Chapter 41

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

     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, 2019, 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 maintenance of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth, and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, 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, 2020.  All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability.  All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving 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, 2020 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 in this section, and 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.

Fiscal Year 2020 Revenue by Source and Budgeted Fund (in Millions)

FY2020 TAX REVENUES
Source	All Budgeted Funds*	General Fund	Commonwealth Transportation Fund	Other Budgeted Funds	Stabilization Fund	Other Funds
Alcoholic Beverages	97.4	97.4	-	-	-
Cigarettes	506.6	506.6	-	-	-	-
Corporations	2,451.9	2,451.9	-	-	-	-
Deeds	393.8	393.8	-	-	-	-
Estate Inheritance	432.2	432.2	-	-	-	-
Financial Institutions	0.3	0.3	-	-	-	-
Income	17,299.0	17,298.7	-	-	0.3	-
Insurance	476.9	476.9	-	-	-	-
Motor Fuels	847.7	-	846.7	-	-	1.0
Public Utilities	-	-	-	-	-	-
Room Occupancy	191.7	191.7	-	-	-	-
Sales - Regular	4,945.0	3,227.9	-	-	-	1,717.2
Sales - Meals	1,281.5	1,281.5	-	-	-	-
Sales - Motor Vehicles	928.0	-	605.8	-	-	322.3
Miscellaneous	16.0	16.0	-	-	-	-
UI Surcharges	24.5	-	-	-	-	24.5
Total Tax Revenues	29,892.5	26,374.8	1,452.5	-	0.3	2,064.9
Statutory Transfers
SBA Transfer	(939.7)	-	-	-	-	(939.7)
MBTA Transfer	(1,099.7)	-	-		-	(1,099.7)
Pension Transfer	(2,841.5)	(2,841.5)	-	-	-
Workforce Training Fund Transfer	(24.5)	-	-	-	-	(24.5)
Capital Gains to Stabilization Fund	(451.5)	(451.5)	-	-	-
Total Consensus Taxes for Budget	24,535.6	23,081.8	1,452.5	-	0.3	1.0
FY2020 ADDITIONAL TAXES
Tax Settlements	100.0	100.0	-	-	-	-
Marijuana Taxes	132.5	33.1	-	83.8	-	15.6
Marijuana Tax Transfer	(15.6)	-	-	-	-	(15.6)
Sales Tax Marketplace	41.7	28.4	-	-	-	13.3
Sales Tax Marketplace Transfer	(13.3)	-	-	-	-	(13.3)
Short Term Rentals	27.5	27.5	-	-	-	-
Life Sciences	5.0	5.0	-	-	-	-
Other Tax Total	277.8	194.0	-	83.8	-	-
TOTAL TAXES FOR BUDGET	24,813.4	23,275.8	1,452.5	83.8	0.3	1.0
Non-Tax Revenue
Federal Reimbursements	11,581.2	11,573.3	-	-	-	7.9
Departmental Revenues	5,252.9	4,462.8	692.5	44.5	44.2	10.0
Consolidated Transfers	2,692.3	1,802.1	245.6	167.5	477.0	0.2
TOTAL NON-TAX REVENUE FOR BUDGET	19,526.4	17,837.2	938.1	211.9	521.2	18.1
FY2020 Grand Total	44,339.8	41,113.0	2,390.6	295.7	521.5	19.1

 

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 in this section and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for such 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.

 

Non-Tax Revenue:  Department Summary

 

Revenue Source	Federal Revenues	Departmental Revenues	Budgeted Transfers	Total Unrestricted	Total Restricted
Judiciary
Supreme Judicial Court	$0	$2,271,764	$0	$2,271,764	$0
Committee for Public Counsel	$0	$5,385,400	$0	$5,385,400	$0
Appeals Court	$0	$323,818	$0	$323,818	$0
Trial Court	$0	$80,314,604	$0	$80,314,604	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$88,295,586	$0	$88,295,586	$0
District Attorneys
Berkshire District Attorney	$0	$504	$0	$504	$0
Worcester District Attorney	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000	$0
Norfolk District Attorney	$0	$433	$0	$433	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$1,937	$0	$1,937	$0
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth	$0	$250,765,931	$0	$250,750,931	$15,000
TOTAL:	$0	$250,765,931	$0	$250,750,931	$15,000
Treasurer and Receiver-General
Office of the Treasurer	$0	$442,212,844	$267,451,393	$689,416,237	$20,248,000
Cultural Commission	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
State Lottery Commission	$0	$9,300	$1,142,551,736	$1,142,561,036	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$442,222,144	$1,410,003,129	$1,831,977,273	$20,248,000
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General	$4,426,908	$51,430,859	$0	$50,857,767	$5,000,000
TOTAL:	$4,426,908	$51,430,859	$0	$50,857,767	$5,000,000
Inspector General
Office of the Inspector General	$0	$975,000	$0	$0	$975,000
TOTAL:	$0	$975,000	$0	$0	$975,000
Office of Campaign and Political Finance
Office of Campaign and Political Finance	$0	$260,550	$0	$260,550	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$260,550	$0	$260,550	$0
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination	$3,698,400	$334,600	$0	$3,000	$4,030,000
TOTAL:	$3,698,400	$334,600	$0	$3,000	$4,030,000
State Ethics Commission
State Ethics Commission	$0	$30,000	$0	$30,000	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$30,000	$0	$30,000	$0
Office of the State Comptroller
Office of the State Comptroller	$11,739	$9,067,027	$741,216,135	$750,294,901	$0
TOTAL:	$11,739	$9,067,027	$741,216,135	$750,294,901	$0
Cannabis Control Commission
Cannabis Control Commission	$0	$14,468,600	$0	$14,468,600	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$14,468,600	$0	$14,468,600	$0
Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Secretary of Administration and Finance	$0	$63,692,636	$12,177,421	$75,870,057	$0
Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance	$0	$43,930,999	$0	$33,285,867	$10,645,132
Bureau of State Office Buildings	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Civil Service Commission	$0	$10,599	$0	$10,599	$0
Group Insurance Commission	$0	$852,080,407	$299,387,914	$1,149,271,576	$2,196,745
Division of Administrative Law Appeals	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000	$0
Department of Revenue	$49,055,194	$162,325,469	$0	$204,750,112	$6,630,551
Appellate Tax Board	$0	$1,604,750	$0	$1,204,750	$400,000
Human Resources Division	$0	$2,511,399	$0	$100	$2,511,299
Operational Services Division	$0	$17,142,092	$0	$5,517,868	$11,624,224
Information Technology Division	$0	$2,383,931	$350,000	$0	$2,733,931
Massachusetts Gaming Commission	$0	$0	$167,417,013	$167,417,013	$0
TOTAL:	$49,055,194	$1,145,684,282	$479,332,348	$1,637,329,942	$36,741,882
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs	$0	$5,232,312	$0	$4,662,312	$570,000
Department of Environmental Protection	$0	$34,549,102	$0	$28,190,312	$6,358,790
Department of Fish and Game	$7,900,000	$11,178,209	$190,000	$18,725,220	$542,989
Department of Agricultural Resources	$0	$6,711,665	$0	$6,711,665	$0
Department of Conservation and Recreation	$0	$32,250,000	$0	$6,450,000	$25,800,000
Department of Public Utilities	$0	$27,942,231	$0	$27,942,231	$0
Department of Energy Resources	$0	$5,125,535	$0	$5,125,535	$0
TOTAL:	$7,900,000	$122,989,054	$190,000	$97,807,275	$33,271,779
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Veterans' Services	$0	$705,000	$0	$15,000	$690,000
Secretary of Health and Human Services	$9,272,042,233	$1,710,889,309	$1,000,000	$10,687,181,542	$296,750,000
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy	$0	$32,447,990	$0	$32,047,990	$400,000
Health Policy Commission	$0	$10,388,000	$0	$10,388,000	$0
Mass Commission for the Blind	$4,717,256	$7,500	$0	$4,724,756	$0
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission	$6,681,690	$30,000	$0	$6,711,690	$0
Mass Commission for the Deaf	$174,569	$3,500	$0	$178,069	$0
Chelsea Soldiers' Home	$8,748,827	$2,191,028	$0	$10,339,855	$600,000
Holyoke Soldiers' Home	$11,704,607	$4,276,510	$0	$14,623,407	$1,357,710
Department of Youth Services	$5,483,934	$130,000	$0	$5,613,934	$0
Department of Transitional Assistance	$449,117,306	$26,311,261	$0	$475,428,567	$0
Department of Public Health	$171,054,446	$80,368,323	$1,000,000	$132,576,814	$119,845,955
Department of Children and Families	$265,261,034	$9,643,505	$0	$270,149,686	$4,754,853
Department of Mental Health	$152,343,524	$4,547,963	$0	$156,266,487	$625,000
Department of Developmental Services	$791,744,013	$6,265,937	$0	$798,009,950	$0
Department of Elder Affairs	$112,484,694	$1,267,375	$0	$113,752,069	$0
TOTAL:	$11,251,558,133	$1,889,473,201	$2,000,000	$12,718,007,816	$425,023,518
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Massachusetts Department of Transportation	$0	$630,826,262	$32,317,817	$663,144,079	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$630,826,262	$32,317,817	$663,144,079	$0
Board of Library Commissioners
Board of Library Commissioners	$0	$1,999	$0	$1,999	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$1,999	$0	$1,999	$0
Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development
Department of Housing & Community Development	$0	$3,484,929	$1,872,732	$2,936,170	$2,421,491
Office of Business Development	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation	$0	$1,850,500	$0	$1,350,500	$500,000
Division of Banks	$0	$34,905,119	$0	$32,055,119	$2,850,000
Division of Insurance	$0	$111,090,869	$0	$111,090,869	$0
Division of Professional Licensure	$0	$46,417,063	$0	$30,790,734	$15,626,329
Division of Standards	$0	$2,567,803	$0	$2,009,385	$558,418
Department of Telecommunications and Cable	$0	$5,201,013	$0	$5,201,013	$0
TOTAL:	$0	$205,517,296	$1,872,732	$185,433,790	$21,956,238
Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development
Department of Labor Relations	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Labor and Workforce Development	$0	$72,431,713	$20,003,000	$92,021,416	$413,297
TOTAL:	$0	$72,431,713	$20,003,000	$92,021,416	$413,297
Executive Office of Education
Department of Early Education and Care	$229,651,550	$1,404,587	$0	$230,894,244	$161,893
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	$0	$7,393,000	$0	$5,093,000	$2,300,000
Department of Higher Education	$0	$700,000	$0	$700,000	$0
University of Massachusetts	$0	$144,440,965	$0	$144,440,965	$0
Bridgewater State College	$0	$80,000	$0	$80,000	$0
Fitchburg State College	$0	$674,450	$0	$674,450	$0
Framingham State College	$0	$250,000	$0	$250,000	$0
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	$0	$200,000	$0	$200,000	$0
Salem State College	$0	$973,440	$0	$973,440	$0
Westfield State College	$0	$200,000	$0	$200,000	$0
Worcester State College	$0	$550,000	$0	$550,000	$0
Massachusetts College of Art	$0	$61,346	$0	$61,346	$0
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	$0	$1,018	$0	$1,018	$0
Berkshire Community College	$0	$136,500	$0	$136,500	$0
Bristol Community College	$0	$409,000	$0	$409,000	$0
Cape Cod Community College	$0	$330,078	$0	$330,078	$0
Greenfield Community College	$0	$67,000	$0	$67,000	$0
Holyoke Community College	$0	$288,242	$0	$288,242	$0
Mass Bay Community College	$0	$487,000	$0	$487,000	$0
Massasoit Community College	$0	$425,000	$0	$425,000	$0
Mount Wachusett Community College	$0	$285,000	$0	$285,000	$0
Northern Essex Community College	$0	$205,000	$0	$205,000	$0
North Shore Community College	$0	$31,087	$0	$31,087	$0
Quinsigamond Community College	$0	$241,554	$0	$241,554	$0
Springfield Technical Community College	$0	$297,880	$0	$297,880	$0
Roxbury Community College	$0	$529,843	$0	$0	$529,843
Middlesex Community College	$0	$281,156	$0	$281,156	$0
Bunker Hill Community College	$0	$100,000	$0	$100,000	$0
TOTAL:	$229,651,550	$161,043,146	$0	$387,702,960	$2,991,736
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	$0	$2,200,000	$0	$2,200,000	$0
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner	$0	$6,005,153	$0	$5,153	$6,000,000
Criminal History Systems Board	$0	$13,738,019	$0	$10,238,019	$3,500,000
Criminal Justice Training Council	$0	$1,801,000	$0	$1,000	$1,800,000
Department of State Police	$2,095,922	$80,486,000	$0	$626,000	$81,955,922
Department of Public Safety	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Department of Fire Services	$0	$44,582,750	$0	$42,374,250	$2,208,500
Military Division	$0	$400,000	$0	$0	$400,000
Emergency Management Agency	$1,500,000	$507,906	$0	$2,007,906	$0
Department of Corrections	$1,075,000	$8,798,103	$5,401,897	$1,075,000	$14,200,000
Parole Board	$0	$240,000	$0	$240,000	$0
TOTAL:	$4,670,922	$158,758,931	$5,401,897	$58,767,328	$110,064,422
Sheriffs
Sheriff's Department Hampden	$540,000	$3,091,832	$0	$640,500	$2,991,332
Sheriff's Department Worcester	$84,600	$26,532	$0	$111,132	$0
Sheriff's Department Middlesex	$80,000	$269,000	$0	$174,000	$175,000
Sheriff's Department Franklin	$1,816,000	$59,000	$0	$1,875,000	$0
Sheriff's Department Hampshire	$115,000	$191,852	$0	$139,500	$167,352
Sheriff's Department Essex	$257,500	$575,532	$0	$833,032	$0
Sheriff's Department Berkshire	$22,000	$407,000	$0	$29,000	$400,000
Sheriff's Department Association	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Sheriff's Department Barnstable	$0	$2,444,724	$0	$44,724	$2,400,000
Sheriff's Department Bristol	$7,500,000	$0	$0	$7,500,000	$0
Sheriff's Department Dukes	$0	$200,000	$0	$0	$200,000
Sheriff's Department Norfolk	$1,181,871	$375,000	$0	$1,181,871	$375,000
Sheriff's Department Plymouth	$12,000,000	$300,000	$0	$12,000,000	$300,000
Sheriff's Department Suffolk	$6,630,000	$374,000	$0	$7,004,000	$0
TOTAL:	$30,226,971	$8,314,472	$0	$31,532,759	$7,008,684
Total Non-Tax Revenue  :	$11,581,199,817	$5,252,892,590	$2,692,337,058	$18,858,689,909	$667,739,556

 

 

 

 

 

0320-0003........ For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices.......................................................................... $9,960,064

 

0320-0010........ For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county $1,794,445

 

0321-0001........ For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct.................................... $907,682

 

0321-0100........ For the services of the board of bar examiners............................................... $1,695,303

 

 

0321-1500........ For the operation of the committee for public counsel services under chapter 211D of the General Laws including, but not limited to, payroll costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and appeals attorneys, including fringe benefit costs; provided, that the committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 20 per cent of indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further, that to the extent feasible, the committee shall assign public defenders to district and superior courts; provided further, that not later than September 3, 2019 the committee shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency of items 0321-1500, 0321-1510 and 0321-1520 for fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the committee shall approve by majority vote any increase in the base salary or rate of compensation for employees holding management positions, including, but not limited to, chiefs, deputy chiefs, directors, assistant directors and managers; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2019 and March 2, 2020, the committee shall submit reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means in a cumulative manner and compared with data from the current period to the previous 3 fiscal years; and provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to:(i) the caseload of attorneys in charge compared to the caseload of public defenders; (ii) the number of cases handled by the committee in each month, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate; (iii) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders; (iv) the number of public defenders currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year, delineated by division; (v) the number of public defender vacancies to be filled; (vi) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (vii) the number of cases assigned to private bar advocates; (viii) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates; (ix) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (x) the billable hours of private counsel, delineated by travel time and time spent in court, including wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time and research time; (xi) any changes to the private bar billing system and any billing improvements that have been made; (xii) the total number of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management personnel currently employed by the committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year for the previous 3 fiscal years; (xiii) a summary of all spending for psychologists, psychiatrists and investigators including the total number of hours billed, the number of unique vendors and the average number of hours billed;  (xiv) the staffing efficiencies that have been achieved; and (xv) the total savings associated with the 20 per cent public defender representation mandate compared to the previous 25 per cent public defender representation mandate...................................................... $70,047,321

 

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, under section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than $2,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2020.............................. $142,985,367

 

0321-1520........ For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court on behalf of persons who are indigent, as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $1,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered prior to fiscal year 2020................................................................ $23,841,525

 

 

0321-1600........ For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, that not later than February 3, 2020, the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means using the most recent Census Bureau population data available that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of persons assisted by the programs funded by the corporation in the prior fiscal year; (ii) any proposed expansion of legal services, delineated by type of service, target population and cost; and (iii) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents who received services from the corporation, delineated by type of case and geographic location; and provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization to provide representation; and provided further, that notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, funds shall be expended for the Disability Benefits Project, the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project...................................................................................... $24,000,000

 

 

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........................................................................................................... $1,866,504

 

 

0321-2100........ For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services............................................... $2,026,531

 

 

0321-2205........ For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county.................. $2,344,147

 

 

0322-0100........ For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices......................................... $13,752,595

 

 

0330-0101........ For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court.............. $74,178,215

 

0330-0300........ For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court nonemployee services, dental and vision health plan agreements, jury expenses, law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the establishment of a domestic violence registry, evaluations of batterers’ intervention programs, and the risk assessment tool for domestic violence offenders under chapter 260 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that not less than $378,000 shall be expended for the Race and Bias Initiative to expand the trial court’s Office of Diversity and provide additional diversity training for all court employees; provided further, that in planning and implementing the policies of the Race and Bias Initiative the trial court’s Office of Diversity shall solicit feedback from community stakeholders in order to identify any structural, organizational, or cultural barriers to ensure equity in the justice system for people of racial, linguistic, cultural, or sexual minorities, and recommend methods to remove those barriers to guarantee provision of competent representation and inclusive practices in every courtroom in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided for the community outreach clinics and pro bono activities of the University of Massachusetts School of Law; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for transportation expenses for participants in the Taunton District Drug Court program; provided further, than not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the family resolutions specialty court at the probate and family court department of Hampshire county; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to maintain the fiscal year 2019 rate increases for juvenile court investigators; provided further, that funds may be expended to provide information and assistance to self-represented litigants; provided further, that the trial court shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues collected in the trial court; provided further, that each report shall provide for the previous quarter for each court division and courthouse: (i) the total amount ordered in fees and fines; (ii) the total amount dismissed in fees and fines; (iii) the total amount paid in fees and fines; and (iv) the total amount outstanding in fees and fines; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2020,  the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers, and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran, under said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term, or an office or position under section 7 of said chapter 30 and who: (a) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (b) has 30 years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined in chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report not later than January 3, 2020 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 under 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 not later than January 31, 2020, the trial court, in collaboration with the division of capital asset management and maintenance, shall submit a report to the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary that shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of all expenditures for the study, design, renovation or  reconstruction of court facilities between fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 2019, inclusive, delineated by county; and provided further, that not less than 15 days prior to the transfer of funds between items within the trial court, the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation; (2) the line item number of the appropriation making the transfer; (3) the line item number of the appropriation receiving the transfer; and (4) the reason for the necessity of the transfer...................................... $259,729,713

 

0330-0344........ For the continued administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans court program and study first established under section 33 of chapter 62 of the acts of 2014.............................................................................................................. $184,264

 

0330-0410         For the implementation of alternative dispute resolution programming............. $1,082,273

 

0330-0441........ For permanency mediation services in the probate and juvenile courts............... $250,000

 

0330-0500........ For the use of videoteleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction.................................................................................. $247,500

 

0330-0599........ For a probation program that administers high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation may partner with the same external research organization in fiscal year 2020 as selected in fiscal year 2019 to monitor program fidelity and design, to implement the model and to collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; provided further, that said program shall be conducted at both a district and a superior court; provided further, that the trial court shall maintain this probation program in the 10 court locations currently in operation; 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, 2020, that shall include but not be limited to, any relevant data on participants and outcomes................................................................ $1,468,998

 

0330-0601........ For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2020, the trial court shall, in coordination with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on interdepartmental service agreements made with said partner departments and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the amount of funding transferred to each specific agency or department for use in specialty courts; (ii) the specific intent of that transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (iii) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (iv) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting..................................................................... $6,485,245

 

0330-0612         For the administration of the sequential intercept model to serve individuals with mental health and substance use disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court shall continue to fund a project coordinator to oversee coordination and administration and to provide financial oversight of the sequential intercept model; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the project coordinator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) design of the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) locations of workshops held to advocate for the model; (iii) number of cases in which the model has been utilized; (iv) impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism; and (v) cost savings associated with the model.......................... $200,000

 

0330-0613         For the implementation of the recommendations set forth by the Council of State Governments Justice Center-Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review including, but not limited to, the establishment of new programs and expansion of existing programs targeted at recidivism reduction; provided, that the trial court shall transfer funds to other agencies and departments of the commonwealth as outlined in this item; provided further, that not less than 15 days before any such transfer is made from this item to other state agencies and departments, the trial court administrator shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that if no agency or department is specifically designated to receive this funding, the trial court administrator shall distribute funding based on the recommendations of the Council of State Governments Justice Center-Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review; provided further, that not later than June 1, 2020, each agency receiving funding from this item shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, as applicable, participation, completion and recidivism rates delineated by gender; provided further, that the department of correction shall expend not less than $637,500 to expand recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the department of correction shall submit a report on participation, completion and recidivism rates to the executive office of public safety and security, the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary; provided further, that the report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not less than $345,000 shall be expended to establish program expansion grants administered by the executive office of public safety and security to support the expansion of evidence-based cognitive behavioral programs in county houses of correction and jails; provided further, that the secretary of public safety and security shall award grants on a competitive basis and applicants shall provide a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to a research-based or evidence-based program design or, if there is no existing research supporting the proposed program, applicants shall describe in detail how the program will be evaluated with sufficient rigor to add to existing research; provided further, that county sheriffs’ offices that receive grant funding shall report participation, completion and recidivism rates annually to the executive office of public safety and security; provided further, that the report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, copies of these reports shall be provided to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to develop and implement a program to improve collaboration between the department of correction and the parole board to reduce delays in the release of paroled inmates; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the department of correction and the parole board shall submit a joint report to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary detailing the: (i) implementation process; (ii) number of inmates who experienced delayed release in fiscal year 2020 compared to prior fiscal years; and (iii) average length of delays in fiscal year 2020 compared to prior fiscal years; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to evaluate the caseload of parole and probation officers, hire new officers accordingly and expand programs and services at community corrections centers; provided further, that not less than $1,200,000 shall be expended for a transitional youth early intervention probation pilot program to be administered by the commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to improve case management and data tracking capacity in the office of the commissioner of probation; and provided further, that not less than $3,075,000 shall be expended in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services to develop and implement a behavioral health strategy, including statewide capacity to track the utilization of behavioral health care services and behavioral health outcomes for persons in the criminal justice system within the Medicaid management information system................................................................... $5,562,500

 

0331-0100........ For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk’s office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping........................................................................................... $34,898,168

 

 

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; and provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties related to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk-magistrate of said district court............................................................ $72,276,247

 

 

0333-0002........ For the operation of the probate and family court department; provided, that not less than $848,014 shall be expended to continue the case management triage plan.... $34,340,235

 

 

0334-0001........ For the operation of the land court department............................................... $4,324,364

 

 

0335-0001........ For the operation of the Boston municipal court department.......................... $14,902,652

 

 

0336-0002........ For the operation of the housing court department........................................ $10,165,740

 

 

0337-0002........ For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a grant to One Can Help, Inc. for the purpose of providing assistance and resources for families in juvenile courts statewide; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Worcester county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $112,000 shall be expended for the Franklin and Hampshire county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $175,989 shall be expended for the Hampden county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Essex county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Boston court-appointed special advocates program; and provided further, that not less than $53,995 shall be expended for the Berkshire county court-appointed special advocates program..................................................................................... $22,984,763

 

 

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 weekly tape-matching to determine an individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, under chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $479,167 shall be expended for DNA testing; provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for expanded drug testing capacity; provided further, that not less than $222,000 shall be expended for increased sealing and expungement capacity; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a caseload management software system for the juvenile and probate and family courts; provided further, that not less than $641,000 shall be expended for a pre-trial services unit; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for increased electronic monitoring capacity; provided further, that not less than $374,667 shall be expended for a probate and family court workload reduction project; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the purchase of bulletproof vests for probation officers; provided further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision-making with regard to detention, release on personal recognizance, or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2019, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the status of the validated risk assessment tool; (ii) efforts to implement the risk assessment tool; (iii) further goals to expand the use of the risk assessment tool; and (iv) the outcomes associated with utilization of the risk assessment tool; and provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for the costs associated with the full implementation of chapter 303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global positioning system bracelets................................................ $163,055,581

 

0339-1003........ For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that not later than March 2, 2020, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to evaluate community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections center compares based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per-client-day basis; (iv) the standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) plans for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the county sheriffs’ offices; provided further, that the executive director may make funds from this item available for rehabilitative pilot programs that incorporate evidence-based corrections practices; and provided further, that the office may provide re-entry services programs, which shall not operate as intermediate sanctions programs as defined under section 1 of chapter 211F of the General Laws, to any person released from incarceration including, but not limited to, any probationer or parolee.......................................................................... $24,757,292

 

0339-1005........ For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation for cities and towns, acting either individually or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention serving youths and their families, including, but not limited to: (i) connecting youths to mental health services; (ii) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (iii) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs, and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (iv) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office shall give preference to applications that: (a) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult crime; (b) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations, and government agencies to collaborate; (c) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (d) identify a local governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; provided further, that administrative costs for approved grant applications shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant; and provided further, that not later than March 13, 2020, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the number of grant applications received; (2) the number of grants approved; (3) the amount of funds issued to each grantee; and (4) details regarding each grantee, including geographic location, services offered, organizations with which the grantee collaborated, matching funds provided and the number of juveniles and young adults served.......................... $350,000

 

0339-1011........ For a grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation for community based residential re-entry programs to reduce recidivism by providing transitional housing, workforce development and case management to individuals returning to the community from county correctional facilities and state prisons, including inmates of state prisons and county correctional facilities approved under sections 49 and 86F of chapter 127 of the General Laws and individuals on parole or on probation; provided, that these programs shall provide supervision and accountability as needed; provided further, that the funds shall be awarded through a competitive process to qualified nonprofit organizations with a documented history of providing comprehensive, evidence-based community residential re-entry services; provided further, that applicants shall provide a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to a research-based or evidence-based program design; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be spent on women and elderly citizens returning from incarceration; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the department of probation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the outcomes and recidivism rates of the participants, prior appropriation continued $4,500,000

 

 

0339-2100........ For the office of the jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws $3,097,943

 

 

 

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 $56,000............... $22,425,616

 

0340-0198........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $379,537

 

 

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 $56,000................................................... $18,893,167

 

0340-0298........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $562,384

 

 

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 $56,000................................................... $11,253,914

 

0340-0398........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $540,272

 

 

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 $56,000................................................... $12,372,122

 

0340-0498........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $450,247

 

 

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 $56,000................................................... $12,059,519

 

0340-0598........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $370,106

 

 

0340-0600........ For the Northwestern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the anti-crime task force; provided, that 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 $56,000........................... $7,801,536

 

0340-0698........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Northwestern district attorney’s office............................................................................................... $320,396

 

 

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 $56,000................................................... $11,027,852

 

0340-0798........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $465,281

 

 

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 $56,000..................................................... $9,982,140

 

0340-0898........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $467,825

 

 

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 $56,000................................................... $10,555,411

 

0340-0998........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $497,086

 

 

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 $56,000........................................ $5,024,148

 

0340-1098........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office............................................................................................... $303,504

 

 

0340-1100........ For the Berkshire district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the drug task force, the domestic violence unit and the Berkshire County Law Enforcement Task Force; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $56,000................................................................ $4,645,689

 

0340-1198........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $247,415

 

 

0340-0203........ For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs for nonviolent young adult drug offenders; provided, that individuals using heroin or other opiate derivatives who are arrested for nonviolent crimes shall be eligible for said programs;  provided further, that individuals charged with violent crimes shall not be eligible for participation in a drug diversion program; provided further, that a district attorney’s office may contract with any organization for the purpose of administering a drug diversion program or an education program; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such purpose;  provided further, that such programs shall be designed in consultation with the department of public health; provided further, that eligible drug diversion programs shall offer pre- or post-arraignment programs for non-violent drug offenders to provide candidates the opportunity to receive comprehensive substance use treatment services in lieu of prosecution through the traditional court process; provided further, that treatment plans may include, but shall not be limited to, inpatient, outpatient and step-down recovery services; provided further, that diversion program candidates without insurance coverage for such services shall not be denied access to the program based on the inability to pay; provided further, that not less than 60 days before the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (ii) the reasoning behind the distribution; and (iii) the administration and cost of the program; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended on the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association.................................. $495,000

 

0340-2100........ For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys’ offices automation, case management and tracking system; provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged directly to this item; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district attorney’s office for further investigation; (ii) the number of those referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (iii) the number of cases referred to each district attorney's office that remain open as of the date for submission of the report; and (iv) the number of cases that resulted in a criminal prosecution and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2020, the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys’ offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided further, that the association shall provide 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 of in each department of the trial court; (c) the number of cases appealed to the appeals courts, the supreme judicial court, a single justice of the appeals court or supreme judicial court or any other appeals; (d) the number of cases reviewed but not charged; and (e) the number of cases under active management where the case includes charges for drug offenses under chapter 94C of the General Laws, motor vehicle charges under chapter 90 of the General Laws or firearm offenses under chapter 140 of the General Laws; and provided further, that each district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days before transferring any funds from the AA object class of each district attorney’s administrative line item and means of its intention to make that transfer................................................................... $2,200,161

 

0340-2117........ For the retention of assistant district attorneys with not less than 3 years of experience; provided, that the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall transfer funds to the AA object class in each of the 11 district attorneys’ offices; provided further, that the association shall develop a formula for distribution of said funds; provided further, that funds distributed from this item to the district attorneys’ offices shall be used for retention purposes and shall not be transferred out of the AA object class; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such purpose; provided further, that not less than 60 days prior to the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the methodology used to determine the amount to be disbursed; (ii) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (iii) the reason behind the distribution; and (iv) the number of assistant district attorneys from each office who would receive funds from this item; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association........................................................................... $750,000

 

0340-6653........ For increases in the annual salaries of assistant district attorneys; provided, that the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall transfer funds to the AA object class in each of the 11 district attorneys’ offices so that the resulting minimum annual salary for an assistant district attorney shall be not less than $56,000 per year; provided further, that salary increases shall not take effect until January 1, 2020; provided further, that not less than 30 days prior to the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of the: (i) amount to be distributed to each district attorneys’ office; (ii) reason behind the distribution; (iii) number of assistant district attorneys from each office who will receive funds from this item; and (iv) resulting salaries of the assistant district attorneys who will receive funds from this item; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended on the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association.................................................................................................. $3,000,000

 

0340-8908........ For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association’s wide area network.................................................................... $1,795,282

 

 

0411-1000........ For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the governor’s council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfers to appropriation accounts where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s commission on intellectual disability; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s development coordinating council; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, established in section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, shall continue during fiscal year 2020................................... $5,751,345

 

 

0511-0000........ For the operation of the office of the secretary of the commonwealth; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with 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........................................................................... $6,669,269

 

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

 

0511-0002........ For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program; and provided further, that the secretary shall file biannual reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth..................................................................... $352,868

 

0511-0200........ For the operation of the archives division; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for preservation matching grants for municipalities and nonprofit organizations to preserve veterans monuments, memorials and other significant sites and historic documents; and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the state historic records advisory board........................................................................ $670,213

 

0511-0230........ For the operation of the records center............................................................... $35,469

 

0511-0250........ For the operation of the archives facility............................................................ $298,581

 

0511-0260........ For the operation of the commonwealth museum.............................................. $233,350

 

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......................... $2,750,000

 

0511-0271........ For a statewide competitive grant program for the purpose of ensuring a complete and accurate count in the 2020 census; provided, that the grant program shall be known as the Complete Count grant program; provided further, that the grant program shall be administered by the secretary of the commonwealth through a competitive request for proposals, which shall support outreach efforts in communities that are at significant risk of being undercounted; provided further, that the entities eligible to apply for the grant shall include: (i) nonprofit organizations that demonstrate direct access to hard-to-count populations through media, mailings, canvassing, phone banking, or public forums, (ii) publicly funded organizations that provide direct service to hard-to-count populations, including but not limited to, public libraries, workforce centers, community-based health centers, and homeless shelters; provided further, that eligible outreach and education activities shall include but not be limited to: (a) conducting outreach to hard-to-count populations through media, mailings, canvassing, phone banking, or public forums, (b) disseminating information at key service centers and access points in the community, and (c) tailored outreach and support to homeless populations, households with limited English, immigrant communities, and individuals with difficulty accessing the internet or otherwise completing the form; provided further, that, in making awards, the secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable: (1) proportionate funding based on the distribution of hard-to-count communities across the commonwealth, and (2) targeted investments in areas with no federal area census office; provided further, that the highest priority is given to proposals which (A) demonstrate a track record of success in serving individuals in historically hard-to-count communities, (B) identify solutions that directly address barriers to a complete count on 2020, including but not limited to: usability of the digital platform, impacts of a federal citizenship question, and reduced federal resources, and (C) tailor outreach efforts to engage historically underserved populations; provided further, that the total grant to a single recipient shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total available; provided further, that the secretary shall provide technical assistance to eligible entities in the application process; provided further, that the secretary may use not more than 5 per cent of the total appropriation for necessary administrative costs reasonably related to grant administration; provided further, that the secretary shall develop guidelines which outline periodic reporting requirements for grantees, including semi-annual and final reports; provided further, that the secretary shall file both a preliminary and a final report on the efficacy of the grant programs, which shall outline key accomplishments and estimated impact of the awarded funds; and provided further, that the preliminary report shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means and with the joint committee on election laws not later than 3 months after the awarding of the funds, and the final report within 6 months of the completion of all grant activities...................................................................................................... $2,500,000

 

0511-0420........ For the operation of the address confidentiality program.................................... $136,971

 

0517-0000........ For the printing of public documents................................................................. $510,639

 

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 $8,176,324

 

0521-0001........ For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that not later than February 28, 2020, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing voter registration activity......................................................................................................... $6,407,994

 

0524-0000........ For providing information to voters................................................................... $392,738

 

0526-0100........ For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission........................... $942,051

 

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

 

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

 

0540-0900........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence; provided, that $25,000 shall be expended for community and bilingual community outreach within the towns of Andover and North Andover and the cities of Lawrence and Methuen........................... $1,301,783

 

0540-1000........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem...................................... $2,898,845

 

0540-1100........ For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin.................................. $635,443

 

0540-1200........ For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden............................ $1,808,425

 

0540-1300........ For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire............................. $809,004

 

0540-1400........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell...................................... $1,206,559

 

0540-1500........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge............................... $3,325,303

 

0540-1600........ For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams...................................... $273,981

 

0540-1700........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield...................................... $471,933

 

0540-1800........ For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington........................ $232,774

 

0540-1900........ For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk................................. $2,180,002

 

0540-2000........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg..................................... $699,442

 

0540-2100........ For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester................................ $2,277,753

 

 

 

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.................. $11,011,105

 

0610-0010........ For the office of economic empowerment; provided, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with changes to the department of public health birth certificate form; and provided further, that not less than $60,000  shall be expended for Budget Buddies, Inc. in the town of Chelmsford to operate a program that mentors and teaches financial literacy to low-income women throughout the Merrimack Valley region $734,351

 

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 as may be necessary for the regulation and control of trafficking of alcoholic beverages; provided further, that the commission shall work and cooperate with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice and other relevant federal agencies to assist in its efforts to regulate and control trafficking of alcoholic beverages; and provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal dollars and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the enforcement of laws pertaining to the trafficking of alcoholic beverages.. $4,480,041

 

0610-0051........ For the operation of the alcoholic beverages control commission relative to the prevention of underage drinking and related programs including, but not limited to, applying for and obtaining federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice funds, grants and other federal appropriations; provided, that the commission may expend revenues up to $248,000 collected from fees generated by the commission; 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................... $248,000

 

0610-0060........ For the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement division of the alcoholic beverages control commission’s implementation of the enhanced liquor enforcement programs known as the safe campus, safe holidays, safe prom and safe summer programs; provided, that funds from this item shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-0050............................................................................................... $147,307

 

0610-2000........ For payments made to veterans under section 1 of chapter 646 of the acts of 1968, section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 and section 11 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2009; provided, that the office of the state treasurer may expend not more than $205,000 for costs incurred in the administration of these payments................ $2,803,626

 

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

 

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

 

 

0640-0000........ For the operation of the state lottery commission and arts lottery; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for costs associated with the promotion or advertising of lottery games; provided further, that positions funded from this item shall not be subject to chapters 30 and 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws to the General Fund.......................................................................................................... $86,495,868

 

0640-0005........ For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws to the General Fund $3,032,859

 

0640-0010........ For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program; provided, that not later than June 30, 2020, the state lottery commission shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing additional revenues generated as a result of promotional activities funded from this item; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, as established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund......................................................... $4,500,000

 

0640-0096........ For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2020 contributions to the health and welfare fund established under the collective bargaining agreement between the state lottery commission and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions shall be paid to the fund on such basis as the collective bargaining agreement provides; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund $473,616

 

 

0640-0300........ For the services and operations of the Massachusetts cultural council, including grants to or contracts with public and nonpublic entities; provided, that the council may expend the amounts appropriated in this item for the council as provided under 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, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund; provided further, that a person employed under this item shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate bargaining unit; provided further, that the council shall expend from any source an amount not less than 75 per cent of the amount of this item on grants and subsidies to further the achievement of the goals of the council’s 5 year strategic plan, including: (i) amplifying cultural vitality in cities and towns through integrated community-focused grants and initiatives; (ii) enhancing the commonwealth’s economic vitality by helping nonprofit cultural organizations, artists and other participants in the cultural tourism sector to thrive; (iii) enhancing creative learning experiences in schools and communities that instill agency in, and support the growth of, creative, productive, independent-minded young people; (iv) strengthening the council’s capacity to fulfill its mission and deliver the highest quality services to constituents; and (v) promoting more diverse and inclusive participation in the cultural sector by ensuring equity in policies, practices and opportunities; provided further, that the council’s appointed governing board shall establish spending guidelines ensuring that public funds provided to the council are spent in a manner consistent with other state agencies and quasi-public agencies, including, but not limited to, the use of vehicles, the cost of travel and the purchase of meals by council staff and management; provided further, that in developing these guidelines, the council’s appointed governing board shall consult with the state ethics commission, the comptroller of the commonwealth, and other entities with relevant expertise to ensure the guidelines are based on best practices for governmental and quasi-governmental spending; provided further, that the guidelines shall include, at minimum, provisions that ensure pre-approval by the board for all out-of-state travel and associated travel budgets by council employees; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2019, the council shall submit its board-approved fiscal year 2020 spending plan to the state treasurer, the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on tourism, arts and cultural development, including, but not limited to, the amounts to be expended on: (a) grants and subsidies; (b) personnel; (c) leases and utilities; and (d) travel, delineated by in-state and board-approved out-of-state travel; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for facility accessibility improvements for Follow Your Art Community Studios, Inc. in Melrose; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to CDVN Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts to support the Vietnamese-American community; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Hispanic week to help showcase Hispanic culture in the Merrimack valley and across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Spanish American Center, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purposes of continuing to support and promote cultural enrichment and the betterment of the Spanish-American community and others in the city of Leominster and surrounding communities; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to United Hmong of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Gardner for the purposes of continuing to support the Hmong-American community in Massachusetts; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to City Mosaic, Inc. for the Sterns square mural restoration in the city of Springfield..................... $18,180,000

 

 

0699-0005........ For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend not more than $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 from premiums paid on the sales of revenue anticipation notes and expend those premium payments to pay the principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation notes....................................................................................... $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 $209,681,676

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

0699-0015........ For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain bonded debt and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state treasurer may make payments under section 38C of chapter 29 of the General Laws from this item and items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014; provided further, that the payments shall pertain to the bonds, notes or other obligations authorized to be paid from each item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may transfer the amounts that would otherwise be unexpended on June 30, 2020 from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 or from 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, 2020; 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 of the General Laws shall be paid from this item and shall be charged to the Infrastructure subfund of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary or other provisions of this item, 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 not less than 10 days in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means $2,233,761,084

 

General Fund.................................................... 48.00%

Commonwealth Transportation Fund.................. 52.00%

 

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 $69,956,237

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

0699-9100........ For the payment of costs associated with any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commonwealth, including issuance costs, interest on bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other notes under sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the payment to the United States under section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 148, of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with respect to any bonds or notes or other obligations of the commonwealth; provided, that the 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 of the office of the state treasurer; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge costs to the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service reserves................................................... $28,681,484

 

 

0710-0000........ For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of privatization contracts under sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws $16,117,044

 

0710-0100........ For the operation of the division of local mandates............................................ $369,026

 

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..................................................................... $1,872,092

 

0710-0225........ For the operation of the Medicaid audit unit within the division of audit operations to prevent and identify fraud and abuse in the MassHealth system; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 50 per cent; provided further, that not later than March 14, 2020,  the division shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all findings on activities and payments made through the MassHealth system; provided further, that the report shall include, to the extent available, a review of all post-audit efforts undertaken by MassHealth to recoup payments owed to the commonwealth due to identified fraud and abuse; provided further, that the report shall include the responses of MassHealth to the most recent post-audit review survey, including the status of recoupment efforts; and provided further, that the report shall include the unit’s recommendations to enhance recoupment efforts....................................................................................... $1,234,674

 

0710-0300........ For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by the bureau of special investigations...................................................................................... $478,535

 

 

0810-0000........ For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund, established under section 11G of chapter 12 of the General Laws, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit, and the victim and witness assistance program; provided, that the victim and witness assistance program shall be administered under 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........................................................................................ $26,586,322

 

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 under said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Women Survivors of Homicide Movement, Inc. to support victims of homicide spa therapy programming; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims, including, but not limited to, the services provided under section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws.......... $2,349,061

 

0810-0013........ For the office of the attorney general which may expend for a false claims program not more than $3,250,000 from retained revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law; 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........................................................................................ $3,250,000

 

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................................................................................................... $2,519,632

 

0810-0016........ For the office of the attorney general which may expend for the development and prosecution of claims for enforcement by the commonwealth of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., including but not limited to the investigation of such claims, the costs of personnel and litigation, the engagement of experts, the administration of studies or related activities and the enforcement of settlements, not more than $250,000 from retained revenues collected from costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, as awarded to the attorney general by the court or as agreed upon by the parties in settlement of any claims brought under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; provided, that penalties payable to the commonwealth under state law that are recovered by the commonwealth in the course of prosecuting claims for enforcement of federal law shall be deposited into the General Fund; and provided further, that 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

 

0810-0021........ For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 75 per cent of the expenditure; provided further, that funds shall continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals from the department of public health under section 72H of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the unit shall provide training for all investigators of the department of public health’s division of health care quality responsible for the investigations on a periodic basis pursuant to a comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the unit; and provided further, that training shall include instruction on techniques for improving the efficiency and quality of investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and misappropriation referred under said section 72H of said chapter 111.................................................................... $4,369,880

 

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; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the establishment and operationalization of a specialized prevailing wage and construction investigatory and enforcement unit within the wage enforcement program; provided further, that the unit shall consist of a minimum of 2 investigators assigned to eastern Massachusetts, 2 investigators assigned to central Massachusetts and 2 investigators assigned to western Massachusetts and the specialized unit shall be supervised by a minimum of 1 ‘supervising investigator’ and 1 assistant attorney general in the wage enforcement program’s Boston office with significant experience investigating violations of the commonwealth’s prevailing wage and construction laws; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the specialized unit shall submit a report on its annual enforcement actions and violation trends within the construction industry to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate.................................................. $4,986,985

 

0810-0061........ For the purpose of funding existing and future litigation devoted to obtaining significant recoveries for the commonwealth.................................................................. $2,631,645

 

0810-0098........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with said 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..................................................... $450,000

 

0810-0201........ For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on insurance under section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers’ compensation fraud unit in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended for costs associated with health insurance rate hearings...... $1,469,594

 

0810-0338........ For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item......................................... $447,210

 

0810-0399........ For the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; provided further, that the office of the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance as required by law and those employers or employees who may seek to defraud the system; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the General Laws................................................................................................. $292,494

 

0810-1204........ For the costs of the division of gaming enforcement under  section 11M of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that the gaming commission shall reimburse the General Fund for the total amount of this appropriation and associated fringe benefit costs under said section 11M of said chapter 12................................................................. $442,364

 

0810-1205........ For programs devoted to combatting opioid addiction including, but not limited to, the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices and fraudulent prescribing practices; provided, that not later than February 3, 2020, the office of the attorney general shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, on the results of said program, including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of investigations, opioid and trafficking settlements pursued and long-term plans for the program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the SAFE Coalition Incorporated to provide support, education, treatment options, and coping mechanisms for those affected by substance use disorder in the town of Franklin; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford police department to support the Opioid Task Force program..................................................................... $1,918,000

 

0810-1206........ For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a civil penalties revolving fund an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 from revenues collected from enforcement of civil law; 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 $1,500,000

 

 

0840-0100........ For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for training programs for victim witness advocates in district attorneys’ offices; provided further, 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 not later than February 17, 2020, the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means................................... $1,007,790

 

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 28 2020, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited to, the: (i) expansion of the program’s services to new courthouses throughout the commonwealth; (ii) number and types of incidents to which the advocates responded; (iii) types of services and service referrals provided by the domestic violence advocates; (iv) cost of providing such services; and (v) extent of coordination with other service providers and state agencies; and provided further, that SAFEPLAN services shall at least be maintained at the levels provided in fiscal year 2019............................................................................................................ $1,265,363

 

 

0900-0100........ For the operation of the state ethics commission............................................ $2,391,848

 

 

0910-0200........ For the operation of the office of the inspector general.................................... $3,332,410

 

0910-0210........ For the office of the inspector general, which may expend revenues collected up to $975,000 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 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.......................................................................................... $975,000

 

0910-0220........ For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established under section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws....................................................................... $540,765

 

0910-0300........ For the operation of the internal special audit unit established under section 9 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $512,479 shall be expended for the internal audit unit established under section 9 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $325,000 shall be expended for the internal audit unit established under section 72 of chapter 22C of the General Laws...................... $837,479

 

 

0920-0300........ For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance...................... $1,812,713

 

 

0930-0100........ For the operation of the office of the child advocate; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be used to ensure effective cross-agency coordination of early childhood and school-aged student wellness efforts to address barriers to student academic success, including but not limited to access to social services, mental health and behavioral health resources; and provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended for the establishment of the Worcester Trauma and Resilience Collaborative to educate young people in the city of Worcester who have experienced adverse childhood experiences $1,762,000

 

 

0940-0100         For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement; provided further, that not later than February 28, 2020, the commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of currently pending cases and the number of cases under investigation and in post-probable cause, with the number of post-probable cause cases delineated by the number of cases in the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; (ii) number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or state authority is named as a respondent, delineating those cases by agency or authority; (iii) number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2019; and (iv) number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2019; 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 nonclerical positions shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws................................................. $4,047,794

 

0940-0101         For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $3,620,000 in revenues from fees and federal reimbursements received for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing programs and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity programs during fiscal year 2020 and for 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......................................................... $3,620,000

 

0940-0102........ For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $410,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for training and monitoring programs; provided, that the commission shall work with the office of access and opportunity and the office of diversity and equal opportunity to design and deliver training to executive branch staff; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that 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................... $410,000

 

 

0950-0000........ For the commission on the status of women..................................................... $198,191

 

 

0950-0030........ For the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren............. $113,994

 

 

0950-0050........ For the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth established under section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be used to address issues related to the implementation of the commonwealth’s anti-bullying law under section 37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws..................... $500,000

 

 

0950-0080........ For the commission on the status of citizens of Asian and Pacific Islander descent under section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws..................................................... $150,000

 

 

1000-0001........ For the office of the state comptroller for the management of the accounting, payroll, related financial systems and annual financial reports, including prescribing the books and manner of accounting and internal control guidance for all commonwealth agencies to promote accountability, integrity and clarity in commonwealth business, fiscal and administrative enterprises and to mitigate the risk of fraud, waste and abuse of commonwealth resources; provided, 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 collected revenues; provided further, that the comptroller shall make expenditures for the purpose of an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may take any necessary actions to secure financial and payroll data including, but not limited to, restricting certain data released under section 20 of chapter 66 of the General Laws....................................... $9,645,019

 

 

1050-0140........ For payments to cities and towns under chapter 23K of the General Laws.......... $721,350

 

 

1070-0840........ For the operation of the cannabis control commission..................................... $9,152,761

 

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

 

1070-0841........ For the implementation of section 51 of chapter 55 of the acts of 2017............ $1,000,000

 

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

 

1070-0842........ For the cannabis control commission’s oversight of the medical marijuana industry $3,266,981

 

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

 

 

Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance.

 

1100-1100........ For the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be submitted not later than August 1, 2019 and the second of which shall be submitted not later than January 31, 2020, 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 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) the number of full-time equivalent employees subject to the agreement, by item; (v) a description of the membership of the unit; (vi) the total salary base of the most recent previous agreement; (vii) the start date and expiration date of the most recent agreement; (viii) the estimated total fiscal impact of the agreement compared to the previous agreement; (ix) the base salary increases required by the agreement, by effective time; and (x) the funding status of the agreement; provided further, that the report shall detail, by bargaining unit, the costs to the commonwealth resulting from the collective bargaining agreements with various public employees’ unions, delineated by item; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) effective date of any new negotiations or renegotiations; (b) end date of the contract; (c) number of employees in the bargaining unit, by department; and (d) costs associated with any new negotiations or renegotiations, including salary adjustments, step increases, statutory benefits and other nonsalary costs for the current and subsequent fiscal years for the life of the contract; and provided further, that the executive office shall provide quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing federal grant applications submitted and federal grants received by executive branch agencies during the applicable reporting period.. $3,246,533

 

1100-1201........ For supporting activities relating to accountability and transparency including, but not limited to, economic forecasting, adoption of uniform procedures across state agencies and departments and maximizing federal revenue opportunities......................... $369,271

 

1100-1700........ For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance.......................................................................... $26,734,065

 

1106-0064........ For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the office shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage type; (ii) participation in state-subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of both active members and dependents in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; (vi) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic forecasts; provided further, that not later than October 15, 2019, the office shall report its fiscal year 2019 actuals, fiscal year 2020 actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2021 forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020 and March 16, 2020, the office shall submit updated forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means............................................................................................................ $129,023

 

 

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 of capital asset management and maintenance........................................................................................ $11,458,313

 

1102-3205........ For the division of capital asset management and maintenance, which may expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts information technology center and other state buildings not more than $10,345,132 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of said 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....................................................................................................... $10,345,132

 

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

 

 

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.................................................................................. $144,685

 

1102-3331........ For the operation of the bureau of the state house; provided, that the superintendent, director of operations and other employees of the bureau shall work in conjunction with the business manager of the house of representatives and the chief financial officer of the senate on the maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services; and provided further, that not less than $227,610 shall be expended for full-time maintenance coverage of elevators at the state house............................. $3,337,539

 

1102-3400........ For security operations at the bureau of the state house.................................... $100,000

 

 

1107-2400........ For the Massachusetts office on disability......................................................... $772,855

 

 

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 not later than the last day of each quarter, the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, on the number of claims of abuse by caretakers made by employees or contracted service employees of the department of developmental services, the department of mental health and the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided further, that the report shall include: (i) the number of substantiated claims; (ii) the number of unsubstantiated claims; and (iii) the number of false claims reported as a result of intentional and malicious action; provided further, that not later than December 2, 2019, the commission shall issue a report detailing staffing changes and planned staffing changes from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2020, and analyzing the effect of those changes on operational efficiency and caseload reduction; provided further, that the commission shall identify any remaining staffing needs within the agency, or support needs from other state agencies, necessary to reduce or eliminate backlogs and estimate the cost of those needs; provided further, that the commission shall collaborate with the state police to review the adequacy of state police support for the commission’s work and any backlog or waitlist in the cases handled by the state police at the agency; provided further, that said report shall be provided to the house and senate committees on ways and means and to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities; 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................................................................................ $4,884,207

 

 

1108-1011........ For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed for the appropriation in this item through a fee charged on a per claim basis; provided further, that the commission shall develop and implement regulations to provide for reimbursement to the General Fund; and provided further, that the commission may assess a fee upon the appointing authority when inappropriate action has occurred $479,155

 

 

1108-5100........ For the operation of the group insurance commission; provided, that on a monthly basis the commission shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting; provided further, that the commission shall provide quarterly reports, with the first report no later than September 30, 2019, to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) any proposed plan changes accompanied by a detailed rationale for said changes; (ii) a detailed delineation of any estimated deficiencies or reversions in the current fiscal year, detailed by line item; and (iii) a projection of any funding changes for the following fiscal year, detailed by item; and provided further, that the commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 15 days after the public meeting.............................................................................................. $4,304,492

 

1108-5200........ For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2020; provided, that funds may be expended in this item for elderly retired governmental employees and retired municipal teachers; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds in this item shall not be available during the accounts payable period of fiscal year 2020 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2020; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the department of unemployment assistance and other departments, authorities, agencies and divisions which have federal or other funds allocated to them for this purpose for that portion of insurance premium and plan costs as the secretary determines shall be borne by such funds and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred, after similar determination, from the several state or other funds and amounts received in payment of all such charges or transfers shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that 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 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 under 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 not less than 90 days prior to any changes in coverage, benefits or the schedule of copayments and deductibles for plans offered by the group insurance commission, the commission shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the commission may pay premium and plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the commission’s health plans under the commission’s regulations; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: on: (i) the average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee; (ii) the average actual cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating municipalities; (iii) the contribution ratios for each participating municipality for fiscal year 2019; (iv) a comparison of the cost and premium impact of incorporating elderly retired governmental employees and retired municipal teachers previously belonging to Pool 2; (v) the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by plan; (vi) the average employee premium contribution by plan for each municipality; (vii) estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by plan for each municipality; (viii) the average employee out-of-pocket expenditure and premium contribution by salary level of employees; (ix) a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium contribution; and (x) the cost of the commonwealth’s projected share of premiums for the next fiscal year............................................................. $1,718,290,037

 

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 $2,196,745 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 $2,196,745

 

1108-5500........ For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of dental and vision benefits for active state employees, not including employees of authorities or any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise provided those benefits under a separate item or by the terms of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that such employees shall pay 15 per cent of the monthly premiums established by the commission for the benefits............................................................................................. $8,515,911

 

 

1110-1000........ For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals; provided, that the division shall maintain, to the fullest extent practicable, a complete physical and technological separation from any agency, department, board, commission or program the decisions, determinations or actions of which may be appealed to it; and provided further, that a decision issued by a commissioner or other head of an agency, or by such person’s designee, following the issuance of a recommended decision by an administrative law judge shall be an agency decision subject to judicial review under chapter 30A of the General Laws............................................................................................... $1,203,139

 

 

1120-4005........ For the administration of the George Fingold Library......................................... $964,315

 

 

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 that 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; provided further, that funds shall be expended on the department’s tax expenditure review established under section 14 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; 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; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to organizations providing tax assistance services to individuals and families qualifying for the volunteer income tax assistance program, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, for the provision of such services $83,702,453

 

1201-0122........ For grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics established under section 13 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than February 28, 2020, the department of revenue shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of grant applications; (ii) number of rejected applications; (iii) reasons for those rejections; (iv) estimated number of taxpayers served by each approved grant; (v) geographic location of the approved grant recipient clinic; and (vi) average size of approved grants...................................................................... $500,000

 

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

 

1201-0160........ For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the department of revenue may allocate funds appropriated in this item to other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities and those agencies may expend funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that not later than February 28, 2020, all such allocations shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the allocation of the funds; provided further, that federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support 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 not later than February 28, 2020, the department shall file a report 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 under 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 1201-0165, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412.......................................................................................................... $34,695,613

 

1201-0164........ For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $6,630,551 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 division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................... $6,630,551

 

1201-0400........ For the operation of the multi-agency illegal tobacco task force established under section 40 of chapter 64C of the General Laws............................................................. $598,911

 

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 $294,030 or the amount certified by the secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012.................................................. $294,030

 

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 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....................... $8,000,000

 

Underground Storage Tank Petroleum

Product Cleanup Fund.......................................... 100%

 

1232-0200........ For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board established under 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; and provided further, that not later than February 28, 2020, the board shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of the underground storage tank program including, but not limited to, the: (i) number of municipal grants made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks; (ii) reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; (iii) number of backlog claims; and (iv) number of tanks not in compliance with said chapter 21J, prior appropriation continued................................................................................ $1,766,004

 

Underground Storage Tank Petroleum

Product Cleanup Fund.......................................... 100%

 

1233-2000........ For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, blind persons and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the abatements granted under clauses Seventeenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C, Twenty-second D, Twenty-second E, Twenty-second F, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-seventh A, Forty-first, Forty-first B, Forty-first C, Forty-first C 1/2 and Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; provided further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that accepts said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under said clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 not more than $2 per exemption granted; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be available for reimbursements to cities and towns for additional exemptions granted from the motor vehicle excise under the seventh paragraph of section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws........................... $24,038,075

 

1233-2350........ For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery and Gaming Fund under clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws and additional aid to municipalities as provided for in section 3......... $1,128,617,436

 

General Fund.................................................... 90.51%

Gaming Local Aid Fund....................................... 9.49%

 

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..................... $30,000,000

 

1233-2401........ For reimbursements to qualifying cities and towns for additional educational costs under chapter 40S of the General Laws..................................................................... $500,000

 

 

1310-1000........ For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board shall schedule hearings in each county; and provided further, that not later than November 29, 2019, the board shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and on the number of hearings held at each location................................................................... $2,169,844

 

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

 

 

1410-0010........ For the operation of the department of veterans’ services; provided, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the NEADS Service Dogs for Veterans program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Vietnam Veterans of America in Massachusetts to aid veterans filing claims for medical and financial benefits; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the William E. Carter American Legion Post in the Mattapan section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Duxbury American Legion Post 223; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the installation of an elevator or lift for the Polish Legion of American Veterans post # 55 in the city of Salem $4,297,840

 

1410-0012........ For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that said centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of said veterans; provided further, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001, and the families of those veterans; provided further, that the department shall make a payment equal to the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that not later than March 31, 2020, the department shall report on behalf of each outreach center receiving funds under this item to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the numbers of veterans served annually; (ii) the cost and types of programs, including evidence-based programs, offered to veterans; and (iii) a 5-year spending plan or outline that shall include a discussion of the implementation or further development of evidence-based programs and program evaluation;  provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended for clinical care, education and training in veterans’ mental and behavioral health issues, including post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder and suicide prevention administered by the Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Veteran’s Oral History project at the Morse Institute Library in Natick; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for veterans mediation services at Quabbin Mediation, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield chapter of NABVETS Veteran’s First Outreach Center to provide outreach services to veterans in Hampden county; provided further, that not less than $124,000 shall be expended for the women’s housing program at the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a veterans drop-in-center in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.’s Grace Veterans Program; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, Inc. in Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Veterans' Association of Bristol County, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Veteran Business Owners Association to implement programs to assist veterans to develop and manage their own businesses.................................................... $6,739,262

 

1410-0015........ For the women veterans’ outreach program...................................................... $116,243

 

1410-0018........ For the department of veterans’ services, which may expend not more than $690,000 for the maintenance and operation of veterans’ cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts and other contributions to the cemeteries................................................................ $690,000

 

1410-0024........ For the training and certification of veterans' benefits and services officers......... $361,453

 

1410-0075........ For the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the department shall work in conjunction with the William James College, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development program for returning veterans..................................................... $250,000

 

1410-0250........ For veterans’ homelessness services; provided, that the department shall make a payment equal to the amount appropriated for each veterans’ homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended to the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for veterans housing and homelessness prevention services, including a contract for services with the Blinded Veterans Association of Cape Cod and the Islands; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be obligated for contracts with the Veteran Homestead, Inc. in the cities of Leominster, Gardner and Fitchburg; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for transitional services at Our Neighbors’ Table, Inc. in Amesbury.................................................................................................... $3,567,655

 

1410-0251........ For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center and Home for Veterans located in the city of Boston................................................................................................................... $2,642,470

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 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............................ $72,109,878

 

1410-0630........ For the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon........................................................... $1,245,293

 

1410-1616........ For war memorials; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for restoration of the World War I memorial in Medford; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the construction of a Vietnam Memorial Wall in Fall River; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a veterans memorial in East Longmeadow; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee for the maintenance and preservation of historical naval vessels berthed in Battleship Cove in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the city of Haverhill for improvements at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Mill Brook park; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Wall that Heals in the town of North Reading; and provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be distributed equally between the municipalities of Russell, Southampton, Montgomery and Westfield for the maintenance and repair of war memorials......................................................... $615,000

 

 

1450-1200........ For the operation of the health policy commission; provided, that the commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 15 days after the public meeting; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the health policy commission for a childhood grant program to support and care for families with substance-exposed newborns, including the evaluation and reporting of outcomes pursuant to section 19 of chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the purposes as established in section 88 of this act to evaluate and reduce pregnancy-related deaths and improve pregnancy outcomes in the commonwealth; and provided further, that funds for such purposes shall not revert but shall be made available until June 30, 2021.............................................. $9,836,682

 

 

1599-0026........ For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that funds shall be expended for an incentive program for communities and municipalities engaging in the use of best practices determined by the community compact cabinet created by executive order number 554 issued January 23, 2015; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Millis to conduct a study of the town’s building and facilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Millis for the repair and reconstruction of the Dover Road West Street Bridge; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for renovations to the historic library in the town of Berkley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for aid to purchase new public works equipment in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the restoration and renovation of the Clara Sexton House in Billerica center in the town of Billerica; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for exterior safety improvements to the town hall campus in the town of Sherborn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for mold mitigation for a municipal building in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for tree removal in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Chevalier Theater rehabilitation project in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the water facility geographic information system data source in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the design and planning of a Fore River access trail in the city of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Daughters of Saint Paul in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Friends of the Marshfield Dog Park, Inc. for the construction of the Marshfield Dog Park; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the town of Tewksbury for a new ambulance; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the town of Andover to design and facilitate improvements that will expand public access to the Merrimack River; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for St. Stephen’s Church in the North End neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the North End Athletic Association, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for planning and economic development initiatives in the town of West Brookfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for pedestrian crosswalk lights on Lowell street in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city of Newton for Lyon’s field accessibility path; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Uxbridge for increased accessibility plans for the senior center; provided further, that not less than $165,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the removal and replacement of fuel storage tanks in Lunenburg; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Unity Park Fieldhouse roof improvement project in Montague; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for ACM removal for the Fitchburg Public Library; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the development and implementation of a plan for an inter-municipal community choice aggregation 3.0 partnership between Amherst, Pelham, and Northampton; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a multi-year competitive grant program to provide financial support for one-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 not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a rehabilitation project at Fore River Clubhouse and Fore River Field in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for 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 not less than $70,000 shall be expended for a planning and design study for the intersection of route 27 and West street in Medfield; provided further, that not more than $4,750,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public safety and emergency staffing to be administered by the executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities that have populations of not less than 60,000 and demonstrate that their police departments had an operating budget per capita of less than $200 in 2010; provided further, that grant funds under this item shall only be provided to communities who submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive office of public safety and security in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that not more than 4 per cent of funds appropriated for the grant program shall be expended for the administrative costs of said program; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2020, each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Millville to conduct an internal audit of town finances; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for outreach and education for the Taunton Opioid Task Force Community Follow-up Pilot Program; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for improvements to Lucy Stone park in the town of Warren; provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended for improvements to the police department of the town of Templeton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Amherst to plan and advance energy and climate action initiatives; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended to the Weymouth police department for expenses associated with the construction of a memorial for fallen police sergeant Michael C. Chesna; provided further, that not less than $142,000 shall be expended for maintenance equipment in the town of Southwick; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements at Camp Kiwanee in the town of Hanson; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to improve the accessibility of public facilities at the Page School in the town of West Newbury........................................................................................ $10,457,000

 

1599-0054........ For a reserve for costs of the investigation and response related to the allegations of misconduct at the former state drug laboratories located in the town of Amherst and in the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston, known as the Dr. William A. Hinton Laboratory at the State Laboratory Institute; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined under section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws and to municipalities for this purpose; provided further, that beginning October 1, 2019, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing said transfers by item; and provided further, that any funds from this item provided to any state laboratory shall be contingent upon the institute maintaining appropriate accreditations and continuing periodic audits................................ $1,112,177

 

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

 

1599-0105........ For a reserve for costs associated with the delivery of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder at county correctional facilities under section 98 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the commissioner of public health, may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined under section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than 30 days before any such transfer is made, the secretary shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the amount to be given to each state agency, delineated by line item.................. $10,000,000

 

1599-0109........ For a reserve to meet the costs of the commonwealth's employer contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund established under section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2020 amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; and provided further, that not later than March 20, 2020, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to: (i) the number of employees in each secretariat using the paid medical leave program; (ii) the number of employees in each secretariat using the paid family leave program; (iii) the average length of leave taken for the paid medical leave program; (iv) the average length of leave taken for the paid family leave program; (v) the total cost to each secretariat for the contributions to the enrollment of employees in the commonwealth’s paid family and medical leave program in fiscal year 2020; and (vi) the anticipated cost to the commonwealth for contributions to the program in fiscal year 2021................................................................................................................. $18,000,000

 

1599-1691........ For a reserve to fund necessary costs in the commonwealth in fiscal year 2020; provided, that funds from this item may only be transferred to items 1595-1069, 1595-6368, 1599-3384, 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; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any transfer of funds......................................................................................... $90,000,000

 

1599-1970........ For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to defray the costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2020  under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009.................................... $125,000,000

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

1599-1977........ For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter 293 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 303 of the acts of 2008; provided, that not later than November 2, 2019, the secretary of administration and finance shall issue a report to the house and senate committee on ways and means on the estimated contract assistance and other payments to be required under said chapters 293 and 303 for obligations existing not later than July 1, 2019, in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 and an estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other payments arising out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be entered into after July 1, 2019, in fiscal years 2021 and 2022............................................................. $13,575,575

 

1599-2003........ For the Uniform Law Commission; provided, that prior fiscal year payments may be payable from this item....................................................................................... $50,000

 

1599-3234........ For the South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment.......................... $33,914

 

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

 

1599-3856........ 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............................................................................................................ $250,000

 

1599-4448........ For a reserve to meet the costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may authorize the transfer of funds from this item to other items to meet the projected costs of ratified agreements; provided further, that such transfers shall not occur prior to the ratification of the relevant collective bargaining agreement; and provided further, that not later than 15 days after any transfer, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to, the: (i) items to which funds were transferred; (ii) amount of funds transferred to each item; (iii) session law for the previously agreed upon collective bargaining agreement that the transfer is intended to meet; (iv) collective bargaining unit and unit number; and (v) number of full-time equivalent employees subject to the agreement for which the transfer is intended $18,833,000

 

1599-6903........ For the fiscal year 2020 costs of rate implementations under chapter 257 of the acts of 2008 including, but not limited to, costs associated with any court order or settlement between providers and the commonwealth related to the rate implementation process and the 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 no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as established by the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D of this act; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from this item to other items for fiscal year 2020, amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose of rate implementations; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on transfers made from this item; 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 before the end of the fiscal year; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the implementation of rates under said chapter 257 of the acts of 2008, including: (i) state gross and net costs for rates not yet promulgated as of July 3, 2019, by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; (ii) state gross and net costs for rates promulgated not later than June 30, 2019 that have received a biennial rate review or have not received a biennial rate review by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; (iii) state gross and net costs for rates due to be reviewed on July 3, 2019 by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; (iv) state gross and net costs for rates to be reviewed between July 3, 2019 and June 20, 2020, inclusive by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; and (v) payroll spending in fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2019 aggregated by vendor and by service class; provided further, that contracts between providers and the departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of elder affairs shall require providers to report on the impact of the rate implementations on employee salaries, employee-related costs and operations; and provided further, that not later than March 5, 2020, the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on a comparison of benchmark expenses used in rate model workbooks to actual expenses based on uniform financial reports for rates subject to rate reviews in fiscal year 2020................................................................................................... $20,500,000

 

1599-7104........ For the facilities costs associated with the college of visual and performing arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided, that funds may be expended for Bristol Community College............................................................................ $2,700,000

 

1599-7114........ For a reserve for the costs associated with the UMass Center at Springfield....... $250,000

 

1599-8020........ For a reserve for costs associated with the commission to study the funding of the department of correction and county sheriffs’ offices under section 101 of this act $100,000

 

 

1750-0100........ For the operation of the human resources division and the costs of administration, training and customer support related to the commonwealth’s human resources and compensation management system and the human resource modernization initiative; provided, that any employee of the commonwealth who chooses to participate in a bone marrow donor program shall be granted a leave of absence without loss or reduction in pay to undergo the medical procedure and for associated physical recovery time, but this leave shall not exceed 5 days; provided further, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination; provided further, that the division shall administer a program of state employee unemployment management including, but not limited to, agency training and assistance; provided further, that the division shall be responsible for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a classification pay plan for civil service titles in accordance with generally accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for reclassification............................................................................................. $6,794,117

 

1750-0102........ For the human resources division, which may expend not more than $2,511,299 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 notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the division shall collect from participating nonstate 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 noncivil service examination; provided further, that the 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 under 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 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...................................................................... $2,511,299

 

1750-0103........ For the purpose of the Training and Career Ladder Program............................. $780,000

 

1750-0119........ For payment of workers’ compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties; provided, that the human resources division shall routinely recertify the former employees under current workers’ compensation procedures......................................................................................................... $8,151

 

1750-0300........ For the commonwealth’s contributions in fiscal year 2020 to health and welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided under the applicable collective bargaining agreements and shall be paid to the health and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement shall provide $31,258,888

 

1750-0928........ For the cost to lease or rent space to administer the civil service physical abilities tests and to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire medical standards $500,000

 

 

1775-0115........ For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $10,983,026 from revenues 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.............. $10,983,026

 

1775-0124........ For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $104,514 from revenues collected in the recovery of cost reimbursement and nonreimbursable 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 $100,000; 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.......................................................................................... $104,514

 

1775-0200........ For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to minority-owned and women-owned businesses certified by the office that allow those businesses to better compete for state contracts and ensure that equitable practices and policies in the public marketplace are maintained; provided further, that the office shall administer an electronic business certification application which shall be accessible to business applicants through the internet; provided further, that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and financial information transmitted by electronic application; and provided further, that the office shall, using all existing available resources, provide certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants within or outside of the commonwealth, as applicable....................................................................................................... $924,703

 

1775-0600........ For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $454,684 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.......................................... $454,684

 

1775-0700........ For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $60,000 in revenues collected in addition to the amount authorized in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for printing, photocopying, related graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public, including all necessary or 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.............................. $60,000

 

1775-0900........ For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $22,000 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 division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............................................................................................ $22,000

 

 

1790-0100........ For the operation of the executive office of technology services and security; provided, that the executive office shall continue a chargeback system for its information technology services; provided further, that the state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as the comptroller deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this item; provided further, that the executive office may establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; provided further, that the chief information officer shall review and approve any planned information technology development project or purchase by any agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware, software or consulting fees, and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds, before the agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2020, the secretary shall submit to the auditor, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight a complete accounting of and justification for all project-related expenditures totaling $250,000 or more over the previous 12-month period, regardless of source of funds or authorization for such expenditure; provided further, that the secretary shall create and implement a comprehensive information governance plan for the executive office and all information technology services provided by the executive office, which shall include, but not be limited to, details regarding defensible destruction, offboarding, privacy and security and lifecycle management; provided further, that not later than December 31, 2019, the secretary shall submit the information governance plan to the auditor, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight; provided further, that the office shall continue conducting audits and surveys to identify and realize savings in the acquisition and maintenance of communications lines; provided further, that not later than May 29, 2020, the chief information officer shall file a status report with the house and senate committees on ways and means with actual and projected savings and expenditures for the audits in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020; and provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019, the executive office shall file a report with the secretary of administration and finance, the auditor and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) financial statements detailing savings realized from the consolidation of information technology services within each executive office and other initiatives; (ii) the number of personnel assigned to the information technology services within each executive office; (iii) efficiencies that have been achieved from the sharing of resources; (iv) the status of the centralization of the commonwealth's information technology infrastructure; (v) the status of the commonwealth's cybersecurity; and (vi) strategies and initiatives to further improve the efficiency and security of the commonwealth's information technology $3,073,326

 

1790-0300........ For the executive office of technology services and security, which may expend not more than $2,733,931 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 or 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 office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................................................................................... $2,733,931

 

1790-1700........ For core technology services and security, including those previously funded through item 1790-0200 in prior fiscal years.............................................................. $31,653,193

 

 

 

2000-0100........ For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, including the water resources commission, the hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management program and environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be expended for the interagency working group for the decommissioning process at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to hire experts, contract for services and provide for materials and other reasonable and necessary expenses; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a pilot program in the city of Newburyport to create and implement a pre-notification alert program designed to inform the populace, through physical and virtual means, about potential swimming and boating hazards in the Merrimack river or related waterways from pollutants and effluent associated with combined sewage overflow related to weather, climate and other conditions; and provided further, that $425,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the special commission to study the department of conservation and recreation under section 100 of this act.... $9,991,223 

 

Governor disapproved of the following wording, for message see H4014

2000-0101........ For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to coordinate and implement strategies for climate change adaptation and preparedness including, but not limited to: (i) the resiliency of the commonwealth's transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (ii) built environments; (iii) municipal assistance; (iv) improved data collection and analysis; (v) enhanced planning; and (vi) improved resiliency through the strengthening and revitalization of natural resources, including marshes and other wetlands; provided, that the executive office may enter into interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2020 the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, that shall include, but not be limited to, the commonwealth’s multi-year plan for developing a climate change resiliency plan and response strategy, plans to support local partners in climate change adaptation and resiliency, an analysis of the differing effects of climate change in different geographic, ecological, and coastal regions of the state, including urban, suburban and rural homes, a review of the environmental justice impacts of climate change on communities of color and a detailed breakdown of all expenditures made under this item; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the hiring of environmental justice staff whose responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, mitigating, adapting and preparing for the environmental justice impacts of climate change, establishing and implementing environmental justice policies, strategies and priorities within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs and coordinating with other state agencies and departments to promote and secure environmental justice; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2020, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to the executive office’s environmental justice staff; (b) responsibilities held by the executive office’s environmental justice staff; and (c) status of environmental justice policies, strategies and initiatives being pursued for both the current and coming fiscal years; and provided further, that not later than October 31, 2019, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate committees on global warming and climate change, the joint committee on transportation and the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy that shall include the status of its efforts to enhance port infrastructure for the development of offshore wind.................... $2,193,999

 

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

 

2000-1700........ For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs............................................................................ $12,890,556

 

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 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; and provided further, that not less than $525,000 shall be expended for the expenses of hiring, equipping and training of new recruits................... $11,795,594

 

2030-1004........ For environmental police private details; provided, that the office of environmental law enforcement may expend not more than $530,000 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.......................................................................................... $530,000

 

 

2100-0012........ For the operation of the department of public utilities; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of the first paragraph of section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2020 under said first paragraph of said section 18 of said chapter 25 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item $15,976,318

 

2100-0013........ For the operation of the transportation oversight division................................... $302,050

 

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 2020 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......................................................................................................... $385,505

 

2100-0017........ For the operation of the division of transportation network services; provided, that the amount assessed under section 23 of chapter 25 of the General Laws 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.............................................. $1,398,873

 

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 not later than February 3, 2020 the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the status of hiring of additional staff; (ii) the historic staffing level of the department for the last 10 fiscal years; (iii) the number of enforcement actions for serious violations and fine collections compared to the previous 10 fiscal years; and (iv) recommendations for the additional resources needed to fulfill the department’s enforcement responsibilities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham to fund work required for stormwater permitting; provided further, not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of a sustainability coordinator position in Sherborn who shall serve in Sherborn and Holliston; provided further, that not less than $27,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with OARS, Inc. to operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended by the Buzzards Bay Coalition for a coastal water quality and natural resource monitoring program in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for reimbursements for litigation and environmental protection fees for Northborough; provided further, that that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Westport for an integrated water resource management plan and to evaluate public utilities along the route 6 corridor; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the replacement of water filters at the water facility in the town of Rockport; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development of a water and sewer economic infrastructure feasibility study and master plan in the town of Leicester; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission toward the operations of the Merrimack River District Commission and the Merrimack River Task Force convened by the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission... $32,082,245

 

2200-0102........ For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not more than $650,150 in revenues collected from fees for wetland permits; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................... $650,150

 

2200-0107........ For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan and the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a recycling industries reimbursement program under section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997........................................... $499,998

 

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 not more than $2,500,000 in revenues collected from permit and compliance fees for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance; provided, that if this item is eliminated or reduced in fiscal year 2020 or operational funding for the department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriation act for fiscal year 2015, excluding appropriations for earmarks and nonrecurring operating costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall terminate; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................................................................................... $2,500,000

 

2210-0106........ For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, under chapter 21I of the General Laws, not more than $3,208,640 in revenues collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that not later than February 3, 2020,  the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the status of the department’s progress in meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with said chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I; provided further, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $3,208,640

 

2220-2220........ For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., including the operating permit program, the emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state implementation program and the commonwealth’s commitments under the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions $898,342

 

2220-2221........ For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the federal Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq $1,606,672

 

2250-2000........ For the commonwealth’s implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided, that the department of environmental protection may expend funds for the study and remediation of lead in public school drinking water.......................................................................... $2,240,953

 

2260-8870........ For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs including, but not limited to, monitoring unlined landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that the department of environmental protection shall provide the department of revenue with information necessary for the completion of the report required in item 1232-0200 including, but not limited to, the number of tanks out of compliance with said chapter 21J......... $13,716,330

 

2260-8872........ For the brownfields site audit program........................................................... $1,263,472

 

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.. $390,523

 

 

2300-0100........ For the office of the commissioner of fish and game; provided, that the commissioner’s office shall assess and receive payments from the division of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing and boating access, the division of ecological restoration, the riverways program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish and game; provided further, that those assessments shall be used to cover appropriate administrative costs of the department including, but not limited to, payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; and provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner $1,017,194

 

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 line item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a flood management study of the Assawompset pond complex that is a part of the Taunton river watershed in the towns of Freetown, Lakeville, Middleborough and Rochester and the city of New Bedford............................. $2,100,000

 

2310-0200........ For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including expenses of the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management, the administration of fish hatcheries, the improvement and management of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the commonwealth’s share of certain cooperative fisheries and wildlife programs and for certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that the division may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent on restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems unless considered necessary by the division $15,914,653

 

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................... 100%

 

2310-0300........ For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program........ $154,221

 

2310-0306........ For the hunter safety training program.............................................................. $504,408

 

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................... 100%

 

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

 

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................... 100%

 

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

 

Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................... 100%

 

2320-0100........ For the administration of the office of fishing and boating access, including the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access land and water areas; provided, that positions funded in the item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws................................................................................................. $617,164

 

2330-0100........ For the operation of the division of marine fisheries; provided, that the division may expend funds for the Annisquam river marine research laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a shellfish management program, including coastal area classification, mapping and technical assistance, the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant and a shellfish classification program; provided further, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing the commercial fishing industry and to promote sustainable fisheries; provided further, that the department shall expend an amount not less than the amount expended in the prior fiscal year 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; provided further, that not less than 60 days before entering into contracts, the division shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; 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 at 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Fishing Academy, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for property damage repairs to the Town Pier and Historic Fish House and to support efforts for a more resilient and safer waterfront in Swampscott; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the protection and maintenance of the Herring Run to Whitman’s Pond in Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to be administered jointly by the director of marine fisheries and the counties; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purpose of a Great White Shark research tagging program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for an ecosystem-based study of great white shark presence and behavior within the nearshore areas of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a program of collaborative shellfish research by the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, in collaboration with the Division of Marine Fisheries and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst/Marine Station Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a green crab trapping program as for applied research and product development; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a shellfish propagation program in the town of Westport; provided further, that $175,000 shall be expended for coastal and living shoreline modeling and assessment to address sea level rise, marsh restoration and revitalization including, but not limited to, the treatment of phragmites and other invasive species; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance to provide young fisherwomen and fishermen training to succeed in entry-level positions in Cape Cod’s commercial or charter fleet; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Incorporated for the planning and design of regional broadband infrastructure; and provided further, that funds shall be expended on the Industry Based Survey (IBS) $8,169,533

 

2330-0120........ For the division of marine fisheries for a program to enhance and develop marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including the cost of equipment, maintenance and staff and the maintenance and updating of data...................... $809,121

 

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 may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from federal Sport Fish Restoration Program 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 $75,000 from revenues collected from fees generated by operations; provided further, that not later than January 13, 2020, 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; 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........................................................................... $75,000

 

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 revenues 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 under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws............................................. $1,688,993

 

Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund.. 100%

 

 

2511-0100........ For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including the division of administration, the integrated pest management program, the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural markets, the division of animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by the department; provided, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project;  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program established under section 65 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Wrentham to establish a King Philip regional animal shelter with Plainville and Norfolk; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with the 100th anniversary of the Massachusetts State Exposition Building in West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Greenagers, Inc. teen and young adult environmental programming; provided further, that not less than $115,000 shall be expended for the apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Coastal Foodshed initiative in the Greater New Bedford region to promote and grow the local food access economy and distribution channels for locally grown food; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the cost of 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, West Nile virus and the Zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth Counties; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the department to conduct a scientific review of the potential impacts of neonicotinoid insecticides on pollinators; provided further, that the pesticide board subcommittee established under section 3A of chapter 132B of the General Laws shall use said scientific review as part of an individual review conducted under 333 CMR 8.03 to determine whether current uses of neonicotinoid insecticides pose unreasonable adverse effects to the environment as well as pollinators, and whether current registered uses of neonicotinoid insecticides should be altered; provided further, that the subcommittee shall hold at least 1 public hearing on the findings of the scientific review prior to the completion of the subcommittee’s individual review;  provided further, that not later than December 31, 2019 the department shall submit the results of both the scientific review and individual review to the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture;  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to The Urban Farming Institute of Boston, Inc. located in the Mattapan section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to enhance the Buy Local effort in western, central, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts; and provided further, that any buy local effort included in this item shall include locally-harvested seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish....................................................................................................... $6,828,662

 

2511-0103........ For the costs associated with agricultural oversight of hemp and cannabis....... $1,243,718

 

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

 

2511-0105........ For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks; provided further, that the department of agricultural resources may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item;  provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to Food Link MA to address food insecurity in the towns of Arlington, Billerica, Burlington and Lexington and the city of Woburn; provided further, that not less than $27,000 shall be expended to the Weymouth Food Pantry for the purchase of cold storage space and labeling and packaging systems; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Harvest on Vine, a food pantry in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to A Simple Gesture – Norwell, Inc. in the town of Norwell to support door-to-door food collection and steady food supplies to local families in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hanson food pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Dedham food pantry; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Food for the World Inc. in Lawrence to provide free access to nutritious food and related support services to low-income families and the homeless; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Food for Free Committee, Inc. in the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program; and provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program.................................................................................... $20,332,000

 

2511-3002........ For the integrated pest management program.................................................... $63,791

 

 

Governor disapproved of the following wording, for message see H4014.

The Legislature overrode the 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; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for personnel overtime costs; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for improvement to the Nemasket River by the Middleborough-Lakeville Herring Fishery Commission; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the purposes of aquatic invasive species control; provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center in the city of Worcester; provided further, there shall be a special commission to study and report on the feasibility of whether the ownership of Willett Pond and its appurtenances should be transferred to the state department of conservation and recreation at no cost to the commonwealth in order to provide new public access for outdoor recreation and to preserve the species and ecosystem of said pond; provided further, that the commission shall consist of: the secretary of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, or a designee, the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation, or a designee, the commissioner of the department of fish and game, or a designee, the chairs of the boards of selectmen of the towns of Walpole, Westwood and Norwood, or their designees, a representative or designee from the Willett Pond Charitable and Protective Association; a representative or designee from the North Walpole Fish and Game Club, Inc.; a representative or designee from the Neponset River Watershed Association, Incorporated; and provided further, that not later than June 30, 2020, the commission shall make recommendations, including any proposed legislation, with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate; ................................... $4,751,146

 

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 the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments under chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain land.................................................................................. $1,523,447

 

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.. $454,549

 

2800-0500........ For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of the metropolitan beaches under section 70 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the metropolitan beaches in the Dorchester, East Boston and South Boston sections of the city of Boston, in the cities of Lynn, Quincy and Revere, the city known as the town of Winthrop and the towns of Hull and Nahant to be fully maintained and seasonally staffed as recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission in coordination with the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae on Kings beach and Long beach in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, Inc.’s staff time, consultants and direct expenses to support the ongoing work of the metropolitan beaches commission; and provided further, that not less than $190,000 shall be expended for matching grants to public and nonpublic entities to support free public events and programs on the metropolitan beaches as part of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, Inc.’s better beaches grants program as recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission.................................................................................................. $1,215,799

 

2800-0501........ For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the seasonal hires of the department’s parks, beaches, pools and spray pools shall be paid from this item; provided further, that said beaches, pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day to Labor Day, inclusive; provided further, that the beaches, pools and spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that seasonal employees who are hired before the second Sunday preceding Memorial Day, whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2019, shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2020 during the period of said employees’ seasonal employment; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30 or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period........................................................................................................ $16,096,912

 

2800-0700........ For the office of dam safety; provided, that the office shall, in collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety............................................................................................................. $639,588

Governor disapproved of the following wording, for message see H4014
The Legislature overrode the 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 to: (i) operate all of the division’s parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and pools; (ii) oversee skating rinks; and (iii) protect and manage the division’s lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that all properties that were open in fiscal year 2019 shall be open in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; provided further, that up to $3,000,000 may be used to support the costs of snow and ice removal; provided further, that the rinks under the control of the department shall remain open and staffed for the full rink season; provided further, that ice time shall be allocated to the following user groups in the following order of priority: (a) general public skating; (b) volunteer-managed non-profit youth groups or youth leagues comprised of volunteer-managed non-profit youth groups; (c) public high school hockey; (d) private high school hockey; (e) youth groups other than non-profit groups or non-profit groups with paid director other non-volunteer non-profit groups; (f) adult organizations; and (g) other groups provided further, that the department of conservation and recreation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 3, 2020, on the utilization of funds towards addressing understaffed parks, extending camping seasons, hiring additional park support operations crew members and hiring additional engineers to plan and build capital improvement projects; provided further, that additional funds shall be expended to address the needs of state parks in all regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2020 the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means : (1) the status of hiring for additional staffing; (2) the staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (3) the average staffing level at each park; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the continued development and implementation of an asset management modernization program within the department with the goal of adequate stewardship and budgeting;  provided further, that funds shall be expended for additional staffing, consulting and training; and provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the progress of the program, including, but not be limited to: (A) the status of hiring for the additional staffing required; (B) the contracts with outside consulting; (C) the progress of planned and delivered training; (D) the status of the integration and utilization of geographic information system data into the program; (E) the status of integrating a functional preventative maintenance capability; (F) an overview of the defined program metrics and weekly report used to manage performance; and (G) a detailed timeline and an estimate of resources necessary for the full implementation and adoption of the plan throughout the department by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.......................................................................................... $47,250,000

 

2810-0122........ For special projects relating to the commonwealth’s state parks and recreational areas; provided, that not less than $26,000  shall be expended for accessibility upgrades pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act for the Wild Acres conservation area in Pittsfield; provided further, not less than $10,000 shall be expended for camp programming for children and adults with special needs in Millis; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the renovation of George C. Sullivan field in Revere to construct a park geared toward senior citizens; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for phase II of the Magazine beach renovation project in Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for multimodal path enhancements in Ashland; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Friends of the East Boston Greenway, Inc. to conduct environmental and feasibility studies for the extension of the East Boston greenway that runs from Constitution beach in Boston to Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock park on Lynn Shore drive in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended by the department to the town of Stoneham for the planning and improvements of its trails; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for park and playground projects in the Highland and Acre sections of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Billy Bullens baseball field in Westfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the restoration of Old Village cemetery in Dedham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for  feasibility study of the Dedham Historical Society and museum; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the completion of the Twin Cities rail trail to the city of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the intersection of Veterans of Foreign Wars parkway and South street in Brookline and Veterans of Foreign Wars  parkway and Church street in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the restoration and repair of the Speaker John F. Thompson center, located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a new playground at Lussiano park in Arlington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements of Manning field in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Plymouth county to cover costs associated with a tick borne illness prevention and awareness program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the parks and recreation department of the city of Newton for the purposes of creating a Crystal lake master plan to address the needed improvements to the area around Crystal lake; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a conditions assessment of the building envelope, including the roof, of the Stone building in Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the department of conservation and recreation to conduct a study of the opportunities, challenges, and cost of developing the current informal trail, that runs on department land beside Quineboquin road in the city of Newton between Routes 9 and 16 connecting the Leo J. Martin memorial golf course with Hemlock gorge, into a formal trail; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of a parking lot at the Franklin state forest; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a corridor study, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, of state highway Route 16 from the city of Cambridge to the city of Medford to examine current traffic flows and improvements that would enhance roadway safety, efficiency and multimodal access; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for recreation improvements in Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for water chestnut removal in the Sudbury river by the department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction and improvement of Hancock Playground and Timothy Holster park in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the improvements and repairs of Perkins park, Old Gilmore playground, and Cosgrove pool in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Squantum Point park and pier to Quincy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a new veterans park in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the conceptual design work for the Charles river greenway link to Newton; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the purpose of tree re-planting in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be expended for the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of the Metropolis rink in Canton; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Keen Street field in Duxbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Cutillo park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Christopher Columbus park  in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Copps Hill Terrace park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Peters park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ringgold park in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $12,000 shall be expended for the New England Grassroots environmental fund to procure a watergoat for the cleanup of the Muddy river; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for road safety and traffic enforcement measures on Fresh Pond parkway between Huron avenue and Brattle street in the city of Cambridge, including radar speed indicator signs with functional data storage; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study for a public art park to Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a multi-generational recreation complex in North Andover; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Harry McDonough Sailing Center, Inc. and its youth programming; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for playground equipment at Danny Goodwin park to Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Chandler Pond Preservation Society, Inc. to maintain Chandler pond in the Brighton section of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Friends of Herter Park, Inc. to maintain the outdoor theater in Artesani park with approval from the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the let's row Boston program administered by Community Rowing, Inc. in Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a new playground for the Roudenbush Community Center, Inc. in Westford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for accessibility improvements at Landry park in Waltham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the department to conduct a study to determine proper, safe and realistic land uses for department land in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, including but not limited to: Paul Revere park, City Square park, and the Emmons, Horrigan, O’Neil skating rink; provided further, that the study should include, but not be limited to: (a) the feasibility of waterway access; and (b) pedestrian access and other multi-modal transportation needs in conjunction with major transportation and development projects that are ongoing; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a multipurpose facility at Shedd park in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a new veterans park in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements to Coolidge park softball field complex in Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to Bay Coast Rowing Center, Inc. for a high school and community rowing program in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the development of a community garden at the community farm in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the development of a community garden near Lake Quannapowitt in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Wayland to improve community playground space; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the development, improvement and landscaping of Mill pond and Judkins pond in the town of Winchester;  provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the building and maintenance of spray pools and splash pads in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Blessing of the Bay park in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the removal and replacement of the sidewalks in the town common in the town of Townsend; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Camp Meigs memorial park in the Readville section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for construction of the extension of the Bruce Freeman rail trail in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for improvements at Greycourt state park in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to renovate and improve Roberts Field park in Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended to the Central Plymouth county water district  commission for stakeholder engagement, public outreach and education to address water quality and quantity issues, to promote conservation and protection of water resources in the Central Plymouth county water district, for flow monitoring equipment on Herring Brook pond and for water quality monitoring of Silver lake, Furnace pond and Monponsett pond; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Central Plymouth county water district commission annual budget for the improvement and management of lakes and ponds in the Central Plymouth county water district; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the dredging of the Bass river in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the design, engineering and permitting of the expansion of the rail trail in the town of Danvers; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Hood pond in the town of Topsfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the construction of a sidewalk connecting Post Office park and Spec pond in the town of Wilbraham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an outdoor water recreational area in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a children’s museum in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and beautification of the West Roxbury parkway located in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the New England Wildlife Center, Inc. for the veterinary care of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Natick for the completion of work on Hunnewell fields; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be provided to the Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation, Inc. for the Boston Pops fireworks spectacular for the fourth of July Independence day celebrations on the Charles river; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Gardner for playground renovations; provided further, that not less than $43,000 shall be expended for the Sam Pawlak community playground, an inclusive handicap-accessible playground project at Coolidge park in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $220,000 shall be expended for maintenance and improvements to Memorial park in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Max Ulin skating rink in the town of Milton, $125,000 of which shall be spent on the construction of a dedicated women’s locker room that shall include a bathroom and showers; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, Inc. for statewide litter prevention, recycling education, community outreach and cleanup programs, waste reduction, beautification and community greening; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills trailside museum; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws $7,766,000

 

Governor disapproved of the following item, for message see H4014

2810-2042........ For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $25,800,000 from revenues collected by the department, including, but not limited to, revenues collected from: (i) campsite reservation transactions from the automated campground reservation and registration program; (ii) fees, permits, leases, rentals, concessions and all other contracts; (iii) 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 division of highways in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the department of state police and quasi-public and private entities; (iv) skating rink fees and rentals; (v) Ponkapoag golf course fees and rentals; (vi) Leo J. Martin golf course fees and rentals; and (vii) 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 aforementioned fees identified in this item will exceed $32,250,000, 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: (a) the operation and expenses of the department; (b) expenses, upkeep and improvements to the parks and recreation system; (c) the operation and maintenance of the department’s telecommunications system; (d) the operation and maintenance of the department’s skating rinks; (e) the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag golf course; and (f) the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course; 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 department 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 receipts shall not exceed 75 per cent of the amount of revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required under section 1B; and provided further, that the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means when subsequent quarterly statements detailing the variance between actual and projected receipts in each quarter and the implications of that variance for expenditures made are published.................................... $25,800,000

 

2820-0101........ For the costs associated with the department of conservation and recreation’s park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and park rangers at the state house; and 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.................... $2,268,788

 

2820-2000........ For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation.................................................... $3,150,000

 

 

7006-1001........ For the residential conservation service program under chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the commercial and apartment conservation service program under section 11A of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year 2020 under said chapter 465 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......................................................................................................... $223,389

 

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........ $4,213,712

 

 

3000-1000........ For the administration of the department of early education and care; provided, that the department shall report on the first business day of each month to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the 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 child care services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the child care resource and referral agencies, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of transitional assistance, the department of children and families, the department of housing and community development, the Children’s Trust Fund, the disabled persons protection commission, the district attorneys’ offices and the department of public health, specifically the early intervention program, 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 for items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 delineated by age category; provided further, that said 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 not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the East Boston Social Centers, Inc. in order to relocate children in current early education programs who have been displaced due to public housing redevelopment; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Ellis memorial early education center in Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the young parents program at More Than Words, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for unanticipated costs not covered by federal grants; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for East End House, Inc. in the city of Cambridge to support its childcare program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. to provide support to evidence-based early childhood education programs that promote language, literacy and social emotional skill development for preschool children from under-served communities............................................................................ $6,847,055

 

3000-1020........ For early education and care quality supports to improve and sustain educational quality among providers of early education and care and to assist early educators and providers in attaining higher levels of proficiency, skill and quality; provided, that supports funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, program quality improvements related to meeting the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System standards; provided further, that costs related to department personnel who support quality improvement may be funded from this item, including the department's licensing staff and other personnel who ensure compliance with state and federal requirements for inspections, monitoring and training; provided further, that funds from this item may support the Massachusetts universal prekindergarten program and inclusive learning environments grants; provided further, that supports funded through this item may include, but not be limited to: (i) development and purchase of curriculum; (ii) development and implementation of early childhood assessment systems; (iii) incentives for programs to recruit, develop and retain highly qualified educators; (iv) activities that encourage providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees; (v) payment of fees; (vi) direct assistance to programs seeking accreditation by agencies approved by the board of early education and care; and (vii) professional development courses; provided further, that any payment made under any such grant to a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on transitional costs and other one-time quality improvements at Nurtury, Inc..... $39,443,988

 

3000-1042........ For a reimbursement rate increase for center-based subsidized early education and care for salaries, benefits and stipends for professional development of early educators; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to increase such reimbursement rate by an appropriate percentage for all such providers; provided further, that funds shall be expended for increasing the daily add-on rate for comprehensive early education services for children with active cases at the department of children and families; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds from this item to items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred; and provided further, that the commissioner shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on any such transfers...................... $20,000,000

 

3000-2000........ For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies; provided, that such agencies shall be funded at not less than the amount that was funded to them in  fiscal year 2019; and provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to reduce the child care resource and referral agencies subsidy management caseload ratios based on national ratio standards $10,086,311

 

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; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a stop abuse for every child community pilot program to provide, coordinate and expand core services for families; provided further, that core services shall include, but not be limited to, home visiting, social and behavioral health services, substance abuse treatment and parental resiliency programs; provided further, that the pilot program shall support the coordination of services and referrals using existing resources; and provided further, that not later than December 31, 2019, the Children’s Trust Fund shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the progress of the pilot program and the mobilization of services at the family centers........................................................................ $1,713,721

 

3000-3060........ For early education and care services for children with active cases at the department of children and families and for families currently involved with, or transitioning from, transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that the department of early education and care, in collaboration with the department of children and families, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for services under this item, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that for children with active cases at the department of children and families, funds may be used to provide services during a transition period of at least 12 months upon the closure of the family’s case with the department of children and families; provided further, that in the case of families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children, early education and care shall be available to: (i) recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; (ii) former participants who are working for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; (iii) participants who are working for up to 1 year after the transitional period; and (iv) parents who are under 18 years of age who are currently enrolled in a job training program and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the consideration of the grandparents’ income; provided further, that all teens eligible for year-round, full-time early education and care services shall be participating in school, education, work and training-related activities or a combination thereof for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations; provided further, that recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children shall not be charged fees for care provided under this item; provided further, that early education and care services for families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children funded from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children may be funded from this item; provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for these services; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this item from item 3000-4060, 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 not less than 30 days before the transfer; provided further, that if the department determines that available appropriations for this program will be insufficient to meet projected expenses, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance a report detailing the amount of appropriation needed to address such deficiency;  provided further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item; provided further, that the department shall recoup funds owed related to payments made by the department in prior fiscal years by reducing payments for services related to this item in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive such services $275,987,080

 

3000-4060........ For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that teen parents and homeless families identified as likely to become eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children may be paid from this item; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for families meeting income-eligibility criteria may be funded from this item; provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for these services; provided further, that early education and care services funded under this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that not more than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item may be transferred in fiscal year 2020 as set forth in a plan submitted by the department; provided further, that said plan shall be filed with the joint committee on education, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item; provided further, that the department shall recoup funds owed related to payments made by the department in prior fiscal years by reducing payments for services related to this item rendered in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation............................................................................................ $276,480,376

 

3000-5000........ For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on early head start programs....................................................................... $12,000,000

 

3000-6025........ For grants in fiscal year 2020 to support implementation activities in cities, towns, regional school districts or educational collaboratives to expand pre-kindergarten or preschool opportunities on a voluntary basis to children who will be eligible for kindergarten by September 2021; provided, that implementation grants may be awarded through a competitive process established by the department of early education and care utilizing the Massachusetts preschool expansion grant public-private partnership model; provided further, that preference shall be given in awarding implementation grants to districts serving high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that additional preference shall be given in awarding implementation grants to districts that have completed strategic planning efforts that support expanding access to high-quality preschool through the Commonwealth preschool partnership initiative; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of implementation activities which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) recipients of grant funding; (ii) number of children served by recipients; (iii) size of awarded grants by recipient; and (iv) recipients’ workforce development efforts; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation; and provided further, that up to $2,500,000 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2019 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2020.............................................. $5,000,000

 

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 to early education and care programs serving high percentages of high-needs students; 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................................................................................... $2,500,000

 

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 21 years of age; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall collaborate with the Children's Trust Fund, when appropriate, to coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through item 3000-7050 to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that the Children’s Trust Fund shall oversee the maintenance of a participant data system; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, priority for such services shall be given to low-income parents................................................................... $15,438,152

 

3000-7040........ For the department of early education and care, which may expend not more than $161,893 for contingency 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; 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. $161,893

 

3000-7050........ For the coordinated family and community engagement grant program, which shall establish a statewide network of supports for early education; provided, that the department of early education and care shall distribute grants not later than August 30, 2019 in order to allow a full year of service for families involved in these programs; provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through item 3000-7000 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that eligible recipients for suchgrants shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the Massachusetts Family Networks program; (ii) municipal school districts; (iii) regional school districts; (iv) educational collaboratives; (v) the home-based, school readiness and family support program known as the parent-child home program; (vi) head start programs; (vii) other school readiness and family support programs; (viii) licensed child care providers; and (ix) child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program and the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System; provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item; provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education plans; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 more than fiscal year 2019 shall be expended on the parent-child home program..................................................................................................... $14,042,000

 

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

 

3000-7066........ For professional development and higher education opportunities and supports for early educators to be coordinated through the department in conjunction with the Massachusetts community colleges; provided, that programming shall focus on the statewide recruitment and training needs specific to the early education and care workforce, encourage opportunities for career advancement and retention, and incorporate early education and care stakeholder, employer and industry collaboration; and provided further, that professional development opportunities shall be consistent with the core competencies and career pathways established by the department, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Early Education and Care Workforce Council, prior appropriation continued............................................................ $5,000,000

 

Gaming Economic Development Fund................... 100%

 

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............................... $1,000,000

 

 

 

4000-0005........ For youth violence prevention program grants administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided, that the grants shall be targeted at reducing youth violence among young persons at highest risk of being perpetrators or victims of gun and community violence; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. to provide comprehensive youth development and violence prevention services to at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Central City Boxing and Barbell, Inc.’s Youth Development Program in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for Parent Villages, Inc. for the parent villages program in the city of Springfield to provide comprehensive youth development and violence prevention services to at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Partners, Inc. for the it's your turn take the mic program in the city of  Springfield to provide comprehensive youth development and violence prevention services to at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Springfield Partners, Inc. for the AWAKE program in the city of Springfield to provide comprehensive youth development and violence prevention services to at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley public safety youth center in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the South End community center’s community youth corps program; provided further, that any new grants awarded from this item in fiscal year 2020 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 2020 as selected in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2020 the secretary shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2020 detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) the criteria used in selecting grant recipients; (iii) a set of clearly-defined goals and benchmarks on which grant recipients shall be evaluated; and (iv) outcomes and findings that demonstrate program success from the grant awards for fiscal year 2019; provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these programs; and provided further, that these funds shall be available to those municipalities with the highest number of annual youth homicides and serious assaults as determined by the executive office.. $10,195,000

 

4000-0007........ For housing and supportive services for unaccompanied youth under section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that not later than March 2, 2020 the secretary of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of youths served through this item; (ii) the types of services received by participating youths; (iii) the number of youths who transition into stabilized housing and the zip code of the stabilized housing; (iv) the number of youths who remain in stabilized housing after 90 days, when applicable; (v) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as determined by the secretary; (vi) the number of youths turned away from the program; and (vii) the amount of funding awarded to vendors for the delivery of services and the names of each vendor......................................................... $5,000,000

 

4000-0009........ For the office of health equity established in section 16AA of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that the office may enter into service agreements with the department of public health to fulfill the obligations of the office; and provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 12, 2019 on the development of the office of health equity within the executive office of health and human services and the implementation of programming as set forth in said section 16AA, including personnel costs and an organizational structure plan.................................................................................................. $100,000

 

4000-0014........ For the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. to provide training to community health workers who serve as the patient link to medical and social services for the disenfranchised population throughout the Worcester and Metro West regions $200,000

 

4000-0020........ For the nursing and allied health workforce development initiative, to develop and support strategies for the nursing and allied health workforce; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Trust Fund established under  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 of administration and finance........................................................................................................... $350,000

 

4000-0050........ For the operation of the PCA quality home care workforce council established in section 71 of chapter 118E of the General Laws........................................................ $1,704,157

 

4000-0051........ For the operation and support of the network of child and family service programs throughout the commonwealth, including family resource centers supported through this item and item 4800-0200; provided, that centers within this item shall: (i) be consistent with the requirements under section 16U of chapter 6A of the General Laws; (ii) demonstrate adherence to an evidence-based model of service; and (iii) use measurable outcomes to assess quality; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall maintain the fiscal year 2019 contract with a third party administration service organization to oversee the execution of, and the agency’s compliance with, subsection (b) of said section 16U of said chapter 6A; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall provide biannual progress updates to the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not later than March 31, 2020 and September 29, 2020, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the number of children and families served at each center, the types of programs, program outcomes, client feedback and progress on data sharing between centers; and provided further, that the network of child and family service programs shall coordinate with the executive office, the department of early education and care and municipal police departments to provide emergency assistance to runaway children at times when the juvenile court is not open, consistent with the requirements under section 39H of chapter 119 of the General Laws........................................................... $500,000

 

4000-0250........ For the executive office of health and human services which may expend for the costs of the operations and maintenance of the health insurance exchange not more than $15,000,000 from monies received from the commonwealth health insurance connector authority; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue 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....................................................................................................... $15,000,000

 

4000-0300........ For the operation of the office of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that 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 the executive office shall continue to develop and implement the common client identifier; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative and contracted services related to the implementation and operation of programs under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that the executive office and its agencies, when contracting for services on the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and the town of Provincetown, shall take into consideration the increased costs associated with the provision of goods, services and housing in said jurisdictions;  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc. for the purpose of increasing access to health and human services on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the purposes defined in item 1599-2009 in section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a western Massachusetts academic medical center with a neonatal intensive care unit within an acute hospital in Hampden county for the purpose of supporting, enhancing and expanding programming associated with its rooming-in program for infants and mothers with opioid use disorder; provided further, that in calculating rates of payment for children enrolled in MassHealth receiving inpatient and outpatient services at pediatric chronic and rehabilitation long-term care hospitals and acute care pediatric hospitals and pediatric specialty units as defined in section 8A of said chapter 118E, the executive office shall make a supplemental payment not less than $3,000,000 to any pediatric specialty unit in the commonwealth, above base rates, and shall make a supplemental payment not less than $3,000,000 to any pediatric chronic and rehabilitation long-term care hospital in the commonwealth, above base rates, to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care;  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 shall not exceed the rates that are necessary to meet the cost of 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 under the department of public health and the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that no expenditures, whether made by the executive office or another commonwealth entity, shall be made that are not federally reimbursable, including those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX or XXI, or the MassHealth demonstration waiver approved under section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315(a), act or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C section 1315, except as required for: (i)  administration of the executive office; (ii) equivalent of MassHealth standard benefits for children under 21 years of age who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department of children and families; (iii) dental benefits provided to clients of the department of developmental services who are 21 years of age or older; (iv) managed care capitation payments for payments related to MassHealth members who are residents of institutions for mental disease for more than 15 days in any calendar month and otherwise as explicitly authorized; or (v)  cost-containment efforts, the purposes and amounts of which shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before making these expenditures; 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 these recoveries shall be considered current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further, that the executive office may collect directly from a liable third party any amounts paid to contracted providers under said chapter 118E for which the executive office later discovers another third party is liable if no other course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, that the commissioner of mental health shall approve any prior authorization or other restriction on medication used to treat mental illness under written policies, procedures and regulations of the department of mental health; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (a) number of members served in the dual eligible initiative; (b) average expenditure per member; (c) average expenditure per member before the demonstration project; and (d) number of clients that receive care at skilled nursing facilities; provided further, that not later than November 29, 2019 the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2019 of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of said chapter 118E of the General Laws, including: (1) the number of persons whose medical expenses were billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (2) the total dollar amount billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (3) the age, income level and insurance status of recipients using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (4) the types of services paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (5) the amount disbursed from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to each hospital and community health center; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing on: (A) total spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2019; (B) estimated spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2020; (C) the actual and estimated revenue amounts, both in the form of supplemental rebates and federal financial participation, received in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 as a result of total pharmaceutical spending; (D) total or projected savings amounts delivered from additional supplemental rebate negotiations in fiscal year 2020; and (E) the relative impact of price and utilization of pharmaceutical drugs added to the MassHealth drug list within fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the executive office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing, summarizing the projected total costs for the next fiscal year of pharmaceutical pipeline drugs identified by the executive office and expected to be made available for utilization within a 12-month period from the submission date of the filed report; provided further, that this report shall not identify the specific drugs, manufacturer identities or wholesale acquisition costs of individual drugs identified by the department; provided further, that the office of Medicaid shall coordinate with the health policy commission in the development of care delivery and payment models in the MassHealth program, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, in order to ensure alignment of such models with the commission’s certification programs under sections 14 and 15 of chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided further, that any unexpended balance in these accounts shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2020; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, 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 2019 and fiscal year 2020; provided further, that by the fifteenth day of the subsequent month, the executive office shall submit monthly MassHealth caseload reports in a searchable electronic format to the executive office of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to expand the Massachusetts consultation service for treatment of addiction and pain to provide case management and care navigation support to assist healthcare facilities, individual practitioners and other healthcare providers including, but not limited to, nurse case managers, social workers and recovery coaches in identifying community-based providers to refer patients for treatment of substance use disorder; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Inc. to expand the healthy lives program; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be provided to the executive office to establish a pilot to allow low-income applicants and recipients of MassHealth and the Medicare Savings Program to initiate an application for federally-funded supplemental nutrition assistance benefits at the same time as their application or renewal for MassHealth or the Medicare Savings Program; provided further, that the executive office shall ensure that relevant eligibility information and verifications provided by the applicant or recipient are transferred from MassHealth to the department of transitional assistance to determine eligibility; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2019, the executive office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means outlining the additional costs and federal reimbursement opportunities involved in a common application portal for all MassHealth and Medicare Savings Program applicants and recipients with gross incomes under 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; and provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Nantucket Cottage hospital for off-island medical transportation, including the transportation of patients with behavioral health conditions.......................... $109,756,936

 

4000-0302........ For the nursing home sustainability task force established in section 91............. $200,000

 

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

 

4000-0321........ For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend not more than $56,750,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and as the principal agency for all of the agencies within the executive office and other federally-assisted programs administered by the executive office; provided, that such contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that not later than September 13, 2019, 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 a report detailing: (i) the amounts of the agreements; (ii) a delineation of all ongoing and new projects; and (iii) the amount of federal reimbursement and cost avoidance derived from the contracts for the previous fiscal year’s activities; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and payments required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that after providing payments due under the terms of the contingency contracts, the executive office may use available funds to support special MassHealth projects that will receive enhanced federal revenue opportunities, including MassHealth eligibility operations and systems enhancements that support reforms and improvements to MassHealth programs; provided further, that any enhanced federal financial participation received for these special projects, including the Implementation Advanced Planning Documents or other eligibility operations and systems enhancements that support reforms and improvements to MassHealth shall be deposited into this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office may enter into interdepartmental service 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 to be within the scope of the proper administration of Title XIX and other federal funding provisions to support the programs and activities of the executive office; provided further, that activities may include: (a) providing administrative services including, but not limited to, utilization management activities and eligibility determinations based on disability and 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, avoid costs or identify third-party liability and recoup payments made to third parties; provided further, that federal reimbursement for any expenditure made by the University of Massachusetts Medical School for federally reimbursable services the university provides under these interdepartmental service agreements or other contracts with the executive office shall be distributed to the university and recorded distinctly in the state accounting system; provided further, that 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, that contingency fees paid to the University of Massachusetts Medical School shall not exceed $40,000,000 for state fiscal year 2020 except for contingency fees paid under an interdepartmental service agreements for recoveries related to special disability workload projects; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and payments required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system....................................................... $56,750,000

 

4000-0430........ For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office, which standards shall be no more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 1996; and provided further, that the executive office shall process a CommonHealth application within 45 days of receipt of a completed application or within 90 days if a determination of disability is required......... $157,612,134

 

4000-0500........ For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients through the executive office of health and human services’ managed care delivery systems, including a behavioral health contractor, the Primary Care Clinician Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organizations, MassHealth managed care organizations and Accountable Care Partnership Plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that the executive office shall require that any contract or other arrangement entered into by a managed care provider under the managed care delivery system for the provision and administration of pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of individuals enrolled in programs of medical assistance under this item, including a managed care provider participating in an accountable care partnership plan, shall include, but not be limited to, the requirement that pharmacy benefit managers: (i) identify all sources and amounts of income, payments and financial benefits related to the provision and administration of pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of the managed care provider including, but not limited to, pricing discounts, rebates, inflationary payments, credits, clawbacks, fees, grants, chargebacks, reimbursements or other benefits; and (ii) disclose to MassHealth the sources and amounts of all income, payments and financial benefits received by the pharmacy benefit manager; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2020 the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) total number of members participating in the ACO program; (b) disenrollment trends from the Partnership Plan, Primary Care ACO, and MCO-administered Accountable Care Organizations within the designated plan selection; (c) the outcomes achieved by accountable care organizations and community partners including, but not limited to, financial performance, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality, aggregate and per-member reductions in spending compared to prior cost trends; (d) the results of benchmarks on accountable care organizations’ and community partners’ progress toward an integrated care delivery system; and (e) a summary of spending and activities related to traditionally nonreimbursed services to address health-related social needs including, but not limited to, home and community-based services, housing stabilization and support, utility assistance, nonmedical transportation, physical activity, nutrition, sexual assault and domestic violence supports; provided further, that such summary shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, aggregated data on the results of preventative health care services such as health-related social needs screening, the number of referrals to human service providers to address such screening, the result of such referrals and changes in health status; provided further, that such data shall be stratified by demographic factors to support an analysis of the impact on health disparities; provided further, that where data is not available, a report on progress toward establishing necessary data systems shall be provided; provided further, that said summary shall include outcome measures for at-risk populations with chronic health conditions; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years............................................................................................ $5,602,463,479

 

4000-0601........ For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors including those provided through the Medicare Savings Program, and for the operation of the MassHealth senior care options program under section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of an individual's eligibility for the Senior Care Options program, an individual is deemed to reach the age of 65 on the first day of the month in which his or her 65th birthday occurs; 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 funds shall be expended from this item to maintain a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid to the elderly, the disabled and children program or supplemental security income; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for any nursing home facility or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis and in recognition of the special innovative program status granted by the executive office 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 the secretary of health and human services shall report on January 27, 2020 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) expanded program eligibility for seniors pursuant to section 25A of chapter 118E; provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of members who are seniors whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 130 per cent of the federal poverty level that are enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs during each month of the fiscal year; (ii) total enrollment in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) Program and Qualifying Individual (QI) Program; (iii) total annual spending on Medicare premiums and cost-sharing for such members; (iv) total annual transfers from the prescription advantage program in line item 9110-1455 and Health Safety Net Trust Fund to fund the MSP expansion; provided further, that nursing facility rates effective on October 1, 2019 may be developed using the costs of calendar year 2007 or any subsequent year selected by the secretary of health and human services;  provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse nursing home facilities for up to 20 medical leave-of-absence days and shall reimburse the facilities for up to 10 nonmedical leave-of-absence days; provided further, that medical leave-of-absence days shall include an observation stay in a hospital in excess of 24 hours; provided further, that no nursing home shall reassign a patient's bed during a leave of absence that is eligible for reimbursement under this item; and provided further, that not later than January 3, 2020, MassHealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the following for fiscal year 2019: (a) the number of nursing facility clients on a leave of absence, delineated by the nursing facility, by medical leave-of-absence days and medical leave-of-absence days that exceeded 10 days per hospital stay, nonmedical leave-of-absence days and the total number of days on leave of absence unduplicated member count; (b) licensed beds monthly capacity levels per nursing home and the monthly total number of empty beds per nursing facility, total number of all nursing home residents and total MassHealth nursing home residents; (c) 6 separate MassHealth payment rates and the average payment amount rate per nursing facility client resident; (d) the actual number of nursing home residents for each of the 6 payment categories in clause (c); (e) the aggregate payment amount per nursing facility by month; and (f) all reports shall delineate by nursing home, including grand totals where appropriate $3,746,483,697

 

4000-0641........ For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2020 the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, shall establish rates that cumulatively total $362,100,000 more than the annual payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002; provided further, that in fiscal year 2020 the executive office of health and human services shall establish nursing facility MassHealth rates that are not less than $35,000,000 above payments made to nursing facilities for the fiscal year ending in 2019, for the purpose of funding a cost adjustment inflationary increase for resident care and labor costs;  provided further, that effective July 1, 2019, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the executive office of health and human services shall establish nursing facility MassHealth payments that are not less than $15,000,000 more than payments made to nursing facilities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 to fund targeted investments in nursing facilities; provided further, that a facility shall qualify for an equal per diem payment amount if it meets any of the following criteria: (i) has an overall Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Home Compare 5-star rating of 3 or more stars as of July 1, 2019; or (ii) is a critical access facility,  defined as a facility with a Medicaid occupancy of 75 per cent or greater, inclusive of Medicaid fee for service, Medicaid Senior Care Organization and Medicaid managed care days; or (iii) provides care for complex patient populations, defined as a facility having an average management minute questionnaire score of 225 minutes or higher; or (iv) is located in a geographically isolated community;  provided further, that not less than $38,300,000 shall be expended to fund a rate add-on for wages, shift differentials, bonuses, benefits and related employee costs paid to direct care staff of nursing homes; provided further, that MassHealth regulations for this rate add-on shall prioritize spending on hourly wage increases, shift differentials or bonuses paid to certified nurses’ aides and housekeeping, laundry, dietary and activities staff; provided further, that MassHealth shall adopt all regulations and procedures to carry out this item; provided further, that not later than May 1, 2020, MassHealth shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means an interim report and not later than December 31, 2020 a final report, on the impact of wages for direct care workers at the nursing home receiving said funds;  provided further, that nursing facilities receiving direct care add-on funds shall comply with MassHealth reporting and spending regulations under 101 CMR 206.00; 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; and provided further, that the payments made under this item shall be allocated in an amount sufficient to implement section 622 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996.............................................................. $415,400,000

 

4000-0700........ For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office of health and human services’ health care indemnity or third party liability plan, to medical assistance recipients not otherwise covered under the executive office’s managed care or senior care plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no 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 household incomes as determined by the executive office exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that children who have aged out of the custody of the department of children and families shall be eligible for benefits through the age limit specified in MassHealth’s approved state plan; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item for members who qualify for early intervention services;  provided further, that MassHealth shall expend $13,000,000 in the aggregate for acute care hospitals that have greater than 63 per cent of their gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office; provided further, that in fiscal year 2020 MassHealth shall maintain the same level of federally-optional chiropractic services that were in effect in fiscal year 2016 that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002 for members enrolled in the primary care clinician (PCC) program; provided further, that the executive office shall not, in fiscal year 2020, fund programs relating to case management with the intention of reducing length of stay for neonatal intensive care unit cases;  provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities relating to customer service; provided further, that notwithstanding this item, funds may be expended from this item for the purchase of third-party insurance including, but not limited to, Medicare for any medical assistance recipient; provided further, that 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 2, 2020, the executive office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients as of January 1, 2020 as it compares to dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii) utilization of dental services in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020; (iii) the actual and projected costs and revenue associated with dental coverage in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020; and (iv) the estimated cost effectiveness of dental coverage as a contributor to MassHealth total cost of care; provided further, that $750,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the city of Boston not later than December 1, 2019 and the secretary of health and human services shall designate an agency to administer the funds and shall retain 5 per cent of the total funds; provided further, that the secretary shall: (a) report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the use of the funds by teaching community health centers; and (b) audit these centers in order to confirm the use of the funds by each center for training purposes; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years............................ $2,874,688,066

 

4000-0875........ For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the provision of benefits to eligible individuals who require medical treatment for either breast or cervical cancer under section 2 of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, Public Law 106-354, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVII) and section 10D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office of health and human services shall provide these benefits to individuals whose incomes, as determined by the executive office, do not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years.................................................................................................. $8,191,803

 

4000-0880........ For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E for children and adolescents whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office of health and human services, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care 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...................................... $335,369,313

 

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 commonwealth health insurance connector authority and ineligible for any MassHealth program; provided further, that enrollment in this program may be capped to ensure that MassHealth expenditures shall not exceed the amount appropriated; 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 said chapter 118E $34,042,020

 

4000-0940........ For 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 to 64, inclusive, whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office of health and human services, do not exceed 133 per cent of the federal poverty level and those who are eligible under clauses (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and provided further, that in fiscal year 2020 MassHealth shall maintain the same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year 2019 for members enrolled in the Care Plus program................................................................................................ $2,334,634,687

 

4000-0950........ For administrative and program expenses associated with the children’s behavioral health initiative under the Remedial Order entered by the court 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 quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the initiative; provided further, that said reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the results of the scheduled plan to date, including a schedule detailing commencement of services and associated costs by service type; (ii) an analysis of compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement to date; (iii) a detailed itemization of services and service utilization by service type, geographical location and the age of the member receiving the service; (iv) data detailing the time that elapsed between a member’s request for services and commencement of an initial assessment for services; (v) the time to complete the initial assessment and the time that elapsed between initial assessment for services and commencement of services; and (vi) a quarterly update of whether projected expenditures are likely to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2020; 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 before such a transfer $261,757,691

 

4000-0990........ For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the children's medical security plan to provide health services for uninsured children from birth through age 18, inclusive; provided, that the executive office of health and human services 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 this program under section 10F of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that 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.............................................. $14,700,000

 

4000-1400........ For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus with incomes  do not exceed 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to said persons in prior fiscal years................................................ $27,621,936

 

4000-1420........ For payment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX $422,781,058

 

4000-1425........ For administrative and program expenses associated with community support services for persons with an 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 ex rel. Julien 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............................................................................................... $128,039,496

 

4000-1700........ For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services.................................................................................. $109,419,685

 

 

4003-0122........ For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded under this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: (i) English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes; (ii) citizenship application assistance; (iii) interview preparation; and (iv) support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal non-citizens 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; provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the agency’s refugee and immigrant services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the financial literacy for newcomers program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Immigrants Assistance Center, Inc. to provide citizenship and workforce readiness programming in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Casa Dominicana, Inc. to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, English as a second language classes and computer training for low-income adults; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Lawrence Family Development and Education Fund, Inc. to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, English as a second language classes and computer training for low-income adults...................................... $1,026,575

 

 

4100-0060 ...... For the operation of the center for health information and analysis established under chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, that the estimated costs of the center shall be assessed in the manner prescribed by section 7 of said chapter 12C; and provided further, that not more than $1,943,617 of this appropriation may be expended for the operation of the Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction $27,431,406

 

4100-0061........ For the center for health information and analysis, which may expend not more than $400,000 for the development, operation and maintenance of an all-payer claims database 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; provided, that retained 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 $400,000

 

 

 

4110-0001........ For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind.................... $1,513,345

 

4110-1000........ For the community services program; provided, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to each of the following radio reading services: Audible Local Ledger, Inc., Audio Journal, Incorproated, Berkshire Talking Chronicle, Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc. and Valley Eye Radio, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for specialized assistive technology training and intensive facility-based independent living skills instruction; and provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Talking Information Center, Incorporated to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually impaired and otherwise disabled listeners.......................................................................... $7,174,905

 

4110-2000........ For the turning 22 program of the commission; provided, that the commission shall work in conjunction with the department of developmental services to secure the maximum amount of federal reimbursements available for the care of turning 22 clients. $13,900,808

 

4110-3010........ For vocational rehabilitation services for the blind operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees........................... $3,158,520

 

 

4120-0200........ For independent living centers; provided, that not later than March 31, 2020, the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the services provided by independent living centers, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) total number of consumers that request and receive services; (ii) types of services requested and received by consumers; (iii) total number of consumers moved from nursing homes; and (iv) total number of independent living plans and goals set and achieved by consumers ............................................................................... $7,146,117

 

4120-1000........ For the operation of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided, that not less than 90 days before any change to current eligibility criteria, the commission shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the commissioner shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on the number of clients served and the amount expended on each type of service; provided further, that upon the written request of the commissioner of revenue, the commission shall provide lists of individual clients to whom, or on behalf of whom, payments have been made for the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error and abuse in the programs administered by the commission; and provided further, that lists shall include client names and social security numbers and payee names and other identification, if different from a client’s identification.......................................... $401,312

 

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 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 said residence $18,284,178

 

4120-3000........ For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services for severely disabled adults shall be provided................ $2,437,206

 

4120-4000........ For community-based services, which shall include, but not be limited to, protective services, adult support services, assistive technology services and the annualization of funding for turning 22 program clients who began receiving services in fiscal year 2019 under item 4120-4010 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018.............................. $10,360,567

 

4120-4001........ For the housing registry for the disabled............................................................. $80,000

 

4120-4010........ For the turning 22 program of the commission.................................................. $327,250

 

4120-5000........ For homemaking services............................................................................. $4,541,390

 

4120-6000........ For services for individuals with head injuries; provided, that the commission shall work with the executive office of health and human services to maximize federal reimbursement for clients receiving head injury services............................... $19,977,126

 

 

4125-0100........ For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing............................................................................... $6,133,951

 

 

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 2019............................................................... $29,266,737

 

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 the 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

 

 

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 2019.......................................................................... $23,859,727

 

4190-0101........ For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend for its operation not more than $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 not more than $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 copayments charged in fiscal year 2019............................. $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 the 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 $792,710 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...................................... $792,710

 

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 the 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

 

 

 

4200-0010........ For the administration of the department of youth services; provided, that the department shall continue to collaborate with the department of elementary and secondary education in order to align curriculum at the department of youth services with the statewide curriculum frameworks and to ease the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of youth services into traditional public school settings; provided further, that the department shall continue to execute its education funding initiative; provided further, 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 not less than 15 days before any transfer; and provided further, that not more than 7 per cent of any such item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2020.................................................... $4,438,164

 

4200-0100........ For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department of youth services... $24,781,159

 

4200-0200........ For pre-trial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs; provided, that the department shall expend not less than $500,000 for the detention diversion advocacy program coordinated by the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. to prevent high-risk juveniles presenting before the court from penetrating further into the juvenile justice system........................................ $28,739,725

 

4200-0300........ For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for suicide prevention services................................................... $115,796,961

 

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

 

4200-0600........ For the operation of secure facilities to detain arrested youth before arraignment under the overnight arrest program......................................................................... $2,406,168

 

 

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 monthly status reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on program expenditures, savings and revenues, error rate measurements and public assistance caseloads and benefits; provided further, that the department shall collect all out-of-court settlement restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution payments shall include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum payments; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and unless otherwise expressly provided, federal reimbursements received for the department, including reimbursements for administrative, fringe and overhead costs for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that an application for assistance under chapter 118 of the General Laws shall also be an application for assistance under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that if the department denies assistance under said chapter 118, the department shall transmit the application to the executive office of health and human services for a determination of eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that after April 1, 2020, 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; and provided further, that upon approval by the executive office for administration and finance, the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between this item and item 4400-1100.................................................................................... $66,389,256

 

4400-1001........ For programs to increase the commonwealth’s participation rate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other federal nutrition programs; provided, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for a grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The Open Door food pantry in Gloucester; 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 reverification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further, that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries and arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the department shall fund a system to image and catalog eligibility documents electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; provided further, that not later than December 2, 2019, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these programs; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a local food access and affordability program, including the expansion of a coalition of farmers markets throughout the counties of Barnstable and Dukes County to promote federal supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children benefits, senior benefits and veteran benefits at farmers’ markets, the creation of site-specific programs targeted to schools, libraries and community centers, the expansion of the capacity of farmers’ and farmers markets’ to accept federal supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children benefits, senior benefits and veteran food benefits and the extension of education and outreach campaigns through community partners including nutritionists and food pantries $3,677,882

 

4400-1004........ For the project costs of the Massachusetts healthy incentives program, or HIP; provided, that not later than March 1, 2020, the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of households utilizing HIP; (ii) the number of HIP transactions; (iii) the number of vendors processing HIP transactions; (iv) a breakdown of the number of HIP clients and vendors, by their location in the commonwealth; and (v) the program’s efforts to identify and better serve those areas with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables $6,500,000

 

4400-1020........ For the operation of the secure jobs connect program for employment support, job training and job search services for homeless or previously homeless families receiving assistance from the department of housing and community development under items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316; provided, that participants receiving assistance under said items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108 shall receive a minimum of 12 months of housing stabilization services under said items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108; provided further, that services shall be delivered by community-based agencies that have demonstrated experience working in partnership with regional administering agencies including, but not limited to, Community Teamwork Inc., Father Bill's & MainSpring, Inc., Way Finders, Inc., Jewish Vocational Service, Inc., SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. and Worcester Community Action Council, Inc.; provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall make available rental assistance pursuant to item 7004-9024 to ensure effective participation in this program; provided further, that service delivery agencies shall seek additional federal, state or private funds to ensure the effective continuation of regional partnerships; and provided further, that not later than March 31, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, by type of service or program provided, on the: (i) housing situation, including the stability of housing, for program participants; (ii) employment status, including employment history, of program participants; (iii) total number of program participants; and (iv) number of program participants who are no longer receiving assistance under said items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316................................................... $2,000,000

 

4400-1025........ For domestic violence specialists at local area offices..................................... $1,738,420

 

4400-1100........ For the payroll of the department of transitional assistance’s caseworkers; provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be paid from this item.................... $79,260,992

 

4400-1979........ For the department of transitional assistance to administer, in consultation with the commonwealth corporation, an employment counseling and job training program and the pathways to self-sufficiency program respectively established under sections 3B and 3C of chapter 118 of the General Laws and for the full employment program established under section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, as amended by section 29 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014................................................................................. $1,000,000

 

4401-1000........ For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that the department may expend funds on such services for the non-custodial parents of dependent children receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that the department shall spend not less than the amount spent in fiscal year 2019 for the young parents program and the competitive integrated employment services program; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be provided for learning disability assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the DTA Works internship program; provided further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended for the service providers with whom the office for refugees and immigrants entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2019 under this item; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a transportation program developed and operated by the South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Inc. in Hudson; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc. to provide transportation to low-income families through their Good News Garage Ready to Go Service; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached 18 years of age, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents’ income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that not later than March 31, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to: (i) the number of clients served by these programs; (ii) the number of clients who transition into employment, when applicable; (iii) the number of clients who remain in employment after 90 days, when applicable; (iv) the number of clients who remain in employment after 1 year, when applicable; and (v) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as designed by these programs; provided further, that the department shall examine the outcomes of these programs to determine which are effective in transitioning clients to employment and increasing self-sufficiency; and provided further, that the department shall consider other programs to meet transitional employment needs of clients...................................................... $14,107,166

 

4403-2000........ For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard that was in effect in fiscal year 2019 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 department shall notify parents under 20 years of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of clause (2) of subsection (i) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 or any successor law; provided further, that a $40 per month rental allowance shall be paid to households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing; provided further, that a nonrecurring children’s clothing allowance of $350 shall be provided to each child eligible under this program in September 2019; provided further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2019; 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 not less than $779,058 shall be expended for transportation benefits for recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that any person experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode, or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item and chapter 118 of the General Laws, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any such rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of said chapter 118 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 that parent in the month of payment, would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for the loss; provided further, that the department 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 not less than 75 days before any changes to the disability standards are proposed, 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; provided further, that at the time of application and on a semi-annual basis, the department shall provide oral and written notification to all recipients of their child care benefits; provided further, that the notification shall include the full range of child care options available, including center-based child care, family-based child care and in-home relative child care; provided further, that the notification shall detail available child care benefits for current and former recipients, including employment and training benefits and transitional benefits; provided further, that the notice shall also advise recipients of the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations relative to eligibility for, or levels of, benefits under the program, the department shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure from this item so as not to exceed this appropriation; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for cash and transportation benefits for newly employed transitional aid to families with dependent children clients for a period not to exceed 12 months to assist them with short-term self-sufficiency; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall calculate benefits provided under this item in the same manner as the previous fiscal year; provided further, that the department’s calculation of benefits shall not preclude the department from making eligibility or benefit changes that lead to an increase in eligibility or benefits; provided further, that not less than 75 days before adopting eligibility or benefit changes, the department 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 house of representatives and senate; and provided further, that the report shall include the text of, basis and reasons for the proposed changes $204,455,227

 

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 $300,000

 

4403-2008........ For transportation benefits for supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients who are participating in the SNAP work program................................................... $1,500,000

 

4403-2119........ For the provision of structured settings as provided under subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor statute, for parents under the age of 22 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program.......................................................................................... $9,362,938

 

4405-2000........ For the state supplement to the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for Supplemental Security Income recipients; provided, that the expenses of special grant recipients residing in rest homes, as provided under section 7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item; provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1, 2019, established under section 13D of chapter 118G of the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than $2,800,000 more than rates effective January 1, 2019; 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............................................... $215,815,853

 

4408-1000........ For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children, who are found by the department 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 the recipient shall not be subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions; provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1, 2019, established under section 13D of chapter 118G of the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than $1,200,000 more than rates effective January 1, 2019; provided further, that in implementing the program for fiscal year 2020, the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item at or above the payment standard in effect for the former general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that any person experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode, or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under the provisions of this item and said chapter 117A shall receive the same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further, that 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 under 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 2020, the department shall include all eligibility categories 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 Social Security Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than 75 days 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 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; 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; and provided further, that the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect under the general relief program in fiscal year 1991........... $76,329,458

 

 

 

4510-0020........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $161,816 in retained revenues collected from fees charged by the food protection program for costs of said 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.......................................................................................... $161,816

 

4510-0025........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $896,060 for the MDPH-SEAL program from retained 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. $896,060

 

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

 

4510-0100........ For the administration and operation of the department of public health, including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established under section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall give specific consideration to additional monies available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law, 111-148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to support public health shared service arrangements across municipalities in accordance with the recommendations of the special commission on local and regional public health established under chapter 3 of the resolves of 2016...................................... $19,529,141

 

4510-0110........ For community health center services; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on a statewide program of technical assistance to said community health centers, to be provided by a state primary care association qualified under section 330A(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. section 254c(f)(1); provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the North Shore Community Health, Inc. to provide essential programs and vital care to patients; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. to update necessary dental equipment; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the North End Waterfront neighborhood health center;   provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Manet Community Health Center, Incorporated for the purpose of studying and implementing the design, renovation and alteration, starter capital equipment costs and project management development of an urgent care center within the Manet North Quincy health center including the purchase of equipment and renovations necessary to facilitate the implementation of the plan; provided further, that said study and implementation plan shall explore (a) the ability to expand access to same-day service and to provide new services via an urgent care model not presently offered in primary care; (b) the ability to serve new and existing patients; (c) the goal of increasing patient satisfaction and engagement into primary care; and (d) the goal of increasing the quality of care while reducing the total cost of care via the reduction of unnecessary emergency department visits and hospital re-admissions; provided further, that Manet Community Health Center, Incorporated shall examine the costs and benefits of said proposed urgent care facility taking into consideration the extended hours per day with services available 7 days a week via walk-in or appointment; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be made available to the Manet Community Health Center for the purpose of studying and implementing the development of a care integration initiative to expand access to urgent care and behavioral health care within the Manet Community Health Center system; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the continuation of a comprehensive substance addiction and narcotic use reduction program at a federally qualified community health center located in South Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Inc. for the establishment of a community outreach pilot program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New Health – Charlestown for the purpose of operations and maintenance of treating substance addiction; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc. for the expansion of primary health care services at its Amherst location......... $3,063,673

 

4510-0112........ For the department of public health to conduct a postpartum depression pilot program at community health centers in the cities of Holyoke, Lynn, Worcester, Fall River and Salem and the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the department of public health to provide technical assistance to health care providers on the implementation of the United States Preventive Services Task Force Perinatal Depression Preventive Intervention recommendations, program oversight to postpartum depression pilot programs, expertise on parental mental health, maternal morbidity, and maternal mortality to the department, and general education and support to community stakeholders; provided further, that said department may expend funds to produce a report, in consultation with other state agencies and hospital systems, to define a set of measures to track the annual perinatal mental health outcomes for all deliveries in the Commonwealth and to outline a process for the collection and reporting of said measures; provided further, that said measures shall include, but not be limited to, the rate of screening for postpartum depression, the identification of perinatal mental health diagnoses, and the incidence of postpartum psychosis; provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited, to the cost, timing, and feasibility thereof; and provided further, that the department shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, and the Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression no later than March 1, 2021................. $300,000

 

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 not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Silent Spring Institute Inc.’s drinking water research program; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the testing and treatment of cyanobacteria and related contaminants in Monponsett pond in the town of Halifax................ $4,294,530

 

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 $1,715,090 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided further, that the retained revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that in fiscal year 2020 the department shall expend an amount not less than expended in fiscal year 2019 for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. to provide radiological monitoring in the 6 communities of the commonwealth that are within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of 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................ $1,895,090

 

4510-0616........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,088,304 for a drug registration and monitoring program from retained revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that 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 $1,088,304

 

4510-0710........ For the operation of the division of health care safety and quality and the office of patient protection; provided, that services funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to: education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the advancement of the prescription monitoring program and the maintenance and enhancement of prescription drug monitoring information exchange architecture to support interstate prescription drug monitoring data sharing; provided further, that the division shall be responsible for assuring quality of patient care provided by the commonwealth’s health care facilities and services and for protecting the health and safety of patients who receive care and services in nursing homes, rest homes, clinical laboratories, clinics, institutions for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and the mentally ill, hospitals and infirmaries, including the inspection of ambulance services; provided further, that investigators shall conduct investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation; provided further, that all investigators in the division of health care quality responsible for the investigations shall receive training by the Medicaid fraud control unit in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $500,000 for the development and implementation of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare program; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the full registration of practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses authorized by the board of registration in nursing to practice in advanced practice nursing roles under section 7A of chapter 94C of the General Laws............... $12,929,869

 

4510-0712........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $3,227,432 in retained revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities and fees for the program costs of the division of health care quality resulting from individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure and recertification; 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 $3,227,432

 

4510-0721........ For the operation and administration of the board of registration in nursing......... $833,460

 

4510-0722........ For the operation and administration of the board of registration in pharmacy... $1,253,660

 

4510-0723........ For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture............................................................................... $173,084

 

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, community health workers, and respiratory therapists $426,681

 

4510-0790........ For regional emergency medical services; provided, that the regional emergency medical services councils, designated under 105 C.M.R. 170.101 and the central medical emergency direction centers that were in existence on January 1, 1992, shall remain the designated councils and central medical emergency direction centers................ $907,000

 

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 the program shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system of nurse examiners; and provided further, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the support of the statewide delivery system of children’s advocacy centers with funding administered by the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc................ $5,504,543

 

4510-3008........ For the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry established under section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws............................................... $287,211

 

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

 

4512-0103........ For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) services, programs and related services for persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis; provided, that funding shall be provided to proportionately serve each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and associated conditions; provided further, that the department shall ensure that at least the same level of services will be made available as in the previous fiscal year; provided further, that in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the department of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering HIV/AIDS community testing and screening shall seek third-party reimbursement for these services; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2020................................... $30,755,808

 

4512-0106........ For the department of public health, which may expend for the HIV Drug Assistance Program (HDAP) not more than $15,000,000 from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that these services shall include activities eligible for coverage through the Ryan White Program, with priority given to HDAP; provided further, that any excess rebate revenue collected beyond the ceiling of this appropriation will be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that services in an amount equivalent to the amount deposited in the General Fund will be funded through item 4512-0103; and provided further, that the department may make expenditures from the start of each fiscal year from this item in anticipation of receipt of rebate revenues from pharmaceutical manufacturers.................................... $15,000,000

 

4512-0200........ For the bureau of substance addiction services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court-adjudicated indigent clients; provided, that the department of public health shall ensure that vendors providing methadone treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for these services; provided further, that in order to support and strengthen public access to substance use disorder services in the commonwealth, funds shall be expended to maintain programming, including but not limited to, the following: (i) centralized intake capacity service, pursuant to section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws; (ii) the number and type of facilities that provide treatment; and (iii) detoxification and clinical stabilization service beds in the public system; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to preserve and expand the programs currently funded by the Massachusetts Access to Recovery (MA-ATR) program; provided further, that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for opening 5 new recovery centers that are not currently funded by the department; provided further, that in selecting these centers, the department shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that at least 3 of these centers shall serve gateway municipalities, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the extended release naltrexone program under section 158 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended to support municipalities utilizing grant funds from the Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC) grant program; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $100,000 for a statewide program to improve training for the care of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the 10 level III neonatal intensive care units; provided further, that under section 236 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as added by section 1 of chapter 332 of the acts of 2016, the department shall enhance data sharing capabilities and collaborate across agencies to ensure coordination of services for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for supportive case management services; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to increase the number of residential rehabilitation services with priority given to families, youth, transitional age youth and young adults; provided further, that 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 under section 18A of said chapter 17 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the bureau to provide technical assistance and training to the service systems of medication management, medication-assisted treatment and treatment of co-occurring disorders; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended on the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission through an interagency service agreement with the bureau to support workforce development; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Decisions at Every Turn Coalition, Inc. for grants and contracts with substance abuse programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for fostering opioid recovery compassion and education in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $58,000 shall be expended for the FPA substance abuse task force in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Holliston school substance abuse prevention program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Hopkinton organizing for prevention program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for programs for at-risk students in the Medway public schools including the T.H.R.I.V.E. substance abuse prevention program; provided further, that not less than $215,000 shall be expended for public health, veterans and opioid initiatives in the town of Natick; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Serenity House, Inc.................................................. $150,185,718

 

General Fund.................................................... 44.38%

Marijuana Regulation Fund................................ 55.62%

 

4512-0201........ For substance use disorder step-down recovery services, known as level B beds and services, and other critical recovery services with severely reduced capacity; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class................................... $4,908,180

 

4512-0202........ For jail diversion programs primarily for non-violent offenders with opioid or opiate addiction, to be procured by the department of public health; provided, that each program shall have not fewer than 60 beds and shall provide clinical assessment services to the respective courts, inpatient treatment for not more than 90 days and ongoing case management services for not more than 1 year; provided further, that individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney in conjunction with the commissioner of probation if: (i) there is reason to believe that the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to opiate, opiate or another substance use disorder; and (ii) the diversion of the individual is clinically appropriate and consistent with established clinical and public safety criteria; provided further, that programs shall be established in separate counties in locations deemed suitable by the department of public health; provided further, that the department of public health shall coordinate operations with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, 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, prior appropriation continued......................................................................... $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, controlled substances or both; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Leominster for the community casework pilot program $1,465,450

 

4512-0204........ For the purchase, administration and training of first-responder and bystander naloxone distribution programs; provided, that funds shall be expended to maintain funding for first responder naloxone grants and bystander distribution in communities with high incidence of overdose; provided further, that the commissioner of public health may transfer funds between this item and item 4512-0200 as necessary under an allocation plan which shall detail the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that not less than 30 days before any such transfer, the commissioner shall file the allocation plan with the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not later than October 4, 2019, the department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) the communities included in the program expansion; (ii) the number of participants for each community; and (iii) the amount of naloxone purchased and distributed, delineated by community; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be provided for the county of Barnstable for the purchase of naloxone through the municipal naloxone bulk purchase program. $1,040,000

 

4512-0205........ For grants and contracts with substance use programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city of Revere’s substance use disorder initiatives; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Project R.I.G.H.T., Inc.’s substance use and trauma prevention initiative in the Grove Hall area of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Dimock center’s behavioral health continuum of substance use care to provide comprehensive treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and other behavioral health challenges; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire county youth development project through Railroad Street Youth Project, Inc. for youth intervention services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Baystate Noble Hospital Corporation in the city of Westfield for a grant program to prevent and treat opioid addiction and related substance addiction; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Webster opiate task force for addiction prevention and recovery services; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute Inc.’s direct service and provider training programs; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the town of Braintree's community partnership on substance abuse; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for planning, initial staffing and startup costs at Saint Francis House, Inc. in the city of Boston for their substance use disorder outpatient clinic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for mental health and substance addiction prevention in the town of Southborough; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for mental health and substance abuse prevention in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 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 Harbor Health Services, Inc. for a grant program to prevent and treat addiction to opioids and related substances; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a contract with the Gavin Foundation, Inc. to provide a total immersion program in conjunction with the probation departments of the South Boston division of the Boston municipal court department and other district courts; provided further, that the Gavin Foundation, Inc. shall be contracted to provide total immersion programs stated herein; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing additional services to the Salisbury treatment outreach prevention program to combat the opioid crisis in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for office-based addiction/opioid treatment, a program of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Lynnfield for opioid abuse support, including a substance abuse prevention coordinator and the operation of the Office of Prevention-A Healthy Lynnfield; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Baystate Health Eastern Region for a grant program to prevent and treat addiction to opioids and related substances; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Milford police department and community impact to maintain a regional substance abuse outreach, intervention, and recovery program in the greater Milford area; provided further, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended for the Joseph Nee Collaborative Center for substance abuse programming; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Prevention and Substance Abuse Project, Inc. for resources, community outreach and programs in the cities of Methuen, Lawrence and Haverhill and the town of North Andover; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Health Alliance for increased access to office-based opioid treatment services in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Charlestown Coalition; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Drug Story Theater, Inc.’s program for substance use prevention, treatment and education; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Champion Plan, Inc. in the city of Brockton; provided, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the recovery works program within the West End clinic of the Massachusetts General Hospital to provide education and outreach to employers to reduce stigma and increase understanding and awareness around issues related to the employment of persons with substance use disorder and to provide support to those persons as they seek to return to the workforce; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for a substance use and detox program in the county of Dukes county administered through Martha's Vineyard Community Services, Inc., which may include services at the Dukes County Jail and House of Correction; provided further, not less than $50,000 shall be expended for substance abuse treatment for victims of commercial sexual exploitation; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Restoration Recovery Center, Inc. for the continuation and expansion of services to persons with substance use disorders in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $240,000 shall be expended in equal amounts for the following substance abuse coalitions and community partnerships: (i) Avon Coalition for Every Student; (ii) Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse; (iii) EB Hope, Inc. in the town of East Bridgewater; (iv) Easton Wings of Hope; (v) Milton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; (vi) Randolph Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; (vii) Sharon Substance Prevention and Resource Commission; and (viii) Organizing Against Substances in Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a pilot program in the Merrimack Valley to provide transportation services to detoxification and rehabilitation facilities in coordination with the Merrimack Valley Project; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Recovery Theater within the Hilltown Youth Theatre Performing Arts Programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the South Middlesex Council Inc.’s opioid crisis response program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws……………………………………………............ $3,150,000

 

4512-0206........ For the department of public health to coordinate a comprehensive statewide strategy, in partnership with municipalities, public health harm reduction organizations and other stakeholders, to promote existing commonwealth harm reduction efforts, to foster a culture of harm reduction and to promote community-based harm reduction services as recommended by the harm reduction commission established by section 100 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018; provided, that not less $1,500,000 shall be made available to increase the availability of sterile and safe injection equipment and syringe disposal services; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a pilot program to provide access to fentanyl testing strips or other drug checking equipment; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to increase the availability of nasal naloxone rescue kits prior to discharge from an acute care hospital emergency department or satellite emergency facility after treatment for an opioid overdose; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2019, the division of insurance and the office of Medicaid shall convene and consult with a group of carriers and providers regarding how to fund by July 1, 2020 the cost of distribution of nasal naloxone rescue kits prior to discharge from an acute care hospital emergency department or satellite emergency facility after treatment for an opioid overdose; and provided further, that money shall be expended to promote pilot programming to advance the creation of new supportive places for treatment and related observation that offer medical monitoring, nasal naloxone rescue kit distribution, counseling and connection to primary care, behavioral health and addiction treatment services.................... $5,000,000

 

4512-0225........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,000,000 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 comptroller shall transfer the amount to 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 $1,000,000

 

4512-0500........ For dental health services; provided, that not less than $1,595,525 shall be expended for the comprehensive dental program for adults with developmental disabilities; and provided further, that not less than $375,000 shall be expended for the Forsyth Institute's Center for Children's Oral Health to expand its ForsythKids programming focused on children and adolescents and to explore the emerging association between oral health status and academic performance................................................................. $2,107,069

 

4513-1000........ For the provision of family health services; provided, that not less than $6,804,228 shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services provided by comprehensive family planning agencies; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the implementation of section 237 of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department may seek third party funding for services provided in this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for the program’s critical congenital heart defects screening activities; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the birth defects monitoring program..................................... $7,254,229

 

4513-1002........ For women, infants and children, 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............................................................................ $11,869,725

 

4513-1012........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $28,400,000 from retained revenues received from 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....................................................... $28,400,000

 

4513-1020........ For the early intervention program; provided, that the department of public health shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on 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: (i) home visit; (ii) center-based individual; (iii) child-focused group; (iv) parent-focused group; and (v) 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 not later than January 15, 2020, 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; 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 in this item; provided further, that not less than 90 days before any change to current eligibility criteria, the department shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that no eligibility changes shall be made before January 1, 2020; provided further, that these such 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, 2020, the department shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and to 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 2021................................................................................................... $30,825,435

 

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 of public health’s receipt of data indicative of potential hearing disorders in newborns $87,388

 

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; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a program to address adolescent suicide behavior and suicide attempts in collaboration with the department of mental health; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Samaritans of Fall River/New Bedford, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Tri-County’s Call 2 Talk program; provided further, not less than $76,000 shall be provided for the city of Winthrop for suicide prevention services; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for a veterans-in-crisis hotline to be used by veterans or concerned family members who seek counseling programs operated by the department of veterans’ services 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................................................................. $5,095,372

 

4513-1027........ For The Samaritans, Inc.; provided, that funds shall be used for suicide prevention services.......................................................................................................... $400,000

 

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 not less than $200,000 to the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Corporation, a community-based support organization dedicated to serving families and communities impacted by violence; and provided further, that the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute shall establish and administer a process to distribute a total of $100,000 to the Massachusetts Survivors of Homicide Victims Network organizations throughout the commonwealth in the form of grants............................................................................................................. $200,000

 

4513-1111........ For the promotion of health and disease prevention including, but not limited to, the following programs: (i) breast cancer prevention; (ii) diabetes screening and outreach; (iii) ovarian cancer screening; (iv) hepatitis C prevention and management; (v) multiple sclerosis screening, information, education and treatment programs and the multiple sclerosis home living independently navigating key services program administered by the Greater New England Chapter of the national multiple sclerosis society; (vi) colorectal cancer prevention; (vii) prostate cancer screening, education and treatment with a particular focus on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino heritage, family history of the disease and other men at high risk; (viii) osteoporosis education; and (ix) maintenance of the statewide lupus database; provided, that funding shall be expended for Mass in Motion community grants in an amount not less than expended in fiscal year 2019, contingent upon receipt of matching federal prevention block grant funds; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a grant to a statewide alzheimer's disease advocacy and education organization for a public awareness and education campaign as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Community Servings, Inc. for the purposes of providing medically tailored meals to persons battling chronic illnesses, workforce training programs to those recovering from addiction, and opportunities for expanded services and locations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Cranberry Health Research Center at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for education and support of patients diagnosed with phenylketonuria or related disorders and their families through a grant to the New England Connection for PKU and Allied Disorders, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the hoarding task force in the town of Ashland; provided further, that the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society shall receive not less than an additional $50,000 more than the amount received in fiscal year 2019 to expand its outreach efforts; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended to Alice’s House in the Humarock section of town of Scituate to support mental and emotional wellness services; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to the Magical Moon Foundation, Inc., in the town of Marshfield to support services that empower children and families faced with cancer diagnoses; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Harmony House in the city of Chicopee; provided further, that $13,000 shall be expended to Coop’s Troop Foundation Inc. based in the city known as the town of Weymouth to support scientific research, education and charitable purposes that support the social, economic and medical needs and development of children with life-limiting diseases and special needs; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for macular degeneration research into prevention and treatment at The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the FIT Body and Soul diabetes prevention program in the city of Springfield................................................................... $4,220,580

 

4513-1121........ For a statewide STOP stroke program; provided, that funds shall be expended for stroke treatment and ongoing prevention services; provided, that funds shall be expended for stroke treatment and ongoing prevention services; provided further, that the department of public health shall expend not less than $200,000 to provide educational programming as part of the F.A.S.T. campaign on the signs and symptoms of stroke and stroke warning signs with a focus on communities that have the highest incidence of stroke, which shall not be used for personnel costs; provided further, that the department shall provide quality improvement measures that align with the stroke consensus metrics by utilizing a nationally recognized data set platform and expand the statewide registry that compiles information and statistics on stroke care using confidentiality standards not less secure than a nationally recognized data set platform, known as the stroke registry data platform; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $200,000 to require all primary stroke service hospitals and emergency medical services agencies to report data consistent with nationally-recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with confirmed stroke in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to oversee the operation and administration of designated primary stroke service hospital programs, established by 105 CMR 130.1400; and provided further, that funds shall be used to collect and analyze data from designated primary stroke service hospitals in the commonwealth and for the salary of a full-time surveyor who shall be primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with primary stroke service designation criteria.......................................................................................... $500,000

 

4513-1130........ For domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and survivor services, including: (i) intimate partner abuse education, formerly the batterers’ intervention services; (ii) services for immigrants and refugees; (iii) rape crisis center survivor services and prevention; and (iv) intervention services and crisis housing for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities; provided, that funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline, community-based domestic violence response, emergency and transitional residential services for sexual and domestic violence victims and their children and supervised visitation and trauma services for children who witness violence and targeted services for department of children and families involved families; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended 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; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing additional resources to police officers for domestic violence investigations in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended as a grant for the Women’s Center in the city of New Bedford to provide domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, education and counseling programs for adolescents and young adults in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that unexpended funds up to $100,000 appropriated for The Women’s Center in the city of New Bedford in fiscal year 2019 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item for fiscal year 2020; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for community outreach on domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and survivor services by Delamano, Inc. in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the TIMBo Collective for TIMBo training at St. Mary's Center in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that the department of public health shall ensure that there shall not be a disruption in survivor services and violence prevention activities or a negative impact on program functioning during fiscal year 2020............................................................... $38,120,747

 

4513-1131........ For a domestic violence and sexual assault prevention program focused on teens in high-risk communities; provided, that the programming shall be aimed at promoting healthy relationships and addressing teen dating violence; provided, that the department shall partner with domestic violence and sexual assault service providers, other community-based organizations or school-based organizations to develop evidence-based and outcomes-focused prevention strategies; provided further, that the program shall prioritize funding for schools and communities in which the majority of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch; provided further, that at least 1 program shall occur in a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less; and provided further, that funds may be expended for a competitive grant program……………………………............ $1,000,000

 

4516-0263........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,177,627 in retained 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................ $1,177,627

 

4516-1000........ For the operation of the bureau of infectious diseases and laboratory sciences, including the division of sexually transmitted disease prevention and the Massachusetts state public health laboratory; provided, that funds shall be expended for an eastern encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and treatment services; provided further, that the department of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering tuberculosis clinical services and treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for these services; provided further, that not less than $2,070,000 shall be expended for expansion of the capacity of the public health state lab institute to prevent and respond to major health crises, with a special focus on addressing the threat of tuberculosis in the commonwealth; provided further, that a plan to expend these funds effectively shall be developed by the department in consultation with StopTB Massachusetts and other groups with relevant expertise, and shall include, at minimum, funding for tuberculosis related expert technical assistance, tuberculosis medication costs, tuberculosis nurses, community health workers with specialized linguistic and cultural competencies, virology nucleic acid amplification testing expansion supplies, test development supplies, staff to provide high speed, high volume gene sequencing upgrades to the laboratory information management system, and such administrative staff as are necessary to carry out the mission of stopping the spread of tuberculosis; provided further, that the plan developed shall be provided, not later than October 1, 2019, to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means; 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..................................... $14,959,985

 

4516-1005........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,001,370 generated by fees collected from providers or insurers for sexually-transmitted infections testing performed at the state public health laboratory; provided, that collected retained revenues 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......................................................................................................... $1,001,370

 

4516-1010........ For state matching funds required by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-417...................................................................................... $1,518,256

 

4516-1022........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $285,879 generated by fees collected from insurers for tuberculosis tests performed at the state public health laboratory; provided, that collected retained revenues 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................... $285,879

 

4516-1037........ For the department of public health, which may expend for the implementation of chapter 111O of the General Laws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder not more than $270,000 in retained revenues collected from application fees for approval of mobile integrated health care programs and renewal thereof, and from fines and penalties imposed by the department on mobile integrated health programs; 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. $270,000

 

4516-1039........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $236,294 in retained revenues collected from application fees under section 25C of chapter 111 of the General Laws to support the operations of the determination of need program and health care facility plan review within the department; 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............................................................ $236,294

 

4518-0200........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $848,986 generated by fees collected from the following services provided at the registry of vital records and statistics, including: (i) amendments of vital records and requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry; (ii) requests for heirloom certificates; and (iii) research requests performed by registry staff at the registry; provided, that collected retained revenues 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 to establish 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............................................................ $848,986

 

4530-9000........ For teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided, that applications for such funds shall be administered through the department of public health upon receipt and approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated under the guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department; provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed at children under the care of the department of children and families who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; and provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the department of children and families on said programming..................................................... $3,000,000

 

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................. $2,251,555

 

4590-0250........ For school health services and school-based health centers in public and nonpublic schools; provided, that funds shall be distributed to public and nonpublic schools based on the percentage of students in the commonwealth enrolled in each; provided further, that services shall include, but not be limited to: (i) strengthening the infrastructure of school health services in the areas of personnel and policy development, programming and interdisciplinary collaboration; (ii) developing linkages between school health services programs and community health providers; (iii) incorporating health education programs, including tobacco prevention and cessation activities, in school curricula and in the provision of school-based health services; and (iv) 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 funds shall be expended for school nurses and school-based health center programs; 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; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purpose of establishing and supporting a school-based health center at Malden High School in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the Brookline Center for Community Mental Health to expand its Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT) program to schools across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Methuen high school for the Students Against Destructive Decisions substance use program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, Inc. in the city of North Adams; and provided further, that funds may be expended for supporting the school-based health center at Worcester East middle school in the city of Worcester $13,273,583

 

4590-0300........ For smoking prevention and cessation programs............................................ $4,617,730

 

4590-0912........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $24,225,123 from reimbursements collected for Western Massachusetts Hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public health; provided, 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 under federal requirements; 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...................................................................................... $24,225,123

 

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, Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and the hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided, 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; provided further, that the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children shall maintain not less than 120 beds for clients in its inpatient setting to the extent feasible within the appropriation; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children Summer Program; provided further, that Tewksbury Hospital shall maintain the same number of beds in fiscal year 2020 as was maintained in fiscal year 2019; and provided further, that the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for care provided to inmates of the department of correction and houses of correction who are treated at the public health hospitals $164,473,368

 

4590-0917........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $4,552,181 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......................................................... $4,552,181

 

4590-0918........ For the state office of pharmacy services, which may expend not more than $29,009,908 from retained 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....................................................... $29,009,908

 

4590-0924........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,925,710 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........................................................................................ $1,925,710

 

4590-0925........ For the costs of a prostate cancer awareness, education and research program focusing on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino 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 not less than 85 per cent of funds from this item to a nonprofit AdMeTech foundation-led Prostate Cancer Action Council that shall leverage existing partnerships with other state-funded nonprofit research 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..... $800,000

 

4590-0930........ For price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the municipal naloxone bulk purchase program..................................................................... $500,000

 

4590-1503........ For the pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws............................................................................................... $4,816,053

 

4590-1504........ For a neighborhood-based gun and violent crime prevention pilot program for targeted work with out-of-school youth and young adults aged 17 to 24, inclusive, intended to prevent gun violence and other violent crime in neighborhoods and municipalities with the highest rates of violent crime in the commonwealth; provided, that funds shall be awarded in consultation with the executive office of public safety and the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that funds shall be awarded to non-profit, community-based organizations located in and serving high risk youth in eligible communities; provided further, that preference shall be given to organizations that have: (a) demonstrated street outreach capacity, (b) effective partnerships with neighborhood health and human services agencies, including mental health providers, and with schools and other local educational institutions, and (c) clearly outlined a comprehensive plan in support of continued or expanded collaboration efforts with such partners including data related to measurable outcomes of successful partner collaboration; provided further, that eligible expenses for such grants shall include, but not be limited to: case workers, mental health counselors, academic supports and other research-based practices and related support services; provided further, that the department shall ensure that every grant recipient establishes measurable outcomes in its comprehensive plan and provides data related to those outcomes that demonstrate program success; provided further, that preference shall be given to proposals that demonstrate coordination with programs and services funded through items 4000-0005, 7061-0010, and 7061-9612; provided further, that not less than $20,400 shall be expended for the purpose of funding the Community Service Officer Program in the town of Barnstable; provided further, that the department shall submit a report not later than March 2, 2020 to the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the awarding of grants and details of anticipated contracts by district; provided further, that the department shall further report on the effectiveness of the program, including but not limited to: (a) any measurable data-driven results that demonstrate program success including, but not limited to, data from law enforcement, community-based organizations and government agencies, (b) which strategies and collaborations have most effectively reduced gun and other violence in the grantee neighborhoods, (c) how spending through this item has been aligned with spending from items 4000-0005, 7061-0010, and 7061-9612 in ways that enhance public safety while avoiding programmatic duplication, and (d) what efforts have been taken by the non-profit community and municipalities to ensure the long term viability of the reforms funded by the pilot program; and provided further, that copies of the report shall be provided to: (a) the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on education, and (b) the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than September 1, 2020, prior appropriation continued............................................. $520,400

 

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; and provided further, that funds shall be considered one-time and grants shall not annualize in fiscal year 2021............ $2,008,484

 

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 not less than $1,400,000 for competitively procured grants to youth-at-risk programs utilizing an evidence-based positive youth development model, including programs that serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $2,200,000 to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, Inc.; provided further, that the first $2,000,000 of this amount shall be distributed equally between its member organizations; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $650,000 to the YWCA organizations, which shall be distributed equally between the Alliance of YWCA’s member organizations; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $1,800,000 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 expended for Groundwork Somerville to support programs for youth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Randolph for the general operation of the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Lawrence Sueños Basketball Summer League to support the recreational, social, and health benefits the league provides to low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Nazzaro Community Center in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay Mentor 2.0 program; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the city of Beverly for repairs and renovations to the McPherson Youth Center; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the William J. Bresnahan Scouting and Community Center Inc. in the town of Ashburnham; provided further, that the department of public health shall award not less than $150,000 to the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Partnership for Youth, Inc. in the city of Waltham; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for Andover Youth Services in the town of Andover for youth mental health, employment and mentoring programs; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to The Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc. to implement the W.E.B. DuBois Academy Saturday School, the W.E.B. DuBois Academy Summer Camping Program and the Unity grants program in greater Springfield $7,110,000

 

4590-2001........ For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $3,762,002 of payments received for 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 clients of the department of developmental 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......................................................... $3,762,002

 

4590-2010........ For the department of elder affairs, which shall contract with the University of Massachusetts medical school to conduct a study on opioid use in the commonwealth specifically related to the impact opioid use has had and may continue to have on grandparents and other relatives raising related children; provided, that the study shall investigate and report on, among other topics: (i) the number of individuals in the commonwealth raising children of relatives; (ii) the number of individuals in the commonwealth raising grandchildren because 1 or both parents are addicted to an opioid drug; (iii) resources available to provide services to both the grandparent or other relative and to the children; and (iv) whether such services are coordinated in a manner that is beneficial to the grandparents and other relatives............................................... $50,000

 

 

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 unless otherwise authorized, all funds including federal reimbursements received by the department shall be credited to the General Fund, except for federal reimbursement used to support revenue maximization projects; 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 child care 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 child care services, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not reduce recoupment amounts recommended by the state auditor; provided further, that there shall not be a waiting list for the services; provided further, that all children eligible for services under item 3000-3060 shall receive those services; provided further, that the department shall maintain a timely, independent and fair administrative hearing system; provided further, that on December 27, 2019, and March 27, 2020, 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: (i) the fair hearing requests filed in fiscal year 2020, using non-identifying information: to state, for each hearing request: (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 department’s decision that was the subject of the appeal was affirmed or reversed; and (ii) the fair hearing requests filed before fiscal year 2020, which are pending for more than 180 days, stating the number of those cases, how many of those 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 28, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (1) number of medical and psychiatric personnel and their level of training currently employed by or under contract with the department; (2) number of foster care reviews conducted by the department and the average length of time in which each review is completed;  (3) the number of social workers and supervisors who have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work; (4) the total number of social workers and the total number of social workers holding licensure, by level; (5) number of the department’s contracts reviewed by the state auditor and the number of corrective action plans issued; and (6) number of corrective action plans entered into by the department; provided further, that on the first business day of each quarter, the department shall file a report with 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 child care, the number of children presently receiving supportive child care 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 to keep a child with the child’s parents or reunifying the child with the child’s parents, spending by the type of service including, but not limited to, the number of children and a breakdown of spending for respite care, intensive in-home services, client financial assistance and flexible funding, community-based after-school social and recreation program services, family navigation services and parent aide services 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 qualifies 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 were denied voluntary services and received a 51A report, the reasons for denying the service and what, if any, referrals were made for services by other agencies or entities; (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 reenter an out-of-home placement within 6 months; (L) the number of children and families served by the family resource centers by area; and (M) the number of children within the care and custody of the department whose whereabouts are unknown; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities 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 on a monthly basis, 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; 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 the commissioner may transfer funds from item 4800-1100 into item 4800-0015 for the purpose of maintaining appropriate staffing ratios under the memorandum of agreement between the commonwealth and the Alliance/Local 509, SEIU signed on March 25, 2013; provided further, that not less than 15 days in advance of any such transfer, the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not more than 2 per cent of funds from line item 4800-1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the commissioner may transfer funds between items 4800-0030, 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 not less than 15 days in advance of any such transfer, the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not more than 5 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the runaway unit to help identify at-risk youth and provide preventative services and to implement a runaway recovery response policy................... $109,847,086

 

4800-0016........ For the department of children and families, which may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program not more than $2,000,000 from retained revenues collected from various state, county and municipal government entities and 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. to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging-out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releasees and other community residents considered to have employment needs.......................................................................................................... $2,000,000

 

4800-0025........ For foster care review services...................................................................... $4,475,118

 

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................................................................................................................... $6,672,922

 

4800-0036........ For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys........................................................................................ $700,961

 

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 use 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, 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 fire setter programs and services for people at risk of domestic violence, including payroll costs; provided further, that funds may be expended on programs that received funding in fiscal year 2013; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in this item for each children’s advocacy center in fiscal year 2019 shall be expended again in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that funding shall be expended for children’s advocacy centers, services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided further, that not less than $175,000 be expended for the Plymouth County Children’s Advocacy Center; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth Teen Center; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Parenting Journey; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children’s permanency placement services for therapeutic support group services for parents; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rick’s Place, Inc. in Wilbraham to provide counseling services for youth who have experienced the loss of a parent in the Pioneer Valley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the recovery connections program at the Laboure Center, Inc. to provide counseling services for children and families; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service youth violence prevention programs; provided further, that funds may be expended to support reforms at the department to improve foster care and placement stability and to ensure positive permanency outcomes for children; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Tempo program at the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be provided for a youth community center in the town of Georgetown; provided further, that $60,000 shall be expended for the construction of a multi-generational recreation complex in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin, Inc; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Haverhill Inner City Boxing Club, Inc. in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Fragile Beginnings program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Project Newborns Exposed to Substances: Support and Therapy; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Debbie’s Treasure Chest, Inc. for resources, community outreach and programs for disadvantaged and at-risk families in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Julie's Family Learning Program, Inc. for programming and services to help women break the cycle of poverty; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for capital needs, programming and operations at the Ella J. Baker House in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Bet Tzedek client assistance legal program through Jewish Family and Children's Service, Inc.;  provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended to EmpowerHER, Inc. in the town of Norwell to support services that address the struggles of girls whose mothers have died; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended to Joanna’s Place, Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth to support services that promote resilience in children who have experienced stressful or traumatizing life events; and provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services............................................................. $309,239,474

 

4800-0040........ For family preservation, reunification and service coordination; provided, that services shall include family support and stabilization services provided by the department $55,971,223

 

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............................... $293,443,452

 

4800-0058........ For the support of a foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents; provided, that not later than March 31, 2020, 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 detailing, but not limited to, the: (i) number of new foster care parents as a result of the foster care campaign; and (ii) methods in which the department is recruiting foster care parents........................................................................ $750,000

 

4800-0091........ For the department of children and families, which may expend not more than $2,754,853 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 670 et. seq. during fiscal year 2020 to develop a training institute for professional development at the department of children and families; provided, that 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; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $2,754,853 shall be credited to the General Fund................................................................................................................... $2,754,853

 

4800-0151........ For a program to provide alternative overnight nonsecure placements for status offenders and nonviolent delinquent youths up to 17 years of age to prevent the inappropriate use of juvenile cells in police stations for such offenders, under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et. seq.; provided, that the programs that 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................................................................................... $509,943

 

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 of item 4000-0051; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Juvenile Court Mental Health Advocacy Project administered by Health Law Advocates, Inc. to increase access to mental health treatment for at-risk children and adolescents involved in or diverted from juvenile courts................................................................................................................. $16,500,000

 

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 towards achieving a social worker caseload ratio of 15 to 1 statewide; and 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............................................................ $255,414,307

 

 

 

5011-0100........ For the operation of the department of mental health.................................... $29,270,863

 

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 to fund said services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; 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; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $3,875,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, or MCPAP; provided further, that not less than $675,000 of that sum shall be expended for MCPAP for mothers statewide to address mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women and to expand support for pregnant and postpartum women by adding substance use disorder-specific education, training, consultation and care coordination to the project’s existing capacity; provided further, that amounts expended from this item for MCPAP 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 not later than March 5, 2020, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) an overview of MCPAP care coordination efforts; (ii) the number of psychiatric consultations, face-to-face consultations and referrals made to specialists on behalf of children with behavioral health needs in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020; and (iii) recommendations to: (a) increase the number of specialists receiving referrals through MCPAP; and (b) improve care coordination efforts to identify specialists available and accepting new child and adolescent patients, with priority to those children and adolescents who exhibit complex conditions and experience long wait lists for specialty psychiatry; provided further, that not later than March 31, 2020, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the distribution of funds, delineated by initiative; (ii) the number of individuals served; (iii) the outcomes measured; and (iv) recommendations for expanding cost-effective and evidence-based early mental health identification and prevention programming for children and adolescents in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022;  provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for YouthConnect program of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Inc. to provide community-based mental health services to high-risk youth and their families residing in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided to Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. for the Youth Mental Health First Aid program; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Northwestern Juvenile Fire Intervention, Response, Education and Safety Partnership, Inc. for a juvenile firesetter intervention and prevention program in Hampshire and Franklin counties; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to the Arlington Youth Counseling Center; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the NAN Project to provide mental health awareness and suicide prevention programming in schools and communities................................... $93,990,702

 

5046-0000........ For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department may allocate not more than $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 not less than 30 days before any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services received in each region in fiscal year 2020, not later than February 3, 2020; provided further, that the department shall maintain in fiscal year 2020 the same amount of community-based placements in the previous 3 fiscal years; provided further, that in fiscal year 2020 the department shall expend on clubhouses not less than the amount expended on clubhouses in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that funds shall be expended at not less than 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 $3,000,000 shall be expended to expand the jail diversion program to include a crisis intervention team; provided further, that not less than $500,000 of said $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the center for police training in crisis intervention established in section 25 of chapter 19 of the General Laws;  provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means regarding the: (i) number of crisis intervention team and jail diversion efforts; (ii) amount of funding per grant, delineated by city, town or provider; (iii) potential savings achieved; (iv) recommendations for expansion; and (v) outcomes measured; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $250,000 for the assisted outpatient treatment program at Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. 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 mental illness, either through a voluntary agreement with the resident or by a court order mandating that the resident receive the treatment described in this program; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2020, the department, in conjunction with Eliot Community Human Services, Inc., shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the assisted outpatient treatment program which shall include baseline and current metrics related to clients served including, but not limited to: (a) behavioral and physical medical diagnosis; (b) status of activities of daily living, including food, shelter and employment; (c) psychiatric hospitalizations; (d) treatment history; and (e) insurance status; provided further, that the report shall include: (1) factors that proved successful in treating pilot participants, including practices used and type of staff functions necessary for success in treating pilot participants; (2) identification of issues and practices that present barriers to successful treatment; (3) a cost analysis of treatment; (4) a plan for creating a sustainable program based on information from the analysis report; and (5) a proposal for a sustainable course of funding to implement the program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Mental Health Association, Inc. for the purchase of a new handicapped accessible van; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the International Institute of New England, Inc. for culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services for immigrants and refugees; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the expansion of low threshold, safe haven housing for mentally ill men and women who have been chronically homeless and are currently living in emergency shelter or on the streets in Boston; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be provided to the city of Winthrop for a hoarding task force........................ $490,450,275

 

5046-2000........ For homelessness services; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Housing Families, Inc.’s Pro Bono Legal Services Program..................... $22,892,063

 

5046-4000........ For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $125,000 in retained revenues collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, or CHOICE program under chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that all fees collected under said 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 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.............................................................................................. $22,168,933

 

5055-0000........ For forensic services provided by the department; provided, that funds shall be expended for juvenile court clinics............................................................................... $11,006,497

 

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 (1999) 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: (i) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (ii) the community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (iii) 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 of not more than $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 the department shall maintain not less than 671 inpatient beds in its system in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that of said 671 beds, 45 beds shall be continuing care inpatient beds on the campus of Taunton state hospital; provided further, that within the existing appropriation, the department may operate more beds at Taunton state hospital;  provided further, that the department shall not take action in fiscal year 2020 to reduce the number of state-operated continuing care inpatient beds or other state-operated programs at the Taunton state hospital campus or relocate administrative hospital services associated with the operation of the hospital off campus; provided further, that the department shall not enter into new vendor-operated lease agreements or expand existing vendor-operated programs; provided further, that the department shall not enter into new interagency agreements or expand existing interagency agreements, programs or facilities until the department, in conjunction with the division of capital asset management and maintenance, develops a comprehensive long-term use master plan for the campus not later than March 2, 2020 with appropriate community input that is consistent with maintaining the publicly-provided mental health services that are currently delivered on-campus at Taunton state hospital; provided further, that the plan shall include maintenance of existing affiliations with institutions of higher education and possible future relationships with those institutions and others to maintain the sustainability of Taunton state hospital; provided further, that the plan shall be consistent with maintenance of the Taunton state hospital campus as a publicly-run mental health facility and shall not prohibit the inclusion of behavioral health programs or publicly-run pilot programs to meet the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses, behavioral health diagnoses and those dual-diagnosed on the campus as part of the comprehensive master plan; provided further, that the master plan shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of health and human services, the joint committee on mental health and substance use and recovery and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the department may authorize on the campus of Taunton state hospital, a behavioral health emergency department relief pilot program to accept medically-stable individuals with high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnoses from emergency departments in the southeast region; provided further, that medically-stable patients presenting in an emergency department with a high acuity behavioral health condition or who have a dual diagnosis shall be transferred to the pilot program if another appropriate setting cannot be located within 4 hours of admission to the emergency department; provided further, that the pilot program shall care for patients either for 14 days after admission or until an appropriate placement is found that meets the patient’s needs, whichever is sooner; provided further, that the pilot program may be operated by the department and staffed by department registered nurses, psychiatrists and other staff as needed; provided further, that within the first 6 months following the authorization of the program by the department, in consultation with the department of public health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Massachusetts Nurses Association and the Emergency Nurses Association shall establish a staffing plan and program protocols; provided further, that for the purposes of the pilot program, Taunton state hospital may accept patients classified under section 12 of chapter 123 of the General Laws; provided further, that the pilot program may be authorized to operate for up to 2 years, with a report to be filed by the department with the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery within 6 months after the conclusion date of the program; provided further, that the report shall evaluate the success of the program in decreasing emergency department overcrowding in the southeast region and the quality of care provided in the program; and provided further, that the report may be drafted by an independent entity, utilizing data from the department and the local hospitals in the southeast region; provided further, that the department shall operate not less than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city of Everett to create a new position, mental health clinician, to assist with substance abuse, mental health and gambling addiction;  $221,547,920

 

5095-1016........ For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $500,000 in retained revenues collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants of the state hospitals; provided, that all collected fees 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

 

 

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 issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 24, 2020, detailing: (i) significant expense increases incurred by the department; (ii)  measures implemented by the department to reduce costs; and (iii) improved outcomes in programs and services funded by the department; 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 $100,000 shall be expended to create the MetroWest Employment Collaborative to partner with employment service providers, state government agencies, workforce development entities, and employers on the shared goal of helping individuals with disabilities access and attain meaningful employment opportunities in the MetroWest region; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Massachusetts memorial medical center and the University of Massachusetts medical school based on the patient-centered medical home concept; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Special Townies – Autistic & Exceptional Children Programs, Inc. for support of special needs children in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc................................................................... $74,871,951

 

5911-2000........ For transportation costs associated with community-based day and work programs; provided, that the department shall provide transportation, prioritized by need $29,495,011

 

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 services in fiscal year 2019 under item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided further, that not later than October 15, 2019, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the use of shared living services in the commonwealth, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of clients living in shared living placements, broken down by age and location; (ii) average cost of shared living services; (iii) number of clients living in a shared living placement with individuals they knew prior to the arrangement; (iv) department’s oversight of the application and placement process; (v) safeguards in place for clients receiving these services; and (vi) potential for growth of the program; provided further, that the commissioner of developmental services may transfer funds from this item to item 5920-2010, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2020................................ $1,278,155,080

 

5920-2010........ For state-operated, community-based residential services for adults, including community-based health services.............................................................. $231,450,272

 

5920-2025........ For community-based day and work programs and associated transportation costs for adults; provided, that the department shall provide transportation, prioritized by need; provided further, that the department shall support individuals with disabilities who transitioned from employment services offered at sheltered workshops to community-based employment as part of the commonwealth’s employment first initiative; provided further, that any public-private partnerships with employers and nonprofits shall encourage the highest level of independence among individuals with disabilities and provide options to maximize community involvement and participation; provided further, that not later than December 31, 2019, the department shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities detailing: (i) eligible individuals who transitioned to community-based employment in fiscal year 2019 and those projected for fiscal year 2020; and (ii) the number and types of transitions funded by the pilot program since its inception, delineated by fiscal year; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Community Access to the Arts, Inc. in the town of Great Barrington; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the creation of a community-based day and work program for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities at the historic Stearns Tavern at Coes Park in the city of Worcester $239,513,699

 

5920-3000........ For respite services and intensive family supports........................................ $70,092,263

 

5920-3010........ For contracted support services for families of children with autism through the autism division at the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall expend not less than $5,500,000 to provide services under the children’s autism spectrum disorder waiver under section 1915(iii) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396n(iii); provided further, that 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 said waiver; 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 10, 2020; 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 amended waivers 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.............................................................. $7,429,216

 

5920-3020........ For the implementation of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, including services and supports for individuals with a developmental disability attributable to autism spectrum disorder, Smith-Magenis syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome; provided, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of individuals eligible for services; (ii) the number of eligible individuals served; (iii) the type of services provided and cost per service; and (iv) the cost per individual; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the commission on autism established under said chapter 226.. $30,752,968

 

5920-3025........ For funding to support initiatives to address the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging including, but not limited to, individuals with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, through the identification of best practices for services for affected individuals, including: (i) medical care coordination models that address conditions common to individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging; (ii) training for direct care and other staff in the identification of dementia or other age-related conditions; and (iii) the collection of data regarding the effectiveness of the initiatives included in this item; provided, that not later than March 31, 2020, the department shall report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these initiatives including, but not limited to: (a) the number of participants served by each initiative; (b) the participant outcomes, including impacts on the physical and cognitive health of participants; (c) the cost of each initiative and the cost per participant; (d) the implementation plans for these initiatives in fiscal years 2021 and 2022; and (e) recommendations for enhancing the care of individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging................................... $100,000

 

5920-5000........ For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age during fiscal year 2020; provided, that not later than January 10, 2020, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means 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.................... $25,050,287

 

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. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) and to enhance care for clients served by the department of developmental services, the department shall discharge clients residing in intermittent care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or an ICF/IID, to residential services in the community if: (i) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (ii) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (iii) 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 an ICF/IID; provided further, that any client transferred to another ICF/IID 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/IID; 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 which shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at an ICF/IID; and provided further, that not later than December 31, 2019, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, 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 an ICF/IID.................................................................. $104,852,016

 

 

7000-9101........ For the operation of the board of library commissioners.................................. $1,322,130

 

7000-9401........ For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds as it deems appropriate under clauses (1) and (3) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws 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 2020 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board shall employ the population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2019 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 provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library of the commonwealth shall receive not less than 42.4 cents for each resident of the commonwealth......................... $11,516,000

 

7000-9402........ For the talking book library at the Worcester public library.................................. $468,217

 

7000-9406........ For the Perkins braille and talking book library in the city known as the town of Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency.................................... $2,665,800

 

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 service is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library services 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 for fiscal year 2020 for 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 under 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; provided further, that not less than $34,000 shall be expended for the city of Pittsfield for ADA accessibility upgrades at the Berkshire Athenaeum; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for technology improvements at the public library in the town of Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study and renovations to the Taft library in the town of Mendon; provided further, that not less than $24,000 shall be expended for the purchasing and installation of new computers and operating systems, software and technology for the Beaman memorial public library in the town of West Boylston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended to the Friends of the South End Library, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be allocated for the public library in the town of Kingston; 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...................................................... $10,059,081

 

7000-9506........ For the technology and automated resource sharing networks........................ $4,259,000

 

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 continue its work as a public-private partnership..................................................................................................... $200,000

 

 

 

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 director of wireless and broadband affairs; provided, that agencies within the executive office may, with the prior approval of the secretary, streamline and improve administrative operations pursuant to interdepartmental service agreements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purpose of a study on the prospect of the city of Pittsfield becoming an internet service provider; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires, Inc. for administrative support for the Tyler street lab; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Westmass Area Development Corporation to offset and pay any and all costs incurred and related to, but not limited to, operational costs and expenses involved with regional economic development activities in western Massachusetts; provided further, that a portion of these funds shall be directed towards operational and other revitalization and economic development initiatives the corporation is currently undertaking at the Ludlow mills in the town of Ludlow; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $150,000 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 workforce development and educational programming for women and girls; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Pal Pueblo Inc, which identifies, trains, prepares and positions Latinos for economic development strategies in the classroom, community, and workforce; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the business incentive program in the town of Ashland; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on the New England Center for Arts & Technology, Inc. ............................................................................................................. $3,332,117

 

7002-0017........ For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of housing and economic development, including the homeless management information system $3,194,089

 

7002-0020........ For a precision manufacturing program administered by the executive office of housing and economic development that provides training to unemployed and underemployed individuals, including veterans; provided, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the E-Team machinist training program in the city of Lynn; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Franklin county workforce training program in the counties of Franklin and Hampshire....................................... $2,790,000

 

7002-0032........ For a transfer to the Innovation Institute Fund established under section 6A of chapter 40J of the General Laws .............................................................................. $2,500,000

 

7002-0036........ For a competitive grant program to work with urban entrepreneurs to promote small businesses, create new jobs and support workforce development and training initiatives in urban communities; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Association of Black Business and Professionals, Inc. to promote and provide technical assistance to minority small businesses to advance economic development and employment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Methuen Arlington Neighborhood, Inc. to increase and enhance entrepreneurial opportunities, neighborhood investment, revitalization activities and self-sufficiency of low and moderate income residents of the Arlington neighborhood of the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for ACT Lawrence, Inc., to empower residents with a range of community development initiatives and activities; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Beacon Communities Charitable Fund, Inc. for the Tierney learning center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Greater Roxbury neighborhood trust fund for land acquisition, redevelopment and renovation of housing to enhance affordable rental and first-time home ownership opportunities for the benefit of the community in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that funds may be used for planning grants to local housing authorities and municipalities in urban areas to develop new affordable rental or homeownership housing........ $2,455,000

 

7002-0040........ For a transfer to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation for the small business technical assistance grant program; provided, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be disbursed as grants to community development corporations certified under chapter 40H of the General Laws, nonprofit community development financial institutions certified by the United States Department of the Treasury or nonprofit community-based organizations for the purpose of providing technical assistance or training programs to businesses with not more than 20 employees; provided further, that priority shall be given to those organizations that focus on reaching underserved markets; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on community development and small businesses detailing the: (i) community development corporations that received grants in fiscal year 2019; (ii) community development corporations that received or are expected to receive grants in fiscal year 2020; and (iii) criteria that were considered in the distribution of these grants; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc.......................................................... …………$3,100,000

 

7002-1502........ For the Transformative Development Fund established under section 46 of chapter 23G of the General Laws; provided, that $750,000 shall be expended on a neighborhood stabilization initiative to assist local governments and their nonprofit partners to implement strategic neighborhood revitalization initiatives; and provided further, that the Initiative shall be developed in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, and the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, Inc. and shall focus on identifying and implementing strategies for reclaiming vacant, abandoned and blighted properties and restoring them to productive use as homeownership opportunities or rental housing, as well as on capacity-building at the local level to address this need............................................................ $1,000,000

 

7002-1503........ For the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund established under section 4H of chapter 40J of the General Laws................................................................... $1,250,000

 

7002-1508........ For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established under section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to establish programs that provide advice and training from successful, experienced entrepreneurs for startup enterprises and that create a talent pipeline to technology startups and innovation companies; provided, that an entrepreneur and startup mentoring program shall be established, in consultation with the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation established in section 2 of chapter 40G and doing business as MassVentures, to provide assistance, mentoring and advice to startups and innovation companies by connecting early-stage entrepreneurs, technology startups and small businesses with successful, experienced business enterprises and capital financing; provided further, that said entrepreneur and startup mentoring program shall make every reasonable effort to encourage diversity among participants; provided further, that all funds shall be expended for paid internships for students seeking careers in technology and innovation industries to work with companies competing actively in those fields; provided further, that the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall seek private funds necessary to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1 contributed by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative through the internship program; provided further, that as a condition of such grants being awarded, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall reach an agreement with the grant recipient on performance measures and indicators that shall be used to evaluate the performance of the grant recipient in carrying out the activities described in the recipient’s application; provided further, that the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall file annual reports for the duration of the programs with senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, not later than June 15, 2020; provided further, that the paid internship program report shall include the number of placements of students in paid internships during the academic year and an analysis of the impact of the program on the ability of its participants to enter the full-time job market in the technology and innovation industries after graduation; provided further, that the entrepreneurship program report shall include an overview of the activities of the programs, the number of participants in the programs and an analysis of the impact of the programs on the success of the participants’ startup business ventures; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater Gardner Business Incubator Network Inc.’s business incubator; and provided further, that the funds appropriated under this item shall not revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2021....................................... $1,525,000

 

7002-1509........ For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative in collaboration with the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center and the Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the Venture Development Center at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, established under item 7007-0932 of section 2 of chapter 123 of the acts of 2006, as amended by section 36 of chapter 112 of the acts of 2010, to offer candidates on nonimmigrant visas the opportunity to remain in the commonwealth to pursue practical training in entrepreneurship....................................................... $50,000

 

7002-1512........ For the Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund established under section 6H of chapter 40J of the General Laws.................................................................................. $500,000

 

 

7004-0001........ For the commission on Indian affairs................................................................ $128,714

 

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 state 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 notwithstanding any general or special law 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 by 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 numbers of the applicant or tenant and members of the applicant’s or tenant’s household solely 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 income verifications, the director of housing and community development 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, reassign and reloan funds received in repayment of loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation program; provided further, that not later than September 2, 2019, the department shall 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 operate local offices in the 10 cities and towns in which the department maintained office locations as of January 1, 2019 in order to continue to accept in-person applications and provide other services related to the emergency assistance housing program funded by item 7004-0101; provided further, that the offices shall have sufficient staffing to determine eligibility promptly and provide other program services to families; provided further, that the department may operate additional local offices in other cities or towns that are geographically convenient to those families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness; provided further, that not later than September 2, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include, but not be limited to, a spending and operational plan for maintaining in-person offices and detailing any plans the department may have to make greater use of telephonic service delivery to augment in-person services; provided further, that at least annually, the department shall conduct staff trainings which shall include, but not be limited to, notice of changes in laws related to items of appropriation under the administration of the department; provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Cape Verdean Association of Boston to support outreach to immigrants in the Roxbury and Dorchester sections of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be allocated to the town of Randolph for Randolph THRIVE; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Holbrook for a community action grant; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Truro to engage in a community planning process for the recently acquired Walsh property....................................................................................................... $7,373,021

 

7004-0100........ For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including the compensation of caseworkers and support personnel........................................................... $5,851,947

 

7004-0101........ For certain expenses of the emergency housing assistance program under section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws including homelessness prevention, diversion and strategic re-housing, and contracted family shelters; provided, that eligibility shall be limited to families with incomes at or below 115 per cent of the 2017 or a later-issued higher federal poverty level; provided further, that any family whose income exceeds 200 per cent of the federal poverty level for a sustained and consecutive period of 90 days 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 families who: (i) 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; (ii) through no fault of their own, are homeless due to fire, flood or natural disaster; (iii) through no fault of their own, have been subject to eviction from their most recent housing due to: (a) foreclosure; (b) condemnation; (c) 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 (d) 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 (iv) are in a housing situation where they are not the primary leaseholder 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 the housing situation; provided further, that temporary emergency assistance shall be provided to families who, on the date of application for emergency assistance, have no other feasible alternative housing as defined under 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b) and who, but for not having spent 1 night in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned building, medical facility, bus or train station, airport or campground, would be eligible for emergency assistance under clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures under the previous proviso including the number of families who received emergency assistance; provided further, that nothing herein contained shall require that emergency assistance be provided to a family that, on the date of application for emergency assistance, has other feasible housing as defined in 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b); provided further, that at least annually, the department shall provide training to relevant staff to ensure compliance with legal requirements related to eligibility for the emergency housing assistance program, including eligibility based on a family having no other feasible alternative housing as defined under 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b); provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the executive office of health and human services, the interagency council on housing and homelessness and family homelessness service providers on strategies and best practices for prevention of family homelessness; provided further, that the health and safety risk shall be determined by the department of children and families or other department approved entity 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 under departmental regulations in effect in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that the amount saved shall be exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that the family may withdraw the amount placed in savings upon transition to permanent housing or losing eligibility for shelter services; provided further, that families receiving emergency assistance shall receive housing search assistance that attempts to facilitate a sustainable housing placement within 4 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 leaseholder, 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 persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under the 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 eligibility for shelter by an otherwise eligible family shall not be impaired by prior receipt of any nonshelter benefit; 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 before 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 that meets all state and federal safety codes for each child under the age of 3; provided further, that notwithstanding any 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 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 shelter benefits who are found ineligible for continuing shelter benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal under said 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, not less than 90 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 and the projected savings from any proposed changes; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for personnel or administrative costs; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2020, the department shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report of the most recently available monthly data on: (1) applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108; (2) front-door entries into the emergency assistance system; (3) diversions as a result of HomeBASE household assistance; (4) exits through at-fault termination; (5) exits because the household is no longer income eligible; (6) exits through HomeBASE household assistance; (7) exits to another subsidized housing program; (8) exits because the household has transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized or other assisted housing; (9) the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance; (10) the number of families served who required further assistance at a later date; (11) the type of assistance later required provided; (12) the total number of families receiving benefits under 7004-0101 that have received benefits under 7004-0108 during the previous 3 years; (13) the number of children served broken down by age; (14) the number of applications from households that became homeless within 12 months of depleting their HomeBASE assistance under item 7004-0108; (15) the reasons for homelessness in the applications received under clause (14); and (16) the number of applications received under said clause (14) that are denied; provided further, that the report shall also include the following information from the department of children and families: (A) the number of families assessed in the previous quarter; (B) the number of families determined to be at a substantial health and safety risk; (C) the number of families receiving multiple health and safety assessments within the previous 6-month period; and (D) the standards used to determine a substantial health and safety risk; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (I) the number of families that applied for a transfer from their current shelter placement to a unit that can accommodate their disability-related needs, delineated by reason for the application; (II) the number of families whose applications for reasonable accommodation have been approved but that are waiting for transfer due to lack of available units able to accommodate their disability-related needs; (III) the number of families currently in shelter units located more than 20 miles away from their home community; (IV) the number of families with at least 1 child who attends a school other than the child’s school of origin as a result of placement in a shelter unit outside of their home community; and (V) the average number of days that families spend in placements under the circumstances described in clauses (II) to (IV), inclusive, before being transferred to a shelter unit for which none of the circumstances in said clauses (II) to (IV), inclusive, apply; 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 $4,000,000 shall be expended to modify or create shelter units suitable to meet the needs of households with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the Home Works program; provided further, that the Home Works program shall provide opportunities for children in the emergency housing assistance program to attend out-of-school time and summer programming run by youth-serving organizations; provided further, that a youth-serving organization shall apply to contract with the department of housing and community development to receive contract slots to serve children in the program; provided further, that youth-serving organizations shall obtain criminal offender record information for each staff member employed by the program with responsibilities that include direct care of children pursuant to section 172H of chapter 6 of the General Laws and sex offender registry information pursuant to section 178I of said chapter 6, as well as information that is publicly available from a registry of sex offender information that is operated or coordinated by the federal government; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for technical assistance by Homes for Families, Inc......................................... $178,731,886

 

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 shelters or who successfully exit shelters; 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 the program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the contracts awarded to service providers; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) each contracted service provider; (ii) the amount of the contracts; (iii) a description of the services to be provided; and (iv) the date upon which each contract was executed; provided further, that the full amount appropriated in this item shall be allocated to contracted service providers; and provided further, that programs currently providing shelter may renegotiate how to use the 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..................................................................................... $53,355,000

 

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 $250,000 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 Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall be solely responsible for the administration of this program; provided further, that not later than January 2, 2020 the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the department of housing and community development and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of people served, including available demographic information; (ii) the average cost per participant; (iii) whether participants have previously received services from the department; and (iv) any cost-savings to the commonwealth associated with this program; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a statewide permanent supportive housing program to serve people experiencing long-term homelessness and who have complex medical and behavioral health needs for the purpose of ending homelessness, promoting housing stability and reducing costly utilization of emergency and acute care; provided further, that the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing LLC shall be solely responsible for the administration of this program; and provided further, that not later than January 2, 2020 the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing LLC shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the department of housing and community development and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the number of people served, including available demographic information; (b) the average cost per participant; (c) whether participants have previously received services from the department; and (d) any projected cost-savings associated with the program for the department or in the utilization of emergency and acute care....................... …$2,890,000

 

7004-0106........ For the continued implementation and evaluation of the homeless family preference in private multi-family housing program established by New Lease for Homeless Families, Inc................................................................................................................. $250,000

 

7004-0107........ For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc. for the communities specified in item 7004-0099 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth Housing Development for a technology center to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation in Brighton; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Portal to Hope Corp.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the World Is Our Classroom, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for permitting software for Wayland; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant to the Main South Community Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center, Inc. in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quinsigamond Community Village Center in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Easton Housing Authority for improvements to Elise Circle and Parker Terrace; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Brockton Housing Authority for mobility access enhancements and renovations to the courtyard at Sullivan Towers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Foxborough for a feasibility study to consider the design of  over 90 housing units which will be managed by the Foxborough Housing Authority; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Community Development Partnership of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Prevention Council of Lower Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a multi-floor transitional operation facility servicing all of northern Bristol County;  provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the Mitch’s Place shelter, a program of Emmaus, Inc. of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Watertown Housing Authority for the design of new residential units at Lexington Gardens; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and improvements to the Leland assisted living home in Waltham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing Families, Inc. in the city of Malden to provide educational support programming to homeless children through the GREAT youth and families program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Westport Housing Authority for infrastructure improvements at Greenwood Terrace; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Somerset Housing Authority for infrastructure and landscape improvements at John F. Kennedy Terrace and Eugene Murphy Village; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the community impact unit of the police department of the city known as the town of Barnstable for a designated emergency site that shall provide shelter, address basic human needs and provide protective oversight and assistance for the high-risk chronically-homeless population on Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for homelessness services provided by Hotel Grace in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc. for the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to facilitate regional coordination and to implement the plan entitled Western Massachusetts Opening Doors: A Collective Impact Framework to Prevent and End Homelessness; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to maintain patient safety and security at the Community Day Center of Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $48,000 shall be expended to support a full-time housing clinic coordinator at W.A.T.C.H., INC.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Rebuilding Together Boston, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.’s mobile homeless outreach team for service in the cities of Everett, Malden and Medford; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Rockland Housing Authority for the reconstruction of sidewalks and parking areas for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Studley court complex; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority to coordinate homeless shelters and safety net services in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Housing Assistance Corporation for regional programs to provide comprehensive services to remove obstacles to housing for homeless persons and housing for insecure persons and families; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to North Star Family Services, Inc. in the city of Leominster for kitchen renovations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Springfield Housing Authority Talk/Read/Succeed! program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws................ $2,573,000

 

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 under this item; provided further, that a family shall not receive more than a combined sum of $10,000 in a 12-month period from this item and item 7004-9316; 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 said item 7004-0101 and this item for 12 months from the last date the family received assistance under said item 7004-0101 and this item, 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 persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under the color of 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 under this item 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; Way Finders, Inc.; Metro Housing Boston; the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development; the South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.; Housing Solutions for Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc.; 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 under this program for stabilization workers to focus efforts on housing retention and to link households to supports, including job training, education, job search and child care opportunities available, and may enter into agreements with other public and private agencies for the provision of these services; provided further, that a stabilization worker shall be assigned to each household; provided further, that funds shall be used to more rapidly transition families served by the program into temporary or permanent sustainable housing; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than 90 days before promulgating or amending any regulation, 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, 2019, 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; provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of families served; (ii) type of assistance given; (iii) average, minimum and maximum cost per family of the assistance; (iv) number of families assisted through this program; and (v) total number of families receiving benefits under 7004-0101 that have received assistance under 7004-0108 during the previous 3 years; provided further, that the department shall expend funds under item 7004-0108 on families residing in temporary emergency shelters and family residential treatment or sober living programs under items 4512-0200 and 4513-1130 if the families otherwise meet all eligibility requirements applicable to emergency shelter under item 7004-0101, except that, solely for the purpose of this item, the fact that a family is residing in a temporary emergency domestic violence shelter under item 4513-1130 or in a family residential treatment or sober living program under item 4512-0200 shall not preclude the family from receiving assistance; 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; and provided further, that household assistance funds shall be advanced to the administering agencies at the end of each month and before the next month's disbursement, the amount of which shall be estimated based on the prior month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than annually............................................................. $25,825,000

 

7004-0202........ For the rapid transition of homeless individuals into sustainable permanent housing; provided, that these programs shall be administered by direct service providers contracted under item 7004-0102; provided further, that these programs may include, but shall not be limited to, vocational training, temporary assistance and permanent supportive housing; and provided further, that not later than January 2, 2020, the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) total number of people served; (ii) total number of people transitioned into permanent housing; and (iii) types of programs implemented; prior appropriation continued .................................................................................................... $5,000,000

 

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 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 3, 2020 on possible savings and efficiencies that may be realized through the consolidation of said services…................................................... $3,750,000

 

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; provided, that the disability of the program participant or family member is directly related to the reason for eviction $1,300,000

 

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........................................................................................ $550,401

 

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 that are vacant on the effective date of this act, and thereafter, to those persons 60 years of age or older as of June 30, 2019 receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the department may expend funds appropriated under 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 funds shall be expended from this item to reimburse the debt service reserve included in the budgets of housing authorities; 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 amount appropriated in this item shall be considered to meet all obligations under said sections 32 and 40 of said chapter 121B; provided further, that new reduced rental units developed in fiscal year 2020 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 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 $10,000 or less in repairs.................. $72,000,000

 

General Fund.................................................... 86.54%

Local Capital Projects Fund............................... 13.46%

 

7004-9007........ For costs associated with the implementation of the department of housing and community development’s duties under chapter 235 of the acts of 2014; provided, that in conjunction with said duties, funds may be expended on the creation and implementation of an information technology platform for state-aided public housing to be administered by the department................................................................ $1,000,000

 

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 the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the income of eligible households shall not exceed 80 per cent of the area median income; provided further, that the department may require that not less than 75 per cent of vouchers be targeted to households whose income at initial eligibility does not exceed 30 per cent of the area median income; provided further, that the department of housing and community development may award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-based units that shall expire due to the non-renewal of project-based rental assistance contracts; 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 if 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, then that household 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 that is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of rent during any 1-year period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that if the use of a mobile voucher is or has been discontinued, then the mobile voucher shall be reassigned; provided further, that subsidies shall not be reduced due to the cost of inspections; 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 and project-based vouchers so that the appropriation in this item shall not be 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 shall include, but shall not be limited to, job training, counseling, household budgeting and education, as defined under regulations promulgated by the department and to the extent said 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 said program; provided further, that for continued eligibility, each participant shall execute such 12-month contract not later than September 2, 2019 if said participant’s annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2019 and September 2, 2019 and otherwise not later than 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 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; provided further, that the department's approved monthly rent limits for mobile vouchers issued or leased after August 1, 2019 shall not be less than the current area-wide fair market rent based on unit size as established annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further, that the requested rent level for mobile vouchers shall be determined reasonable by the administering agency; provided further, that for mobile vouchers currently leased, the new rent limit shall not begin until the anniversary date of the lease; 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; provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019 the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and joint committee on housing on the utilization of rental vouchers during the last 3 fiscal years under this item and item 7004-9030; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number and average value of rental vouchers distributed in the commonwealth in each county and in each municipality; (ii) average number of days that it takes for a family to utilize a voucher after receiving it from the administering agency; and (iii) number of families waiting for a rental voucher; provided further, that the report shall comply with state and federal privacy standards; provided further, that the department shall expend funds from this item for costs related to the completion of the voucher management system; and provided further, that up to $6,000,000 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2019 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2020 $110,000,000

 

7004-9030........ For the 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 rental assistance program shall be in the form of mobile vouchers; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in varying dollar amounts set by the department of housing and community development based on considerations including, but not limited to, household size, composition, household income and geographic location; provided further, that any household that is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of 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 under 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 rental assistance program 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 shall 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 not later than December 13, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) expenditures; (ii) the number of outstanding rental vouchers; and (iii) the number and types of units leased; and 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 $8,000,000

 

7004-9031........ For capital grants to improve or create accessible affordable housing units for persons with disabilities; provided, that grants shall be administered by the department of housing and community development in consultation with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall prioritize capital projects that include units that accommodate or will accommodate voucher recipients under the alternative housing voucher program, established under chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; and provided further, that the projects shall be for the purpose of improved accessibility and may include, but not be limited to, the widening of entrance ways, the installation of ramps, the renovation of kitchen or bathing facilities, the installation of signage in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the implementation of assistive technologies................................................................................................ $2,698,841

 

Local Capital Projects Fund.................................. 100%

 

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 of the rental subsidies and of any other commitments from this item shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item.................................................................... $7,548,125

 

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 not more than $2,421,491 from fees collected under these programs; provided, that funds may be expended for the costs of administering and monitoring the programs, including the costs of personnel, subject to the approval of the undersecretary of the department; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................................................................ $2,421,491

 

7004-9316........ For a program to provide assistance in addressing obstacles to maintaining or securing housing for families with a household income: (i) not greater than 30 per cent of area median income who are homeless and moving into subsidized or private housing or are at risk of becoming homeless; or (ii) greater than 30 per cent but not more than 50 per cent of area median income who 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 of housing and community development 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 $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 in said 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 submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (a) number of families who applied for assistance; (b) number of families approved for assistance; (c) minimum, median and average amount of financial assistance awarded; (d) total amount of assistance awarded to date, delineated by income category; and (e) number of families falling into each income category; provided further, that the department shall track a family’s reason for assistance by the same categories used in item 7004-0101; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to provide assistance to households of all sizes and configurations including, but not limited to, elders, persons with disabilities and unaccompanied youths; provided further, that in addition to the amount appropriated in this item, $4,725,768 from the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund established under section 60 of chapter 121B of the General Laws shall be made available to this item; provided further, that household assistance funds shall be advanced to the administering agencies at the end of each month and before the next month’s disbursement, the amount of which shall be estimated based on the prior month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than annually; provided further, that, notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), not less than $500,000 shall be expended to families and individuals who are at risk of injury or harm due to domestic violence in their current housing situation and whose household income is not greater than 60 per cent of the area median income; and provided further, that families and individuals that are at risk of injury or harm from domestic violence who meet the qualifications of enrollment in the address confidentiality program shall be afforded the opportunity to register with and become enrolled in the address confidentiality program as offered by the state secretary................................................................................................................. $16,274,232

 

 

7006-0000........ For the office of the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, including expenses of an administrative services unit.................................................... $1,286,794

 

7006-0043........ For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, which may expend not more than $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 registration 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

 

 

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 that the division currently regulates under section 2 of chapter 167 of the General Laws............................................................. $19,516,014

 

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 of not more than $2,850,000 from the revenue received from administrative fees associated with the licensure fees and from civil administrative penalties collected under said chapter 255F; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended by the commissioner of banks as grants for the operation of a program for best lending practices, first-time homeowner counseling for nontraditional loans and at least 10 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 using criteria established by the division; 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 $2,850,000

 

 

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 assessments currently assessed upon those institutions............................... $14,247,935

 

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 and 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..................................................................... $1,060,793

 

 

7006-0040         For the operation and administration of the division of professional licensure; provided, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to support the elimination of existing backlogs in processing licensing applications for mental and behavioral health professionals and assisting these professionals through the licensure process; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the board of cosmetology and barbering for translation of its written exam into Portuguese and other such languages that the board may authorize and direct; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the office of investigations to investigate human trafficking and sexual exploitation within facilities subject to inspection by the division............ $5,708,219

 

7006-0142........ For the administration of the office of public safety and inspections at the division of professional licensure, which may expend not more than $15,034,593 in revenues collected from fees or fines for annual elevator inspections, building inspections, amusement park ride inspections, state building code training and courses of instruction, licensing of pipefitters and hoisting equipment operators, all licensing programs administered by the office of public safety and inspections, revenues from fines collected under section 65 of chapter 143 of the General Laws and fees for appeals of civil fines issued under section 22 of chapter 22 of the General Laws and said section 65 of said chapter 143; provided, that funds shall be expended for the administration of the office of public safety and inspections including, but not limited to: (i) inspectional services; (ii) licensing services; (iii) the architectural access board; (iv) elevator inspections; (v) building inspections; and (vi) amusement device inspections; provided further, that the division shall employ more than 70 full-time equivalent elevator inspectors, including an additional engineer, and that funds shall be expended to address the existing elevator inspection backlog and to defray the costs associated with performing overtime elevator inspections; 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 not less than $50,000 shall be provided for a reimbursement program to be managed by the division of professional licensure which shall provide for the costs associated with the implementation of testing for the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation of homes built in or after 1983 in the commonwealth within a 20-mile radius of JJ Mottes Concrete Company in Stafford Springs, Connecticut; and provided further, that reimbursements shall be made at a rate of 100 per cent for visual testing conducted by a licensed professional engineer up to $400 and at a rate of 75 per cent for the testing of 2 core samples up to $5,000 $15,034,593

 

7006-0151........ For the division of professional licensure, which may expend not more than $591,736 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............................................................ $591,736

 

 

7006-0060........ For the operation of the division of standards.................................................... $619,347

 

7006-0064........ For the division of standards' oversight of motor vehicle repair  shops................ $320,000

 

7006-0065........ For the division of standards, which may retain not more than $499,667 from registration fees and fines collected 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 under subsection (h) of section 184D of said chapter 94; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94, the division shall not fund the municipal grant program provided for under said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94; 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................... $499,667

 

7006-0066........ For the support of municipal inspection efforts at the division of standards; provided, that not more than 15 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative costs of the division................................................................... $160,372

 

7006-0067........ For the division of standards; provided, that the division may expend not more than $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

 

 

7006-0071........ 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 2020 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........................................................... $3,054,028

 

 

7007-0150........ For the Massachusetts office of business development for contracts with regional economic development organizations under the programs established under sections 3J and 3K of chapter 23A of the General Laws................................................... $1,000,000

 

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 $250,000 shall be expended for a marketing campaign to be operated by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in support of the Knowledge Corridor pilot program, which expands train service along the Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield line; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts office for employee involvement and ownership $1,972,787

 

7007-0500........ For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives, Inc, for the commercialization of new, academic-based research and development and raising the scientific awareness of the communities of the commonwealth; provided, that the institute, in collaboration with the office of business development, shall expend not less than $250,000 for initiatives to increase diversity in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology in the commonwealth; provided further, that such initiatives may include, but not be limited to: (i) investments in minority-owned businesses; (ii) grants to school districts with significant minority student populations for the development of curricula, purchase of equipment and the provision of internships; (iii) planning and implementation of strategies to recruit, develop and retain a diverse workforce in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology; and (iv) identifying structural and cultural obstacles to the full inclusion of diverse population in the life sciences and biotechnology field, along with recommendations for removing those obstacles; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the institute shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the development, implementation and success of these initiatives, including the disbursement of funds to specific entities as defined in this item; and provided further, the institute shall seek out private funds necessary to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1 contributed by this item............................ $750,000

 

7007-0800........ For a state matching grant for the small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until 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 the center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 from this item shall be expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within the center; provided further, that the services shall include, but shall 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 seminars and for the electronic identification and tracking of federal bid opportunities; and provided further, that funds expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within the center shall be subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources, including the United States Department of Defense........................... $1,426,222

 

7007-0801........ For microlending grants, which shall be issued to established United States Treasury-certified community development financial institutions and United States Small Business Administration microlenders 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 organizations' lending and technical assistance activities; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2020, the Massachusetts office of business development shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means identifying the: (i) United States Treasury-certified community development financial institutions receiving grant issuances; (ii) names and loan amounts of each business receiving grant funds from the lending institution; (iii) federal dollar match received as a result of making the loan; (iv) number of jobs created through the business loans; and (v) number of failed loans; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation for these purposes; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Common Capital, Inc. for these purposes.................................................... $500,000

 

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, achieve self-sufficiency and serve 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 not later than January 31, 2020, the corporation shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means 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; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Lupa Game Farm, Inc.;  provided further, that funds may be expended on a matching program to encourage private and corporate donations to support the Franklin Park Zoo and the Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the zoo in Forest Park & Education Center in the city of Springfield....................... $4,750,000

 

7007-1641........ For a grant to the Smaller Business Association of New England for the layoff aversion through management assistance program for consultant and technical assistance to manufacturing companies to prevent business closure and employee displacement; provided, that the expenditure of the layoff aversion through management assistance program shall leverage at least $1 in matching funds for every $1 granted under this item; and provided further, that the president of the Smaller Business Association of New England shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies and the joint committee on labor and workforce development on the number of employees and manufacturing companies that have received financial assistance through this item, a detailed description of the services provided to manufacturing companies through the layoff aversion through management assistance program and a detailed account of the expenditures of the layoff aversion through said program, including administrative costs $250,000

 

 

7008-0900........ For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that the office shall be the commonwealth’s official and lead agency to facilitate and attract: (i) major sports events and championships; and (ii) motion picture production and development; and provided further, that not later than March 13, 2020, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means.......... $163,176

 

7008-1024........ For the promotion of the restaurant industry in the Commonwealth; provided, that the Massachusetts office of travel and tourism shall administer the funds; provided further, that in expending funds pursuant to this item, the office may consider recommendations of the Restaurant Promotion Commission established by section 89 of this act; and provided further, that the office shall provide a report on the disbursement of the funds to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2020 $2,000,000

 

Gaming Economic Development Fund................... 100%

 

7008-1116........ For the commonwealth’s local economic development projects; provided, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the Enrichment Center located in Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to Lena Park Community Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended as a grant to The West End Museum, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended as a grant for The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the operation and regional youth media lab for the New England Public Radio in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham Nature and Cultural Council working in collaboration with the Wilbraham Community Association, Inc. and the Minnechaug Land Trust, Inc. for tourism marketing and advertising purposes; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. to fund workforce development for the North Quabbin region; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Stoughton train depot building in Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the State Theatre in Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study for the reuse of the historic Sharon public library building in the town of Sharon; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and safety repairs of the Billerica BMX track; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a handicap ramp at the Merrimac Town Hall in the town of Merrimac; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for The Puerto Rican Parade, BVOC, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for LuminArtz for the design, preparation and production of public art displays; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Winchester for the design and development of the Sherman ‘Whip’ Saltmarsh garden terrace; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Essex Bicentennial Committee for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the town of Essex; provided further, that not less than $56,000 shall be expended for the Arlington Historical Society for maintenance, refurbishment, and replacement of critical assets at the Jason Russell house and the Smith museum; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the design, research, and distribution of a commemorative publication of the history of the city of Gloucester, inclusive of all its diverse peoples; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Germantown neighborhood center in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Quincy housing authority for the purpose of upgrading and installing security systems; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the planning, engineering and construction of parking facilities and pedestrian crossings at the Livingston recreation area of the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the stabilization and preservation of Bagg hall in the town of Princeton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the programs of the Menino arts center, an organization located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for plans to improve or improvements to the athletic fields in the town of Hopedale; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the historic West Medford Community Center; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a clean energy economic development grant program in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a Battleship Cove Strategic Plan; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7007-0800 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 shall be expended for the Winthrop and Revere chambers of commerce; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7008-0900 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7008-0900  of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014 shall be expended for a child safety program in the town of Revere; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Chinese Merchants Association of Massachusetts for the purposes of repairing welcome signs in the Chinatown neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Chinese Historical Society of New England, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for first night Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for programming needs at the Museum of African American History, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended as grants for the Museum of World War II, Inc. for educational programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Technical Community college assistance corporation established by section 125 of chapter 273 of the acts of 1994; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Asian-American Women's Political Initiative for programming needs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for public service announcements to be broadcast during From the Top, Inc.’s radio programming; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Salem’s parks and recreation department  for the purposes of repairing the handicap lift repairs at the forest river park’s baseball field; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the town of Maynard; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the town of Hull for the expansion of a seasonal trolley program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Norwell Housing Authority to reconstruct the sidewalks and parking areas for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the city of Melrose to install wayfinding signage to add to the safety and revitalization of Melrose's downtown; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the repair of the stone wall of the West Wyoming Municipal and Veterans' Cemetery in the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the WWII memorial pool in North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Hoophall Assists - WE CARE The Game Giving Back to the Community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce to develop and support a great white shark information network for the Cape Cod region to help enhance safety at its beaches and preserve its critical tourism economy; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive traffic study of Lynnfield Street in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Peabody to make improvements and enhancements to the Councilor Robert E. Driscoll Memorial Skating Rink; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for pedestrian safety improvements at the intersection of Oak street and Route 138 in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for capital improvements at the Community Music Center of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Boch Center for administering ArtWeek, a statewide cultural and arts festival; provided further, that in order to be eligible to receive funds from this item, the Boch Center shall provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from this item; provided further, that the Boch Center shall submit a report to the Massachusetts office of travel and tourism not later than July 15, 2020 detailing the expenditure of funds and the amount and source of matching funds raised; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Friends of West Springfield Park and Recreation for infrastructure improvements and park maintenance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of West Springfield for drainage and surface improvements to West Springfield athletic facilities; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for repairs in the Pickering middle school auditorium in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Power of Self Education (POSE), Inc. in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the town of Peru; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the town of Windsor; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts Sports Commission; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Acton for the purposes of renovating an existing structure for the creation of a town community center; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Outside the Box in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for public safety measures during the international sand sculpting festival; provided further, that not less than $50,000 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 AHA! Art, History & Architecture 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 $25,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Festival Theatre, Inc. for a training apprenticeship program for students ages 8 to 21 interested in theatrical performance, design, management and the allied arts of theatre; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for production at Zeiterion Performing Arts in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for programming at the Lewis H. Latimer Society and Museum in Chelsea; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the purchase and installation of AED devices and housing at athletic fields, playgrounds, and town facilities and buildings in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the National Guard Association of Massachusetts, Inc. for the planning and operations of the 142nd National Guard Association of the United States General Conference; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the transportation management association of the Middlesex 3 Coalition, Inc. to operate and maintain transportation service vehicles between Lowell and Burlington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Westfield historic industries preservation project; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a priority corridor study of the route 28 traffic corridor in Milton and Randolph; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Massachusetts Music & Arts Society in Mansfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Massachusetts, Inc. to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the adoption of the nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the town of Sterling to increase the quantity and improve the quality of athletic fields and other recreation facilities; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the New American Association of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Medfield for a Medfield state hospital technical assistance planning study; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary for the town of East Brookfield; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for  the town of Newbury for the development of bathroom and public safety facilities on town property located at 31 Plum Island Boulevard; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Plymouth 400, Inc. for its 400th commemoration of the landing of the Mayflower in 1620 and the founding of Plymouth Colony; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Park in the town of Adams; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River, Inc. in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for economic development assistance in the town of Swansea; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the promotion of arts and culture by the Creative Arts Network in the city of Fall River, in consultation and collaboration with the Bristol county chamber of commerce; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Downtown Framingham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Downtown Partnership, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the National Lancers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the MetroWest NonProfit Network; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for safety improvements at the intersection of Glenwood street, Grove street, Washington street and Winter street in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements on Main street in the town of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for accessibility improvements in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the installation of solar energy systems on municipal buildings in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for public access broadcasting equipment in the town of Nahant; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Millis for information technology and communications development including, but not limited to, website development; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Plainville for improvements to municipal networking and information technology infrastructure and security including, but not limited to, wireless networking and general information technology development; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for new playground equipment, a new pickle ball court and the completion of a walkway at Riverside park in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the celebration of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the town of Hatfield; provided further, that not less than $43,000 shall be expended to the town of Canton for the installation of sidewalks at the John F. Kennedy School in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the design and engineering of an elevator in the War Memorial building in the town of Shirley in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Cohasset for costs and expenses associated with planning and developing the town’s two hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebration; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Norwell for town center revitalization efforts and main street and storefront improvements; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for enhanced geographic information system data software in the town of Ipswich; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the North Shore Blue Economy initiative; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase and installation of air conditioning units at the Forbes community building in the town of Westborough; provided further, that not less than $7,200 shall be expended to the town of Milton for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for The Pettengill House, Inc. in the town of Salisbury and the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for accessibility improvements to the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for student internships with the town of Grafton and improvements at the Grafton public schools; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for improvements in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for infrastructure improvements in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for renovations of Stearns Tavern in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Pepperell for the redevelopment of the parcel at the site of the Peter Fitzpatrick school; provided further, that not less than $17,600 shall be expended for improvements to the main street corridor in the town of Pepperell; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Inc. in the city of Lowell to procure and install an assistive listening system to aid individuals with hearing impairments; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Downtown Lynn Cultural District in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth Center for the Arts to make accessibility improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to expand the education programs at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, Inc. in the city of Waltham; provided further, that not less than $27,000 shall be expended to the town of Lunenburg for the replacement of the handicap ramp at the town hall; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for street hockey boards in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston for an annual cultural celebration to spread awareness and understanding of Boston’s immigrant community while celebrating the diversity of people, arts, music and food; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Independent Film Society of Boston, Inc., for enhancing cultural tourism; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended for Federación Hispana de Comerciantes; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study of fire suppression system upgrades at the resting place of presidents of the United States in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Leadership Pioneer Valley, Inc.'s regional leadership development program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Science Museum to update the planetarium projection system and install a re-creation of the International Space Station with a live video feed from space and hands-on learning stations; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Committee, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a grant to The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Inc. in the town of Stockbridge to support the planning of the rehabilitation of the old town hall; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Roslindale Gateway Path project located in the Roslindale section of the City of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a master plan study for improvements and maintenance of United States highway route 1 from the Marine Corps Rotary in the town of Dedham to Spring street in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on a feasibility study to extend the Needham Rail Trail from High Rock street to Needham junction in the town of Needham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the programs of the Riverside Theatre Works in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Spirit of Springfield in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Public Forum; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Kids Clothes Club, Inc. in the town of Brookline; provided further, that $15,000 shall be expended for Zamir Chorale of Boston, Inc.'s musical and educational organization; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the care and management of artifacts and historic resources held by Historic Newton, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for downtown revitalization and economic development projects in the town of Milford; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Sutton Historical Society, Inc. to repair and renovate the Sutton Meetinghouse in the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for The Latina Circle, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pilgrim Memorial Association for its four-hundredth commemoration of the landing of the Mayflower in 1620 in the town of Provincetown; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center at the Orpheum Theatre in the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Police Activities League in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for accessibility, safety and efficiency renovations at the Cambridge Community Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Stone Soul, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the Stone Soul Community Festival; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for recreation programs in the town of West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation for the development of a regional economic development blueprint for north central Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for facility improvements at Miracle field in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the education and training collaborative established pursuant to section 9 of chapter 419 of the acts of 2008 for the operation of the life sciences, education and training center to be located at the plot of land identified as lot B1, located at the Business Park at Myles Standish in the city of Taunton and consisting of 4.4 acres as shown on a Plan of Land on file with the Bristol county registry of deeds in plan book 498, page 79; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be granted to 1Berkshire to support the Berkshire Flyer marketing strategy outlined in the report of the subcommittee convened pursuant to section 101 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for MetroFest; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for improvements at the town hall in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws $10,650,800

 

7008-1300........ For the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office........................ $122,273

 

 

 

7003-0100........ For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce development; provided, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Springfield, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the moving ahead program at the St. Francis House in Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Inc. for neighborhood-based violence prevention and youth development in Roxbury and North Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Leduc Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for transportation costs related to the America Reads/Counts program; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Innovation Venture Fund at University of Massachusetts Lowell for the continued implementation of a business development grant program; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the city of Lowell department of planning and development to provide grant opportunities to enhance small business development and beautification; provided further, that not less than $100,000  shall be expended for the town of Chelmsford for the continued implementation of a business grant program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Coalition for a Better Acre, Inc. in the city of Lowell for the expansion of the Supported Training Education Program, a workforce development training program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to CONNECT, a financial opportunity center in the city of Chelsea; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc ............................................................................................ $2,260,183

 

7003-0101........ For the costs of core administrative functions performed within the executive office of labor and workforce development; provided, that common functions that may be designated core administrative functions include, without limitation, human resources, financial management, information technology, legal, procurement and asset management; provided further, that, the office of the secretary shall, in consultation with the comptroller, develop a detailed plan for the expenditure of said funds, and for increasing efficiency and reducing costs through shared services; provided further, that not later than October 15, 2019 the secretary and comptroller shall jointly submit the report to the joint committee on labor and workforce development, and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item attributed to the department of industrial accidents based on rates approved by the office of the state comptroller and for associated indirect and direct fringe benefits costs from assessments levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws............................................. $11,972,362

 

7003-0150........ For the operation of a demonstration workforce development and supportive services program targeted to individuals transitioning from a house of correction or the department of correction; provided, that program funds shall be used for: (i) job training for former prisoners in order to facilitate job placement; (ii) wage subsidies to facilitate private sector employment and professional development; and (iii) support services and programs for court-involved youths; provided further, that the executive office of labor and workforce development shall take all necessary steps to secure private sector funding for this program; provided further, that the executive office shall coordinate with a local public or private nonprofit university to examine and develop a longitudinal evaluation framework to assess the efficacy and efficiency of the program; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2020, the executive office shall report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means describing the administrative functions of the program, client outcomes and plans for the longitudinal evaluation framework.................................................................. $1,000,000

 

7003-0151........ For the purposes of expanding registered apprenticeships in priority manufacturing, health care and information technology industries............................................. $500,000

 

 

7003-0200........ For the operation of the department of labor standards................................... $3,536,253

 

7003-0201........ For the department of labor standards; provided, that the department may expend not more than $413,297 received from fees collected 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 6F½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws........................................................................................ $413,297

 

 

7003-0900........ For the operation of the department of labor relations..................................... $2,860,158

 

7003-0902........ For the operation of the Joint Labor Management Committee for Municipal Police and Fire................................................................................................................ $250,000

 

 

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 youth-at-risk and existing year-round employment programs; provided further, that $500,000 of these funds shall be matched by private organizations; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New England Farm Workers’ Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for a grant program to Crossroads Family Center in East Boston for the operation of workforce development and educational programming for women and girls; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for future leaders program to employ underserved youth in Essex; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Inc.; and provided further, that funds shall be available for expenditure through September 1, 2020, prior appropriation continued..... $16,070,000

 

General Fund...................................................... 53.8%

Gaming Economic Development Fund.................. 46.2%

 

7002-1080........ For the Learn to Earn Initiative to be designed and administered jointly by an interagency workgroup including the executive office of labor and workforce development, executive office of education, executive office of housing and economic development, executive office of health and human services, Massachusetts department of transportation and executive office of public safety and security; provided, that funds may be transferred to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws for the purposes of supporting a competitive grant program designed to create talent pipelines for businesses and provide career pathways toward high demand occupations as defined by the executive office of housing and economic development and executive office of labor and workforce development via cohort-based case management and support services for underemployed or unemployed individuals; provided further, that competitive grants shall only be awarded to partnerships of organizations that work with underemployed or unemployed individuals; and provided further, that funding may also be made available to address barriers to obtaining and sustaining employment for job seekers who are underemployed or unemployed and participating in said grant program, including, but not limited to: (a) transportation; and (b) child care................................................................................................... $950,000

 

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

 

7003-0607........ For the Commonwealth Corporation for an employment training program for unemployed young adults with disabilities; provided, that funds shall be awarded competitively by the Commonwealth Corporation to community-based organizations with recognized success in creating strong collaborations with employers to consider young adults with disabilities; and provided further, that a community-based organization that receives funding under this item shall provide extensive training and internship programming and ongoing post-placement support for participants and employers............................................. $250,000

 

7003-0608........ For the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund to deliver innovative worker training for eligible health care workers that will better the lives of health care workers, reduce costs, and improve the quality of health care provided by MassHealth personal care attendants, and provided at nursing homes, community health centers, hospitals, and health systems...................................................................................................................... $200,000

 

7003-0800........ For the operation of the MassHire Department of Career Services; provided, that funds may be expended for the MassHire Workforce System................................... $2,064,979

 

7003-0803........ For the one-stop career centers.................................................................... $3,960,051

 

7003-1206........ For the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc. to administer state service corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service organizations................. $1,400,000

 

7003-1207........ For the operation of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Workforce Development Programs, Inc. to provide dislocated worker assistance, layoff aversion, and job training with a focus on pathways to quality careers through traditional and non-traditional apprentice and pre-apprenticeship training………....................................................................... …$150,000

 

 

7003-0500........ For the operation and administrative expenses of the department of industrial accidents; provided, that not later than February 3, 2020, the department shall submit a report 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 benefits costs from assessments levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws.................................................................................... $18,986,939

 

 

 

7009-1700........ For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of education................................................................................................... $18,833,481

 

7009-6379........ For the operation of the office of the secretary of education............................. $2,189,528

 

7009-6600........ For the development and initial implementation of high-quality early college programs; provided, that such programs shall incorporate the guiding principles of designated early college pathways, as developed jointly by the department of higher education and the department of elementary and secondary education; and provided further, that priority shall be given to programs that serve students who are currently underrepresented in college......................................................................................................... $2,500,000           

 

 

7010-0005........ For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of early education and care, the department of children and families and the disabled persons protection commission may share with each other personal data regarding students who receive services in special education programs approved, licensed, monitored or regulated by the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of early education and care to carry out their respective responsibilities under state and federal law; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education may fund direct support to teachers and administrators who are providing services to assist in state education initiatives; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in item 7010-0005 in section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 for the town of Ashland shall be expended again in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for social and emotional learning programming at the Framingham Public Schools; and provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended for the STEAMMATES program for at-risk students at Hopkinton High School.................................. $12,297,752

 

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 the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc. and Springfield public schools; 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 such funds shall be allocated and expended; provided further, that not later than December 2, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the impact of the grant program regarding student outcomes, the expenditure of funds by districts and the extent to which the services rendered by METCO support the goals of the grant program; and provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to provide late afternoon and evening transportation for METCO students attending public schools in Arlington and Lexington................................................................................................... $24,225,000

 

7010-0033........ For a literacy and early literacy grant program; provided, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for Reading Recovery; provided further, that not less than $779,500 shall be expended for Bay State Reading Institute, also called Momenta; provided further, that programs receiving funding through this item shall provide ongoing evaluation and documentation of outcomes to the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks developed by the department; and provided further, that funds provided to Bay State Reading Institute, may be expended through June 30, 2021............ $2,795,419

 

7010-1192........ For grants to cities, towns, school districts and nonprofit entities for educational improvement projects; provided, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a certified nursing assistance program and fire academy in the Quaboag Regional School District; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for wraparound services for social workers in the Malden Public Schools; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to On the Move, Inc. to support literacy programs for under privileged children in Billerica and Lowell; provided further, that  provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Westfield Public School District for improvements to the playground at Highland Elementary School; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an English language learner program for young children in the town of Rockland; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hispanic American Library in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a pilot project to connect organic gardening, outdoor exercise, healthy food, food preparation and elementary school aged children in the greater Northampton area, operated by Grow Food Northampton, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the Green Meadow School leveled library by Maynard Public Schools; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the North Reading Public Schools’ 1:1 Initiative school technology grant; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the turf field at Oliver Ames High School in the town of Easton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Methuen High School for mental health services; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the city of Methuen for resurfacing the outdoor track at Methuen High School; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for safety upgrades for Sandwich public schools; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for safety upgrades for Upper Cape Regional school district; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for handicap accessibility, building and equipment upgrades at the Agawam Junior and Senior High Schools in the town of Agawam; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for classroom safety and security upgrades at the Woodland, Powder Mill and High School in the Town of Southwick; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Mendon-Upton Regional School District for the purpose of funding the Blackstone Valley Superintendents Consortium's collaborative STEM Initiative; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the athletic fields and playgrounds at the Boyden elementary school in the town of Walpole; provided further, that $15,000 shall be expended for programming conducted by Fundacion CEMDPCD to support, educate and advocate on behalf of low-income parents of students with learning disabilities; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Duxbury for costs and expenses associated with filling and repairing the orchestra pit in the Duxbury Performing Arts Center; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended for the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum for expansion of civics education programs on Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for technology upgrades for the Douglas school district in the town of Douglas; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to develop and implement a vaping prevention program in the Franklin public schools; provided further, that $5,000 shall be expended to the town of Marshfield for expenses associated with the organization and operation of Marshfield Grad Nite Live; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to furnish a maker space at North Attleboro high school; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for vaping sensors and other related support technology for safe, drug-free bathrooms in public schools in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a youth worker to reduce school violence in Chelsea public schools; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for music programming for public schools in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for access to technology for students at the public schools in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant program for the Museum of Science to operate an engineering curriculum in elementary schools in the cities of Everett and Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Everett middle school after-school robotics program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth public schools to develop and implement Massachusetts Chronicles school kits, lessons and a book on the history of the commonwealth for educators and students to contextualize the history of the commonwealth from before the landing of the pilgrims to the current day; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the New Democracy Coalition of Massachusetts, Inc., for civic education curriculum and youth programming related to the work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Community Music School of Springfield, Inc.’s adaptive music program in the city of Springfield; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Scituate for repairs, renovations and upgrades to the Wampatuck Elementary School; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Calmer Choice, Inc. for the development and support of anti-addiction programs in school districts including, but not limited to, Monomoy regional school district, Mashpee school district, Barnstable school district, Nauset regional school district and Dennis-Yarmouth regional school district; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire County Education Task Force, in collaboration with the department of elementary and secondary education, to establish a plan of action to develop a sustainable and efficient countywide public education system; provided further, that not less than $87,500 shall be expended for improvements to technology in the Easthampton public schools; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Ludlow for the replacement of the Ludlow High School track; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for security improvements in Northbridge public schools; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Partnership for Youth, Inc., to fund increased staff, including 1 additional presenter or coordinator and additional office space for staff members to expand programs for at-risk youth; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws................................................................................. $2,317,500

 

7010-1193........ For grants to support civics education programs; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the implementation of a program to support civics education learning opportunities in coordination with the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation, Incorporated, that focuses on underserved communities across the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Inc. to expand civics education programs, including investments in curriculum and technology......... $1,000,000

 

7010-1194........ For the implementation of a competitive grant program to school districts to support the implementation of the financial literacy standards in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, authorized by section 1Q of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop the criteria for grants; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to programs that: (i) include training and development programs to assist teachers in incorporating appropriate financial literacy concepts into classroom curriculum; and (ii) engage with a variety of organizations and leverage cost-sharing partnerships with local districts, private funders and non-profit institutions..................................................................................................... $250,000

 

7010-1202........ For the implementation of the Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now grant program to establish and promote digital literacy and computer science education in public schools in kindergarten through grade 12; provided, that the department shall develop an implementation plan for promoting technology and digital literacy efforts in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc.; provided further, that the plan shall consider technology and computer usage and access in low-income, urban, suburban and rural communities; and provided further, that a report shall be filed not later than December 31, 2019 with the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education that includes a 3-year strategic plan, annual goals and progress in achieving those goals................................................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

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 worksite 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; provided further, that public funds shall pay for the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job; provided further, that the program shall partner with the YouthWorks program at the Commonwealth Corporation to develop appropriate connections between the two programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association to increase workforce development training opportunities and technical education in secondary and post-secondary schools for careers in the marine trades; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Triangle, Inc.’s School to Career Program that connects special education students with disabilities in Greater Boston to careers and their local communities;  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Project Learn in Lowell; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Bottom Line to provide college transition and college retention services for low-income or aspiring first-generation college students; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for More Than Words, Inc. to support its vocational program for system-involved youth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a job readiness program at East Boston High School to be implemented by the National Youth Development Council, Inc; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the cooperative internship programs between local and regional schools and the Marine Biological Laboratory to promote professional experience, skills and knowledge related to life sciences, technology and the blue economy for high school and higher education students; and provided further, that not less than $135,000 shall be expended for a gang-to-college program to serve gang-involved youth from high-crime areas in the city of Boston enrolled in college pathway programs; provided further, that the funds shall be matched 2-to-1 by private funds......................................... $5,462,047

 

7027-1004........ For services that improve outcomes for English learners including, but not limited to, English language acquisition professional development to improve the academic performance of English learners; provided, that funds shall be expended to implement the programs outlined in chapter 71A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds may be expended for the professional development of vocational-technical educators who educate English learners; provided further, that funds may be expended to administer the requirements outlined in chapter 138 of the acts of 2017; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on grants to high-quality, intensive English language learning programs in districts serving Gateway Cities; provided further, that funds shall be expended for districts to provide support for middle and high school students deemed to be at risk of dropping out of school as a result of language barriers or challenges in English language acquisition; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months...................... $3,531,450

 

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 of elementary and secondary education may provide special education services to eligible inmates in houses of correction; and provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall continue to collaborate with the department of youth services 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............................................ $7,680,007

 

7035-0001........ For a program to be run by the department of elementary and secondary education for planning grants and implementation grants for regional and local partnerships to expand existing and develop new Career and Technical Education programs................ $500,000

 

7035-0002........ For the provision and improvement of adult basic education services; provided, that grants shall be distributed to a diverse network of organizations that have demonstrated a commitment and an effectiveness in the provision of such services and that are selected competitively by the department of elementary and secondary education; 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 the grants shall be contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and determined by the department; provided further, that preference in awarding grants shall be given to organizations providing services to high percentages of parents of infants, toddlers and preschool and school-age children; provided further, that funds shall be expended to reduce the waitlist of students for English language learning services; provided further, that grants shall not be considered an entitlement to a grant recipient; provided further, that the department shall consult with community colleges and other service providers in supporting and implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult basic education programs and services; provided further, that funds may be expended on phase two pay-for-performance contracts based on outcomes-based contract measuring and funding services that result in employment and wage gains, and which require bridge funding while final performance results are analyzed; provided further, that the department shall fund a professional development system to provide training and support for adult basic education programs and services; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended to Creative Start Children’s Center in Woburn to provide on-site English language tutoring and technical skills training to parents; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for English at Large for the purposes of English language tutoring and small group instruction; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc. to provide basic workforce and skills training, employment services and job re-entry support to older workers...................................................................................................... $41,045,000

 

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.................... $75,856,506

 

7035-0007........ For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools and collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of non-resident pupils to approved vocational-technical programs of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative under section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund said section 8A of said chapter 74, initial reimbursements made by the department of elementary and secondary education may be prorated by the department to all eligible cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools and collaboratives; and 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 $250,000

 

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 not later than February 17, 2020, the department of elementary and secondary education shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means a preliminary estimate of the costs eligible for reimbursement under this item in fiscal year 2021; and provided further, that the commonwealth’s obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item................................................................................................................. $11,099,500

 

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 funds shall support all of the following program elements for each school: (i) open access to courses; (ii) identifying underserved students and increasing their rates of participation in advanced placement courses; (iii) equipment and supplies for new and expanded advanced placement courses; (iv) support for the costs of advanced placement exams; and (v) 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 not less than $1,000,000 in private funding for direct support of educators; provided further, that funds shall be disbursed by the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year to cover costs expended between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020; provided further, that this program shall work in conjunction with an existing, separately funded, statewide pre-advanced placement program; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months........................................... $2,892,809

 

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, as inserted by chapter 538 of the acts of 1951, and for supplementing funds allocated for the special milk program; provided, that 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, 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq, as amended and implementing regulations; and provided further, that all cities and towns shall publish and disseminate meal charge policies in accordance with United States Department of Agriculture guidance memorandum SP 46-2016, issued July 8, 2016, in a format that is easily accessible and, if possible, made available for parents and guardians before the start of the 2019-2020 school year, but not later than September 30, 2019...... $5,314,176

 

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 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 2020; 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 such grant program; provided further, that not later than March 30, 2020, the department shall select grantees for the program authorized by this item; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the universal school breakfast program through which all children in schools receiving funds under the program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts; provided further, that subject to regulations by the board of education 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 at least 60 per cent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federally-funded school meals program; provided further, that not later than November 15, 2019, the department shall select school sites for programs authorized by this item and shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the preliminary results of these grants not later than January 6, 2020; provided further, that kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, public schools that are required to serve breakfast under said section 1C of said chapter 69 and where not less than 60 per cent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall offer school breakfast after the instructional day has begun and the tardy bell rings; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2019, the department of elementary and secondary education shall report to the senate and house committees on ways and means on the status of school district compliance with this requirement including, but not limited to, all data regarding breakfast-delivery models utilized and participation rates; provided farther, that not less than $350,000 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 not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a grant for the Chefs in Schools program, operated by Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger, Inc. to improve the health and quality of school meals for students; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Karing 4 Kidz in the city of Fitchburg to reduce food insecurity among school children; and provided further, that nothing in the universal school breakfast program shall give rise to legal rights in any party or provide enforceable entitlement to services, prior appropriation continued...................................... $4,936,445

 

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 $5,176,002,652

 

General Fund.................................................... 99.62%

Education Fund................................................... 0.38%

 

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 prorated so that the expenses of this item shall 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 2019 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 $10,500,000 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 not less than $250,000 shall be expended for school districts in which special education costs exceed 25 per cent of the total district costs and in which 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; 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 Access Center repository; and (ii) for outreach to and training of teachers and students on the use of National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard format 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, as amended in 2004, by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Public Law 108-446, 20 U.S.C. 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 in this item; provided further, that funds may be expended to reimburse districts for extraordinary increases in costs incurred during fiscal year 2020 that 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 that experience increases of greater than 25 per cent from costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2019 to costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2020 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 2019 claims; provided further, that if the fiscal year 2019 claims are found to be inaccurate, the department shall recalculate the fiscal year 2020 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, 2020 on the results of the audit; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2020, the department shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means a preliminary estimate of the costs eligible for reimbursement through this item in fiscal year 2021; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for peer-to-peer inclusion programs for students with intellectual disabilities through Best Buddies Massachusetts........................ $345,154,803

 

7061-0016........ For a reserve to ensure equitable identification of low-income eligibility standards and to provide transitional relief to local education agencies whose chapter 70 aid and tuition revenue has been significantly and negatively impacted by the change in low-income enrollment measurement; provided, that districts and municipalities receiving similar awards of greater than $500,000 from item 7061-0008 in fiscal year 2019 shall receive awards in  fiscal year 2020; provided further, that funds shall be distributed by the department not later than September 1, 2019; and provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered prior year chapter 70 aid and shall not be used in the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2020 $10,500,000

 

7061-0029........ For the office of school and district accountability established under 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 2020.............................................................................................................. $925,214

 

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 a town’s limits; provided, that any grants provided under this item shall be expended by a school committee without further appropriation; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be made available to the town of Lincoln to mitigate the costs of educating the children of retired military families. $1,425,000

 

7061-9010........ For fiscal year 2020 reimbursements to certain cities, towns and regional school districts of charter school tuition and the per-pupil capital facilities 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 $7,500,000 shall be expended for school districts in which net charter school tuition costs exceed 9 per cent of net school spending and in which chapter 70 aid under section 3 of this act as a percentage of the district’s foundation budget is below the total state chapter 70 aid under section 3 of this act as a percentage of the total state foundation budget; provided further, that $7,500,000 shall be expended for school districts to mitigate the costs associated with significant and sustained charter school enrollment growth; provided further, that such funds shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of funds to districts and the methodology used to distribute such funds; provided further, that notwithstanding subsection (ff) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the per-pupil capital facilities component of the commonwealth charter school tuition rate for fiscal year 2020 shall be $938; 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: (a) the per-pupil capital facilities component; (b) the 100 per cent increase reimbursement; and (c) the remaining increase reimbursements, beginning with the most recent year.................... $115,000,000

 

7061-9200........ For the department’s education data analysis and support for local districts........ $578,231

 

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 under 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 the portfolio assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that funds may be expended for any further exams approved by the board under said sections; provided further, that funds may also be expended on the development and implementation of related curriculum standards and instructional support; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall expend funds for school and student assessment in accordance with the determination made by the board of elementary and secondary education as to the method of assessment in the 2019-2020 school year; provided further, that funding may be expended for the development of new high school assessments and assessments in history and social science; and 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 under the first paragraph of said section 1I of said chapter 69................................................................. $32,235,270

 

7061-9401........ For the center for collaborative education; provided, that the center shall manage an alternative assessment pilot program that shall be administered under contract with the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment; and provided further, that the consortium shall develop and pilot a comprehensive system for assessing student and school performance and issue an annual report that includes recommendations to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education and to members of the joint committee on education................................................... $550,000

 

7061-9406........ For a statewide college and career readiness program implemented by JFYNetWorks, a nonprofit corporation, to (a) maintain the JFYNet college and career readiness program to administer diagnostic and college placement tests in high schools; and (b) provide individualized online instructional curricula to strengthen the skills measured by the tests; provided, that JFYNetWorks, shall allocate not less than 50 per cent of the amount appropriated herein for the purposes of providing academic support to prepare students to demonstrate high school competency on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System 2.0 examination............................................................... $700,000

 

7061-9408........ For targeted assistance and support to schools and districts at risk of or determined to be underperforming or chronically underperforming under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, including schools and districts which have been identified as in need of “focused support” or “targeted support” within the state’s framework for accountability and assistance under departmental regulations; provided, that no funds shall be expended in any school or district that fails to file a comprehensive school or district plan under 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 this item, the department may contract with school support specialists, turnaround partners and such other external assistance as necessary in the expert opinion of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to successfully turn around failing school and district performance; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on targeted assistance unless the department has approved, as part of the comprehensive district improvement plan, a professional development plan that addresses the needs of the district as determined by the department; provided further, that grants made under this item shall be awarded in coordination with the departments of early education and care and higher education; provided further, that funds shall be available for the establishment of a new school leadership initiative through cohort-based training and coaching; provided further, that funds may be expended for the purchase of instructional materials under 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 the 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 given to proposals that coordinate reform efforts within all schools in a district in order to prevent conflicts between multiple reforms and interventions among the schools, and which demonstrate innovative approaches that have improved student performance, including but not limited to partnerships between community-based organizations and school districts; provided further, that not later than January 9, 2020, the department shall issue a report describing and analyzing all 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 house and senate committees on ways and means, 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 for the purposes of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and 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........................................................................... $12,555,706

 

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 from this item to schools and school districts that have submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the department of elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2019 and include a minimum of 300 additional hours on a mandatory basis for all children attending that school or school district; provided further, that in approving expanded learning time implementation grant applications, preference shall be given to districts with high poverty rates or high percentages of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam, districts with proposals that have the greatest potential for district-wide impact, districts that plan to utilize partnerships with community-based organizations and institutions of higher education and 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, including 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, not later than August 15, 2019, that the department shall review all qualified proposals and award approved grants; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months............................................................ $13,984,883

 

7061-9601........ For the department of elementary and secondary education; provided, that the department shall expend not more than $2,300,000 for teacher preparation and certification services from fees related to such 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 $2,300,000

 

7061-9607........ For the administrative and programmatic costs of recovery high schools; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall work collaboratively with the bureau of substance addiction services for the successful transition and continued operation of the recovery high schools model; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of youths served per high school; (ii) outcomes measured for youths; and (iii) recommendations for new recovery high schools in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the implementation of recovery high schools........................................................................................................ $3,100,000

 

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 and that support quality enhancements and increased access to after-school and summer learning programs by public and non-public schools and private community-based programs; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall fund only those applications which contain accountability systems and measurable outcomes, under guidelines to be determined by the department in consultation with the department of early education and care; 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 students served by the funds; provided further, that funds shall be expended for services that actively include children with disabilities in after-school programs that also serve non-disabled children and services that include children for whom English is a second language, and children identified as economically disadvantaged; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall consult with the executive office of health and human services and the department of early education and care to maximize the provision of wrap-around services and to coordinate programs and services for children and youths during after-school and out-of-school time programs; provided further, that not later than September 30, 2019, the department of elementary and secondary education shall select the grant recipients and shall report on the preliminary results of said grants not later than January 10, 2020 to the secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that for the purpose of this item, 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 and community partnerships; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the continued operation of a pilot data-sharing program designed to provide school districts with funds to partner with local community-based organizations and share identifiable student data to the extent allowed by law; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2020, the grantee shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means on the effects of the pilot program on students participating in the programs partnered with the school districts; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the homework center of the Framingham public library; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Piers Park Sailing Center, Inc. in the East Boston section of the city of Boston to provide free programming for financially-disadvantaged children in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Billerica; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for an arts integration program for Enchanted Circle, Inc. of Holyoke to operate in the local public schools; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Homework House, Inc. of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be granted for the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton for employment positions for at-risk youth within their YEP! we can summer program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Community Investors, Inc.’s the Powerplay Initiative of Wellesley in support of the expansion of an inclusive after-school and out-of-school-time recreational program at urban and suburban Massachusetts schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Mazie Partnership of Wayland in support of the mentoring of at-risk students in the commonwealth;  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Viet Aid for youth development and after school programs in the Fields Corner neighborhood in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Littleton youth baseball and softball association; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the annual youth summit in the town of Barnstable; provided further, than not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the All Dorchester Sports League, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. to implement a program to support at risk students located in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the South End Baseball program; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the South End Soccer program; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for programs provided by Auburn Youth and Family Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Recreation Worcester program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Resiliency for Life program to support academic intervention and dropout prevention; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Steps to Success, Inc. in the town of Brookline; provided further, that $50,000 shall be allocated to Beyond Soccer, Inc. to provide innovative health, athletic and leadership programming for low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of Camp Pohelo in the town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to No Books, No Ball Basketball Program, a nonprofit corporation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for LEAP for Education, Inc. to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment and post-secondary and career readiness; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Youth and Family Enrichment Services, Inc., in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston to provide after-school academic enrichment for area youth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Scholar Athletes, Inc. for its athletic and professional training programming; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Project DEEP for education enrichment programs in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a grant program for the Museum of Science to operate an engineering curriculum in elementary schools in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Dennison Memorial Community Center in the city of New Bedford for educational programs to benefit financially disadvantaged children in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a 1-time grant program to be administered by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. to: (i) provide access to youth development, recreation and arts and cultural programming for financially disadvantaged youth in the city of New Bedford; (ii) strengthen relationships among first responders and youth in the city of New Bedford; and (iii) expand after school and summer programs for financially disadvantaged youth in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that possible applicants to said grant program include nonprofit and public organizations in the city of New Bedford whose mission is to promote youth literacy, development and access to arts and cultural opportunities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Youth Court programs of the cities of New Bedford and Fall River to support juvenile diversion programs based on the principles of peer-led restorative justice; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Boston Debate League Incorporated for their after-school debate league program; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the department of community services in the city of New Bedford to support the after-school Girls STEAM Design Academy program.............................................. $8,291,923

 

7061-9612........ For the implementation of subsection (f) of section 1P of chapter 69 of the General Laws to create safe and supportive school environments; provided, that funds shall be expended for the safe and supportive schools grant program and for a full-time staff member devoted to carrying out the responsibilities under said subsection (f) of said section 1P of said chapter 69; provided further, that funds shall be expended for statewide and regional conferences, expert technological assistance in upgrading the usability of the online self-assessment tool and an evaluation of the grant program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for leadership summits to assist superintendents and principals with developing safe and supportive school and district cultures; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to school and school district teams that create school-wide action plans based on all the elements of the safe and supportive schools framework and self-assessment tool; provided further, that schools receiving continuation grants to implement school-wide action plans shall incorporate such action plans into their school improvement plans developed under section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2019, grant awards shall be allocated by the department to schools and school districts; provided further, that districts shall create district plans that support recipient schools; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for this item until June 30, 2021......... $508,128

 

7061-9619........ For the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology; provided, that the institute shall have access to the Massachusetts education computer system; and provided further, that the institute may join the state buying consortium............................................................. $1

 

7061-9624........ 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; and provided further, that the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute shall provide professional development activities at the academy, including salary and benefits for teachers and visiting scholars................................................................................................................... $1,500,000

 

7061-9626........ For grants to the members of the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition for the purpose of providing comprehensive education, workforce training and skills development to youth $2,400,000

 

7061-9634........ For 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 Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc. 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 not later than March 16, 2020, Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc. shall submit a report to the department of elementary and secondary education detailing the impact of the grants, expenditure of funds and the amount and source of matching funds raised................................................. $1,000,000

 

7061-9650........ For the Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE) grant program to provide integrated student wellness grant program to assist schools with addressing non-academic barriers to student success; provided, that grants shall be used to support school districts establishing an infrastructure to facilitate integrated coordination of school and community-based resources, including but not limited to, social services, mental health, and behavioral health resources; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be awarded by the department to schools and school districts serving high percentages of low-income students; provided further, that said supports may include funding to assist public school districts in contracting with licensed community-based health care service providers, including mental and behavioral health providers; provided further, that said program shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education in coordination with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall prioritize applications for such services that are submitted by school districts whose applications are consistent with infrastructure and coordination efforts linking schools to community-based resources in accordance with item 7061-9612 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided further, that such support grants may be expended to assist school districts in connecting students with community-based services to maximize coordination with service providers and establish more comprehensive continuums of care; provided further, that such grants may also be expended to support increased professional development opportunities for public school employees to identify students in need of mental and behavioral health support; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than December 31, 2019 outlining all student supports efforts funded by this item; provided further, that the report shall be provided to 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; provided further, that for the purposes of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purpose of this item until August 31, 2021; and 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 ....................................................  $2,000,000

 

7061-9809........ For school district regionalization grants to regional school districts and school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing services; provided, that funds may be expended on study and planning grants to allow for the creation of new regional school districts or the expansion of existing regions, on implementation and start-up grants to cover first year costs associated with the transition to a new or expanded regional school district, or for grants to study, plan, and implement innovative shared services plans in areas where regionalization is not appropriate, but where regionalized services could provide significant savings; and provided further, that preference may be given in awarding these grants to districts and municipalities with significant enrollment decline, under-utilization of existing school space, or where the regionalization proposal will produce significant expansion of available academic resources and supports as a result of cost savings............................................ $500,000

 

7061-9812........ For evidence-based, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention initiatives that provide technical assistance to schools to: (i) organize local coalitions dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse in schools; (ii) recruit, train and certify local volunteers to provide free prevention education for parents, students and school professionals; and (iii) strengthen the core standards of schools around the screening of prospective employees, the development of codes of conduct, the assessment and modification of physical spaces to reduce opportunities for sexual abuse, the responding to and reporting of boundary-violating behaviors and suspected acts of sexual abuse and the training of staff and volunteers on ways to prevent adult perpetration and child-on-child sexual abuse; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Citizens for Children’s child sexual abuse prevention programs; and provided further, that not less than $725,000 shall be expended for the legislative task force on the prevention of child sexual abuse.................................................................................................. $975,000

 

7061-9813........ For rural school aid to eligible towns and regional school districts, excluding vocational schools, independent agricultural, technical schools and charter schools; provided, that a school district shall be eligible for rural school aid if a school district has a student density of not more than 21 students per square mile and an average annual per capita income of not more than the average annual per capita income for the commonwealth for the same period, as reported by the United States Census Bureau; provided further, that school districts serving fewer than 11 students per square mile shall be given priority for rural school aid; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2020, any district receiving funds under this item shall submit a plan to the department of elementary and secondary education outlining steps the district will take to increase regional collaboration, consolidation or other efficiencies over the next 3 fiscal years; provided further, that not later than September 2, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) its recommendations for additional adjustments to the rural school aid calculation for fiscal year 2021 to improve the accuracy and equity of the student density component and the per capita income component; and (ii) the calculation and planned distribution of funds to school districts; and provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered chapter 70 aid for the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2021.................................................................................................... $2,500,000

 

7061-9814........ For a competitive grant program to support the development and expansion of high quality, comprehensive summer learning opportunities for students in districts with high concentrations of low income students; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop the criteria for grants; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to programs that: (i) include at least 150 hours of programming with a focus on academic and college and career readiness skills, including critical thinking, collaboration and perseverance; (ii) are research-based summer programs; and (iii) engage with a variety of organizations and leverage cost-sharing partnerships with local districts, private funders and nonprofit institutions; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months.... $500,000

 

 

7066-0000........ For the operation of the department of higher education; provided, that the department shall recommend savings proposals that permit public institutions of higher education to achieve administrative and program cost reductions, resource reallocation and program reassessment and to utilize resources otherwise available to such institutions; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the state university internship incentive program established 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 not more than the amount appropriated in this item; 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 the program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a study of the feasibility of a cannabis industry degree related program at a community college to be published by March 3, 2020; 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 community colleges, state universities and the University of Massachusetts shall transfer to the General Fund, from the funds received from the operations of the projects, the 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 not less than $83,560 shall be expended for a campus violence prevention administrator to advance statewide campus safety initiatives, including sexual violence prevention; provided further, that funds shall be expended to meet existing statutory requirements and provide orientation, professional development and support for the boards of trustees in areas including, but not limited to, recruitment, training and accountability; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the training resources and internship networks (TRAIN) grant program established under section 179 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for monthly stipends and other support services for participants in order to facilitate participation in the program; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be expended for administrative costs for the program; provided further, that the department shall seek additional proposals to expand the TRAIN grant program to additional community colleges in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Journey into Education and Teaching program........ $4,937,171

 

7066-0009........ For the New England Board of Higher Education............................................... $368,250

 

7066-0015........ For the community college workforce training incentive grant program established under section 15F of chapter 15A of the General Laws............................................. $1,450,000

 

7066-0016........ For a program of financial aid to support the matriculation at public and private institutions of higher education of persons in the custody of the department of children and families under a care and protection petition upon reaching 18 years of age or persons in the custody of the department matriculating at such an institution at an earlier age; provided, that no such person shall be required to remain in the custody of the department beyond 18 years of age to qualify for such aid; provided further, that said aid shall not exceed $6,000 per recipient per year; and provided further, that said aid shall only be granted after exhausting all other sources of financial support..................................... $1,376,000

 

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 institutions of higher education may offer courses in high schools in addition to courses offered at the institutions or online if the number of students is sufficient......................... $2,000,000

 

7066-0021........ For reimbursements to public institutions of higher education for foster and adopted child fee waivers under section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided, that no funds shall be distributed from this item before 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........................................................................................... $6,511,015

 

7066-0025........ For the Performance Management Set Aside incentive program for the University of Massachusetts, the state universities and the community colleges; provided, that 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 board of higher education in pursuit of operational efficiency and strategic goals; provided further, that priorities may include support of workforce programs that train students for high-quality employment and for outreach programs that engage surrounding communities with high-quality educational programs; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the department of higher education shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing campuses receiving funds through this item and the criteria used to award funds; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months.. $2,552,157

 

7066-0036........ For science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Starter Academy programs to be implemented through the department of higher education at 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 not later than September 30, 2020.............................. $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 not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Jewish Vocational Services with a targeted focus on academic and coaching support for immigrants and refugees; provided further, that program awardees shall report to the department of higher education 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 17, 2020, 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 the summer months.............................................. $500,000

 

7066-1400........ For additional operational funding for state universities for efforts which advance the goals of the commonwealth vision project; provided, that funds from this account shall be distributed in accordance with the funding formula in line item 7066-1400 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that funding from this item shall be contingent upon approval of the funding formula by the board of higher education; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020 the state universities shall report on the total balance in all budgeted and off-budget funds; and provided further, that the allocation of funds shall be approved by the board of higher education............ $2,624,536

 

General Fund.................................................... 95.36%

Education Fund................................................... 4.64%

 

7066-9600........ 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 students with disabilities, as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, who are between 18 and 22 years of age, inclusive; provided, that the grant program shall be limited to students who are considered to have severe disabilities and, in the case of students 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 such students with disabilities shall be offered enrollment in credit and noncredit courses that include students without disabilities, including enrollment in noncredit and credit-bearing courses in audit status for students who may not meet course prerequisites and requirements; provided further, that the partnering school districts shall provide supports, services and accommodations necessary to facilitate a student’s enrollment; provided further, that 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 department of higher education shall develop strategies and procedures to help sustain and replicate the existing inclusive concurrent enrollment programs initiated through the grant program including, but not limited to: (i) providing funds to retain employment specialists; (ii) assisting students in meeting integrated competitive employment and other transition-related goals; (iii) adopting 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 evaluations and research to further identify student outcomes and best practices; provided further, that 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 schools 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 department of higher education shall maintain the position of inclusive concurrent enrollment coordinator who shall 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 not later than July 15, 2019, the department of higher education shall select grant recipients; provided further, that the department of higher education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall report on student outcomes 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 not later than January 31, 2020; and provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months.................. $2,002,977

 

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 said scholarship program; provided further, that the commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall follow adopted guidelines governing the eligibility for and the awarding of financial assistance; provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available for early educator scholarships, paraprofessional grants and One Family, Inc. in amounts not less than the amounts made available in fiscal year  2019; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended towards scholarship support for students of Urban College of Boston, A Two-Year College, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to Northern Essex Community College to support a matching grant for the Northern Essex Community College Promise Program benefiting graduating seniors from high schools in the cities of Lawrence and Haverhill who have participated in early college programs for the purpose of them attending Northern Essex Community College seeking to obtain their associate degrees from that school; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be made available to provide financial assistance for residents of the commonwealth enrolled at public higher education institutions to participate in the Massachusetts initiative with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.......................................................... $105,600,000

 

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 at the University of Massachusetts, state universities or 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 said scholarship program; and provided further, that the commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall adopt guidelines governing the eligibility for and the awarding of financial assistance $500,000

 

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 funds from this item may support collaborative arrangements that may include teaching partnerships, articulation agreements or both with community colleges and vocational-technical schools that offer veterinary technician programs, veterinary health care programs or both approved by the board of higher education; provided further, that the school may work in consultation with the Norfolk county agricultural high school on veterinary programs; provided further, that the school may work in consultation with the Bristol county agricultural high school on veterinary programs; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall support bioterrorism prevention research conducted in consultation with emergency authorities in the commonwealth relative to diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans....................................................................................... $5,500,000

 

7100-4000........ For funding to community college campuses in the commonwealth’s vision project; 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; and provided further, that the allocation of funds shall be approved by the board of higher education........................................ $2,862,397

 

General Fund.................................................... 96.10%

Education Fund................................................... 3.90%

 

7518-0120........ For state university and community college collaboration and efficiency efforts through the Partnership to Advance Collaboration and Efficiencies initiative.................... $200,000

 

7520-0424........ For a health and welfare reserve for eligible personnel employed at the community colleges and state universities....................................................................... $5,317,214

 

 

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 that are integral to the educational mission of the university; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, the university shall meet with the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on higher education to review: (i) its 5-year projected spending plan for academic years 2020 through 2025, including anticipated cost savings initiatives and efforts to reduce student tuition and fees; and (ii) a comprehensive report on spending over the previous 5 academic years; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, for each year: (a) personnel costs, delineated by staff type and type of pay, including, but not limited to, base pay and bonus pay; (b) the number of full-time equivalent employees, delineated by staff type; (c) non-instructional administrative costs; (d) costs related to asset management and acquisition; (e) annual enrollment growth; (f) annual tuition and fee growth; (g) fee structure; (h) expenditures on direct student financial aid; (i) average financial aid award per financial aid recipient; provided further, that funding for each center and institute at the University of Massachusetts at Boston shall be provided at an amount not less than in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that if, as a result of extraordinary or unforseen circumstances, the university deems it necessary to reduce funding to any of said institutions, the university shall issue a report detailing: (1) the reasons for said reductions; (2) all steps taken to avoid such reductions including, but not limited to, the identification of other sources of existing funds, raising of new revenues and the pursuit of savings initiatives and efficiencies; and (3) a mitigation plan to ameliorate the effects on students and university staff of such reductions, for which input from students and university staff shall be solicited; provided further, that the report shall be provided to the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 120 days before any such funding reduction or institutional closure; provided further, that not later than January 3, 2020, the University of Massachusetts at Boston shall submit a report to the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the progress made implementing the April 2019 taskforce on centers and institutes’ recommendations; provided further, that the university shall expend funds for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Cranberry Station; provided further, that the university shall expend funds for the operation of the Massachusetts office of public collaboration at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and for annual operations of the advanced technology and manufacturing center in Fall River; 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 university’s Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell campuses; and provided further, that funds appropriated from this item in fiscal year 2019 for maintenance and repairs at the University of Massachusetts extension at the Waltham center administration building in the city of Waltham shall not revert but shall be made available in fiscal year 2020.................................. $558,044,794

 

General Fund.................................................... 98.15%

Education Fund................................................... 1.85%

 

7100-0700........ For the operation of the community mediation center grant program administered by the office of public collaboration at the University of Massachusetts at Boston under section 47 of chapter 75 of the General Laws............................................................ $1,090,000

 

7100-0801........ For the Innovation Commercialization Seed Fund established under section 45B of chapter 75 of the General Laws....................................................................... $400,000

 

7100-0901........ For the Innovation Voucher Program Fund established in section 45C of chapter 75 of the General Laws......................................................................................... $2,000,000

 

 

7109-0100........ For Bridgewater State University................................................................. $48,394,114

 

7110-0100........ For Fitchburg State University; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development of the IdeaLab business entrepreneurship center........... $32,009,925

 

7112-0100........ For Framingham State University; provided, that funds may be expended for the Chris Walsh Center for Educators and Families of MetroWest to study, disseminate information on, and promote best practices about the continuum of educational supports available to students with disabilities, students who are gifted, and students with unmet needs; and provided further, that the center shall collaborate with local school districts, the board of higher education, and the department of elementary and secondary education to offer support, workshops, and other programming for families, educators, student support professionals, administrators and advocates in the MetroWest area, and to engage in scholarly research, educator preparation, and professional development where appropriate................................................................................................. $31,341,005

 

7113-0100........ For the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.............................................. $17,695,143

 

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............................. $50,000

 

7114-0100........ For Salem State University.......................................................................... $48,263,307

 

7114-0110........ For the Frederick E. Berry Institute for Politics and Civic Engagement at Salem State University; provided, that the institute shall promote public service and civic engagement through programs, educational opportunities and related events that offer inclusive and firsthand civic learning experiences for students................................................ $200,000

 

7115-0100........ For Westfield State University; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the biology laboratory in Wilson Hall.............................. $29,515,559

 

7116-0100........ For Worcester State University.................................................................... $28,923,383

 

7117-0100........ For the Massachusetts College of Art........................................................... $19,665,615

 

7118-0100........ For the Massachusetts Maritime Academy; provided, that $500,000 shall be made available for the program development, operation and maintenance of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey; and provided further, that not later than July 15, 2020, the academy’s board of trustees shall submit a report to the secretary of administration and finance, the secretary of education and the senate and house committees on ways and means that shall include an accounting of the costs incurred for the operation and maintenance of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey....................................... $18,335,358

 

 

7502-0100........ For Berkshire Community College............................................................... $11,688,698

 

7503-0100........ For Bristol Community College; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Veterans Educational Services Center at Bristol Community College...................................................................................................... $22,556,710

 

7504-0100........ For Cape Cod Community College.............................................................. $13,133,518

 

7505-0100........ For Greenfield Community College.............................................................. $11,197,290

 

7506-0100........ For Holyoke Community College................................................................. $21,677,699

 

7507-0100........ For Massachusetts Bay Community College................................................. $17,115,277

 

7508-0100........ For Massasoit Community College.............................................................. $22,774,853

 

7509-0100........ For Mount Wachusett Community College; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Mount Wachusett Community College advanced manufacturing and technology training program; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to expand science, technology, engineering and mathematics resources and program offerings to support careers in engineering and manufacturing by offering industry standard supports for CAD/COMSOL at Mount Wachusett Community College $15,796,944

 

7509-0101........ For the Senator Stephen M. Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement at Mount Wachusett Community College to increase service learning and volunteerism in north central Massachusetts, to support the development of a food pantry and other emergency services for students at risk of dropping out due to financial circumstances, for deliberative dialogues within the community addressing issues of concern within society and for programmatic development, updates and technologies within the center.............................................................................................. $150,000

 

7510-0100........ For Northern Essex Community College...................................................... $21,111,643

 

7511-0100........ For North Shore Community College........................................................... $23,122,174

 

7512-0100........ For Quinsigamond Community College........................................................ $22,307,269

 

7514-0100........ For Springfield Technical Community College............................................... $26,842,839

 

7515-0100........ For Roxbury Community College................................................................. $11,330,437

 

7515-0120........ For the operation of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College........................................................................................................... $925,000

 

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; provided further, that only expenses for contracted services associated with these events, event staff, utilities and capital needs of the facility 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 college 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......................................................................... $529,843

 

7516-0100........ For Middlesex Community College; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the study and design of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics education facility at the Lowell campus of Middlesex Community College $25,121,984

 

7518-0100........ For Bunker Hill Community College............................................................. $27,909,609

 

 

 

8000-0038........ For the operation of a witness protection program under chapter 263A of the General Laws.............................................................................................................. $250,000

 

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................. $128,780

8000-0202........ For the purchase and distribution of sexual assault evidence collection kits.......... $86,956

8000-0313........ For local public safety projects and grant programs; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Bellingham to update its 911 system to a fiber optic system; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a traffic signal in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a police and business partnership in Fall River for crime reduction; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the New North Citizen Council, Inc. in the city of Springfield for C3 and E3 police management in low-income and downtown neighborhoods; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the installation of Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) software and the training of both the Beverly Police and Fire Departments; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for community mediation services to Dispute Resolution Services, Incorporated in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purchase of public safety communications equipment in the town of Dudley; provided further, that not less than $20,000  shall be expended for security purchases and installation of a bi-directional amplifier system in the middle school in East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the police department in the town of Eastham to be used in conjunction with the towns of Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown to address the traffic safety issues on United States highway route 6 from the rotary in the town of Orleans to the town of Provincetown from May 24 to October 14; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for an emergency generator in the city known as the town of Agawam; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the police department of the city of Springfield for Ethical Policing Is Courageous, or EPIC, a new officer training program that emphasizes peer intervention; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the planning and design of the public safety building in the town of Essex; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, Incorporated to provide mental health, wellness and suicide prevention services to emergency service providers in southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the city of Framingham for the completion of a joint dispatch feasibility study; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Grafton; provided further, that not less than $1,000 shall be expended to the town of Randolph for the purchase of incident command vests; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the town of Braintree for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $46,000 shall be expended for the Hadley police department to purchase dash and body cameras; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Hanson; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the town of Hingham for planning, equipment purchase and staff training to enhance the safety of municipal buildings, including but not limited to the town hall, the department of public works, and other municipal locations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Holbrook for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Holliston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in North Reading; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant for the town of Oxford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Randolph for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for safety improvements at Reading Memorial High School; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the replacement of a diesel emergency generator for the public safety building in the town of Rehoboth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Tyngsborough; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Watertown for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the police department of the city of Lynn for their behavioral health unit; provided further, that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for the town of Medway for the purchase of public safety equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the installation of a new generator at the police station in the town of Merrimac; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Milton police department for dedicated speed prevention patrols in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for a police side-by-side utility vehicle for the Nahant Police Department; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a nonprofit security grant program to provide support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks or hate crimes as defined in section 32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws and are ineligible for the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Urban Area Grant Program based on their location; provided further, that: (i) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the eastern region of the commonwealth; (ii) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the central region of the commonwealth; and (iii) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the western region of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purchase of public safety communications equipment in the town of Oxford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in the town of Raynham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a public safety feasibility study in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoughton for an active shooter training exercise; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Sudbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Upton; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Wakefield for PTSD and mental health training for police staff; provided further, that not less than $23,300 shall be expended to the town of West Bridgewater for active shooter training; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Ipswich........................................................................................................ $3,050,300

 

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 further, that local police departments, sheriffs’ departments, the department of state police, the department of correction and other state agencies, authorities and educational institutions with law enforcement functions as determined by the secretary that receive funds for the cost of the replacement of bulletproof vests through the office of the secretary may expend without further appropriation these funds to purchase additional vests in the fiscal year in which they receive said reimbursements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to public safety communications equipment in the town of Holliston; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for improvements to the fire department in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that the office of the secretary shall conduct, or solicit proposals for a university or nonprofit to conduct, an analysis of firearms trace data collected under section 131Q of chapter 140 of the General Laws and non-identifying firearm sales transaction data held by the firearms records bureau; provided further, that the analysis shall determine: (i) the effectiveness of current reporting mechanisms for lost and stolen firearms, including by identifying the number of firearms traced to crime that were determined to have been lost or stolen and how many of said firearms were reported lost or stolen prior to their use in the commission of a crime; and (ii) firearm purchase and sales patterns as they relate to firearms traced to crime, including an analysis of the number of firearms traced to a crime that were originally purchased from each licensed firearm dealer in the commonwealth or purchased through a secondary private seller; and provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the results of the analysis shall be compiled and submitted to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the colonel of state police............. $3,614,795

 

8000-0655........ For a grant program to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security for emerging adults re-entry programs to reduce recidivism among individuals between 18 and 25 years of age, inclusive, who are returning to the community from state prisons and county correctional facilities; provided, that the secretary of public safety and security shall distribute grant funds through a competitive grant program; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to applicants that: (i) are community-based nonprofit programs; (ii) have a demonstrated commitment from the department of correction or a sheriff’s office to work collaboratively to deliver services in their respective facilities; (iii) provide both pre-release and post-release services to individuals between 18 and 25 years of age, inclusive, who are returning to the community from the state prisons and county correctional facilities including, but not limited to, probationers and parolees; (iv) provide a continuum of programming from the state prisons or county correctional facilities into the community; (v) provide pre-release services for all participating individuals that include transition plans, education programs, workforce readiness and life skills programs and counseling; (vi) provide post-release services that include case management for not less than 12 months after participating individuals have been released; and (vii) provide a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with adherence to a research-based or evidence-based program design; provided further, that not more than 6 grants shall be awarded; provided further, that no grant shall exceed $325,000; provided further, that not more than 5 per cent of the total appropriation in this item shall be used to provide administrative support to grantees including program design, technical assistance and program evaluation; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2020, the executive office shall provide a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not limited to, the: (a) successful grant applications and the services they provide; (b) amount of funds awarded to each grantee; (c) criteria used to evaluate grant applications; (d) number of participants served by each program and the communities they are returning to; and (e) outcomes and recidivism rates of the participants in each of the programs; and provided further, that grants shall not be made available to successful applicants before January 1, 2020........................................................................................................ $2,000,000

 

8000-0660 ...... For community policing grants to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security; provided, that grants shall be awarded pursuant to a distribution method determined by the secretary of public safety and security; provided further, that said secretary shall award grants based on criteria including, but not limited to, unspent balances of prior-year community policing awards, population statistics, crime rates and the merits of community policing programs as described by municipalities on their grant applications; provided further, that grant funds shall only be expended on items that are related to community policing activities, programs, purchases or construction; provided further, that grant funds shall not be expended on food and beverages, recruit training academy tuition, salaries and benefits for non-community policing personnel and payments for non-related overtime; provided further, that all grant funds distributed from this item shall be used to supplement local community policing efforts; and provided further, that all funds appropriated in this item and allocated for the fiscal year 2020 shall be awarded to the city of Boston for a pilot program for the reintroduction  of community policing grant.................................................................................................. $250,000

 

8000-1001........ For the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, or BRIC, to upgrade, expand and integrate technology and protocols related to antiterrorism, anti-crime, anti-gang, and emergency response; provided, that intelligence developed shall be shared with the BRIC communities and other state, municipal and federal agencies as necessary; and provided further, that the BRIC shall provide technology required to access the intelligence with its municipal partners, the department of state police, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts Port Authority and appropriate federal agencies to assure maximum interagency collaboration for public safety and homeland security.......................................................................................................... $850,000

 

8000-1700........ For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of public safety and security...................................................................................... $16,364,230

 

 

8000-0105........ For the operation of the office of the chief medical examiner established under chapter 38 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than January 15, 2020, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to: (i) the current caseload of the office and each of its medical examiners and the caseload for fiscal year 2019; (ii) the number of procedures performed in fiscal year 2019; (iii) the current turnaround time and backlogs; (iv) the current response time to scenes; (v) the number of cases completed in fiscal year 2019; (vi) the current status of 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........................................................................................ $11,994,554

 

8000-0122........ For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its operations not more than $6,000,000 in retained revenues collected from fees for services provided by the office; 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

 

 

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..................................... $2,214,453

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 not more than $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 funds may be expended to assist ex-offenders in obtaining and maintaining employment and to provide education and assistance regarding criminal records under said section 172A of said chapter 6; provided further, 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, 2021........... $3,500,000

 

 

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; and provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019, the sex offender registry shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means outlining: (i) utilization of data-sharing agreements with state agencies to find addresses of offenders that are out of compliance; (ii) plans to establish new data-sharing agreements with other executive branch agencies; and (iii) detailed plans to improve overall data collection and registry maintenance to enhance public safety $5,398,674

 

 

8100-0006........ For private police details; provided, that the department may expend not more than $31,250,000 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 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.............................................................................. $31,250,000

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, not more than $2,200,000 from fees charged for said services; provided, 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.......................... $2,200,000

8100-0018........ For the department of state police, which may expend not more than $3,505,922 for certain police activities provided under agreements authorized in this item; provided, that for fiscal year 2020, the colonel of the 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 said agreements shall establish the responsibilities pertaining to the operation and maintenance of police services including, but not limited to: (i) provisions governing payment to the department for the cost of regular salaries, overtime, retirement and other employee benefits; and (ii) provisions governing payment to the department for the cost of furnishings and equipment necessary to provide the police services; provided further, that the department may charge any recipients of police services for the cost of the services under this item; provided further, that the colonel may expend from this item for costs associated with joint federal and state law enforcement activities from federal reimbursements received; 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......................................................... $3,505,922

 

8100-0102........ For the costs associated with state police personnel assigned to the Massachusetts Port Authority, which may expend for the costs of police activities provided by state police officers, including overtime and administrative costs, not more than $45,000,000 from fees collected for these activities; 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...................................................................................... $45,000,000

 

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: (i) demonstrate high levels of youth violence, gang problems and substance use in a region; (ii) demonstrate a commitment to regional, multi-jurisdictional 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; (iii) clearly outline a comprehensive plan that establishes measurable outcomes for municipalities to work with law enforcement, community-based organizations and government agencies to address gang activity; (iv) outline measurable outcomes that demonstrate program success, detail a plan for collecting data related to achieving those measurable outcomes and commit to sharing the data with the executive office; (v) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent match provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (vi) 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 grant funds; provided further, that such grant funds shall be considered one-time grants awarded to public agencies and shall not annualize into fiscal year 2021 or subsequent years; provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 10 per cent of the value of the grant; provided further, that no grant funds 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 not later than August 21, 2019, the executive office of public safety and security shall publish guidelines and an application for the competitive portion of the grant fund program; ; provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019, grant funds shall be made available to applicants; and provided further, that not later than 60 days after the distribution of grant funds, the executive office of public safety and security shall 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...................................... $11,000,000

 

8100-0515........ For the expenses of hiring, equipping and training state police recruits to maintain the strength of the state police............................................................................ $4,456,067

 

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 less than 40 officers shall 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 for the motor carrier safety assistance program; provided further, that not less than 5 officers shall be provided to the disabled persons protection commission to investigate cases of criminal abuse; 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; 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; provided further, that the department shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2019, the first report shall be filed; provided further, that each report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total compensation paid to each trooper delineated by category of payout; (ii) the total compensation paid to each troop in aggregate, delineated by regular and overtime compensation; (iii) the average hours of overtime accumulated, delineated by trooper and reason for the use of overtime; (iv) the average hours of overtime accumulated, delineated by troop in aggregate; and (v) a detailed plan outlining steps to decrease overtime usage and increase accountability and oversight within the department; provided further, that there shall be an investigation and study of traffic details worked by the department of state police in calendar year 2019, including troops A, B, C, D, F and H, over the last year, which shall detail, on a monthly basis: (a) the total number of hours worked on traffic details by state police officers; (b) the total amount paid to state police officers for traffic details; and (c) the standard hourly rates for traffic details done by state police officers; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the department shall submit the results of said investigation and study to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the H-6 station in the South Boston section of the city of Boston for the purpose of additional beach patrols in the South Boston, Dorchester, and Mattapan sections of the city of Boston including, but not limited to, Day boulevard, Carson beach, Castle island, Tenean beach, Toohig park, the Neponset Greenway and Morrissey boulevard;  provided further, that not less than $1,030,000 shall be expended for the payroll costs of the state police directed patrols; and provided further, that subject to appropriation, communities that received funds for directed patrols in fiscal year 2008 shall receive an equal disbursement of funds in proportion to the current appropriation in fiscal year 2020........................................................................................ $287,418,253

 

 

8100-1004........ 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 by 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; and provided further, that the first such report shall be filed not later than October 1, 2019, and 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.......................... $23,085,769

 

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................................................................................................... $393,553

 

 

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 not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the county of Barnstable for the operation of the Cape Cod municipal police academy; provided further, that no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Boylston as compensation for hosting a municipal police training academy; and provided further, that no expenditures shall be made on or after the effective date of this act that would cause the commonwealth’s obligation for this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item.................................................. $5,041,942

 

General Fund.................................................... 90.80%

Public Safety Training Fund................................. 9.20%

 

8200-0222........ For the municipal police training committee, which may collect and expend not more than $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, 2019; provided further, that said 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 the 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 prior to 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: (i) if a recruit withdraws from the program before the start of week 2, 75 per cent of the payment shall be refunded; (ii) 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; (iii) 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; and (iv) 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 2019 and 2020; provided further, that no later than January 6, 2020, the report shall be submitted to 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 committee 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...................................................................... $1,800,000

 

 

8324-0000........ For the administration of the department of fire services, including the office of the state fire marshal, the hazardous materials emergency response program, the board of fire prevention regulations established under 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the administration of the department of fire services, the office of the state fire marshal, the Massachusetts firefighting academy, critical incident stress management programs, the On-Site Academy, other 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 receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in item 8100-1001 for all purposes related to fire and arson investigation 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 receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not more than 10 per cent of the amount designated for the arson prevention program shall be expended for the administrative cost of the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the operation of the hazardous materials emergency response program and the associated fringe benefits costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing commercial multiple peril, nonliability portion policies on property 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; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated by the department for critical incident stress management; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be allocated by the department for On-Site Academy for critical incident stress management services; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be allocated by the department for On-Site Academy to provide training and treatment programs for correction officers for critical incident stress management; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fire Chiefs Association of Plymouth County, Inc. to maintain and upgrade emergency communication systems, provide for mass casualty and major operations incident planning and training and to enhance mutual aid operations in Plymouth county; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Barnstable County Fire and Rescue Training Academy including, but not limited to, relocation of the academy to the Joint Base Cape Cod;  provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the hazardous materials response team in the cities of Cambridge, Everett and Boston; provided further, that not less than $420,000 shall be allocated for a grant program to provide financial assistance for the purchase of extractors;  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated for a municipal grant program administered by the fire marshal for firefighter cancer screenings including advance blood testing and imaging; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended as a grant program for the purchase of firefighter turnout gear; provided further, that not less than $1,200,000 shall be allocated by the department for the student awareness fire education program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quincy fire department hazardous material response team; provided further, that not less than $3,065,561 shall be expended for the hazardous materials emergency response program under chapter 21K of the General Laws; provided further, that fire department training academies listed in item 8324-0000 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 shall be allocated to each program in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that in addition to the allocation listed in said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182, the Boston Fire Department training academy shall be allocated an additional $500,000................................................................................................... $31,106,212

 

8324-0050........ For the commonwealth’s local fire departments; provided, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for active shooter training for the Fire Department, in coordination with the Police Department in Sharon; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Boxford Fire Department to purchase units of turnout gear; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for emergency radio communications upgrades for the Fire Chiefs' Association of Bristol County; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for electrical improvements and the installation of a new generator for the Norton Fire Department and Municipal Center in Norton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Saugus for washers and dryers in the Saugus Fire Department; provided further, that not less than $104,000 shall be expended to the town of Dover fire department for safety equipment; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a study of a centralized fire station in Abington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Brockton Fire Department to make necessary updates and repairs to fire stations in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for communication equipment for the Charlton Fire Department in the town of Charlton; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the city of Chelsea’s Fire Department for the purposes of investments in a records management software for the Chelsea Fire Department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Lunenburg Fire Department for the purposes of replacing the department's self-contained breathing apparatus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a Millbury Fire Department public safety grant in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than the amount expended 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 expended in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the town of Saugus for a Cascade Air Filing System and a self-contained breathing apparatus for the Saugus Fire Department; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Southbridge Fire Department to purchase extraction equipment; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the floor of the Weir Street Fire Station in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Watertown fire department for an extra set of safety gear; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westwood Fire Department memorial monument construction; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for fire safety equipment in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase of new turnout gear for the Bellingham fire department in the town of Bellingham; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Clinton fire department for the purchase of additional fire equipment including, but not limited to, vehicle extrication tools; provided further, that not less than $22,500 shall be expended to the city of Attleboro for the purchase of an additional gear extractor and drying cabinet to ensure that each fire house has the capability to wash and dry gear; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the fire department of the city Gloucester to purchase 40 units of turnout gear, which is necessary for its full-time and on call firefighters to respond to emergencies; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Bondsville fire department in the town of Palmer; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Plainville for the purchase of extrication tools for the Plainville fire department; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase of new turnout gear for the Southbridge fire department in the town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the fire department in the town of Tewksbury for municipal improvements to cover the costs of responding to Tewksbury hospital; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the fire department of the town of Westminster for the purchase of a washer-extractor.......................................................................................... $1,661,500

 

8324-0304........ For the department of fire services; provided, that the department may expend for enforcement and training not more than $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

 

8324-0500........ For the department of fire services, which may expend not more than $2,200,000 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 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......................................................... $2,200,000

 

 

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; provided further, that the division may expend funds appropriated in this item for the administration of budgetary, procurement, fiscal, human resources, payroll and other administrative services; provided further, that not less than $250,000 be expended for armory maintenance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Veterans Oral History Project to be conducted by Home of the Brave, Inc., in conjunction with the Massachusetts National Guard Museum and Archives; 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....................................................................................... $11,211,182

 

8700-1140........ For the military division, which may expend for the costs of national guard missions and division operations not more than $400,000 from fees charged for the nonmilitary rental or use of armories and from reimbursements generated by national guard missions; 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.......................................................................................... $400,000

 

8700-1150........ For reimbursement of the costs of the 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 before 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; and 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......... $7,680,745

 

8700-1160........ For life insurance premiums under section 88B of chapter 33 of the General Laws $1,175,964

 

 

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......................................................................................... $1,237,600

 

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 such assessments among such licensees; and provided further, that such assessments shall be paid during the current fiscal year as provided by the department.................. $507,906

 

 

Governor disapproved of the following wording, for message see H4014
The Legislature overrode the Governor's action

8900-0001........ For the operation of the department of correction; provided, that not later than January 3, 2020, the commissioner of correction and the secretary of public safety and security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security on the point score compiled by the department’s objective classification system for all prisoners confined in each prison operated by the department; provided further, that to maximize bed capacity and re-entry capability, 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 pre-trial, sentenced and federal inmates; provided further, that the department shall submit the reports on a quarterly basis not more than 30 days following the last day of the quarter; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2019, the department shall also report, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, on fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 total costs per inmate by facility and security level; provided further, that the department shall submit biannual reports to the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the use of solitary confinement, also known as segregation, in state prisons; provided further, that 1 of the reports shall cover the period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, inclusive, and 1 of the reports shall cover the period from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020, inclusive; provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of prisoners subjected to solitary confinement; (ii) length of time spent in solitary confinement; (iii) number of prisoners with mental illness subjected to solitary confinement delineated by diagnosis; (iv) number of prisoners 21 years of age or younger subjected to solitary confinement; (v) number of prisoners subjected to multiple stays in solitary confinement in a given reporting period; (vi) number of prisoners released directly into the community from solitary confinement or released into the community not more than 30 days after having been in solitary confinement; and (vii) rate of recidivism for individuals that were subject to solitary confinement; provided further, that the department shall validate each educational program offered to inmates against an evidence-based model chosen by the secretary of public safety and security not less than once every 3 years; provided further, that not later than January 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report on visitation procedures at each department facility that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the average monthly visitors per facility over the 12-month period preceding March 23, 2018; (b) the average monthly visitors per inmate at each facility over the 12-month period preceding March 23, 2018; (c) the average monthly visitors per facility for the 12-month period following March 23, 2018; (d) the average monthly visitors per inmate at each facility for the 12-month period following March 23, 2018; (e) the total number of visitors each month at each facility for the 12-month period following March 23, 2018; (f) the total number of visitors per inmate each month at each facility for the 12-month period following March 23, 2018; and (g) an analysis of whether the visitor approval process established under 103 CMR 483.10 has had a demonstrable effect on the supply of contraband in each facility; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project operated by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the city of Attleboro that serves individuals in Bristol county; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Disability Law Center, Inc. to monitor the efficacy of service delivery reforms at Bridgewater state hospital, including units at the Old Colony correctional center and the treatment center; provided further, that the Disability Law Center, Inc. may investigate the physical environment of said facilities, including infrastructure issues, and may use methods including, but not limited to, testing and sampling the physical and environmental conditions, regardless of whether they are utilized by patients or inmates; provided further, that not less than once every 6 months, the Disability Law Center, Inc. shall report on the impact of these reforms on those served at Bridgewater state hospital to the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on the judiciary, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the senate president and the speaker of the house; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Lawrence Dream Network, Inc. in the city of Lawrence for re-entry services for individuals returning to the community from state prisons and county correctional facilities; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $2,200,000 for municipalities hosting department of corrections facilities; provided however, no municipality hosting a department of corrections facility shall receive more than $800,000; and provided further, that no municipality hosting a department of corrections facility shall receive less than the amount allocated in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011;............................ $679,493,942

 

8900-0002........ For the operation of the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center $11,450,000

 

8900-0003........ For the purpose of implementing mandated reforms to mental and behavioral health and residential treatment related to the department of correction under chapter 69 of the acts of 2018; provided, that funds from this item may be expended for contracted service providers specializing in relevant areas, including, but not limited to, behavioral health and residential treatment; and provided further, that said funds shall only be expended in the AA or DD object classes if said funds are to be utilized for counselors, teachers, mental health personnel, medical personnel or additional legal staff............................................................................................................... $4,803,797

 

Governor disapproved of the following wording, for message see H4014

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 under section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the department of correction revenue source; provided further, that not later than March 13, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the executive office of public safety and security, the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the impact that the program has on participating inmates as compared to non-participating inmates, including their disciplinary record while in custody, their recidivism rate after release and their employment rate after release; (ii) information on the demographics of participants; (iii) information on the customers of the program, including whether they are a public entity, a private business or a nonprofit; and (iv) the compensation rates for participants.................................................................................................. $5,401,897

 

8900-0011........ For the prison industries and farm services program, which may expend for the operation of the program not more than $5,600,000 from revenues collected from the sale of products, for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees; provided, that the commissioner of correction may allocate year-end net profits to the cost of the drug, substance use and rehabilitative programming; 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........................................................................................ $5,600,000

 

8900-0050........ For the department of correction; provided, that the department may expend not more than $8,600,000 in revenues collected from existing assessments; 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......................................................................................................... $8,600,000

 

8900-1100........ For re-entry programs at the department of correction that are intended to reduce recidivism rates; provided, that the programs shall be in addition to those provided in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the department of corrections to cover costs associated with coordinating and supporting partnerships with higher education institutions that provide post-secondary education programs in state prisons; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2020, the department shall report to the house and senate committee on ways and means on re-entry programming at the department; and provided further, that the report shall include information on the type of programs provided and the recidivism rate of the offenders who successfully completed said programs....................................................... $880,000

 

8950-0001........ For the operation of the parole board........................................................... $23,627,796

 

8950-0002........ For the victim and witness assistance program under chapter 258B of the General Law $215,140

 

 

 

8910-0102........ For the operation of the Hampden sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $75,662,572

 

8910-0104........ For the operations of a regional section 35 program in western Massachusetts for the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester, Franklin, and Berkshire which provides involuntary commitment to a treatment facility for up to 90 days of an individual who has an addiction to alcohol or drugs; provided, that the program shall be located in Hampden County to provide treatment, case management, medical and mental health services, withdrawal management and ongoing monitoring, medication addiction treatment and safety and security staffing as well as release planning and after care services; and provided further, that additional costs associated with the section 35 program shall include medication, food, clothing, medical needs and psychiatric services...... $1,000,000

 

8910-1000........ For the Hampden sheriff’s office, which may expend for the operation of a prison industries program not more than $2,991,332 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 not later than March 13, 2020, the office shall submit a report to the executive office of public safety and security, the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the impact that the program has on participating inmates as compared to non-participating inmates, including their disciplinary record while in custody, their recidivism rates after release and their employment rate after release; (ii) information on the demographics of participants; (iii) information on the customers of the program, including whether they are a public entity, a private business or a nonprofit; and (iv) the compensation rates for participants; 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.......................... $2,991,332

 

8910-1010........ For the operation 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; 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 unit 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 Hampden sheriff’s office, in cooperation with the department of correction and the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, shall prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (ii) number of incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit; (iii) alleviation of caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the hospital; (iv) estimated and projected cost savings in fiscal year 2020 to the county sheriffs’ offices and the department of correction associated with the regional units; and (v) deficiencies in addressing the needs of incarcerated women; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2020, the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the department of mental health shall maintain the monitoring and quality review functions of the unit....................... $1,091,246

 

8910-1020........ For costs related to department of correction inmates with not more than 2 years of their sentence remaining who have been transferred to the Hampden sheriff’s office.. $608,835

 

8910-1030........ For the operation of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center................................................................................................................... $4,206,665

 

 

8910-0105........ For the operation of the Worcester sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $48,933,647

 

 

8910-0107........ For the operation of the Middlesex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the second year of a 4 year pilot program to establish a county restoration center overseen by the Middlesex county restoration center commission to divert persons suffering from mental illness or substance use disorder who interact with law enforcement or the court system during a pre-arrest investigation or the pre-adjudication process from lock-up facilities and hospital emergency departments to appropriate treatment............................. $69,791,598

 

8910-0450........ For the Middlesex sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $100,000 of revenues collected from public or private entities or persons for community programs; 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. $100,000

 

8910-1100........ For the Middlesex sheriff’s office, which may expend for the operation of a prison industries program not more than $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 said program; provided, that not later than March 13, 2020, the office shall submit a report to the executive office of public safety and security, the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the impact that the program has on participating inmates as compared to non-participating inmates, including their disciplinary record while in custody, their recidivism rate after release and their employment after release; (ii) information on the demographics of participants; (iii) information on the customers of the program, including whether they are a public entity, a private business or a nonprofit; and (iv) the compensation rates for participants; 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.............................. $75,000

 

8910-1101........ For the operation 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; provided, that the unit shall be located in Middlesex county to serve the needs of incarcerated persons in the care of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes County, Essex, Nantucket, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk; 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 Middlesex sheriff’s office, in cooperation with the department of correction and the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, shall prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (ii) number of incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit; (iii) alleviation of caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the hospital; and (iv) estimated and projected cost savings in fiscal year 2020 to the county sheriffs’ offices and the department of correction associated with the regional units; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2020, the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the department of mental health shall maintain the monitoring and quality review functions of the unit............................................................. $904,880

 

 

8910-0110........ For the operation of the Hampshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $14,884,490

 

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 not more than $167,352 in revenue; provided, that the office 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; 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........................................................................................................... $167,352

 

 

8910-0145........ For the operation of the Berkshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire County Opioid Education and Awareness Task Force; provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report............................................ $18,512,496

 

8910-0445........ For the Berkshire sheriff’s office, which may expend not more than $400,000 from revenues generated from the operation of the Berkshire county communication center’s 911 dispatch operations and other law enforcement-related activities; 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................... $400,000

 

 

8910-0108........ For the operation of the Franklin sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report; provided further, that $100,000 shall be provided for a pilot program for training active bystanders; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Franklin County Opioid Education and Awareness Task Force................................... $17,203,075

 

 

8910-0619........ For the operation of the Essex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $61,658,442

 

 

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 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 said 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 the sheriffs; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the executive director of the association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the amounts of all grants awarded to each sheriff’s office in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that the association shall post on its website the average daily inmate population for the month by the fifteenth day of the subsequent month; provided further, that not later than August 15, 2019, the first such post shall be completed; provided further, that each sheriff’s office, in conjunction with the association, shall provide specific data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not more than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; provided further, that not later than December 13, 2019, each sheriff’s office shall also report, in a format designated by the association, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance, fiscal year 2019 total costs per inmate by facility and by department; provided further, that each sheriff’s office shall submit the 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 and homeland security, the executive office of public safety and security, the association and the department of correction; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2020, the association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, for each sheriff’s office, the following: (i) all services and goods provided to inmates in which the department receives revenue; (ii) all fees imposed on inmates delineated by services or goods provided; (iii) the mechanism used to inform inmates of said fees and of their opportunities to waive certain fees; and (iv) all commissary and trust funds administered, including the total revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 2019, revenue projections for fiscal year 2020 and the current balances of the funds; and provided further, that all expenditures made by the sheriffs’ offices shall be subject to chapter 29 of the General Laws and recorded on the state accounting system........................................................................ $461,742

 

 

8910-8200........ For the operation of the Barnstable sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $29,562,173

 

8910-8213........ For the Barnstable sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $2,400,000 of revenues from municipalities and other entities for regional emergency and public safety communication services to support the operations, development, membership, and maintenance of the office; 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…................................................................... $2,400,000

 

 

8910-8300........ For the operation of the Bristol sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $47,241,654

 

 

8910-8400........ For the operation of the Dukes County sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report.......................................................................................................... $3,034,009

 

8910-8401........ For the Dukes sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $200,000 of revenues from municipalities and other entities for regional emergency and public safety communication services to support the operations, development, membership, and maintenance of the office; 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......................................................................... $200,000

 

 

8910-8500........ For the operation of the Nantucket sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report............................................................................................................. $780,731

 

 

8910-8600........ For the operation of the Norfolk sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $32,843,581

 

8910-8629........ For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $150,000 of revenues from private or nongovernmental entities for communications services to support the operations, development, membership and maintenance of the office; 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................... $150,000

 

8910-8630........ For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $225,000 of revenues collected from public or private entities or persons for community programs; 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………………………………………......................................................... $225,000

 

8910-8700........ For the operation of the Plymouth sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $58,003,921

 

8910-8718........ For the Plymouth sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $300,000 of revenues from municipalities and other entities for regional emergency and public safety communication services to support the operations, development, membership, and maintenance of the office; 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

 

 

8910-8800........ For the operation of the Suffolk sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 13, 2019, 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; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2019 and due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association to allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal year 2019 total cost per inmate report....................................................................................................... $110,041,050

 

 

9110-0100........ For the operation of the executive office of elder affairs and the regulation of assisted living facilities............................................................................................... $2,207,999

 

9110-0600........ For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors eligible for community-based waiver services; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the benefits of community-based waiver services shall not be reduced below the services provided in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that the eligibility requirements for this program shall not be more restrictive than those established in fiscal year 2019; 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 chapter 118E of the General Laws, which shall be implemented on a statewide basis through the aging and disability resource consortia; and provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for the clinical assessment and eligibility program and the comprehensive service and screening model program ............................... $232,515,014

 

9110-1455........ For the costs of the drug insurance program under section 39 of chapter 19A of the General Laws and for the operations of the consolidated MassOptions, prescription advantage and 800-age-info customer service centers; 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 program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the pharmacy outreach program under 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 and the entities with which it has contracted for administration of the subsidized catastrophic prescription drug insurance program under 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 drug coverage or benefits available to eligible persons; provided further, that not less than 90 days before any action to limit or cap the number of enrollees in the program, the executive office shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than 30 days before any coverage or benefits expansions, notification shall be given to the house and senate committees on ways and means;  provided further, that the executive office shall seek to obtain maximum federal funding for discounts on prescription drugs available to the executive office and to prescription advantage enrollees; provided further, that the executive office shall take steps for the coordination of benefits with the Medicare prescription drug benefit created under the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, as amended, to ensure that residents take advantage of this benefit; provided further, that residents shall also be eligible to enroll in the program at any time within a year after reaching age 65; and 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........................................................................................... $15,101,313

 

9110-1604........ For the operation of the supportive senior housing program at state or federally-assisted housing sites;............................................................................................... $5,910,888

 

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, homemaker, personal care, supportive home care aides, home health and respite services, geriatric behavioral 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 $16,000,000 in revenues accrued from sliding-scale fees shall be retained by the individual home care organizations without reallocation by the executive office of elder affairs and shall be expended for the home care program, consistent with guidelines to be issued by the executive office; provided further, that no rate increase shall be awarded in fiscal year 2020 that 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 that would cause a reduction in client services; provided further, that funding shall be expended for provider training including, but not limited to, home care and home health providers, councils on aging, skilled nursing facilities and adult day health programs and outreach to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning elders and to caregivers; provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer not more than 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 the secretary of elder affairs shall expend not less than $1,400,000 between this item and item 9110-1633 on recipients of the home care over-income cost-sharing program.................................................................... $178,956,984

 

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 organizations funded through item 9110-1630; provided, that the 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; and provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not more than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated to line item 9110-1630............................................................. $58,966,761

 

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..................................... $32,721,172

 

9110-1637         For a grant program administered by the secretary of elder affairs focused on advanced skill training for the home care aide workforce that serves consumers of the elder home care program administered by the department of elder affairs......................... $1,000,000

 

9110-1640........ For the geriatric mental health program, including outreach, counseling, resource management and system navigation for community-dwelling elders with mental health needs............................................................................................................. $800,000

 

9110-1660........ For congregate and shared housing services and naturally occurring retirement communities for the elderly; provided, that not less than $856,000 shall be expended for providers of naturally occurring retirement communities with whom the department of elder affairs entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2019, and shall maintain at proportions of total available funding equal to those provided in fiscal year 2019 $2,263,458

 

9110-1700........ For assessment, placement and homelessness prevention services for homeless and at-risk elders....................................................................................................... $286,000

 

9110-1900........ For the elder nutrition program; provided, that not 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; and provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for home delivered meals.............................................................. $9,707,559

 

9110-9002........ For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with nonpublic entities which are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that notwithstanding the former proviso, all funds 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 formula grant portion of this item shall be $12 per-elder; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the town of Millis to conduct a feasibility study for the design and construction of a new senior center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for renovations needed for the Marblehead Council on Aging’s kitchen in the town of Marblehead; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Andover Senior Center in the town of Andover for rehabilitation of their facility after the Merrimack Valley gas fires of September 2018; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Buzzell Senior Center in the town of Wilmington for necessary repairs and renovations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the cost associated with care and services provided at Whipple Senior Center in the town of Weymouth;   provided further, that not less than $92,400 shall be expended to the Groton senior center for the procurement of an emergency generator; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Sandwich for the purpose of defraying engineering and design costs of a new Center for the Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the conversion of the Allen Avenue School in North Attleboro into a center for the North Attleboro Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant to the town of Needham for security and accessibility improvements at the Center at the Heights; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the feasibility study as well as the conversion and general improvements as they relate to the Mansfield police station being converted into a center for the Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for education and enrichment programs at the Council on Aging in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Everett to renovate the basement of the senior center to expand senior services;  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the installment of an elevator in the Senior Center Building in the town of Seekonk;  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Halifax Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for The Senior Center Consortium representing the towns of Ashfield, Buckland, and Shelburne and the western Franklin County region for the design and project management of the renovation, expansion or new construction of the Senior Center in Shelburne Falls; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Worcester Regional Transit Authority for the establishment of a Senior Van and Paratransit Service in the town of Berlin; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a transportation van for the Woburn Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for renovations needed for the Fitchburg Council on Aging’s flat roof in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the town of Reading for the purchase of an elder and human services van; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Longmeadow for the purchase of an emergency generator for the new Longmeadow Adult Center which will also be used as an emergency shelter; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall expended for kitchen facility improvements at the Rochester Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for facility improvements and equipment upgrades at the Freetown Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $135,000 shall be expended for accessibility and safety improvements at the Lovering Heights Senior Citizens Complex in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repairs and upgrades to the roof of the Stoneham senior center in the town of Stoneham;  provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the Marshfield senior center for renovations, accessibility improvements, security upgrades and repairs; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Carver council on aging; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Raynham council on aging; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Marion council on aging; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Dighton council on aging; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Berkley council on aging; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Bridgewater council on aging; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Wareham council on aging; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Middleborough council on aging; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to enhance services at the Taunton council on aging; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Pembroke council on aging to make accessibility improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of the South Boston Neighborhood House, Inc. and its senior program; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Lunenburg for heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades to the town’s senior center; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended for the installation of a lift-type elevator and to complete construction in the Plympton council on Aging in the town of Plympton; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for repairs and upgrades to the roof of the Dracut council on aging center in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for roof repairs and replacement at the council on aging in the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Hampden for a feasibility study to determine the costs and needs associated with the renovation or replacement of the existing senior center; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Alzheimer's caregivers respite program at the Brookline senior center; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of Chelmsford’s age-friendly initiative at the Chelmsford senior center; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for financial assistance for qualified seniors in the city of Newton to receive the services of Newton At Home, Inc.; and provided further, that not later than February 15, 2020, the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means ................................................................................................................. $19,017,400

 

 

 

9500-0000........ For the operation of the senate.................................................................... $23,606,511

 

9510-0000 ...... For expenses incurred by the senate committee on redistricting........................... $50,000

 

 

9600-0000........ For the operation of the house of representatives......................................... $42,277,603

 

 

9700-0000........ For the joint operations of the legislature........................................................ $9,767,085

 

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 said section 2 to the Intragovernmental Service Fund established under 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 after the effective date 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 2020. All authorizations in this section shall be charged to the Intragovernmental Service Fund and shall not be subject to section 5D of said chapter 29. Any balance remaining in that fund at the close of fiscal year 2020 shall be transferred to the General Fund.

 

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

 

 

0699-0018........ For the cost of debt service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 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................... $25,471,859

 

 

1000-0005 ...... For the cost of the single state audit; provided, that the comptroller may charge other appropriations and federal grants for the cost of the audit............................... $1,773,930

 

1000-0008........ For the costs of operating and managing the state management accounting and reporting system accounting system for fiscal year 2020; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2020 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 2021........................... $4,150,485

 

1000-0601........ For the comptroller’s office which may, on behalf of the office, the human resources division and the executive office of technology services and security, 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................................................. $2,300,000

 

 

 

1100-1701........ For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office for administration and finance............................................................. $22,751,121

 

 

1102-3224........ For the costs for the Leverett Saltonstall building lease and occupancy payments, as provided under chapter 237 of the acts of 2000............................................ $13,531,934

 

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 of capital asset management and maintenance 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...................................................................................................... $13,942,530

 

 

1599-2040........ For the payment of prior year deficiencies based upon schedules provided to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, 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; provided further, that the comptroller may charge departments’ current fiscal year appropriations and transfer to this item amounts equivalent to the amounts of any prior year deficiency, subject to the conditions stated in this item; provided further, that the comptroller shall assess a chargeback to that current fiscal year appropriation which is for the same purpose as that to which the prior year deficiency pertains or, if there is no appropriation for that purpose, to that current fiscal year appropriation which is most similar in purpose to the appropriation to which the prior year deficiency pertains or is for the general administration of the department that administered the appropriation 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 $10,000 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; 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........................................................................ $50,000,000

 

1599-3100........ For the cost of the commonwealth’s employer contributions to the Unemployment Compensation Fund and the Medical Security Trust Fund established under 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 these 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....................................................................................... $38,000,000

 

1599-3101........ For the cost of the commonwealth's employer contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund established under section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall authorize the collection, accounting and payment of these 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 and related charges $30,000,000

 

 

1750-0101........ For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training programs, including the cost of training unit staff; provided, that the human resources 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............................................................................................... $243,584

 

1750-0105........ For the cost of the commonwealth's workers' compensation program, including the workers' compensation litigation unit; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge state agencies for workers' compensation costs, including related administrative expenses, incurred on behalf of the employees of those agencies; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall administer those charges on behalf of the secretary and may establish regulations considered necessary to implement this item; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall notify agencies regarding the chargeback methodology to be used in fiscal year 2020 and the amount of their estimated workers' compensation charges and shall require agencies to encumber sufficient funds to meet the estimated charges, including any additional amounts considered necessary under the regulations; provided further, that for any agency that fails within 60 days of the effective date of this act to encumber funds sufficient to meet the estimated charges, the comptroller shall encumber funds on behalf of that agency; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall determine the amount of the actual workers' compensation costs incurred by each agency in the preceding month, including related administrative expenses, notify each agency of those amounts, charge those amounts to each agency's accounts as estimates of the costs to be incurred in the current month and transfer those amounts to this item; provided further, that any unspent balance in this item as of June 30 of the current fiscal year shall be re-authorized for expenditure in the next fiscal year; and provided further, that prior year costs for hospital, physician, benefit and other costs may be funded from this item.................... $66,183,282

 

1750-0106........ For the workers’ compensation litigation unit, including the costs of personnel.... $926,262

 

1750-0600........ For the cost of core human resources administrative processing functions....... $4,291,240

 

 

1775-0800........ For the purchase, operation and repair of vehicles and for the cost of operating and maintaining all vehicles that are leased by other agencies, including the costs of personnel; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2020 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for that item in fiscal year 2021............................................................................................ $7,686,842

 

1775-1000........ For the provision of printing, photocopying and related graphic art or design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities.................................. $767,143

 

 

1790-0200........ For the cost of computer resources and services provided by the executive office of technology services and security; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2020 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2021..................................................... $43,308,741

 

1790-0201........ For the costs of any information technology or telecommunications product, service or equipment incurred by the executive office of technology services and security in delivering necessary information technology and telecommunications services and products to its customers, but not including any administrative costs; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2020 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2021.............. $30,000,000

 

1790-0400........ For the purchase, delivery, handling of and contracting for supplies, postage and related equipment and other incidental expenses provided under section 51 of chapter 30 of the General Laws............................................................................................... $2,534,189

 

1790-1701........ For core technology services and security, including those previously funded through item 1790-0200; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2020 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2021................................................................................................... $37,734,891

 

 

2000-1701........ For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs...................................................... $3,150,000

 

 

 

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................... $13,205,669

 

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, including but not limited to, human resources, financial management, 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 these 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 these 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 transferred employee who immediately before the effective date of this act either holds a permanent appointment in a position classified under 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 under chapter 150E of the General Laws.................................................................................... $25,271,552

 

4000-1701........ For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of health and human services............................................................. $32,295,063

 

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................... $350,000

 

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 19, 2019; 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 sheriffs’ offices of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and 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; provided further, that SOPS shall become the sole provider of pharmacy services to the sheriffs’ offices 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 2020; provided further, that SOPS shall continue to work to reduce medication costs, provide standardized policies and procedures in a clinically responsible manner, provide comprehensive data analysis and improve the quality of clinical services; and provided further, that not later than April 15, 2020, SOPS shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing recommendations for the inclusion of other entities that may realize cost savings by joining SOPS.............................................................................................. $51,157,814

 

4590-0901........ For the costs of medical services provided at department of public health hospitals and charged to other state agencies....................................................................... $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................................................................. $3,800,000

 

 

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.................................. $10,500,000

 

 

 

7002-0018         For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of housing and economic development................................................. $7,683,573

 

 

 

7009-1701........ For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of education........................................................................................ $1,860,363

 

 

 

8000-1701........ For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of public safety and security............................................................... $11,464,504

 

8100-0002........ For the costs associated with State Police personnel assigned to MassDOT roadways, the District Attorney Offices, the Attorney General, Massachusetts Gaming Commission and other state agencies; 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 thereof as reported in the state accounting system................................................... $50,948,913

 

8100-0003........ For the costs associated with the use and maintenance of the statewide telecommunications system............................................................................. $156,375

 

 

8700-1145........ For the costs of utilities and maintenance associated with state armory rentals and related services and for the implementation of energy conservation measures with regard to the state armories....................................................................................... $100,000

 

8900-0021........ For costs related to the production and distribution of products produced by prison industries and for the costs of services provided by inmates; provided, that the commissioner of correction may allocate year-end net profits to the cost of drug, substance abuse and rehabilitative programming.......................................... $14,650,000

 

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, 2019 and not included as part of an appropriation item in this section, is hereby made available for expenditure during fiscal year 2020 and shall be in addition to any amount appropriated in this section.

 

 

0320-1710........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Basic Grant.............................................................................................................. $248,853

 

0320-1711........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Data Grant.............................................................................................................. $217,201

 

0320-1713........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Training Grant.............................................................................................................. $188,836

 

0320-1801........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Microscopic Hair Analysis Review Project.................................................................................... $93,412

 

0320-1802........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Collaboration to Correct Wrongful Convictions............................................................................ $28,097

 

0320-1804........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Massachusetts Leadership Project: Capitalizing on Strategic Alliances in Juvenile Justice............................. $22,000

 

 

0332-1201........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Cape Cod ......... $400,000

 

0333-0801........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Hope................. $425,000

 

 

 

0340-0805........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancing Community Response to Opioid Crisis............................................................................................... $177,735

 

0340-0816........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Drug Free Communities...... $40,997

 

 

0340-0466........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Prosecution Program $270,000

 

0340-0467........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program............................................................................................... $375,000

 

 

0526-0113........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Historic Preservation Survey and Planning......................................................................................................... $959,479

 

0526-0118........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Maritime Heritage Grant Program........................................................................................................... $67,508

 

 

 

0640-9716........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Folk and Traditional Arts..... $30,000

 

0640-9717........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Basic State Grant............. $615,000

 

0640-9718........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Arts in Education................ $64,000

 

0640-9724........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Reach.................... $197,000

 

 

0810-0008........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Violence................. $500,000

 

0810-0025........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Victim Compensation Grant for New England Compounding Center.......................... $6,646,453

 

0810-0026........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, VOCA Victim Compensation Formula....................................................................................................... $1,600,000

 

0810-0029........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Anti-Terrorism Program..... $172,500

 

0810-0050........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program...................................................................................................... $1,500,000

 

 

0840-0110........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Victims of Crimes – Victim Assistance Formula ................................................................................... $49,313,443

 

 

1100-1702........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to qualify for the grant, this item shall be exempt from the first $298,540 of fringe benefit and indirect cost charges pursuant to section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws............................... $1,352,698

 

1100-1704........ For the purposes of a federally funded technical assistance grant entitled, Maintain and Further Development of Developmental Disabilities Suite; provided, that in order to qualify for said grant, this item  shall be exempt from the first $41,480 of fringe benefit and indirect cost charges under section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws.... $186,252

 

 

1107-2019........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Database Upgrade (FY19TEAMAPS) ........................................................................................... $355,643

 

 

1100-1702........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to qualify for the grant, this item shall be exempt from the first $298,540 of fringe benefit and indirect cost charges pursuant to section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws............................... $1,352,698

 

1100-1704........ For the purposes of a federally funded technical assistance grant entitled, Maintain and Further Development of Developmental Disabilities Suite; provided, that in order to qualify for said grant, this item shall be exempt from the first $41,480 of fringe benefit and indirect cost charges under section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws.... $186,252

 

 

 

1107-2450........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Client Assistance Program $287,000

 

 

1201-0109........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Access and Visitation Program......................................................................................................... $179,442

 

 

 

2000-0141........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program Implementation.......................................................... $2,750,000

 

2000-0177........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Program Development Grant............................................................................................................... $95,000

 

2000-0248........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Bays  Program II $700,500

 

2000-9702........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled,  National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund............................................................................. $1,500,000

 

2000-9735........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buzzards Bay Estuary Program $950,000

 

2030-0013........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Joint Enforcement Agreement Between NOAA-OLE-Fisheries........................................................................ $900,000

 

2030-0664........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 2017..... $16,350

 

2030-0414........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 2018... $144,750

 

2030-9701........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Boating Safety Program...................................................................................................... $1,573,417

 

 

2100-9013........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transit System State Safety Oversight...................................................................... $1,170,598

 

7006-9002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pipeline Security............ $2,893,305

 

 

2200-9706........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning......................................................................................................... $354,000

 

2200-9712........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cooperative Agreement................................................................................... $700,000

 

2200-9717........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of Defense State Memorandum of Agreement.......................................................................... $1,280,600

 

2200-9724........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant...... $868,484

 

2200-9728........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Assessment Program $159,014

 

2200-9732........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Support Teams/Statewide.............................................................................................. $95,000

 

2230-9702........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Partnership Grant $15,436,495

 

2240-9781........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Environmental Information Exchange......................................................................................................... $52,663

 

2240-9784........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Use Data and Research $11,233

 

2250-9712........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act Section 103.. $562,492

 

2250-9716........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts National Air Toxics Trend Station Program...................................................................................... $61,560

 

2250-9726........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement................................................................................................... $1,181,089

 

2250-9732........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Storage Program $485,000

 

2250-9739........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Near Road No.2 Ambient Air Monitoring Network........................................................................................... $12,923

 

2250-9744........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Clean Diesel Program......................................................................................................... $273,178

 

 

2300-0117........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Partners for the Fish and Wildlife Program............................................................................................... $40,000

 

2300-0118........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration....................................................................................................... $60,000

 

2300-0119........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief $2,803,002

 

2310-0120........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England Cottontail Initiative $50,000

 

2330-9222........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel Act.............. $850,000

 

2330-9712........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Statistics $172,000

 

2330-9713........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Right Whale Conservation... $50,000

 

2330-9725........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boating Infrastructure........ $200,000

 

2330-9730........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries Management Support.......................................................................................................... $350,000

 

2330-9732........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACCSP Implementation Strategic Plan................................................................................................................. $90,000

 

2330-9733........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Program to Test Cod Avoidance of Trawl Nets...................................................................................................... $300,000

 

2330-9739........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Turtle Disengagement....... $650,000

 

2330-9742........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Age and Growth Project Segment One................................................................................................................ $350,000

 

2330-9743........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sport Fish Restoration Coordination...................................................................................................................... $140,000

 

2330-9744........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MFI Cooperative Research $200,000

 

 

2511-0002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Energy Audit and Assessment Program........................................................................................................... $37,500

 

2511-0004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Safety Program........ $762,445

 

2511-0005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Management of High Priority Invasive Plants................................................................................................. $13,500

 

2511-0310........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Pesticide Enforcement Grant.......................................................................................... $388,500

 

2511-0400........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey............................................................................................................ $124,350

 

2511-0972........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program...................................................................................................... $2,100,000

 

2511-1025........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Country of Origin Labeling - Retail Surveillance...................................................................................................... $50,000

 

2515-1006........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Animal Identification System............................................................................................................. $56,000

 

2515-1008........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance.................................................................................................... $127,732

 

2516-9002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development of Institutional Marketing....................................................................................................... $435,000

 

2516-9003........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market Coupon Program $552,000

 

2516-9004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program......................................................................................................... $515,000

 

2516-9007........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic Certification Cost-Share Program......................................................................................................... $100,000

 

 

2800-9707........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood Insurance Program – FEMA Community Assistance Program......................................................... $176,000

 

2800-9724........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA National Dam Safety Program......................................................................................................... $129,720

 

2820-9705........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Agreements for the Identification and Eradication of Invasive Species.............................................................. $3,800,000

 

2820-9708........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS – PL566 Grants for Dam Rehabilitation............................................................................................... $7,587,120

 

2820-9710........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS – Voluntary Public Access – Habitat Incentive Program VPA-HIP Grant..................................................... $154,806

 

2820-9902........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Volunteer Fire Assistance Program Grant............................................................................................................... $75,000

 

2820-9918........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Park Service Cooperative Management Agreement for Boston Harbor Islands Enhancement....................... $45,000

 

2821-9905........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban and Community Forestry Grant.............................................................................................................. $270,964

 

2821-9909........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship Conservation and Education Grant....................................................................................... $103,803

 

2821-9911........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Fire Assistance Grant $398,614

 

2821-9913........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Fuels Management and Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant.......................................................................... $270,405

 

2821-9917........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Legacy Administration Grant................................................................................................................... $2,645,000

 

2821-9926........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Program Grant $70,491

 

2821-9927........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Suppression Grant............................................................................................ $35,280

 

2830-9736........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2017 White Nose Syndrome Bat Grant................................................................................................................. $6,980

 

2840-9709........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research........................................................................................................ $615,396

 

2840-9714........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay Land Acquisition $615,396

 

2850-9701........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Program $2,466,950

 

 

7006-9309........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Cities Program.......... $87,500

 

7006-9701........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Heating Oil Propane Program........................................................................................................................ $22,288

 

7006-9732........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Energy Program.... $1,036,420

 

 

 

4000-1436........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Core Contraception.... $50,000

 

4003-0806........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program........................................................................................ $194,109

 

4003-0816........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Refugee Preventative Health Project (MRPHP).............................................................. $114,000

 

4003-0818........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elderly Refugee Services.. $100,000

 

4003-0821........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee School Impact..... $283,347

 

4003-0826........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program.................................................................................... $12,900,000

 

4003-0835........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Wilson Fish Program (MWFP)......................................................................................... $1,948,503

 

4003-0855........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social Services Program $2,005,612

 

 

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............................. $7,750,000

 

4110-3026........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living –Services to Older Blind Americans..................................................................................... $650,000

 

4110-3028........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment...... $52,576

 

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............................ $41,000,000

 

4120-0187........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment Federal Funds............................................................................................................. $297,936

 

4120-0191........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Informed Members Planning and Assessing Choices Together........................................................................... $233,900

 

4120-0511........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Social Security Disability Insurance................................................................................................................. $47,500,000

 

4120-0751........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Assistive Technology Grant $551,064

 

4120-0752........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living Federal Grant (Part C)....................................................................................................... $1,493,582

 

4120-0753........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living State Grants (Part B).......................................................................................................... $295,000

 

4120-0754........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transitional Pathway Services Grant........................................................................................................... $1,200,000

 

4120-0755........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TBI State Partnership Program Mentor State Fund Opportunity........................................................................ $300,000

 

4120-0756........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MRC empowering choice alternative finance program............................................................................. $202,683

 

 

4200-1605........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Second Chance Act Treatment and Justice Collaboration......................................................................................... $30,000

 

 

4400-3064........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant.............................................................................. $7,600,000

 

4400-3067........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training............................................................... $1,400,000

 

 

4500-1002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant 2018............................................................................ $1,800,000

 

4500-1054........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Sexual Assault Service Program............................................................................................. $450,000

 

4500-1056........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Rape Prevention and Education Program......................................................................................... $300,000

 

4500-1069........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Loan Repayment Program $550,000

 

4500-1070........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OMH State Partnership Initiative Proposal Oral Health Equity............................................................................. $200,000

 

4500-2000........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal and Child Health Services................................................................................................................. $11,900,000

 

4502-1012........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Virtual Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP)............................................................................................. $830,000

 

4510-0114........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Primary Care Offices $267,795

 

4510-0117........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Office of Rural Health $180,000

 

4510-0120........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Hospital Flexibility Program $369,366

 

4510-0223........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Oral Health Workforce Activities $394,520

 

4510-0224........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program.................................................................................................. $72,000

 

4510-0225........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children’s Oral Healthcare Access Program......................................................................................................... $280,000

 

4510-0227........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clinical Community Pediatric Weight Management.................................................................................... $1,477,519

 

4510-0401........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Medicare and Medicaid Survey and Certification.................................................................................................. $8,954,195

 

4510-0404........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Programs............................................................................... $4,220,536

 

4510-0501........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment.................................................................................................... $296,908

 

4510-0507........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Impact Act for Hospice Recertification Surveys.................................................................................... $231,045

 

4510-0619........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FDA Inspection of Food Establishments............................................................................................... $277,714

 

4510-0643........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program......................................................................................... $100,000

 

4510-9014........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mammography Quality Standards Act................................................................................................................. $371,722

 

4510-9048........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Indoor Radon Development Program......................................................................................................... $172,296

 

4510-9053........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beach Monitoring.............. $240,000

 

4510-9065........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reduce Environmental Exposure $496,848

 

4510-9067........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development and Implementation of Brace in Mass............................................................................................. $213,713

 

4510-9068........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maintenance and Enhancement of the State and National Environment............................................................... $1,128,207

 

4510-9070........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Protection Program Maintenance and Integration of Rapid Response and Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards......................................................................................... $600,750

 

4510-9071........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program........................................................................................ $445,000

 

4512-0100........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control........................................................................................................ $1,577,779

 

4512-0108........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Applications for STD Surveillance Parts A and B.............................................................................. $300,000

 

4512-0150........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization and Vaccines for Children....................................................................................................... $6,731,450

 

4512-0195........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Build Enhance Epidemiology Lab Health.......................................................................................................... $5,225,581

 

4512-9069........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant................................................................................ $47,167,823

 

4512-9085........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strategic Prevention Framework $1,648,187

 

4512-9089........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prevent Prescription Drug Overuse Misuse......................................................................................................... $2,134,656

 

4512-9090........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis....................................................................... $6,500,000

 

4512-9091........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass PPW PTL Grant Project Promise....................................................................................................... $1,100,000

 

4512-9092........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MAT-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction........................................................................................................ $524,670

 

4512-9093........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Opioid Response SOR.......................................................................................... $54,608,881

 

4512-9426........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Uniform Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data................................................................................................................. $82,226

 

4513-0111........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Opportunity for Person with AIDS Program.......................................................................................... $369,876

 

4513-9007........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Women Infants and Children $77,189,320

 

4513-9021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities................................................................................................... $8,200,000

 

4513-9031........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Systems Development Initiative for MA............................................................................................... $100,000

 

4513-9037........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Care Act Title II $21,509,385

 

4513-9044........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassREACH Evaluate Effectiveness Novel Public Health Delivery....................................................... $135,000

 

4513-9047........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, PS12-1201 Comprehensive HIV Prevention Project for Health Departments..................................................... $7,360,637

 

4513-9049........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance NHBS.......................................................................................... $443,050

 

4513-9052........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TB Testing and Treatment in High Risk Communities........................................................................................... $500,000

 

4513-9053........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage by Strengthen Adolescent Act............................................................ $50,000

 

4513-9063........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education FY 2018........................................................................................... $50,000

 

4513-9070........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, EMSC Partnership Grant... $130,000

 

4513-9104........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening....................................................................................................... $250,000

 

4513-9106........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Comprehensive Asthma Control Program............................................................................................. $650,000

 

4513-9109........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Perinatal Quality Collaborative.................................................................................................. $200,000

 

4513-9110........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, B Existing PRAMS............ $234,500

 

4513-9111........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CISS SECCS Planning..... $423,600

 

4513-9112........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA EHDI Project.............. $250,000

 

4513-9113........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program........................................................................ $7,212,800

 

4513-9115........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response Public Health................................................................. $150,000

 

4513-9116........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood Project............................................................................................ $382,328

 

4513-9117........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy Exposures..................................................................................... $995,000

 

4513-9127........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Title IV Program $645,043

 

4513-9193........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Launch Expansion... $645,043

 

4515-0116 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tuberculosis Elimination and Lab Control Coop Agreement.............................................................................. $1,872,718

 

4515-0210 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Sylvie Ratelle Prevention Training Center............................................................................................... $350,000

 

4515-1125 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Surveillance.................................................................................................... $640,267

 

4515-1126 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Expansion Operationalization MA DPH Syndromic Surveillance........................................................................... $307,355

 

4516-1021 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TP12-1201 HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreement.............................................................................. $14,580,000

 

4516-1024 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities......................................................................................................... $590,000

 

4516-1030........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response Public Health.............................................................. $4,970,970

 

4516-1035 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Expanded Biomonitoring Program...................................................................................................... $1,245,301

 

4516-1036 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MDPH HSLI Laboratory Accreditation................................................................................................... $200,000

 

4518-0505 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tech Data & Mass Birth/Infant Death File........................................................................................................ $25,000

 

4518-0520 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Violent Death Reporting System...................................................................................................................... $225,000

 

4518-0535 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Expanded Occupational Health Surveillance in MA.......................................................................................... $695,000

 

4518-1000 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Procurement of Information for the National Death Index......................................................................................... $64,000

 

4518-1002 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Death File – Social Security Administration.................................................................................... $210,350

 

4518-1003 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Records for the Social Security Administration................................................................................................. $295,356

 

4518-9023 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Census of Fatal Occupational Inquiries........................................................................................................... $54,778

 

4518-9039 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project............................................................................................................ $736,000

 

4518-9044........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Citizen Verification for Federal Employment..................................................................................................... $10,000

 

4518-9052 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System........................................................................................................... $300,000

 

4570-1527 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Personal Responsibility Education Program 2010.............................................................................................. $1,200,000

 

4570-1534 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Drug Administration Tobacco 2011.............................................................................................. $1,000,000

 

4570-1541 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Support for Pregnant Parenting Teen............................................................................................................ $1,000,000

 

4570-1545 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ensuring Quitline Capacity $450,000

 

4570-1548 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Prevention........................................................................................... $750,000

 

4570-1549 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Health and Disability Program...................................................................................................................... $350,000

 

4570-1554 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY14 Family Planning Services FOA............................................................................................................ $3,000,000

 

4570-1557 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screen.................................................................. $630,699

 

4570-1560 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tobacco Control Program $1,800,000

 

4570-1561 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Core Violence Injury Prevention Program........................................................................................ $637,500

 

4570-1562 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Family Violence Service State Grants......................................................................................................... $2,000,000

 

4570-1563 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhanced Opioid-Involved Morbidity Mortality Surveillance........................................................................ $637,000

 

4570-1564........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Diabetes and Heart Disease Stroke Prevention Program........................................................................... $1,657,760

 

4570-1565 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Strategy Prevention for Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke.................................................................... $1,800,000

 

4570-1566 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reducing Older Adult Asthma Disparities – Extension (ROAAD-X).................................................................. $365,872

 

4570-1571 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Cancer Prevention and Control Program...................................................................................................... $3,423,696

 

4570-1572 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Cancer Institute – SEER Program......................................................................................................... $830,000

 

 

4800-0006........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children’s Justice Act........ $314,376

 

4800-0009........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-E Independent Living Program...................................................................................................... $3,202,593

 

4800-0013........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Title IV-B Subpart 2 and Caseworker Visitation................................. $4,377,346

 

4800-0084........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education & Training Voucher Program...................................................................................................... $1,062,217

 

4800-0089........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adoption Incentives Payments $177,400

 

4899-0001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child Welfare Services $3,736,359

 

4899-0021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect................................................................................................. $1,901,608

 

 

5012-9122 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, PATH............................ $1,558,823

 

5012-9123........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Healthy Transitions........ $1,250,000

 

5012-9171 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NITT-Healthy Transition ... $816,198

 

5012-9173 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Primary and Behavioral Health (PBHC).......................................................................................................... $130,773

 

5012-9176 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Suicide Prevention............ $483,823

 

5012-9401 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services.......................................................................................... $10,620,375

 

5012-9402 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreement................................................................................ $1,352,698

 

5046-9102 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care............. $235,534

 

 

5911-3023........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Lifespan Respite Ongoing Sustainability Grant......................................................................................... $254,801

 

5947-0021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnership for Transition to Employment................................................................................................... $250,000

 

 

7000-9702........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service Technology Act $3,283,698

 

 

 

4400-0705........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Emergency Shelter Grants Program........................................................................................... $5,196,932

 

4400-0707........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Continuum of Care Supplemental Housing..................................................................................................... $13,759,224

 

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............................................... $6,703,516

 

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........................................... $159,499,895

 

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................................................................ $17,974,186

 

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............. $29,752,458

 

7004-3038........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Neighborhood Stabilization Block Grant........................................................................................................... $1,040,231

 

7004-3040........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDBG Disaster Recovery Assistance................................................................................................... $2,008,945

 

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..................... $14,468,955

 

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.................................. $6,386,000

 

7004-9015........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Choice Voucher and Moving to Work Program........................................................................... $274,000,000

 

7004-9016........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Unification Program $2,200,000

 

7004-9017........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities............................................................................................... $815,000

 

7004-9018........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance Demonstration Program................................................................. $540,000

 

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...................... $6,800,000

 

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...................... $6,701,756

 

7004-9021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, the Family Self-Sufficiency 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................................................................. $750,000

 

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.................................................................. $7,825,000

 

7004-9029........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF)........................................................................................................ $5,453,666

 

 

7006-6002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Health Insurance Rate Review Cycle III.......................................................................................................... $300,000

 

7006-6003........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Projects to Further Enhance Rate Review in Massachusetts Cycle IV................................................................... $200,000

 

7006-6004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Further Insurance Market Reform Cycle I............................................................................................................ $200,000

 

7006-6005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Program................................................................................................ $50,000

 

 

7008-9024........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Trade Export Program $300,000

 

7008-9025........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Trade Export Program $500,000

 

 

 

7002-6622........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, American Apprenticeship Initiative $2,397,327

 

7002-6623........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit $329,825

 

7002-6625........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Labor Certification............ $854,664

 

7002-6626........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Employment Services State Allotment................................................................................................... $17,399,029

 

7002-6628........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disabled Veterans Outreach Program...................................................................................................... $3,044,282

 

7003-1010........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Trade Adjustment Assistance $22,429,071

 

7003-1630........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Adult Activities.................................................................................................... $21,417,473

 

7003-1631........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Youth Formula Grants.......................................................................................... $28,894,366

 

7003-1777........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act National Emergency Grants....................................................................................... $6,515,900

 

7003-1778........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIA/WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grant............................................................................................ $22,429,071

 

7003-1781........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIA/WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve TAT.................................................................................. $1,122,292

 

7003-1785........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Apprenticeships USA State Accelerator Grant......................................................................................... $1,900,000

 

 

7002-6624........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Unemployment Insurance Administration............................................................................................ $62,889,456

 

7002-9701........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics $2,051,548

 

 

7002-2013........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mine Safety and Health Training $93,425

 

7003-4203........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bureau of Labor Statistics Statistical Survey............................................................................................................. $72,000

 

7003-4206........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Licensing Monitoring - Enforcement..................................................................................................... $46,000

7003-4212........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Asbestos Licensing and Monitoring........................................................................................................................ $98,000

 

7003-4213........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Licensing and Monitoring $275,000

 

7003-6627........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) On-site Consultation Program..................................... $1,345,800

 

 

 

7009-6100 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Development Grant Birth through 5 Planning....................................................................................... $1,020,500

 

3000-0707 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Head Start Collaboration... $175,000

 

3000-0709 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Subsidy Authorization Evaluation...................................................................................................... $249,999

 

3000-4001 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Expansion Grant $2,283,564

 

3000-9003 ...... For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP)....................................................................................... $233,099

 

 

7010-9706........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project $159,348

 

7038-0107........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education – State Grant Program..................................................................................................... $11,335,953

 

7043-1001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies.................................................................................................. $237,109,461

 

7043-1004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Children............ $1,159,860

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I – Neglected and Delinquent Children....................................................................................................... $1,940,451

 

7043-2001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Quality State Grants $33,733,456

 

7043-3001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Language Instruction and LEP Grants....................................................................................................... $14,804,702

 

7043-4002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 21^st Century Community Learning Centers...................................................................................................... $17,496,923

 

7043-4004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY18 SS & AEG........... $16,857,655

 

7043-6001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Assessment Grants $6,898,003

 

7043-6002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural & Low Income Schools $37,255

 

7043-6501........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth.................................................................................................... $1,366,069

 

7043-7001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants $299,882,194

 

7043-7002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants......... $10,142,049

 

7043-8001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Grants $20,583,836

 

7048-1000........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Positive Behavioral Supports, Social Emotional Learning & Mental Health....................................................... $674,950

 

7048-2321........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDC – Improving Health through School-based HIV/STD Prevention................................................................... $100,000

 

7048-2322........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDC – Wellness Initiative for Students......................................................................................................... $365,000

 

7048-9144........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MEP Consortium Incentive Grants $68,182

 

7053-2008........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Nutrition....................................................................................................... $3,465,412

 

7053-2112........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds $344,398,467

 

7053-2117........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program....... $6,580,314

 

7053-2125........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commodity Supplemental Food Program......................................................................................................... $186,493

 

7053-2126........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance................................................................................................... $1,093,920

 

7062-0008........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs $5,087,797

 

 

7066-1574........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassTeach...................... $205,519

 

7066-6033........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs........................................................ $4,256,000

 

 

7503-6557........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - TRIO - Talent Search $130,000

 

7503-9711........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Student Support Services Program........................................................................................... $230,000

 

7503-9714........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Upward Bound Program...................................................................................................................... $120,000

 

7509-9717........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Upward Bound Math and Science Program................................................................... $108,000

 

7509-9718........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Talent Search........................................................................................................... $272,000

 

7511-9711........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC - Special Services for Disadvantaged........................................................................................... $477,726

 

7511-9740........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC - Upward Bound $391,688

 

7511-9750........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC - Talent Search $288,000

 

 

 

8000-4603........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act................................................................................................ $360,000

 

8000-4610........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Statistical Analysis Center... $50,000

 

8000-4611........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program............................................................................ $5,000,000

 

8000-4620........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program.............................................................................. $3,250,000

 

8000-4622........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY15 Residential Substance Abuse II for State Prisoners............................................................................. $105,000

 

8000-4627........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY15 Sex Offender Registration Program II...................................................................................................... $250,000

 

8000-4628........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Criminal History Improvement Program..................................................................................... $250,000

 

8000-4629........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NICS – Act National Improvement Program........................................................................................................... $89,661

 

8000-4630........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Countering Violent Extremism $26,000

 

8000-4639........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, John Justice Grant............. $41,000

 

8000-4643........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prison Rape Elimination Act Program......................................................................................................... $135,928

 

8000-4645........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adam Walsh Act................. $20,000

 

8000-4646........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 STOP Violence Against Women Act.................................................................................................. $2,000,000

 

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 Neighborhoods $50,000

 

8000-4707........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Profit Security Grant Program...................................................................................................................... $597,515

 

8000-4794........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Areas Initiative Grant $17,000,000

 

8000-4795........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STOP School Violence...... $750,000

 

8000-4804........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Agency Programs.. $5,000,000

 

8000-4805........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Map 21 405 Program..... $6,000,000

 

8000-4826........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State and Local Implementation Grant.............................................................................................................. $450,000

 

8000-4841........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fatality Analysis Reporting System........................................................................................................................ $82,000

 

 

8100-0212........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Van Passenger......................................................................... $125,000

 

8100-2010........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FY12..................................................................................... $3,571,000

 

8100-2640........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Internet Crime Against Children Continuation Grant............................................................................................ $60,000

 

8100-2642........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2016 Wounded VET Hiring Project............................................................................................................. $25,000

 

8100-9761........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2016 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program......................................................................................... $560,049

 

8100-9762........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY17 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program........................................................................ $142,754

 

8100-9763........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2017 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program......................................................................................... $979,322

 

8100-9764........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2017 DNA Efficiency Improvement.................................................................................................. $200,000

 

8100-9765........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 DNA Backlog Reduction $522,143

 

8100-9766........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program........................................................................ $203,427

 

 

8324-1505........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Fire Academy State Fire Training Grant Program..................................................................................... $20,000

 

 

8700-1001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Facilities Program..................................................................................................... $19,219,000

 

8700-1002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Environmental Program...................................................................................................... $4,355,000

 

8700-1003........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Security $1,164,200

 

8700-1004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Electronic Security.......................................................................................................... $250,000

 

8700-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Command Control, Communications and Information Management.................................... $460,000

 

8700-1007........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Sustainable Ranges........................................................................................................ $1,500,000

 

8700-1010........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Anti-Terrorism...................................................................................................................... $108,000

 

8700-1011........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Management Program Coordinator Activities ..................................................................................... $180,000

 

8700-1014........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Administrative Services .......................................................................................................... $45,000

 

8700-1021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Facilities Operations and Maintenance........................................................................ $8,246,082

 

8700-1022........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Environmental $76,988

 

8700-1023........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Security $1,877,804

 

8700-1024........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Fire Protection $3,280,056

 

8700-1040........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Distributed Learning Program........................................................................................... $598,411

 

8700-2012........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Otis ANGB Projects....... $4,093,026

 

8700-2101........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OTIS ANGB Multiple Projects $2,673,254

 

8700-2201........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Multipurpose Machine Gun Range $9,700,000

 

 

8800-0004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 Port Security Grant $700,000

 

8800-0042........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act................................................................................................................. $375,000

 

8800-0048........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Flood Mitigation Assistance Program...................................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

8800-0064........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program $11,000,000

 

8800-0065........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2015 Snow Storm $450,000

 

8800-1644........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2011 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Projects..................................................................................... $3,000,000

 

8800-1645........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Flood Mitigation Assistance Project................................................................................................................... $2,000,000

 

8800-1895........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2010 Flood Grant... $500,000

 

8800-1959........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2011 Snowstorm Grant $500,000

 

8800-1994........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, June 2011 Tornadoes Grant $10,000,000

 

8800-2012........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY12 Emergency Management Performance Grant....................................................................................... $7,100,000

 

8800-4028........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tropical Storm Irene Grant $2,000,000

 

8800-4051........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, October 2011 Snowstorm Grant $1,000,000

 

8800-4097........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Grant... $2,500,000

 

8800-4110........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, February 2013 Blizzard Nemo $5,000,000

 

8800-4214........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 26-28 Winter Storm $4,000,000

 

8800-4372........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding...................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

8800-4379........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding...................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

8810-0065........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2015 Snow Storms Hazard Mitigation Grants Program - Projects............................................................. $8,000,000

 

8810-1644........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Competitive Projects....................................................................................................... $2,000,000

 

8810-4214........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 26-28 2015 Storms $6,000,000

 

8810-4372........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding.................................................................................... $10,000,000

 

8810-4379........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding.................................................................................... $10,000,000

 

 

8950-2017........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Parole Recovery Opportunity PRO Supervision.................................................................................................... $386,731

 

 

0840-0110........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, VOCA Grant Funds............ $75,311

 

 

 

8910-0815........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Young Adult Empowerment Collaborative of Western Massachusetts.......................................................... $350,000

 

8910-0816........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The MCSO MAT Reentry Initiative $502,000

 

 

4512-9096........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse............. $108,500

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program......................................................................................................... $197,385

 

7043-8001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Perkins Grant..................... $44,702

 

8000-4620........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Violence Against Women Act $42,170

 

 

4512-9090........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MATRI-HOC...................... $98,700

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program........................................................................................................... $15,736

 

8000-4622........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)............................................................................................ $12,500

 

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program........................................................................................................... $20,964

 

7043-8001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Perkins Grant..................... $30,000

 

8000-4622........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)............................................................................................ $35,000

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program......................................................................................................... $307,000

 

8000-4622........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RSAT................................ $12,500

 

8910-0623........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, C-TECH........................... $230,000

 

8910-0624........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mental Health Diversion Program $100,000

 

 

8910-8223........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vivitrol Increased Participation Services......................................................................................................... $389,436

 

 

4512-6060........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MATRI-HOC Expansion.... $100,000

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program......................................................................................................... $109,524

 

8910-8720........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SCAAP............................ $114,692

 

 

4512-9090........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis..................................................................................................... $65,000

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program......................................................................................................... $134,000

 

 

6440-0089........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks.................................................................................... $232,205

 

6440-0090........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDL License Enhancement. $86,696

 

6642-0018........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5311 Rural Formula Program...................................................................................................... $4,547,532

 

6642-0020........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5316 Job Access and Reverse Commute.......................................................................................... $254,793

 

6642-0023........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Metropolitan Transportation Planning...................................................................................................... $4,159,510

 

6642-0026........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5317 New Freedom Operating Segment........................................................................................... $68,999

 

6642-0030........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bus and Bus Facilities Section 5339................................................................................................................... $1,750,000

 

6642-0049........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5310 Special Needs for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities.......................................... $6,604,473

 

6643-0013........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boston South Station Expansion $1,896,620

 

 

9110-1074........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Older Americans Act......... $109,606

 

9110-1075........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title VII Ombudsman........ $336,169

 

9110-1076........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IIIB Supportive Service $10,182,633

 

9110-1077........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Family Caregiver Support Program...................................................................................................... $3,700,000

 

9110-1079........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, IIID Preventative Health.... $436,823

 

9110-1094........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Health Insurance Assistance Program......................................................................................................... $795,372

 

9110-1157........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ombudsman One Care Plan Initiative........................................................................................................... $20,000

 

9110-1163........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA EOEA Protective Services Project............................................................................................................... $5,000

 

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, Senior Community Service Employment Program................................................................................... $1,726,668

 

9110-1189........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Model Systems for Legal Assistance Project............................................................................................ $20,000

 

9110-1197........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Service Program............................................................................................... $25,000

 

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, 2020. 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; provided, however, that the sum of the incremental transfers shall equal the sum set forth in this section and all transfers under the schedule shall be completed not later than June 30, 2020. 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.

 

 

1595-1075........ For an operating transfer to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established under section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws................................ $7,000,000

 

Gaming Economic Development Fund................... 100%

 

 

1599-6152........ For an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund established under section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws........................................... $450,000,000

 

1595-9168........ For an operating transfer to the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund established under section 35VV of chapter 10 of the General Laws to hold funds in support of pay for success contracts, under the requirements of said section 35VV of said chapter 10 $9,100,000

 

 

 

1595-1068........ For an operating transfer to the MassHealth provider payment account under the Medical Assistance Trust Fund established in section 2QQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that unless stated otherwise in this item, these funds shall be expended for services provided during state or federal fiscal year 2019 or 2020 or for public hospital transformation and incentive initiative payments for state fiscal year 2019 or 2020 or for Medicaid care organization payments under 42 CFR 438.6(c) for rate year 2019 or 2020; provided further, that all payments from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (iii) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (iv) 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 notify, in writing, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing of increases or decreases in any payments made within the term of the current 1115 waiver or other state plan amendments within 15 days; and provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall  utilize funds from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund to make payments of up to $377,100,000 to the Cambridge public health commission or to Medicaid care organizations for payment to the Cambridge public health commission if the Cambridge public health commission, in anticipation of receiving such payments, first voluntarily transfers an amount equal to the nonfederal share of such payments to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund using a federally-permissible source of funds which shall fully satisfy the non-federal share of such payment............................................ $481,260,000

 

1595-1069........ For an operating transfer to the Health Information Technology Trust Fund established under section 35RR of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended for operating costs for the statewide health information exchange and integrated eligibility system;and provided further, that not later than December 1, 2019, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2019 of the Health Information Technology Trust Fund established in said section 35RR of said chapter 10, including: (i) the total dollar amount billed to the Health Information Technology Trust Fund; (ii) the total dollar amount of federal reimbursement; (iii) initiatives and programs paid for out of the Health Information Technology Trust Fund; and (iv) the amount disbursed from the Health Information Technology Trust Fund to each program and initiative outlined in the enabling statute .......................... $10,000,000

 

1595-1070........ For an operating transfer to the Safety Net Provider Trust Fund established  under section 2BBBBB of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended pursuant to the Safety Net Provider eligibility criteria and payment methodology approved in the MassHealth demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315 for state fiscal year 2018 or 2019; provided further, that all payments from the fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (iii) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (iv) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2020 on  the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (a) payments made to each provider; (b) investments each provider has made with said payments for pursued reforms related to incentives outlined in said demonstration waiver; and (c) assessments of recipient providers based on quality measures under the Delivery System Reform Incentive Program................................................................................................... $165,100,000

 

1595-1071........ For an operating transfer to the Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Trust Fund established pursuant to section 35GGG of chapter 10 of the General Laws, inserted by section 7 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018.................................... $200,000

 

 

1595-4506........ For an operating transfer to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund established in section 35MMM of chapter 10 of the General Laws................... $2,700,000

 

 

1595-4512........ For an operating transfer to the Behavioral Health Outreach, Access and Support Trust Fund established under section 2GGGGG of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended by the department of public health on a public awareness campaign to promote the awareness and use of available behavioral health services; provided further, that the public awareness campaign shall partner with relevant advocacy organizations, employers, institutions of higher education and community-based organizations to ensure that the campaign reaches the populations that are most at risk of encountering existing barriers to behavioral health services; and provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals....................................................... $10,000,000

 

 

 

Governor disapproved of the following wording, for message see H4014
The Legislature overrode the Governor's action

1595-6368........ For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund established under section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the emergency repairs and structural renovations of the Fairman Road bridge and culvert in Orange; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to address traffic issues and public safety concerns for traffic intersections around the North Beverly train station; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of Wakefield for electronic or hybrid parking attendant vehicles; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a bus route to connect Marlborough to Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for parking and traffic improvements in Braintree; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for signalization at the intersection of Bacon Street and Route 135 in Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improving sidewalks, connecting streets, increasing pedestrian lighting, and town center associated costs in Weston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for elderly and commuter services linking to the MBTA in Maynard and Acton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for transportation improvements in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for culvert repair and replacement in Bolton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the installation of a pedestrian walk signal at the Gallivan Boulevard and Adams Street intersection in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a transit feasibility study for first mile/last mile shuttle bus services in Woburn and Lexington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a Hanscom Air Force Base access feasibility study in Lexington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Everett for the installation of more signage on major thoroughfares; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for infra-space improvements to the Kensington underpass in East Somerville; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the design work of a pedestrian bridge to cross over the rail tracks at the Anderson regional transit center in Woburn; provided further, that not less than $270,000 shall be expended for the pilot season of the Berkshire Flyer, a weekend passenger rail service connecting New York city and the Berkshires between Memorial Day and Columbus Day in calendar year 2020, deemed economically viable and beneficial by the study conducted pursuant to section 137 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017; provided further, that not more than $30,000 from this item shall be made available to the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority to hire a project manager during said pilot season of the Berkshire Flyer; provided further, that not later than December 31, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall develop and execute a memorandum of understanding with the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority for the purposes of implementing the Berkshire Flyer pilot; provided further, that the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority shall serve as the local sponsor of the Berkshire Flyer as defined in the report filed pursuant to section 101 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided further, that the memorandum of understanding shall define: (i) the responsibilities of the local sponsor and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation during the pilot season of the Berkshire Flyer; (ii) how funding will be distributed to and from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority; and (iii) all fiscal liabilities assumed during the pilot season including, but not limited to, responsibilities and fiscal requirements prescribed by section 209 of the federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; provided further, that the memorandum of understanding shall clearly delineate the functions of and funding for the Berkshire Flyer pilot for all parties and the conditions under which service decisions shall be made; provided further, that $90,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments for developing and launching a rideshare demonstration program for social service recipients; provided further, that not less than $34,000 shall be expended for a public transportation accessibility and improvements feasibility study in the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the town of Needham for streetscape improvements in the Needham Heights area including, but not limited to, pedestrian lighting; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority for further improvements to the Depot square portion of the Ayer rail trail commuter parking project; provided further, that funds may be expended from this amount  for a feasibility study to create a commuter rail stop in the town of North Andover at the location behind Osgood Landing, north of the Lawrence Municipal Airport; provided further, that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation may relocate trains that idle at the Bradford Layover to available parcels of land located within the Hilldale Industrial Park in the city of Haverhill, which may be designated as an overnight layover facility; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for renovations and improvements to state highway route 1A in the town of Wenham;  provided further, that not later than November 1, 2019 the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, and the joint committee on transportation, on the feasibility of using state-owned property as a staging area to provide micro-mobility device or any other suitable mode of conveyance for last mile point to point transportation to and from commuter rail stops, rapid transit stops, or rapid transit transfer stations; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, a listing of all state-owned property within 1 mile of mass transit stops and the feasibility of adding the property information as a layer to the Massachusetts interactive property map, developed by MassGIS................ $345,813,615

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

1595-6369........ For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority under clause (1) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall issue quarterly reports to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means providing for an accounting of the funds provided for in this item, which shall include the amount of money received under this transfer, the amount of money expended under this transfer and a description of items and services for which funds have been expended; provided further the Authority shall submit these reports on a quarterly basis not later than 30 days following the last day of the quarter; and provided further, that the first such report shall be due not later than September 30, 2019 $127,000,000

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

1595-6370........ For an operating transfer to the regional transit authorities organized under chapter 161B of the General Laws, or any prior laws, under clause (2) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that each regional transit authority receiving assistance under this item shall deliver not later than October 4, 2019, a copy of its most recent audited financial statement to the chief financial officer of the Massachusetts department of transportation, the secretary of administration and finance, the treasurer of the commonwealth, the comptroller of the commonwealth, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint committee on transportation; and provided further, that in the distribution of performance grants under section 82 of this act, prioritization shall be given to a regional transit authority whose contract assistance under section 23 of chapter 161B is less than 50 per cent of the net cost of service of the regional transit authority.............................................................................. $90,500,000

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

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 costs shall be borne by insurance companies doing motor vehicle insurance business within the commonwealth under 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 a non-criminal motor vehicle traffic violation as described in chapter 90C of the General Laws.......................................................................................................... $10,168,209

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..................... 100%

 

 

 

1595-0115........ For the Civics Project Trust Fund established in section 2CCCCC of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be appropriated for the Civics Project Trust Fund to promote civics education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...... $1,500,000

 

1595-7066........ For the support of the Massachusetts Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Grant Fund, referred to as the Pipeline Fund, established under 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, 2020 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 $1,128,617,436 and shall be apportioned to 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 2020 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 distributed from said item 7061-0008 of said section 2 shall be deemed in full satisfaction of the amounts due under chapter 70 of the General Laws.

For fiscal year 2020, the foundation budget category of "low income enrollment" for the purpose of calculating foundation enrollment shall be the number of students identified as economically disadvantaged by qualifying as a match in the commonwealth's direct certification system, as maintained in the executive office of health and human services virtual gateway system: supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), Medicaid (MassHealth) and foster care. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, foundation budget rates shall be set as identified in the tables below. The target local share shall be calculated using the same methodology used in fiscal year 2019. Preliminary local contribution shall be the municipality's fiscal year 2019 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; provided further, 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; provided further, that if a municipality’s combined effort yield is greater than 175% of its foundation budget, then the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2020 shall be the target contribution for that municipality in fiscal year 2020. Minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2020 shall be, for any municipality with a fiscal year 2020 preliminary contribution greater than its fiscal year 2020 target contribution, the preliminary local contribution reduced by 100 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 per cent of the district's foundation budget amount. Transitional aid received in fiscal year 2019 relating to low income measurement shall be included in districts' base aid in fiscal year 2020. 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 2020, the "foundation aid increment" shall be the difference between: (i) the positive difference between a district's foundation budget and its required district contribution; and (ii) prior year aid. The "minimum aid increment" shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's foundation enrollment minus the foundation aid increment.

Chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2020 shall be the sum of prior year aid plus the foundation 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 and for any district that has not accepted the provisions of section 260 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014; provided, that any district for whom such costs are not so considered shall have included as part of net school spending an amount equal to the increase in the foundation budget for the district associated with health care costs of retired teachers.

No payments to cities, towns or counties maintaining an agricultural school under this section 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 under 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 agricultural 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Base Rates

	Administration	Instructional Leadership	Classroom & Specialist Teachers	Other Teaching Services	Professional Development	Instructional Equipment & Technology	Guidance & Psychological	Pupil Services	Operations & Maintenance	Employee Benefits/Fixed Charges	Special Ed Tuition	Total, all categories
Pre-School	$195.97	$353.93	$1,622.88	$416.22	$64.18	$234.89	$118.08	$46.96	$450.66	$519.38	$0.00	$4,023.15
Kindergarten (half)	$195.97	$353.93	$1,622.88	$416.22	$64.18	$234.89	$118.08	$46.96	$450.66	$519.38	$0.00	$4,023.15
Kindergarten (full)	$391.93	$707.86	$3,245.76	$832.47	$128.42	$469.78	$236.19	$93.97	$901.30	$1,038.75	$0.00	$8,046.43
Elementary	$391.93	$707.86	$3,245.72	$832.47	$128.44	$469.78	$236.19	$140.93	$901.30	$1,038.78	$0.00	$8,093.40
Junior/Middle	$391.93	$707.86	$2,856.25	$599.25	$139.24	$469.78	$314.38	$230.21	$977.13	$1,069.79	$0.00	$7,755.82
High School	$391.93	$707.86	$4,200.34	$498.88	$135.01	$751.65	$394.09	$530.85	$947.43	$967.85	$0.00	$9,525.89
Vocational	$391.93	$707.86	$7,140.62	$498.88	$223.21	$1,315.37	$394.09	$530.85	$1,773.15	$1,395.84	$0.00	$14,371.80
Special Ed in-school	$2,704.98	$0.00	$8,925.75	$8,333.85	$430.57	$375.82	$0.00	$0.00	$3,021.59	$3,374.83	$0.00	$27,167.39
Special Ed tuitioned-out	$2,802.91	$0.00	$0.00	$42.82	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$26,612.12	$29,457.85

Incremental Rates

 

Regional School District	Chapter 70	Unrestricted General Government Aid
ACTON BOXBOROUGH	$15,185,311	$0
ADAMS CHESHIRE	$10,354,753	$0
AMHERST PELHAM	$9,561,457	$0
ASHBURNHAM WESTMINSTER	$11,669,561	$0
ASSABET VALLEY	$5,955,175	$0
ATHOL ROYALSTON	$17,423,570	$0
AYER SHIRLEY	$8,301,431	$0
BERKSHIRE HILLS	$2,933,388	$0
BERLIN BOYLSTON	$2,139,724	$0
BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE	$10,985,239	$0
BLACKSTONE VALLEY	$8,264,744	$0
BLUE HILLS	$5,255,709	$0
BRIDGEWATER RAYNHAM	$22,061,362	$0
BRISTOL COUNTY	$3,238,896	$0
BRISTOL PLYMOUTH	$12,043,180	$0
CAPE COD	$2,184,147	$0
CENTRAL BERKSHIRE	$8,773,249	$0
CHESTERFIELD GOSHEN	$751,930	$0
CONCORD CARLISLE	$2,700,821	$0
DENNIS YARMOUTH	$7,812,700	$0
DIGHTON REHOBOTH	$12,956,936	$0
DOVER SHERBORN	$2,282,394	$0
DUDLEY CHARLTON	$24,488,263	$0
ESSEX NORTH SHORE	$4,752,081	$0
FARMINGTON RIVER	$494,950	$0
FRANKLIN COUNTY	$3,974,409	$0
FREETOWN LAKEVILLE	$11,102,173	$0
FRONTIER	$2,855,535	$0
GATEWAY	$5,658,699	$0
GILL MONTAGUE	$6,568,729	$0
GREATER FALL RIVER	$17,516,885	$0
GREATER LAWRENCE	$27,096,714	$0
GREATER LOWELL	$28,831,510	$0
GREATER NEW BEDFORD	$26,940,155	$0
GROTON DUNSTABLE	$10,920,053	$0
HAMILTON WENHAM	$3,711,406	$0
HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM	$11,920,364	$0
HAMPSHIRE	$3,271,593	$0
HAWLEMONT	$636,346	$0
KING PHILIP	$7,592,980	$0
LINCOLN SUDBURY	$3,127,363	$0
MANCHESTER ESSEX	$3,048,668	$0
MARTHAS VINEYARD	$2,875,680	$0
MASCONOMET	$5,201,349	$0
MENDON UPTON	$12,448,756	$0
MINUTEMAN	$2,096,043	$0
MOHAWK TRAIL	$6,056,894	$0
MONOMOY	$3,798,314	$0
MONTACHUSETT	$15,425,797	$0
MOUNT GREYLOCK	$3,554,057	$0
NARRAGANSETT	$9,951,444	$0
NASHOBA	$7,273,744	$0
NASHOBA VALLEY	$3,717,284	$0
NAUSET	$3,526,849	$0
NEW SALEM WENDELL	$688,101	$0
NORFOLK COUNTY	$1,291,559	$0
NORTH MIDDLESEX	$20,393,183	$0
NORTHAMPTON SMITH	$913,025	$0
NORTHBORO SOUTHBORO	$3,168,064	$0
NORTHEAST METROPOLITAN	$10,565,448	$0
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE	$4,829,906	$0
OLD COLONY	$3,282,354	$0
OLD ROCHESTER	$3,043,394	$0
PATHFINDER	$6,051,178	$0
PENTUCKET	$13,182,092	$0
PIONEER	$4,170,581	$0
QUABBIN	$16,646,098	$0
QUABOAG	$9,158,560	$0
RALPH C MAHAR	$5,432,010	$0
SHAWSHEEN VALLEY	$6,470,511	$0
SILVER LAKE	$8,215,063	$0
SOMERSET BERKLEY	$5,723,131	$0
SOUTH MIDDLESEX	$5,327,429	$0
SOUTH SHORE	$4,442,848	$0
SOUTHEASTERN	$16,871,155	$0
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE	$1,986,791	$0
SOUTHERN WORCESTER	$11,085,613	$0
SOUTHWICK TOLLAND GRANVILLE	$9,846,558	$0
SPENCER EAST BROOKFIELD	$13,695,254	$0
TANTASQUA	$9,222,853	$0
TRI COUNTY	$5,716,838	$0
TRITON	$8,777,631	$0
UPISLAND	$879,292	$0
UPPER CAPE COD	$3,262,258	$0
WACHUSETT	$28,647,835	$0
WHITMAN HANSON	$24,776,700	$0
WHITTIER	$10,204,859	$0
TOTAL REGIONAL	$741,238,936	$0
TOTAL STATE	$5,176,002,652	$1,128,617,436

 

SECTION 4.  Clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subclause:-

(v)  records disclosed to the health policy commission under subsections (b) and (e) of section 8A of chapter 6D.

SECTION 5.  Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15IIIIII the following section:-

Section 15JJJJJJ.  The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart February 14 as Frederick Douglass Day, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of Frederick Douglass to the abolitionist movement and his lifelong fight for equality in the cities of New Bedford and Lynn, the commonwealth and throughout the United States and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

SECTION 6.  Chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8 the following section:-

Section 8A.  (a) As used in this section, the following word shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:

“Manufacturer”, an entity that manufactures a pharmaceutical drug covered by MassHealth.

(b)  The commission may require a manufacturer specified in subsection (c) to disclose to the commission within a reasonable time information relating to the manufacturer’s pricing of that drug, on a standard reporting form developed by the commission with the input of the manufacturers, which includes but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1)  A schedule of the drug’s wholesale acquisition cost increases over the previous five calendar years;

(2)  The manufacturer’s aggregate, company-level research and development and other relevant capital expenditures, including facility construction, for the most recent year for which final audited data are available;

(3)  A written, narrative description, suitable for public release, of factors that contributed to reported changes in wholesale acquisition cost during the previous five calendar years; and

(4)  Any other information that the manufacturer wishes to provide to the commission.

Based on the records furnished, the commission may identify a proposed supplemental rebate, in consultation with the executive office, for a prescribed drug specified in subsection (c); provided that the proposed supplemental rebate may be based on a proposed value of the drug; and provided further, that the commission shall consider any proposed supplemental rebate framework or other information provided to the commission under subsection (g) of section 12A of chapter 118E. The commission may request additional relevant information that it deems necessary to identify a proposed supplemental rebate or proposed value of the drug.

(c)  A manufacturer of the following prescribed drugs shall comply with the requirements set forth in this section: a drug for which the executive office was unable to successfully conclude supplemental rebate negotiations with the manufacturer under subsections (b) and (c) of section 12A of chapter 118E, and for which the commission has received notice from the executive office under subsection (g) of said section 12A of said chapter 118E.

(d)  Records disclosed by a manufacturer under this section shall: (i) be accompanied by an attestation that all information provided is true and correct; (ii) not be public records under section 7 of chapter 4 or chapter 66; and (iii) remain confidential; provided, however, that the commission may produce reports summarizing any findings; provided that any such report shall not be in a form that identifies specific prices charged for or rebate amounts associated with drugs by a manufacturer, or in a manner that is likely to compromise the financial, competitive or proprietary nature of the information.

(e)  If, after review of any records furnished to the commission under subsection (b), the commission determines that the manufacturer’s pricing of the drug is potentially unreasonable or excessive in relation to the commission’s proposed value under subsection (b), the commission shall, with 30 days’ advance notice to the manufacturer, request that the manufacturer provide further information related to the pricing of the prescribed drug and the manufacturer’s justification for the pricing. In addition to the manufacturer, the commission may identify other relevant parties including but not limited to patients, providers, provider organizations and payers who may provide information to the commission.

(f)  Any information, analyses or reports regarding a particular drug reviewed or used in identifying the supplemental rebate or assessing the proposed value of the drug shall be provided to the manufacturer for review and input. The commission shall consider any clarifications or data provided by the manufacturer with respect to its drug. The commission may not base its determination on the supplemental rebate, the proposed value or the reasonableness of the drug pricing, solely on the analysis or research of an outside third party.

(g)  If the commission relies upon a third party to provide cost-effectiveness analysis or research related to the proposed value, such analysis or research shall also provide, but not be limited in scope to, (i) a description of the methodologies and models used in its analysis; (ii) any assumptions and potential limitations of research findings in the context of the results; and (iii) outcomes for affected subpopulations that utilize the drug.

(h)  Not later than 60 days after receiving information from the manufacturer, as required under subsection (b) or (e), the commission shall issue a determination on whether the manufacturer’s pricing of a drug subject to the supplemental rebate negotiation that resulted in the provision of notice under section 12A of chapter 118E is unreasonable or excessive in relation to the commission’s proposed value of the drug.

(i)  If the manufacturer fails to timely comply with the commission’s request for records under subsections (b) or (e), or otherwise knowingly obstructs the commission’s ability to issue its determination under subsection (h), including, but not limited to, providing incomplete, false or misleading information, the commission may impose appropriate sanctions against the manufacturer, including reasonable monetary penalties not to exceed $500,000, in each instance. The commission shall seek to promote compliance with this section and shall only impose a civil penalty on the manufacturer as a last resort.

(j)  The commission shall adopt any written policies, procedures or regulations the commission determines necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 7.  Section 31 of chapter 9 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 12, the figure “2020” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2025.

SECTION 8.  Section 35LLL of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following 2 sentences:- The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund and shall receive, deposit and invest all monies transmitted to the state treasurer under this section in accordance with sections 34 and 38 of chapter 29 in such manner as to secure the highest rate of return available consistent with the safety of the fund, and shall credit interest and earnings on the trust fund corpus to the trust fund. The state treasurer shall transfer funds from the income and receipts of the fund to the victim and witness assistance board, established in section 4 of chapter 258B, from time to time, at the request of the board.

SECTION 9.  Said chapter 10 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 35LLL the following section:-

Section 35MMM.  There shall be a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of public health for the operation of the childhood lead poisoning prevention program, which shall include, but not be limited to, providing for the: (i) production and dissemination of educational and other materials pertaining to lead paint poisoning prevention and treatment as required by sections 192B and 197A of chapter 111; (ii) training of lead paint inspectors; and (iii) training of homeowners in those aspects of lead paint abatement or containment that the department of public health, through regulations, authorizes homeowners to perform themselves.

The fund shall be credited with: (i) all revenue collected from the surcharge imposed by section 22 of chapter 482 of the acts of 1993; (ii) appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund.

Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.

Not later than October 1, the commissioner shall provide an annual report to the joint committee on public health and the senate and house committees on ways and means providing a description and accounting of the revenue credited to the fund and expenditures made from the fund.

SECTION 10.  Section 15 of chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the figure “171,561” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 191,000.

SECTION 11.  Chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 23 the following section:-

Section 24.  The center, in conjunction with MassHealth, shall prepare a biennial report on the provision of continuous skilled nursing care as defined in 101 CMR 361 and 130 CMR 403.402. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of pediatric patients and the number of adult patients requiring continuous skilled nursing care; (ii) the average and median number of continuous skilled nursing hours authorized by MassHealth per day, week, month and year for pediatric patients and for adult patients; (iii) the average and median number of authorized continuous skilled nursing hours actually delivered per day, week, month and year for pediatric patients and for adult patients; (iv) the total number of continuous skilled nursing hours authorized and actually delivered by MassHealth per month and year for pediatric patients and for adult patients; (v) the number of nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care to more than 1 patient at a time and, for the patients cared for by those nurses, the aggregate proportion of authorized continuous skilled nursing hours to utilized continuous skilled nursing hours; (vi) the number of nurses who contract with MassHealth to provide continuous skilled nursing care, the number of nurses who provide continuous skilled nursing care through a home health agency that contracts with MassHealth and whether the total number of nurses providing such care is sufficient to fill all authorized continuous skilled nursing hours; (vii) a description of the training, experience and education levels of the nurses who contract with MassHealth to provide continuous skilled nursing care; and (viii) an evaluation of the adequacy of the reimbursement rates for continuous skilled nursing care as established in 101 CMR 350.04(2) and a comparison of those rates against: (A) the rate paid to nurses who contract directly with MassHealth to provide continuous skilled nursing care; (B) the portion of the reimbursement rate paid directly as wages to nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care through a home health agency that contracts with MassHealth; and (C) the median wage rate paid to all nurses in the commonwealth.

Not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the report shall be filed with the secretary of health and human services, the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public health and the senate and house committees on ways and means. The center shall make the report publicly available on its website.

SECTION 12.  Section 2 of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary shall identify and consolidate administrative activities and functions common to the separate offices, departments and divisions within the office and may designate such functions as core administrative functions in order to improve administrative efficiency and preserve fiscal resources. Common functions that shall be designated core administrative functions shall include, but shall not be limited to, human resources, including payroll processing and information technology. All employees performing functions so designated shall be employed directly by the secretary, and the office shall function as a single state agency for purposes of carrying out the functions so designated.

SECTION 13.  Section 10H of said chapter 21A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words “17A of said chapter 21” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 11B.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4016.
          SECTION 14.  Chapter 23A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 68 the following section:-

Section 69.  Grants allocated to regional tourism councils through the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund pursuant to section 13T shall be distributed not later than September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are allocated.

SECTION 15.  Section 3 of chapter 23M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “entity,”, in line 4, the following words:- and to establish and administer a third-party financing program.

SECTION 16.  Said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 130 and 131, the words “and remedies”.

SECTION 17.  Subsection (g) of said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following sentence:- If a lien for property taxes of the municipality is foreclosed, the betterment assessment lien shall be extinguished solely with regard to any installments that were due and owing on the date of foreclosure of such tax lien but the betterment assessment lien shall otherwise survive the foreclosure.

SECTION 18.  Said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 141, the words “judgment of”.

SECTION 19.  Said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 143 and 144, the word “judgment” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- foreclosure.

SECTION 20.  Said section 3 of said chapter 23M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 158 and 159, the words “and a suit on the debt” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- in a manner consistent with the rights afforded a mortgagee pursuant to section 21 of chapter 183 and an action of contract or any other appropriate action, suit or proceeding.

SECTION 21.  Section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “0.2” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 0.3.

SECTION 22.  Section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 21 and 22, the words “, but not more than $2,800,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year,”.

SECTION 23.  Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by striking out section 2RRRR and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 2RRRR.  (a) There shall be a Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered and expended by the commissioner of public health or a designee for the municipal naloxone bulk purchase program. Municipalities, ambulance services licensed pursuant to chapter 111C and non-profit organizations that contract with the department of public health’s bureau of substance addiction services may join the program to purchase naloxone for municipal first responder agencies, such ambulance services and non-profit organizations. A sheriff of a house of correction that contracts with the department of public health may also participate in the program; provided, however, that such participation shall be pursuant to terms that the department may establish for such contract. The state office of pharmacy services shall assist with the purchasing and distribution of naloxone on behalf of the program. 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. The department of public health shall provide technical assistance to participating municipalities, ambulance services, non-profit organizations and sheriffs to ensure that program participants complete all training and registration requirements.

(b)  The fund shall consist of: (i) payments made by program participants for the purchase of naloxone; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. Funds received under clauses (ii) or (iii) shall be apportioned in a manner determined by the department and shall be applied to provide price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the program, in addition to any discounts procured by the fund through bulk purchasing. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.

The commissioner shall report annually not later than October 1 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund’s activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to, revenue received by the fund, revenue and expenditure projections for the forthcoming fiscal year and details of all expenditures from the fund, participants in the program, the amount of naloxone purchased by each participant and the discount procured through bulk purchasing.

SECTION 24.  Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2FFFFF, as added by section 7 of chapter 5 of the acts of 2019, the following section:-

Section 2GGGGG.  There shall be a Behavioral Health Outreach, Access and Support Trust Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made to supplement and support efforts to: (i) increase access to qualified and culturally-competent behavioral health professionals by supporting current and new workforce opportunities; (ii) ensure equal access to quality behavioral health services regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, status as a veteran, disability, place of residence or socioeconomic status; (iii) ensure a complete continuum of behavioral health services from wellness screening to inpatient treatment; and (iv) promote awareness and encourage the use of available behavioral health services.

There shall be credited to the fund: (i) appropriations, grants, gifts or other contributions made to the fund; (ii) interest earned on money in the fund; and (iii) an amount equal to the revenues received from federal financial participation earned on any qualifying expenditures sourced from the fund. All money deposited in the fund shall be subject to appropriation. Revenues deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year. Any fiscal year-end balance in the fund that is subject to appropriation shall not be subject to section 5C.

SECTION 25.  Section 30 of said chapter 29, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the executive office for administration and finance may, in consultation with the Massachusetts emergency management agency, approve a state agency request for permission to insure a property of the commonwealth that has been damaged if the costs of repair for the property are eligible under a presidentially declared disaster and the state agency would otherwise be ineligible for federal reimbursement unless insurance is obtained and maintained.

SECTION 26.  Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4A the following section:-

Section 4B.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Behavioral health services”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175, or “services”.

“Provider”, (i) a mental health clinic or substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the department of public health under chapters 17, 111, 111B or 111E; or (ii) a behavioral, substance use disorder or mental health professional who is licensed under chapter 112 and accredited or certified to provide services and who has provided services under an express or implied contract or with the expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or co-insurance, directly or indirectly from the commission or other entity.

“Retroactive claims denial”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175.

(b)  The commission or an entity with which the commission contracts to provide or manage health insurance benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder services, shall not impose a retroactive claims denial for behavioral health services on a provider unless: (i) less than 12 months have elapsed from the time of submission of the claim by the provider to the commission or other entity responsible for payment; (ii) the commission or other entity has furnished the provider with a written explanation of the reason for the retroactive claims denial and, where applicable, a description of additional documentation or any other corrective action required for payment of the claim; and (iii) where applicable, the commission or other entity responsible for payment allows the provider 30 days to submit additional documentation or to take any other corrective action required for payment of the claim.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (b), a retroactive claims denial may be allowed after 12 months if: (i) the claim was submitted fraudulently; (ii) the claim, or services for which the claim was submitted, is the subject of legal action; (iii) the claim payment was incorrect because the provider or the insured was already paid for the health care services identified in the claim; or (iv) the health care services identified in the claim were not delivered by the provider.

(d)  If a retroactive claims denial is imposed because the claim payment is subject to adjustment due to expected payment from a payer other than the commission or an entity with which the commission contracts to provide or manage health insurance benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder services, the commission or other entity shall notify the provider not less than 15 days before imposing the retroactive claims denial. The provider shall have 12 months from the date of denial to determine whether the claim is subject to payment by a secondary insurer; provided, however, that if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer due to the insured’s transfer or termination of coverage, the commission shall allow for resubmission of the claim.

SECTION 27.  Section 20 of said chapter 32A, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words “as an indemnity plan”.

SECTION 28.  Section 41 of chapter 36 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 12, the figure:- “2020” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2025.

SECTION 29.  Section 8 of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3, 8 and 23, the figure “$20” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $50.

SECTION 30.  Said section 8 of said chapter 44B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 10, 14 and 24, the figure “$10” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $25.

SECTION 31.  Chapter 64H of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 1.  As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:

“Business”, any activity engaged in by any person or caused to be engaged in by a person with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either direct or indirect.

“Commissioner”, the commissioner of revenue.

“Engaged in business”, commencing, conducting or continuing in business, as well as liquidating a business when the liquidator thereof holds itself out to the public as conducting such a business.

“Engaged in business in the commonwealth”, (i) having a business location within the commonwealth; (ii) regularly or systematically soliciting orders for the sale of services to be performed within the commonwealth or for the sale of tangible personal property for delivery to destinations in the commonwealth; (iii) otherwise exploiting the retail sales market within the commonwealth through any means whatsoever, including, but not limited to, (a) salespeople, solicitors or representatives within the commonwealth, (b) catalogs or other solicitation materials sent through the mails or otherwise, (c) billboards, advertising or solicitations in newspapers, magazines, radio or television broadcasts, (d) computer networks or in any other communications medium, including through the means of an Internet website, software or cookies distributed or otherwise placed on customers’ computers or other communications devices, or a downloaded application; (iv) regularly engaged in the delivery of property or the performance of services within the commonwealth; or (v) otherwise availing oneself of the substantial privilege of carrying on business within the commonwealth, including through virtual or economic contacts. A person shall be considered to have a business location within the commonwealth only if such person: (i) owns or leases real property within the commonwealth; (ii) has 1 or more employees located within the commonwealth; (iii) regularly maintains a stock of tangible personal property within the commonwealth for sale in the ordinary course of business; or (iv) regularly leases out tangible personal property for use within the commonwealth. For the purposes of this paragraph, property on consignment in the hands of a consignee and offered for sale by the consignee on the consignee’s own account shall not be considered as stock maintained by the consignor; a person having a business location within the commonwealth solely by reason of regularly leasing out tangible personal property shall be considered to have a business location within the commonwealth only with respect to such leased property; and an employee shall be considered to be located within the commonwealth if: (a) the employee’s service is performed entirely within the commonwealth, or (b) the employee’s service is performed both within and without the commonwealth but in the performance of the employee’s services the employee regularly commences the employee’s activities at, and returns to, a place within the commonwealth. “Within the commonwealth” means within the exterior limits of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and includes all territory within said limits owned by, or leased or ceded to, the United States of America. This provision shall be construed to the fullest extent of the U.S. Constitution unless otherwise limited by state law.

“Gross receipts”, the total sales price received by a vendor as a consideration for retail sales.

“Home service provider”, the facilities-based carrier or reseller with which the retail customer contracts for the provision of mobile telecommunications service.

“Marketplace”, a physical or electronic forum, including a shop, a store, a booth, a television or radio broadcast, an Internet web site, a catalogue or a dedicated sales software application, where the tangible personal property or services of a marketplace seller is offered for sale, regardless of whether, in the case of tangible personal property, such property is physically located in the commonwealth.

“Marketplace facilitator”, a person that contracts with 1 or more marketplace sellers to facilitate for a consideration, regardless of whether deducted as fees from the transaction, the sale of the seller’s tangible personal property or services through a marketplace operated by the person, and engages: (a) directly or indirectly, through 1 or more related persons, in any of the following: (i) transmitting or otherwise communicating the offer or acceptance between the buyer and the seller; (ii) owning or operating the infrastructure, electronic or physical, or technology that brings buyers and sellers together; (iii) providing a virtual currency that buyers are allowed or required to use to purchase tangible personal property or services from the seller; or (iv) software development or research and development activities related to any of the activities described in subsection (b), if such activities are directly related to a physical or electronic marketplace operated by the person or a related person; and (b) in any of the following activities with respect to the seller’s tangible personal property or services: (i) payment processing services; (ii) fulfillment or storage services; (iii) listing tangible personal property or services for sale; (iv) setting prices; (v) branding sales as those of the marketplace facilitator; (vi) order taking; (vii) advertising or promotion; or (viii) providing customer service or accepting or assisting with returns or exchanges; provided, however, that a marketplace facilitator may also be a marketplace seller; and provided further, that a marketplace facilitator shall not include a person who merely provides payment processing services. The commissioner may issue regulations or other guidance to further explain the definition of a marketplace facilitator, which guidance may in some circumstances limit the application of the term as it might otherwise apply. 

“Marketplace seller”, a person that makes retail sales through a marketplace operated by a marketplace facilitator; provided, however, that a marketplace seller may also be a marketplace facilitator.  

“Mobile telecommunications service”, commercial mobile radio service, as defined in section 20.3 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on June 1, 1999.

“Motion picture”, a feature-length film, a video, a digital media project, a television series defined as a season not to exceed 27 episodes, or a commercial made in the commonwealth, in whole or in part, for theatrical or television viewing or as a television pilot. The term “motion picture” shall not include a production featuring news, current events, weather and financial market reports, talk show, game show, sporting events, awards show or other gala event, a production whose sole purpose is fundraising, a long-form production that primarily markets a product or service, or a production containing obscene material or performances.

“Motion picture production company”, a company including any subsidiaries engaged in the business of producing motion pictures, videos, television series, or commercials intended for a theatrical release or for television viewing. The term “motion picture production company” shall not mean or include any company which is more than 25 per cent owned, affiliated, or controlled, by any company or person which is in default on a loan made by the commonwealth or a loan guaranteed by the commonwealth.

“Person”, an individual, partnership, trust or association, with or without transferable shares, joint-stock company, corporation, society, club, organization, institution, estate, receiver, trustee, assignee, or referee, and any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals acting as a unit.

“Place of primary use”, the street address representative of where the customer’s use of the mobile telecommunications service primarily occurs, which shall be the residential street address or the primary business address of the customer and which shall be within the licensed service area of the home service provider. The place shall be determined in accordance with 4 U.S.C. sections 121 and 122.

“Prepaid calling arrangement”, the right to exclusively purchase telecommunications services, that shall be paid for in advance and enables the origination of the calls using an access number or authorization code, whether manually or electronically dialed.

“Purchaser”, a person who purchases tangible personal property or services the receipts from the retail sale of which are taxable under this chapter and includes a buyer, vendee, lessee, licensee, or grantee.

“Remote marketplace facilitator”, a marketplace facilitator that is engaged in business in the commonwealth only pursuant to: (i) subclause (b), (c) or (d) of clause (iii) of the first sentence of the definition of engaged in business in the commonwealth; or (ii) clause (v) of the first sentence of the definition of engaged in business in the commonwealth.

“Remote marketplace seller”, a remote retailer that is a marketplace seller.

“Remote retailer”, a retailer, including a marketplace seller or marketplace facilitator, that is engaged in business in the commonwealth only pursuant to: (i) subclauses (b), (c), or (d) of clause (iii) of the definition of engaged in business in the commonwealth; or (ii) clause (v) of the first sentence of the definition of engaged in business in the commonwealth.

“Retailer”, includes (i) every person, including a marketplace seller, engaged in the business of making sales at retail; (ii) every person engaged in the making of retail sales at auction of tangible personal property whether owned by such person or others; (iii) every marketplace facilitator engaged in facilitating retail sales of tangible personal property or services, irrespective of whether such tangible personal property is owned by the facilitator or a marketplace seller and irrespective of whether such services are performed by the facilitator or a marketplace seller; (iv) every person, including a marketplace seller or marketplace facilitator, engaged in the business of making sales for storage, use or other consumption, or in the business of making sales at auction of tangible personal property whether owned by such person or others for storage, use or other consumption; (v) every salesperson, representative, peddler or canvasser who, in the opinion of the commissioner, it is necessary to regard for the efficient administration of this chapter as the agent of the dealer, distributor, supervisor or employer under whom the agent operates or from whom the agent obtains the tangible personal property sold by the agent, in which case the commissioner may treat and regard such agent as the retailer jointly responsible with the agent’s principal, employer or supervisor for the collection and payment of the tax imposed by this chapter; and (vi) the commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, or their respective agencies when such entity is engaged in making sales at retail of a kind ordinarily made by private persons.

“Retail establishment”, any premises in which the business of selling services or tangible personal property is conducted, or, in or from which any retail sales are made.

“Sale” and “selling”, include (i) any transfer of title or possession, or both, exchange, barter, lease, rental, conditional or otherwise, of tangible personal property or the performance of services for a consideration, in any manner or by any means whatsoever; (ii) the producing, fabricating, processing, printing or imprinting of tangible personal property for a consideration for consumers who furnish either directly or indirectly the materials used in the producing, fabricating, processing, printing or imprinting; (iii) the furnishing and distributing of tangible personal property or services for a consideration by social clubs and fraternal organizations to their members or others; (iv) a transaction whereby the possession of property is transferred but the seller retains the title as security for the payment of the price; (v) a transfer for a consideration of the title or possession of tangible personal property which has been produced, fabricated or printed to the special order of the customer, or of any publication; (vi) the furnishing of information by printed, mimeographed or multigraphed matter, or by duplicating written or printed matter in any other manner, including the services of collecting, compiling or analyzing information of any kind or nature and furnishing reports thereof to other persons, but excluding the furnishing of information, which is personal or individual in nature and which is not or may not be substantially incorporated in reports furnished to other persons, and excluding the services of advertising or other agents, or other persons acting in a representative capacity, and information services used by newspapers, radio broadcasters and television broadcasters in the collection and dissemination of news and excluding the furnishing of information by photocopy or other similar means by not for profit libraries which are recognized as exempt from taxation under section 501(C)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code; (vii) the performance of services for a consideration, excluding (a) services performed by an employee for his employer whether compensated by salary, commission, or otherwise, (b) services performed by a general partner for his partnership and compensated by the receipt of distributive shares of income or loss from the partnership; and (c) the performance of services for which the provider is compensated by means of an honorarium, or fee paid to any person or entity registered under 15 USC 80b-3 or 15 USC 78q-1 for services the performance of which require such registration, for services related thereto or for trust, custody, and related cash management and securities services of a trust company as defined in chapter 172; and (viii) a sale within the meaning of subsections (i) to (vii) facilitated by a marketplace facilitator.

“Sale at retail” or “retail sale”, a sale of services or tangible personal property or both for any purpose other than resale in the regular course of business. When tangible personal property is physically delivered by an owner, a former owner thereof, a factor, or an agent or representative of the owner, former owner or factor, to the ultimate purchaser residing in or doing business in the commonwealth, or to any person for redelivery to the purchaser, pursuant to a retail sale made by a vendor not engaged in business in the commonwealth, the person making or effectuating the delivery shall be considered the vendor of that property, the transaction shall be a retail sale in the commonwealth by the person and that person, if engaged in business in the commonwealth, shall include the retail selling price in its gross receipts, regardless of any contrary statutory or contractual terms concerning the passage of title or risk of loss which may be expressly or impliedly applicable to any contract or other agreement or arrangement for the sale, transportation, shipment or delivery of that property. That vendor shall include the retail selling price of the property in the vendor’s gross receipts. The term “sale at retail” or “retail sale” shall not include: (a) sales of tickets for admissions to places of amusement and sports; (b) sales of transportation services; (c) professional, insurance, or personal service transactions which involve no sale or which involve sales as inconsequential elements for which no separate charges are made; or (d) any sale in which the only transaction in the commonwealth is the mere execution of the contract of sale and in which the tangible personal property sold is not in the commonwealth at the time of such execution; provided, however, that nothing contained in this definition shall be construed to be an exemption from the tax imposed under chapter 64I. In the case of interstate telecommunication services other than mobile telecommunications services, the sale of such services shall be deemed a sale within the commonwealth if the telecommunication is either originated or received at a location in the commonwealth and the services are either paid for in the commonwealth or charged to a service address located in the commonwealth. In the case of interstate and intrastate mobile telecommunications services, the sale of such services shall be deemed to be provided by the customer’s home service provider and shall be considered a sale within the commonwealth if the customer’s place of primary use is located in the commonwealth. To prevent actual multi-state taxation of any sale of interstate telecommunication service subject to taxation under this chapter, any taxpayer, upon proof that the taxpayer has paid a tax in another state on such sale, shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter to the extent of the amount of such tax properly due and paid in such other state. However, such credit shall not exceed the tax imposed by this chapter. In the case of the sale or recharge of prepaid calling arrangements, the sale or recharge of such arrangements shall be deemed to be within the commonwealth if the transfer for consideration physically takes place at a retail establishment in the commonwealth. In the absence of such physical transfer for consideration at a retail establishment, the sale or recharge shall be deemed a retail sale within the commonwealth if the customer’s shipping address is in the commonwealth or, if there is no item shipped, if the customer’s billing address or the location associated with the customer’s mobile telephone number, as applicable, is in the commonwealth. For purposes of collection of the tax imposed by this chapter on such sales, such sale shall be deemed to occur on the date that the bill is first issued by the vendor in the regular course of its business; provided, however, in the case of prepaid calling arrangements, the sale shall be deemed to occur on the date of the transfer for consideration. For purposes of reporting the sale or recharge of prepaid calling arrangements, the sale or recharge of the arrangements shall be considered a taxable sale of tangible personal property unless the vendor is otherwise required to report sales of telecommunications services.

“Sales price”, the total amount paid by a purchaser to a vendor as consideration for a retail sale, valued in money or otherwise. In determining the sales price, the following shall apply: (a) no deduction shall be taken on account of (i) the cost of property sold; (ii) the cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest charges, losses or other expenses; (iii) the cost of transportation of the property prior to its sale at retail; (b) there shall be included (i) any amount paid for any services that are a part of the sale; and (ii) any amount for which credit is given to the purchaser by the vendor; and (c) there shall be excluded (i) cash discounts allowed and taken on sales; (ii) the amount charged for property returned by purchasers to vendors upon rescission of contracts of sale when the entire amounts charged therefor, less the vendors’ established handling fees, if any, for such return of property, are refunded either in cash or credit, and when the property is returned within 90 days from the date of sale, and the entire sales tax paid is returned to the purchaser; provided, however, that where a motor vehicle is returned pursuant to a rescission of contract such motor vehicle must be returned within 180 days of the date of sale; (iii) the amount charged for labor or services rendered in installing or applying the property sold; (iv) the amount of reimbursement of tax paid by the purchaser to the vendor under this chapter; (v) transportation charges separately stated, if the transportation occurs after the sale of the property is made; (vi) the amount of the manufacturers’ excise tax levied upon motor vehicles under section 4061(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 of the United States, as amended; and (vii) a “service charge” or “tip” that is distributed by a vendor to service employees, wait staff employees or service bartenders as provided in section 152A of chapter 149.

“Services”, a commodity consisting of activities engaged in by a person for another person for a consideration; provided, however, that the term “services” shall not include activities performed by a person who is not in a regular trade or business offering such person’s services to the public, and shall not include services rendered to a member of an affiliated group, as defined by section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code, by another member of the same affiliated group that does not sell to the public the type of service provided to its affiliate; and provided further, that the term services shall be limited to telecommunications services; and provided further, that nothing herein shall exempt from tax sales of tangible personal property subject to tax under this chapter.

“Tangible personal property”, personal property of any nature consisting of any produce, goods, wares, merchandise and commodities whatsoever, brought into, produced, manufactured or being within the commonwealth, but shall not include rights and credits, insurance policies, bills of exchange, stocks and bonds and similar evidences of indebtedness or ownership. For purposes of this chapter, “tangible personal property” shall include gas, electricity and steam. A transfer of standardized computer software, including but not limited to electronic, telephonic or similar transfer, shall also be considered a transfer of tangible personal property. The commissioner may, by regulation, provide rules for apportioning tax in those instances in which software is transferred for use in more than one state.

“Tax”, the excise tax imposed by this chapter.

“Taxpayer”, any person required to make returns or pay the tax imposed by this chapter.

“Telecommunications services”, any transmission of messages or information by electronic or similar means, between or among points by wire, cable, fiberoptics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar facilities but not including cable television. Telecommunications services shall be deemed to be services for purposes of this chapter and chapter 64I.

“Use of a service”, enjoyment of the benefit of a service.

“Vendor”, a retailer or other person selling tangible personal property or services of a kind the gross receipts from the retail sale of which are required to be included in the measure of the tax imposed by this chapter.

SECTION 32.  Said chapter 64H is hereby further amended by inserting after section 33 the following section:-

Section 34.  (a) A remote retailer shall be subject to the registration, collection and remittance requirements of this chapter and chapters 62C and 64I as a vendor if its sales within the commonwealth in the prior taxable year or the current taxable year exceed $100,000.

(b)  In the case of a remote marketplace facilitator, sales within the commonwealth shall include both the remote marketplace facilitator’s direct sales and those sales facilitated on behalf of marketplace sellers. A remote marketplace facilitator whose sales within the commonwealth in the prior taxable year or the current taxable year exceed $100,000 shall report all taxable sales made through such marketplace and collect and remit tax on all such sales, whether such sales are direct sales by the marketplace facilitator or sales facilitated for a marketplace seller.

(c)  In the case of a marketplace facilitator that is not a remote marketplace facilitator, sales within the commonwealth shall include both the marketplace facilitator’s direct sales and those sales facilitated on behalf of marketplace sellers. A marketplace facilitator that is not a remote marketplace facilitator and whose sales within the commonwealth in the prior taxable year or the current taxable year exceed $100,000 shall report all taxable sales made through such marketplace and collect and remit tax on all such sales, whether such sales are direct sales by the marketplace facilitator or sales facilitated for a marketplace seller.

(d)  If a marketplace facilitator reports, collects and remits tax on sales made by the marketplace facilitator on behalf of a remote marketplace seller, such sales shall not be counted as a part of the remote marketplace seller’s sales within the commonwealth and the remote marketplace seller shall not be liable to report those sales.

(e)  The commissioner shall issue regulations and other guidance to further explain the sales and use tax rules that pertain to remote retailers, including remote marketplace facilitators, and marketplace facilitators that are not remote marketplace facilitators. Such regulations and guidance shall include rules that further explain the requirements of this chapter and said chapters 62C and 64I as they pertain to marketplace sellers and marketplace facilitators, including rules that explain the rights and responsibilities of such sellers and facilitators with respect to each other. Such regulations and guidance may also include rules to aggregate the sales of related remote retailers with respect to the $100,000 threshold described in subsection (a).

(f)  A marketplace facilitator may request and may be granted a waiver from the requirements of this section, at the discretion of the commissioner, if the following requirements are met:

(1)  the marketplace facilitator submits a waiver application to the commissioner substantiating that, based on the facts and circumstances of the marketplace transaction, the marketplace facilitator can presume in good faith that the applicable taxes are collected and remitted by a marketplace seller required to be registered to collect tax under this section;

(2)  the marketplace facilitator collects the applicable tax registration numbers of marketplace sellers transacting on the marketplace platform; provided, that said registration numbers shall be kept in the books and records of the marketplace facilitator and may be examined by the commissioner upon request;

(3)  the marketplace seller is required to register to collect sales tax; and

(4)  any other requirement established by the commissioner by regulation.

(g)  For telecommunications services that are taxable under this chapter and chapter 64I, the commissioner may, at the commissioner’s discretion, grant a waiver to allow a marketplace seller to collect and directly remit the applicable taxes on sales of such services to the department.

(h)  If a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection (f) or (g):

(1)  the tax levied under this section shall be (i) collected directly by the marketplace seller or by the marketplace facilitator on behalf of the marketplace seller and (ii) remitted by the marketplace seller(s);

(2)  except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1), the marketplace facilitator shall not be required to collect and remit any applicable taxes or fees;

(3)  the marketplace facilitator is relieved of liability for remittance of tax on the applicable sales made through the marketplace platform on behalf of those marketplace sellers; and

(4)  a marketplace seller shall be subject to audit by the commissioner with respect to all retail sales for which it is required to remit tax.

(i)  A marketplace facilitator shall be relieved from liability, including penalties and interest, for the incorrect collection or remittance of sales and use tax on transactions it facilitates or for which it is the seller if the error is due to reasonable reliance on (i) an invalid exemption certificate provided by the marketplace seller or the purchaser; (ii) incorrect information provided by the commonwealth; or (iii) incorrect information provided by the marketplace seller or purchaser regarding the tax classification or proper sourcing of an item or transaction, provided that the marketplace facilitator can demonstrate it made a reasonable effort to obtain accurate information from the marketplace seller or purchaser.

SECTION 33.  Section 1 of chapter 64I of the General Laws, as  appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word “person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , “marketplace”, “marketplace facilitator”, “marketplace seller”, “person”, “remote marketplace facilitator”, “remote marketplace seller”, “remote retailer”.

SECTION 34.  Section 4 of said chapter 64I, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “vendor”, in line 1, the following words:- , including a remote retailer,.

SECTION 35.  Section 9 of said chapter 64I, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “vendor”, in line 1, following words:- including a remote retailer.

SECTION 36.  Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “district”, in line 667, the following words:- , and a per pupil facilities component.

SECTION 37.  Said section 89 of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 738, the word “capital” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- facilities.

SECTION 38.  Subsection (gg) of said section 89 of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The district’s reimbursement shall be 100 per cent of the increase in the year in which the increase occurs, 60 per cent of the increase in the year following the increase and 40 per cent of the increase in the second year following the increase.

SECTION 39.  Paragraph (4) of subsection (A) of section 3 of chapter 90C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

A violator may contest responsibility for the infraction by making a signed request for a noncriminal hearing on the citation and mailing such citation, together with a $25 court filing fee, to the registrar at the address indicated on the citation within 20 days of the citation. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the registrar, in cooperation with the state comptroller, upon receipt of the $25 court filing fee, shall cause the court filing fee to be transferred to the trial court department; provided, however, that the registrar may periodically retain an amount necessary to pay refunds of said fees for dispositions that result in findings of not responsible; and provided further, that the registrar may retain an amount not greater than $200,000 annually for personnel costs associated with the processing of those filing fees.

SECTION 40.  Said section 3 of said chapter 90C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “responsible”, in line 85, the following words:- , which shall be communicated to the registrar.

SECTION 41.  Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 77G, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 77G.  Whoever cooks, buys, sells, offers or exposes for sale, gives away, or knowingly delivers, transports, ships, or receives for food purposes any lobster, or similar species of crustacea, or any part thereof, which is uncooked and dead, or which was cooked after it was dead, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 60 days, or both; provided, however, that it shall not be a violation of this section to cook, buy, sell, offer or expose for sale, give away or knowingly deliver, transport, ship or receive any lobster or part thereof processed for food by a person who has been licensed or certified under this section, as hereinafter provided.

The department of public health may license any person to process within the commonwealth lobsters in the shell of legal length for food by a method approved by it. The department shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations governing the processing of such lobsters and the sanitary conditions required for the establishment of a person licensed under this section.

Each container of lobsters processed by a method as herein provided shall bear a plainly marked label, which shall include the license number or name of the packer, and the date of the processing of said lobsters.

SECTION 42.  Section 24N of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “subsection (d)”, in line 33, the following words:- , all money received as voluntary contributions to the fund, including but not limited to contributions from third party payers or third party administrators, as defined in section 1 of chapter 12C.

SECTION 43.  Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 237 the following section:-

Section 238.  The department of public health shall develop and implement a public information campaign to promote awareness of reproductive health care facilities in the commonwealth, including those that offer or perform abortions. The campaign shall include, but not be limited to: (i) educating reproductive health care professionals, patients and the general public regarding any and all limitations placed on the use of federal Title X family planning program funds by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; (ii) establishing a website, translated into multiple languages, with comprehensive information on reproductive health care facilities in the commonwealth, including those that offer or perform abortions and providing information relating to costs and payment options; (iii) training licensed reproductive health care providers to refer all patients who are or may become pregnant to said website; and (iv) performing targeted outreach to appropriate populations who may lack access to information concerning reproductive health options in the commonwealth. As a part of this campaign, the department of public health shall only provide the specific location of health care facilities where abortions are offered or performed to the extent that doing so does not impede the safety or security of persons who attempt to access such facilities. The department of public health shall monitor and analyze any changes to the distribution and availability of reproductive health services in the commonwealth and shall share this data with the health planning council and the health disparities council.

SECTION 44.  Subsection (b) of section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- For purposes of this section, an individual is deemed to reach the age of 65 on the first day of the month in which the individual’s 65th birthday occurs.

SECTION 45.  Said section 9D of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 64, the word “The”, the second time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- To the extent consistent with federal law and regulations, the.

SECTION 46.  Said chapter 118E is hereby further amended by inserting after section 12 the following section:

Section 12A.  (a) As used in this section, the following word shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:

“Manufacturer”, an entity that manufactures a pharmaceutical drug covered by MassHealth.

(b)  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and subject to required federal approvals, the executive office of health and human services may directly negotiate supplemental rebate agreements with manufacturers; provided that the executive office shall not be subject to any otherwise applicable requirements set forth in 801 CMR 21.00 or any successor regulation; and provided further, that such agreements maximize value to the commonwealth. Such agreements may be based on the value, efficacy or outcomes of the drug. Prior to seeking a supplemental rebate agreement with a manufacturer, the executive office shall take into consideration a drug’s actual cost to the commonwealth and whether the manufacturer is providing significant discounts relative to other drugs covered by MassHealth.

A manufacturer may request to enter into negotiations for a supplemental rebate agreement for a prescription drug; provided, however, that the executive office may prioritize other negotiations or refuse to enter into said negotiations. Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the executive office from entering into a supplemental rebate agreement with a manufacturer at a later date.

(c)  In the event a manufacturer and the executive office are unable to successfully conclude negotiations for a supplemental rebate agreement pursuant to subsection (b) and the drug that is the subject of the negotiations is projected to exceed a post-rebate cost per utilizer of $25,000 per year or a post-rebate aggregate annual cost to MassHealth of $10,000,000, the executive office may identify a proposed value of the drug and may afford interested persons an opportunity to present data, views or arguments, and, at the option of the secretary of health and human services, hereinafter the secretary, hold a public hearing as to the proposed value of the drug; provided, however, that any proposed value used by the executive office when identifying a proposed supplemental rebate amount shall be provided to the manufacturer.

In establishing the proposed supplemental rebate or proposed value with respect to a drug, the executive office may consider factors including, but not limited to, clinical efficacy and outcomes, information relating to the pricing of the drug, including but not limited to information relating to prices paid by other developed nations, the drug’s net price to the Medicaid program as compared to its therapeutic benefits, including but not limited to the seriousness and prevalence of the disease or condition that is treated by the drug, the extent of utilization of the drug, the likelihood that the use of the drug will reduce the need for other medical care, the number of manufacturers that produce the drug, whether there are pharmaceutical equivalents of the drug, analyses by independent third parties, any information supplied by the manufacturer and other appropriate measures.

The executive office shall provide at least 30 days’ notice to the manufacturer and the public prior to the date of the hearing. All testimony at the public hearing shall be provided under oath and shall be subject to examination by the executive office in a manner and form determined by the executive office.

After consideration of such information, including but not limited to the public comments or testimony received, the executive office shall make any necessary updates to the proposed value for the drug. The executive office may engage the manufacturer of the drug in further negotiations under subsection (b) at any point during this process, and shall, at minimum, solicit further negotiations with the drug manufacturer after identifying the proposed value amount for the drug. The executive office shall not disclose any confidential or proprietary information, including but not limited to drug rebate or manufacturer’s pricing information, in a manner prohibited by 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3)(D) or in a manner that is likely to compromise the financial, competitive or proprietary nature of the information.

(d)  Any information provided by the manufacturer for the purposes of negotiating supplemental rebate agreements shall not be considered public records under section 7 of chapter 4 or chapter 66 and shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary.

(e)  If the executive office relies upon any third party to provide cost-effectiveness analysis or research related to the supplemental rebate amount or proposed value, such analysis or research shall also include, but not be limited in scope to: (i) a description of the  methodologies and models used in its analysis; (ii) any assumptions and potential limitations of research findings in the context of the results; and (iii) a reflection of outcomes for affected subpopulations that utilize the drug.

(f)  Any information, analyses or reports regarding a particular drug reviewed or used in creating the supplemental rebate or proposed value shall be provided to the manufacturer of the drug for review and input. The executive office shall consider any clarifications or data provided by the manufacturer with respect to its drug.

(g)  In the event a manufacturer and the executive office are unable to successfully conclude negotiations for a supplemental rebate agreement pursuant to subsection (b) after the process set forth in subsection (c), the executive office may refer the drug manufacturer to the health policy commission for review under section 8A of chapter 6D; provided, however, that if the executive office refers the manufacturer to the health policy commission, the secretary shall provide notice of a referral to the health policy commission for review under said section 8A of said chapter 6D.

The executive office may disclose any records that describe or relate to the manufacturer’s pricing of any such drugs that are the subject of a supplemental rebate negotiation to the health policy commission after providing notice to the manufacturer of the referral for review under said section 8A of said chapter 6D; provided, however, that such disclosures are consistent with 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3)(D).

(h)  In the event that the executive office and the manufacturer agree to a supplemental rebate for a drug pursuant to subsection (b) or as otherwise allowed under applicable state and federal laws, the executive office shall not initiate further negotiations for enhanced rebates for the drug, and the manufacturer shall not be referred to the commission with respect to the drug, for the duration of the rebate agreement.

(i)  Annually, not later than October 15, the executive office shall report in a manner consistent with 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3)(D) on activities conducted pursuant to this section including, but not limited to: (i) the amount of supplemental rebates received under this section; (ii) the number of drugs receiving a supplemental rebate under this section, broken down by manufacturer; and (iii) a breakdown of the duration of the supplemental rebates received. The report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on health care financing and the senate and house committees on ways and means.

(j)  The executive office shall adopt any written policies, procedures or regulations necessary to implement this section.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4017.
          SECTION 47.  Said chapter 118E is hereby further amended by inserting after section 13K the following section:-

Section 13L.  The secretary of health and human services, hereinafter “the secretary”, shall not restrict or limit an eligible hospital’s access to the discounted purchase of prescription drugs to the full extent permitted under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, as codified under 42 U.S.C. 256b unless the secretary provides the following not less than 270 days before the proposed effective date of the limitation or restriction: (i) notice to eligible hospitals of the proposed restriction or limitation; and (ii) a report with the joint committee on health care financing and the senate and house committees on ways and means detailing: (A) the proposed restriction or limitation; (B) the anticipated aggregate savings to the commonwealth; (C) the estimated fiscal impact of the restriction or limitation on each affected hospital; and (D) the manner in which the secretary plans to mitigate the fiscal impact, which may include measures to maintain savings already achieved by providers under said 42 U.S.C. 256b.

SECTION 48.  Said chapter 118E is hereby further amended by inserting after section 25 the following section:-

Section 25A.  (a) For individuals 65 years of age or older, the division shall not consider income in an amount equivalent to 30 per cent of the federal poverty level or assets in an amount equivalent to the federal resource limit for the Medicare Saving programs, each as adjusted annually, in determining eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary and Qualified Individual programs, described in 42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(10)(E) and also known as the Medicare Saving or Medicare Buy-In programs. Enrollment in the Qualified Individual program shall be capped if the federal allotment for the program is exhausted.

(b)  Prior to implementing subsection (a), the division shall obtain all required federal approvals, including amending its state plan, and shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

SECTION 49.  Section 33 of said chapter 118E, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “purchased”, in line 7, the following words:- or at any time thereafter.

SECTION 50.  Said chapter 118E is hereby further amended by inserting after section 38 the following section:-

Section 38A.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Behavioral health services”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175, or “services”.

“Provider”, (i) a mental health clinic or substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the department of public health under chapters 17, 111, 111B or 111E; or (ii) a behavioral, substance use disorder or mental health professional who is licensed under chapter 112 and accredited or certified to provide services and who has provided services under an express or implied contract or with the expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or co-insurance, directly or indirectly from the division or managed care entity.

“Retroactive claims denial”, the denial of a previously paid claim for services that results in: (i) the requirement to repay the claim; (ii) the imposition of a reduction in other payments; or (iii) a withholding or affects future payments owed to a provider in order to recoup payment for the denied claim.

(b)  The division or an entity with which the division contracts to provide or manage health insurance benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder services, shall not impose a retroactive claims denial for behavioral health services on a provider unless: (i) less than 12 months have elapsed from the time of submission of the claim by the provider to the division or other entity responsible for payment; (ii) the division or other entity has furnished the provider with a written explanation of the reason for the retroactive claims denial and, where applicable, a description of additional documentation or any other corrective action required for payment of the claim; and (iii) where applicable, the division or other entity responsible for payment allows the provider 30 days to submit additional documentation or to take any other corrective action required for payment of the claim.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (b), a retroactive claims denial may be allowed after 12 months if: (i) the claim was submitted fraudulently; (ii) the claim payment is subject to adjustment due to expected payment from another payer other than the division or an entity with which the division contracts to provide or manage health insurance benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder services; (iii) the claim, or services for which the claim was submitted, is the subject of legal action; (iv) the claim payment was incorrect because the provider or the insured was already paid for the services identified in the claim; (v) the services identified in the claim were not delivered by the provider; or (vi) the services were not delivered in accordance with MassHealth regulations.

(d)  If a retroactive claims denial is imposed under clause (ii) of subsection (c), the division or other entity shall notify the provider not less than 15 days before imposing the retroactive claims denial. The provider shall have 12 months from the date of denial to determine whether the claim is subject to payment by a secondary insurer; provided, however, that if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer due to the insured’s transfer or termination of coverage, the division shall allow for resubmission of the claim.

SECTION 51.  Section 44 of chapter 130 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

If the measurement of any such lobster taken from 1 or the other eye sockets is of the required length, such lobster shall be deemed to be a legal lobster. In all prosecutions under this section, any mutilation of any lobster which affects its measurement as aforesaid shall be prima facie evidence that the lobster was or is less than the required length; provided, however, that the director shall, by regulation approved by the marine fisheries advisory commission, allow the onshore processing in the commonwealth of live lobsters of legal length into shell-on lobster parts and the importation of shell-on lobster parts for processing by wholesale dealers that are licensed by the department of public health under section 77G of chapter 94. Processed shell-on lobster parts may be possessed, sold or offered for sale in the commonwealth by any wholesale dealer, retail dealer or food establishments and such food product may be possessed by a consumer. The processing, possession or sale of shell-on lobster tails pursuant to this section shall be limited to shell-on lobster tails weighing 3 ounces or more. The packaging of processed shell-on lobster parts, including tails, pursuant to this section as a food product shall be labeled in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. This section shall not apply to common carriers having lobster in possession for the purpose of transportation.

SECTION 52.  Section 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “Inland Fisheries and Game Fund”, in lines 8, 14 and 15, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.

SECTION 53.  Section 1 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Commissioner” and inserting in place thereof the following 2 definitions:-

“Behavioral health services”, mental health and substance use disorder prevention, recovery and treatment services including, but not limited to, inpatient, 24-hour levels of care, 24-hour and non-24-hour diversionary levels of care, intermediate levels of care and outpatient services.

“Commissioner”, the commissioner of insurance.

SECTION 54.  Said section 1 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Resident” the following definition:-

“Retroactive claims denial”, an action by an insurer, an entity with which the insurer subcontracts to manage behavioral health services or an entity with which the insurer has entered into an administrative services contract or a contract to manage behavioral health services to deny a previously paid claim for such services and to require repayment of the claim or to impose a reduction in other payments or otherwise withhold or affect future payments owed to a provider in order to recoup payment for the denied claim.

SECTION 55.  Section 108 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subdivision:-

14. (a)  For the purposes of this section, “provider” shall mean (i) a mental health clinic or substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the department of public health under chapters 17, 111, 111B or 111E; or (ii) a behavioral, substance use disorder or mental health professional who is licensed under chapter 112 and accredited or certified to provide behavioral health services and who has provided such services under an express or implied contract or with the expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or co-insurance, directly or indirectly from an insurer or other entity.

(b)  No insurer or other entity shall impose a retroactive claims denial for behavioral health services on a provider unless: (i) less than 12 months have elapsed from the time of submission of the claim by the provider to the insurer or other entity responsible for payment; (ii) the insurer or other entity has furnished the provider with a written explanation of the reason for the retroactive claims denial and, where applicable, a description of additional documentation or other any corrective action required for payment of the claim; and (iii) where applicable, the insurer or other entity responsible for payment allows the provider 30 days to submit additional documentation or to take other corrective action required for payment of the claim.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (b), a retroactive claims denial may be allowed after 12 months if: (i) the claim was submitted fraudulently; (ii) the claim, or behavioral health services for which the claim was submitted, is the subject of legal action; (iii) the claim payment was incorrect because the provider was paid or the insured has already paid for the behavioral health services identified in the claim; or (iv) the behavioral health services identified in the claim were not delivered by the provider.

(d)  If a retroactive claims denial is imposed because the claim payment is subject to adjustment due to expected payment from a payer other than the insurer or an entity with which the insurer contracts to provide or manage health insurance benefits, including mental health and substance use disorder services, the insurer or other entity shall notify the provider not less than 15 days before imposing the retroactive claims denial. The provider shall have 12 months from the date of denial to determine whether the claim is subject to payment by a secondary insurer; provided, however, that if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer due to the insured’s transfer or termination of coverage, the insurer shall allow for resubmission of the claim.

SECTION 56.  Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8A the following section:-

Section 8A3/4.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Behavioral health services”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175, or “services”.

“Provider”, (i) a mental health clinic or substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the department of public health under chapters 17, 111, 111B or 111E; or (ii) a behavioral, substance use disorder or mental health professional who is licensed under chapter 112 and accredited or certified to provide services and who has provided services under an express or implied contract or with the expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or co-insurance, directly or indirectly from the commission or other entity.

“Retroactive claims denial”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175.

(b)  The corporation shall not impose a retroactive claims denial for behavioral health services on a provider unless: (i) less than 12 months have elapsed from the time of submission of the claim by the provider to the corporation; (ii) the corporation has furnished the provider with a written explanation of the reason for the retroactive claims denial and, where applicable, a description of additional documentation or any other corrective action required for payment of the claim; and (iii) where applicable, the corporation allows the provider 30 days to submit additional documentation or to take any other corrective action required for payment of the claim.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (b), a retroactive claims denial may be allowed after 12 months if: (i) the claim was submitted fraudulently; (ii) the claim, or services for which the claim was submitted, is the subject of legal action; (iii) the claim payment was incorrect because the provider was paid or the insured has already paid for the services identified in the claim; or (iv) the services identified in the claim were not delivered by the provider.

(d)  If a retroactive claims denial is imposed because the claim payment is subject to adjustment due to expected payment from a payer other than the corporation or an entity with which the insurer contracts to provide or manage health care services, including mental health and substance use disorder services, the corporation shall notify the provider not less than 15 days before imposing the retroactive claims denial. The provider shall have 12 months from the date of denial to determine whether the claim is subject to payment by a secondary insurer; provided, however, that if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer due to the insured’s transfer or termination of coverage, the corporation shall allow for resubmission of the claim.

SECTION 57.  Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 7C the following section:-

Section 7D.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Behavioral health services”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175, or “services”.

“Provider”, (i) a mental health clinic or substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the department of public health under chapters 17, 111, 111B or 111E; or (ii) a behavioral, substance use disorder or mental health professional who is licensed under chapter 112 and accredited or certified to provide services and who has provided services under an express or implied contract or with the expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or co-insurance, directly or indirectly from the commission or other entity.

“Retroactive claims denial”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175.

(b)  A corporation shall not impose a retroactive claims denial for behavioral health services on a provider unless: (i) less than 12 months have elapsed from the time of submission of the claim by the provider to the corporation; (ii) the corporation has furnished the provider with a written explanation of the reason for the retroactive claims denial and, where applicable, a description of additional documentation or any other corrective action required for payment of the claim; and (iii) where applicable, the corporation allows the provider 30 days to submit additional documentation or to take any other corrective action required for payment of the claim.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (b), a retroactive claims denial may be allowed after 12 months if: (i) the claim was submitted fraudulently; (ii) the claim, or services for which the claim was submitted, is the subject of legal action; (iii) the claim payment was incorrect because the provider was paid or the insured has already paid for the services identified in the claim; or (iv) the services identified in the claim were not delivered by the provider.

(d)  If a retroactive claims denial is imposed because the claim payment is subject to adjustment due to expected payment from a payer other than the corporation or an entity with which the corporation contracts to provide or manage health care services, including mental health and substance use disorder services, the corporation shall notify the provider not less than 15 days before imposing the retroactive claims denial. The provider shall have 12 months from the date of denial to determine whether the claim is subject to payment by a secondary insurer; provided, however, that if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer due to the insured’s transfer or termination of coverage, the corporation shall allow for resubmission of the claim.

SECTION 58.  Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6A the following section:-

Section 6B.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Behavioral health services”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175, or “services”.

“Provider”, (i) a mental health clinic or substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the department of public health under chapters 17, 111, 111B or 111E; or (ii) a behavioral, substance use disorder or mental health professional who is licensed under chapter 112 and accredited or certified to provide services and who has provided services under an express or implied contract or with the expectation of receiving payment, other than co-payment, deductible or co-insurance, directly or indirectly from the commission or other entity.

“Retroactive claims denial”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 175.

(b)  An insurer or other entity shall not impose a retroactive claims denial for behavioral health services on a provider unless: (i) less than 12 months have elapsed from the time of submission of the claim by the provider to the insurer or other entity; (ii) the insurer or other entity has furnished the provider with a written explanation of the reason for the retroactive claims denial and, where applicable, a description of additional documentation or any other corrective action required for payment of the claim; and (iii) where applicable, the insurer or other entity responsible for payment allows the provider 30 days to submit additional documentation or to take any other corrective action required for payment of the claim.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (b), a retroactive claims denial may be allowed after 12 months if: (i) the claim was submitted fraudulently; (ii) the claim, or services for which the claim was submitted, is the subject of legal action; (iii) the claim payment was incorrect because the provider was paid or the insured has already paid for the services identified in the claim; or (iv) the services identified in the claim were not delivered by the provider.

(d)  If a retroactive claims denial is imposed because the claim payment is subject to adjustment due to expected payment from a payer other than the insurer or other entity with which the insurer contracts to provide or manage health care services, including mental health and substance use disorder services, the insurer or other entity shall notify the provider not less than 15 days before imposing the retroactive claims denial. The provider shall have 12 months from the date of denial to determine whether the claim is subject to payment by a secondary insurer; provided, however, that if the claim is denied by the secondary insurer due to the insured’s transfer or termination of coverage, the insurer shall allow for resubmission of the claim.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4018.
        SECTION 59.  Section 3 of chapter 176Q of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “18052”, in line 170, the following words:- ; provided, however, that all applications shall be submitted to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 60 days before the submission to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; and provided further, that the board shall report quarterly to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of active applications submitted pursuant to this clause. 

SECTION 60.  The third paragraph of section 9A of chapter 211B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clause (xiii) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

(xiii)  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the court administrator may transfer funds from any item of appropriation within the trial court; provided, however, that the court administrator shall not transfer more than 5 per cent of funds from items 0339-1001 or 0339-1003 to any other item of appropriation within the trial court; provided further, that the transfers shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the senate and house committees on ways and means, which shall include: (1) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation to any other item of appropriation; (2) the reason for the necessity of the transfer; and (3) the date on which the transfer shall be completed; and provided further, that a transfer under this clause shall not occur until 10 days after the revised funding schedules have been submitted in writing to the senate and house committees on ways and means.

SECTION 61.  The second paragraph of section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:- No question of whether representation is authorized under this section shall be considered in, or affect the final disposition of, any proceeding in which a person is represented by the committee or a member of its staff. A litigant in such a proceeding may refer such question to the chair of the committee, who shall review the matter in consultation with other committee members, dispose of the question promptly, and take appropriate action.

SECTION 62.  Section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b), as most recently amended by section 53 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b)  A family shall be eligible for assistance if its maximum allowable countable resources do not exceed $5,000 and upon meeting all other eligibility criteria; provided, however, that the value of 1 vehicle shall not count toward the family’s countable resources; and provided further, that an assistance unit shall be allowed the value and balance of a college savings plan established and maintained pursuant to, or consistent with, section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The department shall exclude from a family’s countable resources any earned income of dependent children of the family who are working part time while attending school full time. The department shall promulgate regulations in accordance with this section, including, but not limited to, revising clause (2) of subsection (D) of 106 CMR 204.210.

SECTION 63.  Section 95 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 64.  Item 8324-0000 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Worcester” the following words:- , provided, that said funds for fire safety equipment in the city of Worcester shall be available for expenditure through July 1, 2020.

SECTION 65.  Item 7003-0300 of section 2A of chapter 273 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon receipt of sufficient contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund established in section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, the department shall reimburse the General Fund for the total amount of this appropriation.

SECTION 66.  Notwithstanding section 10 of chapter 70B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, in determining the grant percentage for approved school projects for calendar year 2019 and calendar year 2020, the Massachusetts School Building Authority shall calculate the community poverty factor by examining the proportion of economically disadvantaged students from calendar year 2014 to the present and assigning whichever year’s factor is the highest as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education.

SECTION 67.  Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, for fiscal year 2020, the executive office of health and human services may determine, subject to required federal approval, 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; provided, however, that dental services for adults enrolled in MassHealth shall be covered at least to the extent they were covered as of June 30, 2019; and provided further, 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.

SECTION 68.  Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c) and (d) of section 11 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, in fiscal year 2020 the committee for public counsel services may waive the annual cap on billable hours for private counsel appointed or assigned to indigent cases if the committee finds that: (i) there is limited availability of qualified counsel in that practice area; (ii) there is limited availability of qualified counsel in a geographic area; or (iii) increasing the limit would improve efficiency and quality of service; provided, however, that counsel appointed or assigned to such cases within the private counsel division shall not bill more than 2,000 billable hours. It shall be the responsibility of an individual attorney to manage the attorney’s billable hours.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4019.
         SECTION 69.  Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, inserted by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, the department of public utilities shall not approve a long-term contract for offshore wind energy generation that results from a subsequent solicitation and procurement period if the levelized price per megawatt hour, plus associated transmission costs, is greater than or equal to the adjusted levelized price per megawatt hour, plus transmission costs, that resulted from a previous procurement; provided, however, that the department shall adjust such procurement’s price for the availability of federal tax credits, inflation and incentives; and provided further, that the adjusted levelized price shall not include mitigation efforts that, where feasible, create and foster employment and economic development in the commonwealth.

SECTION 70.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2020 the comptroller shall transfer the unexpended balance of the Local Aid Stabilization Fund established in section 2CCCC of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the Gaming Local Aid Fund established in section 63 of chapter 23K of the General Laws.

SECTION 71.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the unexpended balances in items 0699-0015 and 0699-9100 of section 2 shall be deposited into the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund established in section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws before the certification of the fiscal year 2020 consolidated net surplus under section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws. The amount deposited shall be an amount equal to 10 per cent of all payments received by the commonwealth in fiscal year 2020 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 2019 the unexpended balances of said items 0699-0015 and 0699-9100 of said section 2 are less than 10 per cent of all payments received by the commonwealth in fiscal year 2020 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.

(b)  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the payment percentage set forth in section 152 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011 shall not apply in fiscal year 2020.

SECTION 72.  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, the reimbursement of local retirement systems for previously authorized cost-of-living adjustments pursuant to said section 102 of said chapter 32 and 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 rules that shall be adopted by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may make payments upon a transfer of funds to reimburse certain cities and towns for pensions of retired teachers, including any other obligation that the commonwealth has assumed on behalf of a retirement system other than the state employees’ retirement system or state teachers' retirement system, including the commonwealth’s share of the amounts to be transferred pursuant to section 22B of said chapter 32. The payments under this section shall be made only pursuant to distribution of money from the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability 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 chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of 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. If the amount transferred pursuant to subdivision (1) of 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 to reduce the unfunded pension liability of the commonwealth.

SECTION 73.  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 2020 by increasing the final fiscal year 2019 price by the rate of inflation as determined by the division. The division shall adjust prices for extraordinary relief pursuant to subsection (4) of 808 CMR 1.06. The division shall accept applications for program reconstruction and special circumstances in fiscal year 2020. 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 74.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office for administration and finance and the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall facilitate the orderly transfer of the employees, proceedings, rules and regulations, property, and legal obligations of the functions of state government designated as core administrative functions under section 2 of chapter 21A of the General Laws from the transferor agency to the transferee agency, defined as follows: (1) the department of environmental protection, as the transferor agency, to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, as the transferee agency; (2) the department of public utilities, as the transferor agency, to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, as the transferee agency; (3) the department of conservation and recreation, as the transferor agency, to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, as the transferee agency; (4) the department of agricultural resources, as the transferor agency, to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, as the transferee agency; (5) the department of energy resources, as the transferor agency, to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, as the transferee agency; and (6) the department of fish and game, as the transferor agency, to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, as the transferee agency.

(b)  The employees of each transferor agency performing the functions designated as core administrative functions under section 2 of chapter 21A of the General Laws, including those who immediately before the effective date of this act hold permanent appointment in positions classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws or have tenure in their positions as provided by section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws or do not hold such tenure, or hold confidential positions, are hereby transferred to the respective transferee agency, without interruption of service, without impairment of seniority, retirement or other rights of the employee, and without reduction in compensation or salary grade, notwithstanding any change in title or duties resulting from such reorganization, and without loss of accrued rights to holidays, sick leave, vacation and benefits and without change in union representation or certified collective bargaining unit as certified by the department of labor relations or in local union representation or affiliation. Any collective bargaining agreement in effect immediately before the transfer date shall continue in effect and the terms and conditions of employment therein shall continue as if the employees had not been so transferred. The reorganization shall not impair the civil service status of any such reassigned employee who immediately before the effective date of this act either holds a permanent appointment in a position classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws or has tenure in a position by reason of section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all such employees shall continue to retain their right to collectively bargain pursuant to chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be considered employees for the purposes of said chapter 150E.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer upon any employee any right not held immediately before the date of said transfer, or to prohibit any reduction of salary grade, transfer, reassignment, suspension, discharge, layoff or abolition of position not prohibited before such date.

(c)  All petitions, requests, investigations and other proceedings appropriately and duly brought before each transferor agency or duly begun by each transferor agency and pending before it before the effective date of this act, both as relating to the functions designated as core administrative functions under section 2 of said chapter 21A, shall continue unabated and remain in force, but shall be assumed and completed by the executive office of energy and environmental affairs.

(d)  All orders, rules and regulations duly made and all approvals duly granted by each transferor agency as relating to the functions designated as core administrative functions under said section 2 of said chapter 21A, which are in force immediately before the effective date of this act, shall continue in force and shall thereafter be enforced, until superseded, revised, rescinded or canceled, in accordance with law, by the executive office of energy and environmental affairs.

(e)  All books, papers, records, documents, equipment, buildings, facilities, cash and other property, both personal and real, including all such property held in trust, as relating to the functions designated as core administrative functions under said section 2 of said chapter 21A, which immediately before the effective date of this act are in the custody of each transferor agency shall be transferred to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs.

(f)  All duly existing contracts, leases and obligations of each transferor agency as relating to the functions designated as core administrative functions under said section 2 of said chapter 21A shall continue in effect but shall be assumed by the respective transferee agency. No existing right or remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by this act.

SECTION 75.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services, may transfer not more than a total of $7,500,000 from the prescription advantage program in item 9110-1455 of section 2 and the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws in fiscal year 2020 to support the Medicare Savings or Medicare Buy-In programs established in section 25A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, however, that the secretary of health and human services shall certify to the senate and house committees on ways and means, not less than 45 days in advance of the transfer, in writing, the amount to be transferred and an explanation of the amount of expected savings to those programs resulting from the transfer.

SECTION 76.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, payments from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws may be made either as safety net care payments under the commonwealth’s waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315, or as an adjustment to service rate payments under Title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act or a combination of both. Other federally-permissible funding mechanisms available for certain 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 pursuant to said section 66 and section 69 of said chapter 118E using sources distinct from the funding made available to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.

SECTION 77.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than October 1, 2019 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, for the purposes of making initial gross payments to qualifying acute care hospitals for the hospital fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019. 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, not later than June 30, 2020, the amount of the transfer authorized by this section and any allocation of that amount as certified by the director of the health safety net office.

SECTION 78.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in hospital fiscal year 2020, the office of inspector general may expend up to a total of $1,000,000 from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in 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 hospitals including, but not limited to, the care of the uninsured and the resulting free charges. The unit shall also study and review the Medicaid program under said chapter 118E including, but not limited to, a review of the program’s eligibility requirements, utilization, claims administration and compliance with federal mandates. The inspector general shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means on the results of the audits and any other completed analyses not later than March 1, 2020.

SECTION 79.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, nursing facility and resident care facility rates to be effective on October 1, 2019 under section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws may be developed using the costs of calendar year 2007 or any subsequent year that the secretary of health and human services may select.

SECTION 80.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office for administration and finance shall transfer not more than $15,000,000 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.

(b)  The transfer required from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund under subsection (b) of section 189 of chapter 149 of the General Laws shall not apply in fiscal year 2020.

SECTION 81.  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 pursuant to 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 2019 in the following order of precedence: (i) an amount not more than $10,000,000, to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Investment Fund established in section 6 of chapter 23I of the General Laws; and (ii) an amount not more than $20,000,000, to the Massachusetts Community Preservation Trust Fund established in section 9 of chapter 44B of the General Laws.

SECTION 82.  Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2020, each regional transit authority receiving state assistance pursuant to item 1595-6370 of section 2E and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as the department, shall develop a bilateral memorandum of understanding; provided however, that the memorandum of understanding and distribution of  base revenue and any additional assistance or inflation increase shall be executed and distributed not less than 45 days after the effective date of this act. Of the amount required to be transferred to regional transit authorities under item 1595-6370 of section 2E, $3,500,000 shall be conditioned on the execution of a memorandum of understanding by a regional transit authority and the department and distributed as performance grants to regional transit authorities that best demonstrate compliance with or commitment to the service decisions, quality of service and environmental sustainability recommendations from the report of the task force on regional transit authority performance and funding established pursuant to section 72 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018.

Any disputes about the content of a memorandum of understanding shall be reviewed by the secretary of transportation and, if agreement cannot be reached, then referred for resolution to a 3 person committee consisting of the secretary of transportation, a member representing the Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities who is not an employee or board member of the regional transit authority whose memorandum of understanding is in dispute and a third person selected by the other 2 members. A regional transit authority that does not enter into a memorandum of understanding for fiscal year 2020 within 60 days of the effective date of this act shall receive the same amount of money apportioned to the regional transit authority under item 1595-6370 in fiscal year 2019 until such time as agreement is reached on a memorandum of understanding or the dispute is resolved pursuant to the aforementioned dispute resolution process, whichever comes first; and provided further, that for the purposes of this section, funding provided pursuant to section 72 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 shall not be considered a part of the money apportioned to a regional transit authority under item 1595-6370 in fiscal year 2019.

Based on a system of performance metrics established by the department, a memorandum of understanding shall incorporate performance targets most relevant to the regional transit authority’s unique system in the following categories: ridership, customer service and satisfaction, asset management and financial performance, including farebox recovery. Performance targets shall be measured against regional transit authority established baselines. Each memorandum of understanding shall also include agreed upon timelines for implementation and shall not be punitive.

The department may require each regional transit authority to provide data on ridership, customer service and satisfaction, asset management and financial performance, including farebox recovery, and shall compile collected data into a report on the performance of regional transit authorities and each authority’s progress toward meeting the performance metrics established in the memorandum of understanding. The report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation not later than July 1, 2020.

SECTION 83.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a feasibility study relative to extending rapid transit service from the current terminus of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Blue Line at Wonderland Station in the city of Revere to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail station in the city of Lynn.

(b)  The study shall examine and evaluate the costs and economic opportunities related to extending Blue Line service or otherwise expanding rapid transit service from the city of Revere to the city of Lynn including, but not limited to: (i) the projected capital costs; (ii) the projected operating costs and revenue estimates; (iii) the projected ridership levels; (iv) the prospect of operating on existing rights of way and other operational issues; (v) the environmental and community impact estimates; (vi) the availability of federal, state, local and private sector funding sources; (vii) the environmental and social justice benefits and burdens specific to the demographics of the region; (viii) regional equity in rapid transit investments in the commonwealth; and (viii) the potential economic, social and cultural benefits to the greater north shore region and the commonwealth as a whole.

(c)  The department shall file the report with the clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate committee on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation not later than March 31, 2020.

SECTION 84.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a feasibility study of rail access between the cities of North Adams and Boston.

The study shall examine and evaluate the costs and economic opportunities related to establishing rail service between the cities of North Adams and Greenfield and the cities of  Greenfield and Boston including, but not limited to: (i) the projected capital costs; (ii) the projected operating costs and revenue estimates; (iii) the projected ridership levels; (iv) the prospect of operating rail service on existing rights of way and other operational issues; (v) an estimate of the environmental impact and benefits; (vi) an analysis of community impact and benefits; (vii) the potential sources and availability of federal, state, local and private sector funding; and (viii) the resulting economic, employment, social and cultural benefits to Franklin and Berkshire counties and the commonwealth as a whole.

The department shall file the report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation not later than June 1, 2021.

SECTION 85.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health shall conduct an analysis of: (i) surcharges established under section 22 of chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, including projected revenues from the surcharges; (ii) a comparison of actual revenues with the amount of revenue necessary to provide all eligible children with the legally-mandated services and to conduct activities to prevent elevated blood lead levels; and (iii) a comparison of how states with comparable housing stock finance childhood lead poisoning prevention programs. The department shall file its findings with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on revenue and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than November 1, 2019.

SECTION 86.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2020 the amount of category 1 gaming revenue specified in subclause (j) of clause (2) of section 59 of chapter 23K of the General Laws shall be credited to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, established in section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws.

SECTION 87.  The Norfolk county retirement board may, in accordance with guidelines established by the public employee retirement administration commission, and in accordance with chapter 30B of the General Laws, purchase an appropriate real property located within Norfolk county to use for the administrative office of the Norfolk county retirement system and may purchase or lease equipment and employ any personnel as necessary for the proper administration and transaction of the business of the retirement system.

SECTION 88.  The health policy commission, in consultation with the department of public health and the Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction, shall implement a 2-year pilot program to reduce pregnancy-related deaths and improve pregnancy outcomes. The commission shall consider evidence-based practices from successful programs implemented nationally and internationally in the development of the program. The department of public health shall provide relevant data to the commission in order to determine scope and scale of the program, including data on volume and prevalence of pregnancy-related deaths. The commission shall select implementation sites through a competitive process in which applicants shall demonstrate: (i) community need; (ii) the capacity to address preventable causes of complications and death related to pregnancy and child birth; (iii) the ability to facilitate care coordination among health care providers; and (iv) a plan to formalize relationships between health care providers, including hospitals and community-based care providers. The commission shall collect data to gauge the success of the program in decreasing pregnancy-related deaths and track trends within the patient population, including, but not limited to, variance by age, race, and co-morbidities. The commission shall issue a report annually, on or before June 30, to the joint committee on public health and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, which shall include program progress updates and outcomes data.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4019.
         SECTION 89.  There shall be a special commission, known as the Restaurant Promotion Commission to review and develop recommendations and best practices for the promotion and continued growth and vitality of the restaurant industry in the commonwealth. The commission shall consist of the following 11 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on tourism, arts and cultural development; 3 persons to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 3 persons to be appointed by the president of the senate; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and the executive director of the Massachusetts office of travel and tourism, or their designee, who shall serve as chair of the commission.

The commission shall examine ways to increase promotion of and visitation to restaurants operating in the commonwealth, including but not limited to: challenges to maintaining and operating restaurants, including issues related to the training, development and retention of the industry’s workforce; barriers to establishing new restaurants; licensing and permitting issues impacting emerging business models; strategies for increased marketing to attract visitors to the commonwealth’s restaurants; and strategies for cross-promotional partnerships, including but not limited to partnerships with the hospitality, agriculture and seafood industries. The commission shall consider successful programs and national and local best practices.

The commission shall recommend programs for the use of the funds available in item 7008-1024. The commission shall hold its first meeting not later than 30 days after the effective date of this act and shall meet not less frequently than monthly thereafter. The commission shall hold meetings in various geographic regions of the commonwealth. The chair of the commission shall work to facilitate information and data requests of the commission members, ensure that the work of the commission incorporates feedback from the industry statewide and coordinate interagency cooperation. The commission shall submit a report of its review and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than January 31, 2020.

SECTION 90.  There shall be a special commission governed by section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to study civil asset forfeiture policies and practices in the commonwealth. The commission shall consist of the following 21 members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary, who shall serve as co-chairs of the commission; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; the attorney general or a designee; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the chair of the Massachusetts commission against discrimination or a designee; the chief justice of the supreme judicial court or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts District Attorney Association or a designee; the chief counsel of the committee for public counsel services or a designee; the colonel of state police or a designee; a representative from the Massachusetts Bar Association; a representative from the Boston Bar Association; a representative from the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc.; a representative from the State Police Association of Massachusetts; a representative from the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative from the Boston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and a representative from the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association.

The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an evaluation of the standard of proof required for law enforcement in the commonwealth to establish that property seized is related to a crime, as compared to the standard imposed in other states; (ii) a review of current documentation and reporting obligations for law enforcement, including the extent to which law enforcement records whether the property’s owner was charged with or convicted of a crime, and any recommendations for enhanced or additional reporting requirements; (iii) an analysis of the scope of civil asset forfeiture in the commonwealth, including an estimate of the total value of assets seized annually, the average value of assets seized in a case and a breakdown by percentage of the underlying offenses giving rise to the forfeiture; (iv) an examination of how civil asset forfeiture proceeds are allocated and spent in the commonwealth; (v) an evaluation of the process by which property owners may challenge a seizure, including the percentage of seizure proceedings challenged annually, the percentage of successful challenges and the average cost of bringing a challenge; (vi) an analysis of any racial or socioeconomic disparities in the application of civil asset forfeiture laws in the commonwealth; and (vii) a review of best practices undertaken in other states.

The commission shall hold its first meeting not later than 30 days after the effective date of this act and shall meet at least monthly thereafter. The commission shall submit a report of its study and any recommendations, together with any draft legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than December 31, 2019.

SECTION 91.  (a) There shall be a task force to: (i) evaluate ways to ensure the financial stability of skilled nursing facilities; (ii) consider the role of skilled nursing facilities within the continuum of elder care services; and (iii) address current workforce challenges.

The task force shall consist of the following members: the secretary of health and human services, or their designee, who shall serve as chair; the chairs of the joint committee on elder affairs, or their designees; the secretary of elder affairs, or their designee; the secretary of labor and workforce development, or their designee; the commissioner of public health, or their designee; the assistant secretary for MassHealth, or their designee; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and 6 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of LeadingAge Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of 1199SEIU, 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Association of Residential Care Homes, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be an expert on long-term care and aging policy. In making appointments, the governor shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that the task force represents a broad distribution of diverse perspectives and geographic regions.

(b)  In making its recommendations, the task force shall consider: (i) improvements to the MassHealth reimbursement system for skilled nursing facilities to promote financial stability; (ii) industry-wide workforce initiatives including, but not limited to, ways to improve recruitment, training, including transitional training opportunities for employment in rest homes, assisted living and other alternative senior housing options, retention, rates of pay and other methods of ensuring a sustainable workforce; (iii) the role of external economic factors on the development and retention of the elder care services workforce such as the increases in the minimum wage and competition from other industries; (iv) the feasibility of establishing a voluntary reconfiguration program for certain areas of elder care services, including the impact of a reduction in the number of currently licensed beds, while ensuring quality and maintaining access; (v) recommended criteria for a voluntary reconfiguration program including, but not limited to, occupancy, co-location of services, care standards and regional geographic need; (vi) recommended incentives for elder care service operators to align the need for elder care services with current and future demand and conversion of underutilized beds or other resources to meet current and future demand; and (vii) any additional reforms to strengthen the public process for facility closures and sales or other recommendations necessary to address the issues referenced in this section.

(c)  The task force shall convene its first meeting within 30 days after the effective date of this act. The task force shall submit its report, including any proposed legislation necessary to carry out its recommendations, by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on elder affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2020.

SECTION 92.  The executive office for administration and finance shall report to the senate and house chairs of the committee on ways and means and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on education not later than October 1, 2019 and, again, not later than December 15, 2019 on expenditures related to the objectives of the federal Child Care Development Block Grant; provided, that said reports shall include which expenditures will be used to claim federal funds and report on any additional grant money provided to the commonwealth that will either supplant or supplement state funding in each line item used to build the fiscal year 2020 budget; provided further, that said reports shall outline the uses of the federal fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 increases in discretionary funding in the federal Child Care Development Block Grant; and provided further, that both reports submitted by the executive office for administration and finance shall be approved by the board of early education and care.

SECTION 93.  A certain portion of the Southwest Corridor park, located between New Castle court, the William E. Carter school grounds park, Watson street, and Northampton street, shall be designated and known as the Mary Longley garden, in recognition of Mary Longley, the principal founder of the Tenants’ Development Corporation and trailblazing advocate for tenants’ rights. The department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing said designation in compliance with the standards of the department.

SECTION 94.  The water spray deck attached to the department of conservation and recreation’s Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex, situated immediately to the east of the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. boulevard and Washington street, shall be designated and known as the “Nakieka “Kiki” Taylor water deck” in recognition of Nakieka “Kiki” Taylor’s service as a lifeguard and ensuring the safety of the children and families in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston. The department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing the designation around the spray deck in compliance with the standards of the department.

SECTION 95.  The halfway house located on Nahant beach in the town of Nahant shall be designated and known as the Maximillian “Max” Carbone memorial beach station. The department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain 2 suitable markers bearing that designation in compliance with the standards of the department.

SECTION 96.  The Norfolk county superior court in the town of Dedham shall be designated and known as the William D. Delahunt courthouse. The division of capital asset management and maintenance shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing that designation in compliance with the standards of the division.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4021.
          SECTION 97.  The University of Massachusetts shall select an independent scientific organization to conduct a study and survey of the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation, which shall include: (i) the forest, including plant, animal and insect life, and any contributing factors responsible for any decline in forest health; (ii) the effect of ecological and climate change; (iii) the effectiveness of controlled public hunting in culling the deer population; (iv) the effectiveness of the Blue Hills Reservation deer management program in culling the deer population since 2015; and (v) recommendations to ensure improvements in the environmental health of the reservation. The study shall include the physical tagging of deer for purposes of population surveying; provided, however, that methods may include but shall not be limited to (i) fixed-wing aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles using aerial photography and downward-looking thermal imaging; and (ii) distance sampling using driving transects and spotlights.

The University of Massachusetts shall select an organization to conduct the study and survey within 6 months after the effective date of this act, and the independent scientific organization shall report its findings and data in the form of a report and survey, which shall include proposed recommendations and the costs associated with those recommendations, to the department of conservation and recreation and the department of fisheries and wildlife within 4 years following the start of the study.

There shall be a moratorium on the Blue Hills Reservation deer management program and any controlled deer hunting in the reservation until July 31, 2021.

SECTION 98.  The office of Medicaid shall investigate and provide a report on potential cost savings for prescription medications by pursuing new purchasing approaches. The investigation shall include, but not be limited to, an examination of the feasibility, advisability and potential cost savings of: (i) joining a Medicaid multistate prescription drug bulk purchasing consortium; (ii) identifying alternate financing mechanisms; and (iii) entering into alternative payment methods, including value-based purchasing arrangements. The report shall include: (a) an update on existing supplemental rebates; (b) recommendations to increase the amount of supplemental rebates received; (c) estimated cost savings related to joining a Medicaid multistate prescription drug bulk purchasing consortium; (d) estimated administrative savings or other increased efficiencies related to joining a Medicaid multistate prescription drug bulk purchasing consortium; (e) opportunities for managed care organizations to receive similar rebates or discounts; (f) estimated cost savings related to negotiating value-based purchasing agreements with drug manufacturers; (g) estimated administrative savings or other increased efficiencies related to negotiating value-based purchasing agreements with drug manufacturers; and (h) an analysis of cost savings approaches adopted by other states. The office shall file the report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on health care financing and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2020.

SECTION 99.  The secretary of health and human services shall investigate and develop a report regarding methods for increasing transparency on pharmacy services provided by pharmacy benefit managers to Medicaid managed care organizations and Medicaid accountable care organizations.

The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an analysis of pharmacy benefit manager services transparency; (ii) any findings of price spreading between pharmacy reimbursement and overall costs to the Medicaid program including, but not limited to, a description of any price spreading for brand name, generic or specialty drugs; (iii) potential conflicts of interest related to affiliations between retail pharmacy chains and Medicaid pharmacy benefit managers and any reported reductions to pharmacy reimbursements; (iv) an analysis of the impact of reductions in pharmacy reimbursement on access to care; and (v) a description of the ways pharmacy benefit managers are used within Medicaid managed care organizations and Medicaid accountable care organizations.

The report shall provide recommendations on ways to increase transparency on pharmacy services provided by pharmacy benefit managers to Medicaid managed care organizations and Medicaid accountable care organizations, including any recommended reporting information or drafts of proposed legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect.

The secretary shall file the report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on health care financing and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2020.

SECTION 100.  There shall be established a special commission to recommend ways for the department of conservation and recreation to improve the management, operations and asset condition of the natural, cultural and recreational resources held by the department. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an examination of the current responsibilities and structures of the department and the stewardship council established in section 2 chapter 21 of the General Laws; (ii) a determination of whether departments, divisions, assets or operations of the department should be transferred to other agencies, departments, municipalities or entities, with special consideration given to urban parks and roadways; (iii) a review of the capital and operating budgets of the department with an analysis at a component level of the relationship of cost to value; and (iv) recommendations on how to: (a) improve transparency and accountability for project choice; (b) maximize returns on the commonwealth’s investment in the department of conservation and recreation; and (c) improve project planning and execution, with special consideration given to the role of the stewardship council.

The commission shall be comprised of the following members, or their designees: the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, who shall serve as chair; the chairs of the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture; the secretary of transportation; the commissioner of conservation and recreation; the chair of the stewardship council; the minority leader of the house of representatives; the minority leader of the senate; and 7 persons to be appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be representatives of park friends groups, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Appalachian Mountain Club, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Trust for Public Land, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the National Association of Government Employees and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Trustees of Reservations.

The commission may solicit input through public hearings and testimony.

The commission shall file a report of its findings and recommendations with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2020.

SECTION 101.  There shall be a special commission to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the appropriate level of funding for the department of correction and each sheriff’s department. The commission shall consist of: 2 persons to be appointed by the senate president, 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair; 2 persons to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the commissioner of correction or a designee; the secretary of administration and finance or a designee; 2 persons to be appointed by the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association; the chief justice of the trial court or a designee; the commissioner of probation or a designee; the chairman of the parole board or a designee; 1 person to be appointed by the Massachusetts Bar Association; 1 person to be appointed by the Boston Bar Association; and 3 persons to be appointed by the governor, after considering any recommendations from the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, Inc., Pioneer Institute, Inc., Prisoners’ Legal Services and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, 1 of whom shall be employed by a public or private institution of higher education with an expertise in criminology and criminal justice.

The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a review of staffing ratios and employee costs in each state prison and house of correction; (ii) an examination of potential ways to increase efficiencies and reduce fixed costs in state prisons and houses of correction; (iii) an analysis of the amount spent by the department of correction and by each sheriff’s department on mental health and substance use disorder services and the appropriate levels of funding necessary to meet the service needs of incarcerated people; (iv) a review of all discretionary programming offered in state prisons and houses of correction, including an analysis of geographical disparities in discretionary programming; (v) an analysis of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018, its impacts on state prisons and houses of correction and best practices to implement its requirements; (vi) a review of the physical assets, infrastructure, buildings and communications equipment owned by each sheriff’s department and state prison; and (vii) a review of the funding sources for the department of correction and each sheriff’s department, including appropriations from the commonwealth, commissary charges, prison industries, trust fund accounts, intermunicipal agreements, other inmate fees and expenses and other sources of revenue.

The study shall include data for each state prison and house of correction on: (i) inmate population; (ii) costs per inmate, as defined by the commission; (iii) health care expenses; (iv) payroll expenses, including payroll spending on care and custody personnel; and (v) expenses on programming for recidivism reduction, including case management, reentry support, behavioral health counseling, education and vocational or workforce development programs. The report shall include data for the previous 5 fiscal years, the current fiscal year, and projected data for fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022.

The commission shall compare existing funding levels and expenses at each state prison and house of correction and include a recommendation for an appropriate level or allocation of funding. The commission shall recommend targeted solutions for each state prison and house of correction to reduce spending if actual spending is above the recommended level. The commission shall also review the feasibility and advisability of establishing distinct line items for the department of correction and each sheriff’s department to identify funding specifically designated for: (i) fixed costs and payroll spending on care and custody personnel; (ii) recidivism reduction programming; and (iii) any other separate categories as may be identified by the commission. The commission shall propose a funding formula for the department of correction and each sheriff’s department based, in part, on the number of people in their custody and control and the utilization of best practices in recidivism reduction to safely reduce the population of incarcerated people. The proposed funding formula shall, to the extent possible, increase the percentage of spending on evidence-based recidivism reduction programming and reduce or mitigate projected spending increases.

The commission shall have access to data, documents and information necessary for the performance of the commission’s duties under this section. The commission may request, and the department of correction and each sheriff’s department shall provide, any such data, documents or information; provided, however, that nonpublic information shall be provided in an aggregate and de-identified form; provided, further, that nonpublic information relating to a matter that is or may be the subject of litigation shall not be disseminated to any other person or entity, and it shall not be admitted as evidence in any administrative or court proceeding against the department of correction or against any sheriff or sheriff’s department in which a member of the commission is a party to the proceeding; provided further, that members of the commission who are not currently state employees shall be considered special state employees for the purposes of chapter 268A of the General Laws; and provided further, that the commission, in collaboration with the department of correction and each sheriff’s department, shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure the confidentiality of personal information.

The commission shall submit a written report of its findings, including legislative and budgetary recommendations, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security not later than September 1, 2020.

SECTION 102.  (a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations regarding the licensing of foreign-trained medical professionals with the goal of expanding and improving medical services in rural and underserved areas.

(b)  The commission shall consist of the following members: the secretary of health and human services or a designee, who shall serve as chair; 1 person to be appointed by the senate president; 1 person to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the chairs of the joint committee on public health, or their designees; and 15 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a member of the governor’s advisory council for refugees and immigrants, 1 of whom shall be a member of the board of registration in medicine, 1 of whom shall be a member of the board of registration in dentistry, 1 of whom shall be a member of the board of registration in nursing, 1 of whom shall be a member of the board of registration of physician assistants, 1 of whom shall be a member of the board of allied health professionals, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Medical Society, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the University of Massachusetts medical school, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Boston Welcome Back Center at Bunker Hill Community College; and 3 of whom shall be representatives of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Inc., of whom 1 shall be a foreign-trained medical professional and 1 shall be a licensed physician.

(c)  The commission shall make recommendations on: (i) the strategies to integrate foreign-trained medical professionals into rural and underserved areas in need of medical services; (ii) state and national licensing regulations that may pose unnecessary barriers to practice for foreign-trained medical professionals; (iii) changes to the commonwealth’s licensing requirements; (iv) opportunities to advocate for corresponding changes to national licensing requirements; and (v) any other matters pertaining to licensing foreign-trained medical professionals. The commission may hold hearings and invite testimony from experts and the public to gather information. The commission shall review and identify best practices learned from similar efforts in other states. The report may include guidelines for full licensure and conditional licensing of foreign-trained medical professionals.

(d)  The commission shall submit a report containing its recommendations, including drafts of proposed legislation to carry out its recommendations, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the joint committee on public health not later than July 1, 2021.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4019.
          SECTION 103.  Section 69 shall apply to contracts subject to review by the department of public utilities as of July 1, 2019.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4019.
          SECTION 104.  Section 69 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 105.  The commissioner of revenue shall notify the registers of deeds, the assistant recorders and the joint committee on revenue of the new surcharge amounts established in sections 29 and 30. All documents or instruments received by the registers of deeds and assistant recorders that are postmarked prior to the effective date of said sections 29 and 30 shall be subject to the fee surcharge applicable under section 8 of chapter 44B of the General Laws that was in effect before that date.

SECTION 106.  Nothing in sections 31 to 35, inclusive, shall override pre-existing law or affect tax liability that accrued prior to the effective date of the act.

SECTION 107.  Sections 29 and 30 shall take effect on December 31, 2019.

Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, see H4019.
          SECTION 108.  Section 104 shall take effect on July 1, 2020.

SECTION 109.  Sections 31 to 35 shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

SECTION 110.  Section 84 shall take effect on June 1, 2020.

SECTION 111.  Except as otherwise specified, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

Approved, July 31, 2019.