AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS AND FOR CERTAIN OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purposes, which are to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024 and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary to carry out those appropriations or to accomplish 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 supplementing certain items in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2024, the sums set forth in section 2 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this act or in those appropriation acts, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act or in those appropriation acts, and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. These sums shall be in addition to any amounts previously appropriated and made available for the purposes of those items. These sums shall be made available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Department of Revenue
1233-2000 Tax Abatements for Veterans, Widows, Blind Persons and the Elderly ................................................ $11,077,209
Reserves
1599-0026 Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve ............................................................ $12,673,961
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
4000-0300 EOHHS and Medicaid Administration .................................................... $7,563,044
4000-0700 MassHealth Fee for Service Payments .................................................... $565,417,349
Department of Public Health
4590-0915 Public Health Hospitals ..................................................... $5,055,887
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
7003-0101 Labor and Workforce Development Shared Services .................................................... $1,310,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Office of the Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities
7004-9316 Residential Assistance for Families in Transition .................................................... $7,325,156
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
7053-1925 School Breakfast Program .................................................... $8,700,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
8000-0105 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner .................................................... $689,902
Military Division
8700-0001 Military Division .................................................... $200,000
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
8800-0001 Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency .................................................... $622,624
SECTION 2A. To provide for certain unanticipated obligations of the commonwealth, to provide for an alteration of purpose for current appropriations and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the several 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, 2024. Except as otherwise stated, these sums shall be made available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION
0340-9111 For moving costs, expert witness costs and other costs associated with the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association and individual district attorneys' offices in the commonwealth .............................. $1,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Reserves
1599-0640 For start-up costs associated with implementation of online lottery; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2026 .....................................................$2,500,000
1599-1214 For a reserve for expansion, upgrades or enhancements to staffing, operations or infrastructure for new and existing facilities that treat men with an alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder under sections 1 and 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws.............................. $14,000,000
1599-6263 For a reserve to support efforts that eradicate and prevent mosquito-borne diseases, including but not limited to eastern equine encephalitis; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws ........................... $400,000
1599-8910 For a reserve to support costs associated with the county sheriffs’ offices; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws .................................................................... $46,000,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Department of Early Education and Care
3000-1142 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 the 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; and provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds between items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 of section 2 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024 , as necessary, for this purpose, under an allocation plan that shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any such transfer ................................................ $2,500,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
4000-1998 For the distribution of funds for fiscally strained community health centers; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall direct monthly payments to eligible community health centers in the form of enhanced Medicaid payments, supplemental payments or other appropriate mechanisms; provided further, that payments to eligible community health centers shall be allocated as determined by the secretary in consultation with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.; provided further, that such payments shall not be used in subsequent years by the secretary to calculate an eligible community health center’s average monthly payment; provided further, that such payments shall not offset existing payments for which an eligible community health center may be qualified to receive; provided further, that the secretary may require as a condition of receiving payment any such reasonable condition of payment that the secretary determines necessary to ensure the availability, to the extent possible, of federal financial participation for the payments and the secretary may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipt of federal financial participation for the payments; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services may promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out this item; and provided further, that for the purposes of this item, “eligible community health center” shall be defined as any entity receiving funding pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 254b that demonstrates significant financial need based on criteria established by the secretary in consultation with The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc. ......................................................... $12,000,000
SECTION 2B. To provide for supplementing certain intragovernmental chargeback authorizations in the general appropriation act and other appropriation acts for fiscal year 2024, to provide for certain unanticipated intragovernmental chargeback authorizations, to provide for an alteration of purpose for current intragovernmental chargeback authorizations and to meet certain requirements of law, the sum set forth in this section is hereby authorized from the Intragovernmental Service Fund for the several purposes specified in this section or in the appropriation acts and subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. This sum shall be in addition to any amounts previously authorized and made available for the purposes of this item.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VETERANS’ SERVICES
Office of the Secretary of Veterans’ Services
1410-0110 Central Services Chargeback .............................................................................. $1,698,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Office of the Secretary of Education
7009-1701 Chargeback for Education Information Technology Costs ................................................... $486,352
SECTION 2C.I. For the purpose of making available in fiscal year 2025 balances of appropriations which otherwise would revert on June 30, 2024, the unexpended balances of the appropriations listed below, not to exceed the amount specified below for each item, are hereby re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2 or 2F of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023; provided, that for items which do not appear in said section 2 or 2F of said chapter 28, the amounts in this section are re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in section 2 or 2A of this act or in prior appropriation acts. Amounts in this section are re-appropriated from the fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in said section 2 or 2F of said chapter 28; provided, however, that for items which do not appear in said section 2 or 2F of said chapter 28, the amounts in this section are re-appropriated from the fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in said section 2 through 2F of this act or in prior appropriation acts. The unexpended balance of each appropriation in the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system with a secretariat code of 01 or 17 is hereby re-appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in said section 2 of said chapter 28. The sums reappropriated in this section shall be in addition to any amounts available for said purposes.
JUDICIARY
Supreme Judicial Court
0320-0003 Supreme Judicial Court ............................................................................... $150,000
Board of Bar Examiners
0321-0100 Board of Bar Examiners ............................................................................... $100,000
TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL
Treasurer and Receiver General
0610-2000 Welcome Home Bill Bonus Payments ............................................................ $800,000
State Lottery Commission
0640-0000 State Lottery Commission ............................................................................... $104,000
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
0900-0100 State Ethics Commission ............................................................................... $66,500
CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION
1070-0840 Cannabis Control Commission ............................................................................... $200,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Health Policy Commission
1450-1200 Health Policy Commission ..................................................................................... $350,000
Reserves
1599-0054 Hinton Lab Reserve .................................................................................................... $56,000
1599-1971 MBTA Workforce and Safety Reserve ....................................................................... $117,582,748
1599-4448 Collective Bargaining Reserve ................................................................................... $59,000,000
Bureau of the State House
1102-3331 Office of the State House Superintendent ................................................................................ $400,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SECURITY
1790-1700 Core Technology Services and Security ................................................................................ $317,262
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Department of Public Utilities
2100-0013 Transportation Oversight Division ................................................................................ $256,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
1599-6903 Chapter 257 and Human Service Reserve ................................................................................ $28,465,994
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
4110-2000 Turning 22 Program and Services ................................................................................ $350,000
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
4120-2000 Vocational Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities ............................................... $100,000
4120-6000 Head Injury Treatment Services ................................................................................... $34,496
Department of Youth Services
4200-0300 Department of Youth Services Residential Services ...................................................... $8,000,000
Department of Public Health
4512-0200 Bureau of Substance Addiction Services ........................................................................ $7,000,000
4512-2020 DPH Public Safety Reform Matching Grants .................................................................. $3,146,536
4590-0250 School-Based Health Programs ...................................................................................... $1,000,000
Department of Mental Health
5011-0100 Department of Mental Health Administration and Operations ...................................................... $105,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VETERANS’ SERVICES
Office of the Secretary of Veterans' Services
1410-1700 Department of Veterans' Services IT ............................................................................................ $300,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
7006-0000 Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation ................................................................... $73,000
Division of Banks
7006-0010 Division of Banks ......................................................................................................................... $1,900,000
Division of Insurance
7006-0020 Division of Insurance ....................................................................................................... $1,950,000
Division of Occupational Licensure
7006-0040 Division of Occupational Licensure ..................................................................................... $250,000
7006-0142 Office of Public Safety and Inspections ............................................................................... $334,000
Division of Standards
7006-0060 Division of Standards .......................................................................................................... $223,000
Department of Telecommunications and Cable
7006-0071 Department of Telecommunications and Cable .................................................................. $175,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Office of the Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities
7004-0102 Homeless Individual Shelters ............................................................................................ $4,627,529
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Department of Early Education and Care
3000-4060 Income-Eligible Child Care .............................................................................................. $13,619,274
3000-2050 Children's Trust Fund ...................................................................................................... $350,000
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
7061-9805 Teacher Diversity Initiative ................................................................................ $12,000,000
Department of Higher Education
1596-2425 DHE Endowment Match .................................................................................................. $1,900,000
1596-2432 Capacity Building for Free Community College ................................................................... $9,100,000
1596-2433 Scholarships for Nursing Students at Community Colleges .................................................. $9,700,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Security
8000-0601 Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative ................................................................................ $1,000,000
8000-0605 Human Trafficking Prevention ........................................................................................... $431,000
Massachusetts State Police
8100-0515 New State Police Class ...................................................................................................... $5,974,741
Department of Fire Services
8324-0000 Department of Fire Services Administration .......................................................................... $133,489
Department of Corrections
8900-0001 Department of Corrections Facility Operations ...................................................................... $22,771,552
8900-1100 Re-Entry Programs ........................................................................................................... $827,819
Parole Board
8950-0001 Parole Board .................................................................................................................... $500,000
SECTION 2C.II. For the purpose of making available in fiscal year 2025 balances of retained revenue and intragovernmental chargeback authorizations which otherwise would revert on June 30, 2024, the unexpended balances of the authorizations listed below, not to exceed the amount specified below for each item, are hereby re-authorized for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in sections 2 to 2F, inclusive, of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023; provided, that for items which do not appear in said sections 2 to 2F, inclusive, of said chapter 28, the amounts in this section are re-authorized for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the corresponding item in said sections 2 to 2F, inclusive, of this act or in prior appropriation acts. Amounts in this section are re-authorized from the fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in sections 2 through 2F, inclusive, of the general appropriation act; however, for items which do not appear in said sections 2 through 2F, inclusive, of the general appropriation act, the amounts in this section are re-authorized from the fund or funds designated for the corresponding item in said sections 2 through 2F, inclusive, of this act or in prior appropriation acts. The sums re-authorized in this section shall be in addition to any amounts available for those purposes.
MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
0940-0103 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Retained Revenue ........................................................ $2,200,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Operational Services Division
1775-0800 Chargeback for Purchase Operation and Repair of State Vehicles ...................................................... $400,000
SECTION 3. Section 66 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 49, the words “June 2” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- July 31. SECTION 4. The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 19 of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as appearing in section 36 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the words “separate, non-budgeted special revenue” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- budgeted.
SECTION 5. Section 31 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in section 5 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2FFFFFF”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 2JJJJJJ.
SECTION 6. Subsection (f) of section 2BBBBBB of chapter 29 of the General Laws, inserted by section 57 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- Annual expenditures from the fund shall not exceed that year’s spending threshold, less the dedicated transportation income surtax revenue amount. Each year’s spending threshold shall be equal to the prior year spending threshold plus an adjustment factor equal to the 10-year rolling rate of growth of income subject to the tax specified in subsection (d) of section 4 of chapter 62 as certified by the commissioner of revenue.
SECTION 7. Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2IIIIII, inserted by section 58 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024, the following section:-
Section 2JJJJJJ. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Fair Housing Fund. There shall be credited to the fund: (i) revenue from appropriations or other funds authorized by the general court and specifically designated for the fund; (ii) any gifts, grants or private contributions; (iii) any interest on the fund’s assets; and (iv) other amounts credited or transferred to the fund from any other sources. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended without further appropriation. Any balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years and shall not be transferred to any other fund or revert to the General Fund; provided, however, that the comptroller shall report the amount remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the office of fair housing established in section 31 of chapter 23B and funds shall be expended for the purpose of eliminating housing discrimination. Activities eligible for assistance from the fund shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) private enforcement initiatives; (ii) education and outreach initiatives; (iii) fair housing testing; (iv) lending discrimination; (v) affirmatively furthering fair housing; and (vi) special projects.
(c) Grantees eligible for assistance shall include, but shall not be limited to, fair housing assistance programs and fair housing initiative programs, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, any private, non-profit agency or any state-funded public housing authority.
SECTION 8. Section 2FFFFFFF of said chapter 29, inserted by section 6 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. Chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 70. (a) A city or town may enter into an agreement with a housing developer or residential development owner to provide a preference for affordable housing to low- or moderate-income veterans, as defined in clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 if the residential development is subject to any of the following: (i) inclusionary zoning; (ii) incentive zoning; or (iii) a density bonus ordinance or by-law. The preference shall be for up to 10 per cent of the affordable units in a particular development.
(b) The preference under this section shall be established in the applicant selection process for available affordable units. Applicants who are veterans and who apply within 90 days of the initial marketing period of the development shall receive preference for the rental of up to 10 per cent of the affordable units. After the first 90 days of the initial marketing period, if any of the units subject to the preference remain available, applicants from the general public shall be considered for occupancy. Following the initial marketing period, qualified applicants who are veterans shall be placed on a waiting list for the preference-occupied units for veterans and on any general waiting list. The veterans on the preference-occupied waiting list shall be given preference for affordable units, as the units become available, whenever the percentage of preference-occupied units falls below 10 per cent.
(c) Any agreement to provide affordable housing preferences for veterans pursuant to this section shall not affect a municipality’s ability to receive credit for the unit for affordable housing pursuant to sections 20 to 23, inclusive, of chapter 40B; provided, that such unit or development shall meet all other eligibility criteria for inclusion on the subsidized housing inventory, pursuant to 706 CMR 56.00 and any applicable federal or state subsidy program requirements. The agreement may be monitored by a third party assigned by the municipality.
(d) This section shall not require an increase in the existing amount of affordable units set by the city or town.
(e) The city or town may require proof of veteran status and income eligibility as the city or town deems necessary.
SECTION 10. Section 18 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, inserted by section 14 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 11. Section 1 of chapter 40V of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 16, after the word “residential” the following words:- new construction or.
SECTION 12. Section 4 of said chapter 40V, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 9, after the word “the”, the following words:- new construction or.
SECTION 13. Paragraph (5) of subsection (q) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, inserted by section 19 of chapter 50 of the acts of 2023, is hereby amended by striking out the words “awarded by EOHLC in a calendar year shall not be applied to awards in a subsequent year” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- authorized by EOHLC during a calendar year shall be added to the amount EOHLC may authorize in subsequent years.
SECTION 14. Paragraph (xii) of subsection (d) of section 2A of chapter 63 of the General Laws, inserted by section 28 of said chapter 50, is hereby amended by striking out the words “and paragraph (xii)”.
SECTION 15. Section 38 of said chapter 63, inserted by section 31 of said chapter 50, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (g) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(g) If the sales factor is inapplicable, the corporation’s taxable net income shall be apportioned to the commonwealth based on the corporation’s property and payroll in the commonwealth. The sales factor shall not be applicable if: (i) both its numerator and denominator are zero; (ii) the denominator is less than 10 per cent of one third of the taxable net income; or (iii) it is otherwise determined by the commissioner to be insignificant in producing income. The sales factor shall not be deemed to be inapplicable solely because the numerator is zero. The commissioner shall adopt regulations providing for such method of apportionment.
SECTION 16. Subdivision (5) of section 38BB of said chapter 63, inserted by section 33 of said chapter 50, is hereby amended by striking out the words “awarded by EOHLC in a calendar year shall not be applied to awards in a subsequent year” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- authorized by EOHLC during a calendar year shall be added to the amount EOHLC may authorize in subsequent years.
SECTION 17. Subsection (b) of section 2A of chapter 71B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding chapter 66A, any other provision of this section or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education and the bureau of special education appeals may share with each other personal data regarding students and other individuals to carry out their respective responsibilities under state and federal laws and regulations.
SECTION 18. Section 11A of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding chapter 66A or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department of elementary and secondary education and each of the county houses of correction may share with each other, school districts and educational service providers, personal data of individuals incarcerated in county houses of correction, to facilitate prompt access to special education services for individuals incarcerated in county houses of correction.
SECTION 19. Subsection (b) of section 47XX of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 44 of chapter 186 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the word “commission” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- carrier.
SECTION 20. Subsection (b) of section 8YY of chapter 176A of the General Laws, as appearing in section 45 of said chapter 186, is hereby amended by striking out the word “commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- non-profit hospital service corporation.
SECTION 21. Subsection (b) of section 4YY of chapter 176B of the General Laws, as appearing in section 46 of said chapter 186, is hereby amended by striking out the word “commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- medical service corporation.
SECTION 22. Subsection (b) of section 4QQ of chapter 176G of the General Laws, as appearing in section 47 of said chapter 186, is hereby amended by striking out the word “commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- health maintenance organization.
SECTION 23. Section 7 of chapter 268A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 51 and 52, the words “division of health care policy and finance” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- executive office of health and human services.
SECTION 24. Said section 7 of said chapter 268A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 66, the words “mentally ill or mentally retarded persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with mental health conditions or intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 25. Section 1 of chapter 268B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “reporting”, in lines 43 and 44, the following word:- person’s.
SECTION 26. Section 2 of said chapter 268B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5, 33, 34 and 38, the word “chairman”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- chair.
SECTION 27. Section 3 of said chapter 268B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 30 and 31, the words “home address of the filer”, and inserting in place thereof following words:- home address, personal email address and personal and home telephone number of the filer and the name and home address of a family member of the filer.
SECTION 28. Item 2000-7081 of section 2A of chapter 209 of the acts of 2018, as amended by section 12 of chapter 42 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “federal and state recognized tribes” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- tribal governments.
SECTION 29. Said item 2000-7081 of said section 2A of said chapter 209, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “federal agencies” the following words:- , tribal governments.
SECTION 30. Said item 2000-7081 of said section 2A of said chapter 209, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “used for municipal” the following words:- , tribal government.
SECTION 31. Section 75 of chapter 260 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2025”, inserted by section 2 of chapter 107 of the acts of 2022, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2027.
SECTION 32. Item 1599-0026 of section 2 of chapter 24 of the acts of 2021, as most recently amended by section 48 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “June 30, 2024” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2025.
SECTION 33. Section 67 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021, as appearing in section 56 of said chapter 77, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2024”, the first time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 34. Said section 67 of said chapter 102, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “March 15, 2024” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- March 31, 2025.
SECTION 35. Item 8200-0200 of section 2 of chapter 24 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2024”, inserted by section 50 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 36. Item 5095-0017 of section 2 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “January 1, 2023” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 37. Item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 126 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2024”, inserted by section 93 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 38. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 126 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2024”, inserted by section 113 of said chapter 77, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 39. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 126, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2024”, as inserted by section 124 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 40. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 126 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “2024”, inserted by section 104 of said chapter 77, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 41. Item 7010-1192 of said section 2 of said chapter 126 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2024”, inserted by section 132 of said chapter 77, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 42. Item 1599-6063 of section 2A of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, as amended by sections 166 and 167 of said chapter 77, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Williamstown Summer Theater youth internship program” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
SECTION 43. Item 1599-6090 of said section 2A of said chapter 268, as amended by section 64 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “; provided further, that a lien shall be placed on the site to ensure that the commonwealth is the first recipient of reimbursement if the site is sold”.
SECTION 44. Said item 1599-6090 of said section 2A of said chapter 268, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “for a feasibility study for the decommissioned power plant on Agawam avenue in the city known as the town of West Springfield” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- to the city known as the town of West Springfield for a municipal master plan update.
SECTION 45. Section 75 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023 is hereby amended by striking out the words “December 31, 2024” each time they appear and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- June 30, 2025.
SECTION 46. Item 1410-0012 of section 2 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Center”, the third time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 47. Said item 1410-0012 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Oxford”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 48. Said item 1410-0012 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by adding the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until July 31, 2025.
SECTION 49. Item 1410-1616 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as amended by section 14 of chapter 88 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Arlington” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 50. Item 1595-6368 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “entrance” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 51. Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Hanson”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 52. Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “corridor”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 53. Said item 1595-6368 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “corridor”, the third time it appears, the followings words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 54. Item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as amended by section 174 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Plainville” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Chicopee to replace equipment in order to continue to provide public and community access on the televisions of residents and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 55. Said item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “parking lot”, the first time they appear, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 56. Said item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Foxborough”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 57. Said item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Wellesley” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 58. Said item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “shelter” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 59. Said item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that not less than $12,673,961 shall be expended to support missed prior year payments to municipalities and local education agencies pursuant to items 1233-2350 and 7061-0008 and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 60. Said item 1599-0026 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$16,300,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $16,325,000.
SECTION 61. Item 2000-0100 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as amended by section 175 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Braintree” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 62. Item 2511-0105 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “building”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 63. Item 2800-0100 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Uxbridge”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 64. Item 2800-0700 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Seekonk” the following words:- and such finds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 65. Item 2810-0100 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “park area” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 66. Item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “North river” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 67. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Norton” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 68. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Sutton” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 69. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Uxbridge” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 70. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Shrewsbury” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 71. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “network” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 72. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Somerville”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 73. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “improvements”, the twenty-fifth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 74. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “school”, the third time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 75. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “school”, the fourth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 76. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “park”, the twenty-sixth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 77. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Inc.”, the twelfth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 78. Said item 2810-0122 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Neck” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 79. Item 4000-0300 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as most recently amended by section 180 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “care”, the twenty-ninth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 80. Item 4512-0206 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “emergency” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 81. Item 4513-1136 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commonwealth”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 82. Said item 4513-1136 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “media”, the third time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 83. Item 7004-0107 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as most recently amended by section 186 of chapter 77 of the acts of 2023, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “improvements”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 84. Said item 7004-0107 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “development”, the sixth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 85. Item 7006-0071 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by striking out the words “and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the city of Chicopee to replace equipment in order to continue to provide public and community access on the televisions of residents”.
SECTION 86. Said item 7006-0071 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$3,332,411” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $3,307,411.
SECTION 87. Item 7008-0900 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “education center” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 88. Item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as most recently amended by section 38 of chapter 206 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “library”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 89. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “New England, Inc. in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 90. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “pantry in the city of Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 91. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “city of Gloucester”, the first time they appear, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 92. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “city of Gloucester”, the third time they appear, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 93. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “city of Brockton”, the second time they appear, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
ECTION 94. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Fido, Inc.” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 95. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “maintenance and upgrades” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 96. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “city of Quincy”, the second time they appear, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 97. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “growth”, the first time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 98. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “operations”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 99. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Fitchburg”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 100. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Bellingham” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 101. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Scituate”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 102. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “need”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 103. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “programming”, the nineteenth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 104. Said item 7008-1116 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “station”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 105. Item 7010-1192 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Holden” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 106. Said item 7010-1192 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “schools”, the fifteenth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 107. Said item 7010-1192 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “bus” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 108. Item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word ”Shrewsbury” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 109. Said item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “Recovery program” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 110. Said item 8000-0313 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Auburn” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 111. Item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Boston” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 112. Item 8324-0050 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as most recently amended by section 16 of chapter 88 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Millville” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 113. Said item 8324-0050 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “department”, the seventh time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 114. Said item 8324-0050 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “department”, the tenth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 115. Said item 8324-0050 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “item”, the fourth time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 116. Said item 8324-0050 of said section 2 of said chapter 28, as so amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Plainville” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 117. Item 9110-9002 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 118. Item 1595-6368 of section 2E of said chapter 28 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Boston”, the second time it appears, the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2025.
SECTION 119. Item 0610-2000 of section 2 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$300,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $1,100,000.
SECTION 120. Said section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting after item 1599-4417 the following item:-
1599-4448 For a reserve to meet the costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the ratified collective bargaining agreement...........................................................$200,000,000
SECTION 121. Item 7006-0011 of said section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “255F”, the second time it appears, the following words:- ; provided further, that the division may expend from such revenue an amount to be determined by the commissioner of banks as grants for the operation of a program for best lending practices, first-time homeowner counseling for nontraditional loans and not less than 10 foreclosure education centers under section 16 of chapter 206 of the acts of 2007; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded through a competitive application process under criteria established by the division.
SECTION 122. Item 7010-1192 of said section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the words “Merrimack Valley Children’s” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Merrimack Valley.
SECTION 123. Item 8000-0655 of said section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the word “grantee” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- with options for additional renewal periods.
SECTION 124. Item 8100-1001 of said section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the words “Troop H to” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , including, but not limited to, Troop H, the Mounted Unit, the Community Action Team and the Marine Unit, to.
SECTION 125. Item 8324-0050 of said section 2 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the words “provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purchasing of firefighting equipment by the Adams fire warden department” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purchasing of firefighting equipment by the Adams forest warden department.
SECTION 126. Item 4000-0103 of section 2B of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$31,489,176” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $45,489,176.
SECTION 127. Item 1595-1068 of section 2E of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$433,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $444,250,000.
SECTION 128. Said item 1595-1068 of said section 2E of said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$682,202,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $837,827,000.
SECTION 129. Subsection (a) of section 201 of said chapter 140 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2024” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2025.
SECTION 130. Item 1599-1953 of section 2A of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking out the words “Hanover Housing Authority for purposes including, but not limited to, planning, design, engineering and construction of public housing units, site and building infrastructure repairs and property acquisition” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Hanover Affordable Housing Trust for purposes including, but not limited to, planning, design, engineering and construction of housing units, site and building infrastructure repairs and property acquisition.
SECTION 131. Section 136 of said chapter 150 is hereby amended by striking out the words “and section 101 of chapter 143 of the General Laws”.
SECTION 132. Said chapter 150 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 136 the following section:-
Section 136A. The executive office of housing and livable communities shall promulgate guidance or regulations pursuant to section 101 of chapter 143 of the General Laws not later than June 15, 2025.
SECTION 133. Chapter 197 of the acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking out section 22 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
SECTION 22. Said chapter 118E is hereby further amended by adding the following 2 sections:-
Section 85. To establish Medicaid rates for skilled nursing facilities licensed pursuant to section 71 of chapter 111, the division of medical assistance shall use as base year costs for rate determination purposes the reported costs of the calendar year not more than 2 years prior to the current rate year.
Section 86. (a) The division of medical assistance shall establish a skilled nursing facility rate add-on program for bariatric patient care and a rate add-on program for 1-on-1 staffing of at-risk residents requiring 24-hour monitoring and supervision for their safety and the safety of other residents and staff. The division of medical assistance shall identify at-risk resident populations to include in the rate add-on program for 1-on-1 staffing which shall include, but not be limited to, residents that: (i) have demonstrated suicidal ideation; (ii) have demonstrated aggressive behavior toward other residents or staff; (iii) have demonstrated exit-seeking behavior; or (iv) are registered sex offenders. The rate add-ons for said program shall be sufficient to defray the cost of employing the required staff to conduct the 24-hour monitoring and supervision of the at-risk residents.
b) The division of medical assistance may develop an add-on to rate of payment for skilled nursing facilities that develop small house nursing homes and meet criteria established by the executive office.
SECTION 134. Section 42 of said chapter 197 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “83” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 85.
SECTION 135. Section 235 of chapter 238 of the acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking out the word “and” in the definition of “fishing gear debris” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- or.
SECTION 136. Section 119 of chapter 239 of the acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Approval” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
“Approval”, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any permit, certificate, order, excluding enforcement orders, license, certification, determination, exemption, variance, waiver, building permit or other approval or determination of rights from any municipal, regional or state governmental entity, including any agency, department, commission or other instrumentality of the municipal, regional or state governmental entity, concerning the use or development of real property, including certificates, licenses, certifications, determinations, exemptions, variances, waivers, building permits or other approvals or determination of rights issued or made under chapter 21 of the General Laws or chapter 21A of the General Laws, chapter 21D of the General Laws, sections 61 to 62H, inclusive, of chapter 30 of the General Laws, chapters 30A, 40 and 40A to 40C, inclusive, of the General Laws, chapters 40R, 41 and 43D of the General Laws, section 21 of chapter 81 of the General Laws, chapters 91, 131, 131A and 143 of the General Laws, sections 4 and 5 of chapter 249 of the General Laws or chapter 258 of the General Laws or chapter 665 of the acts of 1956 or any local by-law or ordinance; provided, however, that “approval” shall not mean any permit or license issued or made under section 16 of chapter 21D.
SECTION 137. Subsection (b) of said section 119 of said chapter 239 is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any approval granted for a clean energy generation or storage project that was in effect at any point between October 22, 2020 and August 1, 2024, inclusive, shall be extended to August 1, 2029.
SECTION 138. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, employees of the Berkshire County Regional Emergency Communications Center, employed by the Berkshire county sheriff, are hereby transferred to the state 911 department. The transfer, including any change in an employee’s title or duties resulting from the transfer, shall not: (i) interrupt an employee’s service; (ii) impair an employee’s seniority, retirement or other statutory rights; (iii) result in an employee’s loss of accrued rights to holidays, sick leave or vacation; or (iv) reduce an employee’s compensation or salary grade. Such employees shall not be considered new employees for salary, wage, tax, health insurance, Medicare or any other federal or state purposes. Upon transfer, the secretary of administration and finance shall become the employer within the meaning of chapter 150E of the General Laws, and the transferred employees shall become members of statewide collective bargaining unit 2, as certified by the department of labor relations. Nothing in this section shall continue any obligation under any expired collective bargaining agreement or any agreement made pursuant to an expired collective bargaining agreement and any such agreement shall expire pursuant to its terms. Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer upon any transferred employee any right not held immediately before the date of transfer to the state 911 department or to prohibit any reduction of salary grade, transfer, reassignment, suspension, discharge, layoff or abolition of position not prohibited before such date.
SECTION 139. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an increase in the annual rate of regular compensation that results from an increase in hours of employment, from overtime wages, from a bona fide change in position, from a modification in the salary or salary schedule negotiated for bargaining unit members under chapter 760 of the acts of 1962 that occurred between March 1, 2020 and July 1, 2024 shall not apply to paragraph (f) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
SECTION 140. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2024, the comptroller shall transfer $150,000,000 from income surtax revenue as defined by subsection (a) of section 2BBBBBB of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the Early Education and Care Operational Grant Fund established in section 19 of chapter 15D of the General Laws.
SECTION 141. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall transfer the fiscal year 2024 consolidated net surplus pursuant to section 5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the Student Opportunity Act Investment Fund established in section 35RRR of Chapter 10 of the General Laws.
SECTION 142. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, tax revenue collected from capital gains income above the threshold established in section 5G of chapter 29 of the General Laws shall be transferred as follows for fiscal year 2024: (i) 5 per cent shall be transferred to the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund established in section 2H of chapter 29 of the General Laws; (ii) 5 per cent shall be transferred to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund established in section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws; (iii) 5 per cent shall be transferred to the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund established in subsection (e) of subdivision 8 of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws; and (iv) 85 per cent shall be transferred to the General Fund.
SECTION 143. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance may direct the comptroller to return by transfer any unexpended amounts originally transferred from the federal COVID-19 response fund established in section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29 of the General Laws back to said fund from the following funds: (i) Broadband Innovation Fund established in section 35SSS of chapter 10 of the General Laws; (ii) Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in section 2WWW of said chapter 29; (iii) Affordable Housing Trust Fund established in section 2 of chapter 121D of the General Laws; (iv) Electric Vehicle Adoption Incentive Trust Fund established in section 19 of chapter 25A of the General Laws; (v) Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund established in section 13T of chapter 23A of the General Laws; and (vi) COVID-19 Massachusetts Emergency Paid Sick Leave Fund established in section 9 of chapter 16 of the acts of 2021.
(b) The secretary shall direct the comptroller to transfer a corresponding amount from the Transitional Escrow Fund established in section 16 of chapter 76 of the acts of 2021, as amended by section 4 of chapter 98 of the acts of 2022, to each fund in clauses (i) to (vi) of subsection (a) equal to the respective unexpended amount transferred from subsection (a) to the federal COVID-19 response fund established in said section 2JJJJJ of said chapter 29.
SECTION 144. The salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the following collective bargaining agreements shall be effective for the purposes of section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws:
(1) the agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Coalition of MassDOT Unions, Unit B, Unit D02, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(2) the agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Coalition of MassDOT Unions, Unit C, Unit D03, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(3) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Service Employees International Union, Local 888 on behalf of certain employees of the North, Middle, and South Berkshire Registry of Deeds, Unit SC5 effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(4) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Office of Professional Employees International Union AFL/CIO Local 6 on behalf of certain employees of the Hampden Registry of Deeds, Unit SC6, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(5) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Office of Professional Employees International Union AFL/CIO Local 6 on behalf of certain employees of the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Unit SC6, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(6) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Office of Professional Employees International Union AFL/CIO Local 6 on behalf of certain employees of the Worcester Registry of Deeds, Unit SC6, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(7) the agreement between the Sheriff of Plymouth County and the Association of County Employees, Unit SP4, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(8) the agreement between the Sheriff of Plymouth County and the National Correctional Employees Union, Local 104, Unit SP1, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(9) the agreement between the Sheriff of Bristol County and the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, Unit SA4, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(10) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the International Union of Public Employees/UFPO Local 1000 on behalf of certain employees of the Northern Middlesex Registry of Deeds, Unit SC7, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(11) the agreement between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Coalition of MassDOT Unions, Unit E, Unit D09, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(12) the agreement between the Sheriff of Plymouth County and National Correctional Employees Union, Local 301, Unit SP7, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(13) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Service Employees International Union, Local 888 AFL/CIO on behalf of certain employees of the Worcester North Registry of Deeds, Unit SC1, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(14) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and AFSCME Local 653, Council 93, Administrative Unit on behalf of certain employees of the Essex North and South Registries of Deeds, Unit SC3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(15) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and AFSCME Local 653, Council 93, Employees on behalf of certain employees of the Essex North and South Registries of Deeds, Unit SC3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(16) the agreement between the Secretary of the Commonwealth and AFSCME Local 93, Council 414 on behalf of certain employees of the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Unit SC4, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(17) the agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union, Unit B3L, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(18) the agreement between the Sheriff of Middlesex County and the Middlesex Sheriff's Superior Officers Association/NEPBA, Local 280, Unit SM4, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(19) the agreement between the Sheriff of Middlesex County and the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA), Local 500, Unit SM5, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(20) the agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts and Teamsters Union Local 25, Unit L94, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(21) the agreement between the Sheriff of Hampden County and the Hampden County Non Uniform Correctional Employee Association (NUCA), Unit SH2, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(22) the agreement between the Sheriff of Hampden County and the Hampden County Superior Correctional Officer Association (HCSCOA), Unit SH3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027;
(23) the agreement between the Sheriff of Middlesex County and the Teamsters Local Union No. 122, Unit SM2, effective from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;
(24) the agreement between the Sheriff of Berkshire County and the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office Employees' Association, Unit SB3, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and
(25) the agreement between the Sheriff of Hampden County and the National Correctional Employee Union, Local 105, Unit SH4, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
SECTION 145. Sections 14 and 15 shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
Approved, December 4, 2024.