FY 2027 Budget Final Budget

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving funds under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government and in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission and division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all other terms and conditions of employment.

SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section, by source, for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for fiscal year 2027 as set forth and authorized in this act. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with the projected receipts set forth in this section and shall include a full statement comparing the actual and projected receipts in the annual report for fiscal year 2027 pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

 

Revenue Source	All Budgeted Funds	General Fund	Commonwealth Transportation Fund	Other Major Funds	Other Funds
Alcoholic Beverages	$96.5	$96.5	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Banks	$19.0	$19.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Cigarettes	$225.2	$225.2	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Corporations	$3,383.1	$3,383.1	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Deeds	$411.6	$411.6	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Fair Share Income Surtax	$2,700.0	$2,150.0	$550.0	$0.0	$0.0
Income	$25,621.0	$25,621.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Inheritance and Estate	$718.9	$718.9	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Insurance	$783.9	$756.9	$0.0	$0.0	$27.0
Marijuana Excise	$193.9	$0.0	$0.0	$193.9	$0.0
Motor Fuel	$697.8	$0.0	$696.9	$0.0	$0.9
Public Utilities	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Room Occupancy	$259.3	$259.3	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Sales - Regular	$6,827.9	$4,506.9	$0.0	$0.0	$2,321.0
Sales - Meals	$1,750.9	$1,750.9	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Sales - Motor Vehicles	$1,198.7	$0.0	$791.2	$0.0	$407.5
Miscellaneous	$12.9	$12.9	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Fiscal Year 2027 Base Tax Revenue Estimate	$44,900.5	$39,912.1	$2,038.2	$193.9	$2,756.4
Statutory Tax Transfers
Annual Contribution to the State Pension System	-$5,130.5	-$5,130.5	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Sales Tax Transfer to the MBTA	-$1,444.3	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0	-$1,444.3
Sales Tax Transfer to the MSBA	-$1,284.3	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0	-$1,284.3
UI Surcharge to the Workforce Training Trust Fund	-$27.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0	-$27.0
Fair Share Surtax to Education and Transportation Fund	-$2,150.0	-$2,150.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Excess Capital Gains to the Disaster Relief Fund	-$20.0	-$20.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Excess Capital Gains to the Stabilization Fund	-$51.2	-$51.2	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Excess Capital Gains to State Pension System	-$34.8	-$34.8	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Excess Capital Gains to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund	-$150.0	-$150.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Total Statutory Tax Transfers	-$10,292.0	-$7,536.5	$0.0	$0.0	-$2,755.5
Total Fiscal Year 2027 Consensus Tax Revenue Available for Budget	$34,608.5	$32,375.5	$2,038.2	$193.9	$0.9
Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue
Tax-Related Settlements & Judgments	$50.0	$50.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Federal Conformity Phase In	$108.0	$108.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Pass-through Entity Excise Tax Expansion	$296.0	$296.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Food Donation Tax Credit	-$5.5	-$5.5	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit	-$10.0	-$10.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Housing Production Sales Tax Credit	-$17.5	-$17.5	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Total Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue	$421.0	$421.0	$0.0	$0.0	$0.0
Total Taxes for Budget	$35,029.5	$32,796.5	$2,038.2	$193.9	$0.9
Non-Tax Revenue
Federal Reimbursements	$15,846.6	$15,838.2	$0.0	$0.0	$8.4
Departmental Revenues	$6,550.8	$5,766.0	$719.0	$53.6	$12.2
Consolidated Transfers	$5,190.6	$2,502.6	$90.7	$292.5	$2,304.9
Total Non-Tax Revenue	$27,588.0	$24,106.7	$809.7	$346.1	$2,325.5
Fiscal Year 2027 Grand Total	$62,617.5	$56,903.3	$2,847.9	$539.9	$2,326.4

 

SECTION 1B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts of non-tax revenues by each department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with projected receipts set forth in this section and to include a full statement comparing those receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for the fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those sources specified in this section.

 

Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary	Federal Revenues	Departmental Revenues	Budgeted Transfers	Total Unrestricted	Total Restricted
Judiciary
Supreme Judicial Court	$0	$2,237,901	$0	$2,237,901	$0
Committee for Public Counsel	$0	$3,038,139	$0	$3,038,139	$0
Appeals Court	$0	$284,765	$0	$284,765	$0
Trial Court	$0	$65,745,420	$0	$65,745,420	$0
Total	$0	$71,306,225	$0	$71,306,225	$0
District Attorneys
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Worcester District Attorney’s Office	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000	$0
Plymouth District Attorney’s Office	$0	$100,000	$0	$100,000	$0
Total	$0	$105,000	$0	$105,000	$0
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth	$0	$311,026,204	$0	$310,511,204	$515,000
Total	$0	$311,026,204	$0	$310,511,204	$515,000
Treasurer and Receiver General
Office of the Treasurer	$0	$495,521,218	$473,116,352	$938,287,570	$30,350,000
Massachusetts Cultural Council	$0	$21,597	$0	$21,597	$0
State Lottery Commission	$0	$30,887	$1,321,596,996	$1,321,627,883	$0
Total	$0	$495,573,702	$1,794,713,348	$2,259,937,050	$30,350,000
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General	$5,979,752	$59,857,051	$0	$58,347,250	$7,489,553
Total	$5,979,752	$59,857,051	$0	$58,347,250	$7,489,553
State Ethics Commission
State Ethics Commission	$0	$150,000	$0	$150,000	$0
Total	$0	$150,000	$0	$150,000	$0
Inspector General
Office of the Inspector General	$0	$1,680,000	$0	$0	$1,680,000
Total	$0	$1,680,000	$0	$0	$1,680,000
Office of Campaign and Political Finance
Office of Campaign and Political Finance	$0	$79,500	$0	$79,500	$0
Total	$0	$79,500	$0	$79,500	$0
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination	$0	$360,327	$0	$35,007	$325,320
Total	$0	$360,327	$0	$35,007	$325,320
Office of the State Comptroller
Office of the State Comptroller	$0	$98,592,914	$2,294,995,802	$2,393,588,716	$0
Total	$0	$98,592,914	$2,294,995,802	$2,393,588,716	$0
Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Massachusetts Gaming Commission	$0	$0	$372,395,024	$372,395,024	$0
Total	$0	$0	$372,395,024	$372,395,024	$0
Cannabis Control Commission
Cannabis Control Commission	$0	$23,569,523	$0	$23,569,523	$0
Total	$0	$23,569,523	$0	$23,569,523	$0
Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Secretary of Administration and Finance	$0	$151,108,130	$183,000,000	$334,108,130	$0
Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance	$0	$4,644,339	$9,695,826	$4,638,339	$9,701,826
Civil Service Commission	$0	$12,500	$0	$12,500	$0
Group Insurance Commission	$0	$1,328,690,159	$409,862,157	$1,736,205,695	$2,346,621
Division of Administrative Law Appeals	$0	$70,000	$0	$0	$70,000
Department of Revenue	$56,017,558	$217,431,963	$0	$266,682,270	$6,767,251
Appellate Tax Board	$0	$2,985,306	$0	$2,585,306	$400,000
Human Resources Division	$0	$1,235,830	$0	$1,235,830	$0
Operational Services Division	$0	$30,161,252	$0	$12,919,301	$17,241,951
Total	$56,017,558	$1,736,339,479	$602,557,983	$2,358,387,371	$36,527,649
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security	$0	$2,733,931	$0	$0	$2,733,931
Total	$0	$2,733,931	$0	$0	$2,733,931
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs	$25,000	$5,051,342	$0	$4,386,342	$690,000
Department of Public Utilities	$0	$47,575,779	$0	$47,575,779	$0
Department of Environmental Protection	$0	$36,332,145	$0	$30,440,593	$5,891,552
Department of Fish and Game	$8,420,000	$14,033,313	$1,945,000	$23,930,324	$467,989
Department of Agricultural Resources	$0	$6,828,571	$0	$6,828,571	$0
Department of Conservation and Recreation	$0	$32,099,974	$0	$32,099,974	$0
Department of Energy Resources	$0	$9,939,456	$0	$9,939,456	$0
Total	$8,445,000	$151,860,580	$1,945,000	$155,201,039	$7,049,541
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Veterans’ Services	$0	$765,484	$0	$5,484	$760,000
Secretary of Health and Human Services	$12,659,697,415	$2,099,364,010	$16,000,000	$14,460,061,425	$315,000,000
Mass Commission for the Blind	$5,289,456	$191,736	$0	$5,481,192	$0
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission	$8,289,128	$77,310	$0	$8,366,438	$0
Mass Commission for the Deaf	$261,584	$3,500	$0	$265,084	$0
Chelsea Soldiers’ Home	$16,480,848	$2,654,195	$0	$18,635,043	$500,000
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home	$8,687,722	$2,321,163	$0	$8,008,885	$3,000,000
Department of Youth Services	$4,301,146	$288,293	$0	$4,589,439	$0
Department of Transitional Assistance	$461,336,421	$1,121,427	$19,075,578	$481,533,426	$0
Department of Public Health	$234,718,961	$118,651,416	$1,000,000	$150,622,109	$203,748,268
Department of Children and Families	$381,226,989	$3,143,392	$700,000	$377,927,850	$7,142,531
Department of Mental Health	$169,871,904	$22,522,218	$0	$192,269,122	$125,000
Department of Developmental Services	$1,245,579,965	$4,394,397	$0	$1,249,974,362	$0

Department of Elder Affairs	$235,246,726	$1,434,850	$0	$236,681,576	$0
Total	$15,430,988,265	$2,256,933,391	$36,775,578	$17,194,421,435	$530,275,799
Health Policy Commission
Health Policy Commission	$0	$11,148,300	$0	$11,148,300	$0
Total	$0	$11,148,300	$0	$11,148,300	$0
Center for Health Information and Analysis
Center for Health Information and Analysis	$0	$37,277,886	$0	$37,277,886	$0
Total	$0	$37,277,886	$0	$37,277,886	$0
Board of Library Commissioners
Board of Library Commissioners	$0	$15,039	$0	$15,039	$0
Total	$0	$15,039	$0	$15,039	$0
Executive Office of Economic Development
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation	$0	$1,957,300	$0	$859,553	$1,097,747
Division of Banks	$0	$49,135,127	$0	$47,635,127	$1,500,000
Division of Insurance	$0	$160,432,868	$0	$160,432,868	$0
Division of Professional Licensure	$0	$38,798,307	$0	$18,598,766	$20,199,541
Division of Standards	$0	$5,622,089	$0	$4,718,528	$903,561
Department of Telecommunications and Cable	$0	$5,308,611	$0	$5,308,611	$0
Massachusetts Office of Business Development	$0	$1,194,528	$0	$1,194,528	$0
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism	$0	$0	$5,343,355	$5,343,355	$0
Total	$0	$262,448,830	$5,343,355	$244,091,336	$23,700,849
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
Housing and Livable Communities	$0	$7,063,538	$0	$3,412,477	$3,651,061
Total	$0	$7,063,538	$0	$3,412,477	$3,651,061
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Labor and Workforce Development	$0	$3,083,693	$23,786,462	$26,415,727	$454,428
Total	$0	$3,083,693	$23,786,462	$26,415,727	$454,428
Executive Office of Education
Department of Early Education and Care	$301,527,830	$4,517,760	$0	$305,525,590	$520,000
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	$0	$7,508,998	$0	$4,888,116	$2,620,882
Department of Higher Education	$0	$10,500,000	$0	$10,500,000	$0
University of Massachusetts	$0	$110,000,000	$0	$110,000,000	$0
Bridgewater State College	$0	$250,000	$0	$250,000	$0
Fitchburg State College	$0	$425,000	$0	$425,000	$0
Framingham State College	$0	$115,000	$0	$115,000	$0
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	$0	$150,000	$0	$150,000	$0
Salem State College	$0	$803,000	$0	$803,000	$0
Westfield State College	$0	$625,000	$0	$625,000	$0
Worcester State College	$0	$425,000	$0	$425,000	$0
Berkshire Community College	$0	$291,150	$0	$291,150	$0
Bristol Community College	$0	$298,275	$0	$298,275	$0
Cape Cod Community College	$0	$288,750	$0	$288,750	$0
Greenfield Community College	$0	$118,750	$0	$118,750	$0
Holyoke Community College	$0	$451,608	$0	$451,608	$0
Mass Bay Community College	$0	$520,000	$0	$520,000	$0
Massasoit Community College	$0	$393,165	$0	$393,165	$0
Middlesex Community College	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mount Wachusett Community College	$0	$259,320	$0	$259,320	$0
Northern Essex Community College	$0	$379,648	$0	$379,648	$0
North Shore Community College	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Quinsigamond Community College	$0	$101,423	$0	$101,423	$0
Springfield Technical Community College	$0	$780,000	$0	$780,000	$0
Roxbury Community College	$0	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$2,500,000
Bunker Hill Community College	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total	$301,527,830	$141,701,847	$0	$437,588,795	$5,640,882
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	$0	$2,100,000	$0	$2,100,000	$0
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner	$0	$10,149,000	$0	$1,297,881	$8,851,119
Criminal History Systems Board	$0	$30,746,070	$0	$24,929,150	$5,816,920
Department of State Police	$1,935,922	$111,533,000	$0	$2,763,000	$110,705,922
Municipal Police Training Council	$0	$2,800,000	$0	$0	$2,800,000
Department of Fire Services	$0	$61,571,317	$0	$59,152,448	$2,418,869
Military Division	$0	$1,900,000	$0	$0	$1,900,000
Emergency Management Agency	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$2,000,000	$0
Department of Corrections	$3,500,000	$6,013,000	$4,687,000	$0	$14,200,000
Total	$7,435,922	$226,812,387	$4,687,000	$92,242,479	$146,692,830
Sheriffs
Hampden Sheriff’s Office	$1,035,000	$3,713,855	$0	$1,117,604	$3,631,251
Worcester Sheriff’s Office	$34,000	$20,000	$0	$54,000	$0
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office	$14,600	$210,338	$0	$49,938	$175,000
Hampshire Sheriff’s Office	$7,600	$8,223	$0	$15,823	$0
Berkshire Sheriff’s Office	$8,500	$1,800,214	$0	$208,714	$1,600,000
Franklin Sheriff’s Office	$206,863	$7,152	$0	$214,015	$0
Essex Sheriff’s Office	$29,200	$1,858,697	$0	$37,897	$1,850,000
Barnstable Sheriff’s Office	$0	$1,506,036	$0	$6,036	$1,500,000
Bristol Sheriff’s Office	$148,764	$257,215	$0	$405,979	$0
Dukes Sheriff’s Office	$0	$448,764	$0	$148,764	$300,000
Norfolk Sheriff’s Office	$357,229	$215,430	$0	$357,229	$215,430
Plymouth Sheriff’s Office	$34,341,845	$300,000	$0	$34,341,845	$300,000
Suffolk Sheriff’s Office	$0	$2,250,000	$0	$450,000	$1,800,000
Total	$36,183,601	$12,595,924	$0	$37,407,844	$11,371,681
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Massachusetts Department of Transportation	$0	$638,502,672	$53,433,545	$691,936,217	$0
Total	$0	$638,502,672	$53,433,545	$691,936,217	$0
Total Non-Tax Revenue	$15,846,577,928	$6,550,817,943	$5,190,633,098	$26,779,570,445	$808,458,524

0320-0003   For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices $12,684,430

0320-0010   For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county............................... $2,500,938

0321-0001   For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct $1,223,014

0321-0100   For the services of the board of bar examiners......... $2,711,846

0321-1500   For the operation of the committee for public counsel services under chapter 211D of the General Laws, including, but not limited to, payroll costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and appeals attorneys, including fringe benefit costs; provided, that the committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 20 per cent of indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further, that to the extent feasible, the committee shall assign public defenders to district and superior courts; provided further, that the committee shall approve by majority vote any increase in the base salary or rate of compensation for employees holding management positions, including, but not limited to, chiefs, deputy chiefs, directors, assistant directors and managers; provided further, that not later than December 2, 2026, the committee shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency of items 0321-1500, 0321-1510 and 0321-1520 for fiscal year 2027; provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the committee shall submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall be compared with data from the current period to the previous 2 fiscal years; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of cases handled by the committee in each reporting period, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate; (ii) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders; (iii) the number of public defenders currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year, delineated by division; (iv) the number of public defender vacancies to be filled; (v) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (vi) the number of cases assigned to private bar advocates; (vii) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates; (viii) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (ix) the billable hours of private counsel, delineated by travel time and time spent in court, including wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time and research time; (x) any changes to the private bar billing system and any billing improvements that have been made; (xi) the total number of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management personnel currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year for the previous 2 fiscal years; and (xii) a summary of all spending for psychologists, psychiatrists and investigators, including the total number of hours billed, the number of unique vendors and the average number of hours billed................... $109,000,000

0321-1510   For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil cases under subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws and under section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than $3,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered prior to fiscal year 2027 $245,827,979

0321-1520   For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court on behalf of persons who are indigent as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $2,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered prior to fiscal year 2027 $25,172,236

0321-1600   For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, that not later than February 2, 2027, the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means using the most recent United States Census Bureau population data available that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of persons assisted by the programs funded by the corporation in the prior fiscal year; (ii) any proposed expansion of legal services, delineated by type of service, target population and cost; and (iii) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents who received services from the corporation, delineated by type of case and geographic location; provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization to provide representation; and provided further, that notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, funds shall be expended for the Disability Benefits Project, the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project.................................... $51,000,000

0321-1800   For the access to counsel program; provided, that funds may be expended for costs associated with implementing the program; and provided further, that, subject to appropriation, funds shall be distributed by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to designated non-profit organizations to increase access to legal representation for low-income tenants and low-income owner occupants in eviction proceedings....................... $3,000,000

0321-2000   For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for certain programs for the indigent mentally ill established in section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operations of a satellite office in the western region of the commonwealth.............. $3,415,072

0321-2100   For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services.......... $3,370,268

0321-2200   For the expenses of the New England Innocence Project, Inc. to support exonerees........................................ $250,000

0321-2205   For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county................................................. $3,049,096

0322-0100   For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices.................................... $16,268,212

0330-0101   For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court................................................. $90,824,360

0330-0300   For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court non-employee services, dental and vision health plan agreements for employees who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement, jury expenses, law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the maintenance of a domestic violence registry, evaluations of batterers’ intervention programs and the risk assessment tool for domestic violence offenders under chapter 260 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Cambridge Somerville Legal Services within Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the University of Massachusetts School of Law for the South Coast Bridge Program for Legal Professionals to provide mentorship and professional development; provided further, that not less than $378,000 shall be expended for the race and bias initiative to expand the trial court office of diversity, equity and inclusionand to provide additional diversity training for all court employees; provided further, that in planning and implementing the policies of the race and bias initiative, the trial court’s office of diversity, equity and inclusion shall solicit feedback from community stakeholders in order to identify any structural, organizational or cultural barriers to ensure equity in the justice system for people of racial, linguistic, cultural or sexual minorities and shall recommend methods to remove such barriers to guarantee the provision of competent representation and inclusive practices in every courtroom in the commonwealth; provided further, that funds shall be expended for juvenile court investigators rates at an amount that at least maintains the rates from fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to ensure the maintenance of an interactive text response system to remind litigants, including all criminal defendants in the district courts, Boston municipal court and superior courts, of their court dates; provided further, that not less than $1,130,000 shall be expended to hire mental health clinicians; provided further, that mental health clinicians shall be distributed to court facilities in a geographically equitable manner; provided further, that funds may be expended to provide information and assistance to self-represented litigants; provided further, that the trial court shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues collected by the trial court; provided further, that each report shall provide for the previous quarter for each court division and courthouse: (i) the total amount ordered in fees and fines; (ii) the total amount dismissed in fees and fines; (iii) the total amount paid in fees and fines; and (iv) the total amount outstanding in fees and fines; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran under said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under section 7 of said chapter 30 and who has: (a) held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (b) completed 30 years of total creditable service to the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than 15 days before the transfer of funds between items within the trial court, the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the amount of funds transferred from any item of appropriation; (2) the item number of the appropriation making the transfer; (3) the item number of the appropriation receiving the transfer; and (4) the reason for the transfer.... $387,189,302

0330-0344   For the administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans court program................................... $274,745

0330-0410   For the implementation of alternative dispute resolution programming; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for online dispute resolution................. $1,372,241

0330-0441   For permanency mediation services in the probate and juvenile courts; provided, that permanency mediation services shall be made available in Bristol county.............................. $600,000

0330-0500   For the use of video teleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction....... $254,925

0330-0599   For a probation program that administers high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation may partner with the same external research organization in fiscal year 2027 as selected in fiscal year 2026 to: (i) monitor program fidelity and design; (ii) implement the model; and (iii) collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; provided further, that said program shall be conducted at both a district and a superior court; provided further, that the trial court shall maintain program in at least the 10 court locations currently in operation; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027, the commissioner of probation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, any relevant data on participants and outcomes........................................... $1,383,811

0330-0601   For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the trial court shall, in coordination with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the amount of funds transferred to each specific agency or department for use in the specialty courts; (ii) the specific intent of the transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (iii) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (iv) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting.............................................. $8,947,480

0330-0612   For the administration of the Massachusetts Community Justice Project to serve individuals with mental health and substance use disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court shall continue to fund a project coordinator to oversee coordination and administration and to provide financial oversight of the sequential intercept model; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the project coordinator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) design of the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) locations of workshops held to advocate for the model; (iii) number of cases in which the model has been utilized; (iv) impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism; and (v) cost savings associated with the model................................ $283,605

0330-0613   For the implementation of the recommendations set forth by the Council of State Governments Justice Center Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review including, but not limited to, the establishment of new programs and expansion of existing programs targeted at recidivism reduction; provided, that the trial court shall transfer funds to other commonwealth agencies as outlined in this item; provided further, that not less than 15 days any such transfer, the trial court administrator shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that if no state agency or department is specifically designated to receive funds from this item, the trial court administrator shall distribute funding based on the recommendations of the Council of State Governments Justice Center - Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, each state agency or department receiving funds from this item shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, as applicable, participation, completion and recidivism rates delineated by gender; provided further, that the department of correction shall expend not less than $637,500 to expand recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the department of correction shall submit a report to the executive office of public safety and security, the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary on the types of recidivism reduction programs provided, participation, completion and recidivism rates for said recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that the report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not less than $345,000 shall be expended on grants administered by the executive office of public safety and security to support the expansion of evidence-based cognitive behavioral programs in county houses of correction and jails; provided further, that the secretary of public safety and security shall award grants on a competitive basis and applicants shall provide a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to a research-based, evidence-based or evidence-informed program design; provided further, that if there is no existing research or evidence supporting the proposed program, applicants shall describe in detail how the program will be evaluated with sufficient rigor to add to existing research; provided further, that the sheriffs’ offices that receive grant funds shall report participation, completion and recidivism rates annually to the executive office of public safety and security; provided further, that the report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, copies of the report shall be provided to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary; provided further, that funds shall be expended to improve collaboration between the department of correction and the parole board to reduce delays in the release of incarcerated persons approved for parole; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the department of correction and the parole board shall submit a joint report to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary detailing the: (i) implementation process; (ii) number of incarcerated persons who experienced delayed release in fiscal year 2026 compared to prior fiscal years; and (iii) average length of delays in fiscal year 2026 compared to prior fiscal years; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to: evaluate the caseload of parole and probation officers (b) hire new officers accordingly and (c) expand programs and services at community corrections centers; provided further, that not less than $2,300,000 shall be expended for a transitional youth early intervention probation pilot program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to improve case management and data-tracking capacity in the office of the commissioner of probation; and provided further, that not less than $5,075,000 shall be expended in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services to develop and implement a behavioral health strategy, including statewide capacity to track the utilization of behavioral health care services and behavioral health outcomes for persons in the criminal justice system within the Medicaid management information system......................... $8,662,500

0331-0100   For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk’s office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping.......... $39,925,793

0332-0100 For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the district court of Chelsea shall be the permanent location for the northern trial session to handle 6-person jury cases; and provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties related to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk-magistrate of said district court................................ $92,986,131

0333-0002   For the operation of the probate and family court department; provided, that not less than $848,014 shall be expended to continue the case management triage plan....................... $48,720,381

0334-0001   For the operation of the land court department......... $6,534,669

0335-0001   For the operation of the Boston municipal court department; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the new courthouse for the South Boston division of the Boston municipal court....................................... $16,914,450

0336-0002   For the operation of the housing court department; provided, that funds shall be expended on court interpreter services; provided further, that the trial court shall conduct a study on eviction sealings which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of eviction cases dismissed, the number of petitions for sealing filed in those cases on or after January 1, 2025, and the length of time for such petitions to be resolved; (ii) the number of eviction cases decided in favor of the defendant, the number of petitions for sealing filed in those cases on or after January 1, 2025, and the length of time for such petitions to be resolved; and (iii) any logistical, technological and financial resources necessary to automatically seal cases, both prospectively and retroactively since January 1, 2020, that have been dismissed or decided in favor of the defendant, including the implementation of standardized sealing deadlines for all sealing applications, and to implement any recommended technological improvements to the eviction record sealing process; and provided further, that not later than December 31, 2026, the trial court shall submit a report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on housing, the joint committee on the judiciary and the senate and house committees on ways and means detailing the results of the study.................... $15,780,738

0337-0002   For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less than $407,602 shall be expended to CASA Project Inc. for its court appointed special advocate program in Worcester county; provided further, that not less than $137,877 shall be expended to Friends of Children, Inc. for its court appointed special advocate program in Franklin and Hampshire counties; provided further, that not less than $178,244 shall be expended to Center for Human Development, Incorporated for its court appointed special advocate program in Hampden county; provided further, that not less than $166,317 shall be expended to Family Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc. for its court appointed special advocate program in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $277,326 shall be expended to Boston CASA, Inc. for its court appointed special advocate program in Suffolk and Middlesex counties; provided further, that not less than $104,849 shall be expended to 18 Degrees, Inc. for its court appointed special advocate program in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $127,785 shall be expended to The Advocacy Bridge Inc for its CARE advocate program in Bristol county; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to One Can Help, Inc. for the purpose of providing assistance and resources for families in juvenile courts statewide............. $25,569,194

0339-1001   For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to utilize the department’s wage reporting and bank match system for weekly tape-matching to determine an individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel under chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $479,167 shall be expended for DNA testing; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for expanded drug testing capacity; provided further, that not less than $222,000 shall be expended for increased sealing and expungement capacity; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a caseload management software system for the juvenile and probate and family courts; provided further, that not less than $641,000 shall be expended for a pre-trial services unit; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for increased electronic monitoring capacity; provided further, that not less than $374,667 shall be expended for a probate and family court workload reduction project; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the purchase of bulletproof vests for probation officers; provided further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision making with regard to detention, release on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that not later than November 3, 2026, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the status of the validated risk assessment tool; (ii) efforts to implement the risk assessment tool; (iii) further goals to expand the use of the risk assessment tool; and (iv) the outcomes associated with utilization of the risk assessment tool; and provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for costs associated with the full implementation of chapter 303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global positioning system bracelets....................$206,356,677

0339-1003  For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that not later than March 2, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to evaluate community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections center compares based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per-client-day basis; (iv) the standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) plans for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the sheriffs’ offices; provided further, that the executive director of the office of community corrections may make funds available from this item for rehabilitative pilot programs that incorporate evidence-based corrections practices; provided further, that the office may provide re-entry services programs, which shall not operate as intermediate sanctions programs as defined in section 1 of chapter 211F of the General Laws, to any person released from incarceration including, but not limited to, any probationer or parolee; and provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Ralph Gants Reentry Services Program for the purpose of supporting reentry, including providing reentry services programs................... $33,678,828

0339-1005  For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation for cities and towns, acting either individually or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention that serve youths and their families including, but not limited to: (i) connecting youths to mental health services; (ii) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (iii) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (iv) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office shall give preference to applications that: (a) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult crime; (b) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to collaborate; (c) make a written commitment to match grant funds with not less than a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (d) identify a local governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; provided further, that administrative costs for approved grant applications shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the number of grant applications received; (2) the number of grants approved; (3) the amount of funds issued to each grantee; and (4) details regarding each grantee, including geographic location, services offered, organizations with which the grantee collaborated, matching funds provided and the number of juveniles and young adults served.................................. $515,000

0339-1011 For a grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation for community-based residential re-entry programs to reduce recidivism by providing transitional housing, workforce development and case management to individuals returning to the community from county facilities and state prisons, including incarcerated persons under the supervision of state prisons and county correctional facilities approved under sections 49 and 86F of chapter 127 of the General Laws and individuals on parole or on probation; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; provided further, that said programs shall provide supervision and accountability as needed; provided further, that the funds shall be awarded through a competitive process to qualified nonprofit organizations with a documented history of providing comprehensive, evidence-based or evidence-informed community residential re-entry services; provided further, that applicants shall provide a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to a research-based, evidence-based or evidence-informed program design; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to PAACA, Inc. in the city of New Bedford for costs related to their PAACA housing support fund; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be spent on women and elderly persons returning from incarceration; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be awarded to the parole board for sober and transitional housing for parolees; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the outcomes and recidivism rates of the participants.................. $16,135,703

0339-2100  For the office of jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws.............................. $3,886,393

0340-0100  For the Suffolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the children’s advocacy center; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the design and operation of a pre-arraignment diversion program and a diversion session; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $30,451,325

0340-0198  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office....................... $532,839

0340-0200  For the Middlesex district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $25,490,650

0340-0298  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney’s office..................... $789,542

0340-0300  For the Eastern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $15,452,606

0340-0398  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney’s office....................... $758,496

0340-0400  For the Worcester district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $16,733,669

0340-0498  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney’s office..................... $641,139

0340-0500  For the Hampden district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $17,398,941

0340-0598  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney’s office....................... $649,406

0340-0600  For the Northwestern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the anti-crime task force; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000............................................... $10,615,496

0340-0698  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.................. $456,230

0340-0700  For the Norfolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $15,083,161

0340-0798  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney’s office....................... $628,869

0340-0800 For the Plymouth district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $13,322,877

0340-0898  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office...................... $656,788

0340-0900  For the Bristol district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000.................................. $15,457,795

0340-0998  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office....................... $785,005

0340-1000  For the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000............. $6,850,371

0340-1098  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office.............. $434,367

0340-1100  For the Berkshire district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the drug task force, the domestic violence unit and the Berkshire county law enforcement task force; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000............. $6,321,513

0340-1198  For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney’s office..................... $354,094

0340-0203  For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs for nonviolent young adult drug offenders; provided, that individuals using heroin or other opiate derivatives who are arrested for nonviolent crimes shall be eligible for such programs; provided further, that individuals charged with violent crimes shall not be eligible for participation in a drug diversion program; provided further, that a district attorney’s office may contract with any organization to administer a drug diversion program or an education program; provided further, that such programs shall be designed in consultation with the department of public health; provided further, that eligible drug diversion programs shall offer pre-arraignment or post-arraignment programs for non-violent drug offenders to provide candidates the opportunity to receive comprehensive substance use treatment services in lieu of prosecution through the traditional court process; provided further, that treatment plans may include, but shall not be limited to, inpatient, outpatient and step-down recovery services; provided further, that diversion program candidates without insurance coverage for the services under the programs shall not be denied access to the program based on the inability to pay; provided further, that not less than 60 days before the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (ii) the methodology for the distribution; and (iii) the administration and cost of the program; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended on the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association........................... $514,949

0340-2100   For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys’ offices automation, case management and tracking system; provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged directly to this item; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11 district attorneys’ offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district attorney’s office for further investigation; (ii) the number of said referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (iii) the number of cases referred to each district attorney’s office that remain open as of the date for submission of the report; and (iv) the number of cases that resulted in a criminal prosecution and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027, said report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys’ offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided further, that the association shall provide said offices with an agreed-upon template for the report to be filled out; provided further, that said offices shall submit said report in a standard electronic format; provided further, that said template shall include, delineated by charge type: (a) the number of criminal cases initiated by arraignment in each department of the trial court; (b) the number of criminal cases disposed of in each department of the trial court; (c) the number of cases appealed to the appeals courts, the supreme judicial court, a single justice of the appeals court or of the supreme judicial court or any other appeals; (d) the number of cases reviewed but not charged; and (e) the number of cases under active management where the case includes charges for drug offenses under chapter 94C of the General Laws, motor vehicle offenses under chapter 90 of the General Laws or firearm offenses under chapter 140 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $330,000 shall be expended for a one-year PILOT program for an automated crime victim and witness notification and survey platform for each of the 11 district attorneys, including assistant district attorneys and crime advocates; and provided further, that each district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before transferring any funds from the AA object class of each district attorney’s administrative line item and means of its intention to make that transfer..................... $3,202,595

0340-2117  For the retention of assistant district attorneys and non-attorney staff with not less than 3 years of experience; provided, that the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall transfer funds to the AA object class in each of the 11 district attorneys’ offices; provided further, that the association shall develop a formula for the distribution of said funds; provided further, that funds distributed from this item to the district attorneys’ offices shall be used for retention purposes and shall not be transferred out of the AA object class; provided further, that not more than $125,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such purpose; provided further, that not less than 60 days prior to the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the methodology used to determine the amount to be disbursed; (ii) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (iii) the methodology for the distribution; and (iv) the number of assistant district attorneys and non-attorney staff from each office who would receive funds from this item; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association............................................ $1,030,000

0340-8908  For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association’s wide area network..... $3,465,645

0411-1000  For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the governor’s council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfers to appropriation items where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s commission on intellectual disability; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s development coordinating council; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, established in section 379 of chapter of the acts of 1998, shall continue during fiscal year 2027............................... $6,173,602

0411-1020  For the operation of the office of climate innovation and resilience............................................... $500,000

0511-0000  For the operation of the office of the secretary of the commonwealth; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with submitted to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the secretary and the records conservation board $8,945,369

0511-0001  For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend not more than $15,000 in revenues collected from the sale of merchandise at the state house gift shop to restock gift shop inventory $15,000

0511-0002  For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth........................... $606,206

0511-0200  For the operation of the archives division; provided, that the secretary of the commonwealth shall expend not less than the amounts expended in fiscal year 2026 for preservation matching grants for municipalities and nonprofit organizations to preserve veterans’ monuments, memorials and other significant sites and historic documents; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to capital improvements to Camp DiCarlo, home of the National Lancers, to bring the facility up to code; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Gardner for the purpose of the city archives buildout; and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the state historic records advisory board.................... $989,130

0511-0230   For the operation of the records center............................. $36,259

0511-0250  For the operation of the archives facility.......................... $847,715

0511-0260  For the operation of the commonwealth museum............. $368,538

0511-0270 For the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall contract with the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data and to prepare annual population estimates, prior appropriation continued................................ $1,280,663

0511-0273  For a grant program to be administered by the secretary of the commonwealth for  municipalities or regional planning agencies to prepare for the 2030 decennial census; provided, that grants shall be used to cover costs related to the preparation of the list of addresses used to enumerate local populations; provided further, that the secretary may prioritize grants to low income communities or gateway municipalities as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; and provided further, that the secretary may use not more than 5 per cent of the total appropriation for necessary administrative costs reasonably related to grant administration........................................... $500,000

0511-0280  For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend not more than $500,000 in revenues collected from fees assessed upon communication technology service providers for administration and monitoring of the remote online notarization program under subsection (i of section 28 of chapter 222 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the secretary may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $500,000

0511-0420  For the operation of the address confidentiality program. $349,337

0517-0000  For the printing of public documents..................... $577,145

0521-0000  For the operation of the elections division, including preparation, printing and distribution of ballots and for other miscellaneous expenses for primary and other elections; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of the commonwealth may incur costs and make expenditures in excess of funds available by up to $15,000,000 to provide for necessary election costs related to items 0521-0000, 0521-0001, 0521-0002 and 0524-0000; provided further, that the secretary shall submit supporting documents on incurred costs necessary to administer elections to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 60 days after the completion of elections; provided further, that the secretary of the commonwealth may award grants for voter registration and education; and provided further, that the registration and education activities may be conducted by community-based voter registration and education organizations; and provided further, that not later than December 31, 2026, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on election laws, the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight and the clerks of the house and senate detailing the total costs incurred during calendar years 2022, 2024 and 2026 to issue mail voting postcards, send mail ballots to local election officials for distribution and use a second envelope for mail ballots, prior appropriation continued................ $30,595,925

0521-0001   For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing voter registration activity ................................ $11,448,118

0521-0002 For the implementation of early voting in the commonwealth as required by section 25B of chapter 54 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than December 31, 2026, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on election laws, the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives detailing the early voting rates for calendar years 2022, 2024 and 2026, prior appropriation continued................ $6,884,180

0524-0000   For providing information to voters.................... $2,155,894

0526-0100   For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission................... $1,228,623

0527-0100   For the operation of the ballot law commission............................................ $10,384

0528-0100   For the operation of the records conservation board............................. $36,396

0540-0900   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence................. $1,474,004

0540-1000   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem....................... $3,343,591

0540-1100   For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin................. $732,774

0540-1200   For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden................ $2,297,688

0540-1300   For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire................ $917,227

0540-1400   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell........................ $1,398,798

0540-1500   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge................ $4,724,745

0540-1600   For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams...................... $489,356

0540-1700   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield...................... $661,809

0540-1800   For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington........... $392,706

0540-1900   For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk.................... $2,766,382

0540-2000   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg........................ $851,435

0540-2100   For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester $2,738,149

0610-0000   For the office of the treasurer and receiver general; provided, that the treasurer shall provide computer services required by the teachers’ retirement board; provided further, that funds may be expended for the payment of bank fees; and provided further, that financial assistance shall be made available to injured firefighters.......................................... $13,707,567

0610-0010   For the office of economic empowerment to promote and improve financial literacy; provided, that funds from this item may be transferred to the Economic Empowerment Trust Fund established in section 35QQ of chapter 10 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to The MIDAS Collaborative, Inc. as a fiscal intermediary for matched-savings programs, and the development of the Midas economic mobility incubator to help close critical racial and other wealth gaps of low-to-moderate-income households, in partnership with financial institutions, community development corporations, community foundations and other community-based organizations $1,726,699

0610-0050   For the administration of the alcoholic beverages control commission in its efforts to regulate and control the conduct and condition of trafficking in alcoholic beverages; provided, that the commission shall maintain at least 1 chief investigator and other investigators as may be necessary for the regulation and control of trafficking of alcoholic beverages; provided further, that the commission shall work and cooperate with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice and other relevant federal agencies to assist in its efforts to regulate and control trafficking of alcoholic beverages; and provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal funds and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the enforcement of laws pertaining to the trafficking of alcoholic beverages... $6,255,309

0610-0051   For the operation of the alcoholic beverages control commission relative to the prevention of underage drinking and related programs including, but not limited to, applying for and obtaining Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice funds, grants and other federal appropriations; provided, that the commission may expend not more than $350,000 in revenues collected from fees generated by the commission; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $350,000

0610-0060   For the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement division of the alcoholic beverages control commission’s implementation of the enhanced liquor enforcement programs known as the safe campus, safe holidays, safe prom and safe summer programs; provided, that funds from this item shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-0050.................. $348,780

0610-2000   For payments made to veterans under section 1 of chapter 646 of the acts of 1968, section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 and section 11 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2009; provided, that the office of the state treasurer may expend not more than $500,000 for costs incurred in the administration of these payments; and provided further, that not later than September 25, 2026, the state treasurer shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of veterans applying for the payments, delineated by in-person and online applications; and (ii) how many payments were approved in the prior fiscal year...................................... $2,203,626

0611-1000   For bonus payments to war veterans........................ $44,500

0612-0105   For payment of the public safety employee killed in the line of duty benefit established in section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided, that the office of the state treasurer shall provide immediate written notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the expenditure of the funds appropriated in this item; and provided further, that at the written request of the office of the state treasurer, the comptroller shall transfer uncommitted and unobligated funds from item 1599-3384 to this item......................................................... $600,000

0640-0000   For the operation of the state lottery commission and arts lottery; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for costs associated with the promotion or advertising of lottery games; provided further, that positions funded from this item shall not be subject to chapters 30 and 31 of the General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be expended for the establishment and operation of the online lottery established in section 24 of chapter 10 of the General Laws $122,614,695

0640-0005   For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund....................................... $4,321,359

0640-0010   For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program; provided, that not later than June 30, 2027, the state lottery commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing additional revenues generated as a result of promotional activities funded from this item; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund............ $6,000,000

0640-0096   For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2027 contributions to the health and welfare fund established under the collective bargaining agreement between the state lottery commission and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions shall be paid to the fund on such basis as the collective bargaining agreement provides; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund........................ $618,509

0640-0300   For the services and operations of the Massachusetts cultural council, including grants to or contracts with public and nonpublic entities; provided, that the council may expend the amounts appropriated in this item for the council as provided in sections 52 to 58A, inclusive, of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of said chapter 10, to the General Fund; provided further, that a person employed under this item shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate bargaining unit; provided further, that the council shall expend from any source an amount not less than 75 per cent of this item on grants and subsidies to further the achievement of the goals of the council’s 3-year strategic plan, including: (i) stewarding programmatic practices that advance equity, diversity and inclusion; (ii) advancing the creative and cultural sector through building partnerships, identifying recommendations and storytelling; and (iii) ensuring internal systems, structures and ways of working reflect the council’s values of creativity, public service and inclusion and advance the sector’s needs; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Acton Community Access Television, Inc. for equipment upgrades; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the Attleboro Arts Museum for damages to a flooded basement; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Allston Village Main Streets, Inc. for artists community assistance; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Fitchburg Public Market to sustain customer-facing commercial retail operations on Main street in the city of Fitchburg through fiscal year 2028; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Longmeadow Pride Alliance, Inc. to continue the Longmeadow Pride Festival to support community services and celebrate Italian heritage; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Boston Ballet, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Franklin Performing Arts Company, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Children’s Museum of Franklin, Inc; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Franklin Creative Center for the Arts Inc.; and provided further, that not later than November 3, 2026, the council shall submit its board-approved fiscal year 2027 spending plan to the office of the state treasurer, the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on tourism, arts and cultural development including, but not limited to, the amounts to be expended on: (a) grants and subsidies; (b) personnel; (c) leases and utilities; and (d) travel, delineated by in-state and board-approved out-of-state travel; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended as an honorarium to the official Poet Laureate of Massachusetts pursuant to Executive Order no. 640; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Hopkinton Center for the Arts for the design of an accessible theatre; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Common Wealth Mural Collaborative, Inc. to support the Fresh Paint Springfield public art festival in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $28,000 shall be expended for the historic First Church of Christ in the town of Longmeadow for the replacement of a control system for the historical clock tower for the continued use of a bell forged by Paul Revere and to preserve access to the historical premises for students and the community; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Woods Hole Film Festival, Inc. to support its showcase of independent films for the public; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Inc. for history programming for schools, teachers and historians; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Pilgrim Hall Museum in the town of Plymouth to support the public museum and promote local tourism; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Heritage Museums and Gardens, Inc. in the town of Sandwich to support the public museum and promote local tourism; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Center For the Arts, Inc. for programming and initiatives to commemorate the centennial season of the Cape Playhouse; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, Inc. in the town of Foxborough for facility upgrades and programming $28,106,072

0699-0005   For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend not more than $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 from premiums paid on the sales of revenue anticipation notes and expend those premium payments to pay the principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation notes.................................... $30,000,000

0699-0014   For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness incurred under chapter 233 of the acts of 2008 for financing the accelerated bridge program............. $289,765,086

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%

0699-0015  For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain bonded debt and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state treasurer may make payments under section 38C of chapter 29 of the General Laws from this item and items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014; provided further, that the payments shall pertain to the bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be paid from each item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may transfer the amounts that would otherwise be unexpended on June 30, 2027 from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 or from said items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 to this item that would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027; provided further, that each amount transferred shall be charged to the funds as specified in the item to which the amount is transferred; provided further, that payments on bonds issued under section 2O of said chapter 29 shall be paid from this item and shall be charged to the infrastructure subfund of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding this item or any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may charge the payments authorized in the item to the appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan that the comptroller shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 10 days in advance of charging such payments; and provided further, that the state treasurer may expend from the Technology Education Fund under items 7070-6606 and 7070-6607 in the state accounting system, payments to the University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for interest accrued in fiscal year 2027 and prior fiscal years on bonds held pursuant to section 4 of the Morrill Act, 7 U.S.C. 304................................................... $2,240,456,319

General Fund....................... 45.00%

Commonwealth Transportation Fund... 55.00%

0699-2005  For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness that may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall.......... $81,421,109

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%

0699-9100  For the payment of costs associated with any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commonwealth, including issuance costs, interest on bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other notes under sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the payment to the United States under Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 148, of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with respect to any bonds or notes or other obligations of the commonwealth; provided, that the state treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth; provided further, that not more than $400,000 shall be expended from this item for the costs of personnel at the debt management department of the office of the state treasurer; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge costs to the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service reserves $28,681,484

0710-0000   For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of privatization contracts under sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws........... $20,724,096

0710-0100   For the operation of the division of local mandates...... $515,371

0710-0200   For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the office of the state auditor shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total amount of fraudulently obtained benefits identified by the bureau, the total value of settlement restitution payments, actual monthly collections and any circumstances that produce shortfalls in collections... $2,657,193

0710-0225   For the operation of the Medicaid audit unit within the division of audit operations to prevent and identify fraud and abuse in the MassHealth system; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 50 per cent; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the division shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all findings on activities and payments made through the MassHealth system; provided further, that the report shall include, to the extent available, a review of all post-audit efforts undertaken by MassHealth to recoup payments owed to the commonwealth due to identified fraud and abuse; provided further, that the report shall include the responses of MassHealth to the most recent post-audit review survey, including the status of recoupment efforts; and provided further, that the report shall include the unit’s recommendations to enhance recoupment efforts..................................... $1,525,387

0710-0300   For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by the bureau of special investigations... $569,734

0710-0400   For the operation of an information technology audit unit within the office of the state auditor to conduct audits of high risk information technology related activities including, cybersecurity, data access, systems operations, data integrity and regulatory compliance................................ $905,621

0800-0000   For the operation of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission; provided, that not later than March 16, 2027, the commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the commission’s current caseload for fiscal year 2027; (ii) the number of complaints concerning police officer conduct received by the commission; (iii) patterns of unprofessional police conduct identified by the commission; and (iv) the number of police officers suspended by the commission and the reason for said suspension........................................ $8,829,669

0800-0001  For the operation of the commission on the status of African Americans............................... $150,000

0800-0002  For the operation of the commission on the status of Latinos and Latinas.............................. $150,000

0800-0003  For the operation of the commission on the status of persons with disabilities........................ $150,000

0800-0004   For the operation of the commission on the social status of Black men and boys.................. $150,000

0810-0000   For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund established in section 11G of chapter 12 of the General Laws, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness assistance program; provided, that funds shall be expended to support the services of the student loan ombudsman within the office who shall serve as an independent mediator for student loan borrowers in the commonwealth............................................ $52,088,563 

0810-0013   For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a false claims program not more than $4,578,648 in revenues collected from enforcement of sections 5A to 5O, inclusive, of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $4,578,648

0810-0014   For the operation of the office of ratepayer advocacy within the office of the attorney general under section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12 shall equal the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the expenses of legal and technical personnel and associated administrative and travel expenses relative to participation in regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on behalf of ratepayers in the commonwealth............ $3,330,206

0810-0016   For the office of the attorney general, which may expend not more than $618,200 from revenues collected from costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees as awarded to the attorney general by the court or as agreed upon by the parties in settlement of any claims brought pursuant to the acts enforced in this item, for the development and prosecution of claims for enforcement by the commonwealth of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq., the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C 11001 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. and the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. including, but not limited to, the investigation of such claims, personnel and litigation costs, the engagement of experts, the administration of studies or related activities and the enforcement of settlements; provided, that penalties payable to the commonwealth under the General Laws that are recovered by the commonwealth in the course of prosecuting claims for enforcement of federal law shall be deposited into the General Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................................... $618,200

0810-0021   For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 75 per cent of the expenditure; provided further, that funds shall continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals from the department of public health under section 72H of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the unit shall provide training for all investigators of the department of public health’s division of health care quality responsible for the investigations on a periodic basis pursuant to a comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the unit; and provided further, that training shall include instruction on techniques for improving the efficiency and quality of investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation referred under said section 72H of said chapter 111.................................... $5,897,957

0810-0045   For the wage enforcement program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a nonmanagement position funded by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to chapter 150E of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of a specialized prevailing wage and construction investigatory and enforcement unit within the wage enforcement program; provided further, that the unit shall consist of not less than 2 investigators assigned to eastern Massachusetts, 2 investigators assigned to central Massachusetts and 2 investigators assigned to western Massachusetts; provided further, that the specialized unit shall be supervised by at least 1 supervising investigator and 1 assistant attorney general in the wage enforcement program’s Boston office with significant experience investigating violations of the commonwealth’s prevailing wage and construction laws; and provided further, that not later than February 26, 2027, the specialized unit shall submit a report on its annual enforcement actions and violation trends within the construction industry to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives $7,514,554

0810-0061   For the funding of existing and future litigation committed to obtaining significant recoveries for the commonwealth............... $3,995,599

0810-0098   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the office of the attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with said officers shall not be funded from this item; and provided further, that no expenditures shall be made on or after the effective date of this item that would cause the commonwealth’s obligation under this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item................................ $867,874

0810-0201   For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on insurance under section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers’ compensation fraud unit in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended for costs associated with health insurance rate hearings.................... $2,093,995

0810-0338   For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item... $598,970

0810-0399   For the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; provided further, that the office of the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance as required by law and any other employers or employees who may seek to defraud the system; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the General Laws..................................................... $420,582

0810-1204   For the costs of the division of gaming enforcement under section 11M of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that the gaming commission shall reimburse the General Fund for the total amount of this appropriation and associated fringe benefit costs under said section 11M of said chapter 12...................... $596,773

0810-1205   For programs established to combat opioid addiction including, but not limited to, the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices and fraudulent prescribing practices; provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the office of the attorney general shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the results of said programs including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of investigations, opioid and trafficking settlements pursued and long-term plans for the program; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to SAFE Coalition Incorporated for those affected by substance use disorder in the city known as the town of Franklin..................... $2,961,598

0810-1206   For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a civil penalties revolving fund an amount not to exceed $2,292,704 from revenues collected from enforcement of civil laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $2,292,704

0840-0004   For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60 years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for compensation under said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims including, but not limited to, the services provided under section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws.... $3,426,323

0840-0100   For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of trainings and educational programming that advances the goals of the Massachusetts office for victim assistance; provided further, that the victim and witness assistance board shall submit to the general court and the secretary of administration and finance a report detailing the claims submitted to the state treasurer for payment under item 0840-0004, indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than January 12, 2027......................... $2,545,578

0840-0101   For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program to be administered by the Massachusetts office for victim assistance; provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited to, the: (i) expansion of the program’s services to new courthouses throughout the commonwealth; (ii) number and types of incidents to which the advocates responded; (iii) types of services and service referrals provided by domestic violence advocates; (iv) cost of providing such services; and (v) extent of coordination with other service providers and state agencies; and provided further, that SAFEPLAN services shall be maintained at not less than the levels provided in fiscal year 2026.................................... $2,453,510

0900-0100   For the operation of the state ethics commission....... $3,917,515

0910-0200 For the operation of the office of the inspector general $6,476,307

0910-0210  For the office of the inspector general, which may expend not more than $1,680,000 from revenues collected from the fees charged to participants in the OIG Academy, including the Massachusetts public purchasing official certification program for the operation of OIG Academy programs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be collected in the prior fiscal year for service programs or activities delivered during the next fiscal year; and provided further, that any unspent balance at the close of the current fiscal year up to the ceiling shall remain in the account and may be expended for this item in the next fiscal year...... $1,680,000

0910-0220   For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established in section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws......... $844,780

0910-0230   For the operation of the data analytics unit within the office of the inspector general.................................... $649,094

0910-0300   For the operation of the internal special audit unit established in section 9 of chapter 6C of the General Laws......... $1,312,345

0910-0330   For the operation of the division of state police oversight established in section 72 of chapter 22C of the General Laws $486,890

0920-0300   For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance....................................................... $2,177,077

0930-0100   For the operation of the office of the child advocate; provided, that not less than $3,750,000 shall be expended for the operation of the state center on child wellbeing and trauma; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a hospital-based, comprehensive child protection program at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on efforts to ensure that transition-age youth who are aging out of the care or custody of the department of children and families or the department of youth services are well-prepared for and supported in their transition into adulthood; provided further, that such services shall include, but not be limited to, staff support through case management and the provision of direct housing services; and provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for Roca, Inc.’s young mothers experiencing acute trauma program in the commonwealth............... $9,466,712

0940-0100   For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement; provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of currently pending cases and the number of cases under investigation and in post-probable cause, with the number of post-probable cause cases delineated by the number of cases in the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; (ii) number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or authority is named as a respondent, delineating those cases by agency or authority; (iii) number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2026; (iv) number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2026; and (v) average duration of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2026, delineated by cases that reached the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; and provided further, that all non-clerical positions shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws........................... $10,422,737

0940-0102   For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $325,319 in revenues collected from fees charged for training and monitoring programs; provided, that the commission shall work with the office of access and opportunity and the office of diversity and equal opportunity to design and deliver training to executive branch staff; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $325,319

0950-0000   For the commission on the status of women established in section 66 of chapter 3 of the General Laws............................ $991,743

0950-0030  For the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren established in section 69 of chapter 3 of the General Laws..................................................... $290,485

0950-0050   For the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be used to address issues related to the implementation of the commonwealth’s anti-bullying law under section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws.............................................. $1,600,000

0950-0080   For the commission on the status of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent established in section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws............................................. $586,188

0960-1000   For the operation of the office of the veteran advocate...................................................... $1,000,000

1000-0001   For the office of the comptroller for the management of the accounting, payroll, related financial systems and annual financial reports, including prescribing the books and manner of accounting and internal control guidance for all agencies of the commonwealth to promote accountability, integrity and clarity in the commonwealth’s business, fiscal and administrative enterprises and to mitigate the risk of fraud, waste and abuse of the commonwealth’s resources; provided, that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include, for each state agency for which the commonwealth is billing, the eligible state services and the full-year estimate of revenues and collected revenues; provided further, that the comptroller shall make expenditures for an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may take any necessary actions to secure financial and payroll data including, but not limited to, restricting certain data released under section 20 of chapter 66 of the General Laws................................ $11,632,765

1070-0840   For the operation of the cannabis control commission............................................................................. $16,585,330

Marijuana Regulation Fund............ 100%

1070-0842   For the cannabis control commission’s oversight of the medical marijuana industry.................................... $3,526,466

Marijuana Regulation Fund............ 100%

1070-0843   For the operation of a statewide laboratory for the independent review of cannabis products........................ $750,000

Marijuana Regulation Fund............ 100%

1100-1100   For the office of the secretary of administration and finance; provided, that the secretary shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be submitted not later than January 29, 2027 and the second of which shall be submitted not later than May 28, 2027, to the house and senate committees on ways and means summarizing existing and proposed collective bargaining agreements in an electronic format; provided further, that, for each agreement, the reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the session law for the previously agreed upon collective bargaining agreement; (ii) the current agreement status; (iii) the collective bargaining unit and unit number; (iv) the number of full-time equivalent employees subject to the agreement, by item; (v) a description of the membership of the unit; (vi) the total salary base of the most recent previous agreement; (vii) the start date and expiration date of the most recent agreement; (viii) the estimated total fiscal impact of the agreement compared to the previous agreement; (ix) the base salary increases required by the agreement, by effective time; and (x) the funding status of the agreement; provided further, that the reports shall detail, by bargaining unit, the costs to the commonwealth resulting from the collective bargaining agreements with various public employees’ unions, delineated by item; provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) effective date of any new negotiations or renegotiations; (b) end date of the contract; (c) number of employees in the bargaining unit, by department; and (d) costs associated with any new negotiations or renegotiations, including salary adjustments, step increases, statutory benefits and other nonsalary costs for the current and subsequent fiscal years for the life of the contract; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing federal grant applications submitted and federal grants received by executive branch agencies during the applicable reporting period; and provided further, that not later than December 2, 2026, the executive office for administration and finance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means evaluating the stress impacts of varying economic scenarios for the next 2 fiscal years including, but not limited to, the: (1) potential effects of economic changes on tax revenue collections; and (2) sufficiency of the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund established in section 2H of chapter 29 of the General Laws and other reserve balances in offsetting potential revenue declines.................. $4,837,840

1100-1201  For supporting activities relating to accountability and transparency including, but not limited to, economic forecasting, adoption of uniform procedures across state agencies and departments and maximizing federal revenue opportunities. $582,639

1100-1700   For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance....... $39,262,566

1106-0064  For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the office shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage type; (ii) participation in state-subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of both active members and dependents in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4400-1004, 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; (vi) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic forecasts; provided further, that not later than October 30, 2026, the office shall report its fiscal year 2026 actuals, fiscal year 2027 year-to-date actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2028 forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027, the office shall submit updated forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and to the house and senate committees on ways and means.................. $245,616

1102-3199   For the operation of the office of facilities management and maintenance, including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties managed by the division of capital asset management and maintenance............................ $31,606,483

1102-3205   For the division of capital asset management and maintenance, which may expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts information technology center and other state buildings not more than $9,701,826 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of said facilities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............. $9,701,826

1102-3233  For the division of capital asset management and maintenance for the certification of contractors and subcontractors...... $986,564

1102-1128   For state house accessibility coordination, including communications access to public hearings and meetings; provided, that access shall include interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing.......................................... $162,257

1102-3331   For the operation of the bureau of the state house; provided, that the superintendent, director of operations and other employees of the bureau shall work in conjunction with the business manager of the house of representatives and the chief financial officer of the senate on the maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services; provided further, that funds shall be expended for full-time maintenance coverage of elevators at the state house; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for personnel necessary to provide management of physical security technology at the state house.......................... $4,575,171

1102-3400   For security operations at the bureau of the state house, including security personnel necessary to adequately staff the security operations center and manage communications for the bureau of the state house security and emergency preparedness team with public safety agencies, prior appropriation continued........... $742,500

1107-2400   For the Massachusetts office on disability............. $1,465,805

1107-2501   For the operation of the disabled persons protection commission including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining a computerized registry system of persons who have been substantiated for registrable abuse of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability; provided, that the commission shall facilitate compliance by the department of mental health and the department of developmental services with uniform investigative standards; provided further, that the commission shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the number of claims of abuse by caretakers made by employees or contracted service employees of the department of developmental services, the department of mental health and MassAbility; provided further, that the report shall include the number of: (i) substantiated claims; (ii) unsubstantiated claims; and (iii) false claims reported as a result of intentional and malicious action; and provided further, that all persons who call the commission’s 24-hour hotline shall be provided with the opportunity to elect that the call not be recorded.............................................. $13,000,000

1108-1011   For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed for the appropriation in this item through a fee charged on a per-claim basis; provided further, that the commission shall develop and implement regulations to provide for reimbursement to the General Fund; and provided further, that the commission may assess a fee upon the appointing authority when inappropriate action has occurred...................... $1,305,302

1108-5100   For the operation of the group insurance commission; provided, that on a monthly basis, the commission shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy requirements; provided further, that the commission shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) any proposed plan changes accompanied by a detailed rationale for such changes; (ii) a detailed delineation of any estimated deficiencies or reversions in the current fiscal year, detailed by item; and (iii) a projection of any funding changes for the following fiscal year, detailed by item; provided further, that not later than September 25, 2026 the first such report shall be submitted; provided further, that the commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways and means not than 15 days after the public meeting; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct a study and issue a report on the impact on health status and health care utilization as a result of discontinuing commercial and public health insurance coverage for glucagon-like peptide-1 medications for patients with obesity; provided further, that such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2029; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means and shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of: (a) the impacts of discontinued coverage for glucagon-like peptide-1 medications on the utilization of health care services, total medical spending and enrollee out-of-pocket spending; (b) how individuals and providers respond to discontinued coverage of glucagon-like peptide-1 medications including, but not limited to, whether individuals are paying for the medication out of pocket or the prescriber is recoding patient diagnoses; (c) how the impacts vary across groups of individuals; and (d) the comparison of health outcomes and total medical spending between enrollees that have lost coverage of glucagon-like peptide-1 medications and enrollees who have maintained coverage for glucagon-like peptide-1 medications for obesity management; and provided further, that not later than February 7, 2027, the commission shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the preliminary findings of the study........ $5,909,591

1108-5200   For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2027; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the commonwealth’s share of group insurance premium and plan costs provided to employees and retirees in prior fiscal years; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for elderly retired governmental employees and retired municipal teachers; provided further, that the commission may pay premium and plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the commission’s health plans under the commission’s regulations; provided further, that the rules for determining the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premiums for active and retired state employees shall be the same as the standards in effect on July 1, 2012; provided further, that notwithstanding section 26 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the commission may negotiate, purchase and execute contracts before July 1 of each year for policies of group insurance under chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriations; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the department of unemployment assistance and other departments, authorities, agencies and divisions which have federal or other funds allocated to them for this purpose for that portion of insurance premium and plan costs as the secretary determines shall be borne by such funds and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred, after similar determination, from the several state or other funds and amounts received in payment of all such charges or transfers shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may charge all agencies for the commonwealth’s share of the health insurance costs incurred on behalf of any employees of those agencies who are on leave of absence for a period of more than 1 year; provided further, that the amounts received in payment for the charges shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that not less than 90 days before any changes in coverage, benefits or the schedule of copayments and deductibles for plans offered by the group insurance commission, the commission shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds in this item shall not be available during the accounts payable period of fiscal year 2027 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2027; and provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee; (ii) the average actual cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating municipalities; (iii) the contribution ratios for each participating municipality for fiscal year 2027; (iv) the number of members in high deductible health plans; (v) the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by plan; (vi) the average employee premium contribution by plan for each municipality; (vii) estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by plan for each municipality; (viii) the average employee out-of-pocket expenditure and premium contribution by salary level of employees; (ix) a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium contribution; (x) the total amount spent on pharmaceutical drugs; and (xi) the cost of the commonwealth’s projected share of premiums for the next fiscal year........................... $2,765,209,719

1108-5201   For the costs incurred by the group insurance commission associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage under section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws; provided, that the commission may expend not more than $2,346,621 from revenue received from administrative fees associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage under said section 19 of said chapter 32B; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................... $2,346,621

1108-5500   For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of dental and vision benefits for active state employees, not including employees of authorities or any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise provided those benefits under a separate item or by the terms of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that such employees shall pay 15 per cent of the monthly premiums established by the group insurance commission for the benefits........................... $12,634,259

1110-1000   For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals; provided, that the division shall maintain, to the fullest extent practicable, a complete physical and technological separation from any agency, department, board, commission or program the decisions, determinations or actions of which may be appealed to it; and provided further, that a decision issued by a commissioner or other head of an agency or by such person’s designee following the issuance of a recommended decision by an administrative law judge shall be an agency decision subject to judicial review under chapter 30A of the General Laws........................ $2,201,006

1110-1002   For the division of administrative law appeals, which may expend not more than $70,000 in revenues from fees charged to appellants upon the filing of claims, for the operation of such services provided.................................................. $70,000

1120-4005   For the administration of the George Fingold Library.................... $1,663,212

1201-0100   For the operation of the department of revenue, including tax collection administration, audits of certain foreign corporations and the division of local services; provided, that the department may allocate funds to the office of the attorney general for the tax prosecution unit; provided further, that the department may charge the expenses for computer services, including the costs of personnel and other support costs provided to the child support services unit, from this item to item 1201-0160 consistent with the costs attributable to that unit; provided further, that the department shall provide the general court with access to the municipal data bank; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than December 1 and ending not later than November 30; provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12-month period; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the department’s tax expenditure commission established in section 14 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to organizations providing tax assistance services to individuals and families qualifying for the volunteer income tax assistance program, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, for the provision of such services....................... $105,466,60

1201-0122   For grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics established in section 13 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than March 5, 2027, the department of revenue shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of grant applications; (ii) number of rejected applications; (iii) reasons for those rejections; (iv) estimated number of taxpayers served by each approved grant; (v) geographic location of the approved grant recipient clinic; and (vi) average size of approved grants.................................. $500,000

1201-0130   For the department of revenue, which may expend for the operation of the department not more than $27,938,953 from revenues collected by the additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that the auditors shall: (i) locate and identify persons who are delinquent either in the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the commonwealth; (ii) obtain the delinquent returns; and (iii) collect the delinquent taxes; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................................ $27,938,953

1201-0160   For the child support services division; provided, that the department of revenue may allocate funds appropriated in this item to other state agencies for the performance of certain child support services activities and those agencies may expend funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, all such allocations shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the allocation of the funds; provided further, that federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support services grants shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and shall be expended for the grant authority; provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the balance, year-to-date and projected receipts and year-to-date and projected expenditures, by subsidiary, of the child support trust fund established under section 9 of chapter 119A of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system for federal incentives and the network in items 1201-0165, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412...............................................$47,063,828

1201-0164   For the child support services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $6,767,251 from the federal reimbursements awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary-related expenditures; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.............................................. $6,767,251

1201-0400   For the operation of the multi-agency illegal tobacco task force established in section 40 of chapter 64C of the General Laws $1,072,879

1201-0911   For the costs associated with expert witnesses retained by the department of revenue to resolve tax disputes; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be the lesser of $173,250 or the amount certified by the secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012................................................................... $173,250

1231-1000   For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund established in section 2Z of chapter 29 of the General Laws............................ $1,500,000

1232-0100   For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have remediated spills of petroleum products under chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that priority for payment of approved claims shall be given to claimants who own or formerly owned not more than 4 dispensing facilities...................... $5,842,714

Underground Storage Tank Petroleum
Product Cleanup Fund................. 100%

1232-0200   For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board established in section 8 of chapter 21J of the General Laws and for the administration of the underground storage tank program associated with the implementation of said chapter 21J; provided, that notwithstanding section 4 of said chapter 21J or any other general or special law to the contrary, appropriations made from this item shall be sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground storage tank program; and provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the board shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of the underground storage tank program including, but not limited to, the: (i) number of municipal grants made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks; (ii) reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; (iii) number of backlog claims; (iv) average waiting period for claims granted in the past year; and (v) number of tanks not in compliance with said chapter 21J $1,892,435

Underground Storage Tank Petroleum
Product Cleanup Fund................. 100%

1233-2000   For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, blind persons and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the abatements granted under clauses Seventeenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C, Twenty-second D, Twenty-second E, Twenty-second F, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-seventh A, Forty-first, Forty-first B, Forty-first C, Forty-first C 1/2 and Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; provided further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that accepts said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 not more than $2 per exemption granted; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be available for reimbursements to cities and towns for additional exemptions granted from the motor vehicle excise under the seventh paragraph of section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws....... $43,119,996

1233-2350   For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery and Gaming Fund under clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws and additional aid to municipalities as provided for in section 3; provided, that not less than $30,000,000 shall be distributed based on each municipality’s proportional share of the statewide population; provided further, that the portion of such distribution to any individual municipality shall not exceed 4 per cent of the total distribution;

General Fund....................... 85.01%
Gaming Local Aid Fund.............. 14.99%

1233-2400   For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned land under sections 13 to 17, inclusive, of chapter 58 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $1,520,000 shall be expended for one-time, additional reimbursements to cities and towns so that no city or town shall receive an amount from this line item in fiscal year 2027 that is less than the amount said city or town received in fiscal year 2026............. $55,371,000

1233-2401   For reimbursements to qualifying cities and towns for additional educational costs under chapter 40S of the General Laws $2,300,000

1310-1000   For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board shall schedule hearings in each county; and provided further, that not later than January 8, 2027, the board shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the number of hearings held at each location.......... $2,671,770

1310-1001   For the appellate tax board, which may expend not more than $400,000 in revenues collected from fees; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the board may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................................... $400,000

1410-0010   For the operation of the executive office of veterans’ services; provided, that the secretary of veterans’ services may transfer funds between 1410-0010, 1410-0012, 1410-0015, 1410-0018, 1410-0024, 1410-0075, 1410-0251, 1410-0400, 1410-0630, 1410-1616 and 1410-1700; provided further, that funds may be transferred from said items to items 4180-0100 and 4190-0100; provided further, that not less than 30 days in advance of any such transfer, the secretary shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Ludlow for the department of veterans’ services for services including, but not limited to, monthly veterans’ lunches, food pantry supports and outreach programming....................................... $12,519,749

1410-0012   For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that said outreach centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of such veterans; provided further, that said outreach centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans; provided further, that the executive office of veterans’ services shall make a payment of not less than the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for clinical care, education and training in veterans’ mental and behavioral health issues, including post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder and suicide prevention administered by the Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Veterans Inc. to expand its behavioral health programming and create low-barrier access to treatment for persons at the Worcester housing programs, and that these funds shall be in addition to funds available for its outreach center; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to The Veteran’s Kitchen of Fall River, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the South Attleboro Lions Club, Inc. for costs associated with their wheelchair ramp project; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for the purpose of communications and systems upgrades; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the New England Brain Sciences Institute, Inc. to deliver cutting-edge brain treatment to veterans and first responders; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Veterans Oral History Project in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to VFW Post 1645 and American Legion Post 89 combined in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Springfield Veterans First (NABVET) Outreach Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Project New Hope Incorporated for initiatives related to veteran outreach, community engagement in the town of Leicester, and wellness programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended  to the Bilingual Veterans Outreach Centers of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield for a city of Pittsfield caseworker; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for supportive housing programs and operational functions; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Abraham Lincoln Post 11 in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for facility upgrades and maintenance; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Brave for Veterans, Inc. to support research programs benefiting veterans in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to New England Wounded Veterans, Inc. for the development of the East Boston Veterans Museum; provided further, that not later than March 26, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing for each outreach center receiving funds under this item: (i) the number of veterans served annually; (ii) the cost and types of programs, including evidence-based or evidence-informed programs, offered to veterans; and (iii) a 5-year spending plan or outline that shall include a summary of the implementation or further development of evidence-based programs and program evaluation; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Veterans’ Association of Bristol County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to the town of Carver for a wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus for veterans; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Bilingual Veterans Outreach Center of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the administration of veteran services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America to aid veterans filing claims for medical and financial benefits; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the operations of Veterans Inc. for services to veterans, including, but not limited to, employment training and substance use treatment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Operation Troop Support, Inc. in the town of Danvers to support the production and distribution of care packages to deployed United States military personnel; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Fishing for the Mission ’22, Inc. to assist veterans in crisis through healing, community, resources, advocacy and support; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Frank M. Noyes V.F.W. Post 8892, Inc. in the town of Avon for necessary infrastructure repairs to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements for veterans and the general public................................................ $11,327,339

1410-0013   For veterans’ education, employment and training services and programs to expand employment, education and training support for veterans returning to the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the Veterans Coordinated Approach to Recovery and Employment program that supports unemployed or underemployed veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to attain competitive employment $1,650,000

1410-0015   For the women veterans’ outreach program................. $721,44

1410-0018   For the executive office of veterans’ services, which may expend not more than $760,000 for the maintenance and operation of veterans’ cemeteries in the town of Winchendon and in the city known as the town of Agawam from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts and other contributions to the cemeteries; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2028............................................ $760,000

1410-0024   For the training and certification of veterans’ benefits and services officers; provided, that the secretary of veterans’ services shall continue a training program for veterans’ agents and directors of veterans’ services in cities and towns; provided further, that the executive office of veterans’ services shall provide such training in several locations across the commonwealth; and provided further, that training shall be provided annually and on an as needed basis to veterans’ service organizations recognized by the executive office of veterans affairs to provide information and education regarding the benefits available under chapter 115 of the General Laws and all other benefits to which a veteran or a veteran’s dependents may be entitled.............................................. $385,068

1410-0075   For the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the executive office of veterans’ services shall work in conjunction with the William James College, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development program for veterans........... $275,000

1410-0250   For veterans’ homelessness services; provided, that the executive office of veterans’ services shall expend not less than the amount appropriated for each veterans’ homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not later than April 2, 2027, the executive office shall submit a comprehensive report to the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) list of veterans’ homelessness services receiving funds through this account in the current fiscal year; (ii) amount of funding received by each veterans’ homelessness service; (iii) number of veterans served annually by each veterans’ homelessness service; and (iv) estimated percentage of homeless veterans receiving veterans’ homelessness services per county in the current year; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to Volunteers of America of Massachusetts, Inc. for the development of an innovative transitional employment program for individuals in recovery from mental health and substance use disorder; and provided further, that not less than $914,000 shall be expended to the Disabled American Veterans Department of Massachusetts Service Fund, Inc. to combat veteran homelessness by maintaining and operating 3 veterans homes and to provide counseling and benefits, including wrap-around assistance, to disabled veterans and their families..................................... $4,117,952

1410-0251   For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center and Home for Veterans located in the city of Boston....................... $4,043,750

1410-0400   For reimbursements to cities and towns for money expended for veterans’ benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter 115 of the General Laws and for the payment of annuities to certain disabled veterans; provided, that annuity payments made under this item shall be made under sections 6A, 6B and 6C of said chapter 115; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amounts of veterans’ benefits paid by cities and towns to residents of a soldiers’ home, homeless shelter or transitional housing facility shall be paid by the commonwealth to said cities and towns; provided further, that under section 9 of said chapter 115, the executive office of veterans’ services shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office shall continue a training program for veterans’ agents and directors of veterans’ services in cities and towns; provided further, that the executive office shall provide such training in several locations across the commonwealth; provided further, that such training shall be provided annually and on an as-needed basis to veterans’ service organizations to provide information and education regarding the benefits available under said chapter 115 and all other benefits to which a veteran or a veteran’s dependents may be entitled; provided further, that any person applying for veterans’ benefits to pay for services available under chapter 118E of the General Laws shall also apply for medical assistance under said chapter 118E to minimize costs to the commonwealth and its municipalities; provided further, that veterans’ agents shall complete applications authorized by the executive office for the spouse or dependent applying for medical assistance under said chapter 115; provided further, that the veterans’ agent shall file the application for the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent for assistance under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall act on all chapter 118E applications and advise the applicant and the veterans’ agent of the applicant’s eligibility for said chapter 118E healthcare; provided further, that the veterans’ agent shall advise the applicant of the right to assistance for medical benefits under said chapter 115 pending approval of the application for assistance under said chapter 118E by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the secretary of veterans’ services may supplement health care under said chapter 118E with health care coverage under said chapter 115 if the secretary determines that supplemental coverage is necessary to provide the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent with sufficient relief and support; provided further, that payments to, or on behalf of, a veteran, surviving spouse or dependent under said chapter 115 shall not be considered income for determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided further, that benefits awarded under said section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be considered countable income...................................................... $85,049,082

1410-0630   For the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the town of Winchendon and in the city known as the town of Agawam.............. $1,567,538

1410-1616   For war memorials; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Worcester for the maintenance and care of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the North Adams Veterans Memorial Wall; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Incorporated for the maintenance and care of historic naval vessels; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Rockland for purposes including, but not limited to, lighting replacement and updates to ground level lighting at Rockland Veterans Memorial; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for veterans’ housing and homelessness prevention, food security and transportation services, including a contract for services with the Cape Cod and Islands regional group of the Blinded Veterans Association; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the William E. Carter American Legion Post 16 in the Mattapan section of the city of Boston to preserve its historical building and support local veteran and community events........... $435,000

1410-1700   For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of veterans’ services................. $4,749,739

4180-0100   For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any admission or hospitalization that exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2026............. $45,464,230

4180-1100   For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home in the city of Chelsea in an amount not to exceed $500,000; provided, that 50 per cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, after compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this account; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system, prior appropriation continued......... $500,000

4190-0100   For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any outpatient treatment, admission or hospitalization that exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2026; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation of an ombudsman’s office at the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke to act as an independent, impartial and confidential resource for the community...................................................... $36,885,297

4190-0103   For the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $50,000 for its operation from the sale of goods to residents and visitors of the home........................ $50,000

4190-0300   For the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $2,400, for the operation of 12 long-term care beds from revenue generated through the occupancy of those beds; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, prior appropriation continued.............................................. $2,400,000

4190-1100   For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke in an amount not to exceed $500,000; provided, that 50 per cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, after compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this account; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system, prior appropriation continued............................... $500,000

1450-1200   For the operation of the health policy commission; provided, that the commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 15 days after the public meeting........................................ $13,935,376

1599-0008   For a reserve to offset reductions in state aid distributed to cities and towns under chapter 70 of the General Laws due to unexpected reductions in English language learners..... $4,000,000

1599-0026   For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the District Local Technical Assistance Fund established under section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, for initiatives, including projects that encourage regionalization, to be administered by the division of local services and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Shrewsbury to upgrade athletic lights at Dean Park and Coolidge Pickleball Court; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Longmeadow police department, to repurpose an existing first floor room as an interview room to meet ADA requirements; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Paxton for disaster relief, recovery costs and reimbursements for damage as a result of the September 2025 tornado that touched down in said town; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Holden for essential renovations and the relocation of municipal buildings; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Old Sturbridge Village Living History Museum for capital improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Chicopee to create an emergency access and recreational ramp for the Chicopee River; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Norwood for the repair and construction of infrastructure at the historic Shattuck Memorial Park; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Marlborough for GIS Flyover data capture drone and analysis; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Marlborough for continued upgrades for the Marlborough downtown veterans park containing the Women’s Veterans, MIA/POW, Spanish American and Civil War monuments; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Framingham for the design, fabrication, engraving, installation and public dedication of a Middle East Conflicts Veterans Memorial in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Chelsea to support a new fire station; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Wakefield for restroom construction at Veterans field in Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Brighton Main Streets, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Melrose for stage lights replacements and other capital improvements at Memorial Hall; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the town of Swampscott for maintenance and repairs of deteriorating structures at the Swampscott cemetery; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Dalton for the purchase and installation of an emergency generator at the Dalton senior center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Essex for a study of Chebacco lake and its watershed; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city of Gloucester for the planning and design of the courtyard at O’Maley Innovation middle school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Rowley for a PFAS remediation system to bring Town Well #2 online; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Ipswich for water treatment plant updates and wastewater treatment to alleviate issues that have contributed to the closure of local clam flats; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Georgetown for critical water treatment infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shelled be expended to the town of Newbury to address watershed supply and drought management; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for upgrades and capital improvements to the city’s streetscape; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for flood mitigation and stormwater infrastructure improvements including, but not limited to, the cleaning and maintenance of the Town Line brook and Linden brook culverts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended town of North Reading for roof maintenance at the historic Putnam House; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Wayland public schools for wellness and recreational enhancements at Wayland high school and Happy Hollow elementary school; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to support Volunteer Medical Group of Eastern Massachusetts to cover start-up costs and to provide primary care services to uninsured patients in the Allston, Brighton, Watertown and Waltham communities; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of North Attleborough for a feasibility study regarding the World War II Memorial Pool; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Petersham to replace its current ADA-compliant ramp for the Town Office building; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Petersham for unanticipated costs associated with continuing ambulance services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Scituate for the renovation and conversion of the WPA building into a veterans’ space, in coordination with the executive office of veterans’ services; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Medfield for technological and facility upgrades to its town hall; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Westfield for capital improvements to Bullens field in Westfield; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Wellesley for digital content updates and modifications; provided further, that not less than $7,000,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public safety and emergency staffing to be administered by the executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities using the same methodology and criteria used in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that grants under this item shall only be provided to communities that submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive office in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not more than 4 per cent of funds appropriated for the grant program shall be expended for the administrative costs of the program; provided further, that not later than February 16, 2027, each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for facade improvements to the Old Town Hall in the town of Andover; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the acquisition of a digital community sign in the town of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Rehoboth for the preservation and binding of historical municipal records, including the use of outside archival services; provided further, that not less than $7,000 shall be expended to the town of Brimfield for the purchase of solar-powered pedestrian crossing signs and related equipment; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopedale for fire department costs associated with fire safety projects, including for the removal of out-of-date fire alarm wiring and equipment from utility poles; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of West Newbury for roadway safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Groveland for water treatment facility improvements; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the metropolitan area planning council for the costs associated with the planning and coordination of a regional approach to municipal emergency services in Essex county; and provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to the town of Raynham for the development of a townwide stormwater and drainage master plan to identify deficiencies and prioritize infrastructure improvements........................... $13,307,000

1599-0093   For contract assistance to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust including, but not limited to, the debt service obligations of the trust, principal forgiveness, interest rate reduction and other subsidies or financial assistance under sections 6 and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws.................... $63,383,680

1599-0340   For a reserve for costs associated with increasing starting salaries for assistant district attorneys............................. $5,000,000

1599-1970   For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to defray the costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2027 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009....................... $125,000,000

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%

1599-1977   For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter 293 of the acts of 2006, as amended by chapter 129 of the acts of 2008, chapter 238 of the acts of 2012, chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 and chapter 219 of the acts of 2016; provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the estimated contract assistance and other payments to be required under said chapter 293 of the acts of 2006, said chapter 219 of the acts of 2016, said chapter 238 of the acts of 2012 and said chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 for obligations existing not later than July 1, 2026, in fiscal years 2028 and 2029 and an estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other payments arising out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be entered into after July 1, 2026, in fiscal years 2028 and 2029............................ $13,000,000

1599-2003   For the Uniform Law Commission; provided, that prior fiscal year payments may be payable from this item.................... $75,000

1599-3234   For the South Essex Sewerage District debt service assessment $33,914

1599-3384   For a reserve for the payment on behalf of a state agency as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws under regulations promulgated by the comptroller, of certain court judgments, settlements and legal fees that were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay attorneys’ fees to outside counsel representing a state agency, including a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, in litigation before a court until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for the outside counsel’s bills, which may be reviewed in redacted form if warranted because of a conflict of interest; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay attorneys’ fees for outside counsel representing a state agency in such litigation that exceeds a cumulative amount of $250,000 until the secretary of administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for such attorneys’ fees for outside counsel; provided further, that before a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth may seek reimbursement from this item, that individual shall obtain written approval from the office of the attorney general in a form to be approved by the office of the comptroller; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a court on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified in section 2 of chapter 6A of the General Laws, including a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a court that exceeds $250,000 on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified under said section 2 of said chapter 6A, including a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the secretary of administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5-year historical expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; provided further, that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item, delineated by item; and provided further, that upon written notification to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, uncommitted and unobligated funds from this item may be transferred to item 0612-0105 upon the request of the state treasurer..................... $1,000,000

1599-4417   For the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management in the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston................ $275,000

1599-6903   For the fiscal year 2027 costs of rate implementations under chapter 257 of the acts of 2008; provided, that rate implementations under said chapter 257 may include, but shall not be limited to, costs associated with any court order or settlement between providers of services and the commonwealth related to the rate implementation process; provided further, that preference in distributing funds from this item shall be given to personnel earning wages less than $20 per hour; provided further, that home care workers shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided further, that workers from shelters and programs that serve homeless individuals and families that were previously contracted through the department of transitional assistance and the department of public health who are currently contracted with the executive office of housing and livable communities and direct care workers that serve homeless veterans through the executive office of veterans’ services shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as established by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D of this act; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2027, amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose of rate implementations; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on transfers made from this item; provided further, that the report shall identify, by item and service class, all transfers made from this item as of the date of the report and all transfers expected to be made before the end of the fiscal year; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of rates under said chapter 257 of the acts of 2008, including, the: (i) state costs for rates promulgated as of July 1, 2026 by regulation, department and program; (ii) state costs for rates promulgated as of January 1, 2027, delineated by regulation, department and program; (iii) per cent of increase in state funding for rates to be reviewed between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027, delineated by regulation, department and program; and (iv) fiscal impact for increases in state funding versus prior fiscal year actual costs for rates to be reviewed between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027, delineated by regulation, department and program; provided further, that contracts between providers and the departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of aging and independence shall require providers to report on the impact of the rate implementations on employee salaries, employee-related costs and operations; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of ongoing and proposed initiatives to promote equitable salaries for human services workers, direct care workers, nurses, clinicians or other comparable employees employed by state-operated human services providers and equitable rates paid to human service provider employees in community-based human services organizations funded by the executive office of health and human services, the executive office of aging and independence or the executive office of housing and livable communities; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) average uniform financial report provider data on employee tax and fringe benefit information of the preceding 2 state fiscal years, as validated with information from the uniform financial report or a method determined by the executive office; (b) the median salary and compensation information of the preceding 2 state fiscal years classified by direct care and frontline staff, medical and clinical staff and management staff, as validated with information from the uniform financial report or a method determined by the executive office; (c) a comparison of the median salary for each classification of staff position with the seventy-fifth percentile wage estimate for that position as determined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the commonwealth using the available data for that rate review; and (d) the average employee vacancy rates of direct care and frontline staff for the preceding 2 state fiscal years and the current fiscal year from the date of new rate implementations; provided further, that not later than March 4, 2027 the executive office health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means a comparison of the median salary for each classification of staff position with the seventy-fifth percentile wage estimate for that position as determined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for Massachusetts in the most recent available data; provided further, that not later than December 30, 2026 the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means the methodology used to develop service rates for home health aides, personal care aides and homemakers; and provided further, that any human service provider receiving revenue under said chapter 257 shall use not less than 75 per cent of the funds received for compensation for their direct care, frontline and medical and clinical staff, which may include, but shall not be limited to, hourly rate increases, wraparound benefits, shift differentials, overtime, hiring and retention bonuses or recruitment, as defined by the executive office............................................... $175,000,000

Human Resources Division.

1750-0100   For the operation of the human resources division and the costs of administration, training and customer support related to the commonwealth’s human resources and compensation management system and the human resource modernization initiative; provided, that any employee of the commonwealth who chooses to participate in a bone marrow donor program shall be granted a leave of absence without loss or reduction in pay to undergo the medical procedure and for associated physical recovery time, but such leave shall not exceed 5 days; provided further, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination; provided further, that the division shall administer a program of state employee unemployment management including, but not limited to, agency training and assistance; provided further, that funds may be expended to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire medical standards; provided further, that the division shall be responsible for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a classification pay plan for civil service titles in accordance with generally accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for reclassification...................................... $17,546,607

1750-0103   For the operation of the Training and Career Ladder Program................................................. $829,164

1750-0104   For the human resources division, which may expend for the administration of the civil service examination program, examinations for non-civil service positions and implementation of the medical and physical fitness standards programs............................................................... $5,846,319

1750-0119   For payment of workers’ compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties and the Hampshire council of government; provided, that the human resources division shall routinely recertify the former employees under current workers’ compensation procedures............................................................... $53,548

1750-0300   For the commonwealth’s contributions in fiscal year 2027 to health and welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided under the applicable collective bargaining agreements and shall be paid to the health and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement shall provide.............................................................. $37,979,800

1750-0928   For the cost to lease or rent space to administer the civil service physical abilities tests and to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire medical standards............................................................. $752,345

1775-0115   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $15,691,630 from revenues collected from the statewide contract administrative fee to procure, manage and administer statewide contracts; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............ $15,691,630

1775-0124   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $131,101 from revenues collected in the recovery of cost reimbursement and non-reimbursable overbilling and recoupment for health and human service agencies and as a result of administrative reviews as determined during the division’s audits and reviews of providers under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided, that the division may only retain revenues collected in excess of $100,000; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $131,101

1775-0600   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $397,220 from revenues collected from the sale of state surplus personal property and the disposal of surplus motor vehicles including, but not limited to, state police vehicles from vehicle accident and damage claims and from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements for the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of surplus property and the purchase of motor vehicles; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs of personnel $397,220

1775-0700   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $1,000,000 from revenues collected in addition to the amount authorized in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for printing, photocopying, mailing, related graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public, including all necessary or incidental expenses; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $1,000,000

1775-0900   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $22,000 from revenues collected under chapter 449 of the acts of 1984 and section 4L of chapter 7 of the General Laws, including the costs of personnel, from the sale of federal surplus property, including the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of federal surplus property; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................ $22,000

1780-0100   For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to diverse businesses as defined in section 58 of chapter 7 of the General Laws and certified by the office that allow those businesses to better compete for state contracts and ensure that equitable practices and policies in the public marketplace are maintained; provided further, that the office shall administer an electronic business certification application which shall be accessible to business applicants through the internet; provided further, that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and financial information transmitted by electronic application; and provided further, that the office shall use all existing available resources to provide certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants, within or outside of the commonwealth, as applicable............. $4,649,617

1790-0100   For the operation of the executive office of technology services and security; provided, that the executive office shall continue a chargeback system for its information technology services; provided further, that the state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as the comptroller deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this item; provided further, that the executive office may establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; provided further, that the chief information officer shall review and approve any planned information technology development project or purchase by any agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware, software or consulting fees and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds, before the agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2027, the secretary of technology services and security shall submit to the office of the state auditor, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight a complete accounting of and justification for all project-related expenditures totaling $250,000 or more over the previous 12-month period regardless of source of funds or authorization for such expenditure; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to expand the AI For Impact program to design, test and deploy artificial intelligence solutions that improve delivery of state services and build an AI-ready state workforce; and provided further, that not later than February 17, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance, the office of the state auditor and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) financial statements detailing savings and, where applicable, additional expenses realized from the consolidation of information technology services within each executive office and other initiatives; (ii) efforts being taken to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of agency systems and to consolidate relevant data between agencies; (iii) the number of personnel assigned to information technology services within each executive office; (iv) efficiencies that have been achieved from the sharing of resources; (v) the status of the centralization of the commonwealth’s information technology staffing, infrastructure and network and cloud hosting; (vi) the status of the commonwealth’s cybersecurity; and (vii) strategies and initiatives to further improve the: (a) efficiency and security of the commonwealth’s information technology; and (b) transparency of the executive office of technology services and security with the general court, other executive branch agencies and the general public................................................. $3,897,090

1790-0300   For the executive office of technology services and security, which may expend not more than $2,733,931 in revenues collected from the provision of computer resources and services to the general public for the costs of the bureau of computer services, including the purchase, lease or rental of telecommunications lines, services and equipment; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the executive office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $2,733,931

1790-1700   For core technology services and security, including those previously funded through item 1790-0200 in prior fiscal years................................ $53,892,963

2000-0100   For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, including the water resources commission, the hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management program and environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30 of the General Laws; provided, that efforts shall be made to prioritize environmental justice across all departments; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, Inc. for the modernization and maintenance of sustainable fishing; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Quiet Communities, Inc. in Concord; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with OARS, Inc. to operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Foxborough for necessary repairs and improvements to aging dam structure;and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a coastal water quality and natural resource monitoring program in Buzzards bay and Vineyard sound administered by Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc........................... $20,504,035

2000-0101   For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to coordinate and implement strategies for climate change adaptation and preparedness including, but not limited to: (i) the resiliency of the commonwealth’s transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (ii) built environments; (iii) municipal assistance; (iv) improved data collection and analysis; (v) enhanced planning; and (vi) improved resiliency through the strengthening and revitalization of natural resources, including marshes and other wetlands; provided, that the executive office may enter into interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts; provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027 the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the commonwealth’s multi-year plan for developing a climate change resiliency plan and response strategy; (b) plans to support local partners in climate change adaptation and resiliency; (c) an analysis of the differing effects of climate change in different geographic, ecological, and coastal regions of the state, including urban, suburban and rural homes; (d) a review of the environmental justice impacts of climate change on communities of color; and (e) a detailed breakdown of all expenditures made under this item; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Boston Harbor Now, Inc. for planning, programming and activation and for climate resiliency and community science education; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the University of Massachusetts Boston to compile and use new technologies to conduct a climate resiliency report and study on preparing for low probability high impact event; and provided further, that not later than December 30, 2026 the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house committee on climate action and sustainability, the senate committee on climate change and global warming, the joint committee on transportation and the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy that shall include the status of its efforts to enhance port infrastructure for the development of offshore wind....................... $4,750,000

2000-0102   For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to implement an environmental justice strategy and promote and secure environmental justice; provided, that funds shall be expended on language translation services to ensure adequate access during public comment periods; provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to the executive office’s environmental justice staff; (ii) the responsibilities held by the executive office’s environmental justice staff; (iii) the status of environmental justice policies, strategies and initiatives being pursued for both the current and coming fiscal years; (iv) theefforts to expand language access through verbal and written materials, including the languages in which environmental justice policy and materials have been translated; and (v) the impact of language access initiatives on participation in public hearings and public comment periods; and provided further, that funds shall be expended on mapping technology to overlay environmental and public health data............................................ $4,000,000

2000-0120   For obligations of the commonwealth to neighboring states incurred pursuant to interstate compacts for flood control.............. $506,140

2000-1011   For the office of environmental law enforcement, which may expend not more than $40,000 from the administrative handling charge revenues received from electronic transactions processed through its online licensing and registration systems; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................................................... $40,000

2000-1700   For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs....................... $21,855,267

2030-1000   For the operation of the office of environmental law enforcement; provided, that environmental police officers shall provide monitoring under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program................................. $17,446,355

2030-1004   For environmental police private details; provided, that the office of environmental law enforcement may expend not more than $650,000 from revenues collected from the fees charged for private details; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $650,000

2100-0012   For the operation of the department of public utilities; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of the first paragraph of section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2027 under said first paragraph of said section 18 of said chapter 25 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item................................. $18,973,830

2100-0013   For the operation of the transportation oversight division................................. $970,861

2100-0016   For the department of public utilities to regulate steam distribution companies; provided, that notwithstanding section 18A of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2027 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item.......... $462,420

2100-0017   For the operation of the division of transportation network services established in section 23 of chapter 25 of the General Laws; provided, that the amount assessed under said section 23 of said chapter 25 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item................ $4,343,775

2100-5694   For the operation of the energy facilities siting division; provided, that the division may expend funds from this item for the implementation of section 12N of chapter 25 of the General Laws, including the maintenance of a real-time, online, clean energy infrastructure dashboard and the creation thereof $3,604,000

2200-0100   For the operation of the department of environmental protection, including the environmental strike force, the bureau of planning and evaluation, the bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, the Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station and a contract with the University of Massachusetts for environmental research; provided, that section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established in section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; and provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the status of hiring of additional staff; (ii) the staffing levels of the department for the last 10 fiscal years; (iii) the number of enforcement actions for serious violations and fine collections compared to the previous 10 fiscal years; and (iv) recommendations for the additional resources needed to fulfill the department’s enforcement responsibilities; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack River Watershed Council, Inc. for a regional approach to reducing combined sewer overflows and non-point source pollution in the Merrimack river; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the metropolitan area planning council for initiatives to support the North Shore Water Resilience Task Force in its regional plans and actions to help sustain the rivers and waters of the north shore region; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Cape Ann Climate Coalition Inc for preemptive strategic planning for post-disaster recovery..................................... $51,438,149

2200-0102   For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $650,148 in revenues collected from fees for wetland permits; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.............................. $650,148

2200-0107   For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan and the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industries reimbursement grant program under section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the department of environmental protection to develop an employment social enterprise impact pilot program to provide funding for at least 1 nonprofit entity to provide recycling services with the overall goal of fostering job security for individuals facing barriers to employment through the provision of mattress recycling work opportunities; provided further, that eligible applicants shall have a demonstrated history of providing mattress recycling services in the commonwealth as an approved vendor to the department for not less than 5 years; provided further, that contracts through the program may be awarded for periods not to exceed 5 years with options for renewal; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the department of environmental protection to administer a grant program for small businesses  to implement composting; provided further, that grants may be used by grantees to obtain compost collection containers, procure educational or technical assistance, establish regular collection of food waste and other compostable matter or other similar composting efforts or activities; provided further, that agricultural businesses and food service establishments shall be prioritized in the grant application review process; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department of environmental protection, in coordination with the department of agricultural resources, shall submit a report to the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on environment and natural resources on the implementation of the grant program which shall include, but not limited to, the names and locations of the grantees, the number of pounds of food waste and other compostable matter collected and information about where the waste was diverted................................. $1,138,747

2200-0109   For the department of environmental protection to ensure sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance.............................................. $2,471,257

2200-0112   For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $2,500,000 in revenues collected from permit and compliance fees to ensure sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance; provided, that if this item is eliminated or the amount herein is reduced in fiscal year 2027 or operational funding for the department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2015, excluding appropriations for earmarks and nonrecurring operating costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall terminate; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............. $2,500,000

2210-0106   For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the administration and implementation of chapter 21I of the General Laws, not more than $2,741,404 in revenues collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that not later than February 3, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the status of the department’s progress in meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with said chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I; provided further, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $2,741,404

2220-2220   For the administration and implementation of the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., including the operating permit program, the emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state implementation program and the commonwealth’s commitments under the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Regional Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions........................... $766,721

2220-2221   For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq............................. $1,384,924

2250-2000   For the administration and implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided, that the department of environmental protection may expend funds for the study and remediation of lead in public school drinking water; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Silent Spring Institute, Inc. for continued study of the long term effects of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances on residents in the town of Ayer, including supporting epidemiological analyses, reconstructing past exposures to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances drinking water and disseminating study findings to community members and presenting health-related resources to clinicians; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the town of Maynard for the mitigation of drinking water quality issues $2,716,225

2260-8870   For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs, including, but not limited to, monitoring unlined landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that the department of environmental protection shall provide the department of revenue with information necessary for the completion of the report required in item 1232-0200 including, but not limited to, the number of tanks out of compliance with said chapter 21J......... $15,081,628

2260-8872   For the brownfields site audit program............................. $1,022,328

2260-8881   For the operation of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals, notwithstanding section 19A of chapter 21A of the General Laws.................................. $386,896

2300-0100   For the office of the commissioner of fish and game; provided, that the commissioner’s office shall assess and receive payments from the division of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing and boating access, the division of ecological restoration, the riverways program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish and game; provided further, that those assessments shall be used to cover appropriate administrative costs of the department including, but not limited to, payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford for an aquatic management study at Heart Pond, including water quality analysis and invasive species mitigation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the North Walpole Fish and Game Club, Inc. in the town of Walpole to support the continuation of programs for combat veterans and students with special needs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the New England Wildlife Center, Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth for costs associated with the care, treatment and maintenance of wildlife; provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division, office or program shall be determined by the commissioner; and provided further, that the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund shall be reimbursed annually from the General Fund for all lost revenue attributed to the issuance of discounted and free hunting and fishing licenses $2,356,087

2300-0101   For the division of ecological restoration and the riverways program and for the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration, including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District to support the management of the Assawompset pond complex and contributing and interconnected watersheds within the region including, but not limited to, sedimentation, mitigation, design, permitting, water supply preservation and flood management efforts; and provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended as a grant to Long Pond Association, Inc. in the town of Lakeville for the management and eradication of invasive weeds in Long Pond......................... $5,086,042

2310-0200   For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including expenses of the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management, the administration of fish hatcheries, the improvement and management of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the commonwealth’s share of certain cooperative fisheries and wildlife programs and for certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that the division may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent on the restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems unless considered necessary by the division.................. $18,490,988

George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund...........................................  100%

2310-0300   For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program; provided, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Fishing Academy of Boston for programming............................... $1,231,735

2310-0306   For the hunter safety training program............................... $581,485

George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund...........................................  100%

2310-0316   For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitats and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program under sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws......................... $1,500,000

George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund  100%

2310-0317   For the waterfowl management program established in section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws........................... $65,000

George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund  100%

2320-0100   For the administration of the office of fishing and boating access, including the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access land and water areas; provided, that positions funded by this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws $1,004,529

2330-0100   For the operation of the division of marine fisheries; provided, that the division may expend funds for the Annisquam river marine research laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a shellfish management program, including coastal area classification, mapping and technical assistance, and a shellfish classification program; provided further, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing the commercial fishing industry and to promote sustainable fisheries; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to be administered jointly by the director of Marine Fisheries and the aforementioned counties; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a green crab trapping program in the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Chatham and Harwich to be distributed by the department of marine fisheries; and provided further, that not less than $575,000 shall be expended for a program of collaborative research by the division of marine fisheries through the Marine Fisheries Institute, in collaboration with the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, that applies innovative technology to assess the biomass of fish in the region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council and hydrodynamic modeling of coastal waters to accurately assess delineation of shellfish growing area classifications and other applications to improve management of marine fisheries resources, and whelk fishery research to evaluate alternative management strategies; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for its Gloucester Marine Station in the city of Gloucester to support marsh restoration and revitalization activities including, but not limited to: (i) a green crab trapping program for applied research and product development; (ii) high‑resolution drone mapping to assess deterioration of the Great Marsh; (iii) microplastic and macroplastic sampling; and (iv) an academic study and processing of samples from the water column, beach environment, marsh peat and eelgrass; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Center for Coastal Studies, Inc. for field operations and staffing to respond to entanglements of marine mammals and sea turtles in the coastal waters; and provided further, that not less than $195,000 shall be expended for water testing capacity improvements at the division including, but not limited to, personnel and supplies, in support of the shellfish and aquaculture industries in the south coast region of the commonwealth.......................................... $10,234,242

2330-0120   For the division of marine fisheries for a program to enhance and develop marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including the cost of equipment, maintenance and staff and the maintenance and updating of data................. $987,684

2330-0121   For the division of marine fisheries to utilize reimbursable federal sportfish restoration funds to further develop marine recreational fishing and related programs, including the costs of activities that increase public access for marine recreational fishing, support research on artificial reefs and provide for the development of marine recreational fishing; provided, that the division may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Sport Fish Restoration program funds and from the sale of materials that promote marine recreational fishing; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $217,989

2330-0199   For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast the number of commercially-important invertebrate species in the commonwealth’s waters, including a ventless lobster trap employing the services of contracted commercial lobster fishing vessels in the commonwealth; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $250,000 in revenues collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster permits; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $250,000

2330-0300   For the administration and operation of the recreational saltwater fishing permit program under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws........................................... $2,306,416

Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund  100%

2511-0100   For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including the division of administration, the integrated pest management program, the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural markets, the division of animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by the department; provided, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program established in section 65 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the invasive insects program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a grant program to be administered by the department in consultation with the Massachusetts food policy council to support local food policy councils; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended to enhance the Buy Local effort in western, central, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that any buy local effort included in this item shall include locally-harvested seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be transferred to the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund established in section 35WW of chapter 10 of the General Laws................................. $10,970,309

2511-0103   For the costs associated with agricultural oversight of hemp and cannabis............................................... $1,007,137

Marijuana Regulation Fund............ 100%

2511-0105   For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks; provided further, that the department of agricultural resources may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended to the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Women’s Lunch Place, Inc. to provide nutritious food and individualized services for women who are experiencing homelessness or poverty; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack Valley Food Bank for the operation of the nourish children’s feeding program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Project Just Because, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the MetroWest Food Collaborative to support food security initiatives...................................................... $56,175,000

2511-0107   For the advancement of community food security and the protection of public access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Maverick Landing Community Services, Inc. for recovered food distribution across the city of Boston, the city known as the town of Winthrop and the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $190,000 shall be expended for Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry, Inc. to purchase a mobile food pantry vehicle; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to New Life Furniture Bank of MA, Inc. to purchase a vehicle to support its operations and its mission to provide free furniture to families in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Heart & Soil Collective Inc. in the town of Lanesborough for the purpose of providing free, fresh produce and soup to seniors and families in need; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to Ginny’s Helping Hand, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purposes of supporting their food pantry; provided further, that not less than $51,500 shall be expended to Metrowest Worker Center Inc. / Casa do Trabalhador/ Casa Del Trabajador to support culturally appropriate food distribution efforts serving immigrant families facing food insecurity, including expanded support in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. in the city of Leominster to connect fresh food from local farms to local residents in need; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry, Inc. serving the cities of Gloucester and Lynn and the towns of Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Ipswich, Rowley, Topsfield, Boxford, Hamilton and Wenham to develop and deploy a transportation system for decentralized food distribution to the north shore communities it serves; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Our Neighbors’ Table, Inc. for expenses related to opening and operating the seacoast regional food hub, located in the town of Salisbury, serving the lower merrimack valley food coalition; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the food pantry run by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul located behind Saint Joseph church in the town of Lincoln; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Healthy Waltham, Inc. to support its food pantry operations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Somerville for its mobile market revolving fund to help maintain its low-cost farmers market on wheels; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Charles River Regional Chamber, Inc. to provide grants to independent restaurants located in the city of Newton and the towns of Brookline and Wellesley to supply prepared meals and other food products to food banks serving those communities, senior programs and other programs addressing food insecurity among individuals in those communities; provided however, that of said $150,000 not less than $65,000 of such funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the city of Newton; provided however, that of said $150,000 not less than $50,000 of such funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Brookline; provided however, that of said $150,000 not less than $35,000 of those funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Newton Food Pantry, Inc. to support its operations; provided, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for 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 $25,000 shall be expended for Harvest on Vine Food Pantry in the Charlestown neighborhood of the city of Boston to provide food resources and services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Somebody Cares New England, Inc. in the city of Haverhill for the operation of its food pantry and to combat food insecurity in the community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Allston-Brighton Food Pantry in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the veterans food bank in the city known as the town of Winthrop for public food pantry services; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Grace Church Federated in the East Boston section of the city of Boston for public food pantry services; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. in the Back Bay section of the city of Boston for public food pantry services; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the First Congregational Church of Revere in the city of Revere for its public food pantry; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen & Pantry, Inc. in the city of Chicopee to support food aid and additional services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Third Sector New England, Inc. for Gardening the Community, Inc. to address food insecurity in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Joshua Kaye Foundation Inc to combat food insecurity in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Meghan’s Light, Inc. in the town of Hadley for food assistance to individuals struggling with cystic fibrosis; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Family Table Collaborative, Inc. for infrastructure improvements, equipment upgrades, technology enhancements, expanded delivery capacity and facility and operational efficiencies to support regional food security on Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Stone Soup Cafe in the city of Greenfield to support its community programming; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to Franklin County Community Meals Program, Inc. for its programming and meal services; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to People’s Pantry in the town of North Andover for a vehicle to transport food donations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Catholic Charities of Lynn for the purposes of supporting their food pantry and additional community services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Regional Environmental Council, Inc. for programs and operations; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. for programming related to the Phoenix Food Hub in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Coastal Foodshed Incorporated to address food insecurity through access to healthy food and to provide support to local farmers and our agricultural economy in the greater New Bedford region; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to expanding the Edward L. Cooper Community Gardening and Education Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to expanding the Hawthorne Youth and Community Center, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Manna Community Kitchen to combat food insecurity and expand their support service for vulnerable populations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust, Inc. for operating and expanding the Seafood Donation Program, and for otherwise supporting the fishing industry on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Farming Falmouth, Inc. for the purchase and installation of a year-round greenhouse and for otherwise supporting agriculture in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to The People’s Pantry in the town of Great Barrington for the purchase of a new off-site food storage unit; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Somerville for the operation of school-based food access programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Fenway Civic Association, Inc. for the purpose of funding the Fenway Cares Mutual Aid Initiative, including administrative costs, to distribute fresh food and supplies to food-insecure Fenway residents; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Marion Institute, Inc. for the 2026 Food System Assessment for Southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Lexington Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry, Inc. for operations, rent support, feasibility studies and planning for potential new locations and efficiency improvements for the Lexington food pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Just Roots, Inc., Greenfield Community Farm; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Survival Centers,Inc. to support its food pantry programs; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Granby To-Go, Inc. to support the in-school food pantry and clothing distribution program in the town of Granby; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the food pantry at A Place to Turn Inc. in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the heart healthy food pantry at the Natick Service Council,Inc.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Arlington EATS, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Neighbors Eating All Together (NEAT), Inc. in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. in the city of Cambridge for the reopening of the North Cambridge food pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Franklin Food Pantry, Incorporated for the prevention of food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Medway Community Farm, Inc. Agriculture Development Project; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Medway food pantry for local food security and anti-hunger initiatives; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Walpole Community Food Pantry, Inc. for operations, rent support, feasibility studies and planning for a potential new location; provided further, that not less than $375,000 shall be expended to the Boston Public Market Association, Inc. for the operation and programming at the Boston Public Market; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Charity Guild Food Pantry for local food security and anti-hunger initiatives in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry, Inc. to help fulfill food insecurity needs for residents of the southwest neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Land’s Sake,Inc. in the town of Weston to support infrastructure and capital improvements to support the sale and donation of fresh produce; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, Inc. to provide food aid and additional services; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Meadowbrook Farm LLC in Westford for regional food sustainability services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Codman Square Health Center, Inc. for planning and operational costs related to the expansion of food security services provided by the Dorchester Food Court; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the West Bridgewater Food Pantry, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Food for Free Committee, Incorporated to operate school programming; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Belmont Food Collaborative, Inc. in the town of Belmont............. $3,546,500

2511-3002   For the integrated pest management program................ $87,129

2800-0100   For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that notwithstanding section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws, the department shall establish or renegotiate fees, licenses, permits, rents and leases and adjust or develop other revenue sources to fund the maintenance, operation and administration of the department......... $7,235,707

2800-0101   For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department of conservation and recreation and its office of water resources; provided, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, Inc. for programming and operations; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain land............................ $1,732,905

2800-0401   For a program to provide stormwater management for all properties and roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the department shall implement a stormwater management program in compliance with federal and state stormwater management requirements; provided further, that the department shall inventory all stormwater infrastructure, assess its stormwater practices, analyze long-term capital and operational needs and develop a stormwater management plan to comply with federal and state regulatory requirements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford for efforts to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination through the installation of a granular activated carbon filtration system; and provided further, that in order to protect public safety and to protect water resources for water supply, recreational and ecosystem uses, the department shall immediately implement interim stormwater management practices including, but not limited to, street sweeping, inspection and cleaning of catch basins and emergency repairs to roadway drainage.................. $1,644,905

2800-0500   For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of the metropolitan beaches under section 70 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the metropolitan beaches in the cities of Lynn, Revere and Quincy, the towns of Nahant and Hull, the city known as the town of Winthrop and the East Boston, South Boston and Dorchester sections of the city of Boston to be fully maintained and seasonally staffed as recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission in coordination with the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Save the Harbor, Save the Bay, Inc.’s staff time, consultants and direct expenses to support the ongoing work of the commission on the future of metropolitan beaches; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae; provided further, that not less than $290,000 shall be expended for matching grants to public and nonpublic entities to support free public events and programs on the metropolitan beaches as part of Save the Harbor, Save the Bay, Inc.’s Better Beaches Grants Program as recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission; and provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock park on Lynn Shore drive in the city of Lynn...... $1,460,231

2800-0501   For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the seasonal hires of the department’s parks, beaches, pools and spray pools shall be paid from this item; provided further, that said beaches, pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day to Labor Day, inclusive; provided further, that said beaches, pools and spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that seasonal employees who are hired before the second Sunday preceding Memorial Day, whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2026, shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2027 during the period of said employees’ seasonal employment; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30 or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period................................................ $28,463,716

2800-0700   For the office of dam safety; provided, that the office shall, in collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Groveland for repairs to the Salem Street dam; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Newburyport to advance the Lower Artichoke dam project.......................... $855,817

2810-0100   For the operation of the division of state parks and recreation; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to: (i) operate all of the division’s parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and pools; (ii) oversee skating rinks; and (iii) protect and manage the division’s lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that all properties that were open in fiscal year 2026 shall be open in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; provided further, that the rinks under the control of the department shall remain open and staffed for the full rink season and that ice skating shall be available from September 1 through April 15 of the following year; provided further, that local youth programs and nonprofits get first preference in scheduling on all playfields and hockey rinks operated by the department; provided further, that additional funds shall be expended to address the needs of state parks in all regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (A) the status of hiring for additional staffing; (B) the staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (C) the average staffing level at each park; provided further, that not more than $3,300,000 may be used to support the costs of snow and ice removal; provided further, that the department shall take steps to address personnel needs in a manner that is geographically equitable; provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the hires made for division personnel in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation or administrative directive to the contrary, the commissioner of conservation and recreation may fill not more than 1,300 full-time positions; and provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for a study, in consultation with the city of Boston and the town of Brookline, to evaluate and develop solutions to mitigate low water levels in the Muddy river ..................................... $105,730,957

2810-0122   For special projects relating to the commonwealth’s state parks and recreational areas; provided, than not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Salem, in consultation with Friends of the Salem Common, Inc., for the purchase and planting of trees to infill areas where trees have died and a signage program to publicly name and recognize donors of trees; provided further, that not less than $53,500 shall be expended to Nashua River Watershed Association, Inc. to support environmental education and volunteer river stewardship programs serving communities across the Nashua river watershed including, but not limited to, the purchase a truck and canoe trailer; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for the planting of trees and the removal of invasive species at Jamaica pond; provided further that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Salisbury for the planning design and construction of beach and infrastructure resilience projects; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Weather Observatory & Science Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the town of Plymouth for coastal infrastructure improvements to support the promotion of business development and tourism; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be extended to the town of Rockland for purposes including, but not limited to, an engineering study for widening the entrance at Hartsuff park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Danvers for improvements to John George park, including, but not limited to, the purchase and installation of new outdoor fitness equipment and benches; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Peabody for capital improvements to the park at the Leather City Common; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Danvers for field and park improvements to Phinney field at Tapley park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for the design, planning and construction of Havey beach in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Community Boating, Inc. to provide affordable and accessible sailing; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for improvements to Christian A. Herter Park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for public park improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for the Malden river works park project; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, Inc. for the implementation of environmental preservation programs; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the testing and treatment of cyanobacteria and related contaminants in Monponsett pond in the town of Halifax; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Central Plymouth County Water District commission annual budget for the improvement and management of lakes and ponds in the Central Plymouth County Water District; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Fishermen’s Memorial Foundation Corp. for the planning, design and construction of the fishermen’s memorial in the town of Provincetown honoring the region’s fishing heritage and those lost at sea; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Community Connections, Inc. for its explorers program to support an inclusive bicycle safety and learn-to-ride program, including for the purchase of equipment and development of training programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city known as the town of West Springfield for capital improvements at local parks; and provided further, that not less than $390,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for improvements to Charlesgate park in the city of Boston; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Fore River Trail in the city known as the town of Weymouth; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Friends of Faxon Park in the city of Quincy; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster for the purposes of upgrading the Alzheimer’s Awareness park in the city of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Lynn for the treatment of invasive species in ponds; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the Rutland and Washington Community Garden in the city of Boston for improvements including wrought iron fence restoration, replacing and adding aged beds and the stabilization of the gazebo; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Barnstable for public beach and waterfront improvements supporting accessibility and community use at Veterans beach; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Sudbury for the acquisition of adaptive bicycles for persons with disabilities for use on the Bruce Freeman and Mass Central rail trails and for the construction of a storage shed for said adaptive bicycles; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Fitchburg for improvements to the Gus Johnson and Herman Bourque Jr. baseball and softball fields; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Finnish Center at Saima Park, Inc. for replacement of the boiler; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the North Shore Maritime Center, Inc. for their youth rowing program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Arlington for improvements to Parallel park; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Shirley for the operation, administration and improvement of the Summer in Shirley camp program including, but not limited to providing for low-income children’s camp attendance costs and other related expenses; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Acton for the design, construction and installation of pedestrian and recreational infrastructure at the Acton Community dog park including, but not limited to providing shade pavilion to protect against heat and other related expenses; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Dedham for the parks and recreation summer program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation, Inc. for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular for the fourth of July, Independence Day celebrations on the Charles river; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Edward “Gus” Whelan memorial at Thompson Square park in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for rehabilitation and maintenance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Quincy for improvements, preparedness and operations for ferry service at Squantum Point park; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Sandwich for recreational improvements and maintenance of recreational areas; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in the city of Lowell for preservation, infrastructure improvements and community programming in the Pawtucketville section of the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph for the purposes of the construction of a new tri-town water treatment plant in collaboration with the city known as the town of Braintree and the town of Holbrook; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Tree Eastie, Inc. for expanding the tree canopy in the East Boston section of the city of Boston through the planting and maintenance of trees; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton public schools for the renovation of dilapidated tennis courts into basketball courts at the Davis elementary school park area; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford for the maintenance of the Bruce Freeman rail trail; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton for baseball field improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton for landscaping and hardscaping outside the new D.W. Field Park Welcoming Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Worcester for improvements to Elm park; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont to maintain the tree canopy............................................ $4,993,500

2820-0101   For the costs associated with the department of conservation and recreation’s park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and park rangers at the state house............................................ $3,132,611

2820-2000   For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation............................................. $4,578,423

7006-1001   For the Massachusetts residential conservation service program under chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the Massachusetts commercial and apartment conservation service program under section 11A of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year 2027 under said chapter 465 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item........................ $272,563

7006-1003   For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item...................... $7,066,535

3000-1000   For the administration of the department of early education and care; provided, that the department shall report on the first business day of each month to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the unduplicated number of children on waiting lists for state-subsidized early education and care programs and services, including supportive child care services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the child care resource and referral agencies, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of transitional assistance, the department of children and families, the executive office of housing and livable communities, the Children’s Trust Fund established in section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, the disabled persons protection commission, the district attorneys’ offices and the early intervention program within the department of public health may share with each other personal data regarding the parents and children who receive services provided under early education and care programs administered by the commonwealth for investigations, waitlist management, program implementation and evaluation, reporting and policy development purposes; provided further, that not less than $7,500,000 shall be expended for an early education and care educator scholarship program established in section 19F of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded by the department for items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 delineated by age category; provided further, that such reports shall reflect current caseload and detailed assumptions on caseload cost in future months; provided further, that the reports shall include the number of recipients subject to subsection (f) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall provide the caseload forecasting office and the house and senate committees on ways and means with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Old Colony YMCA-Taunton Branch for the replacement of the basketball court; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds between said items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060, as necessary, for this purpose, under an allocation plan that shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any such transfer; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for People, Incorporated to support student transportation at its early education center in the city of Fall River; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. to provide evidence-based early childhood education programs to enhance language, literacy and early relational health for preschool children from communities with untapped potential..... $17,195,519

3000-1020   For early education and care quality supports to improve and sustain educational quality among providers of early education and care and to assist early educators and providers in attaining higher levels of proficiency, skill and quality; provided, that funding may be used to incentivize public-private partnerships to implement reforms that lead to student success; provided further, that such partnerships’ funding shall be administered in coordination with the department of elementary and secondary education, and preference shall be given to partnerships serving high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, program quality improvements related to meeting the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System standards; provided further, that costs related to department of early education and care personnel who support quality improvement may be funded from this item, including the department’s licensing staff and other personnel who ensure compliance with state and federal requirements for inspections, monitoring and training; provided further, that funds from this item may support the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program, inclusive learning environment grants and early childhood mental health consultation services; provided further, that any payment made under any such grant to a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation; and provided further that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Nauset Youth Alliance in support of the Alliance’s childcare programming............... $48,175,758

3000-1045   For operational grants to child care providers; provided, that for fiscal year 2027, funds shall be distributed in accordance with the formula established in section 20 of chapter 15D of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall collect data from participating programs, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of enrolled children; (ii) the number of educators employed; (iii) efforts to recruit and retain employees; (iv) any available demographic data of the families served by participating providers; (v) to the extent feasible, the income level of the families served by participating providers; (vi) the amount awarded to each provider; and (vii) the amount of operational grants spent by provider, delineated by category of spending including, but not limited to: (a) salaries; (b) other compensation; (c) workforce training; and (d) facilities improvements; provided further, that programs shall respond to all data collection requests and surveys from the department to be eligible for said grants; provided further, that funds may be expended for departmental technical assistance related to the administration and distribution of the grants; and provided further, that funds may be expended to support data collection technology, personnel and supports related to this item $475,000,000

Education and Transportation Fund.. 78.95%
Early Education and Care
Operational Grant Fund............. 21.05%

3000-2000   For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies.......................... $20,000,000

3000-2050   For the administration of the Children’s Trust Fund established in section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the department of early education and care shall not exercise any supervision or control with respect to the board of the trust fund; and provided further, that not later than December 30, 2026, the Children’s Trust Fund shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the progress of the pilot program and the mobilization of services at the family centers................................................ $1,993,205

3000-2060   For evidence-based, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention initiatives that provide technical assistance to communities, youth-serving organizations and schools to: (i) organize local coalitions dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse; (ii) recruit, train and certify local volunteers to provide free prevention education for parents, students and professionals; and (iii) strengthen the core standards around the screening of prospective employees, the development of codes of conduct, the assessment and modification of physical spaces to reduce opportunities for sexual abuse, the responding to and reporting of boundary-violating behaviors and suspected acts of sexual abuse and the training of staff and volunteers on ways to prevent adult perpetration and child-on-child sexual abuse; provided further, that initiatives supported through this item shall be administered by the Children’s Trust Fund established in section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws and the office of the child advocate; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Enough Abuse, Inc. to provide technical assistance to and training for schools and communities................... $2,315,019

3000-3060   For early education and care services for children with active cases at the department of children and families, for families currently involved with, or transitioning from, transitional aid to families with dependent children and for families participating in education and training services funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; provided, that providers shall be reimbursed for subsidized child care services funded under this item based on enrollment; provided further, that the department of early education and care, in collaboration with the department of children and families, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for services under this item, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that for children with active cases at the department of children and families, funds may be used to provide services during a transition period of not less than 12 months upon the closure of the family’s case with the department of children and families; provided further, that in the case of families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children, early education and care shall be available to: (i) recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; (ii) former recipients who are working or are engaged in an approved service need activity for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; (iii) participants who are working or are engaged in an approved service need activity for up to 1 year after the transitional period; and (iv) parents who are under 18 years of age who are currently enrolled in a job training program and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the consideration of the grandparents’ income; provided further, that all teens eligible for year-round, full-time early education and care services shall be participating in school, education, work and training-related activities or a combination thereof for not less than the minimum number of hours required by applicable regulations; provided further, that recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children shall not be charged fees for care provided under this item; provided further, that early education and care services for families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children funded from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children may be funded from this item; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-4060, as necessary, under an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that the commissioner shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days prior to the transfer; provided further, that not later than April 16, 2027, the commissioner shall submit a preliminary report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the projected expenses for the program that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency for the program; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2027, if the department determines that the available appropriation for this program will be insufficient to meet projected expenses, the commissioner shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance detailing the amount of appropriation needed to address the deficiency; provided further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall recoup funds owed by providers related to payments made by the department in prior fiscal years by reducing payments to such providers for services related to this item rendered in fiscal year 2027; and provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive such services........................................ $597,233,977

General Fund................................... 64.62%
Education & Transportation Fund.... 20.00%
High-Quality Early Education & Care
Affordability Fund............................ 15.38%

3000-4060   For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that providers shall be reimbursed for subsidized child care services funded under this item based on enrollment; provided further, that teen parents and homeless families identified as likely to become eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children may be paid from this item; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for families meeting income-eligibility criteria may be funded from this item; provided further, that early education and care services funded under this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-3060, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that the commissioner shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance not less than 30 days prior to the transfer; provided further, that not more than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item may be transferred in fiscal year 2027 as set forth in a plan submitted by the department of early education and care; provided further, that said plan shall be submitted to the joint committee on education, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that not later than April 16, 2027, the commissioner shall submit a preliminary report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the projected expenses for the program that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency for the program; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2027, if the department determines that the available appropriation for this program will be insufficient to meet projected expenses, the commissioner shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance detailing the amount of appropriation needed to address such deficiency; provided further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item; provided further, that the department shall recoup funds owed related to payments made by the department in prior fiscal years by reducing payments for services related to this item rendered in fiscal year 2027; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation........................................ $623,593,845

General Fund....................... 65.27%
Education & Transportation Fund.... 20.00%
High-Quality Early Education & Care
Affordability Fund................. 14.73%

3000-5000   For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on early head start programs..... $20,000,000

3000-6025   For grants in fiscal year 2027 to support planning and implementation activities in cities, towns, regional school districts or educational collaboratives to expand pre-kindergarten or preschool opportunities on a voluntary basis to children who will be eligible for kindergarten by September 2028; provided, that planning and implementation grants may be awarded through a competitive process established by the department of early education and care utilizing the Massachusetts Preschool Expansion Grant public-private partnership model; provided further, that preference in awarding grants shall be given to districts serving high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that additional preference in awarding planning grants may be given to districts to update strategic expansion plans completed in prior fiscal years; provided further, that additional preference in awarding implementation grants shall be given to districts that have completed strategic planning efforts that support expanding access to high-quality preschool through the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of planning and implementation activities supported through this item, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) districts that submitted applications for grant funding; (ii) recipients of grant funding; (iii) anticipated number of children served by recipients; (iv) size of awarded grants by recipient; and (v) recipients’ workforce development efforts; provided further, that funds from this item may be used to provide administrative support to grantees, including technical assistance and program evaluation; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation; provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the Summer Step Up program to support children entering kindergarten and elementary school with academic and enrichment activities during the summer $15,500,000

Education and Transportation Fund ... 100%

3000-6075   For early childhood mental health consultation services in early education and care programs in the commonwealth; provided, that preference shall be given to those services designed to limit the number of expulsions and suspensions from the programs and to early education and care programs serving high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that funding may be used to support programming and services to address mental health concerns including, but not limited to, outreach, training for educators to respond to mental health challenges, support for educators, including peer group support, and an expansion of current services; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities; and provided further, that funds shall be spent on trauma-informed professional development for early education providers........................... $4,950,000

3000-7000   For statewide neonatal and postnatal home parenting education and home visiting programs for at-risk newborns to be administered by the Children’s Trust Fund, established in section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be granted for performance-based workforce incentives and retention of home visiting personnel and for direct family support services; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall collaborate with the Children’s Trust Fund, when appropriate, to coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through item 3000-7050 to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that the Children’s Trust Fund shall oversee the maintenance of a participant data system; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, priority for such services shall be given to low-income parents............................................... $18,116,603

3000-7040   For the department of early education and care, which may expend not more than $520,000 for contingency contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Title IV, Part E, of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter IV, part E; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, these contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $520,000

3000-7050   For the coordinated family and community engagement grant program, which shall establish a statewide network of supports for early education; provided, that the department of early education and care shall distribute grants not later than August 31, 2026 in order to allow a full year of service for families involved in these programs; provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through item 3000-7000 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the Massachusetts Family Networks program; (ii) municipal school districts; (iii) regional school districts; (iv) educational collaboratives; (v) the parent-child plus program; (vi) head start programs; (vii) other school readiness and family support programs; (viii) licensed child care providers; and (ix) child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program and the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System; provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item; provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education plans; provided further, that not more than $160,000 shall be expended for technical assistance; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months.................... $11,740,598

3000-7052   For the parent-child plus program, also known as the parent-child home program........................................... $4,250,000

3000-7055   For the Neighborhood Villages Inc. pilot program to provide high-quality, economically-integrated infant and toddler classrooms that demonstrate best practices for supporting children, families and the early childhood workforce and establish infrastructure to facilitate wraparound health and wellness programming for children and families; provided, that funds shall be used to support high-quality early education and care classroom instruction and workforce development training; provided further, that funds shall be used to allow for the enhancement, coordination and alignment of early learning programs with community-based health providers and those resources that impact outcomes across health and early learning; and provided further, that the pilot program shall serve to identify resources and promising practices that inform efforts to support school-readiness and ensure the healthy development and well-being of children and families................ $1,000,000

3000-7066  For professional development and higher education opportunities and supports for early educators to be coordinated by the department of early education and care in conjunction with Massachusetts-based 2-year public institutions of higher provided, that programming shall focus on the statewide recruitment training needs of the early education and care workforce, encourage opportunities for career advancement and retention and incorporate early education and care stakeholder, employer and industry collaboration; and provided further, that professional development opportunities shall be consistent with the core competencies and career pathways established by the department and, to the greatest extent possible, provide a standard number of college credits transferable to all other public institutions of higher education in the commonwealth............................. $2,970,000

3000-7070   For Reach Out and Read, Inc.; provided, that the funds distributed through Reach Out and Read, Inc. shall be contingent upon a match of not less than in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding....................... $1,750,000

4000-0000   For the cost of transportation services for health and human services clients; provided, that the executive office of health and human services may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to departments under the purview of the executive office for the sole purpose of providing transportation services to clients; provided further, that the executive office shall when practicable encourage the use of reduced fare programs provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and fare-free services provided by regional transit authorities organized under chapter 161B of the General Laws; provided further, that the executive office shall conduct a study of the quality of nonemergency transportation services coordinated by the human service transportation office; provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the joint committee on transportation, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the results of the study which shall include an evaluation of the safety, reliability and accessibility of the human service transportation system; (ii) recommendations for the improvement of the human service transportation system; (iii) a cost analysis of the recommendations; and (iv) strategies for enhancing feedback from consumers of services coordinated by the office; and provided further, that the executive office shall develop the report in consultation with a representative of: (a) The Arc of Massachusetts; (b) Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council; (c) Dignity Alliance Massachusetts; (d) Disability Policy Consortium Inc.; (e) Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc.; and (f) the Children’s Hospital Corporation............................... $449,596,838

General Fund...................................... 77.76%
Commonwealth Transportation Fund... 22.24%

4000-0005   For youth violence prevention program grants administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided, that the grants shall be targeted at reducing youth violence among young persons at the highest annual risk of being perpetrators or victims of gun and community violence; provided further, that these funds shall be available to those municipalities with the highest number of annual youth homicides and serious assaults as determined by the executive office; provided further, that any new grants awarded from this item in fiscal year 2027 shall comply with the grant application requirements set forth in item 4000-0005 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services may select the same evaluator in fiscal year 2027 as selected in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the SISU Center in Lawrence to provide programming for at-risk youth in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Friendship Home, Inc. to provide programming for those with developmental disabilities and their families; provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) the criteria used in selecting grant recipients; (iii) a set of clearly-defined goals and benchmarks on which grant recipients shall be evaluated; and (iv) outcomes and findings that demonstrate program success from the grant awards for fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Inc. for the operation of comprehensive educational programming on gun violence and gun violence prevention; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for BAGLY, Inc. to provide innovative job training and wraparound support to LGBTQ+ homeless youth........................................ $13,099,000

4000-0007   For housing and supportive services for unaccompanied youth under section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that not later than February 5, 2027, 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 receiving prevention support; (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 provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to BAY-CASH to provide direct cash assistance to unaccompanied homeless youth............ $10,539,590

4000-0009  For the office of health equity established in section 16AA of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that the office may enter into service agreements with the department of public health to fulfill the obligations of the office; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Sickle Cell Association, Inc for advocacy, family support services, awareness campaigns and staff expansion; and provided further, that not later than December 17, 2026, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the development of the office of health equity within the executive office of health and human services and the implementation of programming as set forth in said section 16AA of said chapter 6A, including personnel costs and an organizational structure plan............................ $250,000

4000-0014   For the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. to train community health workers to serve as the patient link to medical and social services for the disenfranchised population throughout the Worcester and MetroWest regions...................... $250,000

4000-0020   For the nursing and allied health workforce development initiative, to develop and support strategies that increase the number of public higher education faculty members and students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to the nursing and allied health workforce; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Trust Fund established in section 33 of chapter 305 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that funds shall be transferred to the fund according to an allotment schedule adopted by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences School of Nursing for scholarships, simulation programs and clinical partnerships at its city of Fall River campus; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than $500,000 shall be expended to establish a partnership incentive grant program between public higher educational institutions and health care providers to expand the nursing and allied health workforce; provided further, that the grant program shall support financial incentives to health care providers that partner with public higher educational institutions by offering clinical partnerships, the use of health care staff to teach courses and other innovative supports to increase the nursing and allied health workforce pipeline; provided further, that not less than $100,000 of said funds shall be expended to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth to partner with Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. to develop and implement innovative strategies to increase the nursing and allied health workforce pipeline; provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the expenditures from the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Trust Fund and short-term and long-term strategies to increase the number of public and private higher education faculty and students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to nursing and allied health; provided further, that the report shall include details on the grant program including, but not limited to: (i) established grant criteria; (ii) a list of grant recipients, including grant amounts; and (iii) summaries of the successful grant proposals; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to Curry College School of Nursing and Health Sciences to promote increased access to quality, equitable healthcare services in the commonwealth through its nursing education programs.... $1,450,000

4000-0050   For the operation of the PCA quality home care workforce council established in section 71 of chapter 118E of the General Laws................................ $3,875,766

4000-0051   For the operation and support of the network of child and family service programs throughout the commonwealth, including family resource centers supported through this item and item 4800-0200; provided, that centers within this item shall: (i) be consistent with the requirements under section 16U of chapter 6A of the General Laws; (ii) demonstrate adherence to an evidence-based model of service; and (iii) use measurable outcomes to assess quality; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall maintain the fiscal year 2026 contract with a third-party administration service organization to oversee the execution of, and the agency’s compliance with, subsection (b) of said section 16U of said chapter 6A; provided further, that not later than April 2, 2027, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include but not be limited to: (a) the number of children and families served at each center; (b) the types of programs; (c) program outcomes; (d) client feedback; and (e) progress on data sharing between centers; and provided further, that the network of child and family service programs shall coordinate with the executive office, the department of early education and care and municipal police departments to provide emergency assistance to missing or absent children at times when the juvenile court is not open, consistent with the requirements of section 39H of chapter 119 of the General Laws..................................................... $500,000

4000-0250   For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $15,000,000 from monies received from the commonwealth health insurance connector authority for the costs of the operation and maintenance of the health insurance exchange; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the executive office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................... $15,000,000

4000-0300   For the operation of the office of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative and contracted services related to the implementation and operation of programs under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that no expenditures, whether made by the executive office or another commonwealth entity, shall be made that are not federally reimbursable, including those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX or XXI, the MassHealth demonstration waiver approved under subsection (a) of section 1115 of Title XI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315(a), or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver under said section 1115 of said Title XI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C 1315, except as required for: (i) the administration of the executive office; (ii) the equivalent of MassHealth Standard benefits for children under 21 years of age who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department of children and families; (iii) the dental benefits provided to clients of the department of developmental services who are 21 years of age or older; (iv) the payments related to services delivered in institutions for mental disease for which federal financial participation is not otherwise available; (v) cost-containment efforts, the purposes and amounts of which shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before making these expenditures; or (vi) otherwise as explicitly authorized with the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that the executive office shall provide technical and administrative assistance to agencies under the purview of the secretariat receiving federal funds; provided further, that the executive office shall ensure that any collaborative assessments for children receiving services from multiple agencies within the secretariat shall be performed within existing resources; provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the office of health equity under the department of public health and the executive office; provided further, that the office of Medicaid shall coordinate with the health policy commission in the development of care delivery and payment models in the MassHealth program, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, to ensure alignment of such models with the commission’s certification programs under sections 14 and 15 of chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided further, that in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, no rate increase shall be provided to existing Medicaid provider rates without taking all measures possible under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX, to ensure that rates of payment to providers shall not exceed the rates that are necessary to meet the cost of efficiently and economically operated providers to provide services of adequate quality; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of mental health shall approve any prior authorization or other restriction on medication used to treat mental illness under written policies, procedures and regulations of the department of mental health; provided further, that the executive office may continue to recover provider overpayments made in the current and prior fiscal years through the Medicaid Management Information System and any such recoveries shall be considered current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further, that the executive office may collect directly from a liable third party any amounts paid to contracted providers under said chapter 118E for which the executive office later discovers another third party is liable if no other course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that the executive office and its agencies, when contracting for services on the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket and the town of Provincetown, shall take into consideration the increased costs associated with the provision of goods, services and housing in said jurisdictions; provided further, that funds shall be expended for interpretive services directly or indirectly related to a settlement or resolution agreement with the office of civil rights or any other office, group or entity; provided further, that the executive office shall submit monthly MassHealth caseload reports in a searchable electronic format to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later August 3, 2026 and every 30 days thereafter on the status of the implementation of the behavioral health roadmap; provided further, that the executive office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing summarizing the projected total costs for the next fiscal year of pharmaceutical pipeline drugs identified by the executive office and expected to be made available for utilization within a 12-month period from the submission date of the report; provided further, that the report shall not identify the specific drugs, manufacturer identities or wholesale acquisition costs of individual drugs identified by the department; provided further, that not later than December 18, 2026, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2026 of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established in section 66 of said chapter 118E, including the: (a) number of persons whose medical expenses were billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (b) total dollar amount billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (c) age, income level and insurance status of recipients using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (d) types of services paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (e) amount disbursed from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to each hospital and community health center; provided further, that not later than January 13, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the methodology used to project caseload and utilization in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 13, 2027 on the: (1) number of members served in the dual eligible initiative; (2) average expenditure per member; (3) average expenditure per member before the demonstration project; and (4) number of clients that receive care at skilled nursing facilities; provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing on: (A) total spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2026; (B) estimated spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2027; (C) the actual and estimated revenue amounts, both in the form of supplemental rebates and federal financial participation, received in fiscal year 2026 and in fiscal year 2027 as a result of total pharmaceutical spending; (D) total or projected savings amounts delivered from supplemental rebate negotiations in fiscal year 2027; and (E) the relative impact of price and utilization of pharmaceutical drugs added to the MassHealth drug list within fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the executive office, in consultation with office of Medicaid, shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the review of wage payment rates for the provision of continuous skilled nursing care established in 101 CMR 350.04, 101 CMR 361 and 101 CMR 453, including: (I) an aggregated overview of the wage payment rates paid by home health agencies to staff or contracted nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care, including any increases in said wage rates resulting from increases in Medicaid rates paid to home health agencies for continuous skilled nursing care; (II) an aggregated overview of the proportion of the Medicaid reimbursement rate paid directly as wages and benefits to nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care through a home health agency that contracts with MassHealth; (III) an aggregated breakdown of said wage rates as applied to the acuity level of patients receiving continuous skilled nursing care; (IV) an aggregated breakdown of said wage rates as applied to the licensure level of the providers of continuous skilled nursing care; (V) state costs for wage rates promulgated in state fiscal years 2022 to 2026, inclusive, by regulation, department and program; (VI) the fiscal impact of increases in state funding versus prior fiscal year actual costs for wage rates promulgated for state fiscal years 2022 to 2026, inclusive, delineated by regulation, department and program; and (VII) recommendations on information to be included in any future reporting by home health agencies receiving an increase of continuous skilled nursing care rates provided by the office of Medicaid; provided further, that home health agencies providing continuous skilled nursing care shall provide all information and documentation requested by the executive office of health and human services to compile the required report;  provided further, that the executive office shall make a supplemental payment not less than $3,000,000 to Franciscan Hospital for Children, Inc. above base rates, to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Health Care For All, Inc. for the costs associated with operating its free statewide non-profit consumer assistance helpline in order to provide health coverage eligibility, enrollment and navigation assistance and to operate an online support platform for enrollment assistance across the state; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Emerson Hospital in the town of Concord to expand its emergency behavioral health service capacity; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Watertown Community Foundation, Inc. for support and stabilization services for vulnerable populations in the city known as the town of Watertown; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Transhealth Inc. for infrastructure and programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Inc. for services and equipment related to maternal care; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc. to support continued access to sexual and reproductive health care and community needs; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to New England Life Flight, Inc., doing business as, Boston MedFlight; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to St. Anthony Shrine Order of Friars Minor Province of the Most Holy Name to expand the Father Mychal Judge Center for counseling and recovery; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc. for the operation of its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) day centers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to The Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett, Inc. for increased staffing needs; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health for an awareness campaign focused on the screening, early diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment and medication for sleep and wakefulness disorders, and their behavioral health and medical comorbidities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community Action Pioneer Valley; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the turning 22 commission established in section 81; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be transferred to the Criminal Justice and Community Support Trust Fund established in section 2QQQQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws for the continuation of a pilot program to establish a county restoration center and program overseen by the restoration center commission in the former Middlesex county established in section 225 of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018 to divert persons suffering from mental illness or substance use disorder who interact with law enforcement or the court system during a pre-arrest investigation or the pre-adjudication process from lock-up facilities and hospital emergency departments to appropriate treatment; provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain which shall be administered by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership to provide case management and care navigation support to assist health care facilities, individual practitioners and other health care providers including, but not limited to, nurse case managers, social workers and recovery coaches, in providing care and identifying community-based providers for referral for pain management and treatment of substance use disorder; provided further, that a total of $40,000,000 may be expended from items 4000-0700 and 4000-1426 during the fiscal year 2027 accounts payable period to pay for services delivered during fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services, with the written approval of the secretary of administration and finance, may authorize transfers of surplus among items 4000-0320, 4000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0601, 4000-0641, 4000-0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0885, 4000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-0990, 4000-1400, 4000-1420 and 4000-1426 for the purpose of reducing any deficiency in these items; provided further, that any such transfer shall be made not later than September 30, 2027; provided further, that any projected aggregate deficiency among these items shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 90 days before the projected exhaustion of funding; provided further, that any unexpended balance in these accounts shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2027; provided further, that funds shall be expended to the Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Inc. for off-island medical transportation, including the transportation of patients with behavioral health conditions; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to The Arc of Massachusetts and Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts, a division of The Arc, for a 6-month expansion of a successful pilot series to provide additional workforce training funds for department of developmental services and MassHealth day programs to train staff serving adults with autism and complex behavioral needs; provided further, that the training shall include, but not be limited to, applied behavior analysis and augmentative and alternative communication devices; provided further, that not later than May 1, 2027, The Arc of Massachusetts shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities detailing: (aa) the number of staff who received training under the pilot program and the number of hours trained; (bb) any certifications given; and (cc) the aggregated benefits to individuals served by staff who participated in the pilot program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for plumbing and other infrastructure and facility upgrades at Heywood Healthcare, Inc.’s Heywood Hospital in the city of Gardner to meet regulatory requirements and support the expansion of the hospital’s bariatric program to help improve the treatment of chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and sleep-related disorders; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Beantown Baby Diaper Bank Corp. to support the free diaper program for low-income families in the city of Boston and surrounding communities; provided further, that not less than $17,000 shall be expended for Baystate Wing Hospital Corporation in the town of Palmer to create open access hours for emergency department mental health patient follow-up services and to establish an open walk-in clinic for patients with mental health issues; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Inc. to expand the healthy lives program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Community Servings, Inc. to support the creation of a fully synchronized statewide logistics hub with precise route optimization to further  the efficient and equitable distribution of meals across the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Sturdy Health Inc. in the city of Attleboro to provide additional staff for major and regional events in the surrounding area.............. $160,684,413

4000-0320   For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $225,000,000 for medical care and assistance rendered in the current year from the monies received from recoveries and collections of any current or prior year expenditures; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the balance of any personal needs accounts collected from nursing and other medical institutions upon the death of a medical assistance recipient and held by the executive office for more than 3 years may be credited to this item................................................. $225,000,000

4000-0321   For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $65,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and as the principal agency for all of the agencies within the executive office and other federally-assisted programs administered by the executive office; provided, that such contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years unless such contracts received prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that after providing payments due under the terms of the contingency contracts, the executive office may use available funds to support special MassHealth projects that will receive enhanced federal revenue opportunities, including MassHealth eligibility operations and systems enhancements that support reforms and improvements to MassHealth programs; provided further, that any enhanced federal financial participation received for such special projects, including the Implementation Advanced Planning Documents or other eligibility operations and systems enhancements that support reforms and improvements to MassHealth shall be deposited into this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and payments required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that the executive office may negotiate contingency fees for activities and services related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs, and the comptroller shall certify these fees and pay them upon the receipt of said revenue, reimbursement or demonstration of costs avoided; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office may enter into interdepartmental service agreements with the University of Massachusetts medical school to perform activities that the executive office, in consultation with the comptroller, determines to be within the scope of the proper administration of said Title XIX of the Social Security Act and other federal funding provisions to support the programs and activities of the executive office; provided further, that such activities may include providing: (i) administrative services including, but not limited to, utilization management activities and eligibility determinations based on disability and supporting case management activities and similar initiatives; (ii) consulting services related to quality assurance, program evaluation and development, integrity and soundness and project management; and (iii) activities and services to pursue federal reimbursement, avoid costs or identify third-party liability and recoup payments made to third parties; provided further, that federal reimbursement for any expenditure made by the University of Massachusetts medical school for federally-reimbursable services the university provides under these interdepartmental service agreements or other contracts with the executive office shall be distributed to the university and recorded distinctly in the state accounting system; provided further, that contingency fees paid to the University of Massachusetts medical school shall not exceed $42,000,000 for state fiscal year 2027 except for contingency fees paid under interdepartmental service agreements for recoveries related to special disability workload projects; and provided further, that not later than December 18, 2026, the executive office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the amounts of the agreements; (b) a delineation of all ongoing and new projects; and (c) the amount of federal reimbursement and cost avoidance derived from the contracts for the previous fiscal year’s activities..................................... $65,000,000

4000-0322   For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $10,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to revenue maximization projects pursuing additional federal reimbursement or avoiding state costs; provided, that such contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures required under contingency contracts, the executive office of health and human services shall incur expenses and the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that the secretary of health and human services may negotiate contingency fees for activities and services related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs, and the comptroller shall certify these fees and pay them upon the receipt of this revenue, reimbursement or demonstration of costs avoided....... $10,000,000

4000-0430   For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office; provided further, that such standards shall be no more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 1996; and provided further, that the executive office shall process a CommonHealth application within 45 days of receipt of a completed application or within 90 days if a determination of disability is required............................................. $327,948,284

4000-0500   For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients through the executive office of health and human services’ managed care delivery systems, including a behavioral health contractor, the Primary Care Clinician Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organizations, MassHealth managed care organizations and Accountable Care Partnership Plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office shall require that any contract or other arrangement entered into by a managed care provider under the managed care delivery system for the provision and administration of pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of individuals enrolled in programs of medical assistance under this item, including a managed care provider participating in an accountable care partnership plan, shall include, but not be limited to, the requirement that pharmacy benefit managers: (i) identify all sources and amounts of income, payments and financial benefits related to the provision and administration of pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of the managed care provider including, but not limited to, pricing discounts, rebates, inflationary payments, credits, clawbacks, fees, grants, chargebacks, reimbursements or other benefits; and (ii) disclose to MassHealth the sources and amounts of all income, payments and financial benefits received by the pharmacy benefit manager; provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the total number of members participating in the Accountable Care Organization program; (b) disenrollment trends from the Partnership Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organization and Managed Care Organization-administered Accountable Care Organizations within the designated plan selection; (c) the outcomes achieved by accountable care organizations and community partners including, but not limited to, financial performance, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality and aggregate and per-member reductions in spending compared to prior cost trends; (d) the results of benchmarks on accountable care organizations’ and community partners’ progress toward an integrated care delivery system; and (e) a summary of spending and activities related to traditionally non-reimbursed services to address health-related social needs including, but not limited to, home and community-based services, housing stabilization and support, utility assistance, non-medical transportation, physical activity, nutrition, sexual assault and domestic violence supports; provided further, that said summary shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, aggregated data on the results of preventative health care services, including health-related social needs screening, the number of referrals to human service providers to address such screening, the result of such referrals and changes in health status; provided further, that such data shall be stratified by demographic factors to support an analysis of the impact on health disparities; provided further, that where data is not available, a report on progress toward establishing necessary data systems shall be provided; provided further, that said summary shall include outcome measures for at-risk populations with chronic health conditions; and provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the executive office shall conduct and submit a comparative analysis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery of the rate differential for inpatient psychiatric and substance use hospital per diem payments between MassHealth and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan................................ $6,051,261,716

4000-0601   For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors, including those provided through the Medicare Savings Program, and for the operation of the MassHealth senior care options program under section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of determining an individual’s eligibility for the senior care options program, an individual shall be deemed to reach 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which their sixty-fifth birthday occurs; provided further, that nursing facility rates effective October 1, 2026 under section 13D of said chapter 118E shall be developed using the costs of calendar year 2023; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item to maintain a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid to the elderly, the disabled and children program or supplemental security income; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for any nursing home facility or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, and in recognition of the special innovative program status granted by the executive office, shall continue to make the standard payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse nursing home facilities for up to 20 medical leave-of-absence days and shall reimburse the facilities for up to 10 non-medical leave-of-absence days; provided further, that medical leave-of-absence days shall include an observation stay in a hospital in excess of 24 hours; provided further, that no nursing home shall reassign a patient’s bed during a leave of absence that is eligible for reimbursement under this item; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2027, MassHealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, for fiscal year 2026, the: (i) number of nursing facility clients on a leave of absence, delineated by the nursing facility, medical leave-of-absence days and medical leave-of-absence days that exceeded 10 days per hospital stay, nonmedical leave-of-absence days and the total number of days on leave of absence unduplicated member count; (ii) monthly licensed bed capacity level per nursing home and the monthly total number of empty beds per nursing facility, total number of all nursing home residents and total MassHealth nursing home residents; (iii) 6 separate MassHealth payment rates and the average payment amount rate per nursing facility client resident; (iv) actual number of nursing home residents for each of the 6 payment rates in clause (iii); and (v) aggregate payment amount per nursing facility, by month; provided further, that the information in the report shall be delineated by nursing facility, including grand totals where appropriate; provided further, that the executive office shall convene and consult with the personal care attendant program working group established in item 4000-0601 of section 2 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024 to identify savings in addition to those identified in the November 28, 2025 report to effectuate a gross amount of spending for the personal care attendant program consistent with the appropriation for this item; provided further, that no further reductions to said personal care attendant program may be implemented without the agreement of the majority of said personal care attendant working group; provided further, that no payment for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the Medicare Savings Program expanded program eligibility for seniors pursuant to section 25A of said chapter 118E; provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of members who are seniors whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 135 per cent of the federal poverty level that are enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs during each month of the fiscal year; (b) total enrollment in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program and Qualifying Individual Program; (c) total annual spending on Medicare premiums and cost-sharing for such members; and (d) total annual transfers from the prescription advantage program in it em 9110-1455 and the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to fund the Medicare Savings Program expansion; provided further, that not less than $2,973,456 shall be expended for the recognition of additional allowable costs to the standard base rate for nursing facilities located within 17 miles of 71 Hospital avenue in the city of North Adams; and provided further, that not less than $3,800,000 shall be expended for the recognition of additional allowable costs to the standard base rate over the base year rate established on October 1, 2024, for a nursing facility located on Martha’s Vineyard Island and within 8 miles of a hospital that has received federal government designation as a Critical Access Hospital........................................... $5,197,654,427

4000-0641   For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2027, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, shall establish rates that cumulatively total not less than $342,100,000 more than the annual payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002; provided further, that not less than $25,000,000 shall be expended in base rates for additional payments over the rate established in October 2025, as supplemented January 2026 to reflect nursing facility resident care and workforce costs including wages, hiring of staff and training for nursing facility workers; provided further, that an amount for expenses related to the collection and administration of assessments under section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be transferred to the executive office; and provided further, that the payments made under this item shall be allocated in an amount sufficient to implement section 622 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996.................................. $650,073,456

4000-0700   For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office of health and human services’ health care indemnity or third-party liability plan to medical assistance recipients not otherwise covered under the executive office’s managed care or senior care plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that children who have aged out of the custody of the department of children and families shall be eligible for benefits through the age limit specified in MassHealth’s approved state plan; provided further, that the executive office may reduce MassHealth premiums or copayments or offer other incentives to encourage enrollees to comply with wellness goals; provided further, that funds shall be expended to eliminate pharmacy copayments for all MassHealth members; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item for members who qualify for early intervention services; provided further, that notwithstanding this item, funds may be expended from this item for the purchase of third-party insurance including, but not limited to, Medicare for any medical assistance recipient; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities relating to customer service; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities relating to disability determinations or utilization management and review, including patient screenings and evaluations, regardless of whether such activities are performed by a state agency, contractor, agent or provider; provided further, that MassHealth shall expend funds for acute care hospitals that have greater than 63 per cent of their gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office; provided further, that in fiscal year 2027, MassHealth shall maintain the same level of federally-optional chiropractic services that were in effect in fiscal year 2016 and that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002 for members enrolled in the primary care clinician program; provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the executive office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients as of January 1, 2027 as it compares to dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii) utilization of dental services in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; (iii) the actual and projected costs and revenue associated with dental coverage in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; and (iv) the estimated cost effectiveness of dental coverage as a contributor to MassHealth total cost of care; provided further, that in fiscal year 2027, the executive office shall not fund programs relating to case management with the intention of reducing length of stay for neonatal intensive care unit cases; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that no payments for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in the city known as the town of Greenfield to support its family medicine residency program; provided further, that not later than December 4, 2026, $750,000 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; provided further, that the executive office shall designate the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc. to administer the funds and shall retain 5 per cent of the total funds; and provided further, that the executive office shall: (a) report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the use of the funds by teaching community health centers; and (b) audit said centers in order to confirm the use of the funds by each center for training purposes................................................... $4,207,067,619

4000-0875   For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the provision of benefits to eligible individuals who require medical treatment for either breast or cervical cancer under section 2 of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, Public Law 106-354, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and section 10D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office shall provide these benefits to individuals whose incomes, as determined by the executive office, do not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years....................................... $18,500,000

4000-0880   For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E for children and adolescents whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office of health and human services, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care subsidies provided to eligible individuals under the last paragraph of section 9 of said chapter 118E and section 16D of said chapter 118E; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those children and adolescents in prior fiscal years................ $633,207,250

4000-0885   For the cost of health insurance subsidies paid to employees of small businesses in the insurance reimbursement program under section 9C of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended only for employees who are ineligible for subsidized insurance through the commonwealth health insurance connector authority and ineligible for any MassHealth program; provided further, that enrollment in this program may be capped to ensure that MassHealth expenditures shall not exceed the amount appropriated; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to individuals eligible under clause (j) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years................................. $34,042,020

4000-0940   For providing health care services related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to individuals ages 19 to 64, inclusive, whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office of health and human services, do not exceed 133 per cent of the federal poverty level and those who are eligible under clauses (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and provided further, that in fiscal year 2027, MassHealth shall maintain the same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year 2026 for members enrolled in the CarePlus program.. $3,363,484,382

4000-0950   For administrative and program expenses associated with the children’s behavioral health initiative to provide comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services to children suffering from severe emotional disturbances; provided, that the executive office of health and human services shall submit biannual reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the initiative; provided further, that said reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) up-to-date results of the scheduled plan, including a schedule detailing commencement of services and associated costs by service type; (ii) an up-to-date analysis of compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement to date; (iii) a detailed itemization of services and service utilization by service type, geographical location and the age of the member receiving the service; (iv) data detailing the time that elapsed between a member’s request for services and commencement of an initial assessment for services; (v) the time to complete the initial assessment and the time that elapsed between initial assessment for services and commencement of services; and (vi) a quarterly update of whether projected expenditures are likely to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the executive office shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any transfer of funds shall be made from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years; and provided further, that any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2027................................................. $337,639,537

4000-0990   For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the children’s medical security plan to provide health services for uninsured children from birth through age 18, inclusive; provided, that the executive office shall expend all necessary funds from this item to ensure the provision of this program under section 10F of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that the MassHealth benefit request shall be used as a joint application to determine the eligibility for both MassHealth and the children’s medical security plan; provided further, that the executive office shall prescreen enrollees and applicants for Medicaid eligibility; provided further, that the maximum benefit levels for this program shall be made available only to those children who have been determined by the executive office to be ineligible for MassHealth benefits; provided further, that no applicant shall be enrolled in the program until the applicant has been denied eligibility for the MassHealth program other than MassHealth Limited; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursements for state expenditures made on behalf of the children; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years................ $42,600,000

4000-1400   For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus who have incomes that do not exceed 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to said persons in prior fiscal years................. $16,555,080

4000-1420   For payment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX............................ $721,675,586

4000-1426   For health care services provided to MassHealth members through the following MassHealth waivers approved under section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act: (i) the Acquired Brain Injury Residential Habilitation waiver; (ii) the Acquired Brain Injury Non-Residential Habilitation waiver; (iii) the Moving Forward Plan Residential Supports waiver; and (iv) the Moving Forward Plan Community Living waiver; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for administrative and program expenses associated with the operation of said waivers; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to members participating in said waivers in prior fiscal years $560,464,089

4000-1700   For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services.................... 183,495,208

4003-0111   For the operation of the office for refugees and immigrants; provided, that the office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) a list of recipients of such funds; (ii) the amounts distributed to each recipient; and (iii) the number of newly arrived immigrants and refugees served by each recipient.................... $993,777

4003-0122   For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded under this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: (i) English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes; (ii) citizenship application assistance; (iii) interview preparation; and (iv) support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal noncitizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits that could be replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons become citizens shall be given priority for services; provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the office’s refugee and immigrant services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Casa Dominicana Inc. to assist in ESL classes and additional programming for low-income adults; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Immigrants Assistance Center, Inc. in the city of New Bedford to provide citizenship and workforce readiness programming; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Project Citizenship, Inc. for services for immigrants in the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Watertown and the town of Belmont; and provided further, that not less than $140,000 shall be expended to Friendly House, Inc. for the operation of the Office of New Americans in the city of Worcester..................... $1,616,246

4003-0124   For the implementation of an immigration legal services program; provided, that funds may be expended for costs associated with implementing the program; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to the Immigrant Family Services Institute, Inc. (IFSI-USA.INC.) for facilities, operations, programming, legal and mental health services at their offices including but not limited to Mattapan, Brockton, Everett, Worcester, Methuen and Lowell to support immigrants in Massachusetts; and provided further, that, subject to appropriation, funds shall be distributed by the office for refugees and immigrants to designated non-profit organizations to increase access to legal representation for immigrants and refugees in the commonwealth including, but not limited to, legal assistance in a single consultation or ongoing legal representation and all legal advice, advocacy and related assistance............................................. $8,000,000

4100-0060   For the operation of the center for health information and analysis established in section 2 of chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, that the estimated costs of the center shall be assessed in the manner prescribed by section 7 of said chapter 12C; and provided further, that the center for health information and analysis shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 8, 2027 on: (i) the MassHealth rates of payment for telehealth services; (ii) the MassHealth rates of payment for comparable in-person services; and (iii) the utilization rates of telehealth services where in person services are available......................................... $32,231,359

4100-0063   For the operation of the Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction established in section 15 of chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, that the estimated costs of the center shall be assessed in the manner prescribed by section 7 of said chapter 12C; and provided further, that not less than $2,468,268 shall be expended for a pilot program of automated adverse event monitoring in hospitals in the commonwealth........................................ $5,642,287

4110-0001   For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind, including the cost of sheltered workforce employee retirement benefits............................................... $2,143,271

4110-1000   For the community services program; provided, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for social workers, rehabilitation teachers and orientation and mobility instructors at the Massachusetts commission for the blind; provided further, that not less than $1,100,000 shall be expended by the Massachusetts commission for the blind to maximize the independent living skills of legally blind residents of the commonwealth through rehabilitation programs, housing assistance services, adjustment counseling services and the provision of accessible devices, assistive software and equipment and supportive technology training provided by qualified nonprofit providers in community, residential, virtual and facility-based settings; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 of said $1,100,000 shall be made available for the Carroll Center for the Blind, Inc. and not less than $300,000 of said $1,100,000 shall be made available for the MAB Community Services, Inc.......... $8,572,782

4110-1010   For radio reading services for the blind and print disabled; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to each of the following service providers: (i) Audible Local Ledger, Inc.; (ii) Audio Journal, Incorporated; (iii) Berkshire Talking Chronicle; (iv) Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc.; and (v) Valley Eye Radio, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for Talking Information Center, Incorporated to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually-impaired and otherwise disabled listeners..................................... $1,100,000

4110-2000   For the turning 22 program of the Massachusetts commission for the blind, including deaf-blind extended supports; provided, that the commission shall work in conjunction with the department of developmental services to secure the maximum amount of federal reimbursements available for the care of turning 22 program clients............................................... $18,320,678

4110-3010   For vocational rehabilitation services for the blind operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriations shall be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees............................. $2,522,010

4120-0200   For independent living centers; provided, that not later than April 1, 2027, MassAbility shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the services provided by independent living centers; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) total number of consumers that request and receive services; (ii) types of services requested and received by consumers; (iii) total number of consumers moved from nursing homes; and (iv) total number of independent living plans and goals set and achieved by consumers $8,500,000

4120-1000   For the operation of MassAbility; provided, that not less than 90 days prior to any changes to the current eligibility criteria, the commission shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the commissioner shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on the number of clients served and the amount expended on each type of service; provided further, that upon the written request of the commissioner of revenue, MassAbility shall provide lists of individual clients to whom, or on behalf of whom, payments have been made for the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error and abuse in the programs administered by MassAbility; and provided further, that said lists shall include client names and social security numbers and payee names and other identification, if different from a client’s identification........................................... $481,163

4120-2000   For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriations shall not be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that the commissioner of MassAbility, in making referrals to service providers, shall take into account a client’s place of residence and the proximity of the nearest provider to the client’s residence.................... $29,194,031

4120-3000   For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services shall be provided for severely disabled adults........................................ $2,487,654

4120-4000   For community-based services, which shall include, but not be limited to, protective services, adult support services, assistive technology services and the annualization of funding for turning 22 program clients who began receiving services in fiscal year 2026 under item 4120-4010 of section 2 of chapter 9 of the acts of 2025; provided, that not less than $1,920,000 shall be expended for assistive technology services; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to REquipment Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Assistive Technology (AT) Reuse Program, Inc. to improve the independence of individuals with disabilities through the refurbishment and repair of home medical equipment and assistive technology.............................. $14,730,909

4120-4001   For the accessible housing registry for people with disabilities......................... $150,000

4120-4010   For the turning 22 program of MassAbility................................................ $311,166

4120-5000   For homemaking services................................ $4,862,718

4120-6000   For services for individuals with head injuries; provided, that MassAbility shall work with the executive office of health and human services to maximize federal reimbursement for clients receiving head injury services........................ $33,106,310

4125-0100   For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing........... $11,270,808

4200-0010   For the administration of the department of youth services; provided, that the department shall continue to collaborate with the department of elementary and secondary education in order to align curriculum at the department of youth services with the statewide curriculum frameworks and to support the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of youth services into traditional public school settings; provided further, that the commissioner of youth services may transfer funds between items 4200-0100, 4200-0200, 4200-0300 and 4200-0600, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than 7 per cent of any such item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2027.......... $4,543,530

4200-0100   For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department of youth services...................... $23,362,621

4200-0200   For pre-trial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs; provided, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. for the detention diversion advocacy program to prevent high-risk juveniles presenting before the court from becoming further involved in the juvenile justice system............... $27,137,843

4200-0300   For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for suicide prevention services............. $117,780,790

4200-0500   For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services............................................... $3,059,187

4200-0600   For the operation of secure facilities to detain arrested youth before arraignment under the overnight arrest program............... $2,606,922

4200-0700   For evidence-based delinquency prevention through diversion programming that serves as an alternative to arresting or prosecuting youth through the juvenile court........... $1,660,615

4400-1000   For the central administration of the department of transitional assistance; provided, that all costs associated with verifying disability for all programs of the department shall be paid from this item; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Inc. for the continuation of wrap around services; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Cradles to Crayons’ Clothing Insecurity relief and essentials distribution service provided further, that the department shall submit monthly status reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on program expenditures, savings and revenues, error rate measurements and public assistance caseloads and benefits; provided further, that the department shall collect all out-of-court settlement restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution payments shall include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum payments; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and unless otherwise expressly provided, federal reimbursements received for the department, including reimbursements for administrative, fringe and overhead costs for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that an application for assistance under chapter 118 of the General Laws shall also be an application for assistance under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that if the department denies assistance under said chapter 118, the department shall transmit the application to the executive office of health and human services for a determination of eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that after April 1, 2027, the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; provided further, that the distribution of the funds to be transferred shall be included in an allocation plan, which the commissioner shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days before any such transfer; provided further, that upon approval by the executive office for administration and finance, the commissioner may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between this item and item 4400-1100; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Springfield WORKS for its Bridge to Prosperity pilot program to mitigate cliff effects for low-income families............................................. $109,285,521

4400-1001   For programs to increase the commonwealth’s participation rate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other federal nutrition programs; provided, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for a grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that the work of employees of the department of transitional assistance paid for from this item shall be restricted to processing supplemental nutrition assistance program applications; provided further, that the department shall not require supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants to provide reverification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further, that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries and arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the department shall fund a system to image and catalog eligibility documents electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these programs $5,762,115

4400-1004   For the project costs of the Massachusetts healthy incentives program; provided, that when expanding the number of participating vendors, the department shall prioritize improving access in areas with limited access to fresh, local produce and that are historically underserved by the program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Allston-Brighton Food Pantry for a community refrigerator support program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Dracut Food Pantry; provided further, that the department shall collaborate with local food coalitions and nonprofit groups to develop community outreach strategies that ensure equitable access to, and knowledge of, the program; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of households utilizing the program, including household size, age and racial demographic information; (ii) the number of program transactions; (iii) the number of vendors processing program transactions; (iv) a breakdown of the total number of program clients and vendors, by their municipality; and (v) the department’s efforts, plans and timeline for identifying geographic areas that are underserved by the program and increasing program activity in those areas, including metrics and factors to be used to make determinations for the addition and siting of vendors, prior appropriation continued............................................. $21,550,000

4400-1020   For the operation of the secure jobs connect program for employment support, job training and job search services for homeless or previously homeless families receiving assistance from the executive office of housing and livable communities under items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316; provided, that participants receiving assistance under said items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108 shall receive not less than 12 months of housing stabilization services under said items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108; provided further, that services shall be delivered by community-based agencies that have demonstrated experience working in partnership with regional administering agencies including, but not limited to, Community Teamwork Inc., Father Bill's & MainSpring, Inc., Way Finders, Inc., Jewish Vocational Service, Inc., SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. and Worcester Community Action Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Main South Community Development Corporation for efforts to promote the safety and security of the University Park and Beacon Brightly neighborhoods; provided further, that the executive office of housing and livable communities shall make available rental assistance under item 7004-9024 to ensure effective participation in this program; provided further, that service delivery agencies shall seek additional federal, state or private funds to ensure the effective continuation of regional partnerships; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, by type of service or program provided, on the: (i) housing situation, including stability of housing, for program participants; (ii) employment status, including the employment history, of program participants; (iii) total number of program participants; and (iv) number of program participants who are no longer receiving assistance under said items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316.............................................. $5,000,000

4400-1025   For domestic violence specialists at local area offices......................... $2,411,075

4400-1100   For the payroll of the department of transitional assistance’s caseworkers; provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be paid from this item......................... $121,991,351

4400-1979   For the department of transitional assistance to administer, in consultation with the commonwealth corporation, the employment counseling and job training program established in section 3B of chapter 118 of the General Laws, the pathways to self-sufficiency program respectively established in sections 3B and 3C of said chapter 118 and the full employment program established in section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, as amended by section 29 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014........................... $980,171

4401-1000   For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance may expend funds on such services for the noncustodial parents of dependent children receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than the amounts expended in fiscal year 2026 for the young parents program and the competitive integrated employment services program; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for learning disability assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the DTA Works internship program; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the service providers with whom the office for refugees and immigrants entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2026 under this item; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached 18 years of age, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the consideration of the grandparents’ income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to: (i) the number of clients served by these programs; (ii) the number of clients who transition into employment, when applicable; (iii) the number of clients who remain in employment after 90 days, when applicable; (iv) the number of clients who remain in employment after 1 year, when applicable; and (v) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as designed by these programs; provided further, that the department shall examine the outcomes of these programs to determine which are effective in transitioning clients to employment and increasing self-sufficiency; and provided further, that the department shall consider other programs to meet the transitional employment needs of clients............................................ $20,375,367

4403-2000   For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that the payment standard and need standard in fiscal year 2027 shall be not less than the standards in effect in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that the need standard shall be equal to the payment standard established under the provisions of this item; provided further, that the payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2028 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall notify parents under 20 years of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of clause (2) of subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 or any successor law; provided further, that a $40-per-month rental allowance shall be paid to households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing; provided further, that a nonrecurring children’s clothing allowance of $500 shall be provided to each child eligible under this program in September 2026; provided further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2026; provided further, that benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a care and protection hearing held under chapter 119 of the General Laws or to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but for the temporary removal of any dependent children from the home by the department of children and families under  procedures; provided further, that not less than $779,058 shall be expended for transportation benefits for recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that any person experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item and chapter 118 of the General Laws, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall promulgate or revise any such rules and regulations necessary to implement the preceding provision; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of said chapter 118 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department of transitional assistance shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible dependent children only if the pregnancy has been verified and who, if the child had been born and was living with that parent in the month of payment, would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for the loss; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall, to the extent feasible within the existing appropriation and any funding from other sources, review its disability standards to determine the extent to which such standards reflect the current medical and vocational criteria; provided further, that not less than 75 days before any changes to the disability standards are publicly proposed, the department of transitional assistance shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities; provided further, that at the time of application and on a semi-annual basis, the department of transitional assistance shall provide oral and written notification to all recipients of their child care benefits; provided further, that the notification shall include the full range of child care options available, including center-based child care, family-based child care and in-home, relative child care; provided further, that the notification shall detail available child care benefits for current and former recipients, including employment and training benefits and transitional benefits; provided further, that the notice shall also advise recipients of the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations relative to eligibility for, or levels of, benefits under the program, the department of transitional assistance shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure from this item so as not to exceed this appropriation; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for cash and transportation benefits for newly-employed transitional aid to families with dependent children clients for a period not to exceed 12 months to assist such clients with short-term self-sufficiency; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of transitional assistance shall calculate benefits provided under this item in the same manner as it calculated said benefits in the previous fiscal year; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance’s calculation of benefits shall not preclude the department of transitional assistance from making eligibility or benefit changes that lead to an increase in eligibility or benefits; provided further, that not less than 75 days before adopting eligibility or benefit changes, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a report on said changes to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the house of representatives; and senate; provided further, that the report shall include the text of, basis for and reasons for the proposed changes; and provided further, that not later than January 1, 2027, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a report to house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include but not be limited to: (A) the number of participants in the program, including available demographic information; (B) the average benefit amount, including the methodology for determining an individual's benefit amount; and (C) the number of participants in the program who also receive benefits under items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316............................................ $437,259,755

4403-2007   For a nutritional benefit program for low-income workers; provided, that benefits shall be provided only to those for whom receiving these benefits will improve the work participation rate under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program $11,000,000

4403-2008   For participant support payments to pay for or reimburse supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants and recipients for expenses that are reasonably necessary and directly related to participation in the SNAP path to work program $352,972

4403-2119   For the provision of structured settings as provided under subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 or any successor statute, for parents under the age of 22 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program............................ $15,080,238

4405-2000   For the state supplement to the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for Supplemental Security Income recipients; provided, that the expenses of special grant recipients residing in rest homes, as provided under section 7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item; provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1, 2026, established in section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than rates effective January 1, 2026; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the Supplemental Security Income program that makes payments to persons living in assisted living residences certified under chapter 19D of the General Laws who meet the income and clinical eligibility criteria established by the department and the executive office; provided further, that the optional category of payments shall only be administered in conjunction with the Medicaid group adult foster care benefit; and provided further, that reimbursements to providers for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item.............................. $186,937,185

4408-1000   For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children, who are found by the department of transitional assistance to be eligible for the aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and regulations promulgated by the department and subject to the limitations of appropriation for such purpose; provided, that recipients shall not be subject to sponsor income-deeming or related restrictions; provided further, that in implementing the program for fiscal year 2027, the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item and the need standard and payment standard shall be not less than the standard that was in effect in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that any person experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item and said chapter 117A, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1, 2026, established in section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than rates effective January 1, 2026; provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons who are the age of 65 or older who have applied for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws, to persons suffering from a medically-determinable impairment or combination of impairments that is expected to last for a period determined by department regulations, which substantially reduces or eliminates such individuals’ capacity to support themselves and which has been verified by a competent authority, to certain persons caring for a disabled person, to otherwise eligible participants in the vocational rehabilitation program of MassAbility, to dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and the separate program under section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and to parents or other caretakers of dependent children who are ineligible under said chapter 118 and under said separate program; provided further, that no person incarcerated in a correctional institution shall be eligible for benefits under the program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the payment of expenses associated with any medical review team, other disability screening process or costs associated with verifying disability for this program; provided further, that the department shall adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement the changes to the program required by this item promptly and within the appropriation; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility or benefits, including the payment standard, medical benefits and any other benefits under this program, the department shall take into account the amount available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the department may promulgate emergency regulations under said chapter 30A to implement these eligibility changes, benefit changes or both; provided further, that nothing in this item shall be construed to create any right accruing to recipients of the former general relief program; provided further, that reimbursements collected from the Social Security Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than 75 days prior to adopting any eligibility or benefit changes, the commissioner of transitional assistance shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth the text of and the basis and reasons for the proposed changes; provided further, that the report shall state exactly which components of the current benefit package will be altered and the department’s most accurate assessment of the effects of benefit or eligibility changes upon recipient families; provided further, that the payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2028 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item; and provided further, that not later than January 4, 2027, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a report to house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include but not be limited to: (A) the number of participants in the program, including available demographic information; (B) the average benefit amount, including the methodology for determining an individual's benefit amount; and (C) the amount of those who receive benefits under this program that also receive benefits from 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 and 7004-9316............................................ $204,024,252

4510-0020   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $967,597 in retained revenues collected from fees charged by the food protection program for costs of said program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $967,597

4510-0040   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $73,734 from fees assessed under chapter 111N of the General Laws for the regulation of all pharmaceutical and medical device companies that market their products in the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................... $73,734

4510-0100   For the administration and operation of the department of public health, including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established under section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall give specific consideration to additional monies available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law, 111-148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152;and provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for contracted clinical support staff including, but not limited to, three nurse practitioners, one psychiatrist, and two addiction/mental health specialists........................................... $36,026,194

4510-0110   For community health center services; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended on 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, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 254b(l); provided further, that funds shall be expended for the Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program in an amount not less than the amount expended in fiscal year 2026 contingent on the receipt of matching federal funds; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the Ellie Fund, Inc. to partner with community health centers to educate providers, patients and families on the availability of breast cancer support services during the screening and diagnosis processes in culturally competent manners; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services Inc. to support expanded access at the Plymouth Community Health Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts to support the 413Cares centralized database of community services in western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Lynn Community Health Center for capital and technology improvements to support enrollment and patient support services; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Fenway Health Center the purpose of supporting a Medical Education and Health Research Fellowship Program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to NEW Health - Charlestown for the purpose of operating and maintaining treatment of substance use disorder; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Baystate Brightwood Health Center in the city of Springfield to assist in neighborhood outreach; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to the North End Waterfront neighborhood health center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Lowell Community Health Center, Inc. for its primary care residency program for housing stipends for primary care residents; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to infrastructure and operational upgrades related to expanding access to dental care and primary care services at Geiger Gibson Community Health Center in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the continuation of a comprehensive substance abuse and narcotic use reduction program at a federally qualified health center located in South Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Manet Community Health Center Incorporated for the nurse care management program; and provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be transferred from this item to the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund established in section 2K of chapter 111 of the General Laws.......... $12,443,222

4510-0112   For the department of public health to fund postpartum depression programs at community health centers in the cities of Holyoke, Lynn, Worcester, Fall River and Salem and in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston; provided, that should a community health center decline funding, unexpended funds shall be made available to participating centers or to expand the program to additional centers....................................... $860,000

4510-0600   For an environmental and community health hazards program, including control of radiation and nuclear hazards, consumer products protection, food and drugs, lead poisoning prevention under chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, lead-based paint inspections in day care facilities, inspection of radiological facilities, licensing of x-ray technologists, evaluation of exposure to environmental contaminants and possible links with diseases, including cancer, potential health impacts of exposure to per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, indoor air quality inspections in public buildings, enforcement of the state sanitary code in multiple settings and the administration of the bureau of climate and environmental health under chapter 111F of the General Laws; provided, that the department may expend funds from this item to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power reactors, including those now licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and provided further, that not less than $292,035 shall be expended for the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry established in section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Silent Spring Institute, Inc. for the Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health study to study health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure from drinking water contamination in the village of Hyannis in the town of Barnstable....................................................... $9,458,009

4510-0601   For the department of public health to fund implementation and ongoing administration of the Parkinson's Disease Registry as established in section 243 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as amended by section 225 of chapter 238 of the acts of 2024 $100,000

4510-0615   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $2,300,888 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided, that the retained revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 may be expended for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. to provide radiological monitoring in the 6 communities of the commonwealth that are within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of the Seabrook nuclear power plant $2,300,888

4510-0616   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,525,556 for a drug registration and monitoring program from retained revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists, for controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $1,525,556

4510-0710   For the operation of the bureau of health care safety and quality and the office of patient protection; provided, that services funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the advancement of the prescription monitoring program and the maintenance and enhancement of prescription drug monitoring information exchange architecture to support interstate prescription drug monitoring data sharing; provided further, that the bureau shall be responsible for assuring quality of patient care provided by the commonwealth’s health care facilities and services and for protecting the health and safety of patients who receive care and services in nursing homes, rest homes, clinical laboratories, clinics, institutions for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and the mentally ill, hospitals and infirmaries, including the inspection of ambulance services; provided further, that investigators shall conduct investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation; provided further, that all investigators in the division of health care quality responsible for the investigations shall receive training by the Medicaid fraud control unit in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for South Shore Health to support its efforts to advance health equity and improve access for underserved communities; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $500,000 for the development and implementation of the mobile integrated health care program; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the full registration of practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses authorized by the board of registration in nursing to practice in advanced practice nursing roles under section 7A of chapter 94C of the General Laws................................ $18,015,596

4510-0712   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $6,071,402 in retained revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities and individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure and recertification for program costs of the bureau of health care quality and improvement; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $6,071,402

4510-0721   For the operation and administration of the boards of registration for health professions licensure; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation and administration of the boards of registration in nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing home administrators, physician assistants, naturopathy, perfusionists, genetic counselors, community health workers and respiratory care....................................................... $4,140,620

4510-0723   For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture............. $190,234

>4510-0724   For the board of registration in medicine, including the physician profiles program; provided, that the board may expend revenues not to exceed $300,503 from new revenues associated with increased license and renewal fees................................. $300,503

4510-0790   For regional emergency medical services; provided, that the regional emergency medical services councils designated under 105 C.M.R. 170.101 and the central medical emergency direction centers that were in existence on January 1, 1992 shall remain the designated councils and central medical emergency direction centers.................................................. $500,000

4510-0811   For grants to children’s advocacy centers, including those previously funded through item 4800-0038 in prior fiscal years, and for services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided, that not less than the amount allocated by the department of public health for each children’s advocacy center in fiscal year 2026 shall be expended in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the department shall allocate available funding above the amounts required to maintain not less than the prior fiscal year’s funding levels for each center among the 12 accredited centers in a manner to promote equity in the services available to child victims of sexual abuse, assault and trafficking; provided further, that not less than $1,050,000 shall be expended for the support of the statewide delivery system of children’s advocacy centers with funding administered by the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc.; and provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the grants awarded to each center; (ii) the number of individuals served by each center receiving funding; and (iii) recommendations on how to improve the availability and delivery of services through these centers............. $5,500,000

4510-3010   For a grant to the Down Syndrome program at the Children’s Medical Center at the University of Massachusetts medical center based on the patient-centered medical home concept................ $150,000

4512-0103   For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or HIV/AIDS, services, programs and related services for persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis and other infections of public health importance; provided, that funding shall be provided proportionately to serve each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and associated conditions; provided further, that in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, the department of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering HIV/AIDS community testing and screening shall seek third-party reimbursement for said services; provided further, that the department shall ensure that at least the same level of services shall be made available as in the previous fiscal year; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2027...................................... $32,000,000

4512-0106   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $65,194,869 for the HIV Drug Assistance Program, or HDAP, from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act, as codified in 42 U.S.C. section 256b, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that such services shall include activities that would be eligible for coverage through the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, Public Law 101-381, with priority given to the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance program; provided further, that any excess rebate revenue collected beyond the ceiling of this appropriation shall be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that services in an amount equivalent to the amount deposited in the General Fund shall be funded through item 4512-0103; and provided further, that the department may make expenditures from the start of each fiscal year from this item in anticipation of receipt of rebate revenues from pharmaceutical manufacturers............ $65,194,869

4512-0200   For the bureau of substance addiction services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court-adjudicated, indigent clients; provided, that the department of public health shall ensure that vendors providing methadone treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for such services; provided further, that in order to support and strengthen public access to substance use disorder services, funds shall be expended to maintain programming including, but not limited to: (i) centralized intake capacity service under section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws; (ii) the number and type of facilities that provide treatment; and (iii) detoxification and clinical stabilization service beds in the public system; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended for low-threshold housing, employing a “Housing First” model, for homeless individuals with substance use and mental health disorders at risk of HIV; provided further, that funds shall be expended to preserve and expand the programs currently funded by the Massachusetts Access to Recovery, or MA-ATR, program; provided further, that funds shall be expended to support the operations of recovery centers funded by the department, including centers that serve gateway municipalities as defined under section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the extended release ofnaltrexone program under section 158 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a statewide program to improve training for the care of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the 10 level III neonatal intensive care units; provided further, that under section 236 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, the department shall enhance data-sharing capabilities and collaborate across agencies to ensure coordination of services for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome; provided further, that funds shall be expended to support municipalities utilizing grant funds from the Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC) grant program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a voluntary training and accreditation program for owners and operators of alcohol and drug-free housing under section 18A of said chapter 17; provided further, that funds shall be expended on MassAbility through an interagency service agreement with the bureau to support workforce development; provided further, that funds shall be expended for outpatient and mobile services for deaf/hard of hearing, and deaf/hard of hearing/blind individuals with substance use disorders; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the bureau to address the addiction treatment workforce crisis through outreach and recruitment efforts at local and regional educational institutions and vocational-technical high schools; provided further, that not less than $460,000 shall be expended to the Boston Public Health Commission for an additional 30 Transitional Support Services (TSS) and Clinical Stabilization Services (CSS) beds for up to 60 days to cover shortages; provided further, that 20 of said beds shall be for women and 10 of said beds for men; provided further, that funds shall be expended for substance use disorder step-down recovery services, known as level-B beds and services, and other critical recovery services with severely reduced capacity; provided further, that said funds shall be expended in the AA object class; provided further, that funds shall be expended for jail diversion programs primarily for nonviolent offenders with opioid or opiate addiction to be procured by the department of public health; provided further, that each jail diversion program shall have not fewer than 60 beds and shall provide clinical assessment services to the respective courts, inpatient treatment for not more than 90 days and ongoing case management services for not more than 1 year; provided further, that individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney in conjunction with the commissioner of probation if: (a) there is reason to believe that the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to opiates or another substance use disorder; and (b) the diversion of the individual is clinically appropriate and consistent with established clinical and public safety criteria; provided further, that programs shall be established in separate counties in locations deemed suitable by the department of public health; provided further, that the department shall coordinate operations with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, the commissioner of probation and the department of correction; provided further, that funds shall be used to support the ongoing treatment needs of clients after 90 days for which there is no other payer; provided further that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the city of Lynn for the Lynn police department’s behavioral health unit; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Community Servings for the purposes of providing medically tailored meals to persons battling chronic illnesses and workforce training programs to those recovering from addiction; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack Valley Prevention and Substance Abuse Project, Inc., for resources, community outreach and programs in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the operation of The Dimock Center’s Behavioral Health continuum of care to provide comprehensive treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and other behavioral health challenges, address workforce challenges and reduce barriers to care; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the operation of the Gavin Foundation’s behavioral health continuum of substance use care to provide comprehensive treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and other behavioral health challenges; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Joseph Nee Collaborative Center for substance use disorder programming; provided further, that funds shall be expended for family intervention and care management services programs, a young adult treatment program and early intervention services for individuals who are dependent on or addicted to alcohol, controlled substances or both alcohol and controlled substances; provided further, that funds shall be expended for supportive case management services; provided further, that funds shall be expended to increase the number of residential rehabilitation services, with priority given to families, youth, transitional age youth and young adults; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the bureau to provide technical assistance and training to increase the number of providers and to support existing providers delivering culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse services in communities of color; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a program to support multidisciplinary, team-based substance use services for adults with severe and persistent substance use disorder; provided further, that the program shall: (a) include a team-based approach to service delivery that tailors services to the specific needs and acuity of each individual; (b) provide substance use and social services through a person-centered approach; and (c) not limit program services to a specific physical location; provided further, that funds shall be expended to procure additional family supportive housing programs across the commonwealth; provided further, that funds shall be expended to address the addiction treatment workforce crisis through outreach and recruitment efforts and support to complete trainings and continuing education curriculum; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to expand and develop the state’s licensed alcohol and drug counselor workforce; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purchase and distribution of naloxone; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for a pilot program of public health-informed substance use disorder treatment services for individuals under supervision of the parole board, to be administered in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security; provided further, that the bureau shall contract with a community-based behavioral health provider to oversee and operationalize the pilot program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Serenity House, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Inc. in the South End and Roxbury sections of the city of Boston for direct care workers providing health care treatment services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance use disorders in and around the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard and the surrounding impact areas; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Boston Medical Center Corporation in the South End section of the city of Boston for direct care workers providing health care treatment services for those experiencing mental health and substance use disorders in and around the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard and the surrounding impact areas; and provided further, that funds may be expended to implement the recommendations of the South End/Roxbury/Newmarket Working Group on Addiction and Recovery to address the public health and safety crisis at the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard and the surrounding impact areas in collaboration with the city of Boston..................................................... $187,880,689

Marijuana Regulation Fund.......... 83.97%
General Fund.............................. 16.03%

4512-0204   For the purchase, administration and training of first-responder and bystander naloxone distribution programs; provided, that funds shall be expended to maintain funding for first responder naloxone grants and bystander distribution in communities with high incidence of overdose; provided further, that the commissioner of public health may transfer funds between this item and item 4512-0200 as necessary under an allocation plan which shall detail the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that not less than 30 days prior to any such transfer, the commissioner shall submit the allocation plan to the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than October 1, 2026, the department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) communities included in the program expansion; (ii) number of participants for each community; and (iii) amount of naloxone purchased and distributed, delineated by community.............................................. $1,298,718

4512-0205   For grants and contracts with substance use programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for UHAI for Health Inc. to support its opioid overdose work in the community; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to for Office-Based Addiction/Opioid Treatment, a program of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the city of Lynn for mental health and substance use disorder services; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to Self Esteem Boston for direct service and provider training programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Latin American Health Alliance of Central Massachusetts, Inc. for capital expenses to support substance use recovery programming for communities disproportionately affected by health disparities in central Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to One Life at a Time, Inc., located in the city known as the town of Braintree, for the facilitation of access to sober living programs and job training services for people in recovery and associated operational costs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Braintree for the Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc. for a grant program to prevent and treat addiction to opioid and related substances; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Walker, Inc. for behavioral health and wellness services for incarcerated and post-release individuals with children in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk to promote successful child development, community reintegration and reduced recidivism and for the expansion of similar services for at-risk and court-involved youth in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk to promote mental health, academic success and reduced involvement in the criminal justice system; provided further, that not less than $475,000 shall be expended for the RecoveryWorks program at Massachusetts General Hospital to: (i) provide participant mentorship, career coaching, recovery- and career-oriented skills training groups and assistance with removing barriers to enter the workforce throughout the 5-year duration of the program; and (ii) partner with employers and organizations on education and anti-stigma efforts; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Baystate Noble Hospital Corporation in the city of Westfield for a grant program to prevent and treat addiction to opioids and related substances; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, Inc. to assist in their work to end the opioid epidemic in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended in equal amounts to the following substance abuse coalitions and community partnerships: (i) Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse; (ii) Sharon Substance Prevention and Resource Coalition; and (iii) Norton Opioid Prevention and Education Collaborative N.O.P.E.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the purposes of the operation of Resources for Recovery Inc. located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to continued capital improvements to the Cambridge Community Center and for the expansion of their community-based behavioral health program......................................... $4,120,000

4512-0206   For the department of public health to coordinate a comprehensive statewide strategy, in partnership with municipalities, public health harm reduction organizations and other stakeholders, to promote existing commonwealth harm reduction efforts, to foster a culture of harm reduction and to promote community-based harm reduction services as recommended by the harm reduction commission established under section 100 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018 and to prioritize the health, safety and dignity of individuals who use substances as recommended by the commission on methamphetamine and other stimulant use in the commonwealth established in section 131 of chapter 24 of the acts of 2021; provided, that not less $1,500,000 shall be made available to increase the availability of sterile and safe consumption equipment and syringe disposal services; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a program to provide access to fentanyl testing strips or other drug checking equipment; provided further, that funds shall be expended to promote programming to advance the creation of new supportive places for treatment and related observation that offer medical monitoring, nasal naloxone rescue kit distribution, counseling and connection to primary care, behavioral health and addiction treatment services; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the status of implementing each program funded in this item.......... $6,478,000

4512-0225   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $500,000 for a compulsive gamblers’ treatment program from unclaimed prize money held in the State Lottery and Gaming Fund established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws for more than 1 year from the date of the drawing when the unclaimed prize money was won and from the proceeds of a multi-jurisdictional lottery game under subsection (e) of section 24A of said chapter 10; provided, that the comptroller shall transfer the amount to the General Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $500,000

4512-2020   For a matching grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support municipal public safety reform; provided that funds shall be made available to municipalities pursuing public safety reforms and alternative investments to promote equitable public safety and public health outcomes; provided further, that eligible reforms and investments shall include, but not be limited to: (i) utilizing jail diversion programs, including restoration centers; (ii) hiring de-escalation specialists or implementing de-escalation training; (iii) hiring behavioral health specialists or utilizing other behavioral health supports; (iv) training in evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health and substance use crisis response or alternative emergency response; and (v) hiring or contracting alternative emergency response professionals; provided further, that preference in awarding matching grants shall be given to municipalities posing alternative emergency responses conducted by unarmed community-based human service or behavioral or mental health providers who shall be unaccompanied by law enforcement but who may call on law enforcement as needed; provided further, that municipalities receiving matching grants shall demonstrate a measurable benefit to the public health for the residents of the municipality, based on criteria established by the department, and that the municipality is pursuing new practices or reforms, or expansion of prior successful practices, that support criteria established by the department; provided further, that prior to receiving matching grants, municipalities shall provide a comprehensive implementation plan to the department of proposed public safety reforms and investments; provided further, that the department shall give priority to applications that propose to invest a majority of grant funds with community-based human service, substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health or mental health providers; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a list of all municipalities that received matching funds; (b) the amount of matching funds awarded to each municipality; and (c) a description of the reforms and investments implemented in each municipality awarded matching funds, prior appropriation continued................................ $1,000,000

4512-2022   For grants to local and regional boards of health; provided, that funds shall be expended to support the state action for public health excellence program established in section 27D of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department of public health shall prioritize a geographically equitable distribution; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a statewide data collection and reporting system, implementation of intermunicipal shared service agreements and capacity building for local and regional boards of health; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Plymouth’s office of health and human services for the planning and implementation of an equity survey, and to develop and implement trainings; and provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (i) grant recipients, their locations and amount per recipient; and (ii) dates that funds were released to said recipients................ $13,050,000

4513-0999   For a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to pharmacies and the public about an individual’s eligibility to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth; provided, that information shall include availability of a 12-month supply of contraceptives; and provided further, that the commissioner of public health shall partner with insurers, pharmacies, relevant advocacy organizations and employers to ensure the campaign reaches pharmacists, clinicians and individuals eligible to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth........................ $500,000

4513-1001   For grants to support improvements in reproductive health access, infrastructure and security, including grants to: (i) Tides for Reproductive Freedom, Incorporated; (ii) Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts, Incorporated; and (iii) Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund, Incorporated; provided, that not later than March 2, 2027, the department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the grant distribution methodology; (b) a list of grant applicants; and (c) a list of successful grant applicants, including the amounts awarded and the projects being supported by the grants................................ $1,980,000

4513-1002   For women, infants and children, or WIC, nutrition services in addition to funds received under the federal nutrition program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration; provided, that funds from this item shall supplement federal funds to enable federally-eligible women, infants and children to be served through the WIC program $15,500,388

4513-1005   For the provision of family and adolescent health services, including, but not limited to, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, the birth defects monitoring program and adolescent sexuality education; provided, that not less than $13,812,418 shall be expended for family health services; provided further, that not less than $11,207,164 of said funds shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services provided by comprehensive family planning agencies; provided further, that not less $6,700,000 shall be expended for enhancing comprehensive family planning services currently funded or previously funded by Title X Family Planning funding due to federal restrictions; provided further, that funds may be expended for the program’s critical congenital heart defects screening activities; provided further, that funds may be expended for the birth defects monitoring program; provided further, that not less than $1,700,000 shall be expended to Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. to continue services previously funded by Title X funding; provided further, that funds shall be expended for teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided further, that applications for pregnancy prevention funds shall be administered through the department of public health upon receipt and approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated under the guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department; provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed at children under the care of the department of children and families who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the department of children and families on said programming; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a reproductive health care training grant program to be administered by the department of public health for hospitals in the commonwealth to provide out-of-state medical residents with reproductive health care training consistent with residency programs in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, abortion care training if they cannot receive such training in the state where they are employed as a medical resident due to abortion restriction laws in place in such state; provided further, that grants shall be issued to hospitals in the commonwealth that provide abortion care training to medical residents; provided further, that each hospital grant recipient shall create and implement an application process for medical residents from states with abortion restriction laws, which prevent the out-of-state medical resident from receiving reproductive health care training, including abortion care training, in the state where they are employed as a medical resident; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 112 of the General Laws, a medical student who has creditably completed not less than 2 years of study in a legally-chartered medical school may practice medicine in a licensed health care facility in the commonwealth where reproductive health care may be lawfully provided under the supervision of a health care provider licensed in the commonwealth who, acting within the scope of that license, may provide such reproductive health care; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department of public health shall collect data and submit a report to the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on health care financing, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house and senate that shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the number of applicants to each grant recipient program; (ii) the number of applicants accepted into each program; and (iii) at least 1 program description for a hospital providing training funded by the grant; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the menstrual equity program in the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women to sustain and expand its menstrual equity program.............................. $27,116,673

Approved, July 8, 2026.