Budget Amendment ID: FY2026-S3-761-R2
2nd Redraft OTH 761
Corrective Amendment
Mr. Rodrigues moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 0321-1510, by striking out the figure “$210,292,128” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$213,827,979”; and
in said section 2, in item 0640-0300, by striking out the figure “$26,045,152” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$26,245,152”; and
in said section 2, in item 1410-0010, by striking out the figure “$12,435,036” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$12,815,036”; and
in said section 2, in item 1410-0012, by striking out the figure “$9,678,473” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,278,473”; and
in said section 2, in item 1410-1616, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Global War on Terrorism Monument Committee in the city of Attleboro to assist with the creation of a historical tribute of remembrance, respect and gratitude for all those who have served in the Global War on Terrorism”; and
in said section 2, in said item 1410-1616, by striking out the figure $250,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$340,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 1599-0026, by striking out the figure “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,885,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure “$18,847,510” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$19,077,510”; and
in said section 2, in item 2200-0107, by striking out the figure “$488,748” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,138,748”; and
in said section 2, in item 2300-0101, by striking out the figure “$5,293,523” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,343,523”; and
in said section 2, in said item 2330-0100, by striking out the figure “$9,639,804” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,154,804”; and
in said section 2, in item 2511-0105, by striking out the figure “$75,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$100,000”; and
in said section 2, in said item 2511-0105, by striking out the figure “$42,075,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$42,100,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 2511-0107, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Quabbin Food Connector, Inc. in the town of Orange”; 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:- “$1,740,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 2810-0100, by striking out the figure “$112,563,141” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$113,795,049”; and
in said section 2, in item 2810-0122, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$825,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 4000-0005, by striking out the figure “$12,600,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$13,150,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 4000-0007, by striking out the words “provided, that not later than February 13, 2026, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of youths served through this item; (ii) the types of services received by participating youths; (iii) the number of youths who transition into stabilized housing and the zip code of the stabilized housing; (iv) the number of youths who remain in stabilized housing after 90 days, when applicable; (v) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as determined by the executive office; (vi) the number of youths turned away from the program; and (vii) the amount of funding awarded to vendors for the delivery of services and the names of each vendor” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “provided, that not later than February 13, 2026, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of youths served through this item receiving either prevention or rehousing services, including total statewide numbers and numbers by region; (ii) the types of services received by participating youths; (iii) the number of youths who transition into stabilized housing after experiencing homelessness; (iv) the number of youths who do not enter homelessness after receiving prevention support; (v) the number of youths who do not return to homelessness after being housed; (vi) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as determined by the executive office; and (vii) the amount of funding awarded to vendors for the delivery of services and the names of each vendor”; and
in said section 2, in item 4000-0020, by striking out the figure “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,125,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting after the word “Pain”, the first time it appears, the following words:- “, which shall be administered by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership,”; and
in said section 2, in said item 4000-0300, by striking out the figure “$158,090,882” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$158,690,882”; and
in said section 2, in item 4000-0700, by striking out the words “provided further, that not later than December 5, 2025, $1,000,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the cities of Greenfield, Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the city of Boston” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “provided further, that not later than December 5, 2025, $1,000,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the city of Boston and to the family medicine residency program operated at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in the city of Greenfield”; and
in said section 2, in item 4400-1004, by adding the following words:- “, prior appropriation continued”; and
in said section 2, in item 4510-0110, by striking out the words “; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a statewide program of technical assistance to community health centers to be provided by a state primary care association qualified under section 330A(f)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254c(f)(2)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a statewide program of technical assistance to community health centers to be provided by a state primary care association qualified under section 42 U.S.C. 254b(l)”; and
in said section 2, in said item 4510-0110, by striking out the figure “$5,335,599” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,650,599”; and
in said section 2, in item 4512-0200, by inserting after the word “counselor” the following words:- “and recovery coach”; and
in said section 2, in item 4512-0205, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended in equal amounts to the Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse in the town of Canton, the Sharon Substance Prevention and Resource Coalition in the town of Sharon and the Norton Opioid Prevention and Education Collaborative in the town of Norton”; 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:- “$1,505,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 4513-1112, by striking out the figure “$12,557,534” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$13,564,310”; and
in said section 2, in item 4516-1039, by inserting after the word “expend” the following words:- “, to support the operations of the Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality and the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure within the department of public health,”; and
in said section 2, in item 4590-0250, by striking out the words “; provided further, that not less then $500,000 shall be expended for behavioral health and mental health supports for nonpublic schools including, but not limited to mental health counselors”; and
in said section 2, in item 4590-0250, by striking out the figure “$22,623,088” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$22,623,088”; and
in said section 2, in item 4590-1503, by striking out the figure “$13,853,103” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$14,698,103”; and
in said section 2, in item 4590-1507, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the Team Hoyt Community YMCA”; and by striking out the figure “$7,200,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,035,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 5046-0000, by striking out the figure “$689,980,438” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$693,855,438”; and
in said section 2, in item 7002-0010, by striking out the figure “$6,358,084” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,453,084”; and
in said section 2, in item 7002-1091, by striking out the figure “$8,985,600” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$9,235,600”; and
in said section 2, in item 7004-0099, by striking out the figure “$15,573,388” and inserting in place thereof the following figure “$15,873,388”; and
in said section 2, in item 7004-0107, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Center for Human Development, Incorporated for a grant to the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to support housing stability and homelessness prevention programs”; 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:- “$3,464,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 7006-0142, by striking out the figure “$19,916,561”, both times it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$20,246,561”; and
in said section 2, in item 7007-0952, by striking out the figure “$4,700,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$5,025,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 7008-0900, by striking out the figure “$283,203” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$613,203”; and
in said section 2, in item 7008-1116, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Rochester for updates and improvements to the town website; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Swansea for recreational upgrades at Medeiros farm; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Resilience Center Of Franklin County, Inc. for the Rural Network to End Domestic Violence’s 3-member task forces that serve Franklin county; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended to the town of Orange for economic and community development; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. to support local businesses and non-profit organizations; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Greater Northampton Chamber Of Commerce Inc. to support local businesses and non-profit organizations; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce to support local businesses and non-profit organizations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, Inc. in the town of Foxborough for audio and visual upgrades and Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility renovations to support it arts programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Mass Arts Center in the town of Mansfield to support its performing arts programming; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Newell-Blais VFW Post 443 in the city known as the town of North Attleborough for capital improvements to the building and parking lot to support programs and activities open to the public; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Mansfield for planning and implementation of Mansfield’s 250th anniversary celebration; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Illuminate Creative and Theatrical Arts Company, Inc. for capital improvements and operations relative to the revitalization of the Union Theatre in the city of Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Hockomock area YMCA for the construction of an inclusive Americans with Disabilities Act compliant splash park and additional recreation opportunities at the YMCA in the city known as the town of North Attleborough; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Foxborough for establishing a storefront facade and signage improvement grant program; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopkinton for safety and accessibility improvements at the public library; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the MetroWest Nonprofit Network, Inc. for a nonprofit management certificate program; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the South Attleboro Lions Club, Inc. for wheelchair ramp parts to assist veterans and others in need”; 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:- “$10,472,000”;
in said section 2, in item 7010-0005, by striking out the figure “$13,421,738” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$13,721,738”; and
in said section 2, in item 7010-1192, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for behavioral health and mental health supports for nonpublic schools including, but not limited to, mental health counselors; 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 $700,000 shall be expended to communities in the Metrowest region, including the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick to address mental health needs in schools”; and
in said section 2, in said item 7010-1192, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$7,255,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 7061-9010, by striking out the figure “2025” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “2026”; and
in said section 2, in item 7066-0000, by inserting after the words “full-time”the following word:- “faculty”; and
in said section 2, in item 7070-0065, by striking out the figure “$175,188,311” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$175,788,311”; and
in said section 2, in item 7100-0701, by adding the following words:- “, prior appropriation continued”; and
in said section 2, in item 7503-0100, by adding the following words:- “; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Joseph A. Marshall Veterans Center at Bristol community college”; and
in said section 2, in said item 7503-0100, by striking out the figure “$33,194,786” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$33,244,786”; and
in said section 2, in item 8000-0313, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to the Freetown police department to purchase body-worn cameras; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to conduct a feasibility study for a public safety building in the town of Somerset; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Attleboro Vincentian Immersion Reentry Project administered by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul District Council of Attleboro in the city of Attleboro to serve incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals throughout Bristol county; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Sisters@Heart, Inc. for the purchase, installation and maintenance of publicly accessible Automatic External Defibrillators in the towns of Mansfield and Foxborough and for the purchase of training materials to support the education of the proper use of Automatic External Defibrillators”; 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:- “$1,714,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 8324-0050, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to the Westport fire department for the purchase of new cardiac monitors; provided further, than not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Canton fire department for supplies and operation of the Canton Blood Transfusion program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Barnstable county for fire training programs and equipment”; and
in said section 2, in said item 8324-0050, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$1,150,000”; and
in said section 2, in item 9110-0100, by striking out the figure “$5,971,575” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$6,036,575”; and
in said section 2, in item 9110-9002, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended to LifePath, Inc. for grants to support member-led non-profit organizations that provide support services for residents aged 60 and older”;
in said section 2, in said item 9110-9002, by striking out the figure “$29,522,592” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$29,982,592”; and
in said section 2, in item 9700-0000, by striking out the figure “$11,260,795” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,724,567”; and
in section 2E, in item 1595-6368, by striking out the figure “$572,620,163” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$572,720,163”; and
in said section 2E, in item 1595-6369, by striking out the figure “$500,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$500,200,000”; and
in section 2F, in item 1596-2451, by striking out the words “and to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools and collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of nonresident pupils to approved vocational-technical programs of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative under section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that if the amount appropriated in this item is insufficient to fully fund said section 8A of said chapter 74, initial reimbursements made by the department of elementary and secondary education may be prorated by the department to all eligible cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools and collaboratives”; and
in said section 2F, in item 1596-2501, by inserting after the word “Program”, the first time it appears, the following words:- “established under section 5B of chapter 15A of the General Laws”; and
in section 36B, in proposed subsection (g) of proposed section 23D of chapter 119, as inserted by amendment 495, by striking out the figure “(e)” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “(f)”; and
in said section 36B, in proposed subsection (k) of said section 23D of said chapter 119, as so inserted, by striking out the words “subsections (a) to (j)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “subsections (b) to (i)”; and
in said section 36B, in proposed subsection (l) of said section 23D of said chapter 119, as so inserted, by inserting after the word “regulations” the following words:- “as necessary”; and
in proposed section 86A, as so inserted, by inserting after the word “regulations” the following words:- “as necessary”; and
by inserting after section 70 the following section:-
“SECTION 70A. Item 7010-1192 of section 2 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Boston”, the third time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2026.”; and
by inserting after section 88 the following section:-
SECTION 88A. Section 24 shall take effect on August 1, 2025.