Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-818-R1

Redraft OTH 818

Corrective Amendment

Mr. Rodrigues moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 0340-2117, by striking out the words “; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such purpose”; and

in said section 2, in item 0930-0100, by striking out the words “January 16” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “April 15”; and

in said section 2, in said item 0930-0100, by inserting after the words “during its review” the following words:- “; provided further, that the department of children and families shall provide the office with direct access to any de-identified data, management reports, evaluation studies or other documents held by the department or by any external vendor the department contracts with that the office deems relevant to its review to aid the office in its efforts to collect or analyze data and information related to family resource centers, including contracted family resource center providers and the ForHealth consulting division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School”; and

in said section 2, in item 1410-0010, by striking out the figure “$7,803,565” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$8,158,565”; and

in said section 2, in item 1410-0012, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the MetroWest Veterans Services District for programs including, but not limited to, the Veterans Relief Assistance Fund; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Western Massachusetts Veterans Outreach Project for their Just Ask program”; and

in said section 2, in said item 1410-0012, by striking out the figure “$9,669,222” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,544,222”; and

in said section 2, in item 1410-1616, by striking out the figure “$250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$600,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 1599-0026, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Westport for information technology infrastructure improvements and upgrades; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Leyden to support municipal vehicles and equipment for municipal departments”; and

in said section 2, in said item 1599-0026, by striking out the figure “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,805,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 2000-0100, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for facility improvements at the University of Massachusetts Water and Energy Testing Facility”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure “$18,086,415” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$20,287,200”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2200-0100, by striking out the figure “$51,883,191” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$51,983,191”; and

in said section 2, in item 2200-0107, by striking out the figure “$499,997” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,149,997”; and

in said section 2, in item 2330-0100, by striking out the figure “$8,435,231” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$9,010,231”; and

in said section 2, in item 2511-0100, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to the Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control district for mosquito control efforts, equipment and vehicles”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2511-0100, by striking out the figure “$11,681,576” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,826,576”; and

in said section 2, in item 2511-0107, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Project Just Because, Inc. to upgrade and expand its perishable food storage including, but not limited to, the purchase of walk-in refrigeration or freezer units; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the MetroWest Food Collaborative; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Seeds of Solidarity Education Center, Inc. in the town of Orange for healthy soils work and educational programming; provided further, that not less than $56,250 shall be expended for Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. for a program center and food pantry in the city of Greenfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Food Link, Inc. to address food insecurity in the city of Woburn and the towns of Arlington, Billerica, Burlington and Lexington; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Billerica Community Pantry, Incorporated in the town of Billerica”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2511-0107, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,328,250”; and

in said section 2, in item 2800-0101, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Rochester to partner with the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District and other experts to support a hydrological evaluation of Snipatuit pond and the water supply carrying capacity and watershed boundaries of the Mattapoisett river valley and the Assawompset pond complex”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2800-0101, by striking out the figure “$1,566,595” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,666,595”; and

in said section 2, in item 2810-0122, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for recreational facilities in the town of Holliston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Natick for design work to make accessibility improvements along the Cochituate Aqueduct trail; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Natick for costs associated with a feasibility study for extending Sudbury Aqueduct trail; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Lakeville for improvements to the Peach Barn and associated properties on Betty’s Neck”; and

in said section 2, in said item 2810-0122, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,838,500”; and

in said section 2, in item 3000-1000, by striking out the figure “$11,591,537” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$12,141,537”; and

in said section 2, in item 4000-0054, by striking out the item in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“For the executive office of health and human services to enhance and expand access to mental and behavioral health supports and services in the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $100,000,000 shall be expended to enhance an existing student loan repayment assistance program for health professionals providing mental and behavioral health care; provided further, that the program shall prioritize health professionals who dedicate all of their practice hours to providing mental and behavioral health care; provided further, that such funds shall be administered by the executive office or by an organization under contract with the executive office; provided further, that the enhanced student loan repayment assistance program may include awards for: (i) psychiatrists to provide assistance of up to $300,000 per individual; (ii) physicians in community health centers and psychologists to provide assistance of up to $150,000 per individual; (iii) master’s degree-level mental health professionals including, but not limited to, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, advance practice registered nurses and pediatric clinical nurse specialists, to provide assistance of up to $50,000 per individual; (iv) bachelor’s degree-level mental health professionals including, but not limited to, community health workers, recovery coaches and family partners, to provide assistance of up to $30,000 per individual; (v) psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to provide assistance of up to $100,000 per individual; and (vi) mental health workers to provide assistance of up to $40,000 per individual; provided further, that the loan repayment assistance program shall prioritize the recruitment and retention of providers of diverse backgrounds who can provide linguistically and culturally tailored care and providers who practice in underserved and geographically isolated areas; provided further, that the loan repayment assistance program shall consider average pay for comparable positions across behavioral health settings and prioritize loan repayment assistance for those applicants receiving comparably lower average pay; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 of funds for the loan repayment assistance program shall be expended to mental and behavioral health professionals serving justice-involved populations; provided further, that to be eligible for loan repayment assistance under this item, an individual shall: (a) provide behavioral health care in the commonwealth in the following settings or service areas: (1) a community health center; (2) a community mental health center; (3) an inpatient psychiatric hospital; (4) an acute care hospital; (5) outpatient treatment; (6) substance use disorder treatment; (7) assessment and treatment of children with co-occurring developmental needs; or (8) state-run or state-contracted programs or settings, including school-based behavioral health providers; (b) have outstanding educational debt; (c) not participate in any other loan repayment program; and (d) be required to enter into a contract with the commonwealth for not less than 4 years; provided further, that the amounts of assistance per individual shall be pro-rated for individuals working on a part-time basis; provided further, eligible providers that previously applied to the existing student loan repayment assistance program between December 5, 2022 and January 30, 2023 and were determined eligible but were not funded, shall be considered for an award using these funds without needing to submit a second application; provided further, that such eligible applicants, who were not funded, may be expedited and approved using these funds; provided further, that the executive office shall promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of the loan repayment assistance program under this item which shall include penalties and repayment procedures if a participating individual fails to comply with program requirements; provided further, that not less than 45 days prior to the allocation or obligation of funds for the loan repayment assistance program, the executive office shall submit a comprehensive program plan to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the joint committee on health care financing; provided further, that the office of behavioral health promotion shall expend not less than $500,000 on a campaign to promote and bring awareness to the public about programs designed to bolster the behavioral health workforce in the commonwealth; provided further, that the office of behavioral health promotion shall expend not less than $700,000 on a public awareness campaign to promote the availability and utilization of a no-cost annual mental health wellness exam and other consumer protection provisions included in chapter 177 of the acts of 2022; provided further, that not less than $25,000,000 shall be expended for a scholarship program, which shall be administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that said program shall prioritize the recruitment and retention of a culturally and linguistically diverse workforce; provided further, that said program shall prioritize applicants and placements in areas of highest need; provided further, that said program shall prioritize current health care providers seeking career advancement through additional education, training, certification or licensure; provided further, that scholarships shall be provided for tuition, fees and stipends; provided further, that scholarship recipients shall commit to working in inpatient, outpatient, acute care, substance use treatment, community- and clinic- based settings or for state organizations or organizations that are under contract with the executive office including, but not limited to, the department of mental health, the department of public health, the department of developmental services and the department of children and families; provided further, that the executive office shall promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of the scholarship program under this item, which shall include penalties and repayment procedures if a participating individual fails to comply with program requirements; provided further, that not less than 45 days prior to the allocation or obligation of funds for the scholarship program, the executive office shall submit a comprehensive program plan to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the joint committee on health care financing; provided further, that not less than $25,000,000 shall be expended to provide stipends to support unpaid clinical hours required for field placements, internships, apprenticeships and practicums necessary for completing educational requirements or obtaining certification or licensure; provided further, that said program shall prioritize bachelor’s degree-level and master’s degree-level candidates completing their unpaid internships, apprenticeship or practicum at health care facilities with the highest relevant workforce needs; provided further, that said program shall prioritize the recruitment and retention of a culturally and linguistically diverse workforce; provided further, that the funds shall be administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the executive office shall promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of the stipend program under this item; provided further, that not less than $20,000,000 shall be expended to establish new, or enhance existing, clinical supervision of students pursuing degrees in behavioral health and behavioral health providers-in-training pursuing certification or licensure; provided further, that such clinical supervision incentive program shall provide incentives to clinical supervisors working in community based settings who are required to provide unreimbursed supervision to students and clinicians-in-training who are working toward certification or licensure; provided further, that the clinical supervision incentive program shall prioritize providers of diverse backgrounds and providers who practice in underserved and geographically isolated areas; provided further, that the funds for the clinical supervision incentive program shall be administered by the executive office; provided further, that the executive office shall promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of the clinical supervision incentive program under this item; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended to the MASStrong Program to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed group peer behavioral health support to health care workers; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended for a bridge program to help students in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, to transition into the communities following an extended absence due to mental health crises; provided further, that a student may be eligible for the bridge program whether or not their absence was due to hospitalization; provided further, that the bridge program shall be accessible to students in every geographic region of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to assist mental and behavioral health professionals with 1-time training or practice costs including, but not limited to, exam preparation, license and certification fees and continuing education; provided further, that said funds shall prioritize providers of diverse backgrounds and providers working in health care settings with high workforce needs; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services, in coordination with the health policy commission and the division of insurance, shall expend not less than $500,000 for the purpose of conducting or contracting for a comprehensive study and analysis of rates paid for behavioral health services by both private and public payers and the adequacy of said rates to support the provision of equitable, quality behavioral health services in the commonwealth; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the bureau of health professions licensure within the department of public health to conduct a study of licensure and certification processes for the behavioral health workforce; provided further, that said study shall include the total number of licensed and certified behavioral health providers in the commonwealth, a demographic analysis of said providers, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, spoken languages, socioeconomic status, education level, outstanding educational debt and years of practice in the field, and an analysis of license application processing metrics, such as wait and processing times, for initial and renewing professionals; provided further, that the bureau of health professions licensure may contract with an outside entity to help conduct said study; provided further, that not later than June 28, 2024, the bureau shall submit its findings, including any barriers to accessing data required by this section, in a final report to the health policy commission, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives; provided further, that not less than $1,800,000 shall be expended by the executive office of health and human services for a behavioral health workforce development center to recruit, retain and develop a diverse, experienced behavioral health workforce that can provide linguistically and culturally tailored care across the commonwealth, prioritizing rural and underserved communities; provided further, that the center shall study and establish baseline behavioral health workforce needs throughout the commonwealth and develop recommendations and strategies to meet those needs; and provided further, that annually, beginning on July 1, 2024, the center shall make its recommendations available publicly and shall submit a copy to the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery ...................$192,000,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 4000-0300, by striking out the figure “$325,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$650,000”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4000-0300, by striking out the figure “$133,800,335” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$134,875,335”; and

in said section 2, in item 4000-0500, by striking out the word “outpatient” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “community-based”; and

in said section 2, in item 4000-0641, by striking out the figure “2023” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “2024”; and

in said section 2, in item 4003-0122, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Inc. for the hiring of a multilingual family assistance caseworker and for the creation of an emergency stabilization fund to assist low-income immigrant families”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4003-0122, by striking out the figure “$1,036,958” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,961,958”; and

in said section 2, in item 4510-0100, by striking out the figure “$22,492,001” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$23,142,001”; and

in said section 2, in item 4510-0110, by striking out the figure “$5,600,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$6,075,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 4512-0205, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Decisions at Every Turn Coalition, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Natick 180 Coalition in the town of Natick”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4512-0205, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,570,000”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4513-1112, by striking out the figure “$10,833,604” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$11,743,604”; and

in said section 2, in item 4590-1503, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less $150,000 shall be expended to Seven Sisters Midwifery LLC for its doula workforce pilot program”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4590-1503, by striking out the figure “$10,533,558” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$12,058,558”; and

in said section 2, in item 4590-1507, by striking out the figure “$7,200,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$9,785,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 4800-0038, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Hopkinton Youth and Family Services for mental health promotion, programs, access to care and youth mental health program development”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4800-0038, by striking out the figure “$354,543,909” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$355,083,909”; and

in said section 2, in item 5042-5000, by striking out the figure “$119,289,950” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$120,339,950”; and

in said section 2, in item 7002-0010, by striking out the figure “$4,232,085” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$4,657,085”; and

in said section 2, in item 7003-0100, by striking out the figure “$1,656,126” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,731,126”; and

in said section 2, in item 7004-0101, by striking out the words “; provided further, that youth-serving organizations shall apply to contract with the executive office of housing and livable communities to receive contract slots to serve children in the program; provided further, that such youth-serving organizations shall obtain criminal offender record information for each staff member employed by the program with responsibilities that include direct care for children pursuant to section 172H of chapter 6 of the General Laws and sex offender registry information pursuant to section 178I of said chapter 6, as well as information that is publicly available from a registry of sex offender information that is operated or coordinated by the federal government”; and

in said section 2, in item 7004-0107, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to RIA House, Inc. for housing programs including, but not limited to, rental assistance and peer mentoring”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7004-0107, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,611,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 7008-1116, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Ashland to support its economic development efforts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Ashland to support a project to repurpose its police and fire station; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the diversity, equity and inclusion internship pilot program in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Holliston for pedestrian improvements and brand deployment efforts along Central street; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopkinton to support its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging program, including the continuation of an equity audit; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Downtown Framingham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, Inc. located in the city known as the town of Amherst; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the town center park in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to LexSeeHer, Inc. for the construction and installation of the Lexington Women's Monument at a location approved by the town of Lexington”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7008-1116, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$12,167,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 7010-1192, by striking out the word “Franklin,”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Freetown Lakeville regional school district for public safety improvements to the George R. Austin intermediate school, Freetown-Lakeville middle school and the Apponequet regional high school; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Crystal Springs school in the town of Freetown to support programs and services for children, adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Social Capital Inc. in the city of Woburn for civic engagement initiatives for youth and for developing the next generation of leaders; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to English at Large, Inc. in the city of Woburn for the purposes of English language tutoring and small group instruction; provided further, that not less than $43,750 shall be expended to the Education Commonwealth Project for the purpose of piloting alternative performance assessments; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for a grant to Collaborative for Educational Services, Inc. located in the city of Northampton for the Trauma-Informed Hampshire County initiative; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Quabbin Mediation Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Natick public schools for the continued provision of online tutoring services; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Medway public schools for mental health programs; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to Hopkinton public schools for an equity audit of its curricula; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Holliston public schools for costs associated with the purchase of a multi-function school activity bus; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Framingham public library’s Literacy Unlimited Area”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7010-1192, by striking out the figure “$250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$600,000”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7010-1192, by striking out the figure “$1,250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$8,831,765”; and

in said section 2, in item 7027-0019, by striking out the figure “$7,507,715” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,847,715”; and

in said section 2, in item 7066-0000, by striking out the figure “$5,172,123” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,722,123”; and

in said section 2, in item 8000-0313, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Raymond J. Callahan Center in the city of Framingham to replace its fire alarm system and to support other renovations and safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Medway for a paramedic pedal program”; and

in said section 2, in said item 8000-0313, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,805,000”; and

in said section 2, in item 8324-0050, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,285,700”; and

in said section 2, in item 8900-0001, by striking out the figure “$755,854,868” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$757,179,868”; and

in said section 2, in item 9110-1455, as amended by amendment 567, by striking out the words “in Cape Cod” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “to be administered by Barnstable county in the counties of Barnstable, Dukes County and Nantucket”; and

in said section 2, in item 9110-1630, by striking out the figure “$213,760,442” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$214,095,442”; and

in said section 2, in item 9110-1900, by striking out the words “chapter 38 of the acts of 2013” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “chapter 24 of the acts of 2021”; and

in said section 2, in item 9110-9002, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Freetown council on aging for the purchase of a handicap-accessible vehicle”; and

in said section 2, in said item 9110-9002, by striking out the figure “$26,300,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$26,975,000”; and

in section 2E, in item 1595-6368, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Swansea for a study on enhancements and improvements along the state highway route 103 corridor; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a grant to the town of Somerset for the planning and design of improvements along the state highway route 103 corridor”; and

in said section 2E, in said item 1595-6368, by striking out the figure “$528,865,840” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$530,965,840”; and

in section 2F, in item 1596-2406, by striking out the words “regional transit authorities”, the seventh time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “transit providers”; and

in said section 2F, in item 1596-2432, by striking out the words “comprehensive free community college” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “a free community college system, including recommendations for”; and

in section 3, by striking out the word “two-sixths” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “three-sixths”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “1,257.26” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “1,457.26”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “145.06” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “145.08”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “273.22” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “273.72”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “$0”, the eighteenth time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$308,558”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “$63,196,997” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$63,196,977”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “$9,406” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$9,046”; and

in said section 3, by striking out the figure “$1,243,306” , the first time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,264,190”.

in section 7, by inserting after the word “programs”, in line 3, the following words:- “, except for special education and residential programs,”; and

in section 18, by striking out, in line 4, the figure “2024” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “2023”; and

in section 29, by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant to section 1 of chapter 111M,”; and

in section 30, by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant to section 1 of chapter 111M,”; and

in section 31, by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant to section 1 of chapter 111M,”; and

in section 32, by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant to section 1 of chapter 111M,”; and

in section 37, by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(d) This section shall apply to claims commenced on or after March 10, 2020, for which a judgment has not become final before the effective date of this section and which were based on acts or omissions that occurred during the spring 2020 academic term.”; and

in section 38, by striking out, in lines 9 to 11, inclusive, the words “each year of creditable service sought, of an amount equal to the per cent of the regular annual compensation of the member when said member entered the retirement system” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “all years of additional creditable service after the member attained the age of 70, of an amount equal to the per cent of the regular annual compensation of the member, plus buyback interest”; and

by inserting after section 58 the following section:-

“SECTION 58A. Section 171 of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 26, shall take effect on July 1, 2024.”.