Chapter 227

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 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 to forthwith make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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

SECTION 1.  To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving funds under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government and in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission and division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all other terms and conditions of employment.

SECTION 1A.  In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section, by source, for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for fiscal year 2021 as set forth and authorized in this act. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with the projected receipts set forth in this section and shall include a full statement comparing the actual and projected receipts in the annual report for fiscal year 2021 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.

 

 

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0320-0003   For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices $10,138,042

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0320-0010   For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county............................... $1,975,405

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0321-0001   For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct.. $999,196

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0321-0100   For the services of the board of bar examiners......... $1,853,730

0321-1500   For the operation of the committee for public counsel services under chapter 211D of the General Laws including, but not limited to, payroll costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and appeals attorneys, including fringe benefit costs; provided, that the committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 20 per cent of indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further, that to the extent feasible, the committee shall assign public defenders to district and superior courts; provided further, that the committee shall approve by majority vote any increase in the base salary or rate of compensation for employees holding management positions, including, but not limited to, chiefs, deputy chiefs, directors, assistant directors and managers; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021, 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 2021; provided further, that not later than December 30, 2020 and March 1, 2021, 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 said 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................................ $70,647,321

 

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 prior to fiscal year 2021...... $161,369,013

 

0321-1520   For fees and costs as defined under 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 under 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 2021 $24,162,707

 

 

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 1, 2021, 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; 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............................................... $29,000,000

 

 

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... $2,085,321

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0321-2100   For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services.......... $2,208,332

 

 

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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0322-0100   For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices.................................... $13,881,671

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0330-0101   For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court................................................. $76,194,054

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0330-0300   For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court non-employee services, dental and vision health plan agreements for employees who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement, jury expenses, law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the 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, Equity, Inclusion & Experience 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, Equity, Inclusion & Experience 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 $1,500,000 shall be expended to maintain the fiscal year 2020 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 not less than $75,000 shall be expended for programs providing direct legal assistance in the area of tenants' rights sponsored by the University of Massachusetts school of law; 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 the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 3, 2021 detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran, under said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term, or an office or position under section 7 of said chapter 30 and who has: (a) held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (b) 30 years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined under chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year 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 the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board not later than January 8, 2021; 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........................ $269,120,148

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $220,115

 

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

 

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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 2021 as selected in fiscal year 2020 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 not later than March 15, 2021, the office of the commissioner of probation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, any relevant data on participants and outcomes.............................. $1,474,160

 

0330-0601   For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided further, that not later than April 9, 2021, 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 1, 2021, 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........................................... $182,649

 

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, 2021, 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 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 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 1, 2021, 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 2021 compared to prior fiscal years; and (iii) average length of delays in fiscal year 2021 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 $4,075,000 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.......................... $6,562,500

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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.......... $35,317,910

 

 

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............... $77,540,004

 

 

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....................... $35,466,829

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0334-0001   For the operation of the land court department......... $4,496,087

 

 

0335-0001   For the operation of the Boston municipal court department $14,687,359

 

 

0336-0002   For the operation of the housing court department; provided, that funds shall be expended on court interpreter services. $11,846,938

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0337-0002   For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the Worcester county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $112,000 shall be expended on the Franklin and Hampshire county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $175,989 shall be expended on the Hampden county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended on the Essex county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended on the Boston court-appointed special advocates program; and provided further, that not less than $53,995 shall be expended on the Berkshire county court-appointed special advocates program $20,915,217

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 February 1, 2021, 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 $164,521,637

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 1, 2021, 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............................................... $25,889,514

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 15, 2021, 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.................................. $500,000

 

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 no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; provided further, that said programs shall provide supervision and accountability as needed; provided further, that the funds shall be awarded through a competitive process to qualified nonprofit organizations with a documented history of providing comprehensive, evidence-based 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 1, 2021, 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................................ $6,520,000

 

General Fund....................... 69.02%

Marijuana Regulation Fund.......... 30.98%

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0339-2100   For the office of the jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws........................................... $3,138,517

 

 

 

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 $62,500... $24,030,109

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0198   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office....................... $390,923

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $20,357,990

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0298   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney’s office..................... $579,256

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $12,182,058

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0398   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney’s office....................... $556,480

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $13,295,586

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0498   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney’s office..................... $463,754

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $13,570,326

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0598   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney’s office....................... $381,209

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $62,500; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the office of the Northwestern district attorney for partnerships with local community, substance use prevention and child advocacy organizations with increased needs caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus................................. $8,477,424

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0698   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.................. $330,008

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $12,139,064

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0798   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney’s office....................... $479,239

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $10,767,518

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0898   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office...................... $481,860

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500.................................. $11,759,094

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-0998   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office....................... $564,958

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
340-1000   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 $62,500............. $5,374,615

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-1098   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office.............. $312,609

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $62,500............. $5,043,524

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0340-1198   For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney’s office..................... $254,837

 

 

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 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 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 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........................... $499,950

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 15, 2021, said report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys’ offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided further, that the association shall provide said offices with an agreed-upon template for the report to be filled out; provided further, that said offices shall submit said report in a standard electronic format; provided further, that said template shall include, delineated by charge type: (a) the number of criminal cases initiated by arraignment in each department of the trial court; (b) the number of criminal cases disposed of in each department of the trial court; (c) the number of cases appealed to the appeals courts, the supreme judicial court, a single justice of the appeals court or 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........................ $2,288,168

 

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 the distribution of said funds; provided further, that funds distributed from this item to the district attorneys’ offices shall be used for retention purposes and shall not be transferred out of the AA object class; provided further, that not more than $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

 

0340-8908   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, under section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, shall continue during fiscal year 2021................. $5,751,345

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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.................................................. $6,739,289

 

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 not later than August 15, 2021, 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; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the local election districts review commission to assist local officials in the reprecincting process................. $1,250,000

 

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 $13,416,208

 

0521-0001.. For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that not later than February 26, 2021, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing voter registration activity and a breakdown, by region, of active voters in the commonwealth.................................... $6,407,994

 

0521-0002.. For implementing early voting in the commonwealth for the September 1, 2020 state primary and the November 3, 2020 state election under sections 6 and 7 of chapter 115 of the acts of 2020 and section 25B of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as well as for the March 3, 2020 presidential primary election as required by section 89 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, as determined through the collection and certification of accurate accounting by the state auditor and division of local mandates for distribution by the secretary of the commonwealth...... $3,016,019

 

0524-0000.. For providing information to voters.................... $1,442,738

 

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 $1,289,551

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1000.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem. $2,927,833

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1100.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin $641,798

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1200.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden $1,927,509

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1300.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire $817,094

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1400.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell $1,218,625

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1500.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge $3,700,303

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1600.. For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams... $276,721

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1700.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield $476,652

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1800.. For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington......................................................... $235,102

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-1900.. For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk $2,201,802

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-2000.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg $706,436

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0540-2100.. For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester $2,300,531

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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.......................................... $11,197,324

 

0610-0010   For the office of economic empowerment; provided, that $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............................. $670,396

 

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... $4,980,041

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $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 $300,000 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 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, under 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, under 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, 2021, 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; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, under section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund.............................. $4,500,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0640-0096   For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2021 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; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, under section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund............................................. $497,310

 

 

0640-0300   For the services and operations of the Massachusetts cultural council, including grants to or contracts with public and non-public 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, under 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, but not limited to: (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 and 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; and provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, the council shall submit its board-approved fiscal year 2021 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................................................ $18,180,000

 

 

0699-0005   For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend not more than $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 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.................................... $50,000,000

 

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............. $215,888,267

 

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, 2021 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, 2021; 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 with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 10 days in advance of charging such payments....... $2,043,185,688

 

General Fund....................... 55.00%

Commonwealth Transportation Fund... 45.00%

 

0699-2005   For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness that may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall......... $143,336,389

 

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, 2021 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........... $16,437,986

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0710-0100   For the operation of the division of local mandates...... $381,474

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0710-0200   For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the office of the state auditor 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... $1,890,812

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 12, 2021, 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..................................... $1,274,449

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0710-0300   For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by the bureau of special investigations... $483,320

 

 

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 not later than January 15, 2021, 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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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; 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.... $2,466,514

 

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 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...................................... $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 said Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and said 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $250,000

 

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, 2021, 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......... $5,236,334

 

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 office of 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: (i) the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices; and (ii) fraudulent prescribing practices; provided, that not later than February 3, 2021, 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........................ $1,836,180

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $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..................................... $1,357,790

 

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 5, 2021, 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 2020........................... $1,315,788

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0900-0100.. For the operation of the state ethics commission....... $2,583,694

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0910-0200   For the operation of the office of the inspector general $3,522,851

 

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 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.............................. $975,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0910-0220   For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established under section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws...... $588,084

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0910-0300   For the operation of the internal special audit unit established under section 9 of chapter 6C of the General Laws........ $577,604

 

0910-0330   For the operation of the division of state police oversight established under section 72 of chapter 22C of the General Laws $388,250

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0920-0300   For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance....................................................... $1,839,644

 

 

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; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on a pilot program to provide housing support services to transition age youth that are aging out of the care or custody of the department of children and families or the department of youth services; provided further, that such services shall include, but not be limited to, staff support through case management and the provision of direct housing services; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the continued operation of the Worcester Trauma and Resilience Collaborative to support young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences......... $2,912,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0940-0100   For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, 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 2020; (iv) number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2020; and (v) average duration of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2020, delineated by such cases that reached the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; 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.......... $4,169,189

 

0940-0101   For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $1,100,000 in revenues from fees and federal reimbursements received in fiscal year 2021 and prior fiscal years for the purposes of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing programs; 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $1,100,000

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $410,000

 

0940-0103   For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may expend not more than $2,520,000 in revenues from fees and federal reimbursements received in fiscal year 2021 and prior fiscal years for the purposes of United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fair employment programs; 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $2,520,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0950-0000   For the commission on the status of women, established under section 66 of chapter 3 of the General Laws.............. $206,473

 

 

0950-0030   For the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren under section 69 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a 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; and provided further, that the study shall include, but not be limited to: (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...................................... $163,697

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $800,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
0950-0080   For the commission on the status of citizens of Asian descent established under section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws $170,000

 

 

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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
1070-0840   For the operation of the cannabis control commission.. $12,400,000

 

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

 

1070-0842   For the cannabis control commission’s oversight of the medical marijuana industry..................................... $2,796,869

 

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

 

 

1100-1100   For the office of the secretary of administration and finance; provided, that the executive office for administration and finance 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........................ $3,298,347

 

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....... $27,302,157

 

1106-0064   For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the office shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage type; (ii) participation in state-subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of both active members and dependents in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4400-1004, 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; (vi) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic forecasts; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, the office shall report its fiscal year 2020 actuals, fiscal year 2021 actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2022 forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, 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 and maintenance, including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties managed by the division of capital asset management and maintenance............................ $11,632,709

 

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 $10,387,647 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of said facilities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............ $10,387,647

 

1102-3232   For the division of capital asset management and maintenance, which 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, that only expenses, including staffing, incurred to implement and operate the certification program shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $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.......................................... $145,702

 

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........................... $3,432,112

 

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

 

 

1107-2400   For the Massachusetts office on disability............... $845,169

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
1107-2501   For the operation of the disabled persons protection commission including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining a computerized registry system of persons who have been substantiated for registrable abuse of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability; provided, that the commission shall facilitate compliance by the department of mental health and the department of developmental services with uniform investigative standards; provided further, that 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 the number of: (i) substantiated claims; (ii) unsubstantiated claims; and (iii) false claims reported as a result of intentional and malicious action; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the commission shall issue a brief update to its fiscal year 2020 report detailing staffing changes and planned staffing changes from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2021, and analyzing the effect of those changes on operational efficiency and caseload reduction; provided further, that the commission shall detail a 2 year hiring plan based on the appropriation provided in this item, and identify any remaining staffing needs within the agency necessary to reduce or eliminate backlogs with an estimate of the cost of those needs; provided further, that said update 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; 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; and provided further, that in order to facilitate an effective hiring process for new employees required by the commission, funds appropriated for this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2022................................................... $7,896,579

 

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........................ $623,938

 

 

1108-5100.. For the operation of the group insurance commission; provided, that on a monthly basis the commission shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy requirements; provided further, that the commission shall provide quarterly reports, with the first report due not later than December 30, 2020, 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.......................... $4,385,239

 

1108-5200.. For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2021; 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 2021 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2021; 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 1, 2021, the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee; (ii) the average actual cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating municipalities; (iii) the contribution ratios for each participating municipality for fiscal year 2021; (iv) the number of members in high deductible health plans; (v) the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by plan; (vi) the average employee premium contribution by plan for each municipality; (vii) estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by plan for each municipality; (viii) the average employee out-of-pocket expenditure and premium contribution by salary level of employees; (ix) a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium contribution; (x) the total amount spent on pharmaceutical drugs; and (xi) the cost of the commonwealth’s projected share of premiums for the next fiscal year $1,747,367,959

 

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 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 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 group insurance commission for the benefits............................ $9,662,385

 

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........................ $1,440,308

 

1110-1002   For the division of administrative law appeals, which may expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $70,000 from the fees charged to appellants upon the filing of claims, for the operation of such services provided......................................... $70,000

 

 

1120-4005   For the administration of the George Fingold Library... $1,031,784

 

 

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 seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12-month period; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the department’s tax expenditure review commission established under section 14 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $820,000 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.............................................. $83,689,202

 

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 March 1, 2021, the department of revenue shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of grant applications; (ii) number of rejected applications; (iii) reasons for those rejections; (iv) estimated number of taxpayers served by each approved grant; (v) geographic location of the approved grant recipient clinic; and (vi) average size of approved grants.................................. $500,000

 

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

 

1201-0160   For the child support 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 March 1, 2021, 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 March 1, 2021, 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system for federal incentives and the network in items 1201-0165, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412......................................... $38,887,046

 

1201-0164   For the child support enforcement division, which may expend not more than $6,630,551 from the federal reimbursements awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary related expenditures; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $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 $1,036,905

 

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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
1231-1000   For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund, established under section 2Z of chapter 29 of the General Laws........... $1,500,000

 

1232-0100   For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have remediated spills of petroleum products under chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that priority for payment of approved claims shall be given to claimants who own or formerly owned not more than 4 dispensing facilities..................... $10,000,000

 

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 March 1, 2021, 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 following: (i) number of municipal grants made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks; (ii) reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; (iii) number of backlog claims; (iv) average waiting period for claims granted in the past year; and (v) number of tanks not in compliance with said chapter 21J $1,767,011

 

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 said clause 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 said clause 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....................... 89.86%

Gaming Local Aid Fund.............. 10.14%

 

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...................................... $31,000,000

 

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........... $2,251,140

 

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

 

1410-0010   For the operation of the department of veterans’ services; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the NEADS Inc. service dogs for veterans program to train service dogs for veterans; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc., located at the Joint Base Cape Cod for the reopening of the empowerment center and to support the distribution of food to veterans in need in the counties of Plymouth and Barnstable; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to said Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc. for capital expenditures and improvements and for operational costs associated with the Food4Vets and other programs that benefit veterans and their families including, but not limited to, the purchase, construction and rehabilitation of a facility in the town of Norton......................................... $4,637,822

 

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 outreach centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans; provided further, that the department of veterans’ services shall make a payment of not less than the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, the department shall submit a 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 number 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 summary of the implementation or further development of evidence-based programs and program evaluation; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 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 $50,000 shall be expended to the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, Inc. in Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Natick for the veteran’s oral history project at the Morse Institute library; provided further, that not less than $30,000 be expended for the Nathan Hale Veterans Outreach Centers to continue to support veterans and their families; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Clear Path for Veterans New England, Inc. in Devens for building renovations to an outreach and wellness service center due to increased client need and enhanced social distancing necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; and provided further, that not less than $98,500 shall be expended for the Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program, Inc. to provide counseling and supportive services to veterans in southeastern Massachusetts $8,699,022

 

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........................................ $362,695

 

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 of veterans’ services shall make a payment of not less than the amount appropriated for each veterans’ homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for transitional services at Our Neighbors' Table, Inc. in the city of Amesbury; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the Disabled American Veterans, Department of Massachusetts, Inc............. $3,582,655

 

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........ $2,742,470

 

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, including deceased veterans who were residents of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts and the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke whose death occurred due to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided, that annuity payments made under this item shall be made under sections 6A, 6B and 6C of said chapter 115; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amounts of veterans’ benefits paid by cities and towns to residents of a soldiers’ home, homeless shelter or transitional housing facility shall be paid by the commonwealth to the several cities and towns; provided further, that under section 9 of said chapter 115, the department of veterans’ services shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the 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 health care under said chapter 118E with health care 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 said section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be considered countable income........................... $72,209,878

 

1410-0630   For the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon. $1,251,150

 

1410-1616   For war memorials; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Battleship Cove and the USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Inc........................................... $400,000

 

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........................................ $10,001,120

 

1599-0026   For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less than $1,000,000 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 the governor’s executive order number 554 issued January 23, 2015; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the town of Millville for the purchase of a new ambulance; provided further, that not less than $135,000 shall be expended for a rehabilitation project for the Chevalier theater in Medford; 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the implementation of the disabilities act self evaluation and transition plan for the town of Milford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for costs of repairs to damage caused by climate change in Belmont; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for maintenance and repair of open spaces in the town of Westport, including athletic fields and other spaces providing fresh air and exercise during the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an upgrade of safety equipment and fire alarms at the Lunenburg primary school in the town of Lunenburg; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Russell street elementary school in the town of Littleton; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the town of Belmont information technology department for additional disk storage; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the digitization of municipal records in the town of Wellesley; 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 $1,000,000 shall be expended for a multi-year competitive grant program to provide financial support for 1-time or transition costs related to regionalization and other efficiency initiatives, with allowable applicants to include municipalities, regional school districts, school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing services, regional planning agencies and councils of governments; provided further, that not less 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 using the same methodology and criteria used in fiscal year 2020; 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 2020; 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; and provided further, that not later than February 15, 2021, 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.......................................... $10,475,000

 

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

 

1599-0105   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............................... $15,000,000

 

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 2021 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009....................... $125,000,000

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%

 

1599-1977   For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter 293 of the acts of 2006, as most recently amended by chapter 219 of the acts of 2016; provided, that not later than February 1, 2021, the secretary of administration and finance shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the estimated contract assistance and other payments to be required under said chapter 293 of the acts of 2006, said chapter 219 of the acts of 2016, chapter 238 of the acts of 2012 and chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 for obligations existing not later than July 1, 2020, in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 and an estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other payments arising out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be entered into after July 1, 2020, in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 $12,838,487

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 that were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the office of the state 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 state 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 state 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 for the commonwealth, until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the state comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a court that exceeds $250,000 on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified under said section 2 of said chapter 6A, including a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the secretary of administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the state 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............................................. $10,000,000

 

1599-3856   For rent and associated costs at the Massachusetts information technology center in the city of Chelsea................. $500,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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

 

1599-6903   For the fiscal year 2021 costs of rate implementations under chapter 257 of the acts of 2008; provided, that rate implementations under said chapter 257 may include, but shall not be limited to, costs associated with any court order or settlement between providers of services and the commonwealth related to the rate implementation process; provided further, that 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; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2021, amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; 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 February 1, 2021, departments and private providers receiving funding from this item shall report to the executive office of health and human services on implemented and proposed initiatives that increase the hourly wages and compensation of the direct care human service workforce; provided further, that this report shall include: (i) aggregated provider employee payroll data of the preceding 2 state fiscal years and the current fiscal year from the date of new rate implementations, as validated with information from the uniform financial report or a method determined by the office; (ii) median salary and compensation information of the preceding 2 state fiscal years and the current fiscal year from the date of new rate implementations classified by direct care and front-line staff, medical and clinical staff and management and executive staff, as validated with information from the uniform financial report or a method determined by the office; and (iii) the average employee vacancy rates of direct care and front-line staff of the preceding 2 state fiscal years and the current fiscal year from the date of new rate implementations; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the executive office of health and human services shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means: (a) provider data on payroll, median salary and compensation, and average employee vacancy rates; (b) a summary of said data and analysis of trends in median salary and compensation information in the preceding two state fiscal years and the current fiscal year for direct care and front-line staff, medical and clinical staff, and management and executive staff; and (c) a summary of implemented and proposed initiatives among providers that increase the hourly wages and compensation of the direct care human service workforce and workforce retention; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means a comparison of the median salary for each classification of staff position with the 75th percentile wage estimate for that position as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Massachusetts in the most recent available data...... $160,000,000

 

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

 

 

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 funds may be expended to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire medical standards; provided further, that the division shall be responsible for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a classification pay plan for civil service titles in accordance with generally accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for reclassification....................................... $6,868,014

 

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 non-civil 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............. $2,511,299

 

1750-0103   For the operation 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 2021 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.................... $33,541,007

 

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, which may expend not more than $11,072,720 from revenues collected from the statewide contract administrative fee to procure, manage and administer statewide contracts; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............ $11,072,720

 

1775-0124   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $106,730 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, that the division may only retain revenues collected in excess of $100,000; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $106,730

 

1775-0200   For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, service-disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, 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.............................. $990,881

 

1775-0600   For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $455,886 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; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs of personnel...... $455,886

 

1775-0700   For the operational services division, which 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; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................... $60,000

 

1775-0900   For the operational services division, which 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; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................ $22,000

 

 

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, 2021, the secretary of technology services and security shall submit to the state auditor, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight a complete accounting of and justification for all project-related expenditures totaling $250,000 or more over the previous 12-month period, regardless of source of funds or authorization for such expenditure; and provided further, that not later than February 15, 2021, the executive office shall file a report with the secretary of administration and finance, the state 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 and, where applicable, additional expenses 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 staffing, infrastructure and network and cloud hosting; (v) the status of the commonwealth's cybersecurity; and (vi) strategies and initiatives to further improve the: (a) efficiency and security of the commonwealth's information technology; and (b) transparency of the executive office with the legislature, other executive branch agencies and the general public....... $3,105,778

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the executive office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $2,733,931

 

1790-1700   For core technology services and security, including those previously funded through item 1790-0200 in prior fiscal years $43,108,383

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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.................. $11,427,197

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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, 2021 the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the commonwealth’s multi-year plan for developing a climate change resiliency plan and response strategy; (b) plans to support local partners in climate change adaptation and resiliency; (c) an analysis of the differing effects of climate change in different geographic, ecological, and coastal regions of the state, including urban, suburban and rural homes; (d) a review of the environmental justice impacts of climate change on communities of color; and (e) a detailed breakdown of all expenditures made under this item; provided further, that 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, 2021, 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: (1) the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to the executive office’s environmental justice staff; (2) responsibilities held by the executive office’s environmental justice staff; and (3) the 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 December 30, 2020, 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........................... $2,213,999

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................................................... $40,000

 

2000-1700   For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs.. $14,210,087

 

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 $12,337,788

 

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 2021 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 $18,131,196

 

2100-0013   For the operation of the transportation oversight division $344,801

 

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 2021 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......... $388,894

 

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 $1,910,854

 

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, 2021 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 in order to facilitate an effective hiring process for new employees at the department, funds appropriated for this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not less than $38,000 shall be expended for the town of Sherborn for the continued position of a sustainability coordinator; 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; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended by the Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc., for a coastal water quality and natural resource monitoring program in Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound. $40,115,000

 

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...... $499,997

 

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 2021 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............. $2,500,000

 

2210-0106   For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, under chapter 21I of the General Laws, not more than $2,886,472 in revenues collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that not later than February 3, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the status of the department’s progress in meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with said chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I; provided further, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................... $2,886,472

 

2220-2220   For the administration and implementation of the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., including the operating permit program, the emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state implementation program and the commonwealth’s commitments under the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Regional Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions...... $900,523

 

2220-2221   For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq............................. $1,613,230

 

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.................................. $2,253,276

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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......... $14,789,058

 

2260-8872   For the brownfields site audit program................. $1,270,848

 

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.................................. $394,695

 

 

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....................................... $1,049,242

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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............................................... $2,600,000

 

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............................. $16,081,736

 

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

 

2310-0300   For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program.................................................. $500,000

 

2310-0306   For the hunter safety training program................... $504,730

 

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 this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws $621,062

 

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; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute to develop a strategic plan, in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst School of Earth and Sustainability, including University of Massachusetts at Amherst Gloucester Marine Station at Hodgkin’s Cove and the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Cummings Veterinary School, for the study of the effectiveness of applying genomic techniques to mitigate the effects of climate change on agricultural, livestock, aquaculture and marine food resources.............................................. $6,845,501

 

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................. $808,034

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $217,989

 

2330-0150   For the operation and maintenance of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant, which may expend not more than $75,000 from revenues collected from fees generated by operations; provided, that not later than January 13, 2021, the division of marine fisheries 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................... $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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................ $250,000

 

2330-0300   For the administration and operation of the saltwater fishing permit program under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws................................................... $1,746,763

 

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 and for a reserve to meet the cost of any and all products, equipment and labor associated with the eradication of the arbovirus, as well as the cost of any other type of pesticide or agent, in order to prevent the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile virus and Zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth counties; provided, that Bristol and Plymouth counties shall each receive $50,000 respectively; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project, LLC; 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 $175,000 shall be expended for the apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for control efforts and monitoring of the Spotted Lantern fly; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to enhance the Buy Local effort in western, central, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that any buy local effort included in this item shall include locally-harvested seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Greenagers, Inc. for teen and young adult environmental programming; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Federation of Massachusetts Farmers Markets for the construction of market sheds for the continuation of outdoor farmers markets; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund; and provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for Land’s Sake Farm in the town of Weston to support infrastructure and capital improvements to enable year-round sale of fresh produce to low income communities............. $8,533,887

 

2511-0103   For the costs associated with agricultural oversight of hemp and cannabis............................................... $1,091,942

 

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 $1,000,000 shall be expended to the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Food for Free Committee, Incorporated in the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Chelsea, for the coordination of essential food services in the city of Chelsea; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Billerica Food Pantry; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley’s Resilient Randolph Fund to provide resources for emergency assistance; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Arlington EATS Headquarters in the town of Arlington to allow for operational efficiency with the goal of ending hunger; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Food for the World, Inc. to provide free access to nutritious food to low-income families and the homeless, and related support services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, Inc. in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Marlborough Community Cupboard, a program of the United Way of Tri-County, Inc., for building improvements due to increased client need and enhanced social distancing necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry for the increased need for meals during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; and 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............................ $30,380,000

 

2511-3002   For the integrated pest management program................ $67,392

 

 

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 funds may be expended for the operation of the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the department to select an independent scientific organization to conduct a study and survey of the white-tailed deer population of the Blue Hills Reservation; provided further, that for purposes of said surveying, methods shall include, but 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; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purposes of aquatic invasive species control for the Charles River and Mystic River......... $4,607,205

 

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............................ $1,524,408

 

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........................... $466,948

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
2800-0500   For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of the metropolitan beaches as determined by the commission established 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 Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull to be fully maintained and seasonally staffed as recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission in coordination with the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that 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........................ $1,229,660

 

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 2020, shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2021 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................................................ $16,524,419

 

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............................ $641,043

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 2020 shall be open in fiscal year 2021; 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 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, 2021, 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, 2021 the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (a) the status of hiring for additional staffing; (b) the staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (c) the average staffing level at each park; provided further, that not 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 for the program; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the progress of the program including, but not limited to: (1) the status of hiring for any additional staffing required for full implementation and adoption of the plan throughout the department; (2) the contracts with outside consulting; (3) the progress of planned and delivered training; (4) the status of the integration and utilization of geographic information system data into the program; (5) the status of integrating a functional preventative maintenance capability; (6) an overview of the defined program metrics and weekly report used to manage performance; (7) anticipated cost savings, and, where applicable, additional expenses resulting from the full scale implementation of the program including, but not limited to, preventative, corrective and deferred maintenance costs; (8) the status of the full implementation and adoption of the plan throughout the department, including any department facilities where full implementation has not yet occurred; and (9) any other significant changes in the program resulting from its full scale implementation across the department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended 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 $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Milton for the refurbishing of the Turner’s pond multi-use trail in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a Veterans’ Park in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to update and modernize the many parks and recreation spaces in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be provided to clear the remaining area of Johnsons Pond in Groveland for boating and fishing; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock Park on Lynn Shore Drive, in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for parks and playground projects in the Highlands area of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for facility and grounds renovations at West Middle School in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purpose of tree re-planting in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for improvements to parks and playgrounds to expand access to open spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic including, but not limited to, the Devir Park Revitalization Project; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for increased opportunities for safe outdoor recreation programs in the town of West Springfield $51,535,000

 

2810-2042   For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $21,279,999 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 fees identified in this item will exceed $26,599,999, 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 at an amount not less than $1,000,000; (e) the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag golf course at an amount not less than $1,098,011; and (f) the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course at an amount not less than $824,790; provided further, that nothing in this item shall impair or diminish the rights of access and utilization of all current users of the telecommunications system under agreements previously entered into; provided further, that this item may be reimbursed by political subdivisions of the commonwealth and private entities for direct and indirect costs expended by the department to maintain the telecommunications system; provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; 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 any entity which qualifies under applicable state and federal law as a nonprofit organization or as a public school; 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; 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............................................. $21,279,999

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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............................................ $2,293,057

 

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 2021 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.. $234,560

 

7006-1003   For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item...................... $4,276,817

 

 

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 and the house and senate committees on ways and means with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested 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 Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield to provide safe care for children and families; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to 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............................................ $6,544,822

 

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 of early education and care personnel who support quality improvement may be funded from this item, including the department's licensing staff and other personnel who ensure compliance with state and federal requirements for inspections, monitoring and training; provided further, that funds from this item may support the Massachusetts universal prekindergarten program, inclusive learning environment grants and early childhood mental health consultation services; 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’s 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 not less than $50,000 shall be expended on transitional costs and other 1-time quality improvements at Nurtury, Inc.; and provided further, that any payment made under any such grant to a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation....... $44,601,119

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.

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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
3000-1044   For a reserve to meet the costs of parent fees for state subsidized early education and care providers; provided, that the costs of parent fees shall be covered by the commonwealth for the entirety of fiscal year 2021 and until a revised sliding fee scale, established and implemented by the commissioner of early education and care, with the approval of the board of early education and care, has received a public hearing under chapter 30A; 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.... $40,000,000

 

3000-1045   For a reserve to support the early education and care workforce and other operational costs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic at state-subsidized early education and care programs; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to fund: (i) classroom stabilization grants to ensure that early education and care providers can pay for the fixed costs of maintaining their business despite reduced caseload; (ii) incentive pay for early educators facing increased costs as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus; and (iii) operational supports for providers necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that funds may be used to fund additional workforce sustainability initiatives including, but not limited to: (a) a reimbursement rate increase for center-based early education and care providers and (b) incentives for programs to recruit, develop and retain highly qualified educators; provided further, that funds may be expended to promote the safe supervision of school-aged children, particularly in low-income neighborhoods where the regular school day has been disrupted; provided further, that the commissioner shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance detailing the funding expended from this item; 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, 2022........... $25,000,000

 

3000-2000   For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies. $11,100,000

 

3000-2050   For the administration of the Children’s Trust Fund, established in section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the department 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 (SAFE) 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 February 15, 2021, 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.................................. $1,734,725

 

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 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 the department of early education and care shall, to the extent allowable under federal law and regulations, stabilize payments to providers through funding strategies that mitigate the impact of fluctuations in enrollment due to the 2019 novel coronavirus and address the operational costs of providing child care services including, but not limited to, classroom stabilization grants; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, the commissioner shall report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation or further development of funding strategies to advance program sustainability, quality and stabilization including, but not limited to, a classroom-based funding model; provided further, that not later than December 30, 2020, the commissioner shall seek input from early education and care stakeholders, as well as the secretaries of education and labor and workforce development, in developing the report; provided further, that not later than April 15, 2021, the commissioner shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance the projected expenses for the program; provided further, that if the department of early education and care determines that the available appropriation exceeds projected expenses, the commissioner shall transfer the amount that would otherwise be unspent by June 30, 2021 to item 3000-1045; provided further, that if the department of early education and care 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 2021; and provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive such services.......................... $350,928,901

 

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 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 2021 as set forth in a plan submitted by the department of early education and care; 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 the department shall, to the extent allowable under federal law and regulations, stabilize payments to providers through funding strategies that mitigate the impact of fluctuations in enrollment due to the 2019 novel coronavirus and address the operational costs of providing childcare services including, but not limited to, classroom stabilization grants; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, the commissioner shall report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation or further development of funding strategies to advance program sustainability, quality and stabilization including, but not limited to, a classroom-based funding model; provided further, that not later than December 30, 2020, the commissioner shall seek input from early education and care stakeholders, as well as the secretaries of education, and labor and workforce development, in developing the report; provided further, that not later than April 15, 2021, the commissioner shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance the projected expenses for the program; provided further, that if the department determines that the available appropriation exceeds projected expenses, the commissioner may transfer the amount that would otherwise be unspent on June 30, 2021 to item 3000-1045; 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 2021; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation........................................ $286,702,892

 

3000-5000   For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on early head start programs..... $15,000,000

 

3000-6025   For grants in fiscal year 2021 to support implementation activities in cities, towns, regional school districts or educational collaboratives to expand prekindergarten or preschool opportunities on a voluntary basis to children who will be eligible for kindergarten by September 2022; 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 15, 2021, 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) districts that submitted applications for grant funding; (ii) recipients of grant funding; (iii) number of children served by recipients; (iv) size of awarded grants by recipient; and (v) recipients’ workforce development efforts; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, regional school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation.......................... $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 the age of 21; 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............................................... $16,438,152

 

3000-7040   For the department of early education and care, which may expend not more than $185,185 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, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter IV, part E; 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 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 $185,185

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 December 30, 2020 in order to allow a full year of service for families involved in these programs; provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through item 3000-7000 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the Massachusetts Family Networks program; (ii) municipal school districts; (iii) regional school districts; (iv) educational collaboratives; (v) the parent-child 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 prekindergarten 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; and provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education plans.......... $11,539,190

 

3000-7052   For the parent-child plus program, also known as the parent-child home program........................................... $3,000,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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; 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...................................................... $10,000,000

 

3000-7070   For Reach Out and Read, Inc.; provided, that the funds distributed through Reach Out and Read, Inc. shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $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 annual risk of being perpetrators or victims of gun and community violence; provided further, that any new grants awarded from this item in fiscal year 2021 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 may select the same evaluator in fiscal year 2021 as selected in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2021, the secretary of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) the criteria used in selecting grant recipients; (iii) a set of clearly-defined goals and benchmarks on which grant recipients shall be evaluated; and (iv) outcomes and findings that demonstrate program success from the grant awards for fiscal year 2020; 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.................... $10,000,000

 

4000-0007   For housing and supportive services for unaccompanied youth under section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that not later than February 1, 2021, 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....................................................... $8,000,000

 

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; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 30, 2020 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 MetroWest regions........... $200,000

 

4000-0020.. For the nursing and allied health workforce development initiative, to develop and support strategies that increase the number of public higher education faculty members and students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to 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; provided further, that funds shall be transferred to the fund according to an allotment schedule adopted by the executive office for administration and finance; and provided further, that the secretary of the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public health, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care finance, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on higher education, and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2021 detailing the expenditures out of the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Trust Fund and both short and long term strategies to increase the number of public and private higher education faculty and students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to nursing and allied health................................ $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 2020 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 April 1, 2021 and October 1, 2021, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, but not limited to: (a) the number of children and families served at each center; (b) the types of programs; (c) program outcomes; (d) client feedback; and (e) progress on data sharing between centers; and provided further, that the network of child and family service programs shall coordinate with the executive office, the department of early education and care and municipal police departments to provide emergency assistance to missing or absent children at times when the juvenile court is not open, consistent with the requirements under section 39H of chapter 119 of the General Laws............................................. $500,000

 

4000-0052   For grants administered by the executive office of health and human services to support start-up costs and capital expenditures associated with the rapid creation of new inpatient mental health acute care beds in the commonwealth; provided, that priority shall be given to grants that support the creation of new beds for children and adolescents; provided further, that priority shall be given to grants that support new beds that would be located in underserved areas of the commonwealth; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (i) funds distributed, delineated by recipient; (ii) number of new inpatient mental health acute care beds created with said funds, delineated by fund recipient, location, and ages served; and (iii) projected need for the rapid creation of new beds in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 $10,000,000

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenue and related expenditures, the executive office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............ $15,000,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 

4000-0300.. For the operation of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that the executive office shall provide technical and administrative assistance to agencies under the purview of the secretariat receiving federal funds; provided further, that the executive office shall ensure that any collaborative assessments for children receiving services from multiple agencies within the secretariat shall be performed within existing resources; provided further, that 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 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 MassHealth shall establish a direct phone number for court employees who serve participants of specialty courts to use in contacting MassHealth regarding enrollment and other benefits' issues for participants and MassHealth shall notify the specialty courts administrator with the direct contact number and other pertinent information within 30 days after the effective date of this item; 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 federal Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX, to ensure that rates of payment to providers shall not exceed the rates that are necessary to meet the cost of efficiently and economically operated providers 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 federal Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX or XXI, the MassHealth demonstration waiver approved under section 1115(a) of the federal Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315(a), or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C section 1315, except as required for: (i) the administration of the executive office; (ii) as required for the equivalent of MassHealth Standard benefits for children under the age of 21 who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department of children and families; (iii) as required for dental benefits provided to clients of the department of developmental services the age of 21 or older; (iv) as required for managed care capitation payments for payments related to MassHealth members enrolled in a MassHealth managed program who are residents of institutions for mental disease for more than 15 days in any calendar month and otherwise as explicitly authorized; or(v) as required for cost-containment efforts, the purposes and amounts of which shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before making these expenditures; or (vi) otherwise as explicitly authorized with the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that the executive office 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 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, 2021, the executive office 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 December 30, 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 detailing utilization in fiscal year 2020 of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of said chapter 118E, 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 1, 2021, 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 2020; (B) estimated spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2021; (C) the actual and estimated revenue amounts, both in the form of supplemental rebates and federal financial participation, received in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 as a result of total pharmaceutical spending; (D) total or projected savings amounts delivered from supplemental rebate negotiations in fiscal year 2021; and (E) the relative impact of price and utilization of pharmaceutical drugs added to the MassHealth drug list within fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021; 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 not later than January 15, 2021, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the methodology used to project caseload and utilization in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021; 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 for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that any unexpended balance in these accounts shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2021; provided further, that funds shall be expended to the Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Martha's Vineyard Community Services for off-island medical transportation, including the transportation of patients with behavioral health conditions; provided further, that, for fiscal year 2021 and beyond, in establishing Medicaid reimbursement rates for Medicaid eligible inpatient services provided by chronic disease rehabilitation hospitals located in the commonwealth that serve solely children and adolescents, the executive office of health and human services shall apply a multiplier of 1.5 times the hospital's fiscal year 2020 current inpatient per diem rate in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that for fiscal year 2022 and beyond, such rates of reimbursement shall not be lower than the rates in effect for the prior fiscal year; provided further, that the Mass Health supplemental payment advance of $1,500,000 made to Franciscan Hospital for Children, Inc. in December of 2019 shall be defined as a grant; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for a Western Massachusetts academic medical center with a neonatal intensive care unit within an acute hospital in the county of Hampden to support, enhance and expand programming associated with its rooming-in program for infants and mothers with opioid use disorder; provided further, that not less than $125,000 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 later than June 30, 2021, the executive office shall implement changes 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 February 1, 2021, 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 whose gross income is not greater than 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the third 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; and 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.................. $118,759,922

 

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 $60,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Titles XIX and XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX and XXI, 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 February 1, 2021, 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and payments required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that after providing payments due under the terms of the contingency contracts, the executive office of health and human services 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 said 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 2021 except for contingency fees paid under interdepartmental service agreements for recoveries related to special disability workload projects; 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 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........................... $60,000,000

 

4000-0430.. For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office, 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 $187,175,522

 

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 February 15, 2021, 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 Accountable Care Organization program; (b) disenrollment trends from the Partnership Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organization and Managed Care Organization-administered Accountable Care Organizations within the designated plan selection; (c) the outcomes achieved by accountable care organizations and community partners including, but not limited to, financial performance, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality, and aggregate and per-member reductions in spending compared to prior cost trends; (d) the results of benchmarks on accountable care organizations’ and community partners’ progress toward an integrated care delivery system; and (e) a summary of spending and activities related to traditionally non-reimbursed services to address health-related social needs including, but not limited to, home and community-based services, housing stabilization and support, utility assistance, 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; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be appropriated to an organization that is a 501(c)(3) MassHealth Accountable Care Organization solely governed by Federally Qualified Health Centers to support the ongoing work of its partnership with the commonwealth's Primary Care Association and Federally Qualified Health Centers participating in these shared efforts to advance and sustain telehealth efforts targeted at reducing and eliminating health disparities; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; and provided further, that the executive office shall conduct a comparative analysis of the rate differential for inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse hospital per diem payments between MassHealth and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan and submit such analysis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery not later than January 1, 2021............................................ $5,943,277,046

 

4000-0601.. For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors, including those provided through the Medicare Saving program, and for the operation of the MassHealth senior care options initiative under section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to 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 initiative, an individual is deemed to reach the age of 65 on the first day of the month in which their sixty-fifth 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, shall continue to make the standard payment rates to reflect the high dietary costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021, the secretary of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the Medicare Saving program (MSP) expanded program eligibility for seniors under section 25A of said 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 Saving 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 Medicare Saving program expansion; provided further, that nursing facility rates effective October 1, 2020 under section 13D of said chapter 118E may be developed using the costs of calendar year 2014, or any subsequent year selected by the secretary of health and human services; provided further, that such nursing facility rates on an aggregate basis, including any rate add-ons, shall be at least the amount such nursing facility rates would be if they were developed using the costs of calendar year 2017; 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; and 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 $3,894,496,052

 

4000-0641.. For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2021 the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, shall establish rates that cumulatively total $342,100,000 more than the annual payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002; 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 $395,400,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 

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 2021 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 2021, 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 less than $19,000,000 shall be expended for expanded oral health benefits for adult members, with benefits beginning on January 1, 2021; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, 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, 2021 as it compares to dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii) utilization of dental services in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021; (iii) the actual and projected costs and revenue associated with dental coverage in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021; and (iv) the estimated cost effectiveness of dental coverage as a contributor to MassHealth total cost of care; provided further, that dental services for adults shall be covered at least to the extent they were covered as of June 30, 2020; provided further, that coverage for adult endodontic and prosthodontic services shall begin on January 1, 2021; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2020, $750,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that the 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; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be appropriated to Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, Inc. for the purchase of personal protective equipment and other equipment to prevent the spread of disease; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years....... $3,372,875,665

 

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 federal 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 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 $29,621,936

 

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................................. $391,145,078

 

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 2021, MassHealth shall maintain the same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year 2020 for members enrolled in the CarePlus program.. $2,915,195,837

 

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 submit biannual reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the initiative; provided further, that said reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) 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, 2021; 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.......................... $268,301,633

 

4000-0990.. For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the children's medical security plan to provide health services for uninsured children from birth through age 18, inclusive; provided, that the executive office shall 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 other than MassHealth Limited; 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......................... $15,435,000

 

4000-1400.. For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus with incomes that do not exceed 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to said persons in prior fiscal years.................... $12,191,803

 

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............... $404,296,078

 

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................................................ $191,931,310

 

4000-1700.. For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services........ $140,106,725

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
4003-0122   For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded under this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: (i) English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes; (ii) citizenship application assistance; (iii) interview preparation; and (iv) support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal noncitizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits 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 office’s refugee and immigrant services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Casa Dominicana Inc. to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, ESL classes, and computer training for low-income adults; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Lawrence Family Development, Inc. to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, ESL classes and computer training for low-income adults; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to the New American Association of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Lynn; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Immigrants Assistance Center, Inc. to provide citizenship and workforce readiness programming in the city of New Bedford $1,741,575

 

 

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 $2,100,000 of this appropriation may be expended for the operation of the Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction........................... $31,070,586

 

4100-0061.. For the center for health information and analysis, which may expend not more than $250,000 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............................................ $250,000

 

 

 

4110-0001   For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind $1,513,379

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
4110-1000   For the community services program; provided, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to each of the following radio reading services: Audible Local Ledger, Inc., Audio Journal, Incorporated, Berkshire Talking Chronicle, Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc. and Valley Eye Radio, Inc; provided further, that not less than $300,000 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; and provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to Valley Eye Radio, Inc. to provide human-voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of vital importance from a variety of sources about the regional threat of COVID-19 to visually-impaired and otherwise disabled listeners in the Pioneer Valley............... $7,799,905

 

4110-2000   For the turning 22 program of the Massachusetts commission for the blind; 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................................. $14,080,794

 

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, 2021, the Massachusetts rehabilitation 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 prior to any changes to the current eligibility criteria, the commission shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the commissioner shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on the number of clients served and the amount expended on each type of service; provided further, that upon the written request of the commissioner of revenue, 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................. $405,515

 

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 of rehabilitation, 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............................ $18,454,910

 

4120-3000   For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services for severely disabled adults shall be provided...................................... $2,442,939

 

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 2020 under item 4120-4010 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided, that not less than $1,920,000 shall be expended for assistive technology services......................... $11,884,414

 

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

 

4120-4010   For the turning 22 program of the commission............. $329,390

 

4120-5000   For homemaking services................................ $4,976,362

 

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........................ $21,651,939

 

 

4125-0100   For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing............ $6,857,791

 

 

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 2020............................................. $29,531,989

 

4180-1100   For the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, located in the city of Chelsea, 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 item of the Soldiers’ Home; provided further, that the Soldiers’ Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; 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 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 2020; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the creation of an ombudsman’s office at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke to act as an independent, impartial and confidential resource for the community; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke to ensure the best quality of resources for patients and staff...................... $25,490,867

 

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 2020 $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 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 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 $802,327 for the operation of 12 long-term care beds from revenue generated through the occupancy of these beds; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the 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......... $802,327

 

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, after compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into the retained revenue item of the Soldiers’ Home; provided further, that the Soldiers’ Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; 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 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 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 2021............... $4,453,708

 

4200-0100   For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department of youth services...................... $24,288,247

 

4200-0200   For pretrial 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 to be coordinated by the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. to prevent high-risk juveniles presenting before the court from advancing further into the juvenile justice system................................................ $27,888,602

 

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............. $112,386,434

 

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.. $2,408,161

 

 

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, 2021, 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.......................... $67,775,512

 

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 $600,000 shall be expended for a grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that the work of employees of the department of transitional assistance paid for from this item shall be restricted to processing supplemental nutrition assistance program applications; provided further, that the department shall not require supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants to provide reverification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further, that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries and arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the department shall fund a system to image and catalog eligibility documents electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided further, that not later than January 4, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these programs $3,923,548

 

4400-1004   For the project costs of the Massachusetts healthy incentives program; provided, that the department of transitional assistance shall, at minimum, maintain the incentive levels per household size in effect in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that when expanding the number of participating vendors, the department shall prioritize improving access in areas with limited access to fresh, local produce and that are historically underserved by the program; provided further, that the department shall collaborate with local food coalitions and nonprofit groups to develop community outreach strategies that ensure equitable access to, and knowledge of, the program; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the department of transitional assistance 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 the program; (ii) the number of program transactions; (iii) the number of vendors processing program transactions; (iv) a breakdown of the number of program 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.... $13,000,000

 

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 not less than 12 months of housing stabilization services under said items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108; provided further, that services shall be delivered by community-based agencies that have demonstrated experience working in partnership with regional administering agencies including, but not limited to, Community Teamwork Inc., Father Bill's & MainSpring, Inc., Way Finders, Inc., Jewish Vocational Service, Inc., SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. and Worcester Community Action Council, Inc.; provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall make available rental assistance under item 7004-9024 to ensure effective participation in this program; provided further, that service delivery agencies shall seek additional federal, state or private funds to ensure the effective continuation of regional partnerships; and provided further, that not later than March 31, 2021, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, by type of service or program provided, on the: (i) housing situation, including 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................................. $3,000,000

 

4400-1025   For domestic violence specialists at local area offices $1,757,895

 

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.......................... $80,402,615

 

4400-1979   For the department of transitional assistance to administer, in consultation with the commonwealth corporation, the 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 of transitional assistance 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 expend funds 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 2020 under this item; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached 18 years of age, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents’ income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, 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; provided further, that the department shall consider other programs to meet transitional employment needs of clients; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc. to provide transportation to low-income families through their good news garage ready to go service; and provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Hudson for Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Inc................................................... $16,498,554

 

4401-1003   For a grant program to be administered by the department of transitional assistance for 2 generation programs to support economic mobility among high-risk young parents between 14 and 24 years of age, inclusive, who are eligible for assistance under the department of transitional assistance young parent program; provided, that grants shall be targeted at young parents experiencing acute trauma, multiple systems involvement, mental health, domestic violence, or abuse; provided further, that the grant funding shall be utilized to increase parenting and life skills, housing stability, and self-sufficiency, and to build cognitive and behavioral skills through intensive case management and wraparound supports; provided further, that the department 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 demonstrated experience working with high-risk young parents and partnering with local administering agencies; and (iii) seek additional federal, state or private funds to ensure the effective continuation of services and local partnerships; provided further, that the department shall collect robust data from contracted agencies to better understand this population, their risk factors and services provided; provided further, that the department shall award not more than 10 grants; provided further, that grants shall be awarded in communities with high numbers of pregnant and parenting teens; provided further, that grants shall be not less than $250,000 and not more than $500,000; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (a) total number of program participants; (b) educational attainment for program participants; (c) employment status, including employment history, for program participants; (d) number of program participants receiving assistance under item 4403-2000; and (e) relevant demographic information to be determined by said department........ $2,500,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
4403-2000   For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that the payment standard for monthly benefits for the program not including the rental allowance shall be increased by 10 per cent above the payment standard in effect in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that in fiscal year 2021, said 10 per cent increase shall take effect beginning with the month of January 2021; provided further, that the need standard shall be equal to the payment standard established under the provisions of this item; provided further, that not less than $9,420,000 shall be expended to fund said increase; provided further, that the payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2022 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item; provided further, that the department shall notify all recipients of this increase, and that the increase will be deemed a permanent increase continuing past July 1, 2021; provided further, that not later than January 11, 2021, 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, setting forth, at minimum, the number of recipients receiving this increase, the final amount of the increase, and an estimate of the full cost of annualizing the increase in fiscal year 2022; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall notify parents under 20 years of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of clause (2) of subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 or any successor law; provided further, that a $40 per month rental allowance shall be paid to households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing; provided further, that a nonrecurring children’s clothing allowance of $350 shall be provided to each child eligible under this program in September 2020; provided further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2020; 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..................................... $240,967,007

 

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......................................................... $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............................. $9,438,466

 

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, 2020, established under section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than $2,800,000 more than rates effective January 1, 2020; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the 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................................................. $210,393,938

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
4408-1000   For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children, who are found by the department of transitional assistance to be eligible for the aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and regulations promulgated by the department and subject to the limitations of appropriation for such purpose; provided, that 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, 2020, established under section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than $1,200,000 more than rates effective January 1, 2020; provided further, that in implementing the program for fiscal year 2021, the payment standards for monthly benefits for the program shall be increased by 10 per cent above the payment standard in effect in fiscal year 2020, and the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item at that payment standard; provided further, that any person experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode, or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item and said chapter 117A, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further, that 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, to dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and the separate program under section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and to parents or other caretakers of dependent children who are ineligible under said chapter 118 and under said separate program; provided further, that no person incarcerated in a correctional institution shall be eligible for benefits under the program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the payment of expenses associated with any medical review team, other disability screening process or costs associated with verifying disability for this program; provided further, that the department shall adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement the changes to the program required by this item promptly and within the appropriation; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility or benefits, including the payment standard, medical benefits and any other benefits under this program, the department shall take into account the amount available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the department may promulgate emergency regulations under said chapter 30A to implement these eligibility 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; provided further, that not less than $3,600,000 shall be expended on the 10 per cent increase in the payment standard for monthly benefits required by this item; provided further, that in fiscal year 2021, said 10 per cent increase shall take effect beginning with the month of January 2021; provided further, that the payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2022 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item; provided further, that the department shall notify all recipients of this increase, and that the increase will be deemed a permanent increase continuing past July 1, 2021; and provided further, that not later than January 11, 2021, 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, setting forth, at minimum, the number of recipients receiving this increase, the final amount of the increase, and an estimate of the full cost of annualizing the increase in fiscal year 2022.......................... $89,983,226

 

 

4510-0020   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $162,229 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........................................ $162,229

 

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 not less than $1,700,000 shall be expended to support the state action for public health excellence program in section 27D of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department of public health shall expend not less than $500,000 to a public academic health sciences center or an academic medical center to develop or contract for asynchronous technological solutions facilitating the treatment of post-traumatic stress in medical personnel; and provided further, that the department shall give specific consideration to additional monies available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law, 111- 1148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152...................................................... $22,128,620

 

4510-0110   For community health center services; provided, that not less than $350,000 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 to North Shore Community Health, Inc. for the expansion of Peabody Family Health Center; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Mattapan health center for COVID-19 testing............................................. $3,341,113

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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, Salem and the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston; provided, that should a community health center decline funding, unexpended funds shall be split equally between participating programs.......... $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....................................... $5,516,490

 

4510-0615   For the department of public health may expend not more than $1,916,576 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 in fiscal year 2021, the department shall expend an amount not less than the amount expended in fiscal year 2020 for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. to provide radiological monitoring in the 6 communities of the commonwealth that are within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant; 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 $1,916,576

 

4510-0616   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,103,078 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 $1,103,078

 

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....................... $13,547,011

 

4510-0712   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $3,287,324 in retained revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities and individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure, and recertification for program costs of the division of health care quality and improvement; 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............. $3,287,324

 

4510-0721   For the operation and administration of the board of registration in nursing............................................... $852,327

 

4510-0722   For the operation and administration of the board of registration in pharmacy............................................ $1,276,809

 

4510-0723   For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture............. $177,332

 

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 care......................................................... $443,172

 

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; provided further, that the department of public health shall analyze the financial viability of the councils and centers and develop a plan to increase their sustainability; and provided further, that not later than 9 months following the effective date of this act, the department shall file its analysis, plan and legislative recommendations with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate committees on ways and means......................................... $1,000,000

 

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. $6,825,374

 

4510-3008   For the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry established under section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws $290,027

 

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

 

4512-0103   For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or HIV/AIDS, services, programs and related services for persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections 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 said services; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2021................................... $30,761,580

 

4512-0106   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $15,000,000 for the HIV Drug Assistance Program, or HDAP, from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that such services shall include activities that would be eligible for coverage through the Ryan White Care Act, with priority given to the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance program; provided further, that any excess rebate revenue collected beyond the ceiling of this appropriation shall be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that services in an amount equivalent to the amount deposited in the General Fund shall be funded through item 4512-0103; and provided further, that the department may make expenditures from the start of each fiscal year from this item in anticipation of receipt of rebate revenues from pharmaceutical manufacturers......................................... $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 such 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: (i) centralized intake capacity service under section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws; (ii) the number and type of facilities that provide treatment; and (iii) detoxification and clinical stabilization service beds in the public system; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to preserve and expand the programs currently funded by the Massachusetts Access to Recovery, or 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 such centers, the department shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that at least 3 of said centers shall serve gateway municipalities as defined under section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the extended release 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 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 $5,000,000 shall be expended to procure 5 additional family sober living programs across the state; 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; 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 $1,000,000 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 $2,500,000 shall be expended to substance addiction providers for adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services including, but not limited to, new technology, facility adaptations, personal protective equipment, sanitation and vaccine preparation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Serenity House, Inc; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for One Life at a Time, Inc., located in the city known as the town of Braintree, for the facilitation of access to sober living programs and job training services for people in recovery and associated operational costs; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, Inc. to assist in their work to end the opioid epidemic in the commonwealth; and 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................. $169,221,698

 

General Fund....................... 75.49%

Marijuana Regulation Fund.......... 24.51%

 

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........................ $4,533,180

 

4512-0202   For jail diversion programs primarily for nonviolent 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 opiates 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 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............................................ $1,350,000

 

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 alcohol and controlled substances $1,440,450

 

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 prior to any such transfer, the commissioner shall file the allocation plan with the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021 the department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) communities included in the program expansion; (ii) number of participants for each community; and (iii) amount of naloxone purchased and distributed, delineated by community.............................................. $1,020,000

 

4512-0205   For grants and contracts with substance use programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for The Gavin Foundation Inc. to adapt residential treatment facilities in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and to support treatment and recovery services; provided further, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended for the Joseph Nee Collaborative Center for substance abuse treatment and recovery programming; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute Inc.’s direct service and provider training programs; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for substance abuse and addiction awareness and education efforts at the Woburn Coalition Against Substance Abuse; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for substance abuse and addiction awareness and education efforts at the Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $32,000 shall be expended for the town of Natick to continue their efforts to fight opiate abuse; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Baystate Health Eastern Region for a grant program to prevent and treat addiction to opioid and related substances; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city known as the town of Braintree’s community partnership on substance abuse; 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 city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Baystate Noble Hospital Corporation for a grant program to prevent and treat the increase of addiction to opioids and related substances during the COVID-19 pandemic; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended in equal amounts to the following substance abuse coalitions and community partnerships to address increased demand for substance use prevention services caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus: (i) Avon Coalition for Every Student; (ii) Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Abuse; (iii) Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse; (iv) EB Hope, Inc., in the town of East Bridgewater; (v) Easton Wings of Hope; (vi) Milton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; (vii) Randolph Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; (viii) Sharon Substance Prevention and Resource Commission; and (ix) Organizing Against Substances in Stoughton............................................. $707,000

 

4512-0206   For the department of public health to coordinate a comprehensive statewide strategy, in partnership with municipalities, public health harm reduction organizations and other stakeholders to promote existing commonwealth harm reduction efforts, to foster a culture of harm reduction and to promote community-based harm reduction services as recommended by the harm reduction commission established under section 100 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018; provided, that not less $1,500,000 shall be made available to increase the availability of sterile and safe consumption equipment and syringe disposal services; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a pilot program to provide access to fentanyl testing strips or other drug checking equipment; 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; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the 10 Boys and 10 Girls Initiative to promote community based harm reduction... $4,750,000

 

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 and Gaming 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 $50,000 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............................... $1,784,246

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
4512-2020   For a matching grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support municipal public safety reform; provided, that funds shall be made available to municipalities pursuing public safety reforms and alternative investments to promote equitable public safety and public health outcomes; provided further, that eligible reforms and investments shall include, but not be limited to: (i) utilizing jail diversion programs, including restoration centers; (ii) hiring de-escalation specialists or implementing de-escalation training; (iii) hiring behavioral health specialists or utilizing other behavioral health supports; and (iv) training in evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health and substance use crisis response or alternative emergency response or hiring or contracting alternative emergency response professionals; provided further, that municipalities receiving matching grants shall demonstrate a measurable benefit to public health for the residents of the municipality, based on criteria established by the department, and that the municipality is pursuing new practices or reforms, or expansion of prior successful practices, that support criteria established by the department; provided further, that prior to receiving matching grants, municipalities shall provide a comprehensive implementation plan to the department of proposed public safety reforms and investments; provided further, that the department shall give priority to applications that propose to invest a majority of grant funds with community-based human service or behavioral or mental health providers; and provided further, that not later than June 1, 2021, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a list of all municipalities that received matching grants; (b) the amount of matching grant funds awarded to each municipality; and (c) a description of the reforms and investments implemented in each municipality awarded matching grant funds................................... $2,500,000

 

4512-2021   For the design, development, implementation and oversight of the commonwealth’s 2019 novel coronavirus vaccine distribution plan; provided, that the department of public health in developing said plan shall take into consideration the recommendations of the health equity task force established under section 2 of chapter 93 of the acts of 2020; provided further, that the department shall prioritize a geographically and socioeconomically-equitable distribution when developing said plan; provided further, that the department shall prioritize those communities disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus when developing the plan; provided further, that the department shall seek public comment from stakeholders including, but not limited to, medical professionals, public health experts, persons representing populations vulnerable to the 2019 novel coronavirus and persons representing communities disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2021, the department shall commence a public education and outreach campaign that is culturally competent and linguistically diverse; provided further, that the campaign shall be designed to inform residents of the commonwealth generally about vaccine testing, safety and efficacy; provided further, that the campaign shall rely on scientific and medically-accurate evidence and include partnerships with community-based organizations trusted in communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and local public health departments and health care providers serving gateway municipalities; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the department of public health shall submit a report to the joint committee on public health and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) a summary of the public comment received in regards to an equitable vaccine distribution; (ii) the current departmental recommendations for the commonwealth’s vaccine distribution plan, including the role of local boards of health; (iii) the current state of implementing said plan; (iv) any anticipated state investments necessary to carry out the plan; and (v) the proposed strategy for communicating the availability of a 2019 novel coronavirus vaccine to communities, including efforts to prioritize culturally and linguistically focused public awareness campaigns.............................................. $1,000,000

 

4512-2022   For grants to local and regional boards of health; provided, that the department of public health shall prioritize a geographically-equitable distribution; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, the department of public health shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (i) recipients, their locations and amount per recipient; and (ii) dates that funds were released to said recipients..... $10,000,000

 

4512-2023   For supports to municipalities for costs associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for 2019 novel coronavirus related expenses, services and supplies including for food banks and mental health services in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for youth and family services programs including food banks and mental health services in the town of Auburn; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the mobile integrated health program in the town of Hanover to cover the cost of paramedics for in-home testing and the cost of follow up counseling from local nurses to the elderly and most vulnerable residents showing symptoms of COVID-19; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended equally to the city of Gloucester and the towns of Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, Newbury, North Andover, precincts 5 to 8, inclusive, Rockport, Rowley, Wenham, West Newbury, North Reading and Wilmington for costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick and the city known as the town of Franklin to assist with contact tracing efforts and other public health actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended equally to the towns of Avon, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Milton, Sharon, Stoughton and West Bridgewater and the cities known as the town of Braintree and the town of Randolph for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19, for the purchase of personal protective equipment, and for the enhancement of remote and hybrid learning; provided further, that $50,000 shall be provided to the city known as the town of Winthrop for costs associated with an expanded public health capacity, monitoring, treatment, containment, public awareness and prevention against COVID-19; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the board of health in the city of Quincy for extraordinary costs necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the board of health in the city known as the town of Braintree for extraordinary costs necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the board of health in the town of Abington for extraordinary costs necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the board of health in the town of Holbrook for extraordinary costs necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the board of health in the town of Rockland for extraordinary costs necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the Barnstable county department of health and environment for COVID-19-related response efforts, including mobile COVID-19 testing programs within the county of Barnstable and for the purchase of personal protective equipment and supplies and programs to support vulnerable, food insecure and housing insecure residents of the county of Barnstable; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Amherst for the COVID-19 public health ambassador program and other efforts to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended equally to the city of Attleboro and the towns of Foxborough, Mansfield, Medfield, Norton, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Sharon and Walpole for the prevention, testing and mitigation of COVID-19, including vaccination for frontline and public safety workers; provided further, that $125,000 shall be expended for the COVID-19 Response Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to meet the immediate needs of western Massachusetts residents and community-based nonprofit organizations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic including, but not limited to, procuring personal protective equipment, addressing housing and economic security, combating food insecurity, providing for remote learning opportunities and addressing the systemic underpinnings of racial inequality in the region; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the United Way of Greater Plymouth County, Inc., to address the COVID-19-related demands at local pantries and homeless shelters and needs of the increased number of unemployed individuals through its Family Resource Center and Community Connections programs, with not less than $50,000 being expended to Champions Plan in the city of Brockton for COVID-19-related issues in providing opioid treatment and recovery; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Taunton Emergency Task Force, Inc. to help meet the costs of emergencies arising as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Topsfield for COVID-19 related expenses; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the funding of a public health nurse to assist in COVID-19 contact tracing, vaccination site planning and preparation and mobilization for COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning in the town of Abington; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Melrose Wakefield Healthcare, Inc., for direct costs associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus treatment....................................................... $1,975,000

 

4513-1000   For the provision of family health services; provided, that not less than $6,810,000 shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services, provided by agencies certified as comprehensive family planning agencies; provided further, that not less than $6,700,000 shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services previously funded by Title X Family Planning funding due to restrictions applied federally; 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............................ $13,703,566

 

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........................ $11,911,761

 

4513-1012   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $27,400,000 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............ $27,400,000

 

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-income and moderate-income families; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 prior to 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, 2021; provided further, that these funds may be used to pay for current and prior year claims; provided further, that the department shall provide services to eligible children through 1 service delivery model and shall not determine eligibility for services based on family insurance status; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, 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; provided further, that the update shall include a cost estimate for expanding the pilot to additional sites in fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not less than $4,100,000, shall be expended from this item for stabilization payments necessary to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in service delivery due to the 2019 novel coronavirus and address the operational costs of providing early intervention services; provided further, that the department of public health shall issue payment vouchers to all vendors of certified early intervention programs; provided further, that such payments shall be made on a proportional basis, calculated using the most recent early intervention child counts of the department of public health; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, the commissioner of public health shall report to the joint committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities, the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (i) total funds expended to certified early intervention vendors from said appropriation; (ii) estimated need for financial support to sustain the early intervention delivery system, including operational costs, in fiscal year 2022; and (iii) impact of financial support on the rehiring, retention and furloughs of clinical staff across the early intervention delivery system $36,359,772

 

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..................................... $87,463

 

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 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’ services 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; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Tri-County’s Call 2 Talk program; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for The Samaritans of Fall River/New Bedford, Inc...... $6,725,000

 

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 Corporation 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 the amount expended in fiscal year 2020, 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 federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 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; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Cranberry Health Research Center at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.............................................. $3,707,520

 

4513-1121   For a statewide STOP stroke program; 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 known as 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 $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the COVID-19 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors’ Safety Trust Fund established in section 102, to provide grants for domestic violence liaisons to expand resources and services for domestic violence survivors; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Katie Brown Educational Program, Inc. 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the domestic violence outreach coordinator position within the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton; 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 2021................... $50,341,295

 

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 further, 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; provided further, that funds may be expended for a competitive grant program; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Harmony House in the city of Chicopee $1,050,000

 

4513-2020   For funding to increase behavioral health outreach, access, and support; provided, that the department of public health, in consultation with the department of mental health and the department of elementary and secondary education, shall expend not less than $3,532,000 for a pilot program to increase student access to telebehavioral health services in schools; provided further, that 1 year after the implementation of the pilot program, the department of public health shall report to the joint committee on mental health, substance use, and recovery and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (i) number of students participating in the program; (ii) frequency with which students use the program; (iii) cost of the services provided, including the use of support staff; and (iv) manner in which costs have been supported by third-party reimbursement; provided further, that the department of higher education, in consultation with the department of mental health, shall expend not less than $250,000 for a mental health workforce pipeline pilot program to encourage a culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse behavioral health workforce through collaboration between colleges and behavioral health providers; provided further, that not more than 1 year after the completion of the pilot, the department of higher education shall report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on higher education, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a) a description of the community partners in the pilot; (b) a summary of post-program employment or continuing education of participating students; and (c) any recommendations on ways to further encourage a culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse behavioral health workforce; provided further, that the department of public health shall expend not less than $1,863,000 for a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner fellowship pilot program to recruit and retain psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners at community health centers; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2021, the department of public health shall submit a report to the executive office of health and human services, the executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on health care financing, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate committees on ways and means that includes: (1) the number of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner applicants and participants; (2) participant retention; (3) care provided to patients in underserved populations; and (4) all program expenditures; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be provided for a study assessing the availability of culturally competent behavioral health providers in the commonwealth conducted by the office of health equity, in consultation with the department of public health and the department of mental health; provided further, that the study may be conducted by an entity with a demonstrated capacity to deliver research results passing an academic peer-review process in analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data and to communicate study results in an accessible manner; provided further, that the study shall review the availability of culturally competent behavioral health providers within networks of both public and private health care payers and identify potential barriers to care for underserved cultural, ethnic and linguistic populations in the community; provided further, that the review shall include, but not be limited to: (A) the number of culturally competent and diverse behavioral health providers that reflect the cultural, ethnic and linguistic population of the community; (B) the existence of culturally competent services; (C) geographic challenges to access culturally competent providers; (D) training opportunities for providers to most effectively serve diverse populations; and (E) consideration of the impact of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, status as a client of the department of children and families, status as an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individual, including justice-involved youth and emerging adults, status as a veteran, status as an individual with post-traumatic stress disorder, status as an aging adult, linguistic barriers and social determinants of health on access to behavioral health services; provided further, that the office of health equity shall receive data to complete the charge of this study under memorandums of understanding with the center for health information and analysis established under chapter 12C of the General Laws, the group insurance commission established under chapter 32A of the General Laws and MassHealth established under chapter 118E of the General Laws, respectively; and provided further, that not later than December 31, 2021, the office shall submit the findings of the study to clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means.................................................. $5,795,000

 

Behavioral Health Outreach, Access

and Support Trust Fund............... 100%

 

4516-0263   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,200,727 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 $1,200,727

 

4516-1000   For the operation of the bureau of infectious diseases and laboratory sciences, including infectious disease surveillance and the 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 such services; and provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department that are not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item.................................................. $16,999,953

 

4516-1005   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,001,867 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 $1,001,867

 

4516-1010   For state matching funds required by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-417................... $1,519,315

 

4516-1022   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $292,546 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........................................ $292,546

 

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 renewals thereof and from fines and penalties imposed by the department on mobile integrated health care 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 $401,141 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........................................ $401,141

 

4518-0200   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $855,744 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 $855,744

 

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.............. $3,117,547

 

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................. $2,293,688

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 
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; and provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to enhance the commonwealth's capacity to support the development of school-based bridge programs for youth who have had prolonged absence due to hospitalization for physical or mental health care...................................................... $14,123,583

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
4590-0300   For smoking prevention and cessation programs, including youth tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.......... $5,118,155

 

4590-0912   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $24,703,932 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 $24,703,932

 

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 county correctional facilities; 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 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; 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 Tewksbury hospital shall maintain the same number of beds in fiscal year 2021 as was maintained in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children Summer Program $166,052,256

 

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 $28,741,278 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 of public health 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............ $28,741,278

 

4590-0924   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,934,285 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............. $1,934,285

 

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 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................. $6,516,582

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 security 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: (i) demonstrated street outreach capacity; (ii) effective partnerships with neighborhood health and human services agencies, including mental health providers, and with schools and other local educational institutions; and (iii) 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 the department shall submit a report not later than March 1, 2021 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; (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: (1) 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 (2) the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than September 1, 2021, prior appropriation continued $500,000

 

4590-1506   For a competitive grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support the establishment of a comprehensive youth violence prevention program; provided, that eligibility shall be determined by the criteria set forth in item 4590-1506 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to law enforcement agencies; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the South End Community Center’s Community Youth Corp Program; 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 $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 $5,000 shall be expended for Parent Villages, Inc. 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 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. to provide comprehensive youth development and violence prevention services to at-risk youth; and provided further, that funds shall be considered one-time and grants shall not annualize in fiscal year 2022.................................... $3,155,000

 

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 $1,800,000 to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAS, Inc., which amount shall be distributed among the alliance’s member organizations; provided further, that the department of public health shall award not less than $1,900,000 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 & Girls Clubs, Inc., the first $2,000,000 of which shall be distributed equally among its member organizations; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $650,000 to the YWCA, which shall be distributed equally between the Alliance of YWCAS’ organizations in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club of Newton, Inc., for capital improvements; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to fund youth workers at housing authority sites that have experienced the highest rates of gun violence since the start of the state of emergency caused by the novel coronavirus declared by the governor on March 10, 2020; provided further, that eligible employing entities of those youth workers may include community based nonprofit organizations and shall not be limited to housing authorities; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Partnership for Youth, Inc. in the city of Waltham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Somerville, Inc. to fund programs to support youth during the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Inspirational Ones, Inc. for rehabilitating the physical facility in which the Methuen Youth and Community Center in the city of Methuen will be located, which may include implementing social distancing and safety protocols necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and creating an environment to provide social emotional and mental health supports for conditions exacerbated by COVID-19; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended equally to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Inc. in the city of Westfield and to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, Inc. in the city of Holyoke for capital improvements to safeguard the facilities for remote learning and enrichment due to COVID-19; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be provided to the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended to provide youth services for residents of the Commonwealth Development and Faneuil Gardens apartments in the Brighton section of the city of Boston, to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation in said Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to provide youth services for residents of the Alice Heyward Taylor Apartments in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston, to be administered by the Whittier Street Health Center Committee Incorporated in said Roxbury section of the city of Boston; 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 $100,000 shall be expended for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay Mentor 2.0 program; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Parkway Community YMCA for expenses of COVID-19 related child care and day care services... $7,775,000

 

4590-2001   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $3,789,691 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...................................... $3,789,691

 

 

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 of children and families 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 30, 2020 and March 26, 2021, 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 2021, using non-identifying information, which shall 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 2021, 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 26, 2021, 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 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 was completed; (3) number of social workers and supervisors who have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work; (4) 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 receiving 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 at 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 are denied voluntary services and receive a 51A report, the reasons for denying such services 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 December 30, 2020 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 said 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 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 of children and families 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 said funds from line item 4800-1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2021; 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 2021; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for a unit to help identify at-risk youth and provide preventative services and to implement a missing or absent youth recovery response policy....................... $114,559,681

 

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 of children and families for administering the program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc., a not-for-profit community based agency, to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releasees and other community residents considered to have employment needs....................................... $2,000,000

 

4800-0025   For foster care review services........................ $4,531,259

 

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. $8,037,425

 

4800-0036   For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys............... $841,534

 

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 funding shall be expended for children’s advocacy centers and for services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided further, that not less than the amount appropriated in this item for each children’s advocacy center in fiscal year 2020 shall be expended again in fiscal year 2021; 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 $10,000 shall be expended for the Laboure Center, Inc. to support adaptation of telehealth and technology in its recovery connections program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Weymouth teen center to provide job skills training, remedial education services, and to promote a social service program promoting growth and social welfare; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children, 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 $200,000 shall be expended for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth County Children’s Advocacy Center; 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 $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 Rick’s Place, Inc. of 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 $150,000 shall be expended for the Fragile Beginnings program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Project NESST, Newborns Exposed to Substances: Support and Therapy; and provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services $307,005,812

 

4800-0040   For family preservation, reunification and service coordination; provided, that services shall include family support and stabilization services provided by the department of children and families.............................................. $67,066,570

 

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; provided further, that the department of children and families 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; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services.................................. $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, 2021, the department of children and families 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 $2,827,731 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 670 et. seq. during fiscal year 2021 to develop a training institute for professional development at 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; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $2,827,731 shall be credited to the General Fund................................................... $2,827,731

 

4800-0151   For a program to provide alternative overnight non-secure 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, Public Law 93-415; 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..... $151,252

 

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 $950,000 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 $17,450,000

 

4800-1100   For the AA and DD object class costs of the department of children and families’ 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..... $265,309,813

 

 

5011-0100   For the operation of the department of mental health.. $29,553,995

 

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 funds shall be expended to provide services to address behavioral health needs arising from the impact of COVID-19, including the impact of remote learning, and services to assist school districts with behavioral health support; 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 amount shall be expended for MCPAP for Moms 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 15, 2021, 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 2020 and fiscal year 2021; and (iii) recommendations to: (a) increase the number of specialists receiving referrals through MCPAP; (b) increase access to MCPAP in regions currently underutilizing the project; and (c) 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 April 1, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (1) the distribution of funds, delineated by initiative; (2) the number of individuals served; (3) the outcomes measured; and (4) 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 funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the NAN Project to provide peer-to-peer mental health awareness and suicide prevention programming in schools and communities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be allocated to the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc. to partner with the BIRCh Center to develop a plan for establishment of a school based behavioral health technical assistance center; and provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended to the Arlington Youth Counseling Center.............. $94,790,000

 

5046-0000   For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department of mental health 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 not later than February 1, 2021, 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 2021; provided further, that the department shall maintain in fiscal year 2021 the same amount of community-based placements in the previous 3 fiscal years; provided further, that in fiscal year 2021, the department shall expend on clubhouses not less than the amount expended on clubhouses in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that funds shall be expended for jail diversion programs in municipalities that provide equal matching funds from other public or private sources in an amount not less than $2,000,000 above the amount made available in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, 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, 2021, 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 $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 $50,000 shall be expended on a grant to the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., for the purpose of providing assistance in connecting consumers to licensed clinical social workers through the Therapy Matcher program; 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 the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be provided to communities in the Metrowest region, including the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick to address unmet mental health needs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services..................... $501,097,324

 

5046-2000   For homelessness services............................. $22,734,301

 

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 of mental health shall require a performance specification to be developed for safe aftercare options for adults upon release from acute inpatient mental health care services; 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; and provided further, that funds may support program and service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services... $22,139,598

 

5055-0000   For forensic services provided by the department of mental health; provided, that funds shall be expended for juvenile court clinics...................................................... $11,066,817

 

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, the department of mental health shall discharge clients residing in the inpatient facilities to residential services in the community if 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 provided 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 not less than 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers and facilities; provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services; provided further, that the department shall maintain not less than 671 inpatient beds in its system in fiscal year 2021; 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 operate not less than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds at Worcester recovery center and hospital; provided further, that the department shall not take action in fiscal year 2021 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, which shall be developed not later than March 2, 2021, 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 long-term use master plan; provided further, that the comprehensive long-term use 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, 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 following 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 not more than 2 years; provided further, that the department shall file a report 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 $229,635,223

 

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 not charge fees for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications or requests for transfer of guardianship; provided further, that regional employment collaboratives shall be funded at not less than the amount funded in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the department shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 22, 2021 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 not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc.; and 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...................................................... $80,431,659

 

5911-2000   For transportation costs associated with community-based day and work programs; provided, that the department shall provide transportation which shall be prioritized by need..... $33,287,751

 

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 2020 under item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the department shall submit a 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; provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2021; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services................................ $1,287,631,748

 

5920-2003   For supportive technology and remote services for individuals served by the department of developmental services....... $500,000

 

5920-2010   For state-operated, community-based residential services for adults, including community-based health services; provided, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services............................................. $237,801,317

 

5920-2025   For community-based day and work programs and associated transportation costs for adults; provided, that the department of developmental services shall provide transportation which shall be 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 shall provide options to maximize community involvement and participation; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, 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) the number of eligible individuals employed in community-based employment in fiscal year 2020 and the number estimated for fiscal year 2021; (ii) the number and types of community-based employment partners; (iv) the outcomes measured; and (v) recommendations for expansion; provided further, that funds may support adaptations to programs necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to maintain continued services; and 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................. $239,563,699

 

5920-3000   For respite services and intensive family supports.... $77,853,898

 

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(c) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396n(c); provided further, that the waiver shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8, inclusive, including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3, inclusive, who are 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 that eligible children with autism immediately begin to receive services under said waiver; provided further, that the department shall immediately file any waiver amendment necessary with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to comply with the requirements of this item; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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: (i) number of contracted support services provided for families with children with autism under this item; (ii) the costs associated with such services; (iii) 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; (iv) linguistic and cultural diversity, age, gender and geographic representation of the applicants and the children enrolled in the program; (v) department plans to continue to assess the demand for waiver services; (vi) 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 (vii) other information determined relevant by the department; 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; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services.................................... $7,429,571

 

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; (iv) the cost per service; and (v) the cost per individual; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the commission on autism established under said chapter 226; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services...................... $38,586,296

 

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 April 1, 2021, the department of developmental services 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 2022 and 2023; 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 2021; provided, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services; and provided further, that not later than January 8, 2021, 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 $25,051,713

 

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, the department of developmental services 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 level of 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; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, on: (a) all efforts to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999); (b) the enhancement of care within available resources to clients served by the department; and (c) the steps taken to consolidate or close an ICF/IID; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services............................................. $104,291,771

 

 

7000-9101   For the operation of the board of library commissioners $1,579,876

 

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 2021 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board shall employ the population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2020 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 in both eastern and western Massachusetts and their residents; 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 $12,516,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 
7000-9402   For the talking book library at the Worcester public library $482,264

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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......................................... $2,745,774

 

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 under the second paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws for fiscal year 2021 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 item 7000-9501 of section 2 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program, the library incentive grant program and the nonresident circulation offset program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the public library of that city or town without appropriation............... $12,000,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7000-9506   For the technology and automated resource sharing networks $4,386,770

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 $225,000

 

 

 

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 $50,000 shall be expended for the New England Center for Arts & Technology, Inc; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Plymouth County Outreach, Inc., to provide temporary housing and harm reduction services for those located in HUB A; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation, Inc., to provide supports to local or regional community-based organizations assisting individuals and families in need; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended equally to the towns of Auburn, Grafton, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge, Shrewsbury and Upton for technology, health and safety improvements related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to additional resources to the North Andover Merchants Association Foundation, Inc. located in the town of North Andover necessitated by a decrease in funding attributable to the economic impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Pal Pueblo Inc. to identify train, prepare and position Latinos for economic development strategies in the classroom, community, and workforce and provide culturally relevant programs that engage, educate and empower Latinos to be agents of change to build a stronger and more inclusive community; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a grant program for 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 impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $220,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc., for projects and improvements related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 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 Methuen Arlington Neighborhood; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Inc. to support community development services in the Roxbury and Dorchester areas of Boston; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Innovation Venture Fund at University of Massachusetts at Lowell for the continued implementation of a business development grant program.......................................... $3,456,480

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7002-0017   For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of housing and economic development, including the homeless management information system............. $3,241,089

 

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 $100,000 shall be expended for the E-Team Machinist program in the city of Lynn... $2,600,000

 

7002-0025   For operational support grants to community action agencies; provided, that criteria for the distribution of the grants, including minimum or maximum grant size, eligible uses and any relevant reporting and accountability measures, shall be developed jointly with the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, Inc. or MASSCAP; provided further, that the grants shall be used to assist the agencies in their mission to assist residents of the commonwealth living with low incomes to stabilize their lives and achieve economic prosperity and in creating and expanding opportunity for those residents in the neighborhoods and municipalities where they live and work; and provided further, that funds appropriated for this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2022.... $5,000,000

 

7002-0032   For a transfer to the John Adams 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; 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............. $2,500,000

 

7002-0040   For a transfer to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation for the small business technical assistance grant program; provided, that not less than $5,000,000 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, 2021, 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 2020; (ii) community development corporations that received or are expected to receive grants in fiscal year 2021; and (iii) criteria that were considered in the distribution of these grants; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc. for small business support to businesses disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic........................ $5,125,000

 

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; 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...... $950,000

 

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 under 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 the house and senate committees on ways and means and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, not later than June 15, 2021; 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; and provided further, that the funds appropriated in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2022......................... $1,500,000

 

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 pursuant to item 7007-0932 of section 2A 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 in section 6H of chapter 40J of the General Laws............ $500,000

 

7002-2020   For a transfer to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation established under section 2 of chapter 40W of the General Laws for economic recovery programs with a focus on main streets, small businesses and jobs; provided, that not less than $17,500,000 shall be expended for grants to support small businesses negatively impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that eligible grant applicants shall have no more than 50 employees; provided further, that grants may be used for employee payroll and benefit costs, mortgage interest, rent, utilities and interest on other debt obligations; provided further, that priority in awarding grants shall be given to: (i) businesses that focus on reaching underserved markets; (ii) businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (iii) businesses that have not received aid from federal programs related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $3,850,000 shall be expended for small business technical assistance and grants that focus on the needs of business enterprises owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including the extension of online and digital tools for small businesses; provided further, that not less than $17,500,000 shall be expended for a program to provide matching grants to community development financial institutions certified by the United States Department of the Treasury or community development corporations certified under chapter 40H of the General Laws to enable the community development financial institution or community development corporation to leverage federal or private investments for the purpose of making grants or loans to small businesses including, but not limited to, businesses owned by socially and economically-disadvantaged individuals; provided further, that not less than $7,500,000 shall be expended for matching grants to low-income and moderate-income entrepreneurs to acquire, expand, improve or lease a facility, to purchase or lease equipment or to meet other capital needs of a business with not more than 20 employees and annual revenues not exceeding $2,500,000; and provided further, that preference for said matching grants shall be given to businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals............ $46,350,000

 

7002-2021   For a community empowerment and reinvestment grant program to be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development for the purpose of developing, strengthening and investing in communities: (i) that are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system; (ii) where a high percentage of individuals’ incomes fall below 250 per cent of the federal poverty level; and (iii) with a large population of socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups; provided, that there shall be a board consisting of individuals from and with experience advocating on behalf of said communities; provided further, that the board shall be comprised entirely of individuals who belong to a demographic of socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups; provided further, that the board shall consist of: 3 persons appointed by the governor; 2 persons appointed by the senate president; and 2 persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; provided further, that the board shall make recommendations to the executive office on the criteria for making grants available to communities and organizations; provided further, that eligible uses shall include, but not be limited to, for socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups: (a) job training, job creation and job placement for those who face high barriers to employment in said communities; (b) transitional employment programs, social enterprise, pre-apprenticeship or other training programs; (c) school-based or community-based high school dropout prevention and re-engagement programs; (d) cooperative and small business development programs and community-based workforce development programs; and (e) programs focused on housing stabilization services, addiction treatment and trauma-informed mental health care; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the criteria established for creating grants, as well as approved and expected grants distributed under this item, delineated by municipality and organization; 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, 2022.............. $15,000,000

 

General Fund....................... 55.00%

Marijuana Regulation Fund.......... 45.00%

 

7002-2022   For grants to community foundations to provide support to individuals and households throughout the commonwealth who are experiencing severe economic hardship due to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided, that grants shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development and distributed equitably among the community foundations based on the following factors: (i) population of individuals living in poverty in the area served by the foundation; (ii) limited availability of federal pandemic-related relief funds that provide direct emergency financial assistance to individuals or households served by the foundation; (iii) pandemic-related public health impact on the region served by the foundation; (iv) population of individuals with unmet economic needs resulting from the pandemic; and (v) geographic area and the number of gateway municipalities or cities with high proportions of low-income and non-English or limited English speaking populations served by the foundation; provided further, that community foundations receiving grants shall issue a request for proposals to community organizations to provide direct economic support for costs related to meeting basic human needs, such as housing, utility support and food security, to low-income impacted individuals and households with no, or very limited, access to sources of economic relief; provided further, that community foundations receiving grants shall evaluate community organizations applying based on their: (a) history of serving low-income and non-English or limited English speaking and historically underserved communities; (b) history of serving populations whose economic hardship has been exacerbated by the pandemic; (c) ability to conduct outreach to identify individuals and households that qualify for assistance; and (d) ability to establish a simplified application process; provided further, that community foundations receiving grants shall work with the executive office and subgrantees to develop and implement a reporting process to ensure that financial assistance is directed to the individuals and households most impacted by the pandemic; provided further, that if an area, city or town is determined to be unserved by a community foundation, the executive office shall work directly with community organizations to distribute grants providing direct aid to individuals and households; and provided further, that the executive office shall, to the extent feasible, seek out philanthropic and other private funds necessary to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1 contributed by this item $5,000,000

 

7004-0001   For the operation of the commission on Indian affairs.... $136,394

 

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 such income verification; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, these state agencies shall consult and cooperate with the department of housing and community development 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 December 30, 2020, 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, 2020 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 such 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 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 February 1, 2021, 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 shall detail any plans the department may have to make greater use of telephonic service delivery to supplement 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 such information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that such information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 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 $150,000 shall be expended for the provision of emergency services that provide domestic violence intervention, workforce development, housing assistance, operation of food vouchers, winter coats for kids and holiday dinners operated by Community Action Programs-Inter City, Incorporated 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 Homeless Prevention Council, Inc. of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Lazarus House, Inc. for its Holly street shelter and its soup kitchen for the costs incurred to provide extra support to the city of Lawrence during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, Inc., for 2019 novel coronavirus response efforts and programming including, but not limited to, supports for housing insecure and homeless individuals; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Community Day Center of Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for W.A.T.C.H., Inc. in the city of Waltham; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for housing relief to the city of Chelsea to address housing instability brought about by the 2019 novel coronavirus; and provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the Cape Verdean Association of Boston Inc. for programs and services that support an equitable economic recovery... $8,553,502

 

7004-0100   For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including the compensation of caseworkers and support personnel $6,098,712

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 2018 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 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 the department of housing and community development shall submit biannual reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures under the preceding proviso, including: (1) the number of families who received emergency assistance under the preceding proviso; (2) the number of families entering the emergency assistance system after having already stayed in a place not meant for human habitation; and (3) the number of families entering the emergency assistance system having stayed in a place not meant for human habitation after having requested services provided for in this item within the preceding 6 months; provided further, that the department shall submit the first report not later than March 15, 2021 and the second report not later than October 15, 2021; 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 said 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b) and that said housing adequately accommodates the size and disabilities of the family; 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 said 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b); provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall collaborate with the executive office of health and human services, the Massachusetts 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 a 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 2021; 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 of housing and community development 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 non-shelter 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 3 years of age 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 3 years of age; 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 the 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 funds may support service adaptions necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services; provided further, that for the duration of the state of emergency declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, the department of housing and community development shall submit monthly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means containing the most recently available monthly data on the number of families in congregate or other shared shelter placements and the number of families on extended leave from congregate or other shared shelter placements for purposes of social distancing, isolation, quarantine or care of self or another family member related to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2021, the department shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report of the most recently available monthly data on: (A) applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108; (B) front-door entries into the emergency assistance system, with data on the race and ethnicity of all families approved for services; (C) applications for services provided in this item and in item 7004-0108 that are denied, the bases of all such denials and data on the race and ethnicity of all families denied; (D) applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108 that do not result in a formal denial, a front-door entry into the emergency assistance system or verified diversion as a result of HomeBASE household assistance, including available demographic information; (E) the number of households submitting multiple applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108 within the previous 1-month period and within the previous 6-month period; (F) diversions as a result of HomeBASE household assistance; (G) exits through at-fault termination; (H) exits because the household is no longer income eligible; (I) exits through HomeBASE household assistance; (J) exits to another subsidized housing program; and (K) the number of applications that do not result in the household entering emergency assistance shelter within 48 hours and for which such non-entry is attributable to each of the following: written denial, pending documentation or verifications, no imminent homelessness and household withdrew the application; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (I) the number of families transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized or otherwise assisted housing through this program; (II) the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance; (III) the number of families served who required further assistance at a later date; (IV) the type of assistance later required and provided; (V) the total number of families receiving benefits under 7004-0101 that have received assistance under 7004-1018 during each of the previous 3 years; (VI) the number of children served broken down by age; (VII) the number of applications from households that became homeless within 12 months of depleting their HomeBASE assistance under item 7004-0108; (VIII) the reasons for homelessness in the applications received under clause (VII); and (IX) the number of applications received under said clause (VII) that are denied; provided further, that the report shall also include the following information from the department of children and families: (i) the number of families assessed in the previous quarter; (ii) the number of families determined to be at a substantial health and safety risk; (iii) the number of families receiving multiple health and safety assessments within the previous 6-month period; and (iv) 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: (a) 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; (b) 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, delineated by category of accommodation, including, but not limited to, access to cooking facilities, first-floor or elevator access, non-carpeted unit, physical modification to unit, scattered site unit, geographic proximity to service providers and wheelchair accessibility; (c) the number of families currently in shelter units located more than 20 miles away from their home community; (d) 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 (e) both the average number of days and the maximum number of days that families spend in placements under the circumstances described in clauses (b) to (d), inclusive, before being transferred to a shelter unit for which none of the circumstances in said clauses (b) to (d), 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 funds 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 $125,000 may be expended for technical assistance by Homes for Families, Inc.; provided further, that up to $4,880,995 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2020 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Portal to Hope Corp. servicing the cities of Everett, Malden and Medford provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended to establish the home works program to provide opportunities for children in emergency housing assistance programs 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 for children pursuant to section 172H of chapter 6 of the General Laws and sex offender registry information pursuant to section 178I of said chapter 6, and 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 the department may expend funds for the administration and implementation of the home works program. $180,904,755

 

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; provided further, that programs currently providing shelter may renegotiate how to use such program’s shelter fund, with the agreement of the department and the host municipality, to provide alternative services proven to be effective, including housing first models, transitional housing and diversion away from shelters; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in the city of Worcester; and provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended as enhanced funding for Mitch’s Place shelter, a program of Emmaus, Inc. in the city of Haverhill $56,425,000

 

7004-0104   For the home and healthy for good program operated by Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. to reduce the incidence of chronic and long-term 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 February 8, 2021, the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the 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 projected 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 February 8, 2021, the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing LLC shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the 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......................................... $3,890,000

 

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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 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 from the passage of this act until the termination of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, the preceding proviso shall not apply; 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 of housing and community development 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.; NeighborWorks LLC; and RCAP Solutions, Inc.; provided further, that the department shall reallocate financing based on performance-based statistics from underperforming 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 such 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, 2020, the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate 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, including available demographic information, as well as the number of families with dependents 0 to 17 years of age, the number of families with dependents 18 to 20 years of age and non-dependent adult household members 18 years of age and older served; (ii) type of assistance given; (iii) number of families assisted through this program (iv) average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance; and (v) total number of families receiving benefits under 7004-0101 that have received assistance under 7004-0108 during the previous 1, 2, and 3 years, including available demographic information; 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 such 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 such 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; 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; and provided further, that up to $1,900,440 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2020 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2021......................... $27,158,178

 

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; provided further, that not later than January 1, 2021, the department shall file a report to 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; and provided further, that the department may, for the duration of the response to the 2019 novel coronavirus health crisis, expend unused funds to support line item 7004-0102 in providing temporary emergency shelter to homeless individuals.............. $5,000,000

 

7004-1010   For the down payment assistance program administered by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency................... $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 not later than January 1, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on possible savings and efficiencies that may be realized through the consolidation of said services..................... $4,750,000

 

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 must be directly related to the reason for eviction to be eligible for the program....................................................... $1,500,000

 

7004-4314   For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the department to assist tenants residing in housing developed under sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item until June 30, 2022 $3,000,000

 

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, families 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, 2020 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 2021 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..... $80,000,000

 

General Fund....................... 90.38%

Local Capital Projects Fund......... 9.62%

 

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 of housing and community development may require that not less than 75 per cent of newly issued vouchers be targeted to households whose income at initial occupancy does not exceed 30 per cent of the area median income; provided further, that the department may award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-based units that shall expire due to the 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 the department shall pay regional administering agencies not less than $50 per voucher per month for the costs of administering the program; 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 1, 2020 if said participant’s annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2020 and September 1, 2020 and otherwise not later than the annual eligibility recertification date; provided further, that any participant who is over 60 years of age 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 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 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 January 15, 2021, 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: (i) the number and average value of rental vouchers currently distributed in the commonwealth, in each county and in each municipality (ii) the number of distributed vouchers available to be utilized; (iii) the average number of days that it takes for a household to utilize a voucher after receiving it from the administering agency; (iv) the average number of days that it takes for project-based vouchers awarded by the department to be utilized after the award is made; (v) the number and type of new vouchers issued after July 1, 2020; (vi) the number of households on a waitlist for an available rental voucher; (vii) the number of households that reach the date by which they must lease up their voucher without having found an available unit; (viii) the number of households that apply for an extension by the deadline to lease up their voucher and the number of extensions granted; (ix) any actions taken by the department to reduce the wait time for households to lease up their 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; provided further, that the department shall complete and implement the voucher management system not later than June 30, 2021; and provided further, that up to $9,498,706 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2020 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2021 $125,501,294

 

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 February 15, 2021, 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; 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; and provided further, that up to $1,904,995 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2020 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2021.............................. $10,621,601

 

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; 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 federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the implementation of assistive technologies; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on housing and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of eligible units created or modified, the types of capital projects funded and the costs associated with these projects......................................... $2,500,000

 

7004-9033   For rental subsidies to eligible clients of the department of mental health; provided, that the department of housing and community development 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............................. $10,548,125

 

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 $2,598,163 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............. $2,598,163

 

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, from the passage of this act until the termination of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $10,000 in any 12-month period; provided further, that for a period of 6 months beginning at the termination of the state of emergency declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $7,000 in the 12-month period thereafter; 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 from the passage of this act until the termination of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, the preceding proviso shall not apply; 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 income verification shall be conducted by using: (a) documentation provided by the household, requiring the same documentation and process used to conduct income verification under this item in fiscal year 2020 or fewer documents as directed by the department; or (b) third-party income verification; provided further, that the manner in which income verification is conducted shall be at the discretion of the department but that the department shall not discontinue the use of either option for income verification listed in the preceding proviso; provided further, that from the passage of this act until the termination of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, the department shall allow a short, simple application requiring minimal processing time provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (1) number of families who applied for assistance; (2) number of families approved for assistance; (3) minimum, median and average amount of financial assistance awarded; (4) total amount of assistance awarded to date, including a breakdown by income category; and (5) 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 funds may be expended to continue funding a rental and mortgage arrearage assistance program for households whose incomes are at or below 50 per cent of the area median income and who are at risk of eviction or foreclosure within the next 12 months; provided further, that for the purposes of any funds spent through this program, to receive cash benefits or other services, it is not necessary for a household to be subject to summary process under chapter 239 of the General Laws, and risk of eviction or foreclosure may be determined by documentation from the landlord or mortgage lender verifying outstanding rent or mortgage, including any interest, fees, or penalties, and documentation from the head of household demonstrating the household’s current inability to pay said amounts; provided further, that the department shall ensure that not less than 50 per cent of any funds so issued be provided to households with incomes not greater than 30 per cent of area median income; provided further, that eligible households shall include, but not be limited to, families with children under the age of 21, elders, persons with disabilities and unaccompanied youth; provided further, that services and cash benefits under the arrearage program shall be made available to households for the prevention of the loss of subsidized or unsubsidized housing; provided further, that cash benefits for any recipients approved shall not exceed the actual liability or four times the monthly rental or mortgage liability, whichever is less; provided further, that any such benefits provided shall be paid directly to the landlord or mortgage lender; provided further, that should the department administer the program in fiscal year 2021, the department shall coordinate with the department of transitional assistance, member agencies and offices of the Massachusetts interagency council on housing and homelessness and the agencies contracted to administer the residential assistance for families in transition program on behalf of eligible households served by those agencies and offices so as to streamline the application process, provide additional support services and better promote upstream homelessness prevention and housing stability; provided further, that not later than March 1 2021, the department shall issue a report on the rental and mortgage arrearage assistance pilot program funded by this item since during the fiscal years following its creation; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on housing and clerks of the house of representatives and the senate; provided further, that the report shall include but not be limited to the following information: (A) the number of applications requested, the number of applications completed and the number of applications approved; (B) the number of applications rejected and the reasons for denial; (C) the household income and demographic information for each qualifying household and its members; provided further, that this information shall be provided by zip code and cumulatively; and (D) the monthly rent or mortgage liability for each qualifying household and the amount of each arrearage payment; provided further, that if there is a conflict between the provisions of this item and the provisions established by the department as part of any upstream rental arrearage assistance pilot program previously approved, the provisions of this section shall control, including but not limited to, eligibility standards, documentation requirements, and benefit caps; provided further, that in addition to the amount appropriated in this item, $4,700,000 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 in addition to the amount appropriated; 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), funds 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 secretary of the commonwealth.................. $50,000,000

 

 

7006-0000   For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, including expenses of an administrative services unit.. $1,304,849

 

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.................................................. $19,675,873

 

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 $14,575,751

 

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................................. $6,305,132

 

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 $16,084,593 in revenues collected from fees or fines for annual elevator inspections, building inspections, amusement park ride inspections, state building code trainings 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 office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for a reimbursement program to be managed by the division of professional licensure to provide for the costs associated with the implementation of testing for the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation of homes built on or after 1983 in the commonwealth that are within a 50-mile radius of J. J. Mottes Concrete Company in Stafford Springs, Connecticut; and provided further, that reimbursements for such testing shall be made at a rate of 100 per cent for visual testing conducted by a licensed professional engineer in an amount of not more than $400 and at a rate of 75 per cent for the testing of 2 core samples in an amount of not more than $5,000............................... $16,084,593

 

7006-0151   For the division of professional licensure, which may expend not more than $475,642 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.............................. $475,642

 

 

7006-0060   For the operation of the division of standards........... $638,656

 

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 $507,468 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............... $507,468

 

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, which 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 2021 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................................................... $2,970,097

 

 

7007-0150   For the Massachusetts office of business development for regional pilot projects proposed by not less than 2 municipalities or other public entities as a means of promoting regional recovery from the economic impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be for regional economic development organizations under the program established in sections 3J and 3K of chapter 23A of the General Laws.. $6,000,000

 

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 $150,000 shall be provided to the Hilltown Community Development Corporation to support economic development including, but not limited to farming, workers and business adaptation to challenges related to the 2019 novel coronavirus in the counties of Franklin and Hampshire; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be directed to the Greater Shelburne Falls Area Business Association, Inc. for economic development including, but not limited to farming, workers and business adaptation challenges related to the 2019 novel coronavirus in the county of Franklin............ $1,951,313

 

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 shall 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 29, 2021 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, that 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 15, 2021, 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........................................... $800,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 February 1, 2021, 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 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; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center in the city of Springfield, including needs resulting from impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be made available for zoos throughout the commonwealth that are not under the purview of the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation................................. $5,225,000

 

7007-1641   For a grant for the Smaller Business Association of New England, Inc, 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, Inc, shall file a quarterly report 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; provided further, that not later than March 15, 2021, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) an overview of the tourism industry in the commonwealth; (b) the economic impact of domestic and international travelers to the commonwealth; (c) a breakdown of the regional tourism council grant allocations; and (d) strategies to combat the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism industry in the commonwealth......................................................... $163,175

 

7008-1116   For the commonwealth’s local economic development and other related projects; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the historic West Medford Community Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Hoop Hall Assists – we care the game giving back to the community to provide literacy, financial, character-building, anti-bullying and community outreach diversity programs, for youth and adults in Springfield, greater Springfield and Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hispanic-American Library, Inc. in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for the purpose of providing additional resources, support and training to business due to the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 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 $65,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts sports commission; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repairs and maintenance of Salem common in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Stone Soul Inc. in Springfield for the implementation of the Stone Soul annual community festival related to year round cultural activities; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Community Action for Safe Alternatives, CASA, in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the programs and operations of the Menino Arts Center, located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended as grants for the Bay State Games; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for LuminArtz for the design, preparation and production of public art displays; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be allocated to the Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. Merrimack valley COVID-19 restaurant sustainability program to assist local restaurants facing economic hardship through an innovative relief response to food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $75,000 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; provided further, that not less than 50 per cent of 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 50 per cent of 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 50 per cent of 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 $125,000 shall be expended for Outside the Box in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the moving ahead program at the Saint Francis House, Inc. in Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Germantown neighborhood center in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a proven economic development program, with an existing office in Springfield, that supports manufacturing readiness for startups and connects them to Massachusetts-based manufacturers to promote local supply chains, post-recession job growth, and future resiliency; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $35,000 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 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 $30,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the Enrichment Center located in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for transportation improvements in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to No Books, No Ball; 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 $25,000 shall be expended for the St. Mary’s Carmen Society; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Nonantum Children’s Association; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Waltham Community Farms; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Healthy Waltham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for outfitting the DCU Center in Worcester for COVID-19 triage; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Women’s Lunch Place to address increased food insecurity because of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Landmark Orchestra; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the West End Museum; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Peabody Institute Library, including the West Peabody and South Peabody branches of said library; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the provision of emergency funding for housing assistance through rental or mortgage relief to residents of the Everett community who are at risk of housing instability due to the 2019 novel coronavirus; 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 funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Westmass Area Development Corporation for life safety upgrades and modifications on tenant facilities; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce, Inc., in coordination with the Brookline Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce, Inc., to provide grants to independent restaurants located in the city of Newton and the towns of Brookline and Wellesley to supply prepared meals and other food products to food banks, senior programs and other persons in need who have been impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $75,000 of those funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $60,000 of those funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $40,000 of those funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for The Latina Circle, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for COVID-19 related repairs in the town of Winchendon; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for its Future Leaders Program; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for the New England Aquarium Corporation in the city of Boston; provided further, that for the purpose of providing additional resources necessitated by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce, Inc. in the town of Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce & Industrial Foundation, Inc. in the city known as the town of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to The Company Theatre, Inc., in the town of Norwell for costs associated with general operations, maintenance and programming; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the New England Center and Homes for Veterans for expenses associated with hosting the 2021 Medal of Honor convention; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operations of Riverside Theatre Works, Inc. in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston....................................................... $5,665,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7008-1300   For the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office......................................................... $124,204

 

 

 

7003-0100   For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce development; provided further, that $800,000 shall be expended equally for the Urban League of Springfield, Inc. and the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New England Farm Workers’ Council, Inc.................................. $1,692,620

 

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 executive office 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 February 1, 2021, the secretary and comptroller shall jointly submit the plan 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

 

7002-1091   For the development and operation of career technical institutes in vocational technical schools in partnership with industry and community stakeholders; provided, that career technical institutes build out industry recognized credentialing pathways for adult learners in technical and trade fields to retrain and grow the workforce; and provided further, that at the direction of the secretary of labor and workforce development, development funds may be transferred to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established under section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws to issue competitive, performance-based contracting models to support the start-up and educational costs of career technical institutes............................................. $4,000,000

 

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, 2021, 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...................... $1,500,000

 

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. $3,536,254

 

7003-0201   For the department of labor standards, which 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 the Commonwealth Corporation shall partner with the school-to-career connecting activities program at the department of elementary and secondary education to develop appropriate connections between the two programs; and provided further, that funds shall be available for expenditure through September 1, 2021, prior appropriation continued................... $20,000,000

 

General Fund....................... 68.75%

Gaming Economic Development Fund... 31.25%

 

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 under 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: (i) transportation; and (ii) child care.... $1,000,000

 

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........................ $5,000,000

 

7003-1206   For the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc. to administer state service corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service organizations.............................. $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 1, 2021, 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................. $19,438,736

 

 

 

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 that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the school system of the city of Taunton to provide necessary technology for distance learning for underserved students made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended equally to the school systems of the towns of Middleborough and Wareham to provide necessary technology for distance learning for underserved students made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended equally to the towns of Auburn, Grafton, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge, Shrewsbury and Upton for technology, health and safety improvements in public schools related to the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for technology and health and safety improvements relating to the COVID-19 pandemic for public schools in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to each school department in the towns of Andover, Dracut and Tewksbury and the city of Lawrence to help with COVID-19 related issues; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be allocated for the public schools in the city of Attleboro and the towns of Franklin, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Sherborn, Wayland, Wellesley and Wrentham for the purpose of adapting their learning environments to changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Methuen high school for mental health services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be allocated to the Bellingham school district for technology and safety supplies needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the First R Foundation, Inc. and Pathways for Children, Inc. head start program to provide for the purchase of books for children through a contract with Imagination Library; and provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Framingham City-Wide PTO for the purposes of translation services to help parents with remote learning......... $12,736,260

 

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; and provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021, 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 on 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...................................................... $25,600,000

 

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 $440,000 shall be expended for Momenta, formerly the Bay State Reading Institute; 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 Momenta, may be expended through June 30, 2022................................................... $2,454,731

 

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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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

 The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.

7010-1202   For the implementation of the Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now grant program to promote digital literacy and computer science education in public schools in kindergarten through grade 12, to ensure equitable opportunities to access technology and computer science education; provided, that the department shall update an implementation plan for promoting technology and digital literacy efforts in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc. that prioritizes opportunities for underserved students and populations; provided further, that the plan shall consider technology and computer usage and access in low-income, urban, suburban and rural communities that continue to be disproportionately impacted by a lack of access to digital technology; and provided further, that not later than February 1, 2021, a report shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education that includes an updated 3-year strategic plan to address gaps in programming, 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 $250,000 shall be expended for the Bottom Line, Inc. to provide college transition and college retention services for low-income or aspiring first-generation college students; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Project Learn, Inc. for the continued implementation of programming in the city of Lowell for the purpose of improving college and career readiness for students currently or recently enrolled in a public high school in the city of Lowell; provided further, that Project Learn, Inc. may pursue partnerships with public and private entities to provide said programming; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association, Inc. to increase workforce development training opportunities and technical education in secondary and post-secondary schools for careers in the marine trades...................................... $6,400,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 under 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 under 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 municipalities; 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 $4,533,474

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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............................................... $8,430,007

 

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; provided, that preference shall be given in awarding planning and implementation grants to vocational schools with demonstrable waitlists for admission; and provided further, that funding may be used for transportation costs that are not otherwise reimbursed via the regional school transportation program................. $1,500,000

 

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 the department shall fund a professional development system to provide training and support for adult basic education programs and services; provided further, that funds shall 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 that require bridge funding while final performance results are analyzed; provided further, that $250,000 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; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for English at Large, Inc. in the city of Woburn for English language tutoring and small group instruction; provided further, that funds appropriated for this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2022.............................. $46,385,000

 

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; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall explore alternative transportation delivery, contracting and reimbursement models to identify possible economical and efficient approaches by which districts can transport students to public schools and related opportunities; and provided further, that the department shall submit the results of its review to the joint committee on education, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance............................ $82,178,615

 

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 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, as amended; provided, that not later than February 17, 2021, 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 2022; and provided further, that the commonwealth’s obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item $13,449,605

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 2020-2021 school year to cover costs expended between August 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021; 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 $3,292,809

 

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 2020-2021 school year, but not later than December 30, 2020. $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 2021; 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 31, 2021, 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 such program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfast; provided further, that subject to regulations by the board of education that specify time and learning standards, breakfast 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 December 30, 2020, 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 February 8, 2021; 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 December 30, 2020, the department 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 further, that not less than $600,000 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; 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................................ $4,916,445

 

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.......................................... $5,283,651,632

 

General Fund....................... 99.71%

Education Fund...................... 0.29%

 

7061-0012   For the reimbursement of extraordinary special education costs under section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding provisions in section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws or section 27 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2019 to the contrary, the reimbursed threshold for approved costs shall be those costs that exceed 4 times the state average per pupil foundation budget in fiscal year 2020 and no costs of required out-of-district transportation associated with implementing individual education plans of students receiving special education services under said chapter 71B shall be eligible for reimbursement; provided further, 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 2020 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 that are made available through the 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 2021 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 2020 to costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2021 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 2020 claims; provided further, that if the fiscal year 2020 claims are found to be inaccurate, the department shall recalculate the fiscal year 2021 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 February 1, 2021 on the results of the audit; provided further, that not later than February 17, 2021, 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 2022; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for peer-to-peer inclusion programs for students with intellectual disabilities through the Massachusetts chapter of Best Buddies International........................................ $345,154,803

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 

7061-0027   For one-time grants to school districts, charter schools, and educational collaboratives in the commonwealth for additional assistance in 2019 novel coronavirus prevention in those districts, charter schools, and educational collaboratives, and related efforts to maintain and increase educational quality during the pandemic; provided, that each district shall receive a grant amount equal to the sum of $25 multiplied by the district’s foundation enrollment plus $75 multiplied by the district’s low-income enrollment, as calculated under section 3; provided further, that eligible expenses shall include, but not be limited to, personal protective equipment, hygienic supplies, costs associated with socially distanced onsite learning, remote learning, or hybrid approaches as determined by the district, and any expenses required to ensure that low-income and other vulnerable students receive assistance and support that provides them equal access to educational opportunities, including but not limited to, assistance overcoming technological hurdles to learning, and access to social services, mental health, and behavioral health resources to address the potential trauma and other effects of the pandemic on students; provided further, that the department shall issue a preliminary report on the program’s implementation to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2021, and a final report not later than April 15, 2021; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the operation of New England Public Media, Inc. in assisting with the education of elementary and secondary students in providing televised distance learning courses during the 2019 novel coronavirus state of emergency in 4 counties of the commonwealth; 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....................................... $53,060,000

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 2021....................................... $1,016,512

 

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 $100,000 shall be made available to the town of Lincoln to mitigate the costs of educating the children of retired-military families $1,400,000

 

7061-9010   For fiscal year 2021 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 notwithstanding said subsection (ff) of said section 89 of said chapter 71 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the per-pupil capital facilities component of the commonwealth charter school tuition rate for fiscal year 2021 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 payment of the first year tuition for students previously enrolled in a private or parochial school or homeschooled; (b) the payment of tuition for siblings where required by subsection (i) of said section 89 of said chapter 71; (c) the per-pupil capital facilities component; (d) the 100 per cent increase reimbursement; and (e) the remaining increase reimbursements, beginning with the most recent year.. $117,357,887

 

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 1D and 1I of said chapter 69; 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 2020-2021 school year; 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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 the joint committee on education................................... $200,000

 

7061-9406   For a statewide college and career readiness program implemented by JFYNetWorks, a nonprofit corporation, to (i) maintain the JFYNet college and career readiness program to administer diagnostic and college placement tests in high schools; and (ii) 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 in this item for the purposes of providing academic support to prepare students to demonstrate high school competency on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System 2.0 examination.......................................... $875,000

 

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 such materials is part of a comprehensive plan to align the school or district curriculum with the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks; provided further, that preference in distributing funds shall be 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 11, 2021, 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 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.............................................. $14,077,049

 

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 2020 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, that not later than December 30, 2020, 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....................................................... $9,323,255

 

7061-9601   For the department of elementary and secondary education, which shall expend not more than $2,300,000 for teacher preparation and certification services from fees related to such services; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............. $2,300,000

 

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, 2021, 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 2022 and fiscal year 2023; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the implementation of recovery high schools........................................... $2,700,000

 

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 nonpublic 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 of elementary and secondary education 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 for services that include children for whom English is a second language and children identified as low-income; 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 December 30, 2020, 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 11, 2021 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, 2021, 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 $200,000 shall be expended for the Recreation Worcester program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a 1-time grant program to be administered by the Southcoast Community Foundation, Inc., to provide educational, health, wellness and safety resources to financially disadvantaged youth in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to LEAP for Education, Inc. for its programs serving students; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison Memorial Community Center in New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be granted to 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Boston Debate League Incorporated for their after-school debate league program; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for VietAid to support after-school programs for the Vietnamese community in Dorchester; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Steps to Success program in the town of Brookline..................................... $11,242,017

 

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 said chapter 69; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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, 2022 $510,684

 

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..... $3,000,000

 

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 15, 2021, Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc. shall submit a report to the department 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 an 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, 2020 outlining all student support efforts funded by this item; provided further, that the report shall be provided to the senate president, the speaker of the house, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and 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, 2022; 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 further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the legislative task force on the prevention of child sexual abuse to ensure that all child and youth-serving organizations have the guidelines, policies and tools to protect the children in their care from sexual abuse, run a pilot program and pursue the implementation of a public awareness campaign; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Citizens for Children, Inc. to provide technical assistance to and training for schools and communities... $600,000

 

7061-9813   For rural school assistance grants to cities, towns, regional school districts, county agricultural schools, independent vocational schools, charter schools or collaboratives to increase regional collaboration, consolidation or other strategies to improve the long-term operational efficiency and effectiveness of public schools; provided, that in awarding such grants, priority shall be given to proposals that support schools and districts that have experienced, or are experiencing, significant enrollment losses that jeopardize their long-term fiscal health and ability to offer high quality educational programming.......... $3,000,000

 

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

 

 

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 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 2021; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Journey into Education and Teaching program............ $5,186,847

 

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 the age of 18 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 the age of 18 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..................... $1,485,000

 

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.......................................... $3,000,000

 

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; and provided further, that reimbursements to public institutions of higher education for fee waivers granted in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item............ $7,294,911

 

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, outreach programs that engage surrounding communities with high-quality educational programs and programs that focus on timely or accelerated student completion of associate and bachelor’s degree programs with lower and more predictable student costs; provided further, that not later than January 29, 2021, 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, 2021....... $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, 2021, 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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 

7066-1400   For additional operational funding for state universities; provided, that funds from this item 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, 2021 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........... $5,469,870

 

General Fund....................... 62.12%

Education Fund..................... 37.88%

 

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 the ages of 18 and 22, inclusive; provided, that the grant program shall be limited to students who are considered to have severe disabilities and, in the case of students 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 January 15, 2021, the department of higher education shall select grant recipients and shall distribute a request for grant proposals subject to future appropriation not later than May 28, 2021; provided further, that not later than March 15, 2021, 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; and provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer month.................................................. $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 the MASSGrant or MASSGrant Plus programs in an amount not less than $10,000,000 above the amount made available in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available for the Gilbert Grant in an amount not less than $4,400,000 above the amount made available in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available for early educator scholarships and paraprofessional grants in amounts not less than the amounts made available in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that not less than $330,000 shall be made available for One Family, Inc................... $120,000,000

 

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............................................. $1,500,000

 

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

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7100-4000   For funding to community college campuses; 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 $5,883,238

 

General Fund....................... 64.78%

Education Fund..................... 35.22%

 

7100-4002   For Supporting Urgent Community College Equity through Student Services (SUCCESS) grants to community colleges to provide wraparound supports and services to improve outcomes for their most vulnerable populations including, but not limited to, low-income, first-generation, minority, and disabled students and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students; provided, that funds shall be disbursed based on a formula and criteria developed in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges; provided further, that eligible wraparound support activities shall include, but not be limited to, peer mentors, academic skills workshops, field trips to 4-year schools, and targeted academic, career, transfer, and scholarship advising; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2021, the department shall report to the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the progress made on implementing and funding this program, including any regulations, guidelines, or criteria used to distribute the funds, and on the final distribution of funds to campuses; and provided further, that funds appropriated for this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2022............................... $7,000,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7518-0120   For state university and community college collaboration and efficiency efforts through the Partnership to Advance Collaboration and Efficiencies initiative................ $300,000

 

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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 
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 March 15, 2021, 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 2021 through 2026, including anticipated cost savings initiatives and efforts to reduce student tuition and fees; and (ii) a comprehensive report on spending over the previous academic year; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (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; and (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 unforeseen 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 4, 2021, 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 the city of Fall River; and 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........................ $560,454,919

 

General Fund....................... 99.20%

Education Fund...................... 0.80%

 

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; provided, that funding from this item shall be made available to pre-court mediation services to promote housing stabilization, as necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the pre-release Massachusetts Prisoner Re-entry Mediation Program................................ $2,700,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. 
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

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7109-0100   For Bridgewater State University...................... $51,141,209

 

7110-0100   For Fitchburg State University........................ $33,197,515

 

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 region of the commonwealth, and to engage in scholarly research, educator preparation and professional development when appropriate............. $32,545,150

 

7113-0100   For the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts......... $18,354,298

 

7114-0100   For Salem State University............................ $50,183,982

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7115-0100   For Westfield State University........................ $30,992,952

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7116-0100   For Worcester State University........................ $30,471,800

 

7117-0100   For the Massachusetts College of Art.................. $20,413,215

 

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, 2021, 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....... $18,974,172

 

 

7502-0100   For Berkshire Community College....................... $12,133,233

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7503-0100   For Bristol Community College......................... $23,850,661

 

7503-0101   For the Veterans Educational Service Center at Bristol Community College................................................... $50,000

 

7504-0100   For Cape Cod Community College........................ $13,701,230

 

7505-0100   For Greenfield Community College...................... $11,665,050

 

7506-0100   For Holyoke Community College......................... $22,697,040

 

7507-0100   For Massachusetts Bay Community College............... $17,779,141

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7508-0100   For Massasoit Community College....................... $24,064,288

 

7509-0100   For Mount Wachusett Community College................. $16,214,046

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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.................. $21,986,040

 

7511-0100   For North Shore Community College..................... $24,154,641

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7512-0100   For Quinsigamond Community College.................... $23,835,425

 

7514-0100   For Springfield Technical Community College........... $27,976,805

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7515-0100   For Roxbury Community College......................... $11,894,587

 

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 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....................... $26,169,599

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
7518-0100   For Bunker Hill Community College..................... $29,624,168

 

 

 

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

8000-0600   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 122 of the acts of 2019; provided, that local police departments, sheriffs’ offices, 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the purposes of public safety in the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for public health and safety improvements in the town of Grafton; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for public health and safety improvements in the town of Upton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Stoneham police department to modernize its emergency equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be expended for the purposes of improving public safety in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for community at risk support services for public safety in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the police department of the city of Lynn for its behavioral health unit; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for renovations and adaptations to the Butterick building in the town of Sterling and not less than $60,000 shall be expended for renovations and adaptations to the public safety building in the town of Westminster to support safe work environments as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the police department of the city known as the town of Agawam for services needed due to the opioid epidemic............. $4,144,795

 

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 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 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; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021, the executive office shall provide a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be 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............................................... $4,000,000

 

General Fund....................... 50.00%

Marijuana Regulation Fund.......... 50.00%

 

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; 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

 

8000-1127   For a nonprofit security grant program to provide support for target hardening and other security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack or hate crimes, as defined in section 32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws; provided, that prioritization shall be given to nonprofit organizations that have experienced instances of terrorist attack or hate crimes, as defined in said section 32 of said chapter 22C; provided further, that: (i) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the eastern region of the commonwealth; (ii) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the central region of the commonwealth; and (iii) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the western region of the commonwealth; and provided further, that the grants shall be distributed in a geographically equitable manner across the eastern, central and western regions of the commonwealth.................... $1,000,000

 

8000-1700   For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of public safety and security........ $12,741,786

 

 

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, 2021, 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 current caseload of the office and each of its medical examiners and the caseload for fiscal year 2020; (ii) the number of procedures performed in fiscal year 2020; (iii) the current turnaround time and backlogs; (iv) the current response time to scenes; (v) the number of cases completed in fiscal year 2020; (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 $12,839,554

 

8000-0122   For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its operations not more than $6,000,000 in revenues collected from fees for services provided by the office; 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 $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............................. $2,182,051

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 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; 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, 2022 $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 February 1, 2021, 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.......... $5,652,343

 

 

8100-0006   For private police details; provided, that the department of state police 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 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 $3,205,922 for certain police activities provided under agreements authorized in this item; provided, that for fiscal year 2021, 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 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 $3,205,922

 

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 for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department of state police 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 the 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 2022 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 December 30, 2020, 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 April 30, 2021, 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........................................ $11,330,000

 

8100-0515   For the expenses of hiring, equipping and training state police recruits to maintain appropriate staffing levels for the state police; provided, that funds shall be expended to promote diversity and inclusion in the hiring of police recruits; and provided further, that funds shall be expended to implement comprehensive racial bias training within the department of state police to address racial inequities in policing practices $5,672,623

 

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 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 executive 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 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 the department shall file the first quarterly report not later than December 30, 2020; 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 2020, 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 the department shall submit the results of said investigation and study to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 29, 2021; provided further, that not less than $1,030,000 shall be expended for the payroll costs of the state police directed patrols; provided further, that not less than $30,000 from this total shall be expended for Troop A to conduct mounted, directed patrols throughout Revere Beach, the Lynn Fells and the Middlesex Fells Reservation Park and other identified areas; provided further, that subject to appropriation, communities receiving funds for directed patrols in fiscal year 2008 shall receive an equal disbursement of funds in proportion to the current appropriation in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that funds shall be expended for directed patrols at Constitution Beach in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended for additional patrols for the summer season at Wollaston Beach and Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy....................................... $288,543,254

 

 

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 December 30, 2020, and said report 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.............................. $3,564,682

 

General Fund....................... 86.99%

Public Safety Training Fund........ 13.01%

 

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 $3,200 per recruit for the training; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the committee shall charge a fee of $3,200 per person for training programs operated by the committee for all persons who begin training on or after July 1, 2020; 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 fee 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 2020 and 2021; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 6, 2021; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]
The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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, non-liability 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 $2,000,000 shall be allocated by the department for the student awareness fire education program; provided further, that not less than $3,341,182 shall be expended for the hazardous materials emergency response program under chapter 21K of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Norfolk County Regional Fire and Rescue Dispatch Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the fire department of the town of Winchester for the modernization of protective emergency equipment; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the installation of security cameras in the public portions of 2 fire department substations in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for emergency radio communications upgrades for the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Bristol county for the partial cost of the implementation of developing and upgrading the emergency radio communications system in Bristol county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Wilmington for the purchase of emergency vehicle laptops and other secure communications equipment to allow for coordinated COVID-19 police and fire response and to meet patient privacy concerns; 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 2021; 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Quincy fire department hazardous material response team; and 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............. $31,897,644

 

8324-0304   For the department of fire services, which may expend for enforcement and training not more than $8,500 from revenue generated under chapter 148A of the General Laws; 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 $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 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 $50,000 shall be allocated to fully fund the National Guard’s Protection Partnership Program; 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.................. $11,236,893

 

8700-1140   For the military division, which may expend for the costs of national guard missions and division operations not more than $1,900,000 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 revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............................ $1,900,000

 

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; 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; and provided further, that the funds appropriated under this item shall not revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2022.............................................. $10,430,745

 

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............................................ $1,903,781

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8900-0001   For the operation of the department of correction; provided, that not later than February 1, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020, the department shall also report, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, on fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 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 one of the reports shall cover the period from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, inclusive, and one of the reports shall cover the period from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021, inclusive; provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of prisoners subjected to solitary confinement and their voluntarily disclosed sexual orientation as defined in section 3 of chapter 151B and gender identity as defined in section 7 of chapter 4; (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 February 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and senate committee on ways and means 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 24-month period following March 23, 2018; (d) the average monthly visitors per inmate at each facility for the 24-month period following March 23, 2018; (e) the total number of visitors each month at each facility for the 24-month period following March 23, 2018; (f) the total number of visitors per inmate each month at each facility for the 24-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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. in Worcester; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $2,200,000 for municipalities hosting department of correction facilities; provided further, that no municipality hosting a department of correction facility shall receive more than $800,000; provided further, that no municipality hosting a department of correction facility shall receive less than the amount allocated in item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011; provided further, that not less than $125,000 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 those facilities, including infrastructure issues, and may use methods including, but not limited to, testing and sampling the physical and environmental conditions, whether or not they are utilized by patients or inmates; provided further, that the Disability Law Center, Inc. may monitor the continuity of care for Bridgewater state hospital persons served who are discharged to county correctional facilities or department of mental health facilities, including assessment of the efficacy of admission, discharge and transfer planning procedures and coordination between the department of correction, Wellpath, the department of mental health and county correctional facilities; provided further, that at least 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 president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives; provided further, that given the continued prevalence and threat of COVID-19 within department of correction facilities, the commissioner of correction shall release, transition to home confinement or furlough individuals in the care and custody of the department who can be safely released, transitioned to home confinement or furloughed with prioritization given to populations most vulnerable to serious medical outcomes associated with COVID-19 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines; provided further, that the department shall consider, but shall not be limited to considering: (1) the use of home confinement without exclusion pursuant to chapter 211F of the General Laws; (2) the expedition of medical parole petition review by superintendents and the commissioner; (3) the use of furlough; (4) the maximization of good time by eliminating mandates for participation in programming for those close to their release dates; and (5) awarding credits to provide further remission from time of sentence for time served during periods of declared public health emergencies impacting the operation of prisons; provided further, that the department shall seek recommendations from public health experts to ensure that policies are appropriate in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that funds shall be made available from this item for the creation of an independent ombudsman’s office for the duration of the state of emergency relative to COVID-19 declared by the governor on March 10, 2020; provided further, that the attorney general, in consultation with the department of public health, shall appoint an ombudsman to act as director of the ombudsman’s office; provided further, that the office shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this item relative to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including, but not limited to, actions taken or not taken by the department to ensure the health and safety of individuals under the department’s purview including, but not limited to, employees and inmates, as well as the families of such individuals, and shall have access to information related to the department’s use of the mechanisms for release, home confinement or furlough stated in this item; provided further, that the office shall establish public health standards, using recommended standards and guidance from public health experts, to evaluate the department’s compliance or noncompliance with best practices; provided further, that not less than biweekly, the office shall provide the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public health with a report on: (A) the department’s efforts to mitigate the rate of infection in facilities under its purview; (B) the department’s efforts taken relative to safe depopulation during the state of emergency relative to the COVID-19 declared by the governor on March 10, 2020; (C) the department’s policies in development to further mitigate the rate of infection in correctional settings; (D) the amount of population reduction achieved to-date by the use of the mechanisms for release, home confinement or furlough stated in this item; and (E) the department’s compliance or non-compliance with the office’s established public health standards; and provided further, that, if the office determines that the department is not taking actions necessary to mitigate the rate of infection in facilities under its purview or is in noncompliance with its established public health standards, the office may recommend that the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public health require the commissioner to testify in a publicly available forum to discuss the department’s noncompliance and a remediation plan to meet the office’s public health standards..................................... $687,433,991

 

8900-0002   For the operation of the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center................................................ $20,503,114

 

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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 1, 2021, 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 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, which may expend not more than $8,600,000 in revenues collected from existing assessments; 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............. $8,600,000

 

8900-1100   For re-entry programs at the department of correction that are intended to reduce recidivism rates; provided, that said programs shall be in addition to those provided in fiscal year 2020; 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, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on re-entry programming at the department; and provided further, that said report shall include information on the type of programs provided and the recidivism rate of the offenders who successfully completed said programs $1,580,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8950-0001   For the operation of the parole board................. $21,693,374

 

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

 

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8910-0102   For the operation of the Hampden sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Dispute Resolution Services, Incorporated in the city of Springfield to provide community mediation services to ex-offenders for conflict resolution within the community, general community mediation services to the residents of Hampden county to prevent conflict escalation that would require police, court and corrections interventions and involvement, and training for correctional officers and other staff members as requested in mediation and conflict resolution techniques............................................ $76,824,582

 

8910-0104   For the operation 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 said 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 $3,500,000 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 15, 2021, 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 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 $3,500,000

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 conjunction 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 2021 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 15, 2021, said 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................... $1,223,650

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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.............. $614,032

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8910-1030   For the operation of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center.................................... $4,407,790

 

 

8910-0105   For the operation of the Worcester sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $53,472,104

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8910-0107   For the operation of the Middlesex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $70,555,134

 

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 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 15, 2021, 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 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 conjunction 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 2021 to the county sheriffs’ offices and the department of correction associated with the regional units; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2021, said 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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8910-0110   For the operation of the Hampshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $15,105,790

 

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 said detentions from said law enforcement agencies and municipalities; and provided further, 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 $167,352

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
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 January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report. $18,783,125

 

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, including the Berkshire sheriff’s prison industries program; provided, 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 $400,000

 

8910-0760   For private police details; provided, that the Berkshire sheriff’s office may expend not more than $1,500,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for private police details and for the costs of administering such details; and provided further, 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 $1,500,000

 

 

8910-0108   For the operation of the Franklin sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 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.................................. $18,145,028

 

 

8910-0619   For the operation of the Essex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $75,360,583

 

 

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 February 1, 2021, 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 2020; 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 14, 2020, 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 December 30, 2020 and due not more than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 2020 total costs per inmate by facility and by department; provided further, that each sheriff’s office shall submit said 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 February 1, 2021, the association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, for each sheriff’s office: (i) all services and goods provided to inmates in which the sheriff’s office 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 2020, revenue projections for fiscal year 2021 and the current balances of said 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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.
8910-8200   For the operation of the Barnstable sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $30,010,686

 

8910-8213   For the Barnstable sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $1,000,000 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 revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............................ $1,000,000

 

 

8910-8300   For the operation of the Bristol sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $54,210,419

 

 

8910-8400   For the operation of the Dukes County sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report...... $3,600,298

 

8910-8401   For the Dukes County sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $250,000 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 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

 

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.

8910-8500   For the operation of the Nantucket sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report........ $792,009

 

 

8910-8600   For the operation of the Norfolk sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $35,543,400

 

8910-8629   For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $55,430 of revenues from municipalities and other 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 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 $55,430

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.

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 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 January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report..... $64,708,624

 

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 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 January 15, 2021, 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 December 30, 2020 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 2020 total cost per inmate report.... $112,744,778

 

8910-8900   For the Suffolk sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the Suffolk county regional lockup an amount not more than $1,800,000 in revenue; provided, that the sheriff shall enter into agreements to provide detention services to various law enforcement agencies and municipalities and shall determine and collect fees for those detentions from the law enforcement agencies and municipalities............................ $1,800,000

 

 

9110-0100.. For the operation of the executive office of elder affairs and the regulation of assisted living facilities........... $2,226,520

 

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 subject to the assessed needs of consumers or the terms of the waiver, the funding for benefits of community-based waiver services shall not be reduced below the level of services provided in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the eligibility requirements for this program shall not be more restrictive than those established in fiscal year 2020; 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; 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; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services..... $237,165,314

 

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 chapter 19A of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, unless otherwise prohibited by 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 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, as amended, to ensure that Massachusetts 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 the age of 65; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the additional funding for the Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone, or SHINE program, so-called, administered by the executive office in partnership with local, community-based organizations, including but not limited to, councils on aging, aging service access points and others; 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............ $17,249,455

 

9110-1604.. For the operation of the supportive senior housing program at state or federally-assisted housing sites; provided, that not less than $1,440,000 shall be expended to fund existing sites and expand the existing program by establishing not less than 10 additional supportive housing sites; provided further, that funds appropriated for this item shall not revert but shall be made available for this item in fiscal year 2022; and provided further, that no less than $10,000 shall be expended for the installation of automated external defibrillators at the Liberty Hill Senior Housing Complex in the city of Marlborough............. $7,763,422

 

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 2021 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 a contract with the LGBT Aging Project 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; 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; and provided further, that funds may support program adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services.................................. $183,184,468

 

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; provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not more than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item to line item 9110-1630; and provided further, that funds may support program adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services...................... $64,433,467

 

9110-1635.. For adjustments to rates for home and community based services for home health aide, homemaker and personal care homemaker services provided through items 9110-1630, 9110-0600 and 4000- 0601; provided, that funds from this item shall be available where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose; provided further, that the rate add-on for home health aide services shall be $2.68 per service hour; provided further, that the rate add-on for homemaker and personal care homemaker services shall be $2.60 per service hour; provided further, that the rate add-on amounts contained in this item shall be effective for a performance period beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2021; provider further, that rate adjustments provided by this item shall supplement and not supplant the routine service payments that result from 101 CMR 417.00; provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs, with the approval of the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of administration and finance, may transfer funds from this item to said items 9110-1630, 9110-0600 or 4000-0601 or any other item necessary in order to ensure that all home health aides and personnel providing homemaker and personal care homemaker services receive an appropriate rate add-on set forth in this item; provided further, that the department of elder affairs, in consultation with the executive office of health and human services, shall require that each home care and home health agency eligible to receive funds from the item submit an attestation form stating the rate add-on funds shall be used for hourly wage increases, other categories of worker compensation such as bonuses, overtime and related personnel expenses and other related eligible costs, including but not limited to, personal protective equipment; provided further, that said attestation form shall be submitted before distribution of the funds; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Central Boston Elder Services, Inc. for the Technology for Seniors pilot program; provided further, that not later than July 1, 2021, each home care and home health agency that received funds from the item shall submit a spending report to the department of elder affairs accounting for the use of said funds; provided further, that said spending report shall be submitted after receipt of said funds; and provided further, that not later than July 31, 2021, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the impact of the funds within this item $17,508,295

 

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; and provided further, that funds may support program adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services.............................................. $36,348,223

 

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; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2021 the department of elder affairs shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: the number of students currently enrolled in the online training program, outreach measures to encourage enrollment and the cost of the course to students................... $500,000

9110-1640.. For the geriatric mental health program, including outreach, counseling, resource management and system navigation for community-dwelling elders with mental health needs; and provided further, that funds may support program adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services.................................... $1,000,000

 

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 2020, and shall maintain at proportions of total available funding equal to those provided in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that funds may support program adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services............................................... $3,297,211

 

9110-1700.. For assessment, placement and homelessness prevention services for homeless and at-risk elders; and provided further, that funds may support service adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services $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; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for home delivered meals; and provided further, that funds may support services adaptations necessitated by the 2019 novel coronavirus in order to ensure adequate and accessible services.............................................. $10,458,808

 

9110-9002.. For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with nonpublic entities which that are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that notwithstanding the former preceding 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 $25,000 shall be expended for a food storage and distribution center at the Allen Avenue School in North Attleboro to serve the senior population of the North Attleboro Council on Aging; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Andover Senior Center in the town of Andover for improvements to its facility; 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the cost associated with care and services provided at Whipple Senior Center in the city of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Holbrook to conduct a feasibility study for the design and construction of a new senior center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Alzheimer's caregivers respite program at the Brookline senior center; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Pepperell for a senior transportation service for those impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended to the Chelmsford council on aging in the town of Chelmsford for senior food security to meet nutritional needs of elders; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for renovations and updates to the Leominster senior center in the town of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for renovations and updates to the Fitchburg senior center in the city of Fitchburg to make necessary adaptations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and provided further, that not later than February 15, 2021, the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means..................................... $17,505,000

 

 

 

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

 

9510-0000   For expenses incurred by the senate committee on redistricting $750,000

 

 

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

 

9610-0000   For expenses incurred by the house related to the joint committee on redistricting, prior appropriation continued.......... $769,897

 

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 2021. 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 2021 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, 2021 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............................................... $35,604,892

 

 

1000-0005   For the cost of the single state audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021; 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 2021; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2021 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 2022.............................................. $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....................................... $7,092,319

 

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 established under section 48 of chapter 151A of the General Laws and the Medical Security Trust Fund; 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....................... $245,748

 

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 2021 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.. $66,172,050

 

1750-0106   For the workers’ compensation litigation unit, including the costs of personnel............................................. $934,914

 

1750-0600   For the cost of core human resources administrative processing functions.............................................. $4,321,999

 

 

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 2021 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for that item in fiscal year 2022............................... $7,694,293

 

1775-1000   For the provision of printing, photocopying and related graphic art or design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities.......................................... $769,172

 

 

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 2021 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2022...................... $68,904,081

 

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 2021 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2022...... $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................................................... $2,904,232

 

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 2021 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2022.............................. $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................................. $14,220,595

 

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 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................ $27,546,186

 

4000-1701   For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of health and human services $32,302,729

 

 

4125-0122   For the costs of interpreter services provided by commission staff; provided, that the costs of personnel may be charged to this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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............... $450,000

 

 

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 December 30, 2020; 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 2021; 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 16, 2021 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.......................................... $54,164,907

 

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

 

 

 

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, 2020 and not included as part of an appropriation item in this section is hereby made available for expenditure during fiscal year 2021 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.................................. $221,728

 

0320-1711   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Data Grant................................... $188,836

 

0320-1713   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Training Grant............................... $187,307

 

0320-1801   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Microscopic Hair Analysis Review Project... $110,659

 

0320-1802   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Collaboration to Correct Wrongful Convictions $38,100

 

 

0332-2601   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Mill Cities.............................................. $400,000

 

0332-5301   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION/BMETRO Project................................... $425,000

 

0333-0801   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Hope..................................................... $400,000

 

 

 

0340-0466   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Prosecution Program...................................... $178,748

 

0340-0467   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program............ $253,307

 

 

0526-0113   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Historic Preservation Survey and Planning......................... $975,309

 

0526-0118   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Maritime Heritage Grant Program.......................... $200,000

 

0526-0127   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Relief............................................. $500,000

 

 

 

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.................................................... $616,900

 

0640-9718   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Arts in Education................................................. $63,500

 

0640-9724   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Reach......................................................... $200,300

 

 

0840-0110   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Victims of Crimes – Victim Assistance Formula........ $136,000,000

 

 

1107-2019   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Administration for Community Living (ACL)................ $357,362

 

0840-0110   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)......................................... $861,082

 

 

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 said grant, this item shall be exempt from the first $298,540 of fringe benefit and indirect cost charges under section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws $1,352,680

 

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 benefits 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....................................... $230,000

 

 

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 $2,850,000

 

2000-0177   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Program Development Grant................................. $75,000

 

2000-0248   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Bays Program II............................ $700,000

 

2000-0249   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MBP Exchange Network.................................................... $5,000

 

2000-9702   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund........... $178,817

 

2000-9735   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buzzards Bay Estuary Program...................................... $750,000

 

2030-0013   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Joint Enforcement Agreement Between NOAA-OLE-Fisheries......... $960,000

 

2030-9701   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Boating Safety Program.................... $1,700,000

 

 

2100-9013   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight $977,571

 

7006-9002   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pipeline Security............................................... $1,545,389

 

 

2200-9706   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning.............................. $392,375

 

2200-9712   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cooperative Agreement........... $688,585

 

2200-9717   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of Defense State Memorandum of Agreement............... $1,364,350

 

2200-9724   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant.............................................. $735,000

 

2200-9728   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields Assessment Program....................................... $225,000

 

2230-9702   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance Partnership Grant..................................... $16,500,000

 

2240-9781   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Environmental Information Exchange........................ $61,058

 

2240-9786   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead in School – Child Drinking Water............................ $432,000

 

2250-9712   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act Section 103.......................................... $736,006

 

2250-9716   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts National Air Toxics Trend Station Program.. $169,751

 

2250-9726   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement................................. $800,000

 

2250-9732   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground Storage Program.......................................... $450,000

 

2250-9739   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Near Road No.2 Ambient Air Monitoring Network........................ $4,294

 

2250-9744   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Clean Diesel Program....................... $637,538

 

 

2300-0115   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture and Fish Passage........ $50,000

 

2300-0117   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Division of Ecological Restoration Coastal Projects................ $25,000

 

2300-0118   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA Restoration.............................................. $175,000

 

2300-0119   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief.................................. $1,754,495

 

2300-0120   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS-ACEP Wetland Restoration on Retired Cranberry Farmland........ $115,000

 

2300-0179   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program............ $1,800,000

 

2310-0120   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England Cottontail............................................... $100,000

 

2330-9222   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel......................................................... $850,000

 

2330-9712   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Statistics..................................... $175,000

 

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........................................... $100,000

 

2330-9730   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries Management Support............................. $250,000

 

2330-9732   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACCSP Implementation Strategic Plan............................. $75,000

 

2330-9733   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Program to Test Cod Avoidance of Trawl Nets......................... $150,000

 

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............................... $300,000

 

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

 

 

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........................... 17,000

 

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................................. $190,391

 

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.................. $129,000

 

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.................................... $565,000

 

2516-9004   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program........................ $535,000

 

2516-9007   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic Certification Cost-Share Program.......................... $52,000

 

 

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.............................. $132,250

 

2820-9705   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Identifying and Eradicating the Asian Longhorned Beetle............ $3,800,000

 

2820-9708   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Dam Rehabilitation Funding for Watershed Restoration....... $6,354,120

 

2820-9710   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS Mohawk Trail Woodland Community Habitat......................... $157,911

 

2820-9902   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Volunteer Fire Assistance Program Grant............................ $132,919

 

2820-9918   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2018 National Park Service Agreement for Boston Harbor Islands Enhancement............................................... $36,000

 

2821-9905   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban and Community Forestry Grant................................. $359,899

 

2821-9909   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship Conservation and Education Grant............. $144,031

 

2821-9911   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Fire Assistance Grant......................................... $402,605

 

2821-9913   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Fuels Management and Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant....... $112,500

 

2821-9917   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Legacy Administration Grant............................... $10,294

 

2821-9926   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Program Grant..................................... $127,860

 

2821-9927   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Suppression Grant........................... $9,882

 

2830-9732   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS Coastal Wetlands....................................... $1,000,000

 

2830-9733   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS Aquatic Invasive Species Management Grant................. $46,348

 

2840-9709   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research.......................... $556,800

 

2850-9701   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Grant Program...................... $3,030,708

 

 

7006-9309   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Cities Program................................................... $90,000

 

7006-9720   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Heating Oil Propane Program............................... $22,578

 

7006-9733   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Energy Plan................................................... $1,034,580

 

 

 

4000-1436   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Core Contraception............................................. $50,000

 

 

4003-0808   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Mentoring................................................ $156,748

 

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............................................ $214,676

 

4003-0826   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program................... $11,964,600

 

 

4003-0855   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social Services Program................................ $1,619,441

 

 

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. $45,210,544

 

4120-0187   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment Federal Funds................................. $347,936

 

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......................... $48,000,000

 

4120-0751   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Assistive Technology Grant......................................... $660,237

 

4120-0752   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living Federal Grant (Part C).......................... $1,538,059

 

4120-0753   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living State Grants (Part B)............................. $376,906

 

4120-0754   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transitional Pathway Services Grant.................... $1,131,300

 

4120-0755   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TBI State Partnership Program Mentor State Fund Opportunity........ $381,340

 

 

4400-3062   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Virtual Gateway Modernization Grant.............................. $812,250

 

4400-3064   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant....... $7,600,000

 

4400-3066   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Employment and Training Pledge Funding................. $1,610,390

 

4400-3067   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training....................................................... $1,688,106

 

 

4500-1002   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant 2018............ $4,241,660

 

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......................... $530,789

 

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............................. $11,950,863

 

4502-1012   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Virtual Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP).................. $1,488,306

 

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............................. $378,301

 

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.................... $259,265

 

4510-0401   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Medicare and Medicaid Survey and Certification.................. $8,971,086

 

4510-0404   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Programs............ $4,299,878

 

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................................ $174,912

 

4510-9053   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beach Monitoring............................................... $240,500

 

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....... $450,000

 

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

 

4512-0150   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization and Vaccines for Children................. $7,763,413

 

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............ $47,167,036

 

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....................... $8,380,466

 

4512-9090   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis $1,602,967

 

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.............................. $292,527

 

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.................................. $77,724,613

 

4513-9021   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities......................... $8,215,065

 

4513-9031   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Systems Development Initiative for MA.................... $100,000

 

4513-9036   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Activity................ $375,000

 

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

 

4513-9063   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education FY 2018......................... $832,848

 

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................................ $250,169

 

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.................................................... $234,522

 

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

 

4513-9119   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MMRC Opioid.......................................................... $91,950

 

4513-9127   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Title IV Program......................................... $645,043

 

4514-1014   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIC Regional Infrastructure........................................... $650,000

 

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.................... $640,299

 

4516-1021   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TP12-1201 HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreement.................... $14,140,160

 

4516-1024   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities................... $1,996,982

 

4516-1030   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response Public Health......... $4,970,970

 

4516-1036   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MDPH HSLI Laboratory Accreditation................................. $201,122

 

4518-0505   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tech Data & Mass Birth/Infant Death File............................ $35,000

 

4518-0520   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Violent Death Reporting System................................... $294,113

 

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.............. $228,038

 

4518-1002   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Death File – Social Security Administration $702,226

 

4518-1003   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Records for the Social Security Administration........... $791,625

 

4518-9023   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Census of Fatal Occupational Inquiries.............................. $60,000

 

4518-9039   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project............................. $1,117,402

 

4518-9044   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Citizen Verification for Federal Employment....................... $10,101

 

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.................. $1,050,000

 

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.............................. $970,000

 

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................................... $508,609

 

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.......................... $2,216,197

 

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........................... $355,000

 

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.......................... $782,000

 

 

4800-0006   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children’s Justice Act.............................................. $311,846

 

4800-0009   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-E Independent Living Program........................... $3,156,589

 

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.................................. $4,233,090

 

4800-0084   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education & Training Voucher Program............................. $1,046,155

 

4800-0089   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adoption Incentives Payments.................................... $1,155,500

 

4899-0001   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child Welfare Services............................... $3,706,331

 

4899-0017   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Title IV-B Kinship Navigator $308,640

 

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

 

5012-9176   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Suicide Prevention............................................... $153,375

 

5012-9401   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services.................. $13,500,000

 

5012-9402   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreement............... $1,225,006

 

5046-9102   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care................................................ $239,817

 

5911-3023   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Lifespan Respite Ongoing Sustainability Grant............. $49,750

 

5947-0021   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnership for Transition to Employment............................. $200,000

 

 

7000-9702   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service Technology Act................................. $3,336,328

 

9000-9700   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Reserve Title I.......................................... $157,544

 

 

 

4400-0705   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Emergency Shelter Grants Program....................... $5,681,144

 

4400-0707   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Continuum of Care Supplemental Housing.......................... $12,941,371

 

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.. $7,833,641

 

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........ $137,875,954

 

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............................. $17,879,791

 

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. $30,710,820

 

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.................. $14,379,045

 

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.............................. $6,168,431

 

7004-9015   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Choice Voucher and Moving to Work Program............ $298,301,698

 

7004-9016   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Unification Program.................................... $2,535,236

 

7004-9017   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities.................... $737,753

 

7004-9018   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance Demonstration Program $438,138

 

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...................... $6,871,420

 

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.............................. $5,787,931

 

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..................... $756,000

 

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.............................. $7,152,338

 

7004-9029   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).............................. $3,082,205

 

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............... $98,000

 

 

7008-9023   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Trade Export Program 7......................................... $500,000

 

7008-9024   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Trade Export Program 8......................................... $500,000

 

 

 

7002-6622   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, American Apprenticeship Initiative.............................. $1,822,392

 

7002-6623   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit................................... $695,482

 

7002-6625   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Labor Certification.......................................... $1,165,459

 

7002-6626   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Employment Services State Allotment.............................. $17,864,703

 

7002-6628   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disabled Veterans Outreach Program.............................. $3,824,422

 

7003-1010   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Trade Adjustment Assistance................................. $23,984,484

 

7003-1630   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Adult Activities....................... $12,861,941

 

7003-1631   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Youth Formula Grants................... $28,049,488

 

7003-1777   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act National Emergency Grants............... $3,667,195

 

7003-1778   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grant........ $17,137,605

 

7003-1785   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Apprenticeships USA State Accelerator Grant............ $2,114,996

 

 

7002-6624   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Unemployment Insurance Administration................. $62,034,053

 

7002-9701   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics............................. $2,037,559

 

 

7002-2013   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mine Safety and Health Training....................................... $98,585

 

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 Enforcement..................................... $55,000

 

7003-4212   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Asbestos Licensing and Monitoring.................................. $74,000

 

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 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................ $78,745

 

 

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

 

3000-9003.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP)..................... $271,862

 

 

7010-9706.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project............................................. $180,404

 

7038-0107.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education – State Grant Program....................... $11,486,928

 

7043-1001.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies................... $254,329,266

 

7043-1004.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Children............................................... $1,166,105

 

7043-1005.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I – Neglected and Delinquent Children...................... $1,586,334

 

7043-2001.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Quality State Grants.................................. $34,309,648

 

7043-3001.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Language Instruction and LEP Grants............................ $15,395,832

 

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...................................... $6,899,838

 

7043-6002.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural & Low Income Schools........................................ $ 2,629

 

7043-6501.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth........................ $1,477,854

 

7043-7001.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants..................................... $299,889,126

 

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...................................... $20,582,490

 

7045-6300.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Relief – Displaced Students............................... $14,167

 

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

 

7048-9200.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Data Systems Grant Student Connect..................................... $74,500

 

7053-2008.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Nutrition............................... $3,894,061

 

7053-2019.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2019 Emergency Food Assistance Program......................... $10,000

 

7053-2112.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds..................................... $353,904,921

 

7053-2117.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program................................................ $5,953,787

 

7053-2119.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Nutrition School Food Equipment Grant.................... $471,722

 

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.............................. $1,947,196

 

7053-2128.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child and Adult Care Food Program Training........................... $5,000

 

7053-2266.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Team Nutrition Competitive Training Grant...................... $10,000

 

7053-3272.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Direct Certification Performance Award.......................... $498,505

 

7062-0008.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs.................................. $5,377,548

 

7062-0017.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter School Assistance and Distributions.................... $5,119,758

 

 

7066-1574.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassTeach $355,436

 

7066-6033.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs $4,256,000

 

 

7503-6555.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Strengthen Institute Program - Title III............... $449,512

 

7503-6557.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - TRIO - Talent Search................................... $308,532

 

7503-9711.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Student Support Services Program....................... $306,157

 

7503-9714.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Upward Bound Program................................... $126,762

 

7509-1490.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Educational Opportunity Centers Payroll... $217,342

 

7509-9714.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Special Services for Disadvantaged........ $530,991

 

7509-9717.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Upward Bound Math and Science Program..... $151,381

 

7509-9718.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Talent Search............................. $349,964

 

7509-9720.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett CC - Mt Wachusett Community College Gear Up.... $322,231

 

7511-9711.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC - Special Services for Disadvantaged.................. $433,023

 

7511-9740.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC - Upward Bound........................................ $268,103

 

7511-9750.. For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC - Talent Search....................................... $299,289

 

 

8000-4600   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II.............. $738,000

 

8000-4603   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act................... $300,000

 

8000-4610   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Statistical Analysis Center.......................................... $223,000

 

8000-4611   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program........ $3,500,000

 

8000-4622   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY15 Residential Substance Abuse II for State Prisoners....... $200,000

 

8000-4627   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY15 Sex Offender Registration Program II......................... $263,118

 

8000-4628   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Criminal History Improvement Program...................... $93,477

 

8000-4639   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, John Justice Grant..................................................... $44,694

 

8000-4643   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prison Rape Elimination Act Program.................................. $131,559

 

8000-4645   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adam Walsh Act...................................................... $200,000

 

8000-4646   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 STOP Violence Against Women Act............................. $3,000,000

 

8000-4692   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Homeland Security Program.............................. $7,000,000

 

8000-4693   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Safe Neighborhoods....................................... $250,000

 

8000-4707   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Profit Security Grant Program................................... $720,000

 

8000-4794   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Areas Initiative Grant...................................... $25,000,000

 

8000-4795   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STOP School Violence................................................. $742,374

 

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................................................ $7,000,000

 

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

 

8100-9710   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2018 Port Security Grant Program................................ $5,000

 

8100-9764   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2017 DNA Efficiency Improvement................................ $50,000

 

8100-9765   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 DNA Backlog Reduction........................................ $473,136

 

 

8700-0014   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Facilities Program........................ $128,500

 

8700-1001   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Facilities Program..................... $20,439,000

 

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................................ $1,589,800

 

8700-1004   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Electronic Security....................... $284,900

 

8700-1005   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Command Control, Communications and Information Management............................................. $1,286,400

 

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

 

8700-1021   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....................................... $81,623

 

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....................... $815,090

 

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...................................... $2,247,618

 

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

 

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

 

8800-1645   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Flood Mitigation Assistance Project.......................... $2,000,000

 

8800-1994   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, June 2011 Tornadoes Grant........................................ $5,000,000

 

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

 

8800-4097   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

 

8810-4214   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 26-28 2015 Storms...................................... $4,000,000

 

8800-0072   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding.................... $500,000

 

8810-0072   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding.................. $4,000,000

 

8800-0079   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding................. $500,000

 

8810-4372   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding.................. $6,000,000

 

8810-4379   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding............... $6,000,000

 

 

8950-2017   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Parole Recovery Opportunity PRO Supervision..................... $124,390

 

 

0840-0110   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, VOCA Grant Funds................................................. $50,156,814

 

 

 

4512-9093   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SAMHSA SOR......................................................... $500,000

 

8910-0816   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The MCSO MAT Reentry Initiative................................... $502,477

 

 

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.......................... $108,500

 

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......................................... $46,302

 

 

8000-4711   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance...................... $3,500,000

 

4512-9093   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Opioid Response (SOR)................ $500,000

 

7043-1005   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program........................... $91,830

 

7043-8001   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Basic Grants.................................... $55,408

 

8000-4603   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Justice Delinquency...................................... $300,000

 

8000-4622   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RSAT $30,000

 

8910-0606   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex Sheriff Body Worn Camera Program......................... $150,000

 

8910-0623   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, C-TECH $71,000

 

8910-0624   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mental Health Diversion Program.................................. $27,000

 

 

8910-8223   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vivitrol Increased Participation Services......................... $389,702

 

 

7043-1105   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Program.......................... $31,000

 

8000-4622   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RSAT $200,000

 

 

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................. $284,088

 

6440-0090   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Driver License Information System Enhancement............. $98,464

 

6642-0018   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Urbanized Area Formula Program......................... $4,353,873

 

6642-0020   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Job Access and Reverse Commute...................................... $399,563

 

6642-0023   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Metropolitan Transportation Planning................... $1,250,000

 

6642-0026   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New Freedom Operating Segment.......................................... $7,500

 

6642-0030   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transit Bus and Bus Facilities................................. $2,900,000

 

6642-0049   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Needs for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities $6,200,000

 

6643-0013   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tower One $10,799,879

 

 

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................................................ $352,251

 

9110-1076   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IIIB Supportive Service.................................... $10,215,694

 

9110-1077   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Family Caregiver Support Program....................... $3,761,377

 

9110-1079   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, IIID Preventative Health...................................... $515,970

 

9110-1094   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Health Insurance Assistance Program............................. $925,981

 

9110-1157   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ombudsman One Care Plan Initiative................................. $315,000

 

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............................. $5,738,858

 

9110-1178   For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Community Service Employment Program................... $1,703,647

 

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, 2021. 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, 2021. 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.................................................. $10,000,000

 

Gaming Economic Development Fund..... 100%

 

 

1595-5819.. For an operating transfer to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, established under section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws $84,068,536

 

 

1599-6152   For an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund established under section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws $500,000,000

 

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 $5,300,000

 

 

 

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 these funds shall be expended for services provided during state or federal fiscal year 2020 or 2021 or for public hospital transformation and incentive initiative payments for state fiscal year 2020 or 2021 or for Medicaid care organization payments under 42 CFR 438.6(c) for rate year 2019, 2020 or 2021; 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 of said payments; 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 $437,750,000 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...................................... $505,250,000

 

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 15, 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 detailing utilization in fiscal year 2020 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 $14,177,900

 

1595-1070.. For an operating transfer to the Safety Net Provider Trust Fund established under section 2AAAAA 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 2019 or 2020; 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 February 15, 2021, 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.............................. $93,245,500

 

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

 

 

 

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 $75,000 shall be expended for planning, maintenance, and improvement work on public roads in the town of Easton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the resurfacing of a section of route 116 in Cheshire; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Maynard for linking elderly and commuter services to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority............................................ $381,038,615

 

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 submit quarterly reports to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include an accounting of the funds provided for in this item including 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, that 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 submitted not later than December 30, 2020..................... $127,000,000

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%

The Governor disapproved the following item [for message, see House, No. 5190]

The Legislature overrode the Governor's veto.

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 not later than January 4, 2021, each regional transit authority receiving assistance under this item shall deliver 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, 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............................................. $94,000,000

 

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....... $10,968,209

 

Commonwealth Transportation Fund..... 100%

 

 

 

 

1595-0508.. For an operating transfer to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under section 2 of chapter 121D of the General Laws, to support the creation of units for extremely low-income households............................................ $10,000,000

 

 

 

1595-0115.. For the Civics Project Trust Fund; 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, 2021 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 any general or special law to the contrary, on or after December 15, 2020, the secretary of administration and finance may substitute federal funds held in the Massachusetts Coronavirus Relief Fund, established by section 98 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, for funds distributed to cities and towns as unrestricted general government aid pursuant to this section, and reduce spending from the General Fund authorized in item 1233-2350 of section 2 of this act accordingly. The substitution of federal funds shall be done to maximize the appropriate use of funds held in the Massachusetts Coronavirus Relief Fund prior to December 30, 2020 and in  a manner that prioritizes the timely expenditure of funds appropriated in section 2A of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020. The secretary of administration and finance may require municipalities to cooperate for the purpose of federal compliance.

Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019, 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 2021 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 2021, 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, as so amended, foundation budget rates shall be those set in chapter 41 of the acts of 2019, inflated by the “foundation inflation index” as calculated and applied for the fiscal year 2020 foundation budget. The target local share shall be calculated using the same methodology used in fiscal year 2020. Preliminary local contribution shall be the municipality's fiscal year 2020 minimum required local contribution, increased or decreased by the municipal revenue growth factor used in the Governor’s House 2 budget submission for fiscal year 2021; 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 2021 shall be the target contribution for that municipality in fiscal year 2021. Minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2021 shall be, for any municipality with a fiscal year 2021 preliminary contribution greater than its fiscal year 2021 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. 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 2021, 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. There shall be no "minimum aid increment" in fiscal year 2021.

Chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2021 shall be the sum of prior year aid plus the foundation 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.

Municipality / District	Chapter 70	Unrestricted General Government Aid
ABINGTON	$10,045,478	$2,088,894
ACTON	$0	$1,485,383
ACUSHNET	$6,361,492	$1,610,035
ADAMS	$0	$2,485,998
AGAWAM	$19,477,412	$3,911,960
ALFORD	$0	$14,902
AMESBURY	$9,190,887	$2,065,799
AMHERST	$6,122,223	$8,939,803
ANDOVER	$11,668,291	$1,897,423
AQUINNAH	$0	$2,482
ARLINGTON	$14,566,028	$8,056,055
ASHBURNHAM	$0	$844,287
ASHBY	$0	$464,959
ASHFIELD	$93,413	$197,138
ASHLAND	$7,937,623	$1,435,983
ATHOL	$0	$2,811,281
ATTLEBORO	$41,169,747	$6,057,887
AUBURN	$12,211,931	$1,818,556
AVON	$2,448,769	$735,982
AYER	$0	$803,867
BARNSTABLE	$13,011,056	$2,233,598
BARRE	$0	$955,017
BECKET	$76,563	$96,433
BEDFORD	$5,595,167	$1,218,953
BELCHERTOWN	$13,884,146	$1,806,769
BELLINGHAM	$8,642,425	$1,801,819
BELMONT	$9,755,929	$2,397,629
BERKLEY	$4,003,448	$646,096
BERLIN	$0	$214,087
BERNARDSTON	$0	$308,844
BEVERLY	$10,125,430	$6,201,104
BILLERICA	$19,348,854	$6,183,385
BLACKSTONE	$211,400	$1,453,444
BLANDFORD	$43,655	$134,832
BOLTON	$4,568	$209,654
BOSTON	$221,915,045	$201,181,161
BOURNE	$5,215,213	$1,556,625
BOXBOROUGH	$25,618	$267,857
BOXFORD	$1,747,903	$516,201
BOYLSTON	$85,001	$363,726
BRAINTREE	$18,297,651	$6,076,372
BREWSTER	$1,011,979	$419,274
BRIDGEWATER	$76,038	$3,867,561
BRIMFIELD	$1,365,006	$414,004
BROCKTON	$189,236,745	$22,233,756
BROOKFIELD	$1,700,503	$524,296
BROOKLINE	$15,006,787	$6,741,760
BUCKLAND	$13,074	$325,143
BURLINGTON	$7,002,131	$2,780,883
CAMBRIDGE	$17,121,609	$22,812,246
CANTON	$6,516,115	$2,277,134
CARLISLE	$1,012,143	$232,942
CARVER	$10,008,599	$1,551,239
CHARLEMONT	$102,605	$185,614
CHARLTON	$6,759	$1,538,419
CHATHAM	$0	$159,810
CHELMSFORD	$11,199,428	$5,389,609
CHELSEA	$85,769,782	$8,721,149
CHESHIRE	$7,672	$652,321
CHESTER	$63,699	$191,177
CHESTERFIELD	$133,114	$146,607
CHICOPEE	$69,078,032	$12,227,779
CHILMARK	$0	$3,983
CLARKSBURG	$1,799,935	$386,290
CLINTON	$14,367,225	$2,499,684
COHASSET	$2,748,292	$546,320
COLRAIN	$0	$306,467
CONCORD	$3,737,831	$1,231,888
CONWAY	$626,464	$189,777
CUMMINGTON	$73,684	$88,584
DALTON	$236,011	$1,208,147
DANVERS	$7,108,192	$3,024,383
DARTMOUTH	$9,948,121	$2,676,827
DEDHAM	$6,066,360	$3,472,478
DEERFIELD	$1,114,363	$510,020
DENNIS	$0	$578,305
DEVENS	$308,558	$0
DIGHTON	$0	$821,082
DOUGLAS	$8,759,585	$774,922
DOVER	$872,062	$204,266
DRACUT	$20,128,364	$3,720,503
DUDLEY	$0	$1,897,257
DUNSTABLE	$0	$261,176
DUXBURY	$5,382,048	$941,254
EAST BRIDGEWATER	$10,995,125	$1,589,463
EAST BROOKFIELD	$186,016	$307,962
EAST LONGMEADOW	$12,102,248	$1,537,043
EASTHAM	$376,578	$158,202
EASTHAMPTON	$8,029,692	$2,984,699
EASTON	$10,148,451	$2,325,370
EDGARTOWN	$904,320	$70,733
EGREMONT	$0	$66,998
ERVING	$471,505	$71,370
ESSEX	$0	$259,986
EVERETT	$75,001,709	$7,336,124
FAIRHAVEN	$8,291,230	$2,394,507
FALL RIVER	$137,016,364	$25,304,963
FALMOUTH	$6,780,099	$1,472,161
FITCHBURG	$57,710,929	$9,061,922
FLORIDA	$550,717	$52,853
FOXBOROUGH	$9,046,950	$1,581,670
FRAMINGHAM	$56,755,225	$10,564,592
FRANKLIN	$28,416,161	$2,623,839
FREETOWN	$459,454	$1,008,321
GARDNER	$21,003,460	$4,499,744
GEORGETOWN	$5,527,768	$760,692
GILL	$0	$258,287
GLOUCESTER	$6,730,543	$4,241,003
GOSHEN	$96,111	$84,950
GOSNOLD	$8,254	$2,227
GRAFTON	$11,108,735	$1,660,319
GRANBY	$4,664,780	$937,587
GRANVILLE	$0	$170,249
GREAT BARRINGTON	$0	$805,877
GREENFIELD	$13,902,321	$3,371,242
GROTON	$0	$822,557
GROVELAND	$65,200	$772,960
HADLEY	$1,279,420	$481,936
HALIFAX	$3,063,392	$963,926
HAMILTON	$0	$713,432
HAMPDEN	$0	$730,571
HANCOCK	$211,450	$59,953
HANOVER	$7,023,879	$2,249,434
HANSON	$14,658	$1,359,810
HARDWICK	$17,476	$494,351
HARVARD	$1,982,671	$1,572,567
HARWICH	$0	$457,398
HATFIELD	$846,256	$331,332
HAVERHILL	$63,349,956	$10,436,481
HAWLEY	$5,877	$45,954
HEATH	$0	$88,845
HINGHAM	$7,955,623	$1,675,859
HINSDALE	$104,683	$236,433
HOLBROOK	$7,826,400	$1,566,803
HOLDEN	$0	$2,030,218
HOLLAND	$933,678	$214,328
HOLLISTON	$7,936,216	$1,644,407
HOLYOKE	$78,953,361	$10,784,446
HOPEDALE	$6,087,390	$692,424
HOPKINTON	$7,305,433	$834,159
HUBBARDSTON	$0	$478,330
HUDSON	$12,020,446	$2,117,490
HULL	$3,874,466	$2,250,382
HUNTINGTON	$257,686	$365,967
IPSWICH	$3,332,340	$1,704,546
KINGSTON	$4,372,585	$1,019,231
LAKEVILLE	$86,148	$868,848
LANCASTER	$0	$1,015,030
LANESBOROUGH	$11,311	$366,295
LAWRENCE	$207,256,303	$20,849,605
LEE	$2,085,069	$661,312
LEICESTER	$9,802,497	$1,843,736
LENOX	$1,272,525	$566,001
LEOMINSTER	$48,769,595	$6,077,376
LEVERETT	$295,511	$189,541
LEXINGTON	$14,438,034	$1,627,400
LEYDEN	$0	$87,430
LINCOLN	$1,174,169	$722,906
LITTLETON	$4,039,908	$754,817
LONGMEADOW	$5,669,282	$1,483,570
LOWELL	$166,954,483	$26,746,523
LUDLOW	$13,795,983	$3,243,895
LUNENBURG	$7,773,938	$1,122,928
LYNN	$199,154,994	$23,774,862
LYNNFIELD	$4,404,631	$1,104,377
MALDEN	$51,206,223	$13,322,297
MANCHESTER	$0	$236,147
MANSFIELD	$18,962,339	$2,368,619
MARBLEHEAD	$5,952,147	$1,209,205
MARION	$860,344	$239,599
MARLBOROUGH	$31,032,674	$5,780,446
MARSHFIELD	$14,664,853	$2,300,372
MASHPEE	$4,640,166	$390,683
MATTAPOISETT	$839,485	$430,377
MAYNARD	$5,442,941	$1,668,251
MEDFIELD	$6,288,744	$1,539,280
MEDFORD	$12,143,306	$12,880,443
MEDWAY	$10,501,419	$1,295,508
MELROSE	$8,514,496	$5,445,804
MENDON	$35,836	$433,944
MERRIMAC	$47,504	$893,448
METHUEN	$48,444,163	$5,773,605
MIDDLEBOROUGH	$17,978,609	$2,618,046
MIDDLEFIELD	$13,200	$56,450
MIDDLETON	$1,666,151	$581,010
MILFORD	$31,168,900	$3,243,398
MILLBURY	$7,878,322	$1,880,366
MILLIS	$4,831,312	$1,111,757
MILLVILLE	$71,567	$432,534
MILTON	$9,567,275	$3,411,993
MONROE	$69,432	$19,525
MONSON	$7,541,075	$1,386,152
MONTAGUE	$0	$1,521,832
MONTEREY	$0	$49,097
MONTGOMERY	$21,042	$92,154
MOUNT WASHINGTON	$7,771	$31,831
NAHANT	$523,513	$401,221
NANTUCKET	$3,600,249	$84,135
NATICK	$10,204,682	$4,046,428
NEEDHAM	$11,025,783	$1,853,722
NEW ASHFORD	$179,597	$21,569
NEW BEDFORD	$166,091,904	$24,427,447
NEW BRAINTREE	$17,296	$140,179
NEW MARLBOROUGH	$0	$62,188
NEW SALEM	$0	$110,176
NEWBURY	$16,844	$549,937
NEWBURYPORT	$4,235,872	$2,708,244
NEWTON	$25,128,716	$6,240,334
NORFOLK	$3,461,385	$1,018,329
NORTH ADAMS	$13,809,703	$4,711,039
NORTH ANDOVER	$9,160,097	$2,176,186
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH	$20,682,041	$3,055,029
NORTH BROOKFIELD	$4,290,838	$846,135
NORTH READING	$7,153,937	$1,885,447
NORTHAMPTON	$7,558,369	$4,667,261
NORTHBOROUGH	$3,993,500	$1,184,473
NORTHBRIDGE	$15,603,931	$2,241,474
NORTHFIELD	$3,986	$383,656
NORTON	$12,827,390	$2,207,018
NORWELL	$4,011,711	$1,138,330
NORWOOD	$9,166,992	$4,939,252
OAK BLUFFS	$1,083,825	$77,227
OAKHAM	$6,654	$203,729
ORANGE	$5,432,046	$1,716,104
ORLEANS	$429,984	$182,399
OTIS	$0	$38,623
OXFORD	$10,566,894	$2,183,504
PALMER	$10,915,640	$2,129,586
PAXTON	$5,026	$574,617
PEABODY	$22,171,771	$7,665,240
PELHAM	$238,483	$169,030
PEMBROKE	$13,608,752	$1,785,006
PEPPERELL	$0	$1,584,876
PERU	$89,842	$121,272
PETERSHAM	$435,523	$121,736
PHILLIPSTON	$0	$195,876
PITTSFIELD	$48,163,069	$9,168,252
PLAINFIELD	$27,674	$53,274
PLAINVILLE	$2,927,801	$805,600
PLYMOUTH	$26,369,547	$4,160,905
PLYMPTON	$740,470	$251,921
PRINCETON	$0	$314,403
PROVINCETOWN	$290,781	$146,881
QUINCY	$28,647,763	$20,276,386
RANDOLPH	$18,986,721	$5,519,513
RAYNHAM	$0	$1,207,493
READING	$10,834,809	$3,442,525
REHOBOTH	$0	$1,106,916
REVERE	$70,298,333	$10,923,350
RICHMOND	$364,649	$114,885
ROCHESTER	$2,057,549	$451,008
ROCKLAND	$14,728,597	$2,807,181
ROCKPORT	$1,502,126	$464,650
ROWE	$139,775	$4,184
ROWLEY	$25,266	$573,452
ROYALSTON	$0	$190,907
RUSSELL	$206,765	$262,262
RUTLAND	$0	$982,309
SALEM	$25,807,152	$7,325,200
SALISBURY	$14,383	$670,947
SANDISFIELD	$0	$36,797
SANDWICH	$7,151,788	$1,196,864
SAUGUS	$6,270,812	$3,895,781
SAVOY	$515,849	$123,038
SCITUATE	$6,030,853	$2,136,185
SEEKONK	$6,705,263	$1,306,706
SHARON	$7,469,972	$1,486,493
SHEFFIELD	$0	$258,699
SHELBURNE	$4,601	$277,698
SHERBORN	$715,207	$230,013
SHIRLEY	$0	$1,393,208
SHREWSBURY	$20,068,648	$2,958,042
SHUTESBURY	$630,386	$180,075
SOMERSET	$9,096,902	$1,628,687
SOMERVILLE	$20,486,918	$26,755,389
SOUTH HADLEY	$8,530,839	$2,773,350
SOUTHAMPTON	$2,551,486	$676,620
SOUTHBOROUGH	$2,986,051	$464,448
SOUTHBRIDGE	$22,989,832	$3,735,783
SOUTHWICK	$0	$1,339,475
SPENCER	$29,316	$2,401,798
SPRINGFIELD	$377,169,775	$40,199,748
STERLING	$0	$736,188
STOCKBRIDGE	$0	$105,849
STONEHAM	$5,266,351	$3,946,510
STOUGHTON	$16,973,793	$3,400,457
STOW	$2,668	$447,024
STURBRIDGE	$3,846,634	$822,696
SUDBURY	$4,990,518	$1,486,462
SUNDERLAND	$872,838	$536,722
SUTTON	$5,479,815	$828,928
SWAMPSCOTT	$4,447,386	$1,374,511
SWANSEA	$8,449,049	$1,994,435
TAUNTON	$66,638,377	$8,931,365
TEMPLETON	$0	$1,480,770
TEWKSBURY	$13,326,215	$2,955,498
TISBURY	$859,511	$104,125
TOLLAND	$0	$19,627
TOPSFIELD	$1,239,023	$651,328
TOWNSEND	$0	$1,395,578
TRURO	$402,446	$31,947
TYNGSBOROUGH	$7,409,074	$1,026,218
TYRINGHAM	$56,202	$13,482
UPTON	$39,799	$565,358
UXBRIDGE	$9,438,614	$1,461,125
WAKEFIELD	$6,745,399	$3,577,383
WALES	$1,000,730	$250,815
WALPOLE	$8,182,871	$2,706,343
WALTHAM	$15,541,249	$10,197,155
WARE	$10,591,234	$1,833,298
WAREHAM	$13,381,730	$2,100,976
WARREN	$0	$960,737
WARWICK	$0	$135,051
WASHINGTON	$7,847	$100,298
WATERTOWN	$5,858,595	$7,083,057
WAYLAND	$5,299,764	$959,875
WEBSTER	$14,610,856	$2,629,189
WELLESLEY	$9,273,504	$1,375,608
WELLFLEET	$220,111	$62,068
WENDELL	$0	$185,063
WENHAM	$0	$454,857
WEST BOYLSTON	$3,034,005	$846,068
WEST BRIDGEWATER	$4,157,054	$694,397
WEST BROOKFIELD	$327,609	$517,210
WEST NEWBURY	$5,131	$314,642
WEST SPRINGFIELD	$32,053,585	$3,805,777
WEST STOCKBRIDGE	$0	$103,248
WEST TISBURY	$0	$197,240
WESTBOROUGH	$8,310,848	$1,230,539
WESTFIELD	$37,306,373	$6,684,896
WESTFORD	$17,144,235	$2,256,711
WESTHAMPTON	$477,140	$153,875
WESTMINSTER	$0	$695,141
WESTON	$3,949,220	$397,212
WESTPORT	$4,559,462	$1,291,919
WESTWOOD	$5,635,223	$774,708
WEYMOUTH	$28,433,225	$9,259,265
WHATELY	$264,770	$142,507
WHITMAN	$110,494	$2,571,344
WILBRAHAM	$0	$1,554,121
WILLIAMSBURG	$715,705	$321,490
WILLIAMSTOWN	$0	$1,013,834
WILMINGTON	$11,469,170	$2,640,489
WINCHENDON	$11,491,100	$1,786,474
WINCHESTER	$9,617,689	$1,571,148
WINDSOR	$26,342	$110,274
WINTHROP	$7,340,903	$4,476,634
WOBURN	$9,555,857	$6,357,286
WORCESTER	$277,395,997	$44,128,813
WORTHINGTON	$356,255	$133,384
WRENTHAM	$3,793,153	$990,025
YARMOUTH	$0	$1,340,728
TOTAL MUNICIPAL	$4,532,725,497	$1,128,617,436
ACTON BOXBOROUGH	$15,185,311	$0
AMHERST PELHAM	$9,561,457	$0
ASHBURNHAM WESTMINSTER	$12,361,170	$0
ASSABET VALLEY	$6,208,186	$0
ATHOL ROYALSTON	$18,112,758	$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	$5,377,315	$0
BRIDGEWATER RAYNHAM	$22,716,693	$0
BRISTOL COUNTY	$3,238,896	$0
BRISTOL PLYMOUTH	$12,133,330	$0
CAPE COD	$2,184,147	$0
CENTRAL BERKSHIRE	$8,773,249	$0
CHESTERFIELD GOSHEN	$751,930	$0
CONCORD CARLISLE	$2,747,217	$0
DENNIS YARMOUTH	$7,812,700	$0
DIGHTON REHOBOTH	$12,956,936	$0
DOVER SHERBORN	$2,363,014	$0
DUDLEY CHARLTON	$24,488,263	$0
ESSEX NORTH SHORE	$4,972,500	$0
FARMINGTON RIVER	$494,950	$0
FRANKLIN COUNTY	$4,242,612	$0
FREETOWN LAKEVILLE	$11,102,173	$0
FRONTIER	$2,855,535	$0
GATEWAY	$5,658,699	$0
GILL MONTAGUE	$7,100,756	$0
GREATER FALL RIVER	$18,196,847	$0
GREATER LAWRENCE	$27,954,396	$0
GREATER LOWELL	$29,582,555	$0
GREATER NEW BEDFORD	$27,384,112	$0
GROTON DUNSTABLE	$10,920,053	$0
HAMILTON WENHAM	$3,742,189	$0
HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM	$11,920,364	$0
HAMPSHIRE	$3,271,593	$0
HAWLEMONT	$636,346	$0
HOOSAC VALLEY	$10,354,753	$0
KING PHILIP	$7,592,980	$0
LINCOLN SUDBURY	$3,145,998	$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	$1,977,748	$0
MOHAWK TRAIL	$6,056,894	$0
MONOMOY	$3,798,314	$0
MONTACHUSETT	$15,445,809	$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	$10,745,350	$0
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE	$5,071,520	$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	$6,024,105	$0
SOUTH MIDDLESEX	$6,197,025	$0
SOUTH SHORE	$4,442,848	$0
SOUTHEASTERN	$16,871,155	$0
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE	$1,986,791	$0
SOUTHERN WORCESTER	$11,243,208	$0
SOUTHWICK TOLLAND GRANVILLE	$9,846,558	$0
SPENCER EAST BROOKFIELD	$13,695,254	$0
TANTASQUA	$9,284,680	$0
TRI COUNTY	$5,716,838	$0
TRITON	$8,777,631	$0
UPISLAND	$879,292	$0
UPPER CAPE COD	$3,262,258	$0
WACHUSETT	$29,560,178	$0
WHITMAN HANSON	$24,776,700	$0
WHITTIER	$10,835,866	$0
TOTAL REGIONAL	$750,926,135	$0
TOTAL STATE	$5,283,651,632	$1,128,617,436

 

 

SECTION 4.  Section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “21” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 23.

SECTION 5.  Said section 68 of said chapter 3, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word, “senate”, in line 5, the following words:- 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.

SECTION 6.  Subdivision (2) of section 178K of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 119 and 120, the words “and the department of mental health” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , the department of mental health, the department of developmental services.

SECTION 7.  Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16BB the following section:-

Section 16CC.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:-

“Act”, an action or decision made by an owner, employee or agent of a long term care facility or assisted living residence or by a government agency or a condition within a long term care facility or assisted living residence that affects the service to a resident.

“Administrative action”, an action taken to resolve issues through negotiation and mediation with a long term care facility or assisted living residence.

“Assisted living residence”, an entity that meets the requirements of chapter 19D and is subject to certification by the department of elder affairs.

“Designee”, staff of the long term care ombudsman or a member of a designated local long term care ombudsman program, whether on a compensated or volunteer basis.

“Long term care facility”, a facility subject to licensure by the department of public health under section 71 of chapter 111.

“Resident”, a person receiving treatment or care in a long term care facility or assisted living residence; provided, however, that treatment or care shall include, but not be limited to, application or admission, retention, confinement, commitment, period of residence, transfer, discharge and instances directly related to such status.

(b)  The secretary of health and human services shall, subject to appropriation or the receipt of federal funds, establish a statewide long term care ombudsman office to advocate on behalf of residents. The statewide long term care ombudsman office shall receive, investigate and resolve through administrative action complaints filed by residents, individuals acting on the behalf of residents or any individual organization or government agency that has reason to believe a long term care facility or assisted living residence, organization or government agency has engaged in activities, practices or omissions that violate applicable statutes or regulations or may have an adverse effect upon the health, safety, welfare or rights of residents of such long term care facilities or assisted living residences. The secretary of health and human services shall appoint an ombudsman to act as the director of the ombudsman office. The ombudsman shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The ombudsman shall not be subject to section 9A of chapter 30 or chapter 31.

(c)  The ombudsman or a designee shall be permitted access to any consenting individual resident at any time that the ombudsman deems reasonable and necessary; provided, however, that there is neither a commercial purpose nor effect to the access; provided further, that the purpose of the access is to: (i) visit, talk with or make personal, social or legal services available to a resident; (ii) inform a resident of their rights and entitlements and their corresponding obligations under federal and state law by means of educational materials or discussion in groups or with an individual resident; (iii) assist a resident in asserting their legal rights regarding claims for public assistance, medical assistance or social security benefits, or assist a resident in action against an agency responsible for such programs, or assist in any other matter in which a resident is aggrieved, which may include but not be limited to advising litigation; or (iv) engage in other methods of assisting, advising or representing a resident so as to extend to them full enjoyment of their rights.

Upon entering a long term care facility or assisted living residence, the ombudsman or designee shall notify the long term care facility or assisted living residence staff of their presence and, upon request, shall produce identification. Prior to entering the room of an individual resident, the ombudsman or designee shall identify themselves and explain the purpose of the visit. The ombudsman or designee shall have the right to visit privately with the resident if the resident has given permission for the visit. The ombudsman or designee shall respect the confidentiality of communications and shall not photograph, film, videotape or audiotape the resident without consent. The long term care facility or assisted living residence shall not release information in a resident’s medical record to the ombudsman or designee without consent of the resident or resident’s representative.

(d)  The ombudsman or designee shall have the right of entry into long term care facilities and assisted living residences at any time that the ombudsman deems reasonable and necessary to: (i) investigate or resolve through administrative action complaints made by residents or on their behalf; (ii) interview residents, with their consent, in private; (iii) offer the services of the ombudsman or designee to any resident, in private; (iv) interview employees or agents of the long term care facility or assisted living residence; (v) consult regularly with the long term care facility or assisted living residence administration; or (vi) provide services authorized by law or by regulation.

The ombudsman or designee shall have access to a resident’s records, with consent of the resident or the resident’s representative, and to records of any public agency that are necessary to the duties of the statewide long term care ombudsman office, including records on patient abuse complaints. The ombudsman or designee shall have access to the resident’s records without the resident’s written authorization if: (i) the ombudsman or designee reasonably believes that a complaint situation exists that may only be resolved by the inspection of the resident’s personal, financial or medical records; and (ii)(A) the resident has no representative and lacks the capacity to give consent; or (B) the ombudsman has reason to believe that the resident’s representative is not acting in the best interest of the resident.

(e)  The ombudsman shall establish procedures to protect the confidentiality of residents’ records and files. The procedures shall provide that: (i) information or records maintained by the statewide long term care ombudsman office shall not be disclosed unless the ombudsman or a designee authorizes the disclosure; and (ii) the ombudsman or designee shall not disclose the identity of any complainant or resident involved in any complaint unless the complainant or resident or a representative of the complainant or resident provides consent in writing or through the use of any necessary ancillary aids or services or communicates the consent orally or visually, the consent is documented to allow such disclosure and the consent specifies to whom the identity may be disclosed or a court orders such disclosure.

The ombudsman or designee may initiate an investigation of any long term care facility or assisted living residence in the absence of a specific complaint.

If the ombudsman or designee determines that an act of any long term care facility or assisted living residence may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare or rights of a resident, the ombudsman or designee shall make specific recommendations for the elimination or correction of the act. If the ombudsman or designee determines that an act of any long term care facility or assisted living residence may violate an applicable federal or state law, the ombudsman may report their findings and conclusions to the regulatory agency that has jurisdiction to enforce the law and to the office of the attorney general.

Within a reasonable period of time after the completion of an investigation, the ombudsman may notify the long term care facility or assisted living residence of the findings.

The ombudsman or a designee may notify the attorney general, the department of elder affairs and the department of public health following the receipt of an oral or written report or complaint that: (i) a resident of a long term care facility has been subjected to abuse, misappropriation of patient or resident property, mistreatment or neglect as defined in section 72F of chapter 111; or (ii) if a resident of an assisted living residence has been subjected to abuse, neglect or financial exploitation in violation of the sponsor’s covenant under section 14 of chapter 19D.

(f)  The ombudsman may contract with a local entity to host a local ombudsman program and provide designated staff to act on behalf of the ombudsman in the receipt, investigation and resolution through administrative action of complaints. The ombudsman may contract with any public agency or private nonprofit organization to act on behalf of the ombudsman in the receipt, investigation and resolution through administrative action of complaints; provided, however, that the ombudsman shall not contract with an agency or organization that is responsible for licensing or certifying long term care facilities or assisted living residences or an association or an affiliate or agent of an association of long term care facilities or assisted living residences. Such a designee shall operate in compliance with any rules or regulations established by the ombudsman for the implementation of the ombudsman program. The ombudsman shall carry out the responsibilities of the local program in any area where a local ombudsman program has not been established. The ombudsman shall, to the extent practicable, contract with agencies and organizations that agree to carry out such responsibilities on a volunteer basis.

(g)  The ombudsman shall: (i) establish and conduct a training program for persons employed by or associated with the ombudsman or any designated local ombudsman program who perform the duties and responsibilities under subsection (e) regarding the receipt, investigation and resolution through administrative action of complaints and certify such persons upon satisfactory completion of such training programs; (ii) provide information to public agencies regarding the problems of residents in long term care facilities and assisted living residences; (iii) ensure that complete records are maintained of complaints received, investigations initiated, actions taken and findings and recommendations in response to such complaints, investigations or other actions, including the facilities’ responses; (iv) maintain a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze data relating to complaints and conditions in long term care facilities and assisted living residences to identify and resolve significant problems; (v) carry out other activities consistent with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3024(a)(12); (vi) ensure the program operates in compliance with 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. and federal regulations; (vii) represent the interests of the residents before governmental agencies and seek administrative, legal and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the residents; and (viii) analyze, comment on and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state and local laws, regulations and other governmental policies and actions that pertain to the health, safety, welfare and rights of the residents, with respect to the adequacy of services provided by long term care facilities and assisted living residences.

(h)  The ombudsman, a designee and any employee of a designated local ombudsman program working directly for such designee, whether on a compensated or volunteer basis, shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action by reason of the good faith performance of official duties. A person shall not willfully interfere with a representative of the ombudsman office in the good faith performance of official duties. If such willful interference occurs, the ombudsman may petition the superior court department to enjoin such interference and grant appropriate relief.

A long term care facility, assisted living residence or other entity shall not retaliate against any resident or employee of such facility, residence or entity who in good faith filed a complaint with, or provided information to, the ombudsman or designee. A long term care facility or assisted living residence that retaliates against a resident or employee for filing a complaint with, or having provided information to, the ombudsman or designee, shall be liable to the person so retaliated against by a civil action for up to treble damages, costs and attorney’s fees.

(i)  Annually, not later than October 31, the ombudsman shall file a report on the activities of the long term care ombudsman office and the ombudsman’s recommendation concerning long term care facilities, assisted living residences and the protection of the rights of residents. The report shall be filed with the executive office of health and human services, the division of health care facility licensure and certification in the department of public health, the assisted living certification unit at the department of elder affairs, the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the joint committee on elder affairs and be made available on the executive office of health and human services’ public website.

(j)  The ombudsman shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

SECTION 8.  Section 4H of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph:-

The division shall establish a fee structure for all appeals, except for: (i) appeals brought through the bureau of special education appeals, pursuant to this section and section 2A of chapter 71B; (ii) appeals from decisions by the commissioner of veterans’ services, pursuant to section 2 of chapter 115; and (iii) appeals from the contributory retirement appeal board, pursuant to section 16 of chapter 32. The maximum fee shall not exceed $300 for any appeal and may be waived for financial hardship, as determined by the division.

SECTION 9.  Subsection (b) of section 35GGG of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as added by section 7 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The fund shall be administered, without further appropriation, by the secretary of health and human services who, in consultation with the community behavioral health promotion and prevention commission established in section 219 of chapter 6: (i) shall expend monies in the fund to issue grants to support community organizations to establish or support evidence-based and evidence-informed programs for children and young adults pursuant to subsection (c); and (ii) may expend monies in the fund to support critical public health needs affecting children and young adults.

SECTION 10.  Said chapter 10 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 35NNN the following 2 sections:-

Section 35OOO.  (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Summer Camp Stabilization Trust Fund for the purpose of stabilizing licensed summer camps.

(b)  The fund shall be administered by the department of public health and credited with: (i) appropriations, bond proceeds or other money authorized or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to gifts, grants and donations; and (iii) any interest earned on such money.

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 made available for expenditure in the following fiscal year. No expenditure shall be made from the fund that causes the fund to become deficient at any point.

(c)  Annually, not later than December 1, the commissioner of public health shall file a report detailing expenditures from the fund to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on public health.

Section 35PPP.  (a) There shall be a Wellfleet Hollow State Campground Trust Fund to be used, without further appropriation, for the long-term preservation and maintenance of Wellfleet hollow state campground in the town of Wellfleet. Any balance remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to become deficient at any point during a fiscal year.

(b)  The department of conservation and recreation shall impose a surcharge of $5 upon each fee charged and collected for admission to camping in Wellfleet hollow state campground for out-of-state residents. The additional money collected from the surcharge shall be deposited into the Wellfleet Hollow State Campground Trust Fund.

(c)  An annual report, which shall include projects undertaken, expenditures made and income received by the fund, shall be submitted to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 31.

SECTION 11.  Section 4 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the word “full-time”.

SECTION 12.  Subsection (b) of said section 4 of said chapter 15A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The remaining members of the board shall be appointed to serve terms of 5-years; provided, however, that an undergraduate student member shall be appointed annually to serve a 1-year term commencing initially upon appointment by the governor and expiring on June 30 and, each year thereafter, commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30 as long as the member remains an eligible undergraduate student during the member’s 1-year term.

SECTION 13.  Section 21 of said chapter 15A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

One member of such board of trustees shall be an undergraduate student member from said institution, and 10 members shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 18B of chapter 6, at least 1 of whom shall be an alumnus of said institution and 1 of whom shall be elected thereto by the alumni association of said institution. Each elected alumnus member shall be elected every 5 years. No elected alumnus member shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms. A vacancy in the position of elected alumnus member prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as elections to a full term. Student member eligibility shall be established by number of credit hours and grade point average established by the board of higher education after consultation with representatives from the higher education institutions. Each student member shall be elected by the student body annually, not later than May 15. The term of office of each elected student member of the board shall be 1 year and shall commence on July 1 following their election and terminate on June 30 of the following year. The student member shall be eligible for re-election for as long as the student member remains an eligible undergraduate student and maintains satisfactory academic progress as determined by the policy of the institution at which the student is enrolled. If at any time during the elected term of office the student member ceases to maintain the number of credit hours or grade point average determined for eligibility or fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress, the student member’s membership on the board shall be terminated and the office of the elected student member shall be vacant; provided, however, that if the elected student member vacates their position upon graduation from the institution prior to July 1, the elected successor may assume the position of student member on the board effective from the date of graduation of their predecessor; and provided further, that the statutory time limit of 1 year of the successor student trustee shall commence to run on July 1 notwithstanding any taking of office prior to the commencement of said term. A vacancy in the office of the elected student member prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as students elected to full terms.

SECTION 14.  Section 24 of chapter 19A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “twenty-seven” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 26.

SECTION 15.  Sections 27 to 35, inclusive, of said chapter 19A are hereby repealed.

SECTION 16.  Section 2 of chapter 19D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “sections five and seven” , in line 4, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- section 16CC of chapter 6A and section 5.

SECTION 17.  Section 4 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 19 and 20, the words “, including expansion of the ombudsman program provided for by section seven”.

SECTION 18.  Section 7 of said chapter 19D is hereby repealed.

SECTION 19.  Section 9 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 31, the words “section seven hereof” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- section 16CC of chapter 6A.

SECTION 20.  Said section 9 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “the”, in line 55, the second time it appears, the following words:- statewide long-term care.

SECTION 21.  Said section 9 of said chapter 19D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “office”, in line 56, the following words:- established under section 16CC of chapter 6A.

SECTION 22.  Clause (2) of section 59 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as amended by section 3 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby amended by striking out subclause (j), and inserting in place thereof the following subclause:-

(j)  15 per cent to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund established pursuant to section 2ZZZ of chapter 29;.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5178]

SECTION 23.  Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 2IIIII, inserted by section 8 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sections:-

Section 2IIIII.  (a) There shall be an Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of early education and care.

(b)  There shall be credited to the fund: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations, to support state, philanthropic and private partnership efforts supporting Massachusetts childcare providers. Amounts credited to the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.

(c)  Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the commissioner for the following purposes:

(i)  to assist the needs of providers in the early education and care mixed delivery system;

    (ii)  for the development of an infrastructure to facilitate state, private and philanthropic efforts in support of the early education and care field; and

   (iii)  for state collaboration with philanthropic organizations and businesses to establish and maintain an infrastructure for providing ongoing technical assistance and programming for the early education and care field including, but not limited to, the enhancement of business stability and sustainability, the fostering of local cross-sector early childhood education collaboration and the enhancement of program quality, including supports for early childhood educators.

(d)  Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commissioner of early education and care and subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit, on the implementation of early education and care policy and planning. The review shall be made publicly available.

(e)  The commissioner of early education and care may designate an administrator of the fund for purposes of implementing approved activities consistent with this section.

(f)  Annually, not later than November 1, the commissioner of early education and care shall report on the fund’s activities to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the chairs of the joint committee on education and the house and senate clerks. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the fund, including, but not limited to, funds expended to assist early education and care providers; (iii) any grants provided to early education and care programs, philanthropic organizations or other stakeholder organizations; and (iv) anticipated revenue and expenditure projections for the next year.

Section 2JJJJJ.  (a) There shall be a federal coronavirus relief trust fund to retain certain federal funds received by the commonwealth to assist the commonwealth in its public health, community and economic recovery efforts related to the state of emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease outbreak declared by the governor on March 10, 2020. The secretary of administration and finance shall administer the fund.

(b)  The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from federal funds, appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; and (iii) funds from public and private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations. Amounts credited to the fund shall be subject to appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year.

(c)  Amounts credited to the fund may by expended for purposes that assist the commonwealth in its public health, community and economic recovery efforts to respond to the novel coronavirus disease outbreak.

(d)  Annually, not later than November 1, the secretary shall report an accounting of expenditures made though the fund and amounts remaining in the fund to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the senate and house committees on ways and means.

Section 2KKKKK.  (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Nonpublic Ambulance Service Reimbursement Trust Fund to be administered by the secretary of health and human services. There shall be credited to the fund: (i) all revenues generated from the funds collected pursuant to subsection (b) of section 67A of chapter 118E; (ii) an amount equal to any federal financial participation revenues claimed and received by the commonwealth for eligible expenditures made from the fund; (iii) any revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iv) interest earned on any money in the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended without further appropriation. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure shall be made from said fund which shall cause said fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year.

(b)  Money in the fund shall be expended for Medicaid payments to nonpublic ambulance services defined in subsection (a) of section 67A of chapter 118E.

(c)  Revenues generated from clauses (i) and (ii) of the second sentence of subsection (a) shall be expended exclusively for nonpublic ambulance services defined in subsection (a) of section 67A of chapter 118E and shall not be used to replace payment commitments between the nonpublic ambulance services and the commonwealth. The expenditures shall be established by the executive office of health and human services in a manner consistent with the requirements and conditions of federal financial participation under 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w) and 42 C.F.R. 433.68, including the prohibitions against hold harmless provisions as defined under 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4) and 42 C.F.R. 433.68(f) and shall be made only under federally-approved payment methods and consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services. Federal financial participation shall be sought in a manner that achieves the maximum amount of federal revenue such that the assessment amount equals the state share of the qualifying Medicaid ambulance service payments related to this section.

(d)  The schedule of payment amounts to be established and distributed by the executive office of health and human services under this section shall be developed in a manner that: (i) promotes the provider capacity, access and quality management needs of the Medicaid program as those needs are determined by the secretary of health and human services; (ii) considers the cost of services delivered by providers for which the providers are not fully reimbursed or otherwise compensated, including, but not limited to, free care and services delivered in good faith reliance on authorization; (iii) considers existing Medicaid reimbursement rates; (iv) closes the gap between Medicaid rates and average commercial rates; and (v) is proportional, to the extent possible, to the respective ambulance assessed amounts paid by each nonpublic ambulance service relative to this section. The executive office of health and human services shall consult with stakeholders, including the Massachusetts Ambulance Association, Incorporated, in the development and implementation of the payments. In order to accommodate timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenue and related expenditures, the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the most recent revenue estimates as certified by the secretary of health and human services to be transferred, credited or deposited under this section.

(e)  Annually, not later than September 30, the executive office of health and human services shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include: (i) a detailed accounting of all money transferred, credited or deposited into and from the fund; (ii) the reasons for any unspent amount in the fund; and (iii) an analysis of the respective uniform assessment paid by nonpublic ambulance services, defined in section 67A of chapter 118E.

SECTION 24.  Subdivision (1) of section 22C of chapter 32 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:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, appropriations or transfers made to the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund in fiscal years 2021 to 2023, inclusive, shall be made in accordance with the following funding schedule: (i) $3,115,163,424 in fiscal year 2021; (ii) $3,415,153,662 in fiscal year 2022; and (iii) $3,744,032,959 in fiscal year 2023. Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary, any adjustments to these amounts shall be limited to increases in the schedule amounts for each of the specified years.

SECTION 25.  Section 4 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Lancers”, in line 4, the following words:- , the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment.

SECTION 26.  Said chapter 33 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 4A the following section:-

Section 4B.  The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment shall be organized as the commander-in-chief directs and may retain their name and the right to wear distinctive uniforms; provided, however, that such uniforms shall be provided by the adjutant general. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment may retain their methods of selecting officers and conducting their internal affairs consistent with the laws of the commonwealth and of the United States. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment may use land and facilities belonging to the commonwealth for their activities, equipment and exercises, without charge, and may receive from the commonwealth, its departments, divisions or bureaus or the federal government without charge, any surplus equipment, goods or other materials, as are available; provided, that such equipment, goods or other materials shall remain the property of the commonwealth and shall be accounted for as such.

SECTION 27.  Section 9 of chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “home”, in line 23, the first time it appears, the following words:- or who is enrolled in a PACE program as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396u-4.

SECTION 28.  Said section 9 of said chapter 46, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 25 and 26, the words “or nursing home” and inserting in place thereof:- , nursing home or a PACE program as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396u-4.

SECTION 29.  Section 16 of chapter 62C of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 74 and 89, the word “twenty”, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 30.

SECTION 30.  Said chapter 62C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 16A the following section:-

Section 16B.  Notwithstanding the due date of the return as set forth in section 16 or the payment date as set forth in section 32 or any other general or special law to the contrary, a payment of tax shall be made in advance of the filing of the return required under subsection (g) or (h) of said section 16 not later than the twenty-fifth day of the last month of the filing period; provided, however, that such payment shall include tax collected for any taxable sale made during the days in the filing period occurring on or before the twenty-first day of the last month of the filing period; provided further, that this section shall not apply to operators whose cumulative room occupancy excise liability in the immediately preceding calendar year with respect to returns filed under said subsection (g) of said section 16 is not more than $150,000; provided further, that this section shall not apply to vendors whose cumulative sales tax liability in the immediately preceding calendar year with respect to returns filed under said subsection (h) of said section 16 is not more than $150,000; provided further, that this section shall not apply to a materialman who files a return with the commissioner pursuant to said subsection (h) of said section 16; and provided further, that tax collected for any taxable sale made during the remaining days of the filing period for which tax was not previously remitted shall be remitted at the time the return for that filing period is required to be filed.

A penalty of 5 per cent of the amount of an underpayment shall be imposed, unless such underpayment is due to a reasonable cause; provided, however, that such penalty shall not be imposed if the payment made on or before the date prescribed in this section is not less than 70 per cent of the total tax collected during the filing period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “underpayment” shall mean the excess of the amount of the payment required under this section over the amount, if any, paid on or before the date prescribed therefor.

The department of revenue shall issue regulations and guidance necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 31.  Said chapter 62C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 30A the following section:-

Section 30B.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Administrative adjustment”, an administrative adjustment pursuant to section 6227 of the Code.

“Approved modification”, a federal modification to an audited partnership’s imputed underpayment pursuant to section 6225(c) of the Code.

“Audited partnership”, a partnership audited at the partnership level that results in a federal adjustment.

“Code”, as defined and as applicable under chapter 62 or chapter 63.

“Commissioner”, the commissioner of revenue.

“Direct partner”, a partner that holds an interest directly in a partnership or pass-through entity.

“Distributive share” or “distributive share of the final federal adjustment”, the distributive share of the final federal adjustment attributable to a partner of the partnership that is subject to the partnership-level audit.

“Federal adjustment”, a change to an item or amount determined under the Code that is used by an audited partnership or 1 or more of its partners to compute amounts owed under chapter 62 or chapter 63, whether resulting from: (i) action by the United States Internal Revenue Service; (ii) the filing of an amended federal return or other report; (iii) a federal refund claim; or (iv) an administrative adjustment request by the partners.

“Federal adjustments report”, a form or other submission required by the commissioner from an audited partnership to report: (i) a final federal adjustment with respect to a partnership-level audit; and (ii) the distributive share of the final federal adjustment attributable to each partner.

“Final determination date”, (i) if a federal adjustment results from a federal refund claim or an administrative adjustment, or if the federal adjustment has been reported on an amended federal return or other report pursuant to section 6225(c) of the Code, the date on which: (A) the administrative adjustment was made; (B) the amended return or refund claim was filed; or (C) such other report was filed or finalized; (ii) if a federal adjustment results from an audit or other action by the federal government, the date on which no federal adjustment arising from the audit or other action remains to be finally determined, whether by: (A) a decision by the federal government with respect to which all rights of appeal have been waived or exhausted; (B) agreement; or (C) in the event of an appeal or other contest, by a final decision with respect to which all rights of appeal have been waived or exhausted; provided, however, that if a single partnership-level audit results in a final determination under both clauses (i) and (ii), the final determination date shall be the date under clause (ii), unless the context specifically requires otherwise.

“Final federal adjustment”, a federal adjustment as of the final determination date for that adjustment.

“Imputed underpayment”, the amount determined under the notice of proposed partnership adjustment pursuant to section 6231 of the Code that would be owed by the partnership resulting from a partnership-level audit.

“Indirect partner”, a partner in a partnership or pass-through entity that itself holds an interest directly, or through another indirect partner, in a partnership or pass-through entity.

“Nonresident partner”, a partner that is an individual, trust or estate that is not a resident partner.

“Partner”, a person that holds an interest directly or indirectly in a partnership or other pass‐through entity.

“Partnership”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 62.

“Partnership-level audit”, an examination by the federal government at the partnership level pursuant to sections 6221 to 6242, inclusive, of the Code that results in 1 or more federal adjustments.

“Pass‐through entity”, an entity whose income, gains, losses, deductions or credits pass through to its partners for Massachusetts tax purposes, including a partnership, an S corporation or certain trusts.

“Resident partner”, a partner that is an individual, trust or estate and that is also a resident within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 62.

“Reviewed year”, the taxable year of a partnership that is subject to a partnership-level audit resulting in 1 or more federal adjustments.

“Tiered partnership”, a partner that is a partnership or pass‐through entity.

(b)(1)  Not later than 90 days after the final determination date, an audited partnership shall: (i) notify the commissioner of the final determination date with respect to a partnership-level audit; (ii) file a federal adjustments report with the commissioner; and (iii) notify each of the audited partnership’s direct partners of their distributive share of the final federal adjustment. The federal adjustments report shall: (A) identify each partner during the reviewed year; (B) specify each item addressed by, and the amount included in, the final federal adjustment; (C) explain how the final federal adjustment needs to be modified for state tax purposes to reflect relevant differences between federal and state law; and (D) provide any other information related to the final determination or modification as the commissioner may require. If the audited partnership has received an approved modification, the audited partnership shall notify the commissioner of this approval not later than 90 days after the date of such approval. An audited partnership that fails to meet the filing requirements in this subsection shall be subject to the non-filer penalties under chapter 62C. The statute of limitations for assessing a partner or an audited partnership pursuant to this section shall be tolled in any instance in which the audited partnership has not provided the commissioner with the notice and filing required by this subsection.

(2)  If a federal adjustments report, or the verification or investigation of the report or otherwise, identifies any tax due under chapter 62 or chapter 63 that has not been fully assessed to a partner of an audited partnership, or that is not otherwise accounted for under subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, the commissioner shall assess such partner an additional tax in an amount equal to the unpaid tax, with interest and penalties as provided in chapters 62, 62C and 63. Notwithstanding the time limitations of section 26, the assessment shall be made on or after 180 days after the final determination date. The assessment shall be made in the same manner as an assessment under section 30; provided, however, that the manner of making such assessment may be clarified or modified by the commissioner by regulation; and provided further, that the time limitations of said section 30 shall not apply.

(c)  An audited partnership that originally reported or paid tax on behalf of some or all of its partners, by means of a composite return or through pass-through entity withholding, shall amend its return or report, as the case may be, in the form and manner required by the commissioner to account for the distributive share of the final federal adjustment attributable to those partners and pay any additional tax, including applicable interest and penalties, attributable to such partners, not later than 90 days after the final determination date. An audited partnership that fails to meet these requirements shall be jointly and severally liable for the taxes due in connection with such return or report.

(d)  A partner of an audited partnership shall report and pay tax due under chapter 62 or chapter 63 with respect to adjustments resulting from a partnership-level audit that the partner reports federally on either an amended federal income tax return or otherwise, including through a return or report filed pursuant to section 6225(c)(2) of the Code, without including adjustments required to be reported for federal purposes pursuant to section 6225(a)(2) of the Code, not later than 180 days after the final determination date that relates to the adjustment as reported on such return or other report. The requirement to make such report and payment shall be treated as being in response to a federal change within the meaning of section 30 of chapter 62C and will be subject to interest and penalties thereunder.

(e)(1)  If taxes due from an audited partnership’s partners under chapter 62 or chapter 63 are not otherwise accounted for under subsections (c) or (d), the audited partnership may make an election to pay such taxes not later than 90 days after the final determination date. An audited partnership making this election shall make such payment not later than 180 days after the final determination date. An election under this subsection shall not apply to the distributive share attributable to a corporate partner that participated in a combined report under section 32B of said chapter 63 for the reviewed year and such distributive share shall not be included in the computation of the tax payment with respect to the distributive shares attributable to the audited partnership’s direct and tiered partners under this paragraph. Such corporate partner shall directly account for its taxes owed. The tax payment with respect to the distributive shares attributable to the audited partnership’s direct and tiered partners shall be determined as follows:

(A)  for distributive shares attributable to direct partners that are not tiered partnerships, the tax payment shall be determined as follows:

(i)  the distributive share reported or attributable to each direct partner that is not subject to Massachusetts income tax shall be excluded from the total distributive share attributable to such partners;

    (ii)  for a partner subject to income tax under said chapter 63, including under section 38Y of said chapter 63, the partner’s distributive share shall be allocated or apportioned, as provided under said chapter 63, using the allocation or apportionment method applicable to the partner and the resulting amount shall be multiplied by the applicable rate of tax set forth in said chapter 63;

   (iii)  for a partner who is a Massachusetts resident subject to tax under said chapter 62, the amount of the partner’s distributive share subject to tax under said chapter 62 shall be multiplied by the rate of tax set forth in said chapter 62 that is applicable to each item of income; and

    (iv)  for a partner who is a nonresident subject to tax under section 5A of said chapter 62 or section 10 of said chapter 62, the amount of each such partner’s distributive share required to be sourced to the commonwealth and subject to tax under said section 5A of said chapter 62 or said section 10 of said chapter 62 shall be multiplied by the rate of tax set forth in said chapter 62 that is applicable to each item of income.

(B)  for the distributive shares attributable to indirect partners, the tax payment shall be determined as follows:

(i)  an indirect partner’s distributive shares shall be treated as if attributable to a resident direct partner and the tax shall be determined using the method set forth in clause (iii) of subparagraph (A), except to the extent that certain shares are subject to the calculations set forth in clause (ii);

    (ii)  to the extent that the audited partnership or the commissioner can clearly demonstrate that an indirect partner is subject to income tax under chapter 63, including under said section 38Y of said chapter 63, the tax owed on such partner’s distributive share shall be calculated using the methods set forth in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A);

   (iii)  to the extent that the audited partnership can clearly demonstrate that an indirect partner is subject to tax under said section 5A of said chapter 62 or said section 10 of said chapter 62, the tax owed on the amount of the partner’s distributive share required to be sourced to the commonwealth under said section 5A of said chapter 62 or said section 10 of said chapter 62 shall be calculated using the method set forth in clause (iv) of subparagraph (A); and

    (iv)  to the extent that the audited partnership can clearly demonstrate that an indirect partner is not subject to Massachusetts income tax, the distributive share attributable to the partner shall be excluded from the calculation; and

(C)  the amount to be paid by the audited partnership on behalf of the partners shall be determined by adding the amounts determined in clauses (ii) to (iv), inclusive, of subparagraph (A), the amounts determined in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, of subparagraph (B) and any interest or penalty attributable to the respective partners as determined under chapters 62, 62C and 63.

(2)  A partnership that makes an election under this subsection that is not otherwise subject to the laws of the commonwealth shall consent to be subject to such laws. A partnership that makes this election shall be subject to section 31A as if it were an individual.

(3)  An election made pursuant to this subsection is irrevocable, unless the commissioner consents to a partnership’s request to revoke the election or determines that the election was made to avoid the imposition of the proper amount of tax.

(4)  If properly reported and paid, the amount determined under this subsection with respect to an audited partnership shall be treated as paid on behalf of the partners of the partnership. Such partners shall not take any deduction or credit for this amount or based on this amount or claim a refund of this amount. Nothing in this section shall preclude a resident partner from claiming a credit against taxes paid to another jurisdiction under subsection (a) of section 6 of said chapter 62 for any amount paid by the partnership on the resident partner’s behalf to another jurisdiction.

(f)  The direct and indirect partners of an audited partnership that are tiered partnerships, and all of the partners of such tiered partnerships that are subject to tax under chapter 62 or chapter 63, shall be subject to the reporting and payment requirements of subsections (b), (c) and (d). The indirect partners and their partners shall make required reports and payments not later than 90 days after the time for filing and furnishing statements to the indirect partners and their partners consistent with section 6226 of the Code. For an audited partnership that has not made the election under subsection (e), its partners that are tiered partnerships are entitled to make such election, and to pay an amount on behalf of such tiered partnerships’ partners, consistent with said subsection (e).

(g)  An audited partnership and a partner of an audited partnership that makes an election pursuant to subsection (e) shall be a taxpayer for purposes of chapters 62, 62C and 63, as applicable, with respect to the duties and obligations imposed by, and any rights resulting from, said chapters 62, 62C and 63 and this section.

(h)  The commissioner may enter into an agreement with an audited partnership or a tiered partnership to use an alternative reporting and payment method.

(i)  If an audited partnership fails to timely make a payment or file a report required under this section or underpays any taxes due, the commissioner may assess 1 or more partners for taxes they owe under chapter 62 or chapter 63, including interest and penalties, according to the commissioner’s best information and belief.

(j)  Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of the commissioner to audit or assess direct partners, indirect partners or tiered partnerships with respect to items derived from an audited partnership or the ability of the commissioner to inspect the books and records of an audited partnership.

(k)  For purposes of this section, a partnership representative shall have the sole authority to act on behalf of the audited partnership and its direct and indirect partners with respect to actions taken by the audited partnership under this section. The audited partnership’s direct and indirect partners shall be bound by the partnership representative’s actions. The partnership representative shall be deemed to be the partnership representative as determined under the Code; provided, however, that the commissioner may modify the determination and provide additional rules for making the determination through regulations or other guidance.

(l)  An audited partnership or a partner of the audited partnership may make payments to the commissioner as set forth in chapters 62, 62C or 63 of a tax expected to be due from a pending partnership-level audit prior to the due date of the federal adjustments report. The payments shall be credited against any tax liability ultimately found to be due and shall limit the accrual of further statutory interest on such amount. If the payments exceed the final tax liability, including any interest and penalties, the audited partnership or partner may be entitled to a refund or credit, as the case may be, under said chapters 62, 62C or 63, as applicable, if the audited partnership or partner files a federal adjustments report or claim for a refund not later than 1 year after the final determination date.

(m)  The commissioner may promulgate regulations and issue other guidance to implement or explain the provisions of this section. Such regulations or other guidance may apply the principles set forth in sections 6221 to 6242, inclusive, of the Code or federal regulations or other guidance promulgated or issued thereunder to prevent the omission or duplication of state tax due as the result of a partnership-level audit and to account for differences between federal and state law.

SECTION 32.  Said chapter 62C is hereby further amended by inserting after section 35E the following section:-

Section 35F.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Automated sales suppression device”, a software program, carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc or accessed through an internet link or through any other means, that falsifies the electronic records of electronic cash registers or other point-of-sale systems including, but not limited to, transaction data and transaction reports.

“Phantom-ware”, a hidden programming option that is embedded in the operating system of an electronic cash register or hardwired into the electronic cash register and may be used to create a virtual second till or to eliminate or manipulate transaction records to represent the true or manipulated record of transactions in the electronic cash register.

(b)  A person or entity that sells or offers for sale an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by this chapter, be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for the first offense and not more than $50,000 for each subsequent offense. A person or entity that purchases, installs, transfers, maintains, repairs or possesses an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by this chapter, be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $25,000 for each subsequent offense. The penalty shall be paid upon notice by the commissioner and shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as a tax.

SECTION 33.  Section 40 of chapter 64C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words, “contraband tobacco distribution” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the distribution of contraband tobacco and tobacco products, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270.

SECTION 34.  Said section 40 of said chapter 64C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “illegal tobacco distribution” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the distribution of contraband tobacco and tobacco products, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270,.

SECTION 35.  Subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- In all such cases where the defendant operated a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of fifteen one-hundredths or greater, the registrar may place a restriction on a hardship license granted by the registrar under this subparagraph requiring that such person have an ignition interlock device installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by the licensee for the duration of the hardship license.

SECTION 36.  The fourth paragraph of section 24D of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- In all such cases where the defendant operated a motor vehicle with a percentage, by weight, of alcohol in their blood of fifteen one-hundredths or greater, the registrar may place a restriction on a hardship license granted by the registrar under this section requiring that such person have an ignition interlock device installed on each vehicle owned, each vehicle leased and each vehicle operated by the licensee for the duration of the hardship license.

SECTION 37.  Section 12 of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “chapter”, in line 36, the following words:- or any hemp and hemp products cultivated and manufactured in compliance with a license from the department of agricultural resources pursuant to chapter 128 and is in compliance with regulations set forth by the United States Department of Agriculture.

SECTION 38.  Section 5 of chapter 111K of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, the figure “5” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 10.

SECTION 39.  Said section 5 of said chapter 111K, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “year”, in line 25, the following words:- or 10 per cent of the carry forward balance for any fiscal year with reduced or no transfers into the fund.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5179]

SECTION 40.  Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out sections 12K to 12U, inclusive, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following 8 sections:-

Section 12K.  As used in sections 12L to 12R, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-

“Abortion”, any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth; provided, however, that “abortion” shall not include providing care related to a miscarriage.

“Hospital”, an institution as defined in section 52 of chapter 111 and duly licensed pursuant to section 51 of said chapter 111.

“Nurse midwife”, a nurse who is designated as a certified nurse midwife by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to section 80B.

“Nurse practitioner”, a nurse who is designated as a certified nurse practitioner by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to section 80B.

“Physician”, a person registered with the board of registration in medicine to practice medicine within the commonwealth.

“Physician assistant”, a person who is a graduate of an approved program for the training of physician assistants and who is supervised by a physician in accordance with sections 9C to 9K, inclusive.

“Pregnancy”, the presence of an implanted human embryo or fetus in the uterus.

Section 12L.  The commonwealth, or a subdivision thereof, shall not interfere with a person’s personal decision and ability to prevent, commence, terminate or continue their own pregnancy consistent with this chapter, or restrict the use of medically appropriate methods of abortion or the manner in which medically appropriate abortion is provided.

Section 12M.  A physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife may perform an abortion consistent with the scope of their practice and license if, in their best medical judgment, the pregnancy has existed for less than 24 weeks.

Section 12N.  If a pregnancy has existed for 24 weeks or more, no abortion may be performed except by a physician and only if it is necessary, in the best medical judgment of the physician, to preserve the life of the patient, if it is necessary, in the best medical judgment of the physician, to preserve the patient’s physical or mental health or, in the best medical judgment of the physician, an abortion is warranted because of a lethal fetal anomaly or the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside the uterus.

Section 12O.  If an abortion is performed pursuant to section 12N, the facility where the abortion is performed shall maintain life-supporting equipment, as defined by the department of public health, to enable the physician performing the abortion to take appropriate steps, in keeping with good medical practice and consistent with the procedure being used, to preserve the life and health of a live birth and the patient.

Section 12P.  Except in an emergency requiring immediate action, an abortion shall not be performed under section 12M or section 12N unless the written informed consent of the proper person has been obtained as set forth in section 12R.

Except in an emergency requiring immediate action, an abortion shall not be performed under section 12N unless performed in a hospital duly authorized to provide facilities for obstetrical services.

Section 12Q.  The commissioner of public health shall collect aggregate data on abortions performed by a physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife on a form promulgated by the commissioner that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) date and place of the abortions performed; (ii) ages of the pregnant patients; (iii) method used to perform the abortions; and (iv) gestational age when the abortions were performed. The commissioner shall prepare from these forms such statistical tables with respect to maternal health, abortion procedures and gestational age as the commissioner deems useful and shall make an annual report thereof to the general court. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the department of public health to require reports pursuant to sections 24A and 25A of chapter 111.

Section 12R.  An abortion shall not be performed without first obtaining the written informed consent of the patient seeking an abortion. The commissioner of public health shall prescribe a form to use in obtaining such consent. A patient seeking an abortion shall sign the consent form in advance of the time for which the abortion is scheduled, except in an emergency requiring immediate action; provided, however, that this requirement shall not impose any waiting period between the signing of the consent form and the patient obtaining the abortion. The patient shall then return it to the physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife performing the abortion who shall maintain it in their files and who shall destroy it 7 years after the date upon which the abortion is performed.

The consent form and any other forms, transcript of evidence or written findings or conclusions of a court shall be confidential and shall not be released to any other person except by the patient’s written informed consent or by a proper judicial order, other than to the patient themselves, to whom such documents relate, the physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife who performed the abortion or any person whose consent is obtained pursuant to this section or under any other applicable state or federal law. If a patient is less than 16 years of age and has not married, an abortion shall not be performed unless the physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife first obtains both the consent of the patient and that of 1 of the patient’s parents or guardians, except as hereinafter provided. In deciding whether to grant such consent, a patient’s parent or guardian shall consider only the patient’s best interests. If a patient less than 16 years of age has not married and if the patient is unable to obtain the consent of 1 of their parents or 1 of their guardians to the performance of an abortion, or if they elect not to seek the consent of a parent or a guardian, or in the case of incest, a judge of the superior court department of the trial court of the commonwealth shall, upon petition or motion, and after an appropriate hearing held in person or via teleconference at the patient’s option, authorize a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife to perform the abortion if the judge determines that the patient is mature and capable of giving informed consent to the procedure or, if the judge determines that the patient is not mature, that performance of an abortion would be in the patient’s best interests. A patient less than 16 years of age may participate in proceedings in the superior court department of the trial court on their own behalf and the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the patient. The court shall, however, advise the patient that they have a right to court appointed counsel and shall, upon the patient’s request, provide the patient with such appointed counsel. Proceedings in the superior court department of the trial court under this section shall be confidential and shall be given such precedence over other pending matters that the court may reach a decision promptly and without delay so as to serve the best interests of the patient. The chief justice of the superior court department of the trial court shall establish procedures for conducting proceedings under this section promptly and without delay including, but not limited to, procedures to accommodate the patient outside of normal court hours. A judge of the superior court department of the trial court who conducts proceedings under this section shall make in writing specific factual findings and legal conclusions supporting their decision and shall order a record of the evidence to be maintained including the findings and conclusions. Exclusive jurisdiction over appeals of a denial by the superior court of authorization for a patient to obtain an abortion is hereby conferred on the supreme judicial court or a single justice thereof. Notwithstanding section 12F, a patient may provide consent and consent shall be granted under subparagraphs (ii) to (vi), inclusive, of said section 12F for abortion if the minor is not less than 16 years of age.

SECTION 41.  Section 12 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The division shall develop and implement a standard credentialing form for use by health care providers applying to participate in MassHealth. The division, all contracted entities, health maintenance organizations established under this section and any subcontracted entities shall accept the standard credentialing form as sufficient information necessary to conduct its credentialing process.

SECTION 42.  Subsection (g) of section 32 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 65 and 66, and in line 71, the words “the rate provided under section 6B of chapter 231”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 3.25 per cent per annum.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5178]

SECTION 43.  Said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 67 the following section:-

Section 67A.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

“Ambulance service”, as defined in section 1 of chapter 111C.

“Executive office”, the executive office of health and human services.

“Gross patient service revenue”, the total dollar amount of nonpublic ambulance charges for services rendered in a fiscal year.

“Nonpublic ambulance assessed charges”, gross patient service revenue attributable to all patients less bad debt, charity care and payer discounts.

“Nonpublic ambulance service”, ambulance services which are not provided by a city or town, county, district or other governmental body and are licensed pursuant to section 6 of chapter 111C.

“Total nonpublic ambulance service assessment amount”, an amount not less than 1-quarter of 1 per cent lower than the maximum limit for a provider assessment pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 433.68(f), inclusive of an annual amount of $500,000; provided, that the annual amount of $500,000 shall be for administrative costs of the executive office.

(b)  A nonpublic ambulance service’s liability to the Nonpublic Ambulance Service Reimbursement Trust Fund, established in section 2KKKKK of chapter 29, shall equal the product of: (i) the ratio of its nonpublic ambulance assessed charges to all nonpublic ambulance services’ nonpublic ambulance assessed charges statewide; and (ii) the total nonpublic ambulance service assessment amount. Annually, before October 1, the executive office shall establish each nonpublic ambulance service’s liability to said fund using the best data available as determined by the executive office and shall update each nonpublic ambulance service’s liability to said fund as updated information becomes available. The executive office shall specify, by regulation an appropriate mechanism for interim determination and payment of a nonpublic ambulance service's liability to the fund. A nonpublic ambulance service's liability to the fund shall, in the case of a transfer of ownership, be assumed by the successor in interest to the nonpublic ambulance service.

(c)  There shall be imposed in each fiscal year a uniform assessment upon the nonpublic ambulance assessed charges of all nonpublic ambulance services. Such uniform assessment shall not be implemented unless and until the executive office receives notice of federal matching funds approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(d)  All nonpublic ambulance services, regardless of payment model, shall be subject to the uniform assessment pursuant to subsection (c), including, but not limited to, those nonpublic ambulance services in fee-for-service and managed care arrangements. The uniform assessment shall be set as a percentage of the nonpublic ambulance assessed charges of each such nonpublic ambulance service and, for each fiscal year, the percentage shall be equal to the ratio of: (i) the total nonpublic ambulance service assessment amount for the same fiscal year; to (ii) the total nonpublic ambulance assessed charges in the same fiscal year and as the amount of those charges is determined by the executive office under this section. A nonpublic ambulance service’s liability to the fund shall, in the case of a transfer of ownership, be assumed by the successor in interest to the nonpublic ambulance service.

(e)  The executive office shall establish an appropriate mechanism for enforcing each nonpublic ambulance service’s liability to the fund in the event that a nonpublic ambulance service does not make a scheduled payment to the fund.

SECTION 44.  Section 21 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Parent” the following definition:-

“Reasonable and prudent parent standard”, the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety and best interests of a child and encourage the emotional and developmental growth of the child; provided, however, that factors to be considered shall include, but not be limited to, the child’s age, the child’s mental and behavioral health and other relevant factors that may affect the child’s safety and well-being.

SECTION 45.  Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 33B the following section:-

Section 33C.  (a) A congregate care program under contract to provide foster care to children in the care or custody of the department shall ensure that not less than 1 individual be present on-site who, with respect to any child placed at the congregate care program, is designated to be the caregiver authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions involving the participation of the child in age or developmentally-appropriate activities, including but not limited to, extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and other social activities, and who has been trained on how to use and apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard.

(b)  A congregate care employee authorized and trained to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard, and their employer, shall be immune with respect to tort claims against the employee related to the employee’s decision to allow a foster child to participate in age or developmentally-appropriate activities if the employee acted in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard. Immunity under this subsection shall not apply if the harm claimed was caused by an act or omission constituting: (i) gross negligence; (ii) recklessness; or (iii) conduct with an intent to harm or to discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.

SECTION 46.  Section 40 of chapter 130 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 47.  Section 14 of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the word “sixty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 90.

SECTION 48.  Section 47B of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(k)  An insurer may not deny coverage for any behavioral health services or any evaluation and management office visit solely because the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered on the same day in the same practice or facility, unless the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered by the same provider or by providers of the same specialty.

The division of insurance shall provide guidance relative to implementation of this subsection.

SECTION 49.  Section 8A of chapter 176A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(j)  A nonprofit hospital service corporation may not deny coverage for any behavioral health services or any evaluation and management office visit solely because the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered on the same day in the same practice or facility, unless the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered by the same provider or by providers of the same specialty.

The division of insurance shall provide guidance relative to implementation of this subsection.

SECTION 50.  Section 4A of chapter 176B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(j)  A nonprofit medical service corporation may not deny coverage for any behavioral health services or any evaluation and management office visit solely because the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered on the same day in the same practice or facility, unless the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered by the same provider or by providers of the same specialty.

The division of insurance shall provide guidance relative to implementation of this subsection.

SECTION 51.  Section 4M of chapter 176G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(j)  A health maintenance organization may not deny coverage for any behavioral health services or any evaluation and management office visit solely because the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered on the same day in the same practice or facility, unless the behavioral health services and the evaluation and management office visit were delivered by the same provider or by providers of the same specialty.

The division of insurance shall provide guidance relative to implementation of this subsection.

SECTION 52.  Chapter 176O of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 29.  (a) The bureau of managed care shall develop and implement standard credentialing forms for health care providers. A carrier, or any entity that manages or administers benefits for a carrier, shall accept the standard credentialing form for contracting providers as sufficient information necessary to conduct its credentialing process.

(b)  The bureau shall promulgate regulations establishing uniform standards and methodologies for credentialing of health care providers. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, requirements that, for conducting a credentialing review of a health care provider, a carrier, or any entity that manages or administers benefits for a carrier, shall: (i) use and accept only the credentialing forms designated by the commissioner; and (ii) review a submitted credentialing form for a health care provider and respond to the health care provider not more than 20 business days after receiving a completed credentialing request.

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a carrier, or any entity that manages or administers benefits for a carrier, from using a credentialing methodology that utilizes an internet webpage, internet webpage portal or similar electronic, internet and web-based system in lieu of a paper form; provided, however, that upon request, a carrier, or any entity that manages or administers benefits for a carrier, shall make a paper credentialing form available to a health care provider.

(c)  A carrier, or an entity that manages or administers benefits for a carrier, that contracts with another entity to perform some or all of the functions governed by this chapter shall be responsible for ensuring that the contracted entity is in compliance with this chapter. The carrier shall be responsible to remedy a failure by the contracted entity to meet the requirements of this chapter and shall be subject to any related enforcement actions, including financial penalties, authorized under this chapter.

SECTION 53.  Section 11 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsections (c) and (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(c)  Notwithstanding the billable hour limitation in subsection (b), the chief counsel of the committee may waive the annual cap on billable hours for private counsel appointed or assigned to indigent cases if the chief counsel 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 be paid for any time billed in excess of 2,000 billable hours. It shall be the responsibility of private counsel to manage their billable hours.

SECTION 54.  Section 12 of said chapter 211D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-

(a)  The committee shall establish policies and procedures to provide fair compensation to private counsel and vendors, which shall include a remedy for an attorney aggrieved by the amount of payment. The committee shall also establish an audit and oversight department to monitor billing and private attorney and vendor compensation. All private attorney bills shall be processed for payment within 30 days of receipt by the chief counsel, excluding any bills held for review or audit. Bills shall be submitted to the committee within 30 days from the conclusion of a case or within 30 days after the end of such fiscal year during which the legal services were provided if the case is pending at the end of the fiscal year, whichever date is earlier. Bills submitted after such dates need not be processed for payment within 30 days. The amount of payment for a bill received by the chief counsel more than 30 days but less than 60 days from conclusion of a case, or more than 30 days but less than 60 days after the end of such fiscal year during which the legal services were provided, whichever date is earlier, shall be reduced by 10 per cent. Any bill submitted after 60 days shall not be processed for payment; provided, however, that the chief counsel may authorize the payment of such bill, either in whole or in part, upon a determination that the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the attorney.

(b)  Bills shall be submitted to the committee for services provided under sections 27A to 27G, inclusive, of chapter 261 within 30 days of the last date of service or within 30 days after the end of such fiscal year during which the services were provided if the case is pending at the end of the fiscal year, whichever date is earlier. The amount of payment for a bill received by the chief counsel more than 30 days but less than 60 days from the last date of service, or more than 30 days but less than 60 after the end of such fiscal year during which services were provided, whichever date is earlier, shall be reduced by 10 per cent. Any bill submitted after 60 days shall not be processed for payment; provided, however, that the chief counsel may authorize the payment of such bill either in whole or in part upon a determination that the delay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the vendor.

SECTION 55.  Section 64A of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “binding”, in line 2, the following words:- or for the execution of the publication in electronic format.

SECTION 56.  Said section 64A of said chapter 221, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “binding”, in line 6, the following words:- or for publication in electronic format.

SECTION 57.  Said section 64A of said chapter 221, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “printing”, in line 14, the following words:- or publication in electronic format.

SECTION 58.  Section 19 of chapter 122 of the acts of 2005 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “registry”, in line 7, the following words:- ; provided, however, that approval procedures for ignition interlock device servicing and monitoring entities shall require any entity seeking certification to agree to provide all program costs, including installation, maintenance and removal, at no cost to a person who presents documentation issued by the registrar that such cost would cause a grave and serious hardship to the offender or the offender’s family; provided further, that documentation of grave and serious hardship to the offender or the offender’s family shall include, but not be limited to, evidence of a valid electronic benefit transfer card, evidence of a valid MassHealth benefits card or evidence the offender was appointed counsel or otherwise had their financial status verified after filing an affidavit of indigency; and provided further, that the registrar shall provide notice to a person seeking application for a certified ignition interlock device that the person may obtain a certified ignition interlock device, services and monitoring at no cost if such cost would cause a grave and serious hardship to the offender or the offender’s family.

SECTION 59.  Section 226 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2021”, inserted by section 15 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2023.

SECTION 60.  Subsection (e) of section 14 of chapter 188 of the acts of 2016 is hereby amended by striking out the words “its entire membership” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- those members in attendance.

SECTION 61.  The last paragraph of section 21 of chapter 157 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out the words “January 1, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- January 1, 2022.

SECTION 62.  Section 32 of chapter 34 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 31, 2021.

SECTION 63.  Item 7008-1116 of section 2 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Millbury” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 64.  Section 90 of said chapter 41 is hereby amended by striking out the words “December 31, 2019” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2021.

SECTION 65.  Section 4 of chapter 19 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the words “January 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2021.

SECTION 66.  Section 5 of said chapter 19 is hereby amended by striking out the words “December 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- October 31, 2022.

SECTION 67.  Section 6 of said chapter 19 is hereby amended by striking out the words “January 31, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- July 31, 2021.

SECTION 68.  The first paragraph of subsection (a) of section 14 of chapter 53 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the words “year 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- years 2020 and 2021.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5180]

SECTION 69.  Paragraph (ii) of subsection (b) of section 17 of said chapter 53 is hereby amended by striking out the words “December 1, 2020”, as appearing in section 33 of chapter 201 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- February 1, 2021.

SECTION 70.  Subsection (d) of section 2 of chapter 93 of the acts of 2020, as amended by section 90 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “September 15, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- February 28, 2021.

SECTION 71.  Subsection (e) of said section 2 of said chapter 93, as most recently amended by section 92 of said chapter 124, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “September 15, 2020” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- February 28, 2021.

SECTION 72.  Item 1599-1232 of section 2A of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “operating in the summer of 2020” the following words:- or 2021.

SECTION 73.  Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 15D of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of early education and care, with approval from the board of early education and care, shall have the authority, until February 28, 2021, to establish and implement a revised sliding fee scale, authorized pursuant to said section 2 of said chapter 15D, prior to a public hearing under chapter 30A of the General Laws; provided, however, that the department shall initiate a public hearing under said chapter 30A not later than 30 days after implementation of the revised sliding fee scale; and provided further, that said sliding fee scale shall remain in effect for not more than 6 months.

SECTION 74.  Notwithstanding clause (3) of the fifth paragraph of section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws, in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, for fiscal year 2021, for grants provided pursuant to said section 14 of said chapter 23A, the maximum amount received by a private nonprofit agency from the office of travel and tourism may be more than the amount received by nongovernmental sources.

SECTION 75.  Notwithstanding section 6I of chapter 40J of the General Laws, item 7007-1202 of section 2 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017 and said item 7007-1202 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018, the balance of any funding previously appropriated to the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation under said items shall be made available to the department of elementary and secondary education to effectuate the purposes set forth in item 7010-1202 of section 2 of this act.

SECTION 76.  Notwithstanding subparagraph (13) of paragraph (a) of Part B of section 3 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, a deduction under said subparagraph (13) of said paragraph (a) of said Part B of said section 3 of said chapter 62 shall not be allowed for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2021.

SECTION 77.  Notwithstanding section 30B of chapter 62C of the General Laws, if the final determination date under said section 30B of said chapter 62C was prior to the effective date of section 31, the time for reporting and payment under subsection (d) of said section 30B of said chapter 62C shall be extended to 180 days after such effective date.

SECTION 78.  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 2021, 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.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5181]

SECTION 79.  (a) Notwithstanding section 11 or section 12 of chapter 186 of the General Laws, chapter 239 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, on and after the effective date of this act until the termination of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of COVID-19 as declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, a notice to quit for nonpayment of rent given in writing by a landlord to a residential tenant pursuant to said section 11 or said section 12 of said chapter 186 shall be accompanied by a form that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an attestation as to whether the tenant provided a declaration form pursuant to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order entitled “Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19”; (ii) an attestation as to whether the dwelling unit is a covered dwelling under section 4024(a)(1) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, and whether the notice to quit is in compliance with section 4024(c) of said act; (iii) documentation of any agreements between the tenant and landlord for the tenant to repay the landlord for non-payment of rent; and (iv) information on: (A) rental assistance programs including, but not limited to, the residential assistance for families in transition program and the emergency rental and mortgage assistance program; (B) applicable trial court rules, standing orders or emergency administrative orders pertaining to actions for summary process; and (C) any relevant federal or state legal restrictions on residential evictions. The form shall also prominently display the following statement:

“THIS NOTICE TO QUIT IS NOT AN EVICTION. YOU DO NOT NEED TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE YOUR UNIT. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH YOU CAN DEFEND AGAINST THE EVICTION. ONLY A COURT ORDER CAN FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR UNIT.”

The executive office of housing and economic development shall develop the form required under this subsection and make it publicly available on its website not later than December 18, 2020. The information in clause (iv) shall be made available in the 5 most common languages in the commonwealth, in addition to English. On or after December 18, 2020, a court having jurisdiction over an action for summary process pursuant to said chapter 239, including the Boston municipal court department, shall not, in an eviction for nonpayment of rent for a residential dwelling unit, accept for filing a writ, summons or complaint without proof of delivery of the form required under this subsection.

(b)  Notwithstanding section 11 or section 12 of chapter 186 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, from the passage of this act until the termination of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, declared by the governor on March 10, 2020, a landlord shall send electronically a copy of any notice to quit for nonpayment of rent given in writing by the landlord to a residential tenant pursuant to said section 11 or said section 12 of said chapter 186 to the executive office of housing and economic development; provided, however, that personal identifying information in notices to quit received by the executive office of housing and economic development shall not be a public record as defined by clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws or chapter 66 of the General Laws. The executive office of housing and economic development shall keep any personal identifying information in a notice to quit confidential; provided, however, that the executive office of housing and economic development may share such information with the individuals named in the notice to quit, the landlord or, to the extent permitted under federal law, a regional administering agency or housing consumer education center for the purposes of providing housing stability resources to tenants at risk of eviction.

(c)  The executive office of housing and economic development shall issue emergency regulations as necessary to implement this section.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5181]

SECTION 80.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“COVID-19 emergency”, the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of COVID-19 as declared by the governor on March 10, 2020.

“Short-term emergency rental assistance”, temporary financial assistance provided to a residential tenant to prevent an eviction or homelessness under the residential assistance for families in transition program, the emergency rental and mortgage assistance program or any other program established or modified as a result of the COVID-19 emergency and administered by the department of housing and community development, a municipality or a nonprofit entity administering such program, using public funds, on behalf of the department, a municipality or a federal agency to cure rent arrearage or provide financial assistance for moving cost assistance, including the payment of a security deposit.

(b)  Notwithstanding chapter 239 of the General Laws or any other general or special law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, during the COVID-19 emergency, a court having jurisdiction over an action for summary process under said chapter 239, including the Boston municipal court department, shall grant a continuance for a period as the court may deem just and reasonable if, either at the time the answer is timely filed or on the date the trial is scheduled to commence: (i) the tenancy is being terminated solely for non-payment of rent for a residential dwelling unit; (ii) the non-payment of rent was due to a financial hardship related to or exacerbated by the COVID-19 emergency; and (iii) the defendant demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the court, a pending application for short-term emergency rental assistance; provided, however, notwithstanding this subsection, the court may consider any meritorious counterclaim brought in said action for summary process; provided further, that the court shall issue a stay of execution on a judgment for possession if the requirements in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, are met; and provided further, that the court shall not enter a judgment or issue an execution before the application has been approved or denied.

(c)  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than the fifteenth day of each month during the COVID-19 emergency, the executive office of the trial court shall submit a report for the previous month to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on housing and the joint committee on the judiciary that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of actions for summary process entered and filed with each court having jurisdiction over an action for summary process; (ii) the number of default judgments entered, delineated by the reason for the summary process filing; (iii) the number of execution for possession orders granted, delineated by the reason for the summary process filing; (iv) the number of continuances requested and granted due to pending applications for short-term emergency rental assistance pursuant to subsection (b); (v) the number of stays issued due to pending applications for short-term emergency rental assistance pursuant to subsection (b); (vi) the average length of a continuance and stay granted under said subsection (b); (vii) the number of stays requested, granted or denied pursuant to sections 9 and 10 of chapter 239 of the General Laws; (viii) the number of landlords and tenants participating in pre-trial mediation and, to the extent practicable, the outcome of each mediation; (ix) the number of landlords and tenants receiving legal representation and legal services through on-site court diversion and support resources; and (x) any other relevant information as the trial court may decide.

SECTION 81.  Notwithstanding 430 CMR 22.06, 430 CMR 5.06 or any general or special law to the contrary, a reimbursable nonprofit organization shall have until June 30, 2021 to make payment in lieu of contributions pursuant to section 14 or section 14A of chapter 151A of the General Laws without penalty or interest.

SECTION 82.  Notwithstanding the annual reporting deadline of November 1 set forth in subsection (f) of section 2IIIII of chapter 29 of the General Laws, inserted by section 23, the commissioner of early education and care shall file its report pursuant to said subsection (f) of said section 2IIIII of said chapter 29 for calendar year 2021 not later than February 1, 2021.

SECTION 83.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amounts transferred pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 22C of chapter 32 of the General Laws shall be made available for the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund established in section 22 of said chapter 32. The amounts transferred pursuant to said subdivision (1) of said section 22C of said chapter 32 shall meet the commonwealth's obligations pursuant to said section 22C of said chapter 32, including retirement benefits payable by the state employees’ retirement system and the state teachers’ retirement system, for the costs associated with a 3 per cent cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to section 102 of said chapter 32, for the reimbursement of local retirement systems for previously authorized cost-of-living adjustments pursuant to said section 102 of said chapter 32 and for the costs of increased survivor benefits pursuant to chapter 389 of the acts of 1984. The state board of retirement and each city, town, county and district shall verify these costs, subject to 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 senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public service in advance of the distribution. Distributions shall not be made in advance of the date on which a payment is actually to be made. If the amount transferred pursuant to said subdivision (1) of said section 22C of said chapter 32 exceeds the amount necessary to adequately fund the annual pension obligations, the excess amount shall be credited to the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund established in subdivision (8) of said section 22 of said chapter 32 to reduce the unfunded pension liability of the commonwealth.

SECTION 84.  (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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021.

SECTION 85.  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 2021 to support the Medicare Saving 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, in writing, the amount to be transferred and an explanation of the amount of expected savings to those programs resulting from the transfer not less than 45 days before the transfer.

SECTION 86.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in hospital fiscal year 2021, 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 clerks of the senate and house of representatives and 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, 2022.

SECTION 87.  (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 from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund required under subsection (b) of section 189 of chapter 149 of the General Laws shall not apply in fiscal year 2021.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5181]

SECTION 88.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, during the COVID-19 emergency, the department of housing and community development shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on housing, detailing the activities of the governor’s COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative from the prior month. The report shall include a breakdown of each rental and housing assistance program, including, but not limited to: (a) the expansion of the residential assistance for families in transition program, which shall include: (i) the number of households who applied for assistance; (ii) the number of households approved for assistance; (iii) the number of households denied assistance and reason for such denial; (iv) the minimum, median and average amount of financial assistance awarded; (v) the average number of days between the submission of an application and its approval or denial; (vi) the number of landlords who applied for assistance on behalf of tenants; and (vii) a breakdown of how assistance was utilized by each household receiving assistance, including, but not limited to, curing rental arrears, moving expenses, security deposit, first and last month’s rent or other purposes; (b) the emergency rental and mortgage assistance program, which shall include: (i) the number of households who applied for assistance, delineated by rental assistance and mortgage assistance; (ii) the number of households approved for assistance, delineated by rental assistance and mortgage assistance; (iii) the number of households denied assistance and reason for such denial; (iv) the minimum, median and average amount of financial assistance awarded; (v) the average number of days between the submission of an application and its approval or denial; and (vi) a breakdown of how assistance was utilized by each household receiving assistance, including, but not limited to, curing rental arrears, curing mortgage arrears, moving expenses, security deposit, first and last month’s rent or other purposes; (c) the expansion of the housing consumer education centers, which shall include: (i) the number of households served, including number of households served by geographic area; and (ii) the number of special services coordinators assigned to each site; (d) rapid rehousing assistance through the HomeBase program, the Strategic Prevention Initiative and any other temporary program established to assist in rapid rehousing of families and individuals which shall include: (i) the number of households receiving assistance; (ii) the type of assistance given; and (iii) the average amount provided to each household receiving assistance; (e) the expansion of the tenancy preservation program which shall include: (i) the number of households served; (ii) the number of trained staff; and (iii) the number of applications filed; and (f) any other relevant information as the department may decide. The report shall also include the number of notices to quit received by the executive office of housing and economic development under section 79.

SECTION 89.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of revenue shall analyze the administrative and revenue impacts of implementing either an elective or mandatory entity-level tax on noncorporate businesses, coupled with a refundable tax credit equal to the distributive share of the entity-level tax for each owner or member, for the purposes of allowing such noncorporate business owners or members to avoid the limitation on the deduction for state and local taxes under section 11042 of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97. The analysis shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a review of entity-level taxes on noncorporate businesses, and corresponding refundable tax credits, in other states implemented for such purpose; (ii) a distributional analysis of which taxpayers would benefit from an entity-level tax and corresponding refundable tax credit; (iii) an assessment of administrative challenges related to the implementation of such entity-level tax and refundable tax credit; (iv) an estimate of the revenue impact, if any, of such entity-level tax and refundable tax credit; and (v) a description of any legislation that would be necessary to carry into effect the entity-level tax and refundable tax credit.

The department of revenue shall submit a report of its findings to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on revenue and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2021.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5183]

SECTION 90.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health, pursuant to its authority under subsection (g) of section 7 of chapter 94C of the General Laws, shall promulgate regulations to allow: (i) student nurses and recently graduated student nurses, as included in the definition of “nurse” in section 1 of said chapter 94C; (ii) medical specialty camp staff trained under the supervision of a practitioner as defined in section 1 of said chapter 94C; and (iii) certified diabetes care and education specialists in good standing with the Certification Board for Diabetes Education and Care, to administer medication to campers at medical specialty camps as defined in the state sanitary code.

SECTION 91.  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 2021 by increasing the final fiscal year 2020 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 2021. 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 92.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if the committee for public counsel services determines that there is a limited availability of qualified private counsel appointed or assigned to care and protection cases in any county, the committee may, by a majority vote, declare an emergency in that county.

(b)  Upon the declaration of an emergency pursuant to subsection (a), the committee may authorize a temporary increase in the rate of compensation for private counsel appointed or assigned to care and protection cases in that county who, prior to the declaration of an emergency, have billed not less than 350 hours in the current fiscal year as private counsel appointed or assigned to care and protection cases or who have billed not less than 700 hours in the previous fiscal year as private counsel appointed or assigned to care and protection cases. The committee shall designate a certain minimum number of cases to be taken by each private appointed counsel who is designated as eligible to receive the emergency temporary rate of compensation. The temporary increase in the rate of compensation shall be for new case assignments made on or after the date of the declaration of an emergency pursuant to subsection (a). The temporary increase in the rate of compensation shall apply for the duration of those new case assignments. The temporary increase in the rate of compensation for private counsel appointed or assigned to care and protection cases approved by the committee shall not exceed $75 per hour. If the committee determines that the increase in the rate of compensation has not resulted in a sufficient increase in the number of care and protection assignments being taken by private counsel, the committee may modify the eligibility criteria. The chief counsel shall notify the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means of any such modification.

(c)  Upon the declaration of an emergency pursuant to subsection (a), the chief counsel of the committee may waive the annual cap on billable hours for private counsel appointed or assigned to represent clients in care and protection cases in the specified county; provided, however, that any counsel appointed or assigned to such cases shall not be paid for any time billed in excess of 2,000 billable hours.

(d)  The committee may limit the availability of the rate of compensation authorized in subsection (b) based on the committee’s monitoring and evaluation of the performance of counsel under section 10 of chapter 211D of the General Laws or to attorneys whose offices are located in particular counties.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5183]

SECTION 93.  Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2021, of the $94,000,000 transferred in item 1595-6370 of section 2E, $90,500,000 shall be considered operating assistance and distributed to regional transit authorities based on fiscal year 2020 distributions, in accordance with the fiscal year 2020 bilateral memorandum of understanding between each regional transit authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; provided, however, that each regional transit authority shall receive operating assistance from this item of not less than the amount received in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that notwithstanding the forgoing, $3,500,000 of said operating assistance shall be distributed to each regional transit authority using a formula based on total transit ridership, the population of its member communities and service coverage area, provided that the formula be unanimously agreed to by all regional transit authorities and approved by the department. The operating assistance amount shall be spent to advance the goals and targets in the fiscal year 2020 bilateral memorandum of understanding between each regional transit authority and the department.

Of the amount to be distributed under item 1595-6370 of section 2E, $3,500,000 shall be distributed as performance grants to regional transit authorities. The performance grants shall be distributed to regional transit authorities that best demonstrate compliance with, or a 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. 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 any 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 31, 2021.

SECTION 94.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall, during fiscal year 2021, but prior to the calculation of the fiscal year 2021 consolidated net surplus in accordance with section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws, transfer not more than $1,700,000,000 to the General Fund from the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund, established by section 2H of chapter 29 of the General Laws, upon the written request of the secretary of administration and finance. The comptroller, in consultation with the secretary, may take the overall cash flow needs of the commonwealth into consideration in determining the timing of any transfer of funds. The comptroller shall provide a schedule of transfers to the secretary and to the senate and house committees on ways and means.

SECTION 95.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a remote learning attendance and participation tracking system shall be used by any school district that adopts a remote learning model pursuant to 603 CMR 27.08(3)(b) to ensure that all students engage in remote learning meaningfully and substantially participate in their remote learning. Such tracking system shall also account for: (i) students with an extended absence; (ii) efforts made by the district to contact each parent or guardian of a student with an extended absence; and (iii) rates of chronic absenteeism. Each district shall report attendance and participation information, presented at both the school- and grade-level, to the department of elementary and secondary education monthly in a form and manner prescribed by the department. This information shall be made publicly available on the department’s website.

SECTION 96.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than June 15, 2021, the health policy commission, in consultation with the board of registration in nursing, shall conduct an analysis and issue a report evaluating the commonwealth’s entry into the nurse licensure compact. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an analysis of registered nurse and licensed practical nurse job vacancies in the commonwealth broken down by practice specialization, and projected vacancies based on the demographics of the commonwealth’s nursing workforce and nursing school graduate retention rates; (ii) an analysis of whether entry into the nurse licensure compact would increase the commonwealth’s emergency and pandemic preparedness; (iii) an analysis of other states’ entry into the nurse licensure compact and any impact on quality of care resulting from entry; (iv) an evaluation of the number of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses granted a temporary license under the emergency orders issued by the governor and the commissioner of public health pursuant to the governor’s March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency and the number of disciplinary actions taken by the board of registration in nursing on such nurses; (v) a comparison of the board of registration in nursing’s oversight, background check and licensing authority under the emergency orders issued by the governor and the commissioner of public health pursuant the governor’s March 10, 2020 declaration of a state of emergency and upon entry into the nurse licensure compact; (vi) an analysis of the ability of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in the commonwealth to provide follow-up care across state lines, including via telehealth; (vii) an analysis of impacts to health care quality, cost and access resulting from other states’ entry into the nurse licensure compact, as well as anticipated impacts to health care quality, cost and access associated with entry into the nurse licensure compact by the commonwealth; and (viii) recommendations regarding the commonwealth’s entry into the nurse licensure compact. The report shall be filed with the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing.

SECTION 97.  (a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations to establish a statewide licensing process for home care agencies in the commonwealth. The commission shall study: (i) current licensure, reporting and oversight requirements across the long-term care services industry and support systems and other relevant state agencies, including the provider monitoring conducted by the aging services access points established in section 4B of chapter 19A of the General Laws, to avoid duplication or conflicting requirements; (ii) home care agency licensure requirements in other states; (iii) processes for implementing a statewide home care agency licensure process; and (iv) current licensure processes in the health care industry in Massachusetts. The commission may hold hearings and invite testimony from experts and the public to gather information, best practices and general feedback.

(b)  The commission shall consist of the following 13 members: the commissioner of public health or their designee, who shall serve as chair; the secretary of elder affairs or their designee; the secretary of health and human services or their designee; the assistant secretary for MassHealth or their designee; the chairs of the joint committee on elder affairs or their designees; and 7 persons to be appointed by the governor: 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Home Care Aide Council, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Home Care, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts division of 1199SEIU-UHE, 1 of whom shall be a consumer of home care services and 1 of whom shall be representative of a home care agency that operates in multiple localities throughout the commonwealth.

(c)  The commission shall make recommendations on: (i) strategies to implement a statewide home care agency licensure process; (ii) licensure, reporting and oversight requirements for the home care agencies; (iii) the standards for the issuance of a provisional license; (iv) ensuring recommendations for home care agency licensure process will align with state oversight process already in place through the aging services access points established in section 4B of chapter 19A of the General Laws, the home care worker registry established in section 4D of said chapter 19A and the nurse aide registry pursuant to sections 72F to 72L, inclusive, of chapter 111 of the General Laws; and (v) any other matters pertaining to licensing home care agencies.

(d)  The commission shall submit a report containing its findings and 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, the joint committee on elder affairs and the joint committee on public health not later than October 1, 2021.

SECTION 98.  There shall be an interagency task force to review and investigate water and ground contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances across the commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 19 members: 3 members who shall be appointed by the senate president, 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair; 1 of whom shall be a scientist with expertise in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance-contaminated water; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 3 members who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall serve as co-chair; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 of whom shall be a physician trained in environmental medicine; the attorney general or their designee; the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or their designee; the secretary of public safety and security or their designee; the commissioner of environmental protection or their designee; the commissioner of public health or their designee; the commissioner of agricultural resources or their designee; the director of the Massachusetts emergency management agency or their designee; the state fire marshal or their designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc. or their designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority or their designee; and the executive director of the Massachusetts Water Works Association, Inc. or their designee.

The task force shall: (i) gather and review information regarding known locations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances detection and create response plan strategies; (ii) identify significant data gaps in the knowledge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and develop recommendations to address the gaps; (iii) identify opportunities for public education regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination and the effects of its exposure on public health and the environment; (iv) identify the sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination and exposure pathways that pose the greatest risk to public health and the environment; (v) examine the benefits and burdens of various treatment and disposal options for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contaminated media; (vi) assess how state agencies can most effectively use their existing authority and resources to reduce or eliminate priority risks from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination; (vii) determine the inventory and use of fluorinated aqueous forming foam in firefighting and fire training activities and evaluate effective non-fluorinated alternatives; (viii) examine data regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in freshwater fish and marine organisms and determine whether further examination is warranted; (ix) examine and estimate the cost to mitigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in known locations across the commonwealth; and (x) examine ways to limit exposure of Massachusetts residents to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through food packaging.

The task force shall file a report of its findings and recommendations, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means, the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture, the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on public health, the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security not later than December 31, 2021.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5184]

SECTION 99.  (a) For any annual or special municipal or state primary or election held on or before March 31, 2021, any person taking precautions related to COVID-19 in response to a declared state of emergency or guidance from a medical professional, local or state health official or any civil authority shall be deemed to be unable to cast their vote in person at a polling location by reason of physical disability.

(b)  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, subsection (c) of section 91B of chapter 54 of the General Laws shall apply to voters who have been instructed by a medical professional or a local or state health official to self-quarantine in their home beginning after noon on the seventh day before any annual or special municipal or state primary or election held on or before March 31, 2021 and such voters may designate their home address for delivery of the ballot.

(c)  Notwithstanding section 25B of said chapter 54 or any other general or special law to the contrary, any eligible voter may vote early by mail or as prescribed herein for any annual or special municipal or state primary or election held on or before March 31, 2021.

(d)  Any qualified voter wanting to early vote by mail may file with their local election official an application for an early voting ballot. Any form of written communication evidencing a desire to have an early voting ballot be sent for use for voting at an election shall be given the same effect as an application made in the form prescribed by the state secretary. Local election officials shall send early voting by mail ballots to those who have applied as soon as ballots are available. No application shall be deemed to be seasonably filed unless it is received in the office of the local election official before 5 P.M. on the fourth business day before the date on which the election is held.

(e)  Local election officials may substitute absentee ballots for early voting ballots for those voters requesting to vote early by mail in municipal elections. An early voting ballot or absentee ballot substituted for an early voting ballot, along with an envelope bearing an affidavit as set forth in said section 25B of said chapter 54, shall be provided to each qualified voter who participates in early voting by mail.

(f)  The local election officials shall cause to be placed on the voting lists opposite the name of a qualified voter who participates in early voting the letters “EV” designating an early voter.

(g)  The counting of early voting ballots shall be consistent with said section 25B of said chapter 54 and related regulations to the extent practicable. All envelopes referred to in this section shall be retained with the ballots cast at the election and shall be preserved and destroyed in the manner provided by law for the retention, preservation or destruction of official ballots.

(h)(1)  A voter in receipt of an early voting ballot for any election pursuant to this section may complete and return the ballot by: (i) delivering it in person to the office of the appropriate city or town clerk; (ii) dropping it in a secured municipal drop box; or (iii) mailing it to the appropriate city or town clerk.

(2)  All early voting ballots submitted by mail, delivered in person to the office of the city or town clerk or returned to a secured municipal drop box as provided by this section shall be received by the city or town clerk before the hour fixed for closing the polls on the day of the election.

(i)  Notwithstanding section 24 of said chapter 54 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the select board, board of selectmen, town council or city council may, by recorded and public vote, change any polling place to be used at the election not less than 20 days prior to the date of the election if it is determined that the public convenience or public health would be better served. If the select board, board of selectmen or town council determines that the public convenience or public health would be better served, they may house all polling places in a single building within the municipality if such building is suitably equipped; provided, however, that alcoholic beverages shall not be served or consumed in that portion of a building used as a polling place, during voting hours or while ballots are being counted therein. In cities, the city council may designate polling places in non-adjacent precincts if they determine the public convenience or public health would be better served. In making a decision to change a polling place, the select board, board of selectmen, town council or city council shall evaluate and report on whether such change would have a disparate, adverse impact on access to the polls on the basis of race, national origin, disability, income or age and, not later than 3 days prior to changing a polling place, shall make publicly available on its website and at the office of the town or city clerk a report on its evaluation. When the polling places have been designated pursuant to this section, the board of registrars shall post on the municipal website and at other such places as it may determine, a description of the polling places and shall notify voters by using an electronic means, to the extent available, such as via email or reverse 911 call.

(j)  Notwithstanding section 29 of chapter 53 of the General Laws, sections 11, 11B, 12 and 13 of said chapter 54 or any other general or special law to the contrary, if the city or town clerk determines in writing that there is a deficiency in the number of required election officers, then the appointing authority may appoint election officers without regard to political party membership, voter status, residence in the city or town or inclusion on a list filed by a political party committee pursuant to said sections 11B and 12 of said chapter 54. If the position of the warden, clerk or inspector or the deputy of any such officer, if any, is vacant within the 3 weeks preceding the election, the city or town clerk may fill the vacancy by appointing a competent person willing to serve, without regard to political party membership, voter status, residence in the city or town or inclusion on a list filed by a political party committee pursuant to said sections 11B and 12 of said chapter 54.

(k)  Notwithstanding sections 67 and 83 of said chapter 54 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city or town clerk may eliminate the requirement that a voter provide their name or residence to an election officer at the ballot box and that the election officer mark the name off a voting list before the voter may deposit the ballot in the ballot box.

SECTION 100.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-

“Covered establishment”, a restaurant or other eating or drinking establishment offering same-day food or drink for sale in a single commercial transaction through any third-party delivery service platform, from 1 or more retail locations within the commonwealth.

“Third-party delivery service company”, a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity qualified to do business in the commonwealth that is engaged in facilitating same-day delivery or pickup of food and beverages through a third-party delivery service platform for not less than 20 separately owned and operated covered establishments.

(b)(1)  A third-party delivery service company shall not use a likeness, trademark or other intellectual property belonging to a covered establishment without obtaining written consent from said establishment to use the likeness, trademark or other intellectual property. Written consent under this subsection shall be reflected in a valid agreement.

(2)  To enter into a valid agreement under this section, the third-party delivery service company shall be registered to do business in this state.

(3)  An agreement under this section shall not require the covered establishment to indemnify the third-party delivery service company, an independent contractor acting on behalf of the third-party delivery service company, or a registered agent of the third-party delivery service company for damages or harm that may occur after a product leaves the said establishment’s place of business. A provision of an agreement that is contrary to this section is void and unenforceable.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5185]

SECTION 101.  In fiscal year 2021, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall, to the extent feasible, as part of the Forging Ahead service planning process, utilize any increase in revenue collections that results from the changes under sections 29 and 30 to prevent the elimination of transit services and closure of commuter rail stations and ensure the continued progress of capital projects of which substantial progress has been made. Not less than 90 days before any commuter rail or transit station closure, ferry closure or bus route elimination, the authority shall hold at least 1 public hearing in the community where the station or route is located. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from making reasonable service reductions to frequency or schedules; provided, however, that no such change shall unduly harm public transit riders or the communities served by the Massachusetts Bay Transpiration Authority. If, after the effective date of this act, the authority receives additional federal funding in response to the COVID-19 emergency, the authority shall make reasonable efforts, consistent with any federal or state requirements, to prioritize the use of such funding for the restoration of any capital projects scaled back and any service eliminations or reductions that unduly impact ridership as a result of the Forging Ahead service planning process. The authority shall submit to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation a report detailing any proposed service reduction, route elimination, commuter rail station closure or capital project delay not less than 30 days before any such reduction, elimination, closure or delay is scheduled to begin.

SECTION 102.  (a) There shall be a COVID-19 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors’ Safety Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the department of public health, in consultation with the executive office of public safety.

(b)  The fund shall consist of: (i) appropriations or monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (ii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations and rebates received by the commonwealth. Monies in the fund that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.

(c)  The funds shall be expended, without further appropriation, to provide grants to support domestic and sexual violence liaisons, advocacy and outreach in communities throughout the commonwealth. The grants shall be administered by the department of public health as follows:

(i)  50 per cent of the funds shall be expended to local public safety organizations who: (1) have domestic and sexual violence liaisons as employees or volunteers; or (2) partner with domestic and sexual violence liaisons. The grants shall support expanding resources and services to domestic and sexual violence survivors during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided, that the grants may be used to: (1) enhance and expand services for domestic and sexual violence survivors and children witnessing or exposed to domestic or sexual violence, including safety planning, counseling and support and emergency services, including medical care, safe phones, food and transportation; (2) expand access to translator services for liaisons working with domestic and sexual violence survivors; (3) develop and expand access to virtual services, supports and programs; and (4) establish an information and outreach campaign, in multiple languages, to provide information about the availability of services and supports for domestic and sexual violence survivors.

    (ii)  50 per cent of the funds shall be expended to support community-based or residential domestic and sexual violence programs and rape crisis centers to: (1) enhance and expand services for domestic and sexual violence survivors and children witnessing or exposed to domestic violence including, but not limited to, advocacy in 1 or more of the following areas: (a) medical; (b) criminal or civil legal advocacy; (c) housing; (d) culturally and linguistically specific; and (e) basic needs, including food, communication, technology and transportation; and (2) develop and expand access to virtual services, supports and programs.

(d)  The department of public health, in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security, shall determine the criteria for the award of grants to local public safety organizations with domestic and sexual violence liaisons pursuant to clause (i) of subsection (c). The criteria shall include the ability to: (i) provide an enhanced response to survivors of domestic and sexual violence; (ii) connect survivors with local providers and other resources within the community; and (iii) address the needs of diverse populations, including diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic and LGBTQ populations; provided, that grants shall be awarded to local public safety organizations in diverse geographic areas throughout the commonwealth.

(e)  The department of public health shall determine the criteria for the award of the grants to community based or residential domestic violence programs and rape crisis centers pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection (c). The criteria shall include the ability to provide: (i) enhanced advocacy and outreach for survivors of domestic and sexual violence; or (ii) innovative approaches to meet the complex needs of survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

(f)  Not later than July 1, 2021, the department of public health shall submit a report to the clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public health. The report shall include: (i) the communities with local public safety organizations in receipt of the grant funding, including geographic location in the commonwealth; (ii) the communities with community based or residential domestic and sexual violence programs or rape crisis centers in receipt of the grant funding, including geographic location in the commonwealth; (iii) a breakdown of the amount each community received; (iv) a description of the type of expanded services, information campaign or other supports and resources offered by the local public safety organizations as a result of the grant funding; and (v) a description of the enhanced advocacy and outreach for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and other innovative approaches to meet the complex needs of survivors offered by community based or residential domestic and sexual violence programs and rape crisis centers as a result of the grant funding.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5181]

SECTION 103.  For the purposes of this section, “COVID-19 emergency” shall mean the state of emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease outbreak declared by the governor on March 10, 2020.

From the passage of this act until 45 days after the termination of the COVID-19 emergency, there shall be a task force on the COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative. The task force shall track the initiative’s outcomes and make recommendations on how to improve its effectiveness, efficiency and reach.

The task force shall make recommendations relative to all aspects of the COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative including, but not limited to, the administration and accessibility of: (i) Mass211 Inc. services; (ii) intakes and referrals by housing consumer education centers; (iii) short-term emergency rental assistance programs including, but not limited to, the rental assistance for families in transition program and the emergency rental and mortgage assistance program; (iv) the upstream tenancy preservation program; (v) community mediation; (vi) legal representation and related services; (vii) the HomeBASE household assistance program; (viii) the strategic prevention initiative; and (ix) the eviction process in the trial court of the commonwealth. The task force may also propose new initiatives to supplement existing programs intended to prevent evictions or homelessness during the COVID-19 emergency.

The task force shall consist of the following persons or their designees: the chairs of the joint committee on housing, who shall serve as co-chairs; the secretary of housing and economic development; the chief justice of the trial court; the chief justice of the housing court department; and 8 persons appointed by the governor, 4 of whom shall represent organizations dedicated to preserving residential tenancies or housing low or moderate income households and 4 of whom shall represent landlords or real estate organizations. The task force shall consult with other individuals with relevant expertise, including academics, researchers and housing stability service providers, as needed.

The task force shall meet as frequently as the co-chairs deem necessary, but not less than once a month. Not later than January 31, 2021, and as frequently as the co-chairs deem necessary thereafter, the task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, however, that the task force may submit interim reports and recommendations at any time.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5187]

SECTION 104.  (a) The executive office of administration and finance, in consultation with the office of the comptroller, shall develop and operate a publicly accessible and searchable website to provide reporting on expenditures made by the commonwealth from funds received through the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-123, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Public Law 116-127, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Public Law 116-136, Public Law 116-147 and any additional federal funds committed to the commonwealth to provide financial assistance in response to the novel coronavirus and aid in ongoing public health, community and economic recovery efforts, including, but not limited to, funds appropriated to the federal coronavirus relief trust fund under section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the General Laws.

The website shall be updated weekly and shall: (i) allow users to search electronically by field in a single search: (A) aggregated data by federal program; (B) category of spending; and (C) recipient; (ii) allow users to download information yielded by a search; and (iii) where possible, contain graphical representations of the data and a hyperlink to the actual grants issued.

(b)  The website shall provide a breakdown of: (i) all federal grants and direct funds committed to the commonwealth, an independent agency, a quasi-independent agency, including, but not limited to, a regional transit authority, a county or a municipality; (ii) amounts of federal grants and direct funds committed to the commonwealth, by federal program and administering state agency; (iii) amounts of federal reimbursements for state expenditures received through enhanced federal medical assistance percentage, reimbursements provided by the federal emergency management agency due to a national emergency declaration or other federal reimbursements related to the novel coronavirus; (iv) expenditures, for each federal program, by category of spending, purpose of expenditure, date of expenditure and recipient; (v) committed expenditures not yet made for each federal program, by category of spending, purpose of planned expenditure, date of planned expenditure and recipient; (vi) current balance of funds not yet expended and balance of funds not yet committed to be expended for each federal program; (vii) planned use of available funding not yet committed for expenditure for each federal program, by category of spending and purpose of expenditure.

(c)  To the maximum extent possible, the website shall be supported by federal relief funds received through sources identified in subsection (a).

(d)  The secretary of administration and finance shall implement this section not later than February 1, 2021.

SECTION 105.  There shall be a special commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to study equity and access to telecommunications services, including but not limited to broadband internet, for students and families in the commonwealth and to make recommendations to address inequity and the digital divide for students and families with limited access to telecommunications services. The commission shall consist of the secretary of education, or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; 2 members to be appointed by the governor who shall have experience in broadband technology; 3 members of the senate of which the senate president shall appoint 1 to serve as co-chair, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and 1 of whom shall be a member of the minority party to be appointed by the senate minority leader; 3 members of the house of representatives of which the speaker of the house shall appoint 1 to serve as co-chair, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and 1 of whom shall be a member of the minority party who shall be appointed by the house minority leader; and 1 member to be appointed by each of the following organizations: Latinos for Education, Inc., the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, Inc., the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc., the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc., the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the New England Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc. and the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts.

The commission shall research, assess and develop recommendations for improving access to broadband internet and other telecommunications services throughout the commonwealth, particularly in low-income communities, rural communities and communities of color. The commission shall: (i) evaluate current levels of access to telecommunications services of households and communities in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, access to broadband internet and low-cost cell phone plans; (ii) identify obstacles encountered by municipalities and the commonwealth in improving telecommunications infrastructure and access; (iii) examine relevant federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances related to telecommunications service access, including efforts and best practices of other states to improve telecommunications service access; (iv) assess the impact of a lack of access to telecommunications services on students in elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools in the commonwealth on remote, in-person and hybrid learning during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, including by collecting data from students, families and school districts to assess the extent to which the lack of access to technology and telecommunications services prevents students from completing homework and other coursework or otherwise fully participating in remote, in-person and hybrid education; (v) review federal grant and funding sources; and (vi) assess statewide needs and ways to address barriers to providing equitable opportunities for technology education, including recommendations for developing, enhancing and expanding statewide standards and programming in support of digital literacy training and education for adults and students, improvements to technology curriculum in elementary and secondary schools including the Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Frameworks and the Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now grant program.

The commission shall submit a report with the results of its study and any recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, to the house and senate clerks not later than July 31, 2021.

SECTION 106.  There shall be a special legislative Early Education and Care Economic Review commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to review how childcare programming is funded in the commonwealth and to make recommendations for potential legislative changes in funding and related policies as the commission deems appropriate.

In conducting its review, the commission shall seek to determine the early educational programs and services necessary to achieve the commonwealth’s goal of expanding access to high quality early education and care programming, which is necessary for supporting children, working families and the commonwealth’s continued economic prosperity.

To assist the commission in carrying out its review, the secretary of housing and economic development and the commissioner of early education and care each shall provide to the commission any data and information the commission considers relevant to its charge.

The commission shall include the following members: the chairs of the joint committee on education, who shall serve as co-chairs; the chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, who shall serve as co-vice-chairs; the secretary of education, or a designee; the secretary of housing and economic development, or a designee; the commissioner of early education and care, or a designee; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or a designee; the speaker of the house of representatives, or a house member designee; the president of the senate, or a senate member designee; the minority leader of the house of representatives, or a house member designee; the minority leader of the senate, or a senate member designee; a private-pay early education and care provider who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house; a representative from a Massachusetts youth organization with a proven record of supporting early education and care licensed programming for high numbers of vulnerable children and youth, who shall be appointed by the senate president; a Massachusetts employer or business leader outside the field of early education and care who has a proven record of supporting access to high quality early education and care programs and services, who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house; a Massachusetts employer or business leader outside the field of early education and care who has a proven record of supporting access to high quality early education and care programs and services, who shall be appointed by the senate president; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Early Education and Care, or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc., or a designee; a representative of the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership, Inc.; the executive director of the Massachusetts Head Start Association, Inc., or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, or a designee; the executive director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc., or a designee; the director of Strategies for Children, Inc. or a designee; the president-elect of the Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children, Inc., or a designee; and 3 members who shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be an early educator in a community serving high percentages of low-income children, 1 of whom shall be a representative of family child-care in the commonwealth and 1 of whom shall be an employer or business leader in the commonwealth with a proven record of supporting access to high quality early education and care programs and services.

In appointing members of the commission, consideration shall be given to race, gender, socioeconomic and geographic diversity that is reflective of the early education and care workforce and those it serves.

The commission shall review and report on: (i) funding streams supporting early education and care in the commonwealth; (ii) models for accessing childcare, including, but not limited to providing employee benefits that include childcare, and areas for replication; (iii) challenges to providing continued access to high quality early education and care due to the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and ways to support and stabilize the early education and care workforce; (iv) an assessment of supports provided to early education and care programs in the commonwealth during 2020, including those efforts to stabilize programs serving the commonwealth's most vulnerable children and families; (v) the economic impact COVID-19 has had on childcare providers and the economy, including the impact on parent-pay programs not supported through a state subsidy; (vi) policies and programs needed to create an early education and care system that provides increased opportunities for access to high quality early education and care programs, including, but not limited to, the provisions in chapter 15D of the General Laws; and (vii) any other relevant topic the chairs deem necessary.

The special commission shall hold no fewer than 5 public meetings and incorporate feedback from the early education and care sector, families, employers and other relevant stakeholders from across the commonwealth.

The special commission shall submit a report of its findings and any recommendations by filing its report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, not later than March 1, 2021.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5186]

SECTION 107.  Grants from the amounts collected pursuant to subsection (a) of section 13T of chapter 23A of the General Laws allocated to regional tourism councils pursuant to clause (ii) of subsection (d) of said section 13T of said chapter 23A for fiscal year 2021 shall be distributed not later than January 1, 2021. Grants from the amounts collected pursuant to subsection (b) of said section 13T of said chapter 23A allocated to regional tourism councils pursuant to said clause (ii) of said subsection (d) of said section 13T of said chapter 23A for fiscal year 2020 shall be distributed not later than January 1, 2021 according to the current allocation formula.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5188]

SECTION 108.  The department of public health shall issue a report detailing the rules, regulations, guidance and best practices in place as of the effective date of this act to prevent the transmission of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, from patients being discharged from hospital facilities to nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers and other congregate care facilities. The report shall include summaries and references to the rules, regulations, guidance and best practices on: (i) testing patients, including the frequency of testing; (ii) testing staff, including the frequency of testing; (iii) protocols related to non-COVID-19 hospitalizations, including discharge procedures; (iv) protocols related to COVID-19 hospitalizations, including discharge procedures; (v) the use of personal protective equipment for patients over 70 years of age, including for staff who directly treat said patients; and (vi) precautions for the transfer of patients from a hospital facility to a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center or other congregate care facility.

No later than February 1, 2021, the department of public health shall make the report publicly available on the department’s website and submit the report to the clerks of the house and senate, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on elder affairs.

SECTION 109.  The commissioner of early education and care shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on education no later than January 15, 2021 regarding potential early education and care financing models that support program stability and sustainability for the purposes of administering the Early Education and Care Public-Private Trust Fund pursuant to section 2IIIII of chapter 29 of the General Laws, including, but not limited to, how such models may be supported by the commonwealth’s COVID-19 recovery plan.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5189]

SECTION 110.  Not later than January 15, 2021, the department of children and families, in coordination with the department of elementary and secondary education, where applicable, shall report on statewide efforts taken since March 16, 2020 to monitor student attendance for children with active cases at the department of children and families, whether school participation is virtual, in-person, or a hybrid thereof, and shall report on any steps taken, or barriers to, ensuring active coordination between said agencies for the purpose of monitoring student attendance and meaningful school engagement with families who have active cases at the department of children and families.

SECTION 111.  Section 92 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 112.  Sections 8, 33 and 34 shall take effect on January 1, 2021.

SECTION 113.  Sections 9, 22, 24, 38, 39, 75, 76, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 91, 93 and 94 shall take effect as of July 1, 2020.

SECTION 114.  Sections 29 and 30 shall take effect on April 1, 2021.

SECTION 115.  Sections 35, 36, 58 and 111 shall take effect on July 1, 2021.

This section was returned by the Governor with an amendment [for message, see House, No. 5180]

SECTION 116.  Section 69 shall take effect as of December 1, 2020.

Approved, December 11, 2020.