Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, 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 sections 2, 2B, 2D, 2E and 3, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in sections 2, 2B, 2D, 2E and 3, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. 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 handicapped persons. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving monies under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government, as well as in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission or 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 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, 2015 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for said fiscal year as set forth and authorized in sections 2, 2B and 2E. 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 such receipts with the projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report for said 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 specified in this section.
Revenue: By Source
| Source | All Budgeted Funds* | General Fund | Comm. Trans. Fund | Massachusetts Tourism | Other** |
|---|
|
Alcohol. Bev. |
$79.2
|
$79.2
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Cigarettes |
$513.0
|
$513.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Corporations |
$2,000.0
|
$2,000.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Deeds |
$232.6
|
$232.6
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Estate Inheritance |
$304.3
|
$304.3
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Financial Institutions |
$4.8
|
$4.8
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Income |
$14,020.8
|
$14,020.8
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Insurance |
$413.5
|
$413.5
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Motor Fuels |
$771.6
|
$0.0
|
$770.5
|
$0.0
|
$1.0
|
|
Public Utilities |
-$1.8
|
-$1.8
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Room Occupancy |
$141.7
|
$92.1
|
$0.0
|
$49.6
|
$0.0
|
|
Sales-Regular |
$4,038.8
|
$4,038.8
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Sales-Meals |
$997.7
|
$997.7
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Sales-Motor Vehicles |
$783.3
|
$257.1
|
$526.2
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Miscellaneous |
$15.4
|
$15.4
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
UI Surcharges |
$22.2
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$22.2
|
|
Total Consensus Tax Revenues: |
$24,337.0
|
$22,967.5
|
$1,296.8
|
$49.6
|
$23.2
|
|
Transfer to School Modernization and Reconstruction Trust (SMART) Fund |
-$771.5 |
-$771.5 |
|
|
|
|
Transfer to MBTA State and Local Contribution Fund |
-$811.3 |
-$811.3 |
|
|
|
|
Transfer to Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund |
-$1,793.0 |
-$1,793.0 |
|
|
|
|
Transfer to workforce Training Fund |
-$22.2 |
|
|
|
-$22.2 |
|
Total Consensus Tax Revenue for Budget: |
$20,939.0
|
$19,591.6
|
$1,296.8
|
$49.6
|
$1.0
|
|
Revenue Changes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delay of FAS 109 |
$45.8
|
$45.8
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Tax Settlement Revenue |
$203.5
|
$203.5
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Tax Revenue Enhancements |
$12.0
|
$12.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
|
Total Taxes Available for Budget: |
$21,200.3
|
$19,852.9
|
$1,296.8
|
$49.6
|
$1.0
|
|
Non-Tax Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Reimbursements |
$9,449.5
|
$9,443.9
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
$5.6
|
|
Departmental Revenue |
$3,708.3
|
$3,012.7
|
$676.1
|
$0.0
|
$19.4
|
|
Consolidated Transfers |
$1,818.1
|
$1,767.1
|
$75.0
|
$1.3
|
-$25.3
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
$36,176.2
|
$34,076.6
|
$2,047.9
|
$50.9
|
$0.7
|
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 such receipts with projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 13 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.
Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
| Revenue Source | Federal
Revenues | Departmental
Revenues | Budgeted
Transfers | Total
Unrestricted | Total Restricted |
|---|
|
Judiciary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supreme Judicial Court |
$0 |
$2,918,660 |
$0 |
$2,918,660 |
$0 |
|
Committee for Public Counsel |
$0 |
$8,200,000 |
$0 |
$8,200,000 |
$0 |
|
Appeals Court |
$0 |
$368,890 |
$0 |
$368,890 |
$0 |
|
Trial Court |
$0 |
$99,478,871 |
$0 |
$99,478,871 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$110,966,421 |
$0 |
$110,966,421 |
$0 |
|
District Attorneys |
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
|
|
Secretary of the Commonwealth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secretary of the Commonwealth |
$0 |
$229,821,041 |
$0 |
$229,400,754 |
$420,287 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$229,821,041 |
$0 |
$229,400,754 |
$420,287 |
|
Treasurer and Receiver-General |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office of the Treasurer |
$20,000,000 |
$82,900,618 |
$179,320,575 |
$249,553,682 |
$32,667,511 |
|
Cultural Commission |
$0 |
$2,044 |
$11,185,629 |
$11,187,673 |
$0 |
|
State Lottery Commission |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,045,740,000 |
$186,876,741 |
$858,863,259 |
| TOTAL:
|
$20,000,000 |
$82,902,662 |
$1,236,246,204 |
$447,618,096 |
$891,530,770 |
|
Attorney General |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office of the Attorney General |
$4,305,408 |
$49,827,495 |
$457,554 |
$52,590,457 |
$2,000,000 |
| TOTAL:
|
$4,305,408 |
$49,827,495 |
$457,554 |
$52,590,457 |
$2,000,000 |
|
Inspector General |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office of the Inspector General |
$0 |
$650,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$650,000 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$650,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$650,000 |
|
Office of Campaign and Political Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office of Campaign and Political Finance |
$0 |
$17,700 |
$0 |
$17,700 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$17,700 |
$0 |
$17,700 |
$0 |
|
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination |
$2,053,911 |
$221,500 |
$0 |
$16,500 |
$2,258,911 |
| TOTAL:
|
$2,053,911 |
$221,500 |
$0 |
$16,500 |
$2,258,911 |
|
State Ethics Commission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Ethics Commission |
$0 |
$86,928 |
$0 |
$0 |
$86,928 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$86,928 |
$0 |
$0 |
$86,928 |
|
Office of the State Comptroller |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office of the State Comptroller |
$52,390 |
$6,061,657 |
$294,107,763 |
$300,221,810 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$52,390 |
$6,061,657 |
$294,107,763 |
$300,221,810 |
$0 |
|
Executive Office for Administration and Finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secretary of Administration and Finance |
$0 |
$5,500,000 |
$24,640,741 |
$13,990,741 |
$16,150,000 |
|
Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance |
$0 |
$5,614,331 |
$0 |
$3,146,840 |
$2,467,491 |
|
Bureau of State Office Buildings |
$0 |
$4,522 |
$0 |
$4,522 |
$0 |
|
Civil Service Commission |
$0 |
$15,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$15,000 |
|
Group Insurance Commission |
$0 |
$835,108,230 |
$217,546,419 |
$1,050,582,100 |
$2,072,549 |
|
Division of Administrative Law Appeals |
$0 |
$13,000 |
$0 |
$13,000 |
$0 |
|
Department of Revenue |
$52,501,768 |
$147,567,503 |
$0 |
$193,521,991 |
$6,547,280 |
|
Appellate Tax Board |
$0 |
$2,257,534 |
$0 |
$1,849,864 |
$407,670 |
|
Human Resources Division |
$0 |
$2,650,365 |
$0 |
$3,884 |
$2,646,481 |
|
Operational Services Division |
$0 |
$18,449,350 |
$0 |
$7,674,743 |
$10,774,607 |
|
Information Technology Division |
$0 |
$5,452,200 |
$0 |
$0 |
$5,452,200 |
| TOTAL:
|
$52,501,768 |
$1,022,632,035 |
$242,187,160 |
$1,270,787,685 |
$46,533,278 |
|
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs |
$0 |
$4,797,000 |
$0 |
$4,417,000 |
$380,000 |
|
Department of Environmental Protection |
$0 |
$33,703,449 |
$0 |
$27,432,404 |
$6,271,045 |
|
Department of Fish and Game |
$5,600,000 |
$11,216,714 |
$130,000 |
$16,528,725 |
$417,989 |
|
Department of Agricultural Resources |
$0 |
$5,734,145 |
$0 |
$5,734,145 |
$0 |
|
Department of Conservation and Recreation |
$0 |
$23,285,924 |
$0 |
$9,144,251 |
$14,141,673 |
|
Department of Public Utilities |
$0 |
$16,919,649 |
$0 |
$14,344,649 |
$2,575,000 |
|
Department of Energy Resources |
$0 |
$4,687,320 |
$0 |
$4,687,320 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$5,600,000 |
$100,344,201 |
$130,000 |
$82,288,494 |
$23,785,707 |
|
Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Veterans' Services |
$0 |
$580,000 |
$0 |
$15,000 |
$565,000 |
|
Secretary of Health and Human Services |
$5,937,746,676 |
$907,522,693 |
$11,000,000 |
$6,571,269,369 |
$285,000,000 |
|
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy |
$0 |
$34,579,950 |
$0 |
$30,579,950 |
$4,000,000 |
|
Mass Commission for the Blind |
$3,077,082 |
$7,500 |
$0 |
$3,084,582 |
$0 |
|
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission |
$3,664,236 |
$30,000 |
$0 |
$3,694,236 |
$0 |
|
Mass Commission for the Deaf |
$190,324 |
$4,000 |
$0 |
$194,324 |
$0 |
|
Chelsea Soldiers' Home |
$13,181,062 |
$3,234,538 |
$0 |
$15,815,600 |
$600,000 |
|
Holyoke Soldiers' Home |
$12,374,634 |
$4,131,466 |
$0 |
$15,223,488 |
$1,282,612 |
|
Department of Youth Services |
$3,551,892 |
$130,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$4,681,892 |
$0 |
|
Department of Transitional Assistance |
$421,653,343 |
$36,844,734 |
$0 |
$458,498,077 |
$0 |
|
Department of Public Health |
$136,977,062 |
$58,238,876 |
$1,500,000 |
$104,321,673 |
$92,394,265 |
|
Department of Children and Families |
$197,268,189 |
$9,258,645 |
$700,000 |
$203,131,932 |
$4,094,903 |
|
Department of Mental Health |
$97,915,590 |
$3,223,241 |
$0 |
$100,513,831 |
$625,000 |
|
Department of Developmental Services |
$573,657,628 |
$6,491,265 |
$0 |
$579,998,893 |
$150,000 |
|
Department of Elder Affairs |
$1,721,237,166 |
$794,700 |
$0 |
$1,722,031,866 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$9,122,494,884 |
$1,065,071,607 |
$14,200,000 |
$9,813,054,713 |
$388,711,780 |
|
Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
$0 |
$600,669,762 |
$0 |
$600,669,762 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$600,669,762 |
$0 |
$600,669,762 |
$0 |
|
Board of Library Commissioners |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Board of Library Commissioners |
$0 |
$2,000 |
$0 |
$2,000 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$2,000 |
$0 |
$2,000 |
$0 |
|
Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Housing & Community Development |
$0 |
$3,984,479 |
$2,602,560 |
$4,052,036 |
$2,535,003 |
|
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation |
$0 |
$1,450,218 |
$0 |
$950,218 |
$500,000 |
|
Division of Banks |
$0 |
$29,000,939 |
$0 |
$26,350,939 |
$2,650,000 |
|
Division of Insurance |
$0 |
$99,532,217 |
$0 |
$99,532,217 |
$0 |
|
Division of Professional Licensure |
$0 |
$11,192,454 |
$0 |
$10,602,454 |
$590,000 |
|
Division of Standards |
$0 |
$2,622,726 |
$0 |
$1,573,975 |
$1,048,751 |
|
Department of Telecommunications and Cable |
$0 |
$5,334,223 |
$0 |
$5,334,223 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$153,117,256 |
$2,602,560 |
$148,396,062 |
$7,323,754 |
|
Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labor and Workforce Development |
$0 |
$2,839,734 |
$23,770,618 |
$26,057,502 |
$552,850 |
| TOTAL:
|
$0 |
$2,839,734 |
$23,770,618 |
$26,057,502 |
$552,850 |
|
Executive Office of Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Early Education and Care |
$195,799,487 |
$1,751,348 |
$0 |
$197,350,835 |
$200,000 |
|
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
$0 |
$7,313,000 |
$0 |
$5,488,454 |
$1,824,546 |
|
University of Massachusetts |
$0 |
$130,107,738 |
$0 |
$130,107,738 |
$0 |
|
Bridgewater State College |
$0 |
$1,522,867 |
$0 |
$1,522,867 |
$0 |
|
Fitchburg State College |
$0 |
$1,270,253 |
$0 |
$1,270,253 |
$0 |
|
Framingham State College |
$0 |
$1,162,581 |
$0 |
$1,162,581 |
$0 |
|
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts |
$0 |
$198,483 |
$0 |
$198,483 |
$0 |
|
Salem State College |
$0 |
$580,305 |
$0 |
$580,305 |
$0 |
|
Westfield State College |
$0 |
$442,512 |
$0 |
$442,512 |
$0 |
|
Worcester State College |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Berkshire Community College |
$0 |
$164,035 |
$0 |
$164,035 |
$0 |
|
Bristol Community College |
$0 |
$490,000 |
$0 |
$490,000 |
$0 |
|
Cape Cod Community College |
$0 |
$316,808 |
$0 |
$316,808 |
$0 |
|
Greenfield Community College |
$0 |
$105,674 |
$0 |
$105,674 |
$0 |
|
Holyoke Community College |
$0 |
$660,000 |
$0 |
$660,000 |
$0 |
|
Mass Bay Community College |
$0 |
$770,017 |
$0 |
$770,017 |
$0 |
|
Massasoit Community College |
$0 |
$612,735 |
$0 |
$612,735 |
$0 |
|
Mount Wachusett Community College |
$0 |
$241,997 |
$0 |
$241,997 |
$0 |
|
Northern Essex Community College |
$0 |
$215,186 |
$0 |
$215,186 |
$0 |
|
North Shore Community College |
$0 |
$1,211,909 |
$0 |
$1,211,909 |
$0 |
|
Quinsigamond Community College |
$0 |
$352,041 |
$0 |
$352,041 |
$0 |
|
Springfield Technical Community College |
$0 |
$718,718 |
$0 |
$718,718 |
$0 |
|
Roxbury Community College |
$0 |
$659,502 |
$0 |
$129,659 |
$529,843 |
|
Middlesex Community College |
$0 |
$200,910 |
$0 |
$200,910 |
$0 |
|
Bunker Hill Community College |
$0 |
$205,330 |
$0 |
$205,330 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$195,799,487 |
$151,273,949 |
$0 |
$344,519,047 |
$2,554,389 |
|
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security |
$0 |
$5,000 |
$792,000 |
$797,000 |
$0 |
|
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner |
$0 |
$3,007,000 |
$0 |
$7,000 |
$3,000,000 |
|
Criminal History Systems Board |
$0 |
$14,005,065 |
$0 |
$11,005,065 |
$3,000,000 |
|
Criminal Justice Training Council |
$0 |
$1,206,000 |
$0 |
$6,000 |
$1,200,000 |
|
Department of State Police |
$1,307,633 |
$30,250,867 |
$0 |
$422,000 |
$31,136,500 |
|
Department of Public Safety |
$0 |
$44,372,359 |
$0 |
$30,863,295 |
$13,509,064 |
|
Department of Fire Services |
$0 |
$25,330,609 |
$0 |
$25,322,109 |
$8,500 |
|
Military Division |
$0 |
$1,400,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,400,000 |
|
Emergency Management Agency |
$8,000,000 |
$453,986 |
$0 |
$8,453,986 |
$0 |
|
Department of Corrections |
$3,866,201 |
$6,444,000 |
$3,627,185 |
$737,386 |
$13,200,000 |
|
Parole Board |
$0 |
$600,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$600,000 |
| TOTAL:
|
$13,173,834 |
$127,074,886 |
$4,419,185 |
$77,613,841 |
$67,054,064 |
|
Sheriffs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sheriff's Department Hampden |
$885,000 |
$3,090,332 |
$0 |
$985,000 |
$2,990,332 |
|
Sheriff's Department Worcester |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Middlesex |
$508,000 |
$169,000 |
$0 |
$602,000 |
$75,000 |
|
Sheriff's Department Franklin |
$2,450,000 |
$40,500 |
$0 |
$2,490,500 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Hampshire |
$250,000 |
$200,000 |
$0 |
$250,000 |
$200,000 |
|
Sheriff's Department Essex |
$2,000,000 |
$26,000 |
$0 |
$2,026,000 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Berkshire |
$30,000 |
$800,000 |
$0 |
$30,000 |
$800,000 |
|
Sheriff's Department Association |
$0 |
$344,790 |
$0 |
$0 |
$344,790 |
|
Sheriff's Department Barnstable |
$200,000 |
$46,969 |
$0 |
$246,969 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Bristol |
$5,500,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$5,500,000 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Nantucket |
$650,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$650,000 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Plymouth |
$12,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$12,000,000 |
$0 |
|
Sheriff's Department Suffolk |
$9,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$9,000,000 |
$0 |
| TOTAL:
|
$33,473,000 |
$4,717,591 |
$0 |
$33,780,469 |
$4,410,122 |
|
Total Non-Tax Revenue : |
$9,449,454,682 |
$3,708,298,425 |
$1,818,121,044 |
$13,538,001,313 |
$1,437,872,840 |
SECTION 2.
JUDICIARY.
Supreme Judicial Court.
0320-0003
For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices
$8,360,344
0320-0010
For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county
$1,552,213
0321-0001
For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct
$649,629
0321-0100
For the services of the board of bar examiners
$1,240,823
Committee for Public Counsel Services.
0321-1500
For the operation of the committee for public counsel services as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 25 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 the committee shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means starting on September 30, 2014 in a cumulative manner and compared with data from the current quarter to the previous 3 quarters and data from fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014; and provided further, that these reports shall include, but not be limited to, the following, which shall be delineated by type of case, courthouse, and geographic location: (a) the number of cases handled by the committee in each month, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate; (b) the caseload of attorneys in charge compared to the caseload of public defender staff attorneys; (c) the total number of cases that have been assigned to all new public defenders, by division since the start of fiscal year 2012; (d) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders; (e) the number of cases that have been assigned to private bar advocates, delineated by division since the start of fiscal year 2012; (f) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates; (g) 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 starting in fiscal year 2012, delineated by division; (h) the current number of and private bar advocates assigned to each division; (i) the number of public defenders hired over the previous 39 months that have not been assigned to district or superior court and the reason for their division assignments; (j) the number of public defender vacancies to be filled; (k) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (l) 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 starting in fiscal year 2012; (m) the number, cost, and cost per hour of psychologists and psychiatrists used by public defenders; (n) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per client; (o) the billable hours of private bar advocates broken down by travel time, time spent in court and courthouse, including wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time, and research time; (p) the number, cost, and cost per hour of psychologists and psychiatrists used by private bar advocates, delineated by firm; (q) the number and cost of private investigators used, delineated by firm; (r) changes to the private bar advocate billing system; (s) the billing improvements that have been made; (t) the current percentage of indigent defendants represented by public defenders by division and courthouse; (u) the staffing efficiencies that have been achieved; (v) any perceived impediments to the maintenance of the expansion plan and possible solutions to such impediments; and (w) any proposed expansion of legal services, delineated by type of service, target population, and cost
$27,091,182
0321-1504
For the payroll costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and appeals attorneys, including fringe benefits costs; provided, that funds appropriated herein shall be expended only in the AA and DD object classes; and provided further, that funds appropriated herein shall not be expended for administrative support staff or services of any kind
$26,566,450
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 as provided in section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than $2,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2015
$98,906,090
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 indigent persons, as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $1,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2015
$15,274,176
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.
0321-1600
For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, 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 Battered Women’s Legal Assistance Project
$15,000,000
Mental Health Legal Advisors.
0321-2000
For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for certain programs for the indigent mentally ill established under section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws
$976,165
Prisoners’ Legal Services.
0321-2100
For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services
$1,209,696
Social Law Library.
0321-2205
For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county
$1,781,200
Appeals Court.
0322-0100
For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and the associate justices
$12,626,326
Trial Court.
0330-0101
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court
$68,770,413
0330-0300
For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court nonemployee services, trial court dental and vision health plan agreements, jury expenses, trial court 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, permanency mediation services, 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 the trial court shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues collected in the trial court; provided further, that the 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 up to $500,000 may be expended for a revenue maximization unit that shall prioritize improving revenue collections at district court locations which had more than 60 per cent of court fees outstanding in fiscal year 2012; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2014 the trial court shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means an implementation plan for the revenue maximization unit; provided further, that the trial court shall report biannually to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the following: (a) actions of the revenue maximization unit over the previous 6 months; and (b) revenue collection information for the most recent 6 month period for which data is available for all district court locations, denoting those district courts in which the revenue maximization unit is operating; provided further, that the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2015, detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers, and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project to provide legal services to such grandparents in the areas of family law and public benefits, and further requiring the chief justice of administration and management to make a report to the general court on or before January 1, 2015, of all grandparents who requested legal services, their eligibility for such services and whether or not they were denied due to insufficient resources, including the legal problem for which they sought assistance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of a special commission on the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected pursuant to subsection (e) of section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled “indigent misrepresentation fees”; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected pursuant to subsection (f) of said section 2A of said chapter 211D and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled “indigent counsel fees”; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees collected pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 3:10 (10)(c)(ii) and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled “indigent but able to contribute fees”; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year pursuant to section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of cases in which the assessment was reduced or waived by a judge or clerk-magistrate within the courts; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board on or before January 9, 2015; and provided further, that the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2015, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation; (ii) the line item number of the appropriation making the transfer; (iii) the line item number of the appropriation receiving the transfer; and (iv) the reason for the necessity of the transfer
$219,523,472
0330-0500
For expanded use of videoteleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction
$500,000
0330-0599
For a probation pilot program that administers high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall partner with an external research organization that is responsible for monitoring program fidelity, designing and implementing the experimental model and collecting and analyzing the outcome evaluation; provided further, that the pilot program shall be conducted at both a district and superior court; provided further, that the trial court shall implement this new probation program in two new court locations; provided further, that 1 new location shall be in a rural county experiencing high caseloads; and provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2015 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the sites selected for the new locations; (ii) the research organization’s recommendations for the program; and (iii) any relevant data on participants and initial outcomes$703,823 0330-0601For the operation of drug courts and other specialty courts; provided, that the trial court shall partner with an external research organization that is responsible for monitoring program fidelity and collecting and analyzing the outcome evaluations for all drug courts funded through this item; provided further, that all drug courts funded through this item shall be faithful to a specific proven or promising model to reduce recidivism and reoccurrence of substance abuse as identified by the evaluator selected to monitor the program; provided further, that existing drug courts may receive funds from this item; provided further, that such drug courts shall meet program fidelity standards identified by the evaluator; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2015 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the sites selected for the program and the basis for that selection; (ii) the research organization selected for the program and their qualifications to do this work; and (iii) relevant data on participants and fidelity measures and initial outcomes; provided further, that the outside evaluator shall develop measures and processes to collect data that measures the long-term outcomes of: (a) any cost savings to the commonwealth as a result of alternative sentencing; and (b) the impact of drug courts on recidivism; provided further, that the external research organization responsible for evaluating this program shall submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all relevant findings; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 201 of this act, no funds shall be transferred from this item to another item in the trial court
$3,000,000
Superior Court Department.
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
$30,745,003
District Court Department.
0332-0100
For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of 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; 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; and provided further, that the clerk magistrate shall utilize whatever space within the facility-at-large he deems necessary to comply with S.J.C. Rule 3:12, Canon 3(A)6
$63,028,051
Probate and Family Court Department.
0333-0002
For the operation of the probate and family court department
$28,525,137
Land Court Department.
0334-0001
For the operation of the land court department
$3,478,442
Boston Municipal Court Department.
0335-0001
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department
$13,113,290
Housing Court Department.
0336-0002
For the operation of the housing court department
$7,488,680
Juvenile Court Department.
0337-0002
For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that in fiscal year 2015 the department shall not reduce the amount allocated to the CASA programs appearing in items 0337-0300, 0337-0400, 0337-0600 and 0337-0700 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 by more than 5 per cent; and provided further, that no less than $52,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire County CASA program
$18,998,186
Office of the Commissioner of Probation.
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 use the department’s wage reporting and bank match system for the purpose of weekly tape-matching to determine an individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as provided in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the purchase of 6-panel iCups and related administration and analysis costs; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2015 the office of probation shall issue a request for proposals for statewide drug test sample analysis from professional laboratories to be implemented in fiscal year 2016
$131,401,093
0339-1003
For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 26, 2015; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to assess the success of community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections center rates based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per client-day basis; (iv) standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) a plan for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the sheriffs
$20,435,731
Office of the Jury Commissioner.
0339-2100
For the office of the jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws
$2,740,023
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
Suffolk District Attorney.
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; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500
$17,597,589
0340-0198
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney's office
$368,475
Middlesex District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$15,012,742
0340-0298
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney's office
$537,144
Eastern District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$9,228,995
0340-0398
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney's office
$524,525
Worcester District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$10,088,964
0340-0498
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney's office
$430,039
Hampden District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$8,785,700
0340-0598
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney's office
$353,495
Hampshire/Franklin District Attorney.
0340-0600
For the Hampshire/Franklin 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; provided further, that not less than $215,000 shall be expended for the Anti-Crime Task Force; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500
$5,695,536
0340-0698
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampshire/Franklin district attorney's office
$306,018
Norfolk District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$8,998,569
0340-0798
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney's office
$444,398
Plymouth District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$7,811,227
0340-0898
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney's office
$447,036
Bristol District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$8,125,413
0340-0998
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney's office
$339,371
Cape and Islands District Attorney.
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 $37,500
$3,988,801
0340-1098
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney's office
$289,884
Berkshire District Attorney.
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 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; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation and management of the Berkshire county drug task force
$3,985,840
0340-1198
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney's office
$223,731
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' ASSOCIATION.
0340-0203
For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs and for education programs for students to prevent the use of heroin; provided, that individuals abusing heroin who are arrested for crimes shall be eligible for the drug diversion program; 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 an organization for the purpose of administering a drug diversion program or education program; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney's office; 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: (a) the amount to be given to each district attorney's office; (b) the reasoning behind the distribution; and (c) the administration and cost of the program; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended on the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys' Association
$500,000
0340-2100
For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys' Association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys' offices automation and case management and tracking system; provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged directly to this item; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made on or after the effective date of this item which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purposes of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be spent on completing the procurement process initiated in fiscal year 2014 for a new case management system and implementing said case management system in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the department 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: (a) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district attorney's office for further investigation; (b) the number of those referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (c) the number of cases referred to each district attorney's office that remains open as of the date for submission of the report; and (d) the number of cases that resulted in a criminal prosecution and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than March 13, 2015; provided further, that the Massachusetts District Attorneys' 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 senate and house of representatives not later than January 12, 2015; provided further, that the Association shall provide the 11 district attorneys' offices with an agreed upon template for the report to be filled out; provided further, that the district attorneys' offices shall submit the report in a standard electronic format; provided further, that the 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 in each department of the trial court; (c) the number of cases appealed to the appeals courts, supreme judicial court, supreme judicial and appeals court single justices and any other appeals court; and (d) the number of cases reviewed but not charged; provided further, that 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 the senate not later than February 13, 2015, detailing all district attorneys' offices' use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the amount of the funds deposited into an office's special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) the balance in the fund as of January 2, 2015
$2,115,806
0340-2117
For the retention of assistant district attorneys with more 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 in the commonwealth; provided further, that the association shall develop a formula for distribution of the 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 $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney's office; provided further, that not less than 60 days prior to the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys' Association shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the methodology used to determine the amount to be dispersed; (b) the amount to be given to each district attorney's office; (c) the reasoning behind the distribution; and (d) the number of assistant district attorneys from each office who would receive funds from this item; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended on the administrative costs of the Association
$500,000
0340-8908
For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District Attorneys' Association's wide area network
$1,317,090
EXECUTIVE.
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 transfer to appropriation accounts where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders established in section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998 shall continue during fiscal year 2015
$5,704,390
Office Of The Child Advocate.
0411-1005
For the operation of the office of the child advocate; provided that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the review and analysis of the office management, recordkeeping, and background check procedures of the department of children and families pursuant to section 219
$700,000
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
0511-0000
For the operation of the office of the secretary; 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 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 of the commonwealth and the records conservation board
$6,214,549
0511-0001
For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend revenues not to exceed $15,000 from the sale of merchandise at the Massachusetts state house gift shop for the purpose of replenishing and restocking gift shop inventory
$15,000
0511-0002
For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program which shall have a specific focus on limited liability corporations and limited liability partnerships that have failed in their statutory responsibility to file an annual report; and provided further, that the division shall file biannual reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of annual reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth
$353,076
0511-0200
For the operation of the archives division
$365,557
0511-0230
For the operation of the records center
$35,660
0511-0250
For the operation of the archives facility
$302,452
0511-0260
For the operation of the commonwealth museum
$237,495
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; provided, that the contract shall be for not less than $325,000
$400,000
0511-0420
For the operation of the address confidentiality program
$133,301
0517-0000
For the printing of public documents
$504,505
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 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, prior appropriation continued
$9,881,600
0521-0001
For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that an annual report detailing voter registration activity shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 2, 2015, prior appropriation continued
$6,844,392
0524-0000
For providing information to voters
$1,926,006
0526-0100
For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be provided for the Prescott building in Lancaster
$916,000
0527-0100
For the operation of the ballot law commission
$10,385
0528-0100
For the operation of the records conservation board
$35,092
0540-0900
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence
$1,200,574
0540-1000
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem
$2,832,481
0540-1100
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin
$634,275
0540-1200
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden
$1,767,667
0540-1300
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire
$499,137
0540-1400
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell
$1,154,842
0540-1500
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge
$3,181,625
0540-1600
For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams
$271,216
0540-1700
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield
$461,138
0540-1800
For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington
$230,681
0540-1900
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk
$1,833,536
0540-2000
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg
$684,523
0540-2100
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester
$2,233,096
TREASURER & RECEIVER GENERAL.
Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General.
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
$9,620,988
0610-0010
For programs to promote and improve financial literacy of residents of the commonwealth; provided, that $60,000 shall be expended for Budget Buddies, Inc. in the town of Chelmsford to operate a pilot program that mentors and teaches financial literacy to women
$160,000
0610-0050
For the administration of the alcoholic beverages control commission in its efforts to regulate and control the conduct and condition of traffic in alcoholic beverages; provided, that the commission shall maintain at least 1 chief investigator and other investigators to regulate and control the traffic 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 the traffic of alcoholic beverages; and provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal dollars and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the enforcement of laws pertaining to the traffic of alcoholic beverages
$2,312,772
0610-0051
For the operations 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 federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives funds, grants and other federal appropriations; provided, that the commission may expend revenues up to $245,682 collected from fees generated by said commission; and provided further, that for the purposes 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
$245,682
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 safe campus, safe holidays, safe prom, and safe summer; provided, that funds from this appropriation shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-0050
$150,000
0610-2000
For payments made to veterans pursuant to section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005, section 11 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2009, section 32 of chapter 112 of the acts of 2010, and section 3 of chapter 171 of the acts of 2011; provided, that the office of the state treasurer may expend not more than $205,000 for costs incurred in the administration of these payments
$2,803,627
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 authorized by section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided, that the state treasurer's office 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 herein 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
$300,000
Lottery Commission.
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 by this item shall not be subject to chapters 30 and 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated herein shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund
$82,823,864
0640-0005
For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that any funds expended on promotional activities shall be limited to point-of-sale promotions and agent newsletters; 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 to the General Fund
$3,183,484
0640-0010
For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund to the General Fund
$8,000,000
0640-0096
For the commonwealth's fiscal year 2015 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 shall provide; 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 to the General Fund
$372,957
Massachusetts Cultural Council.
0640-0300
For the services and operations of the 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 purposes of the council as provided in sections 52 to 58, 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 to the General Fund; and 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
$12,000,000
Debt Service.
0699-0005
For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 from premiums paid on the sales of revenue anticipation notes and expend such premium payments to pay principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation notes
$20,000,000
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
$109,674,558
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
0699-0015
For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness 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 pursuant to 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, 2015, from this item to said items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 or from said items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 to this item which would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; 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; and provided further, that notwithstanding this item or any other 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 which the comptroller shall file 10 days in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means
$2,065,637,260
General Fund 48.27%
Commonwealth Transportation Fund... 51.73%
0699-2005
For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness which may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall
$90,820,273
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
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 section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code 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 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 department in 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, 2015 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service reserves
$23,304,673
STATE AUDITOR.
Office of the State Auditor.
0710-0000
For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of privatization contracts in accordance with sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws
$14,230,535
0710-0100
For the operation of the division of local mandates
$358,278
0710-0200
For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the office shall file quarterly reports with 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
$1,765,479
0710-0220
For the implementation of chapter 224 of the acts of 2012 to investigate and review the impact of health care payment and delivery in the commonwealth
$431,250
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 the division shall submit a report not later than March 13, 2015 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
$864,638
0710-0300
For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by the bureau of special investigations
$451,833
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
0810-0000
For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund, the operation of the antitrust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit, and the victim and witness compensation program; provided, that the victim and witness assistance program shall be administered in accordance with chapters 258B and 258C of the General Laws; and provided further, that the attorney general 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 0810-0004 indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim
$23,044,018
0810-0004
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 in accordance with 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 in section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws
$2,188,340
0810-0013
For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a false claims program an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law; 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 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
$2,000,000
0810-0014
For the operation of the department of public utilities proceedings unit 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 benefits 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 Massachusetts ratepayers
$2,353,721
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; and 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 under 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 pursuant to said section 72H of said chapter 111
$4,033,878
0810-0045
For the wage enforcement program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a non-management 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
$3,532,371
0810-0061
For the purpose of funding existing and future litigation devoted to obtaining significant recoveries for the commonwealth
$2,160,000
0810-0098
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with those officers shall not be funded from this item; and provided further, that expenditures shall not be made on or after the effective date of this item which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item
$415,676
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 benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended for costs associated with health insurance rate hearings
$1,500,717
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 by this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$434,641
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 by this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; provided further, that the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers' compensation insurance as required by law; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the General Laws
$284,425
0810-1204
For the costs of the gaming enforcement division as required by 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 benefits costs under said section 11M of said chapter 12
$457,554
Victim and Witness Assistance Board.
0840-0100
For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided, that the board shall submit a comprehensive report compiled from the information required of and submitted to the office by the registry of motor vehicles and the state treasurer relative to the collection of assessments for the previous calendar year under section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before February 16, 2015
$497,506
0840-0101
For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program to be administered by the Massachusetts office of victim assistance; provided, that not later than February 2, 2015, the office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report detailing the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited to, the number and types of incidents to which the advocates responded, the types of services and service referrals provided by the domestic violence advocates, the cost of providing such services and the extent of coordination with other service providers and state agencies; and provided further, that SAFEPLAN services shall not be reduced below the services provided in fiscal year 2014
$900,458
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.
0900-0100
For the operation of the state ethics commission
$1,960,456
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
0910-0200
For the operation of the office of the inspector general
$2,528,783
0910-0210
For the office of the inspector general which may expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $650,000 from the fees charged to participants in the Massachusetts public purchasing official certification program and the certified public manager program for the operation of such programs; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipts of revenues and related expenditures, the office of the inspector general 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
0910-0220
For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established under section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws
$350,000
0910-0300
For the operation of the internal special audit unit established in section 9 of chapter 6C of the General Laws ……
$350,000
OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE.
0920-0300
For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance
$1,486,196
MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
0940-0100
For the office of the commission, including the processing and resolution of cases pending before the commission that were filed on or before July 1, 2005; provided, that on or before November 3, 2014, the commission shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the total number of all currently pending cases and the total number of cases in the investigation, conciliation, post-probable cause and pre-public hearing and post-hearing stages; provided further, that the commission shall file an updated report with the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before March 6, 2015 on the number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or state authority is named as a respondent, specifying those cases in which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is named as a respondent; provided further, that funds made available in this item shall be in addition to funds available in item 0940-0101; and provided further, that all positions, except clerical, shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws
$2,818,237
0940-0101
For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $2,118,911 from revenues from federal reimbursements received for the purposes of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing type 1 program and the equal opportunity resolution contract program during fiscal year 2015 and federal reimbursements received for these and other programs in prior fiscal years; provided, 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 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
$2,118,911
0940-0102
For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $140,000 from revenues collected from fees charged for the training and certification of diversity trainers for the operation of the discrimination prevention certification program; provided, that 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
$140,000
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
0950-0000
For the commission on the status of women
$100,000
COMMISSION ON LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND QUESTIONING YOUTH.
0950-0050
For the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; provided, that funds shall be used to address issues related to the implementation of the state's anti-bullying law as outlined in section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws
$300,000
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF ASIAN AMERICANS.
0950-0080
For the commission on the status of citizens of Asian descent established in section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws
$50,000
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
1000-0001
For the office of the state comptroller; provided, that the comptroller shall maintain a special federal and non tax revenue unit which shall operate under policies and procedures developed in conjunction with the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to 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 revenues collected; provided further, the comptroller shall make expenditures for an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may enter into contracts with private vendors to identify and pursue cost avoidance opportunities for programs of the commonwealth, and may enter into interdepartmental service agreements with state agencies, as applicable, for such purpose; provided further, that 60 days before entering into any interdepartmental service agreement, the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the notification shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the project, the purpose and intent of the interdepartmental service agreement, a projection of the costs avoided in the current fiscal year, a copy of the contract with the private vendor including the proposed rate of compensation, and any previous agreements related or similar to the new agreement with the above information; and provided further, that the comptroller may establish such procedures, in consultation with the budget director and the affected departments, as the comptroller deems appropriate and necessary to accomplish the purposes of this item
$9,014,337
MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION.
1050-0140
For payments to cities and towns in accordance with chapter 23K of the General Laws; provided, that the Massachusetts gaming commission shall reimburse the General Fund for payments made under this item; provided further that notwithstanding said chapter 23K of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, in calendar year 2014, the town of Plainville shall be included in the payments to cities and towns from the commission
$1,150,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance
1100-1100
For the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary shall conduct an ongoing review of affirmative action steps taken by the various agencies, boards, departments, commissions, or divisions to determine whether such agencies, boards, departments, commissions, or divisions are complying with the commonwealth's policies of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity; provided further, that whenever noncompliance is determined by the secretary, the secretary shall hold a public hearing on the matter and report the findings and recommendations to the head of the particular agency, board, department, commission, or division, to the governor and to the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided further, that the secretary shall report on the status of each agency, board, department, commission, or division receiving monies under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, as to compliance or noncompliance with affirmative action policies to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public service, and the joint committee on labor and workforce development on or before November 28, 2014; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be submitted not later than August 1, 2014 and the second not later than February 2, 2015 to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the reports shall summarize existing and proposed collective bargaining agreements in an electronic format which shall include the following information for each agreement: (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) 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; and (ix) the base salary increases required by the agreement by effective time; and provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance and the office of employee relations shall meet with the house and senate committees on ways and means following the submission of each report to discuss the information in the report, including all collective bargaining contracts that are set to expire over the next 12 months and the current status of negotiations
$3,221,202
1100-1201
For the operation of the office of commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency; provided, that the office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2015 detailing the actions of the office over the previous year
$494,256
1100-1700
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance
$34,891,260
1106-0064
For the caseload and economic forecasting office within the office of commonwealth performance, accountability, and transparency; provided, that the caseload and economic forecasting office shall forecast: (a) MassHealth enrollment by group; (b) participation in state subsidized childcare provided through items 3000-3050, 3000-4040, 3000-4050, and 3000-4060; (c) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0103 and 7004-0108; (d) enrollment, both active member and dependent, in the group insurance commission; (e) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4403-2000, 4405-2000, and 4408-1000; (f) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (g) other related economic forecasts; provided further, that the office shall report its forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 17, 2014; and provided further, that the office shall submit updated forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 16, 2015, and March 16, 2015
$252,820
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
1102-3199
For the operation of the office of facilities management, including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties managed by the division; provided, that the office shall continue to provide funding for all janitorial services at the same level provided in fiscal year 2014 for all the buildings under the jurisdiction of the office
$13,689,943
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, the state transportation building and the Springfield state office building an amount not more than $16,500,000 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of those facilities; provided, that 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
$16,500,000
1102-3232
For the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided, that the division may expend not more than $300,000 from revenues received from application fees charged in conjunction with the certification of contractors and subcontractors under section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws; provided further, that only expenses, including staffing, incurred to implement and operate the certification program shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that 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
$300,000
Bureau of the State House
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
$140,021
1102-3309
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 relative to the maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services
$2,375,361
Office on Disability
1107-2400
For the Massachusetts office on disability
$688,288
DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION.
1107-2501
For the disabled persons protection commission; 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 report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than the last day of each quarter, 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 the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided further, that the report shall include: (a) the number of substantiated claims; (b) the number of unsubstantiated claims; and (c) the number of 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
$2,774,793
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
1108-1011
For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed for the appropriation herein 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 civil service commission may assess a fee upon the appointing authority when inappropriate action has occurred
$451,189
Group Insurance Commission
1108-5100
For the administration of the group insurance commission; provided, that the group insurance commission 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; and provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements
$4,275,709
1108-5200
For the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2015; provided, 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 2015 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2015; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the division 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 premiums 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 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 the group insurance commission shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means the amounts expended from this item for prior year costs; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriation; 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 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 as authorized by chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that the rules for determining the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for retired and active state employees shall be the same as the standards in effect on July 1, 2012; provided further, that the commission shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 2, 2015 of the cost of the commonwealth's projected share of group insurance premiums for the next fiscal year; provided further, that the commission shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 90 days prior to any changes in coverage, benefits or the schedule of copayments and deductibles for plans offered by the group insurance commission; provided further, that the group insurance commission may pay premium and plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the group insurance commission's health plans under the commission's regulations; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 31, 2015, on the average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee, the average actual cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating municipalities and the contribution ratios for each participating municipality for fiscal year 2014; and provided further, that such report shall include the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by plan, the average employee premium contribution by plan for each municipality, estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by plan for each municipality and a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium contribution
$1,391,500,896
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 $2,072,549 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 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
$2,072,549
1108-5350
For elderly governmental retired employee premium payments
$308,000
1108-5400
For the costs of the retired municipal teachers' premiums and the audit of such premiums
$58,006,513
1108-5500
For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of dental and vision benefits for those active employees of the Commonwealth, not including employees of authorities or any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise provided those benefits under a separate appropriation 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 commission for the benefits
$8,936,240
Division of Administrative Law Appeals
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; provided further, that a decision issued by a commissioner or other head of an agency, or a 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; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended solely for contract hearing officers to hear older, backlogged cases referred to the division by the contributory retirement appeal board
$1,238,949
George Fingold Library
1120-4005
For the administration of the George Fingold Library
$856,240
Department of Revenue
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 enforcement unit from this item to item 1201-0160, consistent with the costs attributable to the unit; provided further, that the department shall provide to the general court 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; and 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
$94,179,565
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) discover 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 such delinquent returns; and (iii) collect such delinquent taxes for a prior fiscal year; 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; and provided further, that the department shall submit biannual reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the amount of revenue produced from these additional auditors; and (b) the amount of revenue produced by this item in fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014
$27,938,953
1201-0160
For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the department may allocate funds appropriated in this item to other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities and those agencies may expend the funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that all such allocations shall be reported annually to the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the allocation of the funds not later than March 2, 2015; provided further, that the 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 enforcement 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 the department shall file biannual reports with 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 in section 9 of chapter 119A of the General Laws; 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 for federal incentives and the network in items 1201-0161, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412
$37,972,534
1201-0164
For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $6,547,280 from the federal reimbursements awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary related expenditures; 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
$6,547,280
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 $2,000,000 or the amount certified by the secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012
$2,000,000
1231-1000
For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund, established pursuant to section 2Z of chapter 29 of the General Laws
$1,100,000
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 in the prioritization of claims, priority for payment of approved claims shall be given to claimants who own or formerly owned not more than 4 dispensing facilities, prior appropriation continued
$13,000,000
1232-0200
For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board, established pursuant to 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 in this item shall be sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground storage tank program; provided further, that the board shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a semiannual report on the status of the underground storage tank program, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the number of municipal grants made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks, (b) the reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills, and (c) the number of backlog claims; provided further, that the report shall detail how many tanks are out of compliance with said chapter 21J; and provided further, that the semiannual reports shall be submitted not later than November 17, 2014 and February 16, 2015
$1,444,826
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, 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 in an amount not to exceed $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
$24,038,075
1233-2350
For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery and Gaming Fund in accordance with 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 if amount credited to the Gaming Local Aid Fund are less than $20M, the difference between $20M and the amount credited to the Gaming Local Aid Fund shall be made up by the General Fund
$945,750,001
General Fund 97.89%
Gaming Local Aid Fund 2.11%
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
$26,770,000
1233-2401
For reimbursements to qualifying cities and towns for additional educational costs under chapter 40S of the General Laws
$500,000
Appellate Tax Board
1310-1000
For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board shall schedule hearings in Barnstable, Gardner, Lawrence, Milford, Northampton, Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester, and southeastern Massachusetts; and provided further, that the board shall make available on its website the number of hearings held at each location
$1,886,342
1310-1001
For the appellate tax board which may expend revenues up to a maximum of $400,000 from fees collected; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating 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
Department of Veterans, Services
1410-0010
For the operation of the department of veterans' services; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Veterans' Oral History Project at the Morse Institute Library in Natick; provided, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the Canines for Combat Veterans program to train 3 assistance dogs for veterans; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Heidrea for Heroes; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Veterans' Memorial park located in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for support services for a transitional housing program for homeless veterans located in Chelsea, Massachusetts; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Honor Flight New England; prior appropriation continued
$3,051,269
1410-0012
For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that the centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam-era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of such veterans; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Partners for Community Action's Veterans First Program to provide comprehensive outreach services to Veterans in the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Soldier On for the purpose of providing services to homeless veterans in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire County; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Martha's Vineyard Community Services; provided further, that $50,000 shall be allocated to New England Veterans Liberty House; provided further, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of such veterans; and provided further, that veterans outreach centers shall receive a 5 per cent increase in funding over the funds received in fiscal year 2014
$3,028,520
1410-0015
For the women veterans' outreach program
$77,578
1410-0018
For the department of veterans' services, which may expend not more than $740,000 for the maintenance and operation of veterans' cemeteries in the towns of Agawam and Winchendon from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts or other contributions to the cemeteries; provided, that up to $175,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and expansion of the columbarium walls at the veterans' cemetery in the city known as the town of Agawam; prior appropriation continued
$740,000
1410-0031
For the cost of establishing a memorial to honor Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes; provided, that funds shall be made available to the Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund, Inc. for programming, design, construction and maintenance; provided further, that nothing in this item shall prohibit the Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Memorial Fund, Inc. from raising private funds to promote the establishment of the memorial or encouraging the donation of private funds for the construction and maintenance of the memorial or for any other endeavor the organization so chooses
$250,000
1410-0075
For the purpose of the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the department shall work in conjunction with the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development program for returning veterans
$250,000
1410-0250
For veterans' homelessness services, including the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing; provided, that not less than $220,000 shall be obligated for a contract with Soldier On shelter located in the town of Leeds; provided further, that the Turner House Living Center for Veterans shall receive not less than the amount received in fiscal year 2014; and provided further, that veteran homeless service centers shall receive a 5 per cent increase in funding over the funds received in fiscal year 2014
$3,021,629
1410-0251
For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans located in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for an elevator providing safe access for the Women Veterans' living quarters
$2,592,470
1410-0400
For reimbursements to cities and towns for money paid 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 and the parents and un-remarried spouses of certain deceased veterans; provided, that annuity payments made under this item shall be made under sections 6A, 6B, and 6C of chapter 115 of the General Laws; 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 the several cities and towns; provided further, that under section 9 of said chapter 115, the department shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day; provided further, 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 department of veterans' services shall provide such training in several locations across the commonwealth; provided further, that 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 under said chapter 118E for a veteran, surviving 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; provided further, that the secretary may supplement healthcare under said chapter 118E with healthcare coverage under said chapter 115 if the secretary determines that supplemental coverage is necessary to afford the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent 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 the purposes of determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided further, that benefits awarded under section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be considered countable income
$74,632,168
1410-0630
For the administration of the veterans' cemeteries in the towns of Agawam and Winchendon
$1,186,700
1410-1616
For war memorials; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended on the USS Massachusetts at Battleship Cove; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for maintenance services for the Korean War Memorial located in the Charlestown Navy Yard; provided further, that the department may expend funds for the Glory 54th Brigade; provided further, that not less than $185,000 shall be expended on the Citizen Soldier Memorial in the town of Spencer; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on a September 11, 2001 Freedom 104th Air Wing F-15 Monument and Memorial; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on war memorials selected by the secretary through a competitive grant process; provided further, that the secretary shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 3, 2015 detailing all grants awarded under this item and the method used to distribute grant funds; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for restoration grants for Civil War Veterans' monuments, memorials and other significant sites across the commonwealth and for the preservation of Civil War related historic documents; and provided further, that not more than 10 per cent of the funds in this item shall be expended for the administration of Civil War sesquicentennial projects
$620,000
Reserves.
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
1599-0026
For a reserve for 1-time grants to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less than $2,800,000 shall be expended to fund the District Local Technical Assistance Fund, established in section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, 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 $20,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project to conduct a study to determine a basis for separation from the state reclamation board to an independent agency on Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be granted to the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to mitigate student overcrowding in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $240,000 shall be expended for a 1-time grant to the city of Quincy; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with the technological upgrades for the Westford public school district; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for a multi-year competitive grant program to provide financial support for 1-time or transition costs related to regionalization and other efficiency initiatives, with allowable applicants to include municipalities, regional school districts, school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing services, regional planning agencies and councils of governments; provided further, that funds may be expended by the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts at Boston's John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies to develop and effectuate a program of performance management, accountability and transparency for local governments; provided further, that funds may be expended to expand programs that received funding from this item in prior fiscal years and on programs with proven replicable outcomes for municipalities; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 13, 2015 on: (i) results to date of grants awarded in fiscal year 2015 and in prior fiscal years; and (ii) replicable outcome measures for projects awarded to date; provided further, that $4,250,000 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 that executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities that: (A) have populations of at least 60,000; and (B) demonstrate that their police departments had an operating budget per capita of less than $200 in 2010; provided further, that each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than February 13, 2015, detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the 1-room school house in the town of Petersham; provided further, that not less than $325,000 shall be expended for the restoration of Perry Auditorium at Gardner City Hall; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended to reimburse the town of Milton for funds expended pursuant to chapter 349 of the acts of 2010; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the restoration, renovation, improvement and expansion of critical historical, educational and community resources in the historic Easton town center; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Mother Brook Arts and Community Center in the town of Dedham; provided further, that $750,000 shall be expended as a 1-time grant to the city of North Adams to backfill forgone payments in lieu of taxes, sewer, water and other fees not paid by Northern Berkshire Healthcare, Inc. and for other extraordinary costs related to the closure of a certain hospital in the town of North Adams; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended to the police department of the town of Plymouth for the creation of a street crime unit with the mission of disrupting and dismantling street level drug trade, open air drug dealing and distribution and crimes related to the use or trade of illegal drugs in the town of Plymouth and surrounding communities; provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for the police department of the town of Barnstable to continue a street crime unit with the mission of disrupting and dismantling street level drug trade, open air drug dealing and distribution and crimes related to the use or trade of illegal drugs in the town of Barnstable and surrounding communities; and provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended to the town of Plymouth for revising and updating its Radiological Response and Recovery Plan
$13,240,000
1599-0042
For a reserve to the department of early education and care to be distributed to increase reimbursement rates for center-based subsidized early education and care and for salaries, benefits and stipends for professional development of early educators or programmatic quality improvements; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to increase such reimbursement rate by an equal percentage for all such providers
$6,573,571
1599-0093
For contract assistance to the water pollution abatement trust for debt service obligations of the trust under sections 6, 6A and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws, prior appropriation continued
$63,143,440
1599-0200
For a reserve for the department of developmental services; provided, that funds shall be used to support the transition from sheltered workshops to community-based employment or day support program services; and provided further, that these funds shall not be expended until 45 days following the submission of a spending plan for this reserve to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means
$2,000,000
1599-1301
For an independent program evaluation reserve; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall be used to evaluate the safe and successful youth initiative funded through item 4000-0005 and programs for English language learners in gateway cities funded through item 7009-6400; provided further, that each program shall maintain the same independent evaluator as in fiscal year 2014 or select an evaluator in a manner consistent with section 193 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; and provided further, that the funds appropriated in this item in fiscal year 2015 shall not revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2016
$500,000
1599-1970
For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the purpose of defraying costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2015 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009
$125,000,000
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
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 and chapter 303 of the acts of 2008
$5,472,375
1599-1978
For a reserve for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the purpose of defraying costs of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2015
$160,000,000
Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%
1599-2003
For the purpose of funding the Uniform Law Commission; provided, that prior fiscal year payments may be payable from this appropriation
$55,000
1599-2012
For a reserve to be administered by the health policy commission to accelerate and support behavioral health integration within patient-centered medical homes, as certified by the commission under section 14 of chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided, that this program shall support efforts to build the partnerships and infrastructure needed to initiate or expand the provision of behavioral health care services within the primary care setting and may take the form of training, education, technical assistance or direct grants; provided further, that the commission shall report to the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committee on ways and means not later than 24 months following implementation of the program on the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the program; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall not revert and shall be available for expenditure through June 30, 2016
$2,000,000
Governor disapproved of the following Item [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
1599-2014
For a reserve for victim assistance to be paid to the estate of the plaintiff in the case of Davis v. Rennie, civil action NO. 96-cv-11598MEL
$500,000
1599-3234
For the commonwealth's South Essex Sewerage District debt service assessment
$87,486
1599-3384
For a reserve for the payment of certain court judgments, settlements, and legal fees, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the comptroller, which were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the comptroller shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item; and provided further, that upon written notification of 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
$4,000,000
1599-3553
For a reserve to be administered by the office of commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency in the executive office for administration and finance; provided, that funds shall be used to support the establishment of offices of performance management by each secretary in accordance with section 4A of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds from this item shall be used to support executive offices, excluding the executive office for administration and finance, to develop and implement strategic plans and direct performance management programs for the agencies within those executive offices; and provided further, that within 30 days of any transfer from this fund, the executive office for administration and finance shall file a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means identifying the executive office receiving funding from this item and providing a spending plan for the transfer
$400,000
1599-3856
For rent and associated costs at the Massachusetts information technology center in the city of Chelsea
$500,000
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
$300,000
1599-4440
For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2015 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements with the state universities that have not yet been ratified by the general court; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item before ratification of the collective bargaining agreements by the general court
$5,551,224
1599-4441
For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2015 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreements with the community colleges that have not yet been ratified by the general court; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item before ratification of the collective bargaining agreements by the general court
$1,450,643
1599-4444
For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2015 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements with the executive branch that have not yet been ratified by the general court; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item prior to ratification of the collective bargaining agreements by the general court
$45,692,280
1599-6901
For a reserve to adjust the wages, compensation or salary and associated employee-related costs to personnel earning less than $40,000 in annual compensation who are employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under contracts with departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of elder affairs; provided, 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 department of housing and community development and direct care workers that serve homeless veterans through the department of veterans' services shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may allocate the funds appropriated in this item to the departments to implement this initiative; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall condition the expenditure of appropriation upon assurances that the funds shall be used solely for the purposes of equal percentage adjustments to wages, compensation or salary; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2015, the executive office of health and human services shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report delineating the number of employees, by job title and average salary, receiving the adjustment in fiscal year 2015 and the average percentage adjustment funded in this item; provided further, that the report shall also include, for each contract scheduled to receive any allocation from this item in each such department, the total payroll expenditures in each contract for the categories of personnel scheduled to receive the adjustments; 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; provided further, that the total fiscal year 2015 costs of salary adjustments and any other associated employee costs authorized thereunder shall not exceed $8,000,000; provided further, that funds in this item shall be distributed not later than 160 days after the effective date of this item; provided further, that the executive office health and human services shall submit an allocation schedule to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days after disbursement of funds; and provided further, that the annualized cost of the adjustments in fiscal year 2016 shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item
$8,000,000
1599-6903
For the fiscal year 2015 costs of rate implementations under chapter 257, of the acts of 2008, including, but not limited to, placement and adoption services and supports, youth intermediate term stabilization, substance abuse residential, family stabilization, and ASAP purchased services; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from this item amounts necessary to meet any costs associated with the implementation of service class rates in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on transfers made from this item; and provided further, that the report shall identify, by line item and service class, all transfers made from this item as of the date of the report and all transfers expected to be made prior to the end of the fiscal year
$15,013,791
1599-7104
For a reserve of not more than $2,700,000 for the facilities costs associated with the college of visual and performing arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth including funds from this item for Bristol Community College; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended for costs incurred by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for lease and operations of educational facilities in the city of Haverhill
$6,490,961
1599-7770
For a reserve for the annual attorney registration fees of assistant district attorneys and attorneys employed by the committee for public counsel services whose salaries are paid for through items 0321-1500 and 0321-1504; provided, that attorneys admitted to the bar for 5 years or less shall receive $220; and provided further, that attorneys admitted to the bar for more than 5 years and less than 50 years shall receive $300
$350,000
1599-7771
For a department of children and families administrative hearing system process evaluation reserve; provided, that the office of the child advocate shall select an independent evaluator to assess the department's administrative hearing system; provided further, that the evaluation shall report on whether the department's regulations, funding, staffing levels and processes provide for an administrative hearing system that is: (i) timely, including an analysis of the amount of time allocated to or the causes of any delays: (A) between when a hearing request is filed and the first day of the hearing; (B) between the first day of the hearing and the hearing officer's decision; (C) between the hearing officer's decision and the department's final decision; (D) from requests by any party for a continuance; and (E) from appealing the department's final decision; (ii) independent, including an analysis of any possible bias on the part of hearing officers in favor of the department or against certain classes of appellants; and (iii) fair, including an analysis of any disparities in accessing resources, information or legal counsel that may inherently favor the department over appellants; provided further, that the evaluator shall be selected through a competitive procurement process in which the office of the child advocate shall consider researchers with experience in: (1) conducting process evaluations across a wide array of administrative or civil justice systems; (2) child welfare issues, including abuse and neglect; (3) socioeconomic disparities among residents in successfully petitioning court or administrative hearing systems for redress; (4) extracting and analyzing court or hearing data; (5) quantitative and qualitative evaluations; and (6) cost benefit analysis as it relates to funding government operations; provided further, that the office of the child advocate shall select the evaluator not later than October 1, 2014; provided further, that preference shall be given to not-for-profit organizations; provided further, that beginning on November 1, 2014, the evaluator shall provide quarterly progress updates to the house and senate clerks, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities; provided further, that the evaluator shall provide a preliminary report on their findings to the house and senate clerks, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities not later than March 15, 2015; and provided further, that this item shall not revert and shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2015
$200,000
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 the office of information technology shall continue a chargeback system for its bureau of computer services, including the operation of the commonwealth's human resources and compensation management system, which complies with the requirements of section 2B; 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; 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 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; and provided further, that any employee of the commonwealth who chooses to participate in a bone marrow donor program shall be granted a leave of absence with pay to undergo the medical procedure and for associated physical recovery time, but this leave shall not exceed 5 days
$3,138,645
1750-0102
For the human resources division which may expend not more than $2,646,481 from revenues collected from fees charged to applicants for civil service and non-civil service examinations and fees charged for the costs of goods and services rendered in administering training programs; provided, that the division shall collect from participating non-state agencies, political subdivisions, and the general public fees sufficient to cover all costs of the programs including, but not limited to, a fee to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination or non-civil service examination, notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that the human resources division may also expend revenues collected for implementation of the health and physical fitness standards program established under section 61A of said chapter 31 and the wellness program established under section 61B of said chapter 31 and those programs in chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant who participates in the physical ability test; 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
$2,646,481
1750-0119
For payment of workers' compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties; provided, that the division shall routinely recertify the former employees under current workers' compensation procedures
$52,057
1750-0300
For the commonwealth's contributions in fiscal year 2015 to health and welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided in 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
$30,464,149
Operational Services Division.
1775-0106
For the operation of an enhanced vendor auditing unit within the operational services division; provided, that the unit shall use a risk analysis program to identify vendor areas at high risk of fraud, overbilling or unallowable expenses; provided further, that the risk analysis shall use vendor-filed uniform financial reports, contracts with state entities and Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system billing records; provided further, that in determining risk, the unit shall consider: (a) failure to file in a timely manner annual uniform financial reports and required private audits; (b) related-party transactions; (c) use of management companies; (d) amounts of billed expenditures on credit cards; (e) expenditures for non-program expenses such as travel, meals, and vehicles; and (f) referrals or complaints from other state agencies, public officials, and consumers; provided further, that the unit shall conduct field audits as necessary to determine evidence of fraud, overbilling or unallowable expenses; provided further, that the unit shall develop a recovery plan to recoup all funds received by a vendor due to fraud, overbilling or unallowable expenses and shall be responsible for recovering such funds; provided further, that any recovery plan that provides for less than the full restitution of misspent funds shall not be implemented without the approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that all funds recovered shall be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that audits which indicate criminal fraud shall be referred to the attorney general for investigation; and provided further, that the unit shall file a report with the executive office for administration and finance, and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 13, 2015 on the activities of the unit, including the number of audits conducted, the number of vendors audited, the number of vendors demonstrating the risk factors listed in this item, the funds identified for recoupment, the funds recouped, any reasons why identified funds were not recouped, and details of recovery plans that required the approval of the secretary of administration and finance and an estimate of any savings achieved through the work of the unit
$497,545
1775-0115
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $9,146,607 from revenue collected from the statewide contract administrative fee to procure, manage and administer statewide contracts; and provided further, that 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
$9,146,607
1775-0124
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $500,000 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 further, that the division may only retain revenues collected in excess of $207,350; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating 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
$500,000
1775-0200
For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to supplier diversity office certified minority-owned and women-owned businesses, which allows those businesses to better compete for state contracts, and also ensures 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; provided further, that the office shall, using all existing available resources, provide certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants, within or outside of the commonwealth, as applicable; and provided further, that the office shall develop and implement measures and procedures to continue to improve the efficiency and the timeliness of the certification process
$556,740
1775-0600
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $750,000 in revenues 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; and provided further, that 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
$750,000
1775-0700
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $53,000 in revenues collected in addition to the amount authorized in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public, including all necessary incidental expenses; and provided further, that 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
$53,000
1775-0900
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $55,000 in 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; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the operational services 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
$55,000
Massachusetts Office of Information Technology.
1790-0100
For the operation of the office of information technology; provided, that the division shall continue a chargeback system for its bureau of computer services, including the operation of the commonwealth's human resources and compensation management system, which complies with the requirements of section 2B; provided further, that the division shall develop a formula to determine the cost that will be charged to each agency for its use of the human resources and compensation management system; provided further, that the division shall continue conducting audits and surveys to identify and realize savings in the acquisition and maintenance of communications lines; provided further, that the chief information officer shall file a status report with the house and senate committees on ways and means by May 29, 2015, with actual and projected savings and expenditures for the audits in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; 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 chief information officer may establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; provided further, that, pursuant to section 7 of chapter 7D of the General Laws, the minimum threshold for any planned information technology expenditure, including the cost of any related hardware, software or consulting fees, by a state agency shall be set at $200,000, regardless of the source of funds; and provided further, that the division shall file a report with the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before December 15, 2014 that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) financial statements detailing savings realized from the consolidation of information technology services within each executive office; (b) the number of personnel assigned to the information technology services within each executive office; and (c) efficiencies that have been achieved from the sharing of resources
$3,409,659
1790-0151
For the office of information technology, which may expend an amount not to exceed $2,100 from fees charged to entities other than political subdivisions of the commonwealth for the distribution of digital cartographic and other data
$2,100
1790-0300
For the office of information technology, which may expend not more than $5,449,800 from 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 and rental of telecommunications lines, services and equipment; provided, that 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
$5,449,800
1790-0350
For the operation of the Springfield Data Center
$3,833,596
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
Office of the Secretary.
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, environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30 of the General Laws and the mosquito-borne disease vector control program
$6,415,834
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: (a) the resiliency of the commonwealth's transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (b) built environments; (c) municipal assistance; (d) improved data collection and analysis; and (e) enhanced planning; provided, that the executive office may enter into interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts
$1,000,000
2000-1011
For the office of environmental law enforcement, which may expend not more than $80,000 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 revenues and related expenditures, the office of environmental law enforcement 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
$80,000
2000-1207
For the office of the state climatologist; provided, that not later than September 30, 2014, the office shall report to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the planned activities of the office in fiscal year 2015
$200,000
2000-1700
For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs
$10,618,239
2000-1709
For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, which shall apply $500,000 toward the acquisition in fee or restriction of a 30-acre parcel of real property, more or less, in the town of Dennis, bounded by Chapin Beach road and Chase Garden creek which property is currently comprised of 40 acres, more or less, and is utilized by the Aquaculture Research Corporation; provided, that a 10-acre parcel, more or less, shall be subdivided and remain in use for active aquaculture; and provided further, that the 30-acre parcel, more or less, may be acquired by grant to a state agency, a nonprofit corporation or a municipality for conservation purposes to be protected under Article 97 of the Articles of Amendments to the Constitution
$500,000
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; provided further, that funds from this item shall not be expended for the purposes of item 2030-1004; and provided further, that the office of environmental law enforcement shall seek technical assistance from the executive office of public safety and security to identify and apply for federal grant opportunities available to the office of environmental law enforcement
$9,750,506
2030-1004
For environmental police private details; provided, that the office of environmental law enforcement may expend not more than $300,000 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
$300,000
Department of Public Utilities.
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 2015 under said first paragraph shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$9,640,023
2100-0013
For the operation of the transportation oversight division
$359,487
2100-0014
For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the energy facilities siting board an amount not to exceed $75,000 from application fees collected in fiscal year 2015 and prior fiscal years from utility companies
$75,000
2100-0015
For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the transportation oversight division an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 from unified carrier registration fees collected in fiscal year 2015 and prior fiscal years from motor carrier companies; provided, 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
$2,300,000
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 2015 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the cost of associated fringe benefits for personnel paid from this item
$90,077
Department of Environmental Protection.
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 under section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for the Buzzards Bay Coalition and Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, in conjunction with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the University of Massachusetts at Boston, for a coastal water quality monitoring program in Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Nantucket Sound and Cape Cod Bay; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with a not-for-profit organization to operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for a matching grant for sediment control and other enhancements to Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in the town of Webster; provided further, that the matching grant may be provided through the municipality by local appropriation or through donations from nonprofit organizations or individual, corporate or foundation gifts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for environmental programs in the town of Belmont; and provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for Brownfield redevelopment of the city of Lynn
$29,003,667
2200-0102
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend an amount not to exceed $650,151 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
$650,151
2200-0107
For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts recycling and solid waste master plan and the climate protection plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industries reimbursement program pursuant to section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997
$500,000
2200-0109
For the department of environmental protection for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance
$2,500,000
2200-0112
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 collected from permit and compliance fees for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance; provided, that if: (a) this item is abolished or reduced in fiscal year 2015; or (b) operational funding for the department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2014 excluding appropriations for earmarks and nonrecurring operating costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall terminate; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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 the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, pursuant to chapter 21I of the General Laws an amount not to exceed $3,120,894 collected from fees, penalties, grants, and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 2, 2015 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, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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
$3,120,894
2220-2220
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, Public Law 88-206, as amended, as codified at 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/Eastern Canadian Premiers climate change action plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions
$847,831
2220-2221
For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the federal Clean Air Act, Public Law 88-206, as amended, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq
$1,513,064
2250-2000
For the commonwealth's implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, Public Law 93-52, as amended, under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws
$1,504,682
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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of environmental protection shall investigate and report on any state and federal resources available to the owners of the surrounding property on Bolton Street in Marlborough who have sustained damage due to the negligent release of petroleum from an underground storage tank leak during the month of April 2012; and provided further, that said report shall be presented to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before January 15, 2015
$13,944,080
2260-8872
For the brownfields site audit program
$1,166,067
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
$390,211
Department of Fish and Game.
2300-0100
For the office of the commissioner; 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 $7,500 shall be expended for an environmental baseline study and the associated relevant application and usage fees to the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the property known as the Otis Fish & Game Club located on Joint Base Cape Cod; and provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner of fish and game
$843,188
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 the positions funded in this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to continue a phragmites mitigation plan in marshes between the city of Gloucester and the town of Salisbury, including high-resolution salinity mapping
$557,404
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 funds from this item shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for fisheries and wildlife research in an amount not less than the amount received in fiscal year 2014 for the research; provided further, that the department may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; provided further, that no funds shall be spent on restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems, unless considered necessary by the division; provided further, that $700,000 may be expended to enhance the administrative capacity of the division; provided further, that $200,000 may be expended for the expansion of the recruitment and retention programs of the division; provided further, that $400,000 may be expended to increase the capacity of the hunter education program within the division; provided further, that $700,000 may be expended for increased habitat management and stewardship; and provided further, that expenditures for the programs shall be contingent upon prior approval by the proper federal authorities for reimbursement of at least 75 per cent of the amount so expended
$14,311,692
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 100%
2310-0300
For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program
$150,000
2310-0306
For the hunter safety training program
$427,750
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 100%
2310-0316
For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitat and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program pursuant to sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws
$1,500,000
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 100%
2310-0317
For the waterfowl management program established pursuant to section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws
$65,000
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 100%
2320-0100
For the office of fishing and boating access, including the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access land and water areas
$537,143
2330-0100
For the operation of the division of marine fisheries, including expenses of 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, the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant, and a shellfish classification program; provided, 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 $50,000 shall be expended for programs at the Fishing Academy, Inc., for young people in greater Boston; provided further, that not less than $450,000 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 Dartmouth, that applies innovative technology to assess the biomass of fish, in the region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to be administered jointly by the director of marine fisheries and counties; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided further, that the division shall offer wet storage and desanding services at the Newburyport shellfish purification plant as laid out in the report dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that for functions not being performed by the plant prior to July 1, 2012, the division may solicit competitive proposals for the utilization of excess processing capacity at the Newburyport shellfish purification plant, which may include proposals to offer wet storage and desanding services at the plant as described in the shellfish purification plant management plan dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that the division shall be under no obligation to consider or implement any proposal that the division determines would displace, impede or otherwise hinder the existing functions of the plant; provided further, that the division may enter into contracts based on proposals received and the division shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 60 days prior to taking any such action; provided further, that any proceeds derived from these activities shall be retained and shall be deposited into item 2330-0150; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the protection and maintenance of Herring Run in the town of Weymouth; and provided further, that not less than $133,000 shall be expended for a Great Marsh Green Crab trapping program
$6,037,213
2330-0120
For a program of the division of marine fisheries 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
$608,163
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 otherwise provide for the development of marine recreational fishing; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from federal sportfish restoration funds and from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing; and provided further, that 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
2330-0150
For the operation and maintenance of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $200,000 from revenue collected from fees generated by operations; provided further, that the division shall submit a report detailing the revenues collected and expended and the shellfish volume increase realized from the implementation of wet storage and desanding services and the shellfish purification plant management plan dated March 1, 2012 to the executive office of environmental affairs, the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than six months following the effective date of this act; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division of marine fisheries 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
$200,000
2330-0199
For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast an abundance of commercially-important invertebrate species in commonwealth 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 from revenue collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster permits; and provided further, that 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 saltwater fishing permit program pursuant to section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the design and engineering cost for a canoe ramp at the Squantum Point Park in the city of Quincy
$1,340,766
Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund 100%
Department of Agricultural Resources.
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 $50,000 shall be expended for the statewide 4-H program; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the cost of any and all products, equipment, and labor associated with the eradication of the arbovirus, as well as the cost of any other type of pesticide or agent, in order to prevent the spread of eastern equine encephalitis and west nile virus in Bristol and Plymouth Counties; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to establish a buy local effort in central Massachusetts and to enhance the buy local effort in western, northeastern and southern Massachusetts; and provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to support the Massachusetts Farm to School Project
$5,686,193
2511-0105
For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system in the Commonwealth; provided, that the funds appropriated herein shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the 4 regional food banks in the commonwealth; provided further, that the department may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total herein; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Food for the World Inc.; and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program
$15,050,000
2511-3002
For the integrated pest management program
$57,553
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
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
$4,353,899
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 the office of water resources in the department; 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 not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the construction of drop inlet structures to reduce flooding in the Assonet neighborhood in the town of Freetown; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for projects and upgrades made through the Blackstone River Watershed Association; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a one-time grant to the city of Dedham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvement projects and programs in the town of Milford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Mendon Public Library energy efficiency upgrades; provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments pursuant to chapter 616 of the acts of 1957; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments pursuant to chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain land
$1,310,149
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 implement a stormwater management plan to comply with federal and state regulatory requirements; and provided further, that in order to protect public safety and 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
$408,594
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
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 all beaches, pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day through Labor Day; provided further, that the beaches, pools and spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be expended for the Metropolitan Beaches in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull 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 no funds from this item shall be expended for year-round seasonal employees; 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 2014 shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2015 during the period of that employee's 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; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended to provide for the building and maintenance of splash pads in the city of Lowell; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made from this item other than for the purposes identified in this item; 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
$15,280,812
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
2800-0700
For the office of dam safety; provided, that the department 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 $22,000 shall be expended for a hydraulic analysis of the dam in Choate Park in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the preservation of a historic property in the town of Hadley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the repair and maintenance of the Mahar dam at the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in the town of Orange; provided further, that not less than $302,000 shall be expended for construction, engineering, oversight and tipping fees for the Plymco dam removal project in the town of Plymouth, which shall be used as matching funds for federal grants; and provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 3, 2014, that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) the number of staff that are assigned from this line item and their job title; (b) the number of dam inspections scheduled for fiscal year 2015; and (c) the number of dams in need of repair or replacement
$984,428
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
2810-0100
For the operation of the division of state parks and recreation; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used: (a) to 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; (b) to oversee rinks; and (c) to 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 the same properties shall be open in fiscal year 2015 as were open in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be made available for payment to true seasonal employees; provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Blue Hills ski area; provided further, that the rinks under the control of the department shall remain open and staffed for the full rink season; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock Park in Lynn; provided further, that the division may issue matching grants of not less than $190,000 to public and nonpublic entities from this item to support free public events and programs on the Metropolitan Beaches as recommended by the Metropolitan Beaches Commission; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the purposes of aquatic invasive species control; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the development and maintenance of a community garden in proximity to the commuter rail and/or track running West to East in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Plymouth county for the management and cleanup of pond algae and invasive vegetation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Pembroke for the management and cleanup of invasive pond vegetation; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to finalize the designs and obtain the permits necessary for implementation of the Mystic River Master plan, including aquatic invasive species control on the Mystic River; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills trailside museum and the Chickatawbut Hill center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Community Boating Center, Inc. in the city of New Bedford for operational expenses and programming for financially disadvantaged children; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the planning, design and reconstruction of the children's playground and baseball field at Ventura Park in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $22,500 shall be expended for additional police patrols at Wallum lake in the town of Douglas; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and improvement of the Fellsmere Pond Reservoir in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Central Plymouth County Water District Commission for the improvement and management of lakes and ponds in said district; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of walking trails at Newton Hill and related improvements in Elm Park in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Blue Hills Observatory and Science Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the restoration and repair of the Speaker John F. Thompson Center in the City of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the community playground at the Burr Elementary School in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Let's Row Boston program administered by Community Rowing, Inc. of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for waterfowl nuisance management at Flax Pond in the city of Lynn; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a park alongside the Merrimack River in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for long term care and maintenance of Whitman's Pond in Weymouth; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a study to be commissioned for the prospect of a recreational park along the Nashua River in the town of Clinton
$44,344,381
2810-2042
For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $14,141,673 from revenue collected by the department, including, but not limited to, revenues collected from: (a) campsite reservation transactions from the automated campground reservation and registration program; (b) fees, permits, leases, rentals, concessions and all other contracts; (c) telecommunications system user fees and other charges established by the commissioner of conservation and recreation and as received from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the highway division in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the department of state police and quasi-public and private entities; (d) skating rink fees and rentals; (e) Ponkapoag golf course fees and rentals; (f) Leo J. Martin golf course fees and rentals; and (g) activities authorized under section 34B of chapter 92 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall retain and deposit 80 per cent of the aforementioned fees; provided further, that if the department of conservation and recreation projects that total revenues from the fees identified in this item will exceed $17,677,091 the department shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that funds in this item shall be expended for: (i) the operation and expenses of the department; (ii) expenses, upkeep and improvements to the parks and recreation system; (iii) the operation and maintenance of the department's telecommunications system; (iv) the operation and maintenance of the department's skating rinks at an amount not less than $1,000,000; (v) the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag gold course at an amount not less than $1,098,011; and (vi) the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course at an amount not less than $824,790; provided further, that nothing in this item shall impair or diminish the rights of access and utilization of all current users of the telecommunications system under agreements previously entered into; provided further, that this item may be reimbursed by political subdivisions of the commonwealth and private entities for direct and indirect costs expended by the department to maintain the telecommunications system; provided further, that when assigning time for the use of its skating rinks, the department shall give first priority to general public skating and then to an entity which qualifies under applicable state and federal law as a nonprofit organization or as a public school; provided further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; 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; provided further, that expenditures made in advance of the receipts shall not exceed 75 per cent of the amount of revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required by section 1B; and provided further, that the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at the time subsequent quarterly statements are published of the variance between actual and projected receipts in each quarter and the implications of that variance for expenditures made
$14,141,673
2820-0101
For the costs associated with the department'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; provided further, that door 5 of the Massachusetts state house shall be staffed and open to the public from a period beginning on Patriot's Day and ending on Columbus Day, Monday through Friday, from 9:30AM to 4:30PM; provided further, that the department shall conduct a feasibility study on opening the gates accessing Beacon street near the Kennedy statue; provided further, that the commissioner shall work in conjunction with the captain of the park rangers specific to the state house security, the colonel of the state police, and the superintendent of the bureau of the state house in conducting said study; and provided further, that the study shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before January 1, 2015
$1,696,876
2820-2000
For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the department of conservation and recreation shall take several discrete measures to further make more likely that said department's street lighting efforts are efficient and cost effective
$3,000,000
Department of Energy Resources.
7006-1001
For the residential conservation service program under chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the commercial and apartment conservation service program pursuant to section 11A of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year 2015 pursuant to said chapter 465 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item as well as the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$224,111
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 equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$3,651,230
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Department of Early Education and Care.
3000-1000
For the administration of the department of early education and care and the costs of field operations and licensing provided through the department; 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 secretary of administration and finance on the unduplicated number of children on waiting lists for state-subsidized early education and care programs and services, including supportive childcare services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the lead agencies of community partnership councils, 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 department of housing and community development, the Children's Trust Fund and the department of public health, specifically early intervention, 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 waitlist management, program implementation and evaluation, reporting and policy development purposes; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded by the department by category of eligibility, including children who have been the subject of supported cases pursuant to section 51A of chapter 119 of the General Laws, children referred by or transitioning from the department of children and families, and children of income-eligible families; 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 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 the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds from items 3000-1000, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060 into items 3000-3050, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060; provided further, that the total transfers from any 1 item shall not exceed 3 per cent of the item's total funding; and provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days before any such transfer
$13,365,851
3000-1050
For supplemental research and assessment related to item 1599-0500 in section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts 2013; provided, that the supplemental research shall be directed by a nonprofit research organization with demonstrated experience assessing the business practices, service delivery and financial systems of state-subsidized childcare programs; provided further, that the department shall consider research and assessment conducted through this item to be a continuation and expansion of the research authorized by item 1599-0500 in section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the supplemental research and assessment shall: (i) identify promising practices and alternative strategies, including those used by other states, around the design and administration of a “blended-funded system” using both contracts and vouchers; (ii) examine the childcare eligibility, referral and oversight mechanisms within partner agencies as they intersect with the department of early education and care and the efficiency and efficacy of the current funding approaches to meeting the needs of children and families in these systems; and (iii) examine the business processes and service delivery of local subsidy eligibility administration; and provided further, that the organization conducting the assessment shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 3, 2015, a report on the progress to date, obstacles encountered and preliminary findings
$385,000
3000-2000
For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies
$6,503,861
3000-2050
For the administration of the Children's Trust Fund; provided, that the department shall not exercise any supervision or control with respect to the board of the trust fund
$1,086,317
3000-3050
For supportive early education and care services; provided, that funds from this item shall only be expended for early education and care costs of children with active cases at the department of children and families; provided further, that funds may be used to provide services during a transition period of 6 months for families upon the closure of their case; and provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive those services
$79,730,057
3000-4040
For costs associated with reducing the waitlist for income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that funds from this item may be transferred to item 3000-4060
$15,000,000
3000-4050
For financial assistance for families currently involved with or transitioning from transitional aid to families with dependent children to enroll in an early education and care program; provided, that early education and care shall be available to former participants who are working for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that post-transitional early education and care benefits shall be provided to participants who are working for up to 1 year after the transitional period; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded from this item and item 3000-3050; provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to 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 deeming 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 at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations; provided further, that recipients shall not be charged fees for care provided under this item; provided further, that early education and care slots 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 may be funded from this item; and provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for the services
$133,477,300
3000-4060
For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that teen parents at risk of becoming 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 not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for the services; provided further, that early education and care slots 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 the department may expend funds from this item on grants to support inclusive learning environments; provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary that any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such 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; and provided further, that any unexpended funds up to $8,770,043 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2014 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item until June 30, 2015
$241,894,678
3000-5000
For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on early head start programs
$9,100,000
3000-5025
For grants to cities, towns, regional school districts and educational collaboratives to provide educational opportunities on a voluntary basis to 4-year-olds in the district through the creation of pre-kindergarten classrooms; provided, that guidelines and applications for this funding shall be developed jointly by the departments of early education and care and elementary and secondary education and shall include quality standards, which shall ensure school readiness and third grade reading proficiency for students in pre-kindergarten classrooms; provided further, that the grants shall be approved jointly by the commissioners of early education and care and elementary and secondary education; provided further, that preference may be given in awarding these funds to level 5 schools and school districts; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of that city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation
$1,000,000
3000-5075
For the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended on grants to improve the quality of and expand access to preschool programs and services for children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible; provided further, that funds may also be used to enhance community-wide capacity building efforts within statewide parameters established by the board of early education and care; provided further, that any newly-funded programs designated as Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program participants shall fall within the quality standards established by the Massachusetts quality rating and improvement system; provided further, that programs receiving grant funds may use the funds to enhance teacher and staff quality and compensation, enhance program quality through participation in the Massachusetts quality rating and improvement system, enhance program ability to interpret and use assessment data effectively, enhance developmentally appropriate practices, incorporate ancillary services into the program, facilitate or provide access to wrap-around services for working families or increase capacity to expand access to age-eligible children on the centralized waitlist maintained by the department; and provided further, that preference shall be given in awarding grants to those programs which demonstrate affordability for middle class and working class parents according to standards established by the department
$7,500,000
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 provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed childcare providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities
$750,000
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; provided, that such services shall be made available statewide to parents under the age of 21 years; provided further, that the Children's Trust Fund shall oversee the ongoing development and maintenance of a participant data system; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, priority for such services shall be given to low-income parents; and provided further, that spending in excess of $10,483,933 shall be contingent on the executive office of health and human services projecting that the children's health insurance program's healthy services initiative project revenue will be not less than $28,612,794
$14,483,933
3000-7040
For the department of early education and care, which may expend not more than $200,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law 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
$200,000
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 shall distribute the grants not later than August 29, 2014, in order to allow a full year of service for families involved in these programs; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, curriculum development, child assessment systems, activities that encourage providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees, payment of fees, and direct assistance to programs seeking accreditation by agencies approved by the board and professional development courses; provided further, that eligible recipients for the grants shall include, but not be limited to, the Massachusetts Family Networks program, community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, the home-based, school readiness and family support program known as the parent-child home program, head start programs, school readiness and family support programs, licensed child care providers, and 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 development of the quality rating and improvement system; provided further, that the department shall encourage and support early childhood education and care providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees through professional development programs including, but not limited to, the building careers program model; provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item; and provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education
$18,464,890
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 $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding
$700,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Office of the Secretary.
4000-0005
For youth violence prevention program grants administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided, that the programs shall be targeted at reducing youth violence among young persons at highest risk for being perpetrators or victims of gun violence; provided further, that any new grants awarded from this item in fiscal year 2015 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 2015 as selected in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that the secretary shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 13, 2015 detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) a set of clearly-defined goals and benchmarks on which grant recipients will be evaluated; and (iii) preliminary outcomes and findings from the grant awards for fiscal year 2014; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. to provide youth development and violence prevention services to at-risk youth; and provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these programs
$4,600,000
4000-0050
For the operation of the PCA quality home care workforce council established pursuant to section 71 of chapter 118E of the General Laws
$1,749,928
4000-0051
For the establishment and maintenance of a network of child and family service programs throughout the commonwealth, including family resource centers supported through this item and item 4800-0200; provided, that the network may make use of existing family resource centers overseen by state agencies and other state supported entities to the extent that existing centers are able to: (i) provide a program consistent with the requirements of section 16U of chapter 6A of the General Laws; and (ii) demonstrate adherence to an evidence-based model of service and use of measurable outcomes to assess quality; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2014, the executive office of health and human services shall report to the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the extent to which family resource centers in operation in fiscal year 2014 may be included in the implementation of chapter 240 of the acts 2012; provided further, that all family resource centers supported through this item and item 4800-0200 shall be subject to a competitive selection process based on: (a) record of success in providing the services required by said section 16U of said chapter 6A; (b) demonstrated ability to gather data necessary to examine success in providing services; (c) use of evidence-based programing; and (d) willingness to participate in an independent evaluation of process and outcomes; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities within 30 days of awarding contracts to family resource centers under this item and item 4800-0200 detailing the family resource centers receiving contracts and the criteria used to select centers for contracting; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for an independent evaluation of the efficacy of the network of child and family service programs supported through this item and item 4800-0200 in meeting the requirements of section 16U of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided further, that the evaluator shall be selected through a competitive process that prioritizes: (1) prior experience in evaluating the impact of child welfare intervention systems; (2) prior experience in field evaluation; and (3) demonstrated skill in using quantitative analysis relevant for program evaluation; provided further, that the evaluator shall provide biannual progress updates to the secretary for administration and finance, joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the first biannual report shall detail the evaluation plan for each program, data required for analysis and outcomes measured and this report shall be filed not later than March 13, 2015; and provided further that said network of child and family service programs shall coordinate with the executive office of health and human services, the department of early education and care, and municipal police departments to provide emergency assistance to runaway children at times when the juvenile court is not open, consistent with the requirements of paragraph (ii) of section 39H of chapter 119 of the General Laws
$2,500,000
4000-0300
For the operation of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, 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 appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative and contracted services related to the implementation and operation of programs authorized by chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further that on or before December 31, 2014, not less than $100,000 shall be provided to Noble Hospital, a federal and state disproportionate share hospital that is geographically isolated, to improve the access entry way for all patients, especially those challenged with disabilities, provided that such funds are matched by an equal or greater amount by Noble Hospital; 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, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX, to ensure that rates of payment to providers do not exceed the rates that are necessary to meet only those costs which must be incurred by efficiently and economically operated providers in order to provide services of adequate quality; provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the office of health equity within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the executive office shall contract with Martha's Vineyard Community Services, Inc. for no less than $60,000 to increase access to health and human services on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, and such funds shall be used to cover feasible travel costs associated with arranging access to health and human services; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made that are not federally reimbursable, including those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX or XXI or the MassHealth demonstration waiver pursuant to section 1115(a) of said Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315(a) or the community first demonstration waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315, whether made by the executive office or another commonwealth entity, except as required for: (a) the equivalent of MassHealth Standard benefits for children under age 21 who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department of children and families; (b) dental benefits provided to clients of the department of developmental services who are age 21 or over; or (c) cost containment efforts the purposes and amounts of which have been submitted to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to making these expenditures; provided further, that the office of Medicaid shall apply an add-on to reimburse the managed care organizations and senior care organizations under contract with the commonwealth for the full costs associated with the Affordable Care Act's annual insurer fee, as specified in section 9010(a) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; provided, that said add-on shall be exclusive of any additional rate increase currently being proposed for the fiscal year 2015; provided further, that subject to the availability of federal financial participation, said add-on shall include the related tax liability for the annual insurer fee; provided further, that MassHealth shall provide a report, not later than March 2, 2015, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing on the amount of reimbursement of the Affordable Care Act's insurer fee and the related tax liability and the methodology for calculating said reimbursement to the managed care organizations and senior care organizations; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services may continue to recover provider overpayments made in the current and prior fiscal years through the Medicaid management information system, and that these recoveries shall be considered current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further, that funds shall be provided in an amount not less than the total appropriated in item 1599-2009 in section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that of the amount allocated in this line item, the office of Medicaid shall provide a 2 per cent rate increase for Medicaid managed care organizations that are under contract with the commonwealth to deliver managed care services to Masshealth and care plus enrollees; provided further, that the executive office may collect directly from a liable third party any amounts paid to contracted providers under chapter 118E of the General Laws for which the executive office later discovers another third party is liable if no other course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that no 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 interpretive services currently provided shall not give rise to enforceable legal rights for any party or to an enforceable entitlement to interpretive services; provided further, $150,000 shall be expended for the work of the Massachusetts unaccompanied homeless youth commission to determine the scope of need among unaccompanied youth and young adults ages 24 and younger who are experiencing homelessness, and to identify and implement potential models for appropriate service delivery to unaccompanied homeless youth in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the commonwealth; provided further, that in calculating rates of payment for children enrolled in MassHealth receiving inpatient and outpatient services at acute care pediatric hospitals and pediatric specialty units as defined in section 8A of chapter 118E of the General Laws, the executive office shall make a supplemental payment to any acute care pediatric hospital and pediatric specialty unit in the commonwealth, above base rates, to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care in an amount not less than the amount appropriated in this item in chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the purchase and renovation of a mental health and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in the town of Petersham to serve the North Quabbin region and North Central Massachusetts; 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 in accordance with written policies, procedures, and regulations of the department of mental health; provided further, that not later than January 16, 2015, the executive office of health and human services 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 2014 and fiscal year 2015; 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, 2015 on the number of members served in the dual eligible initiative, the average expenditure per member, the average expenditure per member prior to the demonstration project and the number of clients that receive care at skilled nursing facilities; provided further, that the executive office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing not later than December 5, 2014 a report detailing utilization of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established pursuant to section 66 of said chapter 118E; provided further, that the report shall include: (a) the number of persons whose medical expenses were billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund in fiscal year 2014; (b) the total dollar amount billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund in fiscal year 2014; (c) the demographics of the population using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (d) the types of services paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that any projection of deficiency in item 4000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0600, 4000-0640, 4000-0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0885, 4000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-0990, 4000-1400, 4000-1420 or 4000-1425 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, 2015; and provided further, that for the purposes of long-term health care cost savings and enhanced patient care, the commonwealth shall recognize telehealth remote patient monitoring provided by home health agencies as a service to clients otherwise reimbursable through Medicaid
$91,557,569
4000-0301
For the costs of MassHealth provider and member audit and utilization review activities, including eligibility verification, disability evaluations, provider financial and clinical audits and other initiatives intended to enhance program integrity; provided, that no expenditures shall be made from this item that are not federally reimbursable
$4,428,131
4000-0320
For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend for medical care and assistance rendered in the current year an amount not to exceed $225,000,000 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; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be used for the purposes of item 4000-0300
$225,000,000
4000-0321
For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $60,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Title 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 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 the secretary of health and human services shall submit to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means an annual report detailing the amounts of the agreements, the ongoing and new projects, and the amount of federal reimbursement and cost avoidance derived from the contracts not later than September 15, 2014 for the previous fiscal year activities; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenue 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services, acting in its capacity as the single state agency under Title XIX 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, may enter into interdepartmental services agreements with the University of Massachusetts medical school to perform activities that the secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the comptroller, determines within the scope of the proper administration of said Title XIX and other federal funding provisions to support the programs and activities of the executive office; provided further, the activities may include: (a) providing administrative services including, but not limited to, providing the medical expertise to support or administer utilization management activities, determining eligibility based on disability, supporting case management activities, and similar initiatives; (b) providing consulting services related to quality assurance, program evaluation and development, integrity and soundness, and project management; and (c) providing activities and services to pursue federal reimbursement or avoid costs, third-party liability, and recoup payments to third parties; provided further, federal reimbursement for any expenditure made by the University of Massachusetts medical school relative to 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, the secretary 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; provided further, contracts for contingency fees shall not exceed 3 years and shall not be renewed without prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, the secretary shall not pay contingency fees to the University of Massachusetts medical school in excess of $40,000,000 for state fiscal year 2015; provided further, however, that contingency fees paid to the University of Massachusetts medical school under an interagency service agreement for recoveries related to the special disability workload projects shall be excluded from that $40,000,000 limit for state fiscal year 2015; and provided further, the secretary of health and human services shall submit to the secretary of administration and finance and the senate and house committees on ways and means a quarterly report detailing the amounts of the agreements, the ongoing and new projects undertaken by the university, the amounts expended on personnel, and the amount of federal reimbursement and recoupment payments that the university collected
$60,000,000
4000-0328
For the executive office of health and human services, which shall use the funding in this item to pursue and submit applications for new state plan amendments, state plan options and state waiver or demonstration requests for federal approval under Public Law 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including but not limited to the following purposes: (i) the health homes state option authorized under 42 U.S.C. 1396w-4; and (ii) the 1915(i) home and community-based services state plan authorized under 42 U.S.C. 1396n(i); provided, that the executive office shall seek to maximize opportunities that expand community-based services and increase federal reimbursement, including enhanced federal medical assistance percentage rates; and provided further, that the executive office shall report not later than September 30, 2014 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of submitted and pending applications and the projected fiscal impact to the commonwealth of federal approval for these applications
$400,000
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 shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for the medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office, which shall not be more restrictive than the standards 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
$111,115,925
4000-0500
For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office's primary care clinician, mental health and substance abuse plan, or through a health maintenance organization under contract with the executive office, and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents, and adults under clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws 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 family incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that of the amount allocated in this line item, that $8,000,000 shall be allocated for providers in the PCC mental health and substance abuse plan; provided further, that expenditures from this item shall be made only for the purposes expressly stated in this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years
$4,792,819,941
4000-0600
For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors and for the operation of the MassHealth senior care options initiative 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 these recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the community choices initiative; 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 benefits of the community choices initiative shall not be reduced below the services provided in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that the eligibility requirements for this demonstration project shall not be more restrictive than those established in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item to implement the pre-admission counseling and assessment program under the fourth paragraph of section 9 of said chapter 118E, which shall be implemented on a statewide basis through the aging and disability resource consortia; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds shall be expended from this item to maintain a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing homes and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or supplemental security income; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for any nursing home or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of elder affairs, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, in recognition of the special innovative program status granted by the executive office of health and human services, 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 effective October 1, 2014, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, the executive office of health and human services shall establish nursing facility Medicaid rates that are up to $47,476,982 in payments above the payments made to nursing facilities for fiscal year 2014, for the purpose of establishing the base year at calendar year 2007 costs; provided further, that the $47,476,982 in payments shall be subject to the availability of federal financial participation; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the chairs of the house and senate committee on ways and means prior to October 1, 2014, on the ability to obtain federal financial participation; provided further, that if federal financial participation is not available for said payments, the executive office of health and human services shall maintain the rates at the 2005 base year and shall make a one-time supplemental payment for nursing facility Medicaid rates for an amount not less than $23,738,491; 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 March 2, 2015 on: (i) the extent to which quality indicators and other measures are incorporated into the determination of payment rates and amounts dispersed to nursing facilities; and (ii) a proposal to enhance the incorporation of quality indicators and other measures into nursing facility rates; provided further, that in fiscal year 2015, MassHealth shall expend not less than the amount expended in fiscal year 2014 to reimburse nursing home facilities for bed hold days; provided further, that to the extent feasible, MassHealth shall reimburse such facilities for up to 20, but not fewer than 10 medical leave of absence days; provided further, that MassHealth shall guarantee 10 nonmedical leave of absence days; provided further, that not later than January 1, 2015, MassHealth shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (a) the number of nursing facility clients on a leave of absence, delineated by nursing facility, by medical leave of absence and nonmedical leave of absence and the total number of days on leave of absence; (b) monthly capacity levels per nursing homes and the monthly total number of empty beds per nursing facility; (c) the average payment amount per nursing facility client; and (d) the aggregate payment amount per nursing facility by month; provided further, that no nursing home may reassign a patient's bed during a leave of absence eligible for reimbursement under this item; and provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse nursing home leave of absence days at a rate of not less than $30 per day
$3,197,069,129
4000-0640
For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2015 the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, shall establish nursing facility Medicaid rates that cumulatively total $298,600,000 more than the annual payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002; provided further, that the MassHealth agency shall adopt all additional regulations and procedures necessary to carry out this item; provided further, that an amount for expenses related to the collection and administration of section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be transferred to the executive office of health and human services; 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; provided further, that not less than $2,800,000 shall be expended as incentive payments to nursing facilities meeting the criteria determined under the MassHealth Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Program and that have established and participated in a cooperative effort in each qualifying nursing facility between representatives of employees and management that is focused on implementing that criteria and improving the quality of services available to MassHealth members and that shall decide jointly how to expend such incentive payments; and provided further, that the MassHealth agency shall adopt all additional regulations and procedures necessary to carry out this item
$301,400,000
4000-0700
For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office's 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 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 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 family 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 in calculating rates of inpatient and outpatient services for neonatal intensive care units, also known as (NICU), with at least 55 licensed beds with-in an acute hospital that has at least 109 pediatric intensive NICU beds, the executive office shall make a supplemental payment of not less than $200,000; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, the funds appropriated in item 4000-0265 of section 2A of chapter 142 of the acts of 2011 shall again be appropriated for the same dollar amount as in said line item 4000-0265 and shall be distributed in and managed in the same manner as designated in section 60 of chapter 118 of the acts of 2012; provided further, that MassHealth shall provide an additional 5 per cent of its standard payment amount per discharge, or SPAD, above rate year 2013, or of reimbursement provided under any subsequent inpatient payment methodologies and to provide an additional 5 per cent of its outpatient payment amount per episode or PAPE above rate year 2013, or of reimbursement provided under any subsequent outpatient payment methodologies to any acute care hospital that has greater than 63 per cent of its gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that MassHealth shall provide a supplemental payment of at least $12,307,769 for inpatient and outpatient behavioral and mental health services provided by any acute care hospital that has greater than 63 per cent of its gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that such behavioral and mental health supplemental payments shall be subject to all required federal approvals and the availability of federal financial participation and shall be prioritized for services provided to children and adolescents; provided further, that if federal financial participation is not available for said behavioral and mental health supplemental payments, the executive office of health and human services shall make a payment of not less than $6,153,885; provided further, that the executive office shall not, in fiscal year 2015, fund programs relating to case management with the intention of reducing length of stay for neonatal intensive care unit cases; provided further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 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 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 not later than March 3, 2015, the executive office shall report to the house and senate committee on ways and means on the dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients as of January 1, 2015 as it compares to dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; provided further, that the executive office shall maintain full-year coverage for adult dental fillings; and provided further, that the executive office shall implement adult denture coverage not later than May 15, 2015
$2,381,458,986
4000-0875
For the provision of benefits to eligible women who require medical treatment for either breast or cervical cancer in accordance with 42 U.S.C. section 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 women whose incomes, as determined by the executive office, do not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; provided further, that eligibility for benefits shall be extended solely for the duration of the cancerous condition; provided further, that before the provision of any benefits covered by this item, the executive office shall require screening for either breast or cervical cancer through the comprehensive breast and cervical cancer early detection program operated by the department of public health, in accordance with item 4570-1543 of section 2D; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years
$5,725,199
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 family incomes, as determined by the executive office, are above 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those children and adolescents in prior fiscal years; and, provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care subsidies provided to eligible individuals under the last paragraph of section 9 and section 16D of said chapter 118E
$204,795,301
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 from this item for health care services provided to persons in prior fiscal years; provided further, that funds may be expended only for employees who are ineligible for subsidized insurance through the health connector and ineligible for any MassHealth program; provided further, that enrollment in this program may be capped to ensure that MassHealth expenditures do not exceed the amount appropriated; and 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 chapter 118E of the General Laws
$30,877,115
4000-0940
For the purposes of providing health care services related to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services to individuals ages 19 through 64, inclusive, whose family incomes as determined by the executive office of health and human services do not exceed 133 per cent of the federal poverty level and who are eligible under clauses (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws
$1,702,696,743
4000-0950
For administrative and program expenses associated with the children's behavioral health initiative, in accordance with the settlement agreement in the case of Rosie D. v. Romney, 410 F.Supp.2d 18 (D.Mass 2006), to provide comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services to children suffering from severe emotional disturbances; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall provide not fewer than 2 reports separated by not fewer than 5 months to the house and senate committees on ways and means relative to implementation of the initiative; provided further, that such biannual reports shall include, but not be limited to, details of the implementation plan, results of the scheduled plan to date, including a schedule detailing commencement of services and associated costs by service type, an analysis of compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement to date, a detailed itemization of services and service utilization by service type, geographical location and the age of the member receiving the service, data detailing the time that elapses between a member's request for services and commencement of an initial assessment for services, the time to complete the initial assessment and the time that elapses between initial assessment for services and commencement of services, and a quarterly update of whether projected expenditures are likely to exceed the amount appropriated herein; provided further, that any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2015; and provided further, that funds shall not be transferred from this item without notifying the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days prior to such a transfer
$207,371,693
4000-0990
For the children's medical security plan to provide primary and preventive health services for uninsured children from birth through age 18; provided, that the executive office shall prescreen enrollees and applicants for Medicaid eligibility; provided further, that no applicant shall be enrolled in the program until the applicant has been denied eligibility for the MassHealth program; 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 maximize federal reimbursements for state expenditures made on behalf of the children; provided further, that the executive office shall expend all necessary funds from this item to ensure the provision of the maximum benefit levels for this program, as authorized by section 10F of chapter 118E of the General Laws; 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; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years
$13,214,180
4000-1400
For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus with incomes up to 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years
$23,693,668
4000-1420
For payment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act
$302,670,132
4000-1425
For administrative and program expenses associated with community support services for persons with acquired brain injury who were residing in long-term care facilities under the mediated solution to the final settlement agreement in the case of Hutchinson v. Patrick, 683 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D. Mass. 2010); provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years
$34,318,000
4000-1602
For the costs associated with improving MassHealth field operations; provided, that no expenditures shall be made from this item that are not federally reimbursable
$2,121,671
4000-1604
For MassHealth costs associated with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, and chapter 224 of the acts of 2012; provided, that no expenditures shall be made from this item that are not federally reimbursable
$874,580
4000-1700
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services
$108,718,835
Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
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 by 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: ESOL/civics classes, citizenship application assistance, interview preparation and 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 which could be replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons become citizens, shall be given priority for services; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the agency's refugee and immigrant services
$391,096
Center for Health Information and Analysis.
4100-0060
For the operation of the center for health information and analysis established in 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 shall publish a report on the financial condition of hospitals and other health care providers through the health benchmarks project website, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, the office of the attorney general and the University of Massachusetts
$28,267,893
4100-0061
For the center for health information and analysis, which may expend for the development, operation and maintenance of an all-payer claims database an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 from amounts paid to the center for all fees paid for health data information and from any federal financial participation associated with the collection and administration of health care claims data; and provided further, that revenues in excess of the appropriation for the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year without further appropriation
$4,000,000
OFFICE OF DISABILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
4110-0001
For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind
$1,382,207
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
$4,070,352
4110-2000
For the turning 22 program of the commission
$13,010,253
4110-3010
For a program of vocational rehabilitation for the blind in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance or any other such indirect costs of federally reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that an additional $300,000 shall be made available to expand the contract for vocational rehabilitation services provided by The Carroll Center for the Blind, Inc
$3,353,118
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
4120-0200
For independent living centers; provided, that not later than March 2, 2015, the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the services provided by the independent living centers, which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the total number of consumers that request and receive services; (b) the services requested and received by consumers; (c) the total number of consumers moved from nursing homes; and (d) the total number of independent living plans and goals set and achieved by consumers
$5,630,018
4120-1000
For the operation of the commission; provided, 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
$419,522
4120-2000
For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that funds from the federal vocational rehabilitation grant or state appropriations shall not be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that the commissioner, 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 residence
$10,519,574
4120-3000
For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services for severely disabled adults may be provided
$2,246,935
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 clients who began receiving services in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to item 4120-4010 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013
$8,832,510
4120-4001
For the housing registry for the disabled
$80,000
4120-4005
For Living Independently for Equality, Inc. of Brockton
$30,000
4120-4010
For the turning 22 program of the commission
$796,359
4120-5000
For homemaking services
$4,280,684
4120-6000
For services for individuals with head injuries
$15,659,292
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
4125-0100
For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing
$5,780,713
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts.
4180-0100
For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts located in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease patients; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any admission or hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2014
$27,732,672
4180-1100
For the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, which may expend not more than $600,000 in revenues for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 60 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 retained revenue account of the Soldiers' Home; provided further, that the Soldiers' Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home 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 if the registrar of motor vehicles projects that total revenues from the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN will exceed the amounts appropriated in this item and item 4190-1100, the registrar shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, prior appropriation continued
$600,000
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
4190-0100
For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers' 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 which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2014
$21,482,106
4190-0101
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, which may expend for its operation an amount not to exceed $5,000 from the licensing of the property for placement of aerial antennas
$5,000
4190-0102
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke which may expend for the outpatient pharmacy program an amount not to exceed $110,000 from copayments which it may charge to users of the program; provided, that no copayment shall be imposed or required of any person which exceeds the level of co-payments charged in fiscal year 2014
$110,000
4190-0200
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $50,000 from fees collected from veterans in its care to provide television and telephone services to residents; provided, that fees from the use of telephones and televisions shall only be expended for payments to vendors for said services; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home 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
$50,000
4190-0300
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $717,612 for the operation of 12 long-term care beds from revenue generated through the occupancy of these beds; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home 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
$717,612
4190-1100
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than $400,000 for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 40 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, upon compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this retained revenue account of the Soldiers' Home; provided further, that the Soldiers' Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home 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
$400,000
OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
Department of Youth Services.
4200-0010
For the administration of the department of youth services; provided, that the commissioner of youth services may transfer funds between items 4200-0100, 4200-0200 and 4200-0300, 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 file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days before any transfer; provided further, that not more than 7 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the commissioner of youth services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 2, 2015 which shall include, but not be limited to, the following, which shall be delineated by line item: (a) the increased number of clients detained, committed, or otherwise involved with the department pursuant to chapter 84 of the acts of 2013; (b) the number of clients transferred into the department pursuant to said chapter 84; (c) any challenges the department has faced in serving the needs of juveniles between 17 and 18 years old, pursuant to said chapter 84, with its standard continuum of care; and (d) the ways in which the department has adapted its continuum of care to suit the needs of juveniles between 17 and 18 years old, pursuant to said chapter 84; and provided further, that the commissioner of youth services, in conjunction with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall submit a report on the status of the department of youth services investment in education and its projected needs in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to the house and senate committees on ways and means by December 1, 2014
$4,179,008
4200-0100
For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department
$22,617,744
4200-0200
For pretrial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs
$25,966,365
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; provided further, that funds shall be expended to address suicide prevention; and provided further, that the total amount appropriated and re-appropriated under this item shall include unexpended funds up to $1,000,000 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2014 which shall not revert, but shall be made available for purposes of this item for fiscal year 2015
$118,064,994
4200-0500
For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services
$3,062,317
4200-0600
For the operation of secure facilities to detain arrested youth prior to arraignment under the alternative lock up program
$2,102,363
Department of Transitional Assistance.
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 the department shall submit on a monthly basis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance a status report 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 purposes of 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 assistance under said chapter 118 is denied, the application shall be transmitted by the department to the executive office of health and human services for a determination of eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance 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 is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that after April 1, 2015, 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 file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days before any transfer; provided further, that pursuant to approval by the executive office for administration and finance, the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between this item and 4400-1100; and provided further, that the agency shall provide full cooperation to the research organization selected under item 3000-1050 and shall make available to the research organization any information and data needed to assist with the requirements of the item
$61,079,500
4400-1001
For programs to increase the commonwealth's participation rate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other federal nutrition programs; provided, that funds shall be expended for a grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that the work of department employees 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 re-verification 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 catalogue eligibility documents electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 5, 2014 on the status of these programs
$2,971,883
4400-1025
For domestic violence specialists at local area offices
$920,838
4400-1100
For the payroll of the department's caseworkers; provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be paid from this item
$63,334,508
4401-1000
For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program; provided, that the young parent program shall receive not less than $3,447,571; provided further, 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 not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the competitive integrated employment services program; provided further, that the department shall expend no less than $264,000 more than was appropriated in this item in section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013 for the programs operated through the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants with whom the department of transitional assistance entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached the age of 18, 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 deeming of the grandparents' income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for learning disability assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $460,966 shall be expended for transportation benefits for recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the DTA works internship program; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 3, 2015 on: (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 increased self-sufficiency; and provided further, that the department shall consider other programs to meet transitional employment needs of clients
$11,802,537
4403-2000
For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that benefits under the program shall be paid only to citizens of the United States and to non-citizens for whom federal funds may be used to provide benefits; provided further, that no benefit under this item shall be made available to illegal or undocumented aliens; provided further, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard in effect in fiscal year 2014 unless the department determines that a reduction in the monthly payment standard shall be implemented before the end of the fiscal year to keep program expenditures within the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that the payment standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that the payment standard for families who do not qualify for an exempt category of assistance under subsection (e) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 shall be 2.75 per cent below the otherwise applicable payment standard in fiscal year 2015, under the state plan required under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, as amended, and under said act and notwithstanding section 218 of chapter 149 of the acts of 2004 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the recipients defined in said section 218 whose youngest child of record is of the age at which full-time schooling is mandatory or older shall meet the federal standard of 30 hours per week of work-related activity; provided further, that the department shall notify parents under the age of 20 receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of clause (2) of subsection (i) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 or any successor law; provided further, that a $40 per month rental allowance shall be paid to all 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 $150 shall be provided to each child eligible under this program in September 2014; provided further, that the children's clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2014; 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 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 the dependent child or children from the home by the department of children and families under department procedures; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible dependent children only if it has been medically verified that the child is expected to be born within the month the payments are to be made or within the 3 month period after the month of payment and who, if the child had been born and was living with such woman 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 shall, to the extent feasible within the existing appropriation and 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 the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities by noon on the sixty-seventh day before any changes to the disability standards are proposed; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended by the department for childcare or transportation services for the employment and training program, family reunification benefits or informal childcare; provided further, that the department shall provide oral and written notification to all recipients of their childcare benefits at the time of application and on a semi-annual basis; provided further, that the notification shall include the full range of childcare options available, including center-based childcare, family-based childcare and in-home relative childcare; provided further, that the notification shall detail available childcare benefits for current and former recipients, including employment and training benefits and transitional benefits; provided further, that the notice shall further 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 shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure from this item so as not to exceed this appropriation; provided further, that the department shall report 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 by noon on the sixty-seventh day before adopting eligibility or benefit changes; and provided further, that the report shall include the text of, basis and reasons for the proposed changes
$255,650,190
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 program of temporary assistance for needy families
$1,200,000
4403-2119
For the provision of structured settings as provided in subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor statute, for parents under the age of 20 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program
$9,347,502
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 in section 7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item; provided further, that the department, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the federal 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
$234,343,661
4408-1000
For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children found by the department 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 benefits under this item shall only be provided to residents who are citizens of the United States or qualified aliens or non-citizens otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law and shall not be provided to illegal or undocumented aliens; provided further, that the recipient shall not be subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions; provided further, that the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect under the general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons age 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 which is expected to last for a period as determined by department regulations and 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 the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission and to dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and the separate program created by section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and 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 implementing the program for fiscal year 2015, the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item at the payment standard in effect for the former general relief program in fiscal year 1991; 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 or 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 Federal 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, 60 days before adopting any eligibility or benefit changes, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth the text of, basis and reasons for the proposed changes; and 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
$87,568,233
OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Department of Public Health.
4510-0020
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $233,203 in revenues collected from fees charged by the food protection program for program costs of the food protection program; provided, 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
$233,203
4510-0025
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $891,286 for a school-based sealant program, known as the MDPH-SEAL Program, from revenues collected from MassHealth and other third party reimbursements for preventive oral health procedures; provided, 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
$891,286
4510-0040
For the department of public health, which may expend for the regulation of all pharmaceutical and medical device companies that market their products in the commonwealth an amount not to exceed $432,188 from fees assessed under chapter 111N of the General Laws; provided, 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 $432,188
4510-0100
For the administration and operation of the department, 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 Massachusetts cancer registry; provided, that the department shall give general consideration to additional monies available pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordability Act of 2010, Public Law 111-148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152
$20,055,370
4510-0110
For community health center services; provided, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 4510-0110 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013 shall be expended on a statewide program of technical assistance to community health centers to be provided by a statewide primary care association qualified under Section 330A(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, as codified at 42 USC 254c(f)(1); provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended on the Design Development and Construction Document Phases of the Sewall Inpatient Detox Building Renovation Project at the Dimock Center in Roxbury; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the operation and implementation of the South Boston Community Health Center and its Youth Ambassador Program and South Boston Leadership Initiative; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended to form the Mattapan Integrative Care Partnership Pilot program among the Mattapan Community Health Center, Mattahunt Community Center, Mattahunt Elementary School, and the Wheelock College Social Work Department to establish a behavioral health practice at the Mattapan Community Health Center and support a full time licensed social worker to bring mental health care to the community's youth and to improve the coordination of care
$1,737,593
4510-0112
For the department of public health to conduct a postpartum depression pilot program at community health centers in Holyoke, Jamaica Plain, Lynn and Worcester
$200,000
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 and the administration of the bureau of environmental health assessment under chapter 111F of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on health care financing on the status of local health inspections of food establishments, consistent with the department of public health food safety regulations and a report on the current waiting list for indoor air inspections on or before October 3, 2014; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a city wide restaurant and food safety education program in the city of Marlborough; and provided further, that the department shall use funds to respond in a timely manner to external peer review comments on its comprehensive study of the exposure routes and patterns of contaminants in the Maple Meadowbrook Aquifer migrating to and affecting the town of Wilmington drinking water supply and any connection with the incidence of childhood cancer in the town of Wilmington
$4,432,349
4510-0615
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $180,000 from assessments collected under section 5K of chapter 111 of the General Laws for services provided to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power reactors; provided, that the department may expend not more than $1,706,574 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided further, that the revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that in fiscal year 2015 an amount not less than in fiscal year 2014 shall be expended for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. for the purposes of providing radiological monitoring of the 6 Massachusetts communities within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of Seabrook nuclear power plant; 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
$1,886,574
4510-0616
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,313,219 for a drug registration and monitoring program from revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for controlled substance registration; provided, that not later than October 1, 2014, the department of public health shall report to the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of chapter 244 of the acts of 2012, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total number of practitioners registered in the prescription drug monitoring program; (ii) the total number of thefts or losses of controlled substances that have been reported; and (iii) the total number of schedule II controlled substances prescribed by month; 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
$1,313,219
4510-0710
For the operation of the division of health care quality and the office of patient protection; provided, that the division shall be responsible for assuring the 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 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 the division shall continue a comprehensive training, education and outreach program for nursing home administrators and managers and other supervisory personnel in long-term care facilities to improve the quality of care in those facilities; provided further, that the program shall promote the use of best practices, models of quality care giving and the culture of workforce retention within the facilities, and shall focus on systemic ways to reduce deficiencies; provided further, that services funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to: education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation; provided further, no less than $3,747,500 shall be expended for the advancement of the Massachusetts prescription drug monitoring program and the development of prescription drug monitoring information exchange architecture to support interstate prescription drug monitoring data sharing; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the full implementation of practitioner, physician assistant 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
$11,550,678
4510-0712
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $2,631,081 in revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities and fees for program costs of the division of health care quality from individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure and recertification; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the hiring of 2 positions, 1 full-time data registrar and 1 part-time data analyst in the office of emergency medical services; 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
$2,631,081
4510-0715
For the operation of a center for primary care recruitment and placement to improve access to primary care services
$157,000
4510-0716
For the operation of an evidence-based outreach and education program designed to provide information and education on the therapeutic and cost-effective utilization of prescription drugs to physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals authorized to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs; provided, that the department of public health shall continue to work with MassHealth to access aggregated prescription data by provider on an ongoing basis for the use of the evidence-based outreach and education program; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2014 the department of public health, in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services, shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on data sharing capacity obstacles that are preventing this program from effective outreach and preliminary data findings; and provided further, that funds shall be set aside from this appropriation to evaluate programs and assess the effectiveness of and cost-savings associated with this program
$500,000
4510-0721
For the operation and administration of the board of registration in nursing
$974,361
4510-0722
For the operation and administration of the board of registration in pharmacy
$1,330,377
4510-0723
For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture
$1,087,194
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
4510-0725
For the operation and administration of certain health boards of registration, including the boards of registration in dentistry, nursing home administrators, physician assistants, perfusionists, genetic counselors and respiratory therapists
$334,680
4510-0790
For regional emergency medical services; provided, that the regional emergency medical services councils, designated under 105 CMR 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
$931,959
4510-0810
For a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided, that funds shall be expended to support children's advocacy centers; and provided further, that the program shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system of nurse examiners
$3,754,426
4510-3008
For the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry created under section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws
$250,000
4510-3010
For a grant to establish a Massachusetts Down Syndrome clinic based on the patient centered medical home concept at the UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
$150,000
4512-0103
For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome services and programs and related services for persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections; provided, that funding shall be provided proportionately to each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and associated conditions; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2015; and provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to conduct a hepatitis C pilot program at the North Shore Health Project
$32,229,847
4512-0106
For the department of public health, which may expend for the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance program an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act, administered by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that these services shall include activities that would be eligible for coverage through the Ryan White Care Act
$7,500,000
4512-0200
For the division of substance abuse services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court adjudicated indigent clients; provided, that programs in substantial regulatory and contractual compliance shall receive the same percentage level of funding in fiscal year 2015 as received in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for integrated treatment and stabilization services for individuals and families with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New Beginnings program that targets youth at risk and in recovery in collaboration with school districts; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute's direct services programs for women in the metropolitan Boston region and provider training programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Drug Story Theatre of the South Shore pilot program for substance abuse prevention and education; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for a city wide drug and alcohol awareness campaign for the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Berkshire County youth development project for youth intervention services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Project RIGHT's substance abuse and trauma prevention initiative in the Grove Hall area of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the safe use of opioids special commission established in section 232 of this act; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a pilot program for young adults aged 17 to 25 to address substance abuse issues for this age group; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a voluntary training and accreditation program for owners and operators of alcohol and drug free housing as established by section 37 of this act; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be disbursed through the Franklin county sheriff's department to the Opioid Education and Awareness Task Force in Franklin county; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be allocated to the Gavin Foundation; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to support and strengthen public access to substance abuse services in the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the following: (a) not less than $1,000,000 for expanding central intake capacity, as defined in section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws; (b) expanding the number and type of the facilities to provide treatment; (c) expanding detoxification services in the public system by no less than 32 public detoxification beds and 32 clinical stabilization services beds and (d) not less than $375,000 for placing addiction specialists in selected courts; and provided further, that said courts shall include, but not be limited to, Brockton, Quincy and Plymouth courts
$91,317,333
4512-0201
For substance abuse step-down recovery services, known as level B beds and services and other critical recovery services with severely reduced capacity
$4,800,000
4512-0202
For jail diversion programs primarily for nonviolent offenders with OxyContin or heroin addiction to be procured by the department of public health; provided, that each program shall have at least 60 beds and shall provide clinical assessment services to the respective courts, inpatient treatment for up to 90 days and ongoing case management services for up to 1 year; provided further, that individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney in conjunction with the office of the commissioner of probation if: (a) there is reason to believe that the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to OxyContin or heroin or other substance use disorder; and (b) the diversion of an 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 of public health shall coordinate operations with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, the office of the commissioner of probation and the department of correction; and provided further, that not more than $500,000 shall be used to support the ongoing treatment needs of clients after 90 days for which there is no other payer
$2,000,000
4512-0203
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 or controlled substances or both alcohol and controlled substances
$1,500,000
4512-0204
For the purchase, administration, and training of first-responder and bystander naloxone distribution programs; provided, funds shall be expended to expand distribution to not less than 10 first-responder pilot communities and 7 bystander distribution communities; provided further, that the selection of these pilots are to be determined by need and high incidence of overdoses; 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 and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that the department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 1, 2014 on: (a) the communities selected for the pilot program expansion; (b) the number of participants for each community; and (c) the amount of naloxone purchased and distributed
$1,000,000
4512-0210
For the capitalization of the substance abuse services fund created in section 137 of this act; provided, that $10,000,000 shall be expended to increase by 10,000 the number of clients receiving substance abuse treatment through the bureau of substance abuse services; provided further, that in meeting the requirements of the preceding proviso, the bureau shall utilize a range of treatment settings including, but not limited to: (i) detoxification services; (ii) clinical stabilization services; (iii) residential treatment services; (iv) outpatient treatment services; (v) counseling; (vi) promoting primary care practitioner's access to available, trained and certified addiction specialists for consultation or referral; and (vii) educating primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, about addiction prevention and treatment and to encourage primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to screen for signs of substance abuse; provided further, that in determining the range of services to expand, the bureau shall select a range of treatment settings that prioritizes: (a) treatment methods that are evidence-based and cost effective; (b) ensuring substance abuse treatment access to historically underserved populations; and (c) availability of a continuum of services and care for clients entering substance abuse treatment at any level; provided further, that the commissioner of public health shall report quarterly to the executive office of administration and finance, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (1) the way funds were spent in the previous quarter, including, but not limited to, an itemized accounting of the goods and services that were procured; (2) an accounting of substance abuse services provided by the fund, broken down by month and type of service, since 2011 through the current quarter; (3) the number of clients served, by month and type of service, by the goods and services procured in the previous quarter; (4) amounts expended by type of service for each month in the prior quarter; and (5) procurement and service goals for the subsequent quarter; and provided further, that one-half of the revenue received by the commonwealth under section 264 or $5,000,000, whichever is less, shall be used to support this item
$10,000,000
4512-0225
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,500,000 for a compulsive gamblers' treatment program from unclaimed prize money held in the State Lottery Fund 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 chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the state comptroller shall transfer the amount to the General Fund; and provided further, 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
$1,500,000
4512-0500
For dental health services; provided, that funds shall be expended to maintain a program of dental services for the developmentally disabled; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for the Forsyth Institute's Center for Children's Oral Health to expand its ForsythKids elementary school program, expand its ForsythTeens smoking cessation program and measure each program's impact on school performance; and provided further, that not less than $1,459,525 shall be expended for the commonwealth's comprehensive dental program for adults with developmental disabilities with no less than $100,000 for the promotion of services to all dental providers in the commonwealth and increase after-hour, weekend and holiday coverage with on-call response and if necessary actual clinical evaluation
$2,028,397
4513-1000
For the provision of family health services; provided, that funds shall be provided for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services provided by agencies certified as comprehensive family planning agencies; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the program's critical congenital heart defects screening activities; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the Massachusetts birth defects monitoring program
$5,023,599
4513-1002
For women, infants and children's, or WIC, nutrition services in addition to funds received under the federal nutrition program; 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
$12,536,830
4513-1012
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $27,600,000 from revenues received from the federal cost-containment initiatives including, but not limited to, infant formula rebates; provided, 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
$27,600,000
4513-1020
For the early intervention program; provided, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means the total number of units of service purchased and the total expenditures for the units of service paid by the department, the executive office of health and human services and third party payers for early intervention services for the following service categories: home visit, center-based individual, child-focused group, parent-focused group and screening and assessment; provided further, that the department shall make all reasonable efforts to secure third party and Medicaid reimbursements for the services funded in this item; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended to provide respite services to families of children enrolled in early intervention programs who have complex care requirements, multiple disabilities and extensive medical and health needs; provided further, that priority shall be given to low- and moderate-income families; provided further, that the department shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the number of families served by the program and the amount of funds appropriated in this item granted to qualified families not later than January 9, 2015; provided further, that no claim for reimbursement made on behalf of an uninsured person shall be paid from this item until the program receives notice of a denial of eligibility for the MassHealth program from the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that MassHealth shall cover the costs incurred for the transportation of MassHealth members who participate in the early intervention program; provided further, that nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights to any such services or an enforceable entitlement to the early intervention services funded herein; provided further, that the department shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means 90 days prior to any change to its current eligibility criteria; provided further, however, that no eligibility changes shall be made prior to January 1, 2015; provided further, that these funds may be used to pay for current and prior year claims provided further, that the department shall provide services to eligible children through 1 service delivery model and shall not determine eligibility for services based on family insurance status; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2015, the department shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means a status update on the early intervention state assigned student identifier pilot program; and provided further, that the update shall include a cost estimate for expanding the pilot to additional sites in fiscal year 2016
$27,420,583
4513-1023
For the universal newborn hearing screening program; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the notification of and follow through with affected families, primary care providers and early intervention programs upon the department's receipt of data indicative of potential hearing disorders in newborns
$76,748
4513-1026
For the provision of statewide and community-based suicide prevention, intervention, post-intervention and surveillance activities and the implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided, that funds shall be expended for a program to address elder suicide behavior and attempts with the geriatric mental health services program within the department of elder affairs; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for a veterans in crisis hotline to be used by veterans who seek counseling programs operated by the department of veterans affairs or concerned family members of those veterans so that they may be directed towards the programs and services offered by their local or regional veterans office, to be staffed by counselors or outreach program personnel contracted by the department and trained in issues of mental health counseling and veterans services
$4,000,000
4513-1098
For the provision of statewide support services for survivors of homicide victims, including outreach services, burial assistance, grief counseling and other support services; provided, that funds shall be expended as grants in the aggregate amount of $150,000 to the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a community based support organization dedicated to serving families and communities impacted by violence
$150,000
4513-1111
For the promotion of health and disease prevention including, but not limited to, the following programs: (a) breast cancer prevention; (b) diabetes screening and outreach; (c) ovarian cancer screening; (d) a statewide STOP stroke program and ongoing stroke prevention and education; (e) hepatitis C prevention and management; (e) multiple sclerosis screening, information, education and treatment programs and the multiple sclerosis home living navigating key services program administered by the Central New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; (g) colorectal cancer prevention; (h) prostate cancer screening, education and treatment with a particular focus on African American males; (i) osteoporosis education; (j) maintenance of the statewide lupus database; and (k) that $200,000 shall be expended for macular degeneration research, prevention and treatment; provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction; provided further, that $100,000 shall be appropriated to the University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth to be expended for operation of the Cranberry Health Research Center at the University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth; provided further, that such funds shall be contingent upon receipt of 2 for each 1 dollar of matching funds from the federal government, private funds or other discretionary university funds; provided further, that use of such funds shall be done with the advice and consent of the Cranberry Health Research Center Advisory Board appointed by the Director of the Cranberry Health Research Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Haitian-American Public Health Initiatives to provide vital healthcare and education services to families and children in the Haitian community in the city of Boston and the town of Milton; provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, $250,000 shall be appropriated for Mass in Motion programming, contingent upon receipt of matching prevention federal block grant funds; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for education and support of patients diagnosed with PKU or related disorders and their families through a grant to NECPAD
$3,892,377
4513-1130
For domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and victim services, including batterers' intervention and services for immigrants and refugees; provided, that funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the public health model of community engagement and intervention services for crisis housing for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities; provided further, that no less than $75,000 be allocated for the Katie Brown Educational Program for a pilot instructional initiative, the Train the Trainer program, to train educators and increase the number of Southeastern Massachusetts students who acquire invaluable knowledge about the prevention of relationship violence
$5,827,078
4513-1131
For a competitive grant program in public schools from grades 5 to 12, inclusive, that promotes healthy relationships and addresses teen dating violence; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a 3-year grant program for 10 schools on anti-teen dating violence programming for implementation for the 2015 to 2016 school year; provided further, that the grant program shall be for schools in which the majority of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch; and provided further, that at least 1 grantee shall be a school located in a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less
$150,000
4516-0263
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,126,620 in revenues from blood lead testing fees collected from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests; provided, 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
$1,126,620
4516-1000
For the administration of the center for laboratory and communicable disease control, including the division of communicable venereal diseases, the division of tuberculosis control and the state laboratory institute; provided, that funds shall be expended for an eastern encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and treatment services; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on a planning study by the department to examine the feasibility of a new state public health laboratory facility in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston on the current campus of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and the investment needed to define the scope of the proposed project with such study examining the following: (a) identification of the needs and technical requirements for a new public health laboratory facility linked to state hospital capacity; (b) overall laboratory and office space needs; (c) site constraints and opportunities; (d) site development and construction costs; and (e) scope of work for final building design, permit requirements and other technical concerns; and provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item
$14,145,385
4516-1005
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $650,000 generated by fees collected from providers or insurers for sexually-transmitted infections testing performed at the state laboratory institute; provided, that revenues collected may be used to supplement the costs of the laboratory; 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
$650,000
4516-1010
For state matching funds required by the federal Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Public Law 109-417
$2,126,667
4516-1022
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $276,619 generated by fees collected from insurers for tuberculosis tests performed at the state laboratory institute; provided, that revenues collected may be used to supplement the costs of said laboratory; 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
$276,619
4518-0200
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $683,545 generated by fees collected from the following services provided at the registry of vital records and statistics: amendments of vital records, requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry, requests for heirloom certificates and research requests performed by registry staff at the registry; provided, that revenues so collected may be used for all program costs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that the registrar of vital records and statistics shall exempt from payment of a fee any person requesting a verification of birth for the purpose of establishing eligibility for Medicaid; 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
$683,545
4530-9000
For teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided, that applications for such funds shall be administered through the department 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 this programming; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $150,000 for a data collection and evaluation pilot; provided further, that the pilot program shall conduct longitudinal tracking of program participants to examine the long-term impact of educational interventions on behaviors; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide local school district-level Youth Risk Behavior Survey data to the department of public health to target and evaluate intervention strategies; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 2, 2015 on the progress of the pilot program, obstacles encountered in retrieving data and preliminary findings and results; and provided further, that the department shall work with the department of early education and care and the department of elementary and secondary education on a pilot program to issue state assigned student identifiers to youth participating in teen pregnancy programs
$2,546,742
4570-1502
For the purposes of implementing a non-passive statewide infection prevention and control program
$276,385
4580-1000
For the operation of the universal immunization program; provided, that all costs related to childhood vaccines shall be paid for through the Vaccine Purchase Trust Fund established under section 24N of chapter 111 of the General Laws
$2,183,190
4590-0081
For a public health evaluation grant program; provided, that the department of public health shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before issuing a request for proposals for this program detailing the criteria to be used to award grants; provided further, that grant recipients shall be selected through a competitive grant process in which successful proposals shall: (a) demonstrate substantial experience conducting evaluations of federal, state or local public health programs; (b) focus on the evaluation of a state-funded department of public health program, which may include, but shall not be limited to: school-based health centers, smoking cessation programs, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs, obesity prevention programs and child nutrition programs; (c) identify the state administrative datasets to be used; (d) ensure compliance with applicable privacy regulations, including institutional review board policies; and (e) propose an evaluation to be completed in not more than 24 months that will provide analysis that examines the following areas of policy relevance: (i) the quantifiable effect of the program on the population treated through the program; (ii) an estimate of the cost to the commonwealth of the public health problems being addressed through the program; (iii) a comparison of the cost of the program and the estimated short-term and long-term benefits received by program recipients through the programs; (iv) data limitations in estimating the effect of the programs; and (v) recommendations for further study; provided further, that in awarding grants, priority shall be given to organizations located within the commonwealth; provided further, that the request for proposals shall be issued not later than December 1, 2014; provided further, that the department of public health, the center for health information and analysis, the executive office of health and human services, the executive office of education, the department of housing and community development and other relevant state agencies shall work with grant recipients funded through this item as necessary to provide secure access to state-collected data necessary for evaluations; provided further, that organizations receiving funds through this item shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public health and the department of public health on: (1) the status and preliminary results of studies funded through this item; and (2) any obstacles encountered in access to data or other information that is negatively affecting the completion of the study; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall not revert and shall be available for expenditure through February 1, 2017
$250,000
4590-0250
For school health services and school-based health centers in public and non-public schools; provided, that services shall include, but not be limited to: (a) strengthening the infrastructure of school health services in the areas of personnel and policy development, programming and interdisciplinary collaboration; (b) developing linkages between school health services programs and community health providers; (c) incorporating health education programs, including tobacco prevention and cessation activities, in school curricula and in the provision of school-based health services; and (d) incorporating obesity prevention programs, including nutrition and wellness programs, in school curricula to address the nutrition and lifestyle habits needed for healthy development; provided further, that the services shall meet standards and eligibility guidelines established by the department in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that the department of public health shall expend not less than $200,000 on the Massachusetts Model of Community Coalitions; provided further, that funds shall be expended for school nurses and school-based health center programs; and provided further, that funds may be expended to address the recommendations of the permanent commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth, established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, for the reduction of health disparities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth
$12,377,055
4590-0300
For smoking prevention and cessation programs
$3,868,096
4590-0912
For the department of public health, which may expend an amount not to exceed $21,203,669 from reimbursements collected for Western Massachusetts hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public health; provided, that such revenues may be expended for hospital-related costs, including personnel, capital expenditures, DD object class chargebacks and motor vehicle replacement; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Western Massachusetts hospital shall be eligible to receive and retain full payment under the medical assistance program administered by the executive office of health and human services under chapter 118E of the General Laws for all goods and services provided by the hospital in accordance with federal requirements; provided further, that all revenues expended shall be pursuant to schedules submitted to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Western Massachusetts hospital shall reimburse the General Fund for a portion of employee benefit expenses according to a schedule submitted by the commissioner of public health and approved by the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that such reimbursement shall not exceed 10 per cent of total personnel costs for the hospital; provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item 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
$21,203,669
4590-0913
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $507,937 for payments received for those services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction; provided, 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
$507,937
4590-0915
For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Massachusetts hospital school, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided further, that the Massachusetts hospital school shall maintain not less than 120 beds for clients in its inpatient setting to the extent feasible within the appropriation; provided further, that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction not managed by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-0903 of section 2B; and provided further, that the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for care provided to inmates of the department of correction and of houses of correction who are treated at the public health hospitals
$148,265,923
4590-0917
For the department of public health, which may expend an amount not to exceed $4,552,182 from payments received from the vendor managing health services for state correctional facilities for inmate medical services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided, that the payments may include capitation payments, fee for service payments, advance payments and other compensation arrangements established by contract between the vendor and the hospital; 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
$4,552,182
4590-0918
For the state office of pharmacy services, which may expend not more than $14,000,000 from revenues collected from vendors providing health care services to the department of correction; provided, 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
$14,000,000
4590-0924
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,852,321 from reimbursements collected by Tewksbury hospital based on a revenue enhancement project to obtain Medicaid coverage for patients whose services are not currently being reimbursed; provided, 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
$1,852,321
4590-0925
For the costs of a prostate cancer awareness and education program focusing in particular on men with Afro-American heritage, family history of the disease, and other men at high risk; provided, that the department of public health shall oversee and manage said program and shall grant funds from this item to a non-profit foundation that shall leverage existing partnerships with other state-funded organizations and current and past federally, state and privately funded prostate cancer programs aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life and reducing health care costs
$500,000
4590-1503
For the pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws
$1,550,000
4590-1506
For a competitive grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support the establishment of a comprehensive youth violence prevention program; provided, that eligibility shall be determined by the criteria set forth in item 4590-1506 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to law enforcement agencies; provided further, that funds shall be considered 1-time and grants may not annualize in fiscal year 2016; provided further, that the department of public health shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance not later than November 3, 2014, detailing the grant amount awarded to each recipient and a description of each grant; and provided further, that each grant recipient shall provide the department of public health with a comprehensive list of best practices that have been instituted as a result of these grants
$1,328,039
4590-1507
For matching grants to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs Inc., the YWCA organizations, nonprofit community centers and teen empowerment and youth development programs; provided, that the department of public health shall award at least the full amount of each grant to each organization previously included in the youth-at-risk grants, provided that those organizations applied for funds in fiscal year 2015, upon commitment of matching funds from those organizations; provided further, that the department of public health shall award not less than $1,000,000 to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., which shall be distributed equally between the alliance's member organizations; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $900,000 to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., which shall be distributed between the alliance's member organizations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be awarded to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc. to maintain support for recent expansions of existing YMCAs to communities not historically served by a YMCA; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Crossroads for Kids for the expansion of their summer and year-round out-of-school program serving at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be provided to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., to support impact speaking engagements for high school aged youth on the subject of substance abuse, with the goal of performing twice in each county; provided further that the department shall award not less than $50,000 to the Milford Youth Center; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc
$4,150,000
4590-2001
For the department of public health, which may expend an amount not to exceed $3,589,745 of payments received for those services provided by Tewksbury hospital to clients of the department of developmental services, including for the provision of behavioral health services and the continuation of short-term medical rehabilitation for department of developmental services clients; provided, 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
$3,589,745
Department of Children and Families
4800-0015
For central and area office administration and service coordination; provided, that the associated expenses of employees whose AA and DD object class costs are paid from item 4800-1100 shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of unit 8 employees; provided further, that the department shall not place a child or adolescent referred by, or discharged from, the care of the department of mental health until the department of mental health forwards an assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent may be appropriately placed in foster care or if, due to severe emotional disturbance, such child or adolescent is more appropriate for congregate care placement; provided further, that the department, in consultation with the department of mental health, shall assist the department of mental health in making such assessments and recommendations; provided further, that if placement of a child with someone other than a parent becomes necessary, the department shall place the highest priority on identifying a family resource within the child's kinship or family circle and shall provide services and support to partner with the family resource in meeting the child's needs; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for comprehensive background checks of all persons filing a registration of interest of foster care placement and their household members age 15 or older, including fingerprint-based checks of the state and national criminal history databases, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. section 16962; provided further, that the department and the department of early education and care shall provide standards for early education and care placements made through the supportive childcare program; provided further, that the department of children and families, in collaboration with the department of early education and care, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for supportive childcare services, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that there shall not be a waiting list for the services; provided further, that all children eligible for services under item 3000-3050 shall receive such services; provided further, that the department shall maintain a timely, independent and fair administrative hearing system; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 on: (i) the fair hearing requests filed in fiscal year 2015, stating for each hearing request using non-identifying information: (a) the subject matter of the appeal; (b) the number of days between the hearing request and the first day of the hearing; (c) the number of days between the first day of the hearing and the hearing officer's decision; (d) the number of days between the hearing officer's decision and the agency's final decision; (e) the number of days of continuance granted at the appellant's request; (f) the number of days of continuance granted at the request of the department of children and families or the hearing officer's request, specifying which party made the request; and (g) whether the departmental decision that was the subject of the appeal was affirmed or reversed; and (ii) the fair hearing requests filed prior to fiscal year 2015, which are pending for more than 180 days, stating the number of such cases, how many of such cases have been heard but not decided and how many have been decided by the hearing officer but not yet issued as a final agency decision; provided further, that the department shall maintain and make available to the public, during regular business hours, a record of its fair hearings, with identifying information removed, including for each hearing request: the date of the request, the date of the hearing decision, the decision rendered by the hearing officer and the final decision rendered upon the commissioner's review; provided further, that the department shall make redacted copies of fair hearing decisions available within 30 days of a written request; provided further, that the department shall not make available any information in violation of federal privacy regulations; provided further, that not later than February 24, 2015 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on children and families and persons with disabilities that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of medical and psychiatric personnel and their level of training currently employed by or under contract with the department; (b) the number of foster care reviews conducted by the department and the average length of time in which each review is completed; (c) the number of the department's contracts reviewed by the state auditor and the number of corrective action plans issued; (d) the number of corrective action plans entered into by the department; (e) the number of social workers and supervisors who have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in social work; and (f) the total number of social workers and the total number of social workers holding licensure, by level; provided further, that the department shall file a report on the first business day of each quarter to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the caseload of the department; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the caseloads of residential placements, congregate care, foster care, therapeutic foster care, adoption, guardianship, 51A reports, substantiated 51A reports, the number of children who die in the care and custody of the department, the number of children currently eligible for supportive childcare, the number of children presently receiving supportive childcare and the number of medical and psychiatric consultation requests made by the department's social workers; (b) the number of approved foster care placements; (c) the number of children in psychiatric hospitals and community-based acute treatment programs who remain hospitalized beyond their medically-necessary stay while awaiting placement and the number of days each case remains in placement beyond that which is medically necessary; (d) the number of children under the department of children and families' care and custody who are being served in medical or psychiatric care provided through other publicly-funded sources; (e) the number of children served by supervised visitation centers and the number of those children who are reunified with their families; (f) the total number of children served, their ages, the number of children served in each service plan, the number of children in out-of-home placements and the number of placements each child has had before receiving an out-of-home placement; (g) for each area office, the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in the quarters covered by the report and the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in that quarter for which federal reimbursement was received; (h) for each area office, the total spending on services other than case management services provided to families for the purposes of keeping a child with the child's parents or reunifying the child with the child's parents, spending by type of the service and the unduplicated number of families that receive the services; (i) for each area office, the total number of families residing in shelters paid for by the department, a list of where the families are sheltered, the total cost and average cost per family of those shelters and a description of how the department determines who does or does not qualify for a shelter; (j) for each area office, the number of requests for voluntary services broken down by type of service requested, whether the request was approved or denied, the number of families that are denied voluntary services and receive a 51A report, the reasons for denying the service and what, if any, referrals were made for services by other agencies or entities; and (k) the number of families receiving multiple 51A reports within a 10-month period, the number of cases reopened within 6 months of being closed and the number of children who return home and then re-enter an out-of-home placement within 6 months; provided further, that the report shall also contain the number of children and families served by the family resource centers by area and an evaluation of the services provided and their effectiveness; provided further, that to the extent feasible within existing appropriations, the department shall maintain existing services for the aging out population; provided further, that not later than November 3, 2014, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children and families that details any changes to rules, regulations or guidelines established by the department in the previous fiscal year to carry out its duties under chapter 119 of the General Laws including, but not limited to: (I) criteria used to determine whether a child has been abused or neglected; (II) guidelines for removal of a child from the home; and (III) standards to determine what reasonable efforts are being made to keep a child in the home; provided further, that the department of children and families shall provide the caseload forecasting office with data on children receiving services and other pertinent data related to items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041 that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the commissioner may transfer funds from line item 4800-1100 into line item 4800-0015 for the purpose of maintaining appropriate staffing ratios pursuant to the memorandum of agreement between the commonwealth and the Alliance/Local 509, SEIU signed on March 25, 2013; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days in advance of any such transfer; provided further, that not more than 2 per cent of funds from line item 4800-1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the commissioner may transfer funds between items 4800-0038, 4800-0040 and 4800-0041 for services only, and as necessary, under an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that transfers shall not be made for administrative costs; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days in advance of any such transfer; provided further, that not more than 5 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that not more than $250,000 shall be expended to hire a director of medical services; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on mobile technology solutions for social workers and any other efforts made by the department to improve IT capability and accessibility for staff; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a runaway unit pilot program at 1 regional office in the commonwealth to help identify at risk youth and provide preventative services and implement a runaway recovery response policy; and provided further, that the agency shall provide full cooperation to the research organization selected under item 3000-1050 and shall make available to the research organization any information and data needed to assist with the requirements of this item
$74,871,347
4800-0016
For the department of children and families, which may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues collected from various state, county and municipal government entities, as well as state authorities, for the costs related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead costs and expenses incurred by the not-for-profit managing agent selected by the commissioner for administering the program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of children and families may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc., a not-for-profit community-based agency, to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releases or other community residents considered to have employment needs
$2,000,000
4800-0025
For foster care review services
$3,028,757
4800-0030
For the continuation of local and regional administration and coordination of services provided by lead agencies through purchase-of-service contracts, including flex services
$6,000,000
4800-0036
For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys
$698,740
4800-0038
For guardianship, foster care, adoption, family preservation and kinship services provided by the department of children and families; provided, that services funded through this item shall include shelter services, substance abuse treatment, young parent programs, parent aides, education and counseling services, foster care, adoption and guardianship subsidies, tiered reimbursements used to promote the foster care placement of children with special medical and social needs, an assessment of the appropriateness of adoption for children in the care of the department for more than 12 months, protective services provided by partnership agencies, targeted recruitment and retention of foster families, respite care services, post-adoption services and support services for foster, kinship and adoptive families and juvenile firesetter intervention programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Weymouth teen center to provide job skills training, remedial education services, and to promote a social service program promoting growth and social welfare; provided further, that funds may be expended on programs that received funding in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services; provided further, that funding shall be expended on children's advocacy centers and services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth County Children's Advocacy Center; provided further, that not less than $140,000 shall be expended for the Children's Cove Cape and Islands Child Advocacy Center; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be allotted for the operation of the Catholic Charities Labouré Center and its Recovery Connections program; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a contract with Julie's Family Learning Program, Inc. in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fragile Beginnings program; provided further, that not less than $224,953 shall be expended on the College Bound Dorchester, Inc. program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be appropriated to South Boston en Acción for the implementation of leadership development training, English for Speakers of Other Languages, science, technology, engineering and math, basic computer skills instruction, English-Spanish immersion training and Spanish-English immersion training; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Planned Learning Achievement for Youth Program, P.L.A.Y., Inc., in Amherst, in collaboration with the department of elementary and secondary education, through an interagency service agreement; and provided further, that support for family resource centers funded through this item in fiscal year 2014 shall be provided through items 4000-0051 and 4800-0200 in fiscal year 2015
$261,553,353
4800-0040
For family preservation, reunification and service coordination; provided, that services shall include family support and stabilization services provided by the department; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of administrative employees and associated administrative costs of the department
$44,610,551
4800-0041
For congregate care services; provided, that funds may be expended from this item to provide community-based services, including in-home support and stabilization services, to children who would otherwise be placed in congregate settings; and provided further, that the department shall oversee area review teams that shall evaluate the feasibility of maintaining the child in the community in this manner whenever possible before recommending placement in a congregate care setting
$216,417,590
4800-0091
For the department of children and families, which may expend not more than $2,094,902 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter 4, part E during fiscal year 2015 for the purposes of developing a training institute for professional development at the department of children and families; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes 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
$2,094,902
4800-0151
For a program to provide alternative overnight non-secure placements for status offenders and nonviolent delinquent youths up to the age of 17 to prevent the inappropriate use of juvenile cells in police stations for such offenders, in compliance with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Public Law 93-415, as amended; provided, that the programs which provide the alternative non-secure placements shall collaborate with the appropriate sheriff's office to provide referrals of those offenders and delinquent youths to any programs within the sheriff's office designed to positively influence youths or reduce juvenile crime
$504,388
4800-0200
For the support and maintenance of family resource centers throughout the commonwealth; provided, that centers supported through this item shall be subject to the selection and reporting requirements detailed in item 4000-0051
$5,227,963
4800-1100
For the AA and DD object class costs of the department's social workers; provided, that funds shall mitigate social worker caseloads in those area offices furthest above the statewide weighted caseload standard and toward achieving a social worker caseload ratio of 15 to 1 statewide; provided further, that only employees of bargaining unit 8, as identified in the Massachusetts personnel administrative reporting and information system, shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended to hire additional staff and for associated operating costs in the department's fair hearing system
$185,551,997
4800-1400
For shelters and support services for people at risk of domestic violence and for the operation of the New Chardon Street homeless shelter; provided, that services funded through this item shall include: (i) supervised visitation programs; (ii) housing assistance programs to assist victims of domestic violence in finding and maintaining permanent housing or accessing local transitional housing as necessary; (iii) operation of scattered site transitional housing programs; (iv) counseling services for children who have witnessed domestic violence; (v) emergency shelter for substance abusing battered women; (vi) a statewide domestic violence hotline; and (vii) domestic violence prevention specialists; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Portal to Hope servicing Everett, Malden, and Medford; provided further, that the department shall continue to provide any match funding required by federal program regulations; and provided further, that not more than $1,100,000 shall be expended to increase purchased room capacity at current domestic violence shelter providers via an open solicitation to be awarded based on factors determined by the department of children and families, including demonstrated need in the community
$24,448,905
Department of Mental Health
5011-0100
For the operation of the department of mental health; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Stephanie Moulton Safety Symposium established in section 1 of chapter 19 of the General Laws
$28,098,283
5042-5000
For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that for the purpose of funding those services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds from the amount appropriated to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for a juvenile firesetter intervention and prevention program in Hampshire and Franklin Counties, the town of Athol, and the city of Holyoke; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $3,100,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project; provided further, that amounts expended from this item for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project that are related to services provided on behalf of commercially insured clients shall be assessed by the commissioner of mental health on surcharge payors, as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, and shall be collected in a manner consistent with the department of mental health's regulations; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $150,000 for the Arlington youth counseling center; and provided further, that the department shall not refer or discharge a child or adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care
$87,567,266
5046-0000
For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department shall allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from item 5095-0015 to this item, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further, that the department shall expend for clubhouses no less than the amount of 2013 expenditures for clubhouses; provided further, that funds shall be expended at the same level as the prior fiscal year for jail diversion programs in municipalities that provide equal matching funds from other public or private sources; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Project Interface, on the South Shore in the communities of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, and Scituate; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $250,000 to develop and implement an assisted outpatient treatment pilot program to treat residents who suffer from serious and persistent mental illness and experience repeated interaction with law enforcement or have a high rate of recurring hospitalization due to their mental illness either through a voluntary agreement with the resident or by court order mandating that the resident receive the treatment described in this program; provided further, that the department shall report not later than June 1, 2015, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse the progress and results of the pilot program and any identified barriers and challenges to treatment for the aforementioned treatment group; provided further, that the department shall allocate not less than $300,000 to Heywood Hospital for suicide prevention, mental health services and transportation costs; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the International Institute of New England for culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services for immigrants and refugees who have experienced torture and trauma
$360,697,453
5046-0005
For adult mental health community-based placements; provided, that no more than $10,000,000 shall be transferred from the Community First Trust Fund established by section 25 of this act to this item; provided further, that funds shall be used to expand community-based placements by no fewer than 100 placements for discharge ready individuals currently in the department's continuing care facilities; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for expenditure until June 30, 2016
$10,000,000
5046-2000
For homelessness services
$20,134,629
5046-4000
For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $125,000 in revenue collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, the CHOICE program authorized by chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that all fees collected under that program shall be expended for the routine maintenance and repair of facilities in the CHOICE program
$125,000
5047-0001
For emergency service programs and acute inpatient mental health care services; provided, that the department shall continue an interagency service agreement with the executive office of health and human services for the purchase of services and for such other services as the agreement may provide; provided further, that the department shall require a performance specification to be developed for safe aftercare options for adults upon release from acute inpatient mental health care services; and provided further, that the emergency service programs shall take all reasonable steps to identify and invoice the third party insurer of all persons serviced by the programs
$36,416,490
5055-0000
For forensic services provided by the department; provided, that funds may be expended for juvenile court clinics
$8,978,876
5095-0015
For the operation of hospital facilities and community-based mental health services; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 and to enhance care for clients served by the department, the department shall discharge clients residing in the inpatient facilities to residential services in the community when the following criteria are met: (a) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (b) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (c) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in inpatient care; provided further, that any client transferred to another inpatient facility as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or greater than the care that had been received at the closed facility; provided further, that the department may allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from this item to item 5046-0000, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers and facilities; provided further, that at least 180 days prior to closing an inpatient mental health facility, the secretary of housing and economic development, or a designee, and the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, or a designee, shall meet jointly with affected municipal officials and produce a plan for the timely demolition of buildings, remediation of hazardous materials, and future use of the property, including disposition by the commonwealth for redevelopment or conservation, if appropriate; provided further, that the department shall maintain no fewer inpatient beds in fiscal year 2015 than were maintained in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that the department shall maintain no fewer than 671 inpatient beds by June 30, 2015; provided further, that the department shall operate no fewer than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds as of April 15, 2015 at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital; provided further, that in fiscal year 2015, 45 beds shall be continuing care inpatient beds on the campus of Taunton State Hospital; provided further, that the department shall take no action in fiscal year 2015 to reduce the number of state-operated continuing care inpatient beds or other state-operated programs on the Taunton State Hospital campus or relocate any administrative hospital services associated with the operation of the hospital off campus; provided further, that the department shall not enter into any new lease agreements or interagency agreements for new vendor-operated programs until the department, in conjunction with the division of capital asset management and maintenance, has developed a master plan with appropriate community input detailing future uses for the Taunton State Hospital campus; and provided further, that this master plan shall be submitted no sooner than March 2, 2015 to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of health and human services, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means
$183,883,536
5095-1016
For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $500,000 in revenue collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants of the state hospitals; provided, that all fees collected shall be expended to support the costs to sustain operations of the state hospital facilities; 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
$500,000
Department of Developmental Services
5911-1003
For the administration and operation of the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for transportation or community day services; provided further, that the department shall not charge fees for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications or requests for transfer of guardianship; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 5911-1003 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for peer-to-peer inclusion programs for students with intellectual disabilities through Best Buddies Massachusetts
$65,690,438
5911-2000
For transportation costs associated with community-based day and work programs; provided, that the department shall provide transportation on the basis of priority of need as determined by the department
$15,907,400
5920-2000
For vendor-operated, community-based residential adult services, including intensive individual supports; provided, that annualized funding shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving the services in fiscal year 2014 under item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the commissioner of developmental services shall transfer funds from this item to item 5920-2010, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of said funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any such transfer; provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2015; and provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a group home to be located in the city of Springfield for individuals with hearing disabilities
$1,006,339,270
5920-2010
For state-operated, community-based, residential services for adults, including community-based health services; provided, that the department shall maximize federal reimbursement, whenever possible under federal regulation, for the direct and indirect costs of services provided by the employees funded in this item
$206,309,615
5920-2025
For community-based day and work programs and associated transportation costs for adults; provided, that the department shall provide transportation on the basis of priority of need as determined by the department; and provided further, that the department shall not reduce the availability or decrease funding for sheltered workshops serving persons with disabilities who voluntarily seek or wish to retain such employment services
$173,662,848
5920-2026
For the operation of a pilot program to support individuals with disabilities transitioning from employment services offered at sheltered workshops to community-based employment or day support program services as part of the commonwealth's employment first initiative; provided, that the department may establish public/private partnerships with employers and non-profit organizations offering employment, job training, therapeutic day programs, recreational, and other community-based day support services to individuals with disabilities; provided further, that such partnerships shall encourage the highest level of independence among individuals with disabilities as well as offering personalized day program planning and options to maximize community involvement and participation; and provided further, that the department shall issue a report, not later than December 31, 2014, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities regarding the effectiveness of the pilot program and recommendations to improve or expand the program as applicable
$1,000,000
5920-3000
For respite services and intensive family supports; provided, that the department shall pursue the highest rates of federal reimbursement possible for such services
$54,933,705
5920-3010
For contracted support services for families with autistic children through the autism division at the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall expend not less than $4,000,000 to provide services under the children's autism spectrum disorder waiver pursuant to section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396n(c); provided further, that at a minimum, this waiver shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8, inclusive, including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3, inclusive, receiving services through the department of public health's early intervention program; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the waiver program is fully enrolled and eligible children with autism immediately begin to receive services under the waiver including, but not limited to, establishing at least 1 regularly scheduled enrollment period per year; provided further, that the department shall immediately file any waiver amendment necessary to comply with the requirements of this item with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the number of contracted support services provided for families with autistic children under this item and the costs associated with such services not later than January 9, 2015; provided further, that such report shall include, but not be limited to, the services provided by the children's autism spectrum disorder waiver, with information regarding the number of children enrolled in the waiver and receiving services, linguistic and cultural diversity, age, gender and geographic representation of the applicants and the children enrolled in the program and department plans to continue to assess the demand for waiver services, any executive office of health and human services plans to expand the waiver for children on the autism spectrum of all ages in the future and any other information determined relevant by the department; and provided further, that the department shall submit copies of any amended waiver to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities upon submission of the amendment
$5,621,357
5920-5000
For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age during fiscal year 2015; provided, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 9, 2015 on the use of any funds encumbered or expended from this item including, but not limited to, the number of clients served in each region and the types of services purchased in each region
$6,500,000
5930-1000
For the operation of facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581, and to enhance care for clients served by the department, the department shall discharge clients residing in intermittent care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, called ICF/MRs, to residential services in the community if the following criteria are met: (a) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (b) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (c) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in ICF/MRs; provided further, that any client transferred to another ICF/MR as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or greater than the care that had been received at the closed ICF/MR; provided further, that the department may allocate funds from this item to items 5920-2000, 5920-2010 and 5920-2025, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at ICF/MRs; provided further, that the department shall maximize federal reimbursement, whenever possible under federal regulation, for the direct and indirect costs of services provided by the employees funded in this item; provided further, that at least 6 months before closing any ICF/MRs, the secretary of housing and economic development, or a designee and the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, or a designee, shall meet jointly with affected municipal officials and produce a plan for the timely demolition of buildings, remediation of hazardous materials and future use of the property, including disposition by the commonwealth for redevelopment or conservation, if appropriate; and provided further, that the department shall report on all efforts to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581(1999), the enhancement of care within available resources to clients served by the department and the steps taken to consolidate or close intermittent care facilities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in this item called ICF/MRs
$107,480,864
5982-1000
For the department of developmental services, which may expend not more than $150,000 accrued through the sale of farm-related and forestry products, including milk, at the Templeton Developmental Center for program costs of the center, including supplies, equipment and maintenance of the facility; provided, 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
$150,000
BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
7000-9101
For the operation of the board of library commissioners
$1,120,047
7000-9401
For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds for purposes authorized in clauses (1) and (3) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws, as it considers proper, to regional public library systems throughout each fiscal year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller's regulations on state grants, 815 C.M.R. 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2015 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2014 distribution; provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued operation of a single regional library system to serve the different geographic regions of the commonwealth and requiring that physical locations be maintained in both eastern and western Massachusetts to serve the residents of those regions; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library of the commonwealth shall receive not less than 40.7 cents for each resident of the commonwealth
$9,883,482
7000-9402
For the talking book library at the Worcester public library
$446,828
7000-9406
For the Braille and talking book library at Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency
$2,516,693
7000-9501
For state aid to public libraries; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no city or town shall receive funds from this item in any year when the appropriation of the city or town for free public library services is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library service for the 3 years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of library commissioners may grant waivers in excess of the waiver limit set forth in the second paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws in fiscal year 2015 for a period of not more than 1 year; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, of the amount by which this item exceeds the amount appropriated in chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program, the library incentive grant program, and the nonresident circulation offset program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the public library of that city or town without appropriation
$9,000,000
7000-9506
For the technology and automated resource sharing networks; provided, that not less than $600,000 be spent in support of library networks in order to prevent increasing member fees
$2,729,238
7000-9508
For the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc., chartered as the Commonwealth Affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress; provided, that the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc. shall be established as a public-private partnership charged with the development, support and promotion of cultural programming designed to advance the cause of books and reading and enhance the outreach potential of public libraries within the commonwealth
$125,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary
7002-0010
For the operation of the office of the secretary of housing and economic development, including the operation of the Massachusetts permit regulatory office and the operation of the office of the wireless and broadband affairs director; provided, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Last Mile Broadband planning grant in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $55,600 shall be expended for the operation of a pilot program at the Blackstone Valley Education Foundation to provide collaboration between public school districts and area manufacturers, including identifying prospective students, offering on-site training sessions and creating a technical skills-oriented curriculum at participating schools; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc. to coordinate the 495/MetroWest Suburban Edge Community Commission established in section 233
$1,473,312
7002-0017
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of housing and economic development, including the homeless management information system
$3,252,723
7002-0020
For a precision manufacturing pilot program that provides training to unemployed and underemployed individuals, including veterans; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for a related pilot program in the city of Lynn; and provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended to develop the Innovative Technology Acceleration Center in the town of Southbridge
$1,250,000
7002-0021
For the MassWorks infrastructure program and other local capital projects; provided, that $25,000 shall be expended for a one-time grant to the town of Huntington for the purchase of snow removal equipment; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the North Brookfield town hall; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided to renovate the electrical system of the Old Church in the town of Berlin; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to construct a public safety building in the town of Barre; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the launch and operation of the New England Public Radio in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the abatement of asbestos and demolition of an abandoned house located on municipal property in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $2,014,407 shall be expended for the restoration costs of the Mayflower II to take place through 2020, including a 30 per cent cost contingency on future work to cover unforeseen costs; and provided further, that $2,750,000 shall be provided for the maintenance of and upgrades to the T-Wharf in the town of Plymouth including, but not limited to, razing the existing T-Wharf structure and constructing a replacement wharf structure in the town of Plymouth
$9,014,407
7002-0032
For a transfer to the John Adams Innovation Institute Fund established in section 6A of chapter 40J of the General Laws
$2,000,000
Department of Housing and Community Development
7004-0001
For the commission on Indian affairs
$113,092
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7004-0099
For the operation of the department of housing and community development; provided, that the department may make expenditures against federal grants for certain direct and indirect costs under a cost overhead allocation plan approved by the comptroller; provided further, that the comptroller shall maintain an account on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system to make these expenditures; provided further, that expenditures made against the account shall not be subject to appropriation and may include the cost of personnel; provided further, that the department shall provide full cooperation to the research organization selected under item 3000-1050 and shall make available to the research organization any information and data needed to assist with the requirements of the item; provided further, that not less than $230,000 shall be expended by the department for the hiring of three additional housing appeals officers for the purpose of reducing the backlog of emergency assistance appeals; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, or rule or regulation to the contrary, the department may conduct annual verifications of household income levels based upon state tax returns to administer the state and federal housing subsidy programs funded in items 7004-0108, 7004-9005, 7004-9024, 7004-9030, 7004-9033 and 7004-9316 of this section and items 7004-9009, 7004-9014, 7004-9019 and 7004-9020 of section 2D; provided further, that as a condition of eligibility or continued occupancy by an applicant or tenant, the department may require disclosure of the social security number of an applicant or tenant and members of the applicant's or tenant's household for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the department may deny or terminate participation in subsidy programs for failure by an applicant or tenant to provide a social security number for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the department may consult with the department of revenue, the department of transitional assistance, or any other state or federal agency to conduct this income verification; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, these state agencies shall consult and cooperate with the department and furnish any information in the possession of the agencies including, but not limited to, tax returns and applications for public assistance or financial aid; provided further, that in conducting this income verification, the director of the department may enter into an interdepartmental service agreement with the commissioner of revenue to utilize the department of revenue's wage reporting and bank match system to verify the income and eligibility of participants in federally assisted housing programs and that of members of the participants' households; provided further, that notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1980, the department may authorize neighborhood housing services corporations to retain, re-assign and re-loan funds received in repayment of loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation program; provided further, that the department shall, not later than September 2, 2014, promulgate and uniformly enforce regulations clarifying that a household that otherwise qualifies for any preference or priority for state subsidized housing based on homeless or at-risk status shall retain that preference or priority notwithstanding receipt of assistance that is intended to be temporary, including, but not limited to, any temporary or bridge subsidies provided with state or federal funds, which shall include households receiving assistance under item 7004-0108 after July 1, 2013; 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 such information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that $350,000 shall be expended for the expansion of a homeless resource center located at a homeless shelter in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Turning Point Day Resource Center for the Homeless in the town of Wareham; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the implementation and evaluation of establishing a homeless family preference in private multi-family housing; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Easton Housing Authority; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Leominster Education Foundation for homeless children in the city of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the provision of emergency services operated by Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc. for the communities of Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for World is Our Classroom, Inc. serving the towns of Holyoke, Westfield, Chicopee and Greenfield; and provided further, that the town of Holbrook shall receive not less than the amount appropriated in chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 for a 1-time community action grant
$7,785,144
7004-0100
For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including the compensation of caseworkers and support personnel
$5,935,719
7004-0101
For certain expenses of the emergency housing assistance program under section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws; provided, that eligibility shall be limited to families with incomes at or below 115 per cent of the 2011 or later-issued higher federal poverty level; provided further, that any family whose income exceeds 115 per cent of the federal poverty level while the family is receiving assistance funded by this item shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the income level was exceeded; provided further, that families who are eligible for assistance through a temporary emergency family shelter shall include: (a) families who are at risk of domestic abuse in their current housing situation or who are homeless because they fled domestic violence and have not had access to safe, permanent housing since leaving the housing situation that they fled; (b) families who, through no fault of their own, are homeless due to fire, flood or natural disaster; (c) families who, through no fault of their own, have been subject to eviction from their most recent housing due to: (i) foreclosure; (ii) condemnation; (iii) conduct by a guest or former household member who is not part of the household seeking emergency shelter and over whose conduct the remaining household members had no control; or (iv) nonpayment of rent caused by a documented medical condition or diagnosed disability or caused by a documented loss of income within the last 12 months directly as a result of a change in household composition or a loss of income source through no fault of the family; and (d) families who are in a housing situation where they are not the primary lease holder or who are in a housing situation not meant for human habitation and where there is a substantial health and safety risk to the family that is likely to result in significant harm should the family remain in such housing situation; provided further, that the health and safety risk shall be determined by the department of children and families through risk assessments; provided further, that a family who receives emergency housing assistance due to domestic abuse shall be connected to the appropriate social service agency; provided further, that temporary assistance under this item shall be terminated upon the offer of available housing or other assistance sufficient to maintain or stabilize housing; provided further, that a family may not decline an offer for available housing if the offer adequately accommodates the size and disabilities of the family and the new housing placement would not result in a job loss for the client; provided further, that any family who declines an adequate offer of available housing or other assistance sufficient to maintain or stabilize housing shall become ineligible for assistance from this item; provided further, that families receiving benefits under this item shall have 30 per cent of their income set aside in a savings account, subject to reasonable exceptions as set forth in departmental regulations in effect in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that the amount saved shall be exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that families receiving emergency assistance shall receive housing search assistance that attempts to facilitate a sustainable housing placement within 16 weeks of entry into the emergency assistance shelter, motel or hotel; provided further, that families receiving assistance for longer than 32 weeks shall have an executable shelter exit plan that facilitates a housing placement in a new sustainable tenancy or a safe residence, including, but not limited to, a placement for which the family is not the primary lease holder, as soon as possible; provided further, that benefits under this item shall be provided only to residents of the commonwealth who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of the law in the United States; provided further, that as part of departmental efforts to prevent abuse of the emergency assistance program, the department shall enter into a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that an eligible household that is approved for shelter placement shall be placed in a shelter as close as possible to the household's home community unless a household requests otherwise; provided further, that if the closest available placement is not within 20 miles of the household's home community, the household shall be transferred to an appropriate shelter within 20 miles of its home community at the earliest possible date unless the household requests otherwise; provided further, that the department shall notify local school departments of the placement of a family in its district within 5 days of placement; provided further, that the department shall make every effort to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall continue attending school in the community in which they lived prior to receiving services funded from this item; provided further, that the department shall use its best efforts to ensure that a family placed by the emergency housing assistance program shall be provided with access to refrigeration and basic cooking facilities; provided further, that if a family with a child under the age of 3 is placed in a hotel or motel, the department shall ensure that the hotel or motel provides a crib for each such child under the age of 3 that meets all state and federal safety codes; provided further, that notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall immediately provide shelter for up to 30 days to families who appear to be eligible for such shelter based on statements provided by the family and any other information in the possession of the department, but who need additional time to obtain any third-party verifications reasonably required by the department; provided further, that shelter benefits received under the preceding proviso shall not render a family ineligible under any regulation which provides that a family who previously received shelter is ineligible for shelter benefits for a period of 12 months; provided further, that families receiving such shelter benefits who are found ineligible for continuing shelter benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal under chapter 23B of the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall not impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verifications and shall accept verifications from a family whenever reasonable; provided further, that this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 60 days before promulgating or amending any regulations, administrative practice or policy that would alter eligibility for or the level of benefits under this program, other than that which would benefit the clients, the department shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities a written report setting forth justification for such changes, including, but not limited to, any determination by the secretary of housing and economic development that available appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel or administrative costs; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; provided further, that the department shall endeavor to convert scattered site units to congregate units and, as allowed by demand, reduce the overall number of shelter beds through the reduction of scattered site units; provided further, that the department shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report of the most recently available monthly data on: (a) the number of applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108; (b) “front-door” entries into the emergency assistance system; (c) diversions as a result of HomeBASE household assistance; (d) exits through termination; and (e) exits through HomeBASE household assistance; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the number of families transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized, or otherwise assisted housing through this program; provided further, that the report shall include the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance, the number of families served who required further assistance at a later date, the type of assistance later required and provided and the current housing stability of each family who received transitional housing or short-term housing assistance within the prior 12 months; provided further, that the report shall detail the savings realized by any such changes to benefits or eligibility; provided further, that the department shall develop a pilot program in the Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire regions of western Massachusetts to assess the need for and to provide nutritious meals to those homeless families placed in hotels and motels in said regions; provided further, that the department shall create a working group, including, but not limited to: the department of transitional assistance; the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; the Smith College School of Social Work; the department of children and families; the department of mental health; the department of elementary and secondary education; the Massachusetts Restaurant Association; faith-based organizations; the Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture; the department of agricultural resources; the network of food pantries and survival centers; Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.; HAP, Inc.; the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness; the Western Massachusetts Council of Human Services Providers; and regional community action agencies; provided further, that said pilot project shall develop methods and funding sources to provide access to nutritious meals, including fresh fruits and vegetables, to those temporarily housed in hotels and motels; provided further, that funds shall be expended for expenses incurred as a result of families being housed in hotels due to the unavailability of contracted shelter beds; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for People, Inc. for the transportation needs and services of families being housed in emergency assistance hotels and motels in the towns of Swansea and Somerset; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Playspace Program operated by Horizons for Homeless Children; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the purpose of technical assistance by Homes for Families
$140,299,718
7004-0102
For the homelessness program to assist individuals who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, including assistance to organizations which provide shelter, transitional housing and services that help individuals avoid entry into shelter or successfully exit shelter; provided, that no organization providing services to the homeless shall receive less than an average per bed, per night rate of $25; provided further, that the department may allocate funds to other agencies for this program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Craig's Doors – A Home Association, Inc. in the town of Amherst; provided further, that not less than $200,000 be expended for the River House shelter in the city of Beverly; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended to Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority for the purpose of coordinating homeless shelters and safety net services in Berkshire County; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to implement the Opening Doors Strategic Plan to End Homelessness; and provided further, that programs that currently provide shelter may renegotiate how to use such program's shelter fund, with the agreement of the department and the host municipality, to provide alternative services proven to be effective, including housing first models, transitional housing and diversion away from shelters
$42,915,335
7004-0104
For the home and healthy for good program operated by Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. to reduce the incidence of chronic homelessness in the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to continue a supportive housing initiative for unaccompanied homeless young adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning; provided further, that the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance shall be solely responsible for the administration of this program; and provided further, that the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance shall file a report with the clerks of the house and senate, the undersecretary of the department of housing and community development and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 2, 2015 on the number of people served, the average cost per participant, the demographics of those served, whether participants have previously received government services and any projected cost-savings in other state-funded programs
$1,800,000
7004-0108
For a program of short-term housing assistance to help families eligible for temporary emergency shelter under item 7004-0101 in addressing obstacles to maintaining or securing housing; provided, that the assistance provided under this item shall include not less than 12 months of housing stabilization and economic self-sufficiency case management services for each family receiving benefits hereunder; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2014, the department shall establish a maximum level of short-term housing assistance available to families under this item for a 12-month period; provided further, that until a maximum family benefit is established by the department, the maximum family benefit available shall be $6,000; provided further, that the department shall not establish a maximum level of short-term housing assistance available to families under this item for a 12-month period less than $6,000; provided further, that in establishing a maximum family benefit, the department shall prioritize maximizing diversions and exits from the emergency assistance system; provided further, that the combined sum of benefits received by a family in a 12-month period from this item and item 7004-9316 shall not be more than the maximum level of short-term housing assistance established by the department; provided further, that so long as they meet the requirements of their housing stabilization plan, a family that received household assistance under this item whose income exceeds 50 per cent of area median income shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the 50 per cent level was exceeded; provided further, that a family shall not be deemed ineligible as a result of any single violation of a self-sufficiency plan; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to enforce regulations to prevent abuse in the short-term housing transition program including a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that a family that was terminated from the program or did not make a good faith effort to follow its housing stabilization plan during the term of its assistance shall be ineligible for benefits under this item and item 7004-0101 for 24 months from the last date the family received assistance under this item and item 7004-0101, including housing stabilization and economic self-sufficiency case management services; provided further, that a family's housing stabilization plan shall adequately accommodate the ages and disabilities of the family members; provided further, that families receiving benefits under this program who are found ineligible for continuing benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal under chapter 23B of the General Laws; provided further, that families who are denied assistance under this item may appeal that denial under said chapter 23B, including subsection (F) of section 30 of said chapter 23B and regulations adopted to implement said chapter 23B; provided further, that benefits under this item shall only be provided to residents of the commonwealth who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of the law in the United States; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for assistance under this program, may require disclosure of social security numbers by all members of a family receiving assistance hereunder for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that if a family member fails to provide a social security number for use in verifying the family's income and eligibility, then the family shall no longer be eligible to receive benefits from this program; provided further, that the department shall administer this program through the following agencies unless administering agencies are otherwise procured by the department: the Berkshire Housing Development Corporation; Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc.; Community Teamwork, Inc.; the Housing Assistance Corporation; the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority; HAP, Inc.; Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Inc.; the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development; South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.; the South Shore Housing Development Corporation; and RCAP Solutions, Inc.; provided further, that the department shall reallocate financing based on performance-based statistics from under-performing service providers to above average service providers in order to move as many families from hotels, motels, or shelters into more sustainable housing; provided further, that the department shall use funds provided for this program for stabilization workers to focus efforts on housing retention, and link households to supports including job training, education, job search and childcare opportunities available and may enter into agreements with other public and private agencies for the provision of such services, and that a stabilization worker shall be assigned to each household; provided further, that this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that funds shall be used to transition families served by the program to more rapidly move them into temporary or permanent sustainable housing; provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 60 days before promulgating or amending any regulations, administrative practice, or policy that would alter eligibility for or the level of benefits under this program to less than the benefit level available on June 30, 2014, the department shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate a report setting forth the justification for such changes, including, but not limited to, any determination by the secretary of housing and economic development that available appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses; and provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include the number of families served, the type of assistance given, the number of families assisted through this program, the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance, the current housing stability of each family who received assistance within the prior 12 months and any obstacles encountered with the administration of this program
$25,955,535
7004-3036
For housing services and counseling; provided, that funds shall be expended as grants to 9 regional housing consumer education centers operated by the regional nonprofit housing authorities; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded through a competitive application process under criteria established by the department; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Springfield Housing Authority's Talk, Read, Succeed program; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., in the city of Springfield; provided further, that the department shall submit annual reports to the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on housing detailing all expenditures of the program, including each regional housing consumer education center, the total number of persons who received information and referral services, the costs for such services rendered per consumer and the identification of consumer issues and trends; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 2, 2015 on possible savings and efficiencies that may be realized through the consolidation of said services
$2,141,992
7004-3045
For a tenancy preservation program for neutral party consultation services in eviction cases before the housing court department of the trial court for individuals with disabilities and for families with individuals with disabilities, if the disability is directly related to the reason for eviction
$500,000
7004-4314
For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the department to assist tenants residing in housing developed under sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws
$350,401
7004-9005
For subsidies to housing authorities and nonprofit organizations, including funds for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals in housing for the elderly, handicapped, veterans and relocated persons under sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all housing authorities operating elderly public housing shall offer first preference for elderly public housing units which are vacant on the effective date of this act, and thereafter, to those persons 60 years of age or older as of June 30, 2014 receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the department may expend funds appropriated in this item for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals which may be anticipated in the operation of housing authorities for the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year; provided further, that no monies shall be expended from this item to reimburse the debt service reserve included in the budgets of housing authorities; provided further, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be considered to meet any and all obligations under said sections 32 and 40 of said chapter 121B; provided further, that new reduced rental units developed in fiscal year 2015 eligible for subsidies under this item shall not cause any annualization that results in an amount exceeding the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Clinton Housing Authority; provided further, that all funds in excess of normal utilities, operations and maintenance costs may be expended for capital repairs; and provided further, that the administration shall make every attempt to direct efforts toward rehabilitating local housing authority family units requiring $20,000 or less in repairs
$64,035,000
7004-9024
For a program of rental assistance for low-income families and elderly persons through mobile and project-based vouchers; provided, that such assistance shall only be paid under a program known as the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the income of eligible households shall not exceed 50 per cent of the area median income; provided further, that the department may award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-based units that shall expire due to the nonrenewal of project-based rental assistance contracts; provided further, that with the exception of vouchers committed to initiatives prior to July 1, 2014 as well as vouchers provided through item 7004-9322, any new mobile vouchers distributed in fiscal year 2015 shall be distributed to households currently residing on existing housing waitlists; provided further, that not more than $2,500,000 may be used for the creation and administration of a statewide application system and waitlist; provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall report, not later than February 1, 2015, to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the timeline for the creation and implementation of, and the development of criteria used for, the statewide application system and waitlist; provided further, that with the exception of vouchers previously committed to initiatives prior to July 1, 2014 as well as vouchers provided through item 7004-9322, the method used to distribute or redistribute vouchers under this item shall not take into account participation in the state's emergency assistance housing program; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for vouchers and voucher payments, may require disclosure of social security numbers by participants and members of a participant's household in the Massachusetts rental voucher program for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that any household in which a participant or member of a participant's household fails to provide a social security number for use in verifying the household's income and eligibility shall no longer be eligible for a voucher or to receive benefits from the voucher program; provided further, that the monthly dollar amount of each voucher shall be the department approved monthly rent of the unit less the monthly amount paid for rent by the household; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of rent during any one-year period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that if a mobile voucher's use is or has been discontinued, then the mobile voucher shall be re-assigned; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each household holding a voucher shall pay at least 30 per cent, but not more than 40 per cent, of its income as rent; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers and the project-based vouchers so that the appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which shall cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the department may impose certain obligations for each participant in the Massachusetts rental voucher program through a 12-month contract which shall be executed by the participant and the department; provided further, that such obligations may include, but shall not be limited to, job training, counseling, household budgeting and education, as defined in regulations promulgated by the department and to the extent these programs are available; provided further, that each participant shall be required to undertake and meet these contractually established obligations as a condition for continued eligibility in the program; provided further, that for continued eligibility, each participant shall execute this 12-month contract on or before September 1, 2014 if the participant's annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2014 and September 1, 2014, and otherwise on or before the annual eligibility recertification date; provided further, that any participant who is over the age of 60 years or who is disabled may be exempt from any obligations unsuitable under particular circumstances; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item in the AA object class for the compensation of state employees; provided further, that the department may assist housing authorities at their written request in the immediate implementation of a homeless prevention program utilizing alternative housing resources available to them for low-income families and the elderly by designating participants in the Massachusetts rental voucher program as at-risk of displacement by public action through no fault of their own; and provided further, that participating local housing authorities may take all steps necessary to enable them to transfer mobile voucher program participants from the Massachusetts rental voucher program into another housing subsidy program; prior appropriation continued
$65,000,000
7004-9030
For the transitional rental assistance program established under section 16 of chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the transitional rental assistance shall be in the form of mobile vouchers; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in varying dollar amounts set by the department based on considerations including, but not limited to, household size, composition, household income and geographic location; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months' rent during any 1-year period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household holding a mobile voucher; provided further, that each household shall be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net income, as defined in regulations promulgated by the department, for units if payment of utilities is not provided by the unit owner, or not less than 30 per cent of its income for units if payment of utilities is provided by the unit owner; provided further, that payments for the transitional rental assistance may be provided in advance; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers so that the appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which will cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the amount of a rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household's minimum rent obligation; provided further, that the word “rent”, as used in this item, shall mean payments to the landlord or owner of a dwelling unit under a lease or other agreement for a tenant's occupancy of the dwelling unit, but shall not include payments made by the tenant separately for the cost of heat, cooking fuel, or electricity; provided further, that the department shall submit an annual report to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures, the number of outstanding rental vouchers and the number and types of units leased; and provided further, that consistent with said chapter 179 of the acts of 1995, the amount appropriated in this item shall not annualize to more than $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2015
$3,550,000
7004-9033
For rental subsidies to eligible clients of the department of mental health; provided, that the department shall establish the amounts of such subsidies so that payment thereof, and of any other commitments from this item, shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein
$5,125,000
7004-9315
For the department of housing and community development which may expend for the administration and monitoring of the low-income housing tax credit and local administration programs an amount not to exceed $2,535,003 from revenue collected from fees collected under Executive Order No. 291, pertaining to low-income housing tax credits for the costs of administering and monitoring the programs, including the costs of personnel, subject to the approval of the undersecretary of the department; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and 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
$2,535,003
7004-9316
For a program to provide assistance in addressing obstacles to maintaining or securing housing for families with: (a) a household income not greater than 30 per cent of area median income that are homeless and moving into subsidized or private housing or are at risk of becoming homeless; or (b) a household income greater than 30 per cent but not more than 50 per cent of area median income that are homeless and moving into subsidized or private housing, or are at risk of becoming homeless due to a significant reduction of income or increased expenses; provided, that assistance shall be administered by the department through contracts with the regional HomeBASE agencies; provided further, that not less than 50 per cent of the funds shall be provided to households with an income not greater than 30 per cent of area median income, subject to the department's discretion based on data reflecting program demand and usage; provided further, that in distributing 50 per cent of the funds, the department shall prioritize those families most likely to otherwise require shelter services under item 7004-0101; provided further, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed more than $4,000 in any 12-month period; provided further, that the combined sum of benefits received by a family in a 12-month period from this item and item 7004-0108 shall not be more than the maximum level of short-term housing assistance established by the department in item 7004-0108; provided further, that residential assistance payments may be made through direct vendor payments according to standards to be established by the department; provided further, that the agencies shall establish a system for referring families approved for residential assistance payments who the agencies determine would benefit from these services to existing community-based programs that provide additional housing stabilization supports, including assistance in obtaining housing subsidies and locating alternative housing that is safe and affordable for those families; provided further, that the program shall be administered under guidelines established by the department; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the number of families who applied for assistance; (b) the number of families approved for assistance; (c) the minimum, median and average amount of financial assistance awarded; (d) the total amount of assistance awarded to date, including a breakdown by income category; and (e) the number of families falling into each income category; and provided further, that the department shall track a family's reason for assistance by the same categories used in item 7004-0101
$11,000,000
7004-9322
For the Secure Jobs pilot program for job training, job search services and 12 months of housing stabilization services, if not otherwise available, to families receiving assistance under 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316; provided, that the program shall be administered by 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.; HAP, Inc.; Jewish Vocational Services; and SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc.; and provided further, that the department shall utilize rental assistance provided under item 7004-9024 to ensure effective participation under this program
$500,000
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
7006-0000
For the office of the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, including expenses of an administrative services unit
$837,584
7006-0043
For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, which may expend an amount not to exceed $500,000 from fees collected from the registration and renewal of home improvement contractor registrations under section 11 of chapter 142A of the General Laws for the administration and enforcement of the home improvement contractor program; provided, that 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
$500,000
Division of Banks
7006-0010
For the operation of the division of banks; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division shall assess 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item upon financial institutions which the division currently regulates under section 2 of chapter 167 of the General Laws
$16,493,118
7006-0011
For the costs incurred by the division of banks associated with licensure of loan originators under chapter 255F of the General Laws; provided, that the division may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $2,650,000 from the revenue received from administrative fees associated with the licensure fees and from civil administrative penalties under said chapter 255F; provided further, that the division may expend from such revenue an amount to be determined by the commissioner of banks as grants for the operation of a program for best lending practices, first-time homeowner counseling for non-traditional loans and 10 or more foreclosure education centers under section 16 of chapter 206 of the acts of 2007 and that the grants shall be awarded through a competitive application process under criteria established by the division; and 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 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
$2,650,000
Division of Insurance
7006-0020
For the operation of the division of insurance, including the expenses of the board of appeal on motor vehicle policies and bonds, the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item, certain other costs of supervising motor vehicle liability insurance and the expenses of the fraudulent claims board; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item shall be assessed upon the institutions which the division currently regulates under general or special laws or regulations, except for licensed business entity producers; and provided further, that the assessment shall be in addition to any and all assessments currently assessed upon said institutions
$13,612,080
7006-0029
For the operation of the health care access bureau in the division of insurance; provided, that the full amount appropriated in this item, as well as the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item, shall be assessed upon the carriers licensed under chapters 175, 176A, 176B and 176G of the General Laws, as provided in section 7A of chapter 26 of the General Laws
$1,100,000
Division of Professional Licensure
7006-0040
For the operation and administration of the division of professional licensure
$2,613,413
7006-0151
For the division of professional licensure, which may expend an amount not to exceed $590,000 for the oversight of proprietary schools; provided, that 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, prior appropriation continued
$590,000
Division of Standards
7006-0060
For the operation of the division of standards
$829,266
7006-0065
For the division of standards which may retain not more than $655,000 in revenue from registration fees and fines that it collects under sections 184B to 184E, inclusive, of chapter 94 of the General Laws, and section 56D of chapter 98 of the General Laws to support its enforcement activities as provided in subsection (h) of section 184D of said chapter 94; 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 division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the 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 notwithstanding said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94, the division shall not fund the municipal grant program provided in said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94
$655,000
7006-0066
For the support of the division of standards' municipal inspection efforts; provided, that up to 15 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item may be expended for administrative costs of the division
$160,372
7006-0067
For the division of standards; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $58,751 from revenues received from item-pricing violations collected through municipal inspection efforts and from weights and measures fees and fines collected from cities and towns for enforcement of weights and measures laws; and provided further, that 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
$58,751
7006-0068
For the division of standards; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $335,000 from revenue received from license fees assessed to owners of motor vehicle repair shops; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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
$335,000
Department of Telecommunications and Cable
7006-0071
For the operation of the department of telecommunications and cable; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7 of chapter 25C of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2015 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$3,051,062
Massachusetts Office of Business Development
7007-0150
For the Massachusetts office of business development for contracts with regional economic development organizations under the program established in sections 3J and 3K of chapter 23A of the General Laws
$650,000
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7007-0300
For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development and for marketing and promoting the commonwealth in order to attract and retain targeted businesses and industries; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Business Improvement District; provided further, that there shall be a grant program for community development corporations located in designated port areas and for the planning of projects to assist commercial fishing such as the pretreatment of wastewater resulting from seafood processing; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to administer a grant program for early stage development of waterfront community development corporations located in a designated port area established under 301 CMR 25.00 et seq.; and provided further, that the community development corporations shall demonstrate that: (i) the designated port area has been negatively impacted by the decline in fishing stocks; and (ii) the community development corporation's mission shall include, but not be limited to, utilization of federal or state tax credits
$1,891,162
7007-0500
For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Institute for the commercialization of new, academic-based research and development and raising the scientific awareness of the communities of the commonwealth
$250,000
7007-0800
For a state matching grant for the small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until such time as the United States Small Business Administration has made a payment or has executed a contract to pay the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the operation of the center; provided further, that the funds expended from this item shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of said center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 from this item shall be expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within said center; provided further, that the services shall include, but not be limited to, assisting businesses in securing federal contracts, obtaining contract financing, generating responses to requests-for-proposals, interpreting bid documents, providing educational workshops and for the electronic identification and tracking of federal bid opportunities; and provided further, that funds expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within said center shall be subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources, including the United States Department of Defense
$1,204,286
7007-0801
For microlending grants of up to $100,000 which shall be issued to established community development financial institutions and community advantage lenders making direct microenterprise and small business loans to borrowers on a regional basis, and providing technical assistance to applicants and borrowers in order to foster business establishment and success; provided, that the funds shall be used to support the eligible organization's lending and technical assistance activities; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be granted to the North Central Massachusetts region for these purposes
$300,000
7007-0952
For the operation of the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation, established under chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended to promote private fundraising, achieving self-sufficiency and serving as a catalyst for urban economic development and job opportunities for local residents; provided further, that the corporation shall take all steps necessary to increase the amount of private funding available for the operation of the zoos; provided further, that funding in this item shall not be transferred through interdepartmental service agreements; provided further, that the corporation shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 2, 2015, on the status of, and amounts collected from, the private fundraising and enhanced revenue efforts identified in the draft Massachusetts zoos business and operations plan dated December 1996; and provided further, that funds may be expended on a matching program to encourage private and corporate donations to support the Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo
$3,900,000
Massachusetts Tourism Fund.... 100%
Massachusetts Marketing Partnership
7008-0900
For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that the office shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate and attract major sports events and championships; provided further, that the office shall provide an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 13, 2015; provided further, that the report shall provide information on regional tourist activities funded through item 7008-1000; provided further, that the office shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development within the commonwealth; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended for the Zamir Chorale of Boston's musical and educational organization; provided further, that $300,000 shall be provided for a public safety grant in the city known as the town of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce and the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce to establish a regional tourism council for the North Quabbin region; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be provided to the North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau to expand recreational opportunities and promote tourism on the Merrimack river through the River Cities Initiative; provided further, that $175,000 shall be provided to Northern Essex Community College to restore the Early College Program in the city known as the town of Amesbury and expand the program to other communities served by the college; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operations of Zeiterion Theatre, Inc. in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for Russian Community Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for opening not fewer than 11 visitor information centers from Memorial Day to Columbus Day; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Frederick Douglass House in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Ocean Explorium in the city of New Bedford to establish and enhance outreach and educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society to establish and enhance outreach and educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for AHA! Art, History & Architecture New Bedford to establish and enhance outreach and educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Festival Theatre to establish and enhance outreach and educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in the Greater New Bedford area; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Dennison Memorial Community Center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a public safety grant to the town of Swampscott; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham Nature and Cultural Council; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended as a one-time grant to the city of West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of the programs of the Riverside Theatre Works, an organization located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Chinese Communities of New England; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Freedom Trail Foundation of Boston for a new visitor center; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau for the marketing and promotion of Sail Boston/Tall Ships 2017; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Topsfield Town Hall; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the 250th anniversary of the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for any marketing fees and economic studies associated with visiting historical artifacts touring the Commonwealth in 2014; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Rail Trail in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Westfield on Weekends, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the Enrichment Center located in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Independent Film Society of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Stone Soul, Inc. for the implementation of the Stone Soul Annual Community Festival and cultural activities in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the central public safety headquarters in Arlington Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the West Medford Community Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Galaxy Community Council in the city of Chicopee; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operations of the World War II Memorial Pool in the town of North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $18,510 shall be expended to support the Monson Bellman in the town of Monson; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended on playground improvements in the town of Templeton; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for road and infrastructure improvement for Heritage Museums and Gardens in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Sandwich Sports Complex committee for a multi-purpose synthetic turf at DeConto Stadium in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended as grants to the Union of Minority Neighborhoods; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public service announcements to be broadcasted during From the Top, Inc.'s radio programming; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Head of the Charles Regatta to cover costs associated with public safety; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Grand Army of the Republic Historical Museum in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended as a one-time grant to the city of Lowell for the Ayer's City Industrial Park region; provided further, that not less than $22,000 shall be expended for the Winchendon Town Hall; provided further, that not less than $50,000 more than the amount allocated to the Pettengill House in item 7061-9404 under chapter 61 of the acts of 2007 shall be expended for the Pettengill House in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as a one-time grant to the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a district-wide robotics program in the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a one-time child enrichment program in the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a weekend backpack program in gateway cities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for athletic fields in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended as a planning grant for the wastewater district established by chapter 101 of the acts of 2010; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended as a one-time grant to the town of Groveland; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Dr. Arthur and Dr. Martha Pappas Recreation Complex in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the We the People programs administered by the Massachusetts Center of Civic Engagement; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended as a planning grant to the town of Charlton; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Center for Hope Foundation in the town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as a one-time grant to Cape Cod Community College for water remediation efforts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7007-0800 in section 2 in chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 shall be expended for the Winthrop and Revere chambers of commerce; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Revere; provided further, that not less than $310,000 shall be expended for Plymouth 400, Inc. for the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims landing at Plymouth; provided further, that said program shall provide a matching amount of at least $310,000 in private funding; provided further, that not less than $60,000 of this sum shall go to the town of Provincetown's Tourism Fund for planning, marketing and support of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the 350th anniversary of the town of Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a matching grant to the Hopkinton 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee for the 300th anniversary of the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the 250th anniversary of the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the 250th anniversary of the town of Paxton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the 250th anniversary of the town of Sharon; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Millville centennial
$18,235,161
Massachusetts Tourism Fund.... 100%
7008-1000
For assistance to regional tourist councils under section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each of the councils may expend an amount not to exceed 20 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of administrative services
$7,500,000
Massachusetts Tourism Fund.... 100%
7008-1300
For the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office
$113,608
Massachusetts Tourism Fund.... 100%
Executive Office of Labor And Workforce Development.
Office of the Secretary
7003-0100
For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce development
$834,878
7003-0170
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of labor and workforce development
$283,876
Department of Labor Standards
7003-0200
For the operation of the department of labor standards
$2,116,230
7003-0201
For the department of labor standards; provided, that the department may expend an amount not to exceed $452,850 received from fees authorized under section 3A of chapter 23 of the General Laws and civil fines issued under section 197B of chapter 111 of the General Laws, section 46R of chapter 140 of the General Laws and section 6F1/2 of chapter 149 of the General Laws
$452,850
Department of Labor Relations
7003-0900
For the operation of the department of labor relations
$2,149,659
7003-0901
For the department of labor relations, which may expend an amount not to exceed $100,000 from revenues received from fees collected under section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws and section 6 of chapter 150 of the General Laws for the operation of the department; provided, that the first $100,000 of such fees collected by the department shall be deposited into the General Fund and any fees collected in excess of $200,000 shall be deposited into the General Fund; 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
$100,000
Department of Career Services
7002-0012
For a youth-at-risk program targeted at reducing juvenile delinquency in high-risk areas; provided, that these funds may be expended for the development and implementation of a year-round employment program for at-risk youth and existing year-round employment programs; provided further, that $500,000 of these funds shall be matched by private organizations; provided further, that funds shall be available for expenditure through September 1, 2015, prior appropriation continued; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a grant program to St. Mary's Center for Women and Children, Inc. in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston for the operation of the Women at Work program
$10,200,000
7003-0606
For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts manufacturing extension partnership to maintain and promote manufacturing as an integral part of the economy, and for programs designed to assist small and mid-sized manufacturing companies
$2,000,000
7003-0803
For the one-stop career centers; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the one-stop career center JobNet in the Boston service delivery area
$5,050,982
7003-0808
For the operation of the Massachusetts Workforce Professionals Association
$75,000
7003-1206
For the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc. to administer state service corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service organizations; provided further, that not less than $110,000 be provided for a work maturity skills pilot program through the Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Island, Inc. to move women from domestic violence shelters to long-term employment and financial stability; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended towards workforce efforts at the Pine Street Inn in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Moving Ahead Program at the St. Francis House in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New England Farm Workers' Council; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for programs supporting and promoting cultural heritage, diversity, and education in the city of Boston that were in item 7007-0900 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that not less than $124,888 shall be expended for the Career Resources Corporation in the city of Haverhill for the provision of employment services to veterans with disabilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for community outreach and education efforts to the Hispanic senior citizens of the town of Southbridge; and provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc. in the city of Malden
$2,974,888
Department of Industrial Accidents
7003-0500
For the operation and administrative expenses of the department of industrial accidents; provided, that said department shall submit a report not later than February 2, 2015 to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the scope, objective and results of grant recipients' safety training program; and provided further, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item and for associated indirect and direct fringe benefit costs from assessments levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws
$19,852,999
Executive Office of Education.
Office of the Secretary of Education
7009-1700
For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of education
$18,134,995
7009-6379
For the operation of the office of the secretary of education; provided, that the secretary may take all actions necessary or appropriate to consolidate in the executive office, the human resource functions of the agencies within the executive office
$2,283,534
7009-6390
For the operation of the school safety and security task force; provided, that the task force shall coordinate inter-secretariat and multi-agency efforts to identify best practices in the area of school security and shall disseminate the practices to school districts in the commonwealth; provided further, that funds may be used to hire a consultant with expertise in student and school safety and security; and provided further, that funds may be used to provide planning and implementation grants to districts
$200,000
7009-6400
For grants to establish and operate high-quality, intensive and targeted programs that will rapidly increase English language learning for middle and high school students in school districts serving Gateway Cities; provided, that grant applications must provide, at minimum, for after-school enrichment academies to operate during the spring and summer of 2015; provided further, that applications may also provide for acceleration academies to be held during school vacations or for Saturday sessions during the spring of 2015; provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these programs; provided further, that any new grants awarded from this item in fiscal year 2015 shall comply with the grant application requirements set forth in item 7009-6400 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the executive office of education may select the same evaluator in fiscal year 2015 as selected in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that grants shall be selected not later than October 1, 2014; provided further, that the executive office of education shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education, not later than March 13, 2015, detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) a set of clearly defined goals and benchmarks to be used to evaluate grant recipients; and (iii) preliminary outcomes and findings from the grants awarded for fiscal year 2015; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$2,500,000
7009-6407
For the establishment of a STEM teacher corps; provided, that these funds shall be matched by private sector donations at a rate not less than $3 of private funding for every $1 of state funding; and provided further, that said teacher corps shall consist of not less than 50 highly qualified and exemplary teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, who shall support the professional development of other STEM teachers and elevate the quality of STEM teaching at other schools and districts in the commonwealth
$250,000
Governor disapproved of the following Item [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
7009-7000
For costs related to a data sharing pilot program between the department of early education and care, the department of elementary and secondary education, the executive office of education, the department of public health and the executive office of health and human services to issue a state assigned student identifier to children participating in early intervention programs with the goal of tracking and evaluating educational and developmental outcomes for those children, improving delivery of services and determining cost savings associated with the early intervention program; provided, that funds may be transferred from this item to 4513-1020, 7009-1700 and 7009-6379, as necessary, under an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred
$400,000
7009-9600
For a discretionary grant program to provide funds to school districts and public institutions of higher education partnering together to offer inclusive concurrent enrollment programs for school aged children with a disability, as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, between the ages of 18 and 22, inclusive; provided, that the grant program shall be limited to students who are considered to have severe disabilities and, in the case of students who are age 18 or 19, shall be limited to students with severe disabilities who have been unable to achieve the competency determination necessary to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam; provided further, that said students with disabilities shall be offered enrollment in credit and noncredit courses that include nondisabled students, including enrollment in credit and noncredit courses in audit status for students who may not meet course prerequisites and requirements and that the partnering school districts shall provide support, services and accommodations necessary to facilitate a student's enrollment; provided further, that the executive office of education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education, shall develop guidelines to ensure that the grant program promotes civic engagement and mentoring of faculty in public institutions of higher education and supports college success, work success, participation in student life of the college community and provision of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment; provided further, that the executive office of education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education, shall develop strategies and procedures to help sustain and replicate the existing inclusive concurrent enrollment programs initiated through this grant program including, but not limited to: (i) provision of funds to retain employment specialists; (ii) assist students in meeting integrated competitive employment and other transition-related goals; (iii) adoption of procedures and funding mechanisms to ensure that new partnerships of public institutions of higher education and school districts providing inclusive concurrent enrollment programs fully utilize the models and expertise developed in existing partnerships; and (iv) conducting evaluation and research to further identify student outcomes and best practices; provided further, that the executive office of education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education, shall develop a mechanism to encourage existing and new partnerships to expand the capacity to respond to individual parents and school districts in underserved areas that request an opportunity for their children to participate in the inclusive concurrent enrollment initiative; provided further, that tuition for courses shall be waived by the state institutions of higher education for students enrolled through this grant program; provided further, that the executive office of education shall create the position of inclusive concurrent enrollment coordinator who will be responsible for administering the grant program, coordinating the advisory committee, developing new partnerships, assisting existing partnerships in creating self-sustaining models and overseeing the development of videos and informational materials as well as evaluation and research through the institute for community inclusion to assist new colleges and school districts; provided further, that the executive office of education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education, shall select grant recipients not later than July 15, 2014, and shall distribute a request for grant proposals subject to future appropriation not later than May 29, 2015; provided further, that the executive office of education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education, shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on higher education on the discretionary grant program, including a report on student outcomes, not later than January 30, 2015; and provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$1,000,000
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7010-0005
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education; provided, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for school zone safety improvements in the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $85,414 shall be expended for public safety costs for Hull public schools; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the Aspire Mentor Corps, which shall expend funds for programs that utilize retired teachers to mentor novice public school elementary and secondary education teachers; provided further, that no funds in the preceding proviso shall be expended for administrative costs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the continued operation of Camp Pohelo; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for regional school district planning association
$13,778,657
7010-0012
For grants to cities, towns, and regional school districts for payments of certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial imbalance, established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for services rendered by Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc. and Springfield public schools; and provided further, that all grant applications submitted to and approved by the department of elementary and secondary education shall include a detailed line item budget specifying how the funds shall be allocated and expended
$19,142,582
7010-0020
For the bay state reading institute; provided, that the program shall be administered under contract with Middlesex Community College in collaboration with Framingham State University and Fitchburg State University; and provided further, that the institute shall provide literacy-based intervention in schools and districts, including those at risk of or determined to be underperforming under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws
$400,000
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7010-0033
For literacy and early literacy programs; provided, that these programs shall provide ongoing evaluation of outcomes; provided further, that programs receiving funding through this item shall document the outcomes of the programs; provided further, that evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks that shall be developed by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education, not later than March 3, 2015, detailing state support for early literacy programs; provided further, that the report shall include for each program: (i) the number of children served, delineated by age and school; (ii) the percentage of children who receive free and reduced lunch; (iii) the number of children who are English language learners; (iv) the number of students who receive special education services; (v) outcome measures used by the program to evaluate success; and (vi) a comparison to other literacy programs that use similar outcome measures; provided further, that the report shall include a report on all literacy programs funded through this item and items 7010-0020 and 7030-1005; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the operation of a school library pilot program in the town of Tewksbury
$2,020,000
Governor disapproved of the following Item [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
7010-0050
For an education evaluation grant program; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before issuing a request for proposal for this program, detailing the grant selection criteria; provided further, that grant recipients shall be selected through a competitive grant process; provided further, that successful proposals shall: (i) demonstrate substantial experience conducting evaluations of federal, state or local education programs; (ii) focus on the evaluation of a state-funded department of elementary and secondary education program, which may include, but shall not be limited to, success after high school programs, curriculum, instruction and assessment programs, data and technology use and educator quality programs; (iii) identify the state administrative datasets that will be used; and (iv) propose an evaluation that will be completed in not more than 24 months after the grant is awarded; provided further, that the evaluation shall analyze and examine the following areas of policy relevance: (a) the quantifiable effect of the program on the population enrolled in the program; (b) an estimate of the cost to the commonwealth of the education problem being addressed through the program; (c) a comparison of the cost of the program and the estimated short-term and long-term benefits received by program recipients through the program; (d) data limitations in estimating the effect of the program; (e) recommendations for further study; and (f) fidelity of the program during implementation of the program to a broader population; provided further, that in awarding grants, priority shall be given to organizations located within the commonwealth; provided further, that not more than 50 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be granted to any 1 organization; provided further, that the request for proposals shall be issued not later than September 15, 2014; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education, the executive office of education, the department of early education and care, the department of higher education and other relevant state agencies shall work with grant recipients funded through this item as necessary to provide secure access to state collected data that is necessary for the evaluations; provided further, that organizations receiving funds through this item shall report biannually to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on higher education on: (1) the status and preliminary results of evaluations funded through this item; and (2) any obstacles encountered in access to data or other information that is negatively affecting the completion of the study; and provided further, that any unexpended funds appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2015 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item until June 30, 2016
$500,000
7010-0060
For multi-year grants to cities, towns and regional school districts to provide a mental health and substance abuse counselor in schools; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall work with the department of public health to establish minimum professional requirements for mental health professionals provided through this item; provided further, that grant recipients shall be selected through a competitive grant process in which successful proposals shall: (i) demonstrate a need for a mental health and substance abuse counselor in the school district; (ii) demonstrate a plan for how the counselor will interact with and impact students in the school district; and (iii) agree to comply with the data reporting requirements; provided further, that each grant recipient shall report to the department annually on: (a) how many separate students utilized the services of the counselor; (b) what types of services the counselor provided to students and the school district; (c) the number of times students were referred to services provided by department of mental health, department of children and families, the department of public health and private healthcare entities, delineated by service referral; and (d) types of educational outreach programs that the counselor participated in; and provided further, funds from this item shall be available for expenditure through June 30, 2017
$5,000,000
7027-0019
For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of elementary and secondary education, in cooperation with the executive office of labor and workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the school-to-career transition program; provided further, that this program may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job commitments and work site learning opportunities for students; provided further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business leaders commit resources to pay salaries to provide mentoring and instruction on the job and to work closely with teachers; and provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job
$2,750,000
7027-1004
For English language acquisition professional development to improve the academic performance of English language learners and effectively implement sheltered English immersion as outlined in chapter 71A of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended for the Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners (RETELL) initiative; provided further, that the department shall, not later than January 12, 2015, provide a report on the number of educators who have received such training since the passage of said chapter 71A, the estimated number who need such additional training, a review and analysis of the most effective types of professional development, and the most common gaps in the knowledge base of educators implementing English immersion and teaching English language acquisition, along with legislative or regulatory recommendations of the department; provided further, that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$2,805,319
7028-0031
For the expenses of school age children in institutional schools under section 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the department may provide special education services to eligible inmates in county houses of correction; provided further, that the department of youth services 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 ease the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of youth services into regular public school settings; and provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education, in conjunction with the commissioner of youth services, shall submit a report on progress made on the reintegration of these youths and the alignment of the department of youth services curriculum to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2014
$7,967,142
7030-1002
For kindergarten expansion grants to provide grant awards to continue quality enhancement of existing full-day kindergarten classrooms; provided, that the department shall administer a grant program to encourage the voluntary expansion of high quality, full-day kindergarten education throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that grants funded through this appropriation shall not annualize to more than $18,000 per classroom in subsequent fiscal years; provided further, that preference shall be given to grant applicants with high percentages of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam and school districts which serve free or reduced lunch to at least 35 per cent of its students, as determined by the department based on available data; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in 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 further appropriation; and provided further, that such program shall supplement and shall not supplant currently funded local, state, and federal programs at the school or district
$23,948,947
7030-1005
For Reading Recovery, a 1-to-1 early intervention individual tutorial literacy program designed as a pre-special education referral and short-term intervention for children who are at risk of failing to read in the first grade; provided, that said program shall provide ongoing documentation and evaluation of results
$300,000
7035-0002
For the provision and improvement of adult basic education services; provided, that grants shall be distributed to a diverse network of organizations which have demonstrated commitment and effectiveness in providing services and that are selected competitively by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston to provide basic workforce and skills training, employment services and job re-entry support to older workers; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be allocated to the Lawrence Family Development and Education Fund to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, English as a second language classes, and computer training for low-income adults; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Casa Dominicana of Lawrence for citizenship, high school equivalency testing, and English as a second language classes for low-income adults; provided further, that such grants shall support the successful transition of students from other adult basic education programs to community college certificate and degree-granting programs; provided further, that such grants shall be contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and determined by the department; provided further, that grants shall not be considered an entitlement to a grant recipient; and provided further, that the department shall consult with the community colleges and other service providers in establishing and implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult basic education programs and services
$30,374,160
7035-0006
For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of pupils; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item
$70,251,563
7035-0007
For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools or collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of nonresident pupils to an approved vocational-technical program of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative under section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund said section 8A of said chapter 74, initial reimbursements made by the department of elementary and secondary education may be prorated by the department to all eligible cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools or collaborative; and provided further, that upon a determination by the department that the funds appropriated in this item are insufficient to meet the commonwealth's full obligation under said section 8A of said chapter 74, the department shall, within 10 days, notify the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means of the amount needed to fully fund the obligation
$2,244,847
7035-0008
For reimbursements to cities, towns and regional school districts for the cost of transportation of nonresident pupils as required by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, as amended; provided, that the department shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 13, 2015, a preliminary estimate of the costs eligible for reimbursement under this item in fiscal year 2016; and provided further, that the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item
$7,350,000
7035-0035
For a competitively bid, statewide performance-based, integrated program to increase participation and performance in advanced placement courses, particularly among underserved populations, to prepare students for college and career success in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and English; provided, that these funds shall support all of the following program elements for each school: (i) open access to courses, equipment and supplies for new and expanded advanced placement courses; (ii) support for the costs of advanced placement exams; and (iii) support for student study sessions; provided further, that these funds may support teacher professional development, including a College Board endorsed advanced placement summer institute for math, science and English advanced placement teachers; provided further, that such program shall provide a matching amount of at least $1,000,000 in private funding for direct support of educators and other uses; provided further, that the program be chosen through a single competitive process and that the funds be dispersed by the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year to cover costs expended between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015; provided further, that this program shall work in conjunction with an existing, separately funded, statewide pre-advanced placement program; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$2,600,000
7053-1909
For reimbursements to cities and towns for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children, including partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children under section 6 of chapter 548 of the acts of 1948, and for supplementing funds allocated for the special milk program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, authorized payments, in the aggregate, for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children shall not exceed the required state revenue match contained in the National School Lunch Act, Public Law 79-396, as amended, and implementing regulations
$5,426,986
7053-1925
For the school breakfast program for public and nonpublic schools and for grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period; provided, that $25,000 more than the amount expended in fiscal year 2014 shall be expended for a grant with Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger, Inc. to enhance and expand the summer food service outreach program and the school breakfast outreach program; provided further, that within the summer food program, priority shall be given to extending such programs for the full summer vacation period and promoting increased participation in such programs; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall solicit proposals from returning sponsors and school food authorities in time for implementation of such grant program during the summer of 2015; provided further, that such grants shall only be awarded to sponsors who can demonstrate their intent to offer full summer programs or increase participation; provided further, that the department shall require sufficient reporting from each grantee to measure the success of the grant program; provided further, that the department shall select grantees for the program authorized by this item not later than March 27, 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the universal school breakfast program in which all children in schools receiving funds under the program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts; provided further, that subject to regulations of the board that specify time and learning standards, breakfasts shall be served during regular school hours; provided further, that participation shall be limited to those elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast under section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws where 60 per cent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced price meals under the federally-funded school meals program; provided further, that the department shall select school sites for programs authorized by this item not later than November 14, 2014 and shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the preliminary results of these grants not later than January 5, 2015; and provided further, that nothing in the universal school breakfast program shall give rise to a legal right of entitlement to services, prior appropriation continued
$4,421,323
7061-0008
For school aid to cities, towns, regional school districts, counties maintaining agricultural schools, independent vocational schools and independent agricultural and technical schools to be distributed under chapters 70 and 76 of the General Laws and section 3
$4,400,696,186
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7061-0011
For a reserve to: (i) provide relief to parties involved in a newly formed regional vocational district; provided, that: (a) the member's fiscal year 2015 chapter 70 aid, using estimated enrollment provided to the department of elementary and secondary education, would be greater than what is provided under section 3; (b) the regional district's fiscal year 2015 chapter 70 aid, when base chapter 70 aid is allocated, would be greater than what is provided under said section 3; and (c) funds distributed from this item, under clause (i), shall be considered prior year chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2016; (ii) to mitigate 1-time municipal cost increases associated with the withdrawal of a member from a regional school district; (iii) provide extraordinary relief to school districts whose special education costs exceed 30 per cent of the total district costs and whose tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at an approved private school located within the district exceed both $1,000,000 and 25 per cent of all tuition and other circuit-breaker eligible costs for placements at approved private schools; and (iv) mitigate costs for districts that: (A) experience foundation enrollment growth of greater than 400 pupils from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015; and (B) whose chapter 70 as a percentage of total foundation budget is less than the district's target aid percentage; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the purposes of clause (iii); provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purposes of clause (iv); provided further, that funds distributed from this item, under clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), shall not be considered prior year aid nor shall the funds be used in the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2015; and provided further, that the department shall make not less than 80 per cent of the funds available for awards on or before October 15, 2014
$3,383,233
7061-0012
For the reimbursement of extraordinary special education costs under section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that reimbursements shall be provided so that expenses of this item do not exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that upon receipt by the department of elementary and secondary education of required special education cost reports from school districts, the department shall reimburse districts based on fiscal year 2014 claims; provided further, that the department may expend funds to continue and expand voluntary residential placement prevention programs between the department of elementary and secondary education and other departments within the executive office of health and human services that develop community-based support services for children and their families; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $6,500,000 to the department of developmental services for the voluntary residential placement prevention program; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall fully cooperate in providing information and assistance necessary for the department of developmental services to maximize federal reimbursement and to effectively serve students in less restrictive settings; provided further, that the department shall expend funds: (i) to provide books in accessible synthetic audio format, which are made available through the federal National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards-National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAS-NIMAC) book repository; and (ii) for the outreach and training of teachers and students on the use of NIMAS-NIMAC and the use of human speech audio digital textbooks; provided further, that the department shall expend funds for the costs of borrowing audio textbooks by special education students; provided further, that funds may be expended for the monitoring and follow-up activities of the department's complaint management system, review and approval of local educational authority applications and local school districts' compliance with the requirements of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA), as amended in 2004, PL 108-446, 20 United States Code (USC) 1400 et seq. in the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities; provided further, that funds may be expended to administer the reimbursements funded herein; provided further, that funds may be expended to reimburse districts for extraordinary increases in costs incurred during fiscal year 2015 which would be reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B; provided further, that reimbursements for current year costs shall be limited to school districts which experience increases of greater than 25 per cent from costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2014 to costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2015 or other cases of extraordinary hardship where special education costs increase in relationship to total district costs as the department may define through regulations or guidelines; provided further, that reimbursements for current year costs shall be allocated as one time grants and shall not decrease reimbursements in the following fiscal year; provided further, that the department shall conduct audits of fiscal year 2014 claims; provided further, that if the claims are found to be inaccurate, the department shall recalculate the fiscal year 2015 reimbursement amount and adjust the third and fourth quarter payments to the districts to reflect the new reimbursement amount; provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than January 28, 2015, based on the results of the audit; and provided further, that the department shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 13, 2015, a preliminary estimate of the costs eligible for reimbursement through this item in fiscal year 2016
$257,513,275
7061-0029
For the office of school and district accountability, established in section 55A of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding said section 55A of said chapter 15, the office shall perform not less than 20 school district audits for fiscal year 2015
$979,650
7061-0033
For a reserve to assist towns negatively impacted by shortfalls in federal impact aid for the education of children in families employed by the federal government on military reservations located within the town's limits
$1,300,000
7061-0928
For a competitive grant program to promote financial literacy; provided, that the program shall equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to enable students to make critical decisions regarding personal finances; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop a 3-year pilot program for 10 public high schools on financial literacy education for implementation for the 2014-2015 school year; provided further, that the pilot program shall be a competitive grant process for high schools in gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; and provided further, that the department's advisory committee shall prepare and submit a report describing and analyzing the implementation of the program to the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means and the office of the state treasurer not later than December 31, 2014
$250,000
7061-9010
For fiscal year 2015 reimbursements to certain cities, towns and regional school districts of charter school tuition and the per pupil capital needs component included in the charter school tuition amount for commonwealth charter schools, as calculated under subsections (ff) and (gg) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (ff) of said section 89 of said chapter 71 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the per pupil capital needs component of the commonwealth charter school tuition rate for fiscal year 2015 shall be $893; and provided further, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund all reimbursements required by said section 89 of said chapter 71, the department shall fund the reimbursements in accordance with the following priorities: first, the per pupil capital needs component; second, the 100 per cent increase reimbursement; and third, the 25 per cent increase reimbursements, by year from most recent to oldest
$80,000,000
7061-9011
For competitive grants to school districts for the planning, implementation and enhancement of Innovation Schools, as defined in section 92 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that in the case of planning grants, applications shall have received approval of the Innovation School prospectus from the screening committee; provided further, that in the case of implementation grants, the applicant shall have received final approval of the Innovation School from the local school committee; provided further, that Innovation Schools seeking to enhance their Innovation School plans shall have demonstrated that the program is meeting the school's measureable annual goals and has a compelling plan for enhancing their Innovation School plan; and provided further, that priority shall be given to schools proposed in level 3 and level 4 districts
$1,000,000
7061-9200
For the department's education data analysis and support for local districts
$795,548
7061-9400
For student and school assessment, including the administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education pursuant to sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws and for grants to school districts to develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an enhancement to student assessment; provided, that as much as is practicable, especially in the case of students whose performance is difficult to assess using conventional methods, such instruments shall include consideration of work samples and projects and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance; provided further, that such portfolio assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that all school assessments shall center on the academic standards embodied in the curriculum frameworks and shall involve gauges which shall be relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and taxpayers pursuant to the first paragraph of section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that $5,000,000 shall be used for the one-time, non-recurring costs associated with the development and field testing of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness in College and Careers (PARCC) exam, so-called; provided further, that the PARCC exam shall not be adopted as the commonwealth's graduation standard nor for any high stakes assessment, until the field testing has shown that it is equal or greater in rigor than the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assessment of proficiency in English shall be administered in English
$28,906,725
7061-9404
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts to provide targeted academic support programs for students in grades 8 through 12 and post-twelfth graders who have not yet earned a competency determination on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education under sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the department and districts shall ensure that services are available to students with disabilities; provided further, that the purpose of this program shall be to improve students' performance on the MCAS exam through replication of services and educational strategies with proven results as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that such programs shall supplement currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or in the district; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a competitive grant program to fund academic support and college transition services to be implemented in fiscal year 2015 and operated by public institutions of higher learning or by public-private partnerships for students in grades 10 through 12 and post-twelfth graders who may have completed all other high school requirements but have not yet obtained a competency determination, as defined in said section 1D of said chapter 69, as measured by the MCAS assessment instrument authorized in said section 1I of said chapter 69, and are working to pass a portion of the MCAS exam in order to obtain a competency determination and earn a high school diploma; provided further, that for the purpose of the programs, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; provided further, JFYNetworks, A Nonprofit Corporation, shall receive not less than the amount appropriated in line item 7061-9404 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012; provided further, that funds shall be expended for competitive grants to fund Pathways programs that target students in grades 9 through 12 and post-twelfth graders and are instituted by local school districts, public institutions of higher education, qualified public and private educational services organizations and one-stop career centers, including, but not limited to, school-to-work connecting activities, creating worksite learning experiences for students as an extension of the classroom, outreach programs for students who will need post-twelfth grade remediation to attain the skills necessary to pass the MCAS exam and counseling programs to educate parents and high school students on post-twelfth grade remediation options; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a competitive grant program, guidelines for which shall be developed by the department of elementary and secondary education, for intensive remediation programs in communities with students in grades 8 through 12 and post-twelfth graders who have not obtained a competency determination or have scored in levels 1 or 2 on either the English or math MCAS exams or in level 1 on the science, technology and engineering MCAS exam; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education may give preference for assistance to those districts with a high percentage of high school students scoring in level 1 on the MCAS exam in English, math and science, technology and engineering; provided further, that eligible applicants shall include individual high schools and those institutions that have partnered with a high school or group of high schools; and provided further, that no district shall receive a grant from this item until the district submits to the department of elementary and secondary education a comprehensive district plan under said section 1I of said chapter 69, to improve performance of all student populations including, but not limited to, students with disabilities
$5,994,804
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7061-9408
For targeted intervention to schools and districts at risk of or determined to be underperforming under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, schools and districts which have been placed in the accountability status of identified for improvement, corrective action or restructuring pursuant to departmental regulations, or which have been designated commonwealth priority schools or commonwealth pilot schools pursuant to said regulations; provided, that no money shall be expended in any school or district that fails to file a comprehensive district plan pursuant to the provisions of section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that the department shall only approve reform plans with proven, replicable results in improving student performance; provided further, that in carrying out the provisions of this item, the department may contract with school support specialists, turnaround partners and such other external assistance as is needed in the expert opinion of the commissioner to successfully turn around failing school and district performance; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on targeted intervention unless the department shall have approved, as part of the comprehensive district improvement plan, a professional development plan which addresses the needs of the district as determined by the department; provided further, that eligible professional development activities for the purposes of this item shall include, but not be limited to: professional development among teachers of the same grade levels and teachers of the same subject matter across grade levels, professional development focused on improving the teacher's content knowledge in the field or subject area in which the teacher is practicing, professional development which provides teachers with research based strategies for increasing student success, professional development teaching the principles of data driven instruction, and funding which helps provide common planning time for teachers within a school and within the school district; provided further, that funds may be expended for the purchase of instructional materials pursuant to section 57 of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on instructional materials except where the purchase of such materials is part of a comprehensive plan to align the school or district curriculum with the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks; provided further, that preference in distributing funds shall be made for proposals which coordinate reform efforts within all schools of a district in order to prevent conflicts between multiple reforms and interventions among the schools; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than January 9, 2015 describing and analyzing all intervention and targeted assistance efforts funded by this item; provided further, that the report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees, and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on recurring school or school district expenditures unless the department and school district have developed a long-term plan to fund such expenditures from the district's operational budget; provided further, that any funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; provided further, the department shall give priority to programs that have the capacity to serve not less than 25 per cent of a district's middle school population and make available documentation of a minimum of $1 in private sector, local or federal funds for every $1 in state funds; provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the continuation of the parent engagement program under item 7061-9408 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008
$8,256,297
7061-9412
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for planning and implementing expanded learning time in the form of longer school days or school years at selected schools; provided, that implementation grants shall only be provided under this item to schools and districts that submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the department in fiscal year 2014 and include a minimum of an additional 300 hours on a mandatory basis for all children attending that school; provided further, that in approving expanded learning time implementation grant applications, preference shall be given to districts with high poverty rates or a high percentage of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, those districts with proposals that have the greatest potential for district-wide impact, those districts that plan to utilize partnerships with community-based organizations and institutions of higher education and those districts with proposals that include a comprehensive restructuring of the entire school day or year to maximize the use of the additional learning time; provided further, that the department shall approve implementation proposals that include an appropriate mix of additional time spent on core academics, additional time spent on enrichment opportunities, such as small group tutoring, homework help, music, art, sports, physical activity, health and wellness programs, project-based experiential learning and additional time for teacher preparation or professional development; provided further, that the department shall only approve implementation proposals that assume not more than $1,300 per pupil per year in future state appropriations of expanded learning time implementation funds; provided further, that in extraordinary cases, the department may exceed the $1,300 per pupil per year limit; provided further, that the department shall review all qualified proposals and award approved grants not later than August 15, 2014; provided further, that the department shall file a report with the clerks of the house and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than January 30, 2015, outlining the cost and expenditures for schools in the initiative and make recommendations for sustainable and lower cost models for schools with expanded learning time; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$14,668,628
7061-9601
For the department of elementary and secondary education; provided, that the department shall expend funds not to exceed $1,824,546 from revenue collected from fees relating to teacher preparation and certification; 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 shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the amount of this appropriation
$1,824,546
7061-9611
For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs; provided, that preference shall be given to after-school proposals developed collaboratively by public and non-public schools and private community based programs; provided further, that applicants shall detail funds received from all public sources for existing after-school and out-of-school programs and the types of programs and types of students served by the funds; provided further, that the department shall select grant recipients not later than September 30, 2014; provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; provided further, that funds shall be expended to convene regional networks to work with the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of early education and care to support the implementation of school-community partnerships; and provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for summer programming through Auburn Youth and Family Services, Inc
$1,715,000
7061-9612
For the safe and supportive schools grant program established by the department of elementary and secondary education to pilot and share an effective process for school and district teams to develop and implement safe and supportive school–wide action plans; provided, that said action plans shall be based on all elements of the framework and self-assessment tool created pursuant to section 19 of chapter 321 of the acts of 2008 and described in the final report of the behavioral health and public schools task force; and provided further, that the districts shall create district plans that support the recipient schools
$200,000
7061-9614
For the alternative education grant program established in section 1N of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the commissioner shall allocate funds for both subsections (a) and (b) of said section 1N of said chapter 69; and provided further, that funds shall be provided for a grant program to districts, education collaboratives or other inter-district partnerships for the purpose of implementing alternative education programs to provide educational services required under Chapter 222 of the Acts of 2012
$246,140
7061-9619
For the purpose of funding the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology; provided, that the institute shall have access to the Massachusetts education computer system; provided further, that the institute may join the state buying consortium; and provided further, that unexpended funds appropriated shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2016
$5.50
7061-9626
For grants and contracts with youth-build programs to provide comprehensive youth-build services
$2,000,000
7061-9634
For the Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc. which shall be responsible for administering a competitive statewide grant program for public and private agencies to start or expand youth mentoring programs according to current best practices and for purposes including advancing academic performance, self-esteem, social competence and workforce development; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall transfer the amount appropriated in this item to the Mass Mentoring Partnership for these grants; provided further, that in order to be eligible to receive funds from this item, each public or private agency shall provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from this item; and provided further, that the Mass Mentoring Partnership shall submit a report, not later than March 13, 2015, detailing the impact of grants, expenditure of funds and the amount and source of matching funds raised to the department of elementary and secondary education
$400,000
7061-9804
For teacher content training in math and science; provided, that the training shall include the math specialist and Massachusetts test for educator licensure preparation; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended on content-based professional development in math and science, with a focus on elementary and middle school math and science teachers in districts with a high percentage of students scoring in level 1 or 2 on the math or science Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exams, or in districts that are at risk of or determined to be underperforming under sections 1J or 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided further, that the professional development courses shall demonstrate proven replicable results in improving teacher and student performance and shall demonstrate the use of best practices, as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education, including data comparing pre-training and post-training content knowledge; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$200,000
7061-9810
For regional bonus aid under subsection (g) of section 16D of chapter 71 of the General Laws
$280,000
7061-9811
For the implementation of the recommendations of the creative and innovative education commission, established in section 181 of chapter 240 of the acts of 2010, and for the planning and design of a creative and innovative education index to measure how well schools develop and sustain student creativity; provided, that funds shall be expended to provide management oversight of the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the creative and innovative education commission and for establishing online forums for commentary, discussion and review of the plan and design of the index by interested parties, including teachers, high-tech business leaders, education leaders, creativity experts and the public
$200,000
Department of Higher Education
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7066-0000
For the operation of the department of higher education; provided, that the department shall recommend savings proposals that permit institutions of public higher education to achieve administrative and program cost reductions, resource re-allocation and program re-assessment and to utilize resources otherwise available to such institutions; provided further, that the state university internship incentive program shall receive not less than the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2013 for said program in item 7066-0000 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012; provided further, that the commonwealth shall contribute funds to each institution in an amount necessary to match private contributions in the current fiscal year to the institution's internship incentive program; provided further, that the commonwealth's contribution shall be equal to $1 for every $1 privately contributed to each university's board of trustees or foundation; provided further, that the maximum total contributions from the commonwealth shall be no greater than the amount appropriated herein; provided further, that funds from this program shall not result in direct or indirect reduction in the Commonwealth's appropriations to the institutions for operations, scholarships, financial aid or any state appropriation and the department shall promulgate regulations and criteria for said program; provided further, that in order to meet the estimated costs of employee fringe benefits provided by the commonwealth on account of employees of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority and the University of Massachusetts Building Authority and in order to meet the estimated cost of heat, light, power, and other services, if any, to be furnished by the commonwealth to projects of these authorities, the boards of trustees of the state colleges, state universities and the University of Massachusetts shall transfer to the General Fund, from the funds received from the operations of the projects, such costs, if any, as shall be incurred by the commonwealth for these purposes in the current fiscal year, as determined by the appropriate building authority, verified by the commissioner of higher education and approved by the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that funds from this account shall be expended for the office of coordination; provided further, that funds from this account may be expended for the commonwealth's share of the cost of the compact for education; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the office of trustee relations
$3,249,334
Governor reduced of the following Item [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
7066-0009
For the New England board of higher education
$367,500
7066-0016
For a program of financial aid at public and private institutions of higher learning; provided, that only persons in the custody of the department of children and families, under a care and protection petition upon reaching the age of 18 or persons in the custody of the department matriculating at such an institution at an earlier age, shall qualify for such aid; provided further, that no such person shall be required to remain in the custody of the department beyond age 18 to qualify for such aid; provided further, that this aid shall not exceed $6,000 per recipient per year; and provided further, that the aid shall be granted after exhausting all other sources of financial support
$1,075,299
7066-0019
For the department of higher education to support the dual enrollment program allowing qualified high school students to take college courses; provided, that public higher education institutions may offer courses in high schools in addition to courses offered at the institutions or online if the number of students is sufficient
$750,000
7066-0020
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 nursing and allied health; 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; and provided further, that funds shall be transferred to the fund according to an allotment schedule adopted by the executive office for administration and finance
$200,000
7066-0021
For reimbursement to public institutions of higher education for foster and adopted child fee waivers granted under section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided, that no funds shall be distributed from this item prior to certification by the state universities, community colleges and the University of Massachusetts of the actual amount of tuition and fees waived for foster and adopted children attending public institutions of higher education under said section 19 of said chapter 15A that would otherwise have been retained by the campuses according to procedures and regulations promulgated by the board of higher education
$3,924,842
7066-0024
For the school of excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; provided, that every effort shall be made to recruit and serve equal numbers of male and female students; provided further, that sending districts of students attending the Institute shall not be required to expend any funds for the cost of these students while in attendance at the Institute; provided further, that the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science shall provide professional development activities at the school located at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, including salary and benefits for teachers and visiting scholars; provided further, that the academy shall file a report with the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 27, 2015 detailing the professional development activities; and provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide a subsidy to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute to operate a school of excellence in mathematics and science
$1,400,000
7066-0025
For the Performance Management Set Aside incentive program for the University of Massachusetts, the state universities, and the community colleges; provided, that these funds shall be distributed by the commissioner of higher education to public institutions of higher education through a competitive grant process based on priorities determined by the department of higher education in pursuit of operational efficiency and goals articulated in the commonwealth's vision project; provided further, that priorities may include support of workforce programs that train students for high-quality employment and outreach programs that work to engage surrounding communities with high-quality educational programs; provided further, that funds shall be expended to promote the adoption of a standard core of course offering and numbering that are honored for common credit toward degrees and certificates across the commonwealth's community colleges, state universities and University of Massachusetts campuses; provided further, that the department of higher education shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 27, 2015, detailing campuses receiving funds through this item and the criteria used to award funds; and provided further, that for the purposes of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months
$3,250,000
7066-0036
For a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Starter Academy program to be implemented through the department of higher education at one or more of the Massachusetts community colleges to benefit student populations identified by the department as having expressed a high level of interest in STEM majors and STEM careers and yet are underperforming on STEM academic assessments; provided, that the STEM Starter Academy program shall incorporate best practice design elements from established STEM career pathways initiatives including, but not limited to, those recognized by the Massachusetts' Plan for Excellence in STEM Education and any subsequent STEM plans recognized by the department; provided further, that the STEM Starter Academy shall incorporate employer and industry collaboration to address workforce needs in high-demand fields, industry contextualized STEM curriculum, embedded mathematics and English language remediation and student supports, and other STEM education research-based strategies that promote enrollment, enhance retention, and increase post-secondary graduation rates and pathways to job placement or transfer to four-year degree programs; provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and provided further, that the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on higher education, and the joint committee on education shall receive an evaluation of this program and its impact no later than September 30, 2015
$4,750,000
7066-0040
For adult college transition services focused on low-income and entry-level workers; provided, that funds shall be awarded competitively by the board of higher education to adult basic education providers, including local education agencies, community-based organizations, community colleges and correctional facilities with recognized success in bridging academic gaps of underserved populations and resulting in college entrance, retention and completion; provided further, that program awardees shall report on attendees' successful transition to college and that the program shall deliver to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 13, 2015, an evaluation of the program and its impact on student achievement, particularly as it relates to closing achievement gaps; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during summer months
$400,000
7066-0070
For a competitive grant program to promote civic learning at higher education campuses; provided, that the program shall encourage civic learning and civic engagement in public higher education institutions; provided further, that the department of higher education shall develop a 1-year pilot program to encourage civic learning as described in the civic learning policy of the commonwealth's Vision Project for the 2014-2015 school year; provided further, that preference may be given to grant applications that encourage collaboration with local government, business and non-profit organizations and to grant applications that include opportunities to provide course credit for service based learning; provided further, that prior to September 30, 2015, the department shall prepare and submit a report describing and analyzing the implementation of the pilot program in all participating schools to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the report shall include strategies for statewide implementation
$250,000
7066-1221
For the administration of the community college workforce grant advisory committee; provided, that funding shall be expended on the community college workforce training incentive grant program established in section 15F of chapter 15A of the General Laws
$1,450,000
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
7066-1400
For additional operational funding for state universities for efforts which advance the goals of the commonwealth vision project; provided, that the state universities shall work in conjunction with the house and senate committees on ways and means to develop a performance-based funding formula for fiscal year 2016; provided further, that funds shall be expended for costs related to the development of said formula; and provided further, that not less than the following amounts shall be made available to the respective institutions named herein: (a) $1,564,561 to Bridgewater State University; (b) $810,333 to Fitchburg State University; (c) $688,592 to Framingham State University; (d) $499,119 to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; (e) $1,258,870 to Salem State University; (f) $1,035,356 to Westfield State University; (g) $944,956 to Worcester State University; (h) $540,450 to Massachusetts College of Art; (i) $606,538 to Massachusetts Maritime Academy
$8,048,776
7070-0065
For a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts students enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education in any approved public or independent college, university, school of nursing or any other approved institution furnishing a program of higher education; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on the administration of the scholarship program; provided further, that the commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall adopt guidelines governing the eligibility and the awarding of financial assistance; and provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available for early educator scholarships in an amount not less than the amount made available in fiscal year 2014
$93,607,756
7070-0066
For a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to students from the commonwealth who are enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education in the University of Massachusetts, state universities and community colleges designated by the board of higher education to be a training program for an in-demand profession as defined by the executive office of labor and workforce development's study on labor market conditions; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on the administration of the scholarship program; provided further, that the commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall adopt guidelines governing the eligibility and the awarding of financial assistance; and provided further, that funds from this item may be expended on the rapid response incentive program for community colleges
$1,000,000
Governor reduced of the following Item [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
7077-0023
For a contract with the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University; provided, that funds shall be expended under a resident veterinary tuition remission plan as approved by the commissioner of higher education for supportive veterinary services provided to the commonwealth; provided further, that prior year costs may be paid from this item; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall support bioterrorism prevention research related to diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, in consultation with Massachusetts emergency authorities; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study to be conducted by the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission for a pilot project for Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School students to attend Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University; and provided further, that the school may work in consultation with the Norfolk County Agricultural School on veterinary programs
$5,550,000
7100-4000
For funding to community college campuses in the Commonwealth; provided, that funds shall be expended for the continued implementation of community college reform, for continued initiatives to strengthen the connections between the colleges, local businesses and regional workforce investment boards, and to improve workforce training at the colleges; provided further, that funding shall be allocated among the campuses using the formula developed by the commissioner of higher education in consultation with the secretaries of education, labor and workforce development, and housing and economic development; provided further, that the allocation of funds shall be approved by the board of higher education; provided further, that in developing the allocation among campuses, the commissioner shall ensure that no campus receives less in fiscal year 2015 than in fiscal year 2014; and provided further, not less than the following amounts shall be made available to the respective institutions named herein: (a) $690,276 to Berkshire Community College; (b) $1,118,093 to Bristol Community College; (c) $2,381,552 to Bunker Hill Community College; (d) $445,930 to Cape Cod Community College; (e) $313,476 to Greenfield Community College; (f) $600,647 to Holyoke Community College; (g) $590,864 to Massachusetts Bay Community College; (h) $629,451 to Massasoit Community College; (i) $1,489,492 to Middlesex Community College; (j) $683,953 to Mount Wachusett Community College; (k) $638,643 to North Shore Community College; (l) $590,672 to Northern Essex Community College; (m) $1,883,745 to Quinsigamond Community College; (n) $352,446 to Roxbury Community College; and (o) $763,275 to Springfield Technical Community College
$13,172,515
7520-0424
For a health and welfare reserve for eligible personnel employed at the community colleges and state universities
$5,481,664
University of Massachusetts
7100-0200
For the operation of the University of Massachusetts; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the university may establish and organize auxiliary organizations subject to policies, rules and regulations adopted by the board, to provide essential functions which are integral to the educational mission of the university; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the university may enter into leases of real property without prior approval of the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be allocated for the Clemente Course in the Humanities, administered by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities in partnership with the University of Massachusetts at Boston and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and local social service agencies, which provides college-level humanities instruction and support service free of charge and for college credit to low income adults; provided further, that the funds shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in federal contributions or $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding; provided further, that the University of Massachusetts shall expend $148,620 for the operation of the Massachusetts office of public collaboration at the University of Massachusetts at Boston; provided further, that the University of Massachusetts shall expend funds for capital lease payments from the University of Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and for annual operations of the advanced technology and manufacturing center in Fall River; provided further, that the University of Massachusetts shall expend funds for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Cranberry Station; provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the Future of Work Research Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Labor Centers at the Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell campuses; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to conduct a study for the revitalization of former mill buildings and rural village centers in the North Quabbin region
$519,005,373
7100-0207
For the Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security at the University of Massachusetts Boston to conduct hydrological and hydraulic modeling of flood water levels in sea level rise scenarios for the Charles river basin and the Mystic river basin to implement clause (iv) of subsection (b) of section 39 of chapter 52 of the acts of 2014
$350,000
7100-0700
For the operation of the community mediation center grant program administered by the office of dispute resolution at the University of Massachusetts at Boston pursuant to section 47 of chapter 75 of the General Laws
$750,000
State Universities
7109-0100
For Bridgewater State University
$40,591,669
7110-0100
For Fitchburg State University
$27,430,823
7112-0100
For Framingham State University; provided, that the Christa McAuliffe Challenger Learning Center at Framingham State University shall receive not less than the amount appropriated in section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012
$25,364,332
7112-0101
For the MetroWest College Planning Center to be administered by Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community College at 1000 Worcester Road (“1812 House”) in the Town of Framingham
$400,000
7113-0100
For the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$14,779,296
7113-0101
For Gallery 51 at the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center in the city of North Adams to be administered by the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$75,000
7114-0100
For Salem State University
$41,482,180
7115-0100
For Westfield State University
$24,829,786
7116-0100
For Worcester State University
$24,128,143
7117-0100
For the Massachusetts College of Art
$16,353,460
7118-0100
For the Massachusetts Maritime Academy
$14,734,703
Community Colleges.
7502-0100
For Berkshire Community College
$9,778,616
7503-0100
For Bristol Community College
$18,360,614
7504-0100
For Cape Cod Community College
$11,014,636
Governor disapproved of the following Item [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
7504-0102
For Cape Cod Community College to secure proper space and equipment to support an FAA-certified Airframe and Power Plant Program
$1,950,000
7505-0100
For Greenfield Community College
$9,707,318
7506-0100
For Holyoke Community College
$18,878,351
7507-0100
For Massachusetts Bay Community College
$14,861,541
7508-0100
For Massasoit Community College
$19,760,055
7509-0100
For Mount Wachusett Community College
$13,146,299
7509-0125
For the operation of the youth venture program at Mount Wachusett Community College
$100,000
7509-0140
For the Mount Wachusett Community College center for civic learning and community engagement
$100,000
7510-0100
For Northern Essex Community College
$18,366,306
7511-0100
For North Shore Community College
$20,144,983
7512-0100
For Quinsigamond Community College; provided, that $300,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a satellite campus in the Blackstone Valley
$18,364,014
7514-0100
For Springfield Technical Community College
$23,665,164
7515-0100
For Roxbury Community College
$10,814,484
7515-0121
For the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College; provided, that the college may expend an amount not to exceed $529,843 received from fees, rentals and facility expenses associated with the running and operation of national track meets, high school track meets, high school dual meets, Roxbury Community College athletic events, other special athletic events, conferences, meetings and programs; and provided further, that only expenses for contracted services associated with these events and for the capital needs of the facility shall be funded from this item
$529,843
7516-0100
For Middlesex Community College
$20,631,044
7518-0100
For Bunker Hill Community College
$21,855,434
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY.
Office of the Secretary.
8000-0038
For the operation of a witness protection program under chapter 263A of the General Laws
$94,245
8000-0070
For the research and analysis of the committee on criminal justice; provided, that funds may be expended to support the work of the sentencing commission
$150,000
8000-0202
For the purchase and distribution of sexual assault evidence collection kits
$86,882
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
8000-0600
For the office of the secretary, including the highway safety bureau, to provide matching funds for a federal planning and administration grant under 23 U.S.C. section 402 and the costs associated with the implementation of chapter 228 of the acts of 2000; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the town of Ludlow for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Watertown for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Waltham for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Hadley for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Melrose for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Hamilton for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Fairhaven for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $33,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopedale for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Agawam for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Townsend for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Seekonk for public safety improvements; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Braintree for public safety improvements
$3,208,750
8000-0650
For costs related to implementation of illegal tobacco enforcement recommendations submitted by the illegal tobacco commission; provided, that the executive office of public safety and security shall work in conjunction with the department of revenue, the department of state police and the attorney general's office to develop a plan to enhance the commonwealth's capacity to combat illegal tobacco sales; provided further, that the executive office shall file a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 2, 2015; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a fiscal year 2016 staffing model for a task force to combat illegal tobacco sales; (ii) a data-sharing model between the department of revenue, the department of state police and other affected agencies; and (iii) protocols for a task force on illegal tobacco sales, following recommendations from the study released by the illegal tobacco commission; and provided further, that funds from this item may be transferred to items 1232-0100, 8000-0600 and 8100-1001
$75,000
8000-1000
For a competitive grant program to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security to pilot or expand new or current innovative and evidence-based approaches for improving recidivism outcomes; provided, that eligible applicants shall include executive branch, judicial branch and other county and statewide criminal justice agencies including, but not limited to, the department of correction, the houses of correction, the office of the commissioner of probation, the parole board, the district attorneys' offices, the department of youth services and the committee on public counsel services; provided further, that the office shall limit awards to applicants that clearly and effectively demonstrate: (i) a current or proposed program or practice that is evidence-based or research-based or that is considered a promising practice, to be more specifically defined by the executive office of public safety and security in the application for grant funding; (ii) efforts to ensure quality implementation; and (iii) a commitment to independent evaluation of outcomes; provided further, that eligible applicants shall complete a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to be considered eligible for funding; and provided further, that grant recipients shall make a written commitment to expand the percentage of evidence-based programming currently delivered
$1,500,000
8000-1700
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of public safety and security
$22,508,930
Chief Medical Examiner.
8000-0105
For the operation of the office of the chief medical examiner, established in chapter 38 of the General Laws; provided, that the agency shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 16, 2015; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the current caseload of the office and the caseload for fiscal year 2014; (ii) the number of procedures performed in fiscal year 2014; (iii) current turnaround time and backlogs; (iv) current response time to scenes; (v) the number of cases completed in fiscal year 2014; (vi) progress in accreditation with the national association of medical examiners; (vii) progress in identification and completion of reports; and (viii) progress in improving delays in decedent release
$9,075,305
8000-0122
For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its operations an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in revenues collected from fees for services provided by the chief medical examiner; provided, that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the agency 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
$3,000,000
State Police Crime Laboratory.
8000-0106
For the operation and related costs of the state police crime laboratory, including the analysis of samples used in the prosecution of controlled substance offenses conducted at the former department of public health facilities; provided, that the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines and chemicals shall be funded in this item in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys, the state police and municipal police departments; provided further, that the practices and procedures of the state police crime laboratory shall be informed by the recommendations of the forensic sciences advisory board; provided further, that the department of state police shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means starting on October 1, 2014 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the caseload of each lab; (ii) all relevant information regarding turnaround time and backlogs by type of case; and (iii) the accreditation status of each lab; and provided further, that the department of state police shall maintain a state police crime laboratory in either Hampshire or Hampden County
$19,159,439
8100-1005
For the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines and chemicals at the University of Massachusetts medical school in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys, the state police and municipal police departments
$420,000
Department of Criminal Justice Information Services.
8000-0110
For the operation of the department of criminal justice information services, including criminal justice information services, criminal offender record information services, firearms support services and victim services; provided, that funds may be expended to enable local housing authorities to have access to criminal offender record information when qualifying applicants for state-assisted housing
$1,700,000
8000-0111
For the operation of the public safety information system and the criminal records review board within the department of criminal justice information services, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 from fees for services provided by the office; provided, that funding from this item may be retained and expended from fees charged and collected under section 172A of chapter 6 of the General Laws; provided further, that funding from this item may be used to provide education and assistance regarding criminal records, as specified in said section 172A of said chapter 6, and that the commissioner of criminal justice information services may make funds from this item available for a competitive grant process to provide such training and education; 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; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purpose of this item until June 30, 2016
$3,500,000
Sex Offender Registry.
8000-0125
For the operation of the sex offender registry, including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining a computerized registry system and the classification of persons subject to the registry; provided, that the registration fee paid by convicted sex offenders under section 178Q of chapter 6 of the General Laws shall be retained and expended by the sex offender registry board
$3,834,959
Department of State Police.
8100-0006
For private police details; provided, that the department may expend up to $27,500,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for private police details and for the costs of administering such 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 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
$27,500,000
8100-0012
For the department of state police, which may expend for the costs of security services provided by state police officers, including overtime and administrative costs, an amount not to exceed $1,050,000 from fees charged for these services; provided, 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
$1,050,000
8100-0018
For the department of state police, which may expend an amount not to exceed $2,501,500 for certain police activities provided under agreements authorized in this item; provided, that for fiscal year 2015 the colonel of state police may enter into service agreements with the commanding officer or other person in charge of a military reservation of the United States located within the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, and any other service agreements as necessary to enhance the protection of persons, assets, and infrastructure from possible external threat or activity; provided further, that such agreements shall establish the responsibilities pertaining to the operation and maintenance of police services including, but not limited to: (a) provisions governing payment to the department for the cost of regular salaries, overtime, retirement, and other employee benefits; and (b) provisions governing payment to the department for the cost of furnishings and equipment necessary to provide such police services; provided further, that the department may charge any recipients of police services for the cost of such services, as authorized by this item; provided further, that the colonel may expend from this item costs associated with joint federal and state law enforcement activities from federal reimbursements received; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes 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
$2,501,500
8100-0020
For the department of state police, which may expend an amount not to exceed $35,000 in fees charged for the use of the statewide telecommunications system for the maintenance of the system; provided, 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
$35,000
8100-0101
For the department of state police, which may expend for the Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force an amount not to exceed $50,000 from fees for services performed through the auto etching program and from assessments upon the insurance industry
$50,000
8100-0111
For a grant program to be known as the Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. community safety initiative, to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security, to support regional, multidisciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention, coordinated law enforcement, including regional gang task forces and regional crime mapping strategies, focused prosecutions and reintegration strategies for ex-convicts; provided, that the secretary of public safety and security shall distribute grant funds through a competitive grant program that gives preference to applications that: (a) demonstrate high levels of youth violence, gang problems, and substance abuse in a region; (b) demonstrate a commitment to regional, multijurisdictional strategies to deal with such community safety issues, including written commitments for municipalities, law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations, and government agencies to work together; (c) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to work with law enforcement, community-based organizations and government agencies to address gang activity; (d) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent match provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (e) identify a local governmental unit to serve as fiscal agent; provided further, that clusters of municipalities, in partnership with nonprofit organizations and other agencies, including district attorneys' offices, may apply for such funds; provided further, that such funds shall be considered one-time grants awarded to public agencies and shall not annualize into fiscal year 2016 or subsequent years; provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 4 per cent of the value of the grant; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to the department of state police; provided further, that no grant funds shall be expended on food or beverages; provided further, that the executive office of public safety and security shall publish guidelines and an application for the competitive portion of the grant program not later than August 15, 2014; provided further, that awards shall be made to applicants not later than December 15, 2014; and provided further, that the executive office of public safety and security must submit a report that details the distribution of grant funds to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means within 60 days of the distribution of said funds
$8,250,000
8100-0515
For the expense of hiring, equipping and training 150 state police recruits to maintain the strength of the department of state police; provided, that not more than $396,000 shall be transferred from the Public Safety Training Fund to the General Fund for the support of this item
$3,350,000
8100-1001
For the administration and operation of the department of state police; provided, that the department shall expend funds from this item to maximize federal grants for the operation of a counter-terrorism unit and the payment of overtime for state police officers; provided further, that the department shall maintain the division of field services which shall include, but not be limited to, the bureau of metropolitan district operations; provided further, that not fewer than 40 officers may be provided to the department of conservation and recreation to patrol the watershed property of the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department of conservation and recreation to provide police coverage on department properties and parkways; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item for the administration and operation of an automated fingerprint identification system and the motor carrier safety assistance program; provided further, that more than 4 officers shall be provided to the disabled persons protection commission to investigate cases of criminal abuse; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the payroll costs of the state police directed patrols; provided further, that subject to appropriation communities receiving funds for directed patrols in fiscal year 2008 shall receive an equal disbursement of funds in proportion to the current appropriation in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended for directed patrols at Constitution Beach in East Boston; provided further, that no less than $200,000 shall be expended for Operation Cutone; provided further, that there shall be a study submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than October 31, 2014 on the costs associated with equipping all state police vehicles with automated external defibrillators; provided further, that the creation of a new, or an expansion of the existing, statewide communications network shall include the office of law enforcement in the executive office of energy and environmental affairs at no cost to, or compensation from that office; and provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item for the administration of budgetary, procurement, fiscal, human resources, payroll and other administrative services of the office of the chief medical examiner, the municipal police training committee, and the criminal justice information services
$265,239,069
Municipal Police Training Committee.
8200-0200
For the operation of veteran, reserve and in-service training programs conducted by the municipal police training committee; provided, that no expenditures authorized by this item shall be charged to item 8200-0222; provided further, that towns in Worcester County hosting municipal police training academies shall not receive less than the amount appropriated in section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011; and provided further, that not more than $396,000 shall be transferred from the Public Safety Training Fund to the General Fund for the support of this item
$5,025,000
8200-0222
For the municipal police training committee, which may collect and expend an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 to provide training to new recruits; provided, that the committee shall charge $3,000 per recruit for the training; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the committee shall charge a fee of $3,000 per person for training programs operated by the committee for all persons who begin training on or after July 1, 2014; provided further, that the fee shall be retained and expended by the committee; provided further, that the trainee, or, if the trainee is a recruit, the municipality in which the recruit shall serve, shall provide the fee in full to the committee not later than the first day of orientation for the program in which such trainee or recruit has enrolled; provided further, that no recruit or person shall begin training unless the municipality or the person has provided the fee in full to the committee; provided further, that for recruits of municipalities, upon the completion of the program, the municipality shall deduct the fee from the recruit's wages in 23 equal monthly installments, unless otherwise negotiated between the recruit and the municipality in which the recruit shall serve; provided further, that if a recruit withdraws from the training program before graduation, the committee shall refund the municipality in which the recruit was to have served a portion of the fee according to the following schedule: if a recruit withdraws from the program before the start of week 2, 75 per cent of the payment shall be refunded; if a recruit withdraws from the program after the start of week 2 but before the start of week 3, 50 per cent of the fee shall be refunded; if a recruit withdraws from the program after the start of week 3 but before the start of week 4, 25 per cent of the fee shall be refunded; if a recruit withdraws after the start of week 4, the fee shall not be refunded; provided further, that a recruit who withdraws from the program shall pay the municipality in which the recruit was to have served the difference between the fee and the amount forfeited by the municipality according to the schedule; provided further, that the schedule shall also apply to trainees other than recruits who enroll in the program; provided further, that no expenditures shall be charged to this item that are not directly related to new recruit training; provided further, that no expenditures shall be charged to this item that are related to chief, veteran, in-service, or reserve training, or any training not directly related to new recruits; provided further, that the committee shall submit a report on the status of recruit training, including the number of classes, start and end dates of each class, total number of recruits enrolled and graduating in each class, cost per recruit, and cost per class for fiscal years 2014 and 2015; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 2, 2015; and provided further, that for the purposes of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the committee may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payments not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,800,000
Department of Public Safety.
8311-1000
For the administration of the department of public safety, including the division of inspections, the board of building regulations and standards and the architectural access board; provided, that the department may charge fees for amusement operator certification; provided further, that the department shall employ more than 70 full-time equivalent elevator inspectors, including an additional engineer inspector; provided further, that the department shall adopt rules or regulations for the granting of hardship fee exemptions to certain owners or persons in control of a building or domicile in which an elevator is operated; provided further, that the division shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the elevator inspection backlog not later than October 3, 2014; provided further, that the division shall develop and maintain an electronic database that shall include, but not be limited to, the location and a categorical classification of buildings in which inspections are conducted; and provided further, that the division shall inspect all elevators in the state house and the McCormack office building
$4,367,702
8315-1020
For the department of public safety, which may expend not more than $10,778,878 in revenues collected from fees for annual elevator inspections, amusement park ride inspections and overtime elevator inspections; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the department, to address the elevator inspection backlog and to defray the costs associated with performing overtime elevator inspections; provided further, that the department shall make efforts to employ inspectors to perform overnight and weekend inspections during their regular work shift; provided further, that funds shall be expended for escalator inspections; provided further, that the department shall provide a full waiver of the inspection fee for an individual who requires a wheelchair lift as a medical necessity and whose annual income does not exceed the maximum allowable federal Supplemental Security Income benefit, or $7,236 a year, whichever is greater; provided further, that the department shall retain and deposit 40 per cent of the fees collected in excess of $15,436,198; provided further, that if the department projects that total revenues from the fees identified in this item will exceed $15,436,198, the department shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; 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
$10,778,878
8315-1021
For the department of public safety, which may expend an amount not more than $150,000 in revenues from fines collected pursuant to section 65 of chapter 143 of the General Laws and fees for appeals of civil fines issued pursuant to section 21 of chapter 22 of the General Laws and said section 65 of said chapter 143; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the department in effectuating a procedure by which all or a portion of the $100 per day fine issued pursuant to said section 65 of said chapter 143 may be waived by the commissioner or his designee
$150,000
8315-1022
For the department of public safety, which may expend an amount not to exceed $1,282,151 in revenues collected from fees for annual issuance of boiler and pressure vessel certificates and inspections; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the department and to address the existing boiler and pressure vessels inspection backlog; provided further, that funds shall be expended for hiring additional engineering inspectors or engineers; 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
$1,282,151
8315-1024
For the department of public safety, which may expend not more than $600,000 of revenues collected from fees for the licensure of pipefitters; provided, that funds shall be expended to become compliant with sections 53 and 84 of chapter 146 of the General Laws; 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; and provided further, that as sufficient funds become available, such funds shall be expended from this item to hire additional engineering inspectors or engineers to inspect piping work and complaints
$600,000
8315-1025
For the department of public safety, which may collect and expend an amount not to exceed $98,035 to provide state building code training and courses for instruction; provided, that the agency may charge fees for the classes and educational materials associated with administering training; 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
$98,035
Department of Fire Services.
8324-0000
For the administration of the department of fire services, including the state fire marshal's office, the hazardous materials emergency response program, the board of fire prevention regulations established in section 4 of chapter 22D of the General Laws, the expenses of the fire safety commission and the Massachusetts firefighting academy, including the Massachusetts fire training council certification program, municipal and non-municipal fire training and expenses of the council; provided, that the fire training program shall use the split days option; provided further, that $1,200,000 shall be allocated by the department for the Student Awareness Fire Education program; provided further, that the amount allocated for the Norfolk County Regional Fire and Rescue Dispatch Center in item 8324-0000 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 shall be allocated in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the amount allocated for critical incident stress intervention programs and fire department training academies in said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182 shall be allocated to each program in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that $400,000 shall be allocated to On-Site Academy to provide training and treatment programs for emergency personnel for critical incident stress management or substance abuse; provided further, that the amount allocated for hazardous material response teams in said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182 shall be allocated to each program in fiscal year 2015 and shall not be reduced by more than 57 per cent; provided further, that $50,000 shall be provided for the city of Quincy fire department hazardous material response team; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fire Chiefs Association of Plymouth County to develop and upgrade the emergency radio communications system in Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purpose of updating software at the New Braintree Dispatch Center; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the city of Holyoke to purchase or offset the cost of purchasing new turnout gear; provided further that 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the administration of the department of fire services, the state fire marshal's office, critical incident stress programs, On-Site Academy, the Massachusetts and fire department training academies, the regional dispatch centers, the radio and dispatch center improvements and the associated fringe benefit costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing fire, homeowners' multiple peril or commercial multiple peril policies on property situated in the Commonwealth and paid within 30 days after receipt of notice of such assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for hazardous material response shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing commercial multiple peril, nonliability portion policies situated in the Commonwealth and commercial auto liability policies as referenced in line 5.1 and line 19.4, respectively, in the most recent annual statement on file with the commissioner of insurance; and provided further, that not more than 10 per cent of the amount designated for the arson prevention program shall be expended for the administrative costs of the program
$ 21,356,873
8324-0304
For the department of fire services; provided, that the department may expend for enforcement and training an amount not to exceed $8,500 from revenue generated under chapter 148A of the General Laws; 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
$8,500
Military Division.
8700-0001
For the operation of the military division, including the offices of the adjutant general and state quartermaster, the operation of the armories, the Camp Curtis Guild rifle range and certain national guard aviation facilities; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 30 of the General Laws, certain military personnel in the military division may be paid salaries according to military pay grades; and provided further, that the adjutant general shall maintain a roster of Massachusetts veterans as directed by section 15 of chapter 33 of the General Laws
$9,760,804
8700-1140
For the military division, which may expend for the costs of national guard missions and division operations an amount not to exceed $1,400,000 from fees charged for the non-military rental or use of armories and from reimbursements generated by national guard missions
$1,400,000
8700-1150
For reimbursement of the costs of the Massachusetts National Guard tuition and fee waivers under section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided, that no funds shall be distributed from this item prior to certification by the state universities, community colleges and the University of Massachusetts of the actual amount of tuition and fees waived for National Guard members attending public institutions of higher education under said section 19 of said chapter 15A that would otherwise have been retained by the campuses, according to procedures and regulations promulgated by the military division of the Massachusetts National Guard; provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for the reimbursement of the tuition and fees waived for classes taken during the summer months; provided further, that the military division of the Massachusetts National Guard and the board of higher education shall issue a joint report not later than February 13, 2015, on the implementation of this waiver; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the secretary of administration and finance, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on higher education; and provided further, that the military division may expend funds from this item for administrative services
$3,750,000
8700-1160
For life insurance premiums under section 88B of chapter 33 of the General Laws
$1,361,662
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
8800-0001
For the operations of the Massachusetts emergency management agency; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be contingent upon the prior approval of the proper federal authorities; provided further, that the agency shall submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 3, 2015 that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the total federally certified disaster costs incurred by each municipality, each state agency and other affected entities in the current and previous fiscal year, delineated by federally certified disaster; (ii) the federal share of costs for each federally certified disaster in the current and previous fiscal year, delineated by disaster and further delineated by municipality, state agency and entity; (iii) the total amount of state reimbursements as well as the amount of state reimbursements as a percentage of the total federally certified disaster costs that have been provided for each federally certified disaster, delineated by municipality, state agency and other affected entity in the current and previous fiscal year; and (iv) the amount of state funds necessary to reimburse 25 per cent of costs for federally certified disasters over the past 4 years, delineated by disaster and further delineated by municipality, state agency and entity; provided further, that the agency shall submit these reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means in an electronic spreadsheet application; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the American Red Cross in Massachusetts
$1,750,031
8800-0100
For the nuclear safety preparedness program of the Massachusetts emergency management agency; provided, that the costs of the program, including fringe benefits and indirect costs, shall be assessed upon Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensees operating nuclear power generating facilities in the commonwealth; provided further, that the department of public utilities shall develop an equitable method of apportioning the assessments among the licensees; and provided further, that such assessments shall be paid during the current fiscal year as provided by the department
$453,986
Department of Correction.
Governor reduced the following item and disappoved of certain wording [for message see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's action
8900-0001
For the operation of the department of correction; provided, that all correctional facilities that were active in fiscal year 2014 shall remain open in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the commissioner of correction and the secretary of public safety and homeland security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security on or before January 1, 2015, the point score compiled by the department of correction's objective classification system for all prisoners confined in each prison operated by the department; provided further, that for the purposes of maximizing bed capacity and re-entry capability throughout the commonwealth, the department shall submit quarterly reports, utilizing standardized reporting definitions developed mutually with the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association on caseload, admissions, classification, releases and recidivism of all pretrial, sentenced and federal inmates; provided further, that the department shall submit these reports on a quarterly basis starting July 1, 2014, due not later than 30 days after the last day of the quarter; provided further, that the department shall also report, in a format developed jointly by the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association and the department, on the fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2014 total costs per inmate by facility and security level on or before October 1, 2014; provided further, that the department shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014; provided further, that the department shall submit all reports to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the Dismas House in Worcester; provided further, that the amount allocated for programs for incarcerated mothers in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 131 of the acts of 2010 shall be allocated to the programs in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended to continue the opiate abuse pilot programs in cooperation with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance in item 8900-0001 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that not less than $68,000 shall be expended for Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., in the city of Springfield to provide: (a) community mediation services to ex-offenders as an outlet for conflict resolution once those persons return to the community; (b) general community mediation services to the residents of Hampden county to prevent everyday conflict escalation that would require police, court and potentially department of correction intervention and involvement; and (c) additional services which shall include training for correctional officers and other staff members as requested in mediation and conflict resolution techniques to effectively address daily conflicts; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $2,200,000 for municipalities hosting department of correction facilities; provided further, that of that $2,200,000, no municipality hosting a department of correction facility shall receive more than $800,000; provided further, that of the $2,200,000, no municipality hosting a department of correction facility shall receive less than the amount allocated in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011; and provided further, that of the remaining amount, 100 per cent shall be distributed to each host municipality by dividing said remaining amount by the average daily prisoner population at all department of correction facilities, multiplied by the average daily prisoner population located within each host municipality
$561,699,788
8900-0002
For the operation of the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center
$5,000,000
8900-0010
For prison industries and farm services; provided, that the commissioner of correction or a designee shall determine the cost of manufacturing motor vehicle registration plates and certify to the comptroller the amounts to be transferred from the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, established pursuant to section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the department of correction revenue source
$3,090,898
8900-0011
For the prison industries and farm services program, which may expend for the operation of the program an amount not to exceed $3,600,000 from revenues collected from the sale of products, for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees; provided, 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
$3,600,000
8900-0045
For the department of correction, which may expend for the operation of the department, including personnel-related expenses, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; provided, 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
$1,000,000
8900-0050
For the department of correction; provided, that the department may expend not more than $2,128,815 in revenues collected from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program; provided further, that the department may expend not more than $6,471,185 in revenues collected from existing assessments; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue 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
$8,600,000
8900-1100
For re-entry programs at the department of correction intended to reduce recidivism rates; provided, that the programs shall be in addition to those provided in fiscal year 2006; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than January 20, 2015, on re-entry programming at the department of correction; and provided further, that the report shall include information on the type of programs provided and the recidivism rate of the offenders who successfully complete the programs
$250,000
Parole Board.
8950-0001
For the operation of the parole board; provided, that the parole board shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$18,069,188
8950-0002
For the victim and witness assistance program of the parole board under chapter 258B of the General Laws
$216,587
8950-0008
For the operation of the parole board's sex offender management program and the supervision of high-risk offenders; provided, that the parole board may expend an amount not to exceed $600,000 from revenues collected from fees charged for parolee supervision; provided further, that the parole board shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 3, 2015, which shall include, but not be limited to, the number of parolees participating in the program and the re-incarceration rate of participating parolees; 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
$600,000
SHERIFFS.
Hampden Sheriff's Office.
8910-0102
For the operation of the Hampden sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$69,517,654
8910-1000
For the Hampden sheriff's office, which may expend for prison industries programs an amount not to exceed $2,990,332 from revenues collected from the sale of products for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities, reimbursement for community service projects and compensation of employees of the program; provided, that 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
$2,990,332
8910-1010
For the operations of a regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization unit to provide forensic mental health services within existing physical facilities for incarcerated persons in the care of correctional facilities in the commonwealth; provided, that the unit shall be located in Hampden county to serve the needs of incarcerated persons in the care of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties; provided further, that the services of the units shall be made available to incarcerated persons in the care of the department of correction; provided further, that the Hampden sheriff's office shall work in cooperation with the Middlesex sheriff's office to determine a standardized set of definitions and measurements for patients at both regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization units; provided further, that the sheriff, in conjunction with the department of correction and the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, shall prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (b) the number of incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit; (c) the alleviation in caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the hospital; (d) the estimated and projected cost-savings in fiscal year 2015 to the sheriff's offices and the department of correction associated with the regional units; and (e) the deficiencies in addressing the needs of incarcerated women; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 13, 2015; and provided further, that the department of mental health shall maintain monitoring and quality review functions of the unit
$1,013,157
8910-1020
For costs related to department of correction inmates with less than 2 years of their sentence remaining who have been transferred to the Hampden sheriff's office; provided, that prior to making any expenditures from this item, the Hampden sheriff's office and the department of correction shall enter into an interagency service agreement regarding services for department of correction inmates provided through this item
$512,000
8910-1030
For the operation of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center
$3,252,370
8910-2222
For the Hampden sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $650,000 from federal inmate reimbursements; 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
$650,000
Worcester Sheriff's Office.
8910-0105
For the operation of the Worcester sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014; and provided further, that $497,000 shall be expended to establish a day reporting center located in southern Worcester county
$44,586,199
Middlesex Sheriff's Office.
8910-0107
For the operation of the Middlesex sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$64,958,580
8910-0160
For a retained revenue account for the Middlesex sheriff's office for reimbursements from the federal government for costs associated with the incarceration of federal inmates at the Billerica house of correction; provided, that the office may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $850,000 from revenues collected from the incarceration of federal inmates; 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
$850,000
8910-1100
For the Middlesex sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of a prison industries program an amount not to exceed $75,000 from revenues collected from the sale of products, for materials, supplies, equipment, recyclable reimbursements, printing services, maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees of the 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 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
$75,000
8910-1101
For the operations of a regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization unit to provide forensic mental health services within existing physical facilities for incarcerated persons in the care of correctional facilities in the commonwealth; provided, that the unit shall be located in Middlesex county to serve the needs of incarcerated persons in the care of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties; provided further, that the services of the unit shall be made available to incarcerated persons in the care of the department of correction; provided further, that the Middlesex sheriff's office shall work in cooperation with the Hampden sheriff's office to determine a standardized set of definitions and measurements for patients at both regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization units; provided further, that the sheriff, in conjunction with the department of correction and the Massachusetts sheriffs' association, shall prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (b) the number of incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit; (c) the alleviation in caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the hospital; and (d) the estimated and projected cost-savings in fiscal year 2015 to the sheriffs' offices and the department of correction associated with the regional units; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 16, 2015; and provided further, that the department of mental health shall maintain monitoring and quality review functions of the unit
$896,387
Hampshire Sheriff's Office.
8910-0110
For the operation of the Hampshire sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$13,298,440
8910-1112
For the Hampshire sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the Hampshire county regional lockup at the Hampshire county jail an amount not to exceed $200,000 in revenue; provided, that the sheriff shall enter into agreements to provide detention services to various law enforcement agencies and municipalities and shall determine and collect fees for those detentions from the law enforcement agencies and municipalities
$200,000
8910-1127
For the Hampshire sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $250,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; provided, that 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
$250,000
Berkshire Sheriff's Office.
8910-0145
For the operation of the Berkshire sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$17,306,275
8910-0445
For the Berkshire sheriff's office, which may expend an amount not to exceed $300,000 from revenues generated from the operation of the Berkshire county communication center's 911 dispatch operations and other law enforcement related activities, including the Berkshire county sheriff prison industries program; provided, that 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
$300,000
8910-0446
For the Berkshire sheriff's office, which may expend an amount not to exceed $500,000 from revenues collected from Berkshire county public schools; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the Juvenile Resource Center; and provided further, that 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
$500,000
Franklin Sheriff's Office.
8910-0108
For the operation of the Franklin sheriff's office; provided, that no less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Franklin County Opioid Education and Awareness Task Force; and provided further that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$11,146,734
8910-0188
For the Franklin sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 from revenues received from any state or federal inmate reimbursements; 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
$2,500,000
8910-0288
For the Franklin sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $450,000 from revenues received from federal reimbursements for transportation of federal detainees; 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
$450,000
Essex Sheriff's Office.
8910-0619
For the operation of the Essex sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$50,532,475
8910-6619
For the Essex sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; provided, that said sheriff may expend from this item costs associated with joint federal and state law enforcement activities from federal reimbursements received; 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
$2,000,000
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association.
8910-7110
For the operation of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association; provided, that the sheriffs shall appoint persons to serve as executive director, assistant executive director, research director and other staff positions as necessary for the purpose of coordination and standardization of services and programs, the collection and analysis of data related to incarceration recidivism and generation of reports, technical assistance and training to ensure standardization in organization, operations and procedures; provided further, that this staff shall not be subject to section 45 of chapter 30 of the General Laws or chapter 31 of the General Laws and shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of sheriffs; provided further, that the executive director of the association shall submit a report that shows the amounts of all grants awarded to each sheriff in fiscal year 2014; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 2, 2015; provided further, that the association shall post on its website the monthly inmate population by county by the first of each month starting August 1, 2014; provided further, that each sheriffs' office, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, Inc., shall provide specific data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pretrial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates, on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2014, due no later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; provided further, that the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, in consultation with each of the sheriffs' departments, shall report to the executive office for administration and finance and house and senate committees on ways and means monthly on the number of federal inmates at each facility; provided further, that each sheriffs' office shall also report, in a format designated by the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance, fiscal year 2014 total costs per inmate by facility and security level no later than October 1, 2014; provided further, that each sheriff's office shall submit this report directly to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public safety, the executive office of public safety and security, the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, and the department of correction; and provided further, that all expenditures made by the sheriff offices of the counties of the commonwealth shall be subject to chapter 29 of the General Laws and recorded on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system
$344,790
Barnstable Sheriff's Office.
8910-8200
For the operation of the Barnstable sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$27,132,798
8910-8210
For the Barnstable sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $250,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; 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
$250,000
Bristol Sheriff's Office.
8910-8300
For the operation of the Bristol sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$38,294,679
8910-8310
For the Bristol sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; 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
$6,000,000
Dukes Sheriff's Office.
8910-8400
For the operation of the Dukes sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$2,915,947
Nantucket Sheriff's Office.
8910-8500
For the operation of the Nantucket sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$772,328
Norfolk Sheriff's Office.
8910-8600
For the operation of the Norfolk sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$29,823,394
8910-8610
For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; 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
$1,000,000
Plymouth Sheriff's Office.
8910-8700
For the operation of the Plymouth sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$53,149,805
Suffolk Sheriff's Office
8910-8800
For the operation of the Suffolk sheriff's office; provided, that the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 10, 2014
$97,065,703
8910-8810
For the Suffolk sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the office an amount not to exceed $8,500,000 from revenues received from federal inmate reimbursements; 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
$8,500,000
DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS.
9110-0100
For the operation of the executive office of elder affairs and regulation of assisted living facilities; provided, that the executive office of elder affairs shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means the number of assisted living units certified and the total revenues generated from application and certification fees for such units
$2,197,063
9110-0104
For the support of the home and community-based services policy lab fund, established pursuant to section 54 of this act; provided, that in addition to this appropriation, the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not to exceed a total of $250,000 from the funds appropriated to line items 9110-1500, 9110-1630, 9110-1636 and 9110-1900 to this line item; provided further, that not later than September 15, 2014, the secretary shall file a report with the joint committee on elder affairs, the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing an initial plan for the research and analytic activities to be supported by the fund pursuant to section 254 of this act; and provided further, that the executive office of elder affairs shall identify and pursue non-state sources of funding for the home and community-based services policy lab
$250,000
9110-1455
For the costs of the drug insurance program authorized in section 39 of chapter 19A of the General Laws; provided, that amounts received by the executive office of elder affairs' vendor as premium revenue for this program may be retained and expended by the vendor for the purposes of the program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the pharmacy outreach program established in section 4C of said chapter 19A; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, prescription drug coverage or benefits payable by the executive office of elder affairs and the entities with which it has contracted for administration of the subsidized catastrophic drug insurance program pursuant to said section 39 of said chapter 19A, shall be the payer of last resort for this program for eligible persons with regard to any other third-party prescription coverage or benefits available to such eligible persons; provided further, that the executive office shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 90 days in advance of any action to limit or cap the number of enrollees in the program; provided further, that this program shall be subject to appropriation; provided further, that notification shall be given to the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days prior to any coverage or benefits expansions; provided further, that the executive office shall take steps for the coordination of benefits with the Medicare prescription drug benefit, created pursuant to the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, to ensure that residents of the commonwealth take advantage of this benefit; provided further, that a person shall also be eligible to enroll in the program at any time within a year after reaching age 65; provided further, that the executive office shall allow those who meet the program eligibility criteria to enroll in the program at any time during the year; provided further, that $180,000 shall be expended for the serving the health information needs of everyone, or SHINE, program; provided further, that these funds shall be used to assist seniors in choosing the Medicare plan that best fits their budget while meeting their health care needs; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 2, 2015 on the number of seniors served by the SHINE program and their average annualized premium savings
$16,342,178
9110-1500
For the provision of enhanced home care services, including case management to elders who meet the eligibility requirements of the home care program and need services above the level customarily provided under the program to remain safely at home, including elders previously enrolled in the managed care in housing, enhanced community options, and chronic care enhanced services programs; provided, that the secretary shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for all services provided to seniors who qualify for Medicaid benefits pursuant to the waiver in section 1915C of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1396n(c); provided further, that the executive office shall collect income data on persons receiving services provided in this item; provided further, that the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the population served by this item delineated by both 2014 federal poverty income levels and 2014 social security income standards; provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than February 6, 2015; and provided further, that the executive office of elder affairs shall report, not later than March 4, 2015, to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of seniors receiving services through this item and item 9110-1630; and (ii) the number of seniors on a waitlist for these services, by month, from January 2011 to January 2015
$63,077,339
9110-1604
For the operation of the supportive senior housing program at state or federally-assisted housing sites; provided, that funds shall be expended to fund existing sites
$5,450,900
9110-1630
For the operation of the elder home care program, including contracts with aging service access points or other qualified entities for the home care program, home care, health aides, home health and respite services, geriatric mental health services and other services provided to the elderly; provided, that sliding-scale fees shall be charged to qualified elders; provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may waive collection of sliding-scale fees in cases of extreme financial hardship; provided further, that not more than $11,500,000 in revenues accrued from sliding-scale fees shall be retained by the individual home care corporations without reallocation by the executive office of elder affairs and shall be expended for the purposes of the home care program, consistent with guidelines to be issued by the executive office; provided further, that the executive office shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the amount expended from this item for purchase of service expenditures by category of service as set forth in 651 CMR 3.01 and 651 CMR 3.03; provided further, that no rate increase shall be awarded in fiscal year 2015 which would cause a reduction in client services or the number of clients served; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item to pay for salary increases for direct service workers who provide state-funded homemaker and home health aide services which would cause a reduction in client services; provided further, that funding shall be expended for provider training and outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders and caregivers; provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not to exceed 3 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item to item 9110-1633 for case management services and the administration of the home care program; and provided further, that not less than $4,630,000 shall be transferred from the Community First Trust Fund established in section 25 of this act to the General Fund in support of this item
$104,411,964
9110-1633
For the operation of the elder home care case management program, including contracts with aging service access points or other qualified entities for home care case management services and the administration of the home care corporations funded through items 9110-1630 and 9110-1500; provided, that such contracts shall include the costs of administrative personnel, home care case managers, travel, rent and other costs deemed appropriate by the executive office of elder affairs; provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the enhancement of management information systems; and provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not to exceed 3 per cent of the funds appropriated herein to item 9110-1630
$35,546,961
9110-1636
For the elder protective services program including, but not limited to, protective services case management, guardianship services, the statewide elder abuse hotline, money management services, and the elder-at-risk program; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the establishment of and administrative support of regional financial abuse specialist teams as recommended by the elder protective service commission established by section 204 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012; provided further, that the executive office of elder affairs shall provide a report to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on elder affairs on the implementation of FAST teams on or before June 30, 2015; and provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be allocated for the Stanley Street Treatment and Resource Center in the city of Fall River
$22,810,663
9110-1660
For congregate and shared housing services and naturally occurring retirement communities for the elderly; provided, that not less than $642,000 shall be expended from this item for providers of naturally occurring retirement communities with whom the department of elder affairs entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2014 at proportions of total available funding equal to those provided in fiscal year 2014
$2,514,626
9110-1700
For residential assessment and placement programs for homeless elders
$186,000
9110-1900
For the elder nutrition program; provided, that no less than the amount appropriated in item 9110-1900 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013 shall be expended for the senior farm share program; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for home delivered meals; and provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended to continue the administration of the geriatrics program pursuant to item 9110-1900 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008
$7,378,317
9110-9002
For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with non-public entities which are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that all monies appropriated in this item shall be expended under the distribution schedules for formula and incentive grants established by the secretary of elder affairs; provided further, that the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 17, 2015; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a 1-time grant to the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the service incentive grant; and provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for a 1-time grant to the city of Everett
$11,615,000
LEGISLATURE.
Senate
9500-0000
For the operation of the senate
$19,120,979
House of Representatives
9600-0000
For the operation of the house of representatives
$39,104,470
Joint Legislative Expenses
9700-0000
For the joint operations of the legislature
$8,456,198
SECTION 2B.
SECTION 2B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the agencies listed in this section may expend the amounts listed in this section for the provision of services to agencies listed in section 2. All expenditures made under this section shall be accompanied by a corresponding transfer of funds from an account listed in section 2 to the Intragovernmental Service Fund, established by section 2Q of chapter 29 of the General Laws. All revenues and other inflows shall be based on rates published by the seller agency that are developed in accordance with cost principles established by the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments. All rates shall be published within 30 days of the enactment of this section. No expenditures shall be made from the Intragovernmental Service Fund which would cause that fund to be in deficit at the close of fiscal year 2015. All authorizations in this section shall be charged to the Intragovernmental Service Fund and shall not be subject to section 5D of chapter 29 of the General Laws. Any balance remaining in that fund at the close of fiscal year 2015 shall be transferred to the General Fund
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
0511-0003
For the costs of providing electronic and other publications purchased from the state bookstore, for commission fees, notary fees and for direct access to the secretary's computer library
$16,000
0511-0235
For the costs of obsolete records destruction incurred by the office of the secretary of state; provided, that state agencies, including the judicial branch, may be charged for the destruction of their obsolete records by the records center where appropriate; provided further, that the secretary of state may expend revenues not to exceed $100,000 of the funds received for the costs of the obsolete record destruction; and provided further, that the fees shall be charged on an equitable basis…
$100,000
TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL.
0699-0018
For the cost of debt service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 for the clean energy investment program, and other projects or programs for which an agency has committed to fund the associated debt service; provided, that the treasurer may charge other appropriations and federal grants for the cost of the debt service
$10,539,950
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
1000-0005
For the cost of the single state audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; provided, that the comptroller may charge other appropriations and federal grants for the cost of the audit
$1,000,000
1000-0008
For the costs of operating and managing the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system accounting system for fiscal year 2015; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount authorized shall remain in the Intergovernmental Service Fund and is hereby re-authorized for expenditures for such item in fiscal year 2016
$3,223,300
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
Office of the Secretary
1100-1701
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office for administration and finance
$27,561,237
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
1102-3224
For the costs for the Leverett Saltonstall building lease and occupancy payments, as provided by chapter 237 of the acts of 2000
$11,217,734
1102-3226
For the operation and maintenance of state buildings, including the Hurley state office building occupied by the department of unemployment assistance, and the department of career services; provided, that the division may also charge for reimbursement for overtime expenses, materials and contract services purchased in performing renovations and related services for agencies occupying state buildings or for services rendered to approved entities using state facilities
$2,919,189
Reserves
1599-2040
For the payment of prior year deficiencies based upon schedules provided to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, that the comptroller may charge departments' current fiscal year appropriations and transfer to such items amounts equivalent to the amounts of any prior year deficiency, subject to the conditions stated in this item; provided further, that the comptroller shall only assess chargebacks to those current fiscal year appropriations when the account to which the chargeback is applied is the same account to which the prior year deficiency pertains or, if there is no such account, to the current fiscal year appropriation for the general administration of the department that administered the account to which the prior year deficiency pertains; provided further, that no chargeback shall be made which would cause a deficiency in any current fiscal year item; provided further, that the comptroller shall report with such schedule a detailed reason for the prior year deficiency on all chargebacks assessed that exceed $1,000 including the amount of the chargeback, the item and object class charged; provided further, that the comptroller shall report on a quarterly basis on all chargebacks assessed, including the amount of the chargeback, the item, object class charged and the reason for the prior year deficiency; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may certify payments on behalf of departments for certain contracted goods or services rendered in prior fiscal years for which certain statutes, regulations or procedures were not properly followed; provided further, that the department which was a party to the transaction shall certify in writing that the services were performed or goods delivered and shall provide additional information that the comptroller may require; and provided further, that the comptroller shall include in the schedules the amount of each prior-year deficiency paid, the fiscal year and appropriation to which it pertained, the current fiscal year appropriation, and object class to which it was charged, and the department's explanation for the failure to make payment in a timely manner
$10,000,000
1599-3100
For the cost of the commonwealth's employer contributions to the Unemployment Compensation Fund, and the Medical Security Trust Fund established pursuant to section 48 of chapter 151A of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall authorize the collection, accounting and payment of such contributions; and provided further, that in executing these responsibilities the comptroller may charge, in addition to individual appropriation accounts, certain non-appropriated funds in amounts that are computed based on rates developed in accordance with the federal Office of Management and Budget circular A-87, including expenses, interest expense or related charges
$34,000,000
Human Resources Division
1750-0101
For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training programs, including the cost of training unit staff; provided, that the division shall charge to other items for the cost of participants enrolled in programs sponsored by the division or to state agencies employing such participants; provided further, that the division may collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs of the commonwealth's performance recognition programs and to expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of these programs; provided further, that the division may charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs and expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of information technology services related to the human resources compensation management system program; and provided further, that the division may charge and collect from participating state agencies fees sufficient to cover the costs of shared services
$235,452
1750-0105
For the cost of workers' compensation paid to public employees; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge other items or state agencies for costs incurred on behalf of these state agencies; provided further, that the secretary may transfer workers' compensation-related fringe benefit assessments from federal grants and trust accounts to this item; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item that would cause the item to be deficient; provided further, that the secretary shall provide projected costs of workers' compensation costs incurred by agencies in fiscal year 2015 to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 3, 2015; provided further, that in accordance with chapter 177 of the acts of 2001, the secretary of administration and finance shall charge state agencies in fiscal year 2015 as provided in this item for workers' compensation costs, including related administrative expenses incurred on behalf of the employees of the agencies; provided further, that administrative expenses shall be allocated; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall administer the charges on behalf of the secretary and may establish such rules and procedures as deemed necessary to implement this item; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall: (i) notify agencies regarding the chargeback methodology to be used in fiscal year 2015; (ii) notify agencies of the amount of their estimated workers compensation charges for the fiscal year; and (iii) require agencies to encumber funds in an amount sufficient to meet the estimated charges; provided further, that the estimated charges for each agency in the fiscal year shall not be less than the amount of the actual workers' compensation costs, including related administrative expenses, incurred by each such agency in fiscal year 2015 and may include such additional amounts as the human resources division finds necessary under regulations adopted under this item; provided further, that the division may adopt a program of incentives for agencies to reduce agencies' claims; provided further, that for any agency that fails within 30 days of the effective date of this act to encumber funds sufficient to meet the estimated charges, the comptroller shall so encumber funds on behalf of that agency; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall: (a) determine the amount of the actual workers' compensation costs incurred by each agency in the preceding month, including related administrative expenses; (b) notify each agency of the amounts; and (c) charge the amounts to each agency's accounts as estimates of the costs to be incurred in the current month; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any balance remaining in the Intergovernmental Service Fund at the close of fiscal year 2015 shall be transferred to the General Fund; provided further, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount authorized shall remain in the Intergovernmental Service Fund and is hereby re-authorized for expenditures for such item in fiscal year 2016; provided further, that the personnel administrator may expend in fiscal year 2015 for hospital, physician, benefit and other costs related to workers' compensation for employees of state agencies, including administrative expenses; and provided further, that the expenditures may include payments for medical services provided to claimants in prior fiscal years, as well as compensation benefits and associated costs for prior fiscal years
$58,603,077
1750-0106
For the workers' compensation litigation unit, including the costs of personnel
$790,301
1750-0600
For the cost of core human resources administrative processing functions
$3,580,268
1750-0601
For the division of human resources which may, on behalf of the division, the comptroller's office and the office of information technology may charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs, and expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of the human resources compensation management system program
$6,691,326
Operational Services Division
1775-0800
For the purchase, operation and repair of certain vehicles and for the cost of operating and maintaining all vehicles that are leased by other agencies, including the costs of personnel
$7,647,133
1775-1000
For printing, photocopying and related graphic art or design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge to other items of appropriation within the agencies of the executive branch for such services, including the costs of personnel
$1,000,000
Office of Information Technology
1790-0200
For the cost of computer resources and services provided by the Office of Information Technology in accordance with the policies, procedures and rates approved by the secretary of administration and finance, including the purchase, lease or rental of telecommunications lines, services and equipment, that are centrally billed to the commonwealth; provided, that the secretary shall charge other items of appropriation for the cost of the resources and services; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, charges for the cost of computer resources and services provided by the bureau of computer services for the design, development and production of reports and information related to the analysis, development and production of appropriations bills and other legislation shall not be charged to any item of appropriation of the executive office for administration and finance, the house of representatives, the senate or any joint legislative account in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that the bureau shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means summarizing the total charges, payments and services provided for the preceding quarter from each department charged to this item; provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to, a delineation of the rates charged to each department as approved by the secretary of administration and finance for each service performed by the division; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall establish regulations, procedures and a schedule of fees including, but not limited to, the development and distribution of forms and instructions, including the costs of personnel; and provided further, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2015 shall remain in the Intergovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2016
$80,220,872
1790-0400
For the purchase, delivery, handling of and contracting for supplies, postage and related equipment and other incidental expenses provided pursuant to section 51 of chapter 30 of the General Laws
$2,225,962
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
2000-1701
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs
$1,466,985
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Office of the Secretary
4000-0102
For the cost of transportation services for health and human services clients and the operation of the health and human services transportation office
$7,950,245
4000-0103
For the costs of core administrative functions performed within the executive office of health and human services; provided, that the secretary of health and human services, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, may identify administrative activities and functions common to the separate agencies, departments, offices, divisions and commissions within the executive office and may designate those functions as core administrative functions in order to improve administrative efficiency and preserve fiscal resources; provided further, that common functions that may be designated core administrative functions include human resources, financial management and leasing and facility management; provided further, that all employees performing functions so designated may be employed by the executive office and the executive office shall charge the agencies, departments, offices, divisions and commissions for such services; provided further, that upon the designation of a function as a core administrative function, the employees of each agency, department, office or commission who perform such core administrative functions may be transferred to the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the reorganization shall not impair the civil service status of any such transferred employee who immediately before the effective date of this act either holds a permanent appointment in a position classified pursuant to chapter 31 of the General Laws or has tenure in a position by reason of section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws; and provided further, that nothing in this item shall impair or change an employee's status, rights or benefits pursuant to chapter 150E of the General Laws
$22,256,827
4000-1701
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of health and human services
$31,970,462
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4125-0122
For the costs of interpreter services provided by commission staff; provided, that the costs of personnel may be charged to this item; and provided further, that 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
$250,000
Department of Public Health
4510-0108
For the costs of pharmaceutical drugs and services provided by the state office for pharmacy services, in this item called SOPS; provided, that SOPS shall notify in writing all agencies listed below of their obligations under this item by July 15, 2014; provided further, that SOPS shall continue to be the sole provider of pharmacy services for the following agencies currently under SOPS: the department of public health, the department of mental health, the department of developmental services, the department of correction, the sheriff's departments of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and the Soldiers' Homes in the cities of Holyoke and Chelsea; provided further, that SOPS shall be the sole provider of pharmacy services for all said agencies and all costs for pharmacy services shall be charged by this item; provider further, that SOPS shall become the sole provider of pharmacy services to the sheriff's departments of Worcester and Suffolk; provided further, that these agencies shall not charge or contract with any other alternative vendor for pharmacy services other than SOPS; provided further, that SOPS shall validate previously-submitted pharmacy expenditures including HIV drug assistance program drug reimbursements during fiscal year 2015; provided further, that SOPS shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than April 16, 2015 detailing recommendations for the inclusion of other entities that may realize cost savings by joining SOPS
$47,865,393
4590-0901
For the costs of medical services provided at department of public health hospitals under a schedule of services and fees approved by the commissioner of public health, which may be expended for the purposes of hospital related costs, including, but not limited to, capital repair and the maintenance and motor vehicle replacement; provided, 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
$150,000
4590-0903
For the costs of medical services provided at the department of public health Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction; provided, that the costs shall be charged to items 8910-0102, 8910-0105, 8910-0107, 8910-0108, 8910-0110, 8910-0145, 8910-0619, 8910-8200, 8910-8300, 8910-8400, 8910-8500, 8910-8600, 8910-8700 and 8910-8800 of section 2 under the provisions thereof; provided further, that expenditures from this item shall be for hospital-related costs including, but not limited to, capital repair and the maintenance and motor vehicle replacement; 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
$3,800,000
Department of Developmental Services
5948-0012
For the operation of a program providing alternatives to residential placements for children with intellectual disabilities, including the costs of intensive home-based supports, provided for the purposes of item 7061-0012 of section 2; provided, that the department of developmental services shall take all steps necessary to maximize federal reimbursement for the cost of services provided through the program, including filing any necessary amendments to existing waivers or filing an application for a new home and community-based services waiver with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
$6,500,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary
7002-0018
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of housing and economic development
$2,524,863
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary
7003-0171
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of labor and workforce development
$19,041,430
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Office of the Secretary
7009-1701
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of education
$1,860,363
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
Office of the Secretary
8000-1701
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of public safety and security
$11,462,348
State Police
8100-0002
For the costs of overtime associated with requested police details; provided, 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
$39,258,619
8100-0003
For the costs associated with the use of the statewide telecommunications system for the maintenance of the system
$156,375
Military Division
8700-1145
For the costs of utilities and maintenance and for the implementation of energy conservation measures with regard to the state armories
$400,000
Department of Correction
8900-0021
For the cost of products produced by the prison industries and farm program and for the cost of services provided by inmates, including the costs of moving, auto repair, culinary and renovation and construction services; provided, that the costs for renovation and construction services shall not exceed the amount established by the operational services division; and provided further, that such revenues may also be expended for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees and for the inmate employment and training program
$8,050,000
SECTION 2D.
SECTION 2D. The amounts set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Federal Grants Fund. Federal funds received in excess of the amount appropriated in this section shall be expended only in accordance with section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws. The amount of any unexpended balance of federal grant funds received before June 30, 2014, and not included as part of an appropriation item in this section, is hereby made available for expenditure during fiscal year 2015, in addition to any amount appropriated in this section
JUDICIARY.
Supreme Judicial Court.
0320-1710
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Basic Grant
$233,057
0320-1711
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Data Grant
$277,897
0320-1713
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Training Grant
$266,122
Committee for Public Counsel Services.
0320-1800
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wrongful Conviction Unit Program
$80,000
0320-1900
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bloodsworth Grant
$500,000
0321-9886
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Answering Gideon's Call
$110,000
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
Middlesex District Attorney.
0320-1900
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Post-Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program
$71,793
8000-6613
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant – Restorative Justice
$42,826
0340-0465
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Sexual Predator Program
$7,833
Norfolk District Attorney.
0340-0757
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
$127,476
Plymouth District Attorney.
0340-0827
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Justice Assistance Grant
$16,644
0340-0828
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Byrne Justice Assistance Grant
$35,295
0340-0829
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Justice Assistance Grant
$50,000
District Attorneys' Association.
8000-4620
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program
$19,117
8000-4804
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highway Safety Division
$33,750
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
0526-0113
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Historic Preservation Survey and Planning
$917,267
0526-0127
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Relief MA
$1,214,462
0529-1600
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State & National Archival Partnership (SNAP) Grants
$50,000
TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL.
Massachusetts Cultural Council.
0640-9716
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Folk and Traditional Arts
$25,000
0640-9717
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Basic State Grant
$585,000
0640-9718
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Artists in Education
$71,100
0640-9724
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underserved Communities
$183,000
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
0810-0009
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HUD Special Project Grant
$90,000
0810-0026
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Crime Victim Compensation
$1,200,000
Victim and Witness Assistance Board.
0840-0110
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Victims of Crime Assistance Programs
$8,966,394
0840-0114
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program
$3,597,571
MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL.
1100-1702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of Federal Development Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to qualify for said grant, this account shall be exempt from the first $315,000 of fringe benefits and indirect cost charges under section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws
$1,680,614
Massachusetts Office on Disability.
1107-2450
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rehabilitation Services - Client Assistance Program
$262,936
Department of Revenue.
1201-0109
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Access and Visitation Program
$222,169
Department of Veterans' Services
1410-0019
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HUD_VASH Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing for Homeless Veterans
$1,457,000
1410-0057
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, VA Housing First Program (SHARP)
$326,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
Office of the Secretary.
2000-0141
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Coastal Zone Management and Development
$2,185,358
2000-0177
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Development
$65,131
2000-0181
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boem Clean Energy
$659,976
2000-0248
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Bays Estuary Program
$631,334
2000-9701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Grant
$800,000
2000-9735
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buzzards Bay Estuary Program
$665,215
2030-0013
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fisheries Enforcement
$852,485
2030-0237
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 0237
$23,999
2030-0242
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 0242
$137,235
2030-0460
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 0460
$1,676,455
2030-9701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safe Boating Program
$1,490,130
Department of Public Utilities.
7006-9002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pipeline Security
$1,115,040
Department of Environmental Protection.
2200-9706
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning
$649,230
2200-9712
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement-Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
$753,184
2200-9717
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program
$1,319,000
2200-9724
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant
$439,000
2200-9728
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Assessment Program
$225,000
2200-9731
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Response
$769,822
2230-9702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Partnership
$14,794,684
2240-9773
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technical Assistance and Training for Drinking Water
$3,826
2240-9777
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Water Supply Supervision
$17,811
2250-9712
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act Section 103
$709,935
2250-9716
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ambient Air Toxics Pilot Project
$56,909
2250-9726
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Co-op Agreement
$1,411,342
2250-9732
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Storage Program
$663,592
2250-9736
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Clean Diesel
$82,225
2250-9738
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Airport Lead Ambient
$12,374
2250-9739
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Near Road Number 2 Ambient Air Monitoring Network
$89,000
2250-9741
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Clean Diesel Program
$30,851
Department of Fish and Game.
2300-0114
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Fish and Wildlife Service Eastern Bank Trout Joint Venture and Fish Passage
$39,770
2300-0115
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Fish and Wildlife Service Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
$102,000
2300-0117
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Coastal Projects – US Fish & Wildlife Division of Ecological Restoration
$15,000
2300-0118
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA – Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration
$157,085
2300-0119
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFW – Hurricane
$9,520,000
2300-0179
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal Wetland Conservation Program
$1,000,000
2310-0115
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Land Owner Incentive Program – Tier I
$375,000
2310-0116
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Land Owner Incentive Program – Tier II
$100,000
2310-0118
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Junior Duck Stamp Program
$3,000
2310-0120
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England Cottontail Initiative
$275,000
2330-9222
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel Act
$1,000,000
2330-9712
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACFCMA
$90,000
2330-9725
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boating Infrastructure
$100,000
2330-9730
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries Management Support
$240,000
2330-9732
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Strategic Plan Implementation
$75,000
2330-9736
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Marine Fisheries Institute
$50,000
2330-9739
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Turtle Disengagement
$250,000
2330-9742
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Age and Growth Project Segment One
$202,000
Department of Agricultural Resources.
2511-0310
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Pesticide Enforcement Grant
$382,841
2511-0400
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
$195,046
2511-0972
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
$7,120,534
2511-1025
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Country of Origin Labeling
$53,447
2515-1008
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance
$90,335
2516-9002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development of Institutional Marketing
$462,274
2516-9003
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market Coupon Program
$392,081
2516-9004
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
$537,633
2516-9007
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
$45,000
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
2800-9707
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood Insurance Program – FEMA Community Assistance Program
$191,360
2800-9711
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA Cooperating Technical Partnership for Map Modernization
$65,000
2800-9724
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA National Dam Safety Program
$138,635
2820-9702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Community Fire Protection
$68,250
2820-9704
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
$40,000
2820-9705
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Agreements for the Identification and Eradication of Invasive Species
$5,560,000
2820-9706
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NCRS Agreement to Help Landowners Forestland
$41,545
2821-9705
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban and Community Forestry and Shade Tree Management
$389,000
2821-9708
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Community Forestry Program
$342,500
2821-9709
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forestry Stewardship and Planning
$1,816,978
2821-9711
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Fire Prevention and Control
$470,767
2821-9713
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Management
$292,192
2821-9715
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Creating Buy-Local Model, Stewardship Re-Design
$77,190
2821-9716
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Forest Restoration Program
$192,215
2821-9718
For the purpose of a federally funded grant from the National Park Service for enhancement to visitor services at the Boston Harbor Islands
$24,152
2821-9726
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Forest Service Forest Health Management
$118,896
2830-9732
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant
$1,000,000
2840-9709
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research
$602,436
2840-9712
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2011 NOAA Grant for Facility Renovations at Waquoit Bay
$100,000
2840-9713
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Relief Funding
$75,840
2850-9701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Program
$947,900
2850-9702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FHWA TCSP Grant for Improvements to Mt. Greylock
$22,527
Department of Energy Resources.
7006-9305
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Raising the BAR – Building Asset Rating System
$100,000
7006-9307
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SAPHIRE
$310,000
7006-9308
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead by Example
$119,063
7006-9720
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Heating Oil and Propane Program
$22,582
7006-9731
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Energy Program
$811,000
Department of Early Education and Care.
3000-0707
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY07 Head Start
$175,000
3000-2010
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Race-to-the-Top Early Learning Challenge
$13,358,802
3000-9002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse Prevention
$500,531
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Office of the Secretary.
4000-0323
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Personal and Home Care Aid State Training Program
$16,015
4000-0544
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children's Health Insurance Program Quality Demonstration Grant
$4,780
4000-0826
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Money Follows the Person Demonstration Grant
$4,700,000
4000-1120
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Quality Medicaid Measures Grant
$1,182,139
4000-1169
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Innovation Model Grant
$13,865,440
4000-1235
For the purposes of a federally fund grant entitled, Demonstration to Integrate Care for Dual Eligible Individuals
$4,589,303
4000-1314
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Demonstration Ombudsman Programs
$159,084
4000-1544
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children's Health Insurance Program Quality Demo Grant
$1,338,448
4000-9058
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, My Young Child Health Initiative for Local Education Agencies
$1,125,000
4000-9401
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Mental Health Services Block Grants
$9,997,620
Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
4003-0814
For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Refugee Preventative Health Project (MRPHP)
$145,877
4003-0822
For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, Program to Enhance Elder Refugee Services (PEERS)
$97,200
4003-0823
For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, A Cuban Haitian Initiative for Entry into Viable Employment (ACHIEVE)
$97,200
4003-0825
For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Wilson Fish Program (MWFP)
$4,280,777
4003-0826
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program
$12,525,686
4003-0833
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee School Impact
$408,240
4003-0844
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Targeted Assistance Program
$865,953
4003-0851
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Enterprise Achievement Program
$250,000
4003-0855
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social Services Program
$1,582,022
4003-0858
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Empowering Families Program
$186,225
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
4110-3021
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance or any other such indirect cost of federally reimbursed state employees
$10,137,934
4110-3023
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living - Adaptive Living
$53,000
4110-3026
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living - Services to Older Blind Americans
$719,289
4110-3027
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rehabilitation Training
$19,500
4110-3028
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment for the Blind
$103,000
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
4120-0020
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance or any other such indirect cost of federally reimbursed state employees
$45,000,000
4120-0040
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation and Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development Training
$74,000
4120-0187
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment Program Federal Funds
$415,000
4120-0191
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Informed Members Planning and Assessing Choices Together
$168,715
4120-0511
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disability Services - Determination
$43,691,535
4120-0760
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living Federal Grant
$1,850,000
4120-0768
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Assistive Technology Act
$470,000
Department of Youth Services.
4200-1602
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Second Chance Act Treatment and Justice Collaboration
$400,168
Department of Transitional Assistance.
4400-3062
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Virtual Gateway Modernization Grant
$308,181
4400-3063
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Increase Farmers Market Access to SNAP
$4,000
4400-3064
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant
$3,000,000
4400-3067
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training
$1,000,000
Department of Public Health.
4500-1000
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preventive Health Services Block Grant
$1,927,037
4500-1025
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure
$595,000
4500-1054
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexual Assault Services Program
$299,970
4500-1056
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rape Prevention and Education
$655,572
4500-1067
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Proposal Upon the Infrastructure of MA DPH
$149,975
4500-2000
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
$11,847,865
4502-1012
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Health Statistics System
$654,872
4510-0107
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program
$350,000
4510-0113
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Rural Health
$188,115
4510-0114
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Primary Care Cooperative Agreement
$214,779
4510-0119
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
$297,071
4510-0219
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant
$81,000
4510-0222
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Oral Health Workforce in New Sites II
$544,744
4510-0400
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Medicare and Medicaid Survey and Certification
$9,103,024
4510-0404
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bio-terrorism Hospital Preparedness (HPP)
$4,573,929
4510-0500
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
$399,030
4510-0609
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Security Inspections
$5,000
4510-0617
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Electronic Health Record and Prescription Drug Monitoring
$212,500
4510-0619
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food and Drug Administration Inspection of Food Establishments
$527,992
4510-0639
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Protection Rapid Response Team
$151,643
4510-0643
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
$188,349
4510-0644
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rodgers IT Enhancements for Prescription Drug Monitoring
$349,250
4510-0812
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telemedicine Center
$1,518,656
4510-9014
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mammography Quality Standards Act Inspections
$253,491
4510-9048
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Indoor Radon Development Program
$192,462
4510-9053
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beaches Environmental Assessment
$289,860
4510-9059
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maintenance & Enhancement of the State & National Environment
$908,605
4510-9060
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE)
$173,515
4510-9064
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhanced MFRPS Capacity Environmental Sampling (Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards)
$200,000
4510-9065
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ATSDR Partnership to Promote Local Efforts
$431,488
4512-0100
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control
$1,794,538
4512-0104
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexually Transmitted Disease
$300,000
4512-0177
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancing Immunization Systems & Infrastructure Improvements
$50,000
4512-0179
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vaccination Assistance Project
$5,937,308
4512-0186
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Building & Strengthening Epidemiology, Lab and Health Info System Capacity
$1,632,393
4512-018
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prevention and Public Health Funds Immunization 2012
$168,150
4512-0189
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Epidemiology and Laboratory for Infectious Disease
$837,888
4512-0190
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization - HIV
$600,000
4512-9065
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Outcomes Measurement and Management System
$5,730
4512-9069
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment - Block Grant
$40,140,731
4512-9072
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Access to Recovery Program
$820,900
4512-9075
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Drug Court Discretionary Grant
$572,832
4512-9076
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Prevention Framework Grant
$1,449,559
4512-9078
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Adolescent Treatment Enhancement and Dissemination
$1,197,564
4512-9079
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mission Forward
$325,000
4512-9080
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI)
$711,815
4512-9081
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Safe and Stable Families
$481,000
4512-9082
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Family Recovery Project Southeast
$721,500
4512-9083
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, R40 Maternal and Infant Substance Abuse Outcomes
$100,000
4512-9426
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Uniform Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data Collection
$82,226
4513-0111
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Opportunities – People with AIDS
$325,288
4513-1225
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Implementation of Essential For Childhood
$174,600
4513-9007
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutritional Status of Women, Infants and Children
$88,972,759
4513-9018
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Augmentation and Evaluation of Established Health Education - Risk Reduction
$5,470,202
4513-9021
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
$8,844,538
4513-9023
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass HIV/AIDS National Behavioral Surveillance
$391,893
4513-9027
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassCare - Community AIDS Resource Enhancement
$502,389
4513-9030
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Primary Care System Planning for Massachusetts Children
$106,981
4513-9037
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources
$18,956,401
4513-9038
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care – Worcester
$329,115
4513-9040
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIV/AIDS Surveillance
$969,951
4513-9041
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIT Capacity Building Initiative/AIDS Drug Assistance
$25,000
4513-9042
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Systems Linkages and Access to Care for Populations at High Risk of HIV
$947,566
4513-9043
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Increasing Medical Partnerships to Advance Care and Treatment (MassIMPACT)
$644,375
4513-9051
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Project
$363,190
4513-9066
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening - Enhancement Project
$258,668
4513-9071
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention - Tracking and Research
$146,110
4513-9076
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems
$141,470
4513-9077
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Medical Services for Children
$130,886
4513-9085
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk
$146,504
4513-9092
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective
$371,863
4513-9093
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts LAUNCH
$851,814
4513-9097
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Roll over Funds HUD-Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
$176,166
4513-9098
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACA Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
$9,060,025
4513-9099
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
$350,000
4513-9100
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Surveillance on Congenital Defects
$518,119
4513-9101
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Defects Surveillance
$350,000
4513-9103
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACA Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
$1,472,392
4514-1008
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIC Enhanced Referral and Family Support Program
$41,021
4514-1012
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIC EBT Project
$1,752,078
4515-0115
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tuberculosis Control Project
$1,555,981
4515-0204
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strengthening Surveillance for Infectious Disease
$75,000
4515-0205
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIV Training through Prevention Training Centers
$564,321
4515-0208
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIV Training Through Prevention
$138,466
4515-1124
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention
$594,701
4516-1021
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bio-terrorism
$12,460,911
4516-1034
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Accreditation for State Food Testing Laboratories
$249,200
4518-0505
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tech Data – Massachusetts Birth/Infant Death File Linkage and Analysis
$76,851
4518-0514
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Violent Death Reporting System
$273,206
4518-0534
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Health Injury Surveillance and Prevention
$702,420
4518-1000
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Procurement of Information for the National Death Index
$113,500
4518-1002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Death File - Social Security Administration
$67,200
4518-1003
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Birth Records - Social Security Administration
$283,851
4518-9023
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
$55,575
4518-9034
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Core Violence & Injury Prevention
$474,884
4518-9038
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Suicide Prevention Project
$480,000
4518-9044
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Citizen Verification for Federal Employment
$8,000
4570-1513
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Colorectal Cancer Screening
$800,000
4570-1520
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Integration of Chronic Disease
$1,465,859
4570-1526
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Demonstrating Capacity for Cancer Control
$185,538
4570-1527
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
$1,366,824
4570-1531
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
$426,853
4570-1534
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FDA 11 Tobacco
$760,643
4570-1535
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Health Impact Assessment to Foster Healthy Community
$198,641
4570-1538
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Community Transformation - Middlesex County
$912,000
4570-1539
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Childhood Obesity
$2,142,173
4570-1540
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Community Transformation Part I
$785,000
4570-1541
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Support for Pregnant Parenting Teen
$1,564,372
4570-1542
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Improve Health of People with Disabilities-Secondary Condition
$313,902
4570-1543
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Cancer Prevention and Control Program
$3,743,714
4570-1544
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry
$507,865
4570-1545
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ensuring Quitline Capacity
$381,685
4570-1546
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Behavioral Risk Surveillance
$85,000
4570-1547
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass State Health Prevention Chronic Disease
$1,725,849
Department of Children and Families.
4800-0005
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children's Justice Act
$316,494
4800-0007
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Violence Prevention and Services
$1,710,939
4800-0009
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-E Independent Living Program
$2,917,156
4800-0013
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Title IV-B Subpart 2
$4,911,277
4800-0084
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education & Training Voucher Program
$900,765
4899-0001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child Welfare Services
$3,800,000
4899-0021
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect
$461,942
4899-0024
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Child Trauma Project
$625,600
Department of Mental Health.
5012-9121
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
$1,596,000
5012-9162
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transition Age Youth & Young Adult Care
$997,655
5012-9164
For the purposes of a federally funded contract entitled, Behavioral Health Services Information System
$130,000
5012-9170
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mission – I RAPS
$300,000
5046-9102
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care Program
$242,491
Department of Developmental Services.
5947-0012
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lifespan Respite Care Program
$250,000
BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
7000-9700
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Reserve Title I
$157,554
7000-9702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service Technology Act
$3,114,756
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Department of Housing and Community Development.
4400-0705
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Emergency Shelter Grants Program
$4,800,000
4400-0707
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Continuum of Care Supplemental Housing
$6,200,000
4400-9404
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Shelter Plus Care – Continuum of Care
$3,750,000
7004-2030
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Weatherization Assistance for Low Income Persons; provided, that consistent with applicable federal regulations and the state plan, the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$5,064,575
7004-2033
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; provided, that consistent with applicable federal regulations and the state plan, the department of housing and community development shall provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$132,276,863
7004-2034
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Services Block Grant; provided, that consistent with applicable federal regulations and the state plan, the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$15,755,283
7004-3037
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program; provided, that consistent with applicable federal regulations and the state plan, the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$29,397,541
7004-3040
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDBG Disaster Recovery Assistance
$3,638,739
7004-9009
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program; provided, that the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$9,120,761
7004-9014
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Housing Voucher Program; provided, that the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$8,216,217
7004-9015
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Choice Voucher and VASH
$235,517,260
7004-9016
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Unification Program
$2,449,278
7004-9017
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
$691,770
7004-9018
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
$5,276,452
7004-9019
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program; provided, that the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$8,806,464
7004-9020
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 New Construction Program; provided, that the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$6,330,954
7004-9028
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Investment Partnerships; provided, that, consistent with applicable federal regulations and the state plan, the department of housing and community development may provide monthly payments in advance to participating agencies
$11,193,725
Division of Insurance.
7006-6001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate Review Grant Cycle III
$1,480,000
7006-6002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate Review Grant Cycle II
$1,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Department of Career Services.
7002-6626
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Employment Services State Allotment
$19,809,531
7002-6628
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disabled Veterans Outreach Program
$2,160,000
7002-6629
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Local Veterans Employment
$823,000
7003-1010
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Trade Adjustment Assistance
$10,545,615
7003-1630
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Adult Activities
$11,415,400
7003-1631
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Youth Formula Grants
$12,099,766
7003-1636
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Data Quality Initiative
$339,500
7003-1777
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment National Emergency Grant
$10,000,000
7003-1778
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grants
$13,467,644
Department of Unemployment Assistance.
7002-6621
For the Purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Administrative Clearing Account
$11,631,891
7002-6624
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Unemployment Insurance Administration
$70,000,000
7002-9701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
$2,040,298
Department of Labor Standards.
7002-2013
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mine Safety and Health Training
$23,263
7003-4203
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bureau of Labor Statistics Statistical Survey
$64,000
7003-4212
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Asbestos Licensing and Monitoring
$108,000
7003-4213
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Licensing and Monitoring
$360,000
7003-6627
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Occupational Substance and Health Administration On-site Consultation Program
$1,328,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Office of the Secretary of Education.
7060-7888
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Stabilization Fund Race-To-The-Top Incentive Grants - ARRA
$34,000,000
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
7010-9706
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project
$170,708
7035-0210
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
$525,874
7038-0107
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education – State Grant Program
$9,815,934
7043-1001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies
$213,117,171
7043-1004
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Education
$1,582,302
7043-1005
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Children
$2,336,469
7043-1006
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, School Improvement Grants
$7,950,310
7043-2001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting
$40,870,148
7043-2003
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Math and Science Partnerships
$1,693,130
7043-3001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, English Language Acquisition
$12,565,724
7043-4002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, After School Learning Centers
$16,842,718
7043-6001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Assessments and Related
$6,821,273
7043-6501
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth
$921,746
7043-7001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants
$280,332,130
7043-7002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants
$9,252,040
7043-8001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants
$17,766,415
7044-0020
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Focus Academy
$1,099,989
7048-1500
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts High School Graduation Initiative
$2,663,932
7048-2320
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Improving Health through School-based HIV/STD Prevention
$290,000
7048-2700
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Incentives
$4,272,145
7048-9144
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Student Records Exchange System State Data Quality
$60,000
7053-2008
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nuts, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
$2,846,769
7053-2112
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds
$199,454,112
7053-2117
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program
$64,178,728
7053-2126
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance
$861,314
7053-2202
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Summer Food Service Program for Children
$7,816,051
7062-0008
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs
$4,554,230
7062-0017
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter Schools Assistance and Distributions
$1,471,091
Department of Higher Education.
7066-1574
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Improving Teacher Quality
$1,330,262
7066-1616
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, College Access Challenge
$1,763,211
7066-6033
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
$5,000,000
7410-3093
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Polymer Building Construction-University of Massachusetts at Amherst
$2,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
Office of the Secretary.
8000-4603
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act
$780,000
8000-4610
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Statistical Analysis Center
$84,000
8000-4611
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program
$4,000,000
8000-4619
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title V-Delinquency Prevention
$6,460
8000-4620
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program
$2,900,000
8000-4624
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prisoner Substance Abuse Treatment
$116,000
8000-4639
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, John Justice Grant
$64,000
8000-4692
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Homeland Security Program
$6,000,000
8000-4693
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Safe Neighborhood
$73,000
8000-4701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Port Security
$1,000,000
8000-4703
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Catastrophic Preparation
$1,750,000
8000-4706
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Emergency Operations Center
$1,000,000
8000-4707
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non Profit Security Grant Program
$100,000
8000-4794
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY11 Urban Areas Initiative Grant
$19,000,000
8000-4804
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Agency Programs
$12,000,000
8000-4804
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highway Safety Division
$33,750
8000-4840
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
$50,000
8000-4841
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fatality Analysis Reporting
$75,000
8000-4845
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Texting Ban Enforcement
$70,500
8000-5700
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY11 Metropolitan Medical Response System Grant
$200,000
Department of State Police.
8100-0209
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Region 1 Training Academy Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
$62,046
8100-0210
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FMCSA New Entrant Audit
$393,761
8100-0212
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FMCSA Van Passenger Grants
$191,375
8100-2010
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FMCSA Basic Grant
$2,612,720
8100-2058
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England State Police Administrators' Conference - Regional Investigation
$3,400,000
8100-2640
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Internet Crimes Against Children Continuation
$390,936
8100-9702
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA Port Security Grant Program
$156,750
8100-9754
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, DNA Backlog Reduction Grants
$602,408
8100-9753
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 12 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program
$598,000
8100-9755
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants
$312,200
Department of Fire Services.
8324-1505
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, United States Fire Administration State Fire Training Program
$22,000
Military Division.
8700-1001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Facilities Programs Cooperative Agreement
$21,715,100
8700-1002
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Environmental Programs Cooperative Agreement
$3,075,000
8700-1003
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Security Cooperative Agreement
$1,560,000
8700-1004
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Electronic Security Cooperative Agreement
$190,000
8700-1005
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Communications and Information Management Cooperative Agreement
$418,000
8700-1007
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Sustainable Ranges Cooperative Agreement
$584,000
8700-1010
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Anti-Terrorism Cooperative Agreement
$100,000
8700-1021
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Facilities Operations and Maintenance Cooperative Agreement
$6,848,573
8700-1022
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Environment Cooperative Agreement
$66,068
8700-1023
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Security Cooperative Agreement
$903,450
8700-1024
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Fire Protection Cooperative Agreement
$2,471,105
8700-1040
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Distributed Learning Program Cooperative Agreement
$127,852
8700-1041
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Family Program Activities Grants
$99,220
8700-2001
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Natick National Guard Readiness Center
$100,000
8700-3076
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Services Program - Food & Lodging
$250,000
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
8800-0012
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Grant
$9,456
8800-0042
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
$350,000
8800-0064
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Mitigation 1364
$5,268,889
8800-0087
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Grant
$820,778
8800-1642
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, May 2006 Floods FEMA
$50,000
8800-1644
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Grant
$120,130
8800-1701
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, April 2007 Storm FEMA
$284,964
8800-1813
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, December 2008 Ice Storm FEMA
$12,490,097
8800-1895
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2010 Floods FEMA
$1,719,486
8800-1959
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2011 Snowstorm
$3,591,377
8800-1994
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, June 2011 Tornadoes Grant
$116,495,258
8800-2012
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Management Performance Grant
$7,616,155
8800-3330
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Declaration Protective Measures Hurricane Irene
$218,384
8800-3362
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boston Marathon Bombing
$4,905,247
8800-4028
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tropical Storm Irene Grant
$8,135,875
8800-4051
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, October 2011 Snow Storm
$3,885,482
8800-4097
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy
$10,240,055
8800-4110
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, February 2011 Snow Storm
$25,489,142
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS.
Office of the Secretary.
9110-1074
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Older Americans Act
$10,182,633
9110-1077
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Family Caregiver Support Program
$3,700,000
9110-1095
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Health Information Counseling
$1,097,000
9110-1173
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Older Americans Act
$13,383,620
9110-1174
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutrition Services Incentive Program
$4,885,300
9110-1178
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Service Employment Program
$1,831,043
9110-1190
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Program
$638,910
9110-1191
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhanced ADRC Options Counseling Program
$1,467,493
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
6440-0088
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Registry Information System Management
$73,352
6440-0089
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks
$912,500
6440-0090
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Drivers Licenses Information System Enhancement
$2,353,222
6440-0097
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Drivers License Information System
$164,096
6440-0098
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Safety Data Improvement Program
$454,528
6440-0099
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Real ID Demonstration Program
$1,461,477
6642-0018
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Urbanized Area Formula Program
$4,663,930
6642-0020
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Job Access and Reverse Commute
$3,946,174
6642-0023
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Metropolitan Transportation Planning
$4,500,723
6642-0026
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New Freedom Operating Segment
$3,923,438
6642-0049
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Needs for Elderly Individuals
$3,384,998
6643-0012
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA Knowledge Corridor Restore Vermonter Project
$18,370,265
6643-0013
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boston South Station Expansion
$21,979,569
6643-0014
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Inland Route High Speed Rail Corridor Feasibility and Planning
$347,200
6643-0015
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Patriot Corridor Double-Stack Clearance Initiative
$2,000,000
6830-3250
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Airport Improvement Program
$733,235
SECTION 2E.
SECTION 2E. The sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated for transfer from the General Fund to the trust funds named within each item unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. Items in this section shall not be subject to allotment under section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws or reduction under section 9C of said chapter 29, without express authorization from the general court. Notwithstanding section 19A of said chapter 29, any transfer under this section shall be made by the comptroller in accordance with a transfer schedule to be developed for each item by the comptroller, after consulting with the appropriate agency secretary, the secretary of administration and finance and the state treasurer. The schedule for each appropriation shall provide for transfers in increments considered appropriate to meet the cash flow needs of each fund and all transfers under the schedule shall be completed not later than June 30, 2015. Not later than 7 days after the schedules receive final approval by the comptroller, they shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means
Executive Office of Administration and Finance.
1599-6152
For an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund, established in section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws
$420,361,413
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
1595-1067
For an operating transfer to the Delivery System Transformation Initiatives Trust Fund established pursuant to section 35UU of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended pursuant to the delivery system transformation initiative master plan and hospital-specific plans approved in the MassHealth demonstration waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315 for fiscal year 2015; provided further, that all payments from the delivery system transformation initiatives trust fund shall be subject to the availability of federal financial participation, shall be made only under federally-approved payment methods, shall be consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall make payments of up to $28,033,334 from the Delivery System Transformation Initiatives Trust Fund to the Cambridge public health commission for fiscal year 2015 only after the Cambridge public health commission transfers up to $14,016,668 of its funds to the Delivery System Transformation Initiatives Trust Fund using a federally-permissible source of funds which shall fully satisfy the non-federal share of the payment; 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 March 13, 2015 on: (a) the payments made to each hospital; (b) the investments each hospital has made with this funding; and (c) each hospital's performance on the quality measures assessed under the delivery system transformation initiatives program; and provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days in advance of any changes in payments made to these hospitals; and, provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall make payments of up to $22,426,667 from the Delivery System Transformation Initiatives Trust Fund to the Cambridge public health commission for federal fiscal year 2014 subsequent to the transfer by the Cambridge public health commission of up to $11,213,334 of its funds to said trust fund using a federally permissible source of funds which shall fully satisfy the non-federal share of such payment
$210,261,307
1595-1068
For an operating transfer to the MassHealth provider payment account in the Medical Assistance Trust Fund established pursuant to section 2QQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that, except as otherwise provided in this item, these funds shall be expended only for services provided during state or federal fiscal year 2015, and no amounts previously or subsequently transferred into the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be expended on payments described in the demonstration waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1315 for services provided during state fiscal year 2015 or payments described in the state plan for services provided during federal fiscal year 2015; provided further, that all payments from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be subject to the availability of federal financial participation, shall be made only under federally-approved payment methods, shall be consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that all payments made from the fund shall be consistent with applicable federal upper payment limit requirements; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall notify, in writing, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing of any increases in payments within 15 days; and provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall make a payment of up to $344,000,000 from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund to the Cambridge public health commission for dates of service in state and federal fiscal year 2015 only after the Cambridge public health commission transfers up to $172,000,000 of its funds to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund using a federally permissible source of funds which shall fully satisfy the non-federal share of such payment
$412,000,000
1595-1069
For an operating transfer to the Health Information Technology Trust Fund established pursuant to section 35RR of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended for operating costs for the health information exchange; and provided further, that these funds shall be expended for the operating costs for the health insurance exchange and integrated eligibility system
$8,153,272
TRANSPORTATION.
Department of Transportation.
1595-6368
For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund, established pursuant to section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; provided, that $40,000,000 shall be provided to the regional transit authorities organized pursuant to chapter 161B of the General Laws or predecessor statutes pursuant to clause (2) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $770,000 shall be provided to the Montachusett regional transit authority for a contract with Community Transit Services, Inc., or any successor agency engaged by the Montachusett regional transit authority, to provide the existing services and ensure those services shall not be reduced in fiscal year 2015; provided further, that not less than $460,000 shall be provided to Berkshire Rides to maintain transportation services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be a expended for a program to assist the training, placement and development of a professional, proficient and technically competent workforce that will support the existing and emerging staffing and labor needs of the public transportation sector; provided further, that such program shall be established and operated by the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority; provided further, that the authority shall work with agencies and organizations and public higher education institutions that have developed expertise and documented successful outcomes in job training and placement, including curriculum, coursework and practical application skills development; and provided further, that the program shall provide special outreach to veterans and to diverse populations in the MetroWest region that have mobility and transportation challenges including, but not limited to, people with certain disabilities, the economically disadvantaged and cultural and linguistic minorities
$390,361,636
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
1595-6369
For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority pursuant to clause (1) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws
$136,552,622
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
1595-6370
For an operating transfer to the regional transit authorities organized pursuant to chapter 161B of the General Laws or predecessor statutes pursuant to clause (2) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws
$40,000,000
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
1595-6379
For the operation of the motor vehicle insurance merit rating board, including the rent, related parking and utility expenses of the board; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item, and the associated fringe benefits, shall be borne by insurance companies doing motor vehicle insurance business within the commonwealth, pursuant to section 57A of chapter 6C of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no safe driver insurance plan shall require the payment of an unsafe driver point surcharge for the first offense for non-criminal motor vehicle traffic violations as described in chapter 90C of the General Laws
$9,269,473
Commonwealth Transportation Fund100%
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Department of Higher Education.
1595-7066
For the support of the Pipeline Fund, established in section 2MMM of chapter 29 of the General Laws
$1,500,000
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, as paid from the General Fund in accordance with clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, and additional funds from the General Fund and the Gaming Local Aid Fund, shall be $945,750,001 and shall be apportioned to the cities and towns in accordance with this section.
Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, except for section 12B of chapter 76 and section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, for fiscal year 2015 the total amounts to be distributed and paid to each city and town from item 7061-0008 of section 2 shall be as set forth in the following lists. The specified amounts to be distributed from said item 7061-0008 of said section 2 shall be in full satisfaction of the amounts due pursuant to chapter 70 of the General Laws.
For fiscal year 2015, the foundation budget category of “pre-school enrollment” shall be defined as the number of students enrolled in pre-school programs and all other foundation budget categories for each district shall be calculated in the same manner as in fiscal year 2014. The target local share shall be calculated using the same methodology used in fiscal year 2014. Preliminary local contribution shall be the municipality's fiscal year 2014 minimum required local contribution, increased or decreased by the municipal revenue growth factor; provided, that if a municipality's preliminary local contribution as a percentage of its foundation budget is more than 2.5 percentage points lower than the target local share, the preliminary contribution shall be recalculated using the municipality's revenue growth factor plus 1 percentage point; and if a municipality's preliminary contribution as a percentage of its foundation budget is more than 7.5 percentage points lower than the target local share, the preliminary contribution shall be recalculated using the municipality's revenue growth factor plus 2 percentage points. Minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2015 shall be, for any municipality with a fiscal year 2015 preliminary contribution greater than its fiscal year 2015 target contribution, the preliminary local contribution reduced by 50 per cent of the gap between the preliminary local contribution and the target local contribution. No minimum required local contribution shall be greater than 90 percent of the district's foundation budget amount. Required local contribution shall be allocated among the districts to which a municipality belongs in direct proportion to the foundation budgets for the municipality's pupils at each of those districts. For fiscal year 2015, the "foundation aid increment" shall be the difference between: (a) the positive difference between a district's foundation budget and its required district contribution; and (b) prior year aid. The "down payment aid increment" shall be 35 per cent of the positive difference between 100 per cent of a district's target aid share and its prior year chapter 70 aid, minus the foundation aid increment. The "minimum aid increment" shall be equal to (a) $25 multiplied by the district's foundation enrollment minus (b) the sum of the foundation aid increment and down payment aid increment.
Chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2015 shall be the sum of prior year aid plus the foundation aid increment, if any, plus the down payment aid increment, if any, plus the minimum aid increment, if any. No non-operating district shall receive chapter 70 aid in an amount greater than the district's foundation budget.
If there is a conflict between the language of this section and the distribution listed below, the distribution below shall control.
The department of elementary and secondary education shall not consider health care costs for retired teachers to be part of net school spending for any district in which such costs were not considered part of net school spending in fiscal year 1994.
No payments pursuant to this section to cities, towns or counties maintaining an agricultural school shall be made after November 30 of the fiscal year until the commissioner of revenue certifies acceptance of the prior fiscal year's annual financial reports submitted pursuant to section 43 of chapter 44 of the General Laws. Advance payments shall be made for some or all of periodic local reimbursement or assistance programs to any city, town, regional school district or independent agricultural and technical school that demonstrates an emergency cash shortfall, as certified by the commissioner of revenue and approved by the secretary of administration and finance, under guidelines established by the secretary.
FISCAL YEAR 2015 LOCAL AID
(Municipality)
| Municipality | Chapter 70 | Unrestricted General
Government Aid |
|---|
| ABINGTON |
$7,423,394 |
$1,750,435 |
| ACTON |
$0 |
$1,244,709 |
| ACUSHNET |
$6,150,152 |
$1,349,164 |
| ADAMS |
$0 |
$2,083,198 |
| AGAWAM |
$18,827,347 |
$3,278,114 |
| ALFORD |
$0 |
$12,487 |
| AMESBURY |
$8,807,407 |
$1,731,083 |
| AMHERST |
$5,925,198 |
$7,491,306 |
| ANDOVER |
$9,042,864 |
$1,589,987 |
| AQUINNAH |
$0 |
$2,079 |
| ARLINGTON |
$10,234,582 |
$6,750,750 |
| ASHBURNHAM |
$0 |
$707,489 |
| ASHBY |
$0 |
$389,623 |
| ASHFIELD |
$93,413 |
$165,196 |
| ASHLAND |
$5,517,160 |
$1,203,315 |
| ATHOL |
$0 |
$2,355,775 |
| ATTLEBORO |
$34,235,474 |
$5,076,341 |
| AUBURN |
$8,389,817 |
$1,523,900 |
| AVON |
$946,829 |
$616,733 |
| AYER |
$0 |
$673,619 |
| BARNSTABLE |
$8,440,922 |
$1,871,692 |
| BARRE |
$0 |
$800,277 |
| BECKET |
$76,563 |
$80,809 |
| BEDFORD |
$4,145,009 |
$1,021,449 |
| BELCHERTOWN |
$13,481,666 |
$1,514,022 |
| BELLINGHAM |
$8,245,235 |
$1,509,875 |
| BELMONT |
$6,420,104 |
$2,009,147 |
| BERKLEY |
$3,875,013 |
$541,410 |
| BERLIN |
$437,180 |
$179,400 |
| BERNARDSTON |
$0 |
$258,803 |
| BEVERLY |
$7,336,283 |
$5,196,353 |
| BILLERICA |
$18,486,609 |
$5,181,504 |
| BLACKSTONE |
$91,224 |
$1,217,946 |
| BLANDFORD |
$43,655 |
$112,986 |
| BOLTON |
$0 |
$175,684 |
| BOSTON |
$210,991,435 |
$168,584,213 |
| BOURNE |
$4,877,338 |
$1,304,407 |
| BOXBOROUGH |
$0 |
$224,457 |
| BOXFORD |
$1,625,748 |
$432,562 |
| BOYLSTON |
$443,238 |
$304,792 |
| BRAINTREE |
$14,627,262 |
$5,091,830 |
| BREWSTER |
$930,169 |
$351,340 |
| BRIDGEWATER |
$36,107 |
$3,240,908 |
| BRIMFIELD |
$1,202,422 |
$346,924 |
| BROCKTON |
$164,865,060 |
$18,631,269 |
| BROOKFIELD |
$1,366,890 |
$439,345 |
| BROOKLINE |
$11,159,462 |
$5,649,406 |
| BUCKLAND |
$0 |
$272,460 |
| BURLINGTON |
$5,684,571 |
$2,330,303 |
| CAMBRIDGE |
$10,513,263 |
$19,116,026 |
| CANTON |
$4,936,587 |
$1,908,176 |
| CARLISLE |
$859,890 |
$195,199 |
| CARVER |
$9,731,289 |
$1,299,896 |
| CHARLEMONT |
$61,250 |
$155,539 |
| CHARLTON |
$21,633 |
$1,289,153 |
| CHATHAM |
$0 |
$133,917 |
| CHELMSFORD |
$10,346,618 |
$4,516,342 |
| CHELSEA |
$64,490,888 |
$7,308,080 |
| CHESHIRE |
$13,005 |
$546,626 |
| CHESTER |
$126,262 |
$160,201 |
| CHESTERFIELD |
$133,114 |
$122,853 |
| CHICOPEE |
$57,250,917 |
$10,246,539 |
| CHILMARK |
$0 |
$3,337 |
| CLARKSBURG |
$1,769,100 |
$323,700 |
| CLINTON |
$11,251,679 |
$2,094,666 |
| COHASSET |
$2,265,937 |
$457,801 |
| COLRAIN |
$5,145 |
$256,812 |
| CONCORD |
$2,573,232 |
$1,032,288 |
| CONWAY |
$606,379 |
$159,028 |
| CUMMINGTON |
$73,684 |
$74,231 |
| DALTON |
$272,926 |
$1,012,394 |
| DANVERS |
$6,334,657 |
$2,534,348 |
| DARTMOUTH |
$9,326,041 |
$2,243,106 |
| DEDHAM |
$4,312,268 |
$2,909,839 |
| DEERFIELD |
$1,059,343 |
$427,382 |
| DENNIS |
$0 |
$484,603 |
| DEVENS |
$308,558 |
$0 |
| DIGHTON |
$0 |
$688,044 |
| DOUGLAS |
$8,530,840 |
$649,363 |
| DOVER |
$690,567 |
$171,170 |
| DRACUT |
$18,761,667 |
$3,117,679 |
| DUDLEY |
$9,262 |
$1,589,848 |
| DUNSTABLE |
$0 |
$218,858 |
| DUXBURY |
$4,782,129 |
$788,744 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER |
$10,306,507 |
$1,331,926 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD |
$186,016 |
$258,065 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW |
$9,901,624 |
$1,287,999 |
| EASTHAM |
$334,856 |
$132,569 |
| EASTHAMPTON |
$7,731,667 |
$2,501,095 |
| EASTON |
$9,531,741 |
$1,948,596 |
| EDGARTOWN |
$535,881 |
$59,272 |
| EGREMONT |
$0 |
$56,143 |
| ERVING |
$431,895 |
$59,807 |
| ESSEX |
$0 |
$217,861 |
| EVERETT |
$60,635,188 |
$6,147,468 |
| FAIRHAVEN |
$7,383,635 |
$2,006,530 |
| FALL RIVER |
$102,929,032 |
$21,204,854 |
| FALMOUTH |
$5,403,420 |
$1,233,630 |
| FITCHBURG |
$45,409,881 |
$7,593,640 |
| FLORIDA |
$537,067 |
$44,290 |
| FOXBOROUGH |
$8,597,390 |
$1,325,396 |
| FRAMINGHAM |
$33,596,455 |
$8,852,834 |
| FRANKLIN |
$27,423,796 |
$2,198,705 |
| FREETOWN |
$388,787 |
$844,945 |
| GARDNER |
$19,023,155 |
$3,770,660 |
| GEORGETOWN |
$5,297,543 |
$637,437 |
| GILL |
$0 |
$216,437 |
| GLOUCESTER |
$6,157,967 |
$3,553,842 |
| GOSHEN |
$96,111 |
$71,186 |
| GOSNOLD |
$16,414 |
$1,866 |
| GRAFTON |
$10,571,515 |
$1,391,301 |
| GRANBY |
$4,537,515 |
$785,673 |
| GRANVILLE |
$0 |
$142,664 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON |
$0 |
$675,303 |
| GREENFIELD |
$11,983,812 |
$2,825,007 |
| GROTON |
$0 |
$689,280 |
| GROVELAND |
$42,110 |
$647,718 |
| HADLEY |
$938,254 |
$403,848 |
| HALIFAX |
$2,699,817 |
$807,743 |
| HAMILTON |
$16,844 |
$597,837 |
| HAMPDEN |
$0 |
$612,198 |
| HANCOCK |
$199,115 |
$50,239 |
| HANOVER |
$6,590,764 |
$1,884,963 |
| HANSON |
$52,462 |
$1,139,483 |
| HARDWICK |
$7,892 |
$414,252 |
| HARVARD |
$1,816,706 |
$1,317,766 |
| HARWICH |
$0 |
$383,287 |
| HATFIELD |
$786,221 |
$277,647 |
| HAVERHILL |
$45,091,781 |
$8,745,480 |
| HAWLEY |
$35,202 |
$38,509 |
| HEATH |
$0 |
$74,450 |
| HINGHAM |
$6,499,060 |
$1,404,322 |
| HINSDALE |
$104,683 |
$198,125 |
| HOLBROOK |
$5,309,934 |
$1,312,936 |
| HOLDEN |
$0 |
$1,701,265 |
| HOLLAND |
$907,048 |
$179,600 |
| HOLLISTON |
$7,155,225 |
$1,377,967 |
| HOLYOKE |
$69,785,403 |
$9,037,066 |
| HOPEDALE |
$5,914,920 |
$580,232 |
| HOPKINTON |
$5,873,878 |
$699,002 |
| HUBBARDSTON |
$0 |
$400,828 |
| HUDSON |
$10,859,647 |
$1,774,398 |
| HULL |
$3,708,196 |
$1,885,758 |
| HUNTINGTON |
$257,686 |
$306,670 |
| IPSWICH |
$3,032,975 |
$1,428,362 |
| KINGSTON |
$4,188,865 |
$854,087 |
| LAKEVILLE |
$73,946 |
$728,070 |
| LANCASTER |
$3,597 |
$850,568 |
| LANESBOROUGH |
$747,323 |
$306,945 |
| LAWRENCE |
$169,171,876 |
$17,471,389 |
| LEE |
$1,980,674 |
$554,161 |
| LEICESTER |
$9,534,162 |
$1,545,000 |
| LENOX |
$1,185,105 |
$474,293 |
| LEOMINSTER |
$43,390,737 |
$5,092,673 |
| LEVERETT |
$277,216 |
$158,830 |
| LEXINGTON |
$9,584,428 |
$1,363,715 |
| LEYDEN |
$0 |
$73,264 |
| LINCOLN |
$841,588 |
$605,776 |
| LITTLETON |
$3,770,463 |
$632,516 |
| LONGMEADOW |
$4,363,911 |
$1,243,190 |
| LOWELL |
$135,128,765 |
$22,412,842 |
| LUDLOW |
$13,351,728 |
$2,718,292 |
| LUNENBURG |
$5,605,872 |
$940,983 |
| LYNN |
$138,630,541 |
$19,922,673 |
| LYNNFIELD |
$4,036,801 |
$925,438 |
| MALDEN |
$47,246,321 |
$11,163,715 |
| MANCHESTER |
$0 |
$197,885 |
| MANSFIELD |
$18,283,964 |
$1,984,837 |
| MARBLEHEAD |
$5,381,364 |
$1,013,280 |
| MARION |
$595,842 |
$200,778 |
| MARLBOROUGH |
$19,543,643 |
$4,843,852 |
| MARSHFIELD |
$13,963,368 |
$1,927,648 |
| MASHPEE |
$4,359,861 |
$327,382 |
| MATTAPOISETT |
$661,547 |
$360,644 |
| MAYNARD |
$4,180,313 |
$1,397,948 |
| MEDFIELD |
$5,862,409 |
$1,289,875 |
| MEDFORD |
$11,332,041 |
$10,793,453 |
| MEDWAY |
$10,117,244 |
$1,085,599 |
| MELROSE |
$7,867,296 |
$4,563,432 |
| MENDON |
$12,050 |
$363,633 |
| MERRIMAC |
$39,015 |
$748,684 |
| METHUEN |
$40,839,452 |
$4,838,120 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH |
$17,459,284 |
$2,193,849 |
| MIDDLEFIELD |
$18,050 |
$47,304 |
| MIDDLETON |
$1,550,526 |
$486,871 |
| MILFORD |
$20,022,624 |
$2,717,877 |
| MILLBURY |
$6,879,058 |
$1,575,694 |
| MILLIS |
$4,625,472 |
$931,622 |
| MILLVILLE |
$26,010 |
$362,452 |
| MILTON |
$5,964,022 |
$2,859,154 |
| MONROE |
$49,377 |
$16,361 |
| MONSON |
$7,372,025 |
$1,161,557 |
| MONTAGUE |
$0 |
$1,275,253 |
| MONTEREY |
$0 |
$41,141 |
| MONTGOMERY |
$21,042 |
$77,223 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON |
$32,776 |
$26,674 |
| NAHANT |
$477,893 |
$336,212 |
| NANTUCKET |
$2,126,945 |
$70,503 |
| NATICK |
$8,681,240 |
$3,390,794 |
| NEEDHAM |
$8,239,740 |
$1,553,368 |
| NEW ASHFORD |
$179,597 |
$18,074 |
| NEW BEDFORD |
$123,501,948 |
$20,469,520 |
| NEW BRAINTREE |
$5,595 |
$117,466 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH |
$0 |
$52,112 |
| NEW SALEM |
$0 |
$92,323 |
| NEWBURY |
$16,844 |
$460,832 |
| NEWBURYPORT |
$3,658,992 |
$2,269,433 |
| NEWTON |
$19,617,930 |
$5,229,226 |
| NORFOLK |
$3,312,405 |
$853,331 |
| NORTH ADAMS |
$13,556,793 |
$3,947,720 |
| NORTH ANDOVER |
$7,262,286 |
$1,823,584 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH |
$19,941,736 |
$2,560,030 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD |
$4,187,213 |
$709,038 |
| NORTH READING |
$6,739,782 |
$1,579,952 |
| NORTHAMPTON |
$7,093,554 |
$3,911,035 |
| NORTHBOROUGH |
$3,712,560 |
$992,555 |
| NORTHBRIDGE |
$15,214,206 |
$1,878,292 |
| NORTHFIELD |
$0 |
$321,493 |
| NORTON |
$12,395,800 |
$1,849,420 |
| NORWELL |
$3,362,603 |
$953,889 |
| NORWOOD |
$5,663,726 |
$4,138,956 |
| OAK BLUFFS |
$650,652 |
$64,714 |
| OAKHAM |
$0 |
$170,720 |
| ORANGE |
$5,173,729 |
$1,438,047 |
| ORLEANS |
$279,616 |
$152,846 |
| OTIS |
$0 |
$32,365 |
| OXFORD |
$10,258,149 |
$1,829,715 |
| PALMER |
$10,664,455 |
$1,784,534 |
| PAXTON |
$0 |
$481,513 |
| PEABODY |
$18,472,707 |
$6,423,259 |
| PELHAM |
$222,256 |
$141,642 |
| PEMBROKE |
$13,095,032 |
$1,495,786 |
| PEPPERELL |
$0 |
$1,328,082 |
| PERU |
$73,500 |
$101,623 |
| PETERSHAM |
$424,308 |
$102,013 |
| PHILLIPSTON |
$0 |
$164,138 |
| PITTSFIELD |
$39,447,163 |
$7,682,739 |
| PLAINFIELD |
$51,024 |
$44,642 |
| PLAINVILLE |
$2,806,756 |
$675,071 |
| PLYMOUTH |
$23,670,917 |
$3,486,722 |
| PLYMPTON |
$702,595 |
$211,103 |
| PRINCETON |
$0 |
$263,460 |
| PROVINCETOWN |
$269,641 |
$123,082 |
| QUINCY |
$26,024,786 |
$16,991,047 |
| RANDOLPH |
$14,990,690 |
$4,625,199 |
| RAYNHAM |
$9,443 |
$1,011,845 |
| READING |
$10,126,574 |
$2,884,740 |
| REHOBOTH |
$34,157 |
$927,565 |
| REVERE |
$50,950,075 |
$9,153,463 |
| RICHMOND |
$344,169 |
$96,270 |
| ROCHESTER |
$1,750,422 |
$377,931 |
| ROCKLAND |
$11,055,738 |
$2,352,340 |
| ROCKPORT |
$1,377,981 |
$389,364 |
| ROWE |
$103,362 |
$3,506 |
| ROWLEY |
$25,266 |
$480,537 |
| ROYALSTON |
$0 |
$159,974 |
| RUSSELL |
$168,465 |
$219,768 |
| RUTLAND |
$0 |
$823,147 |
| SALEM |
$21,231,627 |
$6,138,313 |
| SALISBURY |
$33,688 |
$562,236 |
| SANDISFIELD |
$0 |
$30,835 |
| SANDWICH |
$6,665,593 |
$1,002,938 |
| SAUGUS |
$5,266,627 |
$3,264,556 |
| SAVOY |
$505,329 |
$103,102 |
| SCITUATE |
$5,110,701 |
$1,790,063 |
| SEEKONK |
$4,931,240 |
$1,094,984 |
| SHARON |
$6,865,177 |
$1,245,640 |
| SHEFFIELD |
$13,886 |
$216,783 |
| SHELBURNE |
$4,663 |
$232,704 |
| SHERBORN |
$545,223 |
$192,744 |
| SHIRLEY |
$0 |
$1,167,469 |
| SHREWSBURY |
$19,045,813 |
$2,478,757 |
| SHUTESBURY |
$593,590 |
$150,899 |
| SOMERSET |
$5,217,678 |
$1,364,795 |
| SOMERVILLE |
$19,582,488 |
$22,420,271 |
| SOUTH HADLEY |
$7,724,754 |
$2,323,990 |
| SOUTHAMPTON |
$2,468,676 |
$566,989 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH |
$2,777,761 |
$389,195 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE |
$19,119,369 |
$3,130,482 |
| SOUTHWICK |
$0 |
$1,122,443 |
| SPENCER |
$33,717 |
$2,012,640 |
| SPRINGFIELD |
$301,586,519 |
$33,686,269 |
| STERLING |
$0 |
$616,904 |
| STOCKBRIDGE |
$0 |
$88,699 |
| STONEHAM |
$3,779,409 |
$3,307,067 |
| STOUGHTON |
$14,600,824 |
$2,849,488 |
| STOW |
$0 |
$374,595 |
| STURBRIDGE |
$3,069,295 |
$689,397 |
| SUDBURY |
$4,466,220 |
$1,245,614 |
| SUNDERLAND |
$841,288 |
$449,758 |
| SUTTON |
$5,239,230 |
$694,619 |
| SWAMPSCOTT |
$3,140,515 |
$1,151,802 |
| SWANSEA |
$6,481,461 |
$1,671,281 |
| TAUNTON |
$50,373,614 |
$7,484,235 |
| TEMPLETON |
$0 |
$1,240,844 |
| TEWKSBURY |
$12,727,415 |
$2,476,625 |
| TISBURY |
$474,255 |
$87,254 |
| TOLLAND |
$0 |
$16,447 |
| TOPSFIELD |
$1,093,858 |
$545,793 |
| TOWNSEND |
$0 |
$1,169,456 |
| TRURO |
$277,556 |
$26,770 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH |
$7,125,624 |
$859,942 |
| TYRINGHAM |
$38,498 |
$11,298 |
| UPTON |
$19,248 |
$473,754 |
| UXBRIDGE |
$9,122,764 |
$1,224,382 |
| WAKEFIELD |
$5,317,017 |
$2,997,747 |
| WALES |
$737,534 |
$210,176 |
| WALPOLE |
$7,542,981 |
$2,267,840 |
| WALTHAM |
$9,012,826 |
$8,544,931 |
| WARE |
$8,736,718 |
$1,536,252 |
| WAREHAM |
$12,488,232 |
$1,760,560 |
| WARREN |
$0 |
$805,070 |
| WARWICK |
$0 |
$113,169 |
| WASHINGTON |
$2,761 |
$84,046 |
| WATERTOWN |
$4,334,781 |
$5,935,404 |
| WAYLAND |
$3,644,813 |
$804,349 |
| WEBSTER |
$10,515,224 |
$2,203,187 |
| WELLESLEY |
$7,789,132 |
$1,152,722 |
| WELLFLEET |
$176,624 |
$52,011 |
| WENDELL |
$0 |
$155,078 |
| WENHAM |
$8,422 |
$381,157 |
| WEST BOYLSTON |
$2,886,885 |
$708,982 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER |
$3,006,077 |
$581,885 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD |
$201,348 |
$433,408 |
| WEST NEWBURY |
$13,005 |
$263,661 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD |
$21,363,060 |
$3,189,134 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE |
$0 |
$86,519 |
| WEST TISBURY |
$0 |
$165,282 |
| WESTBOROUGH |
$5,025,628 |
$1,031,158 |
| WESTFIELD |
$33,214,624 |
$5,601,757 |
| WESTFORD |
$16,313,850 |
$1,891,061 |
| WESTHAMPTON |
$454,345 |
$128,943 |
| WESTMINSTER |
$0 |
$582,509 |
| WESTON |
$2,988,929 |
$332,852 |
| WESTPORT |
$4,303,047 |
$1,082,592 |
| WESTWOOD |
$4,725,913 |
$649,183 |
| WEYMOUTH |
$27,366,185 |
$7,759,007 |
| WHATELY |
$250,115 |
$119,417 |
| WHITMAN |
$78,029 |
$2,154,714 |
| WILBRAHAM |
$0 |
$1,302,311 |
| WILLIAMSBURG |
$514,620 |
$269,400 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN |
$928,776 |
$849,565 |
| WILMINGTON |
$10,891,330 |
$2,212,657 |
| WINCHENDON |
$11,251,885 |
$1,497,015 |
| WINCHESTER |
$7,572,048 |
$1,316,578 |
| WINDSOR |
$47,361 |
$92,406 |
| WINTHROP |
$6,298,325 |
$3,751,294 |
| WOBURN |
$8,202,269 |
$5,327,229 |
| WORCESTER |
$220,569,583 |
$36,978,717 |
| WORTHINGTON |
$49,000 |
$111,772 |
| WRENTHAM |
$3,632,823 |
$829,613 |
| YARMOUTH |
$0 |
$1,123,492 |
| Total Municipal |
$3,729,533,553 |
$945,750,001 |
REGIONAL SCHOOL AID
| Regional School Aid | Chapter 70 | Unrestricted General
Government Aid |
|---|
| ACTON BOXBOROUGH |
$14,254,476 |
$0 |
| ADAMS CHESHIRE |
$10,121,468 |
$0 |
| AMHERST PELHAM |
$9,311,217 |
$0 |
| ASHBURNHAM WESTMINSTER |
$10,138,704 |
$0 |
| ASSABET VALLEY |
$3,884,226 |
$0 |
| ATHOL ROYALSTON |
$17,129,715 |
$0 |
| AYER SHIRLEY |
$8,003,886 |
$0 |
| BERKSHIRE HILLS |
$2,753,513 |
$0 |
| BERLIN BOYLSTON |
$1,049,323 |
$0 |
| BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE |
$10,684,594 |
$0 |
| BLACKSTONE VALLEY |
$8,056,069 |
$0 |
| BLUE HILLS |
$4,130,304 |
$0 |
| BRIDGEWATER RAYNHAM |
$20,536,596 |
$0 |
| BRISTOL COUNTY |
$2,983,352 |
$0 |
| BRISTOL PLYMOUTH |
$10,595,527 |
$0 |
| CAPE COD |
$2,080,187 |
$0 |
| CENTRAL BERKSHIRE |
$8,498,034 |
$0 |
| CHESTERFIELD GOSHEN |
$730,880 |
$0 |
| CONCORD CARLISLE |
$2,020,931 |
$0 |
| DENNIS YARMOUTH |
$6,718,014 |
$0 |
| DIGHTON REHOBOTH |
$12,463,021 |
$0 |
| DOVER SHERBORN |
$1,629,376 |
$0 |
| DUDLEY CHARLTON |
$23,842,023 |
$0 |
| ESSEX AGRICULTURAL |
$0 |
$0 |
| FARMINGTON RIVER |
$407,070 |
$0 |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY |
$3,437,611 |
$0 |
| FREETOWN LAKEVILLE |
$10,623,488 |
$0 |
| FRONTIER |
$2,758,445 |
$0 |
| GATEWAY |
$5,652,523 |
$0 |
| GILL MONTAGUE |
$6,065,444 |
$0 |
| GREATER FALL RIVER |
$15,181,818 |
$0 |
| GREATER LAWRENCE |
$21,192,544 |
$0 |
| GREATER LOWELL |
$23,685,627 |
$0 |
| GREATER NEW BEDFORD |
$24,138,401 |
$0 |
| GROTON DUNSTABLE |
$10,513,273 |
$0 |
| HAMILTON WENHAM |
$3,413,341 |
$0 |
| HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM |
$11,405,264 |
$0 |
| HAMPSHIRE |
$3,151,983 |
$0 |
| HAWLEMONT |
$612,202 |
$0 |
| KING PHILIP |
$7,224,100 |
$0 |
| LINCOLN SUDBURY |
$2,820,121 |
$0 |
| MANCHESTER ESSEX |
$2,813,718 |
$0 |
| MARTHAS VINEYARD |
$2,756,975 |
$0 |
| MASCONOMET |
$4,875,399 |
$0 |
| MENDON UPTON |
$12,074,206 |
$0 |
| MINUTEMAN |
$2,166,677 |
$0 |
| MOHAWK TRAIL |
$5,897,844 |
$0 |
| MONOMOY |
$2,708,296 |
$0 |
| MONTACHUSETT |
$13,800,675 |
$0 |
| MOUNT GREYLOCK |
$1,693,808 |
$0 |
| NARRAGANSETT |
$9,731,269 |
$0 |
| NASHOBA |
$6,492,305 |
$0 |
| NASHOBA VALLEY |
$3,602,854 |
$0 |
| NAUSET |
$3,321,529 |
$0 |
| NEW SALEM WENDELL |
$631,982 |
$0 |
| NORFOLK COUNTY |
$1,119,501 |
$0 |
| NORTH MIDDLESEX |
$19,840,443 |
$0 |
| NORTH SHORE |
$2,685,804 |
$0 |
| NORTHAMPTON SMITH |
$895,485 |
$0 |
| NORTHBORO SOUTHBORO |
$2,914,614 |
$0 |
| NORTHEAST METROPOLITAN |
$8,609,863 |
$0 |
| NORTHERN BERKSHIRE |
$4,629,241 |
$0 |
| OLD COLONY |
$3,203,704 |
$0 |
| OLD ROCHESTER |
$2,382,613 |
$0 |
| PATHFINDER |
$5,376,310 |
$0 |
| PENTUCKET |
$12,770,527 |
$0 |
| PIONEER |
$4,048,786 |
$0 |
| QUABBIN |
$16,286,563 |
$0 |
| QUABOAG |
$8,512,186 |
$0 |
| RALPH C MAHAR |
$5,322,215 |
$0 |
| SHAWSHEEN VALLEY |
$6,241,111 |
$0 |
| SILVER LAKE |
$7,617,507 |
$0 |
| SOMERSET BERKLEY |
$3,820,118 |
$0 |
| SOUTH MIDDLESEX |
$3,818,291 |
$0 |
| SOUTH SHORE |
$3,866,773 |
$0 |
| SOUTHEASTERN |
$13,500,708 |
$0 |
| SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE |
$1,869,396 |
$0 |
| SOUTHERN WORCESTER |
$9,852,087 |
$0 |
| SOUTHFIELD |
$51,667 |
$0 |
| SOUTHWICK TOLLAND GRANVILLE |
$9,588,623 |
$0 |
| SPENCER EAST BROOKFIELD |
$13,412,164 |
$0 |
| TANTASQUA |
$7,701,145 |
$0 |
| TRI COUNTY |
$5,553,893 |
$0 |
| TRITON |
$8,362,546 |
$0 |
| UPISLAND |
$812,797 |
$0 |
| UPPER CAPE COD |
$2,909,460 |
$0 |
| WACHUSETT |
$24,988,920 |
$0 |
| WHITMAN HANSON |
$24,120,485 |
$0 |
| WHITTIER |
$8,010,859 |
$0 |
| Total Regional |
$671,162,633 |
$0 |
| Total State |
$4,400,696,186 |
$945,750,001 |
Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Chief information officer” or “CIO”, the chief information officer of the Massachusetts office of information technology.
“Director”, the director of information technology of an executive office established pursuant to section 2 of chapter 6A.
“Deputy director”, the director of information technology of a state agency.
“Information technology” or “IT”, hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and related services designed for the storage, manipulation and retrieval of data by electronic or mechanical means including, but not limited to, personal computers, mainframes, wide and local area networks, servers, mobile or portable computers, peripheral equipment, telephones, wireless communications, handheld devices, cloud-based application and platform services, public safety radio services, facsimile machines, data centers, dedicated training facilities and switching facilities.
“Office”, the Massachusetts office of information technology.
“State agency”, a legal entity of state government established by the general court as an agency, board, bureau, commission, council, department, office or division of the commonwealth with a specific mission and which is subject to the control of the governor or whose administration has been solely appointed by the governor.
Section 2. There shall be a Massachusetts office of information technology within the executive office for administration and finance. The office shall be administered by the chief information officer who shall be appointed by the secretary of administration and finance, with the approval of the governor and who shall serve as the chief information officer of the commonwealth and shall supervise all IT services of state agencies. All state agencies engaged in activities concerning information technology shall coordinate with the office on matters pertaining to contracting, operations, risk assessment, hiring, project management and procurement.
Section 3. The office shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out its duties including, but not limited to, the power to:
(i) establish bureaus and other functional units within the office and hire employees;
(ii) coordinate and centralize the management and operation of IT functions within state agencies;
(iii) coordinate with and provide assistance, advice and expertise in connection with business relationships between state agencies and private sector providers of information technology;
(iv) eliminate, where appropriate, duplication of duties and functions among IT personnel within state agencies;
(v) monitor trends and advances in information technology resources;
(vi) oversee and supervise the maintenance of information technology and the initiation of information technology updates or projects for state agencies;
(vii) initiate procurements of information technology resources for state agencies and enter into agreements or contracts in connection with such procurement on behalf of a state agency or other political subdivision of the commonwealth, if so authorized;
(viii) maintain a grant information page on the commonwealth’s official website;
(ix) review and approve the information technology budget requests of a state agency and, in consultation with the directors, designate a state agency’s IT spending priorities;
(x) implement standards for product or service specifications, characteristics or performance requirements of IT resources that increase efficiency and improve security and identify opportunities for cost savings within state agencies based on such standardization; and
(xi) establish special requirements for vendors of IT services to state agencies.
Section 4. There shall be a bureau of information security within the office under the supervision of a chief security officer who has expertise in security and risk management for communications and information resources. The chief security officer shall advise the CIO on preventing data loss and fraud and protecting privacy.
Section 5. There shall be a bureau of geographic information within the office which shall develop, maintain, update and distribute geographic information, technology, data and services for use by state agencies, municipalities and the public. The office shall coordinate all geographic information activities in state and local government and shall collect, manage and distribute geographic information maintained by state agencies and local government agencies. The office shall also provide technical services related to geographic information to state agencies and municipalities. The CIO shall set standards for the acquisition, management and reporting of geographical information and for the acquisition, creation or use of applications employing such information by any state agency and the reporting of such information by municipalities.
Section 6. (a) The secretary of each executive office established pursuant to section 2 of chapter 6A shall, in consultation with and approval by the CIO, appoint a director of information technology of the executive office who shall report directly to the secretary and the CIO. Each director of information technology shall manage all information technology operations within the executive office and supervise all information technology personnel. Each director shall be responsible for evaluating the present and future information technology needs of agencies within their respective executive offices. A director, in consultation with and with the approval of the CIO, may designate a deputy director of information technology for an agency within the director’s executive office.
(b) The CIO and the director shall jointly identify the positions and functions affiliated with the management and administration of an executive office’s information technology resources and enterprises that shall be centralized within the executive office. Each director shall develop an IT strategic plan for the executive office that shall be approved by the CIO that sets forth: (i) operational and project priorities; (ii) budgets; (iii) planned procurements; (iv) efficiency goals; (v) security initiatives; and (vi) staffing plans.
(c) The CIO shall hold quarterly meetings with all directors and shall conduct annual compliance reviews across the executive offices to ensure full compliance with statutes, regulations, policies, standards and contractual obligations related to information technology and security.
Section 7. (a) The CIO, in consultation with the operational services division, shall determine and set a minimum financial threshold above which any proposed IT expenditure by a state agency shall be reviewed and approved by the office. The CIO may suspend an expenditure related to IT until approval has been granted by the office.
(b) All state agency contracts for IT shall require the approval of the CIO. The CIO may negotiate state agency IT contracts and amendments to existing contracts entered into by a state agency for information technology services in order to expand the scope of the contract, extend the term of the contract, improve delivery of services under the contract or to safeguard information from threats to cyber security. The office shall review long-term contracts for information technology services on a quarterly basis to ensure that services delivered pursuant to those contracts are provided in a timely and cost-effective manner to the commonwealth. If the CIO determines that information technology services under any such contract could be improved, the office shall consult and negotiate with each agency and contractor who is a party to the existing contract to obtain terms and conditions more favorable to the commonwealth.
(c) For IT projects that exceed $20,000,000, are self-financing or present a unique set of challenges due to interagency collaboration, federal participation or private investment, the CIO shall establish a project oversight committee that shall develop criteria and benchmarks to evaluate the project and advise the CIO as to whether the project is accomplishing its objectives. A committee established pursuant to this section may include members from the private sector; provided, however, that members shall have no financial interest in the project overseen by the committee.
Section 8. Through interagency service agreements, the office may consult and provide services to municipalities, constitutional officers, the judiciary, the legislature, institutions of higher education, authorities, quasi-public corporations and other political subdivisions of the commonwealth as well as other states of the United States if the provision of these services to other states will decrease the costs or improve the efficiency of the service provided by the office to the commonwealth. The office shall consult with the division of local services in the department of revenue to identify ways to better assist municipalities and regional entities in procuring and developing information technology services.
Section 9. The office shall develop a statewide information technology plan that shall identify the immediate needs of information technology among state agencies as well as long-term investments in information technology that should be considered by the commonwealth. The plan shall be updated annually and shall be published on the website of the commonwealth.
SECTION 23. Section 31 of chapter 9 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 11, the figure “2016” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2020.
SECTION 24. The second paragraph of section 35WW of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Funds deposited and expended from the fund shall not be assessed any indirect costs.
SECTION 25. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35ZZ the following section:-
Section 35AAA. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a Community First Trust Fund. The secretary of health and human services may expend not more than $16,000,000 deposited in the fund and may enter into interagency service agreements as necessary to ensure compliance with the state balancing incentive payment program pursuant to section 10202 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provided, however, that all other monies deposited in the fund shall be subject to appropriation for non-institutionally-based long-term services and supports. All expenditures from the fund shall be subject to certification by the secretary of health and human services that the use of any expenditure is consistent with the state balancing incentive payment program pursuant to section 10202 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. There shall be credited to the fund an amount equal to the increase in revenues from federal reimbursements resulting from the increased percentage points attributable to participation in the state balancing incentive payment program. There shall be credited to the fund an amount equal to the revenues received from federal financial participation earned on any qualifying expenditures sourced from the fund. The secretary of health and human services may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payments amounts in anticipation of expected receipts, but no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Any remaining balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain in the fund and be available for expenditure during the next fiscal year. Expenditures from the fund may be made for services provided in prior fiscal years.
SECTION 26. Said chapter 10 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-
Section 75. (a) There shall be established a water supply protection program to be administered by a Water Supply Protection Trust. Monies in the trust shall be deposited with the state treasurer in such a manner as to secure the highest interest rate available consistent with the safety of the trust and with the requirement that all amounts on deposit shall be available for immediate use.
(b) There shall be a board of trustees of the trust which shall consist of the executive director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or a designee, the president of the Swift River Valley Historical Society, the chairperson of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority advisory board or a designee and a member jointly selected by the North Worcester County Quabbin Anglers Association and the Quabbin Fisherman’s Association.
(c) The board of trustees shall meet at least quarterly and shall serve without compensation. For the purposes of board meetings and voting, a quorum shall be comprised of 3 members. The board shall choose a chairperson by majority vote and shall make all decisions by majority vote. At a meeting held annually, the board shall review and approve the operating plan, the operating budget, the capital budgets and other aspects of the annual work plan prepared jointly by the department of conservation and recreation and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority pursuant to the interagency memorandum of understanding between the department and the authority dated April 27, 2004, as it may be amended from time to time, which memorandum and the annual work plan prepared thereunder shall provide for the watershed and water supply protection responsibilities established for the authority and department under chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 and chapters 92 and 92A 1/2 to be satisfactorily discharged. No amendment to the memorandum of understanding shall include an authorization to enter into any agreement to acquire, purchase or transfer any property, the title to which is vested in the commonwealth or is considered to be watershed property by Massachusetts law, as of July 1, 2004. The restriction in the preceding sentence shall not be construed to be inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this section as they relate to the operation and governance of the trust or any other provisions of this section.
Any provisions in the memorandum of understanding regarding the operation and governance of the trust shall be consistent with this section. In the event of an inconsistency between that memorandum of understanding and the terms and conditions of this section as they relate to the operation and governance of the trust, the terms and conditions of this section shall be dispositive.
(d) There shall be credited to the trust:
(i) all assessments against the authority established pursuant to section 11 of chapter 92A 1/2, except for amounts to be paid in trust by the authority to the division of water supply protection for application to payments in lieu of taxes pursuant to chapter 59, and against any other public or private entity by the commissioner of conservation and recreation to support the watershed and water supply activities set forth in subsection (e);
(ii) all revenues generated by the division of water supply protection required to be offset from assessments against the authority pursuant to said section 11 of said chapter 92A 1/2 shall include, but not be limited to, the sale of hydroelectricity, and recreational or permits fees and shall also include any access fees established pursuant to chapter 436 of the acts of 1990;
(iii) all revenues from the sale of wood products harvested on those watershed lands under the management of the division of water supply protection;
(iv) all payments from the authority for debt service under section 12 of said chapter 92A 1/2;
(v) all interest earned on monies in the trust; and
(vi) any gifts, grants, donations or other contributions made for the purpose of supporting the watershed and water supply activities set forth in subsection (e).
(e) Notwithstanding any general or special law or any restriction to the contrary, expenditures from the trust shall not be subject to appropriation and balances remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and expenditures from the trust shall be made only for the purposes set forth in the memorandum of understanding and annual work plan as approved by the board pursuant to subsection (c), including:
(i) the maintenance and operating costs of the division of water supply protection, pursuant to chapter 92A 1/2, including the costs of capital improvements necessary to ensure the safety and purity of the water supply and the protection of watershed lands pursuant to state and federal standards, capital costs and the costs of the purchase or leasing of vehicles and other equipment as considered necessary by the division and any other authorized charges of the division as set forth in the annual work plan's operating plan, operating budget and capital budgets prepared jointly by the department and the authority and reviewed and approved by the board of trustees pursuant to subsection (c); provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made for operating, maintenance, and capital costs of the division that were previously budgeted as expenses of the former department of environmental management that were nonreimbursable by the authority;
(ii) department salaries, staffing levels, other employee expenses, operational expenses, acquisition of capital equipment and all other expenses, as set forth in the annual work plan's operating plan, operating budget and capital budgets prepared jointly by the department and the authority and reviewed and approved by the board of trustees pursuant to subsection (c); and
(iii) debt service payments for bonds authorized by the general court for the acquisition of fee simple, development and other rights or interests in land in the areas regulated by the division if the bonds were authorized and bonded indebtedness incurred before the establishment of the trust.
(f) For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the trust's receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the trust may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify payments from the trust in anticipation of trust receipts. The board of trustees shall annually certify to the comptroller that expenditures for the previous fiscal year did not exceed related assessments and trust receipts. No expenditures from the trust shall cause the trust to be in deficiency at the close of a fiscal year.
(g) The board of trustees shall not enter into any agreement to acquire, purchase, or transfer any assets or property the title to which is vested in the commonwealth, or considered to be watershed property by Massachusetts law as of July 1, 2004. This restriction shall not be construed to be inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this section as they relate to the operation and governance of the trust or any other provision of this section.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 27. Section 15 of chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the figure “$148,843” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $171,561.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 28. Chapter 14 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 12. Notwithstanding any general or special law or county charter to the contrary, each county government shall submit to the division of local services the annual or supplementary budget of the county and quarterly updates on the county’s budget.
SECTION 29. Section 4A of chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 30. The first sentence of paragraph (iii) of subsection (a) of section 7 of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by adding the following words:- with the exception of those applicants and household members subject to section 26A of chapter 119.
SECTION 31. The first sentence of the first paragraph of subsection (d) of section 8 of said chapter 15D, as appearing in section 4 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure "16962" the following words:- with the exception of those applicants and household members subject to section 26A of chapter 119.
SECTION 32. Clause (3) of the second paragraph of said subsection (d) of said section 8 of said chapter 15D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following words:- , with the exception of those applicants and household members subject to said section 26A of said chapter 119.
SECTION 33. Clause (5) of the third sentence of the first paragraph of subsection (j) of section 8 of said chapter 15D, as appearing in section 5 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by adding the following words:- , with the exception of those applicants and household members subject to said section 26A of said chapter 119.
SECTION 34. Clause (5) of the first sentence of subsection (k) of section 8 of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following words:- , with the exception of those applicants and household members subject to said section 26A of said chapter 119.
SECTION 35. Subsection (b) of section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 2 sentences:- The helpline shall inform adult and juvenile callers on: (i) acute treatment service facilities and transitional support service facilities that have open beds; (ii) outpatient resources; and (iii) community-based services. The helpline shall be a resource for emergency departments, health centers, families, social workers and medical professionals to obtain information on how to get treatment for an individual who is addicted to drugs or alcohol.
SECTION 36. Said section 18 of said chapter 17, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
(c) The bureau shall establish a website that informs the public of acute treatment service facilities and transitional support service facilities that have open beds. The bureau shall update the website daily. The website shall provide the following information about each facility that has an open bed: (i) the name, address, telephone number and website of the facility; (ii) information about the types of payment that the facility accepts; and (iii) a description of the types of programs and services provided at the facility. The website shall also provide information about services available in each region of the commonwealth including, but not limited to, alcohol and drug free housing as defined in section 18A, outpatient services and community-based services.
SECTION 37. Said chapter 17 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 18 the following section:-
Section 18A. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
“Alcohol and drug free housing”, a residence, commonly known as a sober home, that provides or advertises as providing, an alcohol and drug free environment for people recovering from substance use disorders; provided, however, that, “Alcohol and drug free housing” shall not include a halfway house, treatment unit or detoxification facility or any other facility licensed pursuant to section 7 of chapter 111E.
“Bureau”, the bureau of substance abuse services established in section 18.
“Certified alcohol and drug free housing”, alcohol and drug free housing that has been accredited by the bureau pursuant to this section.
“Director”, the director of substance abuse services.
“Operator”, the lawful owner of alcohol and drug free housing or a person employed and designated by the owner to have primary responsibility for the daily operation of such housing and for maintaining standards and conditions in such housing that create an environment supportive of substance use disorder recovery.
(b) The bureau shall establish and provide for the administration of a voluntary training and accreditation program for operators of alcohol and drug free housing seeking certification under subsection (d).
(c) The accreditation program established pursuant to this section shall maintain nationally-recognized standards and practices that:
(i) uphold industry best practices and support a safe, healthy and effective recovery environment;
(ii) evaluate the ability to assist persons in achieving long-term recovery goals;
(iii) provide for appropriate training for the operators and staff and ensure satisfactory completion of such training;
(iv) protect occupants of alcohol and drug free housing against unreasonable and unfair practices in setting and collecting rent payments; and
(v) verify good standing with regard to local, state and federal laws and any regulations and ordinances including, but not limited to, building, maximum occupancy, fire safety and sanitation codes.
(d) The bureau shall include a residence on a list of certified alcohol and drug free housing as described in subsection (f) upon receipt and review of:
(i) the completion of training as described in subsection (c);
(ii) a deed, trust document, articles of incorporation, lease or other document acceptable to the director evidencing that the individual or entity seeking certification is the lawful owner or lessee of the parcel where the housing shall be located; and
(iii) a certificate issued pursuant to section 23 of chapter 60 indicating that there are no taxes or other assessments that constitute liens on the parcel of real estate upon which the housing shall be located.
(e) The director shall periodically evaluate the quality of training being provided to operators seeking certification and the integrity and efficacy of the accreditation program.
(f) The bureau shall prepare, publish and disseminate a list of alcohol and drug free housing certified pursuant to this section; provided, however, that the list shall be updated bimonthly. The list shall be disseminated to the director of the division of drug rehabilitation and to each state agency or vendor with a statewide contract that provides substance use disorder treatment services. The commissioner of probation shall inform all district and superior court probation officers and the chief justice of the trial court shall inform all district and superior court judges on how to access the list. The list shall also be posted on the website established pursuant to section 18.
(g) The department, in consultation with the bureau, shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section that shall include a process for receiving complaints against certified alcohol and drug free housing and criteria by which the director may exclude a residence from the list prepared under subsection (f) if the frequency and severity of complaints received supports a determination that the alcohol and drug free housing in question does not maintain standards or provide an environment that appropriately supports the recovery goals of its residents.
(h) A state agency or vendor with a statewide contract that is providing treatment or services to a person, or a state agency or officer setting terms and conditions for the release, parole or discharge of a person from custody or treatment, shall not refer that person to alcohol and drug free housing and shall not otherwise include in such terms and conditions a referral to alcohol and drug free housing unless the alcohol and drug free housing is certified pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a residence that has not received certification from operating or advertising as alcohol and drug free housing or from offering residence to persons recovering from substance use disorders.
SECTION 38. Section 19 of said chapter 17, as appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- A discharge plan shall not include a referral or recommendation to alcohol and drug free housing unless such housing is certified pursuant to section 18A.
SECTION 39. Section 7 of chapter 18B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(o) The commissioner shall require social workers employed by the department to obtain a license as a social worker pursuant to section 131 of chapter 112 within the first 9 months of employment. The commissioner shall require social workers employed by the department to participate in not less than 30 hours per year of paid professional development training; provided, however, that such training shall be consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements. The commissioner may grant a social worker employed by the department a 1-time 6-month hardship waiver from the licensing requirement under this section to ensure access for underserved populations.
SECTION 40. Chapter 20 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out sections 23 and 24, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
Section 23. (a) The secretary of environmental affairs shall establish a program to assist the commonwealth in the acquisition of agricultural preservation restrictions as defined in section 31 of chapter 184, for land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses pursuant to sections 1 to 5, inclusive, of chapter 61A. The commissioner of agricultural resources may, from funds appropriated to carry out this section or from funds received from other sources, pay an agricultural land owner for a project submitted by a city or town and approved by the agricultural lands preservation committee established in section 24 such amount as is determined by the committee to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from such project but not to exceed the difference between the fair market value of the land and the fair market value of the land restricted for agricultural purposes pursuant to this section. Title to agricultural preservation restrictions shall be held in the name of the commonwealth; provided, however, that a city or town in which such land is located which provides assistance satisfactory to the committee including, but not limited to, providing funds or portions thereof toward the purchase of such restriction, providing legal services and the enforcement of the preservation restriction shall hold title to such land jointly with the commonwealth. Projects shall be administered by conservation commissions in cities and towns in which such commissions have been established or, in a city, by the city council or its delegated agency subject to the city charter or, in a town, by the board of selectmen or its delegated agency. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the secretary, shall establish procedures for management of the program.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of agricultural resources, with the approval of the co-holder, if any, in its sole discretion, may grant to any owner of land subject to an agricultural preservation restriction held by the commonwealth a nonassignable special permit allowing nonagricultural activities to occur on the agricultural preservation restriction land if: (i) the land is being actively utilized for full-time commercial agriculture; (ii) the permit is for a maximum of 5 years duration which may, at the discretion of the department, be renewed; and (iii) the grant of a special permit will not defeat or derogate from the intent and purposes of retaining the land for agricultural use and preserving the natural agricultural resources of the commonwealth and that the agricultural preservation restriction owner meets all requirements pertaining to special permits contained in the agricultural preservation restriction agreement form utilized by the commonwealth at the time of application for the special permit. In making the determination, the department shall consider the long-term productivity of the agricultural resource and the sustainability of the farm enterprise.
(c) Any applicant aggrieved by a decision of the department denying a request for a certificate of approval for agricultural activities or structures or for a special permit authorized in subsection (b), may request an adjudicatory hearing under chapter 30A before the agricultural lands preservation committee. The determination of the department shall contain a notice of a right to request a hearing and may specify a time limit, not to exceed 21 days, within which the applicant may request a hearing before the committee under said chapter 30A. If a timely request is received, the committee shall, within a reasonable time, hold a hearing in compliance with said chapter 30A. The committee shall designate a hearing officer to preside over the hearing, to assemble an official record of the hearing and to render a written decision which shall be submitted to the committee. The committee shall make the final decision.
Section 24. (a) There shall be an agricultural lands preservation committee in the department of agricultural resources. The committee shall consist of the commissioner of agricultural resources, who shall be the chair, the secretary of environmental affairs, the director of housing and community development, an appointee from the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst , the chair of the board of agricultural resources or their respective designees, and 4 persons to be appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be owners and operators of farms within the commonwealth. Members appointed by the governor shall receive $50 for each day or portion of a day spent in the discharge of their official duties not to exceed $600 annually and shall be reimbursed for the necessary expenses incurred. The state conservationist of the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service shall serve as a nonvoting member.
(b) The committee shall evaluate and accept or reject projects submitted by municipalities. In making such evaluation, the committee shall consider at least the following:
(i) the suitability of land as to soil classification and other criteria for agricultural use;
(ii) the fair market value of the land and the fair market value of the land when used for agricultural purposes as determined by independent appraisals; and
(iii) the degree to which the acquisition would serve to preserve the agricultural potential of the commonwealth.
(c) The commissioner of agricultural resources, subject to the approval of the committee, may establish such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out this section. The committee may also provide advice to the commissioner on department policies.
(d) Each member of the committee appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and shall serve until the member’s successor is appointed and qualified. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.
SECTION 41. Chapter 21A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 10H the following section:-
Section 10I. There shall be a surcharge of 20 per cent on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a violation under this chapter or a violation of a special regulation made under this chapter if the complaining officer was an environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer. Notwithstanding the provisions relative to the distribution of fines, penalties and forfeitures in the ninth paragraph of section 10G, such surcharge shall be deposited into the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund established in section 2LLLL of chapter 29.
SECTION 42. Said chapter 21A is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-
Section 24. There shall be within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs an office of the state climatologist, which shall be under the supervision and control of a state climatologist to be appointed by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs. The office of the state climatologist and the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst shall: (i) gather and archive data on climate conditions in the commonwealth; (ii) conduct and foster research concerning the climate in the commonwealth and look for opportunities for sponsored research concerning climate issues in the commonwealth; (iii) coordinate with the Northeast Regional Climate Center housed at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst by the United States Department of the Interior; and (iv) educate and inform citizens on matters related to climate. The office of the state climatologist shall advise all other branches of state and local government concerning the climate in the commonwealth and its implications for both economic and scientific needs in conjunction with existing and future environmental factors relating to the climate in the commonwealth. The office of the state climatologist shall maintain a liaison with federal and other state and academic institutions and join federal and international climate interest groups. The state climatologist shall serve for a term of 5 years but may be reappointed. The office of the state climatologist shall be funded by the executive office.
SECTION 43. Clause (7) of subsection (a) of section 22 of chapter 22 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 37 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “inclusive”, the first time it appears, the following words:- , section 46.
SECTION 44. Said clause (7) of said subsection (a) of said section 22 of said chapter 22, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the word “and”.
SECTION 45. Said subsection (a) of said section 22 of said chapter 22, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out clause (8) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 clauses:-
(8) sections 57 and 60 of chapter 147; and
(9) section 20.
SECTION 46. Section 3 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(y) The commission shall establish a comprehensive employee accountability and internal control system that closely aligns with the human resources division’s rules and policies established pursuant to section 28 of chapter 7 for employees and managers not subject to collective bargaining under chapter 150E. The system shall take into account rates set by the United States General Services Administration for similar services when determining the maximum reimbursable rate and shall include specific policies related to travel expenses and meal reimbursement, including a requirement that the commission shall not reimburse employees for alcoholic beverages.
SECTION 47. The last paragraph of section 2H of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:- A constitutional office in receipt of such a non-tax 1-time settlement or judgment shall notify the attorney general not later than 10 days after receipt of such settlement or judgment. Prior to the close of each fiscal year, an amount that exceeds the average total revenue received by the commonwealth through 1-time settlements and judgments in excess of $10,000,000 in each of the previous 5 fiscal years shall be transferred from the Stabilization Fund to the General Fund.
SECTION 48. Subsection (a) of section 2MMM of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The department of higher education shall hold the Pipeline Fund in an account separate and apart from all other accounts. Amounts credited to the Pipeline Fund shall be used by the commissioner of higher education, in consultation with the STEM advisory council established in section 217 of chapter 6.
SECTION 49. Said section 2MMM of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 74, the word “board” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- department.
SECTION 50. Said section 2MMM of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 76 and 83, the word “chancellor” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- commissioner.
SECTION 51. The first paragraph of section 2HHHH of said chapter 29, as appearing in section 6 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by striking out the words “and section 38R of chapter 71” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , section 38R of chapter 71 and section 26A of chapter 119.
SECTION 52. The second paragraph of said section 2HHHH of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and said section 38R of said chapter 71” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , section 38R of chapter 71 and section 26A of chapter 119.
SECTION 53. Section 2JJJJ of said chapter 29, as appearing in section 42 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- The fund shall be administered by the secretary of public safety and security.
SECTION 54. Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2KKKK the following 2 sections:-
Section 2LLLL. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund which shall be administered by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs. The fund shall be credited with: (i) all revenues collected from the administrative surcharges imposed by section 10I of chapter 21A and section 39 of chapter 90B; (ii) a 10 per cent maintenance fee charged on all division of law enforcement private details which shall be separate from any other administrative fees charged on private details; (iii) any appropriations, bond proceeds or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (iv) interest or investment earnings on any such monies; and (v) all other amounts credited or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source. Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the secretary on programs and costs related to the division of law enforcement including, but not limited to: (1) the expenses of hiring, equipping and training environmental police recruits; and (2) maintenance expenses of the office. The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to become deficient at any point; provided, however, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall report annually, not later than January 15, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture relative to the source and amount of funds deposited into the fund, the amounts distributed and the purpose of any expenditures from the fund.
Section 2MMMM. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Home and Community-based Services Policy Lab Fund into which shall be credited any appropriations authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to that fund and any additional nonstate-sourced funds identified and awarded for the purposes of the fund and designated by the secretary of elder affairs for deposit into the fund including, but not limited to, federal or private grants or donations made available to the executive office of elder affairs for deposit into the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be available for the purposes of the fund and the secretary of elder affairs shall direct and authorize the expenditure of funds from the fund.
(b) The fund shall be used to support research and analysis which, in the determination of secretary of elder affairs in consultation with those agencies under the executive office of health and human services serving elders and persons with chronic illnesses or disabilities, would enhance the development, evaluation, design and continued improvement of programs rendering home and community-based services to individuals who need long-term services and supports. Research shall focus on the outcomes and effectiveness of public investments made in home and community-based care and services. All research, analysis and deliverables funded by the fund shall be dedicated to the improvement of the overall administration of publicly-funded programs of home and community-based care and services. In furtherance of this purpose, the secretary of elder affairs, in consultation with the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the chancellor’s designees, shall employ the fund to develop, direct and fund a research agenda to be executed and overseen by the commonwealth medicine division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School; provided, however, that the University of Massachusetts Medical School on its own or in concert with other University of Massachusetts campus departments shall seek other nonstate sources of funding for the purposes of this section.
(c) The secretary of elder affairs shall file an annual report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on elder affairs and the joint committee on health care financing not later than September 30 on the following: (i) an inventory of program support and development initiatives, detailing the administrative and programmatic benefit of each initiative; (ii) a list of research initiatives, detailing the public policy benefit and potential program application of each initiative; (iii) a summary and assessment of the ongoing work and progress of the research and analytics done by the home and community-based services policy lab which is not primarily resourced by the fund; and (iv) an annual statement of cash inflows and outflows.
SECTION 55. Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 13 the following section:-
Section 13A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon receiving a written request from the secretary, the comptroller shall transfer to the General Fund all or part of the unexpended balance of a fund, trust fund or other separate account, whether established administratively or by law, including a separate account established under section 6 of chapter 6A; provided, however, that the authority to transfer unexpended balances shall not apply to any judgments or settlements received and held in trust by the attorney general. The secretary and comptroller shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means 45 days before any such transfer. The request shall certify that the secretary, in consultation with the comptroller, has determined that the balance, or a specified part of the balance, is not necessary for the purposes for which it was made available.
Governor returned the following sections with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 56. Section 4 of chapter 29A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “utilities”, in line 20, the following words:- , county courthouse retiree health benefits, not less than $1 per square foot for administrative costs,.
SECTION 57. Said section 4 of said chapter 29A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “costs”, in line 27, the following words:- ; provided, however, that for the purposes of this section, “maintenance costs” may include healthcare benefits for retirees of the county courthouses.
SECTION 58. Said section 4 of said chapter 29A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 47, the word “ninety” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 100.
SECTION 59. Said section 4 of said chapter 29A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “expenditures”, in line 54, the following words:- ; provided, however, that if the quarterly payment is more than 5 days late, the judicial branch shall pay to the county a penalty equal to 5 per cent of the quarterly payment due.
SECTION 60. Chapter 29D of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 61. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 17, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 62. Section 5 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 63. Section 6 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 64. Section 6A of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 65. Section 7 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “$25,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 66. Section 16 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 12 and 15, the words “twenty-five thousand dollars” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $35,000.
SECTION 67. Subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (e) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(e) A person who has been a member of 2 or more systems and who, on or after January 1, 2010, has received regular compensation from 2 or more governmental units concurrently for greater than 60 days shall, upon retirement, receive a superannuation retirement allowance to become effective on the date of retirement that is equal to the sum of the benefits calculated pursuant to this section as though the member were retiring solely from each system; provided, however, that notwithstanding paragraph (c) of subdivision (8) of section 3, each system shall pay the superannuation retirement allowance attributable to membership in that system to the member; and provided further, that this section shall not apply to any member who has vested in 2 or more systems as of January 1, 2010 or to any position whose annual regular compensation was less than $5,000. Paragraph (d) of subdivision (7) of section 3 shall not apply if this paragraph applies. Upon retirement a member shall be considered a dual member if the member satisfies this paragraph. This paragraph shall only apply to the 5 years of creditable service immediately preceding a member’s superannuation retirement under this section. This paragraph shall not apply to section 6.
SECTION 68. Said section 5 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the figure “150E”, in line 187, the following words:- , from an increase in salary for a member whose salary amount is specified by law.
SECTION 69. Section 22C of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 60 and 61, the words "$1,727,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, $1,831,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $1,941,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- $1,793,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, $1,972,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $2,169,000,000.
SECTION 70. Subsection (a) of section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as amended by section 7 of chapter 36 of the acts of 2013, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “Health Care Security Trust board of trustees established in section 4 of chapter 29D” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund board of trustees established in section 24A.
SECTION 71. Said section 24 of said chapter 32A, as so amended, is hereby further amended by adding the following 3 subsections:-
(i) All transactions affecting the fund including, but not limited to, all amounts credited to and all expenditures, transfers or allocations made from the fund shall be recorded by a subsidiary on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system.
(j) The fund shall be classified by the comptroller as a nonbudgeted fund of the commonwealth. Amounts credited to the fund, including both principal and earnings, shall not be subject to the calculation of the consolidated net surplus under sections 2H and 5C of chapter 29.
(k) The attorney general shall file a quarterly report with the state comptroller, the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an updated schedule of payments due to the commonwealth under the master settlement agreement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al., Middlesex Superior Court, No. 95-7378; (ii) an analysis of imminent factors that may affect the industry's ability to generate those payments to the commonwealth; (iii) a detailed account of the analysis and methodology used to determine the variations associated with the schedule of payments; (iv) an explanation of the financial impact that those variations in the schedule of payments shall have upon the amount due to the commonwealth and the industry's obligation to the commonwealth; and (v) an itemized account of all amendments that have been made to the master settlement agreement referenced in clause (i).
SECTION 72. Said chapter 32A is hereby further amended by inserting after section 24 the following section:-
Section 24A. (a) The State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund shall be managed by a board of trustees which shall have general supervision of the trust. The duties and obligations of the board shall be set forth in a declaration of trust to be adopted by the board. The declaration of trust and any amendments to it shall be filed with the general court, but if the general court takes no final action on the declaration or any amendments to it within 60 days after the date of the filing of the declaration or any amendments with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the declaration or amendments shall be considered to be approved.
(b) The board of trustees shall consist of 7 trustees, including the secretary of administration and finance or a designee, the executive director of the group insurance commission or a designee, the executive director of the public employee retirement administration commission or a designee, the state treasurer or a designee, the comptroller or a designee, 1 person to be appointed by the governor and 1 person to be appointed by the state treasurer. The appointed trustees shall serve for terms of 5 years and shall be experienced in the fields of investment, financial management, law and public management. Trustees shall be eligible for reappointment. The members of the board shall elect 1 of the trustees to serve as the chair.
(c) A trustee shall disclose in advance to the board any interest or involvement in any matter that is before the board. The disclosure shall be contemporaneously recorded in the minutes of the board. A trustee having such an interest or involvement shall not participate in any such matter.
(d) The board may select an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Sections 9A, 45, 46 and 46C of chapter 30, chapter 31 and chapter 150E shall not apply to the executive director or any other employees of the board. The executive director shall, with the approval of the board: (i) plan, direct, coordinate and execute administrative and investment functions in conformity with the policies and directives of the board; (ii) employ professional and clerical staff as necessary; (iii) report to the board on all operations under the director’s control and supervision; (iv) prepare an annual budget and manage the administrative expenses of the trust; and (v) undertake any other activities necessary to implement the powers and duties set forth in this section. If the board does not select an executive director, the chair shall perform all the duties and functions of the executive director set forth in this section or, with the approval of the board, the chair may delegate duties to others.
(e) In addition to the other powers and duties set forth in this section, the board shall approve or ratify decisions of the executive director or, if the board does not select an executive director, the chair or other person designated to carry out the powers and duties of an executive director, formulate policies and procedures considered necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of the fund, maintain a record of its proceedings and undertake any other activities necessary to implement the powers and duties set forth in this section.
(f) All records of the fund, including the transactions of the fund, shall be public records as defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4.
(g) In a civil action brought against a trustee or employee of the fund, acting within the scope of the official duties of the trustee or employee, the defense or settlement of which is made by the attorney general or by an attorney employed by the board, the trustee or employee shall be indemnified for all expenses incurred in the defense of the action and shall be indemnified for damages to the same extent as provided for public employees in chapter 258. No trustee or employee shall be indemnified for expenses in an action or damages awarded in an action in which there was shown to be a breach of fiduciary duty, an act of willful dishonesty or an intentional violation of law by the trustee or employee.
SECTION 73. Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9C the following section:-
Section 9C1/2. Upon the death of a call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time or reserve firefighter, emergency medical services provider or police officer who, while in the performance of duties and as a result of an incident, accident or violence, is killed or sustains injuries which are the direct and proximate cause of death, the surviving spouse and dependents, including children under the age of 26, may continue to participate in group hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance until the remarriage or death of the surviving spouse. Application for such insurance shall be filed with the appropriate public authority and a method for the payment of premiums shall be determined in accordance with its rules and regulations. The surviving spouse shall also file in the office of the city auditor, town accountant or officer having similar duties, a copy of the marriage certificate of the surviving spouse. The municipality shall charge the surviving spouse 100 per cent of the premium for such hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance.
This section shall take effect in a city, town or district upon its acceptance in the following manner: in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter, by a majority vote of its city council; in any other city, by a vote of the city council and approval by the mayor; in a district, by a vote of the registered voters of the district at a district meeting; and in a town, by a vote of the registered voters at a town meeting.
SECTION 74. Section 20 of said chapter 32B, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 15 and 16, the words “Health Care Security Trust board of trustees established in section 4 of chapter 29D” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund board of trustees established in section 24A of chapter 32A.
SECTION 75. Said section 20 of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 21 and 44, the words “Health Care Security Trust” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund.
SECTION 76. Section 22 of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 59, the figure “2014” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2016.
SECTION 77. Said section 22 of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 62, 64 and 68, the words “July 1, 2011” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- May 1, 2014.
SECTION 78. Section 41 of chapter 36 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 11, the figure “2016” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2018.
SECTION 79. Section 17 of chapter 37 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the figure “$123,209” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $151,709.
SECTION 80. Said section 17 of said chapter 37, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14, the figure “$97,271” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $119,771.
SECTION 81. Said section 17 of said chapter 37, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 15, the figure “$71,332” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $95,816.
SECTION 82. Section 29 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “fifteen cents per capita for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventy-five” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 50 cents per capita for the fiscal year 2015.
SECTION 83. Section 38A of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a city or town may by ordinance, by-law or vote provide that the collector of taxes shall be authorized to collect, under the title of city or town collector, any accounts due the city or town and may in like manner define the collector of taxes’ powers and duties in relation to the collection of such accounts; provided, however, that no such ordinance, by-law or vote shall limit such collector in the exercise of the remedies hereinafter conferred.
SECTION 84. Chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 91B the following section:-
Section 91C. (a) Upon receipt of a properly executed application for an absentee ballot from a Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or UOCAVA, voter, a city or town clerk shall retain the application and, without delay, enter the application in the voter registration information system.
(b) Within 24 hours of receiving the absentee ballots or ballot file from the state secretary’s office, the city or town clerk shall transmit such ballot to all UOCAVA voters for whom an application was received in accordance with subsection (a) and shall enter the date of transmission into the voter registration information system.
(c) If a request for an absentee ballot is received from a UOCAVA voter 45 or more days before a federal election, the city or town clerk shall send the ballot and instructions to the applicant not later than 45 days prior to the federal election using either mail or electronic transmission, as requested by the voter.
(d) If a request for an absentee ballot is received from a UOCAVA voter less than 45 days before a federal election, the city or town clerk shall send the ballot and instructions without delay using either mail or electronic transmission, as requested by the voter.
(e) If a request for an absentee ballot is received from a UOCAVA voter 45 or more days before a federal election and the state secretary has determined that the city or town clerk is unwilling or unable to transmit the ballot at least 45 days before the election, the state secretary may, on behalf of the city or town clerk, after notice to the city or town clerk and in accordance with the voter's choice, electronically transmit or mail the appropriate absentee ballot and instructions to the voter not later than the day 45 days prior to the federal election.
The state secretary shall enter in the voter registration information system the transmission date on which absentee voters were sent ballots by the state secretary pursuant to this subsection.
(f) The state secretary may promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
SECTION 85. Subsection (a) of section 7B of chapter 58A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Unless the appellant affirmatively requests that the case be heard under the formal procedure provided in section 7, the small claims procedure shall govern any case in which the amount of tax placed in dispute by the petition does not exceed (i) $25,000 for any taxable year, in the case of a tax imposed by taxable year; (ii) $25,000 for any calendar year, in the case of a tax imposed by calendar year; (iii) $25,000 for any calendar year, in the case of a tax imposed by chapters 64A to 64J, inclusive, and section 21 of chapter 138; (iv) $25,000 in the case of a tax imposed by chapter 65C; or (v) $25,000 for any taxable event or transaction in the case of any other tax.
SECTION 86. Said section 7B of said chapter 58A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 18, the figure “$5,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $25,000.
SECTION 87. Said section 7B of said chapter 58A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(c) An appellant filing an appeal under the small claims procedure shall pay the clerk an entry fee as determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7 and shall file a written statement of the facts of the case and of the amount claimed in abatement together with any additional information as the clerk may require. The appellant shall also file a written waiver of the right to appeal to any court. Within 5 business days after receipt of the petition, the clerk shall notify the parties to confirm the scheduling of the appeal and serve a copy of the small claims procedure petition and accompanying information upon the commissioner of revenue. Within 25 business days after the service of the statement or at another time as the board may order, the commissioner of revenue shall file with the board an answer similar to that required under the formal procedure provided by section 7.
SECTION 88. Said section 7B of said chapter 58A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 42, the word “subsection” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- subsections (a) and.
SECTION 89. Subsection (e) of said section 7B of said chapter 58A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the third and fourth sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 4 sentences:- The commissioner may also request that a matter be removed from the small claims procedure if: (i) there is a recurring issue of law and the impact of the issue on similarly situated taxpayers carries an aggregate value of over $250,000; or (ii) the board determines that the issue to be addressed is not suitable for small claims resolution due to its complexity, unique nature or other compelling reason as determined by the board in good faith. Upon removal or discontinuance, proceedings in the case shall be transferred to the formal docket and conducted under the formal procedure provided by said section 7. The date on which the board received the appellant’s initial petition shall be considered the date of filing for the subsequent appeal under the formal procedure. The board shall allow sufficient time for the parties to modify their small claims submissions as needed to comply with the documentary requirements of the formal procedure and the waiver of the right of appeal shall be void.
SECTION 90. Clause Sixteenth of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as amended by section 31 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2013, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(1) In the case of: (i) a financial institution as defined in section 1 of chapter 63; (ii) a business corporation subject to taxation under chapter 63 other than a corporation mentioned in either paragraph (2) or (3); (iii) a telephone corporation subject to chapter 166; or (iv) a business corporation subject to taxation under section 20, 23 or 58 of said chapter 63, all property owned by such financial institution or corporation except real estate, poles, underground conduits, wires, pipes and machinery used in manufacture or in supplying or distributing water; provided, however, that in the case of a business corporation subject to taxation under said sections 20 or 23, the laws of the state of incorporation or, in the case of a business corporation of another nation, the laws of the state where it has elected to establish its principal office in the United States, grant similar exemption from taxation of tangible property owned by like corporations organized under or created by the laws of the commonwealth.
SECTION 91. Section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “by”, in lines 83, 88, 95, 102, 132 and 140, each time it appears, the following words:- or leased to.
SECTION 92. Said section 1 of said chapter 60A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “to”, in lines 112 and 114, each time it appears, the following words:- or leased to.
SECTION 93. Said section 1 of said chapter 60A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “for”, in line 121, the following words:- or leased for.
SECTION 94. Said section 1 of said chapter 60A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “registered”, in lines 151 and 156, each time it appears, the following words:- or leased.
SECTION 95. Section 6J of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 36 and 37, the words “12-year period beginning January 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2017” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2022.
SECTION 96. Section 1 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Materialman” the following definition:-
“Principal reporting corporation”, the corporation responsible for the filing of a combined report of income pursuant to section 32B of chapter 63, or any successor thereof, as may be provided for in regulations or other guidance issued by the commissioner.
SECTION 97. Section 11 of said chapter 62C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
The filing of a combined report pursuant to section 32B of chapter 63 in the manner prescribed by the commissioner shall satisfy the filing requirements of this section for any business corporation that, pursuant to such combined report, calculates and reports its own individual corporate excise liability based on the income and non-income measures of the corporate excise or minimum excise tax as applicable under section 32D or 39 of said chapter 63. A combined report shall not constitute a filing under this section for any business corporation that does not calculate and report its own individual corporate excise liability under said sections 32D and 39 of said chapter 63, whether or not such business corporation’s income, sales or other attributes may be taken into account in the calculation of the excise under this chapter of an affiliated corporation that does calculate and report an individual corporate excise pursuant to such combined report.
SECTION 98. Said chapter 62C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 11 the following section:-
Section 11A. In the case of 1 or more corporations that participate or are required to participate in a filing by means of a combined report under section 32B of chapter 63, the commissioner may treat the principal reporting corporation as the agent for all such corporations with respect to all notices and actions authorized or required by this chapter and said chapter 63, whether relating to the income measure or non-income measure of the corporate excise of any such corporation or to the minimum excise tax liability of any such corporation. Such notices and actions include, without limitation: (i) notices and actions associated with processes such as assessment of tax; (ii) execution of consents to extend the time for assessment of tax; (iii) abatements; (iv) hearing requests; (v) refunds; and (vi) collection activity. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from separately taking any such action or directing any notice to any individual corporation subject to tax under said chapter 63, even where such corporation participated in or was required to participate in the filing of a combined report. Under this chapter, the commissioner may collect any unpaid tax from any individual corporation participating or required to participate in a filing through the means of a combined report to the extent of the joint and several liability for such amount under subsection (e) of said section 32B of said chapter 63.
SECTION 99. Section 12 of said chapter 62C, as most recently amended by section 33 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2013, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
(k) The filing of a combined report pursuant to section 32B of chapter 63 in the manner prescribed by the commissioner shall satisfy the filing requirements under subsection (a) for any financial institution that, pursuant to such combined report, calculates and reports its own individual corporate excise liability based on the income measure or minimum excise tax, as applicable, under section 2 or 2B of said chapter 63. A combined report shall not constitute a filing under subsection (a) for any financial institution that does not so calculate and report its own individual corporate excise liability under said section 2 or 2B of said chapter 63, whether or not such financial institution’s income, sales or other attributes may be taken into account in the calculation of the excise under this chapter of an affiliated corporation that does calculate and report an individual corporate excise pursuant to such combined report.
SECTION 100. Section 26 of said chapter 62C, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(b) (1) If the commissioner determines, from the verification of a return or otherwise, that the full amount of any tax has not been assessed or is not considered to be assessed, the commissioner may, at any time within 3 years after the date the return was filed or the date it was required to be filed, whichever occurs later, assess the same with interest as provided in section 32 to the date when the deficiency assessment is required to be paid, first giving notice of the commissioner’s intention to the person to be assessed; provided, however, that said 3-year period for making an assessment shall be suspended during the period of time that the taxpayer has a bankruptcy case pending under the appropriate chapters of Title 11 of the United States Code. The taxpayer or the taxpayer’s representative may confer with the commissioner or the commissioner’s duly authorized representative as to the proposed assessment within 30 days after the date of such notification. After the expiration of 30 days from the date of such notification, the commissioner shall assess the amount of tax remaining due to the commonwealth, or any portion thereof, which the commissioner believes has not been assessed.
(2) In the case of 1 or more corporations that participated or were required to participate in a filing through the means of a combined report under section 32B of chapter 63, the commissioner may effect the issuance of a notice of the intention to assess or a notice of assessment to each corporation that participated or was required to participate in the combined report with respect to any tax liability due from such corporation under said chapter 63, whether relating to the income measure or non-income measure of the corporate excise or minimum excise tax liability, by issuing a single notice to the principal reporting corporation on its own behalf and as the agent for each corporation that is being assessed. The single notice shall state the net cumulative liability of all such assessed corporations. In such cases, the commissioner shall provide detail as to the assessment that is being issued to each corporation included in the cumulative assessment in the form of work papers made available to the principal reporting corporation in connection with the notice of the cumulative assessment that is directed to such principal reporting corporation. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the commissioner from separately and directly assessing any individual corporation subject to tax under said chapter 63, rather than assessing such corporation through the means of a cumulative assessment as referenced in this paragraph, even when such corporation participated in or was required to participate in the filing of a combined report.
(3) If the commissioner audits or verifies the returns of the same tax for 2 or more tax periods and determines, as a result thereof, that the amounts assessed result in overpayments for some tax periods and underpayments for others, the commissioner shall offset the overpayments against the underpayments and refund any net overpayment as required by section 36. An application for abatement under section 37 shall not be required for overpayments resulting from assessments made pursuant to this section.
(4) Failure to receive the notice provided for by this section shall not affect the validity of the tax.
SECTION 101. Section 27 of said chapter 62C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
In the case of 1 or more corporations that participated in or was required to participate in a filing through the means of a combined report under section 32B of chapter 63, the commissioner and the principal reporting corporation may consent in writing to extending the time for assessment of any component of the corporate excise reported or required to be reported under said chapter 63 by any such corporation, whether relating to the income measure, non-income measure or a minimum excise tax liability under the corporate excise. This consent shall be effective for: (i) any corporation that filed through the means of the combined report, including any corporation that was improperly included in the combined group as determined pursuant to said section 32B of said chapter 63 or that subsequently ceased to be a member of such group; and (ii) any corporation that was improperly excluded from the combined group and that improperly filed a separate return to report its corporate excise under said chapter 63. The period so extended by the commissioner and the principal reporting corporation may be further extended by subsequent agreements in writing made before the expiration of the time as previously extended. The commissioner or a duly authorized representative may examine the books, papers, records and other data of any corporation that participated in or was required to participate in the filing of the combined report. Nothing in this section shall preclude the commissioner from separately executing consents to extend the time for assessment with an individual corporation subject to tax under said chapter 63 for a tax due from such corporation under this chapter or said chapter 63, even where the corporation participated in or was required to participate in the filing of a combined report.
SECTION 102. Section 30 of said chapter 62C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the seventh paragraph the following paragraph:-
In the case of the filing of a combined report pursuant to section 32B of said chapter 63, the principal reporting corporation shall file all notices of change as provided under this section, together with payment of additional amounts due or an application for abatement, as the case may be, on behalf of all corporations participating in or required to participate in the filing of the combined report. Without limitation, such notices of change shall be required from the principal reporting corporation in the event of a final determination of federal change to the income included or required to be included in the combined report, or any portion thereof, without regard to the particular corporations taking such income into account for federal income tax purposes or to whether such corporations are required to file a return under this chapter. A principal reporting corporation shall be subject to the penalties provided under this section in the event of failure to file a required notice of change under this paragraph.
SECTION 103. Section 31 of said chapter 62C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:- In the case of 1 or more corporations that participated in or are required to participate in a filing through the means of a combined report under section 32B of chapter 63, the commissioner may issue a single notice directed to the principal reporting corporation on its own behalf and as the agent for each corporation that is being assessed. This single notice shall state the net cumulative liability of all such assessed corporations.
SECTION 104. Section 37 of said chapter 62C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
In the case of a combined report filed pursuant to section 32B of chapter 63, the principal reporting corporation may act under this section as the agent for any and all corporations that participated in or were required to participate in such filing. In the case of such combined report, the commissioner may offset against an abatement with respect to such corporation, as determined by the commissioner under this section, additional excise that is due or determined to be due under said chapter 63 from any corporation that participated in or was required to participate in the combined report filing, whether that additional excise due may result from the application of the income or non-income measures of the corporate excise or to the minimum excise tax and whether or not the additional tax is based on issues related to the abatement. Offsets based on issues unrelated to the abatement may reduce or eliminate such abatement, but in no case shall such offset give rise to a net amount of tax due where an assessment would otherwise be barred as untimely.
SECTION 105. Paragraph 8 of section 30 of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The net worth of a business corporation taxable under section 39 shall be calculated as follows: (a) the book value of its total assets on the last day of the taxable year shall be reduced by the sum of (1) its liabilities on said date, (2) the book value of its tangible property situated in the commonwealth on said date and subject to local taxation, less the interest of any mortgagee therein, and (3) the book value on said date of its investment in subsidiary business corporations which represent 80 per cent or more of the voting stock of said subsidiary business corporations or, in the case of a subsidiary business corporation which does not have voting stock, the book value of its investment in such business corporation which represents 80 per cent or more ownership interest; (b) the amount determined in (a) shall be multiplied by such corporation’s income apportionment percentage, as determined under section 38.
SECTION 106. Said section 30 of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph 9 and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
9. Notwithstanding paragraph 8, the net worth of a business corporation taxable under clause (1) of subsection (a) of section 39 that is a qualified real estate investment trust shall be such portion of the book value of its total assets less its liabilities on the last day of the taxable year as the book value of its tangible assets situated in the commonwealth on said date and not subject to local taxation plus the amount of its intangible assets on said date allocable to the commonwealth, as hereinafter determined, bear to the book value of its total assets on said date. The intangible assets allocated to the commonwealth shall be calculated as follows: (a) the book value of its total intangible assets on the last day of the taxable year shall be reduced by the book value on said date of its investment in and advances to subsidiary business corporations which represent 80 per cent or more of the voting stock of said corporations, or in the case of a subsidiary business corporation which does not have voting stock, the book value of its investment in such business corporation which represents an 80 per cent or more ownership interest; (b) the amount determined in (a) shall be multiplied by such corporation’s income apportionment percentage, as determined under section 38. In determining the book value of an asset, the commissioner may disallow a reserve, in whole or in part, with respect thereto which, in the commissioner’s judgment, is not reasonable and proper. For the purpose of this paragraph, “qualified real estate investment trust” shall mean a business corporation that both qualifies as a real estate investment trust under section 856 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code and that is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission annual and other reports as specified in section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and “advances” shall mean such interests in a corporation where a corporation-shareholder relationship exists, determined under such regulations as the commissioner may issue and under section 385 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code as in effect for the taxable year and the regulations issued thereunder.
SECTION 107. Section 31A of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3, 23, 113 and 131, the words “thirty-eight C or” each time they appear.
SECTION 108. Said section 31A of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 58 and 59, the words “thirty-two (b),”.
SECTION 109. Section 31E of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 19, the words “thirty-two (b),”.
SECTION 110. Section 31N of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 13, 16, 17 and 19, the word “gross” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- net or gross.
SECTION 111. Section 32C of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “thirty-two or”.
SECTION 112. Section 38P of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “sections thirty-two or” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- section.
SECTION 113. Said section 38P of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 35, the words “sections thirty-two (b) and” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- section.
SECTION 114. Section 38R of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 35 and 36, the words “12-year period beginning January 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2017” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2022.
SECTION 115. Section 38Z of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 11, the words “domestic or foreign” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- business.
SECTION 116. Section 39A of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1, 5 and 16, the word “foreign” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- business.
SECTION 117. Said section 39A of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “paragraph”, in line 21, the following words:- 8 or.
SECTION 118. Section 42A of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the word “foreign” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- business.
Governor returned the following sections with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 119. Section 11 of chapter 64D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “assessment”, in line 25, the following words:- , which shall include the county’s required maintenance of effort for the fiscal year plus an additional 10 per cent of the combined maintenance of effort for fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2014, inclusive.
SECTION 120. Said section 11 of said chapter 64D is hereby further amended by striking out the words “plus an additional 10 per cent of the combined maintenance of effort for fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2014, inclusive”, as appearing in section 119.
SECTION 121. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 251, the words “sections thirty-eight C or” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- section.
SECTION 122. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 276, the words “thirty-eight C or”.
SECTION 123. Section 30 of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The council shall establish a policy providing for public notice and the opportunity for public comment on such certificates or articles referred to it under this section, where appropriate.
SECTION 124. Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 4, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 4. Upon action of the general court, there shall periodically be a foundation budget review commission to review the way foundation budgets are calculated and to make recommendations for potential changes in those calculations as the commission deems appropriate. In conducting such review, the commission shall seek to determine the educational programs and services necessary to achieve the commonwealth’s educational goals and to prepare students to achieve passing scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System examinations. The review shall include, but not be limited to, those components of the foundation budget created pursuant to section 3 of chapter 70 and subsequent changes made to the foundation budget by law. In addition, the commission shall seek to determine and recommend measures to promote the adoption of ways in which resources can be most effectively utilized and consider various models of efficient and effective resource allocation. In carrying out the review, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall provide to the commission any data and information the commissioner considers relevant to the commission’s charge.
The commission shall include the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, who shall serve as co-chairs, the secretary of education, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the commissioner of early education and care, the speaker of the house of representatives or a designee, the president of the senate or a designee, the minority leader of the house of representatives or a designee, the minority leader of the senate or a designee, the governor or a designee, the chair of the house committee on ways and means or a designee, the chair of the senate committee on ways and means or a designee and 1 member to be appointed by each of the following organizations: the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc., the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc., the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools, Inc. and the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials. Members shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive reimbursement for the reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities as members of the commission. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall furnish reasonable staff and other support for the work of the commission. Prior to issuing its recommendations, the commission shall conduct not fewer than 4 public hearings across regions of the commonwealth. It shall not constitute a violation of chapter 268A for a person employed by a school district to serve on the commission or to participate in commission deliberations that may have a financial impact on the district employing that person or on the rate at which that person may be compensated. The commission may establish procedures to ensure that no such person participates in commission deliberations that may directly affect the school districts employing those persons or that may directly affect the rate at which those persons are compensated.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 125. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sections:-
Section 95. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Federal military reservation”, the Joint Base Cape Cod and Hanscom Air Force Base.
“Federal military reservation students”, children who are dependents of military or other federal personnel who reside on a federal military reservation and who attend public schools in any district.
“Reimbursement aid”, funds from the commonwealth paid to municipalities to defray costs incurred by a municipality for federal military reservation students; provided, however, that reimbursement aid shall supplement funds already received by municipalities for the costs of educating federal military reservation students, including federal impact aid under 20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq., and state aid under chapter 70.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth shall pay reimbursement aid to qualifying municipalities. The total amount of reimbursement aid paid to qualifying municipalities shall be at least $1,300,000. The minimum payment made to a municipality for federal military reservation students shall equal the amount paid to the municipality in fiscal year 2014. Any increase in funding shall be disbursed through a ratio established by the department. The ratio shall be based on the proportionate amount of reimbursement aid paid to the municipality in fiscal year 2014.
Section 96. Each public school shall have a policy regarding substance use prevention and the education of its students about the dangers of substance abuse. The school shall notify the parents or guardians of all students attending the school of the policy and shall post the policy on the school’s website, if a website exists. The policy and any standards and rules enforcing the policy shall be prescribed by the school committee in conjunction with the superintendent or the board of trustees of a charter school.
SECTION 126. Section 19A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the maximum gross vehicle weight limit, bridge formula limit and axle weight limit for any vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with an idle reduction system may be increased by a quantity necessary to compensate for the additional weight of the idle reduction system as provided for in 23 U.S.C. section 127. The additional weight increase allowed under this paragraph shall not be greater than 400 pounds. Upon request by an appropriate law enforcement officer, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the idle reduction technology is fully functional at all times and that the gross weight increase is not used for any purpose other than for the use of an idle reduction system. For purposes of this section, an idle reduction system shall be any system that provides heating, cooling or electrical service to a commercial vehicle cab to reduce vehicle idling.
SECTION 127. Section 35 of chapter 90B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The distribution of fines shall not apply to the surcharge amount imposed by section 39 or by section 10I of chapter 21A.
SECTION 128. Said chapter 90B is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-
Section 39. (a) There shall be a 10 per cent administrative surcharge on all registration, title and permit fees collected by the division of law enforcement under this chapter. The surcharge shall be deposited into the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund established by section 2LLLL of chapter 29.
(b) There shall be a surcharge of 20 per cent on a fine assessed against a person convicted of or found responsible for a violation under this chapter or a violation of a special regulation made under this chapter. Notwithstanding the distribution of fines, penalties and forfeitures under section 10G of chapter 21A, the surcharge shall be deposited into the Massachusetts Environmental Police Trust Fund.
SECTION 129. The first paragraph of section 181 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- This section shall not apply to off-premise, standard factory-packaged meat, poultry or fish items where the weight and price are the same for each meat, poultry or fish item.
SECTION 130. Section 1 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Controlled substance” and inserting in place thereof the following 2 definitions:-
“Controlled substance”, a drug, substance, controlled substance analogue or immediate precursor in any schedule or class referred to in this chapter.
“Controlled substance analogue”, (i) a drug or substance with a chemical structure substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Class A, B, C, D or E, listed in section 31 and which has a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance in Class A, B, C, D or E, listed in said section 31; or (ii) a drug or substance with a chemical structure substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Class A, B, C, D or E, listed in said section 31 and with respect to a particular person, which such person represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance in Class A, B, C, D or E, listed in said section 31; provided, however, that “controlled substance analogue” shall not include: (1) a controlled substance; (2) any substance for which there is an approved new drug application; (3) with respect to a particular person, any substance for which there is an exception in effect for investigational use for that person, under section 8, to the extent conduct with respect to the substance is pursuant to such exemption; or (4) any substance not intended for human consumption before such an exemption takes effect with respect to that substance; provided, however, that for the purposes of this chapter, a “controlled substance analogue” shall be treated as the Class A, B, C, D or E substance of which it is a controlled substance analogue.
SECTION 131. Section 7A of said chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “veterinarian”, in line 7, the following words:- ; provided, however, that a practitioner shall include a physician assistant, nurse anesthetist or a registered nurse authorized by the board of registration in nursing to practice in an advanced practice nursing role.
SECTION 132. Said chapter 94C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 19A the following section:-
Section 19B. (a) As used in this section and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, “opioid antagonist” shall mean naloxone or any other drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a competitive narcotic antagonist used in the reversal of overdoses caused by opioids.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a licensed pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist in accordance with written, standardized procedures or protocols developed by an actively practicing physician registered with the commissioner to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in the course of professional practice pursuant to section 7, if such procedures or protocols are filed at the pharmacist’s place of practice and with the board of registration in pharmacy before implementation.
(c) Before dispensing an opioid antagonist pursuant to this section, a pharmacist shall complete a training program approved by the commissioner on opioid antagonists. The training program shall include, but not be limited to, proper documentation and quality assurance.
(d) A pharmacist dispensing an opioid antagonist under this section shall annually provide to the department the number of times an opioid antagonist is dispensed. Reports made pursuant to this section shall not identify an individual patient, shall be confidential and shall not be public records as defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4.
(e) The department, the board of registration in medicine and the board of registration in pharmacy shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
SECTION 133. Class C of section 31 of said chapter 94C, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(f) Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation, which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances or cannabimimetic agents within the structural classes identified below:
(1) 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl) phenol with substitution at the 5-position of the phenolic ring by alkyl or alkenyl, whether or not substituted on the cyclohexyl ring to any extent;
(2) 3-(1-naphthoyl) indole or 3-(1-naphthyl) indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl or naphthyl ring to any extent;
(3) 3-(1-naphthoyl) pyrrole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl ring to any extent;
(4) 1-(1-naphthylmethyl) indene by substitution of the 3-position of the indene ring, whether or not further substituted in the indene ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthyl ring to any extent;
(5) 3-phenylacetylindole or 3-benzoylindole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the phenyl ring to any extent;
(6) 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol (CP-47,497);
(7) 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol (cannabicyclohexanol or CP-47,497 C8-homolog);
(8) 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole (JWH-018 and AM678);
(9) 1-butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole (JWH-073);
(10) 1-hexyl-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole (JWH-019);
(11) 1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole (JWH-200);
(12) 1-pentyl-3-(2-methoxyphenylacetyl) indole (JWH-250);
(13) 1-pentyl-3-[1-(4-methoxynaphthoyl)] indole (JWH-081);
(14) 1-pentyl-3-(4-methyl-1-naphthoyl) indole (JWH-122);
(15) 1-pentyl-3-(4-chloro-1-naphthoyl) indole (JWH-398);
(16) 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole (AM2201);
(17) 1-(5-fluoropentyl)-3-(2-iodobenzoyl) indole (AM694);
(18) 1-pentyl-3-[(4-methoxy)-benzoyl] indole (SR-19 and RCS-4);
(19) 1-cyclohexylethyl-3-(2-methoxyphenylacetyl) indole (SR-18 and RCS-8); and
(20) 1-pentyl-3-(2-chlorophenylacetyl) indole (JWH-203).
Governor disapproved of the following Section [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
SECTION 134. Section 32E of said chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 88 and 95, the figure “20” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 30.
SECTION 135. Said section 32E of said chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 102 and 108, the word “twenty” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 30.
SECTION 136. Section 2H of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “chairperson”, in line 7, the following words:- ; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care financing.
SECTION 137. Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2H the following section:-
Section 2I. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Substance Abuse Services Fund to be expended, without further appropriation, by the department of public health. The commissioner of public health shall, as trustee, administer the fund. The fund shall consist of revenues collected by the commonwealth including: (i) any revenue from appropriations or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) any funds from public and private sources, including gifts, grants and donations to provide substance use disorder treatment services; (iii) any interest earned on such revenues; and (iv) any funds provided from other sources. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
(b) All expenditures from the fund shall support the expansion of substance use disorder treatment services including, but not limited to: (i) detoxification services; (ii) clinical stabilization services; (iii) residential treatment services; (iv) outpatient treatment services; (v) counseling; (vi) promoting the access of primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, to available, trained and certified addiction physician specialists for consultation or referral; and (vii) educating primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, about addiction prevention and treatment and encouraging primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to screen for signs of substance abuse.
(c) In making expenditures from the fund, the commissioner shall prioritize: (i) treatment methods that are evidence-based and cost effective; (ii) ensuring substance use disorder treatment access to historically underserved populations; and (iii) availability of a continuum of services and care for clients entering substance use disorder treatment at any level.
(d) The commissioner of public health shall report quarterly to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the way funds were spent in the previous quarter including, but not limited to, an itemized accounting of the goods and services that were procured; (ii) an accounting of substance use disorder services provided by the fund, broken down by month and type of service, from 2011 to the current quarter, inclusive; (iii) the number of clients served, by month and type of service, by the goods and services procured in the previous quarter; (iv) amounts expended by type of service for each month in the prior quarter; and (v) procurement and service goals for the subsequent quarter.
SECTION 138. Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by striking out section 4M, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
Section 4M. Subject to appropriation, the department shall:
(1) conduct a needs assessment to determine the incidence and prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in the commonwealth;
(2) develop and implement a program to prevent further transmission of viral hepatitis and to prevent onset of chronic liver disease caused by viral hepatitis;
(3) develop and implement a statewide public education and community outreach program to raise awareness and promote prevention of viral hepatitis;
(4) develop or approve evidence-based educational materials on the risks, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of viral hepatitis; provided that, the materials shall be made available in written and electronic form and shall be targeted to physicians and other health care providers and high-risk populations subject to an increased risk of contracting viral hepatitis as determined by the department;
(5) support the establishment and maintenance of a chronic and acute hepatitis B and hepatitis C surveillance program in order to identify (i) trends in the incidence of acute and chronic hepatitis B and acute and chronic hepatitis C, (ii) trends in the prevalence of acute and chronic hepatitis B and acute and chronic hepatitis C infection among groups that may be disproportionately affected and (iii) trends in liver cancer and end-stage liver disease incidence and deaths caused by chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C in high-risk populations; and
(6) annually report on the department’s viral hepatitis education, awareness and prevention education and community outreach efforts to the joint committee on public health on or before January 1.
Section 4M1/2. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-
“Hepatitis C diagnostic test”, a laboratory test that detects the presence of hepatitis C virus in the blood and confirms whether the person whose blood is being tested has a hepatitis C virus infection.
“Hepatitis C screening test”, any FDA-approved laboratory screening test, FDA-approved rapid point-of-care test or other FDA-approved tests that detect the presence of hepatitis C antibodies in the blood.
(b) Every person born between the years of 1945 and 1965 who receives health care services from a primary care provider shall be offered a hepatitis C screening test or a Hepatitis C diagnostic test unless the provider believes that: (i) the person is being treated for a life threatening emergency; (ii) the person has previously been offered or has received a hepatitis screening test; or (iii) the person lacks capacity to consent to a hepatitis C screening test.
SECTION 139. Section 57D of said chapter 111, as so appearing , is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
The department shall issue for a term of 2 years and renew for a like term a license to maintain a hospice program to any organization it considers responsible and suitable to maintain such a program. The department may issue not more than 8 licenses under this section to maintain an inpatient hospice program and shall promulgate regulations to govern the issuance of licenses to such programs. Hospice program licensees shall be subject to suspension, revocation or refusal to renew for cause. The department shall determine the fee and renewal of the license. Prior to issuing a new license, and every 4 years thereafter, the department, in consultation with the Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts, shall review the number of inpatient hospice facilities operating under this section, as well as the demand for such facilities, and make recommendations on the appropriate number of inpatient hospice facility licenses that should be available in the commonwealth. The department shall report its recommendations to the executive office of health and human services and the joint committee on public health.
SECTION 140. Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 72AA the following section:-
Section 72BB. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “facility” shall mean a nursing home, rest home or other long-term care facility.
(b) The department shall establish a schedule of psychotropic medications that shall not be administered to a resident by a facility without informed written consent.
(c) Prior to administering psychotropic medication listed on the schedule created under subsection (b), a facility shall obtain the informed written consent of the resident, the resident’s health care proxy or the resident’s guardian. Informed written consent shall be obtained on a form approved by the department, which shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the purpose for administering the listed psychotropic drug; (ii) the prescribed dosage; and (iii) any known effect or side effect of the psychotropic medication. The written consent form shall be kept in the resident’s medical record.
SECTION 141. Section 7 of chapter 111B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “treatment”, in line 41, the following words:- ; provided, however, that a patient shall not be referred to alcohol and drug free housing unless such housing is certified pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17.
SECTION 142. Section 1 of chapter 111D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clause (3) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-
(3) “Company”, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, an association, a trust or an organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not.
SECTION 143. Said section 1 of said chapter 111D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out clause (7) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 clauses:-
(7) “Ownership interest”, interests including, but not limited to, any membership, proprietary interest, shares of stock in a corporation, units or other interest in a partnership, bonds, debentures, notes or other equity interest or debt instrument or co-ownership in any form.
(7A) “Person”, corporations, societies, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, trusts, organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, an individual or the individual’s estate upon death, any other entity including, but not limited to, medical practice, medical office, clinic, counseling center, substance use disorder treatment program or sober house or a political subdivision of the commonwealth.
SECTION 144. Section 8 of said chapter 111D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-
(17) knowingly solicit, accept or test any specimen derived from the human body that is received from, ordered, requested or referred by: (a) any person or company in which the clinical laboratory or its directors, owners, partners, employees or family members thereof have any direct or indirect ownership interest; or (b) any person or company or its directors, owners, partners, employees or family members thereof having any direct or indirect ownership interest in the clinical laboratory; provided, however, that this clause shall not apply to: (i) a clinical laboratory owned by a licensed physician or group of licensed physicians used exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of the physician's or group of physicians’ own patients and where all testing is performed by or under the direct supervision of the physician or group of physicians; (ii) a hospital or clinic licensed under section 51 of chapter 111 used exclusively in connection with the diagnosis or treatment of the hospital's or clinic’s own patients; or (iii) any case exempted under subsection (b) to (d), inclusive, of 42 U.S.C. section 1395nn, or specifically permitted by regulations or rules of the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the federal Centers for Medicare or Medicaid Services, the executive office of health and human services or the executive office for administration and finance.
SECTION 145. Said chapter 111D is hereby further amended by inserting after section 8 the following section:-
Section 8A. No person or company shall knowingly refer, request, order or send any specimen derived from the human body for examination to a clinical laboratory in which the person or company, or any of its owners, directors, partners, employees or family members thereof have a direct or indirect ownership interest. This section shall not apply to: (i) a clinical laboratory owned by a licensed physician or group of licensed physicians and used exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of the physician’s or group of physicians’ own patients and where all testing is performed by or under the direct supervision of said physician or group of physicians; (ii) a hospital or clinic licensed under section 51 of chapter 111 used exclusively in connection with the diagnosis or treatment of the hospital’s or clinic’s own patients; or (iii) any case exempted under subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of 42 U.S.C. section 1395nn or specifically permitted by regulations or rules of the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the federal Centers for Medicare or Medicaid Services, the executive office of health and human services or the executive office for administration and finance.
SECTION 146. Said chapter 111D is hereby further amended by striking out section 13, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
Section 13. (a) No individual shall: (i) maintain a clinical laboratory in the commonwealth without a license in violation of section 4; (ii) maintain a clinical laboratory in violation of the terms of a license issued under section 5; (iii) engage in, aid, abet, cause or permit any act prohibited under section 8; or (iv) refer, request, order or send any specimen derived from the human body in violation of section 8A. A violation of this subsection, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years in state prison, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment. The commissioner shall transmit to the attorney general evidence of an offense, which is in the department’s possession.
(b) If a person or company violates clause (17) of section 8 or section 8A, the attorney general may bring a civil action, either in lieu of or in addition to a criminal prosecution, and may recover a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 per violation, plus 3 times the amount of damages sustained, including consequential damages. A person violating clause (17) of section 8 or section 8A shall be liable to the commonwealth for the expenses of the civil action brought to recover any such penalty or damages, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable expert's fees and the costs of investigation. No action shall be brought under this section more than 6 years after it accrues. The commissioner shall transmit to the attorney general such evidence of an offense as the department may have in its possession.
(c) A person or company that solicits, offers or enters into a referral arrangement or scheme with a clinical laboratory which the person or company knows or should know has a principal purpose of assuring referrals by the person or company to a particular clinical laboratory which, if the person or company directly made referrals to such clinical laboratory, would be in violation of clause (17) of section 8 or section 8A, shall be liable to the commonwealth for a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 for each referral arrangement or scheme plus 3 times the amount of damages sustained, including consequential damages. No action shall be brought under this section more than 6 years after it accrues. The commissioner shall transmit to the attorney general such evidence of an offense as the department may have in its possession.
Section 14. The department shall require all clinical laboratories to disclose any ownership interests in writing to the department every 2 years. The disclosure shall contain the name and ownership interest of the disclosing person or company, as well as the names and all ownership interests of all other parties with an ownership interest in the clinical laboratory. A copy of the disclosure shall be provided by the clinical laboratory to the attorney general. Any person who fails to provide such disclosure shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 by the department.
SECTION 147. Section 12 of chapter 111E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence the following sentence:- If the court requires as a condition of probation that the defendant shall reside in alcohol and drug free housing, the judge issuing the order shall require the probation officer to refer the defendant only to alcohol and drug free housing certified pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17 and the probation officer shall require the defendant to reside in housing so certified in order to satisfy such condition if such certified housing is available.
SECTION 148. Section 9I of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “degree”, in line 8, the following words:- or higher.
SECTION 149. Section 32 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “mail”, in line 5, the following words:- in accordance with sections 3-306(f) and 3-403(f) of chapter 190B.
SECTION 150. Said section 32 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6 and in line 78, the words “an executor or administrator” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- a personal representative.
SECTION 151. Said section 32 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 15 and 16, 18, 23, 28, 45 and 46, 63, 68 and 69, 76, 98 and in lines 101 and 102, the words “executor or administrator” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- personal representative.
SECTION 152. Chapter 119 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out section 26A, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 26A. (a) In addition to the department’s criminal offender record check process pursuant to section 172B of chapter 6, the department shall conduct fingerprint-based checks of the state and national criminal history databases, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 16962, for all applicants filing a request to become adoptive or foster parents and their household members age 15 or older. When the department obtains the results of checks of state and national criminal history databases, it shall treat the information according to sections 167 to 178, inclusive, of chapter 6 and the regulations thereunder regarding criminal offender record information.
(b) Fingerprints, as referenced in subsection (a), shall be submitted to the identification section of the department of state police for a state criminal history check and forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check, according to the policies and procedures established by the identification section and by the department of criminal justice information services. Fingerprint submissions may be retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the state identification section and the department of criminal justice information services to assist the department in its review of suitability for initial or continued approval of pre-adoptive or foster parents. The department of criminal justice information services may disseminate the results of a state and national criminal history check to authorized department of children and families staff to determine the suitability of adoptive and foster parent applicants and their household members age 15 or older. If the department receives information from a fingerprint-based check that does not include a final disposition or is otherwise incomplete, the department may request that an applicant provide additional information to assist the department in determining the suitability of the individual for approval.
(c) The department shall, subject to appropriation and the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, pay all fees required to operate and administer the fingerprint-based criminal background check system established in this section. The secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of public safety and the commissioner, shall determine the appropriate fees necessary to offset the costs of the program. Any fees required for fingerprinting activity pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Fingerprint-Based Background Check Trust Fund established by section 2HHHH of chapter 29.
(d) The department shall also obtain from the sex offender registry board all available sex offender registry information associated with the address of all persons filing a registration of interest for pre-adoptive or foster care placement and their household members age 15 or older.
(e) The department shall promulgate regulations requiring pre-adoptive or foster parents and their household members age 15 or older to be subject to a fingerprint-based check of the state and national criminal history databases pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 16962, as well as a sexual offender registry information check pursuant to sections 178I and 178J of chapter 6. The regulations shall incorporate all fees associated with conducting fingerprint-based checks, under 42 U.S.C. § 16962, as set by the department.
(f) If a record check pursuant to this section reveals a state felony conviction for: (1) assault and battery upon a child under section 13J of chapter 265; (2) assault with intent to rape under section 24 of chapter 265; (3) forcible rape of a child or assault with intent to rape a child under sections 22A, 22B, 22C, 23, or 24B of chapter 265; (4) rape and abuse of a child aggravated by age under section 23A of chapter 265; (5) rape and abuse of a child by previous offenders under section 23B of chapter 265; (6) posing or exhibiting a child under section 29A of chapter 272; (7) incest under section 17 of chapter 272; (8) indecent assault and battery under sections 13B, 13F or 13H of chapter 265; (9) inducing a minor into prostitution under section 4A of chapter 272; (10) murder under section 1 of chapter 265; (11) rape under section 22 of chapter 265; (12) unnatural acts with a child under 16 under section 35A of chapter 272; (13) enticement of a child under 18 to engage in prostitution under section 26D of chapter 265; or (14) human trafficking under sections 50 to 53, inclusive, of chapter 265 or similar conviction under the law of another state, the United States or a military, territorial or Native American tribal authority and a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the felony was committed, the department shall reject the request for foster care placement, adoption or kinship care.
(g) If a record check pursuant to this section reveals a felony conviction under state, federal or a military, territorial or Native American tribal authority law for physical assault, battery or a drug-related offense and a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the felony was committed in the past 5 years, the department shall reject the request for foster care placement, adoption or kinship care.
(h) If an applicant for foster care placement, adoption or kinship care was convicted for a crime other than those included in subsections (f) and (g), the department shall consider the following factors in making its decision whether to approve the request for foster care placement, adoption or kinship care: (1) the type of crime; (2) the number of crimes; (3) the nature of the offenses; (4) the age of the individual at the time of conviction; (5) the length of time that has elapsed since the last conviction; (6) the relationship of the crime and the capacity to care for children; (7) the current and future needs of the child to be placed and the probable effect that the misdemeanor would have on the applicant’s ability to fulfill those needs; (8) the relationship between the individual and the child in question; (9) evidence of rehabilitation; and (10) opinions of community members concerning the individual in question. Prior to the approval of any such application, the department shall require screening and a written opinion by a mental health or criminal justice professional that the individual does not pose a risk of harm to the child.
SECTION 153. Subsection (a) of section 72 of chapter 119 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words “before his”, inserted by section 22 of chapter 84 of the acts of 2013, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- until between such child’s eighteenth and.
SECTION 154. Section 60 of chapter 121B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsections (e) and (f), as appearing in section 106 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-
(e) Not later than August 1 of each fiscal year, the undersecretary shall submit a spending plan to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means. The spending plan shall include the specific programs that shall be supported through the fund including, if applicable, relevant state budget items through which the programs receive additional state support. The spending plan shall include the fund balance at the start of the current fiscal year and expenditures and incomes from the prior fiscal year. Spending from the fund shall be subject to approval of the secretary of administration and finance. The undersecretary shall report not less than every 6 months to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on how the funds have been expended and how expenditures have differed from the spending plan submitted on August 1. For the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the undersecretary may incur obligations and the comptroller may certify payment amounts not to exceed the most recent revenue estimate submitted by the undersecretary and approved by the secretary of administration and finance but the fund shall be in balance by the close of each fiscal year.
(f) The undersecretary shall determine eligibility and benefit levels for programs supported by the fund, but programs shall be structured in a sustainable manner. Any funds expended on programs that are also funded through the general appropriations act shall follow all eligibility and program requirements as described in the item language for each such program.
SECTION 155. Section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 32 and 33, the words “or a qualified psychologist” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , a qualified psychologist or a social worker.
SECTION 156. Section 20B of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the word “and” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- ; provided, however, that such place of confinement shall not include alcohol and drug free housing unless such housing is certified pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17; and provided further, that the sheriff.
SECTION 157. Section 130 of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- If the terms and conditions prescribed by the board include residence in alcohol and drug free housing, the board shall refer and require that the prisoner to whom the permit is granted reside in alcohol and drug free housing that is certified under section 18A of chapter 17 in order to satisfy those terms and conditions.
SECTION 158. The first paragraph of section 133B of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the third sentence the following sentence:- If the terms and conditions prescribed by the board include residence in alcohol and drug free housing, the board shall refer and require that the holder of the permit reside in alcohol and drug free housing that is certified pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17 in order to satisfy those terms and conditions.
SECTION 159. The second paragraph of section 133D of said chapter 127, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- If the terms and conditions prescribed by the board include residence in alcohol and drug free housing, the board shall refer and require that the person serving the sentence reside in alcohol and drug free housing that is certified pursuant to section 18A of chapter 17 in order to satisfy those terms and conditions.
SECTION 160. Section 1 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Commission” the following definition:-
“Direct wine shipper”, a person who sells, delivers or exports wine to consumers in the commonwealth under a license issued pursuant to section 19F.
SECTION 161. Subsection (g) of section 19B of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following paragraph:- (6) at retail if provided as a sample of wine or winery product to be consumed on the premises; provided, however, that no sample shall exceed 1 ounce and no more than 5 samples shall be served to any individual.
SECTION 162. Said chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby further amended by striking out section 19F and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 19F. (a) The commission may issue a direct wine shipper license pursuant to this section to any person, firm or corporation that holds a federal basic permit pursuant to the federal Alcohol Administration Act, compiled in 27 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; holds a license in the commonwealth or any other state to manufacture and export wine; and is in the business of manufacturing, bottling or rectifying wine.
(b) Under this section, a direct wine shipper licensee may make sales and delivery of wine directly to residents of the commonwealth who are 21 years of age or older, for personal use and not for resale.
(c) The fee for a license issued pursuant to this section shall be $300 per winery; provided that an affiliate, franchise or subsidiary of the winery shall require a separate license. Licenses shall be renewed annually at a fee of $150. If a direct wine shipper’s license expires and is not renewed, a subsequent application shall be treated as an application for a new license. An applicant for a direct wine shipper license shall provide the commission and the department of revenue with a true copy of the applicable alcoholic beverage license to manufacture, export and sell the applicant’s wine as issued by the appropriate licensing authority. A copy of the direct wine shipment license obtained pursuant to this section shall be provided by the commission to the department of revenue.
(d) A direct wine shipper licensee under this section shall ship wine in accordance with section 22.
(e) A direct wine shipper licensee may ship up to 12 cases of wine, containing not more than 9 liters of wine per case, per year to a resident of the commonwealth.
(f) A licensee under this section shall: (i) report yearly to the commission and the department of revenue the total number of gallons of wine shipped into the commonwealth for the preceding year; (ii) pay to the department of revenue, under the department's rules and regulations, for each shipment of wine the excise levied on importations of wine calculated under section 21 and any and all other applicable taxes; and (iii) upon request, allow the commission or the department of revenue to perform an audit of the direct shipper licensee's records.
(g) No person, firm or corporation shall ship wine directly to consumers without a direct wine shipper license. A person, firm or corporation who manufactures, transports, imports or exports wine in violation of this section shall be deemed to have engaged in a deceptive act or practice under chapter 93A.
(h) Whoever ships wine in violation of this section shall be subject to the following penalties: for a first violation, by suspension of the direct wine shipper license for 60 days or a fine of $500, or both; for a second violation, by suspension of the direct wine shipper license for 120 days or a fine of $1,000, or both; and for a third or subsequent violation, by suspension of the direct wine shipper license for 1 year or by a fine of $3,000, or both. A licensee whose license has been suspended for 1 year or more may apply for a direct wine shipper license and shall be treated as a new applicant. The commission may revoke a direct wine shipper license after 3 or more violations.
(i) If a violation of this section involves the sale or delivery of wine to a person under 21 years of age, the commission may impose the following additional penalties: for a first violation, by suspension of the direct shipper license for 180 days or a fine of $1,000, or both; for a second violation, by suspension of the direct shipper license for 1 year or a fine of $2,000, or both; and for a third or subsequent violation, by suspension of the direct shipper license for 2 years or by a fine of $5,000, or both. Nothing in this section shall preclude enforcement of violations of section 34.
(j) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this section. The department of revenue may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the oversight and collection of taxes due to the commonwealth as a result of the sale and shipment of wine into the commonwealth pursuant to this section.
(k) The commission shall issue an annual report to the joint committee on consumer protection and professional licensure, which shall include, but not be limited to, the number of direct wine shipment licenses issued and a review of violations and enforcement measures taken pursuant to this section.
SECTION 163. Section 22 of said chapter 138, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 57 and 58, the words “section 19F, or farmer-brewery licensees under section nineteen E” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- sections 19B, 19C and 19F.
SECTION 164. Said section 22 of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 63 to 67, inclusive, the words “the words “CONTAINS ALCOHOL: REQUIRES SIGNATURE OF AND PERSONAL DELIVERY TO A PERSON LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE COMMONWEALTH” and with a seal of licensure attached thereto as provided by the commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- words that indicate that the package contains alcohol and that the signature of a person, age 21 years or older, is required for delivery.
SECTION 165. Said section 22 of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 76, the word “twenty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 108.
SECTION 166. Section 9 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “license”, in line 8, the following words:- or impose a fine; provided that, the fine for the first offense within a 6-month period shall be not less than $500 and not more than $1,000; for the second offense within a 6-month period the fine shall be not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000; for the third offense within a 6-month period the fine shall be not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000; for the fourth offense within a 6-month period the fine shall be not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000; and for the fifth offense within a 6-month period the fine shall be not less than $10,000.
SECTION 167. The second paragraph of section 65 of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 6 of chapter 3 of the acts of 2013, is hereby amended by inserting after the third sentence the following sentence:- The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee may waive all or a portion of the $100 per day fine and may promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria used to determine whether the fine may be waived.
SECTION 168. Section 63 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “chapter”, in line 15, the following words:- ; provided, however, that if the reason for cancellation is for nonpayment of premium, if the insured pays the amount of premium due on or before the effective date of cancellation, the assigned carrier shall issue an accurate renewal policy.
SECTION 169. Section 65B of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “same”, in line 7, following words:- ; and provided further, that if the reason for cancellation is for nonpayment of premium, if the insurer receives the amount of premium due on or before the effective date of cancellation, the assigned carrier shall issue an accurate renewal policy.
SECTION 170. Section 18 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
The secretary of administration and finance, on behalf of the commonwealth shall, with the concurrence of the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, enter into a contract with the authority. The contract shall provide for payments by the commonwealth of $160,000,000 annually to the authority, in substantially equal monthly payments not later than the last day of each month.
The authority may pledge the contract and the rights of the authority to receive amounts thereunder as security for the payment of notes or bonds issued under this chapter. Such contract shall constitute a general obligation of the commonwealth for which the full faith and credit of the commonwealth shall be pledged for the benefit of the authority and of the holders of any notes or bonds of the authority which may be secured by a pledge of such contract or of amounts to be received by the authority under such contract.
SECTION 171. Chapter 161A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 50. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or its successor, shall make available retirement information, for all current, former and future Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees and retirees, which includes total annual and monthly pension benefit contributions, in an electronically searchable and aggregate format in accordance with chapter 66 and section 14C of chapter 7. The information shall include name, position, annual salary, monthly and annual pension payment, age and number of years in service for each employee or retiree at retirement.
SECTION 172. The second paragraph of subsection (a) of section 12 of chapter 176O of the General Laws, as appearing in section 199 of chapter 224 of the acts of 2012, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Utilization review criteria shall be applied consistently by a carrier or a utilization review organization and made easily accessible and up-to-date on a carrier or utilization review organization’s website and upon request to the general public; provided, however, that a carrier shall not be required to disclose licensed, proprietary criteria purchased by a carrier or utilization review organization on its website, but shall disclose such licensed, proprietary criteria relevant to particular treatments and services to insureds, prospective insureds and health care providers upon request.
SECTION 173. Subsection (b) of section 16 of said chapter 176O, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence in inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Any such medical necessity guidelines criteria shall be applied consistently by a carrier or a utilization review organization and made easily accessible and up-to-date on a carrier or utilization review organization’s website to insureds, prospective insureds and health care providers consistent with subsection (a) of section 12.
SECTION 174. Section 3-306 of chapter 190B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(g) The petitioner shall give written notice 7 days prior to petitioning for informal probate or appointment by sending a copy of the petition and death certificate by certified mail to the division of medical assistance.
SECTION 175. Section 3-403 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(g) The petitioner shall give notice by certified mail to the division of medical assistance together with a copy of the petition and death certificate.
SECTION 176. Section 3-1201 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 5, the following words:- or, in the case of a person who at the person’s death, was receiving services from the department of mental health, the department of developmental services or the division of medical assistance, any person designated to act as a voluntary personal representative of the estate of the person by the department of mental health, the department of developmental services or the division of medical assistance.
SECTION 177. Section 13D of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
An officer authorized to make arrests may arrest any person upon probable cause and without a warrant if the person has committed an offense under this section upon a public employee when the public employee was operating a public transit vehicle and the officer may keep the person in custody during which period the officer shall seek the issuance of a complaint and request a bail determination with all reasonable promptness.
SECTION 178. Section 7A of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 85, the words “twenty-five dollars” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- “$250”.
SECTION 179. The first paragraph of section 87A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 3 sentences:- If the court requires as a condition of probation that the defendant reside in alcohol and drug free housing within the commonwealth, the judge issuing the order shall require the probation officer to refer the defendant only to alcohol and drug free housing certified under section 18A of chapter 17 and the probation officer shall require the defendant to reside in such certified housing in order to satisfy such condition. If accredited alcohol and drug free housing is not available, the judge issuing the order may permit the probation officer to refer the person placed on supervised probation to alcohol and substance free housing that is available and that, in the judge’s discretion, appropriately supports the recovery goals of the person. If the court imposes as a condition of probation that the person reside in alcohol and drug free housing in another state, the judge issuing the order may permit the probation officer to refer the person to alcohol and drug free housing that, in the judge’s discretion, appropriately supports the recovery goals of the person.
SECTION 180. Section 1 of chapter 276A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “social”, in line 21, the following words:- , substance use disorder treatment.
SECTION 181. Section 28D½ of chapter 278 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
The first assistant clerk and the second assistant clerk of the appellate division shall receive from the commonwealth as salary an amount equal to 10 per cent of, and in addition to, the salaries established and paid to them as the first assistant clerk and second assistant clerk, respectively, of the superior court for criminal business in the county of Suffolk.
An employee of the office of the clerk of the superior court for criminal business in the county of Suffolk shall be designated by the clerk as the clerical assistant in matters pertaining to the business of the appellate division. The clerical assistant, so designated, shall receive from the commonwealth as salary an amount equal to 10 per cent of, and in addition to, the salary established and paid to said employee in the position held by said employee in the office of the clerk.
SECTION 182. Section 8 of chapter 278A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement and offers forensic laboratory accreditation services.
SECTION 183. Said section 8 of said chapter 278A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 14 and 15, the words “the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement and offers forensic laboratory accreditation services.
SECTION 184. Section 5 of chapter 624 of the acts of 1986 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11, the words “construction of the Framingham extension relief sewer” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- rehabilitation of Elm Bank.
SECTION 185. Chapter 530 of the acts of 1991 is hereby amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 2. Such leases shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be considered necessary and appropriate and consistent with this act by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the department of conservation and recreation, and shall provide for fair and reasonable compensation from the city of Fall River.
SECTION 186. Section 44 of chapter 85 of the acts of 1994 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “River Reservation”, inserted by section 1 of chapter 67 of the acts of 2011, the following words:- , Cochituate Headhouse at Lake Cochituate in the town of Wayland.
SECTION 187. Section 13A of chapter 463 of the acts of 2004, inserted by chapter 95 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Employees of the district shall become members of the city of Salem contributory retirement system, except an employee who is employed by the district as a teacher, as defined in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall be members of the Massachusetts teachers retirement system under said chapter 32.
SECTION 188. Section 113 of chapter 58 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- Managed care organizations shall be required to file with MassHealth any contracts or subcontracts for the management and delivery of behavioral health services by specialty behavioral health organizations to MassHealth members and MassHealth shall disclose such contracts upon request.
SECTION 189. Subsection (2) of section 95 of chapter 173 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2015”, inserted by section 142 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2016.
SECTION 190. Chapter 176 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by striking out section 60 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 60. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any active member of the optional retirement system established under subsection (3) of section 40 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, or inactive member of the optional retirement system who is currently an active member of the state retirement system, or optional retirement plan enrollee on an approved leave of absence of 2 years or less shall have 1 opportunity to transfer to the state employees' retirement system, governed by chapter 32 of the General Laws, with creditable service allowed for any such time they were active participants of the optional retirement program. Any such employee choosing to transfer shall also be allowed creditable service for any years of participation or portions thereof in the state employee retirement system immediately prior to their enrollment in the optional retirement program.
(b) Eligibility for creditable service for time spent in the optional retirement program and service relinquished in the state employees' retirement system by enrollment in the optional retirement program shall be conditioned upon the payment, in 1 lump sum or in installments upon such terms as the state retirement board may provide, the larger of (i) an amount equal to the contributions the employee would have otherwise paid into the state employees’ retirement system had the employee been a member, plus actuarial-assumed interest for the years spent as an actively contributing member in the optional retirement plan; or (ii) an amount equal to all assets under the optional retirement plan to the state employees' retirement system; provided, that the assets shall be credited toward the purchase of creditable service minus employer-funded assets; and provided further, that the accrual of interest for creditable service prior to January 1, 2014 established under this section shall be calculated through December 31, 2013. Optional retirement program participants electing to transfer to the state retirement system shall, upon the transfer, forfeit all benefits, rights and privileges attributable to employer-funded assets in the optional retirement program. The optional retirement program administrator shall take immediate steps to ensure that the employer-funded assets are transmitted to the Pension Reserve Fund as assets of the state employees’ retirement system as a trustee-to trustee transfer. Notwithstanding this subsection, the accrual of actuarial-assumed interest shall not be applicable to any group of participants identified by the department of higher education if this section is intended to reflect the requirements of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System of the Internal Revenue Service.
(c) Within 180 days of the effective date of this section the state retirement board and the department of higher education shall request of the Internal Revenue Service the necessary letters of determination or ruling on whether this section may be implemented without impairing the compliance of either or both the optional retirement plan and the state employees' retirement system with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 including, but not limited to, subsection 414(h). The state employees' retirement system shall also request a determination or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service on whether this section may be implemented, without impairing the aforementioned compliance, provided that it only applies to any employee who elected, before May 16, 2004, to participate in the optional retirement program because the option of marriage did not become available to the employee under the laws of the commonwealth prior to May 16, 2004. Subsections (a), (b) and (d) to (g), inclusive, of this section shall not take effect unless and until the Internal Revenue Service issues a favorable ruling or determination, as the case may be, which determines that the transfers described in this section will not result in non-compliance of either or both the optional retirement program and the state employees' retirement system with the Internal Revenue Code including, but not limited to, subsection 414(h).
(d) Upon a favorable ruling or determination from the Internal Revenue Service, the department of higher education shall notify active members of the optional retirement program, inactive members of the optional retirement system who are currently active members of the state retirement system and those members on an excused leave of absence of 2 years or less, of their eligibility for this 1-time transfer opportunity to the state employee retirement system. Eligible employees who choose to transfer to the state employees’ retirement system shall apply for the transfer to the state retirement board within 180 days of notification by the department of higher education of their eligibility for the transfer. Any elections under this section shall apply to current active members of the optional retirement plan, inactive members of the optional retirement system who are currently active members of the state retirement system and those on an approved leave of absence of 2 years or less on the effective date of this section and shall be for 1 time. No further changes in participation, either into the state retirement plan or out of the optional retirement program, shall be permitted.
(e) Within 180 days of application for transfer to the state retirement system, the employees, subject to the rules and regulations of the state board of retirement, shall be notified by the state board of retirement of their eligibility for transfer and the cost of the transfer. If eligible, the members shall have 180 days from notification to make the transfers to the state employees' retirement system as set forth in subsection (b). Any money remaining in an optional retirement program account following the transfer of an employee to the state employees' retirement system and the complete payment for such transfer under this section shall continue to be held on behalf of the member under the optional retirement program and shall continue to be subject to the terms of the optional retirement program.
(f) If an employee has a residual account remaining in the optional retirement program under subsection (e), the employee shall continue to be a member of the optional retirement program as long as the employee has an account under the program but shall not be permitted to make further contributions and shall not be eligible for any employer contributions thereunder. The department of higher education and the state board of retirement shall take such actions that are required or appropriate to ensure that the optional retirement program and the state employees' retirement system, as hereby amended, continue to be tax-qualified plans under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(g) The application of chapter 32 of the General Laws to a member of the optional retirement program who elects to transfer to the state employees’ retirement system pursuant to this section and who retains membership in the state employees’ retirement system thereafter shall be those provisions that were in effect on the date the employee was or would have been eligible to become a member of the state employees’ retirement system as determined by the state board of retirement.
Upon the effective date of this section the public employee retirement administration commission shall perform an actuarial study relative to the potential cost to the commonwealth of implementation of this section and shall submit a report to the joint committee on public service.
SECTION 191. Section 92 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2014” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2016.
SECTION 192. Section 112 of said chapter 194 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2014” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2016.
Governor disapproved of the following Section [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
SECTION 193. Section 271 of chapter 224 of the acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking out the words "fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- fiscal years 2015 to 2021, inclusive.
SECTION 194. Section 276 of said chapter 224 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 195. Section 307 of said chapter 224 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2016” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2021.
SECTION 196. Chapter 239 of the acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking out section 52, as appearing in section 22 of chapter 3 of the acts of 2013, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 52. The bureau of pipefitters, refrigeration technicians and sprinkler fitters shall adopt regulations and issue procedures related to the process piping pipefitter license under section 82 of chapter 146 of the General Laws not later than July 1, 2014. A person who was not required to be licensed under section 84 of said chapter 146 who submits satisfactory proof to the bureau of pipefitters, refrigeration technicians and sprinkler fitters that the person has been actively engaged in any area of process piping as defined in section 81 of said chapter 146 for 4 years prior to the effective date of this act and who has applied for a license within 180 days after the effective date of the regulations adopted under this section shall, upon payment of the applicable fee, be issued a process piping pipefitter license. A person with less than 4 years of documented relevant work experience shall demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the regulations in order to be issued a process piping pipefitter license. Any proof required to be submitted under this section shall be accompanied by a statement under the penalties of perjury.
SECTION 197. Item 2330-0100 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013, as amended by section 20 of chapter 52 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that up to $220,000 in funds unexpended in fiscal year 2014 shall not revert and shall be made available to implement an interdepartmental service agreement with the department of public health to address new concerns associated with bacterial contamination of marine waters and shellfish until June 30, 2015.
SECTION 198. Section 4 of said chapter 38 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 199. Section 187 of said chapter 38 is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The commission shall file its recommendations together with the drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, not later than 12 months after the first time the commission convenes.
SECTION 200. Section 38 of chapter 79 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- The department shall not use funds from this program to pay for any mitigation already required by existing state or federal law to facilitate construction on the project or any mitigation currently contemplated by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as outlined in the South Coast Rail Corridor Plan.
SECTION 201. (a) Notwithstanding clause (xxiii) of the third paragraph of section 9 of chapter 211B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the court administrator may, from the effective date of this act through April 30, 2015, transfer funds from any item of appropriation within the trial court; provided, however, that the court administrator may not transfer more than 5 per cent of funds from items 0339-1001 and 0339-1003 to any other item of appropriation within the trial court. These transfers shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means. The schedule shall include: (i) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation to any other item of appropriation; (ii) the reason for the necessity of the transfer; and (iii) the date on which the transfer shall be completed. A transfer under this section shall not occur until 10 days after the revised funding schedules have been submitted in written form to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
SECTION 202. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, section 152 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011 shall not apply in fiscal year 2015; provided that the deposit to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund required under said section 152 of said chapter 68 for fiscal year 2015 shall be met under section 225.
SECTION 203. Notwithstanding any general of special law to the contrary, the department of children and families shall, within 60 days of the passage of this act, hire a licensed, professional medical staff member in each of the department’s regional offices for the purpose of providing initial medical screenings for all children who enter the department’s care within 72 hours of entering the department’s care. The department shall also hire a medical director to manage, oversee and coordinate medical staff members in providing initial medical screenings within 72 hours and other medical services for children served by the department.
SECTION 204. The Massachusetts office of public collaboration at the University of Massachusetts at Boston shall conduct a study of current local and regional needs for conflict resolution and collaborative infrastructure in the commonwealth.
The study shall include but not be limited to: (i) a literature review of research and publications on the utilization by local governments of public policy dispute resolution and other collaborative processes to address complex, contentious public issues; (ii) a municipal needs assessment involving select Massachusetts local government representatives, representatives of regional planning associations and municipal associations to examine the challenges faced by Massachusetts local governments; (iii) investigation of existing state infrastructure that can support municipal conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving; (iv) investigation of programmatic approaches in other states for deployment and funding of community dispute resolution and public engagement and benchmarking effective programs and models for potential replication; (v) preliminary design of an evidence-based policy framework for state and private investment and provision of grants, technical resources and capacity-building services to local governments; and (vi) recommendations for the infrastructure and resources needed to oversee and administer a technical assistance grant program and recommendations for implementation and timeframes.
The study shall be completed and submitted to the joint committee on municipalities and regional government and the executive office for administration and finance not later than January 1, 2015.
SECTION 205. (a) There shall be a zero emission vehicle commission to study the economic and environmental benefits and costs of increased use of zero emission vehicles in the commonwealth. For the purposes of this commission, zero emission vehicles shall include electric vehicles, both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles.
(b) The commission shall consist of 27 members: (i) the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or a designee who shall serve as chair; (ii) 2 of whom shall be undersecretaries of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs or their designees; (iii) the secretary of transportation or a designee; (iv) the commissioner of energy resources or a designee; (v) the commissioner of environmental protection or a designee; (vi) the deputy director of the division of standards or a designee; (vii) 1 of whom shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston; (viii) 2 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Municipal Association; and (ix) 17 members to be appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall be representatives of the environmental community, 2 of whom shall be representatives of the business community, 1 of whom shall be a representative of parking garage or lot owners or operators, 2 of whom shall be representatives of an electric distribution company, 2 of whom shall be franchised motor vehicle dealers who possess a class 1 license under sections 58 and 59 of chapter 140 of the General Laws and sell electric vehicles as a segment of their vehicle inventory, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a municipal light plant organization, 2 of whom shall be representatives of electric vehicle charging infrastructure manufacturers, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a hydrogen fueling infrastructure manufacturer and 3 of whom shall be representatives of electric or fuel cell vehicle manufacturers. The secretary of energy and environmental affairs may appoint additional non-voting members. The study shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for policies to: (A) further expand access to electric and fuel cell vehicle infrastructure in the commonwealth; (B) encourage the purchase and lease of electric and fuel cell vehicles; (C) reduce the up-front costs associated with electric and fuel cell vehicle purchases; and (D) identify strategies for removing barriers to electric and fuel cell vehicle deployment. The commission shall file an action plan based on the work of the Massachusetts electric vehicle task force by September 30, 2014. A full report of the commission’s findings and recommendations, including any draft legislation, shall be filed with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate by April 15, 2015.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 206. (a) There shall be a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a tax credit for medical device manufacturing companies that are adversely affected by increases in the excise tax on medical device manufacturers pursuant to 26 U.S.C. section 4191, added by section 1405 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111-152. In studying the feasibility of such a credit, the commission shall examine factors including, but not limited to: (i) the potential cost to the commonwealth; (ii) the potential benefit derived by affected businesses; and (iii) the economic impact on the commonwealth of instituting such a credit.
(b) The commission shall be comprised of the following 11 members: the commissioner of revenue or a designee who shall serve as chair; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on revenue; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies; 1 member of the senate to be appointed by the minority leader; 1 member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the minority leader; 1 representative of the Massachusetts Medical Society; 1 representative of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council, Inc.; 1 representative of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc.; and 1 representative of the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts.
(c) The commission shall hold its first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this section. The commission shall file a report detailing its work, findings and the feasibility of such a credit, including any legislative recommendations, with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than December 31, 2014.
SECTION 207. (a) There shall be a legislative and executive working group to examine and make recommendations relative to Bridgewater state hospital including the provision of mental health services, the care and protection of the inmates at the hospital and the development and implementation of specialized or general training requirements for all hospital employees coming into contact with the inmates at the hospital. The working group shall consider and make recommendations for ways to effectuate better coordination and cost containment of mental health services, care and protection, initial and in-service trainings, record keeping and oversight of the hospital.
(b) The working group shall consist of the following 9 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, who shall serve as co-chairs; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse; 1 member of the house of representatives, who shall be selected by the house minority leader; 1 member of the senate, who shall be selected by the senate minority leader; the commissioner of mental health or a designee; the commissioner of correction or a designee; and the commissioner of public health or a designee. As necessary, the working group: (i) shall meet with affected stakeholders; (ii) shall consult and collaborate with nongovernmental organizations that have expertise that may benefit the working group; and (iii) may create advisory groups that include affected stakeholders.
(c) The working group shall file a report not later than March 1 2015, including recommendations and any proposed legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means.
SECTION 208. Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance connector under 42 U.S.C. § 18031(i) shall obtain from the department of criminal justice information services all available criminal offender record information, as defined in section 167 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, for all current employees within 1 year of the effective date of this section. Any organization obtaining information under this section shall not disseminate the information for any purpose other than the protection of persons utilizing the services of a navigator organization.
SECTION 209. The department of public health shall conduct a public awareness campaign on substance abuse prevention. The department shall place public service announcements through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation office of outdoor advertising public service announcement program. The public service announcements shall include, but not be limited to: (i) information about substance abuse; (ii) information on where to find resources on treatment for a substance use disorder; and (iii) the phone number for the toll-free helpline established under section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws.
SECTION 210. The department of elementary and secondary education, in conjunction with the department of public health, shall create a task force to develop a model alcohol, tobacco and drug use prevention and education policy for school districts in the commonwealth. The model policy shall include, but not be limited to: (i) clearly defined goals; (ii) community, parent, teacher and student involvement; (iii) a strategy to encourage communication between students, parents, teachers and administrators; (iv) implementation of an evidence‐based substance abuse prevention curriculum for grades 5 to 12, inclusive; (v) prohibitions against substance use as well as discipline and enforcement provisions; (vi) intervention provisions and treatment opportunities; and (vii) a timetable for periodic review and revision. The task force may take into consideration the advisory council on violence prevention’s drug use prevention recommendations as required under section 1 of chapter 71 of the General Laws.
The substance abuse prevention curriculum recommended under clause (iv) shall: be an evidence-based curriculum that is age appropriate for the grade in which it will be taught; provide an opportunity for interactive learning opportunities in a small group setting; be a continuous program throughout the school year; and be flexible and able to be modified based upon cultural and geographical differences between school districts. The substance abuse prevention curriculum recommended under clause (iv) may include the participation of a substance abuse counselor.
The task force shall prepare a report outlining the model policy and a plan for implementation in school districts in the commonwealth. The report shall identify the cost of implementing the model policy in each school district in the commonwealth. The task force may, in its report, recommend a grant program or multiple grant programs, which it believes would supplement the model policy in its efforts to educate students about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol and drug use and eradicate opiate use among teens; provided, however, that the task force shall identify the cost associated with each grant program that it recommends. The task force shall file its report with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education not later than March 2, 2015.
The department of elementary and secondary education shall publish the model policy on its website and shall distribute the policy to each school district in the commonwealth.
SECTION 211. The Massachusetts School Building Authority, in collaboration with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall complete a report on the Massachusetts School Building Authority program. The report shall: (i) highlight and assess the program’s progress since its creation in meeting the school construction and renovation needs of public school districts; (ii) estimate the number of construction and renovation projects eligible for support through the program over the next 5 years; (iii) estimate the financial capacity of the program over the next 5 years to support suitable projects; (iv) identify any deficit or surplus in projected financial resources in meeting the demand for eligible projects; (v) identify public education capital improvement project types including, but not limited to, education technology, school security, environmental health and energy efficiency, with the greatest current unmet need that are not currently eligible for financial support through the program; (vi) make recommendations regarding new project types that should be considered eligible for Massachusetts School Building Authority support; (vii) make recommendations of changes to the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s existing financing model to meet unmet need for projects currently eligible for support and project types not currently eligible for support; and (viii) make other recommendations as necessary with the goal of improving the commonwealth’s ability to support capital needs of public schools. The report, and any recommended legislative changes, shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than March 16, 2015.
SECTION 212. (a) If the secretary of administration and finance determines that reforms or initiatives related to: (i) procurement or (ii) energy consumption have resulted in cost savings for an agency of the executive department during fiscal year 2015, the secretary may reduce allotments under section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws to reflect some or all of the amounts saved; provided, however, that within 15 days of reducing allotments, the secretary shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means in writing.
(b) If, as of October 1, 2014, the secretary of administration and finance determines that allotment reductions related to integrity enhancements in fiscal year 2015 shall be insufficient to generate $30,000,000, the secretary shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a cost saving plan to reduce allotments under said section 9B of said chapter 29; provided, however, that allotment reductions shall not be made under this subsection before the submission of a cost savings plan.
(c) The total amount of allotment reductions under this section shall not exceed $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.
SECTION 213. Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, for fiscal year 2015, the executive office of health and human services may determine the extent to which to include within its covered services for adults the federally-optional dental services that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002 and the dental services that were covered for adults in the MassHealth basic program as of January 1, 2002; provided, however, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, at least 45 days before restructuring any MassHealth dental benefits, the executive office of health and human services shall file a report with the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the proposed changes and the anticipated fiscal impact of the changes.
Governor disapproved of the following Section [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
SECTION 214. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of correction shall reprocure food and commissary services provided at all institutions with a contract to decrease expenses and increase efficiencies throughout the department. The department shall solicit new bids for such services and reprocurement shall be subject to an open and competitive bid process. The department of correction shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means on the reprocurement progress and projected cost-savings on or before January 15, 2015. In executing the reprocurement of such services, the department shall notify each county sheriff who may elect to participate in the reprocurement of such services.
SECTION 215. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in hospital fiscal year 2015, the office of the inspector general may expend a total of $1,000,000 from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established by section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, for costs associated with maintaining a health safety net audit unit within the office. The unit shall continue to oversee and examine the practices in all hospitals including, but not limited to, the care of the uninsured and the resulting free charges. The unit shall also study and review the commonwealth's Medicaid program including, but not limited to, reviewing the program's eligibility requirements, utilization, claims administration and compliance with federal mandates. The inspector general shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the results of the audits and any other completed analyses on or before March 1, 2015.
SECTION 216. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, MassHealth shall, not later than October 1, 2014, file a report with the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means identifying savings initiatives and cash management strategies that the executive office of health and human services shall pursue in fiscal year 2015 in order to operate the MassHealth program within the amounts appropriated in items 4000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0600, 4000-0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0885, 4000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-0990 and 4000-1400 of this act; provided, that MassHealth shall notify the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not fewer than 15 days in advance of any deviation from the planned implementation of savings initiatives and cash management strategies included in this initial report; and provided further, that MassHealth shall notify the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not fewer than 45 days in advance of implementing any proposed rate cuts to providers or service cuts to members.
SECTION 217. Pursuant to section 6 of chapter 7D of the General Laws, the chief information officer shall prioritize the development of an information technology strategic plan for the department of children and families. The plan shall detail the means by which the following technological improvements or upgrades shall be accomplished: (i) providing social workers with portable communication devices to facilitate communication with supervisors and emergency personnel; (ii) developing a platform to enter and access real-time data that documents home visitation and affiliated reports; and (iii) ensuring that photos of children, upon being placed in the care of the department, and annually thereafter, are uploaded into the Massachusetts statewide automated child welfare information system. The department of children and families, in consultation with and upon the approval by the Massachusetts office of information technology, shall expend available capital funds to upgrade its information technology. The office shall file a report on the development of the strategic plan and its progress in carrying out this section with the department of children and families to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before September 30, 2014.
SECTION 218. In a manner prescribed by the department of children and families, all pre-adoptive or foster parents currently licensed by the department and in custody of foster children shall comply with section 26A of chapter 119 of the General Laws on or before January 1, 2016, to determine the suitability of current foster parents. The department shall also conduct state and national fingerprint-based background checks for pre-adoptive or foster parents upon any license renewal. Said section 26A of said chapter 119 shall not apply to a foster care provider providing temporary, emergency housing for children, as defined by the department.
SECTION 219. Pursuant to section 5 of chapter 18C of the General Laws, the office of the child advocate, in consultation with the inspector general, shall conduct an emergency review and analysis of the office management, recordkeeping and background check policies of the department of children and families. The office shall develop best business practices and management recommendations to ensure the improved administration of the department, including, but not limited to, the development of: (1) comprehensive paper and electronic recordkeeping of the intake and status of children under the care of the department, including an annual update of the photographs of such children and documentation of all required medical examinations; (2) comprehensive paper and electronic recordkeeping of all required background checks of pre-adoptive and foster parents and their household members age 15 or older; (3) collection and maintenance practices to better access information related to approved criminal history waivers of foster parents, including a centralized, up-to-date compilation of all such waivers approved by the department and subsequent monthly reviews; (4) performance measurement tools to access the effectiveness of programs and services delivered; (5) improved communication between the commission’s office, supervisors, staff members and children receiving services; (6) a concise procedure manual to be distributed and implemented with every department office; and (7) other administrative or business practices to ensure the effective management of the department. The office of the child advocate shall request any information necessary to complete the review from the department of children and families, the executive office of health and human services, or any other office, department or agency as needed, and such departments shall grant all requests unless prohibited by law.
The office of the child advocate, subject to appropriation, may retain an independent third party expert or a consultant to assist in the emergency review. The office shall file a preliminary report with the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on or before July 31, 2014.
On or before December 31, 2014, the office of the child advocate shall prepare and distribute a survey to clients and employees of the department of children and families, including social workers and supervisors. The office shall work with the department to ensure that the survey is distributed appropriately and standards for client privacy are upheld. The survey may be returned anonymously to the office. The survey should be designed to assess the problems that clients face with the department. The survey should also be designed to assess the problems that department employees experience during the course of their employment with the department. The office shall study, review and report on the outcome of the surveys and assess the needs and resources of the department of children and families and submit the results of its investigation and study, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerks of the house and senate on or before April 1, 2015.
SECTION 220. The center for health information and analysis shall submit a report to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on health care financing evaluating the geographic concentration of morbidity, health costs and access to care in public housing developments in the commonwealth. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) evaluation of available data on insurance coverage; (2) a description of the level of morbidity; (3) a description of health care utilization patterns; (4) an analysis of health care costs; and (5) options for interventions appropriate to improve access to effective and efficient health care for public housing residents, based on a review of national practices. The center may choose to study a limited number of public housing developments in consultation with the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health. The center may enter into an interagency services agreement with the office of Medicaid or the department of public health in order to develop the report.
SECTION 221. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the nursing home assessment established in subsection (b) of section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be sufficient in the aggregate to generate $220,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.
SECTION 222. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of children and families shall ensure that all social workers employed by the department of children and families as of January 1, 2014 have obtained a license as a social worker by July 1, 2015.
SECTION 223. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state secretary may, as the state secretary considers necessary for the orderly administration of elections, print separate ballots containing federal offices only for the September 9, 2014 and November 4, 2014 state elections to ensure compliance with federal law.
SECTION 224. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, by October 1, 2014 and without further appropriation, the comptroller shall transfer from the General Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, the greater of $45,000,000 or 1/12 of the total expenditures to hospitals and community health centers required pursuant to this act to make initial gross payments to qualifying acute care hospitals for the hospital fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014. These payments shall be made to hospitals before, and in anticipation of, the payment by hospitals of their gross liability to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund. The comptroller shall transfer from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to the General Fund by June 30, 2015 the amount authorized by this section and any allocation of that amount as certified by the director of the health safety net office.
SECTION 225. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the unexpended balances in items 0699-0014, 0699-0015, 0699-2005 and 0699-9100 shall be deposited into the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund, established by section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, not later than June 30, 2015. The amount deposited shall be an amount equal to 30 per cent of all payments received by the commonwealth in fiscal year 2015 under the master settlement agreement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al., Middlesex Superior Court, No. 95-7378; provided, however, that if, in fiscal year 2015, the unexpended balances of items 0699-0014, 0699-0015, 0699-2005 and 0699-9100 is less than 30 per cent of all payments received by the commonwealth in fiscal year 2015 under the master settlement agreement payments, an amount equal to the difference shall be transferred to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund from payments received by the commonwealth under the master settlement agreement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al., Middlesex Superior Court, No. 95-7378.
SECTION 226. For the purposes of this section the term “educational institution” shall mean a primary or secondary school, a school district or a board of cooperative educational services. Any person: (1) who provides account-based access to a website or an online service for an educational institution; (2) who marketed and designed the online service for the educational institution; and (3) who has knowledge that the online service collects data related to a student, shall not use the online service to sell student data or to process student data in furtherance of advertising; provided that the online service provider may process student data to provide, improve, develop or maintain the integrity of its online services.
SECTION 227. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the office of Medicaid shall suspend MassHealth benefits for inmates of penal institutions, including those awaiting trial and during incarceration, as defined in 130 CMR 501.001. MassHealth benefits shall be reactivated or provided to an inmate if: (i) an inmate is otherwise eligible for MassHealth; and (ii) is admitted as an inpatient, as defined in 42 CFR 435.1010, to a hospital or other eligible institution. If an inmate, upon incarceration, is determined to be eligible for MassHealth but is currently not a member of MassHealth, the office of Medicaid shall enroll the inmate in MassHealth and immediately suspend benefits until the inmate is eligible to receive MassHealth benefits. An inmate’s MassHealth benefits shall be immediately reactivated upon release from incarceration. The office of Medicaid shall implement this section subject to all required federal approvals.
(b) The director of Medicaid shall submit a plan to implement this section to the house and senate chairs of the committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on health care financing not later than December 31, 2014. The implementation plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) progress and status updates of any state plan amendment or other necessary federal approval; (ii) details on collaboration with the department of correction and sheriffs; and (iii) a proposed timeline for full implementation of this section.
(c) Not later than March 1 of each year, up to and including March 1, 2017, the office of Medicaid shall provide a status report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate who shall forward the report to the house and senate chairs of the committees on ways and means. The report shall identify: (i) the number of inmates enrolled in MassHealth prior to incarceration and the number of inmates enrolled in MassHealth while incarcerated and whether the inmate is in a house of correction or state prison; (ii) the number of inmates that had their MassHealth benefits reactivated; (iii) the period of time that each inmate received benefits through their reactivated MassHealth benefits; and (iv) the cost to MassHealth for those benefits and any federal financial participation received.
SECTION 228. There shall be a special commission to study options available to address the aging and infirm inmate population and lower costs associated with providing healthcare, assisted living and other related issues related to aging and infirm inmates. The commission shall consist of 7 members including: the secretary of public safety and security or a designee, who shall serve as the chair of the commission; the commissioner of correction or a designee; the secretary of health and human services or a designee; the commissioner of public health or a designee; the director of Medicaid or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts sheriffs association or a designee; and the executive director of the Massachusetts district attorneys association or a designee.
The study shall include an examination of the options available to address an aging inmate population and lowering costs associated with providing healthcare, assisted living and other related services to an aging inmate population. In conducting the study, the commission shall: (i) assess the current health needs of that population; (ii) conduct a cost analysis of providing long-term care to terminally-ill inmates; (iii) make recommendations related to the feasibility of providing aging inmate focused medical care both within the penal system and outside of the penal system through services contracted with public and private facilities; (iv) analyze the feasibility of developing a compassionate release program for aging inmates, infirm inmates and inmates with a condition, disease or syndrome that is terminal, debilitiating or incapacitating including, but not limited to, inmates diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other degenerative diseases; and (v) make recommendations on the development of a hospice care program to train inmates as hospice care volunteers. To the maximum extent possible, the commission shall take into consideration existing state properties and facilities that may be used to provide assisted living and other long-term health care services when making recommendations. The commission shall also determine opportunities to receive Medicaid funds, to the extent they are available, for medical services provided to aging inmates.
Not later than November 3, 2014, the department of correction shall make available to the commission the following information: (A) the number of inmates over the age of 45 and the number of inmates over the age of 55 for each 6-month period over the past 5 fiscal years for which complete data is available; (B) the number of department of correction inmates receiving a skilled nursing facility level of care by month for the last 3 fiscal years for which complete data is available; (C) the number of inmates who have passed away from chronic or long-term medical issues while in custody for each of the last 5 fiscal years for which complete data is available; (D) the number of inmates who have spent a minimum of 15 consecutive days in the infirmary within each 6-month period during the last 3 fiscal years for which complete data is available; provided, that this data shall organize the information provided in 5-day increments beginning with the number of prisoners who meet the criteria who spent not fewer than 15 and not more than 19 consecutive days in the infirmary; (e) the cost of creating an assisted living facility to care for inmates of correctional institutions within a prison; and (f) the cost of contracting with a private facility for assisted living or long-term skilled nursing care to care for inmates of correctional institutions.
Not later than November 3, 2014, the department of public health shall make available to the commission the following information: (1) the number of bed days, by month, provided to department of correction inmates and the number of bed days, by month, provided to house of correction inmates for the last 3 fiscal years for which complete data is available; (2) the cost of increasing the number of wings at public health hospitals to provide inpatient medical care to inmates of correctional facilities; (3) the cost of creating a wing at a public health hospital facility to provide hospice care to inmates of correctional institutions; (4) the cost of creating a wing at a public health hospital facility to provide skilled nursing facility care to inmates of correctional institutions.
The department of public health and the department of correction shall provide any additional information requested by the commission within 15 days of the request.
The commission shall file a report of its study and any drafts of recommended legislation with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives not later than March 1, 2015, which shall be forwarded to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, the chairs of the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate chairs of the committees on ways and means.
SECTION 229. There shall be a task force to investigate the causes of and the effects of the discontinuation of essential health services by hospitals and existing administrative procedures for the discontinuations under chapter 111 of the General Laws. The task force shall be composed of: the secretary of health and human services or a designee, who shall serve as chair, the commissioner of public health or a designee, the executive director of the center for health information and analysis or a designee, the attorney general or a designee, the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee and the executive director of the health policy commission or a designee.
The task force shall: (i) review recent discontinuations of essential health services by hospitals; (ii) review recent hospital closures; (iii) review methods implemented in other states to discourage and to manage the discontinuation of essential health services by hospitals and hospital closures; and (iv) review methods implemented in other states to ensure continued access to essential health services by communities affected by a discontinuation of an essential health service or a hospital closure.
The task force shall provide recommendations on ways to: (1) improve the notification processes when a hospital intends to discontinue an essential health service or cease operations; (2) ensure that communities in the affected service area have access to alternative providers for discontinued essential health services; (3) ensure uniform reporting of hospital costs and financial conditions across state agencies to better identify hospitals in distress that are on the verge of closing or discontinuing an essential health service; and (4) impose penalties through the department of public health to hospitals who discontinue an essential health service prior to receiving approval by the department.
The task force shall file a report of its findings and recommendations for legislation, if any, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives who shall forward the same to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care financing, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health and the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2015.
SECTION 230. There shall be a special task force convened to identify existing structural or policy-based impediments to delivering comprehensive and cost-effective behavioral and mental health treatment within the commonwealth’s health care system. The task force shall consist of 14 members: 1 of whom shall be the executive director of the center for health information and analysis, who shall serve as chair; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of mental health; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Hospital Association; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Psychological Association; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Nurses Association; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare; 1 of whom shall be a representative of SEIU Local 509; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Statewide Primary Care Association serving on behalf of community health centers; and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Massachusetts.
In its examination, the task force shall review how health care providers deliver behavioral health services, including but not limited to: (i) an analysis of existing state and health care provider policies for collecting and evaluating aggregate data regarding the numbers of patients treated for behavioral or mental health diagnoses, provided treatments and patient outcomes; (ii) a review of existing state and industry policies for collecting and evaluating aggregate data regarding the annual number of people hospitalized due to a behavioral or mental health related diagnosis, including emergency room visits and the associated costs for treatment; (iii) a review and analysis of existing state and industry policies regarding access to behavioral health services data and information, including recommendations to encourage increased coordination and improved access to relevant data among providers, hospitals and state agencies; and (iv) recommendations for necessary industry, regulatory or legislative changes in order to improve collection and access to behavioral health data among providers, regulators, hospitals and other stakeholders. The task force shall also develop recommendations to reduce the number of long-term patients in department of mental health continuing care facilities, acute psychiatric units and emergency departments including, but not limited to, increasing the capacity of specialized crisis stabilization units and requiring the department of mental health to implement policies that prioritize the readmission of patients who are discharged from continuing care facilities and subsequently require hospitalization within 30 days of their discharge.
The task force shall submit its report, findings, recommendations and any proposed legislation and regulatory changes to the health policy commission, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the joint committee on health care financing not later than July 1, 2015.
SECTION 231. The secretary of the executive office of health and human services, in coordination with the center for health information and analysis and the division of insurance, shall convene and chair a special task force to implement new reporting mechanisms for the collection of information related to the provision of mental health or substance abuse services.
The special task force shall include the legislative chairs of the advisory committee convened pursuant to section 186 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012, representatives of the insurance agency, patient advocates and behavioral healthcare providers, including hospitals operating emergency departments.
The task force shall consider the collection and coordination of current emergency department case mix reporting in the commonwealth and develop a statewide plan for the commonwealth to collect and centralize the following information: (i) the number of visits to each emergency department in the commonwealth per month; broken down by visit type: medical, mental health, substance abuse and combined medical, mental health or substance abuse; (ii) length of time between admission and evaluation by the attending emergency department physician; (iii) the type of insurance and carriers and the number of patients who are current or former clients of the department of mental health, the department of children and families or the department of developmental services; (iv) the number of required evaluations by an emergency service provider and, when applicable, the average length of time between the initial calls to the emergency service provider and the time the emergency service provider responded; (v) whether the patient’s insurance type required a prior authorization request and, when applicable, the length of time between a submission of a prior authorization request to the patient’s insurance plan and response time by the insurance plan; and (vi) the length of time between the admission decision and the departure time to post-emergency treatment.
The special task force shall file a report detailing its actions and any recommendations for statutory changes with the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the joint committee on health care financing by May 1, 2015.
SECTION 232. There shall be a special commission to study and establish recommendations to promote the safe and appropriate use of opiate medications by patients that may be employed by state agencies and the private sector companies who provide insurance coverage. The commission shall consist of: the secretary of administration and finance or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of public health or a designee; the commissioner of insurance or a designee; the director of Medicaid or a designee; the executive director of the group insurance commission or a designee; and 3 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative from The Massachusetts Hospital Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative from the Massachusetts Medical Society and 1 of whom shall be a representative from the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Inc. The commission shall examine best practices currently used in the public and private sector to ensure patient safety through prescription monitoring of opiates including, but not limited to, prior authorization requirements, restrictions on prescription refills, determination of excessive use, addiction assessments, the need for substance abuse treatment plans and data collection practices. The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the joint committee on health care financing and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means by January 15, 2015.
SECTION 233. (a) There shall be a special commission to be known as the 495/MetroWest Suburban Edge Community Commission and to consist of 27 members: 3 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 3 members from the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; the secretary of housing and economic development or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the secretary of transportation or a designee; the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency or a designee; the chair of the John Adams Innovation Institute or a designee; 1 member selected by the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc.; 1 member selected by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council; 1 member selected by the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc.; 1 member selected by the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors; 1 member selected by NAIOP Massachusetts, Inc.; 1 member selected by Massachusetts Water Works Association Inc.; 1 member selected by the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority; and 9 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be an academic focused on suburban development, 1 of whom shall be a real estate professional with experience working in edge communities, 1 of whom shall be a water resources expert with experience working in edge communities, 1 of whom shall be a transportation engineer with experience working in edge communities and 5 of whom shall be municipal officials who represent different municipalities served by the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc.
(b) The commission shall make an investigation and study relative to development challenges being experienced by edge communities, such as needs to address transportation, water, cellular, and energy infrastructure, transit services, residential development, reuse of former industrial facilities and historic mills, brownfields reclamation, downtown redevelopment and other such constraints. The commission shall develop policy responses and recommendations to ensure that edge communities can participate in state development initiatives and benefit from state resources. The commission shall focus its investigation and study on the 34 municipalities served by the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc. and develop a pilot program to address the issues to be studied and investigated by the commission. The commission shall choose certain municipalities served by the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc. to partake in the pilot program; provided, however, that the 5 municipalities represented by a municipal official chosen by the governor for appointment on the commission shall partake in the pilot program. For purposes of this section, “edge community” shall mean a municipality with a population of not more than 35,000 that is not adjacent to a gateway municipality, as that term is defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws.
(c) The commission shall report to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives by December 31, 2015.
(d) All appointments to the commission shall be made within 90 days of the effective date of this act.
SECTION 234. The department of developmental services shall submit a report by August 31, 2014 to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means regarding the implementation of the Employment First Initiative. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total number of participants in sheltered workshop programs per provider and the full-time or part-time status of the participants; (ii) the total number of staff at sheltered workshops per provider, their job descriptions and the full-time or part-time status of the staff members; (iii) the total number of participants and staff in community-based day support programs, group-supported employment programs and individual-supported employment programs; and (iv) the total number of vehicles for transportation per provider for sheltered workshops and community-based day support programs.
The department shall issue a second report by July 31, 2015 and each subsequent year by July 31 to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means for the purpose of monitoring any transition from sheltered workshops to programs under the Employment First Initiative. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (A) the total number of participants in sheltered workshop, community-based day support, group-supported employment programs and individual-supported employment programs and the full-time or part-time status of the participants; (B) the total number of participants who have transitioned from sheltered workshop programs and the new programs that are currently serving the participants; (iii) the total number of participants in new job placements within the previous fiscal year; (iv) the total number of staff at sheltered workshops, community-based day support programs, group-supported employment programs and individual-supported employment programs; and (v) the development of performance measurement tools to collect data and assess the success of community-based day support programs, including direct input from participants of the programs and their families.
SECTION 235. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission to study and report on the inventory tax. The commission shall consist of: 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 representative of the National Federation of Independent Business; 1 representative of the department of revenue; and 1 representative of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc. The members of the commission may elect a member to serve as chair. The scope of the commission shall include, but not be limited to, studying the impact of the inventory tax on the state budget and municipal budgets, the budgetary cost of phasing out or eliminating the inventory tax, the financial and employment impacts on businesses in the commonwealth, a comprehensive review and evaluation of the inventory tax throughout the United States and the results of reforming, phasing out or eliminating the inventory tax throughout the United States. As used in this section, “inventory tax” shall refer collectively to: (i) both the tangible property measure and the net worth measure of the non-income portion of the corporate excise tax as levied by the department of revenue; and (ii) personal property tax as levied by municipalities in the commonwealth.
(b) The commission shall report the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the department of revenue and the joint committee on revenue not later than 1 year after the first meeting of the commission is convened.
(c) The commission shall conduct its first meeting not later than 60 days after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 236. There shall be a special commission to investigate and study public school library programs. The commission shall consist of: 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on education or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair, and 1 of whom shall be a member of the minority party appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on education or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair, and 1 of whom shall be a member of the minority party appointed by the minority leader; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc. or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc. or a designee; 2 executive board members of the Massachusetts School Library Association, Inc.; 2 members chosen by the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts Professional Development Institute, a non-profit corporation; 1 member each from the Massachusetts Library Association, the Massachusetts Library System, Inc. and the board of library commissioners; and 3 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be from the business community, 1 of whom shall be from a charter school and 1 of whom shall be chosen from a list of 2 members recommended by the Massachusetts Teachers Association. The co-chairs shall convene the organizational session of the commission not later than 60 days after the effective date of this act.
The special commission shall study the public school library programs in the commonwealth. In its investigation and study, the commission shall include, but not be limited to, determining: (i) how school library programs can be further developed to ensure that the programs reflect changing technology; (ii) how many schools in each district have a school library and a full-time or part-time credentialed school librarian; (iii) the ratio of students per credentialed school librarian; (iv) what other support staff work in the school library program; (v) the hours that school libraries are open each week for students and faculty use; (vi) how many hours each week school librarians provide direct library-related instruction to students; (vii) the number of available computers in school libraries; (viii) the size and age of the collection in each school library and the extent to which electronic and digital materials are available for student access; (ix) the extent to which electronic and digital materials are available for remote student access; and (x) current funding per student for school library materials and services.
The special commission may conduct public hearings to gather information, including the sponsorship of statewide or regional conferences involving educators, students and the public. The department of education may provide staff and other resources to the commission as the department considers appropriate. The special commission’s report shall include long-range plans for public school library programs to ensure that the programs best serve the students. The plans may include guidelines for school library facilities, budget, staffing, collection development and curriculum standards for school library programs. The commission shall file its final report and recommendations, if any, and drafts of legislation necessary to implement the recommendations with the joint committee on education not later than December 31, 2014.
SECTION 237. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services shall conduct a review of the financial impact of the failure of the health connector website following the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. The review shall include a cost analysis of state funds expended for temporary coverage, including funds that would have been reimbursed by the federal government had the health connector website been properly functioning. The executive office of health and human services shall provide a report of its findings to the joint committee on health care financing not later than July 31, 2014.
SECTION 238. Notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 2GGGG of chapter 29 of the General Laws, an acute care hospital that serves patients in a geographic area previously served by a qualified acute hospital that was a grantee under said section 2GGGG of said chapter 29 prior to its closure including, but not limited to, providing an essential service on the former premises of the grantee shall be a qualified acute hospital and may apply for grant funds in the competitive grant process established in said section 2GGGG of said chapter 29 and by the health policy commission in 958 CMR 5.00 and any requests for proposals issued thereunder; provided, however, that the acute care hospital shall only be eligible to receive grant funds during the time it is providing the essential services.
SECTION 239. There shall be a special advisory commission regarding the compensation of public officials identified in Article LXIV of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution. The commission shall consist of 7 members: (i) 1 of whom shall have experience in human resources and represent an organization of employers in the commonwealth, to be appointed by the state secretary; (ii) 1 of whom shall represent a school of business administration located in the commonwealth, to be appointed by the state auditor; (iii) 2 of whom shall represent a membership-based public advocacy organization with experience in matters relating to government accountability, transparency and public integrity; 1 of whom shall represent a Massachusetts-based public policy research organization; and 1 of whom shall represent a taxpayer advocacy organization in the commonwealth, all to be appointed by the governor; and (iv) 1 of whom shall be the secretary of administration and finance. The governor shall select 1 of the nonprofit or private sector appointees to serve as chair. The commission shall study compensation issues which shall include, but not be limited to: (A) a review of all forms of direct and indirect compensation of public officials identified in said Article LXIV, including base salaries, stipends, general expenses, per-diem allowances and any other form of compensation; (B) a state-by-state comparison of direct and indirect compensation of comparable public officials; (C) a comparison of direct and indirect compensation of public officials with similar employment in the private sector in the commonwealth; and (D) an analysis of the methods of calculating median family income for the purpose of Article CXVIII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution. The commission shall submit a report, including drafts of any recommendations for legislation, on or before September 30, 2014. The comptroller shall provide the commission with all records of compensation requested by the commission.
SECTION 240. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no license shall be issued pursuant to section 14 of chapter 91 of the General Laws permitting the development of rail lines or rail facilities for the transportation of ethanol to ethanol storage or blending facilities in the cities of Cambridge, Chelsea, Revere, Everett, Somerville, the East Boston section of the city of Boston or the Chelsea Creek designated port area until January 1, 2017.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the status of licenses issued pursuant to said section 14 of said chapter 91 before the effective date of this section shall not be impacted by this section.
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts emergency management agency, or MEMA, shall develop a comprehensive plan for how state agencies shall prepare for and respond to incidents involving the transportation of ethanol by rail. Additionally, MEMA shall develop a comprehensive municipal planning guide and plan template that may be used by a municipality, through which ethanol is transported by rail, to develop a plan for how the municipality shall prepare for and respond to incidents involving the transportation of ethanol by rail. MEMA shall provide technical guidance to a municipality seeking assistance for the implementation of the municipal planning guide. The response plan shall be developed in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the department of fire services, the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Railroad Administration, the United States Department of Transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board and 1 representative appointed jointly by the fire chiefs of the cities of Cambridge, Boston, Revere, Everett, Somerville and Chelsea. The response plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) training related to ethanol and other flammable materials; (ii) identification of critical facilities along the potential ethanol transportation routes, which may include consequence modeling of incidents near the facilities; (iii) development of a regional foam response task force, including an inventory and analysis of the amount of alcohol-resistant foam needed to combat an ethanol-related accident and the vehicles and equipment needed to utilize the foam effectively; (iv) potential evacuation routes and procedures for when the public shall be advised to shelter in place; (v) methods to communicate with limited English language speakers in the event of an incident; and (vi) necessary improvements to the transportation, infrastructure and rail facilities to be utilized during ethanol transport.
By January 1, 2016, MEMA shall file the response plan with the joint committee on public safety and homeland security; provided, however, that an interim report on the status of the response plan and recommendations for an extension shall be filed by July 1, 2015. The response plan may also include legislative recommendations that MEMA considers appropriate. The response plan shall include a methodology under which an entity receiving ethanol by rail shall be assessed to provide funding for the development of the response plan and the training, equipment and other mitigation measures as recommended by the response plan. Impacted municipalities and agencies shall pursue federal grants as necessary in order to subsidize, to the extent feasible, the cost of the training and equipment recommended by the response plan. MEMA shall issue regulations to establish the means and methods by which it shall assess entities receiving ethanol by rail to fund the development of the response plan and the mitigation measures recommended by MEMA in the response plan.
SECTION 241. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office for administration and finance shall transfer $30,000,000 from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund established in section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws. The executive office of health and human services and the health safety net office shall fund the hospital fiscal year 2015 payment amount to each hospital from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund. Payments may be made either as safety net care payments under the commonwealth's waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act or as an adjustment to Title XIX service rate payments or a combination of both. Other federally permissible funding mechanisms available for public service hospitals, as defined by regulations of the executive office of health and human services, may be used to reimburse up to $70,000,000 of uncompensated care at the hospitals using sources distinct from the funding made available to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund. The secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services and the executive director of the commonwealth health insurance connector authority, shall on a quarterly basis evaluate the revenue needs of the health safety net program funded by the Health Safety Net Trust Fund and subsidized health insurance programs funded by the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund and, if necessary, transfer monies between these funds to ensure that sufficient revenues are available to support projected program expenditures. The secretary of administration and finance shall report any transfers made between the Health Safety Net Trust Fund and the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing within 30 days of the proposed transfer.
SECTION 242. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, prior to transferring the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds to the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund under section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the comptroller shall dispose of the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds for fiscal year 2014 as follows: (i) transfer ½ of the surplus, not to exceed $25,000,000, to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund established in section 6 of chapter 23I of the General Laws; (ii) transfer ½ of the surplus, not to exceed $25,000,000, to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund established in section 9 of chapter 44B of the General Laws; provided, however, that if the consolidated net surplus in the budgetary funds exceeds $50,000,000, the comptroller shall transfer the remaining amount, not to exceed $7,500,000, to the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund established in section 35VV of chapter 10 of the General Laws.
SECTION 243. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall ensure the operation of weekend service on the Kingston/Plymouth line on Saturdays and Sundays. The service shall be maintained to and from Kingston/Route 3 Station and South Station.
SECTION 244. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall ensure the operation of weekend service on the Needham line on Saturdays. The service shall be maintained to and from Needham Heights Station and South Station.
SECTION 245. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall examine and report on the feasibility of restoring weekend commuter rail service on the Greenbush lines. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the cost of restoring and providing service for the Greenbush lines; (ii) the levels of weekend ridership on such commuter lines before the weekend service was cancelled on such lines; (iii) a comparison of weekend ridership and cost of providing service on other commuter rail lines; and (iv) the ridership numbers that would be required to warrant restoration of the Greenbush lines. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall file the report on or before November 30, 2014, with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the joint committee on transportation.
SECTION 246. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the special water infrastructure finance commission established in section 145 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009 shall be dissolved.
SECTION 247. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of energy resources shall expend an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 from the RGGI Auction Trust Fund established in section 35II of chapter 10 of the General Laws for a 1-time reimbursement to a municipality that has been negatively impacted by a reduction in property tax receipts from a dual coal and oil fired electric generating station due to a reduction in capacity factor occurring after July 1, 2012. The municipality shall be entitled to reimbursement of an amount by which the tax receipts, including payments in lieu of taxes or other compensation, paid by the affected property owner of the electric generating station in tax year 2014 is less than the amount of the tax receipts paid by the electric generating station in 2013. Before reimbursement to a municipality, the municipality and the affected property owner of the electric generating station shall negotiate in good faith payments in lieu of taxes or other compensation for subsequent years; provided, however, that, if the municipality and the affected property owner of the electric generating station have not negotiated in good faith payments in lieu of taxes and other compensation, the facility’s tax liability shall be determined by an independent third-party assessor paid by the facility but selected jointly by the municipality and the affected property owner of the electric generating station or, if they are unable to arrive at a joint selection, by the department of revenue.
SECTION 248. The board of higher education shall conduct a study on the feasibility of amending the guidelines of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. The study shall include, but not be limited to: a recommendation related to amending the definition of award value to include mandatory fees in addition to tuition; a recommendation related to amending the definition of eligible student to include heightened academic requirements; and prepared estimates of the costs to the commonwealth to include mandatory fees in the award value with the estimates being based on various definitions of eligible student. The board shall submit its findings and recommendations to the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 15, 2014.
SECTION 249. There shall be an elevator study commission to examine elevator safety, maintenance and inspections, including current regulations and practices industry-wide. The commission shall recommend reforms that are fair and reasonable to the consumer but increase efficiency of use of public resources while maintaining a high level of public safety. The examination shall not be limited to: practices in other states and jurisdictions; frequency of inspections; methods of inspection; licensing processes; costs and fees to maintain elevator safety; costs and fees to certify elevator safety; department fines; use of information technology; elevator inspector licensing; updating the elevator code; and elevator operator and elevator mechanic industry practices and fees.
The commission shall consist of: the secretary of public safety or a designee; the commissioner of public safety or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the chief of inspections of the board of elevator regulations; and 7 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall have expertise as an elevator mechanic, 1 of whom shall be a licensed elevator inspector, 1 of whom shall have expertise in the construction industry, 1 of whom shall represent labor, 1 of whom shall represent the commercial real estate industry, 1 whom shall represent the elevator manufacturing industry and 1 of whom shall be a representative from the National Elevator Industry, Inc.
The commission shall file its final report, including its recommendations and any drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives on or before January 1, 2015.
SECTION 250. The Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board established in section 2H of chapter 111 of the General Laws shall evaluate the program authorized in section 2G of said chapter 111 and shall issue a report. The report shall include an analysis of all relevant data to determine the effectiveness and return on investment of the program including, but not limited to, an analysis of: (i) the extent to which the program impacted the prevalence of preventable health conditions; (ii) the extent to which the program reduced health care costs or the growth in health care cost trends; (iii) whether health care costs were reduced and who benefited from the reduction; (iv) the extent to which workplace-based wellness or health management programs were expanded and whether those programs improved employee health, productivity and recidivism; (v) if employee health and productivity were improved or employee recidivism was reduced, the estimated statewide financial benefit to employers; (vi) recommendations for whether the program should be discontinued, amended or expanded and a timetable for implementation of the recommendations; and (vii) recommendations for whether the funding mechanism for the fund should be extended beyond 2016 or whether an alternative funding mechanism should be established.
The department of public health shall contract with an outside organization that has expertise in the analysis of health care financing to assist the board in conducting its evaluation. The outside organization shall, to the extent possible, obtain and use actual health plan data from the all-payer claims database as administered by the center for health information and analysis; provided, however, that the data shall be confidential and shall not be a public record under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.
The board shall report the results of its evaluation and its recommendations, if any, and drafts of legislation necessary to carry out the recommendations to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public health and shall post the board’s report on the website of the department of public health not later than January 31, 2017.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 251. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the accumulated deductions, including interest, computed as the actuarial assumed interest, credited as of July 1, 2014 to the annuity savings accounts of persons actively employed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments who are active members of the Franklin regional retirement system and otherwise eligible for membership in the state employees’ retirement system, shall be transferred to the state employees’ retirement system. The public employee retirement administration commission shall certify to the state board of retirement that the amounts transferred under this section are accurate.
(b) Upon completion of the required documentation and acceptance by the state board of retirement under applicable laws and regulations, persons actively employed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments who are active members of the Franklin regional retirement system shall become members of the state employees’ retirement system as of July 1, 2014 and shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the state employees’ retirement system.
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments and the Franklin regional retirement system shall transfer to the state board of retirement all records related to the employment of persons affected by this section related to their membership in the Franklin regional retirement system.
For any transferred employee under this section, determinations related to the membership, retirement benefits including, but not limited to, eligibility for benefits, creditable service amounts, accumulated retirement deductions and interest and group classifications shall be made solely by the state board of retirement.
(c) Under paragraph (c) of subdivision (8) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, the Franklin regional retirement system shall reimburse the state employees’ retirement system and any other retirement system governed by said chapter 32 for its pro rata share of the amount of any retirement allowance paid to employees transferred under this section that is attributable to their creditable service while employees of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments and members of the Franklin regional retirement system. This subsection shall have no effect on: (i) any other liability under said chapter 32 that the Franklin regional retirement system may have to the state employees’ retirement system or any other applicable retirement system; or (ii) any liability related to former employees of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments.
This section shall apply to former employees of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments that are inactive members of the Franklin regional retirement system as of July 1, 2014 that return to active service with the Franklin regional council of governments on or after July 1, 2014 and become members of the state employees’ retirement system; provided, however, that any such former employees shall be subject to the normal transfer procedures under applicable laws and regulations.
The Franklin regional retirement system shall reimburse the state employees’ retirement system and any other retirement system governed by said chapter 32 for its pro rata share of the amount of any retirement allowance paid to the employees. The state employees’ retirement system shall not be responsible under said paragraph (c) of said subdivision (8) of said section 3 of said chapter 32 or any other general or special law for the creditable service of former employees of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments who were members of the Franklin regional retirement system and are not actively employed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments and not also members of the Franklin regional retirement system as of July 1, 2014.
(d) The state board of retirement shall not be responsible for any amount of retirement allowance, pension, disability allowance or other benefit under said chapter 32 for any employee, retiree, survivor or beneficiary of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments due or otherwise in effect by July 1, 2014 from the Franklin regional retirement system or for any portion of any unfunded liability that may exist for an employee, survivor or beneficiary of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments related to the Franklin regional retirement system. The state board of retirement shall not be responsible for benefits related to any disability retirement application that has been filed or may be pending with the Franklin regional retirement board or with the public employee retirement administration commission as of July 1, 2014 or for benefits related to any disability retirement applications that arise out of injuries that occurred prior to July 1, 2014.
The state board of retirement shall not be responsible for liability for any service accrued prior to July 1, 2014 by retirees of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments that are retirees of the Franklin regional retirement system as of July 1, 2014 that return to active service with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments on or after July 1, 2014 and become members of the state employees’ retirement system with the intention of reinstatement as provided in section 105 of said chapter 32. Any repayment of a retirement allowance shall be made to the Franklin regional retirement system, which shall retain liability for service accrued by the reinstated member while a member of the Franklin regional retirement system and shall be subject to the normal transfer procedures under applicable laws and regulations.
Employees of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments shall be eligible for membership in the state employees’ retirement system only if they meet the membership requirements of the state board of retirement. The Franklin Regional Council of Governments shall conform to the payroll reporting requirements of the state board of retirement.
SECTION 252. The executive office of health and human services shall make an additional operating transfer of $52,000,000 under item 1595-1068 of section 2E to the MassHealth provider payment account in the Medical Assistance Trust Fund established in section 2QQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws. The additional payment shall be made in a manner consistent with said item 1595-1068 of said section 2E and shall be subject to the availability of federal financial participation, shall be made only under federally-approved payment methods, shall be consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits, as determined by the secretary of health and human services and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 253. Not less than $6,100,000 from the Community First Trust Fund established in section 35AAA of chapter 10 of the General Laws shall be expended to adjust the approved program rates issued under 101 CMR 417.03 to provide a rate add-on for wages, compensation or salary and associated employee-related costs to personnel providing homemaker and personal care homemaker services to elderly clients under items 9110-1500, 9110-1630 and 4000-0600 of section 2.
SECTION 254. The secretary of elder affairs shall submit the first annual report of the Home and Community-based Services Policy Lab Fund established under section 2MMMM of chapter 29 of the General Laws by September 30, 2015; provided, however, that, not later than September 15, 2014, the secretary of elder affairs shall also file with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on elder affairs and the joint committee on health care financing its initial plan for the research and analytic activities to be supported by the fund.
SECTION 255. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the formula for application of funds provided in section 35J of chapter 10 of the General Laws shall not apply in fiscal year 2015.
SECTION 256. For fiscal year 2015, the comptroller shall credit to the General Fund the funds remitted to the comptroller under clause (8) of subsection (a) of section 93 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011.
SECTION 257. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any person currently employed by the parole board as a parole officer, whose appointment or promotion was made provisionally, who has served satisfactorily in the position for at least 6 months immediately before March 1, 2014 and who has passed a qualifying examination prescribed by the personnel administrator, shall be granted permanent civil service status in that position as of the date of the parole officer’s appointment or promotion.
SECTION 258. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amounts transferred pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 22C of chapter 32 of the General Laws shall be made available for the Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund established in section 22 of said chapter 32. The amounts transferred pursuant to said subdivision (1) of said section 22C of said chapter 32 shall meet the commonwealth's obligations pursuant to said section 22C of said chapter 32, including retirement benefits payable by the state employees' retirement system and the state teachers' retirement system, for the costs associated with a 3 per cent cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to section 102 of said chapter 32, for the reimbursement of local retirement systems for previously authorized cost-of-living adjustments pursuant to said section 102 of said chapter 32 and for the costs of increased survivor benefits pursuant to chapter 389 of the acts of 1984. The state board of retirement and each city, town, county and district shall verify these costs subject to the rules adopted by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may make payments upon a transfer of funds to reimburse certain cities and towns for pensions to retired teachers, including any other obligations which the commonwealth has assumed on behalf of any retirement system other than the state employees' retirement system or state teachers' retirement system and also including the commonwealth's share of the amounts to be transferred pursuant to section 22B of said chapter 32. All payments for the purposes described in this section shall be made only pursuant to distribution of monies from the fund and any distribution and the payments for which distributions are required shall be detailed in a written report filed quarterly by the secretary of administration and finance with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public service in advance of the distribution. Distributions shall not be made in advance of the date on which a payment is actually to be made. The state board of retirement may expend an amount for the purposes of the board of higher education's optional retirement program pursuant to section 40 of chapter 15A of the General Laws. If the amount transferred pursuant to said subdivision (1) of said section 22C of said chapter 32 exceeds the amount necessary to adequately fund the annual pension obligations, the excess amount shall be credited to the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund established in subdivision (8) of section 22 of said chapter 32 for the purpose of reducing the unfunded pension liability of the commonwealth.
SECTION 259. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall by June 30, 2015 transfer $140,000,000, to the General Fund from the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund; provided, however, that the comptroller shall transfer a lesser amount if the secretary of administration and finance so requests in writing. The comptroller, in consultation with the secretary, may take the overall cash flow needs of the commonwealth into consideration in determining the timing of any transfer of funds. The comptroller shall provide a schedule of transfers to the secretary and to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller, by June 30, 2015, shall transfer to the General Fund the interest earned from the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund during fiscal year 2015.
SECTION 260. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall begin a 4-year phase-in of equal increments to include health care costs for retired teachers as part of net school spending for any district which accepts this section by a vote taken pursuant to section 4 and in which such costs were not considered part of net school spending in fiscal year 1994. For fiscal year 2016, 1/4 of the cost shall be included in calculating fulfillment of net school spending requirements; provided, however, that in districts currently in level IV or level V status under the commonwealth’s accountability and assistance system, the commissioner may delay or limit the inclusion of the costs in calculating net school spending until their such district’s status is lowered to level III or below, at which time the commissioner shall begin or resume a 4-year phase in of the remaining costs; provided further, that during the 4-year phase in period authorized under this section, the commissioner may waive penalties associated with deficiencies in net school spending requirements up to an amount that can be attributed to noninclusion of health care costs for retired teachers if the commissioner approves a schedule submitted by the district to meet the requirements not later than at the end of the 4-year phase in period; and provided further, that the commissioner shall consider deficiencies in net school spending requirements in fiscal year 2015, if any, when approving such schedule.
(b) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education may waive penalties associated with deficiencies in net school spending requirements up to an amount that can be attributed to non-inclusion of health care costs for retired teachers in fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
(c) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education may waive penalties associated with deficiencies in net school spending requirements up to an amount that can be attributed to non-inclusion of health care costs for retired teachers in fiscal year 2015 if the district submits a schedule under this section and the commissioner approves the schedule.
(d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 1, 2015, this section may be accepted in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by majority vote of its city council and approval by the manager; in any other city, by a vote of its city council and approval by the mayor; in a town having a town council form of government, by vote of the town council, subject to charter of such town; in a town, by a vote of the board of selectmen; and in a regional school district, by a vote of the regional district school committee. The vote shall be by approval of all members of the district. Approval of each member shall be given in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by majority vote of its city council and approval by the manager; in any other city, by a vote of its city council and approval by the mayor; in a town having a town council form of government, by vote of the town council, subject to the charter of such town; in a town, by a vote of the board of selectmen.
(e) Any school district which accepts this section shall annually certify to the commissioner the treatment of retired teacher health insurance costs to ensure accurate counting of such costs toward required net school spending.
SECTION 261. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all payments received by the commonwealth in fiscal year 2015 under the master settlement agreement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al., Middlesex Superior Court, No. 95-7378 shall be deposited into the General Fund.
SECTION 262. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the bureau of purchased services in the operational services division shall determine prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws in fiscal year 2015 by increasing the final fiscal year 2014 price by the rate of inflation as determined by the division. The division shall adjust prices for extraordinary relief as defined in 808 CMR 1.06(4). The division shall accept applications for program reconstruction and special circumstances in fiscal year 2015. The division shall authorize the annual price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum price determined by the bureau by identifying the most recent price calculated for the program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by the bureau under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws, in which the rate of inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each fiscal year.
SECTION 263. The executive office of health and human services shall file a report with the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 2, 2015 on the implementation of chapter 257 of the acts of 2008. The report shall include: (i) actual fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2014 spending and revenue for rates by line-item, revenue source, service class and start date of implementation; (ii) estimated fiscal year 2015 spending and revenue for new rates by line-item, revenue source, service class and projected start date of implementation; and (iii) estimated fiscal year 2015 spending and revenue for rates undergoing the review process by line-item, revenue source, service class and start date of implementation.
SECTION 264. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of revenue shall establish a tax amnesty program during which all penalties that could be assessed by the commissioner shall be waived without the need for any showing by the taxpayer of reasonable cause or the absence of willful neglect for the failure of the taxpayer to: (i) timely file any proper return for any tax type and for any tax period; (ii) file proper returns which report the full amount of the taxpayer's liability for any tax type and for any tax period; (iii) timely pay any tax liability; or (iv) pay the proper amount of any required estimated payment toward a tax liability. The waiver of a taxpayer’s liability under this section shall apply if the taxpayer files returns, makes payments as required by the commissioner or otherwise comes into compliance with the tax laws of the commonwealth pursuant to the tax amnesty program. The scope of the program, including the particular tax types and periods covered, including any limited look-back period for unfiled returns, shall be determined by the commissioner; provided, however, that the commissioner shall include, but not be limited to, the following tax types within the scope: sales and use taxes; sales tax on telecommunications services; meals taxes; meals tax local options; materialman sales taxes; withholding income; performer withholdings; pass-through entity withholdings; lottery annuity withholdings; room occupancy excises; room occupancy excise local options; convention center financing fees on room occupancy in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Chicopee, Springfield and Worcester and the city known as the town of West Springfield; convention center financing surcharges for sightseeing tours; convention center financing surcharges on vehicle rentals in the city of Boston; convention center financing surcharges on parking in the cities of Boston, Springfield and Worcester; deeds excises, cigarette excises, cigars and smoking tobacco excises; club alcoholic beverages excises; gasoline excises; special fuels excises; special fuels excise local options; and boat and recreational vehicles sales taxes.
(b) The amnesty program shall be established for 2 consecutive months in fiscal year 2015 to be determined by the commissioner and all required payments shall be made by June 30, 2015 in order for the amnesty to apply. If a taxpayer fails to pay the full liability before June 30, 2015, the commissioner shall retain any payments made and shall apply those payments against the outstanding liability and the tax amnesty program shall not apply.
(c) (1) The commissioner's authority to waive penalties during the amnesty period shall not apply to any taxpayer who, before or during the period of the amnesty program selected by the commissioner, was or is the subject of a tax-related criminal investigation or prosecution or to any taxpayer who delivers or discloses or has delivered or disclosed any false or fraudulent application, document, return or other statement. The amnesty program shall not authorize the waiver of interest or any amount treated as interest. The commissioner may offer tax amnesty to those taxpayers who have either an unpaid self-assessed liability or who have been assessed a tax liability, whether before or after the filing of a return, which assessed liability remains unpaid.
(2) A taxpayer who delivers or discloses any false or fraudulent application, document, return or other statement to the department of revenue in connection with an amnesty application under this section shall be ineligible for amnesty and shall be subject to the greater of: (i) applicable penalties under chapter 62C of the General Laws; or (ii) a penalty not to exceed $10,000 which shall be calculated and assessed according to rules determined by the commissioner and may be subject to de minimis or other exceptions that the commissioner may consider appropriate. This penalty shall be subject to said chapter 62C and shall be added to and become part of the tax due.
(d) To the extent that a taxpayer within the scope of the amnesty program as determined by the commissioner and wishing to participate in the amnesty program has postponed the payment of an assessment of tax, interest and penalty under subsection (e) of section 32 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, the taxpayer shall waive in writing all rights under said subsection (e) of said section 32 of said chapter 62C to further delay the payment of the tax and interest portions of the assessment. The tax and interest portions of the assessment shall be payable in full from the date of the commissioner's notice of assessment. Upon payment by the taxpayer of the tax and interest of the outstanding assessment, the commissioner shall waive all penalties associated with that assessment. Thereafter, the taxpayer and the commissioner shall proceed with all administrative appeal rights that the taxpayer wishes to pursue with respect to the assessment.
(e) Amnesty shall not apply to those penalties which the commissioner would not have the sole authority to waive including, but not limited to, fuel taxes administered under the International Fuel Tax Agreement or under the local option portions of taxes or excises collected for the benefit of cities, towns or state governmental authorities.
(f) The commissioner shall maintain records of the amnesty provided under this section including, but not limited to: (i) the number of taxpayers provided with amnesty; (ii) the types of tax liability for which amnesty was provided and, for each type of liability, the amount of tax liability collected and the amount of penalties foregone by virtue of the amnesty program; and (iii) the total outstanding tax liability for amnesty-eligible taxpayers at the conclusion of the tax amnesty program after the collection of all funds under this section. The commissioner shall file a report detailing the information with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on revenue, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate minority leaders not later than September 1, 2015; provided, however, that the report shall not contain information sufficient to identify an individual taxpayer or the amnesty that an individual taxpayer was provided under this section.
(g) The commissioner shall establish administrative procedures and methods to prevent any taxpayer who utilizes the tax amnesty program from utilizing any future tax amnesty programs for the next consecutive 10 years, beginning in calendar year 2015.
(h) The department shall deposit the lesser of ½ or $5,000,000 of the amount collected under this section into the Substance Abuse Services Fund established in section 2I of chapter 111 of the General Laws.
SECTION 265. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a bridge located on state highway route 122A over the Blackstone River on Providence street in the town of Millbury shall be designated and known as the Joseph R. Bianculli bridge in honor of Joseph Bianculli’s service and advocacy for veterans. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing that designation in compliance with the standards of the department.
SECTION 266. The parcel of state land at the intersection of Canal street and Providence street in the town of Millbury shall be designated and known as the Millbury Veterans Memorial Park. The department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing that designation in accordance with the standards of the department.
SECTION 267. The courthouse located at 85 Warren street in the city of Boston that houses the Roxbury division of the Boston municipal court department shall be designated and known as the Edward O. Gourdin Courthouse, in memory of the late honorable Edward Orval “Ned” Gourdin for his many contributions to the judiciary, his community and the commonwealth. The division of capital asset management and maintenance shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing the designation in compliance with any applicable standards.
SECTION 268. Notwithstanding section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the official anti-bullying seal for the school district of Hanover shall be the “Rise Above Bullying” seal as created by the Cedar Elementary School in the town of Hanover.
SECTION 269. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance may, on behalf of and in coordination with the department of conservation and recreation, enter into negotiations to execute a lease agreement with 1235-1237 VFW Parkway LLC, the owner of the property located at 1235-1237 VFW parkway in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston. The property to be leased by the division consists of approximately 19,781 square feet or 0.45 acres and is currently used as a parking lot. The lease shall be on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the division, in consultation with the department and subject to the requirements of this section.
(b) The division, on behalf of the department, may lease the property from the lessor for an original term of not more than 5 years and may provide an option to extend the lease term for 1 consecutive term of 5 years. No additional renewals shall be executed without the approval of the general court. Consideration for the lease shall be for not more than fair market value, as determined by an independent appraisal, and shall require that the property only be used as a parking lot, under the care and control of the department, to be used for public parking and increased access to Havey beach, Riverdale park, Rivermoor park, Millennium park or other nearby properties maintained by the department.
(c) At least 21 days prior to the execution of the lease by the division, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall file a copy of the lease with the inspector general and the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives. The inspector general shall review the lease and file any comments and recommendations on the lease with the clerks of the senate and the house at least 10 days prior to the execution of the lease.
(d) The department shall have the right to renovate, repair or improve the property subject to this section. The lessor shall maintain any existing property or liability insurance in an amount and of a type sufficient to protect the commonwealth and its leasehold interest from any action arising from a claim against the property subject to the lease; provided, however, that the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance and the commissioner of conservation and recreation shall review and approve the terms of the insurance.
SECTION 270. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all state crime laboratories and facilities established pursuant to section 7 of chapter 22E of the General Laws and all local police departments shall undertake a physical inventory of sexual assault evidence collection kits in their possession by November 1, 2014. The director of the crime laboratory within the department of state police and the chief law enforcement officer of each city and town shall provide a written report to the secretary of public safety and security not later than December 1, 2014 indicating: (i) the number of sexual assault evidence collection kits in their possession containing forensic evidence, as defined by section 220 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, that have not undergone DNA analysis, as defined by section 1 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as of September 1, 2014; and (ii) the month and year that each untested sexual assault evidence collection kit containing forensic evidence was received by the reporting laboratory or local police department.
(b) The secretary of public safety and security shall prepare and transmit a report to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives containing the information reported under this section by January 1, 2015.
SECTION 271. There shall be a special task force to analyze the feasibility of a vehicle registration plate system that utilizes non-alphanumeric symbols as part of the registration identification for plates issued by the registrar of motor vehicles. The task force shall consist of: the registrar of motor vehicles, who shall serve as the chair; the colonel of state police or a designee; a representative of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated; a designee from The Molly Bish Foundation Incorporated; the secretary of administration and finance or a designee; the secretary of transportation or a designee; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; a representative of the State Police Association of Massachusetts; and a member of a labor organization representing police officers designated by the governor. The task force shall seek input from the United States Department of Transportation, the United States Department of Justice, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the United States Department of Homeland Security.
The task force shall study the feasibility of such a system, its cost, the time frame for implementation, impact on federal, state and local law enforcement and between states and the tools and equipment necessary to produce enhanced recognition and identification registration plates. The study shall assess: (i) human factors involved in the mental recognition of vehicle license plates, including human reaction to numbers, letters, characters and symbols and the ability to cognitively process them; provided, however, that the task force shall rely upon scientific studies that analyze and assess such human reaction and such ability as applied to not fewer than 15 non-alpha-numeric symbols as appearing on license plates traveling on public and non-public ways; provided further, that such scientific studies have been peer reviewed; and provided further, that the task force shall consult with relevant research or clinical scientists and medical professionals in the field of cognitive psychology and perception to verify the accuracy of the information it reviews; (ii) transportation-based factors including, but not limited to, the impact on toll revenues; (iii) interfaces with motor vehicle databases in other states including, without limitation, any licensing and registration system used by the registry of motor vehicles; and (iv) criminal information system accessibility.
The task force may conduct 1 or more public hearings to inform the public of its activities. The report of the task force shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives not later than December 31, 2014.
SECTION 272. There is hereby established a special commission on aphasia which shall consist of: the secretary of the executive office of health and human services or a designee, who shall serve as chair; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of public health, or a designee; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of insurance, or a designee; 3 members appointed by the senate president, 1 of whom shall be the senate chairman of the joint committee on public health, or a designee, 1 of whom shall be a person with aphasia and 1 of whom provides services to persons with aphasia; 3 members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be the house chairman of the joint committee on public health, or a designee, 1 of whom shall be a person with aphasia and 1 of whom provides services to persons with aphasia; and 4 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a person with aphasia, 1 of whom provides services to persons with aphasia, and 2 members of the public with demonstrated expertise in issues relating to the work of the commission. The commission shall study and make recommendations regarding the need for support programs to meet the needs of persons with aphasia and their families, and which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) establishing a mechanism in order to ascertain the prevalence of aphasia in Massachusetts, and the unmet needs of persons with aphasia and those of their families; (2) studying model aphasia support programs, such as the Aphasia Center at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Aphasia Resource Center at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College; and (3) providing recommendations for additional legislation, support programs and resources necessary to meet the unmet needs of persons with aphasia and their families.
The commission shall organize within 120 days following the appointment of a majority of its members. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original appointments. Public members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The executive office of health and human services may provide staff support to the commission.
The commission shall report to the general court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives on or before December 31, 2014.
SECTION 273. The division of marine fisheries shall implement a new fee schedule in fiscal year 2015 for invertebrate species to fund the ventless lobster trap survey program.
SECTION 274. Effective July 1, 2014, MassHealth and any commercial insurer that insures MassHealth subscribers shall provide double electric breast pumps to expectant and new mothers as specifically prescribed by their attending physician, consistent with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law 111-148.
SECTION 275. The department of public health shall amend the licensure procedure and suitability requirements for long-term care facilities to implement a hearing process that would precede approval of and allow for public input on any application for a license, notice of intent for transfer of ownership or notice of intent to sell or close any skilled nursing facility whether for profit or nonprofit.
SECTION 276. Notwithstanding the minimum gross sales required under section 3 of chapter 61A of the General Laws, land not less than 5 acres shall be considered actively devoted to cranberry production during calendar years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 if the use of the land for cranberry production is demonstrated by documenting normal maintenance or improvement practices conducted during that growing season. This section shall only apply to land classified under said chapter 61A in fiscal year 2014.
Governor disapproved of the following Section [for message, see H.4300]
Legislature overrode Governor's veto
SECTION 277. Not later than June 30, 2015, the department of environmental protection shall establish regulations, guidelines, standards or procedures for determining the suitability of soil used as fill material for the reclamation of quarries, sand pits and gravel pits. The regulations, standards or procedures shall ensure the reuse of soil poses no significant risk of harm to health, safety, public welfare or the environment considering the transport, filling operations and the foreseeable future use of the filled land. The department may adopt, amend or repeal regulations establishing: (i) classes or categories of fill or reclamation activities requiring prior issuance of a permit issued by the department; (ii) classes or categories of fill or reclamation activities that may be carried out without prior issuance of a permit issued by the department; and (iii) classes or categories of fill that shall require local approval based on the size, scope and location of a project; provided, however, that local approval shall not be required for projects involving less than 100,000 cubic yards of soil.
SECTION 278. (a) The foundation budget review commission established in section 4 of chapter 70 of the General Laws shall file its report on or before June 30, 2015. A copy of the report and recommendations shall be made publicly available on the website of the department of elementary and secondary education and submitted to the joint committee on education.
(b) In addition to the membership listed in section 4 of chapter 70 of the General Laws and for the purposes of this review, there shall be 1 advisory nonvoting member of the foundation budget review commission from each the following organizations: the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, the Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Stand for Children and Strategies for Children. Advisory members shall be informed in advance of any public hearings or meetings scheduled by the commission and may be provided with written or electronic materials deemed appropriate by the commission’s co-chairs. Before finalizing its recommendations, the foundation budget commission established in said section 4 of said chapter 70 shall solicit input from advisory members who may offer comments or further recommendations for the commission’s consideration.
SECTION 279. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth health insurance connector established under chapter 176Q of the General Laws shall be considered a state agency under chapter 7D of the General Laws.
SECTION 280. The secretary of administration and finance shall enter into a contract under section 18 of chapter 161A of the General Laws with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as soon as practicable. The contract shall begin with equal monthly payments by the commonwealth to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority not later than July 31, 2014.
SECTION 281. The department of public health shall adopt regulations to implement section 72BB of chapter 111 of the General Laws prior to January 1, 2015.
SECTION 282. The bureau of substance abuse services shall promulgate regulations as necessary to implement section 18A of chapter 17 of the General Laws not later than January 1, 2015.
SECTION 283. The authority of the commissioner of public safety or a designee under the fourth sentence of the second paragraph of section 65 of chapter 143 of the General Laws to waive all, or a portion of, the $100 per day fine assessed against the owner or operator of an elevator operating without a valid certificate shall apply to all fines assessed or any appeal of a fine filed on or after January 1, 2013.
SECTION 284. Section 26 shall take effect as of January 15, 2013 and the board of trustees of the Water Supply Protection Trust established in section 75 of chapter 10 of the General Laws may continue to serve on the board of trustees established in said section 75 of said chapter 10.
SECTION 285. Sections 16 and 17 and subsection (a) of section 260 shall take effect on July 1, 2015.
SECTION 286. Sections 36, 131, 140, 160 and 162 to 165, inclusive shall take effect on January 1, 2015.
SECTION 287. Section 37 shall take effect on January 1, 2015; provided, however, that subsection (h) of section 18A of chapter 17 of the General Laws shall take effect on June 1, 2015.
SECTION 288. Sections 38, 141, 147, 156 to 159, inclusive, and 179 shall take effect on June 1, 2015.
SECTION 289. Section 47 shall take effect as of January 1, 2014.
Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment [for message, see H.4300]
SECTION 290. Section 120 shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
SECTION 291. Except as otherwise provided, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.
Approved (in part), July 15, 2014.
