Chapter 24

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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

SECTION 1.  To provide for the maintenance of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth, and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving monies under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government, as well as in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth.  Each agency, board, department, commission or division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all terms and conditions of employment.

SECTION 1A.  In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section, by source, for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for fiscal year 2022 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 2022 pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

 

Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue by Source and Budgeted Fund (in Millions)

 

FY2022 CONSENSUS

Source	All Budgeted Funds*	General Fund	Commonwealth Transportation Fund	Other Major Funds	Other Funds
Alcoholic Beverages	94.6	94.6	-	-	-
Banks	36.3	36.3	-	-	-
Cigarettes	304.8	304.8	-	-	-
Corporations	3,491.8	3,491.8	-	-	-
Deeds	334.1	334.1	-	-	-
Income	19,895.3	19,895.3	-	-	-
Inheritance and Estate	704.3	704.3	-	-	-
Insurance	626.6	602.1	-	-	24.5
Marijuana Excise	124.7	-	-	124.7	-
Motor Fuel	792.9	-	791.9	-	1.0
Public Utilities	-	-	-	-	-
Room Occupancy	149.7	149.7	-	-	-
Sales - Regular	5,762.1	3,782.5	-	-	1,979.6
Sales - Meals	1,049.3	1,049.3	-	-	-
Sales - Motor Vehicles	962.2	-	630.0	-	332.2
Miscellaneous	21.4	21.4	-	-	-
Total Tax Revenues	34,350.2	30,466.4	1,421.9	124.7	2,337.3
Statutory Transfers
Source
Annual Contribution to the State Pension System	(3,415.2)	(3,415.2)	-	-	-
Sales Tax Transfer to the MBTA	(1,235.9)	-	-	-	(1,235.9)
Sales Tax Transfer to the MSBA	(1,075.9)	-	-	-	(1,075.9)
UI Surcharge to the Workforce Training Trust Fund	(24.5)	-	-	-	(24.5)
Excess Capital Gains to the Stabilization Fund	(1,137.0)	(1,137.0)	-	-	-
Excess Capital Gains to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund	(63.2)	(63.2)	-	-	-
Excess Capital Gains to the Pension Liability Fund	(63.2)	(63.2)	-	-	-
Total Consensus Taxes for Budget	(7,014.7)	(4,678.5)	-	-	(2,336.3)
FY2022 OTHER TAXES
Source
Tax-Related Settlements & Judgments	50.0	50.0	-	-	-
Charitable Deduction Delay	64.0	64.0	-	-	-
SALT Pass-Through Entity Excise	90.0	90.0	-	-	-
Life Sciences	5.0	5.0	-	-	-
Childcare and Dependent Tax Credit	(16.3)	(16.3)	-	-	-
MEFA College Savings Tax Deduction	(2.3)	(2.3)	-	-	-
Other Tax Total	190.4	190.4	-	-	-
TOTAL TAXES FOR BUDGET	27,525.9	25,978.3	1,421.9	124.7	1.0
Non-Tax Revenue
Federal Reimbursements	14,027.6	14,019.6	-	-	8.0
Departmental Revenues	5,211.8	4,455.8	682.5	47.5	25.9
Consolidated Transfers	3,296.5	1,955.3	31.4	141.0	1,168.8
TOTAL NON-TAX REVENUE FOR BUDGET	22,535.9	20,430.7	714.0	188.5	1,202.7
FY2022 Grand Total	50,061.8	46,409.1	2,135.8	313.2	1,203.7

 

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

 

 

 

 

0320-0003........ For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices........................................................................ $10,347,781

 

0320-0010........ For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county $2,070,205

 

0321-0001........ For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct.................................. $1,016,096

 

0321-0100........ For the services of the board of bar examiners............................................... $1,985,692

 

 

 

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 September 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 that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency of items 0321-1500, 0321-1510 and 0321-1520 for fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the committee shall submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means in a cumulative manner and which shall be compared with data from the current period to the previous 2 fiscal years; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the caseload of attorneys in charge compared to the caseload of public defenders; (ii) the number of cases handled by the committee in each reporting period, 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 2 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; and (xiv) the staffing efficiencies that have been achieved; and (xv) any total savings or efficiencies associated with the 20 per cent public defender representation mandate compared to the previous 25 per cent public defender representation mandate.............................................................................. $73,844,843

 

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 2022, prior appropriation continued $168,000,000

 

0321-1520........ For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court on behalf of persons who are indigent as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $1,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered prior to fiscal year 2022................................................................ $23,365,014

 

 

 

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, 2022, the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means using the most recent United States Census Bureau population data available that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of persons assisted by the programs funded by the corporation in the prior fiscal year; (ii) any proposed expansion of legal services, delineated by type of service, target population and cost; and (iii) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents who received services from the corporation, delineated by type of case and geographic location; provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization to provide representation; and provided further, that notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, funds shall be expended for the Disability Benefits Project, the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project............................................................... $35,000,000

 

 

 

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; provided, that funds shall be expended for the establishment of a satellite office in the western region of the commonwealth....................................................... $2,272,481

 

 

0321-2100........ For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services............................................... $2,358,482

 

 

0321-2205........ For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county.................. $2,489,354

 

 

0322-0100         For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices......................................... $14,159,305

 

 

0330-0101........ For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court; provided, that not less than $1,326,978 shall be expended to hire recall judges......................... $77,521,032

 

0330-0300........ For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court nonemployee 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 shall recommend methods to remove those barriers to guarantee provision of competent representation and inclusive practices in every courtroom; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to maintain the fiscal year 2021 rate increases for juvenile court investigators; provided further, that not less than $1,130,000 shall be expended to hire mental health clinicians; provided further, that said mental health clinicians shall be distributed to court facilities in a geographically equitable manner; provided further, that funds may be expended to provide information and assistance to self-represented litigants; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for pro-bono legal services to low-income residents of the city of Chelsea provided by Chelsea Legal Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for community outreach clinics and pro bono activities of the University of Massachusetts School of Law to provide direct legal assistance in the area of tenants’ rights; 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 4, 2022 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 in 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 7, 2022; 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: (1) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation; (2) the item number of the appropriation making the transfer; (3) the item number of the appropriation receiving the transfer; and (4) the reason for the transfer................................................. $285,354,299

 

0330-0344........ For the continued administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans court program and study first established in section 33 of chapter 62 of the acts of 2014 $220,115

 

0330-0410         For the implementation of alternative dispute resolution programming; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for online dispute resolution................. $1,332,273

 

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

 

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 2022 as selected in fiscal year 2021 to: (i) monitor program fidelity and design; (ii) implement the model; and (iii) collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; provided further, that said program shall be conducted at both a district and a superior court; provided further, that the trial court shall maintain this probation program in the 10 court locations currently in operation; and provided further, that not later than March 15, 2022, 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................................................................... $999,395

 

0330-0601........ For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2022, 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 the transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (iii) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (iv) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting............................................... $6,872,855

 

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, 2022, 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 state 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 state 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 March 1, 2022, each state agency or department receiving funding from this item shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, as applicable, participation, completion and recidivism rates, delineated by gender; provided further, that the department of correction shall expend not less than $637,500 to expand recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the department of correction shall submit a report to the executive office of public safety and security, the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary on participation, completion and recidivism rates for said recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that the report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not less than $345,000 shall be expended 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; provided further, that 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 the sheriffs’ offices that receive grant funding shall report participation, completion and recidivism rates annually to the executive office of public safety and security; provided further, that the report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, copies of the report shall be provided to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary; provided further, that 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, 2022, 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 2022 compared to prior fiscal years; and (iii) average length of delays in fiscal year 2022 compared to prior fiscal years; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to: (a) evaluate the caseload of parole and probation officers; (b) hire new officers accordingly; and (c) expand programs and services at community corrections centers; provided further, that not less than $1,600,000 shall be expended for a transitional youth early intervention probation pilot program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to improve case management and data-tracking capacity in the office of the commissioner of probation; and provided further, that not less than $5,075,000 shall be expended in conjunction with the executive office of health and human services to develop and implement a behavioral health strategy, including statewide capacity to track the utilization of behavioral health care services and behavioral health outcomes for persons in the criminal justice system within the Medicaid management information system................................................................... $7,962,500

 

 

0331-0100........ For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk’s office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping........................................................................................... $33,640,028

 

 

 

0332-0100........ For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the district court of Chelsea shall be the permanent location for the northern trial session to handle 6-person jury cases; and provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties related to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk-magistrate of said district court............................................................ $72,444,291

 

 

 

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.... $33,800,469

 

 

 

0334-0001........ For the operation of the land court department............................................... $4,267,397

 

 

 

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........................................................ $13,173,916

 

 

 

0337-0002         For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a grant to One Can Help, Inc. for the purpose of providing assistance and resources for families in juvenile courts statewide; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on the Worcester county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $136,000 shall be expended on the Franklin and Hampshire county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $180,000 shall be expended on the Hampden county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $167,000 shall be expended on the Essex county court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $240,000 shall be expended on the Boston court-appointed special advocates program; and provided further, that not less than $64,000 shall be expended on the Berkshire county court-appointed special advocates program..................................................................................... $22,002,217

 

 

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 not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the expansion of Communities for Restorative Justice, Inc. pursuant to chapter 276B of the General Laws; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision making with regard to detention, release on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court;  provided further, that not later than November 1, 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 in the courts; (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

 

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, 2022, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to evaluate community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections center compares based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per-client-day basis; (iv) the standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) plans for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the sheriffs’ offices; provided further, that the executive director 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 in section 1 of chapter 211F of the General Laws, to any person released from incarceration including, but not limited to, any probationer or parolee...................................................................................................... $26,889,514

 

0339-1005........ For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation for cities and towns, acting either individually or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention that serve youths and their families including, but not limited to: (i) connecting youths to mental health services; (ii) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (iii) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (iv) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office shall give preference to applications that: (a) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement, 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, 2022, 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 persons returning from incarceration; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the office of the commissioner 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...................................................... $9,640,888

 

 

 

 

0339-2100........ For the office of jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws... $3,141,449

 

 

 

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............... $24,414,212

 

0340-0198         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $394,832

 

 

 

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................................................... $20,638,975

 

0340-0298         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $585,049

 

 

 

 

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................................................... $12,348,049

 

0340-0398         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $562,045

 

 

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................................................... $13,457,724

 

0340-0498         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $468,392

 

 

 

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................................................... $13,775,029

 

0340-0598         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $481,209

 

 

 

0340-0600         For the Northwestern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the anti-crime task force; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $62,500........................... $8,403,587

 

0340-0698         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Northwestern district attorney’s office............................................................................................... $333,308

 

 

 

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................................................... $12,303,168

 

0340-0798         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $484,031

 

 

 

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................................................... $10,899,153

 

0340-0898         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $486,679

 

 

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................................................... $12,018,494

 

0340-0998         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $570,608

 

 

 

0340-1000         For the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $62,500........................................ $5,439,924

 

0340-1098         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office............................................................................................... $315,735

 

 

 

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................................................................ $5,122,027

 

0340-1198         For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney’s office.............................................................................................................. $257,385

 

 

 

 

0340-0203         For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs for nonviolent young adult drug offenders; provided, that individuals using heroin or other opiate derivatives who are arrested for nonviolent crimes shall be eligible for such programs; provided further, that individuals charged with violent crimes shall not be eligible for participation in a drug diversion program; provided further, that a district attorney’s office may contract with any organization to administer a drug diversion program or an education program; provided further, that such programs shall be designed in consultation with the department of public health; provided further, that eligible drug diversion programs shall offer pre- or post-arraignment programs for non-violent drug offenders to provide candidates the opportunity to receive comprehensive substance use treatment services in lieu of prosecution through the traditional court process; provided further, that treatment plans may include, but shall not be limited to, inpatient, outpatient and step-down recovery services; provided further, that diversion program candidates without insurance coverage for the services under the programs shall not be denied access to the program based on the inability to pay; provided further, that not less than 60 days 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

 

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, 2022, 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 14, 2022, 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 the supreme judicial court or any other appeals; (d) the number of cases reviewed but not charged; and (e) the number of cases under active management where the case includes charges for drug offenses under chapter 94C of the General Laws, motor vehicle 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 $2,311,050

 

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.................................................................... $1,860,797

 

 

 

0411-1000........ For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the governor’s council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfers to appropriation items where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s commission on intellectual disability; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s development coordinating council; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, established in section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, shall continue during fiscal year 2022................................... $5,751,345

 

 

0511-0000         For the operation of the office of the secretary of the commonwealth; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the secretary of the commonwealth and the records conservation board........................................................................... $6,739,289

 

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 the secretary shall file biannual reports, the first of which shall be submitted not later than April 1, 2022, 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........... $1,000,001

 

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 $7,506,362

 

0521-0001         For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that not later than February 28, 2022, 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

 

0524-0000         For providing information to voters................................................................... $389,270

 

0526-0100         For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Wendell Meetinghouse for improvements to community gathering space during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery period post-pandemic........................................................................ $967,051

 

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................................. $1,302,447

 

0540-1000         For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem...................................... $2,957,111

 

0540-1100         For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin.................................. $648,216

 

0540-1200         For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden............................ $1,946,784

 

0540-1300         For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire............................. $825,265

 

0540-1400         For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell...................................... $1,230,811

 

0540-1500         For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge, prior appropriation continued $3,737,306

 

0540-1600         For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams...................................... $279,488

 

0540-1700         For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield...................................... $481,419

 

0540-1800         For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington........................ $237,453

 

0540-1900         For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk................................. $2,223,820

 

0540-2000         For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg..................................... $713,500

 

0540-2100         For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester................................ $2,323,536

 

 

 

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.................. $11,402,039

 

0610-0010         For the office of economic empowerment; provided, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for Budget Buddies, Inc. to operate a program that mentors and teaches financial literacy to low-income women in the commonwealth; and provided further, that $90,000 shall be transferred to the Economic Empowerment Trust Fund established in section 35QQ of chapter 10 of the General Laws.............................................. $810,396

 

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 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 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; and provided further, that not later than September 1, 2021, the state treasurer shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of veterans applying for the payments, delineated by in-person and online applications; and (ii) how many payments were approved in the prior fiscal year........................ $2,803,626

 

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, established under section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund............................................................................................. $89,903,818

 

0640-0005         For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established 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, 2022, the state lottery commission shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing additional revenues generated as a result of promotional activities funded from this item; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established under section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund......................................................... $4,500,000

 

0640-0096         For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2022 contributions to the health and welfare fund established under the collective bargaining agreement between the state lottery commission and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions shall be paid to the fund on such basis as the collective bargaining agreement provides; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established 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 nonpublic entities; provided, that the council may expend the amounts appropriated in this item for the council as provided under sections 52 to 58, inclusive, of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund; provided further, that a person employed under this item shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate bargaining unit; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition (GMAACC) Inc. for the establishment of an Asian community center in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hanover cultural council, in the town of Hanover, for the planning and assistance of Hanover Day; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for building refurbishments for the Albion Cultural Exchange to ensure accessibility to second-floor artist lofts in Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Lowell Festival Foundation, in the city of Lowell, to promote the cultural life of the people of Greater Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for events for greater Boston’s recording, performing and visual artists of color through the Boston Art and Music Soul Festival; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an Artists Community Assistance program to be administered by the Allston Village Main Streets, Inc. of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Weymouth to be used for the Weymouth 400 commemoration; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for entities that focus on 1 or more Asian ethnicity and conduct cultural events, cultural education or cultural performances, with these funds being prioritized to entities who have been adversely affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements at Cogswell ArtSpace in the city of Haverhill to convert the former Cogswell school into a community art center; provided further, that the council shall expend from any source an amount not less than 75 per cent of the amount of this item on grants and subsidies to further the achievement of the goals of the council’s 5-year strategic plan, including: (i) amplifying cultural vitality in cities and towns through integrated community-focused grants and initiatives; (ii) enhancing the commonwealth’s economic vitality by helping nonprofit cultural organizations, artists and other participants in the cultural tourism sector to thrive; (iii) enhancing creative learning experiences in schools and communities that instill agency in, and support the growth of, creative, productive 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 3, 2022, the council shall submit its board-approved fiscal year 2022 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................................................................................................. $21,375,000

 

 

0699-0005         For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend not more than $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 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 $220,736,803

 

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, 2022 from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 or from said items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-0014 to this item which would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022; 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 provision of this item or of any other general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may charge the payments authorized in the item to the appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan which the comptroller shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 10 days in advance of charging such payments..................................................................... $2,106,418,567

 

General Fund.................................................... 52.77%

Commonwealth Transportation Fund.................. 47.23%

 

0699-2005         For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness which may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall $156,519,741

 

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

 

0699-9100         For the payment of costs associated with any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commonwealth, including issuance costs, interest on bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other notes under sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the payment to the United States under Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 148, of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with respect to any bonds or notes or other obligations of the commonwealth; provided, that the state treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth; provided further, that not more than $400,000 shall be expended from this item for the costs of personnel at the debt 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, 2022 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 $17,015,918

 

0710-0100         For the operation of the division of local mandates............................................ $393,206

 

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.................................. $1,951,118

 

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 1, 2022, 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....................................................................................... $1,312,862

 

0710-0300         For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by the bureau of special investigations...................................................................................... $497,820

 

 

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; provided further, that the attorney general shall submit to the general court and the secretary of administration and finance a report detailing the claims submitted to the state treasurer for payment under item 0810-0004, indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than January 14, 2022; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to fund and advertise the position and services of the student loan ombudsman who will serve as an independent mediator for student loan borrowers in the office of the attorney general to student loan borrowers in the commonwealth............................... $29,086,485

 

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....................... $2,966,514

 

0810-0013........ For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a false claims program not more than $3,539,901 from retained revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law, sections 5A to 5O, inclusive, of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................... $3,539,901

 

0810-0014........ For the operation of the office of ratepayer advocacy within the office of the attorney general under section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12 shall equal the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe 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 ratepayers in the commonwealth....................................................................................... $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 $262,500 from revenues collected from costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees as awarded to the attorney general by the court or as agreed upon by the parties in settlement of any claims brought under said Clean Water Act, and said Clean Air Act; 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 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. $262,500

 

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 nonmanagement position funded by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to chapter 150E of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the 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 4, 2022, 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 funding of existing and future litigation devoted to obtaining significant recoveries for the commonwealth.................................................................................. $2,631,646

 

0810-0098........ For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the office of the attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with said officers shall not be funded from this item; and provided further, that no expenditures shall be made on or after the effective date of this item that would cause the commonwealth’s obligation under this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item.......................................... $472,500

 

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...... $1,584,344

 

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......................................... $488,850

 

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................................................................................................. $321,263

 

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................................................................. $464,482

 

0810-1205........ For programs devoted to combatting opioid addiction including, but not limited to, the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices and fraudulent prescribing practices; provided, that not later than February 1, 2022, 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 $1,992,669

 

0810-1206........ For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a civil penalties revolving fund an amount not to exceed $1,640,000 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.......................... $1,640,000

 

 

 

0840-0100........ For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of trainings and educational programming that advances the goals of the Massachusetts office for victim assistance................................................................................................... $1,357,790

 

0840-0101........ For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program to be administered by the Massachusetts office for victim assistance; provided, that not later than February 1, 2022, 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 2021............................................................................................................ $1,315,788

 

 

0900-0100         For the operation of the state ethics commission............................................ $2,666,373

 

 

0910-0200         For the operation of the office of the inspector general.................................... $3,822,851

 

0910-0210         For the office of the inspector general, which may expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $1,175,000 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......................................................................................................... $1,175,000

 

0910-0220         For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established under section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws....................................................................... $688,085

 

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 ................................................................ $388,251

 

 

0920-0300         For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance...................... $1,874,060

 

 

0930-0100         For the operation of the office of the child advocate; provided, 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; provided further, 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, health and safety, including, but not limited to, access to social services, mental health and behavioral health resources information sharing that ensures confidentiality, clear communication and addresses barriers to effective monitoring of students who are in the legal custody of the department of children and families, including coordination of mandated reporter responsibilities; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2021, the office of the child advocate shall report to the joint committee on children families and persons with disabilities on its efforts; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the establishment and operation of a state center on child wellness and trauma; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the continued operation of the Worcester Trauma and Resilience Collaborative to support young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, prior appropriation continued..................................................................................................... $4,214,443

 

 

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, 2022, 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 2021; (iv) number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2021; and (v) average duration of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2021, 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 items 0940-0101 and 0940-0103; and provided further, that all nonclerical positions shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws.. $4,280,144

 

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 for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s fair housing programs during fiscal year 2022 and for federal reimbursements received for this and other programs in prior fiscal years; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that 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 for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s fair employment programs during fiscal year 2022 and for federal reimbursements received for this and other programs in prior fiscal years; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that 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

 

 

0950-0000         For the commission on the status of women established under section 66 of chapter 3 of the General Laws............................................................................................ $486,700

 

 

0950-0030         For the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren established under section 69 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for 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.......................................................................................... $213,697

 

 

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

 

 

0950-0080         For the commission on the status of citizens of Asian and Pacific Islander descent established under section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws.......................... $250,400

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

1070-0840         For the operation of the cannabis control commission................................... $12,420,669

 

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

 

1070-0842         For the cannabis control commission’s oversight of the medical marijuana industry $2,797,208

 

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

 

 

 

1100-1100         For the office of the secretary of administration and finance; provided, that the secretary shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be submitted not later than January 14, 2022 and the second of which shall be submitted not later than June 1, 2022, to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the reports shall summarize existing and proposed collective bargaining agreements in an electronic format which shall include for each agreement: (i) the session law for the previously agreed upon collective bargaining agreement; (ii) the current agreement status; (iii) the collective bargaining unit and unit number; (iv) the number of full-time equivalent employees subject to the agreement, by item; (v) a description of the membership of the unit; (vi) the total salary base of the most recent previous agreement; (vii) the start date and expiration date of the most recent agreement; (viii) the estimated total fiscal impact of the agreement compared to the previous agreement; (ix) the base salary increases required by the agreement, by effective time; and (x) the funding status of the agreement; provided further, that the reports shall detail, by bargaining unit, the costs to the commonwealth resulting from the collective bargaining agreements with various public employees’ unions, delineated by item; provided further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) effective date of any new negotiations or renegotiations; (b) end date of the contract; (c) number of employees in the bargaining unit, by department; and (d) costs associated with any new negotiations or renegotiations, including salary adjustments, step increases, statutory benefits and other nonsalary costs for the current and subsequent fiscal years for the life of the contract; and provided further, that the executive office shall provide quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing federal grant applications submitted and federal grants received by executive branch agencies during the applicable reporting period.. $3,604,628

 

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......................... $369,272

 

1100-1700         For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance.......................................................................... $27,813,638

 

1106-0064         For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the office shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage type; (ii) participation in state-subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of both active members and dependents in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4400-1004, 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; (vi) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic forecasts; provided further, that not later than October 15, 2021, the office shall report its fiscal year 2021 actuals, fiscal year 2022 actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2023 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 15, 2022, 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........................................................... $13,342,360

 

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............................. $3,532,112

 

1102-3400         For security operations at the bureau of the state house.................................... $250,000

 

 

1107-2400         For the Massachusetts office on disability......................................................... $869,214

 

 

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, 2022, the commission shall issue a brief update to its fiscal year 2021 report detailing staffing changes and planned staffing changes from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2022, and analyzing the effect of those changes on operational efficiency and caseload reduction; provided further, that the commission shall detail a two-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; and provided further, that all persons who call the commission’s 24-hour hotline shall be provided with the opportunity to elect that the call not be recorded, prior appropriation continued $7,896,740

 

 

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 $625,406

 

 

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 September 30, 2021, 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 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 $4,385,240

 

1108-5200........ For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2022; provided, that funds may be expended from 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 2022 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2022; 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 active and retired 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, 2022, 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 2022; (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....... $1,826,778,807

 

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 $2,196,746 from revenue received from administrative fees associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage under said section 19 of said chapter 32B; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................ $2,196,746

 

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......................................................... $10,759,967

 

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............................................................................................... $1,440,309

 

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

 

 

1120-4005         For the administration of the George Fingold Library....................................... $1,037,024

 

 

 

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 the general court with access to the municipal data bank; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than December 1 and ending not later than November 30; provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12-month period; provided further, that 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 $1,020,000 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........................................................................... $83,874,041

 

1201-0122         For grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics established in section 13 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than March 1, 2022, 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.............................................................................................. $287,000

 

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, 2022, 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, 2022, 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; provided, that the division may expend not more than $6,630,552 from the federal reimbursements awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary related expenditures; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................................................................ $6,630,552

 

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

 

1231-1000         For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund, established pursuant to 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, 2022, the board shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of the underground storage tank program including, but not limited to, the: (i) number of municipal grants made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks; (ii) reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; (iii) number of backlog claims; (iv) average waiting period for claims granted in the past year; and (v) number of tanks not in compliance with said chapter 21J, prior appropriation continued.... $1,767,012

 

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......... $1,168,119,046

 

General Fund.................................................... 92.50%

Gaming Local Aid Fund....................................... 7.50%

 

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..................... $35,000,000

 

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

 

 

1310-1000         For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board shall schedule hearings in each county; and provided further, that the board shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 7, 2022, on the number of hearings held at each location....................................................... $2,257,532

 

1310-1001         For the appellate tax board, which may expend revenues not more than $400,000 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 $85,000 shall be expended for the NEADS, Inc. service dogs for veterans program to train service dogs for veterans;  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Vietnam Veterans of America in Massachusetts to aid veterans filing claims for medical and financial benefits; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, Inc.,for the operation of empowerment centers and to support the distribution of food to veterans in need in the counties of Barnstable, Bristol and Hampden; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Quabbin Mediation, Inc., for support services and statewide veteran mediation training for veterans service officials; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the William E. Carter American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16, Inc. in the Mattapan section of the city of Boston ........................................... $5,022,822

 

1410-0012         For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that said outreach centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of 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 2021; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Veterans Oral History Project at the Morse Institute Library in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Nathan Hale Veterans Outreach Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for women veterans housing services of the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for building renovations to convert the former senior center into a veterans outreach and wellness service center in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2022, 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 numbers of veterans served annually; (ii) the cost and types of programs, including evidence-based programs, offered to veterans; and (iii) a 5-year spending plan or outline that shall include a 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; and provided further, that not less than $15,200 shall be expended to the American Legion Post 124 in the city of Westfield..... $8,974,222

 

1410-0015         For the women veterans’ outreach program; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the women veterans’ outreach program; provided further, that the department of veterans’ services shall conduct a study on the changing needs of women veterans in the commonwealth; provided further, that said study shall examine and evaluate: (i) current housing options for women veterans; (ii) quality of physical, mental and reproductive healthcare offered to women veterans; (iii) care for military-related sexual trauma; and (iv) possible outreach initiatives to women veterans across the commonwealth; and provided further, that not later than February 1, 2022, the department shall file a report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives,  the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs detailing the results of said study....... $616,243

 

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 expend not less than the amount appropriated for each veterans’ homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended to the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for veterans housing and homelessness prevention services, including a contract for services with the Cape Cod chapter of the Blinded Veterans Association; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Disabled American Veterans Department of Massachusetts Service Fund, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for maintenance and improvements for Cathy’s House in the town of Winchendon................................................................. $4,162,655

 

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; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the New England Center and Home for Veterans for expenses associated with hosting the 2021 Medal of Honor convention................................................................................................... $3,017,470

 

1410-0400         For reimbursements to cities and towns for money expended for veterans’ benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter 115 of the General Laws and for the payment of annuities to certain disabled veterans and the parents and un-remarried spouses of certain deceased veterans, including deceased veterans who were residents of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, located in the city of Chelsea, 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 of health and human services; 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........................................................... $1,251,151

 

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; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Rowley for its war memorial restoration project.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a Medal of Honor plaque to be placed in Nurses Hall in the state house, subject to section 21 of chapter 8 of the General Laws and the approval of the art commission of the state house as to size and content; provided further, that not less than $10,000 be expended to the town of Nahant for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial the Wall that Heals; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repairs and renovations at the Holyoke War Memorial in the city of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for maintenance services for the Korean War memorial located in the Charlestown Navy yard; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for design and construction of a monument to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom located at Holliston American Legion Post 47; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for necessary infrastructure repairs to the Randolph AMVETS Post 51 facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a veterans war memorial in the town of Lynnfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the construction of a memorial statue of former slave and Civil War Navy veteran William B. Gould in the town of Dedham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repair and restoration of the Veterans memorial in Vinal square in the town of Chelmsford; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Friends of Woburn Veterans, Inc. for monument repairs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the World War I monument at the corner of King street and Shattuck street and for the marking of veterans graves at the Westlawn cemetery in the town of  Littleton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the creation of a veterans memorial in the town of Tyngsborough; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Devens Military museum to provide educational program for veterans and the community in Devens; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Gloucester World War II Memorial Fund to distribute $10,000 each to VFW Post 1624, AMVETS Post 32 and the Lester S Wass American Legion Post 3 on Cape Ann $760,000

 

 

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...................................................................................................... $10,513,097

 

 

 

1599-0026         For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study for the town of Mendon to determine ways to expand and improve its public water supply and for capital improvements to the town’s water supply infrastructure; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the town hall and police station campus in the town of Mendon; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Uxbridge for design fees to streamline efficiencies and cost savings in combining the town hall and the senior center into 1 municipal building; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the town of Bellingham for updates to the Bellingham senior center’s kitchen facilities and to make the senior center the emergency management facility for the town and senior population; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Melrose for streetscape infrastructure upgrades; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a safety audit of an intersection in the town of West Newbury; 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 for the town of Swampscott to create a racial equity municipal action plan; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a new wooden shingle roof for the Hawthorne House in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for electronic poll pads for the town of Sudbury; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the North Attleborough school district for the purpose of replacing failed and outdated ventilators with new unit ventilators in the North Attleborough school buildings; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the design and engineering of the town of Scituate water and sewer treatment plant to improve its public water supply; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for upgrading telephone and communications equipment for municipal buildings in the town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Lakeville for funding capital improvements related to efficiency and accessibility of town office spaces; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont for information technology infrastructure to allow for the continuance of remote participation; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont to redesign the intersections of Winter street at Concord avenue and Mill street at Concord avenue; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for critical repairs and ceiling tile replacement to the Veterans’ Memorial Room and senior center in the town of Dudley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Middleton for the relocation of a sidewalk along Route 114, also known as South Main street, in the town of Middleton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements and redesigning the municipal parking lot located on Upper Haven street in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the town of New Braintree for improvements to municipal buildings; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Dedham for the construction of a public safety building; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the installation and completion of sidewalk infrastructure along the northerly side of Tyngsborough road (Route 3A) from 18 Vinal square to Wellman avenue in the town of Chelmsford; 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 $1,600,000 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, 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 2021; provided further, that grant funds under this item shall only be provided to communities that submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive office of public safety and security in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not more than 4 per cent of funds appropriated for the grant program shall be expended for the administrative costs of the program; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2022, each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Marblehead for facility updates and improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for municipal fiber optic network improvements in the town of Nahant; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to FalmouthNet, Inc. for the engineering and design of a town-wide, community-based fiber-optic network; provided further, that not more than $2,000,000 shall be expended for an incentive program for communities and municipalities engaging in the use of best practices determined by the Community Compact Cabinet established by the governor’s Executive Order 554 issued January 23, 2015; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended toward the installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons in the city of Newburyport.................................................. $12,660,000

 

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, 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 2022 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009.............................................. $125,000,000

 

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

 

1599-1977         For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter 293 of the acts of 2006, as amended by chapter 129 of the acts of 2008, chapter 238 of the acts of 2012, chapter 287 of the acts of 2014, and chapter 219 of the acts of 2016; provided, that, not later than January 31, 2022, 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, 2021, in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and an estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other payments arising out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be entered into after July 1, 2021, in fiscal years 2023 and 2024........................................................................................... $12,400,000

 

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 comptroller shall not pay attorneys’ fees to outside counsel representing a state agency, including a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, in litigation before a court until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for the outside counsel's bills, which may be reviewed in redacted form if warranted because of a conflict of interest; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay attorneys’ fees for outside counsel representing a state agency in such litigation that exceeds a cumulative amount of $250,000 until the secretary of administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for such attorneys’ fees for outside counsel; provided further, that before a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth may seek reimbursement from this item, that individual shall obtain written approval from the office of the attorney general in a form to be approved by the office of the comptroller; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a court on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified under section 2 of chapter 6A of the General Laws, including any state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a court that exceeds $250,000 on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified under said section 2 of said chapter 6A, including any state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the secretary of administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5 year historical expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; provided further, that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item, delineated by 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

 

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 2022 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 2022, amounts that are necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are insufficient for the purpose of rate implementations; provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on transfers made from this item; provided further, that the report shall identify, by item and service class, all transfers made from this item as of the date of the report and all transfers expected to be made before the end of the fiscal year; provided further, that not later than January 14, 2022, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance on the implementation of rates under said chapter 257 of the acts of 2008, including: (i) state gross and net costs for rates not yet promulgated as of July 2, 2021, by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; (ii) state gross and net costs for rates promulgated not later than June 30, 2021 that have received a biennial rate review or have not received a biennial rate review, by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; (iii) state gross and net costs for rates due to be reviewed on July 2, 2021 by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; (iv) state gross and net costs for rates to be reviewed between July 2, 2021 and June 19, 2022, inclusive by department, line item, service class and start date of implementation; and (v) payroll spending in fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2021 aggregated by vendor and by service class; provided further, that contracts between providers and the departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of elder affairs shall require providers to report on the impact of the rate implementations on employee salaries, employee-related costs and operations; provided further, that not later than September 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: (a) 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; (b) 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 (c) 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 October 1, 2021, the executive office of health and human services shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means: (1) provider data on payroll, median salary and compensation and average employee vacancy rates; (2) a summary of said data and analysis of trends in median salary and compensation information in the preceding 2 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 (3) 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 October 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 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the commonwealth in the most recent available data $79,000,000

 

 

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

 

1599-7106         For the Warren Conference Center and Inn to support academic and professional training opportunities in the fields of hospitality and tourism management.................... $1,500,000

 

 

 

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 such leave shall not exceed 5 days; provided further, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination; provided further, that the division shall administer a program of state employee unemployment management including, but not limited to, agency training and assistance; provided further, that funds may be expended to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire medical standards; provided further, that the division shall be responsible for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a classification pay plan for civil service titles in accordance with generally accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for reclassification....................................... $6,986,014

 

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 noncivil service examinations and fees charged for the costs of goods and services rendered in administering training programs; provided, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the division shall collect from participating nonstate agencies, political subdivisions and the general public fees sufficient to cover all costs of the programs including, but not limited to, a fee to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination or noncivil service examination; provided further, that the division may also expend revenues collected for the 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 purpose of the training and career ladder program................................. $780,001

 

1750-0119         For payment of workers' compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties and the Hampshire council of governments; provided, that the human resources division shall routinely recertify the former employees under current workers' compensation procedures......................................................... $54,666

 

1750-0300         For the commonwealth’s contributions in fiscal year 2022 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 $33,651,721

 

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 $10,910,581 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....................................................................................................... $10,910,581

 

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

 

1775-0600         For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $455,886 from revenues collected from the sale of state surplus personal property and the disposal of surplus motor vehicles including, but not limited to, state police vehicles from vehicle accident and damage claims and from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements, for the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of surplus property and the purchase of motor vehicles; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs of personnel....................................................................................................... $455,886

 

1775-0700         For the operational services division, which may expend not more than $60,000 from 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 from revenues collected under chapter 449 of the acts of 1984 and section 4L of chapter 7 of the General Laws, including the costs of personnel, from the sale of federal surplus property, including the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of federal surplus property; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................................................... $22,000

 

 

1780-0100         For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to 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..................... $2,477,963

 

 

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, 2022, 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, 2022, 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: (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 information technology services within each executive office; (iii) the 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 efficiency and security of the commonwealth's information technology and transparency of the executive office with regard to the general court, 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 funded through item 1790-0200 in prior fiscal years; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Nahant for communications infrastructure improvements................... $44,216,850

 

 

 

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 the environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with OARS, Inc. to operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 for the continued operation of the Walpole Preservation Alliance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended 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 the zika virus in Bristol and Plymouth counties, and each county shall receive $50,000 respectively; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study on coastal erosion of beach access ramps at Sagamore beach in the town of Bourne; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Melrose for efforts to mitigate invasive species in public ponds; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for the purpose of procuring emergency generators for pumping stations in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for the purposes of engineering services for flood mitigation throughout Revere; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Fall River water department for preliminary water quality data collection and analysis of South Watuppa pond; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Healthy Soils program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Stow for PFAS removal in the town's public buildings; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to provide grants to non-profit organizations to support offshore wind innovation and ecosystem acceleration and to support pilot studies or prototyping in offshore wind innovation in partnership with public higher education institutions or marine science non-profit organizations; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Dover for a water resource consultant; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for 2 electric vehicles to support public health and building inspection and enforcement efforts in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Rockport for a feasibility study to re-permit wastewater discharge and increase capacity; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the city of Lynn water and sewer commission for the procurement of an emergency generator at the water storage tank located on Quinn road in the city of Lynn and to upgrade the hardware of the water facilities geographic information system; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for MassEnergize, Inc. for its web platform, local decarbonization efforts and staffing; and provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the executive office to hire personnel to aid in the implementation of chapter 8 of the acts of 2021 $13,539,987

 

The Governor disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

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, 2022 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, 2022, 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) the 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, 2021, 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............................................................................ $15,008,717

 

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; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the protection of right whales by increasing the patrols of the office and its officers’ ability to identify and remove abandoned fishing gear and to enhance their ability to enforce speed restrictions to minimize potentially harmful interactions between vessels and right whales......................................................................................... $13,087,787

 

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 2022 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; and provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the department to hire personnel to aid in the implementation of chapter 8 of the acts of 2021 $18,291,197

 

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 2022 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 companies; 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, 2022 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the status of hiring of additional staff; (ii) the historic staffing levels of the department for the last 10 fiscal years; (iii) the number of enforcement actions for serious violations and fine collections compared to the previous 10 fiscal years; and (iv) recommendations for the additional resources needed to fulfill the department's enforcement responsibilities; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the department to hire personnel to aid in the implementation of chapter 8 of the acts of 2021; 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; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended by the department for grants to support the development of regional drought management and drinking water supply resilience plans in Essex county, prior appropriation continued...................... $33,434,358

 

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 grant 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 2022 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, 2022, 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 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. $1,613,231

 

2250-2000........ For the administration and 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

 

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........................................................... $1,270,849

 

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; provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner; and provided further, that the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund shall be reimbursed annually from the General Fund for all lost revenue attributed to the issuance of discounted or free hunting and fishing licenses.......................................................................... $1,049,243

 

2300-0101........ For the division of ecological restoration, the riverways program and the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration, including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a long-term hydrological and hydraulic study of the Assawompsett pond complex and the Nemasket river; and provided further, that said study may include contributing watersheds within the region.................................................................................................... $3,250,000

The Governor reduced the following item and disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

Th Legislature overrode the Governor's action. 

2310-0200........ For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including the 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 certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the New England Wildlife Center, Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth for costs associated with the care, treatment and maintenance of wildlife; provided further, that the division may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent on the restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems unless considered necessary by the division...................................$16,181,737 

 

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

 

2310-0300........ For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species program...... $1,000,000

 

2310-0306........ For the hunter safety training program.............................................................. $509,244

 

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 by this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws................................................................................................. $708,853

 

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 $100,000 shall be expended for marsh restoration and revitalization, including, but not limited to, a green crab trapping program, applied research and product development, high resolution drone mapping of the great marsh deterioration and the continuation of microplastic and macroplastics sampling and academic study and processing for water column, beach environment, marsh peat and eel grass; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to be administered jointly by the director of marine fisheries and the counties; provided further, that not less than $197,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute and the division of marine fisheries to employ environmental DNA to perform fisheries research in support of the Massachusetts blue economy; and provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended for a program of collaborative research by the division of marine fisheries through the Marine Fisheries Institute, in collaboration with the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, that applies innovative technology to assess the biomass of fish in the region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council and hydrodynamic modeling of coastal waters to accurately assess delineation of shellfish growing area classifications and other applications to improve management of marine fisheries resources; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Center for Coastal Studies, Inc. to conduct an ecosystem-based study of white shark presence and behavior within the nearshore areas of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Seafood Collaborative for the purposes of a grant program to be administered in collaboration with the division of marine fisheries to assist with the costs of: (i) applying for and securing federal contracts, agreements, subsidies and other supports for the provision of Massachusetts fish; (ii) developing programs to supply Massachusetts fish to institutional purchasers such as food banks, educational institutions, correctional institutions and other public and private institutions; (iii) developing innovative consumer products based on available and sustainable supplies of fish and promoting and marketing such products; and (iv) developing processing, storage and distribution capacity to maximize the value derived from Massachusetts fish; and provided further, that any recipient of such a grant shall submit a report to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, who shall post it electronically in a publicly accessible manner, detailing: (a) the amount of a grant monies received; (b) the use of funds from such grant; (c) the results obtained through such funded activities, including, but not limited to, impacts on employment, revenue and profitability; (d) any recommendations for further action to strengthen the commonwealth's commercial fishing industry, increase the purchase of domestic fish products by public sector entities and increase public awareness of the availability and desirability of domestic fish products; and (e) any other relevant information.... $7,913,891

 

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...................... $843,170

 

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 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, 2022, 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 the 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 recreational saltwater fishing permit program under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws................................... $1,795,049

 

Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund …………100%

 

 

The Governor reduced the following item and disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

Th Legislature overrode the Governor's action. 

2511-0100........ For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including the division of administration, the integrated pest management program, the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural markets, the division of animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by the department; provided, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project, LLC; provided further, that not less than $300,000 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 lanternfly; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended to enhance the Buy Local effort in western, central, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that any buy local effort included in this item shall include locally-harvested seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Natick Community Organic Farm, Inc., if matched by private donations, for the reconstruction of the historic barn which was destroyed in a fire in March 2021; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Greenagers, Inc. teen and young adult environmental programming; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Medway Community Farm, Inc. for the development and maintenance of a community garden in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a Saugus animal control vehicle; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation and operation of a commission consisting of the following members: the commissioner of environmental protection, or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of agricultural resources, or a designee; the commissioner of public health, or a designee; the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, or a designee; and a representative of a land trust or other group with expertise in invasive plant management, who shall be designated by the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture; provided further, that such commission shall conduct a scientific review of the potential impacts of glyphosate and its most common alternative herbicides on the environment and public health, including a review, undertaken in collaboration with the natural heritage and endangered species program, of the potential impacts of glyphosate and most common alternative herbicides on: (i) all species of plants and animals that have been determined to be endangered, threatened, or of special concern pursuant to chapter 131A of the General Laws; and (ii) all significant habitats designated pursuant to said chapter 131A; provided further, that the commission may expend any portion of its funds it deems necessary to enable the collaboration of the natural heritage and endangered species program; provided further, that the pesticide subcommittee established under section 3A of chapter 132B of the General Laws shall use said scientific review as part of an individual review conducted under 333 C.M.R. 8.03 to determine whether current uses of glyphosate pose unreasonable adverse effects to the environment, and whether current registered uses of glyphosate should be altered or suspended; provided further, that the department shall submit the results of both the scientific review and individual review to the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture no later than December 31, 2021; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Waltham Fields Community Farm; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to Flats Mentor Farm for on-farm infrastructure development improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Sustainable CAPE – Center for Agricultural Preservation & Education for a local food access, education and affordability program; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for costs to provide technical and financial assistance, including, but not limited to, facility improvements and staff training, to upgrade custom slaughter operations and exempt poultry operations to United States Department of Agriculture inspected operations.................................................................... $9,226,466 

 

2511-0103........ For the costs associated with agricultural oversight of hemp and cannabis.......... $959,016

 

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

 

2511-0105........ For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks; provided further, that the department of agricultural resources may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item; provided further, that $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 $100,000 shall be expended to Food Link, Inc. to address food insecurity in the city of Woburn and the towns of Arlington, Billerica, Burlington and Lexington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Bread of Life, Inc. for food insecurity programs and the purchase of equipment in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Billerica Food Pantry in the town of Billerica; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Ashland Emergency Fund to provide services to families struggling with food insecurity in the town of Ashland; provided that $25,000 shall be expended for Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, Inc. in the city of Cambridge for improvements to its food pantry and pandemic response; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for Harvest on Vine food pantry in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the food pantry run by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul located behind Saint Joseph Church in the town of Lincoln; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to The Young Mens Christian Association of Attleborough serving the towns of Attleboro and Norton and its tenant partners to renovate the Sweet Community House in order to make its kitchen suitable for commercial use and capable of distributing hundreds of meals per week to area residents and to make the facility a hub for food security in the Greater Attleboro region; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Rachel’s Table in the city of Springfield to help alleviate hunger and reduce food waste; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. in Devens........................................................................ $30,515,000

 

2511-0107 ...... For the advancement of community food security and the protection of public access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Spanish American Center, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purpose of expanding and supporting its mobile food pantry; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purpose of expanding equitable access to healthy food and environmental sustainability through education, collaboration and advocacy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Food Pantry, Incorporated building construction project in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the purpose of transitional services at Our Neighbor's Table, Inc. in the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for The Pettengill House, Inc. in the town of Salisbury and the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $75,000 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 for the Coastal Foodshed Incorporated initiative in the greater New Bedford region to promote and grow the local food access economy and distribution channels for locally grown food; provided further, that not less than $50,000 be allocated for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. to combat food insecurity for children, families, seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable populations recovering from pandemic-related economic, medical and other stressors; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. to support access to healthy food in the greater Lawrence region; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Ministerio los Milagros de Jesus, Inc. also known as Food for the World Inc., in the city of Lawrence, to provide free access to nutritious food and related support services to low-income families and the homeless; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc. and Merrimack Valley's Resilient Randolph Fund to provide resources for emergency assistance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rose's Bounty food pantry to help fulfill food insecurity needs for southwest Boston residents; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Townsend Ecumenical Outreach, Inc. to acquire and maintain a van for the purposes of a mobile food pantry; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Family Pantry of Cape Cod Corp.; provided further, not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the 501(c)(3) charity Westwood Community Chest to continue its mission of aiding families in need; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Healthy Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Survival Centers, Inc. for the purpose of supporting and supplying its food pantry program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Eastie Farm, Inc. for the implementation of a community supported agriculture program to bring more Massachusetts-grown food to residents, stimulate the local economy and help address food insecurity exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The South Boston Association of Nonprofits, Inc. to provide emergency support assistance and food access; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Open Door food pantry in Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for facility and storage improvements to Our Daily Bread in the town of Mansfield; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws.......................... $1,035,000

 

2511-3002........ For the integrated pest management program.................................................... $68,710

 

 

 

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; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the Blackstone Heritage Corridor visitor center in the city of Worcester.................. $4,482,205

 

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

 

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 Save the Harbor, Save the Bay, Inc.'s staff time, consultants and direct expenses to support the ongoing work of the metropolitan beaches commission; 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; 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 2021, shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2022 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

 

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, 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 2021 shall be open in fiscal year 2022; 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 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, 2022 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (a) the status of hiring for additional staffing; (b) the staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (c) the average staffing level at each park; provided further, that the department shall take steps to address personnel needs in a manner that is geographically equitable; provided further, that not later than January 14, 2022, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the hires made for division personnel in fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be transferred to the Castle Island and Marine Park Trust Fund for purposes including, but not limited to, maintenance and programming; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for operational and maintenance costs at the Harry McDonough Sailing Center, Inc.; and provided further, that not less $100,000 shall be expended for costs including, but not limited to, short and long term staffing, capital improvements, maintenance, public safety and programming at Savin Hill beach, Malibu beach, Tenean beach, the Neponset River greenway, Toohig park and Ryan playground in the city of Boston................. $50,500,000

 

2810-0122........ For special projects relating to the commonwealth’s state parks and recreational areas; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Goodwill park in the town of Holliston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the design and engineering of a shared use path on Service road in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Magazine Beach Partners, Inc. for the purpose of improving Magazine beach; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for the site cleanup and initial design phase for Doyle playground, located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the department for assistance in preserving and protecting the Fowl meadow in the Readville section of the city of Boston, an area of critical environmental concern; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended to Friends of Gardner Field, Inc. for playground design, a design plan with a civil engineer for the parking lot and storm water treatment and construction of a parking lot at Gardner field in the town of Acton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for improvements at the Mattakeesett street fields complex in the town of Pembroke; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be provided to clear the remaining area of Johnsons pond in the town of Groveland for boating and fishing; provided further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of Red Rock park on Lynn Shore drive in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for parks and playgrounds in the town of Sunderland; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to improve pedestrian safety at Dilboy field on Alewife Brook parkway in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for renovation and accessibility improvements at LoConte Ice Rink in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the historical restoration and refurbishment of the Stone Building in Hemlock Gorge Reservation in the town of Wellesley, including, but not limited to, the drainage, flooring, lighting and windows; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the department of parks, recreation and culture of the city of Newton for construction oversight expenses of the Levingston Cove shoreline improvement and access project at Crystal lake in the city of Newton to protect the water quality of the lake; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the department of parks, recreation and culture of the city of Newton to create accessible paths and connections at the Crystal lake beach and park area, improve wheelchair ramp accessibility to the water and purchase accessibility equipment to assist guests needing additional accommodations; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Arlington playground initiative; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Arlington community orchard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Weather Observatory and Science Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for roof repair to the historic Redman House in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the de-weeding of Cheshire lake; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to install a well and irrigation system for the town park's upper field in the town of Whitman; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the purpose of tree replanting in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Callery park in the city of Lowell for park and playground renovation; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the Osgood Pond boardwalk and trail in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont for maintenance at Rock Meadow; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended for the city of Quincy for improvements, preparedness and operations for ferry service; 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; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the redesign of the intersection of VFW parkway and South street in the town of Brookline and VFW parkway and Church street in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston for pedestrian and motorist safety; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Amherst Regional Public Schools to study the feasibility of a solar canopy on school property; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack River Watershed Council to further their mission of improving and conserving the Merrimack River; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the construction of Fore River trail in Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Quincy for a collaboration with Friends of Faxon Park for improvements to Faxon Park; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Wharf District Council Inc., for climate resiliency planning; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a master plan for improvements to Fellsmere Park on Savin Street in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Saint Mary of Carmen Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Winchester for improvements to Winter pond; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the revitalization and dredging of Purgatory cove in the city of Waltham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the parks commission in the city of Brockton for playground equipment and shade structure at Danny Goodwin park; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the improvements and repairs of Gilmore playground in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Goddard park in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for improvements to Elm park in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Bancroft tower in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Let's Row Boston program administered by Community Rowing, Inc. of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Chandler Pond Preservation Society, Inc. for the maintenance of Chandler pond in the Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Herter Park, Inc. for the maintenance of the outdoor theater in Artesani park with approval from the department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Seekonk for funding to assess the structural concerns at the Burr's pond dam in the Burrs pond conservation area; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for fencing upgrades and general improvements at Burnham park in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the replacement of playground equipment at Forest Lake park in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to improve underutilized areas and create green space for first time recreational use at Cook pond in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Friends of the Fells to support conservation efforts that protect and enhance the habitats of the Middlesex Fells Reservation including, but not limited to, reducing rogue trails, managing invasive species and establishing a monitoring program; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended for street hockey boards in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for playground improvements in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $124,000 shall be expended for the testing and treatment of cyanobacteria and related contaminants in Monponsett pond in the town of Halifax; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Central Plymouth County Water District commission annual budget for the improvement and management of lakes and ponds in the Central Plymouth County Water District; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Roslindale Gateway Path project located in the Roslindale section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the replacement and renovation of equipment at the Dr. Walter A. Griffin playground in the town of Sharon; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a wood chipper and a hook and go truck for the town of Spencer; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Spencer Agricultural Association; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the preservation, protection, signage and maintenance of historic prison camp structures in the town of Rutland; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for improvements to town-owned conservation land in the town of West Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and removal of invasive pond vegetation in bodies of water located in and maintained by the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Swampscott to assist with the fulfilment of studies, plans and projects outlined within the town’s harbor and waterfront plan; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for marsh and riverway restoration and resiliency projects in the town of Essex; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the design, engineering and permitting of a boardwalk and trail connection for the Mills to Hills trail from Main street and around Osgood pond in the town of North Andover; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for engineering studies to determine a restoration plan for Forge pond in the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the construction of green space in the Manor neighborhood in the town of Dedham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover for environmental and recreational improvements, including the access, engagement and climate resiliency efforts outlined in the Shawsheen Master Plan and improvements to Eugene V. Lovely Memorial Field; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the funding of the North River Commission, pursuant to the North River Scenic Protective Order of 1978; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Sutton for capital improvements in final phase of master renovation plan, which includes a restroom changing area, for Marion’s Camp; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements to the municipal center in the town of Grafton; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for placement of flag poles at the Lt. George Gottwald rotary in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Scituate for the development of the South Shore Irish Heritage Trail; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Scituate for improvements to the Scituate Visitors Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the linear common or rail trail in the town of Topsfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for parks and recreation improvements in the town of Danvers; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Wellesley for a study on a shared use path along Central street; provided further, than not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town of Wayland for a review of zoning laws to enhance outdoor dining access; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of North Attleboro for maintenance and operation of the World War II memorial pool; provided further, that not less than $11,000 shall be expended to the town of Norfolk for a sensory play space at the Norfolk Public Library; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended toward the installation of new fitness equipment at Riverside Park in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended toward a new pickle ball court at Riverside park in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended toward parking lot and curb renovations at Lake Gardner Beach in the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the city of Chicopee for a bulk-item pick up program and a litter and trash pick-up program to help reduce pollution and litter in the community; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws................ $5,785,000

 

2810-2042........ For the department of conservation and recreation, which may expend not more than $25,080,000 from revenues collected by the department including, but not limited to, revenues collected from: (i) campsite reservation transactions from the automated campground reservation and registration program; (ii) fees, permits, leases, rentals, concessions and all other contracts; (iii) telecommunications system user fees and other charges established by the commissioner of conservation and recreation and 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 $31,350,000, the department shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that funds in this item shall be expended for: (a) the operation and expenses of the department; (b) expenses, upkeep and improvements to the parks and recreation system; (c) the operation and maintenance of the department’s telecommunications system; (d) the operation and maintenance of the department’s skating rinks 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...................................... $25,080,000

 

2820-0101........ For the costs associated with the department of conservation and recreation’s park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and park rangers at the state house.......................................................................................................... $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.................................................... $3,730,000

 

 

 

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 2022 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......................................................................................................... $234,561

 

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; and provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended for the department to hire personnel to aid in the implementation of chapter 8 of the acts of 2021................................................................................................................... $4,436,817

 

 

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 $200,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod commission for a collaboration with Barnstable county on a needs assessment related to early education on Cape Cod and the Islands; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for transitional costs and other one-time quality improvements at Nurtury, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the young parents program at More Than Words, Inc; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for East End House in the city of Cambridge to support its early education program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 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 underserved communities in the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Day Nursery Corporation in the city of Springfield to support at-risk children, address learning gaps and prepare students for school achievement. $7,069,823

 

 

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 pre- kindergarten program 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; 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.............................. $44,551,119

 

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

 

3000-1044         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 until December 31, 2021; 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.. $8,950,000

 

3000-2000         For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies.................................................................... $12,000,000

 

3000-2050         For the administration of the Children's Trust Fund, established under 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 December 31, 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 not less than 12 months upon the closure of the family’s case with the department of children and families; provided further, that in the case of families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children, early education and care shall be available to: (i) recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; (ii) former 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; provided further, that not later than December 30, 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 an improved funding model for child care sustainability and quality; provided further, that not later than April 15, 2022, 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, 2022 to item 3000-1045; provided further, that if the department determines that available appropriations for this program will be insufficient to meet projected expenses, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance a report detailing the amount of appropriation needed to address such deficiency; provided further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item; provided further, that the department of early education and care 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 2022; and provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive such services................................................................................................... $358,928,901

 

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 2022 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; provided further, that not later than December 30, 2021, the commissioner of early education and care 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 an improved funding model for child care sustainability and quality; provided further, that not later than April 15, 2022, 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, 2022 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 2022; and provided further, that any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and, 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..... $298,702,892

 

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 2022 to support planning and implementation activities in cities, towns, regional school districts or educational collaboratives to expand pre-kindergarten or preschool opportunities on a voluntary basis to children who will be eligible for kindergarten by September 2023; provided, that planning and implementation grants may be awarded through a competitive process established by the department of early education and care utilizing the Massachusetts Preschool Expansion Grant  public-private partnership model; provided further, that preference shall be given in awarding grants to districts serving high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that additional preference in awarding planning grants may be given to districts to update strategic expansion plans completed in prior fiscal years; provided further, that additional preference 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, 2022, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of planning and implementation activities, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) districts that submitted applications for grant funding; (ii) recipients of grant funding; (iii) anticipated number of children served by recipients; (iv) size of awarded grants by recipient; and (v) recipients' workforce development efforts; 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.................................. $10,000,000

 

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; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities; and provided further, that funding may be used to support programming and services to address mental health concerns created or exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic including, but not limited to, outreach, training for educators to respond to mental health challenges, support for educators, including peer group support, and an expansion of current services............................... $3,000,000

 

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 24; 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 $320,000 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............................................................ $320,000

 

3000-7050         For the coordinated family and community engagement grant program, which shall establish a statewide network of supports for early education; provided, that the department of early education and care shall distribute grants not later than August 31, 2021 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 home-based, school readiness and family support program known as the parent-child home program; (vi) head start programs; (vii) other school readiness and family support programs; (viii) licensed child care providers; and (ix) child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program and the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System; provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item; 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 $3,300,000

 

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

 

3000-7066         For professional development and higher education opportunities and supports for early educators to be coordinated through the department in conjunction with the Massachusetts community colleges; provided, that programming shall focus on the statewide recruitment and training needs specific to the early education and care workforce, encourage opportunities for career advancement and retention, and incorporate early education and care stakeholder, employer and industry collaboration; and provided further, that professional development opportunities shall be consistent with the core competencies and career pathways established by the department and in accordance with the recommendations of the early education and care workforce council, established under section 79 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018, prior appropriation continued..................................................................................................... $5,000,000

 

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............................... $1,548,228

 

 

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 2022 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 2022 as selected in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2022, 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 fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley Public Safety Youth Center in the city of Lawrence to provide a safe space for structured education, health and recreational programming for at-risk youth throughout the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Violence Intervention and Prevention program at Haverhill high school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Boston Asian: Youth Essential Services youth violence prevention programs; provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these programs; and provided further, that these funds shall be available to those municipalities with the highest number of annual youth homicides and serious assaults as determined by the executive office................................................................................ $10,675,000

 

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 14, 2022, 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 not later than December 30, 2021 the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the development of the office of health equity within the executive office of health and human services and the implementation of programming as set forth in said section 16AA, including personnel costs and an organizational structure plan; provided further, that not later than July 30, 2021, the secretary of health and human services shall, in consultation with the office of health equity and the department of public health, establish a set of quantitative goals and benchmarks to define and achieve equitable vaccine penetration in communities disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus; and provided further, that the 2019 novel coronavirus infection and hospitalization rates of different racial and ethnic groups shall be considered in establishing the benchmarks............................................................................ $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 of 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, 2022 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........................................................ $1,704,158

 

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 2021 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, 2022 and October 31, 2022, 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; provided further, that the report submitted by April 1, 2022 shall, in addition, evaluate the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic on family resource centers including, but not limited to: (1) the number of families seeking services for an issue caused or exacerbated by the pandemic; (2) types of programs and services and a description of any new services provided to families, adults and children to address issues related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; (3) the number of new families, adults and children served; and (4) an analysis of the types of services provided from the beginning of the state of emergency concerning the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease declared by the governor on March 10, 2020 compared to the year preceding the state of emergency; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means evaluating the feasibility of expanding services provided by family resource centers to assist families in need of intergenerational care services that shall include, but not be limited to: (A) the feasibility of family resource centers serving as an information and referral center for families seeking assistance with intergenerational care services; (B) the feasibility of providing intergenerational care at each family resource center; (C) the availability and accessibility of intergenerational care in each geographic region served by a family resource center; (D) the need for intergenerational care services by families served by family resource centers; (E) an assessment of workforce needs to expand services, including the need for a culturally, linguistically and ethnically competent workforce; and (F) costs associated with expanding services; 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

 

4000-0053         For grants administered by the executive office of health and human services for a program of assertive community treatment for individuals under the age of 22 who exhibit symptoms of serious emotional disturbance, demonstrate an inability to consistently use less intensive levels of care in the community and have functional impairment and a history of difficulty in functioning safely and successfully in the community, school, home or workplace; provided, that the program shall: (i) include a team-based approach to service delivery that tailors services to the specific needs and acuity of each individual; (ii) provide mental health services and social service assistance through a person-centered approach, which may include, but shall not be limited to, clinical assessment and outreach, medication treatment and outreach, care coordination including with primary care, symptom management, harm reduction, family services, housing support and needs that arise in carrying out the acts of daily living; (iii) be consistent, to the maximum extent possible, with the evidence-based practice standards for assertive community treatment as found in the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s assertive community treatment evidence-based practices kit; and (iv) not limit program services to a specific physical location; provided further, that at least 1 grant shall be awarded in each of the 6 executive office of health and human services’ regions, including the western, central, northeast, Metrowest, southeast and Boston regions, to ensure access in all areas of the commonwealth; and provided further, that not later than April 1 of each fiscal year, the executive office of health and human services shall submit annual reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (a) funds distributed, delineated by recipient; (b) number of new programs created with said funds, delineated by fund recipient, location, number of individuals served and ages of individuals served; and (c) projected need for the creation of new programs in the next fiscal year........................................................ $10,000,000

 

Behavioral Health Outreach, Access and Support Trust Fund       100%

 

4000-0250........ For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend for the costs of the operation 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 retained revenue and related expenditures, the executive office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $15,000,000

 

4000-0300         For the operation of the office of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that 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 with 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  rehabilitation long-term care hospital that serves solely children and adolescents and operates DMH licensed beds 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 subsection (a) of section 1115 of Title XI of the federal Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1315(a), or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver under said section 1115 of said Title XI 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 21 years of age who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department of children and families; (iii) as required for dental benefits provided to clients of the department of developmental services who are 21 years of age or older; (iv) as required for managed care capitation 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; (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 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 14, 2022, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (a) number of members served in the dual eligible initiative; (b) average expenditure per member; (c) average expenditure per member before the demonstration project; and (d) number of clients that receive care at skilled nursing facilities; provided further, that not later than December 30, 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 detailing utilization in fiscal year 2021 of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of said chapter 118E of the General Laws, including: (1) the number of persons whose medical expenses were billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (2) the total dollar amount billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (3) the age, income level and insurance status of recipients using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (4) the types of services paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (5) the amount disbursed from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to each hospital and community health center; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, 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 2021; (B) estimated spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2022; (C) the actual and estimated revenue amounts, both in the form of supplemental rebates and federal financial participation, received in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022 as a result of total pharmaceutical spending; (D) total or projected savings amounts delivered from supplemental rebate negotiations in fiscal year 2022; and (E) the relative impact of price and utilization of pharmaceutical drugs added to the MassHealth drug list within fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022; provided further, that the executive office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing summarizing the projected total costs for the next fiscal year of pharmaceutical pipeline drugs identified by the executive office and expected to be made available for utilization within a 12-month period from the submission date of the filed report; provided further, that this report shall not identify the specific drugs, manufacturer identities or wholesale acquisition costs of individual drugs identified by the department; provided further, that the office of Medicaid shall coordinate with the health policy commission in the development of care delivery and payment models in the MassHealth program, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, in order to ensure alignment of such models with the commission’s certification programs under sections 14 and 15 of chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided further, that any unexpended balance in these accounts shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2022; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the MetroWest Free Medical Program Inc.; provided further, that not less than $235,000 shall be expended for Health Care For All, Inc. for the additional costs associated with operating its free statewide non-profit consumer assistance helpline during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, in order to provide health coverage eligibility, enrollment and navigation assistance and to operate an online support platform for enrollment assistance across the state; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Inc. to expand the Healthy Lives program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 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 less than $50,000 shall be expended for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc. for the purpose of increasing access to health and human services on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, Inc. for behavioral health services; provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc. for the purpose of maintaining the Network of Care, as the singular place where all mental health, substance use, and related social services programs and organizations are curated into a state-wide online, searchable tool; provided further, that not later than January 14, 2022, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the methodology used to project caseload and utilization in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022; 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 not later than December 1, 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, 2022, the executive office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means outlining the additional costs and federal reimbursement opportunities involved in a common application portal for all MassHealth and Medicare Savings Program applicants and recipients with gross incomes under 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the fourth 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; provided further, that not less than $475,000 shall be expended for the executive office of health and human services, in collaboration with the executive office of public safety and security, to conduct a study of  the disposition of 911 calls to determine how many calls and what types of calls were or could have been diverted to social service, behavioral health, community arbitration or other unarmed responders instead of law enforcement; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall analyze computer-aided dispatch data, police incident reports and any other information available; provided further, that data shall be stratified, where available, by age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, intellectual or developmental disabilities and persons experiencing homelessness; provided further, that the study shall review up to 1 year of records from not less than 3 municipal police departments with variation of geography, municipal demographics, size and density; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services may limit the data collection to less than 1 year if it determines that survey resources would be better used to collect more data items about a smaller universe of cases; provided further, that not later than December 31, 2022, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives with its findings and recommendations; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain to provide case management and care navigation support to assist healthcare facilities, individual practitioners and other healthcare providers, including, but not limited to, nurse case managers, social workers and recovery coaches, in providing care and identifying community-based providers for referral for pain management and treatment of substance use disorder; and provided further, that funds shall be expended to the Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for off-island medical transportation, including the transportation of patients with behavioral health conditions.......................... $120,584,923

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 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, 2022, 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 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 of the federal Social Security Act and other federal funding provisions to support the programs and activities of the executive office; provided further, that said 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 2022 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......... $191,450,151

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, 2022, 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 nonreimbursed services to address health-related social needs including, but not limited to, home and community-based services, housing stabilization and support, utility assistance, nonmedical transportation, physical activity, nutrition, sexual assault and domestic violence supports; provided further, that such summary shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, aggregated data on the results of preventative health care services such as health-related social needs screening, the number of referrals to human service providers to address such screening, the result of such referrals and changes in health status; provided further, that such data shall be stratified by demographic factors to support an analysis of the impact on health disparities; provided further, that where data is not available, a report on progress toward establishing necessary data systems shall be provided; provided further, that said summary shall include outcome measures for at-risk populations with chronic health conditions; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years;  provided further, that not later than January 3, 2022 the executive office shall conduct and submit a comparative analysis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, of the rate differential for inpatient psychiatric and substance 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 provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be appropriated to Community Care Cooperative, Inc. to support the startup of its work to establish federally qualified health care pharmacies that will support high quality and cost effective patient care and supporting health centers ongoing efforts in reducing health disparities..... $6,048,311,783

 

4000-0601........ For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors, including those provided through the Medicare Savings Program, and for the operation of the MassHealth senior care options 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 65th birthday occurs; provided further, that no payment for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item to maintain a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid to the elderly, 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 nonacute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis and in recognition of the special innovative program status granted by the executive office, shall continue to make the standard payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2022, 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 Savings Program (MSP) expansion for seniors pursuant to 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 Savings Programs during each month of the fiscal year; (ii) total enrollment in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program, Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program and Qualifying Individual Program; (iii) total annual spending on Medicare premiums and cost-sharing for such members; (iv) total annual transfers from the prescription advantage program in item 9110-1455 and Health Safety Net Trust Fund to fund the Medicare Savings Program expansion; provided further, that nursing facility rates effective October 1, 2021 under section 13D of said chapter 118E shall be developed using the costs of calendar year 2019; provided further, that not less than $15,000,000 shall be expended for a Medicaid disproportionate share rate add-on of 5 per cent applied to a facility’s nursing standard rate and operating rate at each acuity level for facilities for which not less than 75 per cent of residents are enrolled in MassHealth; provided further, that said rate add-on shall be made in addition to high Medicaid adjustment rates in effect October 1, 2020; provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse nursing home facilities for up to 20 medical leave-of-absence days and shall reimburse the facilities for up to 10 nonmedical leave-of-absence days; provided further, that medical leave-of-absence days shall include an observation stay in a hospital in excess of 24 hours; provided further, that no nursing home shall reassign a patient's bed during a leave of absence that is eligible for reimbursement under this item; and provided further, that not later than January 1, 2022, MassHealth shall report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means the following for fiscal year 2021: (a) the number of nursing facility clients on a leave of absence, delineated by the nursing facility, by medical leave-of-absence days and medical leave-of-absence days that exceeded 10 days per hospital stay, nonmedical leave-of-absence days and the total number of days on leave of absence unduplicated member count; (b) licensed beds monthly capacity levels per nursing home and the monthly total number of empty beds per nursing facility, total number of all nursing home residents and total MassHealth nursing home residents; (c) 6 separate MassHealth payment rates and the average payment amount rate per nursing facility client resident; (d) the actual number of nursing home residents for each of the 6 payment categories in clause (c); (e) the aggregate payment amount per nursing facility by month; and (f) all reports shall delineate by nursing home, including grand totals where appropriate............................................................................................ $3,714,225,672

 

4000-0641........ For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2022 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

 

4000-0700........ For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office of health and human services’ health care indemnity or thirdparty 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 percent of their gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office; provided further, that in fiscal year 2022 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 program; provided further, that the executive office shall not, in fiscal year 2022, 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 MassHealth shall continue to expend funds for expanded oral health benefits, including endodontic and prosthodontic services, for adult members, consistent with the benefits provided beginning on January 1, 2021; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, 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, 2022 as it compares to dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii) utilization of dental services in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022; (iii) the actual and projected costs and revenue associated with dental coverage in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022; 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, 2021; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2021, $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 percent 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 said centers in order to confirm the use of the funds by each center for training purposes; 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 not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc.’s Ellen Jones Community Dental Center in the South Dennis section in the town of Dennis for the operation and equipping of a dental clinic serving the mid and lower Cape Cod area........................................................... $3,135,853,542

 

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)(XVIII) and section 10D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office shall provide these benefits to individuals whose incomes, as determined by the executive office, do not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years................................................................................................. $18,000,000

 

4000-0880........ For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E for children and adolescents whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office of health and human services, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care 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...................................... $448,183,863

 

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 2022, MassHealth shall maintain the same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year 2020 for members enrolled in the CarePlus program................................................................................................ $3,675,946,600

 

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, 2022; 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............................................................................... $266,796,471

 

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.............................................. $16,206,750

 

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................................... $12,000,000

 

4000-1420........ For payment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX......................................................................................... $490,313,069

 

4000-1426........ For health care services provided to MassHealth members through the following MassHealth waivers approved under section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act: the Acquired Brain Injury Residential Habilitation waiver, the Acquired Brain Injury Non-Residential Habilitation waiver, the Moving Forward Plan Residential Supports waiver and the Moving Forward Plan Community Living waiver; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for administrative and program expenses associated with the operation of said waivers; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services and administrative and program expenses associated with community support services for persons with an acquired brain injury 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); and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to members participating in said waivers in prior fiscal years................................................................. $314,445,456

 

4000-1700........ For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services.................................................................................. $143,366,527

 

 

4003-0122         For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded under this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: (i) English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes; (ii) citizenship application assistance; (iii) interview preparation; and (iv) support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal noncitizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits that could be replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons become citizens shall be given priority for services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Casa Dominicana, Inc. to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, English as a second language classes and computer training for low-income adults; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Lawrence Family Development and Education Fund, Inc. to assist in citizenship education, citizenship application assistance, English as a second language classes and computer training for low-income adults; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support of the office’s refugee and immigrant services $2,100,000

 

 

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; 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; and provided further, that the center for health information and analysis shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the joint committee on health care financing not later than January 1, 2022 on MassHealth rates of payment for mental health and addiction treatment services under sections 13C and 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws, including the date by which each rate was last updated and the per cent change for each rate, by individual code and service description........................................................ $28,900,000

 

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.................... $1,144,454

 

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 $350,000 shall be expended for the Talking Information Center, Incorporated to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually impaired and otherwise disabled listeners; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to each of the following radio reading services: Audible Local Ledger, Inc., Audio Journal, Inc., Berkshire Talking Chronicle, Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc. and Valley Eye Radio, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $850,000 shall be expended by the commission to maximize the independent living skills of legally blind residents of the commonwealth through rehabilitation and the provision of accessible devices, assistive software and equipment and supportive technology training and services by qualified private providers in community, residential, virtual and facility-based settings........................................................................................................ $8,933,527

 

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........................................................................................ $15,372,798

 

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........................... $2,831,545

 

 

4120-0200         For independent living centers; provided, that not later than March 31, 2022, 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................ $8,000,000

 

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; 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; provided further, that funds may be expended to pilot community-based sites to provide comprehensive health services to adults under the age of 60 to: (i) divert such adults from being placed in nursing homes; or (ii) release such adults from nursing homes; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2022, the commission shall submit a report to the joint committee on elder affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of implementing the community-based sites.............................................................................. $414,690

 

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................ $2,454,312

 

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 2021 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.................... $12,514,414

 

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

 

4120-4010         For the turning 22 program of the commission.................................................. $331,626

 

4120-5000         For homemaking services............................................................................. $5,151,387

 

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............................... $23,384,003

 

 

4125-0100         For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing............................................................................... $7,194,951

 

 

4180-0100         For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, located in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease patients; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any admission or hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2021............................................................... $35,500,637

 

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 2021; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the continued operation of an ombudsman’s office at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke to act as an independent, impartial and confidential resource for the community................................................................................................. $26,959,986

 

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 2021............................. $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 $804,385 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................................................................................... $804,385

 

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, 4200-0300 and 4200-0600, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall 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 2022.................................. $4,554,267

 

4200-0100         For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department of youth services... $24,804,986

 

4200-0200         For pre-trial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs; provided, that the department shall expend not less than $500,000 for the detention diversion advocacy program coordinated by the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. to prevent high-risk juveniles presenting before the court from penetrating further into the juvenile justice system........................................ $27,859,610

 

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................................................... $106,877,080

 

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......................................................................... $2,416,081

 

 

 

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, 2022, the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; provided further, that the distribution of the funds to be transferred shall be included in an allocation plan, which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days before any transfer; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Alliance for Families; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for supporting transition-aged youth through the Friends of Children FOCUS Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc. to provide transportation to low-income families through the good news garage ready to go service; 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....................................... $67,297,970

 

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 31, 2022, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these programs.. $3,873,032

 

4400-1004........ For the project costs of the Massachusetts healthy incentives program; provided, that the department of transitional assistance shall operate it as a year-round, 12-month program and, at a minimum, maintain the incentive levels per household size in effect in fiscal year 2021; 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 April 1, 2022, the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of households utilizing the program; (ii) the number of program transactions; (iii) the number of vendors processing program transactions; (iv) a breakdown of the total number of program clients and vendors, by their 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, prior appropriation continued................................................................................................... $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 items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108 shall receive not less than 12 months of housing stabilization services under said items; 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 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, 2022, 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........................... $5,000,000

 

4400-1025........ For domestic violence specialists at local area offices..................................... $1,790,076

 

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.................... $83,205,764

 

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 noncustodial parents of dependent children receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than the amounts expended in fiscal year 2021 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 2021 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 April 1, 2022, 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 $250,000 shall be expended to Roca, Inc. to provide services targeted to young parents in the city of Lynn who are experiencing acute trauma, multiple systems involvement, mental health concerns, domestic violence or abuse and to increase parenting and life skills, housing stability, self-sufficiency and cognitive and behavioral skills through intensive case management and wraparound supports; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Roca, Inc. to provide services targeted towards young parents in the city of Springfield who are experiencing acute trauma, multiple systems involvement, mental health concerns, domestic violence or abuse and to increase parenting and life skills, housing stability, self-sufficiency and cognitive and behavioral skills through intensive case management and wraparound supports............. $16,050,103

 

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's young parent program; provided, that grants shall be targeted at young parents experiencing acute trauma, multiple systems involvement, mental health concerns, 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, 2022, the department 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, as determined by said department................................................................. $2,500,000

 

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 20 per cent above the payment standard in effect in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that the payment standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that the payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2023 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item; provided further, that the department shall notify parents under 20 years of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of clause (2) of subsection (i) of 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 2021; provided further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2021; provided further, that benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a care and protection hearing held under chapter 119 of the General Laws or to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but for the temporary removal of any dependent children from the home by the department of children and families under 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 of transitional assistance shall promulgate or revise any such rules and regulations necessary to implement the preceding provision; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of said chapter 118 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department 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 any funding from other sources, review its disability standards to determine the extent to which such standards reflect the current medical and vocational criteria; provided further, that not less than 75 days before any changes to the disability standards are publicly proposed, the department 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 such clients 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 it calculated said benefits in 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 said changes to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the house of representatives; and provided further, that the report shall include the text of, basis and reasons for the proposed changes............................................................. $275,916,458

 

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.......................................................................................... $9,675,624

 

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, 2021, 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, 2021; 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..................... $205,280,784

 

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 in implementing the program for fiscal year 2022, the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item and the payment standards for monthly benefits for the program shall be increased by 20 per cent above the payment standard in effect in fiscal year 2020; provided further, that any person experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode, or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item and said chapter 117A, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any rules and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1, 2021, 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, 2021; provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons who are the age of 65 or older who have applied for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws, to persons suffering from a medically-determinable impairment or combination of impairments 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 changes, benefit changes or both; provided further, that nothing in this item shall be construed to create any right accruing to recipients of the former general relief program; provided further, that reimbursements collected from the Social Security Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than 75 days 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 house of representatives and senate a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth the text of, basis and reasons for the proposed changes; provided further, that the report shall state exactly which components of the current benefit package will be altered and the department’s most accurate assessment of the effects of benefit or eligibility changes upon recipient families; and provided further, that the payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2023 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item........................................................................................ $102,738,779

 

 

 

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 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. $162,229

 

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

 

4510-0100         For the administration and operation of the department of public health, including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established under section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided, that funds appropriated in this item in fiscal year 2021 for asynchronous technological solutions facilitating the treatment of post-traumatic stress in medical personnel shall not revert, but shall be made available for appropriation until December 31, 2021; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to Norwell Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice in the town of Norwell to support their telehealth program; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the city of Northampton for costs associated with a community care initiative; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to St. John the Evangelist Church in the town of Hingham to support a program to provide free feminine hygiene products to those in need; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Community Coalition, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Needham to apply for public health department accreditation; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for youth and family services programs in the town of Wayland; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Community Servings, Inc. for the purposes of providing medically tailored meals to persons battling chronic illnesses, workforce training programs to those recovering from addiction, and opportunities for expanded services and locations; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Volunteers in Medicine - Berkshires, Inc. to provide increased access to care for income-eligible residents; 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, 111-148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152..................................................................................................... $21,609,963

 

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 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 $150,000 shall be expended for the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts to support 413Cares regional response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Baystate Health, Inc.'s Brightwood Health Clinic in the city of Springfield to assist in outreach related to the 2019 novel coronavirus in the neighborhoods served by the clinic, including in the North End of the city; provided further, that $250,000 shall be made available to Manet Community Health Center, Incorporated in the cities of Quincy, Attleboro and Taunton and in the town of Hull for advancing a post-pandemic response program including, but not limited to, piloting a Sunday service to enhance accessibility to critically needed services, modifying spaces for telehealth services and opening a service site in the city of Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Lynn Community Health Center for the operation of the Recuperative Care Center; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the NEW Health Charlestown for the purpose of operations and maintenance of treating substance abuse; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the North End Waterfront neighborhood health center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Whittier Street Health Center to retrofit a mobile services van and provide essential public health services to the people of Boston; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Mattapan Community Health Center for 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic purposes.............................................. $4,227,547

 

4510-0112         For the department of public health to conduct postpartum depression programs at community health centers in the cities of Holyoke, Lynn, Worcester, Fall River and Salem and the Jamaica Plain section of the city of Boston; provided, that 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; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Silent Spring Institute Inc.'s drinking water research program.......................... $5,370,491

 

4510-0615         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,942,792 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided, that the retained revenues may be used for the costs of programs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. to provide radiological monitoring in the 6 communities of the commonwealth that are within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................ $1,942,792

 

4510-0616         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,125,952 for a drug registration and monitoring program from retained revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................ $1,125,952

 

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 $3,327,459 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system......................................................... $3,327,459

 

4510-0721         For the operation and administration of the board of registration in nursing......... $879,152

 

4510-0722         For the operation and administration of the board of registration in pharmacy.... $1,285,529

 

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, which 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 $453,260

 

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............. $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 $150,000 shall be expended for hiring, training and employing qualified nurse examiners to offer pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner services at both the Franklin county and Hampshire county children's advocacy centers.......................................................................... $5,400,448

 

4510-0811         For children’s advocacy centers, including those previously funded through item 4800-0038 in prior fiscal years, and for services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided, that not less than the amount appropriated by the department of children and families for each children’s advocacy center in fiscal year 2021 shall be expended again in fiscal year 2022; provided further, that the department shall allocate available funding, above the amounts required to maintain not less than the prior year funding levels for each center, among the 12 accredited centers in a manner to promote equity in the services available to child victims of sexual abuse, assault and trafficking across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $950,000 shall be expended for the support of the statewide delivery system of children’s advocacy centers with funding administered by the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc.; and provided further, that not later than January 31, 2022, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the grants awarded to each center; (ii) the number of individuals served by each center receiving funding; and (iii) recommendations on how to improve the availability and delivery of services through these centers...................................................... $2,500,000

 

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 2022................................... $31,005,319

 

4512-0106         For the department of public health, which may expend for the HIV Drug Assistance Program not more than $15,000,000 from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act administered by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that such services shall include activities that would be eligible for coverage through the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, 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 not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for 5 recovery centers first funded in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the extended release naltrexone program under section 158 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended to support municipalities utilizing grant funds from the Massachusetts opioid abuse prevention collaborative (MOAPC) grant program; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $100,000 for a statewide program to improve training for the care of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the 10 level III neonatal intensive care units; provided further, that the department shall enhance data-sharing capabilities and collaborate across agencies to ensure coordination of services for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for supportive case management services; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to increase the number of residential rehabilitation services, with priority given to families, youth, transitional age youth and young adults; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a voluntary training and accreditation program for owners and operators of alcohol and drug-free housing under section 18A of said chapter 17 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the bureau to provide technical assistance and training to the service systems of medication management, medication-assisted treatment and treatment of co- occurring disorders; provided further, that not less than $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 $1,500,000 shall be expended for outpatient and mobile services for deaf/hard of hearing individuals, and deaf/hard of hearing/blind individuals with substance use disorders; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to address the addiction treatment workforce crisis through outreach and recruitment efforts at local and regional educational institutions and vocational-technical high schools; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be spent for expanding low-threshold housing, employing a Housing First model, for homeless individuals with substance use and mental health disorders at risk for the human immunodeficiency virus; provided further, that $6,200,000 shall be expended to restore programmatic services reduced due to the 2019 novel coronavirus public health emergency; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Serenity House, Inc.; and provided further, that funds appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2021 for the purpose of funding additional family supportive housing programs, formerly called family sober living programs, across the state, and for the purpose of providing technical assistance and training to the services systems of medication management, medication-assisted treatment and treatment of co-occurring disorders, shall not revert but shall be made available for this item for these purposes in fiscal year 2022........................................................................................ $175,584,092

 

General Fund.................................................... 53.42%

Marijuana Regulation Fund................................ 46.58%

 

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 less 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; 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; provided further, that not later than October 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; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be provided for the county of Barnstable for the purchase of Naloxone through the municipal Naloxone bulk purchase program................................. $1,040,000

 

4512-0205         For grants and contracts with substance use programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Methuen Community Addiction Resource Engagement Services for the Methuen police department to provide resources for addiction recovery; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Billerica substance abuse committee to combat the opioid epidemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for programs for at-risk students in the Medway public schools including the T.H.R.I.V.E. substance abuse prevention program; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute Inc.'s direct service and provider training programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Metro Boston Alive's efforts to provide culturally responsive addiction services to the people of Boston; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Harbor Health Services 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 a contract with the Gavin Foundation, Inc. to provide a total immersion program in conjunction with the probation departments of the South Boston division of the Boston municipal court department and other district courts; provided further, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended for the Joseph “Dodo” Nee South Boston Collaborative Center for substance abuse treatment and recovery programming; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the town of Braintree for Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Abuse; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for office-based addiction and opioid treatment, a program of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for East Bridgewater Hope, a substance abuse coalition, community-partnership providing substance abuse outreach and intervention drop-in center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster for the purpose of a mental health advocate; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Veterans Inc. in Worcester for the veteran's substance use treatment and recovery program; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for substance abuse and addiction awareness and education efforts at the Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support; 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; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Dimock Center's behavioral health continuum of substance use care to provide comprehensive treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and other behavioral health challenges; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Project R.I.G.H.T., Inc.'s substance use and trauma prevention initiative in the Grove Hall area of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Bridge Club of Greater Lowell to support the multi-cultural recovery coach program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 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 $25,000 shall be expended for Decisions at Every Turn Coalition, Inc. for grants and contracts with substance abuse programs to provide comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Framingham Fostering Opioid Recovery Compassion and Education, or FORCE, in the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Natick 180 Coalition in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention program in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Holliston Drug and Alcohol Awareness Coalition in the town of Holliston; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Health Alliance for increased access to recovery coach services in the cities of Everett and Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Charlestown Coalition in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; 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 $100,000 shall be expended for a state-wide pilot program to provide access to narcan and naloxone kits to school districts; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the Champion Plan, Inc. within the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to  Avon Coalition for Every Student; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Easton Wings of Hope; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Milton Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Randolph Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Sharon Substance Prevention and Resource Coalition; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to  Organizing Against Substances in the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the recovery works program at Massachusetts General Hospital to enhance long-term recovery by offering: (i) individualized career coaching, legal advice and other employment support to participants with substance use disorders across the commonwealth looking for meaningful career opportunities; (ii) employer education and outreach to reduce stigma and increase understanding and awareness around issues related to the employment of persons with substance use disorders; and (iii) ongoing support to the community of participants and their families as they seek to enter, return or shift careers in the workforce; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to South Shore Peer Recovery, Inc. in the town of Scituate to support operations and programming; provided further that $20,000 shall be expended to Drug Story Theater, Inc. to support expanded efforts to educate youth on the dangers of substance abuse; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the Substance Use Disorder Initiatives office in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Baystate Noble Hospital for a grant program to prevent and treat addiction to opioids and related substances; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws ................................................................................ $5,115,000

 

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 than $50,000 shall be expended for Tapestry Health Systems Inc. to support its mobile health and harm reduction services; provided, further 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; and provided further, that funds 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................................. $6,400,000

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................ $1,000,000

 

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 $475,000 shall be expended for the Forsyth Institute's Center for Children's Oral Health to expand its ForsythKids programming focused on children and adolescents and to explore the emerging association between oral health status and academic performance................................................................................. $2,212,206

 

4512-2020         For a matching grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support municipal public safety reform; provided, that funds shall be made available to municipalities pursuing public safety reforms and alternative investments to promote equitable public safety and public health outcomes; provided further, that eligible reforms and investments shall include, but not be limited to: (i) utilizing jail diversion programs, including restoration centers; (ii) hiring de-escalation specialists or implementing de-escalation training; (iii) hiring behavioral health specialists or utilizing other behavioral health supports; (iv) training in evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health and substance use crisis response or alternative emergency response; and (v) hiring or contracting alternative emergency response professionals; provided further, that 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, behavioral health or mental health providers; provided further, that priority shall also be given to applications that propose to implement the use of unarmed staff members trained and equipped for certain 911 calls, particularly those related to residents experiencing extreme emotional states, nonmedical related incidents and those related to substance use disorder and issues of homelessness; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the purpose of employing 2 full-time mental health counselors within the Barnstable police department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the collaboration of law enforcement and community health centers, hospitals and nonprofits in the towns of Bourne, Falmouth and Sandwich to provide social work services to support law enforcement response to mental health crises through education and consultation and to provide assistance developing and implementing post-crisis protocols; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to employ 1 full-time mental health counselor within the police department of the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to employ 1 full-time mental health counselor within the police department of the city of Leominster; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, 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, prior appropriation continued ....................................... $1,280,000

 

4512-2021         For the design, development, implementation and oversight of the commonwealth's 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID 19, vaccine distribution plan; provided, that the department of public health, in developing the plan, shall take into consideration the recommendations of the health equity task force established in 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 the 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 funds shall be expended for the public education and outreach campaign established in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Marshfield fairgrounds mini state site vaccination distribution center to provide reimbursements for re-occurring costs not covered by the Plymouth county cares program, of additional tents, heat, lighting and equipment maintenance to accommodate distribution of vaccines; provided further that the campaign shall be culturally competent, linguistically diverse and 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 the 2019 novel coronavirus and local public health departments and health care providers serving gateway municipalities; and provided further, that not later than December 1, 2021, the department 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 commentary 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 the plan; (iv) any anticipated state investments necessary to carry out the plan; (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; and (vi) the department's plan to improve vaccine distribution coordination efforts with local boards of health...................................................................................................... $1,035,000

 

4512-2022         For grants to local and regional boards of health; provided, that funds shall be expended to support the state action for public health excellence program established in section 27D of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department of public health shall prioritize a geographically-equitable distribution; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a statewide data collection and reporting system, implementation of intermunicipal shared service agreements and capacity building for local and regional boards of health; and provided further, that not later than February 1, 2022, 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.......................................... $15,000,000

 

4513-0999         For the department of public health, which may expend not less than $500,000 for a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to pharmacies and the public about individual eligibility to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth; provided, that the information shall include the availability of a 12-month supply of contraceptives; and provided further, that the commissioner shall partner with insurers, pharmacies, relevant advocacy organizations and employers to ensure the campaign reaches pharmacists, clinicians, and individuals eligible to receive a 12 month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth......................................... $500,000

 

4513-1000         For the provision of family health services; provided, that not less than $7,831,000 shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services, including human immunodeficiency virus 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 the family planning program under Title X of the Public Health Service Act but are no longer funded by said program due to federal restrictions; provided further, that funds may be expended for the birth defects monitoring program; provided further, that funds may be expended for the program's critical congenital heart defects screening activities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the department of public health to create and publish on its website and in print copy, as practicable, a list of abortion provider facilities that opt to be included on the list; provided further, that the list on its website shall be sortable by geographic region of the commonwealth and updated as required or requested by a provider or provider facility; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the department of public health to engage the services of a research center to conduct a culturally competent qualitative and quantitative study of: (i) the rates and bases of criminal prosecutions of pregnant and recently postpartum women; (ii) the prevalence and circumstances of infant abandonment in the commonwealth; and (iii) interventions that may have helped to avoid situations described in clauses (i) and (ii) including, but not limited to: (a) better access to social services, government benefits and health care during, prior to and subsequent to pregnancy; and (b) attendant impacts of structural and systemic racism and other forms of systemic inequality................................................................................................... $14,881,000

 

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

 

4513-1003         For the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts, a joint venture of the Massachusetts Perinatal Quality Collaborative and the Neonatal Quality Collaborative, to improve health outcomes for mothers, newborns and families by reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, reducing health care disparities, reducing opioid use disorder in pregnancy and supporting quality improvement initiatives to improve maternal and child health outcomes and achieve health equity; provided, that the department of public health shall provide relevant data to the program in order to determine scope and scale of the program, including data on volume and prevalence of pregnancy-related deaths in the commonwealth; and provided further, that the department shall collect data to gauge the success of the program in decreasing pregnancy-related deaths and track trends within the patient population, including, but not limited to, variance by age, race and comorbidities...................................... $500,000

 

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 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...................................................................................... $27,400,000

 

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 for 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 14, 2022, 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; 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, 2022; 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, 2022, 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 2023; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2021, not less than $8,694,086 shall be expended from this item for pandemic recovery payments necessary to restore early intervention service hours and staffing through hiring and rehiring of clinical staff across the early intervention system and address increased operational costs of providing early intervention services due to the 2019 novel coronavirus including, but not limited to, testing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment, facility safety upgrades and protocols and information technology equipment, connectivity and technical support; provided further, that $6,520,564 of said pandemic recovery payments shall be distributed by the department as payment vouchers to all vendors of certified early intervention programs; provided further, that said payments shall be made on a proportional basis, calculated using the most recent early intervention child counts of the department; provided further, that $2,173,522 of said pandemic recovery payments shall be designated as a health equity allocation to provide additional targeted relief for early intervention programs serving predominately low-income cities and towns to address the health disparities exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that said health equity allocation shall be distributed by the department to all vendors of certified early intervention programs using a weighted formula that includes the area median household income of the cities and towns in each of the early intervention program catchment areas and the current early intervention child census figure for each city or town; provided further, that the department shall provide a higher cost per child allocation for programs based on a weighted average income figure to ensure a higher allocation for the early intervention programs serving the lower income cities and towns; provided further, that the department shall develop the health equity allocation formula in consultation with the Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium, Inc.; and provided further, that not later than October 1, 2021, the commissioner of public health shall submit a 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 total funds expended to certified early intervention vendors from said pandemic recovery payments........................ $40,813,300

 

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 $87,464

 

4513-1026         For the provision of statewide and community- based suicide prevention, intervention, post-intervention and surveillance activities and the implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided, that funds shall be expended for a program to address elder suicide behavior and attempts with the geriatric mental health services program within the department of elder affairs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Samaritans of Fall River/New Bedford, Inc.; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for a veterans-in-crisis hotline to be used by veterans or concerned family members who seek counseling programs operated by the department of veterans' services so that they may be directed towards the programs and services offered by their local or regional veterans' 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............................................ $7,050,000

 

4513-1027         For The Samaritans, Inc.; provided, that funds shall be used for suicide prevention services; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the development of a pilot program for text-based mental health support tailored to youth and young adults and youth mental health community education, outreach and communications; and provided further, that not later than June 30, 2022, the Samaritans, Inc., shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery on data concerning the success of the pilot program including, but not limited to, usage rates, demographic data and equity data, as practicable......................................................................... $650,000

 

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: (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 2021 contingent upon receipt of matching federal prevention block grant funds; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Cranberry Health Research Center at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $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 $100,000 shall be expended for Survivor Journeys, Inc. for the creation of a virtual cancer survivorship resource center for Survivor Journeys in the city of Springfield, to provide resources and support those in need in addition to maintaining the ability to service those who cannot travel to in-person programs or events; provided further, that said funds for Survivor Journeys shall support updating the Survivor Journeys website platform, training costs, website site platform consulting fees, hiring of an administrative assistant and health science librarian, speaker honorarium fees and translation costs to provide a Spanish-speaking support group and marketing; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Be the Match for Awareness program; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the 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....................................................................... $4,128,657

 

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, 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 of chapter 227 of the Acts of 2020, to provide grants for domestic violence liaisons to expand resources and services for domestic violence survivors; provided further, that not later than July 1, 2022, 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 detailing: (a) the communities with local public safety organizations in receipt of said grant funding, including geographic location in the commonwealth; (b) 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; (c) a breakdown of the amount each community received; (d) 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 (e) 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; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Katie Brown educational program, Inc. for a pilot instructional initiative, and 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 $5,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing additional resources to police officers for domestic violence investigations in the city of Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the domestic violence outreach coordinator position within the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Association of Haitian Women, Inc. in the city of Boston;  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Melrose Alliance Against Violence in the city of Melrose for the healthy relationship program; and provided further, that the department 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 2022................................................................................................................. $56,079,714

 

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; and provided further, that funds may be expended for a competitive grant program................................................. $1,000,000

 

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 not later than June 30, 2022, 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 $500,000 for a mental health workforce pipeline program to encourage a culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse behavioral health workforce through collaboration between colleges and behavioral health providers; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2022, 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 not less than $1,000,000 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; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended for a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals; provided further, that $3,000,000 of said funds shall be expended for a loan repayment assistance program for the purpose of enhancing recruitment and retention of child and adolescent psychiatrists at community mental health centers and community health centers throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that the loan repayment assistance program shall be administered by the executive office of health and human services or by an organization under contract with the executive office to administer the program; provided further, that to be eligible for loan repayment assistance under this item, an individual shall: (1) be certified in child and adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or have completed a Triple Board combining pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry; (2) have outstanding educational debt; (3) not participate in any other loan repayment program; and (4) be required to enter into a contract with the commonwealth which shall, for not less than 5 years, obligate the individual to maintain a patient caseload with at least 25 per cent of patients enrolled in Medicaid and to provide child and adolescent psychiatric services at a community mental health center or community health center located in the commonwealth on a consistent basis, to be defined in regulation by the executive office; provided further, that loan repayment assistance shall be provided on an ongoing basis during the applicable 5-year period and the amount of the repayment assistance provided shall be up to $300,000 per eligible individual and pro-rated for individuals in part-time psychiatry practice; provided further, that the executive office shall promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of the loan repayment assistance program for child and adolescent psychiatrists under this item which shall include penalties and repayment procedures if a participating individual fails to comply with program requirements; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended to address emergency department mental and behavioral health boarding through staffing investments and rate incentives associated with fully operationalizing inpatient mental health acute care beds and intensive inpatient psychiatric beds, intensive community based acute treatment, community based acute treatment and partial hospitalization capacity; provided that said grants may be utilized to maintain rate incentives for beds made operational in calendar year 2021; provided further, that priority shall be given to grants that support services and staff needs for children and adolescents; provided further, that staffing investments shall include sufficient funding for culturally and linguistically-competent workforce recruitment, retention and training including, but not limited to, loan repayment programs and hiring and retention incentives to support the full spectrum of hospital-based behavioral health providers including, but not limited to, psychiatrists, mental health workers, social workers, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants and sitters; 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 funds may be expended for investments in crisis stabilization services for patients who are boarding, including, but not limited to, de-escalation training for clinical and ancillary staff....................................... $12,532,000

 

Behavioral Health Outreach, Access and Support Trust Fund       100%

 

4516-0263         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,223,828 in retained revenues from blood lead testing fees collected from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests; 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........................................................................................ $1,223,828

 

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.......................................................................................................... $ 17,890,893

 

4516-1005         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,025,177 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............... $ 1,025,177

 

4516-1010         For state matching funds required by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-417...................................................................................... $1,530,883

 

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 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........................................................... $ 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 $49,569 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 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.................... $49,569

 

4516-1039         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $403,074 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............................................................ $403,074

 

4518-0200         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $855,744 generated by fees collected from 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 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........................................................................................................... $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..................................................... $3,121,149

 

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; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the department of public health to immediately employ at least 1 person with expertise in combating vaccine disinformation whose primary responsibility shall be to advance vaccine acceptance through methods including, without limitation, culturally competent and linguistically diverse public education and outreach that is designed to provide scientific and medically accurate information about vaccine testing, safety, and efficacy, in partnership with local boards of health, local public health departments, local health care providers, and community-based organizations trusted in communities at elevated risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases..................................................................... $2,652,820

 

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 $500,000 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................................................................................................. $15,523,583

 

4590-0300         For smoking prevention and cessation programs, including youth tobacco use prevention and cessation programs............................................................................... $ 5,618,793

 

4590-0912         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $25,140,258 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 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 $25,140,258

 

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 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.......................................................................................... $507,937

 

4590-0915         For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided, that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction not managed by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-0903 of section 2B; provided further, that the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children shall maintain not less than 120 beds for clients in its inpatient setting to the extent feasible within the appropriation; provided further, that Tewksbury hospital shall maintain the same number of beds in fiscal year 2022 as maintained in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children summer program; and provided further, that the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for care provided to inmates of the department of correction and county correctional facilities who are treated at the public health hospitals.... $171,122,689

 

4590-0917         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $4,684,524 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 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........................................................................................ $4,684,524

 

4590-0918         For the state office of pharmacy services, which may expend not more than $30,933,369 from retained revenues collected from vendors providing health care services to the department of correction; 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 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...................................................................................... $30,933,369

 

4590-0924         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,946,945 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $1,946,945

 

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 the AdMeTech Foundation-led Prostate Cancer Action Council and shall leverage existing partnerships with other state-funded nonprofit research organizations and current and past federally-funded, state-funded and privately-funded prostate cancer programs aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life and reducing health care costs $1,000,000

 

4590-0930         For price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the municipal naloxone bulk purchase program..................................................................... $533,000

 

4590-1503         For the pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws............................................................................................... $7,709,700

 

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 and 7061-9612; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the department shall submit a report 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; and 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 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, prior appropriation continued......................................... $2,700,000

 

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; and provided further, that funds shall be considered one-time and grants shall not annualize in fiscal year 2023............ $4,000,000

 

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

 

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 shall be distributed among the alliance's member organizations; provided further, that the department of public health shall award not less than $2,550,000 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 programs, services or renovations at the Milford youth center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Sueños Basketball, Inc. summer league to support low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Parkway Community YMCA for youth development programs; provided further that, not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Lawtown boxing gym in the city of Lawrence to provide at-risk youth with health and wellness programming, as well as to foster community engagement; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westfield Boys and Girls Club for its expansion project; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, Inc. mentor 2.0 program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for expanded 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic response activities at the Dalton community recreation association in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Billerica Boys and Girls Club for capital needs; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws................ $7,795,000

 

4590-2001         For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $3,840,295 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 the clients of the department of developmental services; 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 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......................................................... $3,840,295

 

 

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 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022, 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 2022, using nonidentifying 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 2022, which have been 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 March 1, 2022, 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) the number of social workers and supervisors who have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work; (4) the total number of social workers and the total number of social workers holding licensure, by level; (5) number of the department’s contracts reviewed by the state auditor and the number of corrective action plans issued; and (6) number of corrective action plans entered into by the department; provided further, that on the first business day of each quarter, the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the caseload of the department; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (A) the caseloads of residential placements, congregate care, foster care, therapeutic foster care, adoption, guardianship, 51A reports, substantiated 51A reports, the number of children who die in the care and custody of the department, the number of children currently eligible for supportive child care, the number of children presently receiving supportive child care and the number of medical and psychiatric consultation requests made by the department’s social workers; (B) the number of approved foster care placements; (C) the number of children in psychiatric hospitals and community-based acute treatment programs who remain hospitalized beyond their medically necessary stay while awaiting placement and the number of days each case remains in placement beyond that which is medically necessary; (D) the number of children under the department of children and families’ care and custody who are 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 were denied voluntary services and received 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 under the care and custody of the department whose whereabouts are unknown; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2022, 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 item 4800-1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2022; 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 2022; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to improve the department of children and families’ quality assurance infrastructure and the data available for trend analysis and policy monitoring; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Rick’s Place, Inc. in the town of Wilbraham to provide counseling services for youth who have experienced the loss of a parent in the Pioneer Valley and for youth and families dealing with family member loss and isolation from effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Kennedy center in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for operational and human services programming; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth teen center to provide job skills training, remedial education services, and to promote a social service program promoting growth and social welfare; provided further, that funds 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; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children, Inc.’s mental health services for children in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus................... $115,281,233

 

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...................................................................... $4,556,124

 

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................................................................................................................... $9,037,425

 

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 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 30 days prior to making each such reform, the department shall provide an assessment of the racial impact of such reform, including whether it is likely to have a disproportionate or unique impact on racial and ethnic minorities in the commonwealth; provided further, that such assessment shall be sent to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Tempo program at the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc;  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Oliver, Ian and Serenity Wolk Fragile Beginnings program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Project Newborns Exposed to Substances: Support and Therapy; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Bet Tzedek client legal assistance program through Jewish Family and Children's Service, Inc.; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to EmpowerHER, Inc. in the town of Norwell to support services that address the struggles of individuals whose mothers have died; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Julie's Family Learning Program, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for capital needs, programming and operations at the Ella J. Baker House, Inc. in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that the department may contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of services, including flex services................................................................................................... $300,255,800

 

 

 

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................................................................................... $70,066,570

 

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; and 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........ $307,776,535

 

4800-0058         For the support of a foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents; provided, that not later than March 31, 2022, 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 $2,840,730 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 670 et. seq.during fiscal year 2022 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 $2,840,730 shall be credited to the General Fund......................................................................... $2,840,730

 

4800-0200         For the support and maintenance of family resource centers throughout the commonwealth; provided, that funds may be expended to expand services at existing centers or to establish new centers in areas with identified coverage gaps; provided further, that centers supported through this item shall be subject to the selection and reporting requirements of item 4000-0051; provided further, that not later than December 31 2021, the Families and Children Requiring Assistance Advisory Board established in section 34 of chapter 240 of the acts of 2012, shall issue a report to the governor, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities including, but not limited to: (i) family resource center coverage areas and gaps; and (ii) recommendations for enhancing the network of family resource centers to ensure that all families have access to services; and provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the Juvenile Court Mental Health Advocacy Project administered by Health Law Advocates, Inc. to increase access to mental health treatment for at-risk children and adolescents involved in or diverted from juvenile courts............. $25,000,000

 

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

 

 

 

The Governor reduced the following item and disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

The Legislature overrode the Governor's action.

5011-0100         For the operation of the department of mental health; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the children's behavioral health advisory council to conduct an analysis of and report on the existing and anticipated impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic on children's behavioral health and the associated provision of services and supports as directed under section 121; provided further, that the department shall contract with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Children's Mental Health Campaign to conduct said analysis and report; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the United Way of TriCounty's Call 2 Talk program....................................................... $30,173,790

 

5042-5000         For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that to fund said services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall not refer or discharge a child or adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $3,875,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, or MCPAP; provided further, that not less than $675,000 of that 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, 2022, 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 2021 and fiscal year 2022; 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, 2022, 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 2022 and fiscal year 2023; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc. and the BIRCh Center to continue collaborating on the establishment of a school based behavioral health technical assistance center; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the NAN Project in the town of Lexington to increase mental health awareness and suicide prevention programming in schools and communities; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to the Arlington Youth Counseling Center in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program to expand its services to include the Massachusetts School Nurse Liaison Project to provide services including, but not limited to: (i) educational programming for school staff; (ii) consultation services; and (iii) resource development to assist school districts and private schools in addressing the mental health needs of their students, as a continuation of the existing McLean School Nurse Liaison Project; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for YouthConnect to provide community-based mental health services to high-risk youth and their families residing in the East Boston community; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Children's Room located in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. for the organization's continued implementation across the commonwealth of the National Council for Behavioral Health's youth mental health first aid program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project for Moms statewide to support their PSI collaborative and improve the sustainability, data- collection and quality of services to Massachusetts families and providers; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Northwestern Juvenile Fire Intervention, Response, Education and Safety Partnership, Inc., also known as NOFIRES, for a juvenile firesetter intervention and prevention program in Hampshire and Franklin counties; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Amherst regional public schools to support on-site youth mental health services for Amherst regional high school students $98,409,089

 

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, 2022, 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 2022; provided further, that the department shall maintain in fiscal year 2022 the same amount of community-based placements in the previous 3 fiscal years; provided further, that in fiscal year 2022, the department shall expend on clubhouses not less than the amount expended on clubhouses in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $9,000,000 shall be expended to expand the jail diversion program; provided further, that funds shall be expended at not less than the same level as the prior fiscal year for jail diversion programs in municipalities that provide equal matching funds from other public or private sources; provided further, that not later than December 15, 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 not less than $50,000 shall be expended for 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 $12,500 shall be expended for the Framingham department of public health for a behavioral health system navigation and referral program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a Safe Haven location in Hampshire and Franklin counties; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the expansion of low threshold, safe haven housing for mentally ill men and women who have been chronically homeless and are currently living in emergency shelter or on the streets in Boston; 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, 2022, 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; and 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................................................................................................... $509,965,641

 

5046-2000         For homelessness services; provided, that $1,000,000 shall be expended to expand safe haven housing in a manner that ensures geographically equitable access; provided further, that not less than $425,000 shall be expended for program staffing support at Pine Street Inn's New Chardon Street location in the city of Boston for safe housing for women who are homeless and have mental health conditions....................... $24,162,573

 

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 CHOICE 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; and provided further, that the emergency service programs shall take all reasonable steps to identify and invoice the third-party insurer of all persons serviced by the programs............................................................................ $22,246,669

 

 

5055-0000         For forensic services provided by the department of mental health; provided, that funds shall be expended for juvenile court clinics................................................... $11,094,543

 

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 the department shall maintain not less than 671 inpatient beds in its system in fiscal year 2022; 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 2022 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, 2022, 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....................................................................................... $255,779,455

 

 

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 commissioner of developmental services may transfer funds between items 5920-2025, 5920-2000 and 5911-2000; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days in advance of any such transfer; provided further, that regional employment collaboratives shall be funded at not less than the amount funded in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc.; 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; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for WORK Incorporated to develop a program to improve workforce development and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities; 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 $81,618,289

 

5911-2000........ For transportation costs associated with community-based day and work programs; provided, that the department of developmental services shall provide transportation which shall be prioritized by need; provider further, that not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on: (i) the number of trips provided to individual homes; and (ii) the number of trips provided into the community during the day or program that were not to or from a center-based program; and provided further, that funds shall be expended by the department for the new day and work service components developed through item 5920-2025 and to support increased service utilization resulting from higher levels of vaccination for the 2019 novel coronavirus and improvement in the public health emergency...... $27,095,451

 

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, that not later than March 1, 2022, 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; and provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2022................................ $1,408,349,244

 

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 not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Caring Health center to offset the cost of  parking which is required as a direct result of parking limitations in downtown Springfield and to provide healthcare $240,637,466

 

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 December 31, 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 2021 and the number estimated for fiscal year 2022; (ii) the number and types of community-based employment partners; (iii) the outcomes measured; and (iv) recommendations for expansion; and provided further, that funds shall be expended by the department to support recovery and increased service utilization following the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, including: (a) service system redesign to provide new service components or modalities including, but not limited to, remote and virtual supports and in-home or community-based services; (b) development of a new service model capable of providing individualized services to constituents otherwise unable to engage in traditional day services; and (c) supplemental funding for community-based provider agencies to support adaptations and pandemic recovery efforts including, but not limited to, technology supports and recruiting, hiring and training staff for new roles; and provided further, that up to $15,000,000 of additional funds provided in fiscal year 2022 shall be expended by the department to (1) re-design the service system to respond to the new needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring new day services components or modalities, including but not limited to: remote and virtual supports, and in-home or in-community services, (2) provide “bridge” funding for community-based provider agencies to re-design their current service model, including but not limited to: recruiting and hiring new staff, training staff for new roles, and providing technology supports for staff during the transition, (3) develop a new, more fluid service model based on the real-time, individual needs of constituents otherwise unable to engage in traditional day services, and (4) plan for increased service need that may occur during the fiscal year in response to increased vaccinations and any improvement in the public health emergency ............................................. $219,962,246

 

5920-3000........ For respite services and intensive family supports........................................ $84,853,898

 

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(iii) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396n(iii); 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 14, 2022, 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; and provided further, that the department shall submit copies of amended waivers to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities upon submission of the amendment.................... $7,433,900

 

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; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the commission on autism established under said chapter 226.. $36,607,970

 

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, 2022, 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 2023 and 2024; 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 and 2022; provided, that not later than January 7, 2022, 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..... $79,948,997

 

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 provided at the closed ICF/IID; provided further, that the department may allocate funds from this item to items 5920-2000, 5920-2010 and 5920-2025, as necessary, under allocation plans which shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at an ICF/IID; and provided further, that not later than December 15, 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.................................................................. $103,743,275

 

 

7000-9101         For the operation of the board of library commissioners; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Fitchburg for repairs to the boiler at the Fitchburg public library; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study to rehabilitate the former Gloucester Free Library $1,702,272

 

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 2022 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board shall employ the population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2021 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; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library for the commonwealth shall receive not less than 47.5 cents for each resident of the commonwealth; and provided further, that said amount shall not exceed 25 per cent of the amount appropriated under this item..................... $13,516,000

 

7000-9402         For the talking book library at the Worcester public library.................................. $496,732

 

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.................. $2,828,147

 

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 2022 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......................... $13,000,000

 

7000-9506         For the technology and automated resource sharing networks........................ $4,518,373

 

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

 

 

 

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 $25,000 shall be expended for the Kingston Business Association, Inc. to provide grants to small businesses in the town of Kingston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Mass CultivatED's cannabis industry workforce development and jobs training programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Pal Pueblo Community Organization that identifies, trains, prepares and positions Latinos for economic development strategies in the classroom, community and workforce and provides 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 $100,000 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 $50,000 shall be expended for Arlington Community Trabajando, Inc. to empower residents with a range of community development initiatives and activities such as affordable housing, foreclosure prevention, first-time homebuyer education, family financial literacy and business and youth development; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to International Veterans Care Services Inc. in the city of Lawrence to mitigate food insecurity and provide housing relief to members of the veteran community that have been financially impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to hire a consultant to work with the Affordable Housing Trust to facilitate the creation of affordable and senior housing in the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of United South End Settlements' Family Mobility program to provide comprehensive one-on-one workforce development coaching services for low-income individuals and their families; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Beacon Communities Charitable Fund, Inc., for the Tierney learning center; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for unanticipated costs not covered by federal grants; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the expansion of the Lowell Community Health Center, Inc.'s workforce development on racial and health equity; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Portal to Hope; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Yes We Care, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Boston City Lights Foundation, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Asian-American Women's Political Initiative for programming needs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires, Inc. for the purpose of providing additional resources, support, and training to over 1,000 Berkshire nonprofits to aid in strengthening their capacity to serve critical needs in the Berkshire community; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation to provide supports to local or regional community-based organizations assisting individuals and families in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to CONNECT, a financial opportunity center in the city of Chelsea; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the New England Center for Arts & Technology, Inc; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the GK Fund, Inc. in the city of Boston for the purpose of programming and services that facilitate access to capital, mentorship and opportunity for startup founders who belong to a demographic of socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups, which may include, but shall not be limited to, women and people of color; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Fairmount Innovation Lab in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Community Development Partnership in the town of Eastham for a lower and outer Cape Cod leadership coalition comprised of Cape Cod Children's Place, Inc., Community Development Partnership, The Family Pantry of Cape Cod Corp., Helping Our Women, Inc., Homeless Prevention Council, Inc. and WE CAN Corporation to build cross-organizational capacity and equitable and inclusive cultural competency through leadership development, training, improved data collection, program design and evaluation, diversifying staff and leadership and improving outreach and engagement within underrepresented and marginalized communities in the county of Barnstable; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to E Para Todos, the Spanish language program of Entrepreneurship for All, Inc. A Nonprofit Corporation, to support entrepreneur investment and programs in the city of Lawrence.................................................................................. $4,316,480

 

7002-0017........ For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of housing and economic development, including the homeless management information system $3,439,297

 

7002-0020........ For a transfer to the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws, for an advanced manufacturing program that provides a fully coordinated manufacturing training system for unemployed and underemployed individuals, including veterans............................................... $2,500,000

 

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; and 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, prior appropriation continued..................................................................................................... $6,500,000

 

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

 

 

7002-0032........ For a transfer to the Innovation Institute Fund established in 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 $7,000,000 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 and to worker cooperatives and businesses governed by employee stock ownership plans; and provided further, that not later than January 14, 2022, 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 2021; (ii) community development corporations that received or are expected to receive grants in fiscal year 2022; and (iii) criteria that were considered in the distribution of these grants.......................................................................................................... $7,000,000

 

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

 

7002-1503........ For the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund established in section 4H of chapter 40J of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended, in collaboration with community colleges and state universities, to provide regional security operations center services for the monitoring and detection of cyber threat activity to municipalities, nonprofits and small businesses and cyber range services, which shall include opportunities for cybersecurity workforce training. $2,450,000

 

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 not later than June 15, 2022, 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 joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies; 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, 2023...................................................................................................... $1,350,000

 

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 of grant funding 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; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2022, 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, prior appropriation continued............................ $7,500,000

 

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

 

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: (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....................................................................................................... $7,500,000

 

 

 

 

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 department may enter into an interdepartmental service agreement with the commissioner of revenue to utilize the department of revenue’s wage reporting and bank match system to verify the income and eligibility of participants in federally-assisted housing programs and that of members of the participants’ households; provided further, that notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1980, the department may authorize neighborhood housing services corporations to retain, reassign and reloan funds received in repayment of loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation program; provided further, that not later than September 15, 2021, 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, 2021 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 not later than September 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, a spending and operational plan for maintaining in-person offices and for each local office: (i) the municipality in which each office is located; (ii) the ways in which applicants can submit applications and connect with staff, including, if available, in-person, by telephone and online; (iii) the daily business hours of in-person and telephonic operation of each office; (iv) the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to each office; (v) the average wait time for direct communication with a staff member whether in-person or by telephone; (vi) any steps the department plans to take to increase accessibility to intake services related to emergency assistance housing programs across the commonwealth; and (vii) any plans the department may have to make greater use of telephonic service delivery to augment in-person services; provided further, that at least annually, the department shall conduct staff trainings which shall include, but not be limited to, notice of changes in laws related to items of appropriation under the administration of the department; provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that 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 $150,000 shall be expended for the Planning Office of Urban Affairs for the acquisition and conversion of existing residential homes into new secure, service- supported housing for survivors of trafficking and sexual exploitation; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Brookline Community Foundation for the BCF Community Grants program.......................................................................... $7,771,502

 

7004-0100........ For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including the compensation of caseworkers and support personnel........................................................... $6,233,744

The Governor reduced the following item and disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

The Legislature overrode the Governor's action.

7004-0101........ For certain expenses of the emergency housing assistance program under section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws including: (i) homelessness prevention; (ii) diversion and strategic re-housing; and (iii) contracted family shelters; provided, that eligibility shall be limited to families with incomes at or below 115 per cent of the 2021 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: (a) are at risk of domestic abuse in their current housing situation or are homeless because they fled domestic violence and have not had access to safe, permanent housing since leaving the housing situation that they fled; (b) through no fault of their own, are homeless due to fire, flood or natural disaster; (c) through no fault of their own, have been subject to eviction from their most recent housing due to: (1) foreclosure; (2) condemnation; (3) 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 (4) 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; or (d) 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 one 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 (a) to (d), inclusive; provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall submit quarterly reports broken down by month to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures under the preceding proviso, including: (A) the number of families who received emergency assistance under the preceding proviso; (B) the number of families entering the emergency assistance system after having already stayed in a place not meant for human habitation; (C) 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 and within the preceding week; (D) the number of families described under clause (C) who received a written denial of their request for services prior to staying in a place not meant for human habitation and the number who neither entered the emergency shelter system nor received a written denial on the day of their request; and (E) available data on the race and ethnicity of the families described under clauses (A) to (D) inclusive; provided further, that nothing contained in this item 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 under 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 2022; 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 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 nonshelter benefit; provided further, that an eligible household that is approved for shelter placement shall be placed in a shelter as close as possible to the household’s home community, unless a household requests otherwise; provided further, that if the closest available placement is not within 20 miles of the household’s home community, the household shall be transferred to an appropriate shelter within 20 miles of its home community at the earliest possible date, unless the household requests otherwise; provided further, that the department shall notify local school departments of the placement of a family in its district within 5 days of placement; provided further, that the department shall make every effort to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall continue attending school in the community in which they lived before receiving services funded from this item; provided further, that the department shall use its best efforts to ensure that a family placed by the emergency housing assistance program shall be provided with access to refrigeration and basic cooking facilities; provided further, that if a family with a child under the age of 3 is placed in a hotel or motel, the department shall ensure that the hotel or motel provides a crib that meets all state and federal safety codes for each child under the age of 3; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall immediately provide shelter for up to 30 days to families who appear to be eligible for shelter based on statements provided by the family and any other information in the possession of the department but who need additional time to obtain any third-party verifications reasonably required by the department; provided further, that shelter benefits received under the preceding proviso shall not render a family ineligible under any regulation which provides that a family who previously received shelter is ineligible for shelter benefits for a period of 12 months; provided further, that families receiving shelter benefits who are found ineligible for continuing shelter benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal under said chapter 23B of the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall not impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verifications and shall accept verifications from a family whenever reasonable; provided further, that this item shall be subject to appropriation, and in the event of a deficiency nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than 90 days before promulgating or amending any regulations, administrative practice or policy that would alter eligibility for or the level of benefits under this program, other than that which would benefit the clients, the department shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities a written report setting forth justification for such changes including, but not limited to, any determination by the secretary of housing and economic development that available appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses and the projected savings from any proposed changes; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for personnel or administrative costs; provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly 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 the department shall submit quarterly reports, broken down by month, to the house and senate committees on ways and means with the most recently available monthly data, including data on the race and ethnicity of all families where available and applicable expressed as a percentage of the total, on: (I) applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108 as well as requests for services under this item and item 7008-0108, with a request for services defined as any point at which the household seeking services provides information to the department as part of any enrollment, triage, or eligibility determination, regardless of whether a formal application is completed and regardless of whether the contact is by telephone, by office visit, or by other means; (II) front-door entries into the emergency assistance system; (III) applications and requests for services provided in this item and in item 7004-0108 that are denied and the bases of all such denials expressed as a percentage of the total; (IV) applications and requests 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 expressed as a percentage of the total; (V) the number of households submitting multiple applications or making multiple requests for services within the previous 1-month period and the previous 6- month period; (VI) diversions as a result of HomeBASE household assistance; (VII) exits from the emergency assistance system, delineated by reason for exit, including at-fault terminations, exits because the household is no longer income eligible, exits through HomeBASE household assistance with no other subsidy and exits to another subsidized or otherwise assisted housing program; (VIII) the number of applications and requests that do not result in the household entering emergency assistance shelter within 48 hours and for which such nonentry is attributable to written denial, pending documentation or verification, no imminent homelessness or household withdrawal of the application; (IX) the number of families transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized or otherwise assisted housing through this program; (X) the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of said housing assistance and of emergency assistance under this item; (XI) the number of families served who required further assistance under this item or under item 7004-0108 at a later date; (XII) the type of assistance later required and provided; (XIII) the total number of families receiving assistance under this item or item 7004-0108 that have received assistance under said items during each of the previous 3 years; (XIV) the number of children served under this item broken down by age; (XV) the number of applications and requests from households that became homeless within 12 months of depleting their HomeBASE assistance under item 7004-0108; (XVI) the reasons for homelessness in the applications and requests received under clause (XV) and the number of applications and requests received under said clause (XV) that are denied; and (XVII) the average and maximum length of stay for families currently staying in an emergency assistance shelter placement; provided further, that said reports shall also include the following information from the department of children and families: (i) the number of families assessed for a health and safety risk 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, noncarpeted 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 and 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; (f) the percentage of applications for a transfer that were approved; and (g) the average number of days and the maximum number of days between the application submission and the approval; provided further, that funds shall be expended on shelter units suitable to meet the needs of households with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation; 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 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2021 shall not revert but shall be made available for this item for these purposes in fiscal year 2022; provided further, the department of housing and community development shall distribute said funds to those currently contracted emergency assistance family shelter providers with shelter operating gaps identified by the fiscal year 2020 uniform financial report submitted to the operational services division and with operating deficits that are attributable to: (1) shelter maintenance and unit supply costs, (2) unit rental rates that are not aligned to regional fair market rents and (3) professional shelter staff compensation and benefits that are not commensurate with compensation and benefit rates determined by geographic region for similar professional positions, as denoted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor; provided further, that not later than December 31, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on housing detailing the distribution of supplemental funds based on identified operating gaps and deficits; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for technical assistance by Homes for Families, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be made available for the creation of an independent ombudsman’s office within the executive office of housing and economic development to receive, investigate and resolve complaints brought by applicants to and participants of the emergency assistance shelter program and related short-term housing transition program under this item and item 7004-0108; provided further, that the ombudsman’s office shall act as an independent mediator and advocate for all applicants and participants in instances including, but not limited to, concerns regarding document requests, inability to contact the department by telephone, delays in placement and denials of services; provided further, that the ombudsman’s office shall have access to all initiated, partially completed and completed applications in order to assess applicants’ and participants’ requests as well as all submitted documentation and case information, including shelter provider notes, domestic violence assessments and sub-contracted provider notes; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the ombudsman’s office shall submit a report to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information pertaining to requests for the ombudsman’s services: (A) the number of requests received in the preceding 12-month period, delineated by the program the household is applying for or participating in and including available demographic information of those requesting assistance; (B) the number of requests that pertained to issues arising during the application process; (C) the number of requests that pertained to participants’ experiences at any time after initial entry into the program in question; (D) the nature of the requests; (E) the resolution of the requests; and (F) the average, maximum and minimum length of time for requests to be resolved for each program; provided further, that funds shall be expended on shelter units suitable to meet the needs of households with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the Home Works program; provided further, that the Home Works program shall provide opportunities for children in the emergency housing assistance program to attend out-of-school time and summer programming run by youth serving organizations; provided further, that a youth serving organization shall apply to contract with the department of housing and community development to receive contract slots to serve children in the program; provided further, that youth serving organizations shall obtain criminal offender record information for each staff member employed by the program with responsibilities that include direct care 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 as well as information that is publicly available from a registry of sex offender information that is operated or coordinated by the federal government; and provided further, that the department may expend funds for the administration and implementation of the Home Works program......................................................................................... $196,960,750 

 

The Governor disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

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 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 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 of homeless individuals in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that programs currently providing shelter may renegotiate how to use said 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...................... $57,855,000

 

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 March 1, 2022, 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 March 1, 2022, 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 this program for the department or in the utilization of emergency and acute care, prior appropriation continued..................................................................................................... $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

 

7004-0107........ For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Women's Lunch Place for the purpose of providing meals and services to homeless women and children in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.'s shelter; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the repair of electrical systems and other repairs as required by the Norwell housing authority; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Housing Families Homeless Children program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Action for Boston Community Development’s (ABCD) mobile homeless outreach team; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the moving ahead program at the St. Francis House in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the repairing of heating/ventilation/air-conditioning systems at the Wilmington Housing Authority; provided further, that no less than $25,000 shall be expended to Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) to develop and implement a program to address Haitian and Caribbean homelessness; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the continued conversion of an emergency housing facility to a permanent supportive housing facility to service Bristol county; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operations or acquisition of property by the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Pioneer Valley on behalf of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to facilitate regional coordination across Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties to prevent and end homelessness with a housing first approach that centers on racial equity; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth Housing Development for a technology center to be administered by the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation in the Brighton section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for senior recreation improvements in the Fall River Housing Authority for Holmes Apartments and Oak Village; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Homeless Prevention Council of Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Lower Cape Community Housing Partnership; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Boston Housing Authority to provide free high speed internet access, digital equity and necessary related capital improvements at state-assisted properties; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Maverick Landing Community Services, Inc. to provide information and assistance on housing and eviction issues, including completing and submit housing assistance applications, through a housing support station in the East Boston community; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Grace Center, Inc. on Cape Ann in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Wellspring House, Inc. in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $105,000 shall be expended to Housing Families, Inc. in the city of Malden for the Pro Bono Legal Services program; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Medway Housing Authority in the town of Medway for costs and supports targeted at food insecurity; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to maintain patient safety and security and construct a point of connection between facilities at the Community Day Center of Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to support staffing and housing clinic expansion at W.A.T.C.H., INC.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Welcome Home, Inc. in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. for costs associated with programs to serve low-income residents, homeless individuals and children; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and Lynn Housing Authority Development Group, Inc. to provide information and referral services relating to emergency rental assistance and other services under the department of housing and community development’s 2019 novel coronavirus eviction diversion initiative; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the Housing Assistance Corporation for a program to assist with the development of affordable accessory dwelling units; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to Lazarus House, Inc., for its emergency shelter and soup kitchen and for the costs incurred to provide extra support to the city of Lawrence as the city recovers from the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the provision of emergency services, including domestic violence intervention, workforce development, housing assistance, operation of food vouchers, winter coats for kids and holiday dinners, 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 $10,000 shall be expended to HEAL Lawrence to support victims of fires or any other disaster in the city of Lawrence and to assist victims with securing rental insurance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc., for tenant rights education and advocacy; 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws.... $2,715,000

 

7004-0108........ For a program of short-term housing assistance to help families eligible for temporary emergency shelter under item 7004-0101 in addressing obstacles to maintaining or securing housing; provided, that the assistance 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 financial assistance, 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 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 Housing Solutions; 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, 2021, 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 children served under this item broken down by age; (ii) type of assistance given; (iii) average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance; and (iv) 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 purposes 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; and provided further, that household assistance funds shall be advanced to the administering agencies at the end of each month and before the next month's disbursement, the amount of which shall be estimated based on the prior month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than annually.............................................................................................. $25,970,612

 

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 February 1, 2022, the department of housing and community development shall 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, 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

 

7004-3036........ 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; provided further, that not later than January 3, 2022, 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; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be made available to the Regional Housing Network for coordination and information technology................................................................................................... $8,200,000

 

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, prior appropriation continued............................ $1,800,000

 

7004-4314........ For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the department of housing and community development to assist tenants residing in housing developed under sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall distribute funding for resident service coordinators in a geographically equitable manner; and provided further, that funding shall be made available for resident service coordinators that serve multiple smaller housing authorities, prior appropriation continued..................................................................................................... $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, 2021 receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the department of housing and community development 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 2022 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; provided further, that no employee of a housing authority shall simultaneously be an elected executive officer within the same municipality in which the authority is located; 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............................................................................ $85,000,000

 

General Fund.................................................... 89.90%

Local Capital Projects Fund............................... 10.10%

 

7004-9007........ For costs associated with the implementation of the department of housing and community development’s duties as specified 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 nonrenewal 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 except that the household payment in any project-based unit that is subsidized under another federal or state subsidy or public housing program shall be subject to applicable limits on tenant paid rent under such federal or state program and except that households receiving tenant-based assistance under this section may pay more than 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted net income of the household, as their option, provided that this amount may not exceed 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted net income of the household in the first year of occupancy; 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 that 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, 2021 if said participant’s annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2021 and September 1, 2021 and otherwise not later than the annual eligibility recertification date; provided further, that any participant who is over the age of 60 or who is disabled may be exempt from any obligations unsuitable under particular circumstances; provided further, that participating local housing authorities may take all steps necessary to enable them to transfer mobile voucher program participants from the Massachusetts rental voucher program into another housing subsidy program; provided further, that the department's approved monthly rent limits for mobile vouchers issued or leased after July 1, 2021 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 December 14, 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, the: (i) number and average value of rental vouchers currently distributed in the commonwealth, in each county and in each municipality; (ii) average number of days that it takes for a household to utilize a voucher after receiving it from the administering agency; (iii) number of households that reach the date by which they must lease up their voucher without having found an available unit; (iv) number of households that apply for an extension by the deadline to lease up their voucher and the number of extensions granted; (v) actions taken by the department to reduce the wait time for households to lease up their voucher; (vi) number of distributed vouchers available to be utilized; (vii) number and type of new vouchers issued after July 1, 2021; (viii) number of families on a waitlist for an available rental voucher; (ix) average number of days that it takes for project based vouchers awarded by the department to be utilized after the award is made; and (x) any obstacles the department faces in its efforts to provide the information detailed in the preceding provisos, if applicable; 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, 2022; and provided further, that not less than $20,018,333 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2021 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2022 $129,981,667

 

7004-9030........ For the rental assistance program established in 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 the department’s approved monthly rent limits for vouchers issued or leased after July 1, 2022, shall not be less than 110 per cent of 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 vouchers shall be determined reasonable by the administering agency; provided further, that for vouchers currently leased, the new rent limit shall not begin until the anniversary date of the lease; provided further, that any household that is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of rent during any 1-year period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household holding a mobile voucher; provided further, that each household shall be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net income as defined under regulations promulgated by the department for units if payment of utilities is not provided by the unit owner or not less than 30 per cent of its income for units if payment of utilities is provided by the unit owner; provided further, that payments for the rental assistance program may be provided in advance; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers so that the appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which shall cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the amount of a rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household’s minimum rent obligation; provided further, that not later than December 14, 2021, the department shall submit a report to 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 not less than $5,514,645 appropriated for this item in fiscal year 2021 shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item in fiscal year 2022.............................................. $8,685,355

 

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 in 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 March 1, 2022, 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.............. $12,548,125

 

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

 

The Governor disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

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 effective date of this act to December 31, 2021, the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $10,000 in any 12-month period; provided further, that subsequent to the previous proviso, the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $7,000 in any 12-month period; provided further, that the combined sum of benefits received by a family in a 12-month period from this item and item 7004-0108 shall not be more than the maximum level of short-term housing assistance in said item 7004-0108; provided further, that from the effective date of this act to June 30, 2022, 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 2021 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 effective date 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 report quarterly 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 $4,725,768 from the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund established under section 60 of chapter 121B of the General Laws shall be made available to this item 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; 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; provided further, that funds appropriated under this item shall be in addition to the federal sources for emergency rental assistance, utility assistance and other forms of assistance pursuant to section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and section 3201 of subtitle B of title III of the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 including, but not limited to, $350,540,803 for the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program as referenced in section 2D; and provided further, that the department shall distribute funds under this item as well as said federal sources and other public and private sources of short-term rental and mortgage assistance in a manner that prioritizes: (A) those communities most affected by the impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus; and (B) geographic equity............................................... $22,000,000

 

 

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 $670,000 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 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. $670,000

 

 

 

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 which the division currently regulates under section 2 of chapter 167 of the General Laws……....................................................... $19,840,873

 

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 $3,050,000 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 $1,500,000 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 not less than 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 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.......................... $3,050,000

 

 

 

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... $7,105,132

 

7006-0142         For the administration of the office of public safety and inspections under 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a reimbursement program to be managed by the division of professional licensure that shall provide for the costs associated with the implementation of testing for the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation of homes built in the commonwealth during or after 1983 that are located within a 50 mile radius of J.J. Mottes Concrete Company in Stafford Springs, Connecticut; and provided further, that reimbursements shall be made at a rate of 100 per cent for visual testing conducted by a licensed professional engineer up to $400 and at a rate of 75 per cent for the testing of 2 core samples up to $5,000....................................................................................................... $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 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........................................................................................................... $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 $769,824 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 in subsection (h) of section 184D of said chapter 94 and 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; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94, the division shall not fund the municipal grant program as provided in said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94; 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. $769,824

 

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

 

 

 

7006-0071         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 2022 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 contracts with regional economic development organizations under the program established under 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 expended for the Massachusetts office for employee involvement and ownership....................... $1,851,313

 

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: (a) investments in minority-owned businesses; (b) grants to school districts with significant minority student populations for the development of curricula, purchase of equipment and the provision of internships; (c) planning and implementation of strategies to recruit, develop and retain a diverse workforce in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology; and (d) identifying structural and cultural obstacles to the full inclusion of diverse population in the life sciences and biotechnology field, along with recommendations for removing those obstacles; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2022, 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, 2022, 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.................................................. $1,500,000

 

7007-0952         For the operation of the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation established in chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended to promote private fundraising, achieve self-sufficiency and serve as a catalyst for urban economic development and job opportunities for local residents; provided further, that the corporation shall take all steps necessary to increase the amount of private funding available for the operation of the zoos; provided further, that funding in this item shall not be transferred through interdepartmental service agreements; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2022, 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Lupa Game Farm, Inc.;  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; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center in the city of Springfield................................................................................................... $7,200,000

 

 

 

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 1, 2022, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that 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; (d) strategies to combat the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism industry in the commonwealth; and (e) the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism industry in the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the loss of jobs and statewide revenue from the sales, room occupancy and short-term rentals taxes, delineated by region; provided further, that not less than $7,000,000 shall be expended on efforts to ensure the recovery and continued vitality of the commonwealth’s tourism and hospitality industry post-pandemic; provided further, that eligible uses for the funds shall include, but not be limited to, covering lost payroll, rent and other expenses, adapting programming to cope with COVID, investing in technology and infrastructure for safe reopening, and planning efforts to develop creative solutions to build and transform the tourism and hospitality sector to adapt to the post-pandemic environment; and provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund established under section 13T of chapter 23A of the General Laws.................................................................. $9,163,175

 

7008-1116         For the commonwealth’s local economic development projects; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Main South Community Development Corporation’s efforts to promote the safety and security of University park; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for historical preservation and rural economic development for Swan tavern for the town of Leicester; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to conduct a market feasibility study for economic development in Plymouth county, the South Shore, the South Coast and Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham nature and cultural council for tourism marketing and advertising purposes; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the town of Norwood for a sesquicentennial celebration; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Project Just Because, Inc. in the town of Hopkinton for facility improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of New England Public Media, Inc. training sessions, workplace readiness workshops and internships for both in-person and remote instruction sessions to engage middle and high school students in media literacy and the role of fact-based journalism in public media and to illuminate the impact of the ongoing pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Southborough for water infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover for design and construction costs to refurbish the historic cupola at Memorial Hall library; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the West End Museum, Incorporated for the purpose of mitigating adverse effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc. for the cost of increased security at the Hatch Shell required after the Boston marathon bombing; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Framingham Southside opportunity zone planning; 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 the town of Ashland downtown reconstruction project; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the programs of the Menino Arts Center in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the Enrichment Center located in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to No Books, No Ball Basketball Program, A Non-Profit Corporation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to Lena Park Community Center; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the purpose of facilitating Americans with Disabilities Act compliance for the armory in the town of Hyannis; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to the town of Holden for the removal of hazardous materials from the former electroplating manufacturing facility, located at 156 Princeton street, and for re-purposing the site for commercial use; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Fitchburg for the restoration and expansion of Forest Hill cemetery; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Franklin Downtown Partnership, Inc. to promote economic development in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for renovations needed for the public restrooms and property surrounding the restrooms at the State street landing in the town of Marblehead; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the purpose of providing additional resources to the Amesbury chamber of commerce; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Firehouse Center for the Arts in the city of Newburyport to address the financial detriment brought on by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for equitable access improvements to the Cape Cod Art Center in the city known as the town of Barnstable; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Burlington for redevelopment and revitalization in the downtown business center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the revitalization of the town center in the town of Weston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the signage improvements and other expenses related to the revitalization of the downtown area in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc. to fund post pandemic economic development for the North Quabbin region; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for public service announcements to be broadcast during From the Top, Inc.’s radio programming; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for repairs and maintenance of Salem Common in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Mission Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Stone Soul, Inc. festival; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to AWAKE Youth Violence Prevention in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the historic Cyrus Dallin Art Museum; provided further, that $125,000 shall be expended to the town of West Springfield for senior center projects to improve air quality and circulation, and accessibility for seniors; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the historic West Medford community center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Germantown neighborhood center in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the National Lancers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Spirit of Springfield, Inc. to produce events that provide a sense of community, civic pride and opportunities for celebration; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of West Springfield for park infrastructure improvement projects and field maintenance to town athletic facilities; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the Stoughton train depot building in Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for predevelopment studies and initial community outreach in the town of Milton for redevelopment of town-owned parcels; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for further improvements to the business district and parks in the East Milton Square region in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Creative Haverhill, Incorporated in the city of Haverhill, for the purpose of establishing a grant for city beautification; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Entrepreneurship for All, Inc., A Nonprofit Corporation for the purpose of establishing a business accelerator program in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; provided further, that $25,000 be expended to the town of Danvers for replacement of the play structure at John George park; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham tourism council; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Indian Orchard Citizens Council, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the food truck festival and the Indian Orchard Blooms neighborhood beautification initiative; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. to provide staff support to We Are/Somos Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be allocated for the town of Northbridge for its 250th anniversary; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to update the town of West Boylston’s playground for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westfield on Weekends program to promote economic development in the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the South End Community Health Center, Inc. to improve in-patient care and vaccination efforts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Conexion, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Frederick Law Olmstead North Park improvements in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $20,000  shall be expended for improvements in the Assonet Village Historic District in the town of Freetown; provided further, that not less than $125,000  shall be expended for the creation and implementation of a boathouse on the Malden river in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Arlington Historical Society for maintenance, refurbishment and replacement of critical assets at the Jason Russell House and the Smith Museum; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Worcester Common Ground, Inc., for the purpose of demonstrating the city’s diversity through community-based events; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Creative Hub Community Arts Center at 2 Ionic avenue in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to the town common in the town of Brimfield; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Western Massachusetts Sports Commission; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for increased pedestrian accessibility in the Eastern Gateway in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Downtown Taunton Foundation/Taunton Business Improvement District to install wayfinding signage to promote economic development in downtown Taunton; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the New American Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for AHA! Art, History & Architecture in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for cultural educational programming and community services at the Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford Festival Theatre, Inc. for a training apprenticeship program; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a partnership between the Basketball Hall of Fame and Springfield College to explore the intersection of basketball and social justice; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for production at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Barrington Stage Company for use in summer programing; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Berkshire Theatre Group for use in summer programing; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the repair and beautification of the walkways, entranceways and memorials in and around the city hall in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the “Welcome to Marlborough” signs in the downtown area of the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the paving of the back loop track section of the walking trail at Ghiloni park in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Holistic Approach to Reducing Poverty partnership to be administered by the Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc. to create a no wrong door approach to reducing poverty by utilizing a shared client management system and providing for the purchase of case management software to create a centralized data warehouse for human service agencies in the Berkshires; provided further, that Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc. shall be solely responsible for the administration of this program;  provided further, that not later than January 7, 2022, Berkshire Community Action Council 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) receipts of client management system software; (b) agencies that have combined to join the Holistic Approach to Reducing Poverty partnership; and (c) projected customers served through the partnership; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc. for the maintenance and upkeep of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial; provided further, that not less than $36,000 shall be expended to the town of Medfield for the purchase of new voting machines; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended on the town of Lexington’s working group on the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Stoneham for improvements to the Stoneham Arena; 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 $20,000 shall be expended for transportation improvements in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the improvement of public safety, public works, and council on aging parking lots and the improvement of sidewalks on Black Brook road in the town of Easton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be provided for technology upgrades to the Willis avenue community center in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the installation of a sidewalk on Harwood avenue in the town of Littleton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the construction and maintenance of a memorial statue of Marvin Hagler in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended to Fundacion Dominicana del Arte y La Cultura, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the removal of hazardous materials, exposed water and electrical lines and additional renovations for the Old State Hospital laundry building in the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a proven economic development program, with an existing office in the city of Springfield, that supports manufacturing readiness for startups and connections to Massachusetts-based manufacturers to promote local supply chains, post-recession job growth and future resiliency; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Outside the Box; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Inc. in the town of Hudson; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Westmass Area Development Corporation to offset and pay any and all costs incurred and related to, but not limited to, operational costs and expenses involved with the revitalization of the Ludlow Mills Industrial Complex; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Chevalier Theater in Medford; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for playground and landscape improvements at Point Webster Middle School; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a community action grant for the town of Holbrook; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pond Plain Improvement Association in Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Idlewell Improvement Association in Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Ward 2 Civic Association in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Penn’s Hill Neighborhood Association in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $100,00 shall be expended for the Museum of African American History in the city of Boston;  provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the South End soccer program; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the North End Athletic Association, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Nazzaro Recreation Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Community Music Center of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the National History Day in Massachusetts program, operated by the Massachusetts Historical Society, for the purposes of sustaining and increasing access to the program for students and teachers across the Commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 be expended for the restoration of the David Tilden House in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Frederick Douglass House in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley chamber of commerce; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for LuminArts for the design, preparation and production of public art displays; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for green space improvements in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to Malden Arts, Inc. for the ARTline in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the installation of solar panels on the roof of the water treatment facility in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Downtown Framingham, Inc provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Boxford for accommodations at the combined community and senior center in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for electronic voting equipment in the town of Westwood; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley to aid it in building racism-free communities, organizations and institutions; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Pioneer Valley Project, Inc. in the city of Springfield to support leadership development programming for low-income youth of color in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Hispanic American Library; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended in support of Manchester-by-the-Sea’s Confronting the Challenges of Climate Change project with the city of Gloucester and the towns of Essex and Rockport; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to the Franklin regional council of governments to conduct a study of the Deerfield river and its use in the county of Franklin ; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fishing Partnership Support Services initiatives to educate, train and mentor young and beginning individuals engaged in commercial fishing in the commonwealth through a registered apprentice program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Courageous Sailing program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements in the town of Andover, including the village of Ballardvale; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Community Survival Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Spring of Hope, Body and Soul program in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Lunenburg for installation of light-emitting diode light fixtures at the Lunenburg Public Library; provided further, that $15,000 shall be expended for Zamir Chorale of Boston, Inc.'s musical and educational organization; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Milton Farmers Market, Inc. in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvement projects for the Lynnfield town common in the town of Lynnfield; provided further, than not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Leadership Pioneer Valley Inc.’s regional leadership development program:-; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Inc. in the town of Brookline; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended for special projects, including Museums without Walls in the city of Newton; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for summer jobs youth employment in the city of Everett; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for the Chelsea Collaborative in the city of Chelsea; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for Greenroots, Inc., in the city of Chelsea; 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 serving those communities, senior programs and other programs addressing food insecurity needs of individuals in those communities; 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 not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the town of Whately's two hundred and fiftieth anniversary; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the David Ruggles Center for History and Education in the city of Northampton; provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for the Franklin regional council of governments for costs associated with a rideshare demonstration program for social service recipients provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Cambridge Community Center to continue to make the center’s space more accessible and serviceable provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for The Latina Circle, Inc; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for SMGA New England for recreational clinics and equipment; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc. for the Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiative in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended to install solar panels on the roof of the Reuben Hoar library in the town of Littleton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of the programs of the Riverside Theatre Works, Inc. in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for programmatic activities, productions and capital improvements and upgrades to the Massachusetts Music & Arts Society in Mansfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for programmatic activities, productions and capital improvements to the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center at the Orpheum Theatre in the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Medfield Cultural Alliance for the remediation, design, construction and improvements to the Performing Arts and Educational Center at the old state hospital property in the town of Medfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Irish Cultural Center, Inc., of Western New England in the town of West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for City Mosaic, Inc., in the city of Springfield for the renovation of the Sterns square mural; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Indie Soul Festival for the live music event highlighting independent soul, jazz, spoken word and gospel artists; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Sutton for emergency capital repairs at the historic Dorothea Waters House at Waters farm; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to Waters farm in the town of Sutton for phase 2 capital improvements for Nathan’s Barn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Caring Health Center to support the implementation of their workforce development initiative CHC Learning Institute and for the architectural redesign of the new location for said program; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Dunstable for infrastructure improvements in the town of Dunstable; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Tyngsborough for town center improvements; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Groton for infrastructure improvements in Groton; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to Mill City Grows, Inc., for a fresh food distribution program in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be provided to the Berkshire Family Young Men’s Christian Association, Inc., in the city of Pittsfield to support the renovation of their North street facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire Black Economic Council; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be provided to the town of Williamsburg for the celebration of the town's two hundred and fiftieth anniversary; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc. for the Jack Kerouac commemorative celebration events in the city of Lowell; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Pepperell for senior transportation program in the town of Pepperell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development of a city-wide master plan in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Southwick to promote economic development and encourage local shopping; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the town of Amherst for costs associated with municipal crisis response; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Abington for traffic and sidewalk improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Holbrook for traffic and sidewalk improvements; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the partial installation of a fire suppression system and associated electrical and plumbing upgrades at United First Parish Church, a national historic landmark located in the city of Quincy that is the final resting place of 2 United States Presidents and first ladies; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Rockland for manhole and catch basin structure replacements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to support the work of the race equity task force in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the master plan for Centennial park in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $150,000 be provided to the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be provided to the town of Charlemont to support town planning operations; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Norfolk for an engineering study to expand the parking lot of the Council on Aging property; provided further, than not less than $64,000 shall be expended to the town of Millis for a new fire alarm system for the Veterans Memorial Building; provided further, that not less than $83,000 shall be expended to New Hope, Inc. In the city of Attleboro for development of a domestic violence shelter and services to support survivors of domestic violence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children, Incorporated for construction of a new site in the town of North Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $22,000 shall be expended to Wellspring, Inc. for its Multi-Service Center to support operations in the city of Weymouth and the town of Hull; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended to The Company Theatre, Inc. in the town of Norwell to support operations and programming; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended to the North Weymouth Civic Association for the furtherance of local initiatives; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Girls Inc. of the Valley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Science Museum to complete the International Space Station buildout, a fully immersive representation of the United States exploration module on board the International Space Station; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Dress for Success Western Massachusetts, Inc., to fund workforce development programs; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Lynn Main Streets in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Springfield Public Forum, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for water infrastructure improvements in the town of Ipswich; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce for community development efforts; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New England Aquarium Corporation in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Gardner Museum, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation for the South Boston Street Festival; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Daniels Farm in the town of Blackstone for restoration of historic buildings; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a parking lot along Main street in the town of Sturbridge; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the historic Wood House in the town of Rutland; provided further, that not less than $8,000 shall be expended for the American Legion in the town of Paxton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Williamstown Meetinghouse Preservation Fund, Inc. to support repairs to the Williamstown Meetinghouse in the town of Williamstown; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Dracut for an electronic messaging sign to be constructed in the town center; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements in the town of Dracut; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for programming at the Easthampton community center in the city of Easthampton; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended to Greentown Labs, Inc. to support ecosystem acceleration and offshore wind innovation, including pilot studies or prototyping; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Somerville, Inc. to fund programs to support youth; provided further, that not less than $230,000 shall be expended for the town of Hudson to purchase the Hudson Armory located at the intersection of Park street and Washington street in the town of Hudson; and provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be made available to MIDAS Collaborative Inc. for the purposes of rebuilding from adverse economic consequences from the pandemic as a fiscal intermediary for matched-savings programs for low-to-moderate-income households in partnership with financial institutions, community development corporations, community foundations and other community-based organizations $14,688,000

 

7008-1300         For the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office........................ $122,274

 

 

 

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; 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;  and provided further, that not later than December 15, 2021, the executive office of labor and workforce development shall submit a report to the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) vocational technical schools that are operating career technical institutes; (ii) amount of funding each vocational technical school will receive under this item; (iii) number of students served by career technical institutes, including technical institutes established in chapter 74 of the General Laws and the number of adult learners participating in industry recognized credentialing pathways at each vocational technical school, delineated by training program; and (iv) employment outcomes of the graduates of said training programs $15,379,600

 

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

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

 

 

 

7003-0100         For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce development; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the African Community Center of Lowell, Inc. in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Hope Dove Inc. in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the River Hawk New Venture Fund at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for the continued implementation of a business development grant program to support new and existing businesses; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for costs related to the America Reads/Counts program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for STRIVE FORWARD, a job-readiness program to be coordinated by the Justice Resource Institute to connect chronically unemployed adults with training, case management and job placement; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New England Farm Workers’ Council Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant program to St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children, Inc. in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston for workforce development and educational programming for women impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for a grant program to Crossroads Family Housing, Inc. in the East Boston section of the city of Boston for the operation of workforce development and educational programming for women and girls; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Cape Verdean Association of Boston Inc. for the expansion of programs serving immigrants in the Roxbury and Dorchester areas of the city Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Ateneo Dominicano De Nueva Inglaterra Corporation in the city of Lawrence to maintain and promote Dominican culture throughout the Merrimack Valley through history, literature, arts, customs and family values; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Hispanic week to help showcase Hispanic culture in the Merrimack Valley and across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc. for the future leaders program to employ underserved youth in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended equally to the Urban League of Springfield, Inc., in the city of Springfield and the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a study assessing the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus on women’s participation in the workforce; provided further, that the study shall be conducted by the executive office of labor and workforce development in conjunction with the MassHire Department of Career Services, the department of early education and care and the Commonwealth Corporation; provided further, that the study shall include, but not be limited to, the industries and available demographic information of women displaced from the workforce due to the 2019 novel coronavirus and resulting economic landscape, as well as an analysis of potential barriers to workforce reentry including, but not limited to, transportation and child care; provided further, that the study shall include recommendations regarding ways to support workforce reentry including workforce development, job training and other programs; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2021, the executive office shall report the results of the study and related recommendations to the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for construction industry apprenticeship and career preparedness training programs administered by Building Pathways, Inc., aimed at increasing the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged populations, which may include, but shall not limited to, women and people of color, in the building trades industries........................... $2,942,620

 

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 October 15, 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 comptroller and for associated indirect and direct fringe benefits costs from assessments levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws................................................................. $12,378,242

 

7003-0150         For the operation of a former prisoner re-entry workforce development and supportive services program targeted to individuals transitioning from a house of correction or the department of correction to a steady job or career; 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, 2022, the executive office of labor and workforce development 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.................................................................................................... $2,500,000

 

 

7003-0151         For the purposes of expanding registered apprenticeships in priority manufacturing, health care and information technology industries........................................... $1,000,000

 

 

 

7003-0200         For the operation of the department of labor standards; provided, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for additional full-time equivalent employees for the workplace safety and health program............................................................ $3,936,254

 

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 and youth and young adult homelessness 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, including programs that serve youths, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth, youth of color and youth who are not more than the age of 25 and are experiencing housing insecurity; 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, 2022, prior appropriation continued.............................................................. $24,000,000

 

General Fund.................................................... 78.61%

Gaming Economic Development Fund................ 21.39%

 

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

 

7003-0606         For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Inc., 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.......................................... $1,000,000

 

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................................... $2,064,980

 

7003-0803         For the one-stop career centers.................................................................... $9,500,000

 

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 nontraditional 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, 2022, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the scope, objective and results of grant recipients’ safety training program; and provided further, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item and for associated indirect and direct fringe benefits costs from assessments levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws.................................................................................... $18,986,940

 

 

 

7009-1700         For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of education................................................................................................... $19,143,528

 

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

 

 

7010-0005         For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of early education and care, the department of children and families and the disabled persons protection commission may share with each other personal data regarding students who receive services in special education programs approved, licensed, monitored or regulated by the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of early education and care to carry out their respective responsibilities under state and federal law; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education may fund direct support to teachers and administrators who are providing services to assist in state education initiatives; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to support departmental initiatives related to strengthening social and emotional competencies among students and adults including, but not limited to, social emotional learning program coordinators and proactive outreach to districts to ensure they are aware of all opportunities and supports available; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to fund additional support services for school districts, charter schools and educational collaboratives to assist in the management and distribution of funding made available through the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief program; and provided further, that such support services may include, but not be limited to, increased department personnel................................................................................. $12,096,261

 

7010-0012         For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial imbalance, established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for services rendered by the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc. and Springfield public schools; provided further, that all grant applications submitted to and approved by the department of elementary and secondary education shall include a detailed line item budget specifying how such funds shall be allocated and expended; provided further, that not later than December 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; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item in fiscal year 2021 shall not revert but shall be made available until December 31, 2021............................................................... $27,900,000

 

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 in fiscal year 2022, may be expended through June 30, 2023............................................................................................................ $4,999,073

 

 

7010-1192         For grants to cities, towns, school districts and nonprofit entities for educational improvement projects; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Framingham public schools for playground accessibility improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an English language learners public school program in the town of Rockland; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Boston Debate League Incorporated for their after-school debate league program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in the town of Brewster for repairs and improvements to the mobile classroom facility; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Community Investors, Inc. located in the town of Wellesley for the Power Play Initiative in support of the expansion of an inclusive after-school and out-of-school-time recreational program at urban and suburban schools in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the E-Team Machinist Training Program in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Fundacion CEMDPCD to support, educate, and advocate on behalf of low-income parents of students with learning disabilities in the city of  Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for technology improvements at the Whitman-Hanson regional school district; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South End Community Center's Community Youth Corp Program; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for an after-school program at Homework House Inc. of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall    be expended for the Bird Street Community Center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the All Dorchester Sports League, Inc. for educational support, nutrition, and other community benefits related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Groundwork Lawrence, Inc. to support jobs for Lawrence youth and provide education programming to offset learning loss caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a children's arts and culture program in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of Wrentham for Wrentham Elementary School for a new camera and school security system enhancements; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the construction of a community garden in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of North Reading for the purpose of replacing computer and electronic devices in the public schools; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Girls Design Academy through the city of New Bedford department of community services; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison Memorial Community Center in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the furnishing, preparation, packaging, and storage of frozen meals to school children in conjunction with the Weymouth public schools and Weymouth Food Pantry as part of the Student Food Security Program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Falmouth Education Foundation, Inc. in order to provide educational and career training opportunities for students in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Project Learn, Inc. to develop a youth innovation hub learning space in downtown Lowell for students to gain skills and credentials that prepare them for the workforce of tomorrow, in partnership with, but not limited to, Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce, Inc., MassHire Greater Lowell Workforce Board, Lowell Makes, Inc., Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell, Inc., Lowell public schools, Lowell housing authority, Merrimack Valley Building Trades, and the Middlesex 3 Coalition, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton for employment positions for at-risk youth within their YEP! We Can Summer Program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for equipment for the Mary D. Stone School youth playground in the town of Auburn; provided further, that not less than $550,000 shall be expended for paving at Brockton High School in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Brian Rogan memorial courtyard at the Kennedy Elementary School in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the renovation of the playground at the Robinson Elementary School in the town of Westford; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for paving at Hancock Elementary School in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Worcester YWCA for youth swimming lessons as part of summer programming for children who identify as low income, as well as necessary infrastructure to comply with Christian's Law; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Methuen High School for mental health services; provided further, that not less than $320,000 shall be expended for programs and services offered by Smart from the Start, Inc. to promote the healthy development of young children and their families living in underserved communities of Boston through trauma-informed, multi-generational family support and community engagement; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Ellis memorial early education center in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Welcome Center of the Framingham Public Schools; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Partnership for Youth, Inc., to fund increased staff, including 1 additional presenter or coordinator and additional office space for staff members to expand programs for at-risk youth; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School to mitigate costs associated with member town composition; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for English at Large, Inc., in the city of Woburn for the purposes of English language tutoring and small group instruction; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to communities in the Metrowest region, including the city of Framingham and the towns of Ashland, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick to address mental health needs in schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to public schools in the city of Fitchburg for equipment to support the drinking water operator program; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Gardner high school for student training equipment required for innovation pathway programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for elevator improvements at the Hubbardston center school in the town of Hubbardston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Tobin Community Center in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston for recruiting, training, and workforce development for young adult residents of public and subsidized housing who apply for youth jobs programs; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the purchase of school cameras in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Calmer Choice, Inc. for the development and support of anti-addiction and mental health programs in school districts including, but not limited to, Monomoy regional school district, Mashpee school district, Barnstable school district, Nauset regional school district and Dennis-Yarmouth regional school district; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. in the city of Lowell for youth classes and programming; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Recreation Worcester program in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to LEAP for Education, Inc., to provide middle and high school students with academic enrichment and post-secondary and career readiness skills; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Enchanted Circle Theater in the city of Holyoke to provide training in arts integration across Western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to One Bead Project to fund technology equity and entrepreneurship programming for school age children in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the adaptive music program at the Community Music School of Springfield, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Bay Path University in the town of Longmeadow to support a college-readiness bootcamp to prepare young women for college; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the music program at Everett high school in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Steps to Success, Inc. in the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for public schools in the town of Bourne to participate in an engineering and computer science curriculum and science, technology, engineering and math education professional development workshops operated by the Museum of Science in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to 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 $50,000 shall be expended for the Everett middle school after-school robotics program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Everett public schools for services provided to unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for music programming at Chelsea high school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Special Townies in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for support and resources to families of children with special needs; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Silver Lake regional school district to renovate the courtyard at Silver Lake regional middle school in the town of Kingston for the purposes of outdoor learning; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Dennett elementary school in the town of Plympton to construct a developmentally-appropriate and fully accessible playground and to add a rubberized surface to increase the ease with which wheelchairs can move around the playground; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for public schools in the town of Mashpee to participate in an engineering and computer science curriculum and science, technology, engineering and mathematics education professional development workshops operated by the Museum of Science in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Parent Villages, Inc. in the city of Springfield to support the outreach center; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to Beyond Soccer, Inc. for innovative health, athletic and leadership programming for low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Lawrence Adult Learning Center in the city of Lawrence for English language learning services and associated programming; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Fortaleciendo la Familia Ministries, Inc. in the city of Lawrence for the Strengthening Families Program and to perform skills training for families to reduce risky behaviors, delinquency and drug and alcohol abuse and to improve social skills and school performance; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Lawrence, to highlight the colorful tradition of Caribbean culture in the Merrimack Valley and to provide at-risk youth with assistance programming and after school activities; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to UTEC, Inc. to expand young adult programming and mentorship in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the school department in the town of Dracut to support improvements to internet servers and technology replacement; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the SouthCoast Community Foundation, Inc., to administer a 1-time grant program to provide educational, health, wellness, housing security and safety resources to financially-disadvantaged youth in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that not more than $250,000 appropriated for the grant program in fiscal year 2021 shall not revert and shall be made available for the purposes of the program for fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the development and implementation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics educational and skills training opportunities for public school students and educators at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the school system of the city of Taunton for the development of a curriculum-based Education Corps to address learning loss; provided further, that the Education Corps may utilize curriculum-based service learning as a component of the corps; provided further, that the school system of the city of Taunton shall utilize these funds for the supplemental education needs of students that may require summer school, tutoring services or both to address learning loss; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the New Democracy Coalition, Inc., to increase civic engagement and leadership opportunities for students in the Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park sections of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $52,000 shall be expended to the Millis public schools for purchase of a transportation vehicle for special education programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the town of Needham; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to Natick is United, Inc. for operating expenses and event planning to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Scituate C.O.R.S.E. Foundation, Corporation for special education support services; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to South Shore SNAP, INC. in the town of Hingham to support operations and programming; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Marshfield public school district for the purpose of designing and implementing a mental health education and awareness program for students; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to The Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc. for the implementation of its programming, including the W.E.B. DuBois Academy Saturday School; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to Inspirational Ones, Inc. for expanding the staffing and programming at the Methuen Youth and Community Center, for rehabilitating the physical facility in which the center will be located and to implement a feasibility and engineering study for the future center; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Methuen high school for the Students Against Destructive Decisions program; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Marine Trade Association, Inc. to increase workforce development training opportunities and technical education in secondary and post-secondary schools for careers in the marine trades; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws............................................................ $7,217,000

 

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

 

7010-1194         For the implementation of a competitive grant program to school districts to support the implementation of the financial literacy standards in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, authorized by section 1Q of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop the criteria for grants; and 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

 

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 Bottom Line to provide college transition and college retention services for low-income or aspiring first-generation college students; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Triangle, Inc.'s School to Career program that connects special education students with disabilities in greater Boston to careers and their local communities; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for More Than Words, Inc. to support its vocational program for system-involved youth.. $7,500,000

 

7027-0020         For the implementation, operation and expansion of innovation pathway programs; provided, that such programs shall incorporate the guiding principles of innovation pathway programs, as developed jointly by the department of elementary and secondary education and the department of higher education; and provided further, that preference shall be given to programs that encourage career opportunities in high demand industries...................................................................................................................... $600,000

 

7027-1004         For services that improve outcomes for English language learners, including, but not limited to, English language acquisition professional development to improve the academic performance of English language 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 language 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 Cities; provided further, that funds shall be expended for districts to provide support for middle and high school students deemed to be at risk of dropping out of school as a result of language barriers or challenges in English language acquisition; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months $4,536,806

 

 

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................................................................................. $2,500,000

 

7035-0002         For the provision and improvement of adult basic education services; provided, that grants shall be distributed to a diverse network of organizations that have demonstrated a commitment and an effectiveness in the provision of such services and that are selected competitively by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that such grants shall support the successful transition of students from other adult basic education programs to community college certificate and degree-granting programs; provided further, that the grants shall be contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and determined by the department; provided further, that preference in awarding grants shall be given to organizations providing services to high percentages of parents of infants, toddlers and preschool and school-age children; provided further, that funds shall be expended to reduce the waitlist of students for English language learning services; provided further, that grants shall not be considered an entitlement to a grant recipient; provided further, that the department shall consult with community colleges and other service providers in supporting and implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult basic education programs and services; provided further, that funds 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; and provided further, that the department shall fund a professional development system to provide training and support for adult basic education programs and services, prior appropriation continued.................... $50,000,000

 

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, 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 nonresident pupils to approved vocational-technical programs of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative under section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that if the amount appropriated 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... $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 15, 2022, 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 2023; and provided further, that the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item $14,449,605

 

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 2021- 2022 school year to cover costs expended between August 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022; 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 2021-2022 school year, but not later than September 30, 2021...... $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 2022; 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, 2022, 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 not less than 60 per cent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federally-funded school meals program; provided further, that not later than November 16, 2021, 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, 2022; provided further, that kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, public schools that are required to serve breakfast under said section 1C of said chapter 69 and where not less than 60 per cent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall offer school breakfast after the instructional day has begun and the tardy bell rings; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2021, the department shall report to the house and senate  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 $5,503,268,224

 

 General Fund................................................... 99.76%

Education Fund.................................................. 0.24%

 

7061-0011         For one-time additional assistance to public schools and districts in the commonwealth that have experienced pandemic-related disruptions in their enrollment that negatively affect their chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2022, or which have significantly increased their transportation needs in fiscal year 2022; provided, that a school district shall be considered eligible for additional assistance if a school district can demonstrate: (i) a significant reduction in student enrollment on October 1, 2020, followed by a significant increase in enrollment on October 1, 2021; and (ii) that said enrollment volatility has materially and significantly impacted their chapter 70 aid distribution or increased their required transportation costs for fiscal year 2022; provided further, that the department shall distribute aid from this item subsequent to the receipt of enrollment data from school districts on October 1, 2021; provided further, that the department shall issue a report on enrollment trends based on data from said October 1, 2021 reporting that indicates, in the aggregate and by district, whether and by how much student enrollment has returned to pre-pandemic levels in each public school and district; provided further, that said report shall also contain a proposed methodology and formula, if appropriate, for the distribution of said funds; provided further, that said report shall be issued not later than November 1, 2021, and shall be provided to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that, in developing said methodology, the department shall consider: (a) the relative size of any enrollment loss reported on October 1, 2020, and its effects on the district’s chapter 70 aid, if any; (b) the district’s enrollment history over a 10-year period and whether the enrollment loss of October 1, 2020, was part of a sustained long-term pattern of enrollment loss or a sudden and anomalous loss likely to have been caused by the pandemic and associated shutdowns; (c) the amount of federal funding the district has received relative to the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus state of emergency on the families served by the district and whether it might be used to mitigate any revenue losses caused by enrollment volatility; (d) the significance of transportation costs in the district’s overall budget, and the relative disruption to said budget caused by any significant increases in expected transportation spending due to enrollment growth in fiscal year 2022; and (e) whether the municipality is receiving any aid above their target share as a result of having a municipal contribution below their target share; provided further, that, in order to provide the general court with sufficient time to review the report and the proposed methodology, no funding from this item shall be distributed until 1 month from the date of the department’s report or December 1, 2021, whichever is earlier; provided further, that every district with year-on-year enrollment growth on October 1, 2021, shall receive funding from this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assistance funded by this item shall only be available on a one-time non-recurring basis; provided further, that no funds distributed from this item to a municipality or regional school district shall be considered base aid in fiscal year 2023; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 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............................................................. $40,000,000

 

7061-0012         For the reimbursement of extraordinary special education costs under section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the approved costs threshold for fiscal year 2022 shall be as defined in section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws and the program shall reimburse municipalities for both the eligible instructional costs and for the cost of required out-of-district transportation associated with implementing individual education plans of students receiving special education services in a manner consistent with said section 5A of said chapter 71B; provided further, that notwithstanding section 27 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2019, the program shall reimburse 25 per cent of all required out-of-district transportation costs eligible for reimbursement in fiscal year 2022; 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 2021 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 $500,000 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 not less than $500,000 shall be expended for peer-to-peer inclusion programs for students with intellectual disabilities through the Massachusetts chapter of Best Buddies International, Inc.; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than $200,000: (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 2022 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 2021 to costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2022 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 2021 claims; provided further, that if the fiscal year 2021 claims are found to be inaccurate, the department shall recalculate the fiscal year 2022 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, 2022 on the results of the audit; and provided further, that not later than February 15, 2022, 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 2023, prior appropriation continued $373,333,860

 

7061-0027         For one-time grants to public schools and districts in the commonwealth for the cost of reimbursing the added costs of summer school and other summer programming intended to remedy and reverse pandemic- and lockdown-related learning loss; provided, that priority in awarding said grants shall be given to applications focusing on addressing the mental health issues facing students returning to in-person learning after remote or hybrid learning, on efforts to improve student socialization skills weakened by the isolation required by the public health emergency, and on ensuring access during said summer programming 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, including a detailed breakdown of grantees, the amounts awarded each grantee, and which activities each grantee sought and received reimbursement for in their applications; provided further, that not later than September 30, 2021, said preliminary report shall be provided to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that a final report, indicating the results of said spending in the classroom, and their effects on student mental and behavioral health, using performance metrics to be determined by the department, shall be provided not later than February 15, 2022 to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assistance funded by this item shall only be available on a one-time non-recurring basis; provided further, that no funds distributed from this item to a municipality or regional school district shall be considered base aid in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that expenditures from this line item may be made to reimburse public schools and districts for expenses or obligations incurred in April, May, June, July, August, and September 2021 for 2021 summer school-related costs and programs; 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 $15,000,000

 

7061-0028         For one-time grants to school districts, charter schools and educational collaboratives to adapt, expand or strengthen multi-tiered systems of support to respond to the social emotional and behavioral health needs of students, families and educators; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop the criteria for the grants; provided further, that grants may be awarded to school districts, charter schools and educational collaboratives that: (i) integrate equitable, culturally-competent and accessible social emotional learning skills into curriculum; (ii) implement targeted and evidenced-based supports for students at risk of not reaching social and behavioral expectations; (iii) provide professional development for staff members to recognize and respond to mental and behavioral health challenges that may arise during in-person or remote learning; and (iv) solicit feedback from a culturally and regionally diverse cross-section of students, families and caregivers to ensure that social emotional learning efforts reflect the school community's values and priorities; provided further, that preference in awarding grants shall be given to applicants that prioritize racial equity and cultural responsiveness; provided further, that in awarding grants the department may consider the amount of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding received by a district; provided further, that, for districts that the department determines have received substantial federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding, preference in awarding grants may be given to those districts that commit to not less than a 100 per cent match in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds; provided further, that grant awards shall not be contingent upon a match in federal funding for those districts that the department determines have not received substantial federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding; provided further, that the department shall, to the extent feasible, take affirmative steps to ensure the success of grant recipients in strengthening multi-tiered systems of support including, but not limited to, increased outreach and administrative support; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for a pilot program to provide universal mental health screenings for students in kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive; provided further, that participants in the pilot program shall establish mental health support teams composed of existing student support personnel and screenings shall be performed by a member of such a team; provided further, that grants awarded through the program may be used to support costs related to implementation of screening protocols, professional development and technical assistance; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2022, participants in the pilot program shall submit a report to the department of elementary and secondary education including, but not limited to, the: (a) number of students who received mental health screenings, delineated by demographic group and grade level; (b) number of students requiring additional support or follow-up screenings, including students who indicated suicidal ideation or intent to self-harm; (c) length of time between the initial screening and subsequent support services provided; (d) number of students referred for additional support services outside of the school district; and (e) types of screening tools used; and provided further, that not later than August 31, 2022, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include: (1) a description of the participants in the pilot program; (2) a summary of the data collected from program participants; and (3) any recommendations to further expand the availability of mental health screenings for students...................... $6,000,000

 

General Fund.................................................... 83.33%

Behavioral Health Outreach Access and Support Trust Fund       16.67%

 

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 2022............................................................................................................ $1,017,455

 

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 $150,000 shall be made available to the town of Lincoln to mitigate the costs of educating the children of retired-military families $1,450,000

 

The Governor reduced the following item and disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

The Legislature overrode the Governor's action.

7061-9010         For fiscal year 2022 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 2022 shall be $938; provided further, that notwithstanding section 25 of chapter 132 of the acts of 2019, the department shall provide under this appropriation not less than 75 per cent of the total eligible state obligation in fiscal year 2022; 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: (i) the payment of the first year tuition for students previously enrolled in a private or parochial school or homeschooled; (ii) the payment of tuition for siblings where required by subsection (i) of said section 89 of said chapter 71; (iii) the per-pupil capital facilities component; (iv) the 100 per cent increase reimbursement; and (v) the remaining increase reimbursements, beginning with the most recent year; and provided further, that not less than $2,900,000 shall be expended to ensure that any municipality with a school district which has its total tuition capped by the net school spending provisions of said section 89 of said chapter 71, shall receive a non-pro- rated reimbursement of 100 per cent  of its required reimbursement amount under this section..................... $154,604,742

 

 

7061-9200         For the department's education data analysis and support for local districts..... $1,078,231

 

7061-9400         For student and school assessment, including the administration of the Next-Generation Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education under sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws and for grants to school districts to develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an enhancement to student assessment; provided, that the portfolio assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that funds may be expended for any further exams approved by the board under said sections; provided further, that funds may also be expended on the development and implementation of related curriculum standards and instructional support; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall expend funds for school and student assessment in accordance with the determination made by the board of elementary and secondary education as to the method of assessment in the 2021-2022 school year; and provided further, that funding may be expended for the development of new high school assessments and assessments in history and social science......................... $32,235,270

 

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

 

7061-9406         For a statewide college and career readiness program implemented by JFYNetWorks, a nonprofit corporation, to: (i) provide online instructional curricula to help students meet the Massachusetts state standards at each grade level and reduce learning loss and achievement gaps, and (ii) prepare students for required assessments and college placement tests in middle and high schools...................................................... $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/ targeted support” or “broad/ comprehensive support” within the state's framework for accountability and assistance under departmental regulations and guidelines; 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, using research-based effective practices for turnaround to build multi-tiered systems of support; provided further, that the department shall only prioritize funding for turnaround efforts which are based on the Turnaround Practices identified by the department as key focus areas for successful school turnaround, including but not limited to: (i) leadership, shared responsibility, and professional collaboration, (ii) intentional practices for improving student instruction, (iii) student specific supports and instruction provided to all students, and (iv) school climate and culture that provide a safe, orderly, and respectful environment for students and families; 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 , 2022, 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....... $15,000,000

 

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 2021 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 August 17, 2021, 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........................................................................... $6,215,970

 

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, 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, 2022, 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 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 nondisabled 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 programs; provided further, that not later than September 30, 2021, 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, 2022 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 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; and provided further, that not later than June 30, 2022, 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................................................................................................................. $10,577,017

 

General Fund.................................................... 24.36%

Marijuana Regulation Fund................................ 75.64%

 

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: (i) statewide  and regional conferences that shall, in part, highlight best practices in the use of the online self-assessment tool, (ii) expert technological assistance in upgrading the usability of the online self-assessment tool, and (iii) 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, including but not limited to, implementation of the online self-assessment tool; 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 grant awards shall be prioritized to applications that include a process for developmentally appropriate input from students who are reflective of the school population; 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 November 1, 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, 2023................................................ $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 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, Inc., for the purpose of providing comprehensive education, workforce training and skills development to youth................................................................................... $3,000,000

 

7061-9634         For the Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc., which shall be responsible for administering a competitive statewide grant program for public and private agencies to start or expand youth mentoring programs according to current best practices and for purposes including advancing academic performance, self-esteem, social competence and workforce development; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall transfer the amount appropriated in this item to the Mass Mentoring Partnership, 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, 2022, the 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................................................................................... $1,200,000

 

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 not later than December 31, 2021, the department shall issue a report 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, 2023; 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 the 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; 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; and provided further, that funds appropriated for this purpose in fiscal year 2021 may be expended for this purpose until December 31, 2021......................................................................................... $500,000

 

7061-9812         For evidence-based, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention initiatives that provide technical assistance to schools to: (i) organize local coalitions dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse in schools; (ii) recruit, train and certify local volunteers to provide free prevention education for parents, students and school professionals; and (iii) strengthen the core standards of schools around the screening of prospective employees, the development of codes of conduct, the assessment and modification of physical spaces to reduce opportunities for sexual abuse, the responding to and reporting of boundary-violating behaviors and suspected acts of sexual abuse and the training of staff and volunteers on ways to prevent adult perpetration and child-on-child sexual abuse; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Citizens for Children, Inc.'s child sexual abuse prevention programs; and provided further, that not less than $950,000 shall be expended for the legislative task force on the prevention of child sexual abuse........................................................................................ $1,100,000

 

7061-9813         For rural school aid to eligible towns and regional school districts, excluding vocational schools, independent agricultural, technical schools and charter schools; provided, that a school district shall be eligible for rural school aid if a school district has a student density of not more than 35 students per square mile and an average annual per capita income of not more than the average annual per capita income for the commonwealth for the same period; provided further, that rural school aid shall be allocated equitably in the following priority order: (i) school districts serving less than 11 students per square mile; (ii) school districts serving not more than 21 students per square mile; and (iii) school districts serving not more than 35 students per square mile; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2022, any district receiving funds under this item shall submit a plan to the department of elementary and secondary education outlining steps the district will take to increase regional collaboration, consolidation or other efficiencies over the next three fiscal years; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) its recommendations for additional adjustments to the rural school aid calculation for fiscal year 2023 to improve the accuracy and equity of the student density component and the per capita income component; and (ii) the calculation and planned distribution of funds to school districts; and provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered chapter 70 aid for the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2023................................. $4,000,000

 

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; provided further, that in awarding grants the department may consider the amount of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding received by a district; provided further, that, for districts that the department determines have received substantial federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding, preference in awarding grants may be given to those districts that commit to not less than a 100 per cent match in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds; provided further, that grant awards shall not be contingent upon a match in federal funding for those districts that the department determines have not received substantial federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months...................... $1,000,000

 

7061-9815         For a grant program administered by the department of elementary and secondary education in coordination with the executive office of public safety and security for the prevention of hate crimes, as defined under  section 32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, and incidences of bias in public schools; provided, that grants shall be used for education, professional development, prevention or community outreach; and provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop guidelines for grant distribution including, but not limited to, prioritizing schools that have experienced hate crimes or incidences of bias within the last two years.............. $400,000

 

 

 

 

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 $150,000 shall be expended for a campus violence prevention administrator, and such other activities as are needed to fund the full implementation of chapter 337 of the acts of 2020 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 2022; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Journey into Education and Teaching program; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided for student supports at Quincy College $5,453,287

 

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; provided, that eligible incentive revenues under this program may also include workforce training contracts administered or paid through public agencies, municipalities, public grants, nonprofit organizations or private gifts.................................................................................................. $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 and private 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; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2021, the department shall issue a report on the districts receiving grants under this item, including the number of students being served, the number of low income students participating, the districts participating, the percentage of low income students served by those districts and any short or long term successes of the programs: (i) reducing achievement gaps, (ii) improving high school performance, (iii) increasing college acceptance, attendance, persistence and retention and (iv) any relevant program details and preliminary results, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on higher education; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months.......................................................... $6,000,000

 

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 and for 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 February 1, 2022, 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 Service, Inc. 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 15, 2022 an evaluation of the program and its impact on student achievement, particularly as it relates to closing achievement gaps; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a gang to college pilot program to serve gang-involved youth from high-crime areas in the city of Boston enrolled in college pathway programs; provided further, that the funds shall be matched 2 to 1 by private funds; and provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months........................................................................................................... $550,000

 

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 a funding formula that incorporates equity by the board of higher education; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, 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..................................................................................................... $5,834,270

 

General Fund.................................................... 42.75%

Education Fund................................................. 57.25%

 

 

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 on a discretionary basis public institutions of higher education may choose to additionally include students with severe developmental disabilities over the age of 21 through said grant program; 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 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 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 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 shall maintain the position of inclusive concurrent enrollment coordinator who shall be responsible for administering the grant program, coordinating the advisory committee, developing new partnerships, assisting existing partnerships in creating self-sustaining models and overseeing the development of videos and informational materials as well as evaluation and research through the institute for community inclusion to assist new colleges and school districts; provided further, that not later than July 15, 2021, the department shall select grant recipients and shall distribute a request for grant proposals subject to future appropriation not later than May 31, 2022; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2022, the department of higher education, in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education, shall report on student outcomes in programs funded under this item to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on higher education; and provided further, that for the purposes of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months........................................................................... $2,002,978

 

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 the priority application deadline for the MASSGrant program shall be July 1, 2021; provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available for the MASSGrant or MASSGrant Plus programs in an amount not less than $7,000,000 above the amount made available in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that not less than $22,000,000 shall be made available for the Gilbert Grant; provided further, that not less than $3,600,000 shall be made available for early educator scholarships; provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available for paraprofessional grants in amounts not less than the amounts made available in fiscal year 2021; and provided further, that not less than $330,000 shall be made available for One Family, Inc., prior appropriation continued........................................... $130,500,000

 

General Fund.................................................... 92.34%

Gaming and Economic Development Fund........... 7.66%

 

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 $2,000,000

 

 

7077-0023         For the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University; provided, that funds shall be expended under a resident veterinary tuition remission plan as approved by the commissioner of higher education for supportive veterinary services provided to the commonwealth; provided further, that funds from this item may support collaborative arrangements that may include teaching partnerships, articulation agreements or both with community colleges and vocational-technical schools that offer veterinary technician programs, veterinary health care programs or both approved by the board of higher education; provided further, that the school may work in consultation with the Norfolk county agricultural high school on veterinary programs; provided further, that the school may work in consultation with the Bristol county agricultural high school on veterinary programs; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall support bioterrorism prevention research conducted in consultation with emergency authorities in the commonwealth relative to diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans....................................................................................................... $5,500,000

 

7100-4000         For funding to community college campuses; 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 a formula that incorporates equity, 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..................................................... $6,271,863

 

General Fund.................................................... 46.74%

Education Fund................................................. 53.26%

 

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 appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and provided further, that, not later than April 1, 2022, 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, prior appropriation continued................................................................................................... $10,500,000

 

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

 

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....................................................................... $6,529,017

 

 

 

 

7100-0200         For the operation of the University of Massachusetts; provided, that not later than January 17, 2022, 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 five-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, 2022, 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 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; 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; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Health Services to support access to women's health care; provided further, that the university shall expend funds for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Cranberry Station; and provided further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended by the university on student behavioral health services,  including but not limited to, crisis services, therapy, the assessment of learning disorders, responses to sexual assault, substance abuse services  and assistance to students struggling with stress, anxiety or other mental health needs created or exacerbated by remote learning and the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic................................................................................................. $571,194,919

 

General Fund.................................................... 98.83%

Education Fund................................................... 1.17%

 

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 for  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 Massachusetts Prisoner Re-entry Mediation Program...................................................................................................... $2,713,465

 

7100-0701         For the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided, that funds shall be allocated directly to the center.............. $250,000

 

7100-0702         For the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston to study the history and experiences of anti-Asian racism in the United States and in the commonwealth............................................................................................... $300,000

 

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

 

 

7109-0100         For Bridgewater State University................................................................. $52,628,005

 

7110-0100         For Fitchburg State University..................................................................... $33,771,458

 

7112-0100         For Framingham State University................................................................ $33,193,587

 

7113-0100         For the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.............................................. $18,734,535

 

7113-0101         For Gallery 51 at the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center in the city of North Adams to be administered by the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts............................. $50,000

 

7114-0100         For Salem State University.......................................................................... $51,050,658

 

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

 

7115-0100         For Westfield State University..................................................................... $31,621,476

 

7116-0100         For Worcester State University; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Latino Education Institute at Worcester State University for the purposes of developing statewide strategies for accelerated learning opportunities for Latino students, despite barriers imposed by the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.. $31,201,398

 

7117-0100         For the Massachusetts College of Art and Design ........................................ $20,783,873

 

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; provided further, that funds may be expended for a public celebration upon the return of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey to the city of New Bedford; and provided further, that not later than July 14, 2022, the academy's board of trustees shall submit a report to the secretary of administration and finance, the secretary of education and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include an accounting of the costs incurred for the operation and maintenance of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey.................................................................................... $19,355,243

 

 

 

7502-0100         For Berkshire Community College............................................................... $12,377,077

 

7503-0100         For Bristol Community College; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Educational Service Center at Bristol Community College.... $24,649,517

 

7504-0100         For Cape Cod Community College.............................................................. $13,936,494

 

7505-0100         For Greenfield Community College.............................................................. $11,920,787

 

7506-0100         For Holyoke Community College; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a manufacturing training program at Holyoke Community College; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to conduct an as-needed childcare pilot program on campus to minimize barriers to higher education................. $23,207,079

 

7507-0100         For Massachusetts Bay Community College................................................. $18,136,472

 

7508-0100         For Massasoit Community College.............................................................. $24,474,243

 

7509-0100         For Mount Wachusett Community College; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development of an advanced manufacturing curriculum to create more career pathways in this critical sector of the north central Massachusetts economy; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Forest and Wood Products Institute at Mount Wachusett Community College, which shall be known as the Senator Robert D. Wetmore Forest and Wood Products Institute......... $16,717,137

 

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 the north central Massachusetts region of the  commonwealth , 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...................................................... $22,385,471

 

7511-0100         For North Shore Community College........................................................... $24,600,186

 

7512-0100         For Quinsigamond Community College........................................................ $24,375,528

 

7514-0100         For Springfield Technical Community College............................................... $28,400,449

 

7515-0100         For Roxbury Community College................................................................. $12,164,754

 

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 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 college may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................... $529,843

 

7516-0100         For Middlesex Community College; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase of equipment related to science, technology, engineering and math.......................................................................................................... $26,833,284

 

7518-0100         For Bunker Hill Community College............................................................. $30,759,026

 

 

 

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................. $128,781

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

 

8000-0313         For local public safety projects and grant programs; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Shrewsbury for public safety improvements, including the purchase of 40 police-worn body cameras; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for mental and behavioral health training and clinical consultation to support police department personnel in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Pembroke for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for building code upgrades to the fire alarm and security system at the public safety building in the town of Rehoboth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for assisting with the creation of a diversity, equity and inclusion task force in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Topsfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Rowley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Wenham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Ipswich; 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 $125,000 shall be expended for the Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $22,500 shall be expended for public safety radio communication improvements in the town of Sudbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a fiber optic network in the town of Middleton to connect the fire, police and other municipal buildings and enable to the town to join a regional IT collaborative; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public health and safety improvements in the town of Grafton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public health and safety improvements in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public health and safety improvements in the town of Upton, including for the development of an unmanned aircraft system program and for the purchase of traffic enforcement equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Everett police department for communications upgrades; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Middleborough for the police department to implement measures intended to build positive relationships with the community, including the purchasing of body cameras for officers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Braintree for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Holbrook for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Randolph for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the police department in the town of Brookfield; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the police department in the town of Oakham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Tewksbury for services provided by the police department to the Tewksbury state hospital; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in the town of Acushnet; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the procurement and implementation of a body camera program in city of Marlborough's police department; provided further, that not less than $38,404 shall be expended for the continued implementation of a body camera program in the town of Westborough's police department; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the procurement and implementation of a body camera program in the town of Northborough's police department; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, Inc. to provide mental health, wellness and suicide prevention services to emergency service providers in northeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Watertown for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Woburn police department to modernize its emergency equipment; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the New Bedford police department to support the Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Winchester police department to modernize its emergency communications equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Boylston for hosting a municipal police training academy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a new police and/or fire department equipment in the town of Dracut; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for Roca, Inc. to provide a youth worker in the city of Everett; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for improving pedestrian safety along the state highway route 139 corridor through the use of enhanced crosswalks, rectangular rapid flashing beacons or HAWK signals, sidewalk improvements and other necessary pedestrian safety measures in the town of Hanover; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to provide law enforcement agencies with access to critical incident stress management and peer support programs to address police officer mental wellness and suicide prevention as required by section 118 of chapter 253 of the acts of 2020; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a training simulator for the police department in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $59,800 shall be expended to the police department in the city of Westfield to purchase an officer training system for de-escalation training; provided further, that not less than $89,950 shall be expended to the police department in the town of Saugus to acquire portable radios; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Wilmington to study, survey, engineer and install a traffic control signal at the public safety building  for the safe entry and exit of responding emergency vehicles; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the public safety building in the town of Middleton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety upgrades for the police department in the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the fire department in the town of Leicester for the purchase of extrication tools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for police and fire department radio upgrades in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the police department in the city of Worcester for public safety improvements, including the purchase of an explosive ordnance disposal canine, or EOD K-9, a canine vehicle and de-escalation equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public health and safety improvements in the town of Auburn, including for the purchase of 2 electric vehicles to support public health and building inspection and enforcement efforts; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the purchase of an emergency generator for fire station #3 in the town of Millbury; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for safety improvements to the police department in the town of Leicester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Springfield for C3 police management in low-income and downtown neighborhoods to facilitate community involvement; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to MORE: Mothers Overlooked, Reaching out for Empowerment in the city of Springfield to operate gun violence prevention programs, support programs for families of homicide victims and missing persons and community outreach programs; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to The Mission, Inc. in the city of Springfield to support gang prevention and intervention services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Uxbridge for emergency dispatch center capital improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Southbridge for heating, ventilation and air conditioning system improvements at the town’s public safety facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to implement safety upgrades in Westford public schools and the town of Westford as recommended by the town and school safety task force; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Franklin regional council of governments for grants to municipalities for costs associated with the implementation of police reform under chapter 253 of the acts of 2020 or other crisis response efforts and programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the state police Troop H dedicated to patrols at state parks and beaches in the Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park sections of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police force for dedicated patrols at red line stations south of South Station in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Boston police department for the purpose of gun violence prevention by the youth violence strike force in collaboration with nonprofit, community-based and faith-based organizations, for dedicated outreach patrols and operational support for the street outreach unit in the area of Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard and for community policing at parks, open spaces and main streets in Areas C-6, C-11, B-3 and E-18 in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be provided for ADA-compliant curb cuts between the Dr. Frederick N. Sweetsir School and Helen R. Donaghue School in the town of Merrimac; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a grant program to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security for municipalities to purchase automated external defibrillators for public safety and first responder vehicles; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2022, the secretary of public safety and security shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a list of the municipalities receiving grant funds; and (ii) the amount of grant funds distributed to each municipality; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws................................................................................. $4,435,654

 

8000-0600         For the office of the secretary, including the highway safety bureau, to provide matching funds for a 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 such reimbursements................................................... $3,614,795

 

8000-0655         For a grant program to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security for emerging adults re-entry programs to reduce recidivism among individuals between the ages of 18 and 25, 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 the ages of 18 and 25, inclusive, who are returning to the community from state prisons and county correctional facilities including, but not limited to, probationers and parolees; (iv) provide a continuum of programming from 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, 2022, 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

 

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

 

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

 

8000-1127         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 attacks 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 attacks 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....................................................................................... $1,500,000

 

8000-1225         For the operation of the office of grants and research........................................ $100,000

 

8000-1700         For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of public safety and security...................................................................................... $12,309,729

 

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 2023 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 not later than August 16, 2021, the executive office of public safety and security shall publish guidelines and an application for the competitive portion of the grant fund program; provided further, that not later than December 15, 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...................................... $12,330,000

 

 

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 14, 2022, 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 2021; (ii) the number of procedures performed in fiscal year 2021; (iii) the current turnaround time and backlogs; (iv) the current response time to scenes; (v) the number of cases completed in fiscal year 2021; (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.......................................................................... $12,862,676

 

8000-0122         For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its operations not more than $6,000,001 in revenues collected from fees for services provided by the office; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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....................................... $6,000,001

 

 

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..................................... $2,196,381

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 board not more than $3,500,000 in revenues collected from fees for services provided by the board; 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 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 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; 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, 2023......................................................... $3,500,000

 

 

8000-0125         For the operation of the sex offender registry including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining a computerized registry system and the classification of persons subject to the registry; provided, that the registration fee paid by convicted sex offenders under section 178Q of chapter 6 of the General Laws shall be retained and expended by the sex offender registry board; and provided further, that not later than December 15, 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 $5,663,416

 

 

8100-0006         For the department of state police, which may expend for the costs of private police details, including administrative costs, an amount not more than $31,250,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for said details; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...................................................................................... $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 $3,500,000 from fees charged for said services; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............................................................................... $3,500,000

 

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 2022, the colonel of state police may enter into service agreements with the commanding officer or other person in charge of a military reservation of the United States located within the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and any other service agreements as necessary to enhance the protection of persons, assets and infrastructure from possible external threat or activity; provided further, that 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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................................................................ $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 said activities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department 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

 

8100-0515         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 of conservation and recreation 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 the department of criminal justice information services; provided further, that the department shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2021, the department shall file the first quarterly report; 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 the 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 the aggregate; and (v) a detailed plan outlining steps to decrease overtime usage and increase accountability and oversight within the department; 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 of said amount, not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Troop A to conduct mounted, directed patrols throughout Revere beach, the Lynn Fells and the Middlesex Fells reservation park among other identified areas; provided further, that, of said amount, not less than $50,000 shall be expended for directed patrols in the South Boston section of the city of Boston including, but not limited to, Day boulevard, Carson beach, M street beach and Castle island; provided further, that, of said amount, not less than $25,000 shall be expended for directed patrols at Constitution beach in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that, of said amount, not less than $95,000 shall be expended for designated seasonal state police patrols in the Wollaston beach and Quincy Shore drive area and Furnace Brook parkway in the city of Quincy from May 31 to September 1; and 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 2022 ............................................... $299,784,896

 

 

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 from 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 oversight 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 department shall file the first such report not later than October 1, 2021, and the 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 $23,085,770

 

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................................................................................................... $393,554

 

 

The Governor reduced the following item and disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

The Legislature overrode the Governor's action.

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; and provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to address costs incurred by municipalities for officer training requirements as promulgated by chapter 253 of the acts of 2020........ $4,577,545 

 

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, 2021; provided further, that the fee shall be retained and expended by the committee; provided further, that the trainee or, if the trainee is a recruit, the municipality in which the recruit shall serve, shall provide the fee in full to the committee not later than the first day of orientation for the program in which 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 before graduation, the committee shall refund the municipality in which the recruit was to have served a portion of the fee according to the following schedule: (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 2021 and 2022; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 7, 2022; 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 committee may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $1,800,000

 

 

8324-0000         For the administration of the department of fire services, including the office of the state fire marshal, the hazardous materials emergency response program, the board of fire prevention regulations established under section 4 of chapter 22D of the General Laws, the expenses of the fire safety commission and the Massachusetts firefighting academy, including the Massachusetts fire training council certification program, municipal and nonmunicipal fire training and expenses of the council; provided, that the fire training program shall use the split days option; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the administration of the department of fire services, the office of the state fire marshal, the Massachusetts firefighting academy, critical incident stress management programs, the On-Site Academy, other fire department training academies, the regional dispatch centers, the radio and dispatch center improvements and the associated fringe benefit costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing fire, homeowners multiple peril or commercial multiple peril policies on property situated in the commonwealth and paid within 30 days after receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in item 8100-1001 for all purposes related to fire and arson investigation shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing fire, homeowners multiple peril or commercial multiple peril policies on property situated in the commonwealth, and paid within 30 days after receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not more than 10 per cent of the amount designated for the arson prevention program shall be expended for the administrative cost of the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the operation of the hazardous materials emergency response program and the associated fringe benefits costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing commercial multiple peril, nonliability portion policies on property situated in the commonwealth and commercial auto liability policies as referenced in line 5.1 and line 19.4, respectively, in the most recent annual statement on file with the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated by the department for critical incident stress management; provided further, that not less than $600,000 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 funds shall be expended for the hazardous materials emergency response program under chapter 21K of the General Laws; 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; and 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....................................................... $30,092,332

 

8324-0050         For the commonwealth’s local fire departments; provided, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for fire department security repairs in the town of Norwood; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for updated surveillance and rescue equipment for the fire department in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $8,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the maintenance of the Sandwich fire department fire boat; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the town of North Andover to purchase a vehicle for the fire department; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended  to the fire department in the town of Tewksbury to cover the costs associated with fire department services at Tewksbury State Hospital; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Duxbury fire department in the town of Duxbury for fire safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purchase of equipment necessary to upgrade the infrastructure of public safety radio equipment to improve the public safety in the town of Southwick; provided further, that in addition to the allocation listed in item 8324-0000 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008, the Boston Fire Department Training Academy shall be allocated an additional $500,000; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quincy fire hazmat unit; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements to provide life-saving equipment and personal gear to the Hopedale Fire Department; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for training equipment for the Westminster Fire Department; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Southborough Fire Department for safety equipment and technology needs; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of Saugus Fire Department for EFJ VP portable radios; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Everett fire department for communications upgrades; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Norfolk Fire Department for the purchase of a battery powered extrication tool; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Taunton Fire Department for roof repairs at the fire station in the city of Taunton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for public safety communication and alarm equipment upgrades in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a municipal grant program administered by the fire marshal for firefighter cancer screenings, including advance blood testing and imaging; 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 $25,000 shall be expended for emergency radio communications upgrades for the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Bristol county to cover 1/3 of the cost for the full implementation of developing and upgrading the emergency radio communications system in Bristol county; provided further, that not less than $25,000 for the Boston Sparks Association, Inc. canteen program to serve and assist first responders during emergency situations; provided further, that not less than $36,000 shall be expended to the fire department in the town of Canton to conduct live fire training and firefighter rapid intervention team training; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for firefighter turnout gear in the town of Newbury; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for battery-powered extrication tools for the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a utility task vehicle, or UTV, for the fire department in the town of Ashby; provided further, that not less than $46,000 shall be expended to the city of Quincy for breathing, safety and firefighter locator equipment for the fire department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Plymouth County, Inc. to: (i) maintain and upgrade emergency communications systems; (ii) provide for mass casualty and major operations incident planning and training; and (iii) enhance mutual aid operations in the county of Plymouth; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws  ............................................... $1,895,000

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................................ $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 vessel inspection backlog; provided further, that funds shall be expended for hiring additional engineering inspectors or engineers; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of 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 not less than $25,000 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; 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; and 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................................................................................ $11,177,525

 

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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................... $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, 2023........................................................ $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......................................................................................... $4,080,282

 

 

The Governor disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

The Legislature overrode the Governor's action.

8900-0001         For the operation of the department of correction; provided, that not later than January 3, 2022, the commissioner of correction and the secretary of public safety and security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security on the point score compiled by the department’s objective classification system for all prisoners confined in each prison operated by the department; provided further, that to maximize bed capacity and re-entry capability, the department shall submit quarterly reports, utilizing standardized reporting definitions developed mutually with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association on caseload, admissions, classification, releases and recidivism of all pre-trial, sentenced and federal inmates; provided further, that the department shall submit the reports on a quarterly basis not more than 30 days following the last day of the quarter; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2021, the department shall also report, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, on fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 total costs per inmate by facility and security level; provided further, that the department shall submit biannual reports to the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the use of solitary confinement, also known as segregation, in state prisons; provided further, that 1 of the reports shall cover the period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, inclusive, and 1 of the reports shall cover the period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, 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 given the continued prevalence and threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus 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 the 2019 novel coronavirus 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: (a) the use of home confinement without exclusion under chapter 211F of the General Laws; (b) the expedition of medical parole petition review by superintendents and the commissioner; (c) the use of furlough; (d) the maximization of good time by eliminating mandates for participation in programming for those close to their release dates; and (e) 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 and full operation of an independent ombudsman’s office for the duration of fiscal year 2022; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the status of the appointment of the ombudsman pursuant to chapter 227 of the acts of 2020; provided further, that the office shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this item relative to 2019 novel coronavirus public health precautions 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: (1) the department’s efforts to mitigate the rate of infection in facilities under its purview; (2) the department’s efforts taken relative to safe depopulation relative to the 2019 novel coronavirus; (3) the department’s policies in development to further mitigate the rate of infection in correctional settings; (4) 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 (5) the department’s compliance or noncompliance with the office’s established public health standards; 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; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project operated by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the city of Attleboro that serves incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals throughout Bristol county; 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 LLC, the department of mental health and county correctional facilities; provided further, that not less than once every 6 months, the Disability Law Center, Inc. shall report on the impact of these reforms on those served at Bridgewater state hospital to the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on the judiciary, the house and   senate committees on ways and means, the senate president and the speaker of the house of representatives; provided further, that $250,000 shall be provided for the establishment in state or county correctional facilities of specialized units for emerging adult women and shall be focused on the unique needs of this population including, but not limited to, emphasizing positive relationships and interactions between emerging adult mothers and their children; 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; and provided further, that no municipality hosting a department of correction facility shall receive less than the amount allocated under item 8900-0001 of section 2 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011.................................................................................... $698,947,000

 

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

 

8900-0003         For the implementation of 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 such funds shall only be expended in the AA or DD object classes if such funds are to be utilized for counselors, teachers, mental health personnel, medical personnel or additional legal staff................ $4,803,797

 

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; and provided further, that not later than March 11, 2022, 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 in 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 drug, substance use and rehabilitative programming; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................... $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 notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system............................................................................... $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 2021; provided further, that not less than $110,000 shall be expended for the department of correction 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 14, 2022, 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.................................................... $1,530,000

 

8950-0001         For the operation of the parole board........................................................... $20,728,547

 

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

 

 

 

8910-0102         For the operation of the Hampden sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 total cost per inmate report; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 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.................................................................................. $76,874,582

 

8910-0104         For the operation of a regional section 35 program, under section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, in western Massachusetts for the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester, Franklin and Berkshire that 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 said section 35 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.................................... $2,000,000

 

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 in revenues collected from the sale of products for materials, supplies, equipment, maintenance of facilities, reimbursement for community service projects and compensation of employees of said program; provided, that not later than March 15, 2022, 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 nonparticipating 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 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........................................................................................ $3,500,000

 

8910-1010         For the operation of a regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization unit to provide forensic mental health services within existing physical facilities for incarcerated persons in the care of correctional facilities; provided, that the unit shall be located in Hampden county to serve the needs of incarcerated persons in the care of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties; provided further, that the services of the unit shall be made available to incarcerated persons in the care of the department of correction; provided further, that the Hampden sheriff’s office shall work in cooperation with the Middlesex sheriff’s office to determine a standardized set of definitions and measurements for patients at both regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization units; provided further, that the Hampden sheriff’s office, in cooperation with the department of correction and the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, shall prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (ii) number of incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit; (iii) alleviation of caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the hospital; (iv) estimated and projected cost savings in fiscal year 2022 to the 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, 2022, 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

 

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 care of the Hampden sheriff’s office.............................................................................................................. $615,276

 

8910-1030         For the operation of the western Massachusetts regional women’s correctional center $4,420,700

 

 

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

 

 

8910-0107         For the operation of the Middlesex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $70,555,134

 

8910-0450         For the Middlesex sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $100,000 in revenues collected from public or private entities or persons for community programs; 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.......................................... $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 in 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, 2022, 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 nonparticipating 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 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............................................................................................ $75,000

 

8910-1101         For the operation of a regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization unit to provide forensic mental health services within existing physical facilities for incarcerated persons in the care of correctional facilities; provided, that the unit shall be located in Middlesex county to serve the needs of incarcerated persons in the care of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes County, Essex, Nantucket, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk; provided further, that the services of the unit shall be made available to incarcerated persons in the care of the department of correction; provided further, that the Middlesex sheriff’s office shall work in cooperation with the Hampden sheriff’s office to determine a standardized set of definitions and measurements for patients at both regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization units; provided further, that the Middlesex sheriff’s office, in cooperation with the department of correction and the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, shall prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (ii) number of incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit; (iii) alleviation of caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the hospital; and (iv) estimated and projected cost savings in fiscal year 2022 to the sheriffs’ offices and the department of correction associated with the regional units; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2022, 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................................................................. $1,265,993

 

 

8910-0110         For the operation of the Hampshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 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 $167,583 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 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............................. $167,583

 

 

8910-0145         For the operation of the Berkshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 total cost per inmate report; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire county opioid education and awareness task force............................................................ $18,783,126

 

8910-0445         For the Berkshire sheriff’s office, which may expend not more than $400,000 in 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, 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. $400,000

 

8910-0760         For the Berkshire sheriff’s office, which may expend for the costs of private police details, including administrative costs, an amount not more than $1,500,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for said details; provided, that notwithstanding any general or specific law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................................................................ $1,500,000

 

 

8910-0108         For the operation of the Franklin sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 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 December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $75,360,583

 

8910-0618         For the Essex sheriff’s office, which may expend for the costs of private police details, including administrative costs, an amount not more than $1,850,000 in revenues collected from fees charged for said details; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system........................................................................................ $1,850,000

 

 

8910-7110         For the operation of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association; provided, that the sheriffs shall appoint persons to serve as executive director, assistant executive director, research director and other staff positions as necessary for the coordination and standardization of services and programs, the collection and analysis of data related to incarceration, recidivism and generation of reports, technical assistance and training to ensure standardization in organization, operations and procedures; provided further, that said staff shall not be subject to section 45 of chapter 30 of the General Laws or chapter 31 of the General Laws and shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the sheriffs; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2022, 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 2021; 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 16, 2021, the first such post shall be completed; provided further, that each sheriff’s office, in conjunction with the association, shall provide specific data to the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 30, 2021 and due not more than 30 days after the last day of each quarter; provided further, that not later than December 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, the fiscal year 2021 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 January 31, 2022, 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 such 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 2021, revenue projections for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 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........................................... $598,300

 

 

8910-8200         For the operation of the Barnstable sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 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 in revenues collected 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 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......................................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

 

8910-8300         For the operation of the Bristol sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 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 December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 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 in revenues collected 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 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........................................................................................................... $250,000

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

8910-8629         For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $55,430 in revenues collected 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 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.................... $55,430

 

8910-8630         For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $160,000 in revenues collected from public or private entities or persons for community programs; 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.......................................... $160,000

 

8910-8700         For the operation of the Plymouth sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 total cost per inmate report......................................................................................................... $64,708,624

 

8910-8718         For the Plymouth sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $300,000 in revenues collected 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 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................... $300,000

 

 

8910-8800         For the operation of the Suffolk sheriff’s office; provided, that not later than December 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 September 30, 2021 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 2021 total cost per inmate report....................................................................................................... $112,744,779

 

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 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 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....................................... $1,800,000

 

 

9110-0100........ For the operation of the executive office of elder affairs and the regulation of assisted living facilities............................................................................................... $2,245,094

 

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 2021; provided further, that the eligibility requirements for this program shall not be more restrictive than those established in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item to implement the pre-admission counseling and assessment program under the fourth paragraph of section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, which shall be implemented on a statewide basis through the aging and disability resource consortia; and provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for the clinical assessment and eligibility program and the comprehensive service and screening model program................................ $253,512,831

 

9110-1455........ For the costs of the drug insurance program under section 39 of chapter 19A of the General Laws and for the operations of the consolidated MassOptions, prescription advantage and 800-age-info customer service centers; provided, that amounts received by the executive office of elder affairs’ vendor as premium revenue for this program may be retained and expended by the vendor for the program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the pharmacy outreach program under section 4C of said chapter 19A; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, prescription drug coverage or benefits payable by the executive office of elder affairs and the entities with which it has contracted for administration of the subsidized catastrophic 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 this program shall be subject to appropriation; provided further, that not less than 30 days before any coverage or benefits expansions, notification shall be given to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the executive office shall seek to obtain maximum federal funding for discounts on prescription drugs available to the executive office and to prescription advantage enrollees; provided further, that the executive office shall take steps for the coordination of benefits with the Medicare prescription drug benefit created under the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, as amended, to ensure that Massachusetts residents take advantage of this benefit; and provided further, that residents shall also be eligible to enroll in the program at any time within a year after reaching age 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....................................... $17,419,671

 

9110-1604........ For the operation of the supportive senior housing program at state or federally-assisted housing sites, prior appropriation continued................................................... $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 2022 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 not less than $55,000 shall be expended for grants to support the provision of training to family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases and the development of evidence-based education and respite programs for families living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases................................. $184,909,953

 

9110-1633........ For the operation of the elder home care case management program, including contracts with aging service access points or other qualified entities for home care case management services and the administration of the home care organizations funded through item 9110-1630; provided, that the contracts shall include the costs of administrative personnel, home care case managers, travel, rent and other costs deemed appropriate by the executive office of elder affairs; and provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not more than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item to item 9110-1630.................................................. $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 for fiscal year 2022; provided, that the rate add-on for home health aide services shall be $2.68 per service hour during fiscal year 2022; provided further, that the rate add-on for homemaker and personal care homemaker services shall be $2.96 per service hour during fiscal year 2022; provider further, that rate adjustments provided 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 to submit attestation forms 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; provide further that said attestation form shall be submitted prior to distribution of the funds; provided further, that not later than July 1, 2022, 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; and provided further, said spending report shall be submitted after receipt of said funds, and by July 31, 2022 department shall provide a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the impact of the funds within this item............................................................................................ $27,936,378

 

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..................................... $35,871,728

 

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; provided, that not later than March 1, 2022 the department of elder affairs shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of students currently enrolled in the online training program, (ii) outreach measures to encourage enrollment and (iii) the cost of the course to students...................................................... $1,206,947

9110-1640         For the geriatric mental health program, including outreach, counseling, resource management and system navigation for community-dwelling elders with mental health needs.......................................................................................................... $1,200,000

 

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 2021 and shall maintain at proportions of total available funding equal to those provided in fiscal year 2021 $2,634,232

 

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

 

9110-1900         For the elder nutrition program; provided, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for Meals on Wheels; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the senior farm share program................................................................ $10,483,808

 

9110-9002........ For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with nonpublic entities that are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that notwithstanding the 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 later than September 15, 2022, the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the town of Millis for the purchase of a vehicle to provide transportation for seniors in the community; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Douglas adult social center in the town of Douglas for improvements to its facility; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Sutton senior center in the town of Sutton for improvements to its facility; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Boxford for the construction of a combined community and senior center; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the Billerica council on aging for improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city of Leominster for the design of a new elevator in the senior center building; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Wareham council on aging for its meals and nutrition programs; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Carver council on aging for improvements at the council on aging facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city of Melrose for building refurbishments for the Milano senior center to support seniors during the 2019 novel coronavirus recovery and ensure safe access to communal space; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Andover senior center in the town of Andover for improvements to its facility and infrastructure to best serve its residents; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the city of Salem for the Salem council on aging for improving and expanding its memory café program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Hadley council on aging for an electric vehicle to enhance transportation services; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for furniture and furnishings at the Easthampton council on aging; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for education and enrichment programs at the council on aging in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the cost associated with care and services provided at Whipple senior center in the town of Weymouth; provider further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Needham for a feasibility study on retrofitting the kitchen at the center at the heights; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Amherst senior center to support a physical exercise program for Amherst and Pelham seniors; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Alzheimer's Caregivers Respite Program at the Brookline senior center; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for financial assistance for qualified seniors in the city of Newton to receive the services of Newton At Home, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operation of the South Boston Neighborhood House, Inc. and its senior program; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended to the council on aging in the town of Townsend for improvements to the town’s senior center; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Bolton council on aging for improvements to the Bolton senior center in the town of Bolton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Agawam council on aging for improvements at the Agawam senior center; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to the Chelmsford Senior Center for its nutrition program and for its Supportive Day Program; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the East Bridgewater council on aging to provide grab and go meals for the senior population; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to the Clinton council on aging for improvements to the Clinton senior center in the town of Clinton; $20,000 shall be expended to 19 Carter for improvements to the Berlin senior center in the town of Berlin; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the council on aging in the city of Amesbury................................................................................................................. $18,171,651

 

 

9500-0000         For the operation of the senate; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an intern pipeline program in the senate, which shall seek to promote inclusive and diverse participation and exposure to long-term employment opportunities in the public service sector for first generation students and traditionally underserved student populations................................................................................................ $24,482,739

 

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

 

 

9600-0000         For the operation of the house of representatives; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an intern pipeline program in the house of representatives which shall seek to promote inclusive and diverse participation and exposure to long-term employment opportunities in the public service sector for first generation students and traditionally underserved student populations............................................... $43,807,319

 

9600-0001         For the operation of the Early Education and Care Economic Review commission established by section 106 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2020, including, but not limited to, staffing and administrative expenses........................................................... $100,000

 

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...................................................... $10,108,933

 

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, 2022 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 state treasurer may charge other appropriations and federal grants for the cost of the debt service................... $36,988,299

 

 

1000-0005        For the cost of the single state audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022; 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 2022; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2022 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 2023........................... $4,150,485

 

1000-0601         For the office of the comptroller 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 by 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....................................................................................................... $7,612,920

 

 

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 Medical Security Trust Fund and the Unemployment Compensation Fund established under section 48 of chapter 151A of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall authorize the collection, accounting and payment of these contributions; and provided further, that in executing these responsibilities the comptroller may charge, in addition to individual appropriation accounts, certain non-appropriated funds in amounts that are computed based on rates developed in accordance with the federal Office of Management and Budget circular A-87, including expenses, interest expense or related charges....................................................................................... $38,000,000

 

1599-3101        For the cost of the commonwealth's employer contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund established in 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 nonappropriated 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 2022 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..................................................................................................... $7,694,294

 

1775-1000         For the provision of printing, photocopying and related graphic art or design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities.................................. $769,173

 

 

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 2022 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2023..................................................... $75,836,100

 

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 2022 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2023.............. $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 2022 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2023................................................................................................... $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............................................................ $368,589

 

 

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, 2021; provided further, that SOPS shall continue to be the sole provider of pharmacy services for the following agencies currently under SOPS: (i) the department of public health; (ii) the department of mental health; (iii) the department of developmental services; (iv) the department of correction; (v) the sheriffs' offices of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and Plymouth; and (vi) 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 the state office 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 2022; provided further, that SOPS shall continue to work to reduce medication costs, provide standardized policies and procedures in a clinically responsible manner, provide comprehensive data analysis and improve the quality of clinical services; and provided further, that not later than April 15, 2022 the state office 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............................................................................. $57,955,333

 

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................................................................. $3,901,388

                       

 

 

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 roadways of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the district attorneys’ offices, the attorney general, Massachusetts gaming commission and other state agencies; 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.............. $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, 2021 and not included as part of an appropriation item in this section is hereby made available for expenditure during fiscal year 2022 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.............................................................................................................. $219,512

 

0320-1711         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Data Grant.............................................................................................................. $199,238

 

0320-1713         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court Improvement Training Grant.............................................................................................................. $199,238

 

 

0320-1801         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Microscopic Hair Analysis Review Project.................................................................................... $31,634

 

0320-1802         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Collaboration to Correct Wrongful Convictions.............................................................................. $1,739

 

0320-1805         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Innocence Investigation and Litigation Collaboration.......................................................... $195,529

 

0320-1806         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Innocence and Conviction Integrity Collaboration..................................................................... $268,264

 

 

0332-1201        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Cape Cod......... $400,000

 

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

 

0332-3501        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Springfield......... $400,000

 

0332-5301         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION BMETRO Project $400,000

 

0333-0801         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Hope................. $425,000

 

0335-0015        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boston Outpatient Assisted Treatment.................................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

 

 

0340-0466         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Prosecution Program $85,199

 

0340-0467         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program............................................................................................... $151,547

 

0340-0468         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program............................................................................................... $429,638

 

0340-0469         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program............................................................................................... $400,000

 

 

0340-0804        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative STOP Underage Drinking.............................................................. $50,000

 

0340-0805         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OVC – Drug Endangered Children $105,819

 

0340-0838         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Prosecution Program $137,417

 

0340-0839         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Combat Human Trafficking $245,274

 

0340-0840         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Innovative Prosecution Program $172,252

 

 

0526-0112        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underrepresented Communities Grant............................................................................................................... $20,000

 

0526-0113         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Historic Preservation Survey and Planning...................................................................................................... $1,102,000

 

0526-0118         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Maritime Heritage Grant Program......................................................................................................... $255,000

 

0526-0127         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Relief..... $450,000

 

 

 

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............. $653,700

 

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.................... $212,400

 

 

0840-0110         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Victims of Crimes – Victim Assistance Formula.................................................................................... $49,408,000

 

 

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

 

 

1107-2019         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

 

 

 

 

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.......................................................... $2,829,100

 

2000-0177........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Program Development Grant............................................................................................................... $58,500

 

2000-0248........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Bays Program II $703,450

 

2000-0249........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MBP Exchange Network..... $46,035

 

2000-9702........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund........................................................................... $11,600,000

 

2000-9735........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buzzards Bay Estuary Program $743,161

 

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

 

2030-0145........ For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant 0145...... $25,293

 

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............................................... $1,160,339

 

7006-9002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pipeline Security............ $1,845,611

 

2200-9706........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality Management Planning......................................................................................................... $681,250

 

2200-9712........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cooperative Agreement................................................................................... $675,000

 

2200-9717........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of Defense State Memorandum of Agreement.......................................................................... $1,495,000

 

2200-9724........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block Grant...... $740,000

 

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 $17,500,000

 

2240-9781........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Environmental Information Exchange......................................................................................................... $45,084

 

2240-9786........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead in School – Child Drinking Water............................................................................................................. $237,704

 

2240-9788........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass DEP FY2020 Water Use Program........................................................................................................... $31,165

 

2240-9789........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water......................................................................................... $80,250

 

2240-9790........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass DEP Disadvantaged Communities Drinking Water........................................................................... $246,500

 

2250-9712........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act Section 103.. $581,300

 

2250-9716........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts National Air Toxics Trend Station Program.................................................................................... $279,986

 

2250-9726........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security Co-Op Agreement................................................................................................... $1,800,000

 

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 NO₂ Ambient Air Monitoring Network......................................................................................... $445,000

 

2250-9744........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Clean Diesel Program......................................................................................................... $330,335

 

 

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

 

2300-0118........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NOAA Habitat Conservation $10,019

 

2300-0119........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief $79,088

 

2300-0179........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program......................................................................... $1,395,797

 

2330-9222........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel................. $1,300,000

 

2330-9712........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Fisheries Statistics $205,000

 

2330-9725........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boating Infrastructure........ $250,000

 

2330-9730........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries Management Support.......................................................................................................... $350,000

 

2330-9732........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACCSP Implementation Strategic Plan................................................................................................................. $90,000

 

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

 

2330-9739........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Turtle Disengagement....... $800,000

 

2330-9742........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Age and Growth Project Segment One................................................................................................................ $360,000

 

2330-9743........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sport Fish Restoration Coordination...................................................................................................................... $205,000

 

2330-9744........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MFI Cooperative Research. $15,000

 

2330-9745         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sea Grant Lobster 2019.... $300,000

 

 

2511-0002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Energy Audit and Assessment Program........................................................................................................... $40,000

 

2511-0004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Safety Program........ $750,000

 

2511-0005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Management of High Priority Invasive Plants................................................................................................. $20,000

 

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............................................................................................................ $175,000

 

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....................................................................................................... $400,000

 

2516-9003........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market Coupon Program $600,000

 

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........................................................................................................... $43,850

 

 

2800-9707........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood Insurance Program – FEMA Community Assistance Program......................................................... $176,000

 

2800-9724........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA National Dam Safety Program......................................................................................................... $129,555

 

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

 

2820-9708........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS Dam Rehabilitation Funding for Watershed Restoration............................................................................ $3,877,240

 

2820-9710........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS Mohawk Trail Woodland Community Habitat........................................................................................... $79,358

 

2820-9902........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Volunteer Fire Assistance Program Grant............................................................................................................... $84,277

 

2821-9905........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban and Community Forestry Grant.............................................................................................................. $538,428

 

2821-9909........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship Conservation and Education Grant....................................................................................... $149,659

 

2821-9911........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Fire Assistance Grant $225,902

 

2821-9913........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Fuels Management and Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant.......................................................................... $264,049

 

2821-9917........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Legacy Administration Grant...................................................................................................................... $253,930

 

2821-9926........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health Program Grant $101,355

 

2821-9927........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Suppression Grant............................................................................................ $38,000

 

2830-9733........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS Aquatic Invasive Species Management Grant........................................................................................... $82,838

 

2830-9736........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2017 White Nose Syndrome Bat Grant................................................................................................................. $6,970

 

2840-9709........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research........................................................................................................ $728,540

 

2850-9701........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails Grant Program................................................................................................................... $1,593,190

 

2850-9703........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FHWA-FLAP Taunton River Trail $160,000

 

 

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

 

7006-9701........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Heating Oil Propane Program........................................................................................................................ $22,288

 

7006-9733........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Energy Plan.......... $1,158,640

 

4000-1315         For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, Demonstration Ombudsman Programs......................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................ $41,555

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............... $141,062

 

4003-0818         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elderly Refugee Services.... $85,000

 

4003-0821         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee School Impact..... $222,345

 

4003-0826         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program.................................................................................... $13,971,116

 

4003-0845         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wilson Fish TANF Coordination Program......................................................................................................... $400,000

 

4003-0854        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Health Promotion $101,250

 

4003-0855         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social Services Program $1,529,438

 

 

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............................ $45,750,643

 

4120-0187........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment Services Grant.............................................................................................................. $298,546

 

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 $685,966

 

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).......................................................................................................... $378,911

 

4120-0754........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transition Pathway Services Grant...................................................................................................................... $300,000

 

 

4200-1607         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program............................................................................................ $260,086

 

4400-3064........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant.............................................................................. $6,200,000

 

4400-3067........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training............................................................... $1,700,000

 

 

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

 

4500-1054         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Sexual Assault Service Program............................................................................................. $472,759

 

4500-1056         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Rape Prevention and Education Program.......................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................... $739,308

 

4500-1069         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Loan Repayment Program $550,000

 

4500-2000         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal and Child Health Services................................................................................................................. $11,207,259

 

4502-1012         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Health Statistics System........................................................................................................... $837,556

 

4510-0014         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Primary Care Offices. $837,556

 

4510-0017         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Office of Rural Health $179,000

 

4510-0120         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Hospital Flexibility Program $320,000

 

4510-0223         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Oral Health Workforce Activities $425,000

 

4510-0399         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COVID-19 CARES Act Award $600,000

 

4510-0401         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Medicare and Medicaid Survey and Certification.................................................................................................. $9,365,961

 

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

 

4510-0501         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment.................................................................................................... $303,829

 

4510-0507         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Impact Act for Hospice Recertification Surveys.................................................................................... $138,627

 

4510-0619         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FDA Inspection of Food Establishments............................................................................................... $191,830

 

4510-0643         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program......................................................................................... $666,027

 

4510-9014         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mammography Quality Standards Act................................................................................................................. $385,210

 

4510-9047         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA EPA MultiPurpose Grant $30,000

 

4510-9048         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Indoor Radon Development Program......................................................................................................... $149,848

 

4510-9053         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beach Monitoring.............. $239,000

 

4510-9054         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strengthening Statewide Environmental Health Capacity.......................................................................... $90,000

 

4510-9061         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Localized Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure.................................................................................. $698,048

 

4510-9067         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development and Implementation of Brace in MA................................................................................................ $213,713

 

4510-9068         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maintenance and Enhancement of the State and National Environment................................................................. $839,232

 

4510-9070         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Protection Program Maintenance and Integration............................................................................ $450,000

 

4510-9071         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program........................................................................................ $534,000

 

4512-0100         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control........................................................................................................ $1,557,779

 

4512-0150         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization and Vaccines for Children....................................................................................................... $7,388,483

 

4512-0194         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases................................................................ $139,158,942

 

4512-0195         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Build Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity...................................................................................................... $5,227,014

 

4512-9069         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant................................................................................ $47,176,000

 

4512-9085         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strategic Prevention Framework $415,000

 

4512-9089         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prevent Prescription Drug Overuse Misuse......................................................................................................... $7,138,651

 

4512-9092         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Amy Sorensen-Alawad MPA $131,168

 

4512-9093         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Opioid Response SOR.......................................................................................... $61,713,164

 

4512-9426         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Uniform Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data................................................................................................................. $82,550

 

4513-0112         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program COVID-19......................................................................... $227,701

 

4513-9007         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutritional Status of Women, Infants and Children............................................................................................... $78,985,267

 

4513-9021         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities................................................................................................... $7,489,843

 

4513-9031         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Systems Development Initiative for MA................................................................................................. $87,099

 

4513-9032         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Health Department Based National HIV Prevention Activities............................................................................... $2,087,400

 

4513-9037         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Care Act.... $22,395,275

 

4513-9047         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 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

 

4513-9104         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening....................................................................................................... $235,000

 

4513-9106         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Comprehensive Asthma Control Program......................................................................................................... $625,000

 

4513-9109         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Perinatal Quality Collaborative...................................................................................................................... $223,243

 

4513-9110         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, B Existing PRAMS Pregnancy Risk Assessment.................................................................................................... $145,303

 

4513-9111         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CISS SECCS Planning..... $423,851

 

4513-9112         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA EHDI Project.............. $183,355

 

4513-9113         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program........................................................ $6,889,147

 

4513-9115         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response Public Health.................................................................. $49,123

 

4513-9116         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood Project............................................................................................ $459,878

 

4513-9117         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy Exposures................................................................................... $1,312,610

 

4513-9119         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MMRC Opioid.................... $39,975

 

4513-9127         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Title IV Program $500,115

 

4514-1014         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIC Regional Infrastructure $325,000

 

4515-0116         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tuberculosis Elimination and Lab Control Co-op Agreement............................................................................. $1,872,718

 

4515-0210         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Sylvie Ratelle Prevention Training Center............................................................................................... $350,000

 

4515-2011         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention................................................................................................. $690,000

 

4512-1125         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Surveillance.................................................................................................... $641,300

 

4516-1021         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hospital Preparedness and Public Health Emergency Preparedness................................................................ $14,140,160

 

4516-1030         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response Public Health.............................................................. $2,136,709

 

4516-1036         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Accreditation for State Food Testing Laboratories................................................................................................... $201,122

 

4518-0505         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Technology Data and Massachusetts Birth and Infant Death File........................................................... $6,135

 

4518-0520         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Violent Death Reporting System...................................................................................................................... $256,816

 

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......................................................................................... $57,000

 

4518-1002         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Death File - Social Security Administration................................................................................................... $11,931

 

4518-1003         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Records for the Social Security Administration................................................................................................. $237,000

 

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

 

4518-9039         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project............................................................................................................ $164,000

 

4518-9052         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System........................................................................................................... $433,646

 

4570-1527         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Personal Responsibility Education Program 2010.............................................................................................. $1,051,000

 

4570-1541         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teens............................................................................................................. $888,662

 

4570-1545         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ensuring Quitline Capacity $243,238

 

4570-1548         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke............................................................................................................ $750,000

 

4570-1557         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screen.................................................................. $650,000

 

4570-1560         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tobacco Control Program $1,000,000

 

4570-1561         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Core Violence Injury Prevention Program........................................................................................................... $77,331

 

4570-1562         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Family Violence Service State Grants......................................................................................................... $2,244,815

 

4570-1564         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Diabetes and Heart Disease Stroke Prevention Program........................................................................... $2,026,150

 

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...................................................................................................... $239,459

 

4570-1567         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Violence Prevention and Services......................................................................................................... $239,459

 

4570-1568         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National and State Tobacco Control Program...................................................................................................... $1,902,654

 

4570-1569         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State and Community Based Injury Prevention and Control COVID-19..................................................................... $20,449

 

4570-1570         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Preventing Adverse Childhood Experience Data to Action............................................................................... $500,000

 

4570-1571         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Cancer Prevention and Control Program...................................................................................................... $2,838,858

 

4570-1572         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Cancer Institute - SEER Program......................................................................................................... $867,538

 

4570-1573         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State and Community Based Injury Prevention and Control.................................................................................... $650,000

 

 

4800-0006........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children’s Justice Act........ $311,888

 

4800-0009........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-E Independent Living Program...................................................................................................... $3,080,984

 

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................................. $6,521,660

 

4800-0084........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education & Training Voucher Program...................................................................................................... $1,033,685

 

4800-0089........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adoption Incentives Payments $1,746,500

 

4899-0001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child Welfare Services $3,578,870

 

4899-0017........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Title IV-B Kinship Navigator............................................................... $311,424

 

4899-0021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect................................................................................................. $1,659,892

 

 

5012-9122........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness...................................................................................... $1,558,935

 

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............ $470,651

 

5012-9177........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Response for Suicide Prevention - COVID-19.................................................................................... $799,999

 

5012-9401........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services.......................................................................................... $14,166,510

 

5012-9402........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreement................................................................................ $1,245,593

 

5012-9403........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Grants to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders............................................................ $2,000,000

 

5012-9404........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Regular Service Program - COVID-19............................................................................................................... $2,932,631

 

5046-9102........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care............. $253,017

 

 

5911-3023........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Lifespan Respite Ongoing Sustainability Grant......................................................................................... $190,000

 

5947-0021........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnership for Transition to Employment................................................................................................... $220,000

 

 

6140-0620         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, IMPACT Safety Analysis Module $214,500

 

6440-0089         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks.................................................................................... $686,228

 

6440-0090         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Driver License Information System Enhancement.................................................................... $135,432

 

6642-0018         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Urbanized Area Formula Program...................................................................................................... $2,015,252

 

6642-0023         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Metropolitan Transportation Planning...................................................................................................... $1,681,214

 

6642-0026         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New Freedom Operating Segment...................................................................................................................... $210,793

 

6642-0030         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transit Bus and Bus Facilities $2,326,065

 

6642-0049         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Needs for Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities..................................................... $6,100,000

 

6642-0050         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5311 FFY20 CARES Act $4,100,000

 

6643-0013         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tower One.................. $10,799,879

 

6643-0015         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Patriot Corridor Double-Stack Clearance Initiative........................................................................................... $50,381

 

6643-0017         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Build Grant.................... $4,500,000

 

 

7000-9702         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service Technology Act $3,419,294

 

9000-9700         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Reserve Title........ $157,544

 

 

 

4400-0705         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Emergency Shelter Grants Program........................................................................................... $4,791,628

 

4400-0707         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Continuum of Care Supplemental Housing..................................................................................................... $16,164,379

 

7004-1715         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Solutions Grant COVID-19.............................................................................................................. $32,000,000

 

7004-2021         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Rental Assistance Program................................................................................................... $350,540,803

 

7004-2030         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Weatherization Assistance for Low Income Persons........................................................................................... $8,443,635

 

7004-2033         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.................................................................................. $136,586,881

 

7004-2034         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Services Block Grant $19,000,000

 

7004-2037         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Services Block Grant COVID-19.................................................................................................. $11,642,929

 

7004-3037         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program.............................................................. $34,000,000

 

7004-3039         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Development Block Grant COVID-19......................................................................................... $46,400,000

 

7004-9009         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program...................................................................................................... $5,106,644

 

7004-9014         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Housing Voucher Program................................................................................................................... $7,333,600

 

7004-9015         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Choice Voucher and Moving to Work Program........................................................................... $309,000,000

 

7004-9016         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Unification Program $2,935,500

 

7004-9017         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities............................................................................................ $1,260,000

 

7004-9018         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance Demonstration Program............................................................... $1,144,000

 

7004-9019         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program...................................................................................................... $7,120,000

 

7004-9020         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 New Construction Program...................................................................................................... $4,515,706

 

7004-9021         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, the Family Self-Sufficiency Program...................................................................................................................... $785,000

 

7004-9028         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Investment Partnerships $12,950,690

 

7004-9029         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Housing Trust Fund $7,039,756

 

 

7006-6005         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Program................................................................................................ $25,000

 

 

7008-9025         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Trade Export Program $500,000

 

 

 

7002-6622         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, American Apprenticeship Initiative $2,979,030

 

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................................................................ $18,595,004

 

7003-1785         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Apprenticeships USA State Accelerator Grant......................................................................................... $1,900,000

 

 

7002-6624         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Unemployment Insurance Administration............................................................................................ $62,034,054

 

7002-9701         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics $2,332,713

 

 

7002-2013         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mine Safety and Health Training $98,919

 

7003-4203         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bureau of Labor Statistics Statistical Survey............................................................................................................. $75,000

 

7003-4206         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Licensing Enforcement $130,000

 

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................................................. $1,393,329

 

 

 

7009-2020........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund – COVID-19............................................................................. $73,469,037

 

7009-6100........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Development Grant Birth through 5 Planning.......................................................................................... $955,441

 

 

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)....................................................................................... $812,587

 

 

7010-9706........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core Data Project $184,785

 

7038-0107........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education – State Grant Program..................................................................................................... $12,131,081

 

7043-1001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Grants to Local Education Agencies.................................................................................................. $242,991,073

 

7043-1004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Children............ $1,037,459

 

7043-1005........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I – Neglected and Delinquent Children......................................................................................................... $847,562

 

7043-2001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Quality State Grants $32,788,722

 

7043-3001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Language Instruction and LEP Grants....................................................................................................... $17,114,993

 

7043-4002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 21^st Century Community Learning Centers...................................................................................................... $19,360,726

 

7043-4004........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY18 Student Support & Academic Enrichment Grants...................................................................................... $18,884,495

 

7043-6001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Assessment Grants $6,866,144

 

7043-6002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural & Low Income Schools $2,806

 

7043-6501........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for Homeless Children and Youth.................................................................................................... $1,482,673

 

7043-7001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education Grants $308,687,575

 

7043-7002........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants......... $10,212,062

 

7043-8001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Education Grants $20,908,948

 

7048-1000........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Positive Behavioral Supports, Social Emotional Learning & Mental Health....................................................... $674,950

 

7048-2000........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STEM AP Course Expansion $1,734,622

 

7048-2001........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Implementation of Innovation Science Assessment....................................................................... $666,626

 

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

 

7048-7323........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Literacy Development................................................................................................ $3,040,104

 

7048-9144........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MEP Consortium Incentive Grants $59,228

 

7048-9200........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Data Systems Grant Student Connect....................................................................................................... $1,105,728

 

7053-2008........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Nutrition....................................................................................................... $4,094,852

 

7053-2019........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TEFAP Trade Mitigation Food Program......................................................................................................... $182,000

 

7053-2112........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance Funds $342,688,212

 

7053-2117........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program....... $5,855,668

 

7053-2119........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Nutrition School Food Equipment Grant............................................................................................. $465,891

 

7053-2125........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commodity Supplemental Food Program......................................................................................................... $198,817

 

7053-2126........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance................................................................................................... $1,563,774

 

7053-2266........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Team Nutrition Competitive Training Grant.............................................................................................................. $475,673

 

7053-3272........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Direct Certification Performance Award............................................................................................................ $205,305

 

7060-1000........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund COVID-19.............................................................. $24,225,048

 

7062-0008........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School Lunch Programs $5,303,388

 

7062-0017........ For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter School Assistance and Distributions.................................................................................................... $915,643

 

 

7066-1574         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassTeach...................... $423,072

 

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............................................................................................ $625,000

 

8000-4610         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Statistical Analysis Center. $134,000

 

8000-4611         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program............................................................................ $2,926,000

 

8000-4622         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY15 Residential Substance Abuse II for State Prisoners............................................................................. $485,617

 

8000-4627         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY15 Sex Offender Registration Program II...................................................................................................... $341,405

 

8000-4628         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Criminal History Improvement Program..................................................................................... $990,163

 

8000-4639         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, John Justice Grant............. $88,590

 

8000-4643         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prison Rape Elimination Act Program......................................................................................................... $139,059

 

8000-4645         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adam Walsh Act............... $335,586

 

8000-4646         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY18 STOP Violence Against Women Act.................................................................................................. $2,234,947

 

8000-4666         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sex Offender Registration Sexual Assault Kits (SAKI)....................................................................................... $1,575,000

 

8000-4667         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY19 MA Victims of Human Trafficking....................................................................................................... $325,953

 

8000-4668         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental JAG FP Solicitation................................................................. $1,200,588

 

8000-4692         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Homeland Security Program $6,001,000

 

8000-4693         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project Safe Neighborhoods $906,218

 

8000-4701         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant Program $143,840

 

8000-4707         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nonprofit Security Grant Program $1,000,000

 

8000-4794         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Areas Initiative Grant $17,016,000

 

8000-4795         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STOP School Violence...... $750,000

 

8000-4804         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Agency Programs.. $2,500,000

 

8000-4805         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Map 21 405 Program..... $3,000,000

 

8000-4806         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FASTACT 1906 Programs. $375,000

 

8000-4807         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FASTACT 405 Programs $5,000,000

 

8000-4808         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FASTACT 402 Programs $5,000,000

 

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........................................................................... $88,800

 

8100-2010         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FY12..................................................................................... $4,484,007

 

8100-2640         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Internet Crime Against Children Continuation Grant.......................................................................................... $348,000

 

8100-3000         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 COPS Anti Heroin Task Force........................................................................................................... $1,868,857

 

8100-3010         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 COPS Anti Meth Program $500,000

 

8100-3020         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 COPS Mental Health and Wellness........................................................................................................ $100,000

 

8100-4000         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 Anti-Gang Programs $130,000

 

8100-9710         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY18 Port Security Grant Program........................................................................................................................ $48,995

 

8100-9712         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY20 Port Security Grant Program........................................................................................................................ $21,465

 

8100-9764         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2017 DNA Efficiency Improvement.................................................................................................. $250,000

 

8100-9769         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY19 DNA Backlog Reduction Program......................................................................................................... $574,619

 

8100-9770         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.......................................................................................................... $271,753

 

8100-9771         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 DNA Backlog Reduction Program......................................................................................................... $789,939

 

 

8700-0014         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Facilities Program......................................................................................................... $196,800

 

8700-1001         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Facilities Program..................................................................................................... $22,515,900

 

8700-1002         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National Guard Environmental Program...................................................................................................... $4,060,000

 

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.................................... $947,500

 

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........................................................................ $8,933,928

 

8700-1022         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Environmental $85,500

 

8700-1023         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Security $2,299,200

 

8700-1024         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard Fire Protection $3,532,448

 

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....... $3,348,068

 

8700-2101         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OTIS ANGB Multiple Projects $2,247,508

 

8700-2102        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Building 165 Exterior......... $230,000

 

8700-2103        For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OTIS Transformer Substation $618,169

 

8700-2104         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Gibbons Gate................... $200,000

 

8700-2105         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OTIS BLDG 753............... $200,000

 

8700-2106         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Barnes Gate..................... $358,000

 

8700-2107         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Repair HVAC B104........... $410,000

 

8700-2108         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Repair HVAC B162........... $410,000

 

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.. $45,568

 

8800-0042         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act................................................................................................................. $500,000

 

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 $400,000

 

8800-0072         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................................... $500,000

 

8800-0079         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................................... $500,000

 

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 $1,000,000

 

8800-2012         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY12 Emergency Management Performance Grant..................................................................................... $14,123,456

 

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 $3,500,000

 

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

 

8800-4496         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COVID Pandemic Management $20,000,000

 

8810-0065         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2015 Snow Storms Hazard Mitigation Grants Program - Projects............................................................. $5,000,000

 

8810-0072         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding...................................................................................... $4,000,000

 

8810-0079         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................................... $500,000

 

8810-4214         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 26-28 2015 Storms $2,500,000

 

8810-4372         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding...................................................................................... $7,000,000

 

8810-4379         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding...................................................................................... $1,000,000

 

8810-4496         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COVID Pandemic....... $250,000,000

 

 

8950-2017         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Parole Recovery Opportunity PRO Supervision.................................................................................................... $199,314

 

 

0840-0110         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Crime Victim Assistance..... $84,551

 

8324-1505         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Fire Academy State Fire Training Grant Program..................................................................................... $20,000

 

 

8900-4001         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Justice Reinvestment Initiative – Medication Assisted Treatment........................................................................ $410,220

 

8900-5001         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prison Parenting Initiative for Young Adults............................................................................................................. $162,510

 

 

 

8910-0108         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (COAP PHORI)................................................................................ $466,743

 

8910-0818         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Connect- (COSSAP CONNECT) $200,000

 

8910-0819         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Connect- FR/CARA (SAMHSA CONNECT).................................................................................................... $500,000

 

 

4512-9093         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Opioid Response..... $100,000

 

4512-9096         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse............. $108,500

 

7043-1005         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or Delinquent Program........................................................................................................... $16,858

 

7043-8001         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Perkins Grant..................... $10,041

 

8000-4620         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Violence Against Women Act $20,580

 

 

8910-0138         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program....................................................... $360,000

 

8910-0141         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program...................................................................................... $19,244

 

4512-9093         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts State Opioid Response (SOR)............................................................................................. $350,000

 

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........................................................................................................................ $55,407

 

8910-0624         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mental Health Diversion Program $250,000

 

8910-0625         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex MAT Recovery Project $400,000

 

8910-0626         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex County PREA Expansion Program......................................................................................................... $250,000

 

8910-0627         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex County Opioid Recovery and Behavioral Change Project.............................................................................. $252,912

 

 

8910-8223         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SAMHSA VIPS (Vivitrol Increased Participation Services)...................................................................................... $70,000

 

 

7043-1105         For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected and Delinquent Program........................................................................................................... $91,366

 

 

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, 2022. 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, 2022. 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.............................. $17,000,000

 

General Fund.................................................... 82.35%

Gaming Economic Development Fund................ 17.65%

 

 

1595-5819         For an operating transfer to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, established under section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws......................................... $35,000,000

 

 

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

 

Office of the Secretary.

 

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 2021 or 2022 or for public hospital transformation and incentive initiative payments for state fiscal year 2020, 2021, 2022 or for Medicaid care organization payments under 42 CFR 438.6(c) for rate year 2020, 2021 or 2022; 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 pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315 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............................................ $471,357,839

 

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, 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 detailing utilization in fiscal year 2021 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 2020 or 2021; provided further, that all payments from the fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (iii) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (iv) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; and provided further, that not later than March 15, 2022, 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................................................................................................... $171,170,750

 

 

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 funds shall support initiatives to expand access to and utilization of behavioral health services including, but not limited to, public awareness campaigns, loan forgiveness for behavioral health professionals and pilot programs to address barriers to equitable behavioral healthcare.................................................................................. $12,500,000

 

 

 

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 to the town of Maynard for elderly and commuter services linking to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for culvert repair and replacement in the town of Bolton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purpose of emergency roadway repairs in the city known as the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purpose of emergency roadway repairs in the town of Raynham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to improve pedestrian safety and expand access to public transportation along state Route 38 and Mystic avenue in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Bedford for the Elm Brook Footbridge Replacement; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for road improvements for the Howland avenue section of Route 8 in the town of Adams; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a rapid flashing pedestrian beacon traffic signal at the intersection of Hudson Street and the rail trail in the city of Marlborough; provided further, not less than $25,000 shall be expended on beautification and safety improvements at the rotary on North Quincy Street in Brockton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for parking and traffic improvements in the town of Braintree; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of New Bedford Airport Commission for final design, permitting and bid-ready documents for construction of the new airport terminal facility; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an intersection study and analysis in the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to address traffic and safety issues on Route 62 in the city of Beverly; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the removal of dead trees and brush on public ways as a result of a gypsy moth infestation in the town of Hampden; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the study of noise impacts and mitigation opportunities relative to the Grand Junction railroad in East Cambridge and the commuter rail maintenance facility in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for a design study for sound walls, which may include lane shifting along Mystic avenue, in the vicinity of the States streets section of East Somerville; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the lighting and facade improvement of the Lowell street and Route 128 underpass at exit number 39 in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for safety improvements to Salisbury street in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive traffic study on the impact of weekend or seasonal closures of Greenough boulevard between Arsenal street and North Beacon street in the city of Watertown; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to the intersection located at state highway route 28 and Center street in the town of Randolph............ $403,047,919

 

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

 

The Governor disapproved of certain wording, for message see House, No. 4019.

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 reports shall include the status of ongoing and planned capital projects under the purview of the authority; 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; provided further, that the first such report shall be submitted not later than December 30, 2021; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to fund a quiet zone study to analyze costs and alternatives relative to designating Franklin as a quiet zone on  the Franklin-Forge commuter rail line; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the design, survey and installation of sound and visual mitigation barriers along the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority wildcat branch near residential properties impacted by slippery rail maintenance; provided further, that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall initiate an effort to advance the planning and design of not more than 6 infrastructure projects related to decarbonization, regional rail electrification, increased transit capacity and improved equity in the public transportation system to identify, develop and prepare projects ready to take advantage of anticipated federal infrastructure funding opportunities; and provided further, that, not later than October 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall begin to submit quarterly reports on the design details of and spending on projects associated with this effort to the joint committee on transportation and the house and senate committees on ways and means................................................................................................................ $127,145,000

 

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

The Governor reduced the following item, for message see House, No. 4019. 
The Legislature overrode the Governor's action.

1595-6370         For an operating transfer to the regional transit authorities organized under chapter 161B of the General Laws, or any prior laws, under clause (2) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that each regional transit authority receiving assistance under this item shall deliver not later than January 3, 2022, 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... $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  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................... $11,267,069

 

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

 

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

 

1595-0035         For an operating transfer to the Twenty-First Century Education Trust Fund established in section 35NNN of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be used for effective and sustainable improvement initiatives in public schools designated as in need of assistance pursuant to the school accountability system established by the board of elementary and secondary education, and for the purpose of addressing persistent disparities in achievement among student subgroups, improving educational opportunities for all students, sharing best practices for improving classroom learning and supporting efficiencies within and across school districts.......................... $5,000,000

 

1595-0115         For the Civics Project Trust Fund established in section 2CCCCC of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be appropriated for the Civics Project Trust Fund to promote civics education in the commonwealth.................................. $1,500,000

Department of Higher Education.

 

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, 2022 the distribution of unrestricted general government aid 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 $1,168,119,046 and shall be apportioned to cities and towns in accordance with this section.

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 2022 the total amounts to be distributed and paid to each city, town and regional school district 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 2022, a district’s school aid shall be calculated according to the provisions of said chapter 70, as most recently amended by chapter 132 of the acts of 2019. The foundation budget category of “low-income enrollment” for the purpose of calculating foundation enrollment shall be the higher of: (i) the number of students identified as economically-disadvantaged by qualifying as a match in the commonwealth’s direct certification system; or (ii) the district’s fiscal year 2016 low-income percentage multiplied by its current foundation enrollment; provided further, that the assumed special education enrollment percentage for vocational school students shall be set at 4.83 per cent, the assumed special education enrollment percentage for non-vocational school students shall be set at 3.83 per cent and foundation enrollment shall be based on actual enrollment as reported to the department of elementary and secondary education on October 1, 2020.

The per-pupil rates for the employee benefits and fixed charges allotments shall be adjusted by the foundation employee benefits inflation rate and the per-pupil rates for all other foundation allotments shall be adjusted by the foundation inflation index. Foundation increments shall be the additional resources provided for the education of students designated as English learners or low-income; provided, however, that for low-income students the amount of the foundation increment shall be determined by the low-income group into which each district is assigned; and provided further, that districts shall be assigned to low-income groups based on the share of low-income students in the district. Foundation budget rates for employee benefits and fixed charges, guidance and psychological services, special education out-of-district tuition, English learners and low-income students shall be increased by one-sixth of the gap between the fiscal year 2021 rates and the target rates established by said chapter 70 and shall be set as identified in the tables below.

Required local contributions shall be calculated using the provisions of said chapter 70; provided, that municipal revenue growth factors shall be calculated in a manner consistent with calculations made in fiscal year 2021; provided further, that the total state target local contribution shall be 59 per cent and the effort reduction percentage shall be 100 per cent.

For fiscal year 2022, base aid shall be the amount of chapter 70 school aid provided to the district in the prior fiscal year. Foundation aid shall be the difference between the district’s foundation budget and the required local contribution. Minimum aid shall be the greater of a district’s: (i) minimum aid adjustment less its base aid; and (ii) a district’s foundation enrollment multiplied by $30.

Chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2022 shall be the greater of: (i) foundation aid, or (ii) the sum of base aid and minimum aid. 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, however, that any district for whom such costs are not so considered shall have included as part of net school spending an amount equal to the increase in the foundation budget for the district associated with health care costs of retired teachers.

No payments to cities, towns or counties maintaining an agricultural school under this section shall be made after November 30 of the fiscal year until the commissioner of revenue certifies acceptance of the prior fiscal year’s annual financial reports submitted under section 43 of chapter 44 of the General Laws. Advance payments shall be made for some or all of periodic local reimbursement or assistance programs to any city, town, regional school district or agricultural school that demonstrates an emergency cash shortfall, as certified by the commissioner of revenue and approved by the secretary of administration and finance, under guidelines established by the secretary.

 

Base Rates

	Administration	Instructional Leadership	Classroom & Specialist Teachers	Other Teaching Services	Professional Development	Instructional Materials, Equipment & Technology	Guidance & Psychological  Services	Pupil Services	Operations & Maintenance	Employee Benefits/Fixed Charges	Special Education Tuition	Total, All Categories
Pre-school	202.69	366.06	1,678.52	430.49	66.38	242.94	134.35	48.57	466.11	583.96	0.00	4,220.07
Kindergarten half-day	202.69	366.06	1,678.52	430.49	66.38	242.94	134.35	48.57	466.11	583.96	0.00	4,220.07
Kindergarten full-day	405.37	732.13	3,357.03	861.01	132.83	485.89	268.72	97.19	932.20	1,167.90	0.00	8,440.27
Elementary	405.37	732.13	3,356.99	861.01	132.85	485.89	268.72	145.76	932.20	1,167.93	0.00	8.488.85
Junior/Middle	405.37	732.13	2,954.16	619.80	144.01	485.89	336.12	238.10	1,010.62	1,215.91	0.00	8,142.11
High School	405.37	732.13	4,344..33	515.98	139.64	777.42	407.60	549.04	979.90	1,093.90	0.00	9,945.31
Vocational	405.37	732.13	7,385.41	515.98	230.86	1,360.47	407.60	549.04	1,833.94	1,531.98	0.00	14,952.78

Special Education & Incremental Rates

 

 

SECTION 4.  Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 68, as most recently amended by section 5 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 68.  (a) There shall be a permanent commission on the status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders which shall consist of 21 persons as follows: 3 persons to be appointed by the governor; 3 persons to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 3 persons to be appointed by the president of the senate; 3 persons to be appointed by the state treasurer; 3 persons to be appointed by the state secretary; 3 persons to be appointed by the attorney general; and 3 persons to be appointed by the state auditor. Members of the commission shall be residents of the commonwealth who have demonstrated a commitment to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. Members shall be subject to chapter 268A as it applies to special state employees.

(b)  Members shall serve for terms of 3 years and until their successors are appointed. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the original appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term. All appointments shall be made in consultation with Asian-American and Pacific Islander organizations. Nominations for members shall be solicited by the appointing authorities between August 1 and September 16 of each year through an open application process using a uniform application that is widely distributed throughout the commonwealth.

(c)  The commission shall elect from among its members a chair, a vice chair, a treasurer and any other officers it considers necessary. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for any usual and customary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(d)  The commission shall be a resource to the commonwealth on issues affecting Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities. In furtherance of that responsibility, the commission shall:

(1)  promote research and be a clearinghouse and source of information on issues pertaining to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the commonwealth;

(2)  inform the public and leaders of business, education, human services, health care, state and local governments and the communications media of the unique cultural, social, ethnic, economic and educational issues affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the commonwealth;

(3)  foster unity among Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities and organizations in the commonwealth by promoting cooperation and sharing of information and encouraging collaboration and joint activities;

(4)  serve as a liaison between government and private interest groups with regard to matters of unique interest and concern to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the commonwealth;

(5)  identify opportunities to expand and improve commercial and cultural ties with Asian and Pacific Island nations;

(6)  identify and recommend qualified Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for appointive positions at all levels of government, including boards and commissions, as the commission considers necessary and appropriate;

(7)  assess the effect on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders of programs and practices in all state agencies, as the commission considers necessary and appropriate;

(8)  advise executive and legislative bodies on the potential effect on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders of proposed legislation, as the commission considers necessary and appropriate; and

(9)  generally undertake activities designed to enable the commonwealth to realize the full benefit of the skills, talents and cultural heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the commonwealth.

(e)  The commission shall annually, not later than June 2, report the results of its findings and activities of the preceding year and its recommendations to the governor and to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives.

(f)  The powers of the commission shall include, but not be limited, to:

(1)  using voluntary and uncompensated services of private individuals, agencies and organizations that may from time to time be offered and needed, including provision of meeting places and refreshments;

(2)  holding regular, public meetings and fact-finding hearings and other public forums as it considers necessary;

(3)  directing a staff to perform its duties;

(4)  establishing and maintaining offices that it considers necessary, subject to appropriation;

(5)  enacting by-laws for its own governance that are not inconsistent with any general or special law; and

(6)  making policy recommendations to agencies and officers of the state and local subdivisions of government to effectuate the purposes of subsection (d).

(g)  The commission may request from all state agencies such information and assistance as the commission requires.

(h)  The commission may accept and solicit funds, including any gifts, donations, grants, or bequests, or any federal funds for any of the purposes of this section. These funds shall be deposited in a separate account with the state treasurer, be received by the treasurer on behalf of the commonwealth and be expended by the commission in accordance with law.

(i)  The commission staff shall consist of an executive director, employees and volunteers who assist the commission in effecting its statutory duties. The commission shall appoint the executive director for a term of 3 years.

SECTION  5. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15LLLLLL the following section:-

Section 15MMMMMM.  The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day and shall recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4003.

SECTION 6.  Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-

Section 221.  (a) There shall be a task force on hate crimes. The task force shall consist of: the secretary of public safety and security or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member appointed by the attorney general; 19 members appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be representatives of victim assistance agencies, 4 of whom shall be advocates for communities affected by hate crimes, 2 of whom shall be a representatives from district attorneys’ offices, 2 of whom shall be representatives from state, local or university police departments, 1 of whom shall be an educator, 1 of whom shall be a student and 2 of whom shall be persons with expertise or experience in hate crimes issues; the chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary or their designees; the chairs of the joint committee on racial equity, civil rights, and inclusion or their designees; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives. One of the persons appointed by the governor shall be designated by the governor to serve as co-chair. 

(b)  The task force shall advise on: (i) issues relating to hate crimes, including the prevalence of hate crimes; (ii) ways to prevent hate crimes; and (iii) how to best support the victims of hate crimes.

(c)  The task force shall: (i) promote full and effective cooperation and coordination among law enforcement agencies and communities affected by hate crimes to improve prevention, investigation and prosecution of hate crimes; (ii) develop best practices related to technical assistance for school districts that may seek to incorporate hate crime education into their curricula; (iii) recommend policies, procedures and programs to ensure state and local governments provide enhanced support for victims of hate crimes and their communities; (iv) encourage and assist law enforcement agencies in reporting hate crimes pursuant to sections 32 to 35, inclusive, of chapter 22C, including assistance in gathering, analyzing and publishing hate crime reports; (v) encourage law enforcement agencies to better enforce section 39 of chapter 265; and (vi) recommend any appropriate legislation, regulations, policies or procedures to better combat hate crimes.

(d)  The task force shall meet not less than quarterly at the direction of the co-chairs.

(e)  Annually, not later than December 31, the task force shall submit a report to the governor, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security. The report shall address the mission of the task force, targeted objectives, options, recommended actions and metrics to measure the effect of such recommendations on hate crimes. The report may also include any recommended legislation, regulations, policies or procedures to better combat hate crimes. 

(f)  The co-chairs may establish subcommittees comprised of members of the task force and nonmembers drawn from various groups and organizations with expertise or experience in hate crimes issues.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4004.

SECTION 7.  Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35PPP the following 2 sections:-

Section 35QQQ.  (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Revere Beach Reservation Trust Fund to be expended, without further appropriation, by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs for the long-term preservation, maintenance, nourishment and public safety of Revere beach in the city of Revere. Any balance in the fund at the end of the 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. Annually, not later than October 1, a report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include projects undertaken, expenditures made and income received by the fund. 

(b)  Not less than 50 per cent of the revenue collected by the department of conservation and recreation from parking stations installed on or after January 1, 2021 and not less than 50 per cent of the revenues generated through parking violations within the Revere beach reservation shall be deposited into the Revere Beach Reservation Trust Fund. Expenditures by the trust shall be used for capital improvements to Revere beach reservation. 

(c)  Annually, not later than November 30, the department of conservation and recreation shall meet with the mayor of the city of Revere to discuss the maintenance and safety plan for the beach for the next calendar year and the balance and expenditures from the Revere Beach Reservation Trust Fund.

Section 35RRR.  There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Student Opportunity Act Investment Fund. The fund shall be credited with: (i) appropriations 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. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, for the implementation of chapter 132 of the acts of 2019. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4005.

SECTION 8.  Section 75 of said chapter 10, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “(c)”, in line 95, the following words:- ; provided, however, that in accordance with an annual staffing plan, the staffing levels, hiring and promotions at the division of water supply protection shall not be subject to any restriction, limitation or cap imposed by any executive office or department.

SECTION 9.  Section 3 of chapter 23A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a)  MOBD shall contain such divisions, offices and programs as the director shall determine are necessary to achieve the mission and administer the programs of MOBD, including at least the following 3 divisions: (i) business services; (ii) entrepreneurial and small business development; and (iii) manufacturing development. Each division shall be under the charge of a director who shall be subject to the direction, control and supervision of the director of economic development. Each division director shall be a person of skill and experience in the field of their appointment and shall be appointed and may be removed by the MOBD executive director, with the approval of the secretary, and shall serve until so removed. The position of division director shall not be subject to section 9A of chapter 30 or chapter 31. Each division director shall devote their full time during business hours to the duties of their office. The MOBD executive director may authorize any director to exercise in their name any power, or to discharge in their name any duty, assigned to them by law, and they may at any time revoke that authority.

SECTION 10.  Subsection (b) of said section 3 of said chapter 23A is hereby repealed.

SECTION 11.  Chapter 23J of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 14.  (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Offshore Wind Energy Career Training Trust Fund to be administered by the center. The fund shall be credited with: (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, economic development initiatives included in proposals for long-term contracts for offshore wind energy generation submitted to and approved by the department of public utilities, and other gifts, grants and donations for the establishment and expansion of workforce training and development initiatives to support the offshore wind energy industry. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.

(b)  The center shall make expenditures from the fund for the purposes of:

(i)  providing grants to public higher education institutions and vocational-technical education institutions for the adoption of basic safety training and basic technical training programs; provided, however, that the center shall prioritize awards to institutions seeking accreditation in internationally recognized training standards, including, but not limited to, standards developed by the Global Wind Organisation;

    (ii)  providing grants to public higher education institutions and vocational-technical education institutions for the development, expansion and promotion of offshore wind professional certificate programs and courses tailored to careers in the offshore wind energy industry for students in associate and baccalaureate degree programs;

   (iii)  providing grants to adult and community learning service providers, labor organizations, public higher education institutions and vocational-technical education institutions for the sponsorship of award, scholarship and paid internship programs to support the education and training of individuals seeking careers in the offshore wind energy industry; provided, however, that the center shall prioritize the promotion of careers in the skilled trades, water transportation, operations and maintenance and other occupations that the center identifies as high priority;

    (iv)  providing grants to regional employment boards to develop a regional strategy to support the development of the offshore wind energy industry and to publish their findings as an addendum to their workforce development blueprints; and 

(v)  leveraging funds to secure future federal funding to support the offshore wind energy industry in the commonwealth.

(c)  The fund’s activity shall be included in the annual report required by section 5. The center shall also annually file, no later than October 1 and at least 30 days prior to the expenditure of any funds, a plan detailing the planned uses of funds in the upcoming calendar year with the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, however, that in the development of this plan the center shall hold at least 1 public hearing to solicit stakeholder feedback.

(d)  For the purposes of this section, “public higher education institutions” shall include Quincy College.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4006.

SECTION 12.  Chapter 25A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 18.  (a) Upon issuance by the department of a notice of non-compliance, any alternative compliance payment, as defined in 225 CMR 14.02, owed by a retail electric supplier pursuant to sections 11F, 11F1/2 and 17, including any interest, additional amount, addition to debt or assessable penalty under section 7, together with any costs that may accrue in addition thereto, shall constitute a debt to the department. Such debt shall also be a lien in favor of the department upon all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging to the indebted retail electric supplier. The lien shall arise 30 days after the department issues the first notice of non-compliance and shall continue until: (1) the debt is satisfied; (2) a judgment against the retail electric supplier arising out of such debt is satisfied; (3) any such debt or judgment is discharged by the department by a waiver or release under subsection (d); or (4) any such debt or judgment becomes unenforceable by reason of the lapse of time. The lien created in favor of the department for any such alternative compliance payment shall remain in effect for a period of 10 years after issuance of the notice of non-compliance. For a bankruptcy case under the United States Code, the running of the period of limitations in this section shall be suspended for: (i) the period during which the department is prohibited by reason of such case from collecting the lien and (ii) the period during which a plan for payment of the lien is in effect and 6 months thereafter. The running of the period of limitations in this section shall be suspended for the period during which the payment or collection is stayed pursuant to the retail electric supplier contesting the lien. If the lien would extend beyond its initial or any subsequent 10-year period, the department may refile its notice of lien. If any such notice of lien is refiled within the required refiling period, as defined in section 6323(g)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the lien in favor of the department shall relate back to the date of the first such lien filing. The department shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this subsection.

(b)  A lien imposed by this section shall not be perfected as against any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, creditor or judgment creditor until notice thereof has been filed by the department:

(1)  with respect to real property or fixtures, in the registry of deeds of the county where such property is situated; and

(2)  with respect to personal property other than fixtures, in the filing office in which the filing of a financing statement would perfect, under article 9 of chapter 106, an attached nonpossessory security interest in tangible personal property belonging to the retail electric supplier liable to pay the alternative compliance payment as if the retail electric supplier were located in the commonwealth under section 9-307 of said chapter 106. The filing of any such lien or of a waiver or release of any such lien shall be received and registered or recorded without payment of any fee in the commonwealth.

(c)  In any case where an alternative compliance payment becomes due upon issuance of a notice of non-compliance, the department, in addition to other modes of relief, may direct a civil action to be filed in a superior court of the commonwealth to collect the debt or enforce the lien of the department under this section with respect to such liability, or to subject any property of whatever nature, of the indebted retail electric supplier, or in which the supplier has  any right, title or interest, to the payment of such liability.

(d)  The department may issue a waiver or release of any lien imposed by this section. Such waiver or release shall be conclusive evidence that the lien upon the property covered by the waiver or release is extinguished. The department shall issue a waiver or release of any lien imposed by this section in any case where the debt for which such lien attached has been paid or legally abated.

SECTION 13.  Section 1 of chapter 25C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “166A”, in line 6, the following words:- and for the development of statewide policy regarding advanced telecommunications capability within the commonwealth.

SECTION 14.  Said section 1 of said chapter 25C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

For the purposes of this chapter, “advanced telecommunications capability” shall mean high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics and video telecommunications using any technology, without regard to any transmission media or technology.

SECTION 15.  Said chapter 25C is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-

Section 9.  Notwithstanding sections 6A and 8 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall have the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. The department shall facilitate access to advanced telecommunications capability in the commonwealth, with a special interest in increasing the presence of advanced telecommunications capability across the commonwealth to: (i) promote economic development; (ii) meet the commonwealth’s homeland security and emergency preparedness needs; and (iii) improve government efficiency and improve the quality of life of the residents of the commonwealth. The powers and duties of the department shall include, but not be limited to: (i) identifying areas that lack adequate advanced telecommunications capability, including where, due to geographic remoteness, sparsity of population or other considerations, private sector capital investment in advanced telecommunications facilities deployment is not sufficient to meet the present and future needs of the area; (ii) identifying the locations of advanced telecommunications capability facilities in the commonwealth; and (iii) taking other actions to fulfill the purposes of this section. The department shall work in consultation with the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, established in section 6B of chapter 40J.

SECTION 16.  Section 2YYYY of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as amended by section 5 of chapter 31 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The secretary may expend from the fund, without further appropriation: (i) not more than $27,000,000 in fiscal year 2020, not more than $53,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 and not more than $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 to expand and support the residential treatment system to treat individuals with a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder; (ii) not more than $11,000,000 in fiscal year 2020, not more than $32,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 and not more than $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 to expand and support access to medication assisted treatment; (iii) not more than $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 and not more than $15,000,000 per year in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 to expand and support access to recovery treatment support services; and (iv) not more than $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2020, not more than $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 and not more than $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 to implement and support the American Society of Addiction Medicine assessment and care planning across substance use treatment providers. For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the fund may incur expenses, and the comptroller shall certify for payment, amounts not to exceed the most recent revenue estimate as certified by the MassHealth director, as reported in the state accounting system. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further 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.

SECTION 17.  Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2OOOOO, as inserted by section 13 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, the following 2 sections:-

Section 2PPPPP.  There shall be an Academic Health Department Partnerships Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of public health to support the administration of the academic health department and the academic volunteer corps programs of the department of public health. There shall be credited to the fund all money received from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, bequests and contributions of cash, securities or property in kind from persons or other governmental, nongovernmental, quasi-governmental or local government entities. Expenditures from the fund shall be made to support the academic health department and academic volunteer corps programs, including, but not limited to: (i) staff administrative support; (ii) paid internships; (iii) training and workforce development activities; and (iv) other services in support of the programs. The department of public health may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year.

Section 2QQQQQ.  (a) There shall be a Criminal Justice and Community Support Trust Fund that shall be administered by the commissioner of mental health, in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security. The fund shall consist of amounts credited to the fund from: (i) any appropriations, grants, gifts or other money authorized by the general court or other parties and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (ii) any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. Any unexpended balance 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.

(b)  All amounts credited to the fund shall be used without further appropriation to make grants to county and community-based jail diversion programs and community policing and behavioral health training initiatives. The grants shall be for: (i) the support of jail diversion programs for persons living with mental illness or substance use disorder; (ii) the development and provision of training for state, county and municipal law enforcement in evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health and substance use crisis response or alternative emergency response; (iii) the creation of patient-focused, ongoing community services for individuals who are frequent users of emergency departments and live with serious and persistent mental illness or substance use disorder; (iv) the support of trauma-informed, gender-responsive, pre-arrest or pre-arraignment diversion programs; or (v) the planning and implementation of restoration centers to divert individuals living with 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.

(c)  Annually, not later than March 1, the commissioner of mental health shall issue a report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the senate and house committees on ways and means on the fund’s activities including, but not limited to, amounts credited to the fund, amounts expended from the fund and any unexpended balance.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4007.

SECTION 18.  Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 97, the words “nine hundred and sixty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 1,200.

SECTION 19.  Section 17 of chapter 37 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The sheriffs of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk and of the former counties of Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester shall each receive a salary of $171,900. The sheriff of the county of Dukes shall receive a salary of $135,610. The sheriff of the county of Nantucket shall receive a salary of $108,870.

SECTION 20.  Section 9 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as amended by section 20 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

Zoning ordinances or by-laws may provide for special permits authorizing the transfer of development rights of land within or between districts. These zoning ordinances or by-laws shall include incentives, such as increases in density of population, intensity of use, amount of floor space or percentage of lot coverage, that encourage the transfer of development rights in a manner that protects open space, preserves farmland, promotes housing for persons of low and moderate income or further other community interests; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a zoning ordinance or by-law from allowing transfer of development rights to be permitted as of right, without the need for a special permit or other discretionary zoning approval.

SECTION 21.  Section 4H of chapter 40J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 21, the words “and (v)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (v) provide for the monitoring and detection of threat activity in order to investigate or mitigate cybersecurity incidents; and (vi).

SECTION 22.  Subsection (b) of section 5 of chapter 44B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(4)  The community preservation committee may recommend and the legislative body of a city or town may approve appropriations from the fund to acquire land, or real property interests therein, held for railroad purposes to be used by the city or town for recreational use as a rail trail as defined in section 35A of chapter 82. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 12, land, or real property interests therein, acquired pursuant to this paragraph shall remain subject to any property interest, including restrictions or reversionary interests, required to be held by the grantor or the United States pursuant to the federal National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended. Notwithstanding the definition of real property interest in section 2, land, or real property interests therein, acquired pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered a real property interest for purposes of this chapter, and a conservation restriction that meets the requirements of sections 31 to 33, inclusive, of chapter 184 shall be required.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4008.

SECTION 23.  Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 2 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subparagraph (G).

SECTION 24.  Paragraph (a) of Part B of section 3 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subparagraphs (7) and (8).

SECTION 25.  Section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 558 and 559, the figure “50” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 75.

SECTION 26.  Paragraph (1) of subsection (w) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as appearing in section 57 of the chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Qualified renovation expenditure” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

“Qualified renovation expenditure”, an expenditure or a cost directly incurred in connection with the qualified renovation of a cranberry bog; provided, however, that “qualified renovation expenditure” shall not include costs incurred in acquiring or purchasing property for the construction of facilities or structures for the cultivation, harvesting or production of cranberries.

SECTION 27.  Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (2) of said subsection (w) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “, for the period beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2024,”.

SECTION 28.  Said subsection (w) of said section 6 of said chapter 62 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 29.  Said section 6 of said chapter 62, as most recently amended by section 57 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by adding the following 3 subsections:-

(x)  A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit in an amount equal to employment-related expenses allowed for purposes of determining the credit allowable under section 21 of the Code; provided, however, that, for purposes of this subsection, the amount of allowable employment-related expenses may exceed those claimed under said section 21 of the Code but shall not exceed a total of $240 if there is 1 qualifying individual, as defined in said section 21 of the Code, with respect to the taxpayer or $480 if there are not less than 2 qualifying individuals with respect to the taxpayer. If the amount of the credit allowed under this subsection exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability, the commissioner shall treat the excess as an overpayment and shall pay the taxpayer the entire amount of the excess.

(y)  A taxpayer who maintains a household that includes as a member: (i) at least 1 individual under the age of 12 who qualifies for exemption as a dependent under section 151 of the Code; or (ii) at least 1 individual who is: (A) not less than 65 years of age or who is disabled; and (B) who qualifies as a dependent under section 152 of the Code, shall be allowed a credit in an amount equal to $180 if there is 1 such dependent with respect to the taxpayer or $360 if there are not less than 2 such dependents with respect to the taxpayer; provided, however, that a credit shall not be allowed under this subsection if a credit is claimed under subsection (x); provided further, that if the taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the credit provided in this subsection shall be allowed if the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse file a joint return for the taxable year or if the taxpayer qualifies as a head of household under section 2(b) of the Code; and provided further, that for the purposes of this subsection, “maintains a household” shall have the same meaning as in section 21 of the Code. If the amount of the credit allowed under this subsection exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability, the commissioner shall treat the excess as an overpayment and shall pay the taxpayer the entire amount of the excess.

(z)(1)  An employer that is not a business corporation subject to the excise under chapter 63, shall be allowed a credit equal to $5,000 or 30 per cent of the wages paid to each qualified employee with a disability in the first taxable year of employment, whichever is less, against the tax liability imposed by this chapter. Such employer shall be allowed a credit equal to $2,000 or 30 per cent of the wages paid to each qualified employee with a disability in each subsequent taxable year of employment, whichever is less, against the tax liability imposed by this chapter. If a credit allowed by this subsection exceeds the tax otherwise due under this chapter, 100 per cent of the balance of such credit may, at the option of the taxpayer, be refundable to the taxpayer. In order to qualify, the employee with a disability shall be: (i) certified by the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission as meeting the definition of disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12102; (ii) capable of working independently; (iii) physically or mentally impaired in a manner that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment for the individual; and (iv) hired by the employer after July 1, 2021.

(2)  To be eligible for a credit under this subsection: (i) the primary place of employment and the primary place of residence of the employee shall be in the commonwealth; (ii) the business shall receive the applicable certification from the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission that the employee qualifies not later than the day the employee begins work; provided, that reasonable exceptions to this timeframe may be established through regulation; and (iii) the employee shall be employed by the business for a period of not less than 12 consecutive months prior to and in the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.

(3)  An employer that is eligible for and claims the credit allowed under this subsection in a taxable year with respect to a qualified employee with a disability shall be eligible for such credit in the subsequent taxable year with respect to such qualified employee. Any credit allowed under this subsection shall not be transferable.

(4)  The secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the commissioner, shall promulgate regulations establishing an application process for the credit.

(5)  The credit under this subsection shall be attributed on a pro rata basis to the owners, partners or members of the legal entity entitled to the credit under this subsection, and shall be allowed as a credit against the tax due under this chapter of such owners, partners or members, in a manner determined by the commissioner.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4008.

SECTION 30.  Section 6½ of said chapter 62 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 31.  Section 6J of said chapter 62, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 39, the words “December 31, 2022” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 31, 2027.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4008.

SECTION 32.  Paragraph 3 of section 30 of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 27 to 40, inclusive, the words “The commissioner of energy resources may approve United States patents, which have been issued to Massachusetts corporations or applied for by Massachusetts corporations as useful for energy conservation and related purposes or as useful for alternative energy development and related purposes, provided that such patents are determined by said commissioner to be of economic value, practicable, and necessary for the convenience and welfare of the commonwealth and its citizens. Any income received from the sale, lease or other transfer of tangible, intangible, personal or real property or materials manufactured in the commonwealth subject to such patent shall be deducted. Said deduction shall extend for a period no longer than five years from the date of issuance of the United States patent or the date of approval by the commissioner of energy resources, whichever first expires.”

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4008.

SECTION 33.  Section 31L of said chapter 63 is hereby repealed.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4008.

SECTION 34.  Section 38P of said chapter 63 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 35.  Section 38R of said chapter 63, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 38, the words “December 31, 2022” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 31, 2027.

SECTION 36.  Section 38X of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 62 and 63, the figure “50” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 75.

SECTION 37.  Said chapter 63 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 38HH the following 2 sections:-

Section 38II.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Commissioner”, the commissioner of revenue.

“Cranberry bog”, an area actively cultivated for the harvesting or production of cranberries.

“Qualified renovation”, the renovation, repair, replacement, regrading or restoration of a cranberry bog for the cultivation, harvesting or production of cranberries or any other activity or action associated with the renovation of an abandoned cranberry bog; provided, however, that “qualified renovation” shall not include the construction of facilities or structures for the processing of cranberries.

“Qualified renovation expenditure”, an expenditure or a cost directly incurred in connection with the qualified renovation of a cranberry bog; provided, however, that “qualified renovation expenditure” shall not include costs incurred in acquiring or purchasing property for the construction of facilities or structures for the cultivation, harvesting or production of cranberries.

“Secretary”, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs.

“Taxpayer”, a taxpayer subject to taxation under this chapter.

(b)(1)  A taxpayer primarily engaged in cranberry production shall be allowed a credit against the taxes imposed by this chapter equal to 25 per cent of the total qualified renovation expenditures incurred in connection with the qualified renovation of a cranberry bog during the taxable year; provided, however, that the amount of the credit that may be claimed by a taxpayer under this section shall not exceed $100,000.

(2)  The credit under this section shall be taken against the taxes imposed under this chapter and shall be refundable. The commissioner shall apply the credit against the liability of the taxpayer as determined on its return, as first reduced by any other available credits, and shall then refund to the taxpayer the balance of the credits. If the amount of the credit allowed under this section exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, the commissioner shall treat the excess as an overpayment and shall pay the taxpayer the entire amount of the excess. Any amount of the tax credit that exceeds the tax due for a taxable year may be carried forward by the taxpayer to any of the 5 subsequent taxable years.

(3)  The secretary, in consultation with the commissioner of agricultural resources, shall authorize annually tax credits under this subsection together with subsection (w) of section 6 of chapter 62 in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 per taxable year. No credits shall be allowed under this section except to the extent authorized in this section.

(c)  For a taxpayer to qualify for the credit provided for under this section, the taxpayer shall file with the secretary a summary of qualified renovation expenditures in connection with the qualified renovation. The secretary shall approve the summary of qualified renovation expenditures and provide notice to the commissioner. Any qualified renovation expenditures applicable to this credit shall be treated for purposes of this section as made on the date that the secretary provides notice of the certification to the commissioner.

(d)  Any portion of tax credits not awarded by the secretary in a calendar year shall not be applied to awards in a subsequent calendar year. The secretary shall provide any documentation that the commissioner may deem necessary to confirm compliance with paragraph (3) of subsection (b) and the commissioner shall provide a report confirming compliance to the secretary of administration and finance.

(e)  Annually, not later than September 1, the secretary shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture and the joint committee on revenue identifying the total amount of tax credits claimed and the total amount of tax credits refunded pursuant to this section in the preceding fiscal year.

(f)  The secretary, in consultation with the commissioner of agricultural resources and the commissioner of revenue, shall promulgate regulations or other guidelines necessary for the administration and implementation of this section.

Section 38JJ.  (a) A business corporation engaged in business in the commonwealth shall be allowed a credit equal to $5,000 or 30 per cent of the wages paid to each qualified employee with a disability in the first taxable year of employment, whichever is less, against the tax liability imposed by this chapter. Such employer shall be allowed a credit equal to $2,000 or 30 per cent of the wages paid to each qualified employee with a disability in each subsequent taxable year of employment, whichever is less, against the tax liability imposed by this chapter. If a credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax otherwise due under this chapter, 100 per cent of the balance of such credit may, at the option of the taxpayer, be refundable to the taxpayer. In order to qualify, the employee with a disability shall be: (i) certified by the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission as meeting the definition of disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12102; (ii) capable of working independently; (iii) physically or mentally impaired in a manner that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment for the individual; and (iv) hired by the employer after July 1, 2021.

(b)  To be eligible for a credit under this section: (i) the primary place of employment and the primary place of residence of the employee shall be in the commonwealth; (ii) the business shall receive the applicable certification from the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission that the employee qualifies not later than the day the employee begins work; provided, reasonable exceptions to this timeframe may be established through regulation; and (iii) the employee shall be employed by the business corporation for a period of at least 12 consecutive months prior to and in the taxable year in which the credit is claimed.

(c)  In the case of a business corporation that is subject to a minimum excise under this chapter, the amount of the credit allowed by this section shall not reduce the excise to an amount less than such minimum excise.

(d)  A business corporation that is eligible for and claims the credit allowed under this section in a taxable year with respect to a qualified employee with a disability shall be eligible for such credit in the subsequent taxable year with respect to such qualified employee. Any credit allowed under this section shall not be transferable.

(e)  The secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the commissioner, shall promulgate regulations establishing an application process for the credit.

SECTION 38.  Section 38II of said chapter 63 is hereby repealed.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4009.

SECTION 39.  The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 63B the following chapter:-

Chapter 63D

TAXATION OF PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES

Section 1.  As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

“Code”, the Internal Revenue Code of the United States as defined in section 1 of chapter 62.

“Commissioner”, the commissioner of revenue.

“Eligible pass-through entity”, an S corporation under section 1361 of the Code, a partnership under section 7701 of the Code or a limited liability company that is treated as an S corporation or partnership under said section 1361 of the Code or said section 7701 of the Code. 

“Qualified income taxable in Massachusetts”, the income of an eligible pass-through entity determined under chapter 62 allocable to a qualified member and included in the qualified member’s Massachusetts taxable income under said chapter 62.  

“Qualified member”, a shareholder of an S corporation or a partner in a partnership, including a member of a limited liability company that is treated as an S corporation or partnership under section 1361 of the Code or section 7701 of the Code, that is a natural person or trust or estate subject to tax under section 10 of chapter 62; provided, however, that a qualified member may be a resident, nonresident or a part-year resident. 

Section 2.  An eligible pass-through entity may elect to pay an excise on its qualified income taxable in Massachusetts at a rate of 5 per cent. A qualified member of an electing eligible pass-through entity shall be allowed a refundable credit against the tax imposed under this chapter. The credit shall be available to qualified members in an amount proportionate to each qualified member’s share of the tax due and paid under this chapter by the eligible pass-through entity multiplied by 0.9. The credit shall be available for the member’s taxable year in which the electing eligible pass-through entity’s taxable year ends.   

Section 3.  This chapter shall not apply to any taxable year for which the federal limitation on the state and local tax deduction imposed by section 164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, as amended and in effect for the applicable year, has expired or is otherwise not in effect. 

Section 4.  The excise under this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other Massachusetts tax required to be paid, including tax imposed by chapter 62 or chapter 63. The excise under this chapter shall be due and payable on the eligible pass-through entity’s original, timely-filed return. A return that reports the excise shall be due at the same time as a partnership information return or corporate excise return would be due for the entity under chapter 62C. Nothing in this chapter shall alter any filing requirements for a qualified member under said chapter 62C. 

Section 5.  The collection and administration of the excise under this chapter shall be governed by chapter 62C unless expressly provided otherwise in this chapter or in regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter. 

Section 6.  The election under this chapter shall be made by the eligible pass-through entity on an annual basis in a manner determined by the commissioner. All members of the electing eligible pass-through entity shall be bound by the election. Once an election is made for a particular year, the election shall not be revoked. 

Section 7.  The commissioner shall promulgate regulations or other guidance to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such regulations or other guidance may: (i) make the credit available to qualified members with income from eligible pass-through entities that in turn have income from other eligible pass-through entities; (ii) provide rules on the application of this chapter to eligible trusts and estates; and (iii) require estimated payments of the excise by electing eligible pass-through entities and their qualified members in a manner consistent with chapter 62B.

SECTION 40.  Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the twenty-second paragraph the following paragraph:-

The registrar shall furnish without charge to owners of private passenger motor vehicles who have been awarded the medal of liberty pursuant to section 67A of chapter 33 upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of such status, as determined by the registrar, distinctive registration plates for 1 private passenger motor vehicle owned and principally used by such recipient, bearing on the left side an image of the medal and ribbon and bearing the words “MEDAL OF LIBERTY” along the bottom.

SECTION 41.  Chapter 92 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 34E, added by chapter 252 of the acts of 2020, the following section:-

Section 34F.  There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, which shall be known as the Middlesex Fells Reservation Trust Fund. The fund shall be used to advance recreational, educational and conservation interests, including, but not limited to, the construction and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure improvements for the area within the Middlesex Fells reservation. The fund shall receive, hold and expend all fees generated by permits, licenses and all other agreements not currently being directed to the General Fund relating to the use of the reservation land as authorized by the commission. The department shall not make expenditures from this fund so as to cause the fund to be deficient.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4010.

SECTION 42.  The first paragraph of section 37 of said chapter 92, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:- No such rule or regulation shall provide for the collection of any charge or fee for parking on any boulevard, roadway, parkway, way or any portion thereof, under the jurisdictional care, custody or control of the commissioner, between regularly established curb lines or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved and intended to be open and used for vehicular traffic by the public on a public way unless the commissioner has received prior approval from the local appropriating authority, as defined in section 21C of chapter 59, of the municipality in whose boundaries such charge or fee is collected on or after January 1, 2021. Any municipal approval of any rule or regulation providing for the collection of such charge or fee for parking prior to January 1, 2021 shall be inoperative for the purposes of this section.

SECTION 43.  Section 24M of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 34, the word “and”, the second time it appears.

SECTION 44.  Said section 24M of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “clients”, in line 37, the following words:- ; and (6) health plans for immunization rate improvement and quality improvement efforts.

SECTION 45.  Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-

Section 243.  (a) The department shall establish a Parkinson’s disease registry for the collection of information necessary to determine the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease in the commonwealth.

(b)  There shall be within the department a Parkinson’s disease registry advisory committee to advise and assist in the development, implementation and progress of the Parkinson’s disease registry established in subsection (a). The committee shall review and submit recommendations on: (i) what data shall be collected, including, but not limited to, demographic information and data by areas and regions of the commonwealth, with specific data from urban, low and median income communities and minority communities of the commonwealth; (ii) the means of collecting and disseminating such data; (iii) how to ensure privacy and confidentiality of such data; (iv) the purpose, design and functionality of the registry; and (v) the implementation of the registry. The committee shall recommend to the department any information deemed necessary and appropriate for the statistical identification and planning for treatment and education of health care providers and persons diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

The committee shall consist of the commissioner, or a designee, and 10 members to be appointed by the commissioner as follows: 3 physicians, 1 of whom shall be a general neurologist, 1 of whom shall be a movement disorder specialist and 1 of whom shall be a primary care physician; 1 health informaticist; 2 population health researchers familiar with registries; 2 Parkinson’s disease researchers; and 2 persons diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.  The committee shall meet at least bi-annually to assess registry progress and recommend changes.

SECTION 46.  Section 3 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “who would be eligible under chapter one hundred and eighteen but for income or assets, or who”.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4011.

SECTION 47.  Said section 3 of said chapter 117A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

A person shall not be denied assistance under this chapter based wholly or in part on the amount of the person’s assets; provided, however, that any income generated by such assets may be treated as countable income.

SECTION 48.  Subsection (a) of section 63 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Assessment” the following definition:-

“Licensee”, any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, estate or other legal entity holding a license to operate a nursing home; provided, however, that in the case of a licensee that is not a natural person, “licensee” shall also mean: (i) any shareholder owning not less than 5 per cent, any officer and any director of any corporate licensee; (ii) any limited partner owning not less than 5 per cent and any general partner of a partnership licensee; (iii) any trustee of any trust licensee; (iv) any sole proprietor of any licensee that is a sole proprietorship; or (v) any mortgagee in possession and any executor or administrator of any licensee that is an estate.

SECTION 49.  Subsection (f) of said section 63 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- Not later than 45 days after notice to a nursing home of amounts due, the department shall revoke the license of, or impose a limitation on new admissions for, a nursing home that fails to remit delinquent fees as directed by the executive office. The secretary of health and human services may also enforce this section by: (i) offsetting payments from the office of Medicaid against the claims for payment by the delinquent nursing home, against other nursing homes with a common licensee as the delinquent nursing home or against any successor in interest to those nursing homes, in the amount of the delinquent fees owed, including any interest, penalties or reasonable attorneys’ fees, and by transferring such funds into the General Fund; or (ii) creating, after demand for payment, a lien in favor of the commonwealth in an amount not to exceed the delinquent fees owed, including any interest, penalties or reasonable attorneys’ fees, encumbering the building in which the facility is located, the real property upon which the facility is located, any fixtures, equipment or goods used in the operation of the facility or any real property in which the licensee holds an interest; provided, however, that such lien shall be prior to any mortgage or lien held by any person: (A) with an ownership interest in the facility; (B) who directly or indirectly controls, or has the ability to control to any significant degree, the management or policies of the licensee or the facility; or (C) who is related to the licensee or to the facility by any significant degree of common ownership or common control.

SECTION 50.  Chapter 128 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 38, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 38.  Whoever violates section 33 or 35 shall be subject to a civil administrative penalty of not more than: (i) $30 for a first violation; (ii) $75 for a second violation; and (iii) $150 for each subsequent violation.

Whoever violates section 36B or 36C shall be subject to a civil administrative penalty of not more than: (i) $2,000 for a first violation; (ii) $5,000 for a second violation; and (iii) $10,000 for each subsequent violation.

SECTION 51.  Section 38B of said chapter 128, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “upkeep”, in lines 4, 18, 29 and 31, in each instance, the following words:- , programming, promotion.

SECTION 52.  Chapter 130 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1B the following section:-

Section 1C.  There shall be established in the division of marine fisheries a shellfish advisory panel to: (i) advise the director on matters of concern relevant to shellfish fisheries; (ii) provide a forum for governmental entities to receive and disseminate information relevant to shellfish resources and shellfish management; and (iii) allow members of the public and representatives of governmental entities to bring forth emerging issues in shellfish fisheries. 

The shellfish advisory panel shall consist of: the director or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of agricultural resources or a designee; the commissioner of environmental protection or a designee; the director of the food protection program within the department of public health or a designee; the director of coastal zone management or a designee; the executive director of the commission on Indian affairs or a designee; the chairs of the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture or their designees; and 14 persons to be appointed by the chair, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the National Sea Grant College Program in the commonwealth, 2 of whom shall be holders of valid seafood dealer permits and be involved in the wholesale or retail sale of shellfish, 1 of whom shall be a holder of a valid Massachusetts commercial fishing permit and be involved in a Massachusetts-managed wild harvest shellfish fishery, 2 of whom shall be holders of valid state and municipal commercial shellfish permits and be involved with wild harvest of municipally-managed shellfish, 3 of whom shall be holders of both a valid Massachusetts aquaculture permit and a municipal site license for the commercial production of shellfish, 1 of whom shall be a holder of a valid recreational shellfish permit in a municipality in the commonwealth and be involved with the recreational harvest of shellfish, 2 of whom shall be current municipal shellfish constables nominated by the Massachusetts Shellfish Officers Association, 1 of whom shall be a member of the marine fisheries advisory commission and 1 of whom shall be a representative from a nongovernmental organization involved with shellfish conservation. Members appointed by the chair shall reflect diverse coastal geographic distribution and stakeholder representation. 

Members appointed by the chair shall serve for terms of 3 years and may be eligible for re-appointment by the chair. Members of panel shall serve without compensation. The panel shall meet not less than 2 times annually to address issues of substance related to shellfish resources, fisheries and management and assist in the dissemination of information to stakeholders. The chair shall consider the input of the panel.

SECTION 53.  Section 20A of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as  appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 4, after the word “(E)” the following word:- , (E1/2).

SECTION 54.  Subsection (1) of said section 20A of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (E) the following paragraph:-

(E1/2)(i)  Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer meeting each of the conditions set forth in this paragraph.

(a)  The assuming insurer shall have its head office or be domiciled in, as applicable, and be licensed in a reciprocal jurisdiction. A “reciprocal jurisdiction” shall mean a jurisdiction that is:

(1)  A jurisdiction outside of the United States that is subject to an in-force covered agreement with the United States, each within its legal authority, or, in the case of a covered agreement between the United States and the European Union, is a member state of the European Union; provided, however, that for purposes of this paragraph, a “covered agreement” shall mean an agreement entered into pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 31 U.S.C. sections 313 and 314, that is currently in effect or in a period of provisional application and addresses the elimination, under specified conditions, of collateral requirements as a condition for entering into any reinsurance agreement with a ceding insurer domiciled in the commonwealth or for allowing the ceding insurer to recognize credit for reinsurance.

(2)  A jurisdiction of the United States that meets the requirements for accreditation under the NAIC financial standards and accreditation program; or

(3)  A qualified jurisdiction, as determined by the commissioner pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (E) of subsection (1), which is not otherwise described in subclause (1) or (2) of this subparagraph but meets certain additional requirements, consistent with the terms and conditions of in-force covered agreements, as specified by the commissioner pursuant to regulation.

(b)  The assuming insurer shall have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, minimum capital and surplus, or its equivalent, calculated according to the methodology of its domiciliary jurisdiction, in an amount to be set forth in regulation. If the assuming insurer is an association, including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, it shall have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, minimum capital and surplus equivalents, net of liabilities, calculated according to the methodology applicable in its domiciliary jurisdiction, and a central fund containing a balance in amounts to be set forth in regulation.

(c)  The assuming insurer shall have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, a minimum solvency or capital ratio, as applicable, which shall be set forth in regulation. If the assuming insurer is an association, including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, it shall have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, a minimum solvency or capital ratio in the reciprocal jurisdiction where the assuming insurer has its head office or is domiciled, as applicable, and is also licensed.

(d)  The assuming insurer shall agree and provide adequate assurance to the commissioner, in a form specified by the commissioner pursuant to regulation, as follows:

(1)  The assuming insurer shall provide prompt written notice and explanation to the commissioner if it falls below the minimum requirements set forth in subparagraphs (b) or (c), or if any regulatory action is taken against it for serious noncompliance with applicable law;

(2)  The assuming insurer shall consent in writing to the jurisdiction of the courts of the commonwealth and to the appointment of the commissioner as agent for service of process; provided, however, that the commissioner may require that consent for service of process be provided to the commissioner and included in each reinsurance agreement; and provided further, that nothing in this provision shall limit, or in any way alter, the capacity of parties to a reinsurance agreement to agree to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, except to the extent such agreements are unenforceable under applicable insolvency or delinquency laws;

(3)  The assuming insurer shall consent in writing to pay all final judgments, wherever enforcement is sought, obtained by a ceding insurer or its legal successor, that have been declared enforceable in the jurisdiction where the judgment was obtained;

(4)  Each reinsurance agreement shall include a provision requiring the assuming insurer to provide security in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the assuming insurer’s liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded pursuant to that agreement if the assuming insurer resists enforcement of a final judgment that is enforceable under the law of the jurisdiction in which it was obtained or a properly enforceable arbitration award, whether obtained by the ceding insurer or by its legal successor on behalf of its resolution estate; and

(5)  The assuming insurer shall confirm that it is not presently participating in any solvent scheme of arrangement which involves the commonwealth’s ceding insurers and agree to notify the ceding insurer and the commissioner and to provide security in an amount equal to 100 per cent of the assuming insurer’s liabilities to the ceding insurer should the assuming insurer enter into such a solvent scheme of arrangement; provided, however, that such security shall be in a form consistent with the provisions of paragraph (E) of subsection (1) and subsection (2) and as specified by the commissioner in regulation.

(e)  The assuming insurer or its legal successor shall provide, if requested by the commissioner, on behalf of itself and any legal predecessors, certain documentation to the commissioner as specified by the commissioner in regulation.

(f)  The assuming insurer shall maintain a practice of prompt payment of claims under reinsurance agreements, pursuant to criteria set forth in regulation.

(g)  The assuming insurer’s supervisory authority shall confirm to the commissioner on an annual basis, as of the preceding December 31 or at the annual date otherwise statutorily reported to the reciprocal jurisdiction that the assuming insurer complies with the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (b) and (c).

(h)  Nothing in this subparagraph precludes an assuming insurer from providing the commissioner with information on a voluntary basis.

    (ii)  The commissioner shall timely create and publish a list of reciprocal jurisdictions.

(a)  The commissioner’s list of reciprocal jurisdictions shall include any reciprocal jurisdiction as defined under subclauses (1) and (2) of subparagraph (a) of clause (i) of this paragraph and shall consider any other reciprocal jurisdiction included on the list of reciprocal jurisdictions published by NAIC. The commissioner may approve a jurisdiction that does not appear on the NAIC list of reciprocal jurisdictions in accordance with criteria to be developed under regulations issued by the commissioner.

(b)  The commissioner may remove a jurisdiction from the list of reciprocal jurisdictions upon a determination that the jurisdiction no longer meets the requirements of a reciprocal jurisdiction, in accordance with a process set forth in regulations issued by the commissioner, except that the commissioner shall not remove from the list a reciprocal jurisdiction as defined under subclauses (1) and (2) of subparagraph (a) of clause (i) of this paragraph. Upon removal of a reciprocal jurisdiction from the list, credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer which has its home office or is domiciled in that jurisdiction shall be allowed, if otherwise allowed pursuant to this section.

   (iii)  The commissioner shall timely create and publish a list of assuming insurers that have satisfied the conditions set forth in this subsection and to which cessions shall be granted credit in accordance with this subsection. The commissioner may add an assuming insurer to such list if a NAIC-accredited jurisdiction has added such assuming insurer to a list of such assuming insurers or if, upon initial eligibility, the assuming insurer submits the information to the commissioner as required under subparagraph (d) of clause (i) of this paragraph and complies with any additional requirements that the commissioner may impose by regulation, except to the extent that they conflict with an applicable covered agreement.

    (iv)  If the commissioner determines that an assuming insurer no longer meets 1 or more of the requirements under this subsection, the commissioner may revoke or suspend the eligibility of the assuming insurer for recognition under this subsection in accordance with procedures set forth in regulation.

(a)  While an assuming insurer’s eligibility is suspended, no reinsurance agreement issued, amended or renewed after the effective date of the suspension shall be qualified for credit except to the extent that the assuming insurer’s obligations under the contract are secured in accordance with subsection (2).

(b)  If an assuming insurer’s eligibility is revoked, no credit for reinsurance may be granted after the effective date of the revocation with respect to any reinsurance agreements entered into by the assuming insurer, including reinsurance agreements entered into prior to the date of revocation, except to the extent that the assuming insurer’s obligations under the contract are secured in a form acceptable to the commissioner and consistent with subsection (2).

(v)  If subject to a legal process of rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation, as applicable, the ceding insurer or its representative may seek and, if determined appropriate by the court in which the proceedings are pending, may obtain an order requiring that the assuming insurer post security for all outstanding ceded liabilities.

    (vi)  Nothing in this subsection shall limit or in any way alter the capacity of parties to a reinsurance agreement to agree on requirements for security or other terms in that reinsurance agreement, except as prohibited by this section or other applicable law or regulation.

   (vii)  Credit may be taken under this subsection only for reinsurance agreements entered into, amended or renewed on or after the effective date of the statute adding this subsection, and only with respect to losses incurred and reserves reported on or after the later of: (1) the date on which the assuming insurer has met all eligibility requirements pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph; or (2) the effective date of the new reinsurance agreement, amendment or renewal.

(a)  This paragraph shall not alter or impair a ceding insurer’s right to take credit for reinsurance, to the extent that credit is not available under this subsection, as long as the reinsurance qualifies for credit under any other applicable provision of this section.

(b)  Nothing in this subsection shall authorize an assuming insurer to withdraw or reduce the security provided under any reinsurance agreement except as permitted by the terms of the agreement.

(c)  Nothing in this subsection shall limit, or in any way alter, the capacity of parties to any reinsurance agreement to renegotiate the agreement.

SECTION 55.  Said subsection (1) of said section 20A of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (F) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(F)  Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer not meeting the requirements of paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (E1/2) but only with respect to the insurance of risks located in jurisdictions where such reinsurance is required by applicable law or regulation of that jurisdiction.

SECTION 56.  Said subsection (1) of said section 20A of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 279, the words “(B) or (C)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (B), (C) or (E1/2).

SECTION 57.  Clause (iv) of paragraph (B) of subsection (5) of said section 20A of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subparagraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following 3 subparagraphs:-

(a)  meets the conditions set forth in paragraph (E1/2) of subsection (1);

(b)  is certified in the commonwealth; or

(c)  maintains at least $250,000,000 in capital and surplus when determined in accordance with the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, including all amendments thereto adopted by the NAIC, excluding the impact of any permitted or prescribed practices, and is licensed in at least 26 states or licensed in at least 10 states and licensed or accredited in a total of at least 35 states.

SECTION 58.  Chapter 176Q of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 8, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 8.  (a) The connector shall enter into interagency agreements with the department of revenue, the executive office of health and human services, the department of public health, the executive office of labor and workforce development, the registry of motor vehicles, the department of correction, the center for health information and analysis and any other state agencies, departments, divisions, commissions, authorities or political subdivisions. The agreements shall authorize the foregoing agencies, departments, divisions, commissions, authorities and political subdivisions to furnish information, including personal data as defined in section 1 of chapter 66A, that is necessary for the connector to perform its duties under this chapter, including the determination of an individual’s eligibility for federal advanced premium tax credits and federal point-of-service cost-sharing reductions and adjudication of appeals arising from such determinations. Such written agreements shall include provisions permitting the department of revenue to furnish the data available under the wage reporting system established under section 3 of chapter 62E. The department of revenue may furnish the connector with information on the cases of persons so identified, including, but not limited to, name, social security number and other data to ensure positive identification, name and identification number of employer and amount of wages and gross income received from all sources. Except as described in subsection (b), the connector shall not otherwise utilize any of the data received from the department of revenue for any solicitations or advertising.

(b)  In order to reduce the incidence of uninsurance in the commonwealth, the department of revenue shall, at the request and with the consent of a taxpayer on the taxpayer’s personal income tax return, provide the connector with information from the taxpayer’s personal income tax return in order for the connector to assess eligibility for health coverage options offered through the connector. The connector, upon evaluating such eligibility, shall contact individuals about the health coverage options that may be available to them through the connector. Any interagency agreement between the connector and the department of revenue shall specify the operational requirements necessary to implement this subsection.

(c)  The connector may receive and use any information provided pursuant to section 23 of chapter 118E as necessary for the connector to perform the duties under this chapter, including the determination of an individual’s eligibility for federal advanced premium tax credits and federal point-of-service cost-sharing reductions and adjudication of appeals arising from such determinations.

SECTION 59.  Section 11 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the figure “$100” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $110.

SECTION 60.  Said section 11 of said chapter 211D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the figure “$68” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $75.

SECTION 61.  Said section 11 of said chapter 211D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “$53” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $60.

SECTION 62.  Said section 11 of said chapter 211D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11, the figure “$55” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $75.

SECTION 63.  Said section 11 of said chapter 211D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 12, the figure “$53” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $60.

SECTION 64.  Subdivision (1) of section 27A of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The supreme judicial court may by rule or order make exceptions to the 10-year retention requirement set forth in this subdivision for papers filed in or relating to matters involving alleged violations of laws, rules or regulations regarding motor vehicle civil infractions, motor vehicle parking, littering, bicycles, pedestrians, municipal dog control or non-criminal dispositions of municipal ordinance or by-law violations or other non-criminal regulatory offenses; provided, however, that such papers shall be retained for not less than 5 years following the final disposition of the matter.

SECTION 65.  The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 258E the following chapter:-

CHAPTER 258F

CERTIFICATION FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Section 1.  As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

“Certifying entity”, a law enforcement agency, prosecutor or other state or local entity that has the authority to detect, investigate or prosecute severe forms of trafficking in persons or criminal activity.

“Criminal activity”, as described in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii).

“Severe forms of trafficking in persons”, as defined in 22 U.S.C. 7102.

Section 2.  A certifying entity shall adopt a policy for completing and signing nonimmigrant status certification forms for: (i) victims of criminal activity who intend to petition for nonimmigrant visas under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U); and (ii) victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons who intend to petition for nonimmigrant visas under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T). 

Section 3.  A certifying entity shall respond to a nonimmigrant status certification request from a victim of criminal activity who intends to petition for a nonimmigrant visa under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U) or from a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons who intends to petition for a nonimmigrant visa under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T) not later than 90 days after receiving the request for certification. The certifying entity shall respond to the request by: (i) completing and signing the certification forms; (ii) issuing a written denial of the request, without prejudice, informing the victim of the reason that the request does not meet the requirements of the certifying entity’s policy under section 2; or (iii) in extenuating circumstances outside the control of the certifying entity that prevent the certifying entity from responding to the certification request in the required time period, issuing a written explanation of the delay, the process the certifying entity will undertake to respond and a projected time frame for such response. 

Section 4.  (a) Annually, not later than February 1, each certifying entity shall report to the executive office of public safety and security: (i) the number of individuals that requested nonimmigrant status certification; (ii) the number of certification forms that were completed and signed; and (iii) the number of such requests that were denied. The information reported under this subsection shall not include any personal identifying information of an individual requesting nonimmigrant status certification. 

(b)  Annually, not later than April 1, the executive office of public safety and security shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives andthe senate , the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security on the information received under subsection (a). The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of individuals that requested nonimmigrant status certification, delineated by certifying entity; (ii) the number of certification forms that were completed and signed, delineated by certifying entity; (iii) the number of such requests that were denied, delineated by certifying entity; and (iv) total statewide statistics on nonimmigrant status certifications and denials. The report shall not include information that would allow the public to ascertain the identity of an individual requesting nonimmigrant status certification. The executive office shall also make the report publicly available on its website.

SECTION 66.  Section 44 of chapter 85 of the acts of 1994, as most recently amended by section 69 of chapter 209 of the acts of 2018, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “cottages on Peddock’s Island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area”, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 67 of the acts of 2011, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- cottages, buildings of the Fort Andrews Complex and associated land delineated by the department on Peddock’s Island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4012.

SECTION 67.  Section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b), as appearing in section 62 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b)  A family shall not be denied assistance under this section based wholly or in part on the amount of the family’s assets; provided, however, that any income generated by such assets may be treated as countable income.

SECTION 68.  Chapter 158 of the acts of 2005, as amended by section 15 of chapter 63 of the acts of 2007, is hereby further amended by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 9.  This act shall be effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2006.

SECTION 69.  Section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as most recently amended by section 91 of chapter 8 of the acts of 2021, is hereby further amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-

(a)  In order to facilitate the financing of offshore wind energy generation resources in the commonwealth every distribution company shall jointly and competitively solicit proposals for offshore wind energy generation; and, provided, that reasonable proposals have been received, shall enter into cost-effective long-term contracts. Long-term contracts executed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the approval of the department of public utilities and shall be apportioned among the distribution companies.

(b)  The timetable and method for solicitations of long-term contracts shall be proposed jointly by the distribution companies and the department of energy resources using a competitive bidding process, and shall be subject to review and approval by the department of public utilities. The distribution companies, in coordination with the department of energy resources, shall consult with the attorney general regarding the choice of solicitation methods. A solicitation may be coordinated and issued jointly with other New England states or entities designated by those states. The distribution companies may conduct 1 or more competitive solicitations through a staggered procurement schedule developed by the distribution companies and the department of energy resources; provided, that the schedule shall ensure that the distribution companies enter into cost-effective long-term contracts for offshore wind energy generation equal to approximately 5,600 megawatts of aggregate nameplate capacity not later than June 30, 2027, including capacity authorized pursuant to section 21 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2018; and provided further, that individual solicitations shall seek proposals for no less than 400 megawatts of aggregate nameplate capacity of offshore wind energy generation resources. A staggered procurement schedule developed by the department of energy resources, if applicable, shall specify that a subsequent solicitation shall occur within 24 months of a previous solicitation; provided, however, that the department of public utilities shall not approve a long-term contract that results from a subsequent solicitation and procurement period if the levelized price per megawatt hour, plus associated transmission costs, is greater than or equal to the levelized price per megawatt hour plus transmission costs that resulted from the previous procurement. Proposals received pursuant to a solicitation under this section shall be subject to review by the department of energy resources and the executive office of housing and economic development. If the department of energy resources, in consultation with the distribution companies and the independent evaluator, determines that reasonable proposals were not received pursuant to a solicitation, the department may terminate the solicitation, and may require additional solicitations to fulfill the requirements of this section.

SECTION 70.  Section 138 of chapter 219 of the acts of 2016 is hereby amended by striking out the words “through the tax year beginning on January 1, 2021”.

SECTION 71.  Section 8 of chapter 220 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2021” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 72.  Chapter 227 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out section 21 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

SECTION 21.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of energy resources shall require distribution companies, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, to jointly and competitively conduct offshore wind generation solicitations and procurements and enter into cost-effective long-term contracts equal to approximately 1,600 megawatts of aggregate nameplate capacity not later than June 30, 2027; provided, however, that any solicitations conducted pursuant to this section shall be subject to the required solicitation and procurement process of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, inserted by section 12 of chapter 188 of the acts of 2016. As part of any solicitations and procurements authorized by this section, the department of energy resources may also require distribution companies to jointly and competitively solicit and procure proposals for offshore wind energy transmission sufficient to deliver energy generation procured pursuant to this section from designated wind energy areas for which a federal lease was issued on or after January 1, 2012 that may be developed independent of such offshore wind energy generation. Such transmission service shall be made available for use by more than 1 wind energy generation project and shall not exceed the generation capacity authorized by this section. Any selection of offshore wind energy transmission shall be the most cost-effective mechanism for procuring reliable, low-cost offshore wind energy transmission service for ratepayers in the commonwealth. Solicitations and procurements authorized pursuant to this section shall be included in the total solicitations and procurements required by said section 83C of said chapter 169.

SECTION 73.  Section 58 of chapter 228 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b)  The lessee may sublease all or portions of the piers and buildings and facilities located thereon to 1 or more public or private entities for commercial, industrial and other uses that the lessee determines shall serve a public purpose, including without limitation the public purpose of generating revenue for the upkeep, maintenance and improvement of the New Bedford State Pier and the Fall River State Pier; provided however, that neither the New Bedford State Pier nor the Fall River State Pier shall be used to support facilities for offshore oil and gas exploration or development; provided further, that the Fall River State Pier may be used to support offshore wind development and operations that do not conflict with multi-use improvements set forth under chapter 286 of the acts of 2014 or accessory uses as set forth in this section; provided further, that not more than 20 per cent of the square footage of the New Bedford State Pier may be used to support offshore wind development and operations that do not conflict with multi-use improvements set forth under said chapter 286 or accessory uses as set forth in this section; provided further, that no person or entity or group of affiliated persons or entities shall be permitted the exclusive use of either the New Bedford State Pier or the Fall River State Pier; provided further, that the unexpended balance in item 6720-1350, as authorized pursuant to said chapter 286, shall be made available for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated in the original authorizations and any amendments to such authorizations; and provided further, that the lessee may sublease up to 20 per cent of the square footage on the west side of New Bedford State Pier, adjacent to MacArthur Drive, for 1 or more accessory uses, as defined in 310 C.M.R. 9.12(3).

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4013.

SECTION 74.  Section 2A of chapter 5 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out item 8100-1014, as amended by section 40 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

8100-1014. For costs associated with the collection and testing of all previously untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits by the crime laboratory within the department of state police or by an accredited private crime laboratory designated by the secretary of public safety and security; provided, that all previously untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits shall be tested within 180 days of the effective date of this act; provided further, that for the purposes of this item, “previously untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits” shall mean any sexual assault evidence kit or additional evidence collected contemporaneously with such kit that has not been subjected to a forensic DNA analysis intended to develop an autosomal DNA profile that is eligible for entry into CODIS and the state DNA databases; and provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purposes of this item until June 30, 2022.......... $8,000,000

SECTION 75.  Item 7008-1116 of section 2 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2021”, inserted by section 29 of chapter 201 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 76.  Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2021”, inserted by section 30 of said chapter 201, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 77.  Item 1595-6368 of section 2E of said chapter 41, as most recently amended by section 28 of chapter 201 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Berkshire Flyer”, the first time they appear, the following words:- , including for the costs of the employment of a project manager for the Berkshire Flyer seasonal rail service.

SECTION 78.  Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2E of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2021”, inserted by said section 28 of said chapter 201, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 79.  Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2E of said chapter 41 is hereby further amended by striking out the word “June”, inserted by section 76 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following word:- December.

SECTION 80.  Item 2250-2002 of section 2A of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019 is hereby amended by striking out the words “June 30, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2022.

SECTION 81.  Item 7008-1117 of said section 2A of said chapter 142 is hereby amended by striking out the words “June 30, 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2022.

SECTION 82.  Said item 7008-1117 of said section 2A of said chapter 142 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2021”, inserted by section 87 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 83.  Subsection (a) of section 12 of chapter 92 of the acts of 2020, as most recently amended by section 39 of chapter 201 of the acts of 2020, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2021” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 84.  Subsection (d) of said section 12 of said chapter 92, as most recently amended by section 40 of said chapter 201, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and fiscal year 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022.

SECTION 85.  Subsection (a) of section 13 of said chapter 92, as most recently amended by section 41 of said chapter 201, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2021” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- 2022.

SECTION 86.  Subsection (c) of said section 13 of said chapter 92, as most recently amended by section 42 of said chapter 201, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and fiscal year 2021” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022.

SECTION 87.  Item 0511-0002 of section 2 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that any remaining funds in this item shall be made available until December 31, 2021.

SECTION 88.  Item 0521-0002 of said section 2 of said chapter 227 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided, that any remaining funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2022.

SECTION 89.  Item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 227 is hereby amended by striking out the words “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” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- to the Westport Youth Athletic Association, Inc. 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 and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2022.

SECTION 90.  The fourth paragraph of section 106 of said chapter 227 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “technologies,” the following words:- or a designee.

SECTION 91.  Said fourth paragraph of said section 106 of said chapter 227 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “the speaker of the house of representatives, or a house member designee; the president of the senate, or a senate member designee” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 2 members of the house of representatives; 2 members of the senate.

SECTION 92.  The seventh paragraph of said section 106 of said chapter 227 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The legislature may furnish reasonable staff and other support for the work of the commission.

SECTION 93.  The eighth paragraph of said section 106 of said chapter 227 is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 1” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- December 31.

SECTION 94.  Subsection (b) of chapter 288 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by inserting after clause (vii) the following clause:- ; and (viii) all activities and expenditures made by local educational agencies that are required to be reported to the federal government and accessible to the executive office for administration and finance including, but not limited to, expenditures made using federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund allocations.

SECTION 95.  Section 59 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “54” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 58.

SECTION 96.  Section 61 of said chapter 358 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “56” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 60.

SECTION 97.  Subsection (e) of section 92 of said chapter 358 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2021” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 98.  Subsection (f) of section 93 of said chapter 358 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2021” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

The Governor disapproved the following section, for message see House, No. 4019.

SECTION 99.  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, 2022.

SECTION 100.  (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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022 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 2022.

SECTION 101.  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 prepared quarterly by the secretary of administration and finance and submitted to 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 subdivision (1) of section 22C of said chapter 32 exceeds the amount necessary to adequately fund the annual pension obligations, the excess amount shall be credited to the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund established in subdivision (8) of said section 22 of said chapter 32 to reduce the unfunded pension liability of the commonwealth.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4004.

SECTION 102.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall, not later than September 1, 2021, transfer $250,000,000 from the General Fund to the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund established in subsection (e) of subdivision (8) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4004.

SECTION 103.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall transfer $350,000,000 from the General Fund to the Student Opportunity Act Investment Fund, established in section 35RRR of chapter 10 of the General Laws. Said transfer shall be made by the comptroller in accordance with a transfer schedule to be developed by the comptroller after consulting with the secretary of education, the secretary of administration and finance and the state treasurer.

SECTION 104.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall, not later than June 30, 2022, make available $40,000,000 from the MassHealth Delivery System Reform Trust Fund established in section 2SSSS of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the comptroller for deposit in the General Fund to reimburse the commonwealth for Medicaid-related expenses incurred in fiscal year 2022 as certified by the secretary of health and human services.

SECTION 105.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than August 1, 2021 and without further appropriation, the comptroller shall transfer $13,000,000 from the General Fund to the Offshore Wind Energy Career Training Trust Fund established in section 14 of chapter 23J of the General Laws.

SECTION 106.  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 $12,800,000 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 2022 to support the Medicare Saving or Medicare Buy-In programs established in section 25A of said chapter 118E; provided, however, that the secretary of health and human services shall certify to the senate and house committees on ways and means, not less than 45 days in advance of the transfer, in writing, the amount to be transferred and an explanation of the amount of expected savings to those programs resulting from the transfer.

SECTION 107.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, payments from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws may be made either as safety net care payments under the commonwealth’s waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315, or as an adjustment to service rate payments under Title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act or a combination of both. Other federally permissible funding mechanisms available for certain hospitals, as defined by regulations of the executive office of health and human services, may be used to reimburse up to $70,000,000 of uncompensated care pursuant to sections 66 and 69 of said chapter 118E using sources distinct from the funding made available to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.

SECTION 108.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than October 1, 2021 and without further appropriation, the comptroller shall transfer from the General Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws the greater of $45,000,000 or 1/12 of the total expenditures to hospitals and community health centers required pursuant to this act, for the purposes of making initial gross payments to qualifying acute care hospitals for the hospital fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021. These payments shall be made to hospitals before, and in anticipation of, the payment by hospitals of their gross liability to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund. Not later than June 30, 2022, the comptroller shall transfer from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to the General Fund the amount of the transfer authorized by this section and any allocation of that amount as certified by the director of the health safety net office.

SECTION 109.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in hospital fiscal year 2022, 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 house of representatives and the senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the results of the audits and any other completed analyses not later than March 1, 2022.

SECTION 110.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, nursing facility rates effective October 1, 2021 under section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be developed using the costs of calendar year 2019, or any subsequent year that the secretary of health and human services may select in the secretary’s discretion.

SECTION 111.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office for administration and finance may transfer up to $15,000,000 from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund established in section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws.

(b)  The transfer required from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund under subsection (b) of section 189 of chapter 149 of the General Laws shall not apply in fiscal year 2022.

SECTION 112.  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 2022 by increasing the final fiscal year 2021 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 2022. 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.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4014.

SECTION 113.  Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2022, $94,000,000 of the amount transferred in item 1595-6370 of section 2E shall be considered operating assistance and distributed to regional transit authorities; provided, however, that for fiscal year 2022, $90,500,000 shall be distributed based on fiscal year 2021 distributions, in accordance with the fiscal year 2020 bilateral memorandum of understanding between each regional transit authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; provided further, that each regional transit authority shall receive operating assistance from this item of not less than the amount received in fiscal year 2021; and provided further, that $3,500,000 shall be distributed to each regional transit authority based on the following formula: 60 per cent based on total transit ridership as reported on the most recent certified national transit data base report, 30 per cent based on population of its member communities from the most recent census, and 10 per cent based on service coverage area determined by the total square miles of its member communities. The department may require each regional transit authority to provide data on ridership, customer service and satisfaction, asset management and financial performance, including farebox recovery, and shall compile collected data into a report on the performance of regional transit authorities and each authority’s progress towards meeting the performance metrics established in each memorandum of understanding.

SECTION 114.  (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of mental health shall post to the department’s website, on a monthly basis, data on the availability of adult and pediatric beds at inpatient continuing care facilities that are under the supervision or control of the department, including those operated by or contracted by the department. Such data shall include, but not be limited to: (i) for each continuing care facility the: (A) number of operational beds; (B) number of beds that have been taken out of operation; (C) inpatient census data; (D) number of forensic patients admitted; (E) number of patients discharged; (F) number of patients who cannot be discharged from the continuing care facility to the community due to the acuity of their behavioral health diagnosis or forensic status; and (G) number of patients appropriate for discharge from continuing care but who are awaiting an available community placement; and (ii) the number of patients that have been admitted from the waitlist for continuing care placement, disaggregated by the continuing care facility that accepted the patient and by the inpatient facility the patient was accepted from. To the extent feasible, all data shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender identity, age and other demographic information.

(b)  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later than January 1, 2022 the department of mental health shall post to its website historic data on the previous 15 years of operational continuing care beds, per continuing care facility operated by or contracted by the department, including, but not limited to, the operational status of beds.

(c)  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of mental health’s continuing care referral list, also known as the inpatient referral summary, shall include data on patients in acute psychiatric facilities awaiting acceptance to continuing care facilities including, but not limited to: (i) the length of time a patient has awaited a continuing care placement, and (ii) the number of patients awaiting continuing care placement for each inpatient psychiatric facility. In calculating the amount of time a patient has been awaiting a continuing care placement, the department shall include the time between the submission of an application and the acceptance to a continuing care facility in addition to the time the patient awaited transfer after acceptance for admission.

SECTION 115.  Notwithstanding clause (3) of the fifth paragraph of section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, in order to address disruptions caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the maximum amount of grants received by a private nonprofit agency from the office of travel and tourism pursuant to said section 14 of said chapter 23A may be greater than the amount received from nongovernmental sources in fiscal year 2022.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4015.

SECTION 116.  Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, 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 for fiscal year 2022 shall be distributed not later than September 1, 2021.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4015.

SECTION 117.  Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, grants from the amounts collected pursuant to subsection (b) 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 for fiscal year 2021 shall be distributed not later than November 15, 2021 according to the current allocation formula.

SECTION 118.  Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, a municipality that is participating in the federal Connect America Fund Phase II Auction 903 administered by the Federal Communications Commission that has made a temporary loan to finance costs related to constructing a broadband network may extend the period from the date of issue of the original loan to the date of maturity of the refunding loan beyond a period of 2 years but not more than a period of 3 years without the temporary loan being paid in part from revenue funds of the municipality.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4013.

SECTION 119.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all previously untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits shall be tested within 180 days of the effective date of this act. Not later than January 1, 2022, the executive office of public safety and security shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security on the status of testing untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (i) the number of untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits in the possession of public crime laboratories prior to the effective date of this act; (ii) the year each kit was collected; (iii) the date each kit was tested; and (iv) the date the resulting information was entered into CODIS and the state DNA databases. For the purposes of this section, “untested investigatory sexual assault evidence kits” shall mean any sexual assault evidence kit or additional evidence collected contemporaneously with such kit that has not been subjected to a forensic DNA analysis intended to develop an autosomal DNA profile that is eligible for entry into CODIS and the state DNA databases. The report shall be made publicly available on the executive office’s website not later than January 1, 2022.

SECTION 120.  The department of elementary and secondary education shall conduct a study to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of educational services and supports to marginalized students including, but not limited to, students who: (i) are school age children with a disability; (ii) are English learners; (iii) are low-income; (iv) are Black, indigenous, Latinx or persons of color; (v) have a gender identity or sexual orientation that has been historically discriminated against; or (vi) have otherwise experienced educational disparities based upon lack of resources or educational supports. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (a) an analysis of the amount and quality of support services provided to marginalized students during the 2019 to 2020 school year as compared to analogous services delivered during the 2018 to 2019 school year; (b) a review of accessible assessment tools to comprehensively assess marginalized students’ current academic, social and emotional needs; (c) an analysis of any disproportionate academic, social and emotional impact of hybrid and remote schooling on marginalized students; (d) identification of barriers to reentry to in-person schooling for marginalized students and their families; (e) an analysis of existing workforce pipelines and potential responses to emerging workforce pipeline needs to support marginalized students; (f) an analysis of social and emotional learning opportunities in schools for students; and (g) an assessment of additional supports and services necessary to support marginalized students’ academic, social and emotional needs.

The department shall submit a report of its findings to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on education and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2022.

The Governor disapproved the following section, for message see House, No. 4019.

SECTION 121.  (a) The children’s behavioral health advisory council, established in section 16Q of chapter 6A of the General Laws, shall conduct an analysis of the existing and anticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s behavioral health and the associated provision of services and supports. In conducting the analysis, the council shall consult with and seek input from children who are consumers of behavioral health services and their family members; provided, however, that for the purposes of this section, “children” shall include any person under the age of 22.

(b)  The analysis shall include: (i) an evaluation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the current continuum of behavioral health care and services provided to children and families including, but not limited to, in the following settings: (A) home; (B) healthcare facilities; (C) school; and (D) within the community; (ii) identification of and recommended solutions for addressing barriers to care within the current continuum of behavioral health care and barriers to services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, barriers to care for underserved or underrepresented populations based on culture, race, ethnicity, language, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, geographic location or age during the COVID-19 pandemic; (iii) suggested remedies to increase geographic equity and improve accessibility to an equitable, culturally-competent, affordable and clinically-appropriate continuum of behavioral health care; (iv) identification of, and recommended solutions for addressing, current behavioral health workforce challenges including, but not limited to: (A) existing workforce pipeline issues; (B) emerging workforce needs; and (C) the availability of trauma-informed supports and services for children’s behavioral health practitioners, teachers and staff; (v) an evaluation of the impact of remote learning and service provision on children who are consumers of behavioral health services; (vi) a comparison of services provided to children who were consumers of behavioral health services during the 2020 to 2021 school year as compared to analogous services delivered during the 2018 to 2019 school year; (vii) an evaluation of disciplinary actions and emerging disciplinary trends as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related trauma including, but not limited to, any disproportionate impacts on children who are consumers of behavioral health services; (viii) an evaluation of, and recommended solutions for addressing, the social and emotional needs of children including, but not limited to, an evaluation of social and emotional learning in schools; (ix) the impacts of closures of units and elimination of children’s behavioral health services including, but not limited to, access to clinically appropriate services, geographic disparities, economic disparities and strategies to prevent future unit and service closures that affect children in need of these services; and (x) any other factors the council deems relevant for addressing the barriers to the delivery of an equitable, culturally-competent, affordable and clinically-appropriate continuum of behavioral health care and services to children who are consumers of behavioral health services and their families.

(c)  The council shall file an interim report describing any initial recommendations and issues requiring further study with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than November 15, 2021; provided, however, that the council may file such additional interim recommendations as it deems necessary.

(d)  The council shall hold not less than 2 regional listening sessions and accept public comment from impacted children and their families including, but not limited to, underserved or underrepresented children and their families, prior to filing the interim report under subsection (c) and shall hold not less than 3 additional regional listening session and accept public comment, including from underserved or underrepresented children and their families, prior to filing its final report under subsection (e); provided, however, that the council may hold virtual public hearings if it is deemed to be in the interest of public health.

(e)  The council shall file its final report and its recommendations with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 15, 2022.

SECTION 122.  The department of mental health, in consultation with the department of public health and the executive office of public safety and security, shall provide targeted outreach to frontline workers including, but not limited to, healthcare workers and first responders and their families, to provide information about supports and other resources available to individuals experiencing trauma related to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Targeted outreach shall provide information to frontline workers to: (i) help recognize feelings of anxiety, depression, sadness, anger or substance use disorder related to the outbreak of COVID-19; (ii) access information about available resources; (iii) identify available resources in different regions throughout the commonwealth; and (iv) identify programs offered by public and private employers available to frontline workers experiencing trauma related to the outbreak of COVID-19.

SECTION 123.  The department of public health shall conduct a study and report on the effects of the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, on frontline healthcare workers, including, but not limited to, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse aids, physicians and other healthcare providers in the commonwealth and their families. The study shall inform current and future practices for the wellbeing and maintenance of frontline healthcare workers. The department shall examine mental health effects including, but not limited to: (i) trauma; (ii) stress related disorders; (iii) depression; (iv) anxiety; (v) substance use disorders; and (vi) suicide. The study and report shall include data on the role of the frontline healthcare worker and various demographic factors including, but not limited to: gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location and age. The study and report shall include data on frontline healthcare workers in various locations throughout the commonwealth and shall identify any trends. The department shall submit a written report with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public health not later than September 1, 2022.

SECTION 124.  The commission on autism established in section 217 of chapter 6 of the General Laws shall investigate and report on the impact of the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, on Black, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Native American and other individuals of color who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The commission shall review all available data and information on the range of services and supports provided to individuals with autism spectrum disorder by each major racial and ethnic group, primary language, sex and economic status during the outbreak of COVID-19. The commission shall make recommendations to address any inequities caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 including, but not be limited to, establishing periodic benchmarks and cost estimates for a coordinated system-wide response to address the inequitable impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 and the recovery process on Black, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Native American and other individuals of color with autism spectrum disorder. Not later than January 1, 2022 the commission shall submit a report of its investigation, including recommendations and any drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities.

SECTION 125.  The commissioner of public health shall establish a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to pharmacies and the public, including, but not limited to, clinicians and pharmacists, about individuals’ eligibility to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives after a 3-month trial period as required by chapter 120 of the acts of 2017. Information shall include, but not be limited to, the availability of a 12-month supply of contraceptives. The commissioner shall partner with insurers, pharmacies, advocacy organizations and employers to ensure that the campaign reaches pharmacists, clinicians and individuals eligible to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth.

SECTION 126.  (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the sheriff’s office in each county shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and with the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include: (i) the costs, revenues and reimbursements associated with any (A) agreement made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), and (B) intergovernmental service agreement for housing federal detainees; and (ii) a description of the performance of the functions thereof, for fiscal years 2018 to 2021, inclusive. For fiscal year 2022, the sheriff’s office in each county shall file additional reports with such information on a quarterly basis beginning on October 1, 2021, with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 15 days after the last day of the quarter.

(b)  Not later than December 1, 2021, the department of correction shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and with the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include: (i) the costs, revenues and reimbursements associated with any (A) agreement made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), and (B) intergovernmental service agreement for housing federal detainees; and (ii) a description of the performance of the functions thereof, for fiscal years 2018 to 2021, inclusive. For fiscal year 2022, the department shall file additional reports with such information on a quarterly basis beginning on October 1, 2021, with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 15 days after the last day of the quarter.

SECTION 127.  (a) There shall be a special commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to review and develop recommendations and best practices for local and regional public safety response to mental health emergencies in the commonwealth. Mental health emergencies shall include, but not be limited to, situations where an individual is: (i) imminently threatening harm to themselves or others in a life-threatening manner; (ii) severely disoriented; (iii) experiencing a severe inability to function; or (iv) otherwise distraught and out of control.

(b)  The commission shall consist of the following 17 members: the chairs of the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, who shall serve as co-chairs; the secretary of public safety and security, or a designee; the commissioner of mental health, or a designee; 1 person to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the senate president; 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; 5 persons to be appointed by the co-chairs, each of whom shall be a police officer from diverse geographic locations and communities throughout the commonwealth; and 1 representative from each of the following organizations: the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts, Inc., the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., the Association for Behavioral Healthcare Inc., and the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, Inc.

(c)  The commission shall examine ways to effectively, safely and efficiently respond to mental health emergencies in the commonwealth. The commission shall review: (i) the current local and regional public safety response to mental health emergencies in the commonwealth; (ii) practices in other states for responding to mental health emergencies by public safety officials; (iii) training programs, including, but not limited to, training for police officers pursuant to section 116G of chapter 6 of the General Laws and trainings for other individuals necessary to respond to mental health emergencies, including, but not limited to, emergency medical technicians, social workers or other clinical mental health professionals; (iv) specific responses and best practices for individuals of all ages experiencing mental health emergencies; (v) effective de-escalation techniques; (vi) whether trained personnel, including, but not limited to, social workers or other clinical mental health professionals, should respond in such emergencies or accompany police officers in responding to such emergencies; and (vii) whether the response should be by trained personnel in plain clothes.

(d)  The commission shall recommend best practices for local and regional public safety response to mental health emergencies, including, but not limited to, trainings, manner of de-escalation, safety practices, personnel responding, including response in plain clothes or uniform, and type of response. Not later than September 1, 2022, the commission shall submit a report of its review and recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4016.

SECTION 128.  (a) There shall be a special commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to study poverty in the commonwealth. The commission shall investigate, develop and recommend methods and strategies for reducing poverty and expanding opportunity for people with low incomes. The commission shall consist of: 1 member of the senate appointed by the senate president, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall serve as co-chair; the chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities; the secretary of administration and finance or a designee; the secretary of health and human services or a designee; the secretary of elder affairs or a designee; the commissioner of public health or a designee; the undersecretary for housing and community development or a designee; the commissioner of transitional assistance or a designee; the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee; the secretary of education or a designee; the secretary of transportation or a designee; the commissioner of early education and care or a designee; 2 members appointed by the co-chairs who shall have expertise in economics and socio-economic policy; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, Inc.; 1 member appointed by Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc.; 1 member appointed by Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations; 1 member appointed by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc.; 1 member appointed by Massachusetts Association for Early Education & Care, Inc.; 1 member appointed by Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association, Inc.; 1 member appointed by Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.; 1 member appointed by Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Alliance for Business Leadership, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston; 1 member appointed by Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; and 2 members who are not currently serving in public office to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be from a community foundation and 1 of whom shall be from a community-based organization. All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.

(b)  The commission shall study ways to promote opportunity, address inequality and reduce poverty in the commonwealth. The commission shall make recommendations that, if implemented, would significantly reduce poverty in the commonwealth over the next 10 years. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a historical analysis of poverty rates in the commonwealth; (ii) an analysis of demographic disparities in poverty rates including, but not limited to, any racial or ethnic disparities; (iii) an assessment of the underlying causes of poverty, including any specific issues that contribute to the disparities identified in clause (ii); (iv) an analysis of regional disparities in poverty rates in the commonwealth; and (v) a survey of existing public programs and services that most effectively reduce poverty both in the commonwealth and in other states. The commission’s recommendations may include proposed legislative and regulatory changes. Any such recommendations shall include, if feasible, the estimated costs to the commonwealth of implementing the recommendations; provided, however, that such estimated costs shall take into account any reductions in the utilization and costs of other programs and services provided or supported by the commonwealth.

(c)  The commission shall meet not less than quarterly. The commission may consult and collaborate with relevant experts, community-based organizations, research institutes and state agencies. The commission shall conduct not fewer than 2 public hearings in geographically diverse areas of the commonwealth.

(d)  Not later than December 31, 2022, the commission shall file a report of its findings, including any legislative or regulatory recommendations, with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the joint committee on housing, the joint committee on education, the joint committee on community development and small businesses, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on racial equity, civil rights, and inclusion and the senate and house committees on ways and means. The commission may make interim reports as appropriate.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4017.

SECTION 129.  (a) There shall be a special commission to examine the department of public health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements. The commission shall consist of the following 15 members: the commissioner of public health, or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the chairs of the joint committee of public health; the chairs of the joint committee on elder affairs; the secretary of elder affairs, or a designee; the secretary of health and human services, or a designee; the assistant secretary for MassHealth, or a designee; and 7 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of LeadingAge Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Association of Residential Care Homes, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of 1199 SEIU United Health Care Workers East, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts chapter of AARP and 1 of whom shall be an expert on long-term care and aging policy. In making appointments, the governor shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that the commission represents a broad distribution of diverse perspectives and geographic regions throughout the commonwealth.

(b)  The commission shall review current licensure requirements for nursing homes in the commonwealth, current licensure practices for other healthcare industries in the commonwealth and successful nursing home licensure programs in other states and best practices. The commission shall make recommendations to modify nursing home licensure requirements including, but not limited to: (i) strengthening suitability review; (ii) improving processes for review of new owners; and (iii) increasing transparency of the department of public health’s licensure and suitability determination process. The commission shall make recommendations based on successful licensure programs in other healthcare industries in the commonwealth and other successful licensing programs in other states.

(c)  The commission shall hold not less than 3 public meetings in different geographic regions throughout the commonwealth and solicit feedback from various stakeholders.

(d)  Not later than October 1, 2023, the commission shall submit a report and recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public health.

SECTION 130.  (a) There shall be a special commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to study auto body labor rates. The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on financial services, who shall serve as co-chairs; the commissioner of insurance or a designee; 1 member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the attorney general or a designee; 3 members from the auto insurance industry appointed by the Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts; 3 members from the auto repairer industry appointed by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the governor, who shall represent a vocational-technical school or program; and 1 member who shall be a motor vehicle dealer licensed under section 1 of chapter 93B of the General Laws appointed by the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, Inc. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.

(b)  The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an analysis of auto body labor rates in the commonwealth, including a comparison of labor rates in surrounding states; (ii) an analysis of the impact of managed competition in the automobile insurance market on labor rates; (iii) an assessment of whether current labor rates are reasonable and, if not, an evaluation of potential methods for calculating a reasonable labor rate; (iv) the number of auto body shops in the commonwealth each year from 2008 to the present, including the number of shops that have closed during that time period; and (v) an analysis of the impact of labor rates on the auto body labor workforce.

(c)  The commission shall hold not fewer than 2 public hearings in geographically diverse areas of the commonwealth and file a report of its findings, including any legislative or regulatory recommendations, with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on financial services and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than December 31, 2021.

SECTION 131.  (a) There shall be a commission to study and make recommendations regarding methamphetamine and other stimulant use in the commonwealth.

The commission shall consist of: the secretary of health and human services or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the commissioner of public health or a designee; the chairs of the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery or their designees; a representative from The Massachusetts Medical Society; a representative from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Inc.; a representative from the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated; a representative from the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative from the Massachusetts Ambulance Association, Incorporated; a representative from Boston Emergency Medical Services; a representative from the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; a representative from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.; and 7 members to be appointed by the chair, 1 of whom shall be a person with or in recovery from a stimulant use disorder, 1 of whom shall be a medical provider specializing in addiction with experience treating individuals with stimulant use disorder, 1 of whom shall be a behavioral health provider specializing in addiction with experience treating individuals with stimulant use disorder, 1 of whom shall have experience providing harm reduction services, 1 of whom shall be a clinician or researcher with expertise related to methamphetamine and other stimulant use in communities of color, 1 of whom shall be a clinician or researcher with expertise related to methamphetamine and other stimulant use by individuals experiencing homelessness and 1 of whom shall be a clinician or researcher with expertise related to methamphetamine and other stimulant use in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community. In making appointments, the secretary shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that the commission represents a broad distribution of diverse perspectives and geographic regions.

(b)  The commission shall: (i) create aggregate demographic and geographic profiles of individuals who use methamphetamines and other stimulants, including identifying populations most vulnerable to use; (ii) examine the current availability of, and barriers to providing, harm reduction services and treatment to individuals with a stimulant use disorder, including, but not limited to, in outpatient treatment, rehabilitation and continuum of care settings; (iii) examine existing efforts undertaken by healthcare providers and the existing body of research around best practices for treating individuals with a stimulant use disorders, including, but not limited to, evidence for medication treatment for stimulant use disorder, the need for treatment of co-occurring disorders and how to create safe and therapeutic environments in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings; (iv) examine existing efforts undertaken by service providers and the existing body of research around best practices for harm reduction efforts in working with individuals using stimulants, including, but not limited to, contingency management; (v) examine the intersections among stimulant use and sexual health, particularly among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community; (vi) examine the intersections between stimulant use and homelessness; (vii) examine existing efforts undertaken by emergency medical service providers and law enforcement officials and the existing body of research on best practices for interacting with individuals with a stimulant use disorder, including, but not limited to, how to de-escalate situations and provide safety and security guidance to health care facilities and local police officers; (viii) examine the source, quantity, potency and pathways to local areas of illicit methamphetamine and other stimulants, related substances and products; and (ix) examine other matters deemed appropriate by the commission.

(c)  The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 31, 2022. The secretary of health and human services shall make the report publicly available on the website of the executive office of health and human services.

SECTION 132.  (a) There shall be a special commission established pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws to investigate and study the promotion and celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution. The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on tourism, arts and cultural development, who shall serve as co-chairs; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; 2 members who shall be appointed by the state secretary; 1 member who shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston; 1 member who shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Cambridge; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of town of Arlington; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of the town of Concord; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of the town of Lexington; 1 member who shall be appointed by the select board of the town of Lincoln; the commissioner of conservation and recreation or a designee; the adjutant general or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Historical Society or a designee; the executive director of The American Antiquarian Society or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Council for Social Studies, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of the commission on Indian affairs or a designee; the president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society or a designee; the executive director of Preservation Massachusetts or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts cultural council or a designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Lodging Association, Inc. or a designee; and 15 members who shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the executive office of education, 1 of whom shall be a representative of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Museum of African American History in the city of Boston, 2 of whom shall be scholars from an institution of higher learning with expertise in the area of colonial, revolutionary era history or American civics, 1 of whom shall be a member of the greater Boston business community, 2 of whom shall be representatives of the federal National Park Service with experience in geographical areas of the commonwealth of importance to Revolutionary War history, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Freedom Trail Foundation, Inc., 2 of whom shall be representatives of the office of travel and tourism and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

(b)  As part of its study and investigation, the commission shall: (i) develop a comprehensive plan for promoting and celebrating the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution; (ii) identify all opportunities for individuals, municipalities or other actors across the commonwealth to participate in celebrations of the anniversary and recognize the particular history of their geographical areas; (iii) investigate and promote under-represented voices in the American Revolution including, but not limited to, women, native peoples and persons of color; and (iv) submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate that shall include, but not be limited to, an overview of the commonwealth’s particular role in the American Revolution and notable battles, events and figures of the era. Upon agreement of the governor, speaker of the house of representatives and the senate president, the report may be published for distribution to the public.

SECTION 133.  (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Certifying entity”, a law enforcement agency, prosecutor or other state or local entity that has the authority to detect, investigate or prosecute severe forms of trafficking in persons or criminal activity.

“Criminal activity”, as described in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii).

“Severe forms of trafficking in persons”, as defined in 22 U.S.C. 7102.

(b)  Not later than April 1, 2022, the executive office of public safety and security shall convene an interagency crime victim certification steering committee consisting of: the executive director of the Massachusetts office for victim assistance or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the attorney general or a designee; a chief of police to be appointed by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated; a district attorney to be appointed by the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association; 2 individuals to be appointed by the Massachusetts office for victim assistance, 1 of whom shall be an immigrant victim of criminal activity or an immigrant victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons and 1 of whom shall be a victim witness advocate; 2 individuals to be appointed by the department of public health, 1 of whom shall be a mental health professional and 1 of whom shall be a representative of an entity dedicated to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or intersex individuals; and 4 people appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be nominated by Jane Doe Inc.: the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, 1 of whom shall be nominated by the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a civil legal aid attorney working with immigrant victims of criminal activity or immigrant victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons nominated by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be a representative of a group dedicated to immigrant and refugee issues. The members of the steering committee shall serve without compensation. 

(c)  The steering committee shall assist in the implementation of chapter 258F of the General Laws. The steering committee’s activities shall include, but not be limited to: (i) developing training materials for employees of certifying entities and other individuals who may interact with victims of criminal activity or victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, including, but not limited to, victim advocates, court personnel or state agency personnel; (ii) creating sample policies to be utilized by certifying entities; (iii) providing technical assistance to certifying entities; and (iv) monitoring the implementation of the policies required under said chapter 258F.

(d)  Not later than December 31, 2023, the steering committee shall file a report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a description of the activities of the steering committee; (ii) an overview of issues implementing the requirements of said chapter 258F; (iii) any recommendations to improve compliance with said chapter 258F; and (iv) any other information the steering committee deems relevant. The executive office of public safety and security shall make the report publicly available on its website.

SECTION 134.  (a) There shall be a task force on non-emergency human services transportation to explore ways to better collaborate, improve service and achieve operational and cost efficiencies through the brokerage system and provide the highest quality outcomes for consumers utilizing these services. The task force shall consist of the following members or their designees: the director of the human service transportation office, who shall serve as chair; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; 3 persons to be appointed by the regional transit authority administrators, all of whom shall be regional transit authority administrators currently administering human services transportation; 2 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be an expert in human services transportation planning; 1 person appointed by the Association of Developmental Disability Providers; and 6 representatives serving consumers with disabilities through the transportation program, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Boston Center for Independent Living, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the statewide independent living council, 2 of whom shall be appointed by Arc Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Disability Law Center, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts developmental disabilities council.

(b)  The task force shall make recommendations and propose guidelines on non-emergency human services transportation with the goal of examining and better understanding the human services transportation brokerage program and identifying opportunities for improved service and productivity that provides a strong safety net for vulnerable populations in both rural and urban areas. The recommendations and guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the use of existing routes when available, the provision of bus passes to eligible individuals and the need to have strong, transparent and consistent cost allocation systems in place to ensure that the capital and operating costs for both the brokerage and public transit systems are assigned to the appropriate cost center for reimbursement.

(c)  The recommendations and guidelines shall be used by the human services transportation office to develop non-emergency human services transportation broker services. The task force shall file a report of its study and its recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on transportation, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of transportation not later than December 1, 2022; provided, however, that the task force may make a draft report available to the public for comment before filing its final version.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4018.

SECTION 135.  (a) There shall be a task force to evaluate the affordability of public and private higher education options in the commonwealth. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the impact of such affordability on: (i) the financial health and longevity of higher education institutions, including, but not limited to, the future role of small private colleges in the commonwealth; and (ii) the workforce pipeline, including, but not limited to: (A) attracting in-state and out-of-state students to higher education institutions in the commonwealth; (B) keeping students in the commonwealth after graduation; (C) the impact of student debt on career and other financial decisions; and (D) the ability of higher education institutions in the commonwealth to produce a workforce that can meet the employment needs of companies in the commonwealth and specific job sectors in need of specialized training.

The task force shall consist of: the commissioner of higher education or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the chairs of the joint committee on higher education; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; and 12 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a student attending a community college in the commonwealth, 1 of whom shall be a student attending a public university in the commonwealth, 1 of whom shall be a student attending an independent institution of higher education in the commonwealth, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the University of Massachusetts recommended by the president of the university, 1 of whom shall be a representative of state universities in the commonwealth recommended by the Massachusetts State Universities Council of Presidents, 1 of whom shall be a representative of community colleges in the commonwealth recommended by the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges, 1 of whom shall be a representative of private colleges and universities in the commonwealth recommended by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts Inc. and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Inc. In making appointments, the governor shall, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure that the task force represents a broad distribution of diverse perspectives and geographic regions of the commonwealth.

(b)  In conducting its evaluation, the task force shall consider: (i) current cost drivers in higher education and the associated impacts on large, medium and small institutions, including, but not limited to, trends in student enrollment and changing demographics; (ii) the existing state requirements to support financial stability in higher education, including, but not limited to, those established in chapter 113 of the acts of 2019, and any changes to improve implementation of those requirements, including changes to said chapter 113; (iii) existing federal laws that limit the ability of higher education institutions to discuss school pricing; (iv) the impact of affordability of higher education on job opportunities and internships; and (v) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the affordability and stability of higher education institutions.

SECTION 136.  The special commission established by section 11 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2019 is hereby revived and continued to January 15, 2022. The special commission shall file its report pursuant to said section 11 of said chapter 124 with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public health, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and the joint committee on education not later than January 15, 2022.

SECTION 137.  The special commission to recommend ways for the department of conservation and recreation to improve the management, operations and asset condition of the natural, cultural and recreational resources held by the department established by section 100 of chapter 41 of the acts of 2019 is hereby revived and continued to December 31, 2021.

SECTION 138.  Funds expended to the Barnstable county department of health and environment for the purposes of establishing a drive-through testing facility in the town of Falmouth as established in item 1599-1232 of chapter 124 of the acts of 2020 shall continue to be made available through fiscal year 2022.

SECTION 139.  The commissioner of public health shall appoint the members of the Parkinson’s disease registry advisory committee, established by section 243 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, not later than 90 days after the effective date of this act.

SECTION 140.  The department of public health shall begin collecting information for the Parkinson’s disease registry established by section 243 of chapter 111 of the General Laws necessary to determine the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease in the commonwealth no later than July 1, 2022.

SECTION 141.  The credits authorized in subsections (x) and (y) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws shall be available for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

SECTION 142.  The credits authorized in subsection (z) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws and section 38JJ of chapter 63 of the General Laws shall be available for qualified employees with a disability who are hired after July 1, 2021 and shall be available for the tax year beginning on January 1, 2023 and for subsequent tax years.

SECTION 143.  Section 38II of chapter 63 of the General Laws shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

SECTION 144.  Subsection (w) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as amended by sections 26 and 27, shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

The Governor returned the following section with recommendation of amendment, for message see House, No. 4008.

SECTION 145.  Sections 23, 30, 32, 33 and 34 shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

SECTION 146.  Sections 24 and 39 shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

SECTION 147.  Sections 25 and 36 shall take effect for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

SECTION 148.  Sections 28 and 38 shall take effect on January 1, 2025.

SECTION 149.  Except as otherwise specified, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.

Approved, July 16, 2021.