{"AmendmentNumber":"706","ParentBillNumber":"H5500","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"JJO1","Name":"James J. O'Day","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/JJO1","ResponseDate":"2026-04-16T14:36:29.577"},"Category":"Judiciary","Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. O'Day of West Boylston moves to amend the bill in Section 2, in item 0337-0002, by adding at the end thereof the following: \"; provided further, that not less than $466,500 shall be expended for CASA Project Worcester County for its Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Worcester County; provided further, that not less than $157,800 shall be expended for Friends of Children for its Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Franklin and Hampshire County; provided further, that not less than $204,000 shall be expended for Center for Human Development for its Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Hampden County; provided further, that not less than $190,350 shall be expended for Family Services of Merrimack Valley for its Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Essex County; provided further, that not less than $317,400 shall be expended for Boston CASA for its Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Suffolk and Middlesex Counties; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for 18 Degrees for its Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Berkshire County; and provided further, that not less than $146,250 shall be expended for The Advocacy Bridge for its CARE Advocate program in Bristol County\"\r\n"}