created within the Commonwealth a Crumbling Concrete Foundations Fund to be used for the purpose of reimbursing residents of the Commonwealth for repairs made to their residential concrete foundations due to the presence of the mineral pyrrhotite. The fund shall be administered by the department of public safety.”.

Amendment ID: S2564-477

EPS 477

Town of Dracut

Mr. Finegold moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- “provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Dracut to improve community access and public safety around the crosswalk on Broadway Road adjacent to Veterans Park;”

Amendment ID: S2564-478

EPS 478

Bourne Fire Station Boiler Replacement

Ms. Moran moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be made available for the town of Bourne for the purpose of boiler replacement for Main Street Fire Station"; and by striking out the figure "$100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$140,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-479

EPS 479

BEAT COVID Initiative

Ms. Moran moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that not less than 10,000 shall be made available for Sandwich Fire Department for the purpose of supporting the BEAT COVID Initiative"; and by striking out the figure "$100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$110,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-479-R1

Redraft EPS 479

BEAT COVID Initiative

Ms. Moran moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Sandwich fire department for the purpose of supporting the BEAT COVID Initiative"; and

in said section 2A, in said item 1599-2051, by striking out the figure "$100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$110,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-480

EPS 480

Sandwich Fire Department Peer Support

Ms. Moran moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be made available for Sandwich Fire Department for the purpose of supporting peer support service"; and by striking out the figure "$100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$110,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-481

EPS 481

Certified Sober Home Fire Sprinklers

Messrs. Keenan and Feeney move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after SECTION 2A, the following new section:-

"SECTION 2B. For grants to certified sober homes for fire sprinklers .........$4,000,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-481-R1

Redraft EPS 481

Certified Sober Home Fire Sprinklers

Messrs. Keenan and Feeney, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Pacheco, Collins and Timilty move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after SECTION 2A, the following new section:-

"SECTION 2B. For grants to certified sober homes for fire sprinklers installed in accordance with the provisions of the state building code ....................................................$4,000,000".

Amendment ID: S2564-481-R2

2nd Redraft EPS 481

Certified Sober Home Fire Sprinklers

Messrs. Keenan and Feeney, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Pacheco, Collins and Timilty move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended on grants to certified sober homes for fire sprinklers installed in accordance with the state building code".

Amendment ID: S2564-482

EPS 482

Loan Repayment for Mental Health Professionals

Messrs. Velis, O'Connor, Gomez and Rush move that the proposed new text be amended in Section 2A, in item 1599-2026, by inserting, in line 188, after the words “community mental health center,” the following: “a correctional facility.”

Amendment ID: S2564-483

EPS 483

Residential Reentry

and further amended, in line 748, by striking out “in consultation with the office of the commissioner of probation;”;

and further amended, in line 751, by inserting after “community” the following “and gun”;

and further amended, in line 766, by striking out “the criminal justice system” and replacing with “community and gun violence”;

and further amended, in line 769, by striking out “individuals returning to their communities from state or county correction facilities over the course of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “community and gun violence”;

and further amended, in line 772, by striking out “, in consultation with the office of the commissioner of probation,”;

and further amended, in line 774, by striking out “ and the office of the commissioner of probation”;

and further amended by inserting after item 1599-2051 the following item:-

“xxxx-xxxx For a grant program to be administered by the executive office of public safety, in conjunction with the office of the commissioner of probation, that provides multi-year grants to non-profit, community-based organizations for residential reentry, including acquisition and renovation capital expenses, regional reentry centers, and programming that supports case management, job training and transitional employment, specialized services for emerging adults, and support programs for survivors of the sex trade; provided, that the grant program prioritizes serving individuals returning from state prisons or county correctional facilities; provided further that the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department is also eligible to apply for grants for regional reentry centers and case management programming; and provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be awarded to an organization with experience serving transgender and other LGBTQ individuals returning from state prisons or country correctional facilities for the purpose of providing residential reentry to transgender and other LGBTQ individuals…$15,000,000”.

Amendment ID: S2564-483-R1

Redraft EPS 483

Residential Reentry

Ms. Creem, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Chang-Diaz, Ms. DiZoglio, Ms. Rausch, Mr. Collins, Ms. Comerford, Messrs. Cronin, Gomez and Kennedy, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Keenan, Feeney, Hinds, Crighton and Cyr, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Rush and Ms. Chandler move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-2048, in line 748, by inserting after the word “services” and words:- and the executive office of public safety and security and in line 765, by inserting after the word “services” the following:- ; (h) regional reentry centers; and (i) programming that supports case management, job training and transitional employment, specialized services for emerging adults, and support programs for survivors of the sex trade; provided further, that funds shall be awarded to not less than 1 organization with experience serving transgender and other LGBTQ individuals returning from state prisons or country correctional facilities for the purpose of providing residential reentry to transgender and other LGBTQ individuals”.

Amendment ID: S2564-484

EPS 484

Police Officer Recruitment and Retention Study

Messrs. Tarr and Fattman move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting in SECTION 85 at the end thereof the following:-

"There shall be a commission to study the current status of police officer retention and recruitment in the commonwealth and issues relating to maintaining a sufficient, qualified and diverse policing workforce that is reflective of the commonwealth’s population. The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, who shall serve as co-chairs; the chairs of the joint committee on racial equity, civil rights, and inclusion; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee; the executive director of the municipal police training committee; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 3 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a police officer below the rank of sergeant, 1 of whom shall be a police officer at or above the rank of lieutenant with experience in personnel issues and 1 of whom shall be a retired judge who has served in the commonwealth; 3 members appointed by the attorney general, 1 of whom shall be an attorney with experience in in law enforcement related matters, 1 of whom shall be an attorney with experience in civil rights and 1 of whom shall be from a community-based organization; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, Inc., who shall be a police chief in the commonwealth; 1 member appointed by the co-chairs who shall have expertise in psychology; 1 member appointed by the co-chairs who shall have expertise is sociology; 1 member appointed by the secretary of education, who shall have experience in the education of those pursuing careers in law enforcement; 1 representative of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, Inc.; 1 representative of the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition; and 1 representative of the ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc..

(b) The study shall include an examination of factors that may affect recruitment and retention including, but not limited to: (i) the rigors of the job; (ii) the suitability of training; (iii) psychological barriers; (iv) any obstacles to the recruitment and retention of police officers who belong to historically underrepresented communities or demographics; and (v) any social, economic or other factors.

(c) The committee shall conduct not less than 3 public hearings at geographically diverse locations across the commonwealth and shall accept written testimony.

(d) Not later than April 2, 2022, the committee shall file a report on its findings, including any legislative recommendations, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on labor and workforce development, the joint committee on racial equity, civil rights, and inclusion and the senate and house committees on ways and means."

Amendment ID: S2564-485

EPS 485

Massachusetts National Guard Cybersecurity

Messrs. Timilty and O'Connor move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2039 by inserting after the words "institutes of higher education" the following words:- "and the Massachusetts national guard,"

Amendment ID: S2564-486

EPS 486

East Walpole Emergency Services Facility

Messrs. Feeney and Rush move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the town of Walpole for improvements to the satellite emergency medical services facility opened in response to the pandemic and the closure of Norwood Hospital due to a historic climate hazard occurring during the pandemic”; and by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$400,000”.

Amendment ID: S2564-489

EPS 489

Sturbridge Public Safety Equipment

Mr. Fattman moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Sturbridge for the purchase of new public safety equipment”

and in said section 2A, in said item 1599-2051, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$175,000”.

Amendment ID: S2564-490

EPS 490

Millville Public Safety Improvements

Mr. Fattman moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Millville for public safety improvements to its highway department shed”

and in said section 2A, in said item 1599-2051, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$175,000”.

Amendment ID: S2564-491

EPS 491

Sutton Fire Department Generators

Mr. Fattman moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Sutton Fire Department in the town of Sutton for the purchase of new generators"

and in said section 2A, in said item 1599-2051, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$175,000”.

Amendment ID: S2564-492

EPS 492

Webster Fire Department Tools

Mr. Fattman moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-2051, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Webster Fire Department in the town of Webster for the purchase of new hydraulic rescue tools”

and in said section 2A, in said item 1599-2051, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$130,000”.