Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	HOUSE . . . . . . No. 3901
2	2	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3	3	_______________________
4	4	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5	5	_____________________
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	MAKING APPROPRIATIONS
8	8	FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
9	9	TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
10	10	FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
11	11	THE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS,
12	12	INSTITUTIONS, AND CERTAIN
13	13	ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH,
14	14	FOR INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND
15	15	REQUIREMENTS AND FOR CERTAIN
16	16	PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
17	17	(House, No. 3900, published as amended)
18	18	_______________________
19	19	April 26, 2023.
20	20	_______________________ FILED ON: 4/26/2023
21	21	HOUSE
22	22
23	23	...............No. 3901
24	24	House Bill No. 3900, as amended on April 24, April 25 and April 26, 2023, and as passed to be engrossed by the
25	25	House. April 26, 2023.
26	26	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
27	27	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
28	28	(2023-2024)
29	29	An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 for the maintenance of the departments,
30	30	boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest,
31	31	sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements.
32	32	Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is
33	33	immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and to make
34	34	certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said
35	35	appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
36	36	emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
37	37	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
38	38	of the same, as follows:
39	39	SECTION 1. To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards,
40	40	commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth and
41	41	for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth
42	42	in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby
43	43	appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the
44	44	provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the
45	45	fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental
46	46	and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of
47	47	nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons
48	48	with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or
49	49	division receiving funds under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of
50	50	opportunity in the internal affairs of state government and in their relations with the public,
51	51	including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency,
52	52	board, department, commission and division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated
53	53	sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal
54	54	opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or
55	55	termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all other
56	56	terms and conditions of employment. SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the
57	57	Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set
58	58	forth in this section by source for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 are
59	59	necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for said
60	60	fiscal year as set forth and authorized in this act. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from
61	61	each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and
62	62	senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with the projected receipts
63	63	set forth in this section, and include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report
64	64	for said fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also
65	65	include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this
66	66	section.
67	67	Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue by Source and Budgeted Fund (in Millions)
68	68	Revenue Source
69	69	All
70	70	Budgeted
71	71	Funds*General Fund
72	72	Commonwealth
73	73	Transportation
74	74	Fund
75	75	Other
76	76	Major
77	77	Funds
78	78	Other
79	79	Funds
80	80	Alcoholic Beverages99.699.6---Banks 15.6 15.6 - - -Cigarettes 293.7 293.7 - - -Corporations 4,527.6 4,527.6 - - -Deeds 452.7 452.7 - - -Fair Share 1,000.0 1,000.0 - - -Income 22,637.3 22,637.3 - - -Inheritance and Estate 882.7 882.7 - - -Insurance 672.4 645.1 - - 27.3Marijuana Excise 167.3 - - 167.3 -Motor Fuel 718.2 - 717.3 - 0.9Public Utilities - - - - -Room Occupancy 243.6 243.6 - - -Sales - Regular 6,882.1 4,544.6 - - 2,337.4Sales - Meals 1,533.5 1,533.5 - - -Sales - Motor Vehicles 1,264.7 - 835.1 - 429.5Miscellaneous 19.3 19.3 - - -
81	81	Fiscal Year 2024 Base Tax Revenue Estimate41,410.436,895.41,552.4167.32,795.2Statutory Tax Transfers
82	82	Annual Contribution to the State Pension System(4,104.6)(4,104.6)---Sales Tax Transfer to the MBTA (1,463.5) - - - (1,463.5)Sales Tax Transfer to the MSBA (1,303.5) - - - (1,303.5)UI Surcharge to the Workforce Training Trust Fund (27.3) - - - (27.3)Fair Share Transfer to Education and Transportation Fund (1,000.0) (1,000.0) - - -Excess Capital Gains to the Stabilization Fund (525.0) (525.0) - - -Excess Capital Gains to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund (29.2) (29.2) - - -Excess Capital Gains to the Pension Liability Fund (29.2) (29.2) - - -
83	83	Total Statutory Tax Transfers(8,482.2)(5,688.0)--(2,794.2)TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 CONSENSUS TAX REVENUE
84	84	AVAILABLE FOR BUDGET32,928.231,207.51,552.4167.30.9
85	85	Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue
86	86	Tax-Related Settlements & Judgments50.050.0---Child & Family Tax Credit (165.0) (165.0) - - -Estate Tax (231.0) (231.0) - - -Housing – Senior Circuit Breaker Credit (60.0) (60.0) - - -Renter's Deduction (40.0) (40.0) - - -Short-Term Capital Gains (67.0) (67.0) - - -Offset to Budget 67.0 67.0 - - -Earned Income Tax Credit (91.0) (91.0) - - -Total Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue(537.0)(537.0)---TOTAL TAXES FOR BUDGET 32,391.2 30,670.5 1,552.4 167.3 0.9
87	87	Non-Tax Revenue
88	88	Federal Reimbursements13,718.813,710.2--8.6Departmental Revenues 6,109.2 5,150.6 708.6 58.8 191.2Consolidated Transfers 3,954.4 2,256.9 40.5 209.4 1,447.7Total Non-Tax Revenue23,782.521,117.8749.1268.21,647.4FISCAL YEAR 2024 GRAND TOTAL 56,173.7 51,788.3 2,301.5 435.5 1,648.4
89	89	*Includes revenue deposited into the Workforce Training Fund, Inland Fish and Game Fund, Gaming Local Aid Fund, and Stabilization Fund. SECTION 1B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts of non-tax revenues by each
90	90	department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house
91	91	and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with projected receipts
92	92	set forth in this section and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual
93	93	report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports
94	94	shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those
95	95	specified in this section.
96	96	Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
97	97	Revenue Source
98	98	Federal
99	99	Revenues
100	100	Departmental
101	101	Revenues
102	102	Budgeted
103	103	Transfers
104	104	Total
105	105	Unrestricted
106	106	Total
107	107	Restricted
108	108	JudiciarySupreme Judicial Court $0 $2,117,276 $0 $2,117,276 $0Committee for Public Counsel $0 $3,525,000 $0 $3,525,000 $0Appeals Court $0 $268,752 $0 $268,752 $0Trial Court $0 $54,357,460 $0 $54,357,460 $0
109	109	TOTAL:$0$60,268,488$0$60,268,488$0
110	110	District Attorneys
111	111	Middlesex District Attorney $0 $422 $0 $422 $0Plymouth District Attorney $0 $2,000 $0 $2,000 $0Worcester District Attorney $0 $1,500 $0 $1,500 $0
112	112	TOTAL:$0$3,922$0$3,922$0
113	113	Governor
114	114	Office of the Governor $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
115	115	TOTAL:$0$0$0$0$0
116	116	Secretary of the Commonwealth
117	117	Secretary of the Commonwealth $0 $284,255,436 $0 $284,240,436 $31,000
118	118	TOTAL:$0$284,255,436$0$284,240,436$31,000
119	119	Treasurer and Receiver General
120	120	Office of the Treasurer $0 $709,121,906 $398,860,209 $1,057,734,115 $84,902,311Massachusetts Cultural Council $0 $16,000 $0 $16,000 $0Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board $0 $40,000,000 $0 $40,000,000 $0State Lottery Commission $0 $31,200$1,211,206,020 $1,211,237,220 $0
121	121	TOTAL:$0$749,169,106$1,610,066,229$2,308,987,335$84,902,311
122	122	Attorney General
123	123	Office of the Attorney General $4,426,908 $50,302,989 $0 $48,000,000 $6,729,897
124	124	TOTAL:$4,426,908$50,302,989$0$48,000,000$6,729,897
125	125	State Ethics Commission
126	126	State Ethics Commission $0 $75,000 $0 $75,000 $0
127	127	TOTAL:$0$75,000$0$75,000$0
128	128	Inspector General
129	129	Office of the Inspector General $0 $1,175,000 $0 $0 $1,175,000 Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
130	130	Revenue Source
131	131	Federal
132	132	Revenues
133	133	Departmental
134	134	Revenues
135	135	Budgeted
136	136	Transfers
137	137	Total
138	138	Unrestricted
139	139	Total
140	140	Restricted
141	141	TOTAL:
142	142	$0 $1,175,000 $0 $0 $1,175,000
143	143	Office of Campaign and Political Finance
144	144	Office of Campaign and Political Finance $0 $54,500 $0 $54,500 $0
145	145	TOTAL:$0$54,500$0$54,500$0Massachusetts Commission Against
146	146	Discrimination
147	147	Massachusetts Commission Against
148	148	Discrimination$2,512,350$410,500$0$12,850$2,910,000
149	149	TOTAL:$2,512,350$410,500$0$12,850$2,910,000
150	150	Office of the State Comptroller
151	151	Office of the State Comptroller $0 $5,836,717$1,501,612,727 $1,507,449,444 $126,476,313
152	152	TOTAL:$0$5,836,717$1,501,612,727$1,507,449,444$126,476,313
153	153	Massachusetts Gaming Commission
154	154	Massachusetts Gaming Commission $0 $0 $259,081,000 $259,081,000 $0
155	155	TOTAL:$0$0$259,081,000$259,081,000$0
156	156	Cannabis Control Commission
157	157	Cannabis Control Commission $0 $28,796,525 $0 $28,796,525 $0
158	158	TOTAL:$0$28,796,525$0$28,796,525$0Executive Office for Administration and
159	159	Finance
160	160	Secretary of Administration and Finance $0 $2,300,000 $25,000,000 $27,300,000 $27,084,188Division of Capital Asset Management &
161	161	Maintenance$0$4,513,373$11,285,016$4,513,373$39,524,965
162	162	Civil Service Commission $0 $12,500 $0 $12,500 $0Group Insurance Commission $0$1,137,933,789 $396,832,360 $1,532,569,398 $2,196,751Division of Administrative Law Appeals $0 $70,000 $0 $0 $70,000Department of Revenue $56,184,754 $203,849,041 $0 $225,464,290 $34,569,505Appellate Tax Board $0 $1,793,398 $0 $1,393,398 $400,000Human Resources Division $0 $2,511,299 $0 $2,511,299 $74,967,018Operational Services Division $0 $25,642,585 $0 $10,299,877 $34,390,482
163	163	TOTAL:$56,184,754$1,378,625,985$433,117,376$1,804,064,135$213,202,909Executive Office of Technology Services
164	164	and Security
165	165	Executive Office of Technology Services and
166	166	Security $0$2,733,931$0$0$164,962,601
167	167	TOTAL:$0$2,733,931$0$0$164,962,601Executive Office of Energy and
168	168	Environmental Affairs
169	169	Executive Office of Energy & Environmental
170	170	Affairs $0$4,955,000$0$4,385,000$5,320,000
171	171	Department of Public Utilities $0 $49,667,667 $0 $49,667,667 $0Department of Environmental Protection $0 $34,663,135 $0 $28,624,512 $6,038,623 Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
172	172	Revenue Source
173	173	Federal
174	174	Revenues
175	175	Departmental
176	176	Revenues
177	177	Budgeted
178	178	Transfers
179	179	Total
180	180	Unrestricted
181	181	Total
182	182	Restricted
183	183	Department of Fish and Game $8,600,000 $13,071,639 $1,530,000 $22,658,650 $542,989Department of Agricultural Resources $0 $6,816,720 $0 $6,816,720 $0Department of Conservation and Recreation $0 $25,828,575 $0 $25,828,575 $0Department of Energy Resources $0 $14,989,873 $0 $14,989,873 $0
184	184	TOTAL:$8,600,000$149,992,609$1,530,000$152,970,997$11,901,612Executive Office of Health and Human
185	185	Services
186	186	Department of Veterans' Services $0 $831,400 $0 $71,400 $5,760,000Secretary of Health and Human Services $10,984,631,125$2,032,536,272 $70,500,000$12,782,667,397 $403,102,767Mass Commission for the Blind $4,545,620 $7,500 $0 $4,553,120 $0Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission $7,834,928 $30,000 $0 $7,864,928 $0Mass Commission for the Deaf $206,317 $3,500 $0 $209,817 $6,450,000Chelsea Soldiers' Home $8,406,154 $2,094,707 $0 $9,900,861 $600,000Holyoke Soldiers' Home $5,342,034 $1,333,062 $0 $5,400,898 $1,274,198Department of Youth Services $7,193,063 $130,000 $0 $7,323,063 $0Department of Transitional Assistance $462,850,018 $978,185 $15,000,000 $478,828,203 $0Department of Public Health $174,400,159 $95,941,812 $1,000,000 $143,144,976 $193,623,627Department of Children and Families $282,505,357 $8,558,000 $700,000 $285,020,449 $6,742,908Department of Mental Health $127,020,846 $23,961,408 $0 $150,857,254 $125,000Department of Developmental Services $943,190,698 $4,053,108 $0 $947,243,806 $0Department of Elder Affairs $148,996,195 $1,296,300 $0 $150,292,495 $0
187	187	TOTAL:$13,157,122,514$2,171,755,254$87,200,000$14,973,378,667$617,678,500
188	188	Health Policy Commission
189	189	Health Policy Commission $0 $11,016,810 $0 $11,016,810 $0
190	190	TOTAL:$0$11,016,810$0$11,016,810$0
191	191	Center for Health Information and Analysis
192	192	Center for Health Information and Analysis $0 $39,041,178 $0 $39,041,178 $0
193	193	TOTAL:$0$39,041,178$0$39,041,178$0
194	194	Board of Library Commissioners
195	195	Board of Library Commissioners $0 $3,700 $0 $3,700 $0
196	196	TOTAL:$0$3,700$0$3,700$0Executive Office of Housing and Economic
197	197	Development
198	198	Department of Housing & Community
199	199	Development$0$3,708,439$0$709,859$2,998,580
200	200	Executive Office of Housing and Economic
201	201	Development$0$0$0$0$6,846,469
202	202	Office of Consumer Affairs and Business
203	203	Regulation$0$2,160,000$0$1,490,000$670,000
204	204	Division of Banks $0 $41,536,120 $0 $38,486,120 $3,050,000Division of Insurance $0 $125,741,778 $0 $125,741,778 $0Division of Professional Licensure $0 $47,878,894 $0 $30,078,550 $17,800,344Division of Standards $0 $2,983,192 $0 $2,172,899 $810,293 Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
205	205	Revenue Source
206	206	Federal
207	207	Revenues
208	208	Departmental
209	209	Revenues
210	210	Budgeted
211	211	Transfers
212	212	Total
213	213	Unrestricted
214	214	Total
215	215	Restricted
216	216	Department of Telecommunications and Cable $0 $5,259,949 $0 $5,259,949 $0
217	217	TOTAL:$0$229,268,372$0$203,939,155$32,175,686Executive Office of Labor and Workforce
218	218	Development
219	219	Labor and Workforce Development $0 $1,835,218 $19,834,322 $21,233,773 $435,767
220	220	TOTAL:$0$1,835,218$19,834,322$21,233,773$435,767
221	221	Executive Office of Education
222	222	Department of Early Education and Care $273,732,368 $395,944 $0 $273,808,312 $320,000Department of Elementary and Secondary
223	223	Education$0$6,950,457$0$4,550,457$2,400,000
224	224	Department of Higher Education $0 $5,645,000 $0 $5,645,000 $0Executive Office of Education $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,860,363University of Massachusetts $0 $112,500,000 $0 $112,500,000 $0Bridgewater State College $0 $50,000 $0 $50,000 $0Fitchburg State College $0 $647,608 $0 $647,608 $0Framingham State College $0 $153,000 $0 $153,000 $0Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $0 $180,000 $0 $180,000 $0Salem State College $0 $1,012,378 $0 $1,012,378 $0Westfield State College $0 $125,000 $0 $125,000 $0Worcester State College $0 $450,000 $0 $450,000 $0Berkshire Community College $0 $150,000 $0 $150,000 $0Bristol Community College $0 $410,000 $0 $410,000 $0Cape Cod Community College $0 $304,821 $0 $304,821 $0Greenfield Community College $0 $100,000 $0 $100,000 $0Holyoke Community College $0 $419,765 $0 $419,765 $0Mass Bay Community College $0 $326,150 $0 $326,150 $0Massasoit Community College $0 $610,000 $0 $610,000 $0Middlesex Community College $0 $228,219 $0 $228,219 $0Mount Wachusett Community College $0 $320,000 $0 $320,000 $0Northern Essex Community College $0 $263,155 $0 $263,155 $0North Shore Community College $0 $31,087 $0 $31,087 $0Quinsigamond Community College $0 $181,877 $0 $181,877 $0Springfield Technical Community College $0 $344,352 $0 $344,352 $0Roxbury Community College $0 $529,843 $0 $0 $529,843Bunker Hill Community College $0 $150,000 $0 $150,000 $0
225	225	TOTAL:$273,732,368$132,478,656$0$402,961,181$5,110,206Executive Office of Public Safety and
226	226	Security
227	227	Executive Office of Public Safety and Security $0 $2,100,000 $0 $2,100,000 $11,464,504Office of the Chief Medical Examiner $0 $7,381,937 $0 $1,008,108 $6,373,829Criminal History Systems Board $0 $16,819,541 $0 $12,819,541 $4,000,000Department of State Police $1,935,922 $89,783,000 $0 $2,763,000 $138,461,210Municipal Police Training Council $0 $2,301,000 $0 $501,000 $1,800,000Department of Fire Services $0 $51,431,498 $0 $49,123,088 $2,308,410 Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
228	228	Revenue Source
229	229	Federal
230	230	Revenues
231	231	Departmental
232	232	Revenues
233	233	Budgeted
234	234	Transfers
235	235	Total
236	236	Unrestricted
237	237	Total
238	238	Restricted
239	239	Military Division $0 $1,900,000 $0 $0 $2,000,000Emergency Management Agency $200,000,000 $0 $0 $200,000,000 $0Department of Corrections $1,529,369 $8,825,100 $4,056,717 $211,186 $28,850,000Parole Board $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
240	240	TOTAL:$203,465,291$180,542,076$4,056,717$268,525,923$195,257,953
241	241	Sheriffs
242	242	Hampden Sheriff's Office $775,000 $3,681,252 $0 $825,000 $3,631,252Worcester Sheriff's Office $36,000 $3,500 $0 $39,500 $0Middlesex Sheriff's Office $16,400 $193,340 $0 $34,740 $175,000Hampshire Sheriff's Office $106,000 $10,800 $0 $116,800 $0Berkshire Sheriff's Office $4,000 $1,910,000 $0 $14,000 $1,900,000Franklin Sheriff's Office $2,350 $6,246 $0 $8,596 $0Essex Sheriff's Office $22,863 $1,851,938 $0 $24,801 $1,850,000Barnstable Sheriff's Office $0 $1,502,970 $0 $2,970 $1,500,000Bristol Sheriff's Office $60,000 $0 $0 $60,000 $0Dukes Sheriff's Office $0 $310,800 $0 $10,800 $300,000Norfolk Sheriff's Office $780,000 $215,430 $0 $780,000 $215,430Plymouth Sheriff's Office $11,000,000 $300,000 $0 $11,000,000 $300,000Suffolk Sheriff's Office $0 $2,000,000 $0 $200,000 $1,800,000
243	243	TOTAL:$12,802,613$11,986,276$0$13,117,207$11,671,682Massachusetts Department of
244	244	Transportation
245	245	Massachusetts Department of Transportation $0 $648,816,825 $37,950,000 $686,766,825 $0
246	246	TOTAL:$0$648,816,825$37,950,000$686,766,825$0Total Non-Tax Revenue:$13,718,846,798$6,138,445,073$3,954,448,371$23,073,989,051$1,474,621,437 9
247	247	SECTION 2.
248	248	JUDICIARY.
249	249	Supreme Judicial Court.
250	250	0320-0003 For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of
251	251	the chief justice and the 6 associate justices.....................................................$11,264,544
252	252	0320-0010 For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for
253	253	Suffolk county......................................................................................................$2,320,382
254	254	0321-0001 For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct.....................................$1,135,462
255	255	0321-0100 For the services of the board of bar examiners...................................................$2,204,192
256	256	Committee for Public Counsel Services.
257	257	0321-1500 For the operation of the committee for public counsel services under
258	258	chapter 211D of the General Laws including, but not limited to, payroll
259	259	costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and
260	260	appeals attorneys, including fringe benefit costs; provided, that the
261	261	committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 20 per cent of
262	262	indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further,
263	263	that to the extent feasible, the committee shall assign public defenders to
264	264	district and superior courts; provided further, that the committee shall
265	265	approve by majority vote any increase in the base salary or rate of
266	266	compensation for employees holding management positions, including,
267	267	but not limited to, chiefs, deputy chiefs, directors, assistant directors and
268	268	managers; provided further, that not later than December 1, 2023, the
269	269	committee shall submit a report to the executive office for administration
270	270	and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means
271	271	that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency
272	272	of items 0321-1500, 0321-1510 and 0321-1520 for fiscal year 2024;
273	273	provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the committee shall
274	274	submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and
275	275	means in a cumulative manner and which shall be compared with data
276	276	from the current period to the previous 2 fiscal years; and provided further,
277	277	that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the caseload of
278	278	attorneys in charge compared to the caseload of public defenders; (ii) the
279	279	number of cases handled by the committee in each reporting period,
280	280	delineated by public defender and private bar advocate; (iii) the average
281	281	number of hours spent per case by public defenders; (iv) the number of
282	282	public defenders currently employed by the committee and the total
283	283	number employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year,
284	284	delineated by division; (v) the number of public defender vacancies to be
285	285	filled; (vi) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case
286	286	in the prior fiscal year; (vii) the number of cases assigned to private bar
287	287	advocates; (viii) the average number of hours billed by private bar
288	288	advocates; (ix) the average cost for private bar advocate services
289	289	rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (x) the billable hours of private
290	290	counsel, delineated by travel time and time spent in court, including wait
291	291	time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time
292	292	and research time; (xi) any changes to the private bar billing system
293	293	and any billing improvements that have been made; (xii) the total number 10
294	294	of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management
295	295	personnel currently employed by the committee and the total number
296	296	employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year for the previous
297	297	2 fiscal years; (xiii) a summary of all spending for psychologists,
298	298	psychiatrists and investigators including the total number of hours billed,
299	299	the number of unique vendors and the average number of hours billed;
300	300	(xiv) the staffing efficiencies that have been achieved; and (xv) the total
301	301	savings associated with the 20 per cent public defender representation
302	302	mandate compared to the previous 25 per cent public defender
303	303	representation mandate…………………………………………$84,924,405
304	304	0321-1510 For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil
305	305	cases under subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General
306	306	Laws, under section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than
307	307	$2,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered prior
308	308	to fiscal year 2024…………………………………………….… $214,378,853
309	309	0321-1520
310	310
311	311	For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the
312	312	General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of
313	313	a department of the trial court on behalf of persons who are indigent as
314	314	defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more
315	315	than $1,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered
316	316	prior to fiscal year 2024, prior appropriation continued………$ 30,165,014
317	317	Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.
318	318	0321-1600
319	319
320	320	For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal
321	321	representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the
322	322	commonwealth; provided, that not later than February 1, 2024, the
323	323	corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
324	324	ways and means using the most recent United States Census Bureau
325	325	population data available that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the
326	326	number of persons assisted by the programs funded by the corporation in
327	327	the prior fiscal year; (ii) any proposed expansion of legal services,
328	328	delineated by type of service, target population and cost; and (iii) the total
329	329	number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents who received
330	330	services from the corporation, delineated by type of case and geographic
331	331	location; provided further, that the corporation may contract with any
332	332	organization to provide representation; and provided further, that
333	333	notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the
334	334	General Laws, funds shall be expended for the Disability Benefits Project,
335	335	the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Domestic Violence Legal
336	336	Assistance Project……………………………………………… $ 49,000,000
337	337	Mental Health Legal Advisors.
338	338	0321-2000 For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for
339	339	certain programs for the indigent mentally ill established in section 34E of
340	340	chapter 221 of the General Laws………………………………… $3,011,582
341	341	Prisoners’ Legal Services.
342	342	0321-2100 For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services………………………………$ 2,981,334
343	343	Social Law Library.
344	344	0321-2205 For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county…………$ 2,960,287 11
345	345	Appeals Court.
346	346	0322-0100 For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and
347	347	expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices…………$ 15,406,986
348	348	Trial Court.
349	349	0330-0101 For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court…………$ 87,148,436
350	350	0330-0300
351	351
352	352	For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated
353	353	with trial court non-employee services, dental and vision health plan
354	354	agreements for employees who are subject to a collective bargaining
355	355	agreement, jury expenses, law libraries, statewide telecommunications,
356	356	private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse
357	357	facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses,
358	358	equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program,
359	359	insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing
360	360	commission, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent
361	361	of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
362	362	Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further,
363	363	that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the
364	364	maintenance of a domestic violence registry, evaluations of batterers’
365	365	intervention programs and the risk assessment tool for domestic violence
366	366	offenders under chapter 260 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that not
367	367	less than $378,000 shall be expended for the Race and Bias Initiative to
368	368	expand the trial court’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Experience
369	369	and to provide additional diversity training for all court employees;
370	370	provided further, that in planning and implementing the policies of the
371	371	Race and Bias Initiative, the trial court’s Office of Diversity, Equity,
372	372	Inclusion & Experience shall solicit feedback from community stakeholders
373	373	in order to identify any structural, organizational or cultural barriers to
374	374	ensure equity in the justice system for people of racial, linguistic, cultural
375	375	or sexual minorities, and shall recommend methods to remove such
376	376	barriers to guarantee the provision of competent representation and
377	377	inclusive practices in every courtroom in the commonwealth; provided
378	378	further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to maintain the
379	379	fiscal year 2022 rate increases for juvenile court investigators; provided
380	380	further, that funds may be expended to provide information and assistance
381	381	to self-represented litigants; provided further, that not less than $50,000
382	382	shall be expended for community outreach clinics and pro bono activities
383	383	of the University of Massachusetts School of Law to provide direct legal
384	384	assistance in the area of tenants’ rights; provided further, that the trial court
385	385	shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways
386	386	and means on revenues collected in the trial court; provided further, that
387	387	each report shall provide for the previous quarter for each court division
388	388	and courthouse: (i) the total amount ordered in fees and fines; (ii) the total
389	389	amount dismissed in fees and fines; (iii) the total amount paid in fees and
390	390	fines; and (iv) the total amount outstanding in fees and fines; provided
391	391	further, that not later than February 1, 2024, the court administrator shall
392	392	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
393	393	detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers and security
394	394	personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided
395	395	further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30 of the General
396	396	Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights
397	397	afforded to a veteran, under said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also
398	398	be afforded to any such veteran who holds a trial court office or position in
399	399	the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31 of the
400	400	General Laws, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed 12
401	401	term or an office or position under section 7 of said chapter 30 and who:
402	402	(a) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (b) has 30
403	403	years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined in
404	404	chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the trial court shall
405	405	submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the
406	406	amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-
407	407	magistrate during the previous calendar year under section 8 of chapter
408	408	258B of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include,
409	409	but not be limited to, the number of cases in which the assessment was
410	410	reduced or waived by a judge or clerk-magistrate within the courts;
411	411	provided further, that not later than January 5, 2024, the report shall be
412	412	submitted to the victim and witness assistance board; and provided
413	413	further, that not less than 15 days before the transfer of funds between
414	414	items within the trial court, the court administrator shall submit a report to
415	415	the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include,
416	416	but not be limited to, the following: (1) the amount of money transferred
417	417	from any item of appropriation; (2) the line item number of the appropriation
418	418	making the transfer; (3) the line item number of the appropriation
419	419	receiving the transfer; and (4) the reason for the
420	420	transfer…………………………………………………………..$312,880,200
421	421	0330-0344 For the administration and transportation costs associated with a
422	422	veterans court program and study first established in section 33 of
423	423	chapter 62 of the acts of 2014………………………………………$ 243,314
424	424	0330-0410
425	425
426	426	For the implementation of alternative dispute resolution programming;
427	427	provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for online
428	428	dispute resolution………………………………………………….. $1,332,273
429	429	0330-0441 For permanency mediation services in the probate and juvenile
430	430	courts…………………………………………………………………..$500,000
431	431	0330-0500 For the use of video teleconferencing for court appearances by persons
432	432	in the custody of the houses of correction……………………………$ 247,500
433	433	0330-0599 For a probation program that administers high-intensity supervision to
434	434	promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided,
435	435	that the office of the commissioner of probation may partner with the same
436	436	external research organization in fiscal year 2024 as selected in fiscal year
437	437	2023 to: (i) monitor program fidelity and design; (ii) implement the model;
438	438	and (iii) collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; provided further, that
439	439	said program shall be conducted at both a district and a superior court;
440	440	provided further, that the trial court shall maintain this probation program
441	441	in the 10 court locations currently in operation; and provided further, that
442	442	not later than March 15, 2024 the office of the commissioner of probation
443	443	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
444	444	means that shall include, but not be limited to, any relevant data on
445	445	participants and outcomes………………………………………... $1,315,039
446	446	0330-0601 For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be
447	447	transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided
448	448	further, that not later than April 3, 2024, the trial court shall, in coordination
449	449	with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on
450	450	interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments
451	451	and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate
452	452	committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
453	453	the amount of funds transferred to each specific agency or department for
454	454	use in the specialty courts; (ii) the specific intent of the transfer in relation 13
455	455	to specialty court operations; (iii) any additional services implemented by
456	456	way of the transfer; and (iv) the amount of unspent funds from the
457	457	transfer at the time of reporting…………………………………$ 7,455,505
458	458	0330-0612 For the administration of the Massachusetts Community Justice Project
459	459	to serve individuals with mental health and substance use disorders who
460	460	are involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court
461	461	shall continue to fund a project coordinator to oversee coordination and
462	462	administration and to provide financial oversight of the sequential intercept
463	463	model; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the project
464	464	coordinator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
465	465	ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) design of
466	466	the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) locations of workshops held
467	467	to advocate for the model; (iii) number of cases in which the model has
468	468	been utilized; (iv) impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism;
469	469	and (v) cost savings associated with the model…………………$ 199,490
470	470	0330-0613 For the implementation of the recommendations set forth by the Council
471	471	of State Governments Justice Center - Massachusetts Criminal Justice
472	472	Review including, but not limited to, the establishment of new programs
473	473	and expansion of existing programs targeted at recidivism reduction;
474	474	provided, that the trial court shall transfer funds to other commonwealth
475	475	agencies and departments of the commonwealth as outlined in this item;
476	476	provided further, that not less than 15 days before any such transfer is
477	477	made from this item to other state agencies and departments, the trial
478	478	court administrator shall notify the house and senate committees on ways
479	479	and means; provided further, that if no state agency or department is
480	480	specifically designated to receive funds from this item, the trial court
481	481	administrator shall distribute funding based on the recommendations of
482	482	the Council of State Governments Justice Center - Massachusetts
483	483	Criminal Justice Review; provided further, that not later than March 1,
484	484	2024, each state agency or department receiving funds from this item shall
485	485	submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and
486	486	the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing, as
487	487	applicable, participation, completion and recidivism rates, delineated by
488	488	gender; provided further, that the department of correction shall expend
489	489	not less than $637,500 to expand recidivism reduction programming;
490	490	provided further, that not less than $345,000 shall be expended to
491	491	establish program expansion grants administered by the executive office
492	492	of public safety and security to support the expansion of evidence-based
493	493	cognitive behavioral programs in county houses of correction and jails;
494	494	provided further, that the secretary of public safety and security shall
495	495	award grants on a competitive basis and applicants shall provide a plan
496	496	for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to
497	497	a research-based, evidence-based or evidence-informed program design;
498	498	provided further, that if there is no existing research or evidence supporting
499	499	the proposed program, applicants shall describe in detail how the program
500	500	will be evaluated with sufficient rigor to add to existing research; provided
501	501	further, that not less than $130,000 shall be expended to develop and
502	502	implement a program to improve collaboration between the department of
503	503	correction and the parole board to reduce delays in the release of paroled
504	504	inmates; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
505	505	department of correction and the parole board shall submit a joint report
506	506	to the executive office for administration and finance, the house and
507	507	senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the
508	508	judiciary detailing the: (i) implementation process; (ii) number of inmates
509	509	who experienced delayed release in fiscal year 2024 compared to prior
510	510	fiscal years; and (iii) average length of delays in fiscal year 2024 compared 14
511	511	to prior fiscal years; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be
512	512	expended for: (a) evaluating the caseload of parole and probation officers;
513	513	(b) hiring new officers accordingly; and (c) expanding programs and
514	514	services at community corrections centers; provided further, that not less
515	515	than $2,300,000 shall be expended for a transitional youth early
516	516	intervention probation pilot program to be administered by the office of the
517	517	commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $45,000
518	518	shall be expended for the improvement of case management and data-
519	519	tracking capacity in the office of the commissioner of probation; and
520	520	provided further, that not less than $5,075,000 shall be expended in
521	521	conjunction with the executive office of health and human services for the
522	522	development and implementation of a behavioral health strategy, including
523	523	statewide capacity to track the utilization of behavioral health care services
524	524	and behavioral health outcomes for persons in the criminal justice
525	525	system within the Medicaid management information
526	526	system……………………………………………………………….$ 8,662,500
527	527	Superior Court Department.
528	528	0331-0100
529	529
530	530	For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds
531	531	shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of
532	532	chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of
533	533	the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk’s
534	534	office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping…$ 38,437,953
535	535	District Court Department.
536	536	0332-0100 For the operation of the district court department, including a civil
537	537	conciliation program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any
538	538	general or special law to the contrary, the district court of Chelsea shall be
539	539	the permanent location for the northern trial session to handle 6- person
540	540	jury cases; and provided further, that all personnel within said district court
541	541	whose duties related to said northern trial session shall report to the
542	542	clerk-magistrate of said district court……………………………$86,135,959
543	543	Probate and Family Court Department.
544	544	0333-0002 For the operation of the probate and family court department; provided,
545	545	that not less than $848,014 shall be expended for continuation of the
546	546	case management triage plan………………………………...…$ 43,883,650
547	547	Land Court Department.
548	548	0334-0001 For the operation of the land court department……………………$ 5,410,707
549	549	Boston Municipal Court Department.
550	550	0335-0001 For the operation of the Boston municipal court department……$ 16,497,805
551	551	Housing Court Department.
552	552	0336-0002 For the operation of the housing court department; provided, that funds
553	553	shall be expended for court interpreter services…………………..$ 13,413,174
554	554	Juvenile Court Department. 15
555	555	0337-0002 For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less
556	556	than $330,000 shall be expended for the Worcester county court-appointed
557	557	special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $136,000
558	558	shall be expended for the Franklin and Hampshire county court-appointed
559	559	special advocates program; provided further, that not less than $180,000
560	560	shall be expended for the Hampden county court-appointed special
561	561	advocates program; provided further, that not less than $167,000 shall be
562	562	expended for the Essex county court-appointed special advocates program;
563	563	provided further, that not less than $288,000 shall be expended for the
564	564	Boston court-appointed special advocates program; provided further, that
565	565	not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire county court-
566	566	appointed special advocates program; provided further, that not less than
567	567	$100,000 shall be expended for the Bristol county court-appointed special
568	568	advocates program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
569	569	expended for the Massachusetts CASA Association; and provided further,
570	570	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a grant to One Can Help,
571	571	Inc. for the purpose of providing assistance and resources for families in
572	572	juvenile courts statewide…………………………………………$24,998,168
573	573	Office of the Commissioner of Probation.
574	574	0339-1001
575	575
576	576	For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office
577	577	shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of
578	578	revenue to verify income data and to use the department’s wage reporting
579	579	and bank match system for weekly tape-matching to determine an
580	580	individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel under chapter
581	581	211D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than
582	582	$2,236,000 shall be expended for the establishment of an employment
583	583	services division; provided further, that not less than $479,167 shall be
584	584	expended for DNA testing; provided further, that not less than $450,000
585	585	shall be expended for expanded drug testing capacity; provided further,
586	586	that not less than $222,000 shall be expended for increased sealing and
587	587	expungement capacity; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall
588	588	be expended for a caseload management software system for the juvenile
589	589	and probate and family courts; provided further, that not less than
590	590	$641,000 shall be expended for a pre-trial services unit; provided further,
591	591	that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for increased electronic
592	592
593	593	monitoring
594	594
595	595	capacity; provided further,
596	596
597	597	that
598	598
599	599	not
600	600
601	601	less than $374,667
602	602	shall be expended for a probate and family court workload reduction
603	603	project; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be expended
604	604	for the purchase of bulletproof vests for probation officers; provided
605	605	further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral
606	606	toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances;
607	607	provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and
608	608	implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-
609	609	adjudication decision making with regard to detention, release on personal
610	610	recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before
611	611	the adult trial court; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2023,
612	612	the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
613	613	ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the status of
614	614	the validated risk assessment tool; (ii) efforts to implement the risk
615	615	assessment tool in the courts; (iii) further goals to expand the use of the
616	616	risk assessment tool; and (iv) the outcomes associated with utilization of
617	617	the risk assessment tool; and provided further, that funds from this item
618	618	shall be expended for the costs associated with the full implementation of
619	619	chapter 303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to
620	620	ensure effective supervision of probationers
621	621
622	622	who
623	623
624	624	are
625	625
626	626	monitored
627	627
628	628	through
629	629
630	630	global
631	631
632	632	positioning
633	633
634	634	system bracelets………………………… $181,795,423 16
635	635	0339-1003 For the office of community corrections and performance-based
636	636	contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided,
637	637	that not later than March 1, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the
638	638	house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but
639	639	not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to evaluate
640	640	community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community
641	641	corrections center compares based on performance and utilization data;
642	642	(iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers
643	643	on a per-client-day basis; (iv) the standards for terminating contracts with
644	644	underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) plans for
645	645	increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the
646	646	department of correction and the county sheriffs’ offices; provided further,
647	647	that the executive director of the office of community corrections may
648	648	make funds available from this item for rehabilitative pilot programs that
649	649	incorporate evidence-based corrections practices; and provided further,
650	650	that the office may provide re-entry services programs, which shall not
651	651	operate as intermediate sanctions programs as defined in section 1 of
652	652	chapter 211F of the General Laws, to any person released from
653	653	incarceration including, but not limited to, any probationer or
654	654	parolee……………………………………………………………$ 29,889,862
655	655	0339-1005 For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the
656	656	commissioner of probation for cities and towns, acting either individually
657	657	or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert
658	658	juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems
659	659	before arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention
660	660	and intervention that serve youths and their families including, but not
661	661	limited to: (i) connecting youths to mental health services; (ii) providing
662	662	youth development activities and mentoring; (iii) promoting school safety,
663	663	family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and
664	664	mediation programs; and (iv) providing assistance for families and schools
665	665	to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner
666	666	with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided
667	667	further, that the office shall give preference to applications that: (a) clearly
668	668	outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law
669	669	enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and
670	670	government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult
671	671	crime; (b) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement
672	672	agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government
673	673	agencies to collaborate; (c) make a written commitment to match grant
674	674	funds with a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or
675	675	private contributions; and (d) identify a local governmental unit to serve as
676	676	the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; provided further,
677	677	that administrative costs for approved grant applications shall not exceed
678	678	5 per cent of the value of the grant; and provided further, that not later than
679	679	March 15, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate
680	680	committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to:
681	681	(1) the number of grant applications received; (2) the number of grants
682	682	approved; (3) the amount of funds issued to each grantee; and (4) details
683	683	regarding each grantee, including geographic location, services offered,
684	684	organizations with which the grantee collaborated, matching funds
685	685	provided and the number of juveniles and young adults
686	686	served……………………………………………………………….. $500,000
687	687	0339-1011 For a grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner
688	688	of probation for community-based residential re-entry programs to reduce
689	689	recidivism by providing transitional housing, workforce development and 17
690	690	case management to individuals returning to the community from
691	691	county correctional facilities and state prisons, including inmates of state
692	692	prisons and county correctional facilities approved under sections 49 and
693	693	86F of chapter 127 of the General Laws and individuals on parole or on
694	694	probation; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any
695	695	other item in the trial court; provided further, that said programs shall
696	696	provide supervision and accountability as needed; provided further, that
697	697	the funds shall be awarded through a competitive process to qualified
698	698	nonprofit organizations with a documented history of providing
699	699	comprehensive, evidence-based or evidence-informed community
700	700	residential re-entry services; provided further, that applicants shall provide
701	701	a plan for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with
702	702	fidelity to a research-based, evidence-based or evidence-informed
703	703	program design; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be
704	704	spent on women and elderly persons returning from incarceration;
705	705	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city
706	706	of Everett for a second chance program, administered by the city’s
707	707	diversity, equity and inclusion department, to enable the city to establish
708	708	programs to help Everett residents recently released from state or county
709	709	facilities to re-establish themselves in the community by mitigating the
710	710	greatest risks of recidivism; and provided further, that not later than March
711	711	1, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate
712	712	committees on ways and means on the outcomes and recidivism rates of
713	713	the participants ……………………………………………………$14,211,078
714	714	Office of the Jury Commissioner.
715	715	0339-2100 For the office of the jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the
716	716	General Laws……………………………………………………….$ 3,549,969
717	717	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
718	718	Suffolk District Attorney.
719	719	0340-0100 For the Suffolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness
720	720	assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution
721	721	program, the domestic violence unit and the children’s advocacy center;
722	722	provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8)
723	723	of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by
724	724	the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that no
725	725	assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than
726	726	$68,000……………………………………………………………. $27,009,393
727	727	0340-0198 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk
728	728	district attorney’s office………………………………………………$ 427,011
729	729	Middlesex District Attorney.
730	730	0340-0200 For the Middlesex district attorney’s office, including the victim and
731	731	witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
732	732	prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per
733	733	cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
734	734	Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
735	735	from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall
736	736	be paid an annual salary of less than $68,000 ………………….$23,001,994
737	737	0340-0298 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex 18
738	738	district attorney’s office……………………………………………………………$ 632,730
739	739	Eastern District Attorney.
740	740	0340-0300 For the Eastern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness
741	741	assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution
742	742	program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees
743	743	payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
744	744	Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
745	745	item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be
746	746	paid an annual salary of less than $68,000……………………..$ 13,974,418
747	747	0340-0398 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern
748	748	district attorney’s office………………………………………………$ 607,851
749	749	Worcester District Attorney.
750	750	0340-0400 For the Worcester district attorney’s office, including the victim and
751	751	witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
752	752	prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per
753	753	cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
754	754	Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
755	755	from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall
756	756	be paid an annual salary of less than
757	757	$68,000……………………………………………………………$ 15,129,643
758	758	0340-0498 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester
759	759	district attorney’s office……………………………………………….$ 506,566
760	760	Hampden District Attorney.
761	761	0340-0500 For the Hampden district attorney’s office, including the victim and
762	762	witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
763	763	prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per
764	764	cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
765	765	Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
766	766	from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall
767	767	be paid an annual salary of less than
768	768	$68,000……………………………………………………………$ 15,706,738
769	769	0340-0598 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden
770	770	district attorney’s office………………………………………………$ 520,427
771	771	Northwestern District Attorney.
772	772	0340-0600 For the Northwestern district attorney’s office, including the victim and
773	773	witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
774	774	prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the anti-crime task
775	775	force; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and
776	776	30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals
777	777	taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that
778	778	no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than
779	779	$68,000………………………………………………………………$ 9,294,640
780	780	0340-0698 For
781	781
782	782	the
783	783
784	784	overtime
785	785
786	786	costs of
787	787
788	788	state
789	789
790	790	police
791	791
792	792	officers
793	793
794	794	assigned
795	795
796	796	to
797	797
798	798	the
799	799	Northwestern district attorney’s office………………………………$ 360,472 19
800	800	Norfolk District Attorney.
801	801	0340-0700 For the Norfolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness
802	802	assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution
803	803	program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of
804	804	fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules
805	805	of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from
806	806	this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be
807	807	paid an annual salary of less than $68,000……………………$13,808,852
808	808	0340-0798 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk
809	809	district attorney’s office………………………………………………$ 523,480
810	810	Plymouth District Attorney.
811	811	0340-0800 For the Plymouth district attorney’s office, including the victim and
812	812	witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
813	813	prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per
814	814	cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
815	815	Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
816	816	from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall
817	817	be paid an annual salary of less than $68,000………………..$ 12,038,370
818	818	0340-0898 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth
819	819	district attorney’s office...........................................................................................$526,343
820	820	Bristol District Attorney.
821	821	0340-0900 For the Bristol district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness
822	822	assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution
823	823	program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees
824	824	payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
825	825	Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
826	826	item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be
827	827	paid an annual salary of less than $68,000……………………$ 13,567,784
828	828	0340-0998 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol
829	829	district attorney’s office………………………………………………$ 629,095
830	830	Cape and Islands District Attorney.
831	831	0340-1000 For the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, including the victim
832	832	and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
833	833	prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per
834	834	cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
835	835	Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
836	836	from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall
837	837	be paid an annual salary of less than $68,000……………………$ 5,937,107
838	838	0340-1098 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and
839	839	Islands district attorney’s office……………………………………. $348,098
840	840	Berkshire District Attorney.
841	841	0340-1100 For the Berkshire district attorney’s office, including the victim and
842	842	witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
843	843	prosecution program, the drug task force, the domestic violence unit and 20
844	844	the Berkshire county law enforcement task force; provided, that 50 per
845	845	cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
846	846	Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
847	847	from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney
848	848	shall be paid an annual salary of less than $68,000……………$ 5,611,342
849	849	0340-1198 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire
850	850	district attorney’s office………………………………………………$ 283,768
851	851	MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION.
852	852	0340-0203 For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs for
853	853	nonviolent young adult drug offenders; provided, that individuals using
854	854	heroin or other opiate derivatives who are arrested for nonviolent crimes
855	855	shall be eligible for such programs; provided further, that individuals charged
856	856	with violent crimes shall not be eligible for participation in a drug diversion
857	857	program; provided further, that a district attorney’s office may contract with
858	858	any organization to administer a drug diversion program or an education
859	859	program; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended
860	860	for the services over sentences program to address the ongoing public
861	861	health and safety crisis at the intersection and surrounding area of
862	862	Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard; provided further, that
863	863	such programs shall be designed in consultation with the department of
864	864	public health; provided further, that eligible drug diversion programs shall
865	865	offer pre- or post- arraignment programs for non-violent drug offenders to
866	866	provide candidates the opportunity to receive comprehensive substance use
867	867	treatment services in lieu of prosecution through the traditional court
868	868	process; provided further, that treatment plans may include, but shall not be
869	869	limited to, inpatient, outpatient and step-down recovery services; provided
870	870	further, that diversion program candidates without insurance coverage for
871	871	such services shall not be denied access to the program based on the
872	872	inability to pay; provided further, that not less than 60 days before the
873	873	distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall
874	874	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
875	875	detailing: (i) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (ii) the
876	876	methodology for the distribution; and (iii) the administration and cost of the
877	877	program; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be
878	878	expended for the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District
879	879	Attorneys Association $1,499,950
880	880	0340-2100
881	881
882	882	For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association,
883	883	including the implementation and related expenses of the district
884	884	attorneys’ offices automation, case management and tracking system;
885	885	provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged
886	886	directly to this item; provided further, that the association shall work in
887	887	conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11
888	888	district attorneys' offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be
889	889	limited to: (i) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district
890	890	attorney’s office for further investigation; (ii) the number of said referrals
891	891	resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge;
892	892	(iii) the number of cases referred to each district attorney's office that
893	893	remain open as of the date for submission of the report; and (iv) the
894	894	number of cases that resulted in a criminal prosecution and the disposition
895	895	of each such prosecution; provided further, that not later than March 15,
896	896	2024 said report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees
897	897	on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and
898	898	senate; provided further, that not later than January 12, 2024, the
899	899	association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys’ offices 21
900	900	to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on
901	901	ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives
902	902	and senate; provided further, that the association shall provide said offices
903	903	with an agreed-upon template for the report to be filled out; provided
904	904	further, that said offices shall submit said report in a standard electronic
905	905	format; provided further, that said template shall include, delineated by
906	906	charge type: (a) the number of criminal cases initiated by arraignment in
907	907	each department of the trial court; (b) the number of criminal cases
908	908	disposed of in each department of the trial court; (c) the number of cases
909	909	appealed to the appeals courts, or of the supreme judicial court, a single
910	910	justice of the appeals court or supreme judicial court or any other appeals;
911	911	(d) the number of cases reviewed but not charged; and (e) the number of
912	912	cases under active management where the case includes charges for drug
913	913	offenses under chapter 94C of the General Laws, motor vehicle offenses
914	914	under chapter 90 of the General Laws or firearm offenses under chapter
915	915	140 of the General Laws; and provided further, that each district attorney
916	916	shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at least
917	917	30 days before transferring any funds from the AA object class of each
918	918	district attorney’s administrative line item and means of its intention to
919	919	make that transfer………………………………………………….$ 2,515,826
920	920	0340-2117
921	921
922	922	For the retention of assistant district attorneys and non-attorney staff with
923	923	not less than 3 years of experience; provided, that the Massachusetts
924	924	District Attorneys Association shall transfer funds to the AA object class in
925	925	each of the 11 district attorneys’ offices; provided further, that the
926	926	association shall develop a formula for the distribution of said funds;
927	927	provided further, that funds distributed from this item to the district
928	928	attorneys’ offices shall be used for retention purposes and shall not be
929	929	transferred out of the AA object class; provided further, that not more than
930	930	$100,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such
931	931	purpose; provided further, that not less than 60 days prior to the
932	932	distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association
933	933	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
934	934	means detailing: (i) the methodology used to determine the amount to be
935	935	disbursed; (ii) the amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (iii)
936	936	the reason behind the distribution; and (iv) the number of assistant district
937	937	attorneys and non-attorney staff from each office who would receive funds
938	938	from this item; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be
939	939	expended for the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District
940	940	Attorneys Association……………………………………….………$ 750,000
941	941	0340-8908 For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District
942	942	Attorneys Association’s wide area network………..…………… $3,323,237
943	943	EXECUTIVE.
944	944	0411-1000 For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the
945	945	governor’s council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may
946	946	be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary
947	947	expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfers to appropriation
948	948	items where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided
949	949	further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s commission on
950	950	intellectual disability; provided further, that funds may be expended for the
951	951	governor’s development coordinating council; and provided further, that
952	952	the advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders,
953	953	established in section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, shall continue
954	954	during fiscal year 2024…………..…………………………………$6,173,602 22
955	955	0411-1020 For the operation of the office of the climate chief..................................................$500,000
956	956	SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
957	957	0511-0000 For the operation of the office of the secretary of the commonwealth;
958	958	provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540- 0900,
959	959	0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500,
960	960	0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-
961	961	2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with the house and
962	962	senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the
963	963	transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic
964	964	record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording
965	965	instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the
966	966	secretary of the commonwealth and the records conservation
967	967	board……………………………………………………………… $8,076,253
968	968	0511-0001 For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend retained
969	969	revenues not to exceed $15,000 from the sale of merchandise at the
970	970	state house gift shop to restock gift shop inventory………………… $15,000
971	971	0511-0002
972	972
973	973	For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division
974	974	shall implement a corporate dissolution program; and provided further, that
975	975	not later than March 15, 2024, the secretary shall file biannual reports with
976	976	the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total
977	977	number of reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of
978	978	revenue generated for the commonwealth…………………………$ 570,040
979	979	0511-0200
980	980
981	981	For the operation of the archives division; provided, that not less than
982	982	$200,000 shall be expended for preservation matching grants for
983	983	municipalities and nonprofit organizations to preserve veterans’
984	984	monuments, memorials and other significant sites and historic documents;
985	985	and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the state
986	986	historic records advisory board……………………………………$ 870,213
987	987	0511-0230
988	988
989	989	For the operation of the records center………………………………… $65,469
990	990	0511-0250
991	991
992	992	For the operation of the archives facility……………………………… $832,581
993	993	0511-0260
994	994
995	995	For the operation of the commonwealth museum……………………$ 273,350
996	996	0511-0270 For the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall contract with the
997	997	University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the
998	998	commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data
999	999	and to prepare annual population estimates…………………..…$ 1,000,000
1000	1000	0511-0420
1001	1001
1002	1002	For the operation of the address confidentiality program…………$ 168,971
1003	1003	0517-0000
1004	1004
1005	1005	For the printing of public documents………………………………..$ 558,639
1006	1006	0521-0000
1007	1007
1008	1008	For the operation of the elections division, including preparation, printing
1009	1009	and distribution of ballots and for other miscellaneous expenses for
1010	1010	primary
1011	1011
1012	1012	and
1013	1013
1014	1014	other
1015	1015
1016	1016	elections;
1017	1017
1018	1018	provided,
1019	1019
1020	1020	that
1021	1021
1022	1022	the
1023	1023
1024	1024	secretary
1025	1025
1026	1026	of
1027	1027
1028	1028	the
1029	1029	commonwealth may award grants for voter registration and education;
1030	1030	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for updated
1031	1031	cameras and audio and visual equipment for the Wayland town meeting;
1032	1032	and provided further, that the registration and education activities may be
1033	1033	conducted by community-based voter registration and education
1034	1034	organizations……………………………………………………..$18,692,404 23
1035	1035	0521-0001 For the operation of the central voter registration computer system;
1036	1036	provided, that not later than February 28, 2024, the secretary of the
1037	1037	commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate
1038	1038	committees on ways and means detailing voter registration activity..................$11,307,994
1039	1039	0521-0002 For implementing early voting in the commonwealth under sections 6
1040	1040	and 7 of chapter 115 of the acts of 2020 and section 25B of chapter 54 of
1041	1041	the General Laws, as determined through the collection and certification
1042	1042	of
1043	1043
1044	1044	accurate
1045	1045
1046	1046	accounting
1047	1047
1048	1048	by
1049	1049
1050	1050	the
1051	1051
1052	1052	state
1053	1053
1054	1054	auditor
1055	1055
1056	1056	and
1057	1057
1058	1058	division
1059	1059
1060	1060	of
1061	1061
1062	1062	local
1063	1063	mandates for distribution by the secretary of the commonwealth........................$6,000,000
1064	1064	0524-0000 For providing information to voters.........................................................................$455,738
1065	1065	0526-0100 For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission............................$1,067,051
1066	1066	0527-0100 For the operation of the ballot law commission.........................................................$10,384
1067	1067	0528-0100 For the operation of the records conservation board................................................$36,396
1068	1068	0540-0900 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence.....................................$1,368,857
1069	1069	0540-1000 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem..........................................$3,105,080
1070	1070	0540-1100 For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin.....................................$680,502
1071	1071	0540-1200 For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden................................$2,133,785
1072	1072	0540-1300 For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire.................................$851,798
1073	1073	0540-1400 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell..........................................$1,299,018
1074	1074	0540-1500 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge...................................$4,387,709
1075	1075	0540-1600 For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams..........................................$454,448
1076	1076	0540-1700 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield..........................................$614,599
1077	1077	0540-1800 For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington...........................$364,693
1078	1078	0540-1900 For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk....................................$2,370,528
1079	1079	0540-2000 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg........................................$790,699
1080	1080	0540-2100 For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester....................................$2,542,827
1081	1081	TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
1082	1082	Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General.
1083	1083	0610-0000 For the office of the treasurer and receiver general; provided, that the
1084	1084	treasurer shall provide computer services required by the teachers’
1085	1085	retirement board; provided further, that funds may be expended for the
1086	1086	payment of bank fees; and provided further, that financial assistance
1087	1087	shall be made available to injured firefighters………………… $11,783,921
1088	1088	0610-0010 Forprogramstopromoteandimprovefinancialliteracyfor
1089	1089	Massachusetts residents………………………………………….$ 1,626,701 24
1090	1090	0610-0050 For the administration of the alcoholic beverages control commission in
1091	1091	its efforts to regulate and control the conduct and condition of traffic in
1092	1092	alcoholic beverages; provided, that the commission shall maintain at least
1093	1093	1 chief investigator and other investigators as may be necessary for the
1094	1094	regulation and control of trafficking of alcoholic beverages; provided
1095	1095	further, that the commission shall work and cooperate with the Bureau of
1096	1096	Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States
1097	1097	Department of Justice and other relevant federal agencies to assist in its
1098	1098	efforts to regulate and control trafficking of alcoholic beverages; and
1099	1099	provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal
1100	1100	funds and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the
1101	1101	enforcement of laws pertaining to the trafficking of alcoholic
1102	1102	beverages…………………………………………………………$ 5,072,163
1103	1103	0610-0051 For the operation of the alcoholic beverages control commission relative
1104	1104	to the prevention of underage drinking and related programs including, but
1105	1105	not limited to, applying for and obtaining Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
1106	1106	Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice funds,
1107	1107	grants and other federal appropriations; provided, that the commission
1108	1108	may expend retained revenues up to $350,000 collected from fees
1109	1109	generated by the commission; and provided further, that for the purpose of
1110	1110	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
1111	1111	revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses
1112	1112	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
1113	1113	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as
1114	1114	reported in the state accounting system……………………………$350,000
1115	1115	0610-0060 For the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement division
1116	1116	of the alcoholic beverages control commission’s implementation of the
1117	1117	enhanced liquor enforcement programs known as the safe campus, safe
1118	1118	holidays, safe prom and safe summer programs; provided, that funds
1119	1119	from this item shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-
1120	1120	0050…………………………………………………………………..$348,780
1121	1121	0610-2000 For payments made to veterans under section 1 of chapter 646 of the
1122	1122	acts of 1968, section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 and section 11
1123	1123	of chapter 132 of the acts of 2009; provided, that the office of the state
1124	1124	treasurer may expend not more than $300,000 for costs incurred in the
1125	1125	administration of these payments………………………………… $2,803,626
1126	1126	0611-1000 For bonus payments to war veterans…………………………………$ 44,500
1127	1127	0612-0105
1128	1128
1129	1129	For payment of the public safety employee killed in the line of duty
1130	1130	benefit established in section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws;
1131	1131	provided, that the office of the state treasurer shall provide immediate
1132	1132	written notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the
1133	1133	house and senate committees on ways and means upon the expenditure
1134	1134	of the funds appropriated in this item; and provided further, that at the
1135	1135	written request of the office of the state treasurer, the comptroller shall
1136	1136	transfer uncommitted and unobligated funds from item 1599-
1137	1137	3384 to this
1138	1138
1139	1139	item………………………………………………… $600,000
1140	1140	Lottery Commission.
1141	1141	0640-0000 For the operation of the state lottery commission and arts lottery;
1142	1142	provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for costs
1143	1143	associated with the promotion or advertising of lottery games; provided 25
1144	1144	further, that positions funded from this item shall not be subject to chapters
1145	1145	30 and 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that 25 per cent of
1146	1146	the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the
1147	1147	State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section35 of chapter 10 of
1148	1148	the General Laws, to the General Fund……………………$ 105,754,482
1149	1149	0640-0005 For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that 25 per cent of
1150	1150	the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the
1151	1151	State Lottery and Gaming Fund, to the General Fund…………$3,242,859
1152	1152	0640-0010 For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program;
1153	1153	provided, that the state lottery commission shall issue a report not later
1154	1154	than June 30, 2024 to the house and senate committees on ways and
1155	1155	means detailing additional revenues generated as a result of promotional
1156	1156	activities funded from this item; and provided further, that 25 per cent of
1157	1157	the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the
1158	1158	State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10
1159	1159	of the General Laws, to the General Fund……………………… $9,000,000
1160	1160	0640-0096 For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2024 contributions to the health and
1161	1161	welfare fund established under the collective bargaining agreement
1162	1162	between the state lottery commission and the Service Employees
1163	1163	International Union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions
1164	1164	shall be paid to the fund on such basis as the collective bargaining
1165	1165	agreement provides; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount
1166	1166	appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State
1167	1167	Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the
1168	1168	General Laws, to the General Fund………………………………$ 497,310
1169	1169	Massachusetts Cultural Council.
1170	1170	0640-0300
1171	1171
1172	1172	For the services and operations of the Massachusetts cultural council,
1173	1173	including grants to or contracts with public and nonpublic entities; provided,
1174	1174	that the council may expend the amounts appropriated in this item for the
1175	1175	council as provided under sections 52 to 58, inclusive, of chapter 10 of the
1176	1176	General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated
1177	1177	in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery and Gaming
1178	1178	Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, to the
1179	1179	General Fund; provided further, that a person employed under this item
1180	1180	shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of chapter
1181	1181	150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate bargaining
1182	1182	unit; provided further, that the council shall expend from any source an
1183	1183	amount not less than 75 per cent of this item on grants and subsidies to
1184	1184	further the achievement of the goals of the council’s 3-year strategic plan,
1185	1185	including: (i) stewarding programmatic practices that advance equity,
1186	1186	diversity and inclusion; (ii) advancing the creative and cultural sector
1187	1187	through building partnerships, Identifying recommendations and
1188	1188	storytelling; and (iii) ensuring internal systems, structures and ways of
1189	1189	working reflect the council’s values of creativity, public service and inclusion
1190	1190	and advance the sector’s needs; provided further, that not less than
1191	1191	$20,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster for repairs and
1192	1192	upgrades to the Number 6 school house; provided further, that not less than
1193	1193	$50,000 shall be expended for the city of Leominster for improvements and
1194	1194	updates to the Frances Drake house; provided further, that not less than
1195	1195	$75,000 shall be expended for the barn and other building renovations at
1196	1196	the Forbes house museum in Milton; provided further, that not less than
1197	1197	$150,000 shall be expended for the Franklin performing arts company;
1198	1198	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the 26
1199	1199	Springfield symphony orchestra for revitalizing the performing arts in the
1200	1200	greater Springfield area, specifically marketing, youth education and
1201	1201	performance opportunities and targeted special events to increase diverse
1202	1202	performances reflective of the multiethnic population; provided further, that
1203	1203	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for beyond walls for a public art
1204	1204	installation project in Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $25,000
1205	1205	shall be expended for the children’s space at the Massachusetts Museum
1206	1206	of Contemporary Art in the city of North Adams; provided further, that not
1207	1207	less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements at Cogswell Art
1208	1208	Space in Haverhill to convert the former Cogswell school into a community
1209	1209	art center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
1210	1210	to Three Saints, Inc., in the city of Lawrence to support community services
1211	1211	and promote Italian heritage; provided further, that not less than $25,000
1212	1212	shall be expended for an artist community assistance program
1213	1213	administered by the Allston Village main streets of Boston; provided further,
1214	1214	that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Amplify POC Cape Cod to
1215	1215	hire staff for grant and long-term funding applications to promote economic
1216	1216	power, increased ownership and wealth-building opportunities in
1217	1217	communities of color; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
1218	1218	expended to the city known as the town of Barnstable to hire staff for the
1219	1219	city’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; provided further, that not less
1220	1220	than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Hudson for downtown
1221	1221	wayfinding improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
1222	1222	be expended for the Lowell southeast Asian water festival, through the
1223	1223	cultural organizations of Lowell, to promote equity, diversity and inclusion
1224	1224	in the cultural life of the people of greater Lowell and beyond; provided
1225	1225	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a grant to the Fort
1226	1226	Point arts community; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
1227	1227	expended to the Boston ballet; and provided further, that not later than
1228	1228	January 31, 2024, the council shall submit its board-approved fiscal year
1229	1229	2024 spending plan to the office of the state treasurer, the executive office
1230	1230	for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways
1231	1231	and means and the joint committee on tourism, arts and cultural
1232	1232	development including, but not limited to, the amounts to be expended on:
1233	1233	(a) grants and subsidies; (b) personnel; (c) leases and utilities; and (d)
1234	1234	travel, delineated by in-state and board-approved out-of-state
1235	1235	travel………………………………………………………………$25,895,000
1236	1236	Debt Service.
1237	1237	0699-0005 For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend not more than
1238	1238	$50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 from premiums paid on the sales of
1239	1239	revenue anticipation notes and expend those premium payments to pay
1240	1240	the principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation
1241	1241	notes………………………………………………………………$ 50,000,000
1242	1242	0699-0014 For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain
1243	1243	indebtedness
1244	1244
1245	1245	incurred under chapter 233 of the acts of 2008 for
1246	1246	financing the accelerated bridge program……………………$ 257,597,997
1247	1247	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
1248	1248	0699-0015
1249	1249
1250	1250	For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain bonded
1251	1251	debt and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth; provided, that
1252	1252	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state
1253	1253	treasurer may make payments under section 38C of chapter 29 of the
1254	1254	General Laws from this item and items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-
1255	1255	0014; provided further, that the payments shall pertain to the bonds, notes 27
1256	1256	or other obligations authorized to be paid from each item; provided further,
1257	1257	that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
1258	1258	comptroller may transfer the amounts that would otherwise be
1259	1259	unexpended on June 30, 2024 from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-
1260	1260	2005 and 0699-0014 or from said items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-
1261	1261	0014 to this item, which would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet
1262	1262	debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; provided
1263	1263	further, that each amount transferred shall be charged to the funds as
1264	1264	specified in the item to which the amount is transferred; provided further,
1265	1265	that payments on bonds issued under section 2O of said chapter 29 shall
1266	1266	be paid from this item and shall be charged to the infrastructure subfund
1267	1267	of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; and provided further, that
1268	1268	notwithstanding any provision of this item or of any other general or special
1269	1269	law to the contrary, the comptroller may charge the payments authorized
1270	1270	in the item to the appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan
1271	1271	which the comptroller shall file 10 days in advance with the house and
1272	1272	senate committees on ways and means……………………$ 2,108,969,650
1273	1273	General Fund........................................................50.08%
1274	1274	Commonwealth Transportation Fund....................49.92%
1275	1275	0699-2005 For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain
1276	1276	indebtedness that may be incurred for financing the central artery/third
1277	1277	harbor tunnel funding shortfall………………………………….$ 94,593,915
1278	1278	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
1279	1279	0699-9100 For the payment of interest and issuance costs on bonds, bond and
1280	1280	revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other notes under
1281	1281	sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the
1282	1282	payment to the United States under section 148 of the Internal Revenue
1283	1283	Code of 1986 of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with
1284	1284	respect to any outstanding bonds or notes of the commonwealth; provided,
1285	1285	that the treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the
1286	1286	distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth;
1287	1287	provided further, that not more than $400,000 shall be expended from this
1288	1288	item for the costs of personnel at the debt department of the office of the
1289	1289	state treasurer; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge costs to
1290	1290	the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided further, that any
1291	1291	deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 shall
1292	1292	be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or
1293	1293	Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service
1294	1294	reserves………………………………………………………….. $13,681,484
1295	1295	OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR.
1296	1296	0710-0000 For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of
1297	1297	privatization contracts under sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of
1298	1298	the General Laws………………………………………………… $20,553,242
1299	1299	0710-0100 For the operation of the division of local mandates………………$ 418,002
1300	1300	0710-0200 For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that
1301	1301	the office of the state auditor shall submit quarterly reports to the house
1302	1302	and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total amount of
1303	1303	fraudulently obtained benefits identified by the bureau, the total value of
1304	1304	settlement restitution payments, actual monthly collections and any 28
1305	1305	circumstances that produce shortfalls in collections……………$ 2,924,086
1306	1306	0710-0225 For the operation of the Medicaid audit unit within the division of audit
1307	1307	operations to prevent and identify fraud and abuse in the MassHealth
1308	1308	system; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from
1309	1309	this item shall not be less than 50 per cent; provided further, that not later
1310	1310	than March 1, 2024, the division shall submit a report to the house and
1311	1311	senate committees on ways and means detailing all findings on activities
1312	1312	and payments made through the MassHealth system; provided further,
1313	1313	that the report shall include, to the extent available, a review of all post-
1314	1314	audit efforts undertaken by MassHealth to recoup payments owed to the
1315	1315	commonwealth due to identified fraud and abuse; provided further, that
1316	1316	the report shall include the responses of MassHealth to the most recent
1317	1317	post-audit review survey, including the status of recoupment efforts; and
1318	1318	provided further, that the report shall include the unit’s recommendations
1319	1319	to enhance recoupment efforts…………………………………...$ 1,399,658
1320	1320	0710-0300 For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud
1321	1321	by the bureau of special investigations $528,480
1322	1322	0710-0400
1323	1323
1324	1324	For the establishment and operation of an information technology audit
1325	1325	unit within the office of the state auditor in order to conduct audits of high
1326	1326	risk information technology related activities including, cybersecurity,
1327	1327	data access, systems operations, data integrity and regulatory
1328	1328	compliance…………………………………………………………… $815,155
1329	1329	Police Reform Commission.
1330	1330	0800-0000 For the operation of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and
1331	1331	Training Commission; provided, that not later than March 11, 2024, the
1332	1332	commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
1333	1333	ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the current
1334	1334	caseload of the commission for fiscal year 2024; (ii) the number of
1335	1335	complaints concerning police officer conduct received by the commission;
1336	1336	(iii) patterns of unprofessional police conduct identified by the commission;
1337	1337	and (iv) the number of police officers suspended by the commission and
1338	1338	the reason for said suspension, prior appropriation
1339	1339	continued………………………………………………………….. $8,500,000
1340	1340	0800-0001 For the operation of the Commission on the Status of African Americans..............$150,000
1341	1341	0800-0002 For the operation of the Commission on the Status of Latinos and
1342	1342	Latinas....................................................................................................................$150,000
1343	1343	0800-0003 For the operation of the Commission on the Status of Persons with
1344	1344	Disabilities..............................................................................................................$150,000
1345	1345	0800-0004 For the operation of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men
1346	1346	and Boys................................................................................................................$150,000
1347	1347	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
1348	1348	0810-0000
1349	1349
1350	1350	For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the
1351	1351	local consumer aid fund, established in section 11G of chapter 12 of the
1352	1352	General Laws, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices,
1353	1353	a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness assistance program;
1354	1354	provided, that the victim and witness assistance program shall be 29
1355	1355	administered under chapters 258B and 258C of the General Laws;
1356	1356	provided further, that the attorney general shall submit to the general court
1357	1357	and the secretary of administration and finance a report detailing the
1358	1358	claims submitted to the state treasurer for payment under item 0810- 0004,
1359	1359	indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim; and
1360	1360	provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than
1361	1361	January 12, 2024…………………………………………………$ 36,526,667
1362	1362	0810-0004
1363	1363
1364	1364	For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that
1365	1365	notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60
1366	1366	years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or
1367	1367	receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for
1368	1368	compensation under said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered
1369	1369	no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such
1370	1370	claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that
1371	1371	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the
1372	1372	crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist
1373	1373	rape victims including, but not limited to, the services provided under
1374	1374	section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws………………$ 3,426,323
1375	1375	0810-0013
1376	1376
1377	1377	For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a false
1378	1378	claims program not more than $4,088,503 from retained revenues
1379	1379	collected from enforcement of sections 5A to 5O, inclusive, of chapter 12
1380	1380	of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special
1381	1381	law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
1382	1382	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
1383	1383	expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may
1384	1384	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
1385	1385	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
1386	1386	system………………………………………………………………$ 4,088,503
1387	1387	0810-0014 For the operation of the office of ratepayer advocacy within the office of
1388	1388	the attorney general under section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws;
1389	1389	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
1390	1390	the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12 shall equal
1391	1391	the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit
1392	1392	costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds
1393	1393	shall be expended for the expenses of legal and technical personnel and
1394	1394	associated administrative and travel expenses relative to participation in
1395	1395	regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on
1396	1396	behalf of ratepayers in the commonwealth……………………… $2,910,218
1397	1397	0810-0016 For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for the
1398	1398	development and prosecution of claims for enforcement by the
1399	1399	commonwealth of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and the
1400	1400	Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., including, but not limited to, the
1401	1401	investigation of such claims, the costs of personnel and litigation, the
1402	1402	engagement of experts, the administration of studies or related activities
1403	1403	and the enforcement of settlements, not more than $618,200 from
1404	1404	revenues collected from costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney
1405	1405	and expert witness fees as awarded to the attorney general by the court
1406	1406	or as agreed upon by the parties in settlement of any claims brought under
1407	1407	said Clean Water Act, and said Clean Air Act; provided, that penalties
1408	1408	payable to the commonwealth under the General Laws that are recovered
1409	1409	by the commonwealth in the course of prosecuting claims for enforcement
1410	1410	of federal law shall be deposited into the General Fund; and provided
1411	1411	further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
1412	1412	the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
1413	1413	of revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and 30
1414	1414	the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower
1415	1415	of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in
1416	1416	the state accounting system…………………………………………$ 618,200
1417	1417	0810-0021 For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the
1418	1418	federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less
1419	1419	than 75 per cent of the expenditure; provided further, that funds shall
1420	1420	continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of
1421	1421	abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals
1422	1422	from the department of public health under section 72H of chapter 111 of
1423	1423	the General Laws; provided further, that the unit shall provide training for
1424	1424	all investigators of the department of public health’s division of health care
1425	1425	quality responsible for the investigations on a periodic basis pursuant to a
1426	1426	comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the
1427	1427	unit; and provided further, that training shall include instruction on
1428	1428	techniques for improving the efficiency and quality of investigations
1429	1429	of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation referred
1430	1430	under said section 72H of said chapter 111………………………$ 5,047,180
1431	1431	0810-0045
1432	1432
1433	1433	For the wage enforcement program; provided, that notwithstanding any
1434	1434	general or special law to the contrary, a nonmanagement position funded
1435	1435	by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as
1436	1436	prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to
1437	1437	chapter 150E of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than
1438	1438	$500,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of a
1439	1439	specialized prevailing wage and construction investigatory and
1440	1440	enforcement unit within the wage enforcement program; provided further,
1441	1441	that the unit shall consist of not less than 2 investigators assigned to
1442	1442	eastern Massachusetts, 2 investigators assigned to central
1443	1443	Massachusetts and 2 investigators assigned to western Massachusetts
1444	1444	and the specialized unit shall be supervised by at least 1 supervising
1445	1445	investigator and 1 assistant attorney general in the wage enforcement
1446	1446	program’s Boston office with significant experience investigating violations
1447	1447	of the commonwealth’s prevailing wage and construction laws; and
1448	1448	provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the specialized unit
1449	1449	shall submit a report on its annual enforcement actions and violation
1450	1450	trends within the construction industry to the clerks of the house of
1451	1451	representatives and the senate…………………………………. $6,335,964
1452	1452	0810-0061 For the funding of existing and future litigation devoted to obtaining
1453	1453	significant recoveries for the commonwealth…………………$ 3,039,552
1454	1454	0810-0098 For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the office of the
1455	1455	attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with said officers
1456	1456	shall not be funded from this item; and provided further, that no
1457	1457	expenditures shall be made on or after the effective date of this item that
1458	1458	would cause the commonwealth’s obligation under this item to exceed
1459	1459	the amount appropriated in this item………………………………$ 545,738
1460	1460	0810-0201 For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on
1461	1461	insurance under section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided,
1462	1462	that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the
1463	1463	automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers’ compensation fraud unit
1464	1464	in the office of the attorney general; and provided further, that
1465	1465	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount
1466	1466	assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this
1467	1467	item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this
1468	1468	item………………………………………………………………….$ 1,829,912 31
1469	1469	0810-0338
1470	1470
1471	1471	For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud;
1472	1472	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
1473	1473	the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount
1474	1474	appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for
1475	1475	personnel paid from this item……………………………………….$ 564,594
1476	1476	0810-0399
1477	1477
1478	1478	For the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud;
1479	1479	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
1480	1480	the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount
1481	1481	appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for
1482	1482	personnel paid from this item; provided further, that the office of the
1483	1483	attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate,
1484	1484	employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance as
1485	1485	required by law and those employers or employees who may seek to
1486	1486	defraud the system; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate
1487	1487	and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the
1488	1488	General Laws…………………………………………………………$ 371,216
1489	1489	0810-1204 For the costs of the division of gaming enforcement under section 11M of
1490	1490	chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that the gaming commission
1491	1491	shall reimburse the General Fund for the total amount of this appropriation
1492	1492	and associated fringe benefit costs under said section 11M of said chapter
1493	1493	12……………………………………………………………………… $536,474
1494	1494	0810-1205 For programs devoted to combatting opioid addiction including, but not
1495	1495	limited to, the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices
1496	1496	and fraudulent prescribing practices; provided, that not later than February
1497	1497	2, 2024, the office of the attorney general shall submit a report to the house
1498	1498	and senate committees on ways and means on the results of said program
1499	1499	including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of investigations, opioid and
1500	1500	trafficking settlements pursued and long-term plans for the program;
1501	1501	provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the New
1502	1502	Bedford police department to support the greater New Bedford opioid task
1503	1503	force; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
1504	1504	the SAFE Coalition Incorporated to provide support, education, treatment
1505	1505	options and coping mechanisms for those affected by substance use
1506	1506	disorder in the city known as the town of Franklin………..……..$2,431,595
1507	1507	0810-1206 For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a civil
1508	1508	penalties revolving fund an amount not to exceed $2,023,194 from
1509	1509	revenues collected from enforcement of civil law; provided, that
1510	1510	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
1511	1511	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues
1512	1512	and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the
1513	1513	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
1514	1514	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
1515	1515	state accounting system…………………………………………..$2,023,194
1516	1516	Victim and Witness Assistance Board.
1517	1517	0840-0100
1518	1518
1519	1519	For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided,
1520	1520	that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation and
1521	1521	administration of trainings and educational programming that advances
1522	1522	the goals of the Massachusetts office for victim
1523	1523	assistance…………………………………………………………$ 1,426,262
1524	1524	0840-0101 For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program 32
1525	1525	to be administered by the Massachusetts office for victim assistance;
1526	1526	provided, that not later than February 2, 2024, the office shall submit a
1527	1527	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing
1528	1528	the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited
1529	1529	to, the: (i) expansion of the program’s services to new courthouses
1530	1530	throughout the commonwealth; (ii) number and types of incidents to which
1531	1531	the advocates responded; (iii) types of services and service referrals
1532	1532	provided by the domestic violence advocates; (iv) cost of providing such
1533	1533	services; and (v) extent of coordination with other service providers and
1534	1534	state agencies; and provided further, that SAFEPLAN services shall at
1535	1535	least be maintained at the levels provided in fiscal year
1536	1536	2023………………………………………………………………….$ 2,421,044
1537	1537	STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.
1538	1538	0900-0100 For the operation of the state ethics commission................................................$3,352,202
1539	1539	OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
1540	1540	0910-0200 For the operation of the office of the inspector general.......................................$5,475,460
1541	1541	0910-0210 For the office of the inspector general, which may expend revenues
1542	1542	collected not more than $1,175,000 from the fees charged to participants
1543	1543	in the Massachusetts public purchasing official certification program and
1544	1544	the certified public manager program for the operation of such programs;
1545	1545	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
1546	1546	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
1547	1547	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
1548	1548	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
1549	1549	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
1550	1550	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$1,175,000
1551	1551	0910-0220 For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established in
1552	1552	section 16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws.....................................................$743,085
1553	1553	0910-0230 For the operation of the data analytics unit within the office of the
1554	1554	inspector general....................................................................................................$500,000
1555	1555	0910-0300 For the operation of the internal special audit unit established in section 9
1556	1556	of chapter 6C of the General Laws.........................................................................$844,932
1557	1557	0910-0330 For the operation of the Division of State Police Oversight, established in
1558	1558	section 72 of chapter 22C of the General Laws......................................................$437,250
1559	1559	OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE.
1560	1560	0920-0300 For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance.........................$2,084,060
1561	1561	OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE.
1562	1562	0930-0100 For the operation of the office of the child advocate; provided, that not less than
1563	1563	$100,000 shall be used to ensure effective cross-agency coordination of early
1564	1564	childhood and school-aged student wellness efforts to address barriers to student
1565	1565	academic success, including, but not limited to, access to social services, mental
1566	1566	health and behavioral health resources; provided further, that not less than 33
1567	1567	$1,000,000 shall be expended for Roca, Inc. to provide case management, trauma-
1568	1568	informed supports and advocacy to mothers ages 14 through 24 and their children
1569	1569	who are experiencing high levels of victimization, trauma, poverty and instability;
1570	1570	provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on a pilot program to
1571	1571	provide housing support services to transition age youth that are aging out of the care
1572	1572	or custody of the department of children and families or the department of youth
1573	1573	services; and provided further, that such services shall include, but not be limited to,
1574	1574	staff support through case management and the provision of direct housing
1575	1575	services………………………………………………………………..$5,532,001
1576	1576	0930-0101 For the operation of the state center on child wellbeing and trauma…................$3,750,000
1577	1577	MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
1578	1578	0940-0100 For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that
1579	1579	the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal
1580	1580	reimbursement; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
1581	1581	commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
1582	1582	ways and means on the: (i) number of currently pending cases and the
1583	1583	number of cases under investigation and in post-probable cause, with the
1584	1584	number of post-probable cause cases delineated by the number of cases
1585	1585	in the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; (ii)
1586	1586	number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency
1587	1587	or state authority is named as a respondent, delineating those cases by
1588	1588	agency or authority; (iii) number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2023; (iv)
1589	1589	number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2023; and (v)
1590	1590	average duration of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2023,
1591	1591	delineated by cases that reached the conciliation, pre-public hearing and
1592	1592	post-public hearing stages; provided further, that funds made available in
1593	1593	this item shall be in addition to funds available in items 0940-0101 and
1594	1594	0940-0103; and provided further, that all nonclerical positions shall be
1595	1595	exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws………………$ 7,917,443
1596	1596	0940-0101 For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may
1597	1597	expend not more than $1,100,000 in revenues from fees and federal
1598	1598	reimbursements received in fiscal year 2024 and prior fiscal years for the
1599	1599	purposes of United States Department of Housing and Urban
1600	1600	Development fair housing programs; provided, that notwithstanding any
1601	1601	general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend
1602	1602	revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized;
1603	1603	and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
1604	1604	the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
1605	1605	between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the
1606	1606	commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for
1607	1607	payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the
1608	1608	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
1609	1609	system………………………………………………………………$ 1,100,000
1610	1610	0940-0102 For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may
1611	1611	expend not more than $410,000 in revenues collected from fees charged
1612	1612	for training and monitoring programs; provided, that the commission shall
1613	1613	work with the office of access and opportunity and the office of diversity
1614	1614	and equal opportunity to design and deliver training to executive branch
1615	1615	staff; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
1616	1616	the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated
1617	1617	through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided
1618	1618	further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for 34
1619	1619	the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
1620	1620	of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur
1621	1621	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
1622	1622	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
1623	1623	as reported in the state accounting system………………………$ 410,000
1624	1624	0940-0103 For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may
1625	1625	expend not more than $1,400,000 in revenues from fees and federal
1626	1626	reimbursements received in fiscal year 2024 and prior fiscal years for the
1627	1627	purposes of United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1628	1628	fair employment programs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
1629	1629	special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues
1630	1630	generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and
1631	1631	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
1632	1632	contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
1633	1633	the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission
1634	1634	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
1635	1635	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
1636	1636	estimate, as reported in the state accounting
1637	1637	system………………………………………………………………$ 1,400,000
1638	1638	COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
1639	1639	0950-0000 For the commission on the status of women established in section 66 of chapter 3 of the
1640	1640	General Laws……………………………………………………………………………$ 949,292
1641	1641	COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING
1642	1642	GRANDCHILDREN.
1643	1643	0950-0030 For the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren established in
1644	1644	section 69 of chapter 3 of the General Laws…………………………………………$ 269,321
1645	1645	MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,
1646	1646	TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND QUESTIONING YOUTH.
1647	1647	0950-0050
1648	1648
1649	1649	For the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and
1650	1650	questioning youth established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General
1651	1651	Laws; provided, that funds shall be used to address issues related to the
1652	1652	implementation of the commonwealth’s anti-bullying law under section
1653	1653	37O of chapter 71 of the General
1654	1654	Laws………………………………………………………………… $1,100,000
1655	1655	COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC
1656	1656	ISLANDERS.
1657	1657	0950-0080 For the commission on the status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders established in
1658	1658	section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws………………………………$582,753
1659	1659	OFFICE OF THE VETERAN ADVOCATE.
1660	1660	0960-1000 For the operation of the office of the veteran advocate..........................................$750,000
1661	1661	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER. 35
1662	1662	1000-0001 For the office of the state comptroller for the management of the
1663	1663	accounting, payroll, related financial systems and annual financial reports,
1664	1664	including prescribing the books and manner of accounting and internal
1665	1665	control guidance for all commonwealth agencies to promote
1666	1666	accountability, integrity and clarity in commonwealth business, fiscal and
1667	1667	administrative enterprises and to mitigate the risk of fraud, waste and
1668	1668	abuse of commonwealth resources; provided, that the comptroller shall
1669	1669	submit quarterly reports to the executive office for administration and
1670	1670	finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means that
1671	1671	shall include, for each state agency for which the commonwealth is billing,
1672	1672	the eligible state services and the full-year estimate of revenues and
1673	1673	collected revenues; provided further, that the comptroller shall make
1674	1674	expenditures for an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt
1675	1675	program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
1676	1676	law to the contrary, the comptroller may take any necessary actions to
1677	1677	secure financial and payroll data including, but not limited to, restricting
1678	1678	certain data released under section 20 of chapter 66 of the General
1679	1679	Laws……………………………………………………………… $10,352,191
1680	1680	MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION.
1681	1681	1050-0140 For payments to cities and towns under chapter 23K of the General Laws.........$1,105,143
1682	1682	MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION.
1683	1683	1070-0840 For the operation of the Massachusetts cannabis control commission established under section
1684	1684	76 of chapter 10 of the General Laws………………………………………………$17,412,004
1685	1685	Marijuana Regulation Fund......................................100%
1686	1686	1070-0842 For the Massachusetts cannabis control commission’s oversight of the medical marijuana
1687	1687	industry………………………………$3,684,738
1688	1688	Marijuana Regulation Fund......................................100%
1689	1689	EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
1690	1690	Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance.
1691	1691	1100-1100 For the office of the secretary of administration and finance; provided,
1692	1692	that the secretary shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be
1693	1693	submitted not later than January 31, 2024, and the second of which shall
1694	1694	be submitted not later than May 31, 2024, to the house and senate
1695	1695	committees on ways and means; provided further, that the reports shall
1696	1696	summarize existing and proposed collective bargaining agreements in an
1697	1697	electronic format, which shall include for each agreement: (i) the session
1698	1698	law for the previously agreed upon collective bargaining agreement; (ii)
1699	1699	the current agreement status; (iii) the collective bargaining unit and unit
1700	1700	number; (iv) the number of full-time equivalent employees subject to the
1701	1701	agreement, by item; (v) a description of the membership of the unit; (vi)
1702	1702	the total salary base of the most recent previous agreement; (vii) the start
1703	1703	date and expiration date of the most recent agreement; (viii) the estimated
1704	1704	total fiscal impact of the agreement compared to the previous agreement;
1705	1705	(ix) the base salary increases required by the agreement, by effective time;
1706	1706	and (x) the funding status of the agreement; provided further, that the 36
1707	1707	reports shall detail, by bargaining unit, the costs to the commonwealth
1708	1708	resulting from the collective bargaining agreements with various public
1709	1709	employees’ unions, delineated by item; provided further, that the reports
1710	1710	shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) effective date of any new
1711	1711	negotiations or renegotiations; (b) end date of the contract; (c) number
1712	1712	of employees in the bargaining unit, by department; and (d) costs
1713	1713	associated with any new negotiations or renegotiations, including salary
1714	1714	adjustments, step increases, statutory benefits and other non- salary costs
1715	1715	for the current and subsequent fiscal years for the life of the contract; and
1716	1716	provided further, that the executive office for administration and finance
1717	1717	shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on
1718	1718	ways and means detailing federal grant applications submitted and
1719	1719	federal grants received by executive branch agencies during the
1720	1720	applicable reporting period………………………………………..$ 4,390,081
1721	1721	1100-1201 For supporting activities relating to accountability and transparency
1722	1722	including, but not limited to, economic forecasting, adoption of uniform
1723	1723	procedures across state agencies and departments and maximizing
1724	1724	federal revenue opportunities……………………………………… $393,796
1725	1725	1100-1700 For the provision of information technology services within the executive
1726	1726	office for administration and finance…………………………… $31,792,447
1727	1727	1100-2200 For the state infrastructure implementation coordinator and the operation of
1728	1728	the federal funds and infrastructure development
1729	1729	office……………………………………………………….............$1,997,515
1730	1730	1106-0064
1731	1731
1732	1732	For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the
1733	1733	office shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage
1734	1734	type; (ii) participation in state-subsidized child care provided through items
1735	1735	3000-3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and
1736	1736	housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-
1737	1737	0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of active members and dependents
1738	1738	in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct benefits
1739	1739	provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4400-
1740	1740	1004, 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408- 1000; (vi) participation in
1741	1741	programs provided by the department of children and families through
1742	1742	items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic
1743	1743	forecasts; provided further, that not later than October 17, 2023, the office
1744	1744	shall report its fiscal year 2023 actuals, fiscal year 2024 year-to-date
1745	1745	actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2025 forecasts to the executive office
1746	1746	for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on
1747	1747	ways and means; and provided further, that not later than March 15, 2024,
1748	1748	the office shall submit updated forecasts to the executive office for
1749	1749	administration and finance and to the house and senate committees on
1750	1750	ways and means……………………………………………………$ 137,591
1751	1751	Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.
1752	1752	1102-3199 For the operation of the office of facilities management and maintenance,
1753	1753	including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties
1754	1754	managed by the division of capital asset management and
1755	1755	maintenance……………………………………………………..$ 31,027,267
1756	1756	1102-3205
1757	1757
1758	1758	For the division of capital asset management and maintenance, which
1759	1759	may expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts
1760	1760	information technology center and other state buildings not more than 37
1761	1761	$11,285,016 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and
1762	1762	any other sources pertaining to the operations of said facilities; provided,
1763	1763	that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
1764	1764	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
1765	1765	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
1766	1766	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
1767	1767	estimate as reported in the state accounting system…………$ 11,285,016
1768	1768	1102-3233 For the division of capital asset management and maintenance for the
1769	1769	certification of contractors and subcontractors……………………$ 892,298
1770	1770	Bureau of the State House.
1771	1771	1102-1128 For state house accessibility coordination, including communications
1772	1772	access to public hearings and meetings; provided, that access shall
1773	1773	include interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing……$ 147,008
1774	1774	1102-3331 For the operation of the bureau of the state house; provided, that the
1775	1775	superintendent, director of operations and other employees of the bureau
1776	1776	shall work in conjunction with the business manager of the house of
1777	1777	representatives and the chief financial officer of the senate on the
1778	1778	maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services;
1779	1779	provided further, that funds shall be expended for full-time maintenance
1780	1780	coverage of elevators at the state house; and provided further, that funds
1781	1781	shall be expended for personnel necessary to provide management of
1782	1782	physical security technology at the state house…………………$ 4,172,190
1783	1783	1102-3400 For security operations at the bureau of the state house........................................$250,000
1784	1784	Office on Disability.
1785	1785	1107-2400 For the Massachusetts office on disability...........................................................$1,096,312
1786	1786	DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION.
1787	1787	1107-2501 For the operation of the disabled persons protection commission
1788	1788	including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining a computerized
1789	1789	registry system of persons who have been substantiated for registrable
1790	1790	abuse of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability;
1791	1791	provided, that the commission shall facilitate compliance by the
1792	1792	department of mental health and the department of developmental
1793	1793	services with uniform investigative standards; provided further, that the
1794	1794	commission shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate
1795	1795	committees on ways and means on the number of claims of abuse by
1796	1796	caretakers made by employees or contracted service employees of the
1797	1797	department of developmental services, the department of mental health
1798	1798	and the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided further, that
1799	1799	the report shall include the number of: (i) substantiated claims; (ii)
1800	1800	unsubstantiated claims; and (iii) false claims reported as a result of
1801	1801	intentional and malicious action; provided further, that not later than March
1802	1802	1, 2024 the commission shall issue a brief update to its fiscal year 2023
1803	1803	report detailing staffing changes and planned staffing changes from fiscal
1804	1804	year 2018 through fiscal year 2024, and analyzing the effect of those
1805	1805	changes on operational efficiency and caseload reduction; provided
1806	1806	further, that the commission shall detail a 2-year hiring plan based on the
1807	1807	appropriation provided in this item, and identify any remaining staffing 38
1808	1808	needs within the agency necessary to reduce or eliminate backlogs with
1809	1809	an estimate of the cost of those needs; provided further, that said update
1810	1810	shall be provided to the house and senate committees on ways and means
1811	1811	and to the joint committee on children, families and persons with
1812	1812	disabilities; and provided further, that all persons who call the
1813	1813	commission’s 24-hour hotline shall be provided with the opportunity to
1814	1814	elect that the call not be
1815	1815	recorded…………………………………………………..…….$1 1,139,781
1816	1816	Civil Service Commission.
1817	1817	1108-1011 For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall
1818	1818	be reimbursed for the appropriation in this item through a fee charged on
1819	1819	a per claim basis; provided further, that the commission shall develop and
1820	1820	implement regulations to provide for reimbursement to the General Fund;
1821	1821	and provided further, that the commission may assess a fee upon the
1822	1822	appointing authority when inappropriate action has
1823	1823	occurred……………………………………………………………$ 1,059,905
1824	1824	Group Insurance Commission.
1825	1825	1108-5100 For the operation of the group insurance commission; provided, that on a
1826	1826	monthly basis the commission shall provide the caseload forecasting office
1827	1827	with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload
1828	1828	forecasting; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a
1829	1829	manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy requirements;
1830	1830	provided further, that the commission shall submit quarterly reports to the
1831	1831	house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but
1832	1832	not be limited to: (i) any proposed plan changes accompanied by a detailed
1833	1833	rationale for such changes; (ii) a detailed delineation of any estimated
1834	1834	deficiencies or reversions in the current fiscal year, detailed by item; and
1835	1835	(iii) a projection of any funding changes for the following fiscal year,
1836	1836	detailed by item; provided further, that not later than September 27, 2023
1837	1837	the first such report shall be submitted; and provided further, that the
1838	1838	commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings
1839	1839	hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways
1840	1840	and means not later than 15 days after the public
1841	1841	meeting……………………………………………………………… $4,760,312
1842	1842	1108-5200 For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan
1843	1843	costs incurred in fiscal year 2024; provided, that funds may be expended
1844	1844	from this item for elderly retired governmental employees and retired
1845	1845	municipal teachers; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
1846	1846	special law to the contrary, funds in this item shall not be available during
1847	1847	the accounts payable period of fiscal year 2024 and any unexpended
1848	1848	balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2024;
1849	1849	provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall
1850	1850	charge the department of unemployment assistance and other
1851	1851	departments, authorities, agencies and divisions, which have federal or
1852	1852	other funds allocated to them for this purpose for that portion of insurance
1853	1853	premium and plan costs as the secretary determines shall be borne by
1854	1854	such funds and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be
1855	1855	transferred, after similar determination, from the several state or other
1856	1856	funds and amounts received in payment of all such charges or transfers
1857	1857	shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that funds may be
1858	1858	expended from this item for the commonwealth’s share of group insurance
1859	1859	premium and plan costs provided to employees and retirees in prior fiscal
1860	1860	years; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain
1861	1861	reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other 39
1862	1862	agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriations; provided
1863	1863	further, that the secretary of administration and finance may charge all
1864	1864	agencies for the commonwealth’s share of the health insurance costs
1865	1865	incurred on behalf of any employees of those agencies who are on leave
1866	1866	of absence for a period of more than 1 year; provided further, that the
1867	1867	amounts received in payment for the charges shall be credited to the
1868	1868	General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding section 26 of chapter
1869	1869	29 of the General Laws, the commission may negotiate, purchase and
1870	1870	execute contracts before July 1 of each year for policies of group insurance
1871	1871	under chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that the rules for
1872	1872	determining the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premiums
1873	1873	for active and retired state employees shall be the same as the standards
1874	1874	in effect on July 1, 2012; provided further, that the commission shall notify
1875	1875	the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 90
1876	1876	days before any changes in coverage, benefits or the schedule of
1877	1877	copayments and deductibles for plans offered by the group insurance
1878	1878	commission; provided further, that the commission may pay premium and
1879	1879	plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the
1880	1880	commission’s health plans under the commission’s regulations; and
1881	1881	provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the commission shall
1882	1882	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the
1883	1883	average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee; (ii) the average actual
1884	1884	cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating municipalities; (iii) the
1885	1885	contribution ratios for each participating municipality for fiscal year 2024;
1886	1886	(iv) the number of members in high deductible health plans; (v) the
1887	1887	premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by
1888	1888	plan; (vi) the average employee premium contribution by plan for each
1889	1889	municipality; (vii) estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by
1890	1890	plan for each municipality; (viii) the average employee out-of-pocket
1891	1891	expenditure and premium contribution by salary level of employees; (ix) a
1892	1892	comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality
1893	1893	reimbursement and average employee premium contribution; (x) the total
1894	1894	amount spent on pharmaceutical drugs; and (xi) the cost of the
1895	1895	commonwealth’s projected share of premiums for the next fiscal
1896	1896	year……………………………………………………………$ 2,175,662,389
1897	1897	1108-5201
1898	1898
1899	1899	For the costs incurred by the group insurance commission associated
1900	1900	with providing municipal health insurance coverage under section 19 of
1901	1901	chapter 32B of the General Laws; provided, that the commission may
1902	1902	expend not more than $2,196,746 from revenue received from
1903	1903	administrative fees associated with providing municipal health insurance
1904	1904	coverage under said section 19 of said chapter 32B; and provided further,
1905	1905	that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the
1906	1906	purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of
1907	1907	retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur
1908	1908	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
1909	1909	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
1910	1910	as reported in the state accounting system………………………$ 2,196,746
1911	1911	1108-5500
1912	1912
1913	1913	For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of
1914	1914	dental and vision benefits for active state employees, not including
1915	1915	employees of authorities or any other political subdivision, who are not
1916	1916	otherwise provided those benefits under a separate item or by the terms
1917	1917	of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that such
1918	1918	employees shall pay 15 per cent of the monthly premiums established by
1919	1919	the group insurance commission for the benefits……………… $10,792,776
1920	1920	Division of Administrative Law Appeals. 40
1921	1921	1110-1000 For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals; provided,
1922	1922	that the division shall maintain, to the fullest extent practicable, a complete
1923	1923	physical and technological separation from any agency, department,
1924	1924	board, commission or program the decisions, determinations or actions
1925	1925	of which may be appealed to it; and provided further, that a decision
1926	1926	issued by a commissioner or other head of an agency or by such person’s
1927	1927	designee following the issuance of a recommended decision by an
1928	1928	administrative law judge shall be an agency decision subject to judicial
1929	1929	review under chapter 30A of the General Laws ........$1,649,299
1930	1930	1110-1002 For the division of administrative law appeals, which may expend not
1931	1931	more than $70,000 in revenues from fees charged to appellants upon the
1932	1932	filing of claims, for the operation of such services provided………$ 70,000
1933	1933	George Fingold Library.
1934	1934	1120-4005 For the administration of the George Fingold Library………………………………$ 1,224,628
1935	1935	Department of Revenue.
1936	1936	1201-0100 For the operation of the department of revenue, including tax collection
1937	1937	administration, audits of certain foreign corporations and the division of
1938	1938	local services; provided, that the department may allocate funds to the
1939	1939	office of the attorney general for the tax prosecution unit; provided further,
1940	1940	that the department may charge the expenses for computer services,
1941	1941	including the costs of personnel and other support costs provided to the
1942	1942	child support enforcement unit, from this item to item 1201-0160 consistent
1943	1943	with the costs attributable to that unit; provided further, that the department
1944	1944	shall provide the general court with access to the municipal data bank;
1945	1945	provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the
1946	1946	General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions
1947	1947	requiring the services of an incumbent, beginning not earlier than
1948	1948	December 1 and ending not later than November 30; provided further, that
1949	1949	seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent
1950	1950	for more than 10 months within a 12-month period; and provided further,
1951	1951	that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to organizations providing
1952	1952	tax assistance services to individuals and families qualifying for the
1953	1953	volunteer income tax assistance program, in partnership with the Internal
1954	1954	Revenue Service, for the provision of such
1955	1955	services……………………………………………………………$ 90,296,417
1956	1956	1201-0122 For grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics established under
1957	1957	section 13 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than
1958	1958	March 1, 2024, the department of revenue shall report to the house and
1959	1959	senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of grant
1960	1960	applications; (ii) number of rejected applications; (iii) reasons for those
1961	1961	rejections; (iv) estimated number of taxpayers served by each approved
1962	1962	grant; (v) geographic location of the approved grant recipient clinic; and
1963	1963	(vi) average size of approved grants………………………………$ 500,000
1964	1964	1201-0130 For the department of revenue, which may expend for the operation of
1965	1965	the department not more than $27,938,953 from revenues collected by the
1966	1966	additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that
1967	1967	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
1968	1968	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
1969	1969	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
1970	1970	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
1971	1971	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as 41
1972	1972	reported in the state accounting
1973	1973	system……………………………………………………..………$ 27,938,953
1974	1974	1201-0160 For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the department
1975	1975	of revenue may allocate funds appropriated in this item to other state
1976	1976	agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement
1977	1977	activities and those agencies may expend funds for the purposes of this
1978	1978	item; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, all such
1979	1979	allocations shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways
1980	1980	and means upon the allocation of the funds; provided further, that federal
1981	1981	receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be
1982	1982	drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited
1983	1983	into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further,
1984	1984	that federal receipts associated with child support enforcement grants
1985	1985	shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest
1986	1986	possible rate of reimbursement and shall be expended for the grant
1987	1987	authority; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
1988	1988	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
1989	1989	ways and means detailing the balance, year-to- date and projected
1990	1990	receipts and year-to-date and projected expenditures, by subsidiary, of the
1991	1991	child support trust fund established under section 9 of chapter 119A of the
1992	1992	General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
1993	1993	special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
1994	1994	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
1995	1995	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
1996	1996	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
1997	1997	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
1998	1998	accounting system for federal incentives and the network in items 1201-
1999	1999	0165, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412………………………………$ 41,499,059
2000	2000	1201-0164
2001	2001
2002	2002	For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the division
2003	2003	may expend not more than $6,630,552 from the federal reimbursements
2004	2004	awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary related expenditures; and
2005	2005	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
2006	2006	contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
2007	2007	the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
2008	2008	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
2009	2009	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
2010	2010	estimate as reported in the state accounting system……………$ 6,630,552
2011	2011	1201-0400 For
2012	2012
2013	2013	the
2014	2014
2015	2015	operation
2016	2016
2017	2017	of
2018	2018
2019	2019	the
2020	2020
2021	2021	multi-agency
2022	2022
2023	2023	illegal
2024	2024
2025	2025	tobacco
2026	2026
2027	2027	task
2028	2028
2029	2029	force
2030	2030	established under section 40 of chapter 64C of the General
2031	2031	Laws………………………………………………………………… $1,053,990
2032	2032	1201-0911 For the costs associated with expert witnesses retained by the
2033	2033	department of revenue to resolve tax disputes; provided, that expenditures
2034	2034	from this item shall be the lesser of $294,030 or the amount certified by the
2035	2035	secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139
2036	2036	of the acts of 2012…………………………………………………… $294,030
2037	2037	1231-1000 For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund, established under
2038	2038	section 2Z of chapter 29 of the General Laws…………………$ 1,500,000
2039	2039	1232-0100 For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have
2040	2040	remediated spills
2041	2041
2042	2042	of petroleum products under chapter 21J of the
2043	2043	General Laws……………………………………………………..$ 10,000,000
2044	2044	Underground Storage Tank Petroleum 42
2045	2045	Product Cleanup Fund..............................................100%
2046	2046	1232-0200
2047	2047
2048	2048	For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund
2049	2049	Administrative Review Board established under section 8 of chapter 21J
2050	2050	of the General Laws and for the administration of the underground storage
2051	2051	tank program associated with the implementation of said chapter 21J;
2052	2052	provided, that notwithstanding section 4 of said chapter 21J or any other
2053	2053	general or special law to the contrary, appropriations made in this item
2054	2054	shall be sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground
2055	2055	storage tank program; and provided further, that not later than March 1,
2056	2056	2024, the board shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
2057	2057	on ways and means on the status of the underground storage tank
2058	2058	program including, but not limited to, the: (i) number of municipal grants
2059	2059	made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks; (ii)
2060	2060	reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; (iii) number of backlog
2061	2061	claims; (iv) average waiting period for claims granted in the past year;
2062	2062	and (v) number of tanks not in compliance with said chapter 21J, prior
2063	2063	appropriation continued……………………………………………$ 2,279,613
2064	2064	Underground Storage Tank Petroleum
2065	2065	Product Cleanup Fund..............................................100%
2066	2066	1233-2000 For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, blind
2067	2067	persons and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be
2068	2068	reimbursed for the abatements granted under clauses Seventeenth,
2069	2069	Twenty-second, Twenty-second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C,
2070	2070	Twenty-second D, Twenty-second E, Twenty-second F, Thirty-seventh,
2071	2071	Thirty-seventh A, Forty-first, Forty-first B, Forty-first C, Forty-first C 1/2 and
2072	2072	Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; provided
2073	2073	further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that
2074	2074	accepts said clause Forty-first B or said clause Forty-first C of said section
2075	2075	5 of said chapter 59 for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility
2076	2076	of applicants under said clause Forty-first B or said clause Forty-first C of
2077	2077	said section 5 of said chapter 59 not more than $2 per exemption granted;
2078	2078	and provided further, that funds in this item shall be available for
2079	2079	reimbursements to cities and towns for additional exemptions granted
2080	2080	from the motor vehicle excise under the seventh paragraph of section
2081	2081	1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws…………………………$ 24,038,075
2082	2082	1233-2350
2083	2083
2084	2084	For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery
2085	2085	and Gaming Fund under clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35
2086	2086	of chapter 10 of the General Laws and additional aid to municipalities as
2087	2087	provided for in section 3………………………………………$ 1,250,896,634
2088	2088	General Fund........................................................88.92%
2089	2089	Gaming Local Aid Fund.........................................11.08%
2090	2090	1233-2400
2091	2091
2092	2092	For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned
2093	2093	land under sections 13 to 17, inclusive, of chapter 58 of the General
2094	2094	Laws……………………………………………………………… $51,465,476
2095	2095	1233-2401 For
2096	2096
2097	2097	reimbursements
2098	2098
2099	2099	to
2100	2100
2101	2101	qualifying
2102	2102
2103	2103	cities
2104	2104
2105	2105	and
2106	2106
2107	2107	towns
2108	2108
2109	2109	for
2110	2110
2111	2111	additional
2112	2112	educational costs under chapter 40S of the General
2113	2113	Laws………………………………$ 500,000
2114	2114	Appellate Tax Board. 43
2115	2115	1310-1000 For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board
2116	2116	shall schedule hearings in each county; and provided further, that not later
2117	2117	than January 8, 2024, the board shall report to the house and senate
2118	2118	committees on ways and means on the number of hearings held at each
2119	2119	location………………………………………………………………$ 2,432,745
2120	2120	1310-1001 For the appellate tax board, which may expend not more than $400,000
2121	2121	in revenues from fees collected; provided, that notwithstanding any
2122	2122	general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
2123	2123	timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
2124	2124	expenditures, the board may incur expenses and the comptroller may
2125	2125	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
2126	2126	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
2127	2127	system………………………………………………………………$ 400,000
2128	2128	Department of Veterans’ Services.
2129	2129	1410-0010 For the operation of the department of veterans’ services; provided, that
2130	2130	the secretary of veterans' services may transfer funds between 1410-
2131	2131	0010, 1410-0012, 1410-0015, 1410-0018, 1410-0024, 1410-0075, 1410-
2132	2132	0251, 1410-0400, 1410-0630, and 1410-1616 for fiscal year 2024;
2133	2133	provided further, that funds may be transferred from said items to items
2134	2134	4180-0100, and 4190-0100 for fiscal year 2024; provided further, that not
2135	2135	less than $85,000 shall be expended for the NEADS Service Dogs for
2136	2136	Veterans program to train service dogs for veterans; provided further, that
2137	2137	not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the East Longmeadow
2138	2138	American Legion Post 293 for repairs, maintenance and upgrades to their
2139	2139	current facility; and provided further, that the secretary shall notify the
2140	2140	house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days
2141	2141	in advance of any such transfer………………………………….$7,913,565
2142	2142	1410-0012 For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of
2143	2143	outreach centers; provided, that said outreach centers shall provide
2144	2144	counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who
2145	2145	may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of such veterans;
2146	2146	provided further, that said outreach centers shall provide services to
2147	2147	veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of
2148	2148	those veterans; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for
2149	2149	clinical care, education and training in veterans' mental and behavioral
2150	2150	health issues, including post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury,
2151	2151	substance use disorder and suicide prevention administered by the
2152	2152	Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program; provided further,
2153	2153	that the department of veterans' services shall make a payment of not less
2154	2154	than the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item
2155	2155	in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
2156	2156	expended for Mulch for Military, Inc. for restoring, maintaining and honoring
2157	2157	veteran markers and headstones across central Massachusetts; provided
2158	2158	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cape and
2159	2159	Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for the grace veterans program
2160	2160	based in cognitive processing therapy with a holistic and wellness approach;
2161	2161	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Springfield
2162	2162	Veterans First (NABVET) Outreach Center; provided further, that not less
2163	2163	than $30,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Oral History Project in
2164	2164	Natick; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
2165	2165	Quabbin Mediation, Inc. to provide veteran mediation training and support
2166	2166	services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
2167	2167	a Pittsfield caseworker through the Bilingual Veterans Outreach Centers of
2168	2168	Massachusetts, Inc. in Springfield; provided further, that not less than 44
2169	2169	$15,000 shall be expended for free lunches and wrap-around services that
2170	2170	Community Roots Neighborhood Services, Inc. provides to veterans;
2171	2171	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Veterans
2172	2172	Inc. to expand its behavioral health programming and create low-barrier
2173	2173	access to treatment for persons at the Worcester housing programs and that
2174	2174	these funds shall be in addition to funds available for its outreach center;
2175	2175	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
2176	2176	Veterans’ Kitchen of Fall River, Inc. to provide hot meals twice weekly to
2177	2177	veterans and their families at no charge; provided further, that not less than
2178	2178	$25,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, Inc.
2179	2179	for services for veterans in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less
2180	2180	than $25,000 shall be expended for American Legion Post 82 in Nantucket
2181	2181	for repairing and replacing veteran gravestones and honoring veterans;
2182	2182	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
2183	2183	Michael J. Perkins Post American Legion Post 67 in the South Boston
2184	2184	neighborhood of Boston for plumbing, heating and energy efficiency
2185	2185	improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
2186	2186	expended for the Abraham Lincoln Post in the Charlestown neighborhood
2187	2187	of Boston for historic preservation; provided further, that not less than
2188	2188	$25,000 shall be expended for improvements and upgrades of the Oxford
2189	2189	VFW Post 5663 in Oxford; and provided further, that not later than March
2190	2190	29, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
2191	2191	committees on ways and means detailing for each outreach center receiving
2192	2192	funds under this item: (i) the number of veterans served annually; (ii) the cost
2193	2193	and types of programs, including evidence-based or evidence-informed
2194	2194	programs, offered to veterans; and (iii) a 5-year spending plan or outline that
2195	2195	shall include a summary of the implementation or further development of
2196	2196	evidence-based programs and program evaluation……………$10,039,222
2197	2197	1410-0015 For the women veterans’ outreach program………………………$ 628,545
2198	2198	1410-0018
2199	2199
2200	2200	For the department of veterans’ services, which may expend not more
2201	2201	than $760,001 for the maintenance and operation of veterans’ cemeteries
2202	2202	in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon
2203	2203	from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts and other contributions to
2204	2204	the cemeteries; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall not
2205	2205	revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for these purposes
2206	2206	through June 30, 2025……………………………………………..$ 760,001
2207	2207	1410-0024 For the training and certification of veterans' benefits and services
2208	2208	officers; provided, that the secretary of veterans' services shall continue a
2209	2209	training program for veterans' agents and directors of veterans' services
2210	2210	in cities and towns; provided further, that the department of veterans'
2211	2211	services shall provide such training in several locations across the
2212	2212	commonwealth; and provided further, that training shall be provided
2213	2213	annually and on an as needed basis to veterans' service organizations
2214	2214	recognized by the department of veterans affairs to provide information
2215	2215	and education regarding the benefits available under chapter 115 of the
2216	2216	General Laws and all other benefits to which a veteran or a veteran's
2217	2217	dependents may be entitled…………………………………………$ 372,418
2218	2218	1410-0075 For the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the department of
2219	2219	veterans’ services shall work in conjunction with the William James
2220	2220	College, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development
2221	2221	program for returning veterans……………………………………..$ 275,000
2222	2222	1410-0250
2223	2223
2224	2224	For veterans’ homelessness services; provided, that the department of
2225	2225	veterans’ services shall expend not less than the amount appropriated for 45
2226	2226	each veterans’ homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year
2227	2227	2023; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended
2228	2228	for the Disabled American Veterans Department of Massachusetts
2229	2229	Service Fund, Inc. ………………………………………………$4,492,655
2230	2230	1410-0251 For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional
2231	2231	housing for veterans at the New England Center and Home for Veterans
2232	2232	located in the city of Boston……………………………………… $3,750,000
2233	2233	1410-0400 For reimbursements to cities and towns for money expended for
2234	2234	veterans’ benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of
2235	2235	chapter 115 of the General Laws and for the payment of annuities to
2236	2236	certain disabled veterans and the parents and un-remarried spouses of
2237	2237	certain deceased veterans, including deceased veterans who were
2238	2238	residents of the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, located in the city of
2239	2239	Chelsea, and the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke whose death occurred due to
2240	2240	the 2019 novel coronavirus; provided, that annuity payments made under
2241	2241	this item shall be made under sections 6A, 6B and 6C of said chapter 115;
2242	2242	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
2243	2243	contrary, 100 per cent of the amounts of veterans’ benefits paid by cities
2244	2244	and towns to residents of a soldiers’ home, homeless shelter or transitional
2245	2245	housing facility shall be paid by the commonwealth to said cities and
2246	2246	towns; provided further, that under section 9 of said chapter 115, the
2247	2247	department of veterans’ services shall reimburse cities and towns for the
2248	2248	cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial
2249	2249	Day; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
2250	2250	the contrary, the department shall continue a training program for
2251	2251	veterans’ agents and directors of veterans’ services in cities and towns;
2252	2252	provided further, that the department shall provide such training in several
2253	2253	locations across the commonwealth; provided further, that such training
2254	2254	shall be provided annually and on an as- needed basis to veterans’ service
2255	2255	organizations to provide information and education regarding the benefits
2256	2256	available under said chapter 115 and all other benefits to which a veteran
2257	2257	or a veteran’s dependents may be entitled; provided further, that any
2258	2258	person applying for veterans’ benefits to pay for services available under
2259	2259	chapter 118E of the General Laws shall also apply for medical assistance
2260	2260	under said chapter 118E to minimize costs to the commonwealth and its
2261	2261	municipalities; provided further, that veterans’ agents shall complete
2262	2262	applications authorized by the executive office under said chapter 118E
2263	2263	for a veteran, surviving spouse, or dependent applying for medical
2264	2264	assistance under said chapter 115; provided further, that the veterans’
2265	2265	agent shall file the application for the veteran, surviving spouse or
2266	2266	dependent for assistance under said chapter 118E; provided further, that
2267	2267	the executive office of health and human services shall act on all chapter
2268	2268	118E applications and advise the applicant and the veterans’ agent of the
2269	2269	applicant’s eligibility for said chapter 118E healthcare; provided further,
2270	2270	that the veterans’ agent shall advise the applicant of the right to assistance
2271	2271	for medical benefits under said chapter 115 pending approval of the
2272	2272	application for assistance under said chapter 118E by the executive office
2273	2273	of health and human services; provided further, that the secretary of
2274	2274	veterans’ services may supplement health care under said chapter 118E
2275	2275	with health care coverage under said chapter 115 if the secretary
2276	2276	determines that supplemental coverage is necessary to afford the veteran,
2277	2277	surviving spouse or dependent sufficient relief and support; provided
2278	2278	further, that payments to, or on behalf of, a veteran, surviving spouse or
2279	2279	dependent under said chapter 115 shall not be considered income for the
2280	2280	purposes of determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided
2281	2281	further, that benefits awarded under said section 6B of said chapter 115 46
2282	2282	shall be considered countable income…………………………$ 68,209,878
2283	2283	1410-0630 For the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the city known as
2284	2284	the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon …………… $1,378,006
2285	2285	1410-1616 For war memorials; provided, that not less than $10,000 shall be
2286	2286	expended for the Friends of North Attleboro Monuments Incorporated for
2287	2287	the global war on terrorism monument project; provided further, that not
2288	2288	less than $100,000 shall be expended for the installation of a veterans
2289	2289	memorial in Arlington; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
2290	2290	be expended to the town of Kingston for the construction of a veterans
2291	2291	memorial; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
2292	2292	for maintenance services for the Korean War memorial located in the
2293	2293	Charlestown Navy Yard; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall
2294	2294	be expended to hire a preservationist to repair and stabilize monuments
2295	2295	within Laurel Hill cemetery in Reading; provided further, that not less than
2296	2296	$50,000 shall be expended for the Lynnfield war memorial project; and
2297	2297	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
2298	2298	masonry repairs at Laurel Hill cemetery in Reading……………$340,000
2299	2299	1410-1700 For the provision of information technology services within the executive
2300	2300	office of veterans' services………………………………….……$ 4,157,231
2301	2301	Health Policy Commission.
2302	2302	1450-1200
2303	2303
2304	2304	For the operation of the health policy commission; provided, that the
2305	2305	commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings
2306	2306	hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways
2307	2307	and means no later than 15 days after the public
2308	2308	meeting……………………………………………………………. $11,436,606
2309	2309	Reserves.
2310	2310	1599-0026 For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less
2311	2311	than $20,000 shall be expended for the drilling of a new town well in the town
2312	2312	of Plainville; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
2313	2313	for water main line upgrades and stormwater drainage system design in the
2314	2314	town of Wrentham; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
2315	2315	expended for pedestrian safety pilot projects in the city of Malden; provided
2316	2316	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a new utility vehicle
2317	2317	for the department of public works in the city of Malden; provided further,
2318	2318	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the town of Agawam to
2319	2319	enhance school building security; provided further, that not less than
2320	2320	$175,000 shall be expended for the Marlborough fire department to replace
2321	2321	CAD software, provide technology upgrades, computers, wiring, cable and
2322	2322	television screens at all 3 fire stations; provided further, that not less than
2323	2323	$250,000 shall be expended for the Marlborough police station for the
2324	2324	reconstruction of curbing and resurfacing of the parking lot; provided further,
2325	2325	that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the digitization of municipal
2326	2326	records in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $50,000
2327	2327	shall be expended for an emergency generator for Saugus town hall;
2328	2328	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
2329	2329	Billerica council on aging for capital improvements; provided further, that
2330	2330	not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Billerica for the Clara
2331	2331	Sexton house for structural and site repairs; provided further, that not less
2332	2332	than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Pembroke for local
2333	2333	infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000
2334	2334	shall be expended to the town of Marshfield for local infrastructure 47
2335	2335	improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
2336	2336	expended to the city of Quincy for a hazardous materials emergency
2337	2337	response program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
2338	2338	expended for the rehabilitation of the veterans parking lot located between
2339	2339	Central street, South street, Wall street and Cohasset street in the center of
2340	2340	the town of Foxborough; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
2341	2341	be expended to the city of Westfield for the Little river levee; provided further,
2342	2342	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Southampton
2343	2343	for a new hybrid police cruiser; provided further, that not less than $35,000
2344	2344	shall be expended to the town of Rehoboth for the remediation, testing and
2345	2345	supplies for water systems contaminated by per-and polyfluoroalkyl
2346	2346	substances, as well as the installation and maintenance of filtration systems
2347	2347	in residents’ homes; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
2348	2348	expended for waterline design and engineering services to mitigate per-and
2349	2349	polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination on Eagle drive in the town of
2350	2350	Dudley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
2351	2351	the city of Peabody to provide assistance in planning for the departure of
2352	2352	Rousselot Peabody Inc., including, but not limited to, land use planning,
2353	2353	water and natural resource impact, job loss, legal representation, financial
2354	2354	analysis, assessment of hazardous materials conditions and real estate
2355	2355	disposition; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
2356	2356	to the Warwick fire department for funding or reimbursement for facility
2357	2357	repair and upgrades; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be
2358	2358	expended for the town of Wakefield for repairs of the town’s bandstand;
2359	2359	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
2360	2360	improvements to the town hall and police station campus in Mendon;
2361	2361	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for facilities
2362	2362	upgrades at the police station in the town of Charlton, including, but not
2363	2363	limited to, physical plant, structural and computer system upgrades;
2364	2364	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
2365	2365	technology improvements in the town of Burlington to facilitate hybrid public
2366	2366	meetings; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
2367	2367	for the purchase of a trailer to serve as a temporary fire station for Bourne
2368	2368	area firefighters in the town of Bourne; provided further, that not less than
2369	2369	$100,000 shall be expended for the exterior restoration of Dedham town
2370	2370	hall; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the
2371	2371	town of Rowley for a feasibility and space planning study to include ADA
2372	2372	compliance for the town hall annex building; provided further, that not less
2373	2373	than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Hamilton for the purchase of
2374	2374	a back-up generator for the Hamilton town hall; provided further, that not
2375	2375	less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Ipswich for technology
2376	2376	security; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
2377	2377	preservation work on the Wales old town hall in the town of Wales; provided
2378	2378	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for pedestrian
2379	2379	improvements for the Pawtucketville section of the city of Lowell; provided
2380	2380	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Andover Baptist
2381	2381	church for structural repairs and HVAC work; provided further, that not less
2382	2382	than $10,000 shall be expended for the North Brookfield town house;
2383	2383	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a first
2384	2384	responder wellness program in the town of North Reading; provided further,
2385	2385	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an ADA-compliant ramp
2386	2386	to improve accessibility of the town hall in the town of Oxford; provided
2387	2387	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the West
2388	2388	Bridgewater department of public works for upgrades and maintenance of
2389	2389	town property; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
2390	2390	expended for Fore river trail to the city known as the town of Weymouth;
2391	2391	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the
2392	2392	Friends of Faxon park in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less 48
2393	2393	than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover for improvements
2394	2394	to the park near the town offices building; provided further, that not less than
2395	2395	$250,000 shall be expended for the town of Somerset to rebuild the main
2396	2396	treatment units at the Somerset water treatment plant; provided, that not
2397	2397	less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the District Local Technical
2398	2398	Assistance Fund established under section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the
2399	2399	General Laws, including projects that encourage regionalization, to be
2400	2400	administered by the division of local services within the department of
2401	2401	revenue and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance
2402	2402	Fund; and provided further, that $600,000 shall be expended for a multi-
2403	2403	year competitive grant program to provide financial support for 1-time or
2404	2404	transition costs related to regionalization and other efficiency initiatives, with
2405	2405	allowable applicants to include municipalities, regional school districts,
2406	2406	school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing
2407	2407	services, regional planning agencies and councils of
2408	2408	governments………………………………………………………$16,405,600
2409	2409	1599-0093 For contract assistance to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust
2410	2410	including, but not limited to, the debt service obligations of the trust,
2411	2411	principal forgiveness, interest rate reduction and other subsidies or
2412	2412	financial assistance under sections 6 and 18 of chapter 29C of the
2413	2413	General Laws……………………………………………………$ 63,383,680
2414	2414	1599-0105 For a reserve for costs associated with the delivery of medication-
2415	2415	assisted treatment for substance use disorder at county correctional
2416	2416	facilities under section 98 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018; provided, that
2417	2417	the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the
2418	2418	commissioner of public health, may transfer funds from this item to
2419	2419	commonwealth agencies as defined under section 1 of chapter 29 of the
2420	2420	General Laws; provided further, that not less than 30 days before any such
2421	2421	transfer is made, the secretary shall submit a report to the house and
2422	2422	senate committees on ways and means detailing the amount to be given
2423	2423	to each state agency, delineated by line item; and provided further, that
2424	2424	not later than March 11, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the house
2425	2425	and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
2426	2426	limited to: (i) the total number of individuals receiving medication- assisted
2427	2427	treatment; (ii) the number of individuals requesting medically- assisted
2428	2428	treatment who are not approved for treatment; (iii) the reason for said
2429	2429	denial of treatment; and (iv) initiatives in place to expand and improve
2430	2430	access to medication-assisted
2431	2431
2432	2432	treatment for incarcerated individuals
2433	2433	with county correctional facilities……………………………….$ 18,500,000
2434	2434	1599-0107 For a reserve for expenses associated with the implementation of a pilot
2435	2435	program at the department of correction and county correctional facilities to
2436	2436	treat persons suffering from serious mental illness with clinically-appropriate
2437	2437	long-acting injectable medications; provided, that not later than March 11,
2438	2438	2024, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
2439	2439	on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total
2440	2440	number of individuals receiving treatment; (ii) the number of individuals
2441	2441	requesting treatment who were not approved for said treatment; (iii) the
2442	2442	reason for said denial of treatment; and (iv) initiatives in place to expand and
2443	2443	improve access to medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated
2444	2444	individuals within county correctional facilities …………………. $2,500,000
2445	2445	1599-1211 For a reserve to meet the expenses associated with the implementation
2446	2446	of chapter 253 of the acts of 2020, including the shared administrative
2447	2447	costs of the permanent commissions established in sections 72 to 75, 49
2448	2448	inclusive, of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of
2449	2449	administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state
2450	2450	agencies as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws; and
2451	2451	provided further, that the secretary shall report to the house and senate
2452	2452	committees on ways and means on any such transfer…………… $200,000
2453	2453	1599-1970 For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to
2454	2454	defray the costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor,
2455	2455	incurred in fiscal year 2024 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts
2456	2456	of 2009………………………………………………………….. $125,000,000
2457	2457	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
2458	2458	1599-1977 For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts
2459	2459	Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related
2460	2460	obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter
2461	2461	293 of the acts of 2006, as amended by chapter 129 of the acts of 2008,
2462	2462	chapter 238 of the acts of 2012, chapter 287 of the acts of 2014, and
2463	2463	chapter 219 of the acts of 2016; provided, that not later than January 31,
2464	2464	2024, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report to
2465	2465	the house and senate committees on ways and means on the estimated
2466	2466	contract assistance and other payments to be required under said chapter
2467	2467	293 of the acts of 2006, said chapter 219 of the acts of 2016, chapter 238
2468	2468	of the acts of 2012 and chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 for obligations
2469	2469	existing not later than July 1, 2022, in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and an
2470	2470	estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other payments arising
2471	2471	out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be entered into after
2472	2472	July 1, 2023, in fiscal years 2025 and 2026…………………… $13,000,000
2473	2473	1599-2003 For the Uniform Law
2474	2474
2475	2475	Commission;
2476	2476
2477	2477	provided,
2478	2478
2479	2479	that
2480	2480
2481	2481	prior
2482	2482
2483	2483	fiscal year
2484	2484	payments may be payable from this item …………………………$ 66,780
2485	2485	1599-3234 For the South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment…$33,914
2486	2486	1599-3384
2487	2487
2488	2488	For a reserve for the payment on behalf of a state agency, as defined
2489	2489	under section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, under regulations
2490	2490	promulgated by the comptroller, of certain court judgments, settlements
2491	2491	and legal fees that were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a
2492	2492	prior fiscal year; provided, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay
2493	2493	attorneys’ fees to outside counsel representing a state agency, including
2494	2494	a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that
2495	2495	individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, in litigation
2496	2496	before a court until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and
2497	2497	provided written approval for the outside counsel's bills, which may be
2498	2498	reviewed in redacted form if warranted because of a conflict of interest;
2499	2499	provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay attorneys’
2500	2500	fees for outside counsel representing a state agency in such litigation that
2501	2501	exceeds a cumulative amount of $250,000 until the secretary of
2502	2502	administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided
2503	2503	written approval for such attorneys’ fees for outside counsel; provided
2504	2504	further, that before a state official or employee who is sued for actions
2505	2505	undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the
2506	2506	commonwealth may seek reimbursement from this item, that individual
2507	2507	shall obtain written approval from the office of the attorney general in a
2508	2508	form to be approved by the office of the comptroller; provided further, that
2509	2509	the office of the comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a
2510	2510	court on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office
2511	2511	identified under section 2 of chapter 6A of the General Laws, including any 50
2512	2512	state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that
2513	2513	individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the office of
2514	2514	the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for such
2515	2515	a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not
2516	2516	pay a settlement of litigation before a court that exceeds $250,000 on
2517	2517	behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified
2518	2518	under said section 2 of said chapter 6A, including a state official or
2519	2519	employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope
2520	2520	of employment for the commonwealth, until the secretary of administration
2521	2521	and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for
2522	2522	such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller may
2523	2523	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5-year historical
2524	2524	expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and
2525	2525	finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; provided further,
2526	2526	that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate
2527	2527	committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item,
2528	2528	delineated by item; and provided further, that upon written notification to
2529	2529	the executive office for administration and finance and the house and
2530	2530	senate committees on ways and means, uncommitted and unobligated
2531	2531	funds from this item may be transferred to item 0612-0105 upon the
2532	2532	request of the state treasurer………………………………………$ 1,000,000
2533	2533	1599-3856 For
2534	2534
2535	2535	rent
2536	2536
2537	2537	and
2538	2538
2539	2539	associated
2540	2540
2541	2541	costs
2542	2542
2543	2543	at
2544	2544
2545	2545	the
2546	2546
2547	2547	Massachusetts
2548	2548
2549	2549	information
2550	2550	technology center in the city of Chelsea………………………… $500,000
2551	2551	1599-4417 For the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management in the John
2552	2552	W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the
2553	2553	University of Massachusetts at Boston……………………………$ 250,000
2554	2554	1599-6903 For the fiscal year 2024 costs of rate implementations under chapter 257
2555	2555	of the acts of 2008; provided, that rate implementations under said chapter
2556	2556	257 may include, but shall not be limited to, costs associated with any
2557	2557	court order or settlement between providers of services and the
2558	2558	commonwealth related to the rate implementation process; provided
2559	2559	further, that preference in distributing funds from this item shall be given
2560	2560	to personnel earning wages less than $20 per hour; provided further, that
2561	2561	home care workers shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided
2562	2562	further, that workers from shelters and programs that serve homeless
2563	2563	individuals and families that were previously contracted through the
2564	2564	department of transitional assistance and the department of public health
2565	2565	who are currently contracted with the department of housing and
2566	2566	community development and direct care workers that serve homeless
2567	2567	veterans through the department of veterans' services shall be eligible for
2568	2568	funding from this item; provided further, that no funds from this item shall
2569	2569	be allocated to special education programs under chapter 71B of the
2570	2570	General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs
2571	2571	for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as
2572	2572	established by the executive office of health and human services; provided
2573	2573	further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded
2574	2574	exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D of this act;
2575	2575	provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may
2576	2576	transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of
2577	2577	appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2024, amounts that are
2578	2578	necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are
2579	2579	insufficient for the purpose of rate implementations; provided further, that
2580	2580	the executive office for administration and finance shall submit quarterly
2581	2581	reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on
2582	2582	transfers made from this item; provided further, that the report shall 51
2583	2583	identify, by line item and service class, all transfers made from this item as
2584	2584	of the date of the report and all transfers expected to be made before the
2585	2585	end of the fiscal year; provided further, that not later than January 30,
2586	2586	2024, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a
2587	2587	report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house
2588	2588	and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of
2589	2589	rates under chapter 257 of the acts of 2008, including, the: (i) state costs
2590	2590	for rates promulgated as of July 1, 2023, by regulation, department and
2591	2591	program;(ii) state costs for rates promulgated as of January 1, 2024, by
2592	2592	regulation, department and program; (iii) per cent of increase in state
2593	2593	funding for rates to be reviewed between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024,
2594	2594	by regulation, department and program; and (iv) fiscal impact for increases
2595	2595	in state funding versus prior fiscal year actual costs for rates to be reviewed
2596	2596	between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, by regulation, department and
2597	2597	program; provided further, that contracts between providers and the
2598	2598	departments within the executive office of health and human services and
2599	2599	the executive office of elder affairs shall require providers to report on the
2600	2600	impact of the rate implementations on employee salaries, employee-
2601	2601	related costs and operations; provided further, that not later than March
2602	2602	29, 2024, the executive office of health and human services shall submit
2603	2603	a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the
2604	2604	house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation
2605	2605	of ongoing and proposed initiatives that increase the hourly wages and
2606	2606	compensation of the direct care human service workforce; provided
2607	2607	further, that this report shall include: (a) average uniform financial report
2608	2608	provider data on employee tax and fringe benefit information of the
2609	2609	preceding 2 state fiscal years, as validated with information from the
2610	2610	uniform financial report or a method determined by the executive office;
2611	2611	(b) median salary and compensation information of the preceding 2 state
2612	2612	fiscal years classified by direct care and front-line staff, medical and
2613	2613	clinical staff and management staff, as validated with information from the
2614	2614	uniform financial report or a method determined by the executive office;
2615	2615	(c) a comparison of the median salary for each classification of staff
2616	2616	position with the fiftieth percentile wage estimate for that position as
2617	2617	determined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the
2618	2618	commonwealth using the available data for that rate review; and (d) the
2619	2619	average employee vacancy rates of direct care and front-line staff of the
2620	2620	preceding two state fiscal years and the current fiscal year from the date
2621	2621	of new rate implementations; provided further, that not later than March 4,
2622	2622	2024, the executive office health and human services shall report to the
2623	2623	house and senate committees on ways and means a comparison of the
2624	2624	median salary for each classification of staff position with the seventy-fifth
2625	2625	percentile wage estimate for that position as determined by the Bureau of
2626	2626	Labor Statistics for Massachusetts in the most recent available data;
2627	2627	provided further, that not later than December 29, 2023, the executive
2628	2628	office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate
2629	2629	committees on ways and means the methodology used to develop service
2630	2630	rates for home health aides, personal care aides and homemakers; and
2631	2631	provided further, that any human service provider receiving revenue under
2632	2632	said chapter 257 shall use not less than 75 per cent of received funds for
2633	2633	compensation for their direct care, front-line and medical and clinical staff,
2634	2634	which may include, but shall not be limited to, hourly rate increases,
2635	2635	wraparound benefits, shift differentials, overtime, hiring and retention
2636	2636	bonuses or recruitment, as defined by the executive
2637	2637	office……………………………………………………………... $173,000,000
2638	2638	1599-7104 For the facilities costs associated with the college of visual and
2639	2639	performing
2640	2640
2641	2641	arts
2642	2642
2643	2643	at
2644	2644
2645	2645	the
2646	2646
2647	2647	University
2648	2648
2649	2649	of
2650	2650
2651	2651	Massachusetts
2652	2652
2653	2653	at
2654	2654
2655	2655	Dartmouth; 52
2656	2656	provided, that funds may be expended for Bristol Community
2657	2657	College………………………………………………………………$ 2,700,000
2658	2658	1599-7114 For a reserve for the costs associated with the UMass Center at
2659	2659	Springfield………………………………………………………….…$ 300,000
2660	2660	Human Resources Division.
2661	2661	1750-0100
2662	2662
2663	2663	For the operation of the human resources division and the costs of
2664	2664	administration, training and customer support related to the
2665	2665	commonwealth’s human resources and compensation management
2666	2666	system and the human resource modernization initiative; provided, that
2667	2667	any employee of the commonwealth who chooses to participate in a bone
2668	2668	marrow donor program shall be granted a leave of absence without loss
2669	2669	or reduction in pay to undergo the medical procedure and for associated
2670	2670	physical recovery time, but such leave shall not exceed 5 days; provided
2671	2671	further, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the
2672	2672	General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the
2673	2673	secretary of administration and finance shall charge a fee of not less than
2674	2674	$50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination;
2675	2675	provided further, that the division shall administer a program of state
2676	2676	employee unemployment management including, but not limited to,
2677	2677	agency training and assistance; provided further, that funds may be
2678	2678	expended to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire
2679	2679	medical standards; provided further, that the division shall be responsible
2680	2680	for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service
2681	2681	titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to
2682	2682	state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in
2683	2683	selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities;
2684	2684	and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide
2685	2685	classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a
2686	2686	classification pay plan for civil service titles in accordance
2687	2687
2688	2688	with
2689	2689
2690	2690	generally
2691	2691
2692	2692	accepted
2693	2693
2694	2694	compensation
2695	2695
2696	2696	standards
2697	2697
2698	2698	and reviewing appeals for
2699	2699	reclassification……………………………………………………$ 12,131,312
2700	2700	1750-0103 For the operation of the training and career ladder program……$ 780,000
2701	2701	1750-0104 For the human resources division, which may expend for the
2702	2702	administration of the civil service examination program, examinations for
2703	2703	non-civil
2704	2704
2705	2705	service
2706	2706
2707	2707	positions
2708	2708
2709	2709	and
2710	2710
2711	2711	implementation
2712	2712
2713	2713	of
2714	2714
2715	2715	the
2716	2716
2717	2717	medical
2718	2718
2719	2719	and
2720	2720	physical fitness standards program……………………………….$ 5,861,298
2721	2721	1750-0119 For payment of workers’ compensation benefits to certain former
2722	2722	employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties and the Hampshire
2723	2723	council of government; provided, that the human resources division shall
2724	2724	routinely recertify the former employees under current workers’
2725	2725	compensation procedures……………………………………………$ 54,666
2726	2726	1750-0300 For the commonwealth’s contributions in fiscal year 2024 to health and
2727	2727	welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements;
2728	2728	provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided under the
2729	2729	applicable collective bargaining agreements and shall be paid to the health
2730	2730	and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the
2731	2731	applicable collective bargaining agreement shall
2732	2732	provide……………………………………………………………$ 33,651,721
2733	2733	1750-0928 For the cost to lease or rent space to administer the civil service physical
2734	2734	abilities tests and to revalidate civil service exams, including police and 53
2735	2735	fire medical standards……………………………………………….$ 766,880
2736	2736	Operational Services Division.
2737	2737	1775-0115
2738	2738
2739	2739	For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
2740	2740	$14,551,748 from revenues collected from the statewide contract
2741	2741	administrative fee to procure, manage and administer statewide contracts;
2742	2742	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
2743	2743	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
2744	2744	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
2745	2745	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
2746	2746	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
2747	2747	estimate as reported in the state accounting
2748	2748	system…………………………………………………….………$ 14,551,748
2749	2749	1775-0124
2750	2750
2751	2751	For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
2752	2752	$113,357 from revenues collected in the recovery of cost reimbursement
2753	2753	and non-reimbursable overbilling and recoupment for health and human
2754	2754	service agencies and as a result of administrative reviews, as
2755	2755	determined during the division’s audits and reviews of providers under
2756	2756	section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided, that the division
2757	2757	may only retain revenues collected in excess of $100,000; and provided
2758	2758	further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
2759	2759	the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
2760	2760	of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur
2761	2761	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
2762	2762	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
2763	2763	estimate as reported in the state accounting
2764	2764	system…………………………………………..……………………$ 113,357
2765	2765	1775-0600
2766	2766
2767	2767	For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
2768	2768	$455,602 from revenues collected from the sale of state surplus personal
2769	2769	property and the disposal of surplus motor vehicles including, but not
2770	2770	limited to, state police vehicles from vehicle accident and damage claims
2771	2771	and from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements, for the
2772	2772	payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing,
2773	2773	allocation and distribution of surplus property and the purchase of motor
2774	2774	vehicles; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
2775	2775	contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
2776	2776	the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
2777	2777	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
2778	2778	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
2779	2779	estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs
2780	2780	of personnel…………………………………………………………..$ 455,602
2781	2781	1775-0700
2782	2782
2783	2783	For the operational services division, which may expend
2784	2784	not more than $200,000 from revenues collected in addition to the amount
2785	2785	authorized in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for printing, photocopying,
2786	2786	related graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and
2787	2787	services provided to the general public, including all necessary or
2788	2788	incidental expenses; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special
2789	2789	law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
2790	2790	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
2791	2791	expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may
2792	2792	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
2793	2793	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
2794	2794	system………………………………………………………………..$ 200,000 54
2795	2795	1775-0900 For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
2796	2796	$22,000 from revenues collected under chapter 449 of the acts of 1984
2797	2797	and section 4L of chapter 7 of the General Laws, including the costs of
2798	2798	personnel, from the sale of federal surplus property, including the
2799	2799	payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing,
2800	2800	allocation and distribution of federal surplus property; provided, that
2801	2801	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
2802	2802	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
2803	2803	revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and
2804	2804	the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower
2805	2805	of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
2806	2806	in the state accounting system………………………………………$ 22,000
2807	2807	Supplier Diversity Office.
2808	2808	1780-0100 For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office;
2809	2809	provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to diverse
2810	2810	businesses, as defined in section 58 of chapter 7 of the General Laws,
2811	2811	certified by the office that allow those businesses to better compete
2812	2812	for state contracts and ensure that equitable practices and policies in the
2813	2813	public marketplace are maintained; provided further, that the office shall
2814	2814	administer an electronic business certification application which shall be
2815	2815	accessible to business applicants through the internet; provided further,
2816	2816	that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and
2817	2817	financial information transmitted by electronic application; and provided
2818	2818	further, that the office shall, using all existing available resources, provide
2819	2819	certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants
2820	2820	within or outside of the commonwealth, as applicable…………$3,979,904
2821	2821	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SECURITY.
2822	2822	1790-0100 For the operation of the executive office of technology services and
2823	2823	security; provided, that the executive office shall continue a chargeback
2824	2824	system for its information technology services; provided further, that the
2825	2825	state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as the
2826	2826	comptroller deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing
2827	2827	the purposes of this item; provided further, that the executive office may
2828	2828	establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; provided
2829	2829	further, that the chief information officer shall review and approve any
2830	2830	planned information technology development project or purchase by any
2831	2831	agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected
2832	2832	cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware,
2833	2833	software or consulting fees and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds,
2834	2834	before the agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase; provided
2835	2835	further, that not later than June 30, 2024, the secretary of technology
2836	2836	services and security shall submit to the state auditor, the house and
2837	2837	senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on state
2838	2838	administration and regulatory oversight a complete accounting of and
2839	2839	justification for all project-related expenditures totaling $250,000 or more
2840	2840	over the previous 12-month period; and provided further, that not later than
2841	2841	February 15, 2024, the executive office shall submit a report to the
2842	2842	secretary of administration and finance, the state auditor and the house
2843	2843	and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
2844	2844	limited to: (i) financial statements detailing savings and, where applicable,
2845	2845	additional expenses realized from the consolidation of information
2846	2846	technology services within each executive office and other initiatives; (ii)
2847	2847	efforts being taken to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of 55
2848	2848	agency systems and to consolidate relevant data between agencies (iii)
2849	2849	the number of personnel assigned to information technology services
2850	2850	within each executive office; efficiencies that have been achieved from
2851	2851	the sharing of resources; the status of the centralization of the
2852	2852	commonwealth's information technology staffing, infrastructure and
2853	2853	network and cloud hosting; (vi) the status of the commonwealth's
2854	2854	cybersecurity; and (vii) strategies and initiatives to further improve the: (a)
2855	2855	efficiency and security of the commonwealth's information technology; and
2856	2856	(b) transparency of the executive office of technology services and
2857	2857	security with the general court, other executive branch agencies and the
2858	2858	general public…………………………………………..…………… $3,206,008
2859	2859	1790-0300 For the executive office of technology services and security, which may
2860	2860	expend not more than $2,733,931 in revenues collected from the provision
2861	2861	of computer resources and services to the general public for the costs of
2862	2862	the bureau of computer services, including the purchase, lease or rental
2863	2863	of telecommunications lines, services and equipment; provided, that
2864	2864	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
2865	2865	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
2866	2866	revenues and related expenditures, the executive office may incur
2867	2867	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
2868	2868	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
2869	2869	as reported in the state accounting
2870	2870	system………………………………………………………………$ 2,733,931
2871	2871	1790-1700 For core technology services and security, including those previously
2872	2872	funded through item 1790-0200……………………………….. $85,990,905
2873	2873	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
2874	2874	Office of the Secretary.
2875	2875	2000-0100 For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and
2876	2876	environmental affairs, including the water resources commission, the
2877	2877	hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management
2878	2878	program and environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30
2879	2879	of the General Laws; provided, that efforts shall be made to prioritize
2880	2880	environmental justice across all departments; provided further, that not
2881	2881	less than $40,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a new animal
2882	2882	control vehicle in the town of Cohasset servicing Cohasset, Hull and
2883	2883	Norwell; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended
2884	2884	for water tank improvement and other related costs in the town of Weston;
2885	2885	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a
2886	2886	mitigation study on the contamination at Beaver dam brook in the city of
2887	2887	Framingham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
2888	2888	expended for the Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc. for a hydraulic
2889	2889	study to model the potential effects of dredging and to identify specific
2890	2890	actions needed to protect affected communities, including environmental
2891	2891	justice communities, around the Alewife brook in Arlington, Cambridge and
2892	2892	Somerville from flooding and other hazards; provided further, that not less
2893	2893	than $500,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Commercial
2894	2894	Fishermen’s Alliance for the modernization and maintenance of
2895	2895	sustainable fishing; provided further, that not less than $240,000 shall be
2896	2896	expended for the 8 regional active groundfish sectors; provided further,
2897	2897	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Buzzards Bay
2898	2898	Coalition, Inc. for a coastal water quality and natural resource monitoring
2899	2899	program in Buzzards bay and Vineyard sound; and provided further, that 56
2900	2900	not less than $100,000 shall be expended for environmental and
2901	2901	emergency planning for the Fore river area located in the city known as
2902	2902	the town of Braintree………………………………. $16,752,134
2903	2903	2000-0101
2904	2904
2905	2905	For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to coordinate
2906	2906	and implement strategies for climate change adaptation and preparedness
2907	2907	including, but not limited to: (i) the resiliency of the commonwealth's
2908	2908	transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (ii) built
2909	2909	environments; (iii) municipal assistance; (iv) improved data collection and
2910	2910	analysis; (v) enhanced planning; and (vi) improved resiliency through the
2911	2911	strengthening and revitalization of natural resources, including marshes
2912	2912	and other wetlands; provided, that the executive office may enter into
2913	2913	interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts;
2914	2914	provided further, that not later than February 5, 2024 the executive office
2915	2915	of energy and environmental affairs shall submit a report to the house and
2916	2916	senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
2917	2917	limited to: (a) the commonwealth’s multi-year plan for developing a climate
2918	2918	change resiliency plan and response strategy; (b) plans to support local
2919	2919	partners in climate change adaptation and resiliency; (c) an analysis of the
2920	2920	differing effects of climate change in different geographic, ecological, and
2921	2921	coastal regions of the state, including urban, suburban and rural homes;
2922	2922	(d) a review of the environmental justice impacts of climate change on
2923	2923	communities of color; and (e) a detailed breakdown of all expenditures
2924	2924	made under this item; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be
2925	2925	expended to the town of Bellingham for an electronic sign at the public
2926	2926	library in Bellingham; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
2927	2927	expended for the implementation of a green jobs training program for non-
2928	2928	traditional students in the city of Somerville; provided further, that not less
2929	2929	than $200,000 shall be expended for Boston Harbor Now, Inc. for climate
2930	2930	research, planning, programming and community science education
2931	2931	related to climate resiliency work with the Stone Living Lab partnership;
2932	2932	and provided further, that not later than December 29, 2023, the executive
2933	2933	office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
2934	2934	and means, the house and senate committees on global warming and
2935	2935	climate change, the joint committee on transportation and the joint
2936	2936	committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy that shall include
2937	2937	the status of its efforts to enhance port infrastructure for the development
2938	2938	of offshore wind……………………………………………………$10,248,414
2939	2939	2000-0102 For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to implement
2940	2940	an environmental justice strategy and promote and secure environmental
2941	2941	justice; provided, that not later than February 5, 2024, the executive office
2942	2942	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
2943	2943	means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of full- time
2944	2944	equivalent positions assigned to the executive office’s
2945	2945	environmental justice staff; (ii) the responsibilities held by the executive
2946	2946	office’s environmental justice staff; and (iii) the status of environmental
2947	2947	justice policies, strategies and initiatives being pursued for both the
2948	2948	current and coming fiscal years……………………………………$ 8,804,284
2949	2949	2000-0120 For obligations of the commonwealth to neighboring states incurred
2950	2950	pursuant to interstate compacts for flood control…………………$ 506,140
2951	2951	2000-0121 For the food security infrastructure grant program, to support equitable
2952	2952	access
2953	2953
2954	2954	to
2955	2955
2956	2956	healthy,
2957	2957
2958	2958	local
2959	2959
2960	2960	food
2961	2961
2962	2962	and
2963	2963
2964	2964	to
2965	2965
2966	2966	strengthen
2967	2967
2968	2968	food
2969	2969
2970	2970	supply
2971	2971
2972	2972	and
2973	2973	distribution systems; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be
2974	2974	expended for the construction of the new Damien’s Place food pantry in
2975	2975	the town of Wareham……………………………………………$25,100,000 57
2976	2976	2000-1011 For the office of environmental law enforcement, which may expend not
2977	2977	more than $40,000 from the administrative handling charge revenues
2978	2978	received from electronic transactions processed through its online
2979	2979	licensing and registration systems; provided, that notwithstanding any
2980	2980	general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
2981	2981	timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
2982	2982	expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may
2983	2983	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
2984	2984	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
2985	2985	system………………………………………………………………….$ 40,000
2986	2986	2000-1700 For the operation of information technology services within the executive
2987	2987	office of energy and environmental affairs……………………..$ 20,313,207
2988	2988	2030-1000 For the operation of the office of environmental law enforcement;
2989	2989	provided, that environmental police officers shall provide monitoring
2990	2990	under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program………………$ 14,988,216
2991	2991	2030-1004 For environmental police private details; provided, that the office of
2992	2992	environmental law enforcement may expend not more than $530,000 from
2993	2993	revenues collected from the fees charged for private details; and provided
2994	2994	further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
2995	2995	the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
2996	2996	of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
2997	2997	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
2998	2998	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
2999	2999	as reported in the state accounting system…………………………$ 530,000
3000	3000	Department of Public Utilities.
3001	3001	2100-0012
3002	3002
3003	3003	For the operation of the department of public utilities; provided, that
3004	3004	notwithstanding the second sentence of the first paragraph of section 18
3005	3005	of chapter 25 of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year
3006	3006	2024 under said first paragraph of said section 18 of said chapter 25 shall
3007	3007	be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this
3008	3008	item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this
3009	3009	item………………………………………………………………… $19,694,594
3010	3010	2100-0013 For the operation of the transportation oversight division....................................$1,000,000
3011	3011	2100-0016
3012	3012
3013	3013	For the department of public utilities to regulate steam distribution
3014	3014	companies; provided, that notwithstanding section 18A of chapter 25 of
3015	3015	the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2024 shall be
3016	3016	made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item
3017	3017	and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this
3018	3018	item……………………………………………………………………. $409,837
3019	3019	2100-0017
3020	3020
3021	3021	For the operation of the division of transportation network companies;
3022	3022	provided, that the amount assessed under section 23 of chapter 25 of the
3023	3023	General Laws shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount
3024	3024	expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for
3025	3025	personnel paid from this item……………………………………… $2,011,459
3026	3026	Department of Environmental Protection.
3027	3027	2200-0100 For the operation of the department of environmental protection,
3028	3028	including the environmental strike force, the bureau of planning and 58
3029	3029	evaluation, the bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste
3030	3030	prevention, the Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station and a contract
3031	3031	with the University of Massachusetts for environmental research;
3032	3032	provided, that section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply
3033	3033	to fees established in section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws;
3034	3034	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
3035	3035	Brewster Ponds Coalition, Incorporated. for the installation of enhanced
3036	3036	phosphorus removal alternative innovative septic systems, not currently
3037	3037	available in Massachusetts, to demonstrate the effectiveness of enhanced
3038	3038	phosphorus removal technologies described to prevent cyanobacteria
3039	3039	blooms and unnatural algae growth polluting ponds on Cape Cod;
3040	3040	provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for OARS,
3041	3041	Inc. for the operation of a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury,
3042	3042	Assabet and Concord rivers; and provided further, that not later than
3043	3043	February 5, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and
3044	3044	senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the status of hiring
3045	3045	of additional staff; (ii) the staffing levels of the department for the last 10
3046	3046	fiscal years; (iii) the number of enforcement actions for serious violations
3047	3047	and fine collections compared to the previous 10 fiscal years; and (iv)
3048	3048	recommendations for the additional resources needed to fulfill the
3049	3049	department’s enforcement responsibilities, prior appropriation
3050	3050	continued…………………………………………………………$47,613,783
3051	3051	2200-0102 For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not
3052	3052	more than $650,150 in revenues collected from fees for wetland permits;
3053	3053	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
3054	3054	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
3055	3055	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
3056	3056	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
3057	3057	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
3058	3058	estimate as reported in the state accounting
3059	3059	system…………………………………………………………………$ 650,150
3060	3060	2200-0107 For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the
3061	3061	Massachusetts Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan and the
3062	3062	Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan; provided, that funds may be
3063	3063	expended
3064	3064
3065	3065	for
3066	3066
3067	3067	a
3068	3068
3069	3069	recycling
3070	3070
3071	3071	industries
3072	3072
3073	3073	reimbursement
3074	3074
3075	3075	program
3076	3076
3077	3077	under
3078	3078	section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of
3079	3079	1997…………………………………………………………………… $499,997
3080	3080	2200-0109 For the department of environmental protection for the sole purpose of
3081	3081	ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance
3082	3082	assurance………………………………………………………….. $2,500,000
3083	3083	2200-0112 For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not
3084	3084	more than $2,500,000 in revenues collected from permit and compliance
3085	3085	fees for the sole purpose of ensuring sufficient staff for timely permit
3086	3086	decisions and compliance assurance; provided, that if this item is
3087	3087	eliminated or reduced in fiscal year 2024 or operational funding for the
3088	3088	department falls below the level authorized in the general appropriations
3089	3089	act for fiscal year 2015, excluding appropriations for earmarks and
3090	3090	nonrecurring operating costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall
3091	3091	terminate; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
3092	3092	special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
3093	3093	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
3094	3094	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
3095	3095	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
3096	3096	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the 59
3097	3097	state accounting system…………………………………………..$ 2,500,000
3098	3098	2210-0106 For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for
3099	3099	the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use
3100	3100	Reduction Act, under chapter 21I of the General Laws, not more than
3101	3101	$2,888,473 in revenues collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition
3102	3102	under said chapter 21I; provided, that not later than February 1, 2024, the
3103	3103	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
3104	3104	ways and means detailing the status of the department’s progress in
3105	3105	meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with said
3106	3106	chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions
3107	3107	assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I;
3108	3108	provided further, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be made
3109	3109	available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program
3110	3110	at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the
3111	3111	department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the
3112	3112	University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this
3113	3113	purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall
3114	3114	be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and
3115	3115	technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department
3116	3116	shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office
3117	3117	of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this
3118	3118	purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
3119	3119	law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
3120	3120	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
3121	3121	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
3122	3122	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
3123	3123	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
3124	3124	state accounting system……………………………………………$ 2,888,473
3125	3125	2220-2220
3126	3126
3127	3127	For the administration and implementation of the Clean Air Act under 42
3128	3128	U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., including the operating permit program, the
3129	3129	emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation
3130	3130	program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state
3131	3131	implementation program and the commonwealth’s commitments under the
3132	3132	New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Regional
3133	3133	Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and
3134	3134	mercury emissions…………………………………………………… $940,506
3135	3135	2220-2221
3136	3136
3137	3137	For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and
3138	3138	compliance program required under the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C.
3139	3139	section 7401 et seq. ……………………………………………….$ 1,722,798
3140	3140	2250-2000 For the administration and implementation of the Safe Drinking Water
3141	3141	Act of 1974 under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws;
3142	3142	provided, that the department of environmental protection may expend
3143	3143	funds for the study and remediation of lead in public school drinking
3144	3144	water; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
3145	3145	for polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation in the towns of Burlington and
3146	3146	Bedford……………………………………………………………$2,417,016
3147	3147	2260-8870 For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground
3148	3148	storage tank programs including, but not limited to, monitoring unlined
3149	3149	landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws;
3150	3150	provided, that the department of environmental protection shall provide the
3151	3151	department of revenue with information necessary for the completion of
3152	3152	the report required in item 1232-0200 including, but not limited to, the
3153	3153	number of tanks out of compliance with said chapter 60
3154	3154	21J…………………………………………………………………$ 15,747,479
3155	3155	2260-8872 For the brownfields site audit program................................................................$1,378,862
3156	3156	2260-8881 For the operation of the board of registration of hazardous waste site
3157	3157	cleanup professionals, notwithstanding section 19A of chapter 21A of the
3158	3158	General Laws…………………………………………………………$ 423,568
3159	3159	Department of Fish and Game.
3160	3160	2300-0100 For the office of the commissioner of fish and game; provided, that the
3161	3161	commissioner’s office shall assess and receive payments from the division
3162	3162	of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing
3163	3163	and boating access, the division of ecological restoration, the riverways
3164	3164	program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish
3165	3165	and game; provided further, that those assessments shall be used to cover
3166	3166	appropriate administrative costs of the department including, but not
3167	3167	limited to, payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; provided further,
3168	3168	that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New England
3169	3169	Wildlife Center, Inc. in the town of Weymouth for the care, treatment and
3170	3170	maintenance of wildlife; and provided further, that the amount and
3171	3171	contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the
3172	3172	commissioner………………………………………………………$1,389,248
3173	3173	2300-0101 For the division of ecological restoration and the riverways program and for
3174	3174	the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration,
3175	3175	including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that not less than
3176	3176	$45,000 shall be expended for the town of Westborough for the restoration
3177	3177	efforts of Cedar swamp………………………………………..……..$3,796,281
3178	3178	2310-0200 For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including
3179	3179	expenses of the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game
3180	3180	farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management,
3181	3181	the administration of fish hatcheries, the improvement and management
3182	3182	of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the
3183	3183	commonwealth’s share of certain cooperative fisheries and wildlife
3184	3184	programs and for certain programs reimbursable under the Aid to Fish and
3185	3185	Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that the division may expend the
3186	3186	amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and
3187	3187	Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent
3188	3188
3189	3189	on
3190	3190
3191	3191	restoration
3192	3192
3193	3193	of
3194	3194
3195	3195	catadromous
3196	3196
3197	3197	fish
3198	3198
3199	3199	in
3200	3200
3201	3201	the
3202	3202
3203	3203	Connecticut
3204	3204
3205	3205	and Merrimack
3206	3206	river systems unless considered necessary by the
3207	3207	division……………………………………………………$ 17,069,682
3208	3208	George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 100%
3209	3209	2310-0300 For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species
3210	3210	program; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
3211	3211	Fishing Academy, Inc. of Boston…………………………………$1,333,352
3212	3212	2310-0306 For the hunter safety training program...................................................................$528,229
3213	3213	George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
3214	3214	2310-0316 For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitats and for the costs of
3215	3215	the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of
3216	3216	the wildlands stamp program under sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131
3217	3217	of the General Laws............................................................................................$1,500,000 61
3218	3218	George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
3219	3219	2310-0317 For the waterfowl management program established in section 11 of
3220	3220	chapter 131 of the General Laws..............................................................................$65,000
3221	3221	George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
3222	3222	2320-0100 For the administration of the office of fishing and boating access,
3223	3223	including the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access
3224	3224	land and water areas; provided, that positions funded by this item shall
3225	3225	not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws..................................................$814,433
3226	3226	2330-0100 For the operation of the division of marine fisheries; provided, that the
3227	3227	division may expend funds for the Annisquam river marine research
3228	3228	laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a
3229	3229	shellfish management program, including coastal area classification,
3230	3230	mapping and technical assistance, the operation of the Newburyport
3231	3231	shellfish purification plant and a shellfish classification program; provided
3232	3232	further, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program
3233	3233	to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall
3234	3234	continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing
3235	3235	the commercial fishing industry and to promote sustainable fisheries;
3236	3236	provided further, that the department shall expend an amount not less than
3237	3237	the amount expended in the prior fiscal year for the operation of the
3238	3238	Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided further, that the division
3239	3239	shall offer wet storage and de-sanding services at the Newburyport
3240	3240	shellfish purification plant as laid out in the report dated March 1, 2012;
3241	3241	provided further, that for functions not being performed by the plant prior
3242	3242	to July 1, 2012, the division may solicit competitive proposals for the
3243	3243	utilization of excess processing capacity at the Newburyport shellfish
3244	3244	purification plant, which may include proposals to offer wet storage and
3245	3245	de-sanding services at the plant as described in the shellfish purification
3246	3246	plant management plan dated March 1, 2012; provided further, that the
3247	3247	division shall be under no obligation to consider or implement any proposal
3248	3248	that the division determines would displace, impede or otherwise hinder
3249	3249	the existing functions of the plant; provided further, that the division may
3250	3250	enter into contracts based on proposals received; provided further, that
3251	3251	not less than 60 days before entering into contracts, the division shall
3252	3252	notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided
3253	3253	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Center for
3254	3254	Coastal Studies, Inc. for the shark ecology program; provided further, that
3255	3255	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a boat for the harbor master
3256	3256	in the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall
3257	3257	be expended for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
3258	3258	counties to be administered jointly by the director of marine fisheries and
3259	3259	the aforementioned counties; and provided further, that not less than
3260	3260	$550,000 shall be expended for a program of collaborative research by
3261	3261	the division of marine fisheries through the Marine Fisheries Institute, in
3262	3262	collaboration with the School for Marine Science and Technology at the
3263	3263	University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, that applies innovative
3264	3264	technology to assess the biomass of fish in the region managed by the
3265	3265	New England
3266	3266	Fishery Management Council..............................................................................$8,735,231
3267	3267	2330-0120
3268	3268
3269	3269	For the division of marine fisheries for a program to enhance and
3270	3270	develop marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities,
3271	3271	including
3272	3272
3273	3273	the
3274	3274
3275	3275	cost
3276	3276
3277	3277	of
3278	3278
3279	3279	equipment,
3280	3280
3281	3281	maintenance
3282	3282
3283	3283	and
3284	3284
3285	3285	staff
3286	3286
3287	3287	and
3288	3288
3289	3289	the 62
3290	3290	maintenance and updating of data.........................................................................$907,826
3291	3291	2330-0121 For the division of marine fisheries to utilize reimbursable federal
3292	3292	sportfish restoration funds to further develop marine recreational fishing
3293	3293	and related programs, including the costs of activities that increase public
3294	3294	access for marine recreational fishing, support research on artificial reefs
3295	3295	and otherwise provide for the development of marine recreational
3296	3296	fishing; provided, that the division may expend not more than $217,989 in
3297	3297	revenues collected from federal Sport Fish Restoration Program funds and
3298	3298	from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing; and
3299	3299	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
3300	3300	contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
3301	3301	the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
3302	3302	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
3303	3303	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
3304	3304	estimate as reported in the
3305	3305	state accounting system.........................................................................................$217,989
3306	3306	2330-0150 For the operation and maintenance of the Newburyport shellfish
3307	3307	purification plant, which may expend not more than $75,000 from
3308	3308	revenues collected from fees generated by operations; provided, that not
3309	3309	later than January 12, 2024, the division of marine fisheries shall submit
3310	3310	a report detailing the revenues collected and expended and the shellfish
3311	3311	volume increase realized from the implementation of wet storage and de-
3312	3312	sanding services and the shellfish purification plant management plan
3313	3313	dated March 1, 2012 to the executive office of environmental affairs, the
3314	3314	executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate
3315	3315	committees on ways and means; and provided further, that
3316	3316	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
3317	3317	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
3318	3318	revenues and related expenditures, the division of marine fisheries may
3319	3319	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
3320	3320	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the
3321	3321	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system..............$75,000
3322	3322	2330-0199 For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast the number of
3323	3323	commercially important invertebrate species in commonwealth waters,
3324	3324	including ventless lobster traps employing the services of contracted
3325	3325	commercial lobster fishing vessels in the commonwealth; provided, that
3326	3326	the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $250,000 in
3327	3327	revenues collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster permits; and
3328	3328	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
3329	3329	contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
3330	3330	the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
3331	3331	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
3332	3332	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
3333	3333	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system................................$250,000
3334	3334	2330-0300 For the administration and operation of the recreational saltwater fishing
3335	3335	permit program under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws..............$2,116,721
3336	3336	Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund.. 100%
3337	3337	Department of Agricultural Resources.
3338	3338	2511-0100 For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including
3339	3339	the division of administration, the integrated pest management program,
3340	3340	the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural markets, the division of 63
3341	3341	animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical
3342	3342	assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of
3343	3343	laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the
3344	3344	expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the
3345	3345	administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by
3346	3346	the department; provided, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended
3347	3347	for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project, LLC; provided further, that
3348	3348	not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Food
3349	3349	Trust Program established in section 65 of chapter 23A of the General
3350	3350	Laws; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for
3351	3351	Greenagers, Inc. teen and young adult environmental programming;
3352	3352	provided further, that not less than $8,000 shall be expended for irrigation
3353	3353	of the town-owned Andrews farm in the town of Falmouth; provided further,
3354	3354	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Land’s Sake, Inc. in the
3355	3355	town of Weston to support infrastructure and capital improvements to
3356	3356	support the sale and donation of fresh produce; provided further, that not
3357	3357	less than $100,000 shall be expended for the mitigation of food insecurity
3358	3358	in the city of Everett in an ongoing effort with the planning department
3359	3359	through the provision of fresh and local produce to low-to-moderate
3360	3360	income families at no cost through existing partnerships with About Fresh,
3361	3361	Inc., Everett Community Growers, Inc., the Everett food policy council,
3362	3362	local farms and both privately-funded and publicly-funded food pantries;
3363	3363	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
3364	3364	Massachusetts Coordinated Soil Health program; provided further, that not
3365	3365	less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Boston Public Market
3366	3366	Association, Inc. for the operation and programing at the Boston Public
3367	3367	Market; provided further, that not less than $800,000shall be expended to
3368	3368	enhance the Buy Local effort in western, central, northeastern and
3369	3369	southeastern Massachusetts; and provided further, that any buy local
3370	3370	effort included in this item shall include locally-h arvested
3371	3371	seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish......................................$11,444,229
3372	3372	2511-0103 For
3373	3373
3374	3374	the
3375	3375
3376	3376	costs
3377	3377
3378	3378	associated
3379	3379
3380	3380	with
3381	3381
3382	3382	agricultural
3383	3383
3384	3384	oversight
3385	3385
3386	3386	of
3387	3387
3388	3388	hemp
3389	3389
3390	3390	and
3391	3391	cannabis.................................................................................................................$979,766
3392	3392	Marijuana Regulation Fund......................................100%
3393	3393	2511-0105 For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food
3394	3394	assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food
3395	3395	bank system; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the
3396	3396	Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the
3397	3397	commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks; provided further, that not less than
3398	3398	$1,000,000 shall be expended to the commonwealth’s 4 regional food
3399	3399	banks for operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts
3400	3400	emergency food assistance program; provided further, that not less than
3401	3401	$500,000 shall be expended to the Women's Lunch Place, Inc. to provide
3402	3402	nutritious food and individualized services for women who are
3403	3403	experiencing homelessness or poverty; provided further, that not less than
3404	3404	$50,000 shall be expended for Rachel’s Table for the transition costs of
3405	3405	becoming a non-profit including, but not limited to, website redesign, the
3406	3406	hiring of a project manager, moving and storage, an information
3407	3407	technology consultant and filling the hunger gap by delivering food to more
3408	3408	than 53 organizations not served by the food bank; provided further, that
3409	3409	not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Taunton Area Community
3410	3410	Table, Inc., a neighborhood food distribution center, to purchase the
3411	3411	building currently being rented by the Taunton Area Community Table, Inc.
3412	3412	and to provide resources for ADA renovations of said building; provided
3413	3413	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Food for Free 64
3414	3414	Committee, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
3415	3415	be expended for Hope Dove Inc. to assist disabled individuals and those
3416	3416	living in poverty; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
3417	3417	expended for Manna Community Kitchen to combat food insecurity and
3418	3418	expand support service for vulnerable populations; provided further, that
3419	3419	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Survival Centers, Inc. for the
3420	3420	food pantry program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
3421	3421	expended for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc. serving the citizens of
3422	3422	the greater Lowell area; and provided further, that the department of
3423	3423	agricultural resources may assess an administrative
3424	3424	charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item...............$32,125,001
3425	3425	2511-0107 For the advancement of community food security and the protection of public
3426	3426	access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall
3427	3427	be expended for Our Neighbors’ Table, Inc. in the city of Amesbury to provide free
3428	3428	groceries to those who are food insecure across the Merrimack Valley; provided
3429	3429	further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the emergency assistance
3430	3430	fund in the town of Lincoln; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
3431	3431	expended for the Chelmsford council on aging for senior food security to meet the
3432	3432	nutritional needs of elders; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
3433	3433	expended for the Franklin Food Pantry, Incorporated building project; provided
3434	3434	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Medway Community Farm,
3435	3435	Inc. in the town of Medway; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
3436	3436	expended for the Lower Cape outreach council for a refrigerator truck and food pantry
3437	3437	repairs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Fenway
3438	3438	Civic Association, Inc. for the Fenway Cares mutual aid initiative, including
3439	3439	administrative costs, for the distribution of fresh food and supplies to food-insecure
3440	3440	Fenway residents; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
3441	3441	the South Congregational food pantry in Pittsfield for expanded operational capacity
3442	3442	and procurement efforts; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
3443	3443	expended for the coastal foodshed initiative in the greater New Bedford region to
3444	3444	promote and grow the local food access economy and distribution channels for locally
3445	3445	grown food; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
3446	3446	GreenRoots, Inc. for initiatives fighting food insecurity in Chelsea; provided further,
3447	3447	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Stone Soup Café, Inc. to provide
3448	3448	low- to no-cost meals to alleviate hunger in the city of Greenfield; provided further,
3449	3449	that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Medfield Food Cupboard, Inc.;
3450	3450	provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for further technical
3451	3451	development and collaboration between food agencies in the town of Arlington;
3452	3452	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for barn improvements
3453	3453	at Community Harvest Project, Inc. in Grafton; provided further, that not less than
3454	3454	$25,000 shall be expended for the Braintree Holidays – Friends, Inc. located at the
3455	3455	Margin Crispin center in the city known as the town of Braintree; provided further, that
3456	3456	not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Growing Places for the expansion of
3457	3457	equitable access to healthy food and environmental sustainability through education,
3458	3458	collaboration and advocacy; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
3459	3459	expended for food insecurity funding for a partnership with the North Andover farmers
3460	3460	market…………………………………………………………………. $690,000
3461	3461	2511-3002 For the integrated pest management program.........................................................$74,340
3462	3462	Department of Conservation and Recreation.
3463	3463	2800-0100 For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation;
3464	3464	provided, that notwithstanding section 3B of chapter 7 of the General
3465	3465	Laws, the department shall establish or renegotiate fees, licenses,
3466	3466	permits, rents and leases and adjust or develop other revenue sources
3467	3467	tofund the maintenance, operation and administration of the department; 65
3468	3468	provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the
3469	3469	Uxbridge youth soccer field project in the town of Uxbridge; provided
3470	3470	further, that not less than $93,000 shall be expended for improvements to
3471	3471	the Ell pond gazebo in the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less
3472	3472	than $50,000 shall be expended for the restoration and improvement of
3473	3473	the Rotary park playground and facility improvements to the Rotary park
3474	3474	public baseball fields in the town of Wilmington; provided further, that not
3475	3475	less than $100,000 shall be expended for aquatic invasive species control
3476	3476	for the Charles river and the Mystic river; and provided further, that not
3477	3477	less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Middleborough parks
3478	3478	department for the reconstruction of the Pierce playground; provided
3479	3479	further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Reilly Memorial
3480	3480	Rink feasibility study
3481	3481	…………………………………………………………….$7,188,306
3482	3482	2800-0101 For the watershed management program to operate and maintain
3483	3483	reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department
3484	3484	of conservation and recreation and the office of water resources in the
3485	3485	department; provided, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to
3486	3486	the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual
3487	3487	determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water
3488	3488	Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws;
3489	3489	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the
3490	3490	implementation of the North river protection order; provided further, that
3491	3491	not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the development and design
3492	3492	of upgrades to the Hardy pond outlet weir with automatic controls to
3493	3493	improve water quality in the pond and reduce problematic downstream
3494	3494	flooding in the city of Waltham; provided further, that the department shall
3495	3495	continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as
3496	3496	amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963; and provided
3497	3497	further, that the department shall continue to make payments under
3498	3498	chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain
3499	3499	land……………………………………………………………$2,086,594
3500	3500	2800-0401 For a program to provide stormwater management for all properties and
3501	3501	roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of
3502	3502	conservation and recreation; provided, that the department shall
3503	3503	implement a stormwater management program in compliance with federal
3504	3504	and state stormwater management requirements; provided further, that
3505	3505	the department shall inventory all stormwater infrastructure, assess its
3506	3506	stormwater practices, analyze long-term capital and operational needs
3507	3507	and develop a stormwater management plan to comply with federal and
3508	3508	state regulatory requirements; and provided further, that in order to protect
3509	3509	public safety and to protect water resources for water supply, recreational
3510	3510	and ecosystem uses, the department shall immediately implement interim
3511	3511	stormwater management practices including, but not limited to, street
3512	3512	sweeping, inspection and cleaning of catch basins and emergency
3513	3513	repairs to roadway drainage…………………………….$3,249,761
3514	3514	2800-0500 For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of the
3515	3515	metropolitan beaches as determined by the commission established under
3516	3516	section 70 of chapter 3 of the General Laws; provided, that not less than
3517	3517	$900,000 shall be expended for the metropolitan beaches in Lynn, Nahant,
3518	3518	Revere, Winthrop, Quincy, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester and
3519	3519	Hull to be fully maintained and seasonally staffed as recommended by the
3520	3520	metropolitan beaches commission in coordination with the department of
3521	3521	conservation and recreation; provided further, that not less than $100,000
3522	3522	shall be expended for Save the Harbor, Save the Bay, Inc.’s staff time,
3523	3523	consultants and direct expenses to support the ongoing work of the 66
3524	3524	commission on the future of metropolitan beaches; provided further, that
3525	3525	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae
3526	3526	on King’s beach and Long beach in the city of Lynn; and provided further,
3527	3527	that not less than $290,000 shall be expended for matching grants to
3528	3528	public and nonpublic entities to support free public events and programs
3529	3529	on the metropolitan beaches as part of Save the Harbor, Save the Bay,
3530	3530	Inc.’s Better Beaches Grants Program as
3531	3531	recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission....................................$1,405,231
3532	3532	2800-0501
3533	3533
3534	3534	For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the
3535	3535	control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that
3536	3536	the seasonal hires of the department’s parks, beaches, pools and spray
3537	3537	pools shall be paid from this item; provided further, that said beaches,
3538	3538	pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day
3539	3539	to Labor Day, inclusive; provided further, that said beaches, pools and
3540	3540	spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that seasonal
3541	3541	employees who are hired before the second Sunday preceding Memorial
3542	3542	Day, whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor
3543	3543	Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2023, shall
3544	3544	continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2024 during the period of
3545	3545	said employees’ seasonal employment; provided further, that not less than
3546	3546	$50,000 shall be expended for beach erosion control, monitoring,
3547	3547	refurbishments and related activities at Sterling town beach; provided
3548	3548	further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws,
3549	3549	seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the
3550	3550	services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis,
3551	3551	beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30
3552	3552	or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April
3553	3553	30; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said
3554	3554	chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by
3555	3555	an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period.......................$25,435,117
3556	3556	2800-0700 For the office of dam safety; provided, that the office shall, in
3557	3557	collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the
3558	3558	department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive
3559	3559	inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory
3560	3560	approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety;
3561	3561	provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the
3562	3562	removal of the Maple avenue dam in the town of Seekonk; and provided
3563	3563	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the renovation,
3564	3564	restoration or demolition of the reservoir dam in the town of
3565	3565	Northborough……………………………………….. $735,676
3566	3566	2810-0100
3567	3567
3568	3568	For the operation of the division of state parks and recreation; provided,
3569	3569	that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to: (i) operate all of the
3570	3570	division’s parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related
3571	3571	appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood
3572	3572	control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and
3573	3573	pools; (ii) oversee skating rinks; and (iii) protect and manage the division’s
3574	3574	lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation
3575	3575	services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that all
3576	3576	properties that were open in fiscal year 2023 shall be open in fiscal year
3577	3577	2024; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of
3578	3578	conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the
3579	3579	duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided
3580	3580	further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities
3581	3581	from this item; provided further, that up to $3,000,000 may be used
3582	3582	to support the costs of snow and ice removal; provided further, that not 67
3583	3583	less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum
3584	3584	in the town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
3585	3585	expended for necessary maintenance and improvements to LoConte
3586	3586	Memorial ice rink in the city of Medford; provided further, that not less than
3587	3587	$100,000 shall be expended for the implementation of traffic safety
3588	3588	improvements for all road users at the high-crash intersection of Alewife
3589	3589	Brook parkway and Broadway in the city of Somerville; provided further,
3590	3590	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements at Forest
3591	3591	lake in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $15,000
3592	3592	shall be expended for the Arlington Community Orchard; provided further,
3593	3593	that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Observatory
3594	3594	& Science Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
3595	3595	be expended for Brockton public schools for the renovation of tennis courts
3596	3596	into basketball courts at the Davis elementary school park area; provided
3597	3597	further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for renovations of
3598	3598	open spaces, parks and playgrounds in the Highlands and Acre area of
3599	3599	the city of Lowell to equitably contribute to the health, well-being and
3600	3600	inclusivity of residents; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
3601	3601	be expended for New City community park designs in the city of
3602	3602	Easthampton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
3603	3603	expended for improvements to parking and accessibility at the Leaping
3604	3604	Well nature trail in the town of South Hadley; provided further, that not less
3605	3605	than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction, renovation and
3606	3606	upgrade of a new playground at the Nabnasset elementary school in the
3607	3607	town of Westford; provided further, that local youth programs and
3608	3608	nonprofits get first preference in scheduling on all playing fields and
3609	3609	hockey rinks operated by the department; provided further, that the rinks
3610	3610	under the control of the department shall remain open and staffed for the
3611	3611	full rink season and that ice skating shall be available from September 1
3612	3612	through April 15 of the following year; provided further, that additional
3613	3613	funds shall be expended to address the needs of state parks in all regions
3614	3614	of the commonwealth; provided further, that not later than February 2,
3615	3615	2024 the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
3616	3616	committees on ways and means on: (a) the status of hiring for additional
3617	3617	staffing; (b) the staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (c) the
3618	3618	average staffing level at each park; provided further, that the department
3619	3619	shall take steps to address personnel needs in a manner that is
3620	3620	geographically equitable; and provided further, that not later than January
3621	3621	12, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
3622	3622	committees on ways and means detailing: (1) the hires made for division
3623	3623	personnel in fiscal year 2023; (2) the status of hiring for additional staffing;
3624	3624	(3) the staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (4) the average
3625	3625	staffing level at each park………………………………….$103,087,782
3626	3626	2810-0122 For special projects relating to the commonwealth’s state parks and recreational
3627	3627	areas; provided, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the refurbishment
3628	3628	and expansion of the Metacomet park tennis courts in the town of Medfield; provided
3629	3629	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for upgrades to the Doyle field
3630	3630	courts in the city of Leominster; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be
3631	3631	expended for Collectively, Recognizing, Empowerment, Within, Incorporated
3632	3632	(CREW) of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
3633	3633	for a soil exploration and minor repairs of Johnson creek dam in the town of
3634	3634	Groveland; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for tree
3635	3635	replanting in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall
3636	3636	be expended for The Trustees of Reservations for feasibility, design, permitting and
3637	3637	outreach to restore the Damde Meadows salt marsh in Hingham; provided further,
3638	3638	not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Friends of Fitchburg Abolitionist park
3639	3639	to support the third and final phase of the park development; provided further, not less 68
3640	3640	than $75,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of the youth soccer fields at
3641	3641	Coolidge park in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $50,000
3642	3642	shall be expended for the Damon’s Point dock replacement project in the town of
3643	3643	Marshfield to ensure the public safety of the year-round commercial and recreational
3644	3644	dock that serves as an egress location and as staging for medical evacuations from
3645	3645	the North river; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
3646	3646	Pembroke Watershed Association, Inc. for pond treatment and improvements;
3647	3647	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Mount Auburn
3648	3648	cemetery in Watertown and Cambridge for a carbon footprint study for death care
3649	3649	across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
3650	3650	expended for a feasibility study at Eagle lake recreation area in the town of Holden;
3651	3651	provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for improvements,
3652	3652	including the purchase and installation of a chair lift for the pool and structural repairs
3653	3653	to the concession stand, at Everett Leonard park in the town of Norton; provided
3654	3654	further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for youth sports and public park
3655	3655	infrastructure projects in the town of Douglas; provided further, that not less than
3656	3656	$20,000 shall be expended for youth sports and public park infrastructure projects in
3657	3657	the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for
3658	3658	youth sports and public park infrastructure projects in the town of Webster; provided
3659	3659	further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for youth sports and public park
3660	3660	infrastructure projects in the town of Uxbridge; provided further, that not less than
3661	3661	$100,000 shall be expended for phase 2 of the rehabilitation and restoration of the
3662	3662	Stone building in Hemlock Gorge reservation in the town of Wellesley; provided
3663	3663	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the improvements to the
3664	3664	Quinobequin road trail portion of the Charles river reservation, including, but not
3665	3665	limited to, the installation of wooden guard rails at the entrance of the trail near the
3666	3666	intersection of Quinobequin road and route 9, guide ropes down the embankment at
3667	3667	the entrance of the trail and addressing mud areas along the trail; provided further,
3668	3668	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the connection of phase 2 of the
3669	3669	Squannacook river rail trail to phase 4 through the construction of the connecting
3670	3670	section of trail in the town of Townsend; provided further, that not less than $150,000
3671	3671	shall be expended for the department of parks, recreation and culture in the city of
3672	3672	Newton; provided further, that said $150,000 shall be equally distributed for Kennard
3673	3673	conservation area trail improvements, including boardwalks in wet areas, Kessler
3674	3674	conservation area improvements, including a boardwalk and bridge, and Newton
3675	3675	Upper Falls greenway for ADA improvements and site furnishings; provided further,
3676	3676	that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to the
3677	3677	Riverside park basketball court in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less
3678	3678	than $25,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to 12th Avenue park
3679	3679	in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
3680	3680	for improvements to underutilized areas and green space for recreational use of areas
3681	3681	surrounding Cook pond in the city of Fall River; provided further, that not less than
3682	3682	$35,000 shall be expended for an outdoor water recreation area at Farnham park in
3683	3683	the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
3684	3684	for the North Shore Maritime Center, Inc. for the youth rowing program; provided
3685	3685	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for facility upgrades for Lynn
3686	3686	Youth Soccer, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
3687	3687	expended for the maintenance and operation of Gannon golf course in the city of
3688	3688	Lynn; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a study of
3689	3689	the Charles river, including, but not limited to, flooding mitigation impacts and fish
3690	3690	passage improvements as it relates to potential removal of state-owned dams from
3691	3691	Watertown to Natick; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
3692	3692	for improvements, preparedness and operations for ferry service in the city of Quincy;
3693	3693	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Friends of Bass
3694	3694	River, Inc. for water quality improvements through the restoration of retired cranberry
3695	3695	bogs, improved coastal storm resiliency, restoration of a historic fish habitat and
3696	3696	passive recreation opportunities; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
3697	3697	expended for the funding, implementation, operation and replenishment of 69
3698	3698	community recreation lending library in the Hunt Almont playground in the Mattapan
3699	3699	section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
3700	3700	expended for the Boston 4 Celebrations Foundation, Inc. for the Boston Pops
3701	3701	Fireworks Spectacular for the fourth of July celebrations on the Charles river; provided
3702	3702	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for accessible playground
3703	3703	equipment in the town of Bedford; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall
3704	3704	be expended for the construction of an all-persons trail at Mass Audubon Brewster’s
3705	3705	woods wildlife sanctuary in the town of Concord; provided further, that not less than
3706	3706	$200,000 shall be expended for the renovation of parks located on Simon street and
3707	3707	Gage street in the city of Beverly; provided further, not less than $200,000 shall be
3708	3708	expended for the design and construction of a downtown green space in the town of
3709	3709	Dedham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Tree
3710	3710	Eastie Inc. to expand the tree canopy in the East Boston section of the city of Boston
3711	3711	through the planting and maintenance of trees; provided further, that not less than
3712	3712	$100,000 shall be expended for Boston Harbor Now, Inc. for the administration of
3713	3713	reduced cost public ferry service programs for Massachusetts residents to ensure
3714	3714	and promote equitable and affordable access to the Boston Harbor Islands national
3715	3715	and state park area; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended
3716	3716	for the funding, implementation, operation and replenishment of community
3717	3717	recreation lending library at the East Boston greenway located in the East Boston
3718	3718	section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
3719	3719	expended for the funding, implementation, operation and replenishment of
3720	3720	community recreation lending library in Ringer park in the Allston section of the city
3721	3721	of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
3722	3722	Courageous Sailing Center for Youth, Inc. for youth programming; provided further,
3723	3723	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Elm park in the city
3724	3724	of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
3725	3725	efficiency upgrades for heating systems at the Narragansett regional school district;
3726	3726	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to
3727	3727	Farlow park, including the Chaffin house property and the Farlow pond in the city of
3728	3728	Newton; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the
3729	3729	Kingston recreation department for lunches for campers in the department summer
3730	3730	program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
3731	3731	renovation of Gage field, located on Beacon street in the Centerville section of the
3732	3732	city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the
3733	3733	closure and demolition of Skip Viglirolo ice rink in the town of Belmont; provided
3734	3734	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of the
3735	3735	treescape in the town of Belmont; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall
3736	3736	be expended for the Woburn Youth Hockey Association, Inc. for capital improvements
3737	3737	to the O’Brien ice rink; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended
3738	3738	for the design, renovation and maintenance of recreational parks and facilities in the
3739	3739	town of Winchester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
3740	3740	for the Harry McDonough Sailing Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
3741	3741	$25,000 shall be expended for the construction, renovation and maintenance of the
3742	3742	Southwick recreation center baseball fields; provided further, that not less than
3743	3743	$30,000 shall be expended for the funding, implementation, operation and
3744	3744	replenishment of community recreation lending library in Moakley park in the South
3745	3745	Boston section of the city of Boston; and provided further; that not less than $25,000
3746	3746	shall be expended for the handicap sidewalk accessibility program in the town of
3747	3747	Winthrop ………………………………………………………………$3,560,000
3748	3748	2820-0101
3749	3749
3750	3750	For the costs associated with the department of conservation and
3751	3751	recreation’s park rangers specific to the security of the state house;
3752	3752	provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for
3753	3753	the costs of security and park rangers at the state house....................................$2,692,063
3754	3754	2820-2000 For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the
3755	3755	parkways of the department of conservation and recreation...............................$4,330,000 70
3756	3756	Department of Energy Resources.
3757	3757	7006-1001
3758	3758
3759	3759	For the Massachusetts residential conservation service program under
3760	3760	chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the Massachusetts commercial and
3761	3761	apartment conservation service program under section 11A of chapter 25A
3762	3762	of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year
3763	3763	2024 under said chapter 465 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce
3764	3764	the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe
3765	3765	benefit costs for personnel paid from this item.......................................................$248,589
3766	3766	7006-1003 For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that
3767	3767	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount
3768	3768	assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be
3769	3769	made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item
3770	3770	and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item
3771	3771
3772	3772	$5,207,018
3773	3773	7006-1005 For the costs associated with expert witnesses retained by the department
3774	3774	of energy resources for cases and subjects pertaining to
3775	3775	proceedings at the department of public utilities or other commissions...............$1,200,000
3776	3776	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
3777	3777	Department of Early Education and Care.
3778	3778	3000-1000 For the administration of the department of early education and care;
3779	3779	provided, that the department shall report on the first business day of each
3780	3780	month to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on children,
3781	3781	families and persons with disabilities, the house and senate committees
3782	3782	on ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance
3783	3783	on the unduplicated number of children on waiting lists for state-subsidized
3784	3784	early education and care programs and services, including supportive
3785	3785	child care services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of
3786	3786	the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the child
3787	3787	care resource and referral agencies, the department of elementary and
3788	3788	secondary education, the department of transitional assistance, the
3789	3789	department of children and families, the department of housing and
3790	3790	community development, the Children’s Trust Fund, established pursuant
3791	3791	to section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, the disabled persons
3792	3792	protection commission, the district attorneys’ offices and the early
3793	3793	intervention program within the department of public health may share with
3794	3794	each other personal data regarding the parents and children who receive
3795	3795	services provided under early education and care programs administered
3796	3796	by the commonwealth for waitlist management, program implementation
3797	3797	and evaluation, reporting and policy development purposes; provided
3798	3798	further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the
3799	3799	number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded by the
3800	3800	department for items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 delineated by age
3801	3801	category; provided further, that said reports shall include the number of
3802	3802	recipients subject to subsection (f) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts
3803	3803	of 1995; provided further, that the department of early education and care
3804	3804	shall provide the caseload forecasting office and the house and senate
3805	3805	committees on ways and means with enrollment data and any other
3806	3806	information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested on a
3807	3807	monthly basis; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be
3808	3808	expended for the support of grant funding and personnel efforts in
3809	3809	Duxbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended 71
3810	3810	for the Elizabeth Peabody House Association in Somerville; provided
3811	3811	further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Hyde Square
3812	3812	Task Force, Inc. for creative development and community engagement
3813	3813	programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
3814	3814	for More Than Words, Inc. for a job training program for youth and young
3815	3815	parents; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
3816	3816	capital improvements for the Haskins facility of Child Care of the
3817	3817	Berkshires, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
3818	3818	expended for For Kids Only Afterschool, Incorporated for a pilot workforce
3819	3819	development program to support programming for low-income and at-risk
3820	3820	children and educators; and provided further, that the information shall be
3821	3821	provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy
3822	3822	and security requirements………………………………………………..
3823	3823	$11,936,537
3824	3824	3000-1020
3825	3825
3826	3826	For early education and care quality supports to improve and sustain
3827	3827	educational quality among providers of early education and care and to
3828	3828	assist early educators and providers in attaining higher levels of
3829	3829	proficiency, skill and quality; provided, that supports funded through this
3830	3830	item shall include, but not be limited to, program quality improvements 72
3831	3831	related to meeting the Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement
3832	3832	System standards; provided further, that costs related to department of
3833	3833	early education and care personnel who support quality improvement may
3834	3834	be funded from this item, including the department’s licensing staff and
3835	3835	other personnel who ensure compliance with state and federal
3836	3836	requirements for inspections, monitoring and training; provided further,
3837	3837	that funds from this item may support the Massachusetts universal pre-
3838	3838	kindergarten program, inclusive learning environment grants and early
3839	3839	childhood mental health consultation services; provided further, that
3840	3840	supports funded through this item may include, but not be limited to: (i)
3841	3841	development and purchase of curricula; (ii) development and
3842	3842	implementation of early childhood assessment systems; (iii) incentives for
3843	3843	programs to recruit, develop and retain highly qualified educators; (iv)
3844	3844	activities that encourage providers to obtain associate and bachelor’s
3845	3845	degrees; (v) payment of fees; (vi) direct assistance to programs seeking
3846	3846	accreditation by agencies approved by the board of early education and
3847	3847	care; and (vii) professional development courses; and provided further,
3848	3848	that any payment made under any such grant to a school district shall be
3849	3849	deposited with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and
3850	3850	held as a separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special
3851	3851	law to the contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of such
3852	3852	city, town or regional school district without municipal
3853	3853	appropriation......................................................................................................$46,706,192
3854	3854	3000-1041 For a reserve to support early education and care educators in center-
3855	3855	based and family child care programs serving subsidized children;
3856	3856	provided, that funds may be used to increase access to subsidized child
3857	3857	care; provided further, that funds may be used to increase the
3858	3858	reimbursement rates for subsidized early education and care; and
3859	3859	provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may
3860	3860	transfer funds from this item to items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060, as
3861	3861	necessary, under an allocation plan which shall detail by object class the
3862	3862	distribution of the funds to be transferred..........................................................$20,000,000
3863	3863	3000-1042
3864	3864
3865	3865	For a reimbursement rate increase for center-based subsidized early
3866	3866	education and care for salaries, benefits and stipends for professional
3867	3867	development of early educators; provided, that funds appropriated in this
3868	3868	item shall be used to increase the reimbursement rate by an appropriate
3869	3869	percentage for all such providers; provided further, that funds shall be
3870	3870	expended for increasing the daily add-on rate for comprehensive early
3871	3871	education services for children with active cases at the department of
3872	3872	children and families; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall
3873	3873	be expended for grants to early education and care providers for costs
3874	3874	associated with personal childcare; provided further, that the
3875	3875	commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds from this
3876	3876	item to items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 as necessary, under an allocation
3877	3877	plan that shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be
3878	3878	transferred; and provided further, that the commissioner shall report to the
3879	3879	house and senate committees on ways and means on any
3880	3880	such transfers....................................................................................................$80,000,000
3881	3881	3000-1045 For grants to support and stabilize the early education and care
3882	3882	workforce and address varied operational costs at state child care
3883	3883	programs supervised by the department of early education and care,
3884	3884	especially those related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic and the
3885	3885	costs associated with stabilizing capacity during the period of pandemic 73
3886	3886	recovery; provided, that the distribution of stabilization grants shall
3887	3887	prioritize equity and early education programs with higher percentages of
3888	3888	state subsidized enrollment; provided further, that the department shall
3889	3889	collect data from participating programs including, but not limited to, the:
3890	3890	(i) number of enrolled children; (ii) number of educators employed; (iii)
3891	3891	efforts to recruit and retain employees; and (iv) available demographic
3892	3892	data of the families served by participating providers; provided further, that
3893	3893	programs shall respond to all data collection requests and surveys from
3894	3894	the department to be eligible for said stabilization grants; provided further,
3895	3895	that the department shall submit quarterly reports on the distribution of
3896	3896	funds from this item to the executive office for administration and finance,
3897	3897	the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
3898	3898	committee on education; provided further, that each report shall include,
3899	3899	but not be limited to: (a) a description of the formula through which funding
3900	3900	is allocated to providers; (b) an analysis of the incorporation of equity into
3901	3901	said formula, including the projected disbursement of funding to state
3902	3902	subsidized and non-state subsidized childcare programs; (c) an analysis
3903	3903	of the data collected by the department from participating programs; and
3904	3904	(d) a description of the efforts undertaken to improve the distribution of
3905	3905	funds to providers serving high-needs populations; provided further, that
3906	3906	funds may be expended for departmental technical assistance related to
3907	3907	the administration and distribution of funding; and provided further, that
3908	3908	the department shall provide technical assistance to providers to assist
3909	3909	them in planning expenditures so as to avoid any fiscal cliffs in future
3910	3910	fiscal years, prior appropriation continued ………………… $250,000,
3911	3911	3000-2000 For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by
3912	3912	childcare resource and referral agencies...........................................................$20,000,000
3913	3913	3000-2050
3914	3914
3915	3915	For the administration of the Children’s Trust Fund, established in
3916	3916	section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the
3917	3917	department of early education and care shall not exercise any supervision
3918	3918	or control with respect to the board of the trust fund; provided further, that
3919	3919	not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a Stop Abuse For Every
3920	3920	(SAFE) Child community pilot program to provide, coordinate and expand
3921	3921	core services for families; provided further, that core services shall
3922	3922	include, but not be limited to, home visiting, social and behavioral health
3923	3923	services, substance use treatment and parental resiliency programs;
3924	3924	provided further, that the pilot program shall support the coordination of
3925	3925	services and referrals using existing resources; and provided further, that
3926	3926	not later than December 29, 2023, the Children’s Trust Fund shall report
3927	3927	to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
3928	3928	committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the
3929	3929	progress of the pilot program and the mobilization of services at the family
3930	3930	centers..........................................................................$2,191,283
3931	3931	3000-2060 For evidence-based, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention
3932	3932	initiatives that provide technical assistance to schools to: (i) organize local
3933	3933	coalitions dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse in schools; (ii) recruit,
3934	3934	train and certify local volunteers to provide free prevention education for
3935	3935	parents, students and school professionals; and (iii) strengthen the core
3936	3936	standards of schools around the screening of prospective employees, the
3937	3937	development of codes of conduct, the assessment and modification of
3938	3938	physical spaces to reduce opportunities for sexual abuse, the responding
3939	3939	to and reporting of boundary-violating behaviors and suspected acts of
3940	3940	sexual abuse and the training of staff and volunteers on ways to prevent
3941	3941	adult perpetration and child-on-child sexual abuse ……$1,100,000 74
3942	3942	3000-3060 For early education and care services for children with active cases at
3943	3943	the department of children and families and for families currently involved
3944	3944	with, or transitioning from, transitional aid to families with dependent
3945	3945	children and for families participating in education and training services
3946	3946	funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; provided, that
3947	3947	providers shall be reimbursed for subsidized childcare services funded
3948	3948	under this item based on enrollment; provided further, that the department
3949	3949	of early education and care, in collaboration with the department of
3950	3950	children and families, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number
3951	3951	of children eligible for services under this item, the number of supportive
3952	3952	slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further,
3953	3953	that for children with active cases at the department of children and
3954	3954	families, funds may be used to provide services during a transition period
3955	3955	of not less than 12 months upon the closure of the family’s case with the
3956	3956	department of children and families; provided further, that in the case of
3957	3957	families involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children,
3958	3958	early education and care shall be available to: (i) recipients of transitional
3959	3959	aid to families with dependent children benefits; (ii) former participants who
3960	3960	are working for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; (iii)
3961	3961	participants who are working for up to 1 year after the transitional period;
3962	3962	and (iv) parents who are under 18 years of age who are currently enrolled
3963	3963	in a job training program and who would qualify for benefits under chapter
3964	3964	118 of the General Laws but for the consideration of the grandparents’
3965	3965	income; provided further, that all teens eligible for year-round, full-time
3966	3966	early education and care services shall be participating in school,
3967	3967	education, work and training- related activities or a combination thereof for
3968	3968	at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations; provided
3969	3969	further, that recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent
3970	3970	children shall not be charged fees for care provided under this item;
3971	3971	provided further, that early education and care services for families
3972	3972	involved with transitional aid to families with dependent children funded
3973	3973	from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides
3974	3974	fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible
3975	3975	individuals; provided further, that informal early education and care
3976	3976	benefits for families involved with transitional aid to families with
3977	3977	dependent children may be funded from this item; provided further, that
3978	3978	the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this
3979	3979	item from item 3000-4060, as necessary, under an allocation plan, which
3980	3980	shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred
3981	3981	and which the commissioner shall submit to the house and senate
3982	3982	committees on ways and means not less than 30 days prior to the transfer;
3983	3983	provided further, that if the department determines that the available
3984	3984	appropriation for this program will be insufficient to meet projected
3985	3985	expenses, the commissioner shall file a report with the house and senate
3986	3986	committees on ways and means and the executive office for
3987	3987	administration and finance, not later than June 30, 2024, detailing the
3988	3988	amount of appropriation needed to address such deficiency; provided
3989	3989	further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may
3990	3990	be expended from this item; provided further, that the department of early
3991	3991	education and care shall recoup funds owed related to payments made by
3992	3992	the department in prior fiscal years by reducing payments for services 75
3993	3993	related to this item in fiscal year 2024; and provided further, that all
3994	3994	children
3995	3995
3996	3996	eligible
3997	3997
3998	3998	for
3999	3999
4000	4000	services
4001	4001
4002	4002	under
4003	4003
4004	4004	this
4005	4005
4006	4006	item
4007	4007
4008	4008	shall
4009	4009
4010	4010	receive
4011	4011
4012	4012	such
4013	4013	services...........................................................................................................$328,195,070
4014	4014	3000-4060
4015	4015
4016	4016	For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that
4017	4017	providers shall be reimbursed for subsidized childcare services funded
4018	4018	under this item based on enrollment; provided further, that teen parents
4019	4019	and homeless families identified as likely to become eligible for transitional
4020	4020	aid to families with dependent children may be paid from this item;
4021	4021	provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for
4022	4022	families meeting income-eligibility criteria may be funded from this item;
4023	4023	provided further, that early education and care services funded under this
4024	4024	item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and
4025	4025	adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals;
4026	4026	provided further, that not more than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated
4027	4027	in this item may be transferred in fiscal year 2024 as set forth in a plan
4028	4028	submitted by the department of early education and care; provided further,
4029	4029	that said plan shall be submitted to the joint committee on education, the
4030	4030	house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive
4031	4031	office for administration and finance; provided further, that not later than
4032	4032	April 15, 2024, the commissioner shall file a preliminary report with the
4033	4033	house and senate committee on ways and means and the executive office
4034	4034	for administration and finance on the projected expenses for the program
4035	4035	that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency
4036	4036	for the program; provided further, that if the department determines that
4037	4037	available appropriations for this program will be insufficient to meet
4038	4038	projected expenses, the commissioner shall file a report with the house
4039	4039	and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for
4040	4040	administration and finance, not later than June 30, 2024 detailing the
4041	4041	amount of appropriation needed to address such deficiency; provided
4042	4042	further, that reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may
4043	4043	be expended from this item; provided further, that the department shall
4044	4044	recoup funds owed related to payments made by the department in prior
4045	4045	fiscal years by reducing payments for services related to this item
4046	4046	rendered in fiscal year 2024; and provided further, that notwithstanding
4047	4047	any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under any
4048	4048	such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of
4049	4049	the city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account
4050	4050	and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or
4051	4051	regional school district without municipal appropriation...................................$385,580,298
4052	4052	3000-5000 For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item
4053	4053	may be expended on early head start programs...............................................$17,500,000
4054	4054	3000-6025 For grants in fiscal year 2024 to support planning and implementation
4055	4055	activities in cities, towns, regional school districts or educational
4056	4056	collaboratives to expand pre-kindergarten or preschool opportunities on a
4057	4057	voluntary basis to children who will be eligible for kindergarten by
4058	4058	September 2025; provided, that planning and implementation grants may
4059	4059	be awarded through a competitive process established by the department
4060	4060	of early education and care utilizing the Massachusetts Preschool
4061	4061	Expansion Grant public-private partnership model; provided further, that
4062	4062	preference in awarding grants shall be given to districts serving high
4063	4063	percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that additional
4064	4064	preference in awarding planning grants may be given to districts to
4065	4065	update strategic expansion plans completed in prior fiscal years; provided
4066	4066	further, that additional preference in awarding implementation grants shall 76
4067	4067	be given to districts that have completed strategic planning efforts that
4068	4068	support expanding access to high-quality preschool through the
4069	4069	Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative; provided further, that not
4070	4070	later than March 15, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the joint
4071	4071	committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways
4072	4072	and means on the status of planning and implementation activities, which
4073	4073	shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) districts that submitted
4074	4074	applications for grant funding; (ii) recipients of grant funding; (iii)
4075	4075	anticipated number of children served by recipients; (iv) size of awarded
4076	4076	grants by recipient; and (v) recipients’ workforce development efforts;
4077	4077	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
4078	4078	contrary, funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the
4079	4079	treasurer of the city, town, regional school district or educational
4080	4080	collaborative and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the
4081	4081	school committee of such city, town, regional school district or educational
4082	4082	collaborative without further appropriation; and provided further, that funds
4083	4083	may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months….
4084	4084	$15,000,000
4085	4085	3000-6075 For early childhood mental health consultation services in early
4086	4086	education and care programs in the commonwealth; provided, that
4087	4087	preference shall be given to those services designed to limit the number
4088	4088	of expulsions and suspensions from the programs and to early education
4089	4089	and care programs serving high percentages of high-needs students;
4090	4090	provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include
4091	4091	municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational
4092	4092	collaboratives, head start programs, licensed childcare providers, child
4093	4093	care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities; and
4094	4094	provided further, that funding may be used to support programming and
4095	4095	services to address mental health concerns including, but not limited to,
4096	4096	outreach, training for educators to respond to mental health challenges,
4097	4097	support for educators, including peer group support, and an expansion of
4098	4098	current services…………. $5,000,000
4099	4099	3000-7000
4100	4100
4101	4101	For statewide neonatal and postnatal home parenting education and
4102	4102	home visiting programs for at-risk newborns to be administered by the
4103	4103	Children’s Trust Fund established pursuant to section 50 of chapter 10 of
4104	4104	the General Laws; provided, that such services shall be made available
4105	4105	statewide to parents under the age of 24; provided further, that the
4106	4106	department of early education and care shall collaborate with the
4107	4107	Children’s Trust Fund, when appropriate, to coordinate services provided
4108	4108	through this item with services provided through item 3000-7050 to ensure
4109	4109	that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all
4110	4110	opportunities available to them and their children through the department;
4111	4111	provided further, that the Children’s Trust Fund shall oversee the
4112	4112	maintenance of a participant data system; and provided further, that
4113	4113	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
4114	4114	priority for such services shall be given to low-income parents.........................$17,555,526
4115	4115	3000-7040
4116	4116
4117	4117	For the department of early education and care, which may expend not more than
4118	4118	$320,000 for contingency contracts related to pursuing federal reimbursement or
4119	4119	avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency under Title IV-E of the
4120	4120	Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter IV, part E;
4121	4121	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, these
4122	4122	contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval
4123	4123	by the executive office for administration and finance; and provided further, that for
4124	4124	the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
4125	4125	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the 77
4126	4126	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
4127	4127	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
4128	4128	system ………………………………………………………. $320,000
4129	4129	3000-7050 For the coordinated family and community engagement grant program,
4130	4130	which shall establish a statewide network of supports for early education;
4131	4131	provided, that the department of early education and care shall distribute
4132	4132	grants not later than August 31, 2023 in order to allow a full year of service
4133	4133	for families involved in these programs; provided further, that the
4134	4134	department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services
4135	4135	provided through this item with services provided through item 3000- 7000
4136	4136	in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are
4137	4137	aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the
4138	4138	department; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall
4139	4139	include, but not be limited to: (a) the Massachusetts Family Networks
4140	4140	program; (b) municipal school districts; (c) regional school districts; (d)
4141	4141	educational collaboratives; (e) the parent-child home program; (f) head
4142	4142	start programs; (g) other school readiness and family support programs;
4143	4143	(h) licensed child care providers; and (i) child care resource and referral
4144	4144	centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be
4145	4145	in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts universal
4146	4146	pre-kindergarten program and the Massachusetts Quality Rating and
4147	4147	Improvement System; provided further, that the department shall take
4148	4148	steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item;
4149	4149	provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on
4150	4150	grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education
4151	4151	plans; provided further, that not more than $160,000 shall be expended for
4152	4152	technical assistance; and provided further, that funds may be expended
4153	4153	for programs or activities during the summer
4154	4154	months……………………………………………………$11,699,190
4155	4155	3000-7052 For the parent-child plus program, also known as the parent-child home
4156	4156	program...............................................................................................................$4,000,000
4157	4157	3000-7055 For the Neighborhood Villages, Inc. pilot program to provide high-quality,
4158	4158	economically-integrated infant and toddler classrooms that demonstrate
4159	4159	best practices for supporting children, families and the early childhood
4160	4160	workforce and establish infrastructure to facilitate wraparound health and
4161	4161	wellness programming for children and families; provided, that funds shall
4162	4162	be used to support high-quality early education and care classroom
4163	4163	instruction and workforce development training; provided further, that
4164	4164	funds shall be used to allow for the enhancement, coordination and
4165	4165	alignment of early learning programs with community-based health
4166	4166	providers and those resources that impact outcomes across health and
4167	4167	early learning; and provided further, that the pilot program shall serve to
4168	4168	identify resources and promising practices that inform efforts to support
4169	4169	school-readiness and ensure the healthy development and well-being of
4170	4170	children and families............................................................................................$1,000,000
4171	4171	3000-7066
4172	4172
4173	4173	For professional development and higher education opportunities and
4174	4174	supports for early educators to be coordinated through the department in 78
4175	4175	conjunction with the Massachusetts community colleges; provided, that
4176	4176	programming shall focus on the statewide recruitment and training needs
4177	4177	specific to the early education and care workforce, encourage
4178	4178	opportunities for career advancement and retention and incorporate early
4179	4179	education and care stakeholder, employer and industry collaboration; and
4180	4180	provided further, that professional development opportunities shall be
4181	4181	consistent with the core competencies and career pathways established
4182	4182	by the department and in accordance with the recommendations of the
4183	4183	early education and care workforce council, established under section 79
4184	4184	of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018, prior appropriation
4185	4185	continued……………………………………………. $10,000,000
4186	4186	3000-7070 For Reach Out and Read, Inc.; provided, that the funds distributed
4187	4187	through Reach Out and Read, Inc. shall be contingent upon a match of not
4188	4188	less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state
4189	4189	grant funding.......................................................................................................$1,750,000
4190	4190	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
4191	4191	Office of the Secretary.
4192	4192	4000-0005 For youth violence prevention program grants administered by the executive office of
4193	4193	health and human services; provided, that the grants shall be targeted at reducing
4194	4194	youth violence among young persons at highest risk of being perpetrators or victims
4195	4195	of gun and community violence; provided further, that any new grants awarded from
4196	4196	this item in fiscal year 2024 shall comply with the grant application requirements set
4197	4197	forth in item 4000-0005 of section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further,
4198	4198	that the executive office of health and human services may select the same evaluator
4199	4199	in fiscal year 2024 as selected in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that not less than
4200	4200	$50,000 shall be expended to A.W.A.K.E., Inc. Youth Violence Prevention in
4201	4201	Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
4202	4202	BAGLY, Inc. to provide innovative job training and wraparound support to LGBTQ+
4203	4203	homeless youth; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
4204	4204	for the SISU Center in the city of Lawrence to provide a safe space for structured
4205	4205	education, health and recreational programming for at-risk youth throughout the
4206	4206	Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2024 the secretary
4207	4207	of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate
4208	4208	committees on ways and means detailing: (i) successful grant applications; (ii) the
4209	4209	criteria used in selecting grant recipients; (iii) a set of clearly-defined goals and
4210	4210	benchmarks on which grant recipients shall be evaluated; and (iv) outcomes and
4211	4211	findings that demonstrate program success from the grant awards for fiscal year
4212	4212	2023; provided further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these
4213	4213	programs; and provided further, that these funds shall be available to those
4214	4214	municipalities with the highest number of annual youth homicides and serious
4215	4215	assaults as determined by the executive office of
4216	4216	health and human services................................................................................$12,800,000
4217	4217	4000-0007 For housing and supportive services for unaccompanied youth under
4218	4218	section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that not later
4219	4219	than February 14, 2024, the secretary of health and human services shall
4220	4220	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
4221	4221	on: (i) the number of youths served through this item; (ii) the types of
4222	4222	services received by participating youths; (iii) the number of youths who
4223	4223	transition into stabilized housing and the zip code of the stabilized housing;
4224	4224	(iv) the number of youths who remain in stabilized housing after 90 days,
4225	4225	when applicable; (v) other quantifiable data related to client outcomes as 79
4226	4226	determined by the secretary; (vi) the number of youths turned away from
4227	4227	the program; and (vii) the amount of funding awarded to vendors for the
4228	4228	delivery of services and the names of each vendor ……$10,545,850
4229	4229	4000-0009 For the office of health equity established in section 16AA of chapter 6A
4230	4230	of the General Laws; provided, that the office may enter into service
4231	4231	agreements with the department of public health to fulfill the obligations of
4232	4232	the office; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
4233	4233	for Sickle Cell Disease Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; and provided
4234	4234	further, that not later than December 29, 2023, the office shall submit a
4235	4235	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the
4236	4236	development of the office of health equity within the executive office of
4237	4237	health and human services and the implementation of programming as
4238	4238	set forth in said section 16AA of said chapter 6A, including personnel
4239	4239	costs and an organizational structure plan…………………..$600,000
4240	4240	4000-0020 For the nursing and allied health workforce development initiative, to
4241	4241	develop and support strategies that increase the number of public higher
4242	4242	education faculty members and students who participate in programs that
4243	4243	support careers in fields related to nursing and allied health workforce;
4244	4244	provided, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred to
4245	4245	the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development
4246	4246	Trust Fund established in section 33 of chapter 305 of the acts of 2008;
4247	4247	provided further, that funds shall be transferred to the fund according to
4248	4248	an allotment schedule adopted by the executive office for administration
4249	4249	and finance; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
4250	4250	executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the
4251	4251	joint committee on public health, the joint committee on health care
4252	4252	finance, the joint committee on higher education and the house and senate
4253	4253	committees on ways and means detailing the expenditures from the
4254	4254	Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Trust
4255	4255	Fund and both short and long term strategies to increase the number of
4256	4256	public and private higher education faculty and students who participate
4257	4257	in programs that support careers in fields related to nursing and allied
4258	4258	health……………………………………………….. $1,000,000
4259	4259	4000-0050 For the operation of the PCA quality home care workforce council
4260	4260	established in section 71 of chapter 118E of the General Laws..........................$2,811,797
4261	4261	4000-0250
4262	4262
4263	4263	For the executive office of health and human services, which may
4264	4264	expend for the costs of the operation and maintenance of the health
4265	4265	insurance exchange not more than $15,000,000 from monies received
4266	4266	from the commonwealth health insurance connector authority; provided,
4267	4267	that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the
4268	4268	purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of
4269	4269	retained revenue and related expenditures, the executive office may incur
4270	4270	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
4271	4271	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
4272	4272	estimate as reported in the state accounting system.........................................$15,000,000
4273	4273	4000-0300
4274	4274
4275	4275	For the operation of the office of the executive office of health and human
4276	4276	services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that
4277	4277	the executive office shall provide technical and administrative assistance to agencies
4278	4278	under the purview of the secretariat receiving federal funds; provided further, that the
4279	4279	executive office shall ensure that any collaborative assessments for children receiving
4280	4280	services from multiple agencies within the secretariat shall be performed within
4281	4281	existing resources; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
4282	4282	for Human Relations Service, Inc. in the town of Wellesley to address the mental and 80
4283	4283	behavioral health needs of families and children; provided further, that not less than
4284	4284	$125,000 shall be expended for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
4285	4285	to expand the healthy lives program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall
4286	4286	be expended to The Lily House Inc. in the town of Wellfleet for hospice house facility
4287	4287	repairs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the
4288	4288	Behavioral Health Workforce Development Center at William James College for the
4289	4289	retention and development of a culturally diverse and experienced behavioral health
4290	4290	workforce that cares for underserved communities in the commonwealth and to train
4291	4291	a cohort of K-12 experts in school climate, including teachers and administrators, to
4292	4292	create inclusive, behaviorally healthy school environments that foster psychological
4293	4293	health, social development, diversity and inclusion for children; provided further, that
4294	4294	not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Fall River Deaconess Home, Inc.
4295	4295	for the expansion of clinical, occupational and trauma informed mental health
4296	4296	treatment for youth; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended
4297	4297	to support the critical care operations of New England Life Flight, Inc.; provided
4298	4298	further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Beth Israel Deaconess
4299	4299	Hospital – Needham, Inc. for behavioral health services; provided further, that not
4300	4300	less than $50,000 shall be expended to Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc.
4301	4301	for increased access to health and human services on Martha’s Vineyard; provided
4302	4302	further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended for building costs for North
4303	4303	Shore Community Health, Inc. to support the capital project of building a new Salem
4304	4304	family health facility to enhance and improve the care that is given to patients in Salem
4305	4305	and the greater North Shore region; provided further, that the executiveoffice shall
4306	4306	continue to develop and implement the common client identifier; provided further, that
4307	4307	funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative and contracted
4308	4308	services related to the implementation and operation of programs under chapter 118E
4309	4309	of the General Laws; provided further, that the executive office and its agencies,
4310	4310	when contracting for services on the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket and
4311	4311	the town of Provincetown, shall take into consideration the increased costs
4312	4312	associated with the provision of goods, services and housing in said jurisdictions;
4313	4313	provided further, that the executive office shall make a supplemental payment
4314	4314	not less than $3,000,000 to Franciscan Hospital for Children, Inc., above base rates,
4315	4315	to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care; provided further, that in calculating
4316	4316	rates of payment for children enrolled in MassHealth receiving inpatient and
4317	4317	outpatient services at pediatric chronic and rehabilitation long-term care hospitals and
4318	4318	acute care pediatric hospitals and pediatric specialty units as defined in section 8A of
4319	4319	said chapter 118E, the executive office shall make a supplemental payment not less
4320	4320	than $3,000,000 to any pediatric specialty unit in the commonwealth, above base
4321	4321	rates; provided further, that MassHealth shall establish a direct phone number for
4322	4322	court employees who serve participants of specialty courts to use in contacting
4323	4323	MassHealth regarding enrollment and other benefits issues for participants and
4324	4324	MassHealth shall notify the specialty courts administrator with the direct contact
4325	4325	number and other pertinent information within 30 days after the effective date of this
4326	4326	item; provided further, that in consultation with the center for health information and
4327	4327	analysis, no rate increase shall be provided to existing Medicaid provider rates without
4328	4328	taking all measures possible under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, codified at 42
4329	4329	U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX, to ensure that rates of payment to providers shall
4330	4330	not exceed the rates that are necessary to meet the cost of efficiently and
4331	4331	economically operated providers in order to provide services of adequate quality;
4332	4332	provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the office of health
4333	4333	equity under the department of public health and the executive office; provided
4334	4334	further, that no expenditures, whether made by the executive office or another
4335	4335	commonwealth entity, shall be made that are not federally reimbursable, including
4336	4336	those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C.
4337	4337	chapter 7, subchapters XIX or XXI, the MassHealth demonstration waiver approved
4338	4338	under subsection (a) of section 1115 of Title XI of the Social Security Act, codified at
4339	4339	42 U.S.C. section 1315(a), or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver
4340	4340	under said section 1115 of said Title XI of the Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C 81
4341	4341	section 1315, except as required for: (i) the administration of the executive office; (ii)
4342	4342	the equivalent of MassHealth Standard benefits for children under 21 years of age
4343	4343	who are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the department
4344	4344	of children and families; (iii) the dental benefits provided to clients of the department
4345	4345	of developmental services who are 21 years of age or older; (iv) the payments related
4346	4346	to services delivered in institutions for mental disease for which federal financial
4347	4347	participation is not otherwise available; (v) cost-containment efforts, the purposes
4348	4348	and amounts of which shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and
4349	4349	finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30
4350	4350	days before making these expenditures; or (vi) otherwise as explicitly authorized with
4351	4351	the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided
4352	4352	further, that the executive office of health and human services may continue to
4353	4353	recover provider overpayments made in the current and prior fiscal years through the
4354	4354	Medicaid management information system and these recoveries shall be considered
4355	4355	current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further, that the executive office may
4356	4356	collect directly from a liable third party any amounts paid to contracted providers
4357	4357	under said chapter 118E for which the executive office later discovers another third
4358	4358	party is liable if no other course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that funds
4359	4359	shall be expended for interpretive services directly or indirectly related to a settlement
4360	4360	or resolution agreement with the office of civil rights or any other office, group or
4361	4361	entity; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
4362	4362	contrary, the commissioner of mental health shall approve any prior authorization or
4363	4363	other restriction on medication used to treat mental illness under written policies,
4364	4364	procedures and regulations of the department of mental health; provided further, that
4365	4365	the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house
4366	4366	and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 12, 2024 on the:
4367	4367	(a) number of members served in the dual eligible initiative; (b) average expenditure
4368	4368	per member; (c) average expenditure per member before the demonstration project;
4369	4369	and (d) number of clients that receive care at skilled nursing facilities; provided further,
4370	4370	that not later than December 29, 2023, the executive office shall submit a report to
4371	4371	the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on
4372	4372	health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2023 of the Health Safety Net
4373	4373	Trust Fund established in section 66 of said chapter 118E, including the: (1) number
4374	4374	of persons whose medical expenses were billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund;
4375	4375	(2) total dollar amount billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (3) age, income
4376	4376	level and insurance status of recipients using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (4)
4377	4377	types of services paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (5) amount
4378	4378	disbursed from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to each hospital and community
4379	4379	health center; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the executive office
4380	4380	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and
4381	4381	the joint committee on health care financing on: (A) total spending related to
4382	4382	pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2023; (B) estimated spending related to
4383	4383	pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2024; (C) the actual and estimated revenue
4384	4384	amounts, both in the form of supplemental rebates and federal financial participation,
4385	4385	received in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 as a result of total pharmaceutical
4386	4386	spending; (D) total or projected savings amounts delivered from supplemental rebate
4387	4387	negotiations in fiscal year 2024; and (E) the relative impact of price and utilization of
4388	4388	pharmaceutical drugs added to the MassHealth drug list within fiscal year 2023 and
4389	4389	fiscal year 2024; provided further, that the executive office shall submit quarterly
4390	4390	reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
4391	4391	committee on health care financing, summarizing the projected total costs for the
4392	4392	next fiscal year of pharmaceutical pipeline drugs identified by the executive office and
4393	4393	expected to be made available for utilization within a 12-month period from the
4394	4394	submission date of the filed report; provided further, that this report shall not identify
4395	4395	the specific drugs, manufacturer identities or wholesale acquisition costs of individual
4396	4396	drugs identified by the department; provided further, that the office of Medicaid shall
4397	4397	coordinate with the health policy commission in the development of care delivery and
4398	4398	payment models in the MassHealth program, including patient-centered medical 82
4399	4399	homes and accountable care organizations, in order to ensure alignment of such
4400	4400	models with the commission’s certification programs under sections 14 and 15 of
4401	4401	chapter 6D of the General Laws; provided further, that any unexpended balance in
4402	4402	these accounts shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2024; provided further,
4403	4403	that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Health Care For All, Inc. for the
4404	4404	costs associated with operating its free statewide non-profit consumer assistance
4405	4405	helpline in order to provide health coverage eligibility, enrollment, and navigation
4406	4406	assistance and to operate an online support platform for enrollment assistance across
4407	4407	the state; provided further, that not later than January 12, 2024, the executive office
4408	4408	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
4409	4409	detailing the methodology used to project caseload and utilization in fiscal year 2023
4410	4410	and fiscal year 2024; provided further, that by the fifteenth day of the subsequent
4411	4411	month, the executive office shall submit monthly MassHealth caseload reports in a
4412	4412	searchable electronic format to the executive office for administration and finance and
4413	4413	the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the
4414	4414	executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate
4415	4415	committees on ways and means not later August 1, 2023 and every 30 days
4416	4416	thereafter on the status of the implementation of the behavioral health roadmap
4417	4417	$126,871,5004000-0320 For the executive office of health and human services,
4418	4418	which may expend not more than $225,000,000 for medical care and assistance
4419	4419	rendered in the current year from the monies received from recoveries and collections
4420	4420	of any current or prior year expenditures; provided, that notwithstanding any general
4421	4421	or special law to the contrary, the balance of any personal needs accounts collected
4422	4422	from nursing and other medical institutions upon the death of a medical assistance
4423	4423	recipient and held by the executive office for more than 3 years may be credited to
4424	4424	this item……………………………………………….$225,000,000
4425	4425	4000-0321
4426	4426
4427	4427	For the executive office of health and human services, which may
4428	4428	expend not more than $65,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related
4429	4429	to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the
4430	4430	single state agency under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, as
4431	4431	codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX and XXI, and as the
4432	4432	principal agency for all of the agencies within the executive office and other
4433	4433	federally-assisted programs administered by the executive office;
4434	4434	provided, that such contingency contracts shall not exceed 3 years except
4435	4435	with prior review and approval by the executive office for administration
4436	4436	and finance; provided further, that not later than December 29, 2023, the
4437	4437	secretary of health and human services shall submit to the secretary of
4438	4438	administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways
4439	4439	and means a report detailing: (i) the amounts of the agreements; (ii) a
4440	4440	delineation of all ongoing and new projects; and (iii) the amount of federal
4441	4441	reimbursement and cost avoidance derived from the contracts for the
4442	4442	previous fiscal year’s activities; provided further, that notwithstanding any
4443	4443	general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
4444	4444	timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and payments
4445	4445	required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall certify for
4446	4446	payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most
4447	4447	recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system;
4448	4448	provided further, that after providing payments due under the terms of the
4449	4449	contingency contracts, the executive office may use available funds to
4450	4450	support special MassHealth projects that will receive enhanced federal
4451	4451	revenue opportunities, including MassHealth eligibility operations and 83
4452	4452	systems enhancements that support reforms and improvements to
4453	4453	MassHealth programs; provided further, that any enhanced federal
4454	4454	financial participation received for these special projects, including the
4455	4455	Implementation Advanced Planning Documents or other eligibility
4456	4456	operations and systems enhancements that support reforms and
4457	4457	improvements to MassHealth shall be deposited into this item; provided
4458	4458	further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
4459	4459	executive office may enter into interdepartmental service agreements with
4460	4460	the University of Massachusetts medical school to perform activities that
4461	4461	the secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the
4462	4462	comptroller, determines to be within the scope of the proper administration
4463	4463	of said Title XIX of the Social Security Act and other federal funding
4464	4464	provisions to support the programs and activities of the executive office;
4465	4465	provided further, that said activities may include providing: (a)
4466	4466	administrative services including, but not limited to, utilization
4467	4467	management activities and eligibility determinations based on disability
4468	4468	and supporting case management activities and similar initiatives; (b)
4469	4469	consulting services related to quality assurance, program evaluation and
4470	4470	development, integrity and soundness and project management; and (c)
4471	4471	activities and services to pursue federal reimbursement, avoid costs or
4472	4472	identify third-party liability and recoup payments made to third parties;
4473	4473	provided further, that federal reimbursement for any expenditure made by
4474	4474	the University of Massachusetts medical school for federally reimbursable
4475	4475	services the university provides under these interdepartmental service
4476	4476	agreements or other contracts with the executive office shall be distributed
4477	4477	to the university and recorded distinctly in the state accounting system;
4478	4478	provided further, that the secretary of health and human services may
4479	4479	negotiate contingency fees for activities and services related to pursuing
4480	4480	federal reimbursement or avoiding costs and the comptroller shall certify
4481	4481	these fees and pay them upon the receipt of this revenue, reimbursement
4482	4482	or demonstration of costs avoided; provided further, that contingency fees
4483	4483	paid to the University of Massachusetts medical school shall not exceed
4484	4484	$40,000,000 for state fiscal year 2024 except for contingency fees paid
4485	4485	under interdepartmental service agreements for recoveries related to
4486	4486	special disability workload projects; and provided further, that,
4487	4487	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
4488	4488	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues
4489	4489	and payments required under contingency contracts, the comptroller shall
4490	4490	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
4491	4491	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in
4492	4492	the state accounting system..............................................................................$65,000,000
4493	4493	4000-0430 For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental
4494	4494	medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under
4495	4495	sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided,
4496	4496	that funds may be expended from this item for health care services
4497	4497	provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the
4498	4498	executive office of health and human services shall maximize federal
4499	4499	reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and
4500	4500	children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for
4501	4501	medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as
4502	4502	defined by the executive office; provided further, that, such standards shall
4503	4503	be no more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 1996; and provided
4504	4504	further, that the executive office shall process a CommonHealth 84
4505	4505	application within 45 days of receipt of a completed application or within
4506	4506	90 days if a determination of disability is required...........................................$164,554,085
4507	4507	4000-0500 For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients
4508	4508	through the executive office of health and human services’ managed care
4509	4509	delivery systems, including a behavioral health contractor, the Primary
4510	4510	Care Clinician Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organizations,
4511	4511	MassHealth managed care organizations and Accountable Care
4512	4512	Partnership Plans and for MassHealth benefits provided to children,
4513	4513	adolescents and adults under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General
4514	4514	Laws and clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause
4515	4515	(h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E and section 16C
4516	4516	of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this
4517	4517	item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection
4518	4518	(2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose household incomes, as
4519	4519	determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal
4520	4520	poverty level; provided further, that not later than February 14, 2024 the
4521	4521	executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
4522	4522	on ways and means detailing: (i) the total number of members
4523	4523	participating in the Accountable Care Organization program;
4524	4524	(ii) disenrollment trends from the Partnership Plan, Primary Care
4525	4525	Accountable Care Organization and Managed Care Organization-
4526	4526	administered Accountable Care Organizations within the designated plan
4527	4527	selection; (iii) the outcomes achieved by accountable care organizations
4528	4528	and community partners including, but not limited to, financial
4529	4529	performance, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality and aggregate
4530	4530	and per-member reductions in spending compared to prior cost trends;
4531	4531	(iv) the results of benchmarks on accountable care organizations’ and
4532	4532	community partners’ progress toward an integrated care delivery system;
4533	4533	and (v) a summary of spending and activities related to traditionally non-
4534	4534	reimbursed services to address health-related social needs including, but
4535	4535	not limited to, home and community-based services, housing stabilization
4536	4536	and support, utility assistance, non-medical transportation, physical
4537	4537	activity, nutrition, sexual assault and domestic violence supports; provided
4538	4538	further, that such summary shall include, to the maximum extent
4539	4539	practicable, aggregated data on the results of preventative health care
4540	4540	services such as health-related social needs screening, the number of
4541	4541	referrals to human service providers to address such screening, the result
4542	4542	of such referrals and changes in health status; provided further, that such
4543	4543	data shall be stratified by demographic factors to support an analysis of
4544	4544	the impact on health disparities; provided further, that where data is not
4545	4545	available, a report on progress toward establishing necessary data
4546	4546	systems shall be provided; provided further, that said summary shall
4547	4547	include outcome measures for at-risk populations with chronic health
4548	4548	conditions; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item
4549	4549	for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided
4550	4550	further, that the executive office shall conduct and submit a comparative
4551	4551	analysis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
4552	4552	joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, of the rate
4553	4553	differential for inpatient psychiatric and substance use hospital per diem
4554	4554	payments between MassHealth and its contracted health insurers, health
4555	4555	plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management
4556	4556	firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed
4557	4557	care organization or primary care clinician plan and submit such analysis
4558	4558	to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
4559	4559	committee on mental 85
4560	4560	health, substance use and recovery not later than January 3, 2024; and
4561	4561	provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health
4562	4562	care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years...............................$5,831,782,318
4563	4563	4000-0601 For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors, including
4564	4564	those provided through the Medicare Savings Program, and for the operation of the
4565	4565	MassHealth senior care options program under section 9D of chapter 118E of the
4566	4566	General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care
4567	4567	services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that
4568	4568	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of an
4569	4569	individual's eligibility for the senior care options program, an individual is deemed to
4570	4570	reach the age of 65 on the first day of the month in which their sixty-fifth birthday
4571	4571	occurs; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Harbor
4572	4572	Health Services, Inc. for eldercare workforce development, training programs,
4573	4573	infrastructure and operational upgrades to its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the
4574	4574	Elderly (PACE) day centers in Mattapan, Brockton and in any new communities for
4575	4575	which Harbor Health Services has been contracted to help meet the commonwealth’s
4576	4576	PACE expansion goals; provided further, that no payment for special provider costs
4577	4577	shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of
4578	4578	administration and finance; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this
4579	4579	item to maintain a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals
4580	4580	residing in nursing and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid
4581	4581	to the elderly, the disabled and children program or supplemental security income;
4582	4582	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
4583	4583	any nursing home facility or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher
4584	4584	food to its residents, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation
4585	4585	with the center for health information and analysis and in recognition of the special
4586	4586	innovative program status granted by the executive office, shall continue to make the
4587	4587	standard payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary costs
4588	4588	incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that not later than February 1,
4589	4589	2024, the secretary of health and human services shall submit a report to the house
4590	4590	and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the Medicare
4591	4591	Savings Program expanded program eligibility for seniors pursuant to section 25A of
4592	4592	said chapter 118E; provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited
4593	4593	to: (i) the number of members who are seniors whose household incomes, as
4594	4594	determined by the executive office, exceed 130 per cent of the federal poverty level,
4595	4595	that are enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs during each month of the fiscal year;
4596	4596	(ii) total enrollment in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program, Specified Low-
4597	4597	Income Medicare Beneficiary Program and Qualifying Individual Program; (iii) total
4598	4598	annual spending on Medicare premiums and cost- sharing for such members; and
4599	4599	(iv) total annual transfers from the prescription advantage program in item 9110-1455
4600	4600	and Health Safety Net Trust Fund to fund the Medicare Savings Program expansion;
4601	4601	provided further, that nursing facility rates effective October 2, 2023 under section
4602	4602	13D of said chapter 118E shall be developed using the costs of calendar year 2019;
4603	4603	provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse nursing home facilities for up to 20
4604	4604	medical leave-of-absence days and shall reimburse the facilities for up to 10 non-
4605	4605	medical leave-of- absence days; provided further, that medical leave-of-absence
4606	4606	days shall include an observation stay in a hospital in excess of 24 hours; and
4607	4607	provided further, that no nursing home shall reassign a patient's bed during a leave
4608	4608	of absence that is eligible for reimbursement under this
4609	4609	item……………………………………………………………. $4,486,914,509
4610	4610	4000-0641 For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2024, the executive
4611	4611	office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health
4612	4612	information and analysis, shall establish rates that cumulatively total $470,100,000 86
4613	4613	more than the annual payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June
4614	4614	30, 2002; provided further, that not less than $112,000,000 shall be expended in base
4615	4615	rates for additional payments over the rate established in the December 2022 update
4616	4616	to reflect nursing facility resident care and workforce costs including wages, hiring of
4617	4617	staff and training for nursing facility workers; provided further, that an amount for
4618	4618	expenses related to the collection and administration of section 63 of chapter 118E
4619	4619	of the General Laws shall be transferred to the executive office; and provided further,
4620	4620	that the payments made under this item shall be allocated in an amount sufficient to
4621	4621	implement section 622 of chapter 151 of the acts of
4622	4622	1996…………………………………………………………………$582,100,000
4623	4623	4000-0700
4624	4624
4625	4625	For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under
4626	4626	the executive office of health and human services’ health care indemnity
4627	4627	or third-party liability plan, to medical assistance recipients not otherwise
4628	4628	covered under the executive office’s managed care or senior care plans
4629	4629	and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults
4630	4630	under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to
4631	4631	(d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter
4632	4632	118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no payments
4633	4633	for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior
4634	4634	written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided
4635	4635	further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and
4636	4636	adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of
4637	4637	said chapter 118E whose household incomes as determined by the
4638	4638	executive office exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided
4639	4639	further, that children who have aged out of the custody of the department
4640	4640	of children and families shall be eligible for benefits through the age limit
4641	4641	specified in MassHealth’s approved state plan; provided further, that funds
4642	4642	shall be expended from this item for members who qualify for early
4643	4643	intervention services; provided further, that MassHealth shall expend
4644	4644	$13,000,000 in the aggregate for acute care hospitals that have greater
4645	4645	than 63 per cent of their gross patient service revenue from governmental
4646	4646	payers and free care as determined by the executive office; provided
4647	4647	further, that in fiscal year 2024, MassHealth shall maintain the same level
4648	4648	of federally-optional chiropractic services that were in effect in fiscal year
4649	4649	2016 and were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect
4650	4650	on January 1, 2002 for members enrolled in the primary care clinician
4651	4651	program; provided further, that in fiscal year 2024, the executive office
4652	4652	shall not fund programs relating to case management with the intention of
4653	4653	reducing length of stay for neonatal intensive care unit cases; provided
4654	4654	further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities relating to
4655	4655	customer service; provided further, that notwithstanding this item, funds
4656	4656	may be expended from this item for the purchase of third-party insurance
4657	4657	including, but not limited to, Medicare for any medical assistance recipient;
4658	4658	provided further, that the executive office may reduce MassHealth
4659	4659	premiums or copayments or offer other incentives to encourage enrollees
4660	4660	to comply with wellness goals; provided further, that funds may be
4661	4661	expended from this item for activities relating to disability determinations
4662	4662	or utilization management and review, including patient screenings and
4663	4663	evaluations, regardless of whether such activities are performed by a state
4664	4664	agency, contractor, agent or provider; provided further, that MassHealth
4665	4665	shall continue to expend funds for expanded oral health benefits, including
4666	4666	endodontic and prosthodontic services, for 87
4667	4667	adult members, consistent with the benefits provided beginning on
4668	4668	January 1, 2021; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
4669	4669	executive office shall report to the house and senate committees on ways
4670	4670	and means on: (i) dental coverage available to MassHealth recipients as
4671	4671	of January 1, 2024 as it compares to dental coverage available to
4672	4672	MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii) utilization of dental services
4673	4673	in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024; (iii) the actual and projected costs
4674	4674	and revenue associated with dental coverage in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal
4675	4675	year 2024; and (iv) the estimated cost effectiveness of dental coverage as
4676	4676	a contributor to MassHealth total cost of care; provided further, that dental
4677	4677	services for adults shall be covered at least to the extent they were
4678	4678	covered as of June 30, 2023; provided further, that not later than
4679	4679	December 1, 2023, $750,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching
4680	4680	community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the
4681	4681	cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the
4682	4682	city of Boston; provided further, that the secretary of health and human
4683	4683	services shall designate the league of community health centers to
4684	4684	administer the funds and shall retain 5 per cent of the total funds; provided
4685	4685	further, that the secretary shall: (a) report to the house and senate
4686	4686	committees on ways and means on the use of the funds by teaching
4687	4687	community health centers; and (b) audit said centers in order to confirm
4688	4688	the use of the funds by each center for training purposes; provided further,
4689	4689	that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the family medicine
4690	4690	program in Franklin county; provided further, that not less than $150,000
4691	4691	shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc. for workforce
4692	4692	development, training and recruitment of qualified dental assistants and
4693	4693	hygienists to expand capacity at its community-based dental health clinics
4694	4694	serving Plymouth and Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than
4695	4695	$150,000 shall be expended for to the Greenfield family medicine
4696	4696	residency program in western Massachusetts to support the training of
4697	4697	primary care physicians in underserved communities; and provided
4698	4698	further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services
4699	4699	provided to recipients in prior fiscal
4700	4700	years............................................................................................................$3,743,716,357
4701	4701	4000-0875 For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the
4702	4702	provision of benefits to eligible individuals who require medical treatment
4703	4703	for either breast or cervical cancer under section 2 of the Breast and
4704	4704	Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, Public Law 106-
4705	4705	354, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVII) and section 10D of
4706	4706	chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office of
4707	4707	health and human services shall provide these benefits to individuals
4708	4708	whose incomes, as determined by the executive office, do not exceed 250
4709	4709	per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval;
4710	4710	and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health
4711	4711	care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal
4712	4712	years.................................................................................................................$18,000,000
4713	4713	4000-0880 For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A
4714	4714	of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E
4715	4715	for children and adolescents whose household incomes, as determined by
4716	4716	the executive office of health and human services, exceed 150 per cent of
4717	4717	the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this
4718	4718	item for health care services provided to those children and adolescents
4719	4719	in prior fiscal years; and provided further, that funds may be expended
4720	4720	from this item for health care subsidies provided to eligible individuals
4721	4721	under the last paragraph of section 9 and section 88
4722	4722	16D of said chapter 118E................................................................................$249,457,668
4723	4723	4000-0885 For the cost of health insurance subsidies paid to employees of small
4724	4724	businesses in the insurance reimbursement program under section 9C of
4725	4725	chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended
4726	4726	from this item for health care services provided to persons in prior fiscal
4727	4727	years; provided further, that funds may be expended only for employees
4728	4728	who are ineligible for subsidized insurance through the commonwealth
4729	4729	health insurance connector authority and ineligible for any MassHealth
4730	4730	program; provided further, that enrollment in this program may be capped
4731	4731	to ensure that MassHealth expenditures shall not exceed the amount
4732	4732	appropriated; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this
4733	4733	item for health care services provided to individuals eligible under clause
4734	4734	(j) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter
4735	4735	118E………………………………………………… $34,042,020
4736	4736	4000-0940 For providing health care services related to the Patient Protection and
4737	4737	Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; provided, that funds may be
4738	4738	expended from this item for health care services to individuals ages 19 to
4739	4739	64, inclusive, whose household incomes, as determined by the executive
4740	4740	office of health and human services, do not exceed 133 per cent of the
4741	4741	federal poverty level and those who are eligible under clauses (b) and (d)
4742	4742	of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and
4743	4743	provided further, that in fiscal year 2024, MassHealth shall maintain the
4744	4744	same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year 2023 for
4745	4745	members enrolled in the CarePlus program.................................................$3,176,913,030
4746	4746	4000-0950 For administrative and program expenses associated with the children’s
4747	4747	behavioral health initiative to provide comprehensive, community-based
4748	4748	behavioral health services to children suffering from severe emotional
4749	4749	disturbances; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for
4750	4750	health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years;
4751	4751	provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall
4752	4752	report biannually to the house and senate committees on ways and means
4753	4753	on the implementation of the initiative; provided further, that said reports
4754	4754	shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the results of the scheduled plan to
4755	4755	date, including a schedule detailing commencement of services and
4756	4756	associated costs by service type; (ii) an analysis of compliance with the
4757	4757	terms of the settlement agreement to date; (iii) a detailed itemization of
4758	4758	services and service utilization by service type, geographical location and
4759	4759	the age of the member receiving the service; (iv) data detailing the time
4760	4760	that elapsed between a member’s request for services and
4761	4761	commencement of an initial assessment for services; (v) the time to
4762	4762	complete the initial assessment and the time that elapsed between initial
4763	4763	assessment for services and commencement of services; and (vi) a
4764	4764	quarterly update of whether projected expenditures are likely to exceed
4765	4765	the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that any
4766	4766	unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June
4767	4767	30, 2024; and provided further, that funds shall not be transferred from
4768	4768	this item without notifying the house and senate committees on
4769	4769	ways and means not less than 30 days before such a transfer.......................$315,282,721
4770	4770	4000-0990 For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the
4771	4771	children’s medical security plan to provide health services for uninsured
4772	4772	children from birth through age 18, inclusive; provided, that the executive
4773	4773	office shall prescreen enrollees and applicants for Medicaid eligibility;
4774	4774	provided further, that no applicant shall be enrolled in the program until the
4775	4775	applicant has been denied eligibility for the MassHealth program other 89
4776	4776	than MassHealth Limited; provided further, that the MassHealth benefit
4777	4777	request shall be used as a joint application to determine the eligibility for
4778	4778	both MassHealth and the children’s medical security plan; provided
4779	4779	further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursements
4780	4780	for state expenditures made on behalf of the children; provided further,
4781	4781	that the executive office shall expend all necessary funds from this item
4782	4782	to ensure the provision of this program under section 10F of chapter 118E
4783	4783	of the General Laws; provided further, that this program shall be made
4784	4784	available only to those children who have been determined by the
4785	4785	executive office to be ineligible for MassHealth benefits; and provided
4786	4786	further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care
4787	4787	services provided to those persons in prior fiscal
4788	4788	years.................................................................................................................$30,017,088
4789	4789	4000-1400 For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with
4790	4790	human immunodeficiency virus with incomes that do not exceed 200 per
4791	4791	cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended
4792	4792	from this item for health care services provided to said persons in prior
4793	4793	fiscal years.........................................................................................................$14,000,000
4794	4794	4000-1420
4795	4795
4796	4796	For payment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in
4797	4797	compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42
4798	4798	U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX....................................................................$671,431,232
4799	4799	4000-1426 For health care services provided to MassHealth members through the
4800	4800	following MassHealth waivers approved under section 1915(c) of the
4801	4801	Social Security Act: the Acquired Brain Injury Residential Habilitation
4802	4802	waiver, the Acquired Brain Injury Non-Residential Habilitation waiver, the
4803	4803	Moving Forward Plan Residential Supports waiver, and the Moving
4804	4804	Forward Plan Community Living waiver; provided, that funds may be
4805	4805	expended from this item for administrative and program expenses
4806	4806	associated with the operation of said waivers; provided further, that funds
4807	4807	may be expended from this item for health care services, and
4808	4808	administrative and programmatic expenses associated with community
4809	4809	support services for persons with an acquired brain injury under the
4810	4810	mediated solution to the final settlement agreement in the case of
4811	4811	Hutchinson ex rel. Julien v. Patrick, 683 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D. Mass. 2010);
4812	4812	and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health
4813	4813	care services provided to members participating in said
4814	4814	waivers in prior fiscal years.............................................................................$416,376,894
4815	4815	4000-1700 For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of
4816	4816	health and human services; provided, that not less than $140,000 shall be expended
4817	4817	to Manet Community Health Center, Incorporated for construction costs associated
4818	4818	with the completion of phase 2 expansion of its Attleboro satellite health care center
4819	4819	with 6 exam rooms, 2 behavioral health rooms and 1 consult
4820	4820	room……………………………………………………………… $167,867,025
4821	4821	Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
4822	4822	4003-0111 For the operation of the office for refugees and immigrants..........$500,000
4823	4823	4003-0122 For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of
4824	4824	the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office
4825	4825	for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that not
4826	4826	less than $25,000 shall be expended for a grant for the Immigrants Assistance
4827	4827	Center, Inc. in the city of New Bedford to provide citizenship and workforce readiness 90
4828	4828	programming; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
4829	4829	city of Framingham public school system for a multilingual family assistance
4830	4830	caseworker to assist immigrant families and children with navigating and accessing
4831	4831	resources that are essential to meeting their basic needs, including mental health and
4832	4832	medical services; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
4833	4833	Lawrence Family Development, Inc. in Lawrence for English as a second language
4834	4834	and citizenship classes; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
4835	4835	expended to Casa Dominicana, Inc. to assist in English as a second language and
4836	4836	citizenship classes; provided further, that the program funded under this item shall
4837	4837	provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens
4838	4838	of the United States; provided further, that services shall include: (i) English for
4839	4839	Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes; (ii) citizenship application assistance;
4840	4840	(iii) interview preparation; and (iv) support services including, but not limited to,
4841	4841	interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify
4842	4842	for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal
4843	4843	noncitizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further, that
4844	4844	persons who currently receive state-funded benefits that could be replaced in whole
4845	4845	or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons become citizens shall be given
4846	4846	priority for services; provided further, that funds may be expended for the
4847	4847	programmatic and administrative support of the office’s refugee and immigrant
4848	4848	services; provided further, that not later than January 16, 2024 the office for refugees
4849	4849	and immigrants shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
4850	4850	and means including, but not limited to: (a) the services provided to immigrants and
4851	4851	refugees, including but not limited to Afghan, Haitian, and Ukrainian refugees and
4852	4852	immigrants in fiscal year 2022 and 2023; (b) the number of said refugees and
4853	4853	immigrants serviced; and (c) the efforts taken to fully settle said refugees and
4854	4854	immigrants and provide them with support services to find employment, housing,
4855	4855	health insurance and childcare; and provided further, that funds may be expended for
4856	4856	the programmatic and administrative support of the office’s refugee and immigrant
4857	4857	services………………………………………………………. $1,186,957
4858	4858	4003-0123 For the resettlement agencies in the commonwealth that contract with the United
4859	4859	States Department of State to resettle refugees and immigrants to provide services
4860	4860	and support to refugees and other displaced persons eligible for the services provided
4861	4861	by said resettlement agencies; provided, that, at the discretion of the agency, not less
4862	4862	than 75 per cent of the funds may be expended on direct assistance to refugees and
4863	4863	immigrants, including, but not limited to, assistance securing immigration status in the
4864	4864	United States, and not more than 25 per cent of the funds may be expended to
4865	4865	support the infrastructure of the resettlement agencies on a pro-rata basis; and
4866	4866	provided further, that any unexpended funds in item 4003-0122 of section 2 of chapter
4867	4867	24 of the acts of 2021, as amended by section 65 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021,
4868	4868	shall not revert to the General Fund but shall be made available until September 30,
4869	4869	2023………………………………………………………..……………. $500,000
4870	4870	Center for Health Information and Analysis.
4871	4871	4100-0060 For the operation of the center for health information and analysis
4872	4872	established in chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, that the
4873	4873	estimated costs of the center shall be assessed in the manner prescribed
4874	4874	by section 7 of said chapter 12C; provided further, that not less than
4875	4875	$2,500,000 of this appropriation shall be expended for the operation of the
4876	4876	Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and medical error reduction; and
4877	4877	provided further, that the center for health information and analysis shall
4878	4878	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later
4879	4879	than January 11, 2024 on: (i) the MassHealth rates of payment for
4880	4880	telehealth services; (ii) the MassHealth rates of payment for comparable 91
4881	4881	in-person services; and (iii) the utilization rates of telehealth services
4882	4882	where in person services are available..............................................................$33,394,788
4883	4883	OFFICE OF DISABILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
4884	4884	Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
4885	4885	4110-0001 For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind.......................$1,706,425
4886	4886	4110-1000
4887	4887
4888	4888	For the community services program; provided, that the Massachusetts
4889	4889	commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the
4890	4890	Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide
4891	4891	assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-
4892	4892	blind community access network; and provided further, that not less than
4893	4893	$850,000 shall be expended by the Massachusetts Commission for the
4894	4894	Blind to maximize the independent living skills of legally blind residents of
4895	4895	the commonwealth through rehabilitation and the provision of accessible
4896	4896	devices, assistive software and equipment, with supportive technology
4897	4897	training
4898	4898
4899	4899	and
4900	4900
4901	4901	services
4902	4902
4903	4903	by
4904	4904
4905	4905	qualified
4906	4906
4907	4907	private
4908	4908
4909	4909	providers
4910	4910
4911	4911	in
4912	4912
4913	4913	community,
4914	4914	residential, virtual and facility-based settings.......................................................$6,835,416
4915	4915	4110-2000
4916	4916
4917	4917	For the turning 22 program of the Massachusetts commission for the
4918	4918	blind; provided, that the commission shall work in conjunction with the
4919	4919	department of developmental services to secure the maximum amount of
4920	4920	federal reimbursements available for the care of turning 22 program
4921	4921	clients................................................................................................................$15,702,144
4922	4922	4110-3010 For vocational rehabilitation services for the blind operated in
4923	4923	cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from
4924	4924	federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriations shall be
4925	4925	deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such
4926	4926	indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees.......................................$2,831,545
4927	4927	Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
4928	4928	4120-0200
4929	4929
4930	4930	For independent living centers; provided, that not later than April 1, 2024,
4931	4931	the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission shall report to the house and
4932	4932	senate committees on ways and means on the services provided by
4933	4933	independent living centers, which shall include, but not be limited to, the:
4934	4934	(i) total number of consumers that request and receive services; (ii) types
4935	4935	of services requested and received by consumers; (iii) total number of
4936	4936	consumers
4937	4937
4938	4938	moved
4939	4939
4940	4940	from
4941	4941
4942	4942	nursing
4943	4943
4944	4944	homes;
4945	4945
4946	4946	and
4947	4947
4948	4948	(iv)
4949	4949
4950	4950	total
4951	4951
4952	4952	number
4953	4953
4954	4954	of
4955	4955	independent living plans and goals set and achieved by consumers..................$8,000,000
4956	4956	4120-1000 For the operation of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission;
4957	4957	provided, that not less than 90 days prior to any changes to the current
4958	4958	eligibility criteria, the commission shall provide written notification to the
4959	4959	house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that
4960	4960	the commissioner shall report quarterly to the house and senate
4961	4961	committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and
4962	4962	finance on the number of clients served and the amount expended on each
4963	4963	type of service; provided further, that upon the written request of the
4964	4964	commissioner of revenue, the commission shall provide lists of individual
4965	4965	clients to whom, or on behalf of whom, payments have been made for the
4966	4966	purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error
4967	4967	and abuse in the programs administered by the commission; and provided
4968	4968	further, that said lists shall include client names and social security 92
4969	4969	numbers and payee names and other identification, if different
4970	4970	from a client’s identification.....................................................................................$429,908
4971	4971	4120-2000 For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the
4972	4972	federal government; provided, that funds from federal vocational
4973	4973	rehabilitation grants or state appropriations shall not be deducted for
4974	4974	pensions, group health or life insurance or any other indirect costs of
4975	4975	federally-reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that the
4976	4976	commissioner of rehabilitation, in making referrals to service providers,
4977	4977	shall take into account a client’s place of residence and the proximity of
4978	4978	the nearest provider to said residence...............................................................$29,792,086
4979	4979	4120-3000 For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational
4980	4980	evaluation and employment services shall be provided for severely
4981	4981	disabled adults....................................................................................................$2,480,407
4982	4982	4120-4000 For community-based services, which shall include, but not be limited to,
4983	4983	protective services, adult support services, assistive technology services
4984	4984	and the annualization of funding for turning 22 program clients who began
4985	4985	receiving services in fiscal year 2023 under item 4120-4010 of
4986	4986	chapter 24 of the acts of 2021...........................................................................$13,325,279
4987	4987	4120-4001 For the housing registry for people with disabilities................................................$150,000
4988	4988	4120-4010 For the turning 22 program of the Massachusetts rehabilitation
4989	4989	commission............................................................................................................$347,453
4990	4990	4120-5000 For homemaking services...................................................................................$5,883,145 93
4991	4991	4120-6000 For services for individuals with head injuries; provided, that the
4992	4992	commission shall work with the executive office of health and human
4993	4993	services to maximize federal reimbursement for clients receiving head
4994	4994	injury services....................................................................................................$27,919,083
4995	4995	MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
4996	4996	4125-0100 For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts
4997	4997	commission for the deaf and hard of hearing......................................................$9,941,371
4998	4998	Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts.
4999	4999	4180-0100
5000	5000
5001	5001	For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers’ Home in
5002	5002	Massachusetts, located in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit
5003	5003	for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease patients; provided, that no fee,
5004	5004	assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any
5005	5005	person for any admission or hospitalization which exceeds the
5006	5006	amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2023.......................................................$48,420,108
5007	5007	4180-1100 For the Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, located in the city of Chelsea,
5008	5008	which may expend not more than $600,000 in revenues for facility
5009	5009	maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that
5010	5010	60 per cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the
5011	5011	General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation
5012	5012	VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, after compensating
5013	5013	the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license
5014	5014	plates, shall be deposited into the retained revenue item of the Soldiers’
5015	5015	Home; provided further, that the Soldiers’ Home may accept gifts, grants,
5016	5016	donations and bequests; provided further, that notwithstanding any
5017	5017	general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
5018	5018	timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
5019	5019	expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home may incur expenses and the comptroller
5020	5020	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
5021	5021	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
5022	5022	accounting system; and provided further, that if the registrar of motor
5023	5023	vehicles projects that total revenues from the purchase of license plates
5024	5024	with the designation VETERAN will exceed the amounts appropriated in
5025	5025	this item and item 4190-1100, the registrar shall notify the executive office
5026	5026	for administration and finance and the house and senate committees
5027	5027	on ways and means, prior
5028	5028	appropriation continued..........................................................................................$600,000
5029	5029	Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.
5030	5030	4190-0100 For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke;
5031	5031	provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon
5032	5032	or required of any person for any outpatient treatment, admission or
5033	5033	hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year
5034	5034	2023..................................................................................................................$28,728,578
5035	5035	4190-0103 For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend for its operation
5036	5036	not more than $50,000 from the sale of goods to residents and visitors of
5037	5037	the home..................................................................................................................$50,000 94
5038	5038	4190-0300
5039	5039
5040	5040	For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than
5041	5041	$824,198 for the operation of 12 long-term care beds from revenue
5042	5042	generated through the occupancy of these beds; provided, that
5043	5043	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
5044	5044	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
5045	5045	revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home may incur
5046	5046	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
5047	5047	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
5048	5048	as reported in the state accounting system, prior appropriation
5049	5049	continued................................................................................................................$824,198
5050	5050	4190-1100
5051	5051
5052	5052	For the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, which may expend not more than
5053	5053	$400,000 for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel
5054	5054	costs; provided, that 40 per cent of all revenues generated under section
5055	5055	2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates
5056	5056	with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth,
5057	5057	after compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated
5058	5058	with the license plates, shall be deposited into the retained revenue item
5059	5059	of the Soldiers’ Home; provided further, that the Soldiers’ Home may
5060	5060	accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and provided further, that
5061	5061	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
5062	5062	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
5063	5063	revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers’ Home may incur
5064	5064	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
5065	5065	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
5066	5066	estimate as reported in the state accounting
5067	5067	system, prior appropriation continued.....................................................................$400,000
5068	5068	OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
5069	5069	Department of Youth Services.
5070	5070	4200-0010
5071	5071
5072	5072	For the administration of the department of youth services; provided, that
5073	5073	the department shall continue to collaborate with the department of
5074	5074	elementary and secondary education in order to align curriculum at the
5075	5075	department of youth services with the statewide curriculum frameworks
5076	5076	and to ease the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of
5077	5077	youth services into traditional public school settings; provided further, that
5078	5078	the commissioner of youth services may transfer funds between items
5079	5079	4200-0100, 4200-0200, 4200-0300 and 4200-0600, as necessary, under
5080	5080	an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the
5081	5081	funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall submit to the
5082	5082	house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days
5083	5083	before any transfer; and provided further, that not more than 7 per cent of
5084	5084	any such item shall be transferred in fiscal year
5085	5085	2024....................................................................................................................$4,920,321
5086	5086	4200-0100 For supervision, counseling and other community-based services
5087	5087	provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the
5088	5088	department of youth services; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be
5089	5089	expended for the South End Community Center of Springfield, Inc.’s
5090	5090	community youth corps program………………………………..
5091	5091	$25,626,720
5092	5092	4200-0200 For pretrial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-
5093	5093	operated programs............................................................................................$29,395,433 95
5094	5094	4200-0300 For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state-operated
5095	5095	programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds
5096	5096	shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; and
5097	5097	provided further, that funds shall be expended for suicide prevention
5098	5098	services...........................................................................................................$116,905,051
5099	5099	4200-0500 For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services.............$3,059,187
5100	5100	4200-0600 For the operation of secure facilities to detain arrested youth before
5101	5101	arraignment under the overnight arrest program.................................................$2,619,713
5102	5102	Department of Transitional Assistance.
5103	5103	4400-1000 For the central administration of the department of transitional
5104	5104	assistance; provided, that all costs associated with verifying disability for
5105	5105	all programs of the department shall be paid from this item; provided
5106	5106	further, that the department shall submit monthly status reports to the
5107	5107	house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of
5108	5108	administration and finance on program expenditures, savings and
5109	5109	revenues, error rate measurements and public assistance caseloads and
5110	5110	benefits; provided further, that the department shall collect all out-of- court
5111	5111	settlement restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution
5112	5112	payments shall include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum
5113	5113	payments; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
5114	5114	law to the contrary and unless otherwise expressly provided, federal
5115	5115	reimbursements received for the department, including reimbursements
5116	5116	for administrative, fringe and overhead costs for the current fiscal year and
5117	5117	prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further,
5118	5118	that an application for assistance under chapter 118 of the General Laws
5119	5119	shall also be an application for assistance under chapter 118E of the
5120	5120	General Laws; provided further, that if the department denies assistance
5121	5121	under said chapter 118, the department shall transmit the application to
5122	5122	the executive office of health and human services for a determination of
5123	5123	eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department
5124	5124	shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any
5125	5125	other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by
5126	5126	the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall
5127	5127	be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy
5128	5128	and security requirements; provided further, that not less than $50,000
5129	5129	shall be expended for the town of Hudson for the retention of 1 part-time
5130	5130	employee to support the MetroWest Food Collaborative and its mission to
5131	5131	strengthen local and regional food systems; provided further, that not less
5132	5132	than $75,000 shall be expended for Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Inc. in
5133	5133	Hudson; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended
5134	5134	for the support of transition-aged youth through the Friends of Children,
5135	5135	Inc. FOCUS program; provided further, that after March 27, 2024, the
5136	5136	commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified
5137	5137	deficiencies between items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000;
5138	5138	provided further, that the distribution of the funds to be transferred shall be
5139	5139	included in an allocation plan, which the commissioner shall submit to the
5140	5140	executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate
5141	5141	committees on ways and means not less than 15 days before any transfer;
5142	5142	and provided further, that upon approval by the executive office for
5143	5143	administration and finance, the commissioner may transfer funds for
5144	5144	identified deficiencies between this item and item 4400-1 100...........................$79,761,407
5145	5145	4400-1001
5146	5146
5147	5147	For programs to increase the commonwealth’s participation rate in the 96
5148	5148	supplemental nutrition assistance program and other federal nutrition
5149	5149	programs; provided, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for a
5150	5150	grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that
5151	5151	the work of employees of the department of transitional assistance paid
5152	5152	for from this item shall be restricted to processing supplemental nutrition
5153	5153	assistance program applications; provided further, that the department
5154	5154	shall not require supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants to
5155	5155	provide reverification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject
5156	5156	to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
5157	5157	law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from
5158	5158	supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further,
5159	5159	that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to
5160	5160	respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries and
5161	5161	arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition
5162	5162	assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the
5163	5163	department shall fund a system to image and catalog eligibility documents
5164	5164	electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended
5165	5165	for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided
5166	5166	further, that not later than January 31, 2024, the department shall report
5167	5167	to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of
5168	5168	these programs …………………………………………$4,904,706
5169	5169	4400-1004 For the project costs of the Massachusetts healthy incentives program;
5170	5170	provided, that the department of transitional assistance shall operate the
5171	5171	program as a year-round, 12-month program and, at a minimum, maintain
5172	5172	the incentive levels per household size in effect in fiscal year 2023;
5173	5173	provided further, that when expanding the number of participating vendors,
5174	5174	the department shall prioritize improving access in areas with limited
5175	5175	access to fresh, local produce and that are historically underserved by the
5176	5176	program; provided further, that the department shall collaborate with local
5177	5177	food coalitions and nonprofit groups to develop community outreach
5178	5178	strategies that ensure equitable access to, and knowledge of, the program;
5179	5179	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
5180	5180	Salem Food Pantry to appoint and hire a community programs assistant
5181	5181	who shall serve as a key community liaison and support operations of the
5182	5182	market located in the Point neighborhood in the city of Salem; provided
5183	5183	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Allston-
5184	5184	Brighton Food Pantry and community refrigerator support program; and
5185	5185	provided further, that not later than March 27, 2024, the department shall
5186	5186	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
5187	5187	that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of households
5188	5188	utilizing the program; (ii) the number of program transactions; (iii) the
5189	5189	number of vendors processing program transactions; (iv) a breakdown of
5190	5190	the total number of program clients and vendors, by their municipality; and
5191	5191	(v) the department’s efforts to identify and better serve those areas
5192	5192	with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables, prior appropriation
5193	5193	continued…………………………………………… $5,050,000
5194	5194	4400-1020 For the operation of the secure jobs connect program for employment
5195	5195	support, job training and job search services for homeless or previously
5196	5196	homeless families receiving assistance from the department of housing
5197	5197	and community development under items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-
5198	5198	9024 or 7004-9316; provided, that participants receiving assistance under
5199	5199	items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108 shall receive not less than 12 months of
5200	5200	housing stabilization services under said items; provided further, that
5201	5201	services shall be delivered by community-based agencies that have
5202	5202	demonstrated experience working in partnership with regional
5203	5203	administering agencies including, but not limited to, Community Teamwork 97
5204	5204	Inc., Father Bill’s & MainSpring, Inc., Way Finders, Inc., Jewish Vocational
5205	5205	Service, Inc., SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., South Middlesex Opportunity
5206	5206	Council, Inc. and Worcester Community Action Council, Inc.; provided
5207	5207	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Main South
5208	5208	Community Development Corporation’s efforts to promote the safety and
5209	5209	security of the University Park and Beacon Brightly neighborhoods;
5210	5210	provided further, that the department shall make available rental
5211	5211	assistance under item 7004-9024 to ensure effective participation in this
5212	5212	program; provided further, that service delivery agencies shall seek
5213	5213	additional federal, state or private funds to ensure the effective
5214	5214	continuation of regional partnerships; and provided further, that not later
5215	5215	than March 27, 2024, the department of transitional assistance shall
5216	5216	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means,
5217	5217	by type of service or program provided, on the: (i) housing situation,
5218	5218	including stability of housing, for program participants; (ii) employment
5219	5219	status, including the employment history, of program participants; (iii) total
5220	5220	number of program participants; and (iv) number of program participants
5221	5221	who are no longer receiving assistance under said
5222	5222	items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9 316.....................................$5,050,000
5223	5223	4400-1025 For domestic violence specialists at local area offices........................................$1,989,567
5224	5224	4400-1100 For the payroll of the department of transitional assistance’s
5225	5225	caseworkers; provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be
5226	5226	paid from this item.............................................................................................$95,405,257
5227	5227	4400-1979 For the department of transitional assistance to administer, in
5228	5228	consultation with the commonwealth corporation, the employment
5229	5229	counseling and job training program and the pathways to self-sufficiency
5230	5230	program respectively established in sections 3B and 3C of chapter 118 of
5231	5231	the General Laws and the full employment program established in section
5232	5232	110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, as amended by section 29
5233	5233	of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014.......................................................................$1,000,000
5234	5234	4401-1000 For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided
5235	5235	under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program;
5236	5236	provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients
5237	5237	of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided
5238	5238	further, that the department of transitional assistance may expend funds
5239	5239	on such services for the noncustodial parents of dependent children
5240	5240	receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided
5241	5241	further, that the department shall expend not less than the amounts
5242	5242	expended in fiscal year 2023 for the young parents program and the
5243	5243	competitive integrated employment services program; provided further,
5244	5244	that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for learning disability
5245	5245	assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further,
5246	5246	that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the DTA Works
5247	5247	internship program; provided further, that not less than
5248	5248	$1,500,000 shall be expended for the service providers with whom the
5249	5249	office for refugees and immigrants entered into service agreements in
5250	5250	fiscal year 2023 under this item; provided further, that certain parents who
5251	5251	have not yet reached 18 years of age, including those who are ineligible
5252	5252	for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would
5253	5253	qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the
5254	5254	deeming of the grandparents’ income, shall be eligible to receive services;
5255	5255	provided further, that not later than March 27, 2024, the department shall
5256	5256	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
5257	5257	including, but not limited to: (i) the number of clients served by these 98
5258	5258	programs; (ii) the number of clients who transition into employment, when
5259	5259	applicable; (iii) the number of clients who remain in employment after 90
5260	5260	days, when applicable; (iv) the number of clients who remain in
5261	5261	employment after 1 year, when applicable; (v) other quantifiable data
5262	5262	related to client outcomes as designed by these programs; and (vi) the
5263	5263	effectiveness of these programs in increasing client self-sufficiency; and
5264	5264	provided further, that the department shall consider other programs to
5265	5265	meet the transitional employment needs of
5266	5266	clients................................................................................................................$19,675,509
5267	5267	4401-1003 For a grant program to be administered by the department of transitional
5268	5268	assistance for 2 generation programs to support economic mobility among
5269	5269	high-risk young parents between 14 and 24 years of age, inclusive, who
5270	5270	are eligible for assistance under the department’s young parent program;
5271	5271	provided, that grants shall be targeted at young parents experiencing
5272	5272	acute trauma, multiple systems involvement, mental health concerns,
5273	5273	domestic violence or abuse; provided further, that the grant funding shall
5274	5274	be utilized to increase parenting and life skills, housing stability, and self-
5275	5275	sufficiency, and to build cognitive and behavioral skills through intensive
5276	5276	case management and wraparound supports; provided further, that the
5277	5277	department shall distribute grant funds through a competitive grant
5278	5278	program; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to applicants that:
5279	5279	(i) are community based nonprofit programs; (ii) have demonstrated
5280	5280	experience working with high-risk young parents and partnering with local
5281	5281	administering agencies; and (iii) seek additional federal, state or private
5282	5282	funds to ensure the effective continuation of services and local
5283	5283	partnerships; provided further, that the department shall collect robust data
5284	5284	from contracted agencies to better understand this population, their risk
5285	5285	factors and the services provided to them; provided further, that the
5286	5286	department shall award not more than 14 grants; provided further, that
5287	5287	grants shall be awarded in communities with high numbers of pregnant
5288	5288	and parenting teens; provided further, that grants shall be not less than
5289	5289	$250,000 and not more than $500,000; and provided further, that not later
5290	5290	than March 1, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and
5291	5291	senate committees on ways and means on the: (a) total number of
5292	5292	program participants; (b) educational attainment of program participants;
5293	5293	(c) employment status, including employment history, for program
5294	5294	participants; (d) number of program participants receiving assistance
5295	5295	under item 4403-2000; and (e) relevant
5296	5296	demographic information, as determined by the department...............................$3,500,000
5297	5297	4403-2000 For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children;
5298	5298	provided, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard that was
5299	5299	in effect in the month of January 2023; provided further, that the payment
5300	5300	standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that the
5301	5301	payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2025 shall be not less
5302	5302	than the standards set forth in this item; provided further, that the
5303	5303	department of transitional assistance shall notify parents under 20 years
5304	5304	of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of
5305	5305	clause (2) of subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995
5306	5306	or any successor law; provided further, that a $40 per month rental
5307	5307	allowance shall be paid to households incurring a rent or mortgage
5308	5308	expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing; provided further,
5309	5309	that a nonrecurring children’s clothing allowance of $400 shall be provided
5310	5310	to each child eligible under this program in September 2023; provided
5311	5311	further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the
5312	5312	standard of need for the month of September 2023; provided further, that
5313	5313	benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which
5314	5314	a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a 99
5315	5315	care and protection hearing held under chapter 119 of the General Laws
5316	5316	or to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with
5317	5317	dependent children but for the temporary removal of any dependent
5318	5318	children from the home by the department of children and families under
5319	5319	department procedures; provided further, that not less than $779,058 shall
5320	5320	be expended for transportation benefits for recipients of transitional aid to
5321	5321	families with dependent children; provided further, that any person
5322	5322	experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode,
5323	5323	or lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible
5324	5324	under this item and chapter 118 of the General Laws, shall receive the
5325	5325	same payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not
5326	5326	limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department of
5327	5327	transitional assistance shall promulgate or revise any such rules and
5328	5328	regulations necessary to implement this; provided further, that
5329	5329	notwithstanding section 2 of said chapter 118 or any other general or
5330	5330	special law to the contrary, the department shall render aid to pregnant
5331	5331	people with no other eligible dependent children only if it has been
5332	5332	medically verified that the child is expected to be born within the month the
5333	5333	payments are to be made or within the 3-month period after the month of
5334	5334	payment and who, if the child had been born and was living with that
5335	5335	parent in the month of payment, would be categorically and financially
5336	5336	eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits;
5337	5337	provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due
5338	5338	to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting
5339	5339	may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for the loss;
5340	5340	provided further, that the department shall, to the extent feasible within the
5341	5341	existing appropriation and any funding from other sources, review its
5342	5342	disability standards to determine the extent to which such standards reflect
5343	5343	the current medical and vocational criteria; provided further, that not less
5344	5344	than 75 days before any changes to the disability standards are publicly
5345	5345	proposed, the department shall report to the house and senate committees
5346	5346	on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and
5347	5347	persons with disabilities; provided further, that at the time of application
5348	5348	and on a semi-annual basis, the department shall provide oral and written
5349	5349	notification to all recipients of their child care benefits; provided further,
5350	5350	that the notification shall include the full range of child care options
5351	5351	available, including center-based child care, family-based child care and
5352	5352	in-home, relative child care; provided further, that the notification shall
5353	5353	detail available child care benefits for current and former recipients,
5354	5354	including employment and training benefits and transitional benefits;
5355	5355	provided further, that the notice shall also advise recipients of the
5356	5356	availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;
5357	5357	provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for cash
5358	5358	and transportation benefits for newly-employed transitional aid to families
5359	5359	with dependent children clients for a period not to exceed 12 months to
5360	5360	assist such clients with short-term self-sufficiency; provided further, that
5361	5361	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department
5362	5362	shall calculate benefits provided under this item in the same manner as it
5363	5363	calculated said benefits in the previous fiscal year; provided further, that
5364	5364	the department’s calculation of benefits shall not preclude the department
5365	5365	from making eligibility or benefit changes that lead to an increase in
5366	5366	eligibility or benefits; provided further, that not less than 75 days before
5367	5367	adopting eligibility or benefit changes, the department shall submit a report
5368	5368	on said changes to the house and senate committees on ways and means,
5369	5369	the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and
5370	5370	the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; and provided
5371	5371	further, that the report shall
5372	5372	include the text of, basis and reasons for the proposed changes....................$424,269,513 100
5373	5373	4403-2007 For a nutritional benefit program for low-income workers; provided, that
5374	5374	benefits shall be provided only to those for whom receiving these
5375	5375	benefits
5376	5376
5377	5377	will improve the work
5378	5378
5379	5379	participation rate under the federal
5380	5380	program of temporary assistance for needy families..............................................$350,000
5381	5381	4403-2008 For transportation benefits for supplemental nutrition assistance program
5382	5382	recipients who are participating in the SNAP work program...................................$500,000
5383	5383	4403-2119 For the provision of structured settings as provided under subsection (i)
5384	5384	of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 or any successor statute,
5385	5385	for parents under the age of 22 who are receiving benefits under the
5386	5386	transitional aid to families with dependent children program.............................$10,883,264
5387	5387	4405-2000 For the state supplement to the Supplemental Security Income program
5388	5388	for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for
5389	5389	Supplemental Security Income recipients; provided, that the expenses of
5390	5390	special grant recipients residing in rest homes, as provided under section
5391	5391	7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item;
5392	5392	provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes
5393	5393	effective July 1, 2023, established under section 13D of chapter 118E of
5394	5394	the General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than $7,000,000 more
5395	5395	than rates effective January 1, 2023; provided further, that the department
5396	5396	of transitional assistance, in collaboration with the executive office of
5397	5397	health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living
5398	5398	arrangement category under the federal Supplemental Security Income
5399	5399	program that makes payments to persons living in assisted living
5400	5400	residences certified under chapter 19D of the General Laws who meet the
5401	5401	income and clinical eligibility criteria established by the department and
5402	5402	the executive office; provided further, that the optional category of
5403	5403	payments shall only be administered in conjunction with the Medicaid
5404	5404	group adult foster care benefit; and provided further, that reimbursements
5405	5405	to providers for services rendered in prior fiscal years
5406	5406	may be expended from this item......................................................................$209,700,528
5407	5407	4408-1000
5408	5408
5409	5409	For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the
5410	5410	commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and
5411	5411	children, who are found by the department of transitional assistance to be
5412	5412	eligible for the aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and regulations
5413	5413	promulgated by the department and subject to the limitations of
5414	5414	appropriation for such purpose; provided, that recipients shall not be
5415	5415	subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions; provided
5416	5416	further, that in implementing the program for fiscal year 2024, the
5417	5417	department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item and
5418	5418	the need standard shall be not less than the standard that was in effect in
5419	5419	the month of January 2022; provided further, that any person experiencing
5420	5420	homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode, or lives in a
5421	5421	temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item
5422	5422	and said chapter 117A, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients
5423	5423	who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage;
5424	5424	provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any rules
5425	5425	and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further,
5426	5426	that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1,
5427	5427	2023, established under section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws,
5428	5428	shall cumulatively total not less than $3,000,000 more than rates effective
5429	5429	January 1, 2023; provided further, that the department may provide
5430	5430	benefits to persons who are the age of 65 or older who have applied for
5431	5431	benefits under chapter 118A of the General
5432	5432
5433	5433	Laws,
5434	5434
5435	5435	to
5436	5436
5437	5437	persons
5438	5438
5439	5439	suffering
5440	5440	101
5441	5441	from a medically-d eterminable impairment or combination of impairments
5442	5442	which is expected to last for a period determined by department
5443	5443	regulations, which substantially reduces or eliminates such individuals’
5444	5444	capacity to support themselves and which has been verified by a
5445	5445	competent authority, to certain persons caring for a disabled person, to
5446	5446	otherwise eligible participants in the vocational rehabilitation program of
5447	5447	the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission, to dependent children who
5448	5448	are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and
5449	5449	the separate program under section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997
5450	5450	and to parents or other caretakers of dependent children who are ineligible
5451	5451	under said chapter 118 and under said separate program; provided
5452	5452	further, that no person incarcerated in a correctional institution shall be
5453	5453	eligible for benefits under the program; provided further, that no funds
5454	5454	shall be expended from this item for the payment of expenses associated
5455	5455	with any medical review team, other disability screening process or costs
5456	5456	associated with verifying disability for this program; provided further, that
5457	5457	the department shall adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of
5458	5458	the General Laws to implement the changes to the program required by
5459	5459	this item promptly and within the appropriation; provided further, that the
5460	5460	department may promulgate emergency regulations under said chapter
5461	5461	30A to implement these eligibility changes, benefit changes or both;
5462	5462	provided further, that nothing in this item shall be construed to create any
5463	5463	right accruing to recipients of the former general relief program; provided
5464	5464	further, that reimbursements collected from the Social Security
5465	5465	Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the
5466	5466	elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the
5467	5467	program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the
5468	5468	General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
5469	5469	special law to the contrary, not less than 75 days prior to adopting any
5470	5470	eligibility or benefit changes, the commissioner of transitional assistance
5471	5471	shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the
5472	5472	joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the
5473	5473	clerks of the house of representatives and senate a detailed and
5474	5474	comprehensive report setting forth the text of and the basis and reasons
5475	5475	for the proposed changes; provided further, that the report shall state
5476	5476	exactly which components of the current benefit package will be altered
5477	5477	and the department’s most accurate assessment of the effects of benefit
5478	5478	or eligibility changes upon recipient families; and provided further, that the
5479	5479	payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2025 shall be
5480	5480	not less than the standards set forth in this item..............................................$197,155,514
5481	5481	OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES.
5482	5482	Department of Public Health.
5483	5483	4510-0020
5484	5484
5485	5485	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5486	5486	$162,229 in retained revenues collected from fees charged by the food
5487	5487	protection program for costs of said program; provided, that
5488	5488	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
5489	5489	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
5490	5490	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
5491	5491	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
5492	5492	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
5493	5493	estimate as reported in the state accounting system..............................................$162,229 102
5494	5494	4510-0040
5495	5495
5496	5496	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5497	5497	$73,734 from fees assessed under chapter 111N of the General Laws for
5498	5498	the regulation of all pharmaceutical and medical device companies that
5499	5499	market their products in the commonwealth; provided, that
5500	5500	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
5501	5501	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
5502	5502	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
5503	5503	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
5504	5504	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
5505	5505	estimate as reported in the state accounting system................................................$73,734
5506	5506	4510-0100 For the administration and operation of the department of public health,
5507	5507	including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the
5508	5508	department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the
5509	5509	registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established
5510	5510	under section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided, that not
5511	5511	less than $850,000 shall be expended to support the state action for public
5512	5512	health excellence program in section 27D of chapter 111 of the General
5513	5513	Laws; and provided further, that the department shall give specific
5514	5514	consideration to additional monies available under the Patient Protection
5515	5515	and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law, 111-148 and the Health Care
5516	5516	and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-
5517	5517	152....................................................................................................................$22,492,001
5518	5518	4510-0110
5519	5519
5520	5520	For community health center services; provided, that not less than
5521	5521	$350,000 shall be expended on a statewide program of technical
5522	5522	assistance to community health centers to be provided by a state primary
5523	5523	care association qualified under section 330A(f)(1) of the Public Health
5524	5524	Service Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 254c(f)(1) ; provided further,
5525	5525	that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Lynn Community
5526	5526	Health Center for the operation of the recuperative care center; provided
5527	5527	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Mattapan
5528	5528	Community Health Center, Inc. for staff retention to sustain services and
5529	5529	meet community needs; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall
5530	5530	be expended for a federally qualified community health center with a 24/7
5531	5531	satellite emergency facility licensed under 105 C.M.R. 130 to improve
5532	5532	patient access to emergency services by renovating front door and
5533	5533	reconstructing sidewalk access; provided further, that not less than
5534	5534	$100,000 shall be expended for the continuation of a comprehensive
5535	5535	substance abuse and narcotic use reduction program at a federally
5536	5536	qualified health center located in South Boston; provided further, that not
5537	5537	less than $250,000 shall be expended for NEW Health – Charlestown for
5538	5538	the operation and maintenance treatment of substance use disorder; and
5539	5539	provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the
5540	5540	Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts to support the 413Cares
5541	5541	centralized database of community services in western Massachusetts
5542	5542	............................................................................................................................$4,112,958
5543	5543	4510-0112 For the department of public health to fund postpartum depression
5544	5544	programs at community health centers in the cities of Holyoke, Lynn,
5545	5545	Worcester, Fall River and Salem and the Jamaica Plain section of the city
5546	5546	of Boston; provided, that should a community health center decline
5547	5547	funding, unexpended funds shall be split equally between participating
5548	5548	programs................................................................................................................$860,000
5549	5549	4510-0600
5550	5550
5551	5551	For an environmental health program; provided, that not less than
5552	5552	$8,314,168 shall be expended for the environmental and community 103
5553	5553	health hazards program, including control of radiation and nuclear
5554	5554	hazards, consumer products protection, food and drugs, lead poisoning
5555	5555	prevention under chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, lead-based paint
5556	5556	inspections in day care facilities, inspection of radiological facilities,
5557	5557	licensing of x-ray technologists and the administration of the bureau of
5558	5558	environmental health assessment under chapter 111F of the General
5559	5559	Laws; and provided further, that not less than $292,035 shall be expended
5560	5560	for the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry
5561	5561	established under section 25A of chapter 111 of the General
5562	5562	Laws....................................................................................................................$8,314,168
5563	5563	4510-0615
5564	5564
5565	5565	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5566	5566	$2,042,828 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of
5567	5567	radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently
5568	5568	issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided, that the retained
5569	5569	revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the
5570	5570	compensation of employees; and provided further, that
5571	5571	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
5572	5572	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
5573	5573	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
5574	5574	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
5575	5575	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
5576	5576	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$2,042,828
5577	5577	4510-0616
5578	5578
5579	5579	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5580	5580	$1,195,365 for a drug registration and monitoring program from retained
5581	5581	revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including
5582	5582	physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for
5583	5583	controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended
5584	5584	from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that
5585	5585	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
5586	5586	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
5587	5587	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
5588	5588	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
5589	5589	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
5590	5590	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$1,195,365
5591	5591	4510-0710
5592	5592
5593	5593	For the operation of the bureau of health care safety and quality and the
5594	5594	office of patient protection; provided, that services funded through this item
5595	5595	shall include, but not be limited to, education, training, intervention,
5596	5596	support, surveillance and evaluation; provided further, that funds shall be
5597	5597	expended for the advancement of the prescription monitoring program and
5598	5598	the maintenance and enhancement of prescription drug monitoring
5599	5599	information exchange architecture to support interstate prescription drug
5600	5600	monitoring data sharing; provided further, that the division shall be
5601	5601	responsible for assuring quality of patient care provided by the
5602	5602	commonwealth’s health care facilities and services and for protecting the
5603	5603	health and safety of patients who receive care and services in nursing
5604	5604	homes, rest homes, clinical laboratories, clinics, institutions for individuals
5605	5605	with intellectual or developmental disabilities and the mentally ill, hospitals
5606	5606	and infirmaries, including the inspection of ambulance services; provided
5607	5607	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Medical
5608	5608	OnSite Academy to address behavioral health needs of employees that
5609	5609	work in the medical field, including, but not limited to, critical incident stress
5610	5610	management, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, issues
5611	5611	resulting from increased stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, continued
5612	5612	staffing shortages and workplace violence in the medical field; provided
5613	5613	further, that investigators shall conduct investigations of abuse, neglect, 104
5614	5614	mistreatment and misappropriation; provided further, that all investigators
5615	5615	in the division of health care quality responsible for the investigations shall
5616	5616	receive training by the Medicaid fraud control unit in the office of the
5617	5617	attorney general; provided further, that not less than
5618	5618	$500,000 shall be expended for South Shore Health to support its efforts
5619	5619	to advance health equity and improve access for underserved
5620	5620	communities; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the
5621	5621	full registration of practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses
5622	5622	authorized by the board of registration in nursing to practice in advanced
5623	5623	practice nursing roles under section 7A of chapter 94C of the
5624	5624	General Laws....................................................................................................$15,420,492
5625	5625	4510-0712
5626	5626
5627	5627	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5628	5628	$3,559,500 in retained revenues collected from the licensure of health
5629	5629	facilities and individuals applying for emergency medical technician
5630	5630	licensure and recertification for program costs of the bureau of health care
5631	5631	quality and improvement; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
5632	5632	special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
5633	5633	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
5634	5634	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
5635	5635	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
5636	5636	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
5637	5637	state accounting system......................................................................................$3,559,500
5638	5638	4510-0721
5639	5639
5640	5640	For the operation and administration of the boards of registration for
5641	5641	health professions licensure; provided, that not less than $1,060,646 shall
5642	5642	be expended for the board of registration in nursing; provided further, that
5643	5643	not less than $1,421,983 shall be expended for the board of registration
5644	5644	pharmacy; and provided further, that not less than $528,513 shall be
5645	5645	expended for the operation and administration of certain health boards of
5646	5646	registration, including the boards of registration in dentistry, nursing home
5647	5647	administrators, physician assistants, perfusionists, genetic
5648	5648	counselors, community health workers and respiratory care...............................$3,009,996
5649	5649	4510-0723
5650	5650
5651	5651	For the operation and administration of the board of registration in
5652	5652	medicine and the committee on acupuncture.........................................................$204,565
5653	5653	4510-0724 For the board of registration in medicine, including the physician profiles
5654	5654	program; provided, that the board may expend revenues not to exceed
5655	5655	$300,503 from new revenues associated with increased license and
5656	5656	renewal fees...........................................................................................................$300,503
5657	5657	4510-0790
5658	5658
5659	5659	For regional emergency medical services; provided, that the regional
5660	5660	emergency medical services councils, designated under 105 C.M.R.
5661	5661	170.101, and the central medical emergency direction centers that were
5662	5662	in existence on January 1, 1992 shall remain the designated councils
5663	5663	and central medical emergency direction centers................................................$1,000,000
5664	5664	4510-3010 For a grant to the Down Syndrome program at the Children’s Medical
5665	5665	Center at the University of Massachusetts medical center based on the
5666	5666	patient-centered medical home concept.................................................................$150,000
5667	5667	4512-0103 For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency
5668	5668	syndrome, or HIV/AIDS, services, programs and related services for
5669	5669	persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis, sexually
5670	5670	transmitted infections, tuberculosis and other infections of public health
5671	5671	importance; provided, that funding shall be provided to proportionately
5672	5672	serve each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and 105
5673	5673	associated conditions; provided further, that the department shall ensure
5674	5674	that at least the same level of services will be made available as in the
5675	5675	previous fiscal year; provided further, that in compliance with the Patient
5676	5676	Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, the department
5677	5677	of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering HIV/AIDS community
5678	5678	testing and screening shall seek third-party reimbursement for said
5679	5679	services; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall
5680	5680	be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2024.......................................$36,255,801
5681	5681	4512-0106
5682	5682
5683	5683	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5684	5684	$15,000,000 for the HIV Drug Assistance Program, or HDAP, from
5685	5685	revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the
5686	5686	section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act, as codified
5687	5687	in 42 U.S.C. section 256b, administered by the Health Resources and
5688	5688	Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that
5689	5689	such services shall include activities that would be eligible for coverage
5690	5690	through the federal Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources
5691	5691	Emergency Act, Public Law 101-381, with priority given to the human
5692	5692	immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug
5693	5693	assistance program; provided further, that any excess rebate revenue
5694	5694	collected beyond the ceiling of this appropriation shall be deposited in the
5695	5695	General Fund; provided further, that services in an amount equivalent to
5696	5696	the amount deposited in the General Fund shall be funded through item
5697	5697	4512-0103; and provided further, that the department may make
5698	5698	expenditures from the start of each fiscal year from
5699	5699
5700	5700	this
5701	5701
5702	5702	item
5703	5703
5704	5704	in
5705	5705
5706	5706	anticipation
5707	5707
5708	5708	of
5709	5709
5710	5710	receipt
5711	5711
5712	5712	of
5713	5713
5714	5714	rebate
5715	5715
5716	5716	revenues
5717	5717
5718	5718	from
5719	5719	pharmaceutical manufacturers..........................................................................$15,000,000
5720	5720	4512-0200 For the bureau of substance addiction services, including a program to reimburse
5721	5721	driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court-adjudicated,
5722	5722	indigent clients; provided, that the department of public health shall ensure that
5723	5723	vendors providing methadone treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for
5724	5724	such services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
5725	5725	Community Servings, Inc. to provide medically tailored meals to persons battling
5726	5726	chronic illnesses and workforce training programs to those recovering from addiction;
5727	5727	provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for To the Moon and
5728	5728	Back, Inc. for services and programs to support families and children born opiate-
5729	5729	dependent with neonatal abstinence syndrome; provided further, that not less than
5730	5730	$100,000 shall be expended for the police department in Lynn for the behavioral
5731	5731	health unit; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for Self
5732	5732	Esteem Boston Educational Institute Inc.’s direct service and provider training
5733	5733	programs; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the
5734	5734	operation of The Dimock Center’s behavioral health continuum of care to provide
5735	5735	comprehensive treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and
5736	5736	other behavioral health challenges, address workforce challenges and reduce
5737	5737	barriers to care; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
5738	5738	the operation of The Gavin Foundation, Inc.’s behavioral health continuum of
5739	5739	substance use care to provide comprehensive treatment for individuals suffering from
5740	5740	substance use disorder and other behavioral health challenges; provided further, that
5741	5741	not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Joseph Nee Collaborative Center
5742	5742	for substance use disorder programming; provided further, that in order to support
5743	5743	and strengthen public access to substance use disorder services, funds shall be
5744	5744	expended to maintain programming including, but not limited to: (i) centralized intake
5745	5745	capacity service under section 18 of chapter 17 of the General Laws; (ii) the number
5746	5746	and type of facilities that provide treatment; and (iii) detoxification and clinical
5747	5747	stabilization service beds in the public system; provided further, that not less than
5748	5748	$3,000,000 shall be expended to preserve and expand the programs currently funded
5749	5749	by the Massachusetts Access to Recovery, or MA-ATR, program; provided further, 106
5750	5750	that not less than $3,500,000 shall be expended for opening 5 new recovery centers
5751	5751	that are not currently funded by the department; provided further, that in selecting
5752	5752	such centers, the department shall, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that no
5753	5753	fewer than 3 of said centers shall serve gateway municipalities as defined under
5754	5754	section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds shall be
5755	5755	expended for the extended release of naltrexone program under section 158 of
5756	5756	chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided further, that funds shall be expended to
5757	5757	support municipalities utilizing grant funds from the Massachusetts Opioid Abuse
5758	5758	Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC) grant program; provided further, that under
5759	5759	section 236 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as added by section 1 of chapter
5760	5760	332 of the acts of 2016, the department shall enhance data- sharing capabilities and
5761	5761	collaborate across agencies to ensure coordination of services for newborns with
5762	5762	neonatal abstinence syndrome; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a
5763	5763	voluntary training and accreditation program for owners and operators of alcohol and
5764	5764	drug-free housing under section 18A of said chapter 17; provided further, that not less
5765	5765	than $1,000,000 shall be expended on the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission
5766	5766	through an interagency service agreement with the bureau to support workforce
5767	5767	development; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for
5768	5768	outpatient and mobile services for deaf or hard of hearing, and deaf or hard of hearing
5769	5769	and blind individuals with substance use disorders; provided further, that not less than
5770	5770	$2,000,000 shall be expended for the bureau to address the addiction treatment
5771	5771	workforce crisis through outreach and recruitment efforts at local and regional
5772	5772	educational institutions and vocational-technical high schools; provided further, that
5773	5773	not less than $10,000,000 shall be spent for expanding low-threshold housing,
5774	5774	employing a “Housing First” model, for homeless individuals with substance use and
5775	5775	mental health disorders at risk of HIV; provided further, that not less than $4,533,180
5776	5776	shall be expended for substance use disorder step-down recovery services, known
5777	5777	as level-B beds and services, and other critical recovery services with severely
5778	5778	reduced capacity; provided further, that said funds shall be expended in the AA object
5779	5779	class; provided further, that not less than $1,350,000 shall be expended for jail
5780	5780	diversion programs primarily for nonviolent offenders with opioid or opiate addiction
5781	5781	to be procured by the department of public health; provided further, that each jail
5782	5782	diversion program shall have not fewer than 60 beds and shall provide clinical
5783	5783	assessment services to the respective courts, inpatient treatment for not more than
5784	5784	90 days and ongoing case management services for not more than 1 year; provided
5785	5785	further, that individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney
5786	5786	in conjunction with the commissioner of probation if: (A) there is reason to believe that
5787	5787	the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to opiates or another substance
5788	5788	use disorder; and (B) the diversion of the individual is clinically appropriate and
5789	5789	consistent with established clinical and public safety criteria; provided further, that
5790	5790	programs shall be established in separate counties in locations deemed suitable by
5791	5791	the department of public health; provided further, that the department shall coordinate
5792	5792	operations with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, the commissioner of probation and
5793	5793	the department of correction; provided further, that not more than $500,000 shall be
5794	5794	used to support the ongoing treatment needs of clients after 90 days for which there
5795	5795	is no other payer; and provided further, that not less than $1,440,000 shall
5796	5796	be expended for family intervention and care management services programs, a
5797	5797	young adult treatment program and early intervention services for individuals who are
5798	5798	dependent on or addicted to alcohol, controlled substances or both alcohol and
5799	5799	controlled substances………………………………………………$209,049,157
5800	5800	General Fund........................................................24.40%
5801	5801	Marijuana Regulation Fund...................................75.60%
5802	5802	4512-0204 For the purchase, administration and training of first-responder and
5803	5803	bystander naloxone distribution programs; provided, that funds shall be
5804	5804	expended to maintain funding for first responder naloxone grants and
5805	5805	bystander distribution in communities with high incidence of overdose; 107
5806	5806	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
5807	5807	Merrimack Valley Prevention and Substance Abuse Project, Inc. for
5808	5808	resources, community outreach and programs in the Merrimack valley;
5809	5809	provided further, that the commissioner of public health may transfer funds
5810	5810	between this item and item 4512-0200 as necessary under an allocation
5811	5811	plan which shall detail the distribution of the funds to be transferred;
5812	5812	provided further, that not less than 30 days prior to any such transfer, the
5813	5813	commissioner shall submit the allocation plan to the house and senate
5814	5814	committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than
5815	5815	October 3, 2023 the department of public health shall submit a report to
5816	5816	the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i)
5817	5817	communities included in the program expansion; (ii) number of participants
5818	5818	for each community; and (iii) amount of naloxone purchased
5819	5819	and distributed, delineated by community...........................................................$1,165,480
5820	5820	4512-0205 For grants and contracts with substance use programs to provide comprehensive
5821	5821	prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided, that not less than $50,000
5822	5822	shall be expended for office-based addiction and opioid treatment, a program of the
5823	5823	Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less
5824	5824	than $100,000 shall be expended for continued capital improvements to the
5825	5825	Cambridge Community Center and for the expansion of the community-based
5826	5826	behavioral health program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 be
5827	5827	expended for the operation of Resources for Recovery Inc., formerly known as the
5828	5828	Dennis Messing Memorial Foundation, located in the Hyde Park section of Boston;
5829	5829	provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for Crossroads
5830	5830	Family Housing, Inc. in East Boston to provide mental health, substance use and
5831	5831	clinical recovery services for those impacted by family homelessness; provided
5832	5832	further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for RIZE Massachusetts
5833	5833	Foundation, Inc. to assist in the work to end the opioid epidemic in the
5834	5834	commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
5835	5835	the Baystate Eastern Region Grant Program to prevent and treat addiction to
5836	5836	opioids and related substances; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall
5837	5837	be expended for Harbor Health Services, Inc. for a grant program to prevent and
5838	5838	treat addiction to opioids and related substances; provided further, that not less than
5839	5839	$50,000 shall be expended for the city known as the town of Braintree for Braintree
5840	5840	Community Partnership on Substance Abuse; and provided further, that not less
5841	5841	than $200,000 shall be expended for One Life at a Time, Inc., located in the city
5842	5842	known as the town of Braintree, for the facilitation of access to sober living programs
5843	5843	and job training services for people in recovery and associated operational costs
5844	5844	...............................................................................................................................$2,790,000
5845	5845	4512-0206 For the department of public health to coordinate a comprehensive
5846	5846	statewide strategy, in partnership with municipalities, public health harm
5847	5847	reduction organizations and other stakeholders to promote existing
5848	5848	commonwealth harm reduction efforts, to foster a culture of harm reduction
5849	5849	and to promote community-based harm reduction services as
5850	5850	recommended by the harm reduction commission established under
5851	5851	section 100 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018....................................................$6,378,000 108
5852	5852	4512-0225
5853	5853
5854	5854	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5855	5855	$1,000,000 for a compulsive gamblers' treatment program from unclaimed
5856	5856	prize money held in the State Lottery and Gaming Fund for more than 1
5857	5857	year from the date of the drawing when the unclaimed prize money was
5858	5858	won and from the proceeds of a multi-jurisdictional lottery game under
5859	5859	subsection (e) of section 24A of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided,
5860	5860	that the comptroller shall transfer the amount to the General Fund; and
5861	5861	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
5862	5862	contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
5863	5863	the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
5864	5864	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
5865	5865	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
5866	5866	estimate as reported in the
5867	5867	state accounting system......................................................................................$1,000,000
5868	5868	4512-2020 For a matching grant program to be administered by the department of
5869	5869	public health to support municipal public safety reform; provided, that
5870	5870	funds shall be made available to municipalities pursuing public safety
5871	5871	reforms and alternative investments to promote equitable public safety and
5872	5872	public health outcomes; provided further, that eligible reforms and
5873	5873	investments shall include, but not be limited to: (i) utilizing jail diversion
5874	5874	programs, including restoration centers; (ii) hiring de-escalation specialists
5875	5875	or implementing de-escalation training; (iii) hiring behavioral health
5876	5876	specialists or utilizing other behavioral health supports; (iv) training in
5877	5877	evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health and substance use
5878	5878	crisis response or alternative emergency response; and
5879	5879	(v) hiring or contracting alternative emergency response professionals;
5880	5880	provided further, that municipalities receiving matching grants shall
5881	5881	demonstrate a measurable benefit to public health for the residents of the
5882	5882	municipality, based on criteria established by the department, and that the
5883	5883	municipality is pursuing new practices or reforms, or expansion of prior
5884	5884	successful practices, that support criteria established by the department;
5885	5885	provided further, that before receiving matching grants, municipalities shall
5886	5886	provide a comprehensive implementation plan to the department of
5887	5887	proposed public safety reforms and investments; provided further, that the
5888	5888	department shall give priority to applications that propose to invest a
5889	5889	majority of grant funds with community-based human service, behavioral
5890	5890	health or mental health providers; and provided further, that not later than
5891	5891	January 22, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and
5892	5892	senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
5893	5893	limited to: (a) a list of all municipalities that received matching funds; (b)
5894	5894	the amount of matching funds awarded to each municipality; and (c) a
5895	5895	description of the reforms and investments implemented in each
5896	5896	municipality awarded matching funds, prior appropriation continued
5897	5897	..............................................................................................................................$200,000
5898	5898	4512-2022
5899	5899
5900	5900	For grants to local and regional boards of health; provided, that funds
5901	5901	shall be expended to support the state action for public health excellence
5902	5902	program established in section 27D of chapter 111 of the General Laws;
5903	5903	provided further, that the department of public health shall prioritize a
5904	5904	geographically-equitable distribution; provided further, that not less than
5905	5905	$50,000 shall be expended for the Randolph public health department for
5906	5906	new vehicles; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a
5907	5907	statewide data collection and reporting system, implementation of
5908	5908	intermunicipal shared service agreements and capacity building for local
5909	5909	and regional boards of health; and provided further, that not later than 109
5910	5910	February 1, 2024, the department shall report to the house and senate
5911	5911	committees on ways and means detailing the:(i) recipients, their locations
5912	5912	and amount per recipient; and (ii) dates that
5913	5913	funds were released to said recipients................................................................$5,050,000
5914	5914	4513-0999 For a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to
5915	5915	pharmacies and the public about individual's eligibility to receive a 12-
5916	5916	month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth; provided, that
5917	5917	information shall include availability of a 12-month supply of
5918	5918	contraceptives; and provided further, that the commissioner shall partner
5919	5919	with insurers, pharmacies, relevant advocacy organizations and
5920	5920	employers to ensure the campaign reaches pharmacists, clinicians, and
5921	5921	individuals eligible to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives
5922	5922	in the commonwealth..............................................................................................$500,000
5923	5923	4513-1001 For grants to support improvements in reproductive health access,
5924	5924	infrastructure and security, including grants to the: (i) Jane Fund of Central
5925	5925	Massachusetts, Corporation; (ii) Abortion Rights Fund of Western
5926	5926	Massachusetts, Incorporated; and (iii) Eastern Massachusetts Abortion
5927	5927	Fund, Incorporated; provided, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
5928	5928	department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate
5929	5929	committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the grant distribution
5930	5930	methodology; (b) a list of grants applicants; and (c) a list of successful
5931	5931	grants applicants, including the amounts awarded and the
5932	5932	projects being supported by the grants................................................................$2,000,000
5933	5933	4513-1002 For women, infants and children, or WIC, nutrition services in addition to
5934	5934	funds received under the federal nutrition program; provided, that funds
5935	5935	from this item shall supplement federal funds to enable federally-e ligible
5936	5936	women, infants and children to be served through the WIC program................$13,357,545
5937	5937	4513-1005 For the provision of family and adolescent health services including, but
5938	5938	not limited to, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, the
5939	5939	birth defects monitoring program and adolescent sexuality education;
5940	5940	provided, that not less than $14,749,060 shall be expended for family
5941	5941	health services; provided further, that not less than $7,831,000 shall be
5942	5942	expended for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV
5943	5943	counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach
5944	5944	services provided by agencies certified as comprehensive family planning
5945	5945	agencies; provided further, that not less than $6,700,000 shall be
5946	5946	expended for comprehensive family planning services previously funded
5947	5947	by Title X Family Planning funding due to restrictions applied federally;
5948	5948	provided further, that not less than $1,660,000 shall be allocated for Action
5949	5949	for Boston Community Development, Inc. to continue services previously
5950	5950	funded by Title X funding; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000
5951	5951	shall be transferred to the Public University Health Center Sexual and
5952	5952	Reproductive Health Preparation Fund established in section 47 of chapter
5953	5953	15A of the General Laws for the purpose of reimbursements to public
5954	5954	universities for abortion medications; provided further, that funds may be
5955	5955	expended for the program’s critical congenital heart defects screening
5956	5956	activities; provided further, that funds may be expended for the birth
5957	5957	defects monitoring program; provided further, that not less than
5958	5958	$3,250,940 shall be expended for teenage pregnancy prevention services;
5959	5959	provided further, that applications for pregnancy prevention funds shall be
5960	5960	administered through the department of public health upon receipt and
5961	5961	approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated under
5962	5962	the guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of
5963	5963	the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services 110
5964	5964	identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding
5965	5965	shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates
5966	5966	according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department;
5967	5967	provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed
5968	5968	at children under the care of the department of children and families
5969	5969	who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; and provided further, that
5970	5970	the department shall collaborate with the
5971	5971	department of children and families on said programming................................$24,460,000
5972	5972	4513-1012
5973	5973
5974	5974	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
5975	5975	$27,400,000 from retained revenues received from federal cost-
5976	5976	containment initiatives including, but not limited to, infant formula rebates;
5977	5977	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
5978	5978	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
5979	5979	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
5980	5980	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
5981	5981	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the
5982	5982	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system $27,400,000
5983	5983	4513-1020
5984	5984
5985	5985	For the early intervention program; provided, that the department of
5986	5986	public health shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate
5987	5987	committees on ways and means on the total number of units of service
5988	5988	purchased and the total expenditures for the units of service paid by the
5989	5989	department, the executive office of health and human services and third-
5990	5990	party payers for early intervention services for the following service
5991	5991	categories: (i) home visit; (ii) center-based individual; (iii) child-focused
5992	5992	group; (iv) parent- focused group; and (v) screening and assessment;
5993	5993	provided further, that the department shall make all reasonable efforts to
5994	5994	secure third-party and Medicaid reimbursements for the services funded
5995	5995	in this item; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended
5996	5996	to provide respite services to families of children enrolled in early
5997	5997	intervention programs who have complex care requirements, multiple
5998	5998	disabilities and extensive medical and health needs; provided further, that
5999	5999	priority shall be given to low-income and moderate-income families;
6000	6000	provided further, that not later than January 31, 2024, the department shall
6001	6001	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
6002	6002	on the number of families served by the program and the amount of funds
6003	6003	appropriated in this item granted to qualified families; provided further, that
6004	6004	no claim for reimbursement made on behalf of an uninsured person shall
6005	6005	be paid from this item until the program receives notice of a denial of
6006	6006	eligibility for the MassHealth program from the executive office of health
6007	6007	and human services; provided further, that MassHealth shall cover the
6008	6008	costs incurred for the transportation of MassHealth members who
6009	6009	participate in the early intervention program; provided further, that nothing
6010	6010	in this item shall give rise to, or shall be construed as giving rise to,
6011	6011	enforceable legal rights to any such services or an enforceable entitlement
6012	6012	to the early intervention services funded in this item; provided further, that
6013	6013	not less than 90 days prior to any change to current eligibility criteria, the
6014	6014	department shall provide written notification to the house and senate
6015	6015	committees on ways and means; provided further, that no eligibility
6016	6016	changes shall be made before January 1, 2024; provided further, that
6017	6017	funds in this item may be used to pay for current and prior year claims;
6018	6018	provided further, that the department shall provide services to eligible
6019	6019	children through 1 service delivery model and shall not determine eligibility
6020	6020	for services based on family insurance status; provided further, that not
6021	6021	later than March 1, 2024, the department shall submit to the executive
6022	6022	office for administration and finance and to the house and senate
6023	6023	committees on ways and means a status update on the early intervention 111
6024	6024	state-assigned student identifier pilot program; provided further, that the
6025	6025	update shall include a cost estimate for expanding the pilot to additional
6026	6026	sites in fiscal year 2025; provided further, that not later than September
6027	6027	1, 2023, not less than $12,000,000 shall be expended from this item for
6028	6028	early intervention staffing recovery payments necessary to address the
6029	6029	staffing crisis and restore early intervention staffing and service hours
6030	6030	through hiring, rehiring and retention of clinical and support staff across
6031	6031	the early intervention system; provided further, that said funds shall be
6032	6032	used to support increased salaries, wages and benefits for early
6033	6033	intervention clinicians and support staff; provided further, that funds may
6034	6034	be used to cover supervision, training, non-billable time and other on-
6035	6035	boarding cost directly associated with the hiring of new early intervention
6036	6036	clinicians and support staff; provided further, that said staffing recovery
6037	6037	payments shall be distributed by the department as payment vouchers to
6038	6038	all vendors of certified early intervention programs; provided further, that
6039	6039	said payments shall be made on a proportional basis, calculated using
6040	6040	the most recent early intervention child counts of the department; provided
6041	6041	further, that not later than October 3, 2023, the department of public health
6042	6042	shall submit a report to the joint committee on children, families and
6043	6043	persons with disabilities, the secretary of administration and finance and
6044	6044	the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total
6045	6045	funds expended to certified early intervention vendors from said staffing
6046	6046	recovery payments; provided further, that not less than
6047	6047	$1,548,522 of said staffing recovery payments shall be designated as a
6048	6048	health equity allocation to provide additional targeted relief for early
6049	6049	intervention programs serving predominately low-income cities and towns
6050	6050	to address the health disparities exacerbated by the 2019 novel
6051	6051	coronavirus; provided further, that said health equity allocation shall be
6052	6052	distributed by the department to all vendors of certified early intervention
6053	6053	programs using a weighted formula that includes the area median
6054	6054	household income of the cities and towns in each of the early intervention
6055	6055	program catchment areas and the current early intervention child census
6056	6056	figure for each city or town; provided further, that the department shall
6057	6057	provide a higher cost per child allocation for programs based on a
6058	6058	weighted average income figure to ensure a higher allocation for the early
6059	6059	intervention programs serving the lower income cities and towns; provided
6060	6060	further, that the department shall develop the health equity allocation
6061	6061	formula in consultation with the Massachusetts Early Intervention
6062	6062	Consortium, Inc.; and provided further, that not later than November 1,
6063	6063	2023, the commissioner of public health shall submit a report to the joint
6064	6064	committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the executive
6065	6065	office for administration and finance and the house and senate
6066	6066	committees on ways and means detailing the total
6067	6067	funds expended to certified early intervention vendors from this item...............$42,900,000
6068	6068	4513-1026 For the provision of statewide and community- based suicide prevention,
6069	6069	intervention, post-intervention and surveillance activities and the
6070	6070	implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided, that
6071	6071	funds shall be expended for a program to address elder suicide behavior
6072	6072	and attempts with the geriatric mental health services program within the
6073	6073	department of elder affairs; and provided further, that funds shall be
6074	6074	expended for a veterans-in-crisis hotline to be used by veterans or
6075	6075	concerned family members seeking counseling programs operated by the
6076	6076	department of veterans' services so that they may be directed towards the
6077	6077	programs and services offered by their local or regional veterans' services
6078	6078	office to be staffed by counselors or outreach program personnel
6079	6079	contracted by the department and trained in issues of mental
6080	6080	health counseling and veterans' services............................................................$7,099,538 112
6081	6081	4513-1027
6082	6082
6083	6083	For The Samaritans, Inc.; provided, that funds shall be used for suicide
6084	6084	prevention services.................................................................................................$800,000
6085	6085	4513-1098 For the provision of statewide support services for survivors of homicide
6086	6086	victims, including outreach services, burial assistance, grief counseling
6087	6087	and other support services; provided, that funds shall be expended as
6088	6088	grants in the aggregate amount of not less than $200,000 to the Louis D.
6089	6089	Brown Peace Institute Corporation, a community-based support
6090	6090	organization dedicated to serving families and communities impacted by
6091	6091	violence; and provided further, that the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
6092	6092	Corporation shall establish and administer a process to distribute not less
6093	6093	than $100,000 to the Massachusetts Survivors of Homicide Victims
6094	6094	Network organizations throughout the commonwealth in the form of
6095	6095	grants.....................................................................................................................$300,000
6096	6096	4513-1112 For the prevention and management of chronic diseases and their
6097	6097	associated risk factors; provided, that not less than $2,219,481 shall be
6098	6098	expended for dental health services; provided further, that not less than
6099	6099	$1,595,525 shall be expended for the comprehensive dental program for
6100	6100	adults with developmental disabilities; provided further, that $4,146,826
6101	6101	shall be expended for the promotion of health and disease prevention
6102	6102	including, but not limited to: (i) breast cancer prevention; (ii) diabetes
6103	6103	screening and outreach; (iii) ovarian cancer screening; (iv) hepatitis C
6104	6104	prevention and management; (v) multiple sclerosis screening, information,
6105	6105	education and treatment programs and the Multiple Sclerosis Home Living
6106	6106	Independently Navigating Key Services program administered by the
6107	6107	Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society;
6108	6108	(vi) colorectal cancer prevention; (vii) prostate cancer screening,
6109	6109	education and treatment with a particular focus on individuals with African-
6110	6110	American, Hispanic or Latino heritage, family history of the disease and
6111	6111	other individuals at high risk; (viii) osteoporosis education; and (ix)
6112	6112	maintenance of the statewide lupus database; provided further, that not
6113	6113	less than $475,000 shall be expended for the Forsyth Institute’s Center for
6114	6114	Children’s Oral Health to expand its ForsythKids programming focused on
6115	6115	children and adolescents and explore the emerging association between
6116	6116	oral health status and academic performance; provided further, that not
6117	6117	less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of VITfriends LLC
6118	6118	located in the Hyde Park section of Boston; provided further, that not less
6119	6119	than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Cranberry Health
6120	6120	Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; provided
6121	6121	further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the non-state,
6122	6122	government public hospital system established pursuant to chapter 147 of
6123	6123	the acts of 1996 for a grant toward critical facilities and equipment to
6124	6124	expand access to dental services; provided further, that funding shall be
6125	6125	expended for Mass in Motion community grants in an amount not less than
6126	6126	the amount expended in fiscal year 2023 contingent upon receipt of
6127	6127	matching federal prevention block grant funds; provided further, that not
6128	6128	less than $250,000 shall be expended for a grant to a statewide
6129	6129	Alzheimer’s disease advocacy and education organization for a public
6130	6130	awareness and education campaign as recommended by the federal
6131	6131	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; provided further, that not less
6132	6132	than $50,000 shall be expended for education and support of patients
6133	6133	diagnosed with phenylketonuria or related disorders and their families
6134	6134	through a grant to the New England Connection for PKU and Allied
6135	6135	Disorders, Inc; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for
6136	6136	smoking prevention and cessation programs, including youth tobacco 113
6137	6137	use prevention and cessation programs………………$12,533,604
6138	6138	4513-1121
6139	6139
6140	6140	For a statewide STOP stroke program; provided, that funds shall be
6141	6141	expended for stroke treatment and ongoing prevention services...........................$500,000
6142	6142	4513-1136
6143	6143
6144	6144	For
6145	6145
6146	6146	sexual
6147	6147
6148	6148	assault
6149	6149
6150	6150	and
6151	6151
6152	6152	domestic
6153	6153
6154	6154	violence
6155	6155
6156	6156	services;
6157	6157
6158	6158	provided,
6159	6159
6160	6160	that
6161	6161	$7,900,449 shall be expended for a statewide sexual assault nurse
6162	6162	examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program
6163	6163	for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided further, that the program
6164	6164	shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system
6165	6165	of nurse examiners; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000
6166	6166	shall be expended for children’s advocacy centers, including those
6167	6167	previously funded through item 4800-0038 in prior fiscal years, and for
6168	6168	services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided further,
6169	6169	that the department shall allocate available funding, above the amounts
6170	6170	required to maintain not less than the prior year funding levels for each
6171	6171	center, among the 12 accredited centers in a manner to promote equity in
6172	6172	the services available to child victims of sexual abuse, assault, and
6173	6173	trafficking across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than
6174	6174	$950,000 shall be expended for the support of the statewide delivery
6175	6175	system of children’s advocacy centers with funding administered by the
6176	6176	Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc.; provided further, that not later
6177	6177	than January 31, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house
6178	6178	and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
6179	6179	limited to: (a) the grants awarded to each center; (b) the number of
6180	6180	individuals served by each center receiving funding; and (c)
6181	6181	recommendations on how to improve the availability and delivery of
6182	6182	services through these centers; provided further, that not less than
6183	6183	$61,084,884 shall be expended for domestic violence and sexual assault
6184	6184	prevention and survivor services, including: (i) intimate partner abuse
6185	6185	education, formerly known as the batterers intervention services; (ii)
6186	6186	services for immigrants and refugees; (iii) rape crisis center survivor
6187	6187	services and prevention; and (iv) intervention services and crisis housing
6188	6188	for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the lesbian, gay,
6189	6189	bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities; provided
6190	6190	further, that funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim
6191	6191	services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline, community-
6192	6192	based domestic violence response, emergency and transitional residential
6193	6193	services for sexual and domestic victims and their children and supervised
6194	6194	visitation and trauma services for children who witness violence and
6195	6195	targeted services for department of children and families- involved
6196	6196	families; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 of said funding for
6197	6197	domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and survivor services
6198	6198	shall be transferred to the COVID-19 Domestic Violence and Sexual
6199	6199	Assault Survivors’ Safety Trust Fund established in section 102, of chapter
6200	6200	227 of the Acts of 2020, to provide grants for domestic violence liaisons to
6201	6201	expand resources and services for domestic violence survivors; provided
6202	6202	further, that not later than June 30, 2024, the department of public health
6203	6203	shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the
6204	6204	senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
6205	6205	joint committee on public health detailing: (a) the communities with local
6206	6206	public safety organizations in receipt of said grant funding, including
6207	6207	geographic location in the commonwealth; (b) the communities with
6208	6208	community-based or residential domestic and sexual violence programs
6209	6209	or rape crisis centers in receipt of the grant funding, including geographic
6210	6210	location in the commonwealth; (c) a breakdown of the amount each
6211	6211	community received; (d) a description of the type of expanded services,
6212	6212	information campaign or other supports and resources offered by the local 114
6213	6213	public safety organizations as a result of the grant funding; and (e) a
6214	6214	description of the enhanced advocacy and outreach for survivors of
6215	6215	domestic and sexual violence and other innovative approaches to meet
6216	6216	the complex needs of survivors offered by community-based or residential
6217	6217	domestic and sexual violence programs and rape crisis centers as a result
6218	6218	of the grant funding; provided further, that the department of public health
6219	6219	shall ensure that there shall not be a disruption in survivor services
6220	6220	and violence prevention activities or a negative impact on program
6221	6221	functioning, during fiscal year 2024; provided further, that not less than
6222	6222	$50,000 shall be expended for the domestic violence outreach program
6223	6223	for the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton; provided further, that not
6224	6224	less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for a domestic violence and
6225	6225	sexual assault prevention program focused on teens in high-risk
6226	6226	communities; provided further, that said programming shall be aimed at
6227	6227	promoting healthy relationships and addressing teen dating violence for
6228	6228	teens of all sexualities and genders; provided further, that the department
6229	6229	shall partner with domestic violence and sexual assault service providers,
6230	6230	other community-based organizations or school-based organizations to
6231	6231	develop evidence-based and outcomes-focused prevention strategies;
6232	6232	provided further, that the program shall prioritize funding for schools and
6233	6233	communities in which the majority of students are eligible for free or
6234	6234	reduced lunch; provided further, that at least 1 program shall operate in a
6235	6235	municipality with a population of 25,000 or less; and provided further,
6236	6236	that said funds may be expended for a competitive grant
6237	6237	program……………………………………..……….. $71,261,757
6238	6238	4513-2020 For funding to increase behavioral health outreach, access and support;
6239	6239	provided, that the department of public health, in consultation with the
6240	6240	department of mental health and the department of elementary and
6241	6241	secondary education, shall expend not less than $3,532,000 for a pilot
6242	6242	program to increase student access to behavioral telehealth services in
6243	6243	schools; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2024, the
6244	6244	department of public health shall report to the joint committee on mental
6245	6245	health, substance use and recovery and the house and senate committees
6246	6246	on ways and means detailing the: (i) number of students participating in
6247	6247	the program; (ii) frequency with which students use the program; (iii) cost
6248	6248	of the services provided, including the use of support staff; and (iv) manner
6249	6249	in which costs have been supported by third-party reimbursement;
6250	6250	provided further, that the department of higher education, in consultation
6251	6251	with the department of mental health, shall expend not less than $500,000
6252	6252	for a mental health workforce pipeline program to encourage a culturally,
6253	6253	ethnically and linguistically diverse behavioral health workforce through
6254	6254	collaboration between colleges and behavioral health providers; provided
6255	6255	further, that not later than June 30, 2024, the department of higher
6256	6256	education shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the
6257	6257	senate, the joint committee on higher education, the joint committee on
6258	6258	mental health, substance use and recovery and the house and senate
6259	6259	committees on ways and means detailing: (a) a description of the
6260	6260	community partners in the pilot; (b) a summary of post-program
6261	6261	employment or continuing education of participating students; and (c) any
6262	6262	recommendations on ways to further encourage a culturally, ethnically and
6263	6263	linguistically diverse behavioral health workforce; provided further, that not
6264	6264	less than $50,000 shall be expended for OUT MetroWest, Inc.’s LGBTQ+
6265	6265	programs; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be
6266	6266	expended by the department on a public awareness campaign to promote
6267	6267	the awareness and use of available behavioral health services; provided
6268	6268	further, that the public awareness campaign shall partner with relevant
6269	6269	advocacy organizations, employers, institutions of higher education and 115
6270	6270	community-based organizations to ensure that the campaign reaches the
6271	6271	populations that are most at risk of encountering existing barriers to
6272	6272	behavioral health services; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000
6273	6273	shall be expended for a loan forgiveness program for mental health
6274	6274	professionals; provided further, that not less than
6275	6275	$3,000,000 of said funds shall be expended for a loan repayment
6276	6276	assistance program for the purpose of enhancing recruitment and
6277	6277	retention of child and adolescent psychiatrists at community mental health
6278	6278	centers and community health centers throughout the
6279	6279	commonwealth; provided further, that the loan repayment assistance
6280	6280	program shall be administered by the executive office of health and human
6281	6281	services or by an organization under contract with the executive office to
6282	6282	administer the program; provided further, that to be eligible for loan
6283	6283	repayment assistance under this item, an individual shall: (a) be certified
6284	6284	in child and adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry
6285	6285	and Neurology or have completed a Triple Board combining pediatrics,
6286	6286	general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry; (b) have
6287	6287	outstanding educational debt; (c) not participate in any other loan
6288	6288	repayment program; and (d) be required to enter into a contract with the
6289	6289	commonwealth which shall, for not less than 5 years, obligate the
6290	6290	individual to maintain a patient caseload with at least 25 per cent of
6291	6291	patients enrolled in Medicaid and to provide child and adolescent
6292	6292	psychiatric services at a community mental health center or community
6293	6293	health center located in the commonwealth on a consistent basis, to be
6294	6294	defined by the executive office; provided further, that loan repayment
6295	6295	assistance shall be provided on an ongoing basis during the applicable 5-
6296	6296	year period and the amount of the repayment assistance provided shall be
6297	6297	up to $300,000 per eligible individual and pro-rated for individuals in part-
6298	6298	time psychiatry practice; provided further, that the executive office shall
6299	6299	promulgate regulations for the administration and enforcement of the loan
6300	6300	repayment assistance program for child and adolescent psychiatrists
6301	6301	under this item which shall include penalties and repayment procedures if
6302	6302	a participating individual fails to comply with program requirements;
6303	6303	provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended to
6304	6304	address emergency department mental and behavioral health boarding
6305	6305	through staffing investments and rate incentives associated with fully
6306	6306	operationalizing inpatient mental health acute care beds and intensive
6307	6307	inpatient psychiatric beds, intensive community based acute treatment,
6308	6308	community based acute treatment and partial hospitalization capacity;
6309	6309	provided further, that said grants may be utilized to maintain rate
6310	6310	incentives for beds made operational in calendar year 2023; provided
6311	6311	further, that priority shall be given to grants that support services and staff
6312	6312	needs for children and adolescents; provided further, that staffing
6313	6313	investments shall include sufficient funding for culturally and linguistically-
6314	6314	competent workforce recruitment, retention and training including, but not
6315	6315	limited to, loan repayment programs and hiring and retention incentives to
6316	6316	support the full spectrum of hospital-based behavioral health providers
6317	6317	including, but not limited to, psychiatrists, mental health workers, social
6318	6318	workers, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants and sitters;
6319	6319	provided further, that priority shall be given to grants that support new beds
6320	6320	that would be located in underserved areas of the commonwealth; and
6321	6321	provided further, that funds may be expended for investments in crisis
6322	6322	stabilization services for patients who are boarding, including, but not
6323	6323	limited to, de-escalation training for
6324	6324	clinical and ancillary staff...................................................................................$12,584,772
6325	6325	Behavioral Health Outreach, Access
6326	6326	and Support Trust Fund............................................100% 116
6327	6327	4516-0263
6328	6328
6329	6329	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6330	6330	$1,245,591 in retained revenues from blood lead testing fees collected
6331	6331	from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests;
6332	6332	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
6333	6333	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
6334	6334	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
6335	6335	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
6336	6336	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
6337	6337	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system.............................$1,245,591
6338	6338	4516-1000 For the operation of the state laboratory and infectious disease control
6339	6339	services; provided, that not less than $18,996,260 shall be expended for
6340	6340	the operation of the bureau of infectious disease and laboratory services,
6341	6341	including infectious disease surveillance and the state public health
6342	6342	laboratory; provided further, that funds shall be expended for an eastern
6343	6343	equine encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and
6344	6344	treatment services; provided further, that the department of public health
6345	6345	shall ensure that vendors delivering tuberculosis clinical services and
6346	6346	treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for such services; provided
6347	6347	further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for
6348	6348	administrative, space or energy expenses of the department that are not
6349	6349	directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item; provided
6350	6350	further, that not less than $2,657,020 shall be expended for the operation
6351	6351	of the universal immunization program; provided, that all costs related to
6352	6352	childhood vaccines shall be paid for through the Vaccine Purchase Trust
6353	6353	Fund established under section 24N of chapter 111 of the General Laws;
6354	6354	provided further, that not less than
6355	6355	$1,000,000 shall be expended for the implementation, continual
6356	6356	development and oversight of the commonwealth's 2019 novel
6357	6357	coronavirus vaccine distribution plan; provided further, that said plan shall
6358	6358	be applicable to the 2019 novel coronavirus, all subsequent variants, and
6359	6359	booster shots; provided further, that the department of public health shall
6360	6360	continue to take into consideration the recommendations of the health
6361	6361	equity task force established under section 2 of chapter 93 of the acts of
6362	6362	2020; provided further, that the department shall prioritize a geographically
6363	6363	and socioeconomically equitable distribution when developing said plan;
6364	6364	provided further, that the department shall prioritize those communities
6365	6365	disproportionately impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus when
6366	6366	developing the plan; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the
6367	6367	public education and outreach campaign established in fiscal year 2021;
6368	6368	provided further, that said campaign shall be culturally competent,
6369	6369	linguistically diverse, and shall be designed to inform residents of the
6370	6370	commonwealth generally about vaccine testing, safety and efficacy;
6371	6371	provided further, that the campaign shall rely on scientifically and medically
6372	6372	accurate evidence and include partnerships with community-based
6373	6373	organizations trusted in communities disproportionately impacted by the
6374	6374	2019 novel coronavirus and local public health departments and health
6375	6375	care providers serving gateway municipalities as defined under section 3A
6376	6376	of chapter 23A of the General Laws; and provided further, that not later
6377	6377	than September 15, 2023, the department shall submit a report to the joint
6378	6378	committee on public health and the house and senate committees on ways
6379	6379	and means detailing: (i) the current departmental recommendations for the
6380	6380	commonwealth's vaccine distribution plan, including the role of local
6381	6381	boards of health; (ii) the current state of implementing the plan; (iii) any
6382	6382	anticipated state investments necessary to carry out the plan; (iv) the
6383	6383	proposed strategy for communicating the availability of a 2019 novel
6384	6384	coronavirus vaccine to communities, including efforts to prioritize culturally 117
6385	6385	and linguistically focused public awareness campaigns; and (v) the
6386	6386	department's plan to improve vaccine distribution coordination efforts
6387	6387	with local boards of health.................................................................................$25,782,884
6388	6388	4516-1005
6389	6389
6390	6390	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6391	6391	$1,043,103 generated by fees collected from providers or insurers for
6392	6392	sexually-transmitted infections testing performed at the state public health
6393	6393	laboratory; provided, that collected retained revenues may be used to
6394	6394	supplement the costs of the laboratory; and provided further, that
6395	6395	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
6396	6396	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
6397	6397	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
6398	6398	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
6399	6399	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
6400	6400	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$1,043,103
6401	6401	4516-1010
6402	6402
6403	6403	For state matching funds required by the federal Pandemic and All-
6404	6404	Hazards Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-4 17................................................$1,543,328
6405	6405	4516-1022
6406	6406
6407	6407	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6408	6408	$343,492 generated by fees collected from insurers for tuberculosis tests
6409	6409	performed at the state public health laboratory; provided, that collected
6410	6410	retained revenues may be used to supplement the costs of the laboratory;
6411	6411	and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
6412	6412	the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
6413	6413	between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the
6414	6414	department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for
6415	6415	payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the
6416	6416	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
6417	6417	state accounting system.........................................................................................$343,492
6418	6418	4516-1037
6419	6419
6420	6420	For the department of public health, which may expend for the
6421	6421	implementation of chapter 111O of the General Laws and rules and
6422	6422	regulations promulgated thereunder not more than $49,569 in retained
6423	6423	revenues collected from application fees for approval of mobile integrated
6424	6424	health care programs and renewals thereof and from fines and penalties
6425	6425	imposed by the department on mobile integrated health care programs;
6426	6426	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
6427	6427	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
6428	6428	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
6429	6429	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
6430	6430	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the
6431	6431	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system..............$49,569
6432	6432	4516-1039
6433	6433
6434	6434	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6435	6435	$415,014 in retained revenues collected from application fees under
6436	6436	section 25C of chapter 111 of the General Laws to support the operations
6437	6437	of the determination of need program and health care facility plan review
6438	6438	within the department; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
6439	6439	special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
6440	6440	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
6441	6441	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
6442	6442	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
6443	6443	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
6444	6444	state accounting system.........................................................................................$415,014
6445	6445	4518-0200
6446	6446
6447	6447	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6448	6448	$1,026,378 generated by fees collected from services provided at the
6449	6449	registry of vital records and statistics, including: (i) amendments of vital 118
6450	6450	records and requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry;
6451	6451	(ii) requests for heirloom certificates; and (iii) research requests performed
6452	6452	by registry staff at the registry; provided, that collected retained revenues
6453	6453	may be used for all program costs, including the compensation of
6454	6454	employees; provided further, that the registrar of vital records and statistics
6455	6455	shall exempt from payment of a fee any person requesting a verification of
6456	6456	birth to establish eligibility for Medicaid; and provided further, that
6457	6457	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
6458	6458	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
6459	6459	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
6460	6460	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
6461	6461	lower of this authorization or the
6462	6462	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
6463	6463
6464	6464	$1,026,378
6465	6465	4590-0250 For school health services and school-based health centers in public and
6466	6466	nonpublic schools; provided, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be
6467	6467	expended for mental health services in public and nonpublic schools;
6468	6468	provided further, that funds shall be distributed to public and nonpublic
6469	6469	schools based on the percentage of students in the commonwealth
6470	6470	enrolled in each; provided further, that services shall include, but not be
6471	6471	limited to: (i) strengthening the infrastructure of school health services in
6472	6472	the areas of personnel and policy development, programming and
6473	6473	interdisciplinary collaboration; (ii) developing linkages between school
6474	6474	health services programs and community health providers; (iii)
6475	6475	incorporating health education programs, including tobacco prevention
6476	6476	and cessation activities, in school curricula and in the provision of school-
6477	6477	based health services; and (iv) incorporating obesity prevention programs,
6478	6478	including nutrition and wellness programs, in school curricula, to address
6479	6479	the nutrition and lifestyle habits needed for healthy development; provided
6480	6480	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin
6481	6481	Community Coalition, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000
6482	6482	shall be expended for Amherst regional public schools to support on-site
6483	6483	youth mental health services for Amherst regional high school students;
6484	6484	provided further, that funds shall be expended for school nurses and
6485	6485	school-based health center programs; provided further, that funds shall be
6486	6486	expended for mental health services in public and nonpublic schools; and
6487	6487	provided further, that funds may be expended to address the
6488	6488	recommendations of the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual,
6489	6489	transgender, queer and questioning youth established in section 67 of
6490	6490	chapter 3 of the General Laws for the reduction of health disparities for
6491	6491	gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning
6492	6492	youth.................................................................................................................$18,698,733
6493	6493	4590-0912
6494	6494
6495	6495	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6496	6496	$26,203,437 from reimbursements collected for Western Massachusetts
6497	6497	hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public
6498	6498	health; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
6499	6499	contrary, the Western Massachusetts hospital shall be eligible to receive
6500	6500	and retain full payment under the medical assistance program
6501	6501	administered by the executive office of health and human services under
6502	6502	chapter 118E of the General Laws for all goods and services provided by
6503	6503	the hospital under federal requirements; and provided further, that
6504	6504	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
6505	6505	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
6506	6506	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
6507	6507	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
6508	6508	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
6509	6509	estimate as reported in the state accounting system.........................................$26,203,437 119
6510	6510	4590-0913 For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,507,937
6511	6511	for payments received for those services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital
6512	6512	to inmates of county correctional facilities; provided, that notwithstanding any general
6513	6513	or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
6514	6514	between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
6515	6515	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
6516	6516	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as
6517	6517	reported in the state accounting system $1,507,937
6518	6518	4590-0915 For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Pappas
6519	6519	Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the
6520	6520	hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided,
6521	6521	that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel
6522	6522	Shattuck hospital to inmates of county correctional facilities not managed
6523	6523	by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-0903 of
6524	6524	section 2B; provided further, that not less than $200,000 in retained
6525	6525	revenue shall be expended for the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for
6526	6526	Children summer program; provided further, that the Pappas
6527	6527	Rehabilitation Hospital for Children shall maintain not less than 120 beds
6528	6528	for clients in its inpatient setting to the extent feasible within the
6529	6529	appropriation; provided further, that Tewksbury hospital shall maintain at
6530	6530	least the same number of beds in fiscal year 2024 as was maintained in
6531	6531	fiscal year 2023; and provided further, that the department shall seek to
6532	6532	obtain federal financial participation for care provided to inmates of the
6533	6533	department of correction and county correctional facilities who are
6534	6534	treated at the public health hospitals...............................................................$194,117,936
6535	6535	4590-0917
6536	6536
6537	6537	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6538	6538	$4,922,891 from payments received from the vendor managing health
6539	6539	services for state correctional facilities for inmate medical services
6540	6540	provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided, that the payments
6541	6541	may include capitation payments, fee-for-service payments, advance
6542	6542	payments and other compensation arrangements established by contract
6543	6543	between the vendor and the hospital; and provided further, that
6544	6544	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
6545	6545	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
6546	6546	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
6547	6547	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
6548	6548	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
6549	6549	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$4,922,891
6550	6550	4590-0918
6551	6551
6552	6552	For the state office of pharmacy services, which may expend not more
6553	6553	than $34,628,401 from retained revenues collected from vendors
6554	6554	providing health care services to the department of correction; provided,
6555	6555	that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the
6556	6556	purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of
6557	6557	retained revenues and related expenditures, the department of public
6558	6558	health may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
6559	6559	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
6560	6560	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................$34,628,401
6561	6561	4590-0924
6562	6562
6563	6563	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6564	6564	$2,036,372 from reimbursements collected by Tewksbury hospital based
6565	6565	on a revenue enhancement project to obtain Medicaid coverage for
6566	6566	patients whose services are not currently being reimbursed; provided, that
6567	6567	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
6568	6568	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained 120
6569	6569	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
6570	6570	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
6571	6571	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
6572	6572	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$2,036,372
6573	6573	4590-0925 For the costs of a prostate cancer awareness, education and research
6574	6574	program focusing on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino
6575	6575	heritage, family history of the disease and other men at high risk; provided,
6576	6576	that the department of public health shall oversee and manage said
6577	6577	program and shall grant not less than 85 per cent of funds from this item
6578	6578	to the AdMeTech Foundation-led Prostate Cancer Action Council which
6579	6579	shall leverage existing partnerships with other state-funded nonprofit
6580	6580	research organizations and current and past federally-funded, state-
6581	6581	funded and privately-funded prostate cancer programs aimed at
6582	6582	saving lives, improving quality of life and reducing health care costs..................$1,250,000
6583	6583	4590-0930 For price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the
6584	6584	municipal naloxone bulk purchase program...........................................................$596,710
6585	6585	4590-1503 For the provision of statewide support services for maternal, child and family health
6586	6586	activities to pregnant people, parents, caregivers, infants, children and youth,
6587	6587	including those with special health needs to maintain the public health infrastructure
6588	6588	necessary for promoting racially equitable, evidence-based, data-informed and
6589	6589	family-engaged services and programs; provided, that not less than $92,594 shall be
6590	6590	expended for the universal newborn hearing screening program; provided further,
6591	6591	that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the non-state, government
6592	6592	public hospital system established pursuant to chapter 147 of the acts of 1996
6593	6593	for a grant toward facilities and start-up expenditures for birth center and
6594	6594	midwifery care; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be
6595	6595	expended for the notification of and follow through with affected families, primary care
6596	6596	providers and early intervention programs upon the department of public health's
6597	6597	receipt of data indicative of potential hearing disorders in newborns; provided further,
6598	6598	that not less than $7,715,965 shall be expended for the pediatric palliative care
6599	6599	program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws; and
6600	6600	provided further, that funds shall be expended
6601	6601
6602	6602	for
6603	6603
6604	6604	universal
6605	6605
6606	6606	newborn
6607	6607
6608	6608	hearing
6609	6609
6610	6610	screening
6611	6611
6612	6612	and
6613	6613
6614	6614	perinatal-neonatal quality improvement…………….$9,810,806
6615	6615	4590-1504 For a neighborhood-based gun and violent crime prevention pilot
6616	6616	program for targeted work with out-of-school youth and young adults aged
6617	6617	17 to 24, inclusive, intended to prevent gun violence and other violent
6618	6618	crime in neighborhoods and municipalities with the highest rates of violent
6619	6619	crime in the commonwealth; provided, that funds shall be awarded in
6620	6620	consultation with the executive office of public safety and security and the
6621	6621	department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that
6622	6622	funds shall be awarded to nonprofit, community- based organizations
6623	6623	located in and serving high risk youth in eligible communities; provided
6624	6624	further, that preference shall be given to organizations that have: (i)
6625	6625	demonstrated street outreach capacity; (ii) effective partnerships with
6626	6626	neighborhood health and human services agencies, including mental
6627	6627	health providers, and with schools and other local educational institutions;
6628	6628	and (iii) clearly outlined a comprehensive plan in support of continued or
6629	6629	expanded collaboration efforts with such partners, including data related
6630	6630	to measurable outcomes of successful partner collaboration; provided
6631	6631	further, that eligible expenses for such grants shall include, but not be
6632	6632	limited to, case workers, mental health counselors, academic supports and
6633	6633	other research-based practices and related support services; provided
6634	6634	further, that the department shall ensure that every grant recipient 121
6635	6635	establishes measurable outcomes in its comprehensive plan and provides
6636	6636	data related to those outcomes that demonstrate program success;
6637	6637	provided further, that preference shall be given to proposals that
6638	6638	demonstrate coordination with programs and services funded through
6639	6639	items 4000-0005, 7061-0010, and 7061-9612; provided further, that not
6640	6640	later than March 1, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the
6641	6641	executive office for administration and finance, the joint committee on
6642	6642	public health, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security,
6643	6643	the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees
6644	6644	on ways and means detailing the awarding of grants and details of
6645	6645	anticipated contracts by district; provided further, that the department shall
6646	6646	further report on the effectiveness of the program, including but not limited
6647	6647	to: (a) any measurable data-driven results; (b) which strategies and
6648	6648	collaborations have most effectively reduced gun and other violence in the
6649	6649	grantee neighborhoods; (c) how spending through this item has been
6650	6650	aligned with spending from items 4000-0005, 7061-0010, and 7061-9612
6651	6651	in ways that enhance public safety while avoiding programmatic
6652	6652	duplication; and (d) what efforts have been taken by the nonprofit
6653	6653	community and municipalities to ensure the long term viability of the
6654	6654	reforms funded by the pilot program; and provided further, that copies of
6655	6655	the report shall be provided to: (1) the joint committee on public safety and
6656	6656	homeland security, the joint committee on public health and the joint
6657	6657	committee on education; and (2) the house and senate
6658	6658	committees on ways and means not later than September 1, 2024..................$13,000,000
6659	6659	4590-1506 For a competitive grant program to be administered by the department of
6660	6660	public health to support the establishment of a comprehensive youth
6661	6661	violence prevention program; provided, that eligibility shall be determined
6662	6662	by the criteria set forth in item 4590-1506 of section 2 of chapter 182 of
6663	6663	the acts of 2008; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to law
6664	6664	enforcement
6665	6665
6666	6666	agencies;
6667	6667
6668	6668	and
6669	6669
6670	6670	provided
6671	6671
6672	6672	further,
6673	6673
6674	6674	that
6675	6675
6676	6676	funds
6677	6677
6678	6678	shall
6679	6679
6680	6680	be
6681	6681	considered one-time and grants shall not annualize in fiscal year 2025..............$5,000,000
6682	6682	4590-1507 For competitively procured grants to youth at-risk programs utilizing an evidence-
6683	6683	based positive youth development model, including programs that serve lesbian,
6684	6684	gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; provided, that not less
6685	6685	than $100,000 shall be expended for the Randolph community programs
6686	6686	department in the town of Randolph for continuation of a full-time town social
6687	6687	worker; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the
6688	6688	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.; provided further, that not less
6689	6689	than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc.,
6690	6690	which shall be distributed between the alliance’s member organizations; provided
6691	6691	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Center for Teen
6692	6692	Empowerment, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
6693	6693	expended for the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston Inc.; provided further,
6694	6694	that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the YWCA organizations, which
6695	6695	shall be distributed equally between the Alliance of YWCAs member organizations;
6696	6696	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Watertown
6697	6697	Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Inc. for capital improvements; provided further, that not less
6698	6698	than $100,000 shall be expended for repairs for the Northern Berkshire YMCA
6699	6699	complex located in the city of North Adams; provided further, that not less than
6700	6700	$20,000 shall be expended to expand programming opportunities at the Adams
6701	6701	Community Youth Center in the town of Adams; provided further, that not less than
6702	6702	$15,000 shall be expended to expand afterschool programs at the Williamstown
6703	6703	Youth Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended
6704	6704	for the town of Milford to provide programs, services or renovations at the Milford
6705	6705	Youth Center; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to
6706	6706	assist in programming efforts for the Southcoast LGBTQ Network, Inc. in New 122
6707	6707	Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for capital
6708	6708	improvements to the former state armory building in the city of North Adams for the
6709	6709	benefit of the Northern Berkshire Youth Basketball program; provided further, that
6710	6710	not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern
6711	6711	Massachusetts, Inc. Mentor 2.0 program; provided further, that not less than
6712	6712	$25,000 shall be expended for Day Dreaming Organization Inc to support baseball
6713	6713	programming and youth mentoring in the city of Lawrence; and provided further,
6714	6714	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Sueños Basketball, Inc.
6715	6715	summer league to support the recreational, social and health benefits the league
6716	6716	provides to low-income youth in the city of
6717	6717	Lawrence………………………………………………. $7,745,000
6718	6718	4590-2001
6719	6719
6720	6720	For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
6721	6721	$4,040,651 of payments received for services provided by Tewksbury
6722	6722	hospital to clients of the department of developmental services, including
6723	6723	for the provision of behavioral health services and the continuation of
6724	6724	short-term medical rehabilitation for clients of the department of
6725	6725	developmental services; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
6726	6726	special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
6727	6727	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
6728	6728	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
6729	6729	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
6730	6730	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
6731	6731	state accounting system......................................................................................$4,040,651
6732	6732	OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
6733	6733	Department of Children and Families.
6734	6734	4800-0015 For central and area office administration and service coordination of the
6735	6735	department of children and families; provided, that the associated
6736	6736	expenses of employees whose AA and DD object class costs are paid
6737	6737	from item 4800-1100 shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the
6738	6738	commissioner of the department of children and families may transfer
6739	6739	funds between items 4800-0030, 4800-0038, 4800-0040 and 4800-0041
6740	6740	as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail by object
6741	6741	class the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the
6742	6742	commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways
6743	6743	and means 30 days prior to any such transfer; provided further, that not
6744	6744	more than 5 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2024;
6745	6745	provided further, that the commissioner may transfer funds from line item
6746	6746	4800-1100 into line item 4800-0015 for the purpose of maintaining
6747	6747	appropriate staffing ratios; provided further, that the commissioner shall
6748	6748	notify the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days in
6749	6749	advance of any such transfer; provided further, that not more than 2 per
6750	6750	cent of funds from line item 4800-1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year
6751	6751	2024; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for
6752	6752	the compensation of unit 8 employees; provided further, that the
6753	6753	department of children and families shall not place a child or adolescent
6754	6754	referred by, or discharged from, the care of the department of mental
6755	6755	health until the department of mental health forwards an assessment and
6756	6756	recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent may be
6757	6757	appropriately placed in foster care or if, due to severe emotional
6758	6758	disturbance, such child or adolescent is more appropriate for congregate
6759	6759	care placement; provided further, that the department of children and
6760	6760	families shall assist the department of mental health in making such
6761	6761	assessments and recommendations; provided further, that if the 123
6762	6762	placement of a child with someone other than a parent becomes
6763	6763	necessary, the department of children and families shall place the highest
6764	6764	priority on identifying a family resource within the child’s kinship or family
6765	6765	circle and shall provide services and support to partner with the family
6766	6766	resource in meeting the child’s needs; provided further, that unless
6767	6767	otherwise authorized, all funds including federal reimbursements received
6768	6768	by the department shall be credited to the General Fund, except for federal
6769	6769	reimbursement used to support revenue maximization projects; provided
6770	6770	further, that the department of children and families and the department of
6771	6771	early education and care shall provide standards for early education and
6772	6772	care placements made through the supportive child care program;
6773	6773	provided further, that the department of children and families, in
6774	6774	collaboration with the department of early education and care, shall
6775	6775	maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for
6776	6776	supportive child care services, the number of supportive slots filled and
6777	6777	the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that
6778	6778	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department
6779	6779	shall not reduce recoupment amounts recommended by the state auditor;
6780	6780	provided further, that there shall not be a waiting list for the services;
6781	6781	provided further, that all children eligible for services under item 3000-3060
6782	6782	shall receive those services; provided further, that the department shall
6783	6783	maintain a timely, independent and fair administrative hearing system;
6784	6784	provided further, that not later than December 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024
6785	6785	the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways
6786	6786	and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with
6787	6787	disabilities on: (i) the fair hearing requests filed in fiscal year 2024, using
6788	6788	non-identifying information, which shall state, for each hearing request: (a)
6789	6789	the subject matter of the appeal; (b) the number of days between the
6790	6790	hearing request and the first day of the hearing; (c) the number of days
6791	6791	between the first day of the hearing and the hearing officer’s decision; (d)
6792	6792	the number of days between the hearing officer’s decision and the
6793	6793	agency’s final decision; (e) the number of days of continuance granted at
6794	6794	the appellant’s request; (f) the number of days of continuance granted at
6795	6795	the request of the department of children and families or the hearing
6796	6796	officer’s request, specifying which party made the request; and (g)
6797	6797	whether the department’s decision that was the subject of the appeal was
6798	6798	affirmed or reversed; and (ii) the fair hearing requests filed before fiscal
6799	6799	year 2024, which have been pending for more than 180 days, stating the
6800	6800	number of those cases, how many of those cases have been heard but
6801	6801	not decided and how many have been decided by the hearing officer but
6802	6802	not yet issued as a final agency decision; provided further, that the
6803	6803	department shall maintain and make available to the public, during regular
6804	6804	business hours, a record of its fair hearings, with personal identifying
6805	6805	information removed, including for each hearing request: the date of the
6806	6806	request, the date of the hearing decision, the decision rendered by the
6807	6807	hearing officer and the final decision rendered upon the commissioner of
6808	6808	children and families’ review; provided further, that the department shall
6809	6809	make redacted copies of fair hearing decisions available within 30 days of
6810	6810	a written request; provided further, that the department shall not make
6811	6811	available any information in violation of federal privacy regulations;
6812	6812	provided further, that not later than February 27, 2024, the department
6813	6813	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
6814	6814	means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with
6815	6815	disabilities that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (1) number of
6816	6816	medical and psychiatric personnel and their level of training currently
6817	6817	employed by or under contract with the department; (2) number of foster
6818	6818	care reviews conducted by the department and the average length of time
6819	6819	in which each review was completed; (3) number of social workers and 124
6820	6820	supervisors who have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social
6821	6821	work; (4) total number of social workers and the total number of social
6822	6822	workers holding licensure, by level; (5) number of the department’s
6823	6823	contracts reviewed by the state auditor and the number of corrective action
6824	6824	plans issued; and (6) number of corrective action plans entered into by the
6825	6825	department; provided further, that on the first business day of each
6826	6826	quarter, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
6827	6827	committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children,
6828	6828	families and persons with disabilities on the caseload of the department;
6829	6829	provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (A) the
6830	6830	caseloads of residential placements, congregate care, foster care,
6831	6831	therapeutic foster care, adoption, guardianship, 51A reports, substantiated
6832	6832	51A reports, the number of children who die in the care and custody of
6833	6833	the department, the number of children currently eligible for supportive
6834	6834	child care, the number of children presently receiving supportive child care
6835	6835	and the number of medical and psychiatric consultation requests made by
6836	6836	the department’s social workers; (B) the number of approved foster care
6837	6837	placements; (C) the number of children in psychiatric hospitals and
6838	6838	community-based acute treatment programs who remain hospitalized
6839	6839	beyond their medically necessary stay while awaiting placement and the
6840	6840	number of days each case remains in placement beyond that which is
6841	6841	medically necessary; (D) the number of children under the department of
6842	6842	children and families’ care and custody who are receiving medical or
6843	6843	psychiatric care provided through other publicly-funded sources; (E) the
6844	6844	number of children served by supervised visitation centers and the number
6845	6845	of those children who are reunified with their families; (F) the total number
6846	6846	of children served, their ages, the number of children served in each
6847	6847	service plan, the number of children in out-of-home placements and the
6848	6848	number of placements each child has had before receiving an out-of-home
6849	6849	placement; (G) for each area office, the number of kinship guardianship
6850	6850	subsidies provided in the quarters covered by the report and the number
6851	6851	of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in that quarter for which
6852	6852	federal reimbursement was received; (H) for each area office, the total
6853	6853	spending on services other than case management services provided to
6854	6854	families to keep a child with the child’s parents or reunifying the child with
6855	6855	the child’s parents, spending by the type of service including, but not
6856	6856	limited to, the number of children and a breakdown of spending for respite
6857	6857	care, intensive in-home services, client financial assistance and flexible
6858	6858	funding, community-based after- school social and recreation program
6859	6859	services, family navigation services and parent aide services and the
6860	6860	unduplicated number of families that receive the services; (I) for each area
6861	6861	office, the total number of families residing in shelters paid for by the
6862	6862	department, a list of where the families are sheltered, the total cost and
6863	6863	average cost per family at those shelters and a description of how the
6864	6864	department determines who qualifies or does not qualify for a shelter; (J)
6865	6865	for each area office, the number of requests for voluntary services, broken
6866	6866	down by type of service requested, whether the request was approved or
6867	6867	denied, the number of families that were denied voluntary services and
6868	6868	received a 51A report, the reasons for denying such services and what, if
6869	6869	any, referrals were made for services by other agencies or entities; (K) the
6870	6870	number of families receiving multiple 51A reports within a 10-month
6871	6871	period, the number of cases reopened within 6 months of being closed and
6872	6872	the number of children who return home and then reenter an out-of-home
6873	6873	placement within 6 months; (L) the number of children and families served
6874	6874	by the family resource centers, by area; and (M) the number of children
6875	6875	under the care and custody of the department whose whereabouts are
6876	6876	unknown; provided further, that not later than December 29, 2023 the
6877	6877	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on 125
6878	6878	ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons
6879	6879	with disabilities that details any changes to the rules, regulations or
6880	6880	guidelines established by the department in the previous fiscal year to
6881	6881	carry out its duties under chapter 119 of the General Laws including, but
6882	6882	not limited to: (I) criteria used to determine whether a child has been
6883	6883	abused or neglected; (II) guidelines for removal of a child from the home;
6884	6884	and (III) standards to determine what reasonable efforts are being made
6885	6885	to keep a child in the home; provided further, that not less than $110,000
6886	6886	shall be expended for Rick’s Place, Inc. of Wilbraham to provide grief
6887	6887	support to youth and their families in the Pioneer Valley; provided further,
6888	6888	that on a monthly basis, the department shall provide the caseload
6889	6889	forecasting office with data on children receiving services and other
6890	6890	pertinent data related to items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041 that is requested
6891	6891	by the office; provided further, that the report shall also contain the
6892	6892	number of children and families served by the family resource centers, by
6893	6893	area, and an evaluation of the services provided and their effectiveness;
6894	6894	provided further, that to the extent feasible within existing appropriations,
6895	6895	the department shall maintain existing services for the aging out
6896	6896	population; provided further, that the commissioner of children and families
6897	6897	may transfer funds from item 4800-1100 into item 4800-0015 for the
6898	6898	purpose of maintaining appropriate staffing ratios under the memorandum
6899	6899	of agreement between the commonwealth and the Alliance/Local 509,
6900	6900	SEIU signed on March 25, 2013; provided further, that not less than 15
6901	6901	days in advance of any such transfer, the commissioner shall notify the
6902	6902	house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that
6903	6903	not more than 2 per cent of said funds from item 4800-1100 shall be
6904	6904	transferred in fiscal year 2024; provided further, that the commissioner
6905	6905	may transfer funds between items 4800-0030, 4800-0038, 4800-0040 and
6906	6906	4800-0041 for services only, and, as necessary, under an allocation plan,
6907	6907	which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be
6908	6908	transferred; provided further, that transfers shall not be made for
6909	6909	administrative costs; provided further, that not less than 15 days in
6910	6910	advance of any such transfer, the commissioner shall notify the house and
6911	6911	senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that not more
6912	6912	than 5 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2024 and
6913	6913	provided further, that funds shall be expended for a unit to help identify at-
6914	6914	risk youth and provide preventative services and to implement a missing
6915	6915	or absent youth recovery response
6916	6916	policy...............................................................................................................$139,916,735
6917	6917	4800-0016 For the department of children and families, which may expend for the
6918	6918	operation
6919	6919
6920	6920	of
6921	6921
6922	6922	the
6923	6923
6924	6924	transitional
6925	6925
6926	6926	employment
6927	6927
6928	6928	program
6929	6929
6930	6930	not
6931	6931
6932	6932	more
6933	6933
6934	6934	than
6935	6935	$2,000,000 from retained revenues collected from various state, county
6936	6936	and municipal government entities and state authorities for the costs
6937	6937	related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead
6938	6938	costs and expenses incurred by the not-for-profit managing agent selected
6939	6939	by the commissioner of children and families for administering the
6940	6940	program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
6941	6941	contrary, the commissioner may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc. to
6942	6942	manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to
6943	6943	participants from the aging out population, parolees, probationers, youth
6944	6944	service releasees and other community residents considered to
6945	6945	have employment needs.....................................................................................$2,000,000
6946	6946	4800-0025 For foster care review services............................................................................$4,916,666
6947	6947	4800-0030 For the continuation of local and regional administration and coordination
6948	6948	of services provided by lead agencies through purchase-of-s ervice 126
6949	6949	contracts, including flex services; provided, that not less than $300,000
6950	6950	shall be expended for the Italian Home for Children, Inc. to provide high
6951	6951	acuity autism and mental health services for children, adults and families
6952	6952	suffering from the shortages in services and long waits as a result of the
6953	6953	COVID-19 pandemic …………………………….. $9,825,854
6954	6954	4800-0036 For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in
6955	6955	conjunction with the district attorneys.....................................................................$841,534
6956	6956	4800-0038
6957	6957
6958	6958	For guardianship, foster care, adoption, family preservation and kinship
6959	6959	services provided by the department of children and families; provided,
6960	6960	that services funded through this item shall include shelter services,
6961	6961	substance use treatment, young parent programs, parent aides, education
6962	6962	and counseling services, foster care, adoption and guardianship
6963	6963	subsidies, tiered reimbursements used to promote the foster care
6964	6964	placement of children with special medical and social needs, assessment
6965	6965	of the appropriateness of adoption for children in the care of the
6966	6966	department for more than 12 months, protective services provided by
6967	6967	partnership agencies, targeted recruitment and retention of foster families,
6968	6968	respite care services, post-adoption services and support services for
6969	6969	foster, kinship and adoptive families and juvenile fire setter programs and
6970	6970	services for people at risk of domestic violence, including payroll costs;
6971	6971	provided further, that funds may be expended on programs that received
6972	6972	funding in fiscal year 2013; and provided further, that the department may
6973	6973	contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of
6974	6974	services, including flex services; provided further, that not less than
6975	6975	$150,000 shall be expended for the Weymouth Youth and Family Services
6976	6976	Teen Center for job skills training, technology support, remedial education
6977	6977	services and to promote a social service program for growth and social
6978	6978	welfare; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for
6979	6979	the Center for Early Relationship Support, including for the Fragile
6980	6980	Beginnings program, Project Newborns Exposed to Substances: Support
6981	6981	and Therapy and related clinical and community services for vulnerable
6982	6982	families with children from birth to age 5; provided further, that not less
6983	6983	than $475,000 shall be expended for children’s advocacy centers; and
6984	6984	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Rise
6985	6985	Above Foundation, Inc. additional programing for additional
6986	6986	youth……………………………………………….. $355,343,909
6987	6987	4800-0040 For family preservation, reunification and service coordination; provided,
6988	6988	that services shall include family support and stabilization services
6989	6989	provided by the department of children and families.........................................$88,757,132
6990	6990	4800-0041
6991	6991
6992	6992	For congregate care services; provided, that funds may be expended
6993	6993	from this item to provide community based services, including in-home 127
6994	6994	support and stabilization services, to children who would otherwise be
6995	6995	placed in congregate settings; and provided further, that the department
6996	6996	of children and families shall oversee area review teams that shall
6997	6997	evaluate the feasibility of maintaining the child in the community in this
6998	6998	manner
6999	6999
7000	7000	whenever
7001	7001
7002	7002	possible
7003	7003
7004	7004	before
7005	7005
7006	7006	recommending
7007	7007
7008	7008	placement
7009	7009
7010	7010	in
7011	7011
7012	7012	a
7013	7013	congregate care setting...................................................................................$431,019,785
7014	7014	4800-0058 For the support of a foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents;
7015	7015	provided, that not later than March 29, 2024, the department of children
7016	7016	and families shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
7017	7017	ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons
7018	7018	with disabilities that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of
7019	7019	new foster care parents as a result of the foster care campaign; and (ii)
7020	7020	methods in which the department is recruiting foster
7021	7021	care parents...........................................................................................................$975,000
7022	7022	4800-0091
7023	7023
7024	7024	For the department of children and families, which may expend not more
7025	7025	than $4,742,908 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of
7026	7026	the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 670 et. seq. during fiscal year 2024 to
7027	7027	develop a training institute for professional development at the
7028	7028	department; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
7029	7029	the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
7030	7030	between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the
7031	7031	department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for
7032	7032	payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most
7033	7033	recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and
7034	7034	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
7035	7035	contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of
7036	7036	$4,742,908 shall be credited to the General Fund...............................................$4,742,908
7037	7037	4800-0200 For the support and maintenance of family resource centers throughout
7038	7038	the commonwealth............................................................................................$24,807,518
7039	7039	4800-1100 For the AA and DD object class costs of the department of children and
7040	7040	families’ social workers; provided, that funds shall mitigate social worker
7041	7041	caseloads in those area offices furthest above the statewide weighted
7042	7042	caseload standard and towards achieving a social worker caseload ratio
7043	7043	of 15 to 1 statewide; and provided further, that only employees of
7044	7044	bargaining unit 8, as identified in the Massachusetts personnel
7045	7045	administrative reporting and information system, shall be paid from this
7046	7046	item..................................................................................................................$294,567,006
7047	7047	OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES.
7048	7048	Department of Mental Health.
7049	7049	5011-0100 For the operation of the department of mental health........................................$32,200,191
7050	7050	5042-5000 For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and
7051	7051	related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be
7052	7052	medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health
7053	7053	facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being
7054	7054	discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that to
7055	7055	fund said services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds
7056	7056	from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within
7057	7057	the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that 128
7058	7058	the department of mental health shall not refer or discharge a child or
7059	7059	adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and
7060	7060	families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and
7061	7061	recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for
7062	7062	foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate
7063	7063	for group care; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
7064	7064	expended for Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. for mental
7065	7065	health services in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than
7066	7066	$75,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Association for Mental
7067	7067	Health, Inc. and the BIRCh Center to continue the operation of the school-
7068	7068	based behavioral health technical assistance center and for web-based
7069	7069	promotion and prevention resources available to schools; provided further,
7070	7070	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for YouthConnect to provide
7071	7071	community-based mental health services to high-risk youth and their
7072	7072	families residing in the East Boston community; provided further, that not
7073	7073	less than $200,000 shall be expended for The NAN Project to increase
7074	7074	mental health awareness and suicide prevention; provided further, that not
7075	7075	less than $90,000 shall be expended for NoFIRES, Inc. for a juvenile
7076	7076	firesetter intervention and prevention program; provided further, that the
7077	7077	department of mental health shall expend not less than $3,825,000 for the
7078	7078	Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, or MCPAP; provided
7079	7079	further, that not less than $675,000 of that amount shall be expended for
7080	7080	MCPAP for Moms statewide to address mental health concerns in
7081	7081	pregnant and postpartum people and to expand support for pregnant and
7082	7082	postpartum people by adding substance use disorder-specific education,
7083	7083	training, consultation and care coordination to the project's existing
7084	7084	capacity; provided further, that amounts expended from this item for
7085	7085	MCPAP that are related to services provided on behalf of commercially-
7086	7086	insured clients shall be assessed by the commissioner of mental health on
7087	7087	surcharge payors, as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General
7088	7088	Laws, and shall be collected in a manner consistent with the department
7089	7089	of mental health's regulations; provided further, that not later than March
7090	7090	13, 2024, the department shall report to the house and senate committees
7091	7091	on ways and means on: (i) an overview of MCPAP care coordination
7092	7092	efforts; (ii) the number of psychiatric consultations, face-to-face
7093	7093	consultations and referrals made to specialists on behalf of children with
7094	7094	behavioral health needs in fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024; and (iii)
7095	7095	recommendations to: (a) increase the number of specialists receiving
7096	7096	referrals through MCPAP; (b) increase access to MCPAP in regions
7097	7097	currently underutilizing the project; and (c) improve care coordination
7098	7098	efforts to identify specialists available and accepting new child and
7099	7099	adolescent patients, with priority to those children and adolescents who
7100	7100	exhibit complex conditions and experience long wait lists for specialty
7101	7101	psychiatry; and provided further, that not later than March 29, 2024, the
7102	7102	department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and
7103	7103	means on: (1) the distribution of funds, delineated by initiative; (2) the
7104	7104	number of individuals served; (3) the outcomes measured; and (4)
7105	7105	recommendations for expanding cost- effective and evidence-based early
7106	7106	mental health identification and prevention programming for children and
7107	7107	adolescents in fiscal year 2024
7108	7108	and fiscal year 2025........................................................................................$118,504,949
7109	7109	5046-0000 For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the
7110	7110	department of mental health may allocate not more than $5,000,000 from
7111	7111	item 5095-0015 to this item, as necessary, under allocation plans
7112	7112	submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not
7113	7113	less than 30 days before any such transfer, for residential and day services
7114	7114	for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further, 129
7115	7115	that not later than February 1, 2024, the department shall report to the
7116	7116	house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of
7117	7117	funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services
7118	7118	received in each region in fiscal year 2024; provided further, that the
7119	7119	department shall maintain in fiscal year 2024 the same amount of
7120	7120	community-based placements in the previous 3 fiscal years; provided
7121	7121	further, that in fiscal year 2024, the department shall expend on
7122	7122	clubhouses not less than the amount expended on clubhouses in fiscal
7123	7123	year 2023; provided further, that not less than $11,000,000 shall be
7124	7124	expended for jail diversion programs in municipalities that provide equal
7125	7125	matching funds from other public or private sources; provided further, that
7126	7126	not later than March 4, 2024, the department shall report to the house and
7127	7127	senate committees on ways and means regarding the: (i) number of crisis
7128	7128	intervention team and jail diversion efforts; (ii) amount of funding per grant,
7129	7129	delineated by city, town or provider; (iii) potential savings achieved; (iv)
7130	7130	recommendations for expansion; and (v) outcomes measured; provided
7131	7131	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a grant to the
7132	7132	Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
7133	7133	to provide assistance in connecting consumers to licensed clinical social
7134	7134	workers through the Therapy Matcher program; and provided further, that
7135	7135	not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the expansion of low
7136	7136	threshold, safe haven housing for mentally ill men and women who have
7137	7137	been chronically homeless and are currently living in emergency shelters
7138	7138	or on the streets
7139	7139	in Boston.........................................................................................................$584,940,500
7140	7140	5046-2000
7141	7141
7142	7142	For homelessness services...............................................................................$24,624,244
7143	7143	5046-4000
7144	7144
7145	7145	For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than
7146	7146	$125,000 in retained revenues collected from occupancy fees charged to
7147	7147	the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, or
7148	7148	CHOICE, program under chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that
7149	7149	all fees collected under said CHOICE program shall be expended for the
7150	7150	routine maintenance and repair of facilities in the CHOICE program.....................$125,000
7151	7151	5047-0001 For emergency service programs and acute inpatient mental health care
7152	7152	services; provided, that the department of mental health shall require a
7153	7153	performance specification to be developed for safe aftercare options for
7154	7154	adults upon release from acute inpatient mental health care services; and
7155	7155	provided further, that the emergency service programs shall take all
7156	7156	reasonable steps to identify and invoice the third-party insurer of all
7157	7157	persons serviced by the programs.....................................................................$22,281,789
7158	7158	5055-0000 For forensic services provided by the department of mental health;
7159	7159	provided, that not less than $1,500,000 above the amount expended in
7160	7160	the previous fiscal year shall be expended for juvenile court clinics..................$16,804,929
7161	7161	5095-0015
7162	7162
7163	7163	For the operation of hospital facilities and community-based mental health
7164	7164	services; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex
7165	7165	rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) and to enhance care for clients, the department of
7166	7166	mental health shall discharge clients residing in the inpatient facilities to residential
7167	7167	services in the community if the following criteria are met: (i) the client is deemed
7168	7168	clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (ii) the community residential service
7169	7169	capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal
7170	7170	or improved level of service; and (iii) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the
7171	7171	client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in inpatient
7172	7172	care; provided further, that any client transferred to another inpatient facility as the
7173	7173	result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or greater than 130
7174	7174	the care that had been provided at the closed facility; provided further, that the
7175	7175	department may allocate funds of not more than $5,000,000 from this item to item
7176	7176	5046-0000, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate
7177	7177	committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any transfer for
7178	7178	residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers
7179	7179	and facilities;; provided further, that within the existing appropriation, the department
7180	7180	may operate more beds at Taunton state hospital; provided further, that the
7181	7181	department shall operate not less than 260 adult continuing care inpatient beds at the
7182	7182	Worcester recovery center and hospital; provided further, that the department shall
7183	7183	maintain not less than 75 men’s recovery from addiction program beds at Taunton
7184	7184	state hospital; provided further, that the department shall maintain not less than 45
7185	7185	women’s recovery from addiction program beds at Taunton state hospital; provided
7186	7186	further, that the department shall not take action in fiscal year 2024 to: (i) reduce the
7187	7187	number of state-operated continuing care inpatient beds or other state operated
7188	7188	programs at the Taunton state hospital campus, or (ii) relocate administrative hospital
7189	7189	services associated with the operation of the hospital off campus; provided further,
7190	7190	that the department shall not enter into new vendor-operated lease agreements or
7191	7191	expand existing vendor-operated programs; provided further, that the department
7192	7192	shall not enter into new interagency agreements or expand existing interagency
7193	7193	agreements, programs or facilities until the department, in conjunction with the
7194	7194	division of capital asset management and maintenance, develops a comprehensive
7195	7195	long-term use master plan for the campus, which shall be developed not later than
7196	7196	March 1, 2024, with appropriate community input that is consistent with maintaining
7197	7197	the publicly-provided mental health services that are currently delivered on-campus
7198	7198	at Taunton state hospital; provided further, that the plan shall include maintenance of
7199	7199	existing affiliations with institutions of higher education and possible future
7200	7200	relationships with those institutions and others to maintain the sustainability of
7201	7201	Taunton state hospital; provided further, that the plan shall be consistent with
7202	7202	maintenance of the Taunton state hospital campus as a publicly-run mental health
7203	7203	facility and shall not prohibit the inclusion of behavioral health programs or publicly-
7204	7204	run pilot programs to meet the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses,
7205	7205	behavioral health diagnoses and those dual diagnosed on the campus as part of the
7206	7206	comprehensive long-term use master plan; provided further, that the comprehensive
7207	7207	long-term use master plan shall be submitted to the executive office for administration
7208	7208	and finance, the executive office of health and human services, the joint committee
7209	7209	on mental health, substance use and recovery and the house and senate committees
7210	7210	on ways and means; provided further, that the department may authorize on the
7211	7211	campus of Taunton state hospital, a behavioral health emergency department relief
7212	7212	pilot program to accept medically-stable individuals with high acuity behavioral health
7213	7213	and dual diagnoses from emergency departments in the southeast region; provided
7214	7214	further, that medically-stable patients presenting in an emergency department with a
7215	7215	high acuity behavioral health condition or who have a dual diagnosis shall be
7216	7216	transferred to the pilot program if another appropriate setting cannot be located within
7217	7217	4 hours of admission to the emergency department; provided further, that the pilot
7218	7218	program shall care for patients either for 14 days following admission or until an
7219	7219	appropriate placement is found that meets the patient’s needs, whichever is sooner;
7220	7220	provided further, that the pilot program may be operated by the department and
7221	7221	staffed by department registered nurses, psychiatrists and other staff as needed;
7222	7222	provided further, that within the first 6 months following the authorization of the
7223	7223	program by the department, in consultation with the department of public health, the
7224	7224	National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Massachusetts Nurses Association and the
7225	7225	Emergency Nurses Association shall establish a staffing plan and program protocols;
7226	7226	provided further, that for the purposes of the pilot program, Taunton state hospital
7227	7227	may accept patients classified under section 12 of chapter 123 of the General Laws;
7228	7228	provided further, that the pilot program may be authorized to operate for not more
7229	7229	than 2 years; provided further, that the department shall submit a report with the joint
7230	7230	committee on mental health, substance use and recovery within 6 months after the
7231	7231	conclusion date of the program; provided further, that the report shall evaluate the 131
7232	7232	success of the program in decreasing emergency department overcrowding in the
7233	7233	southeast region and the quality of care provided in the program; provided further,
7234	7234	that the report may be drafted by an independent entity, utilizing data from the
7235	7235	department and the local hospitals in the southeast region; and provided further, that
7236	7236	within the existing appropriation, the department may operate more beds at Taunton
7237	7237	state hospital………………………………………………$316,331,353
7238	7238	Department of Developmental Services
7239	7239	.
7240	7240	5911-1003 For the administration and operation of the department of developmental services;
7241	7241	provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for transportation or
7242	7242	community day services; provided further, that the department shall not charge fees
7243	7243	for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications
7244	7244	or requests for transfer of guardianship; provided further, that not less than $150,000
7245	7245	shall be expended for Operation House Call at the Arc of Massachusetts to maintain
7246	7246	and expand training to medical students and other graduate level health care
7247	7247	professionals to work with individuals with autism and other developmental and
7248	7248	intellectual disabilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
7249	7249	expended for Special Olympics Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that regional
7250	7250	employment collaboratives shall be funded at not less than the amount funded in
7251	7251	fiscal year 2023; provided further, that the department shall issue a report to the
7252	7252	house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 22, 2024
7253	7253	detailing: (i) significant expense increases incurred by the department; (ii) measures
7254	7254	implemented by the department to reduce costs; and (iii) improved outcomes in
7255	7255	programs and services funded by the department; provided further, that not less than
7256	7256	$200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc.
7257	7257	; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the House of
7258	7258	Possibilities, Inc. for respite services; and provided further, that not less than $50,000
7259	7259	shall be expended for the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at
7260	7260	the University of Massachusetts memorial medical center and the University of
7261	7261	Massachusetts medical school based on the patient-centered medical home
7262	7262	concept ………………………………………………………. $91,322,294
7263	7263	5911-2000 For transportation costs associated with community-based day and work
7264	7264	programs; provided, that the department shall provide transportation which
7265	7265	shall be prioritized by need; and provided further, that not more than
7266	7266	$7,000,000 of additional funds provided in fiscal year 2024 shall be
7267	7267	expended by the department on transportation related to the new day and
7268	7268	service components developed through item 5920-2025, and on
7269	7269	preparation for any increased service need that may occur during the fiscal
7270	7270	year in response to increased vaccinations and any improvement
7271	7271	in the public health emergency..........................................................................$33,535,611
7272	7272	5920-2000 For vendor-operated, community-based residential adult services,
7273	7273	including intensive individual supports; provided, that annualized funding
7274	7274	shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving services in
7275	7275	fiscal year 2021 under item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 227 of the
7276	7276	acts of 2020; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
7277	7277	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
7278	7278	ways and means detailing the use of shared-living services in the
7279	7279	commonwealth, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number
7280	7280	of clients living in shared-living placements, broken down by age and
7281	7281	location; (ii) average cost of shared-living services; (iii) number of clients
7282	7282	living in a shared-living placement with individuals they knew prior to the
7283	7283	arrangement; (iv) department's oversight of the application and placement 132
7284	7284	process; (v) safeguards in place for clients receiving these services; and
7285	7285	(vi) potential for growth of the program; provided further, that the
7286	7286	commissioner of developmental services may transfer funds from this item
7287	7287	to item 5920-2010, as necessary, under an allocation plan which shall
7288	7288	detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and
7289	7289	which shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways
7290	7290	and means not less than 30 days before any such transfer; and provided
7291	7291	further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be
7292	7292	transferred from this item in fiscal year 2024................................................$1,715,777,146
7293	7293	5920-2003 For supportive technology and remote services for individuals served by
7294	7294	the department of developmental services..........................................................$2,750,000
7295	7295	5920-2010 For state-operated, community-based residential services for adults, including
7296	7296	community-based health services; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be
7297	7297	expended for Caring Health Center, Inc. in the city of Springfield to expand access to
7298	7298	health programs and services $317,772,049
7299	7299	5920-2025
7300	7300
7301	7301	For community-based day and work programs and associated
7302	7302	transportation costs for adults; provided, that the department of
7303	7303	developmental services shall provide transportation which shall be
7304	7304	prioritized by need; provided further, that the department shall support
7305	7305	individuals with disabilities who transitioned from employment services
7306	7306	offered at sheltered workshops to community-based employment as part
7307	7307	of the commonwealth's employment first initiative; provided further, that
7308	7308	any public-private partnerships with employers and nonprofits shall
7309	7309	encourage the highest level of independence among individuals with
7310	7310	disabilities and shall provide options to maximize community involvement
7311	7311	and participation; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
7312	7312	expended for Community Access to the Arts, Inc. in the town of Great
7313	7313	Barrington; provided further, that not more than $15,000,000 of additional
7314	7314	funds provided in fiscal year 2024 shall be expended by the department
7315	7315	to: (i) re-design the service system to respond to the new needs created
7316	7316	by the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring new day services components or
7317	7317	modalities, including but not limited to: remote and virtual supports, and in-
7318	7318	home or in-community services; (ii) provide bridge funding for community-
7319	7319	based provider agencies to re-design their current service model, including
7320	7320	but not limited to: recruiting and hiring new staff, training staff for new roles
7321	7321	and providing technology supports for staff during the transition; (iii)
7322	7322	develop a new, more fluid service model based on the real-time, individual
7323	7323	needs of constituents otherwise unable to engage in traditional day
7324	7324	services; and (iv) plan for increased service need that may occur during
7325	7325	the fiscal year in response to increased vaccinations and any improvement
7326	7326	in the public health emergency; and provided further, that not later than
7327	7327	April 3, 2024, the department shall issue a report to the house and senate
7328	7328	committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children,
7329	7329	families and persons with disabilities detailing: (a) the number of eligible
7330	7330	individuals employed in community- based employment in fiscal year 2023
7331	7331	and the number estimated for fiscal year 2024; (b) the number and types
7332	7332	of community-based employment partners; (c) the outcomes
7333	7333	measured; and (d)
7334	7334	recommendations for expansion......................................................................$240,155,258
7335	7335	5920-3000 For respite services and intensive family supports............................................$98,053,790
7336	7336	5920-3010 For contracted support services for families of children with autism
7337	7337	through the autism division at the department of developmental services; 133
7338	7338	provided, that the department shall expend not less than $5,500,000 to
7339	7339	provide services under the children's autism spectrum disorder waiver
7340	7340	under section 1915 of the Social Security Act; provided further, that the
7341	7341	waiver shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8,
7342	7342	inclusive, including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3,
7343	7343	inclusive, who are receiving services through the department of public
7344	7344	health’s early intervention program; provided further, that the department
7345	7345	shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the waiver program is fully
7346	7346	enrolled and that eligible children with autism immediately begin to receive
7347	7347	services under said waiver; provided further, that the department shall
7348	7348	immediately file any waiver amendment necessary with the federal
7349	7349	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to comply with the
7350	7350	requirements of this item; provided further, that not later than January 12,
7351	7351	2024, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on
7352	7352	ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee
7353	7353	on children, families and persons with disabilities on: (i) the number of
7354	7354	contracted support services provided for families with children with autism
7355	7355	under this item; (ii) the costs associated with such services; (iii) the
7356	7356	services provided by the children’s autism spectrum disorder waiver, with
7357	7357	information regarding the number of children enrolled in the waiver and
7358	7358	receiving services; (iv) the linguistic and cultural diversity, age, gender and
7359	7359	geographic representation of the applicants and the children enrolled in
7360	7360	the program; (v) the department’s plans to continue to assess the demand
7361	7361	for waiver services; (vi) any plans by the executive office of health and
7362	7362	human services to expand the waiver for children on the autism spectrum
7363	7363	of all ages in the future; and (vii) other information determined relevant by
7364	7364	the department; and provided further, that the department shall submit
7365	7365	copies of amended waivers to the house and senate committees on ways
7366	7366	and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on
7367	7367	children, families and persons with
7368	7368	disabilities upon submission of the amendment................................................$13,933,900
7369	7369	5920-3020 For the implementation of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, including
7370	7370	services and supports for individuals with a developmental disability
7371	7371	attributable to autism spectrum disorder, Smith-Magenis syndrome or
7372	7372	Prader-Willi syndrome; provided, that the department shall submit
7373	7373	quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means
7374	7374	detailing: (i) the number of individuals eligible for services; (ii) the number
7375	7375	of eligible individuals served; (iii) the type of services provided;
7376	7376	(iv) the cost per service; and (v) the cost of services per individual;
7377	7377	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
7378	7378	Latham Centers, Inc. for restoration of the kitchen facility; and provided
7379	7379	further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the commission
7380	7380	on autism established in section 217 of chapter 6 of the
7381	7381	General Laws....................................................................................................$52,565,994
7382	7382	5920-3025 For funding to support initiatives to address the needs of individuals with
7383	7383	developmental disabilities who are aging including, but not limited to,
7384	7384	individuals with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, through the
7385	7385	identification of best practices for services for affected individuals,
7386	7386	including: (i) medical care coordination models that address conditions
7387	7387	common to individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging; (ii)
7388	7388	training for direct care and other staff in the identification of dementia or
7389	7389	other age-related conditions; and (iii) the collection of data regarding the
7390	7390	effectiveness of the initiatives included in this item; provided, that not later
7391	7391	than April 3, 2024, the department of developmental services shall submit
7392	7392	a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the
7393	7393	house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these 134
7394	7394	initiatives including, but not limited to: (a) the number of participants
7395	7395	served by each initiative; (b) the participant outcomes, including impacts
7396	7396	on the physical and cognitive health of participants; (c) the cost of each
7397	7397	initiative and the cost per participant; (d) the implementation plans for
7398	7398	these initiatives in fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and (e) recommendations
7399	7399	for enhancing the care of individuals with
7400	7400	developmental disabilities who are aging...............................................................$100,000
7401	7401	5920-5000 For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age during
7402	7402	fiscal years 2023 and 2024; provided, that not later than January 5, 2024
7403	7403	the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways
7404	7404	and means on the use of any funds encumbered or expended from this
7405	7405	item including, but not limited to, the number of clients served in each
7406	7406	region and the types of services purchased in each region.............................$105,653,241
7407	7407	5930-1000 For the operation of facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities;
7408	7408	provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex
7409	7409	rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) and to enhance care for clients, the
7410	7410	department of developmental services shall discharge clients residing in
7411	7411	intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or an
7412	7412	ICF/IID, to residential services in the community if: (i) the client is deemed
7413	7413	clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (ii) community residential
7414	7414	service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each
7415	7415	client with an equal or improved level of service; and (iii) the cost to the
7416	7416	commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal
7417	7417	to the cost of serving the client in an ICF/IID; provided further, that any
7418	7418	client transferred to another ICF/IID as the result of a facility closure shall
7419	7419	receive a level of care that is equal to or greater than the level of care that
7420	7420	had been provided at the closed ICF/IID; provided further, that the
7421	7421	department may allocate funds from this item to items 5920-2000, 5920-
7422	7422	2010 and 5920-2025, as necessary, under allocation plans which shall be
7423	7423	submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not
7424	7424	less than 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for
7425	7425	clients formerly receiving inpatient care at an ICF/IID; and provided further,
7426	7426	that not later than March 1, 2024, the department shall report to the house
7427	7427	and senate committees on ways and means, on: (a) all efforts to comply
7428	7428	with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999);
7429	7429	(b) the enhancement of care within available resources to clients served
7430	7430	by the department; and (c) the steps taken to consolidate or close an
7431	7431	ICF/IID……………………………………………… $123,632,584
7432	7432	BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
7433	7433	7000-9101 For the operation of the board of library commissioners......................................$1,904,745
7434	7434	7000-9401
7435	7435
7436	7436	For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of
7437	7437	library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds as it
7438	7438	deems appropriate under clauses (1) and (3) of section 19C of chapter
7439	7439	78 of the General Laws to regional public library systems throughout each
7440	7440	fiscal year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller’s regulations on
7441	7441	state grants, 815 C.M.R. 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding any
7442	7442	general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2024
7443	7443	distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board shall employ the
7444	7444	population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2023 distribution;
7445	7445	provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued
7446	7446	operation of a single regional library system to serve the different
7447	7447	geographic regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that
7448	7448	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library for 135
7449	7449	the commonwealth shall receive not less than 47.5 cents for each resident
7450	7450	of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
7451	7451	be expended for material and equipment upgrades for the Tufts library in
7452	7452	Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
7453	7453	expended for the Worcester public library to provide seed funding and
7454	7454	support staff for the Library in Every Classroom project; and provided
7455	7455	further, that said amount shall not exceed 25 per cent of the amount
7456	7456	appropriated under
7457	7457	this item.............................................................................................................$15,441,800
7458	7458	7000-9402 For the talking book library at the Worcester public library.....................................$678,040
7459	7459
7460	7460	7000-9406
7461	7461
7462	7462	For the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library in the city known as the
7463	7463	town of Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending
7464	7464	agency.................................................................................................................$3,860,420
7465	7465	7000-9501 For state aid to public libraries; provided, that notwithstanding any
7466	7466	general or special law to the contrary, no city or town shall receive funds
7467	7467	from this item in any year when the appropriation of the city or town for
7468	7468	free public library service is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of
7469	7469	the average of the appropriations for free public library services for the 3
7470	7470	years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding any
7471	7471	general or special law to the contrary, the board of library commissioners
7472	7472	may grant waivers in excess of the waiver limit set forth under the second
7473	7473	paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws for fiscal year
7474	7474	2024 for not more than 1 year; provided further, that notwithstanding any
7475	7475	general or special law to the contrary, of the amount by which this item
7476	7476	exceeds the amount appropriated under item 7000- 9501 of section 2 of
7477	7477	chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the
7478	7478	guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program, the library
7479	7479	incentive grant program and the nonresident circulation offset program;
7480	7480	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
7481	7481	Plympton public library for the purchase of furniture for the room for
7482	7482	children; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
7483	7483	law to the contrary, any payment made under this item shall be deposited
7484	7484	with the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and
7485	7485	shall be expended by the public library of that city
7486	7486	or town without appropriation.............................................................................$16,825,000
7487	7487	7000-9506 For the technology and automated resource sharing networks...........................$6,167,581
7488	7488	7000-9508 For the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc., chartered as the
7489	7489	Commonwealth Affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of
7490	7490	Congress; provided, that the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc.
7491	7491	shall continue its work as a public-private partnership............................................$420,000
7492	7492	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
7493	7493	Office of the Secretary.
7494	7494	7002-0012
7495	7495
7496	7496	For a youth-at-risk program targeting high-risk areas; provided, that these funds
7497	7497	may be expended for the development and implementation of a year-round
7498	7498	employment program for youth-at-risk and existing year- round employment
7499	7499	programs, including programs that serve youth who are not more than 25 years-of-
7500	7500	age, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth,
7501	7501	youth of color, youth of all abilities, national origins and religions, as well as low-
7502	7502	income youth, including single income households, youth who are experiencing 136
7503	7503	housing insecurity and other youth determined to be eligible by the commonwealth
7504	7504	corporation; provided further, that not less than $500,000 of these funds shall be
7505	7505	matched by private organizations; provided further, that not less than $25,000
7506	7506	shall be expended for the Cape Verdean association Cabral leadership and
7507	7507	innovation center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
7508	7508	expended for YMCA youth programming in the city of Lynn; provided
7509	7509	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex National
7510	7510	Heritage Commission, Inc. for the future leaders program to employ
7511	7511	underserved youth in Essex county ; and provided further, that funds shall be
7512	7512	available for expenditure through September 2, 2024, prior appropriation continued
7513	7513	………………………………………………………………… $31,100,000
7514	7514	General Fund........................................................77.31%
7515	7515	Gaming Economic Development Fund..................22.69%
7516	7516	7002-1091
7517	7517
7518	7518	For the development and operation of career technical institutes in
7519	7519	vocational-technical schools in partnership with industry and community
7520	7520	stakeholders; provided, that career technical institutes build out industry
7521	7521	recognized credentialing pathways for adult learners in technical and trade
7522	7522	fields to retrain and grow the workforce; provided further, that not less
7523	7523	$25,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the expansion of a
7524	7524	fire cadet training program at South Shore technical high school in the
7525	7525	town of Hanover; and provided further, that at the direction of the secretary
7526	7526	of labor and workforce development, development funds may be
7527	7527	transferred to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in
7528	7528	section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws to issue competitive
7529	7529	grants to support the start-up and educational costs of career technical
7530	7530	institutes……………………………………………. $20,404,819
7531	7531	7003-0100 For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce development;
7532	7532	provided, that not later than February 29, 2024, the department shall submit a report
7533	7533	to the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to:
7534	7534	(i) sector by sector barriers to workers returning to work during the 2019 novel
7535	7535	coronavirus pandemic, including the retail sector; and (ii) current programs that may
7536	7536	be utilized to target the workforce in each sector; provided further, that not less than
7537	7537	$100,000 shall be expended for a grant program to St. Mary’s Center for Women and
7538	7538	Children, Inc. in Dorchester for workforce development and educational programming
7539	7539	for women; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the
7540	7540	East Boston Social Centers, Inc. for the development and implementation of ESOL
7541	7541	programming in East Boston; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
7542	7542	expended for the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that
7543	7543	not less $80,000 shall be expended to support staffing at African Cultural Services,
7544	7544	Inc. in Waltham; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
7545	7545	the Mattapan Technology Learning Center, Inc. for instructors and case managers to
7546	7546	provide job training and career placement for technical industries; provided further,
7547	7547	that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Nubian Square Foundation Inc.;
7548	7548	and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Year Up, Inc.
7549	7549	to implement workforce development programs that provide job opportunities for
7550	7550	young adults…………………………………………………. $2,436,126
7551	7551	7003-0101 For the costs of core administrative functions performed within the
7552	7552	executive office of labor and workforce development; provided, that
7553	7553	common functions that may be designated core administrative functions
7554	7554	include, without limitation, human resources, financial management,
7555	7555	information technology, legal, procurement and asset management;
7556	7556	provided further, that the executive office shall, in consultation with the
7557	7557	comptroller, develop a detailed plan for the expenditure of said funds, and 137
7558	7558	for increasing efficiency and reducing costs through shared services;
7559	7559	provided further, that not later than February 1, 2024, the secretary and
7560	7560	comptroller shall jointly submit the plan to the joint committee on labor and
7561	7561	workforce development and the house and senate committees on ways
7562	7562	and means; and provided further, that the General Fund shall be
7563	7563	reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item attributed to the
7564	7564	department of industrial accidents based on rates approved by the office
7565	7565	of the comptroller and for associated indirect and direct fringe benefit costs
7566	7566	from assessments levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General
7567	7567	Laws……………………………………………………….$18,576,380
7568	7568	7003-0150 For the operation of a re-entry workforce development and supportive
7569	7569	services program for formerly incarcerated individuals transitioning from a
7570	7570	house of correction or the department of correction to a steady job or
7571	7571	career; provided, that program funds shall be used for: (i) job training for
7572	7572	formerly incarcerated individuals in order to facilitate job placement; (ii)
7573	7573	wage subsidies to facilitate private sector employment and professional
7574	7574	development; and (iii) support services and programs for court-involved
7575	7575	youths; provided further, that the executive office of labor and workforce
7576	7576	development shall take all necessary steps to secure private sector
7577	7577	funding for this program; provided further, that the executive office shall
7578	7578	coordinate with a local public or private nonprofit university to examine and
7579	7579	develop a longitudinal evaluation framework to assess the efficacy and
7580	7580	efficiency of the program; provided further, that not less than
7581	7581	$250,000 shall be expended for New England Culinary Arts Training’s
7582	7582	returning citizens programming; and provided further, that not later than
7583	7583	April 3, 2024 the executive office shall submit a report to the executive
7584	7584	office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees
7585	7585	on ways and means describing the administrative functions of the
7586	7586	program, client outcomes and plans for the longitudinal evaluation
7587	7587	framework............................................................................................................$4,750,000
7588	7588	7003-0151 Forthepurposesofexpandinganddiversifyingregistered
7589	7589	apprenticeships in priority manufacturing, health care and information
7590	7590	technology industries...........................................................................................$4,979,286
7591	7591	Department of Economic Research.
7592	7592	7003-0105 For the operation of the department of economic research....................................$850,889
7593	7593	Department of Labor Standards.
7594	7594	7003-0200
7595	7595
7596	7596	For the operation of the department of labor standards.......................................$4,230,506
7597	7597	7003-0201
7598	7598
7599	7599	For the department of labor standards, which may expend not more than
7600	7600	$435,767 received from fees collected under section 3A of chapter 23 of
7601	7601	the General Laws and civil fines issued under section 197B of chapter 111
7602	7602	of the General Laws, section 46R of chapter 140 of the General
7603	7603	Laws and section 6F½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws...................................$435,767
7604	7604	Department of Labor Relations.
7605	7605	7003-0900 For the operation of the department of labor relations.........................................$3,149,013
7606	7606	7003-0902 For
7607	7607
7608	7608	the
7609	7609
7610	7610	operation
7611	7611
7612	7612	of
7613	7613
7614	7614	the
7615	7615
7616	7616	Joint
7617	7617
7618	7618	Labor
7619	7619
7620	7620	Management
7621	7621
7622	7622	Committee
7623	7623
7624	7624	for
7625	7625	Municipal Police and Fire.......................................................................................$291,433
7626	7626	Department of Career Services. 138
7627	7627	7002-1080 For the Learn to Earn Initiative to be designed and administered jointly
7628	7628	by an interagency workgroup including the executive office of labor and
7629	7629	workforce development, the executive office of education, the executive
7630	7630	office of housing and economic development, the executive office of health
7631	7631	and human services, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation
7632	7632	and the executive office of public safety and security; provided, that funds
7633	7633	may be transferred to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
7634	7634	established under section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws for
7635	7635	the purposes of supporting a competitive grant program designed to create
7636	7636	talent pipelines for businesses and provide career pathways toward high
7637	7637	demand occupations as defined by the executive office of housing and
7638	7638	economic development and the executive office of labor and workforce
7639	7639	development via cohort-based case management and support services for
7640	7640	underemployed or unemployed individuals; provided further, that
7641	7641	competitive grants shall only be awarded to partnerships of organizations
7642	7642	that work with underemployed or unemployed individuals; and provided
7643	7643	further, that funding may also be expended to address barriers to obtaining
7644	7644	and sustaining employment for job seekers who are underemployed or
7645	7645	unemployed and participating in said grant program including, but not
7646	7646	limited to: (i) transportation; and (ii) child
7647	7647	care…………………………………………………………… $300,000
7648	7648	7003-0606 For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Manufacturing
7649	7649	Extension Partnership, Inc. to maintain and promote manufacturing as an
7650	7650	integral part of the economy, and for programs designed to assist small
7651	7651	and mid-sized manufacturing companies............................................................$2,000,000
7652	7652	7003-0607 For the commonwealth corporation for an employment training program
7653	7653	for unemployed young adults with disabilities; provided, that funds shall be
7654	7654	awarded competitively by the commonwealth corporation to community-
7655	7655	based organizations with recognized success in creating strong
7656	7656	collaborations with employers to consider young adults with disabilities;
7657	7657	and provided further, that a community-based organization that receives
7658	7658	funding under this item shall provide extensive training and internship
7659	7659	programming and ongoing post-placement support for
7660	7660	participants and employers..................................................................................$1,000,000
7661	7661	7003-0608 For the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund to deliver innovative
7662	7662	worker training for eligible health care workers that will better the lives of
7663	7663	health care workers, reduce costs and improve the quality of health care
7664	7664	provided by MassHealth personal care attendants and provided at
7665	7665	nursing homes, community health centers, hospitals and health systems $1,000,000
7666	7666	7003-0800 For the operation of the MassHire department of career services;
7667	7667	provided, that funds may be expended for the MassHire Workforce
7668	7668	System................................................................................................................$2,221,183
7669	7669	7003-0803
7670	7670
7671	7671	For the one-stop career centers; provided, that not later than March 5,
7672	7672	2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
7673	7673	committees on ways and means including, but not limited to: (i) the number
7674	7674	of businesses participating for placement of individuals; (ii) the number of
7675	7675	individuals utilizing the program; (iii) outreach initiatives the centers are
7676	7676	engaged in to reach minority populations and historically economically
7677	7677	disadvantaged populations; and (iv) the success rate of individuals
7678	7678	finding and maintaining employment utilizing the centers; and provided
7679	7679	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the rapid
7680	7680	employment program directed by La Colaborativa, Inc. in
7681	7681	Chelsea.............................................................................................................$15,050,000 139
7682	7682	7003-1206 For the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc. to administer state service
7683	7683	corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service
7684	7684	organizations; provided, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to
7685	7685	the Leduc Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for
7686	7686	transportation costs related to the America Reads
7687	7687	and Counts program...........................................................................................$1,680,000
7688	7688	7003-1207 For the operation of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Workforce
7689	7689	Development Programs, Inc. to provide dislocated worker assistance,
7690	7690	layoff aversion and job training with a focus on pathways to quality careers
7691	7691	through traditional and non-traditional apprenticeship and pre-
7692	7692	apprenticeship training...........................................................................................$150,000
7693	7693	Department of Industrial Accidents.
7694	7694	7003-0500 For the operation and administrative expenses of the department of
7695	7695	industrial accidents; provided, that not later than February 1, 2024, the
7696	7696	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
7697	7697	ways and means detailing the scope, objective and results of grant
7698	7698	recipients’ safety training program; and provided further, that the General
7699	7699	Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item and for
7700	7700	associated indirect and direct fringe benefit costs from assessments
7701	7701	levied under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws.............................$19,834,322
7702	7702	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
7703	7703	Office of the Secretary.
7704	7704
7705	7705	7002-0010 For the operation of the office of the secretary of housing and economic development,
7706	7706	including the operation of the Massachusetts permit regulatory office and the
7707	7707	operation of the office of the director of wireless and broadband affairs; provided, that
7708	7708	agencies within the executive office may, with the prior approval of the secretary,
7709	7709	streamline and improve administrative operations pursuant to interdepartmental
7710	7710	service agreements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be extended
7711	7711	to Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Inc. to provide additional resources, support and
7712	7712	training to Berkshire nonprofits to strengthen their capacity to serve critical needs in
7713	7713	the Berkshire community; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
7714	7714	expended for the Homeless Prevention Council, Inc. of Cape Cod; provided further,
7715	7715	that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for historic New England to support
7716	7716	program exploration, feasibility analysis and concept development; provided further,
7717	7717	that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for MassChallenge Inc. to provide
7718	7718	support for entrepreneurial programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000
7719	7719	shall be expended to the Plymouth downtown waterfront district to support small
7720	7720	businesses; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the
7721	7721	Pal Pueblo Inc. community organization that empowers Latinos to be agents of
7722	7722	change to build a stronger, more inclusive community; provided further, that not less
7723	7723	than $350,000 shall be expended for the Beacon Communities Charitable Fund, Inc.
7724	7724	for the Tierney Learning Center; and provided further, that not less than $100,000
7725	7725	shall be expended for the Asian-American Women’s Political Initiative, Inc. for
7726	7726	programming needs…………………………………………………$4,864,084
7727	7727	7002-0017 For the provision of information technology services within the executive
7728	7728	office of housing and economic development, including the homeless
7729	7729	management information system.........................................................................$3,954,306 140
7730	7730	7002-0020 For a transfer to the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation
7731	7731	established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws, for an
7732	7732	advanced manufacturing program that provides a fully coordinated
7733	7733	manufacturing training system for unemployed and underemployed
7734	7734	individuals, including veterans.............................................................................$2,500,000
7735	7735	7002-0024 For a transfer to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center established by
7736	7736	section 3 of chapter 23I of the General Laws....................................................$10,000,000
7737	7737	7002-0025
7738	7738
7739	7739	For operational support grants to community action agencies; provided, that criteria
7740	7740	for the distribution of the grants, including minimum or maximum grant size, eligible
7741	7741	uses, and any relevant reporting and accountability measures, shall be developed
7742	7742	jointly with the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, Inc. or MASSCAP;
7743	7743	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Gardner
7744	7744	Community Action Committee, Inc. to support capital improvements and operations;
7745	7745	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Community
7746	7746	Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for unanticipated costs not covered by federal
7747	7747	grants and tenant rights education and advocacy; and provided further, that the grants
7748	7748	shall be used to assist the agencies in their mission to assist residents of the
7749	7749	commonwealth living with low incomes to stabilize their lives and achieve economic
7750	7750	prosperity, and in creating and expanding opportunity for those residents in the
7751	7751	neighborhoods and municipalities where they live and
7752	7752	work…………………………………………………………… $7,625,000
7753	7753	7002-0036 For a competitive grant program to work with urban entrepreneurs to
7754	7754	promote small businesses, create new jobs and support workforce
7755	7755	development and training initiatives in urban communities; provided, that
7756	7756	the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and
7757	7757	economic development; and provided further, that funds may be used for
7758	7758	planning grants to local housing authorities and municipalities in urban
7759	7759	areas to develop new affordable rental or homeownership housing;
7760	7760	provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended in equal
7761	7761	parts to JP Centre and South Main streets, Egleston Square Main Street,
7762	7762	Inc., Three Squares Main Street JP, Inc. and the Uplift JP initiative for
7763	7763	training, resources, operations and events
7764	7764	............................................................................................................................$2,535,000
7765	7765	7002-0040 For a transfer to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation for the small
7766	7766	business technical assistance grant program; provided, that not less than $5,000,000
7767	7767	shall be disbursed as grants to community development corporations certified under
7768	7768	chapter 40H of the General Laws, nonprofit community development financial
7769	7769	institutions certified by the United States Department of the Treasury or nonprofit
7770	7770	community- based organizations for the purpose of providing technical assistance or
7771	7771	training programs to businesses with not more than 20 employees; provided further,
7772	7772	that priority shall be given to those organizations that focus on reaching underserved
7773	7773	markets and to worker cooperatives and businesses governed by employee stock
7774	7774	ownership plans; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a
7775	7775	grant program to The People’s Academy Inc. for workforce development; provided
7776	7776	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to International Veterans Care
7777	7777	Services Inc. in the city of Lawrence to mitigate food insecurity, provide housing relief
7778	7778	and administer other essential services to members of the veteran community within
7779	7779	the Merrimack valley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
7780	7780	to ACT Lawrence Inc., a non-profit community development corporation, for
7781	7781	community development initiatives and activities, including, but not limited to,
7782	7782	affordable housing, foreclosure prevention, first-time homebuyer education, family
7783	7783	financial literacy and business and youth development; provided further, that not less
7784	7784	than $25,000,000 shall be expended for grants to: (i) businesses that focus on 141
7785	7785	reaching markets predominantly made up of socially and economically
7786	7786	disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups; (ii) businesses that focus
7787	7787	on reaching underserved markets; and (iii) minority-owned, women-owned and
7788	7788	veteran-owned businesses; and provided further, that not later than January 12,
7789	7789	2024, the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation shall submit a report to the
7790	7790	house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on
7791	7791	community development and small businesses detailing the: (a) community
7792	7792	development corporations that received grants in fiscal year 2023; (b) community
7793	7793	development corporations that received or are expected to receive grants in fiscal
7794	7794	year 2024; and (c) criteria that were considered in the distribution of these grants
7795	7795	………………………………………………………………… $30,200,000
7796	7796	7002-1502 For the Transformative Development Fund established in section 46 of
7797	7797	chapter 23G of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $750,000
7798	7798	shall be expended on a neighborhood stabilization initiative to assist local
7799	7799	governments and their nonprofit partners to implement strategic
7800	7800	neighborhood revitalization initiatives; and provided further, that the
7801	7801	initiative shall be developed in consultation with the Massachusetts
7802	7802	Association of Community Development Corporations, and The
7803	7803	Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, Inc. and shall focus on
7804	7804	identifying and implementing strategies for reclaiming vacant, abandoned
7805	7805	and blighted properties and restoring them to productive use as
7806	7806
7807	7807	homeownership
7808	7808
7809	7809	opportunities
7810	7810
7811	7811	or rental
7812	7812
7813	7813	housing, as
7814	7814
7815	7815	well
7816	7816
7817	7817	as
7818	7818
7819	7819	on
7820	7820	capacity-building at the local level to address this need......................................$1,000,000
7821	7821	Department of Housing and Community Development.
7822	7822	7004-0001 For the operation of the commission on Indian affairs............................................$138,612
7823	7823	7004-0099
7824	7824
7825	7825	For the operation of the department of housing and community
7826	7826	development; provided, that the department may make expenditures
7827	7827	against federal grants for certain direct and indirect costs under a cost
7828	7828	overhead allocation plan approved by the comptroller; provided further,
7829	7829	that the comptroller shall maintain an account on the state accounting and
7830	7830	reporting system to make these expenditures; provided further, that
7831	7831	expenditures made against the account shall not be subject to
7832	7832	appropriation and may include the cost of personnel; provided further, that
7833	7833	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department
7834	7834	may conduct annual verifications of household income levels based upon
7835	7835	state tax returns to administer the state and federal housing subsidy
7836	7836	programs funded by items 7004-0108, 7004-9005, 7004-9 024,
7837	7837	7004-9030, 7004-9033 and 7004-9316 of this section and items 7004-
7838	7838	9009, 7004-9014, 7004-9019 and 7004-9020 of section 2D; provided
7839	7839	further, that as a condition of eligibility or continued occupancy by an
7840	7840	applicant or tenant, the department may require disclosure of the social
7841	7841	security numbers of the applicant or tenant and members of the applicant’s
7842	7842	or tenant’s household solely for use in verification of income eligibility;
7843	7843	provided further, that the department may deny or terminate participation
7844	7844	in subsidy programs for failure by an applicant or tenant to provide a social
7845	7845	security number for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further,
7846	7846	that the department may consult with the department of revenue, the
7847	7847	department of transitional assistance or any other state or federal agency
7848	7848	to conduct said income verification; provided further, that notwithstanding
7849	7849	any general or special law to the contrary, these state agencies shall
7850	7850	consult and cooperate with the department of housing and community
7851	7851	development and furnish any information in the possession of the
7852	7852	agencies including, but not limited to, tax returns and applications for
7853	7853	public assistance or financial aid; provided further, that in conducting 142
7854	7854	income verifications, the department may enter into an interdepartmental
7855	7855	service agreement with the department of revenue to utilize the
7856	7856	department of revenue’s wage reporting and bank match system to verify
7857	7857	the income and eligibility of participants in federally-assisted housing
7858	7858	programs and that of members of the participants’ households; provided
7859	7859	further, that notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1980,
7860	7860	the department may authorize neighborhood housing services
7861	7861	corporations to retain, reassign and reloan funds received in repayment of
7862	7862	loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation
7863	7863	program; provided further, that not later than September 15, 2023, the
7864	7864	department of housing and community development shall promulgate and
7865	7865	uniformly enforce regulations clarifying that a household that otherwise
7866	7866	qualifies for any preference or priority for state-subsidized housing based
7867	7867	on homeless or at-risk status shall retain that preference or priority
7868	7868	notwithstanding receipt of assistance that is intended to be temporary
7869	7869	including, but not limited to, any temporary or bridge subsidies provided
7870	7870	with state or federal funds, which shall include households receiving
7871	7871	assistance under item 7004-0108 after July 1, 2013; provided further, that
7872	7872	the department shall operate local offices in the 10 cities and towns in
7873	7873	which the department maintained office locations as of January 1, 2022 in
7874	7874	order to continue to accept in-person applications and provide other
7875	7875	services related to the emergency assistance housing program funded by
7876	7876	item 7004-0101; provided further, that such offices shall have sufficient
7877	7877	staffing to determine eligibility promptly and provide other program
7878	7878	services to families; provided further, that the department may operate
7879	7879	additional local offices in other municipalities that are geographically
7880	7880	convenient to those families who are experiencing homelessness or are at
7881	7881	risk of homelessness; provided further, that not later than September 1,
7882	7882	2023, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
7883	7883	committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to,
7884	7884	for each local office: (i) the municipality in which each office is located;
7885	7885	(ii) the ways in which applicants can submit applications and connect with
7886	7886	staff including, if available, in-person, by telephone and online; (iii) the
7887	7887	daily business hours of in-person and telephonic operation of each office;
7888	7888	(iv) the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to each office; (v) the
7889	7889	average wait time for direct communication with a staff member whether
7890	7890	in-person or by telephone; and (vi) any steps the department plans to take
7891	7891	to increase accessibility to intake services related to emergency
7892	7892	assistance housing programs across the commonwealth; provided further,
7893	7893	that at least annually, the department shall conduct staff trainings which
7894	7894	shall include, but not be limited to, notice of changes in laws related to
7895	7895	items of appropriation under the administration of the department;
7896	7896	provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload
7897	7897	forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent
7898	7898	to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis;
7899	7899	provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for
7900	7900	Maverick Landing Community Services, Inc. for the provision of
7901	7901	information, education and assistance on housing rights, eviction and
7902	7902	foreclosure issues, including completing and submitting housing
7903	7903	assistance applications for tenants and small homeowners, through a
7904	7904	housing support station in the East Boston community; provided further,
7905	7905	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Allston-Brighton
7906	7906	Community Development Corporation for the development and
7907	7907	implementation of a comprehensive strategy program for incorporating
7908	7908	green energy enhancements to deeply affordable housing developments
7909	7909	in Allston-Brighton; and provided further, that such information shall be
7910	7910	provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy
7911	7911	and security requirements…………………………………$11,533,005 143
7912	7912	7004-0100 For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including
7913	7913	the compensation of caseworkers and support personnel; provided, that
7914	7914	the department shall take steps to extend intake hours for families
7915	7915	seeking assistance from item 7004-0 101..........................................................$12,606,365
7916	7916	7004-0101
7917	7917
7918	7918	For certain expenses of the emergency housing assistance program
7919	7919	under section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws including: (i)
7920	7920	homelessness prevention; (ii) diversion and strategic re-housing; and (iii)
7921	7921	contracted family shelters; provided, that eligibility shall be limited to
7922	7922	families with incomes at or below 115 per cent of the 2023 or a later-
7923	7923	issued higher federal poverty level; provided further, that any family whose
7924	7924	income exceeds 200 per cent of the federal poverty level for a sustained
7925	7925	and consecutive period of 90 days while the family is receiving assistance
7926	7926	funded by this item shall not become ineligible for assistance due to
7927	7927	exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the
7928	7928	income level was exceeded; provided further, that families who are eligible
7929	7929	for assistance through a temporary emergency family shelter shall include
7930	7930	families who: (a) are at risk of domestic abuse in their current housing
7931	7931	situation or are homeless because they fled domestic violence and have
7932	7932	not had access to safe, permanent housing since leaving the housing
7933	7933	situation that they fled; (b) through no fault of their own, are homeless due
7934	7934	to fire, flood or natural disaster; (c) through no fault of their own, have been
7935	7935	subject to eviction from their most recent housing due to: (1) foreclosure;
7936	7936	(2) condemnation; (3) conduct by a guest or former household member
7937	7937	who is not part of the household seeking emergency shelter and over
7938	7938	whose conduct the remaining household members had no control; or (4)
7939	7939	nonpayment of rent caused by a documented medical condition or
7940	7940	diagnosed disability or caused by a documented loss of income within the
7941	7941	last 12 months directly as a result of a change in household composition
7942	7942	or a loss of income source through no fault of the family; or (d) are in a
7943	7943	housing situation where they are not the primary leaseholder or are in a
7944	7944	housing situation not meant for human habitation and where there is a
7945	7945	substantial health and safety risk to the family that is likely to result in
7946	7946	significant harm should the family remain in the housing situation; provided
7947	7947	further, that temporary emergency assistance shall be provided to families
7948	7948	who, on the date of application for emergency assistance, have no other
7949	7949	feasible alternative housing as defined under 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b) and
7950	7950	who, but for not having spent one night in a public or private place not
7951	7951	designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for
7952	7952	human beings including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned
7953	7953	building, medical facility, bus or train station, airport or campground, would
7954	7954	be eligible for emergency assistance under clauses (a) to (d), inclusive;
7955	7955	provided further, that the department of housing and community
7956	7956	development shall submit quarterly reports, broken down by month, to the
7957	7957	house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures
7958	7958	under the preceding proviso, including: (A) the number of families who
7959	7959	received emergency assistance under the preceding proviso; (B) the
7960	7960	number of families entering the emergency assistance system after having
7961	7961	already stayed in a place not meant for human habitation; (C) the number
7962	7962	of families entering the emergency assistance system having stayed in a
7963	7963	place not meant for human habitation after having requested services
7964	7964	provided for in this item within the preceding 6 months and within the
7965	7965	preceding week; (D) the number of families described under clause (C)
7966	7966	who received a written denial of their request for services prior to staying
7967	7967	in a place not meant for human habitation and the number who neither
7968	7968	entered the emergency shelter system nor received a written denial on the
7969	7969	day of their request; and (E) available data on the race and ethnicity of the 144
7970	7970	families described under clauses (A) to (D) inclusive; provided further, that
7971	7971	nothing contained in this item shall require that emergency assistance be
7972	7972	provided to a family that, on the date of application for emergency
7973	7973	assistance, has other feasible housing as defined under said 760 CMR
7974	7974	67.06(1)(b) and that said housing adequately accommodates the size and
7975	7975	disabilities of the family; provided further, that not less than annually the
7976	7976	department shall provide training to relevant staff to ensure compliance
7977	7977	with legal requirements related to eligibility for the emergency housing
7978	7978	assistance program, including eligibility based on a family having no other
7979	7979	feasible alternative housing as defined under said 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b);
7980	7980	provided further, that the department of housing and community
7981	7981	development shall collaborate with the executive office of health and
7982	7982	human services, the Massachusetts interagency council on housing and
7983	7983	homelessness and family homelessness service providers on strategies
7984	7984	and best practices for the prevention of family homelessness; provided
7985	7985	further, that the health and safety risk shall be determined by the
7986	7986	department of children and families or a department- approved entity
7987	7987	through risk assessments; provided further, that a family who receives
7988	7988	emergency housing assistance due to domestic abuse shall be connected
7989	7989	to the appropriate social service agency; provided further, that temporary
7990	7990	assistance under this item shall be terminated upon the offer of available
7991	7991	housing or other assistance sufficient to maintain or stabilize housing;
7992	7992	provided further, that a family may not decline an offer for available
7993	7993	housing if the offer adequately accommodates the size and disabilities of
7994	7994	the family and the new housing placement would not result in a job loss
7995	7995	for the client; provided further, that any family who declines an adequate
7996	7996	offer of available housing or other assistance sufficient to maintain or
7997	7997	stabilize housing shall become ineligible for assistance from this item;
7998	7998	provided further, that families receiving benefits under this item shall have
7999	7999	30 per cent of their income set aside in a savings account, subject to
8000	8000	reasonable exceptions as set forth under departmental regulations in
8001	8001	effect in fiscal year 2024; provided further, that the amount saved shall be
8002	8002	exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that the
8003	8003	family may withdraw the amount placed in savings upon transition to
8004	8004	permanent housing or losing eligibility for shelter services; provided
8005	8005	further, that families receiving emergency assistance shall receive housing
8006	8006	search assistance that attempts to facilitate a sustainable housing
8007	8007	placement within 4 weeks of entry into the emergency assistance shelter,
8008	8008	motel or hotel; provided further, that families receiving assistance for
8009	8009	longer than 32 weeks shall have an executable shelter exit plan that
8010	8010	facilitates a housing placement in a new sustainable tenancy or a safe
8011	8011	residence including, but not limited to, a placement for which the family is
8012	8012	not the primary leaseholder, as soon as possible; provided further, that as
8013	8013	part of departmental efforts to prevent abuse of the emergency assistance
8014	8014	program, the department of housing and community development shall
8015	8015	enter into a wage match agreement with the department of revenue;
8016	8016	provided further, that eligibility for shelter by an otherwise eligible family
8017	8017	shall not be impaired by prior receipt of any nonshelter benefit; provided
8018	8018	further, that an eligible household that is approved for shelter placement
8019	8019	shall be placed in a shelter as close as possible to the household's home
8020	8020	community, unless a household requests otherwise; provided further, that
8021	8021	if the closest available placement is not within 20 miles of the household’s
8022	8022	home community, the household shall be transferred to an appropriate
8023	8023	shelter within 20 miles of its home community at the earliest possible date,
8024	8024	unless the household requests otherwise; provided further, that the
8025	8025	department of housing and community development shall notify local
8026	8026	school departments of the placement of a family in its district within 5 days
8027	8027	of placement; provided further, that the department shall make every effort 145
8028	8028	to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall continue
8029	8029	attending school in the community in which they lived before receiving
8030	8030	services funded from this item; provided further, that the department shall
8031	8031	use its best efforts to ensure that a family placed by the emergency
8032	8032	housing assistance program shall be provided with access to refrigeration
8033	8033	and basic cooking facilities; provided further, that if a family with a child
8034	8034	under the age of 3 is placed in a hotel or motel, the department shall
8035	8035	ensure that the hotel or motel provides a crib that meets all state and
8036	8036	federal safety codes for each child under the age of 3; provided further,
8037	8037	that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
8038	8038	department shall immediately provide shelter for up to 30 days to families
8039	8039	who appear to be eligible for shelter based on statements provided by the
8040	8040	family and any other information in the possession of the department but
8041	8041	who need additional time to obtain any third-party verifications reasonably
8042	8042	required by the department; provided further, that shelter benefits received
8043	8043	under the preceding proviso shall not render a family ineligible under any
8044	8044	regulation which provides that a family who previously received shelter is
8045	8045	ineligible for shelter benefits for a period of 12 months; provided further,
8046	8046	that families receiving shelter benefits who are found ineligible for
8047	8047	continuing shelter benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal
8048	8048	under said chapter 23B; provided further, that the department shall not
8049	8049	impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verifications and shall
8050	8050	accept verifications from a family whenever reasonable; provided further,
8051	8051	that this item shall be subject to appropriation, and in the event of a
8052	8052	deficiency nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as
8053	8053	giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of
8054	8054	the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that
8055	8055	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than
8056	8056	90 days before promulgating or amending any regulations, administrative
8057	8057	practices or policies that would alter eligibility for or the level of benefits
8058	8058	under this program, other than that which would benefit the clients, the
8059	8059	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
8060	8060	ways and means, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate
8061	8061	and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities
8062	8062	setting forth justification for such changes including, but not limited to, any
8063	8063	determination by the secretary of housing and economic development that
8064	8064	available appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses
8065	8065	and the projected savings from any proposed changes; provided further,
8066	8066	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an accessory dwelling
8067	8067	unit incentive pilot program in the city of Haverhill to be administered by
8068	8068	the city; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended
8069	8069	for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc.; provided further, that no funds
8070	8070	from this item shall be expended for personnel or administrative costs;
8071	8071	provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the
8072	8072	house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (a)
8073	8073	emergency assistance system capacity; (b) entries and exits from the
8074	8074	system, delineated by reason for entry or exit (c) applications and requests
8075	8075	for services provided in this item and in item 7004-0108 that are denied
8076	8076	and the bases of all such denials expressed as a percentage of the total;
8077	8077	provided further, that funds shall be expended on shelter units suitable to
8078	8078	meet the needs of households with disabilities requiring reasonable
8079	8079	accommodation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for
8080	8080	expenses incurred as a result of families being housed in hotels due to
8081	8081	the unavailability of contracted shelter beds……………$324,451,90
8082	8082	7004-0102 For the homelessness program to assist individuals who are homeless or
8083	8083	in danger of becoming homeless, including assistance to organizations
8084	8084	which provide shelter, transitional housing and services that help 146
8085	8085	individuals avoid entry into shelters or successfully exit shelters;
8086	8086	provided, that no organization providing services to the homeless shall
8087	8087	receive less than an average per bed, per night rate of $25; provided
8088	8088	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the United Way
8089	8089	of Pioneer Valley, Inc. on behalf of the Western Massachusetts Network
8090	8090	to End Homelessness to facilitate regional coordination across Hampden,
8091	8091	Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties to prevent and end
8092	8092	homelessness with a housing first approach that centers on racial equity;
8093	8093	provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for Craig’s
8094	8094	Doors - A Home Association, Inc. to fund placements for vulnerable
8095	8095	individuals who are experiencing homelessness or to offer transportation
8096	8096	vouchers to participants; provided further, that no funds shall be expended
8097	8097	for costs associated with the homeless management information system;
8098	8098	provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the
8099	8099	house and senate committees on ways and means on the contracts
8100	8100	awarded to service providers; provided further, that the report shall
8101	8101	include, but not be limited to: (i) each contracted service provider; (ii) the
8102	8102	amount of the contracts; (iii) a description of the services to be provided;
8103	8103	(iv) the length of said contract; and (v) the date upon which each contract
8104	8104	was executed; provided further, that not less than $90,000,000
8105	8105	appropriated in this item shall be allocated to contracted service providers
8106	8106	of homeless individuals in fiscal year 2020; and provided further, that
8107	8107	programs currently providing shelter may renegotiate how to use said
8108	8108	program's shelter fund, with the agreement of the department and the host
8109	8109	municipality, to provide alternative services proven to be effective,
8110	8110	including housing first models, transitional housing and diversion away
8111	8111	from shelters....................................................................................................$110,817,398
8112	8112	7004-0104 For the home and healthy for good program operated by Massachusetts Housing and
8113	8113	Shelter Alliance, Inc. to reduce the incidence of chronic and long-term homelessness
8114	8114	in the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to
8115	8115	continue a supportive housing initiative for unaccompanied homeless young adults
8116	8116	who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning; provided
8117	8117	further, that Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall be solely
8118	8118	responsible for the administration of this program; provided further, that not later than
8119	8119	March 1, 2024, the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall submit a
8120	8120	report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the department of
8121	8121	housing and community development, the joint committee on housing and the house
8122	8122	and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of people
8123	8123	served, including available demographic information; (ii) the average cost per
8124	8124	participant; (iii) whether participants have previously received services from the
8125	8125	department; and (iv) any projected cost- savings to the commonwealth associated
8126	8126	with this program provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended by
8127	8127	the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. for the purpose of promotion,
8128	8128	resource development and technical assistance related to the creation of permanent
8129	8129	supportive housing for persons with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness
8130	8130	and other solutions to homelessness; and provided further, that not less than
8131	8131	$500,000 shall be expended for a statewide permanent supportive housing program
8132	8132	to serve people experiencing long-term homelessness and who have complex
8133	8133	medical and behavioral health needs for the purpose of ending homelessness,
8134	8134	promoting housing stability and reducing costly utilization of emergency and acute
8135	8135	care$8,890,0007004-0105 For permanent supportive housing units to house
8136	8136	individuals experiencing homelessness and mitigate overcrowding in homeless
8137	8137	shelters; provided, that not less than $2,100,000 shall be expended for the
8138	8138	Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. to sustain low- threshold sponsor-
8139	8139	based leasing that had been previously linked to the pay-for-success projects funded
8140	8140	through the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund; provided further, that the
8141	8141	department of housing and community development shall prioritize geographic equity 147
8142	8142	when expending funds from this item; provided further, the executive office of housing
8143	8143	and livable communities may contract directly with the organizations that received
8144	8144	Social Innovation Financing vouchers funded under 7004-9024 in fiscal year 2022;
8145	8145	and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the department shall submit
8146	8146	a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the
8147	8147	distribution methodology and locations of units supported by this
8148	8148	item…………………………………………………… $8,000,000
8149	8149	7004-0106 For the continued implementation and evaluation of the homeless family
8150	8150	preference in private multi-family housing program established by New
8151	8151	Lease for Homeless Families, Inc...........................................................................$250,000
8152	8152	7004-0107 For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that not less than $25,000
8153	8153	shall be expended for repairs to the Norwell housing authority in the town of Norwell;
8154	8154	provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the ABCD Mobile
8155	8155	Homeless Outreach Team; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
8156	8156	expended for the NewVue Communities, Inc., a community development corporation
8157	8157	in the city of Fitchburg, for the redevelopment and historic preservation of the former
8158	8158	B.F. Brown school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
8159	8159	for Housing Families Inc. in Malden; provided further, that not less than $100,000
8160	8160	shall be expended for Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. for homelessness
8161	8161	prevention services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
8162	8162	for Housing Families Inc. for the provision of housing-supportive resources to the
8163	8163	residents of Revere; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
8164	8164	for Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less
8165	8165	than $60,000 shall be expended for Northern Bristol County Assistance Collaborative,
8166	8166	Inc. for the soft costs and legal fees associated with the building of innovative low-
8167	8167	income to middle-income senior housing, with on-site medical services, to address
8168	8168	the emergent growth in the senior population being squeezed out of affordable
8169	8169	housing due to fixed incomes, rising costs and corporate purchases of manufactured
8170	8170	communities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
8171	8171	Watertown housing authority to conduct financial modeling, concept planning and an
8172	8172	implementation plan for the redevelopment of Willow Park apartments; provided
8173	8173	further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Hugh Cargill Trust to
8174	8174	provide short-term, emergency assistance to residents in financial need in the town
8175	8175	of Concord; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Lower
8176	8176	Cape Cod Community Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than
8177	8177	$100,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in the city of Worcester;
8178	8178	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South
8179	8179	Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less
8180	8180	than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quinsigamond Community Village Center;
8181	8181	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater
8182	8182	Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. to distribute to HEAL Lawrence to support
8183	8183	victims of fires or any other disaster in the city of Lawrence and to assist victims with
8184	8184	securing rental insurance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
8185	8185	expended for the tenants of Warren Gardens in the Roxbury section of the city of
8186	8186	Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for recreational
8187	8187	improvements to the Henry T. Wing housing complex in the town of Sandwich;
8188	8188	provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Watertown
8189	8189	housing authority for basement waterproofing and mold remediation work at
8190	8190	Lexington Gardens; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended
8191	8191	for the Fall River housing authority for recreation for Holmes and Bishop Eid
8192	8192	apartments; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
8193	8193	Housing Assistance Corporation for the development of housing opportunities,
8194	8194	including, but not limited to, accessory dwelling units; provided further, that not less
8195	8195	than $25,000 shall be expended for the Everett Haitian community center to hire a
8196	8196	housing assistance staffer in Everett; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall
8197	8197	be expended for the Needham housing authority for upgrades to the community room 148
8198	8198	at the Linden and Chambers development; and provided further, that not less than
8199	8199	$50,000 shall be expended for Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. for the creation
8200	8200	of a community resilience hub in the city of
8201	8201	Northampton…………………………………………………………$1,705,000
8202	8202	7004-0108 For a program of short-term housing assistance to help families eligible for
8203	8203	temporary emergency shelter under item 7004-0101 in addressing obstacles to
8204	8204	maintaining or securing housing; provided, that the assistance shall include not less
8205	8205	than 12 months of housing stabilization and economic self-sufficiency case
8206	8206	management services for each family receiving benefits under this item; provided
8207	8207	further, that a family shall not receive more than $30,000 in a 24-month period from
8208	8208	this item; provided further, the department shall provide household assistance
8209	8209	in an amount up to $15,000, or a higher cap established in line item 7004-
8210	8210	0108, for subsequent 12-month periods to eligible families; provided further,
8211	8211	that so long as they meet the requirements of their housing stabilization plan,
8212	8212	a family that received household assistance under this item whose income
8213	8213	increases shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the
8214	8214	income limit; provided further, that a family shall not be deemed ineligible as a result
8215	8215	of any single violation of a self-sufficiency plan; provided further, that the department
8216	8216	of housing and community development shall take all steps necessary to enforce
8217	8217	regulations to prevent abuse in the short-term housing transition program, including
8218	8218	a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that a
8219	8219	family that was terminated from the program or did not make a good faith effort to
8220	8220	follow its housing stabilization plan during the term of its assistance shall be ineligible
8221	8221	for benefits under said item 7004-0101 and this item for 12 months from the last date
8222	8222	the family received financial assistance under said item 7004-0101 and this item;
8223	8223	provided further, that a family’s housing stabilization plan shall adequately
8224	8224	accommodate the ages and disabilities of the family members; provided further, that
8225	8225	families receiving benefits under this program who are found ineligible for continuing
8226	8226	benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal under chapter 23B of the
8227	8227	General Laws; provided further, that families who are denied assistance under this
8228	8228	item may appeal that denial under said chapter 23B, including subsection (F) of
8229	8229	section 30 of said chapter 23B and regulations adopted to implement said chapter
8230	8230	23B; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for
8231	8231	assistance under this program, may require disclosure of social security numbers by
8232	8232	all members of a family receiving assistance under this item for use in verification of
8233	8233	income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that
8234	8234	if a family member fails to provide a social security number for use in verifying the
8235	8235	family's income and eligibility, then the family shall no longer be eligible to receive
8236	8236	benefits from this program; provided further, that the department shall administer this
8237	8237	program through the following agencies, unless administering agencies are otherwise
8238	8238	procured by the department: the Berkshire Housing Development Corporation;
8239	8239	Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc.; Community Teamwork Inc.; the
8240	8240	Housing Assistance Corporation; the Franklin County regional housing and
8241	8241	redevelopment authority; Way Finders, Inc.; Metro Housing Boston; the Lynn housing
8242	8242	authority and neighborhood development; the South Middlesex Opportunity Council,
8243	8243	Inc.; NeighborWorks Housing Solutions; and RCAP Solutions, Inc.; provided further,
8244	8244	that the department shall reallocate funding based on performance-based statistics
8245	8245	from underperforming service providers to above average service providers in order
8246	8246	to move as many families from hotels, motels or shelters into more sustainable
8247	8247	housing; provided further, that the department shall use funds provided under this
8248	8248	program for stabilization workers to focus efforts on housing retention and to link
8249	8249	households to supports, including job training, education, job search and child care
8250	8250	opportunities available, and may enter into agreements with other public and private
8251	8251	agencies for the provision of such services; provided further, that a stabilization
8252	8252	worker shall be assigned to each household; provided further, that funds shall be
8253	8253	used to more rapidly transition families served by the program into temporary or 149
8254	8254	permanent sustainable housing; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
8255	8255	special law to the contrary, not less than 90 days before promulgating or amending
8256	8256	any regulation, administrative practice or policy that would alter eligibility for or the
8257	8257	level of benefits under this program to less than the benefit level available on June
8258	8258	30, 2023, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
8259	8259	on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate
8260	8260	setting forth the justification for such changes including, but not limited to, any
8261	8261	determination by the secretary of housing and economic development that available
8262	8262	appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses; provided further, that
8263	8263	the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on
8264	8264	ways and means, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of families
8265	8265	served, including available demographic information, as well as the number of
8266	8266	children served under this item broken down by age; (ii) type of assistance given; (iii)
8267	8267	average, minimum and maximum cost per family of said assistance; and (iv) total
8268	8268	number of families receiving benefits under item 7004-0101 that have received
8269	8269	assistance under item 7004-0108 during the previous 1, 2 and 3 years, including
8270	8270	available demographic information; provided further, that the department shall
8271	8271	expend funds under item 7004-0108 on families residing in temporary emergency
8272	8272	shelters and family residential treatment or sober living programs under items 4512-
8273	8273	0200 and 4513- 1130 if said families otherwise meet all eligibility requirements
8274	8274	applicable to emergency shelter under item 7004-0101, except that, solely for the
8275	8275	purposes of this item, the fact that a family is residing in a temporary emergency
8276	8276	domestic violence shelter under item 4513-1130 or in a family residential treatment
8277	8277	or sober living program under item 4512- 0200 shall not preclude said family from
8278	8278	receiving assistance; provided further, that this item shall be subject to appropriation
8279	8279	and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to, or shall be
8280	8280	construed as giving rise to, any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess
8281	8281	of the amounts appropriated in this item; and provided further, that household
8282	8282	assistance funds shall be advanced to the administering agencies at the end of each
8283	8283	month and before the next month's disbursement, the amount of which shall be
8284	8284	estimated based on the prior month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than
8285	8285	annually……………………………………………………… $42,070,445
8286	8286	7004-0109 For the shelter workforce development initiative, to provide pathways to
8287	8287	careers in fields related to housing and homelessness; provided, that
8288	8288	funds shall be expended to address barriers to obtaining and sustaining
8289	8289	shelter employment including, but not limited to, transportation, loan
8290	8290	repayment, tuition or certification fee reimbursement, and child care;
8291	8291	provided that, not less than $5,000,000 be made available to shelters
8292	8292	contracted through item 7004-0101; provided further, that not less than
8293	8293	$5,000,000 be made available to shelters contracted through item 7004-
8294	8294	0102; and provided further, that the secretary of the executive office of
8295	8295	housing and economic development shall submit a report to the joint
8296	8296	committee on housing and the house and senate committees on ways and
8297	8297	means not later than March 1, 2024, detailing the expenditures and
8298	8298	hiring outcomes of the program.........................................................................$10,000,000
8299	8299	7004-0202 For the rapid transition of homeless individuals into sustainable
8300	8300	permanent housing; provided, that programs under this item shall be
8301	8301	administered by direct service providers contracted under item 7004-
8302	8302	0102; provided further, that these programs may include, but shall not be
8303	8303	limited to, vocational training, temporary assistance and permanent
8304	8304	supportive housing; provided further, that not later than February 1, 2024,
8305	8305	the department of housing and community development shall submit a
8306	8306	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i)
8307	8307	total number of people served; (ii) total number of people transitioned into
8308	8308	permanent housing; and (iii) types of programs implemented; and provided
8309	8309	further, that the department may, for the duration of the response to the 150
8310	8310	2019 novel coronavirus health crisis, expend unused funds to support
8311	8311	line item 7004-0102 in providing
8312	8312	temporary emergency shelter to homeless individuals........................................$5,000,000
8313	8313	7004-3036 For housing services and counseling; provided, that funds shall be
8314	8314	expended as grants to 9 regional housing consumer education centers
8315	8315	operated by the regional nonprofit housing authorities; provided further,
8316	8316	that the grants shall be awarded through a competitive application process
8317	8317	under criteria established by the department of housing and community
8318	8318	development; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be
8319	8319	expended for housing stabilization services for certain households served
8320	8320	with residential assistance payments under item 7004-9316 or emergency
8321	8321	rental assistance under the department of housing and community
8322	8322	development’s 2019 novel coronavirus eviction diversion initiative, who
8323	8323	face significant barriers to sustaining housing payments; provided further,
8324	8324	that the department shall submit annual reports to the secretary of
8325	8325	administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways
8326	8326	and means and the joint committee on housing detailing all expenditures
8327	8327	of the program, including each regional housing consumer education
8328	8328	center, the total number of persons who received information and referral
8329	8329	services, the costs for such services rendered per consumer and the
8330	8330	identification of consumer issues and trends; provided further, that not
8331	8331	later than January 3, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the
8332	8332	house and senate committees on ways and means on possible savings
8333	8333	and efficiencies that may be realized through the consolidation of said
8334	8334	services; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be made
8335	8335	available to the Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts, Inc. for
8336	8336	coordination and information technology ………………..$9,700,000
8337	8337	7004-3045 For a tenancy preservation program for neutral party consultation
8338	8338	services in eviction cases before the housing court department of the trial
8339	8339	court for individuals with disabilities and for families with individuals with
8340	8340	disabilities; provided, that the disability of the program participant or family
8341	8341	member must be directly related to the reason for eviction to be
8342	8342	eligible for the program, prior appropriation continued.........................................$2,042,755
8343	8343	7004-4314 For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the
8344	8344	department of housing and community development to assist tenants
8345	8345	residing in housing developed under sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B
8346	8346	of the General Laws............................................................................................$5,000,000
8347	8347	7004-9005 For subsidies to housing authorities and nonprofit organizations,
8348	8348	including funds for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals in
8349	8349	housing for the elderly, handicapped, veterans, families and relocated
8350	8350	persons under sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws;
8351	8351	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
8352	8352	all housing authorities operating elderly public housing shall offer first
8353	8353	preference for elderly public housing units that are vacant on the effective
8354	8354	date of this act, and thereafter, to those persons 60 years of age or older
8355	8355	as of June 30, 2023 receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts
8356	8356	rental voucher program; provided further, that the department of housing
8357	8357	and community development may expend funds appropriated under this
8358	8358	item for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals which may be
8359	8359	anticipated in the operation of housing authorities for the first quarter of the
8360	8360	subsequent fiscal year; provided further, that no funds shall be expended
8361	8361	from this item to reimburse the debt service reserve included in the
8362	8362	budgets of housing authorities; provided further, that no funds shall be
8363	8363	expended from this item in the AA object class for the compensation of
8364	8364	state employees; provided further, that the amount appropriated in this 151
8365	8365	item shall be considered to meet all obligations under said sections 32 and
8366	8366	40 of said chapter 121B; provided further, that new reduced rental units
8367	8367	developed in fiscal year 2024 eligible for subsidies under this item shall
8368	8368	not cause any annualization that results in an amount exceeding the
8369	8369	amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that all funds in excess
8370	8370	of normal utilities, operations and maintenance costs may be expended
8371	8371	for capital repairs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
8372	8372	expended for the Just-A-Start Corporation for the economic mobility hub
8373	8373	at Rindge Commons in North Cambridge; provided further, that no
8374	8374	employee of a housing authority shall simultaneously be an elected
8375	8375	executive officer within the same municipality in which the authority is
8376	8376	located; provided further, that housing authorities and nonprofit
8377	8377	organizations situated in municipalities that do not comply with the
8378	8378	provisions of section 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws shall continue
8379	8379	to qualify for funding from the local capital projects fund; and provided
8380	8380	further, that the administration shall make every attempt to direct efforts
8381	8381	toward rehabilitating local housing authority family units requiring
8382	8382	$10,000 or less in repairs…………………………. $102,050,000
8383	8383	General Fund........................................................89.37%
8384	8384	Local Capital Projects Fund...................................10.63%
8385	8385	7004-9007 For costs associated with the implementation of the department of
8386	8386	housing and community development’s duties under chapter 235 of the
8387	8387	acts of 2014; provided, that in conjunction with said duties, funds may be
8388	8388	expended on the creation and implementation of an information
8389	8389	technology platform for state-aided public housing to be administered by
8390	8390	the department....................................................................................................$2,200,000
8391	8391	7004-9024 For the Massachusetts rental voucher program to provide rental
8392	8392	assistance for low-income families and elderly persons through mobile and
8393	8393	project-based vouchers; provided, that the income of eligible households
8394	8394	shall not exceed 80 per cent of the area median income; provided further,
8395	8395	that the department of housing and community development may require
8396	8396	that not less than 75 per cent of newly issued vouchers be targeted to
8397	8397	households whose income at initial occupancy does not exceed 30 per
8398	8398	cent of the area median income; provided further, that the department may
8399	8399	award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-
8400	8400	based units that shall expire due to the non-renewal of project-based rental
8401	8401	assistance contracts; provided further, that the department, as a
8402	8402	condition of continued eligibility for vouchers and voucher payments,
8403	8403	may require disclosure of social security numbers by participants and
8404	8404	members of a participant’s household in the Massachusetts rental voucher
8405	8405	program for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments
8406	8406	and executive offices; provided further, that if a participant or member of a
8407	8407	participant’s household fails to provide a social security number for use in
8408	8408	verifying the household’s income and eligibility, then that household shall
8409	8409	no longer be eligible for a voucher or to receive benefits from the voucher
8410	8410	program; provided further, that until the implementation of a payment
8411	8411	standard by the department, each household shall pay not less than 30
8412	8412	per cent of its monthly adjusted income but not more than 40 per cent of
8413	8413	its monthly adjusted income for rent at initial occupancy; provided further,
8414	8414	that until the implementation of such payment standard, the monthly dollar
8415	8415	amount of each voucher shall be the department-approved monthly rent
8416	8416	of the unit less the monthly amount paid for rent by the household;
8417	8417	provided further, that any household that is proven to have caused
8418	8418	intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of
8419	8419	rent during any 1-year period shall be terminated from the program; 152
8420	8420	provided further, that if the use of a mobile voucher is or has been
8421	8421	discontinued, then the mobile voucher shall be reassigned; provided
8422	8422	further, that the department shall pay regional administering agencies not
8423	8423	less than $50 per voucher per month for the costs of administering the
8424	8424	program; provided further, that subsidies shall not be reduced due to the
8425	8425	cost of inspections; provided further, that beginning on January 1, 2024,
8426	8426	for newly issued vouchers and at the time of income recertification,
8427	8427	relocation and otherwise required interim recalculation for households with
8428	8428	existing vouchers, the department shall provide assistance using a
8429	8429	payment standard so that the required household payment for a household
8430	8430	choosing a unit with gross rent less than or equal to the payment standard
8431	8431	will be not more than 30 per cent of the household’s monthly adjusted
8432	8432	income, with gross rent defined as the contract rent plus an amount
8433	8433	allowed by the department for tenant-paid utilities; provided further, that
8434	8434	the payment standard shall not exceed 110 per cent of the area-wide fair
8435	8435	market rental established by the United States Department of Housing and
8436	8436	Urban Development for the same size of dwelling unit in the same region,
8437	8437	except as necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a household
8438	8438	member with a disability, and shall be not less than 100 per cent of that
8439	8439	area-wide fair market rental, except that a reduction by the United States
8440	8440	Department of Housing and Urban Development in such fair market rental
8441	8441	shall not reduce the payment standard applied to a household continuing
8442	8442	to reside in a unit for which the household was receiving assistance at the
8443	8443	time the fair market rental was reduced; provided further, that if the gross
8444	8444	rent for the unit does not exceed the applicable payment standard, the
8445	8445	monthly assistance payment for the household for both project-based and
8446	8446	tenant- based assistance shall be equal to the gross rent less the required
8447	8447	household payment, except that the required household payment in any
8448	8448	project-based unit that is subsidized under another federal or state subsidy
8449	8449	or public housing program shall be subject to applicable limits on tenant-
8450	8450	paid rent under such federal or state program; provided further, that for a
8451	8451	household receiving tenant-based assistance under this section, if the
8452	8452	household chooses a unit with a gross rent that exceeds the applicable
8453	8453	payment standard, the monthly assistance payment for the household
8454	8454	shall be limited to the amount by which the applicable payment standard
8455	8455	exceeds 30 per cent of the monthly adjusted income of the household;
8456	8456	provided further, that even if a household with tenant-based assistance
8457	8457	chooses a unit with gross rent exceeding the payment standard, at the
8458	8458	time the household initially receives tenant-based assistance with respect
8459	8459	to any dwelling the total amount that the household may be required to pay
8460	8460	for gross rent, including the amount by which the gross rent exceeds the
8461	8461	payment standard, may not exceed 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted
8462	8462	income of the household at the time a household initially receives tenant-
8463	8463	based assistance with respect to any dwelling; provided further, that
8464	8464	households receiving tenant-based assistance under this section may pay
8465	8465	more than 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted income of the household,
8466	8466	at their option; provided further, that this amount may not exceed 40 per
8467	8467	cent of the monthly adjusted income of the household in the first year of
8468	8468	occupancy; provided further, that the department shall establish the
8469	8469	amounts of the mobile and project-based vouchers so that the
8470	8470	appropriation in this item shall not be exceeded by payments for rental
8471	8471	assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall
8472	8472	not enter into commitments that shall cause it to exceed the appropriation
8473	8473	set forth in this item; provided further, that participating local housing
8474	8474	authorities may take all steps necessary to enable them to transfer mobile
8475	8475	voucher program participants from the Massachusetts rental voucher
8476	8476	program into another housing subsidy program; provided further, that the
8477	8477	department's approved monthly rent limits for mobile vouchers issued or 153
8478	8478	leased on or after July 1, 2023 shall not be less than 100 per cent or
8479	8479	exceed 110 per cent of the area or small area fair market rent, except as
8480	8480	necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a household member with
8481	8481	a disability, as determined by the department, based on unit size as
8482	8482	established annually by the United States Department of Housing and
8483	8483	Urban Development; provided further, that the requested rent level for
8484	8484	mobile vouchers shall be determined reasonable by the administering
8485	8485	agency; provided further, that for mobile vouchers currently leased, the
8486	8486	new rent limit shall not begin until the anniversary date of the lease;
8487	8487	provided further, that the department may assist housing authorities at
8488	8488	their written request in the immediate implementation of a homeless
8489	8489	prevention program utilizing alternative housing resources available to
8490	8490	them for low- income families and the elderly by designating participants
8491	8491	in the Massachusetts rental voucher program as at risk of displacement
8492	8492	by public action through no fault of their own; provided further, that not
8493	8493	later than December 1, 2023, the department of housing and community
8494	8494	development shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
8495	8495	ways and means and the joint committee on housing on the utilization of
8496	8496	rental vouchers during the last 3 fiscal years under this item and item 7004-
8497	8497	9030; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to,
8498	8498	the: (i) number and average value of rental vouchers currently distributed
8499	8499	in the commonwealth in each county and in each municipality; (ii) average
8500	8500	number of days that it takes for a household to utilize a voucher after
8501	8501	receiving it from the administering agency; (iii) number of households that
8502	8502	reach the date by which they must lease up their voucher without having
8503	8503	found an available unit; (iv) number of households that apply for an
8504	8504	extension by the deadline to lease up their voucher and the number of
8505	8505	extensions granted; (v) actions taken by the department to reduce the wait
8506	8506	time for households to lease up their voucher; (vi) number of distributed
8507	8507	vouchers available to be utilized; (vii) number and type of new vouchers
8508	8508	issued after July 5, 2023; (viii) number of families on a waitlist for an
8509	8509	available rental voucher; (ix) average number of days that it takes for
8510	8510	project based vouchers awarded by the department to be utilized after
8511	8511	the award is made; and (x) obstacles faced by the department in its
8512	8512	efforts to provide the information detailed in the preceding provisos, if
8513	8513	applicable; provided further, that the report shall comply with state and
8514	8514	federal privacy standards; and provided further, that the department may
8515	8515	expend funds from this item for costs related to the completion of the
8516	8516	voucher management system, prior appropriation
8517	8517	continued…………………………………………… $173,247,567
8518	8518	7004-9030 For the rental assistance program established in section 16 of chapter
8519	8519	179 of the acts of 1995; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
8520	8520	special law to the contrary, the rental assistance program shall be in the
8521	8521	form of mobile vouchers; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in
8522	8522	varying dollar amounts set by the department of housing and community
8523	8523	development based on considerations including, but not limited to,
8524	8524	household size, composition, household income and geographic location;
8525	8525	provided further, that the department’s approved monthly rent limits for
8526	8526	vouchers issued or leased after July 1, 2024, shall not be less than 110
8527	8527	per cent of the current area-wide fair market rent based on unit size as
8528	8528	established annually by the United States Department of Housing and
8529	8529	Urban Development; provided further, that the requested rent level for
8530	8530	vouchers shall be determined reasonable by the administering agency;
8531	8531	provided further, that for vouchers currently leased, the new rent limit shall
8532	8532	not begin until the anniversary date of the lease; provided further, that any
8533	8533	household that is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental
8534	8534	unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of rent during any 1-year period 154
8535	8535	shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that
8536	8536	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be
8537	8537	no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent
8538	8538	by each household holding a mobile voucher; provided further, that each
8539	8539	household shall be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net
8540	8540	income as defined under regulations promulgated by the department for
8541	8541	units if payment of utilities is not provided by the unit owner or not less
8542	8542	than 30 per cent of its income for units if payment of utilities is provided by
8543	8543	the unit owner; provided further, that payments for the rental assistance
8544	8544	program may be provided in advance; provided further, that the
8545	8545	department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers so that the
8546	8546	appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental
8547	8547	assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall
8548	8548	not enter into commitments which shall cause it to exceed the
8549	8549	appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the amount of a
8550	8550	rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not
8551	8551	exceed the rent less the household’s minimum rent obligation; provided
8552	8552	further, that not later than December 15, 2023, the department shall submit
8553	8553	a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
8554	8554	detailing: (i) expenditures from this item; (ii) the number of outstanding
8555	8555	rental vouchers; and (iii) the number and types of units leased; and
8556	8556	provided further, that the word “rent”, as used in this item, shall mean
8557	8557	payments to the landlord or owner of a dwelling unit under a lease or other
8558	8558	agreement for a tenant’s occupancy of the dwelling unit, but shall not
8559	8559	include payments made by the tenant separately for the
8560	8560	cost of heat, cooking fuel or electricity, prior appropriation continued................$14,108,528
8561	8561	7004-9033 For rental subsidies to eligible clients of the department of mental health;
8562	8562	provided, that the department of housing and community development
8563	8563	shall establish the amounts of such subsidies so that payment of the rental
8564	8564	subsidies and of any other commitments from this item shall not
8565	8565	exceed the amount appropriated in this item.....................................................$12,548,125
8566	8566	7004-9034
8567	8567
8568	8568	For a housing assistance for re-entry transition pilot program; provided,
8569	8569	that funds shall be expended for rental subsidies to participants in re- entry
8570	8570	programs funded under items 8000-0655 and 8900-1100; provided further,
8571	8571	that the department of housing and community development shall
8572	8572	establish the amount of said subsidies so that department spending does
8573	8573	not exceed the amount appropriated; and provided further, that not later
8574	8574	than October 2, 2023, the department shall report to the house and senate
8575	8575	committees on ways and means on program design and implementation,
8576	8576	including the: (a) amount proposed for said subsidies;
8577	8577	(b) estimated number of individuals who would qualify for said subsidies;
8578	8578	and (c) planned distribution of funds....................................................................$7,000,000
8579	8579	7004-9315 For the department of housing and community development, which may
8580	8580	expend for the administration and monitoring of the low-income housing
8581	8581	tax credit and local administration programs not more than $2,998,580
8582	8582	from fees collected under these programs; provided, that funds may be
8583	8583	expended for the costs of administering and monitoring the programs,
8584	8584	including the costs of personnel, subject to the approval of the
8585	8585	undersecretary of the department; and provided further, that
8586	8586	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
8587	8587	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
8588	8588	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
8589	8589	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
8590	8590	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
8591	8591	estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................................$2,998,580 155
8592	8592	7004-9316 For a program to provide assistance in addressing obstacles to
8593	8593	maintaining or securing housing for families with a household income: (i)
8594	8594	not more than 30 per cent of area median income who are homeless and
8595	8595	moving into subsidized or private housing or are at risk of becoming
8596	8596	homeless; or (ii) more than 30 per cent but not more than 50 per cent of
8597	8597	area median income who are homeless and moving into subsidized or
8598	8598	private housing or are at risk of becoming homeless due to a significant
8599	8599	reduction of income or increased expenses; provided, that assistance shall
8600	8600	be administered by the department of housing and community
8601	8601	development through contracts with the regional HomeBASE agencies;
8602	8602	provided further, that not less than 50 per cent of the funds shall be
8603	8603	provided to households with an income not more than 30 per cent of area
8604	8604	median income, subject to the department’s discretion based on data
8605	8605	reflecting program demand and usage; provided further, that in distributing
8606	8606	50 per cent of the funds, the department shall prioritize those families most
8607	8607	likely to otherwise require shelter services under item 7004-0101;
8608	8608	provided further, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed
8609	8609	$7,000 in any 12-month period; provided further, that residential
8610	8610	assistance payments may be made through direct vendor payments
8611	8611	according to standards to be established by the department; provided
8612	8612	further, that the agencies shall establish a system for referring families
8613	8613	approved for residential assistance payments, who the agencies
8614	8614	determine would benefit from these services, to existing community-
8615	8615	based programs that provide additional housing stabilization supports,
8616	8616	including assistance in obtaining housing subsidies and locating
8617	8617	alternative housing that is safe and affordable for any such families;
8618	8618	provided further, that the program shall be administered under guidelines
8619	8619	established by the department; provided further, that income verification
8620	8620	shall
8621	8621
8622	8622	be
8623	8623
8624	8624	conducted
8625	8625
8626	8626	by
8627	8627
8628	8628	using:
8629	8629
8630	8630	(a)
8631	8631
8632	8632	documentation
8633	8633
8634	8634	provided
8635	8635
8636	8636	by
8637	8637
8638	8638	the
8639	8639	household, requiring the same documentation and process used to
8640	8640	conduct income verification under this item in fiscal year 2023 or fewer
8641	8641	documents as directed by the department; (b) third-party income
8642	8642	verification; or (c) validated receipt of certain MassHealth or department of
8643	8643	transitional assistance benefits demonstrating that the household earns
8644	8644	less than 50 per cent of area median income; provided further, that the
8645	8645	manner in which income verification is conducted shall be at the discretion
8646	8646	of the department but that the department shall not discontinue the use of
8647	8647	said options for income verification listed in the preceding proviso;
8648	8648	provided further, that the department shall allow a short, simple application
8649	8649	requiring minimal processing time; provided further, that the department
8650	8650	shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways
8651	8651	and means detailing the: (1) number of families who applied for
8652	8652	assistance; (2) number of families approved for assistance; (3) minimum,
8653	8653	median and average amount of financial assistance awarded; (4) total
8654	8654	amount of assistance awarded to date, including a breakdown by income
8655	8655	category; and (5) number of families falling into each income category;
8656	8656	provided further, that the department shall track a family’s reason for
8657	8657	assistance by the same categories used in item 7004- 0101; provided
8658	8658	further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to provide
8659	8659	assistance to households of all sizes and configurations including, but not
8660	8660	limited to, elders, persons with disabilities and unaccompanied youths;
8661	8661	provided further, that household assistance funds shall be advanced to the
8662	8662	administering agencies at the end of each month and prior to the next
8663	8663	month’s disbursement, the amount of which shall be estimated based on
8664	8664	the prior month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than annually;
8665	8665	provided further, that notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), funds shall be
8666	8666	expended to families and individuals who are at risk of injury or harm due 156
8667	8667	to domestic violence or who are at health risk due to being
8668	8668	immunosuppressed or immunocompromised in their current housing
8669	8669	situation and whose household income is not more than 60 per cent of the
8670	8670	area median income; provided further, that families and individuals that
8671	8671	are at risk of injury or harm from domestic violence who meet the
8672	8672	qualifications of enrollment in the address confidentiality program shall be
8673	8673	afforded the opportunity to register with and become enrolled in the
8674	8674	address confidentiality program as offered by the secretary of the
8675	8675	commonwealth; and provided further, that the department shall distribute
8676	8676	funds under this item as well as said federal sources and other public and
8677	8677	private sources of short-term rental and mortgage assistance in a manner
8678	8678	that prioritizes: (1) those communities most affected by the impacts of
8679	8679	the 2019 novel coronavirus; and (2) geographic equity
8680	8680	……………………………………………………….$ 180,602,462
8681	8681	Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
8682	8682	7006-0000 For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, including
8683	8683	expenses of an administrative services unit........................................................$1,451,486
8684	8684	7006-0043 For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, which may
8685	8685	expend not more than $670,000 from fees collected from the registration
8686	8686	and renewal of home improvement contractor registrations under section
8687	8687	11 of chapter 142A of the General Laws for the administration and
8688	8688	enforcement of the home improvement contractor registration program;
8689	8689	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
8690	8690	for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
8691	8691	receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may
8692	8692	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
8693	8693	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
8694	8694	estimate as reported in the state accounting system..............................................$670,000
8695	8695	Division of Banks.
8696	8696	7006-0010
8697	8697
8698	8698	For the operation of the division of banks; provided, that notwithstanding
8699	8699	any general or special law to the contrary, the division shall assess 100
8700	8700	per cent of the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe
8701	8701	benefit costs for personnel paid from this item upon financial institutions
8702	8702	that the division currently regulates under section 2 of chapter
8703	8703	167 of the General Laws...................................................................................$22,371,355
8704	8704	7006-0011 For the costs incurred by the division of banks associated with licensure
8705	8705	of loan originators under chapter 255F of the General Laws; provided, that
8706	8706	the division may expend revenues of not more than $3,050,000 from the
8707	8707	revenue received from administrative fees associated with the licensure
8708	8708	fees and from civil administrative penalties collected under said chapter
8709	8709	255F; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended
8710	8710	by the commissioner of banks as grants for the operation of a program for
8711	8711	best lending practices, first-time homeowner counseling for nontraditional
8712	8712	loans and not less than 10 foreclosure education centers under section 16
8713	8713	of chapter 206 of the acts of 2007 and that the grants shall be awarded
8714	8714	through a competitive application process using criteria established by the
8715	8715	division; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
8716	8716	law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
8717	8717	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
8718	8718	expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may
8719	8719	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
8720	8720	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in 157
8721	8721	the state accounting system................................................................................$3,050,000
8722	8722	Division of Insurance.
8723	8723	7006-0020 For the operation of the division of insurance, including the expenses of
8724	8724	the board of appeal on motor vehicle policies and bonds, the associated
8725	8725	fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item, certain other costs of
8726	8726	supervising motor vehicle liability insurance and the expenses of the
8727	8727	fraudulent claims board; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
8728	8728	special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this
8729	8729	item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this
8730	8730	item shall be assessed upon the institutions which the division currently
8731	8731	regulates under general or special laws or regulations, except for licensed
8732	8732	business entity producers; and provided further, that the assessment shall
8733	8733	be in addition to any assessments currently assessed upon those
8734	8734	institutions………………………………………….. $15,390,410
8735	8735	7006-0029 For the operation of the health care access bureau under the division of
8736	8736	insurance; provided, that the full amount appropriated in this item and the
8737	8737	associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item shall be
8738	8738	assessed upon the carriers licensed under chapters 175, 176A, 176B and
8739	8739	176G of the General Laws, as provided in section 7A of chapter 26
8740	8740	of the General Laws............................................................................................$1,060,794
8741	8741	Division of Occupational Licensure.
8742	8742	7006-0040 For the operation and administration of the division of occupational
8743	8743	licensure..............................................................................................................$9,597,574
8744	8744	7006-0142
8745	8745
8746	8746	For the administration of the office of public safety and inspections under
8747	8747	the division of occupational licensure, which may expend not more than
8748	8748	$17,800,344 in revenues collected from fees or fines for annual elevator
8749	8749	inspections, building inspections, amusement park ride inspections, state
8750	8750	building code trainings and courses of instruction, licensing of pipefitters
8751	8751	and hoisting equipment operators, all licensing programs administered by
8752	8752	the office of public safety and inspections, revenues from fines collected
8753	8753	under section 65 of chapter 143 of the General Laws and fees for appeals
8754	8754	of civil fines issued under section 22 of chapter 22 of the General Laws
8755	8755	and said section 65 of said chapter 143; provided, that funds shall be
8756	8756	expended for the administration of the office of public safety and
8757	8757	inspections including, but not limited to: (i) inspectional services; (ii)
8758	8758	licensing services; (iii) the architectural access board; (iv) elevator
8759	8759	inspections; (v) building inspections; and (vi) amusement device
8760	8760	inspections; provided further, that the division shall employ not less than
8761	8761	70 full-time equivalent elevator inspectors, including an additional
8762	8762	engineer, and that funds shall be expended to address the existing
8763	8763	elevator inspection backlog and to defray the costs associated with
8764	8764	performing overtime elevator inspections; and provided further, that
8765	8765	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
8766	8766	of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
8767	8767	revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the
8768	8768	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
8769	8769	this authorization or the most recent revenue
8770	8770	estimate…………………………………………….. $17,800,344
8771	8771	Division of Standards. 158
8772	8772	7006-0060 For the operation of the division of standards......................................................$1,440,542
8773	8773	7006-0064 For the division of standards' oversight of motor vehicle repair shops....................$320,000
8774	8774	7006-0065
8775	8775
8776	8776	For the division of standards, which may retain not more than $810,293
8777	8777	from registration fees and fines collected under sections 184B to 184E,
8778	8778	inclusive, of chapter 94 of the General Laws and section 56D of chapter
8779	8779	98 of the General Laws to support its enforcement activities as provided
8780	8780	in subsection (h) of section 184D of said chapter 94 and from revenues
8781	8781	received from item-pricing violations collected through municipal
8782	8782	inspection efforts and from weights and measures fees and fines collected
8783	8783	from cities and towns for enforcement of weights and measures laws;
8784	8784	provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (h) of said section 184D of
8785	8785	said chapter 94, the division shall not fund the municipal grant program as
8786	8786	provided in said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter 94;
8787	8787	and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
8788	8788	the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
8789	8789	between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the
8790	8790	division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
8791	8791	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
8792	8792	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
8793	8793	system………………………………………….……………. $810,293
8794	8794	7006-0066 For the support of municipal inspection efforts at the division of
8795	8795	standards; provided, that not more than 15 per cent of the amount
8796	8796	appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative costs of the
8797	8797	division
8798	8798	………………………………………………………………$ 160,372
8799	8799	Department of Telecommunications and Cable.
8800	8800	7006-0071
8801	8801
8802	8802	For the operation of the department of telecommunications and cable;
8803	8803	provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7 of chapter
8804	8804	25C of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2024 shall
8805	8805	be made at a rate sufficient to produce 100 per cent of the amount
8806	8806	appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for
8807	8807	personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that not less than
8808	8808	$25,000 shall be expended for the city of Chicopee to replace equipment
8809	8809	in order to continue to provide public and community access on the
8810	8810	televisions of residents ……………………….………….. $3,332,411
8811	8811	Massachusetts Office of Business Development.
8812	8812	7007-0150 For the Massachusetts office of business development for contracts with
8813	8813	regional economic development organizations under the program
8814	8814	established under sections 3J and 3K of chapter 23A of the General
8815	8815	Laws....................................................................................................................$1,000,000
8816	8816	7007-0300 For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development,
8817	8817	including the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office, and
8818	8818	for marketing and promoting the commonwealth in order to attract
8819	8819	and retain targeted businesses and industries....................................................$1,208,383
8820	8820	7007-0500
8821	8821
8822	8822	For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Biomedical
8823	8823	Initiatives, Inc., for the commercialization of new, academic-based
8824	8824	research and development and raising the scientific awareness of the
8825	8825	communities of the commonwealth; provided, that the institute, in
8826	8826	collaboration with the office of business development, shall expend not
8827	8827	less than $250,000 for initiatives to increase diversity in the fields of life 159
8828	8828	sciences and biotechnology in the commonwealth; provided further, that
8829	8829	such initiatives may include, but shall not be limited to: (i) investments in
8830	8830	minority-owned businesses; (ii) grants to school districts with significant
8831	8831	minority student populations for the development of curricula, purchase of
8832	8832	equipment and the provision of internships; (iii) planning and
8833	8833	implementation of strategies to recruit, develop and retain a diverse
8834	8834	workforce in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology; and (iv)
8835	8835	identifying structural and cultural obstacles to the full inclusion of diverse
8836	8836	population in the life sciences and biotechnology field, along with
8837	8837	recommendations for removing those obstacles; provided further, that not
8838	8838	later than January 31, 2024, the institute shall submit a report to the house
8839	8839	and senate committees on ways and means on the development,
8840	8840	implementation and success of these initiatives, including the
8841	8841	disbursement of funds to specific entities as defined in this item; and
8842	8842	provided further, that the institute shall seek out private funds necessary
8843	8843	to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1 contributed by this item................$750,000
8844	8844	7007-0800 For a state matching grant for the small business development center;
8845	8845	provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until the United
8846	8846	States Small Business Administration has made a payment or has
8847	8847	executed a contract to pay the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for
8848	8848	the operation of the center; provided further, that the funds expended from
8849	8849	this item shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of the
8850	8850	center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 from this item shall
8851	8851	be expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within
8852	8852	the center; provided further, that such services shall include, but not be
8853	8853	limited to, assisting businesses in securing federal contracts, obtaining
8854	8854	contract financing, generating responses to requests for proposals,
8855	8855	interpreting bid documents, providing educational workshops and
8856	8856	seminars and for the electronic identification and tracking of federal bid
8857	8857	opportunities; and provided further, that funds expended for federal
8858	8858	procurement technical assistance services within the center shall be
8859	8859	subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources,
8860	8860	including the United States Department of Defense............................................$1,426,222
8861	8861	7007-0801 For microlending grants, which shall be issued to established United
8862	8862	States Treasury-certified community development financial institutions,
8863	8863	United States Small Business Administration microlenders and United
8864	8864	States Department of Agriculture microlenders making direct
8865	8865	microenterprise and small business loans to borrowers on a regional basis
8866	8866	and providing technical assistance to applicants and borrowers in order to
8867	8867	foster business establishment and success; provided, that the funds shall
8868	8868	be used to support the eligible organizations' lending and technical
8869	8869	assistance activities; and provided further, that not later than February 15,
8870	8870	2024, the Massachusetts office of business development shall submit a
8871	8871	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means identifying
8872	8872	the: (i) United States Treasury-certified community development financial
8873	8873	institutions receiving grant issuances; (ii) names and loan amounts of each
8874	8874	business receiving grant funds from the lending institution; (iii) federal
8875	8875	dollar match received as a result of making the loan; (iv) number of jobs
8876	8876	created through the business loans; and (v) number of failed
8877	8877	loans………………………………………………… $1,300,000
8878	8878	7007-0952 For the operation of the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation established in
8879	8879	chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall
8880	8880	be expended to promote private fundraising, achieve self-sufficiency and serve as a
8881	8881	catalyst for urban economic development and job opportunities for local residents;
8882	8882	provided further, that the corporation shall take all steps necessary to increase the 160
8883	8883	amount of private funding available for the operation of the zoos; provided further,
8884	8884	that funding in this item shall not be transferred through interdepartmental service
8885	8885	agreements; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the
8886	8886	Forest Park Zoological Society, Inc. for the expansion of the Kids Go Wild program
8887	8887	providing free programming to community partners, year-round daily care of not less
8888	8888	than 250 animals and additional educational opportunities for youth and adults across
8889	8889	western Massachusetts, including an internship program; provided further, that not
8890	8890	less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Lupa Game Farm, Inc. in Ludlow;
8891	8891	provided further, that not later than February 1, 2024, the corporation shall submit a
8892	8892	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of, and
8893	8893	amounts collected from, the private fundraising and enhanced revenue efforts
8894	8894	identified in the draft Massachusetts Zoos Business and Operations Plan dated
8895	8895	December 1996; and provided further, that funds may be expended on a matching
8896	8896	program to encourage private and corporate donations to support the Franklin Park
8897	8897	Zoo and the Walter D. tone Memorial
8898	8898	Zoo………………………………………………………………………………$6,750,000
8899	8899	Massachusetts Marketing Partnership.
8900	8900	7008-0900 For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that
8901	8901	the office shall be the commonwealth’s official and lead agency to facilitate and
8902	8902	attract: (i) major sports events and championships; and (ii) motion picture production
8903	8903	and development; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the office shall
8904	8904	submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall
8905	8905	include, but not be limited to: (a) an overview of the tourism industry in the
8906	8906	commonwealth; (b) the economic impact of domestic and international travelers to
8907	8907	the commonwealth; (c) a breakdown of the regional tourism council grant allocations;
8908	8908	(d) strategies to combat the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism industry
8909	8909	in the commonwealth; and (e) the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism
8910	8910	industry in the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the loss of jobs and
8911	8911	statewide revenue from the sales, room occupancy and short-term rentals taxes,
8912	8912	delineated by region; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
8913	8913	for Pilgrim Hall Museum for architectural design and conservation planning to
8914	8914	increase sustainability and protect assets by improving and updating the building
8915	8915	envelope; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the
8916	8916	Germantown neighborhood center in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less
8917	8917	than $100,000 shall be expended to Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in the city of
8918	8918	Quincy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of
8919	8919	Springfield for the Caribbean festival; provided further, that not less than $350,000
8920	8920	shall be expended to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Inc. for
8921	8921	maintenance upgrades of 4 elevators, replacement of a controller, MH3000
8922	8922	microprocessor part of the code update for fire service PH2 stop switch and
8923	8923	conversion and interior and exterior energy efficiency improvements necessary for
8924	8924	the operation of the facilities; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
8925	8925	expended for the Wilbraham nature and cultural council for tourism, marketing and
8926	8926	advertising purposes; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended
8927	8927	for the operation of New England Public Media, Inc. youth media lab, training,
8928	8928	workplace readiness workshops and internships for in-person and remote instruction
8929	8929	sessions to engage middle and high school students in media literacy and the role of
8930	8930	fact-based journalism in public media and improvements to the new community
8931	8931	engagement and education center; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall
8932	8932	be expended for the Museum of Science in the city of Boston to increase sustainability
8933	8933	by improving and updating the building envelope; provided further, that not less than
8934	8934	$75,000 shall be expended to The West End Museum, Incorporated to mitigate the
8935	8935	adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to recover from flood impacts;
8936	8936	provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham
8937	8937	Tourism Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
8938	8938	to the historic West Medford Community Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less 161
8939	8939	than $80,000 shall be expended to the historic Cyrus Dallin Art Museum; provided
8940	8940	further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Amateur
8941	8941	Sports Foundation, Inc. for the Bay State games; provided further, that not less than
8942	8942	$100,000 shall be expended to the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc. for free public
8943	8943	concerts in Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
8944	8944	to The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Inc. for free programming on the
8945	8945	Boston common; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to
8946	8946	Revolutionary Spaces, Inc. to address deferred maintenance and make
8947	8947	improvements necessary for the operation of the old state house and old south
8948	8948	meeting house in Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
8949	8949	expended for a matching grant program to the enrichment center located in
8950	8950	Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the
8951	8951	Boch center’s folk Americana roots hall of fame in the city of Boston to support the
8952	8952	hall of fame’s educational mission and local economic development through
8953	8953	programming and performances at the hall of fame; provided further, that not less
8954	8954	than $50,000 shall be expended to No Books, No Ball Basketball Program, a non-
8955	8955	profit corporation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
8956	8956	the Museum of African American History, Incorporated; provided further, that not less
8957	8957	than $25,000 shall be expended to Lena Park Community Development Corporation,
8958	8958	located in Dorchester; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
8959	8959	for strategic marketing to increase visitorship to the Museum of the International
8960	8960	Volleyball hall of fame in Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall
8961	8961	be expended for the town of Lexington for the operational expenses of planning and
8962	8962	coordinating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, including marketing,
8963	8963	advertising, security and public safety measures; provided further, that not less than
8964	8964	$20,000 shall be expended to the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts,
8965	8965	Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
8966	8966	expended for improvements to the Putnam historic district property to be administered
8967	8967	by the North Reading Minit and Militia in the town of North Reading; provided further,
8968	8968	that the Massachusetts film office shall promote the commonwealth as a leading film
8969	8969	and television production state; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall
8970	8970	be expended on efforts to ensure the recovery and continued vitality of the
8971	8971	commonwealth’s tourism and hospitality industry post-pandemic; and provided
8972	8972	further, that eligible uses for the funds shall include, but not be limited to, covering
8973	8973	lost payroll, rent and other expenses, adapting programming to cope with 2019 novel
8974	8974	coronavirus and subsequent variants, investing in technology and infrastructure for
8975	8975	safe reopening, and planning efforts to develop creative solutions to build and
8976	8976	transform the tourism and hospitality sector to adapt to the post-pandemic
8977	8977	environments…………………………………………………………$6,269,019
8978	8978	7008-1116 For the commonwealth’s local economic development projects; provided, that not less
8979	8979	than $20,000 shall be expended for repurposing Broadman street park from a
8980	8980	playground to an outdoor area accessible to seniors in the town of Norfolk; provided
8981	8981	further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the North End Music and
8982	8982	Performing Arts Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
8983	8983	expended for the Wharf District Council, Inc., for climate resiliency planning; provided
8984	8984	further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for trail and other multi-modal
8985	8985	path management, including design, engineering, technical assistance, consulting
8986	8986	services and land acquisitions in the town of Ashland; provided further, that not less
8987	8987	than $25,000 shall be expended for the North End Athletic Association, Inc. in the city
8988	8988	of Boston; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the
8989	8989	Ellis memorial early education center in the city of Boston; provided further, that not
8990	8990	less than $125,000 shall be expended for city park improvements in the city of
8991	8991	Framingham; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for
8992	8992	supporting transportation services for the disabled, elderly, low income and veterans
8993	8993	for Taking People Places, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
8994	8994	expended for repairs to the National Lancers headquarters; provided further, that not
8995	8995	less than $400,000 shall be expended for the North End Waterfront neighborhood 162
8996	8996	health center in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall
8997	8997	be expended for the Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service, Inc.; provided further,
8998	8998	that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for subsidized rideshare and taxi
8999	8999	transportation for the GoSudbury! program in the town of Sudbury; provided further,
9000	9000	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Cape Verdean
9001	9001	Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not
9002	9002	less than $10,000 shall be expended for the South End baseball program in the city
9003	9003	of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the
9004	9004	moving ahead program at the St. Francis House in the city of Boston; provided further,
9005	9005	that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for renovation design and a handicap
9006	9006	accessible renovation plan for the junction building in North Falmouth; provided
9007	9007	further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the replacement of the
9008	9008	Northborough-side “Welcome to Marlborough” sign; provided further, that not less
9009	9009	than $25,000 shall be expended for the position of economic development officer in
9010	9010	the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
9011	9011	for the position of economic development officer in the town of Holliston; provided
9012	9012	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for development of the parkway
9013	9013	from north main street and Chauncy street in the town of Mansfield; provided further,
9014	9014	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Scituate visitor center; provided
9015	9015	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Hull Lifesaving Museum
9016	9016	for a full-time maritime director position to operationalize new rowing programs for
9017	9017	students, senior citizens and disabled veterans and to build program capacity;
9018	9018	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the support of small
9019	9019	businesses and economic development in the town of Wellesley; provided further,
9020	9020	that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Top, Inc. radio programming;
9021	9021	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the replacement
9022	9022	and reconstruction of 2 pedestrian bridges in the upper millyard and downtown
9023	9023	business district of the city of Amesbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000
9024	9024	shall be expended for the Partridge Brook park in the city of Salisbury; provided
9025	9025	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Nazzaro Recreation
9026	9026	Center, Inc; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
9027	9027	Museum of African American History; provided further, that not less than $100,000
9028	9028	shall be expended for the historic Chevalier theatre in Medford; provided further, that
9029	9029	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for OCA-APAA-NE, Inc.; provided further,
9030	9030	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Redd’s pond retaining wall and
9031	9031	walkways in the town of Marblehead; provided further, that not less than $150,000
9032	9032	shall be expended for the Community Music Center of Boston; provided further, that
9033	9033	not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Chinatown Business Association
9034	9034	Inc.; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the urban
9035	9035	league fund; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the
9036	9036	Chess Angels youth art program in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not
9037	9037	less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Stone Soul, Inc. festival; provided further,
9038	9038	that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Revere boxing outreach
9039	9039	program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Martin
9040	9040	Luther King, Jr. Family Services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9041	9041	expended for furnishings for the Duxbury student union association; provided further,
9042	9042	that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the hickory street harambee festival
9043	9043	in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
9044	9044	expended for furniture for the Shrewsbury public library; provided further, that not less
9045	9045	than $20,000 shall be expended for a study on extending the Acton town sewer;
9046	9046	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for promoting
9047	9047	economic development for the Franklin Downtown Partnership, Inc.; provided further,
9048	9048	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a design, feasibility and traffic study
9049	9049	for a town common or town center in the town of Paxton; provided further, that not
9050	9050	less than $75,000 shall be expended for AHA! Art, history and architecture in the city
9051	9051	of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
9052	9052	cultural educational programming and community services at the Cape Verdean
9053	9053	Association of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be 163
9054	9054	expended for the Frederick Douglass house in New Bedford; provided further, that
9055	9055	not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a training apprenticeship for the New
9056	9056	Bedford festival theatre; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9057	9057	expended for production at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford;
9058	9058	provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for purchasing
9059	9059	equipment and supplies for the Southborough fire department; provided further, that
9060	9060	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a multi-use trail in Blessing of the Bay
9061	9061	park in Somerville; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for
9062	9062	the provision of pedestrian crosswalks, signage and safety precautions in the town of
9063	9063	Swansea; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
9064	9064	pedestrian walking beacons in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than
9065	9065	$30,000 shall be expended for cultural development work by Worcester Common
9066	9066	Ground, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for The
9067	9067	Josiah Quincy School Association in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less
9068	9068	than $50,000 shall be expended for the Chinese Historical Society of New England,
9069	9069	Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
9070	9070	expended for youth and community development initiatives by the Pleasant Street
9071	9071	Neighborhood Network Center, Inc. in Worcester; provided further, that not less than
9072	9072	$50,000 shall be expended for the technological improvements and the provision of
9073	9073	programming and services for older adults by Beacon Hill Village, Inc.; provided
9074	9074	further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for improvements to the kitchen
9075	9075	renovation for the Catholic charities teen center; provided further, that not less than
9076	9076	$1,000,000 shall be expended for the New Commonwealth Fund to assist in
9077	9077	expanding grant opportunities for Black and Brown-led non-profits across the
9078	9078	commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
9079	9079	the Rice Sticks and Tea Asian food pantry in the city of Boston; provided further, that
9080	9080	not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the DeFillipo playground in the city of
9081	9081	Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Freetown
9082	9082	Historical Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
9083	9083	for the greater Haverhill chamber of commerce; provided further, that not less than
9084	9084	$200,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Incorporated
9085	9085	for a research project to characterize the impact of offshore wind on economically
9086	9086	important species using acoustic telemetry and environmental DNA; provided further,
9087	9087	that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for Wellspring House, Inc. in the city of
9088	9088	Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
9089	9089	bacteria testing at Good Harbor beach in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that
9090	9090	not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a police firearms training simulator in the
9091	9091	city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for
9092	9092	Brooksby farm in the city of Peabody to establish a revolving fund for the purchase
9093	9093	and sale of rain barrels to city residents; provided further, that not less than $350,000
9094	9094	shall be expended to offset and pay any and all costs incurred and related to, but not
9095	9095	limited to, operational costs and expenses involved with the revitalization of the
9096	9096	Ludlow mills industrial complex for Westmass Area Development Corporation;
9097	9097	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the design,
9098	9098	construction and other costs for electric vehicle parking stations in the town of North
9099	9099	Andover; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Outside
9100	9100	the Box; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Friends
9101	9101	of Reggie Wong park; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
9102	9102	for the Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. North End; provided further,
9103	9103	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for staffing at the Waltham chamber of
9104	9104	commerce; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the
9105	9105	operation of Cradles to Crayons, Inc.’s clothing insecurity relief and essentials
9106	9106	distribution service; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
9107	9107	the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
9108	9108	$25,000 shall be expended for maintenance and repairs for East Bridgewater public
9109	9109	library; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for North
9110	9110	Attleborough animal shelter; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
9111	9111	expended for the Downtown North Attleborough Collaborative, Inc.; provided further, 164
9112	9112	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for community access television station
9113	9113	in the town of Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9114	9114	expended for a downtown beautification project in the town of Mansfield; provided
9115	9115	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Pellegrini
9116	9116	park in the Nonantum neighborhood in Newton; provided further, that not less than
9117	9117	$50,000 shall be expended for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce; provided further,
9118	9118	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for staffing at the Haitian Community
9119	9119	Partnership, Inc. in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $25,000
9120	9120	shall be expended for façade improvements to the William C. O’Malley building in the
9121	9121	city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for
9122	9122	the Responsible Urbanites For Fido, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000
9123	9123	shall be expended for the Casa Maria Housing Corporation in the city of Boston for
9124	9124	staff and office upgrades; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
9125	9125	expended for improvements to the Phillips and Mellen field in Hopedale; provided
9126	9126	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Soccer Unity Project,
9127	9127	Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Revere
9128	9128	and Son Heritage Trust for the Paul Revere heritage site in the town of Canton;
9129	9129	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to
9130	9130	the Marlborough public library; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
9131	9131	expended for the operation of programs at the Menino arts center in the Hyde Park
9132	9132	section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
9133	9133	expended for the rehabilitation of the recreation area known as the Centennial Grove
9134	9134	in the town of Essex; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
9135	9135	for the modernization of the dock square sewer pump in the town of Rockport;
9136	9136	provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the town of
9137	9137	Manchester for costs relating to the creation of Cape Ann regional emergency
9138	9138	preparedness plans for the towns of Manchester, Essex, Rockport, and the city of
9139	9139	Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for
9140	9140	Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development, Inc. for technical assistance to
9141	9141	the region and municipalities of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less
9142	9142	than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fall River Historical Society; provided
9143	9143	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Mutual Aid Eastie for mutual
9144	9144	aid programming in the East Boston section of the City of Boston; provided further,
9145	9145	that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Neighbors United for a Better East
9146	9146	Boston to facilitate civic engagement, community programming and infrastructure
9147	9147	maintenance and upgrades; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9148	9148	expended for the for Bay Village Neighborhood Association, Inc. in the city of Boston;
9149	9149	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for infrastructure
9150	9150	improvements at Clark park in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
9151	9151	be expended for procurement and facilitation of an open space and natural resources
9152	9152	plan in the town of Danvers; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9153	9153	expended for The Topsfield Historical Society for the installation of an Americans with
9154	9154	Disabilities Act compliant parking lot and sidewalk access to 1710 Gould barn;
9155	9155	provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the New
9156	9156	England Aquarium Corporation in the cities of Boston and Quincy for upgrades and
9157	9157	other improvements, including those necessary for the operation of facilities operated
9158	9158	by the New England Aquarium Corporation in the cities of Boston and Quincy;
9159	9159	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Caribbean
9160	9160	Integration Community Development, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
9161	9161	$125,000 shall be expended for Montachusett Veterans’ Outreach Center, Inc. for
9162	9162	women’s supportive housing programs and services; provided further, that not less
9163	9163	than $50,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the Golden Hills playground in
9164	9164	the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
9165	9165	for Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
9166	9166	$150,000 shall be expended for upgrades to Pride park in the town of West Boylston
9167	9167	to be more accessible to persons with disabilities and compliant with the Americans
9168	9168	with Disabilities Act; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
9169	9169	for the expansion of the Asian Community Development Corporation retirement 165
9170	9170	matched savings program for low-income Asian elders; provided further, that not less
9171	9171	than $25,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study of a new community center
9172	9172	located in the south side of the city of Framingham; provided further, that not less
9173	9173	than $50,000 shall be expended for web design and infrastructure improvement for
9174	9174	the Brimfield antique show through the Chamber of Central Mass South; provided
9175	9175	further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for Gloucester Boxing Club,
9176	9176	Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the repair or
9177	9177	replacement of electrical systems in Gloucester city hall in the city of Gloucester;
9178	9178	provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Hispanic
9179	9179	American library in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9180	9180	expended for the operation of the zoo in forest park in the city of Springfield; provided
9181	9181	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for FORGE for promotion of
9182	9182	local manufacturing and innovation readiness for startups in western Massachusetts;
9183	9183	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for assistance to
9184	9184	displaced businesses by the Economic Development Council of Western
9185	9185	Massachusetts, Inc. in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall
9186	9186	be expended for neighborhood beautification and senior activities by the Indian
9187	9187	Orchard Citizens Council, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less
9188	9188	than $10,000 shall be expended for neighborhood beautification and senior activities
9189	9189	by the East Springfield Neighborhood Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less
9190	9190	than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc.
9191	9191	in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
9192	9192	for improvements to the Heath fairgrounds by the Heath Agricultural Society, Inc.;
9193	9193	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Double Edge
9194	9194	theatre in the town of Ashfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9195	9195	expended for The Arlington Historical Society; provided further, that not less than
9196	9196	$100,000 shall be expended for accessibility adaptations to group homes for the
9197	9197	Charles river center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
9198	9198	for improvements to Metacomet park in Medfield; provided further, that not less than
9199	9199	$50,000 shall be expended for the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of
9200	9200	Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
9201	9201	for recreational activities for at-risk youth for the greater Lawrence boat house;
9202	9202	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for expanded
9203	9203	community offerings at the West Falmouth library; provided further, that not less than
9204	9204	$50,000 shall be expended for outfitting multipurpose spaces within the facilities of
9205	9205	MVY radio on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall
9206	9206	be expended for piper road corridor traffic and public safety improvement projects in
9207	9207	West Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
9208	9208	expansion of the early education and care center for the West Springfield Boys and
9209	9209	Girls Club; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
9210	9210	Western Massachusetts Sports Commission; provided further, that not less than
9211	9211	$75,000 shall be expended for sidewalk repairs and improvements in Depot square
9212	9212	in the town of Clinton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
9213	9213	for landscaping and community beautification for the Woods Hole Business
9214	9214	Association, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
9215	9215	planning and implementing the 300th anniversary celebration in the town of Walpole;
9216	9216	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for renovation of the
9217	9217	Stoughton train depot building; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9218	9218	expended for improvements to the Deborah Sampson recreational facility in the town
9219	9219	of Sharon; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
9220	9220	Parkway little league baseball in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston;
9221	9221	provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for LGBTQ Senior
9222	9222	Housing Inc. to facilitate access to welcoming, safe and affordable housing for low-
9223	9223	income LGBTQ seniors; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be
9224	9224	expended for the design and construction of improvements at Liberty field in the town
9225	9225	of Boxborough; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for
9226	9226	maintenance and repairs of the little red school house and gazebo in the city of
9227	9227	Brockton; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the 166
9228	9228	Dighton public library to purchase fixtures, furnishings, equipment and books without
9229	9229	censorship; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the
9230	9230	town of Swansea to construct an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant and
9231	9231	architectural access board-compliant sidewalk along the north side of Stevens road
9232	9232	along with sharrows and signage that is compliant with the federal Manual on Uniform
9233	9233	Traffic Control Devices between Base Lodge road and Bark street and the installation
9234	9234	of a rectangular rapid flashing beacon with Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant
9235	9235	and architectural access board-compliant curb ramps and high visibility crosswalk at
9236	9236	Ridge lane; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the
9237	9237	town of Swansea to refurbish the Veterans Memorial park bocce courts; provided
9238	9238	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Friends of Jack
9239	9239	Foundation, Inc., for providing healthcare programs and child life specialists in
9240	9240	community hospitals; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended
9241	9241	for the Adams Presidential Center in Quincy; provided further, that not less than
9242	9242	$200,000 shall be expended for the Sean Joyce athletic fields in the town of Holbrook;
9243	9243	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Holbrook
9244	9244	Community Action grant; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9245	9245	expended for the Pond Plain Improvement Association in the city known as the town
9246	9246	of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
9247	9247	Idlewell Educational Improvement Association Inc. in the city known as the town of
9248	9248	Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
9249	9249	Ward 2 Civic Association in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than
9250	9250	$25,000 shall be expended for the Penn’s Hill Neighborhood Association, Inc. in the
9251	9251	city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the
9252	9252	Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
9253	9253	$150,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the Tyler Jacoby
9254	9254	Lawrence Memorial park at the Norwood Memorial airport; provided further, that not
9255	9255	less than $50,000 shall be expended for Friends of Herter Park, Inc. for the
9256	9256	maintenance of the outdoor theater in Artesani park with approval from the
9257	9257	department of conservation and recreation; provided further, that not less than
9258	9258	$50,000 shall be expended for the Charles River Watershed Association to engage
9259	9259	with Allston-Brighton residents in understanding and reviewing the climate resilience
9260	9260	implications of planned development in the Allston-Brighton sections of the city of
9261	9261	Boston; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Let’s
9262	9262	Row Boston program administered by Community Rowing, Inc. in the city of Boston;
9263	9263	provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Addiction
9264	9264	Treatment Center of New England, Inc. for the expansion of the three-quarter step
9265	9265	unit program; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for New
9266	9266	American Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
9267	9267	$50,000 shall be expended for the Boston Athletic Association in the Hyde Park
9268	9268	section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9269	9269	expended for a child safety program in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that
9270	9270	not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a child safety program in the city of
9271	9271	Revere; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for
9272	9272	playground, kitchen and storage facility upgrades for community action head start at
9273	9273	the Amherst location; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended
9274	9274	for enhanced resource collection and technology support for the Granby free public
9275	9275	library; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for
9276	9276	Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
9277	9277	$50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a teen center for the Boys and Girls
9278	9278	Club of Chicopee; and provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended
9279	9279	for waterproofing and sealing the East Bridgewater public library $16,800,000 7008-
9280	9280	1300For the operation of the Massachusetts international trade
9281	9281	office………………………………………………………….. $128,703
9282	9282	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. 167
9283	9283	Office of the Secretary.
9284	9284	7009-1700 For the operation of information technology services within the executive
9285	9285	office of education.............................................................................................$24,519,373
9286	9286	7009-6379 For the operation of the office of the secretary of education................................$2,354,847
9287	9287	7009-6600 For the development and initial implementation of high-quality early
9288	9288	college programs; provided, that such programs shall incorporate the
9289	9289	guiding principles of designated early college pathways, as developed
9290	9290	jointly by the department of higher education and the department of
9291	9291	elementary and secondary education; provided further, that not less than
9292	9292	$150,000 shall be expended for Westfield State University for an early
9293	9293	college program for nursing and health science pathways; and provided
9294	9294	further, that priority shall be given to programs that serve students
9295	9295	who are currently underrepresented in college
9296	9296	………………………………………………………. $15,150,000
9297	9297	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
9298	9298	7010-0005 For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary
9299	9299	education; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General
9300	9300	Laws, the department of elementary and secondary education, the
9301	9301	department of early education and care, the department of children and
9302	9302	families and the disabled persons protection commission may share with
9303	9303	each other personal data regarding students who receive services in
9304	9304	special education programs approved, licensed, monitored or regulated by
9305	9305	the department of elementary and secondary education and the
9306	9306	department of early education and care to carry out their respective
9307	9307	responsibilities under state and federal law; and provided further, that the
9308	9308	department of elementary and secondary education may fund direct
9309	9309	support to teachers and administrators who are providing services to
9310	9310	assist in state education initiatives………………………………….
9311	9311	$12,495,386
9312	9312	7010-0012 For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of
9313	9313	certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial
9314	9314	imbalance, established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General
9315	9315	Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for
9316	9316	services rendered by the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity
9317	9317	(METCO), Inc. and Springfield public schools; provided further, that all
9318	9318	grant applications submitted to and approved by the department of
9319	9319	elementary and secondary education shall include a detailed line item
9320	9320	budget specifying how such funds shall be allocated and expended; and
9321	9321	provided further, that not later than December 1, 2023, the department
9322	9322	shall submit a report to the joint committee on education and the house
9323	9323	and senate committees on ways and means on the impact of the grant
9324	9324	program on student outcomes, the expenditure of funds by districts and
9325	9325	the extent to which the services rendered by METCO support the goals
9326	9326	of the grant program………………………………………$31,000,000
9327	9327	7010-0033 For literacy and early literacy grant programs; provided, that literacy and
9328	9328	early literacy programs receiving funding through this item shall submit
9329	9329	ongoing evaluation and documentation of outcomes to the department of
9330	9330	elementary and secondary education; provided further, that said
9331	9331	evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks
9332	9332	developed by the department; provided further, that not less than 168
9333	9333	$300,000 shall be expended for Reading Recovery; provided further, that
9334	9334	not less than $440,000 shall be expended for HILL for Literacy; provided
9335	9335	further, that funds provided to Reading Recovery in fiscal year 2024, may
9336	9336	be expended through June 30, 2025; provided further, that funds provided
9337	9337	to HILL for Literacy in fiscal year 2024, may be expended through June 30,
9338	9338	2025; and provided further, that funds may be expended for
9339	9339	programs or activities during the summer months
9340	9340	………………………………………………………. $5,666,731
9341	9341	7010-1192
9342	9342
9343	9343	For grants to cities, towns, school districts and nonprofit entities for
9344	9344	educational improvement projects; provided, that notwithstanding any
9345	9345	general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from
9346	9346	this item to any other item of appropriation; provided further, that not less
9347	9347	than $20,000 shall be expended for wireless security systems upgrades
9348	9348	for Millis public schools; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
9349	9349	be expended for Community Investors, Inc. for the PowerPlay initiative in
9350	9350	Wellesley for the expansion of an after-school and out-of-school
9351	9351	recreational program at urban and suburban schools in the
9352	9352	commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
9353	9353	expended for lighting upgrades for the Corey auditorium at the Carlisle
9354	9354	public school; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9355	9355	expended for an inclusive playground in Holden; provided further, that not
9356	9356	less than $80,000 shall be expended for youth programs at Dennison
9357	9357	Memorial community center in New Bedford; provided further, that not less
9358	9358	than $200,000 shall be expended for the SMART and Eureka programs
9359	9359	for the Framingham, Holyoke, Lowell, Lynn, Pittsfield and Worcester
9360	9360	chapters of Girls Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9361	9361	expended for safety and security improvements for the Johnson school in
9362	9362	Nahant; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
9363	9363	busing needs for after school programs in Natick; provided further, that not
9364	9364	less than $50,000 shall be expended for Natick public schools for staff
9365	9365	development to support the profile of Natick educator competencies;
9366	9366	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for roof
9367	9367	repairs for Cape Cod Lighthouse charter school; provided further, that not
9368	9368	less than $100,000 shall be expended for Macomber school in Westport;
9369	9369	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Essex
9370	9370	County Community Foundation Incorporated for Haverhill Promise for
9371	9371	efforts to expand early literacy; provided further, that not less than $10,000
9372	9372	shall be expended for Sisters@Heart, Inc.; provided further, that not less
9373	9373	than $50,000 shall be expended for security upgrades at Richardson
9374	9374	Olmsted elementary school, Easton middle school and Oliver Ames high
9375	9375	school in Easton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9376	9376	expended for Raising Multicultural Kids, Inc. for diversity and inclusion
9377	9377	workshops and for recruitment and training of teachers of color; provided
9378	9378	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for mental health
9379	9379	services for Methuen high school; provided further, that not less than
9380	9380	$25,000 shall be expended for El Instituto Cultural de Puerto Rico, Inc. to
9381	9381	promote education and arts within the Puerto Rican and Latino community
9382	9382	in Lawrence and Methuen; provided further, that not less than $25,000
9383	9383	shall be expended for capital facility improvements for Berkshire Dream
9384	9384	Center Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
9385	9385	expended for two pilot programs to be awarded to school districts from
9386	9386	gateway cities for the professional development and job-embedded
9387	9387	coaching of general education teachers and classroom personnel around
9388	9388	inclusive practices to ensure classrooms are managed with key supports
9389	9389	for special education students and behavior challenges; provided further,
9390	9390	that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for repairs for Newbury
9391	9391	elementary school; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be 169
9392	9392	expended for Change is Simple, Incorporated for the expansion of STEM
9393	9393	programming to public school students in the commonwealth; provided
9394	9394	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a youth sports
9395	9395	fund in Boston for financial assistance for youth in referee trainings,
9396	9396	payments for travel expenses related to sports referee trainings, purchase
9397	9397	of youth sports equipment for Boston public school students with financial
9398	9398	barriers, financial assistance and waivers for applications in youth sports
9399	9399	programs and assistance for Boston-based non-profits to lower
9400	9400	applications fees; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
9401	9401	expended for Salem public schools for upgrades to the Salem high school
9402	9402	fieldhouse gym floor and other play surfaces; provided further, that not less
9403	9403	than $100,000 shall be expended for All Dorchester Sports League, Inc.
9404	9404	for educational support, nutrition and other community benefits related to
9405	9405	the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic; provided further, that not less than
9406	9406	$10,000 shall be expended for the purchase of band equipment for the
9407	9407	North Attleboro high school music department; provided further, that not
9408	9408	less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of a playground
9409	9409	for the Roosevelt Avenue school in North Attleboro; provided further, that
9410	9410	not less than $50,000 shall be expended for an ADA-accessible
9411	9411	playground for the John E. McCarthy Memorial elementary school in
9412	9412	Peabody; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
9413	9413	for the marking of the tricentennial anniversary in Stoneham; provided
9414	9414	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Stoneham
9415	9415	Historical Society, Inc. for programming and facility maintenance; provided
9416	9416	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Project Learn,
9417	9417	Inc. for the operation of the youth innovation learning hub in Lowell;
9418	9418	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Beyond
9419	9419	Soccer, Inc. for health, athletic and leadership programming for low-
9420	9420	income youth in Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $60,000
9421	9421	shall be expended for Worcester public library to hire a temporary ESOL
9422	9422	navigator for English language learning needs in Worcester; provided
9423	9423	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction
9424	9424	of a recreational facility for Nathan Hale school; provided further, that not
9425	9425	less than $75,000 shall be expended for a play structure for Joseph H.
9426	9426	Downey elementary school in Brockton; provided further, that not less than
9427	9427	$50,000 shall be expended for field improvements for the Brockton
9428	9428	baseball fields and dugouts; provided further, that not less than $150,000
9429	9429	shall be expended for Massachusetts Marine Trades Association for
9430	9430	workforce development training opportunities and technical education in
9431	9431	secondary and post-secondary schools for careers in the marine trades;
9432	9432	provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the
9433	9433	Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children, Incorporated; provided
9434	9434	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The Cambodian
9435	9435	Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. for renovation
9436	9436	projects; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended
9437	9437	for the Literacy Lab for literacy intervention services for pre-k through third
9438	9438	grade students at risk of grade-level reading failure in the greater
9439	9439	Springfield and western Massachusetts areas; provided further, that not
9440	9440	less than $25,000 shall be expended for Asociacion Carnavalesca de
9441	9441	Massachusetts, Inc. in Lawrence to highlight Dominican Carnival in the
9442	9442	Merrimack valley and for programming and after-school activities for at-
9443	9443	risk youth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
9444	9444	for Hispanic Week to showcase Hispanic culture in the Merrimack valley
9445	9445	and across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than
9446	9446	$50,000 shall be expended for Ateneo Dominicano Del Merrimack Valley
9447	9447	to promote Dominican culture in the Merrimack valley; provided further,
9448	9448	that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for One Bead Project for
9449	9449	technology equity and entrepreneurship programming for school-age 170
9450	9450	children in Boston; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
9451	9451	expended for the outside basketball court project for Lynnfield high school;
9452	9452	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the
9453	9453	replacement of student Chromebooks for the continuation of the district’s
9454	9454	1:1 student to devices program in North Reading; provided further, that not
9455	9455	less than $25,000 shall be expended for a classroom set of Nord stage 3
9456	9456	88 stage keyboards for the Reading Memorial high school performing arts
9457	9457	program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
9458	9458	for Grow Food Northampton, Inc. for a project for gardening, outdoor
9459	9459	exercise, healthy food and food preparation for elementary school age
9460	9460	children in the greater Northampton area; provided further, that not less
9461	9461	than $250,000 shall be expended for mental health services in Braintree
9462	9462	public schools; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
9463	9463	expended for technological repairs and infrastructure improvements for
9464	9464	Amherst regional high school performing arts department; provided
9465	9465	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Littleton Robotics
9466	9466	and Littleton STEM Educational Foundation; provided further, that not less
9467	9467	than $70,000 shall be expended for a lightning protection system for Row
9468	9468	elementary school in Chelmsford; and provided further, that funds shall
9469	9469	be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of
9470	9470	section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws ………….$3,325,000
9471	9471	7010-1193
9472	9472
9473	9473	For grants to support civics education programs; provided, that not less
9474	9474	than $500,000 shall be expended for the implementation of a program to
9475	9475	support civics education learning opportunities in coordination with the
9476	9476	John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation, Incorporated, that focuses
9477	9477	on underserved communities, as well as other communities, across the
9478	9478	commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
9479	9479	expended for the Coalition for Anti-Racism and Equity and Commonwealth
9480	9480	Seminar to administer a year-long joint fellowship program; provided
9481	9481	further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the USS
9482	9482	Constitution Museum, Inc. for civics education programs within the
9483	9483	Charlestown Navy shipyard park; and provided further, that not less than
9484	9484	$1,000,000 shall be expended for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the
9485	9485	United States Senate, Inc. to expand civics education programs, including
9486	9486	investments in curriculum and technology …………….$2,100,000
9487	9487	7010-1194 For the implementation of a competitive grant program to school districts
9488	9488	to support the implementation of the financial literacy standards in
9489	9489	kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, authorized by section 1Q of chapter
9490	9490	69 of the General Laws; provided, that the department of elementary and
9491	9491	secondary education shall develop the criteria for awarding grants; and
9492	9492	provided further, that grants shall be awarded to programs that: (i) include
9493	9493	training and development programs to assist teachers in incorporating
9494	9494
9495	9495	appropriate
9496	9496
9497	9497	financial
9498	9498
9499	9499	literacy
9500	9500
9501	9501	concepts
9502	9502
9503	9503	into
9504	9504
9505	9505	classroom curriculum; and
9506	9506	(ii) engage with a variety of organizations and leverage cost-sharing
9507	9507
9508	9508	partnerships
9509	9509
9510	9510	with
9511	9511
9512	9512	local
9513	9513
9514	9514	districts,
9515	9515
9516	9516	private
9517	9517
9518	9518	funders
9519	9519
9520	9520	and nonprofit
9521	9521	institutions …………………………………………. $250,000
9522	9522	7010-1196 For programs and services offered by Smart from the Start, Inc. to
9523	9523	promote the healthy development of young children and their families
9524	9524	living in underserved communities of the city of Boston through trauma-
9525	9525	informed, multi-generational family support and community engagement..............$375,000
9526	9526	7027-0019 For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that notwithstanding
9527	9527	any general or special law to the contrary, the board of elementary and
9528	9528	secondary education, in cooperation with the executive office of labor and
9529	9529	workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may 171
9530	9530	establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school
9531	9531	students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the
9532	9532	school-to-career transition program; provided further, that this program
9533	9533	may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards
9534	9534	or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job
9535	9535	commitments and worksite learning opportunities for students; provided
9536	9536	further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages
9537	9537	for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the
9538	9538	program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business
9539	9539	leaders commit resources to pay salaries, to provide mentoring and
9540	9540	instruction on the job and to work closely with teachers; provided further,
9541	9541	that public funds shall pay for the costs of connecting schools and
9542	9542	businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job; and
9543	9543	provided further, that the program shall partner with the YouthWorks
9544	9544	program at the Commonwealth Corporation to develop appropriate
9545	9545	connections between the two programs …………………$9,000,000
9546	9546	7027-0020 For the implementation, operation and expansion of innovation pathway
9547	9547	programs; provided, that such programs shall incorporate the guiding
9548	9548	principles of innovation pathway programs, as developed jointly by the
9549	9549	department of elementary and secondary education and the department
9550	9550	of higher education; and provided further, that preference shall be given to
9551	9551
9552	9552	programs
9553	9553
9554	9554	that
9555	9555
9556	9556	encourage
9557	9557
9558	9558	career
9559	9559
9560	9560	opportunities
9561	9561
9562	9562	in
9563	9563
9564	9564	high
9565	9565
9566	9566	demand
9567	9567	industries.............................................................................................................$5,876,152
9568	9568	7027-1004 For services that improve outcomes for English language learners,
9569	9569	including, but not limited to, English language acquisition professional
9570	9570	development to improve the academic performance of English language
9571	9571	learners; provided, that funds shall be expended to implement the
9572	9572	programs under chapter 71A of the General Laws; provided further, that
9573	9573	funds may be expended for the professional development of vocational-
9574	9574	technical educators who educate English language learners; provided
9575	9575	further, that funds may be expended to administer the requirements under
9576	9576	chapter 138 of the acts of 2017; provided further, that not less than
9577	9577	$25,000 shall be expended for Rockland public schools for an English
9578	9578	language learners program; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000
9579	9579	shall be expended on grants to high-quality, intensive English language
9580	9580	learning programs in districts serving gateway municipalities as defined in
9581	9581	section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided further, that funds
9582	9582	shall be expended for districts to provide support for middle and high
9583	9583	school students deemed to be at risk of dropping out of school as a result
9584	9584	of language barriers or challenges in English language acquisition; and
9585	9585	provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities
9586	9586	during the summer months……………………………………………….
9587	9587	$3,624,084
9588	9588	7028-0031 For the expenses of school-age children in institutional schools under
9589	9589	section 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the
9590	9590	department of elementary and secondary education may provide special
9591	9591	education services to eligible incarcerated individuals in houses of
9592	9592	correction; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
9593	9593	for the Fundación CEMDPCD for support, education and advocacy for low-
9594	9594	income parents of students with learning disabilities in Lawrence; and
9595	9595	provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary
9596	9596	education shall continue to collaborate with the department of youth
9597	9597	services to align curriculum at the department of youth services with the
9598	9598	statewide curriculum frameworks and to ease the reintegration of youth
9599	9599	from facilities at the department of youth services into regular public
9600	9600	school settings....................................................................................................$8,658,798 172
9601	9601	7035-0001 For a program to be run by the department of elementary and secondary
9602	9602	education for planning grants and implementation grants for regional and
9603	9603	local partnerships to expand existing and develop new career and
9604	9604	technical education programs; provided, that preference shall be given in
9605	9605	awarding planning and implementation grants to vocational schools with
9606	9606	demonstrable waitlists for admission...................................................................$5,000,000
9607	9607	7035-0002
9608	9608
9609	9609	For the provision and improvement of adult basic education services;
9610	9610	provided, that grants shall be distributed to a diverse network of
9611	9611	organizations that have demonstrated a commitment and an effectiveness
9612	9612	in the provision of such services and that are selected competitively by the
9613	9613	department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that
9614	9614	not less than $175,000 shall be expended for Operation A.B.L.E. of
9615	9615	Greater Boston, Inc. for workforce and skills training, employment services
9616	9616	and job re-entry support for older workers; provided further, that not less
9617	9617	than $100,000 shall be expended for the e-team machinist program in
9618	9618	Lynn; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
9619	9619	Olive in July, Inc. for adult education, English as a second language and
9620	9620	citizenship courses for residents of Lawrence and Methuen; provided
9621	9621	further, that such grants shall support the successful transition of students
9622	9622	from other adult basic education programs to community college certificate
9623	9623	and degree-granting programs; provided further, that the grants shall be
9624	9624	contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and
9625	9625	determined by the department; provided further, that preference in
9626	9626	awarding grants shall be given to organizations providing services to high
9627	9627	percentages of parents of infants, toddlers and preschool and school-age
9628	9628	children; provided further, that funds shall be expended to reduce the
9629	9629	waitlist of students for English language learning services; provided
9630	9630	further, that grants shall not be considered an entitlement to a grant
9631	9631	recipient; provided further, that the department shall consult with
9632	9632	community colleges and other service providers in supporting and
9633	9633	implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult
9634	9634	basic education programs and services; provided further, that the
9635	9635	department shall fund a professional development system to provide
9636	9636	training and support for adult basic education programs and services;
9637	9637	provided further, that funds shall be expended on phase two pay-for-
9638	9638	performance contracts based on outcomes-based contract measuring and
9639	9639	funding services that result in employment and wage gains and that
9640	9640	require bridge funding while final performance results are analyzed; and
9641	9641	provided further, that efforts shall be taken to reduce the wait list
9642	9642	…………………………….$65,325,000
9643	9643	7035-0006 For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of
9644	9644	pupils; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
9645	9645	contrary, the commonwealth’s obligation shall not exceed the amount
9646	9646	appropriated in this item..................................................................................$107,864,005
9647	9647	7035-0008
9648	9648
9649	9649	For reimbursements to cities, towns and regional school districts for the
9650	9650	cost of transportation of nonresident pupils as required by the federal
9651	9651	McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, as
9652	9652	amended; provided, that not later than February 19, 2024, the department
9653	9653	of elementary and secondary education shall submit with the house and
9654	9654	senate committees on ways and means a preliminary estimate of the
9655	9655	costs eligible for reimbursement under this item in fiscal year 2025; and
9656	9656	provided further, that the commonwealth’s obligation shall not exceed
9657	9657	the amount appropriated in this item…………………….$28,671,815 173
9658	9658	7035-0035 For a competitively bid, statewide, performance-based integrated
9659	9659	program to increase participation and performance in advanced placement
9660	9660	courses, particularly among underserved populations, to prepare students
9661	9661	for college and career success in science, technology, engineering,
9662	9662	mathematics and English; provided, that funds shall support all of the
9663	9663	following program elements for each school: (i) open access to courses;
9664	9664	(ii) identifying underserved students and increasing their rates of
9665	9665	participation in advanced placement courses; (iii) equipment and supplies
9666	9666	for new and expanded advanced placement courses; (iv) support for the
9667	9667	costs of advanced placement exams; and (v) support for student study
9668	9668	sessions; provided further, that these funds may support teacher
9669	9669	professional development, including a College Board-endorsed advanced
9670	9670	placement summer institute for math, science and English advanced
9671	9671	placement teachers; provided further, that said program shall provide a
9672	9672	matching amount of not less than $1,000,000 in private funding for direct
9673	9673	support of educators; provided further, that funds shall be disbursed by the
9674	9674	beginning of the 2023-2024 school year to cover costs expended between
9675	9675	August 1, 2023 and July 31, 2024; provided further, that this program shall
9676	9676	work in conjunction with an existing, separately funded, statewide pre-
9677	9677	advanced placement program; and provided further, that funds may be
9678	9678	expended for programs or activities during the summer
9679	9679	months……………………………………………… $3,292,809
9680	9680	7053-1909 For reimbursements to cities and towns for partial assistance in the
9681	9681	furnishing of lunches to school children, including partial assistance in the
9682	9682	furnishing of lunches to school children under section 6 of chapter 548 of
9683	9683	the acts of 1948, as inserted by chapter 538 of the acts of 1951, and for
9684	9684	supplementing funds allocated for the special milk program; provided, that
9685	9685	authorized payments in the aggregate for partial assistance in the
9686	9686	furnishing of lunches to school children shall not exceed the required state
9687	9687	revenue match contained in the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C.
9688	9688	1751 et seq., as amended, and implementing regulations; and provided
9689	9689	further, that all cities and towns shall publish and disseminate meal charge
9690	9690	policies in accordance with United States Department of Agriculture
9691	9691	guidance memorandum SP 46- 2016, issued July 8, 2016, in a format that
9692	9692	is easily accessible and, if possible, made available for parents and
9693	9693	guardians before the start of the 2023-2024 school year, but not later than
9694	9694	September 29, 2023 ……………………………… $5,314,176
9695	9695	7053-1925 For the school breakfast program for public and nonpublic schools and
9696	9696	for grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school
9697	9697	vacation period; provided, that within the summer food program, priority
9698	9698	shall be given to extending such programs for the full summer vacation
9699	9699	period and promoting increased participation in such programs; provided
9700	9700	further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall
9701	9701	solicit proposals from returning sponsors and school food authorities in
9702	9702	time for implementation of such grant program during the summer of 2024;
9703	9703	provided further, that such grants shall only be awarded to sponsors who
9704	9704	can demonstrate their intent to offer full summer programs or increase
9705	9705	participation; provided further, that the department shall require sufficient
9706	9706	reporting from each grantee to measure the success of such grant
9707	9707	program; provided further, that not later than March 29, 2024, the
9708	9708	department shall select grantees for the program authorized by this item;
9709	9709	provided further, that funds shall be expended for the universal school
9710	9710	breakfast program through which all children in schools receiving funds
9711	9711	under the program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfast; provided
9712	9712	further, that subject to regulations by the board of education that specify
9713	9713	time and learning standards, breakfast shall be served during regular 174
9714	9714	school hours; provided further, that participation shall be limited to those
9715	9715	elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast under section 1C of
9716	9716	chapter 69 of the General Laws where not less than 60 per cent of the
9717	9717	students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federally-
9718	9718	funded school meals program; provided further, that not later than
9719	9719	November 15, 2023, the department shall select school sites for programs
9720	9720	authorized by this item and shall report to the house and senate
9721	9721	committees on ways and means on the preliminary results of these grants
9722	9722	not later than February 8, 2024; provided further, that kindergarten to
9723	9723	grade 12, inclusive, public schools that are required to serve breakfast
9724	9724	under said section 1C of said chapter 69 and where not less than 60 per
9725	9725	cent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall offer
9726	9726	school breakfast after the instructional day has begun and the tardy bell
9727	9727	rings; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2023, the
9728	9728	department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and
9729	9729	means on the status of school district compliance with this requirement
9730	9730	including, but not limited to, all data regarding breakfast- delivery models
9731	9731	utilized and participation rates; provided further, that not less than
9732	9732	$700,000 shall be expended for a grant with Project Bread-The Walk for
9733	9733	Hunger, Inc. to enhance and expand the summer food service outreach
9734	9734	program and the school breakfast outreach program; and provided further,
9735	9735	that nothing in the universal school breakfast program shall give rise to
9736	9736	legal rights in any party or provide enforceable entitlement to services,
9737	9737	prior appropriation continued …………………….. $4,566,445
9738	9738	7061-0008 For school aid to cities, towns, regional school districts, counties
9739	9739	maintaining agricultural schools, independent vocational schools and
9740	9740	independent agricultural and technical schools to be distributed under
9741	9741	chapters 70 and 76 of the General Laws and section 3................................$6,584,313,047
9742	9742	General Fund........................................................99.64%
9743	9743	Education Fund.......................................................0.36%
9744	9744	7061-0009 For the cost of providing an additional $30 per pupil in minimum aid
9745	9745	funding to qualifying cities, towns, regional school districts, counties
9746	9746	maintaining agricultural schools, independent vocational schools and
9747	9747	independent agricultural and technical schools to be distributed under
9748	9748	chapters 70 and 76 of the General Laws and section 3.......................................$7,864,821
9749	9749	7061-0012 For the reimbursement of extraordinary special education costs under
9750	9750	section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the
9751	9751	approved costs threshold for fiscal year 2024 shall be as defined in said
9752	9752	section 5A of said chapter 71B and the program shall reimburse
9753	9753	municipalities for both the eligible instructional costs and for the cost of
9754	9754	required out-of-district transportation associated with implementing
9755	9755	individual education plans of students receiving special education services
9756	9756	in a manner consistent with said section 5A of said chapter 71B; provided
9757	9757	further, that notwithstanding the provisions of section 27 of chapter 132 of
9758	9758	the acts of 2019, the program shall reimburse 75 per cent of all required
9759	9759	out-of-district transportation costs eligible for reimbursement in fiscal year
9760	9760	2024; provided further, that reimbursements shall be prorated as
9761	9761	necessary so that the expenses of this item shall not exceed the amount
9762	9762	appropriated in this item; provided further, that upon receipt by the
9763	9763	department of elementary and secondary education of required special
9764	9764	education cost reports from school districts, the department shall
9765	9765	reimburse districts based on fiscal year 2023 claims; provided further, that
9766	9766	the department may expend funds to continue and expand voluntary
9767	9767	residential placement prevention programs between the department of 175
9768	9768	elementary and secondary education and other departments within the
9769	9769	executive office of health and human services that develop community-
9770	9770	based support services for children and their families; provided further,
9771	9771	that the department shall provide not less than $12,000,000 to the
9772	9772	department of developmental services for the voluntary residential
9773	9773	placement prevention program; provided further, that the department of
9774	9774	elementary and secondary education shall fully cooperate in providing
9775	9775	information and assistance necessary for the department of
9776	9776	developmental services to maximize federal reimbursement and to
9777	9777	effectively serve students in less restrictive settings; provided further, that
9778	9778	not less than $750,000 shall be expended for students with intellectual
9779	9779	disabilities through the Massachusetts chapter of Best Buddies
9780	9780	International, Inc.; provided further, that the department shall expend not
9781	9781	less than $200,000: (i) to provide books in accessible synthetic audio
9782	9782	format that are made available through the federal National Instructional
9783	9783	Materials Access Center repository; and (ii) for outreach to and training of
9784	9784	teachers and students on the use of National Instructional Materials
9785	9785	Accessibility Standard format and the use of human speech audio digital
9786	9786	textbooks; provided further, that the department shall expend funds for the
9787	9787	costs of borrowing audio textbooks by special education students;
9788	9788	provided further, that funds may be expended for the monitoring and
9789	9789	follow-up activities of the department’s complaint management system,
9790	9790	review and approval of local educational authority applications and local
9791	9791	school districts’ compliance with the requirements of part B of the
9792	9792	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended in 2004, by the
9793	9793	Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Public
9794	9794	Law 108-446, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., in the provision of special education
9795	9795	and related services to children with disabilities; provided further, that
9796	9796	funds may be expended to administer the reimbursements funded in this
9797	9797	item; provided further, that funds may be expended to reimburse districts
9798	9798	for extraordinary increases in costs incurred during fiscal year 2024 that
9799	9799	would be reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B;
9800	9800	provided further, that reimbursements for current year costs shall be
9801	9801	limited to school districts that experience increases of greater than 25 per
9802	9802	cent from costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B
9803	9803	and incurred during fiscal year 2023 to costs reimbursable under said
9804	9804	section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2024 or
9805	9805	other cases of extraordinary hardship where special education costs
9806	9806	increase in relationship to total district costs as the department may define
9807	9807	through regulations or guidelines; provided further, that reimbursements
9808	9808	for current year costs shall be allocated as 1-time grants and shall not
9809	9809	decrease reimbursements in the following fiscal year; provided further, that
9810	9810	the department shall conduct audits of fiscal year 2023 claims; provided
9811	9811	further, that if the fiscal year 2023 claims are found to be inaccurate, the
9812	9812	department shall recalculate the fiscal year 2024 reimbursement amount
9813	9813	and adjust the third and fourth quarter payments to the districts to reflect
9814	9814	the new reimbursement amount; provided further, that not later than
9815	9815	February 1, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the house and
9816	9816	senate committees on ways and means on the results of the audit; and
9817	9817	provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the department shall
9818	9818	submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a
9819	9819	preliminary estimate of the costs eligible for reimbursement through this
9820	9820	item in fiscal year 2025, prior appropriation continued…..$506,073,601
9821	9821	7061-0029 For the office of school and district accountability established under
9822	9822	section 55A of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided, that
9823	9823	notwithstanding said section 55A of said chapter 15, the office shall
9824	9824	perform not less than 20 school district audits for fiscal year 2024......................$1,382,781 176
9825	9825	7061-0033 For a reserve to assist towns negatively impacted by shortfalls in federal
9826	9826	impact aid for the education of children in families employed by the federal
9827	9827	government on military reservations located within a town’s limits;
9828	9828	provided, that any grants provided under this item shall be expended by a
9829	9829	school committee without further appropriation; and provided further, that
9830	9830	not less than $150,000 shall be made available to the town of Lincoln to
9831	9831	mitigate the costs of educating the children of retired-military
9832	9832	families……………………………………………… $1,450,000
9833	9833	7061-9010 For fiscal year 2024 reimbursements to certain cities, towns and regional
9834	9834	school districts of charter school tuition and the per-pupil capital facilities
9835	9835	component included in the charter school tuition amount for
9836	9836	commonwealth charter schools, as calculated under subsections (ff) and
9837	9837	(gg) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that
9838	9838	notwithstanding said subsection (ff) of said section 89 of said chapter 71
9839	9839	or any other general or special law to the contrary, the per-pupil capital
9840	9840	facilities component of the commonwealth charter school tuition rate for
9841	9841	fiscal year 2024 shall be $1,188; provided further, that under section 25 of
9842	9842	chapter 132 of the acts of 2019, the department shall provide under this
9843	9843	appropriation not less than 100 per cent of the total eligible state obligation
9844	9844	in fiscal year 2024; and provided further, that if the amount appropriated is
9845	9845	insufficient to fully fund all reimbursements required by said section 89 of
9846	9846	said chapter 71, the department shall fund the reimbursements in
9847	9847	accordance with the following priorities: (i) the payment of the first year
9848	9848	tuition for students previously enrolled in a private or parochial school or
9849	9849	students who are homeschooled; (ii) the payment of tuition for siblings
9850	9850	where required by subsection (i) of said section 89 of said chapter 71; (iii)
9851	9851	the per-pupil capital facilities component; (iv) the 100 per cent increase
9852	9852	reimbursement; and (v) the remaining increase reimbursements,
9853	9853	beginning with the most recent year ………………….$232,682,538
9854	9854	7061-9200 For the department’s education data analysis and support for local
9855	9855	districts................................................................................................................$1,133,214
9856	9856	7061-9400 For student and school assessment, including the administration of the
9857	9857	Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam established by
9858	9858	the board of elementary and secondary education under sections 1D and
9859	9859	1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws and for grants to school districts to
9860	9860	develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an
9861	9861	enhancement to student assessment; provided, that the portfolio
9862	9862	assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment
9863	9863	based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that funds may be
9864	9864	expended for any further exams approved by the board under said
9865	9865	sections; provided further, that funds may also be expended on the
9866	9866	development and implementation of related curriculum standards and
9867	9867	instructional support; provided further, that the department of elementary
9868	9868	and secondary education shall expend funds for school and student
9869	9869	assessment in accordance with the determination made by the board of
9870	9870	elementary and secondary education as to the method of assessment in
9871	9871	the 2023-2024 school year; provided further, that funding may be
9872	9872	expended for the development of new high school assessments and
9873	9873	assessments in history and social science; and provided further, that all
9874	9874	school assessments shall center on the academic standards embodied in
9875	9875	the curriculum frameworks and shall involve gauges which shall be
9876	9876	relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators and
9877	9877	taxpayers under the first paragraph of said section 1I of said chapter
9878	9878	69……………………………………………………. $32,383,266 177
9879	9879	7061-9406 For a statewide college and career readiness program implemented by
9880	9880	JFYNetWorks, a nonprofit corporation, to: (i) provide online instructional
9881	9881	curricula to help students meet the Massachusetts State Standards at
9882	9882	each grade level and reduce learning loss and achievement gaps; and
9883	9883	(ii)
9884	9884	prepare students for required assessments and college placement
9885	9885	tests in middle and high schools.............................................................................$875,000
9886	9886	7061-9408 For targeted assistance and support to schools and districts at risk of or
9887	9887	determined to be underperforming or chronically underperforming under
9888	9888	sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, including schools
9889	9889	and districts that have been identified as in need of “focused support” or
9890	9890	“targeted support” or “broad/comprehensive support” within the state's
9891	9891	framework for accountability and assistance under departmental
9892	9892	regulations and guidelines; provided, that no funds shall be expended in
9893	9893	any school or district that fails to file a comprehensive school or district
9894	9894	plan under section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that the
9895	9895	department shall only approve reform plans with proven, replicable results
9896	9896	in improving student performance, using research-based effective
9897	9897	practices for turnaround to build multi-tiered systems of support; provided
9898	9898	further, that the department shall only prioritize funding for turnaround
9899	9899	efforts which are based on the Turnaround Practices identified by the
9900	9900	department as key focus areas for successful school turnaround, including
9901	9901	but not limited to: (i) leadership, shared responsibility and professional
9902	9902	collaboration; (ii) intentional practices for improving student instruction; (iii)
9903	9903	student specific supports and instruction provided to all students; and (iv)
9904	9904	school climate and culture that provide a safe, orderly and respectful
9905	9905	environment for students and families; provided further, that in carrying out
9906	9906	this item, the department may contract with school support specialists,
9907	9907	turnaround partners and such other external assistance as necessary in
9908	9908	the expert opinion of the commissioner of elementary and secondary
9909	9909	education to successfully turn around failing school and district
9910	9910	performance; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on
9911	9911	targeted assistance unless the department has approved, as part of the
9912	9912	comprehensive district improvement plan, a professional development
9913	9913	plan that addresses the needs of the district as determined by the
9914	9914	department; provided further, that grants made under this item shall be
9915	9915	awarded in coordination with the departments of early education and care
9916	9916	and higher education; provided further, that funds shall be available for the
9917	9917	establishment of a new school leadership initiative through cohort-based
9918	9918	training and coaching; provided further, that funds may be expended for
9919	9919	the purchase of instructional materials under section 57 of chapter 15 of
9920	9920	the General Laws; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on
9921	9921	instructional materials except where the purchase of such materials is part
9922	9922	of a comprehensive plan to align the school or district curriculum with the
9923	9923	Massachusetts curriculum frameworks; provided further, that preference
9924	9924	in distributing funds shall be given to proposals that coordinate reform
9925	9925	efforts within all schools in a district in order to prevent conflicts between
9926	9926	multiple reforms and interventions among the schools and which
9927	9927	demonstrate innovative approaches that have improved student
9928	9928	performance, including, but not limited to, partnerships between
9929	9929	community-based organizations and school districts; provided further, that
9930	9930	not later than January 11, 2024, the department shall submit a report
9931	9931	describing and analyzing all targeted assistance efforts funded by this
9932	9932	item; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the secretary
9933	9933	of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the
9934	9934	house, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
9935	9935	joint committee on education; provided further, that no funds shall be 178
9936	9936	expended on recurring school or school district expenditures unless the
9937	9937	department and school district have developed a long-term plan to fund
9938	9938	such expenditures from the district's operational budget; provided further,
9939	9939	that for the purposes of this item, appropriated funds may be expended for
9940	9940	programs or activities during the summer months; and provided further,
9941	9941	that any funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school
9942	9942	district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional
9943	9943	school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by
9944	9944	the school committee of such city, town or regional school district
9945	9945	without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law
9946	9946	to the contrary……………………………. $16,176,978
9947	9947	7061-9412 For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for planning and
9948	9948	implementing expanded learning time in the form of longer school days or
9949	9949	school years at selected schools; provided, that implementation grants
9950	9950	shall only be provided from this item to schools and school districts that
9951	9951	have submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the
9952	9952	department of elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2023
9953	9953	and plan to implement an appropriate amount of additional time to allow
9954	9954	for meaningful teacher collaboration and professional development,
9955	9955	academic support, and/or enrichment opportunities for all children
9956	9956	attending that school or school district; provided further, that in approving
9957	9957	expanded learning time implementation grant applications, preference
9958	9958	shall be given to districts with high poverty rates or schools requiring
9959	9959	assistance or intervention on the state accountability system, districts with
9960	9960	proposals that have the greatest potential for district-wide impact, districts
9961	9961	that plan to utilize partnerships with community-based organizations and
9962	9962	institutions of higher education effectively aligned to school-wide priorities,
9963	9963	and districts with proposals that include a comprehensive restructuring of
9964	9964	the entire school day or year to maximize the use of the additional learning
9965	9965	time; provided further, that the department shall approve implementation
9966	9966	proposals that include an appropriate mix of additional time spent on core
9967	9967	academics, additional time spent on enrichment opportunities, including
9968	9968	small group tutoring, homework help, music, art, sports, physical activity,
9969	9969	health and wellness programs, project-based experiential learning and
9970	9970	additional time for teacher preparation or professional development;
9971	9971	provided further, that not later than August 15, 2023, the department shall
9972	9972	review all qualified proposals and award approved grants; and provided
9973	9973	further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or
9974	9974	activities during the summer months……………………. $4,800,000
9975	9975	7061-9601
9976	9976
9977	9977	For the department of elementary and secondary education; provided,
9978	9978	that the department shall expend not more than $2,400,000 for teacher
9979	9979	preparation and certification services from fees related to such services;
9980	9980	and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing
9981	9981	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
9982	9982	expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
9983	9983	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
9984	9984	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
9985	9985	state accounting system......................................................................................$2,400,000
9986	9986	7061-9607 For the administrative and programmatic costs of recovery high schools;
9987	9987	provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education
9988	9988	shall work collaboratively with the bureau of substance addiction services
9989	9989	for the successful transition and continued operation of the recovery high
9990	9990	schools model; provided further, that not later than April 3, 2024, the
9991	9991	department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
9992	9992	ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of 179
9993	9993	youths served per high school; (ii) outcomes measured for youths; and(iii)
9994	9994	recommendations for new recovery high schools in fiscal year 2024
9995	9995	and fiscal year 2025; and provided further, that not less than $100,000
9996	9996	shall be expended for the implementation of recovery high schools....................$2,808,970
9997	9997	7061-9611 For grants or subsidies for after-school and out-of-school programs;
9998	9998	provided, that preference shall be given to after-school proposals
9999	9999	developed collaboratively and that support quality enhancements and
10000	10000	increased access to after-school and summer learning programs by public
10001	10001	and nonpublic schools and private community-based programs; provided
10002	10002	further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall
10003	10003	fund only those applications which contain accountability systems and
10004	10004	measurable outcomes, under guidelines to be determined by the
10005	10005	department in consultation with the department of early education and
10006	10006	care; provided further, that applicants shall detail funds received from all
10007	10007	public sources for existing after-school and out-of-school programs and
10008	10008	the types of programs and students served by the funds; provided further,
10009	10009	that funds shall be expended for services that actively include children with
10010	10010	disabilities in after-school programs that also serve nondisabled children,
10011	10011	and for services that include children for whom English is a second
10012	10012	language, and children identified as low-income; provided further, that the
10013	10013	department of elementary and secondary education shall consult with the
10014	10014	executive office of health and human services and the department of early
10015	10015	education and care to maximize the provision of wrap-around services and
10016	10016	to coordinate programs and services for children and youths during after-
10017	10017	school and out-of-school programs; provided further, that not later than
10018	10018	September 29, 2023, the department of elementary and secondary
10019	10019	education shall select the grant recipients and shall report on the
10020	10020	preliminary results of said grants not later than January 11, 2024 to the
10021	10021	secretary of administration and finance, the joint committee on education
10022	10022	and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided
10023	10023	further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be
10024	10024	expended for programs or activities during the summer months; provided
10025	10025	further, that funds shall be expended to convene regional networks to work
10026	10026	with the department of elementary
10027	10027
10028	10028	and secondary
10029	10029
10030	10030	education
10031	10031
10032	10032	and
10033	10033
10034	10034	the
10035	10035
10036	10036	department
10037	10037
10038	10038	of
10039	10039
10040	10040	early education and care to support the implementation of
10041	10041	school and community partnerships; provided further, that funds shall be
10042	10042	expended for the continued operation of a pilot data-sharing program
10043	10043	designed to provide school districts with funds to partner with local
10044	10044	community-based organizations and share identifiable student data to the
10045	10045	extent allowed by law; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
10046	10046	expended for Girls Design Academy in New Bedford; provided further, that
10047	10047	not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the YWCA Central
10048	10048	Massachusetts, Inc. for youth swimming lessons; provided further, that not
10049	10049	less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Boston Debate League
10050	10050	Incorporated for the after-school debate league program; provided further,
10051	10051	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Cape Verdean
10052	10052	Association of Brockton for employment positions for at-risk youth in the
10053	10053	YEP! We Can summer program; provided further, that not less than
10054	10054	$20,000 shall be expended for programming to support young mothers
10055	10055	returning to school including a micro-college set up by Bard College
10056	10056	offered at the Care Center of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than,
10057	10057	$50,000 shall be expended for Homework House Inc for a tutoring and
10058	10058	mentoring program in Holyoke public schools; provided further, that not
10059	10059	less than $25,000 shall be expended for improvements for the gym and
10060	10060	weight room in Andover high school; and provided further, that not later
10061	10061	than June 30, 2024, the grantee shall submit a report to the house and
10062	10062	senate committees on ways and means on the effects of the pilot program 180
10063	10063	on students participating in the programs partnered with the school
10064	10064	districts……………………………………………… $10,937,018
10065	10065	7061-9612 For the implementation of subsection (f) of section 1P of chapter 69 of
10066	10066	the General Laws to create safe and supportive school environments;
10067	10067	provided, that funds shall be expended for the safe and supportive schools
10068	10068	grant program and for a full-time staff member devoted to carrying out the
10069	10069	responsibilities under said subsection (f) of said section 1P of said chapter
10070	10070	69; provided further, that funds shall be expended for:(i) an annual
10071	10071	statewide safe and supportive schools conference that shall highlight the
10072	10072	grant program, include presentations by grantee schools and districts
10073	10073	about their work, teach attendees about the safe and supportive schools
10074	10074	framework and self-assessment tool, include presentations about the
10075	10075	grant application process and emphasize best practices for incorporating
10076	10076	developmentally appropriate input from students into safe and supportive
10077	10077	schools grant applications and school- wide action plans; (ii) expert
10078	10078	technological assistance in upgrading the usability of the online self-
10079	10079	assessment tool; and (iii) an evaluation of the grant program; provided
10080	10080	further, that funds shall be expended for a leadership summit, which may
10081	10081	be held concurrently with the annual conference, to inform
10082	10082	superintendents and principals about the grant program and best practices
10083	10083	for leading the work to create safe and supportive school and district
10084	10084	cultures; provided further, that grants shall be awarded to schools and
10085	10085	school district teams that create schoolwide action plans based on all the
10086	10086	elements of the safe and supportive schools framework and self-
10087	10087	assessment tool; provided further, that grant awards shall be prioritized for
10088	10088	applications that include a process for developmentally appropriate input
10089	10089	from students who are reflective of the school population; provided further,
10090	10090	that schools receiving continuation grants to implement schoolwide action
10091	10091	plans shall incorporate such action plans into their school improvement
10092	10092	plans developed under section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that
10093	10093	schools receiving continuation grants shall, at the end of the grant year,
10094	10094	submit a self-reflection report to the department detailing progress made
10095	10095	in implementing their school-wide action plans; provided further, that the
10096	10096	department shall provide said self-reflection reports to the safe and
10097	10097	supportive schools commission which shall summarize said self-reflection
10098	10098	reports in its annual report to the legislature; provided further, that the safe
10099	10099	and supportive schools commission shall conduct an analysis of such
10100	10100	school- wide action plans and school improvement plans, which the
10101	10101	department shall provide to the commission, and shall include in its annual
10102	10102	report the results of such analysis and any recommendations, including
10103	10103	any recommendations related to improving the framework or the self-
10104	10104	assessment tool; provided further, that not later than November 1, 2023,
10105	10105	grant awards shall be allocated by the department of elementary and
10106	10106	secondary education to schools and school districts; provided further, that
10107	10107	districts shall create district plans that support recipient schools; and
10108	10108	provided further, that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert to
10109	10109	the General Fund but shall be made available for this item until June 30,
10110	10110	2025 ………………………………………………………….. $650,000
10111	10111	7061-9619 For the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology; provided, that the
10112	10112	institute shall have access to the Massachusetts education computer
10113	10113	system; and provided further, that the institute may join the state
10114	10114	buyingconsortium…………………………………………… $1
10115	10115	7061-9624 For the School of Excellence program at the Worcester Polytechnic
10116	10116	Institute; provided, that every effort shall be made to recruit and serve
10117	10117	equal numbers of male and female students; provided further, that sending 181
10118	10118	districts of students attending the institute shall not be required to expend
10119	10119	any funds for the cost of these students while in attendance at the Institute;
10120	10120	and provided further, that the Massachusetts Academy of Math and
10121	10121	Science at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute shall provide professional
10122	10122	development activities at the academy, including salary and
10123	10123	benefits for teachers and visiting scholars...........................................................$1,500,000
10124	10124	7061-9626 For grants to the members of the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition,
10125	10125	Inc., for the purpose of providing comprehensive education, workforce
10126	10126	training and skills development to youth..............................................................$2,400,000
10127	10127	7061-9634 For the Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc., which shall be responsible for
10128	10128	administering a competitive statewide grant program for public and private
10129	10129	agencies to start or expand youth mentoring programs according to
10130	10130	current best practices and for purposes including advancing academic
10131	10131	performance, self-esteem, social competence and workforce
10132	10132	development; provided, that the department of elementary and secondary
10133	10133	education shall transfer the amount appropriated in this item to the Mass
10134	10134	Mentoring Partnership, Inc., for these grants; provided further, that in order
10135	10135	to be eligible to receive funds from this item, each public or private agency
10136	10136	shall provide a matching amount equal to $1 for every $1 disbursed from
10137	10137	this item; and provided further, that not later than March 15, 2024, the
10138	10138	Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc. Shall submit a report to the department
10139	10139	detailing the impact of the grants, expenditure of funds and the amount and
10140	10140	source of matching funds raised …………………………$1,200,000
10141	10141	7061-9650 For the Supporting Healthy Alliances Reinforcing Education (SHARE)
10142	10142	grant program to provide an integrated student wellness grant program to
10143	10143	assist schools with addressing non-academic barriers to student success;
10144	10144	provided, that grants shall be used to support school districts establishing
10145	10145	an infrastructure to facilitate integrated coordination of school and
10146	10146	community-based resources, including, but not limited to, social services,
10147	10147	mental health and behavioral health resources; provided further, that not
10148	10148	less than $1,000,000 shall be awarded by the department to schools and
10149	10149	school districts serving high percentages of low-income students; provided
10150	10150	further, that said supports may include funding to assist public school
10151	10151	districts in contracting with licensed community-based health care service
10152	10152	providers, including mental and behavioral health providers; provided
10153	10153	further, that said program shall be administered by the department of
10154	10154	elementary and secondary education in coordination with the executive
10155	10155	office of health and human services; provided further, that the department
10156	10156	shall prioritize applications for such services that are submitted by school
10157	10157	districts whose applications are consistent with infrastructure and
10158	10158	coordination efforts linking schools to community-based resources in
10159	10159	accordance with item 7061-9612 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of
10160	10160	2018; provided further, that such support grants may be expended to
10161	10161	assist school districts in connecting students with community-based
10162	10162	services to maximize coordination with service providers and establish
10163	10163	more comprehensive continuums of care; provided further, that such
10164	10164	grants may also be expended to support increased professional
10165	10165	development opportunities for public school employees to identify students
10166	10166	in need of mental and behavioral health support; provided further, that
10167	10167	not later than December 29, 2023, the department shall issue a report
10168	10168	outlining all student support efforts funded by this item; provided further,
10169	10169	that the report shall be provided to the senate president, the speaker of
10170	10170	the house, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
10171	10171	joint committee on education; provided further, that for the purposes of this
10172	10172	item, appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities 182
10173	10173	during the summer months; provided further, that any unexpended funds
10174	10174	in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for the purpose of
10175	10175	this item until August 30, 2024; and provided further, that any funds
10176	10176	distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be
10177	10177	deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district
10178	10178	and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school
10179	10179	committee of such city, town or regional school district without
10180	10180	further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the
10181	10181	contrary…………………………………………….. $2,000,000
10182	10182	7061-9813 For rural school aid to eligible towns and regional school districts,
10183	10183	excluding vocational schools, independent agricultural, technical schools
10184	10184	and charter schools; provided, that a school district shall be eligible for
10185	10185	rural school aid if a school district has a student density of not more than
10186	10186	35 students per square mile and an average annual per capita income of
10187	10187	not more than the average annual per capita income for the
10188	10188	commonwealth for the same period; provided further, that rural school aid
10189	10189	shall be allocated equitably in the following priority order: (i) school districts
10190	10190	serving less than 11 students per square mile; (ii) school districts serving
10191	10191	not more than 21 students per square mile; and (iii) school districts serving
10192	10192	not more than 35 students per square mile; provided further, that not later
10193	10193	than February 1, 2024, any district receiving funds under this item shall
10194	10194	submit a plan to the department of elementary and secondary education
10195	10195	outlining steps the district will take to increase regional collaboration,
10196	10196	consolidation or other efficiencies over the next 3 fiscal years; provided
10197	10197	further, that not later than December 1, 2023, the department shall submit
10198	10198	a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
10199	10199	detailing: (a) its recommendations for additional adjustments to the rural
10200	10200	school aid calculation for fiscal year 2025 to improve the accuracy and
10201	10201	equity of the student density component and the per capita income
10202	10202	component; and (b) the calculation and planned distribution of funds to
10203	10203	school districts; and provided further, that funds distributed from this item
10204	10204	shall not be considered chapter 70 aid for the calculation of the minimum
10205	10205	required local contribution for fiscal year 2025 …………………$ 10,000,000
10206	10206	7061-9814 For a competitive grant program to support the development and
10207	10207	expansion of high-quality, comprehensive summer learning opportunities
10208	10208	for students in districts with high concentrations of low-income students;
10209	10209	provided, that the department of elementary and secondary education
10210	10210	shall develop the criteria for grants; provided further, that grants shall be
10211	10211	awarded to programs that: (i) include not less than 150 hours of
10212	10212	programming with a focus on academic and college and career readiness
10213	10213	skills, including critical thinking, collaboration and perseverance; (ii) are
10214	10214	research-based summer programs; and (iii) engage with a variety of
10215	10215	organizations and leverage cost-sharing partnerships with local districts,
10216	10216	private funders and nonprofit institutions; provided further, that in awarding
10217	10217	grants, the department may consider the amount of federal Elementary
10218	10218	and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding received by a district;
10219	10219	provided further, that, for districts that the department determines have
10220	10220	received substantial federal Elementary and Secondary School
10221	10221	Emergency Relief funding, preference in awarding grants may be given
10222	10222	to those districts that commit to not less than a 100 per cent match in
10223	10223	federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds;
10224	10224	provided further, that grant awards shall not be contingent upon a match
10225	10225	in federal funding for those districts that the department determines have
10226	10226	not received substantial federal Elementary and Secondary School
10227	10227	Emergency Relief funding; and provided further, that appropriated funds
10228	10228	may be expended for programs or activities during the summer 183
10229	10229	months……………………………………………… $3,000,000
10230	10230	7061-9815 For a grant program administered by the department of elementary and
10231	10231	secondary education in coordination with the executive office of public
10232	10232	safety and security for the prevention of hate crimes, as defined under
10233	10233	section 32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, and incidences of bias in
10234	10234	public schools; provided, that grants shall be used for education,
10235	10235	professional development, prevention or community outreach; and
10236	10236	provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary
10237	10237	education shall develop guidelines for grant distribution including, but not
10238	10238	limited to, prioritizing schools that have experienced hate crimes or
10239	10239	incidences of bias within the last 2 years................................................................$400,000
10240	10240	Department of Higher Education.
10241	10241	7066-0000 For the operation of the department of higher education; provided, that the
10242	10242	department shall recommend savings proposals that permit public institutions of
10243	10243	higher education to achieve administrative and program cost reductions, resource
10244	10244	reallocation and program reassessment and to utilize resources otherwise available
10245	10245	to such institutions; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended
10246	10246	for the state university internship incentive program established in item 7066-0000 of
10247	10247	section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2012; provided further, that not less than
10248	10248	$200,000 shall be expended to Quincy College for student supports; provided
10249	10249	further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Thrive Scholars for support
10250	10250	of college to career services; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be
10251	10251	expended for education and career training for incarcerated individuals at Holyoke
10252	10252	Community College; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended
10253	10253	for academic and financial support services for students of Urban College of Boston,
10254	10254	A Two-Year College, Inc.; provided further, that the commonwealth shall contribute
10255	10255	funds to each institution in an amount necessary to match private contributions in the
10256	10256	current fiscal year to the institution's internship incentive program; provided further,
10257	10257	that the commonwealth's contribution shall be equal to $1 for every $1 privately
10258	10258	contributed to each university's board of trustees or foundation; provided further, that
10259	10259	the maximum total contributions from the commonwealth shall be not more than the
10260	10260	amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that funds from this program shall
10261	10261	not result in direct or indirect reduction in the commonwealth's appropriations to the
10262	10262	institutions for operations, scholarships, financial aid or any state appropriation and
10263	10263	the department shall promulgate regulations and criteria for the program; provided
10264	10264	further, that in order to meet the estimated costs of employee fringe benefits provided
10265	10265	by the commonwealth on account of employees of the Massachusetts State College
10266	10266	Building Authority and the University of Massachusetts Building Authority and in order
10267	10267	to meet the estimated cost of heat, light, power and other services, if any, to be
10268	10268	furnished by the commonwealth to projects of these authorities, the boards of
10269	10269	trustees of the community colleges, state universities and the University of
10270	10270	Massachusetts shall transfer to the General Fund, from the funds received from the
10271	10271	operations of the projects, the costs, if any, as shall be incurred by the commonwealth
10272	10272	for these purposes in the current fiscal year as determined by the appropriate building
10273	10273	authority, verified by the commissioner of higher education and approved by the
10274	10274	secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that not less than $150,000
10275	10275	shall be expended for a campus violence prevention administrator, and such other
10276	10276	activities as are needed to fund the full implementation of chapter 337 of the acts
10277	10277	of 2020 to advance statewide campus safety initiatives, including sexual violence
10278	10278	prevention; and provided further, that funds shall be expended to meet existing
10279	10279	statutory requirements and provide orientation, professional development and
10280	10280	support for the boards of trustees in areas including, but not limited to, recruitment,
10281	10281	training and accountability………………………………….. $4,382,123
10282	10282	7066-0009 For the New England Board of Higher Education...................................................$378,525 184
10283	10283	7066-0015
10284	10284
10285	10285	For the community college workforce training incentive program,
10286	10286	established in section 15F of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided,
10287	10287	that eligible incentive revenues under this program may also include
10288	10288	workforce training contracts administered or paid through public agencies,
10289	10289	municipalities, public grants, nonprofit organizations or private
10290	10290	gifts......................................................................................................................$1,450,000
10291	10291	7066-0016 For a program of financial aid to support the matriculation at public and
10292	10292	private institutions of higher education of persons in the custody of the
10293	10293	department of children and families under a care and protection petition
10294	10294	upon reaching the age of 18 or persons in the custody of the department
10295	10295	matriculating at such an institution at an earlier age; provided, that no such
10296	10296	person shall be required to remain in the custody of the department
10297	10297	beyond the age of 18 to qualify for such aid; provided further, that such aid
10298	10298	shall not exceed $6,000 per recipient per year; and provided further, that
10299	10299	such aid shall only be granted after exhausting all other sources of
10300	10300	financial support………………………………………………
10301	10301	$1,485,000
10302	10302	7066-0019 For the department of higher education to support the dual enrollment
10303	10303	program allowing qualified high school students to take college courses;
10304	10304	provided, that public and private institutions of higher education may offer
10305	10305	courses in high schools in addition to courses offered at the institutions or
10306	10306	online if the number of students is sufficient; provided further, that
10307	10307	preference in awarding grants for early college programs shall be given to
10308	10308	public institutions of higher education; and provided further, that
10309	10309	appropriated funds may be expended for programs or activities during
10310	10310	the summer months………………………………………………..
10311	10311	$12,000,000
10312	10312	7066-0021
10313	10313
10314	10314	For reimbursements to public institutions of higher education for foster
10315	10315	and adopted child fee waivers under section 19 of chapter 15A of the
10316	10316	General Laws; provided, that reimbursements to public institutions of
10317	10317	higher education for fee waivers granted in prior fiscal years may be
10318	10318	expended from this item......................................................................................$7,294,911
10319	10319	7066-0025 For the Performance Management Set Aside incentive program for the
10320	10320	University of Massachusetts, the state universities and the community
10321	10321	colleges; provided, that funds shall be distributed by the commissioner of
10322	10322	higher education to public institutions of higher education through a
10323	10323	competitive grant process based on priorities determined by the board of
10324	10324	higher education in pursuit of operational efficiency and strategic goals;
10325	10325	provided further, that priorities may include support of workforce programs
10326	10326	that train students for high-quality employment and for outreach programs
10327	10327	that engage surrounding communities with high- quality educational
10328	10328	programs and programs that focus on timely or accelerated student
10329	10329	completion of associate and bachelor’s degree programs with lower and
10330	10330	more predictable student costs; provided further, that not later than
10331	10331	February 1, 2024, the department of higher education shall submit a
10332	10332	report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing
10333	10333	campuses receiving funds through this item and the criteria used to
10334	10334	award funds; and provided further, that funds may be expended for
10335	10335	programs or activities during the summer months ……$5,000,000
10336	10336	7066-0036
10337	10337
10338	10338	For science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Starter
10339	10339	Academy programs to be implemented through the department of higher
10340	10340	education at the Massachusetts community colleges to benefit student 185
10341	10341	populations identified by the department as having expressed a high level
10342	10342	of interest in STEM majors and STEM careers and yet are
10343	10343	underperforming on STEM academic assessments; provided, that the
10344	10344	STEM Starter Academy program shall incorporate best practice design
10345	10345	elements from established STEM career pathways initiatives including, but
10346	10346	not limited to, those recognized by the Massachusetts' Plan for Excellence
10347	10347	in STEM Education and any subsequent STEM plans recognized by the
10348	10348	department; provided further, that the STEM Starter Academy shall
10349	10349	incorporate employer and industry collaboration to address workforce
10350	10350	needs in high-demand fields, industry contextualized STEM curriculum,
10351	10351	embedded mathematics and English language remediation and student
10352	10352	supports and other STEM education research- based strategies that
10353	10353	promote enrollment, enhance retention and increase post-secondary
10354	10354	graduation rates and pathways to job placement or transfer to 4-year
10355	10355	degree programs; provided further, that appropriated funds may be
10356	10356	expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and
10357	10357	provided further, that not later than September 29, 2023 the house and
10358	10358	senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on higher
10359	10359	education and the joint committee on education shall receive an
10360	10360	evaluation of this program and its impact………………..$4,750,000
10361	10361	7066-0040
10362	10362
10363	10363	For adult college transition services focused on low-income and entry-
10364	10364	level workers; provided, that funds shall be awarded competitively by the
10365	10365	board of higher education to adult basic education providers, including
10366	10366	local education agencies, community-based organizations, community
10367	10367	colleges and correctional facilities with recognized success in bridging
10368	10368	academic gaps of underserved populations and resulting in college
10369	10369	entrance, retention and completion; provided further, that not less than
10370	10370	$250,000 shall be expended for Jewish Vocational Service, Inc. with a
10371	10371	targeted focus on academic and coaching support for immigrants and
10372	10372	refugees; provided further, that not later than February 15, 2024, program
10373	10373	awardees shall report to the department of higher education on attendees’
10374	10374	successful transition to college and that the program shall deliver to the
10375	10375	joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on
10376	10376	ways and means an evaluation of the program and its impact on student
10377	10377	achievement, particularly as it relates to closing achievement gaps; and
10378	10378	provided further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs
10379	10379	or activities during the summer months ………………………. $500,000
10380	10380	7066-1400 For additional operational funding for state universities; provided, that
10381	10381	funds from this item shall be distributed in accordance with the funding
10382	10382	formula in line item 7066-1400 of section 2 of chapter 165 of the acts of
10383	10383	2014; provided further, that funding from this item shall be contingent upon
10384	10384	approval of a funding formula that incorporates equity by the board of
10385	10385	higher education; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
10386	10386	state universities shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
10387	10387	on ways and means on the total balance in all budgeted and off-budget
10388	10388	funds; and provided further, that the allocation of funds shall be approved
10389	10389	by the board of higher education …………………………$9,820,456
10390	10390	General Fund........................................................64.82%
10391	10391	Education Fund.....................................................35.18%
10392	10392	7066-9600 For a discretionary grant program to provide funds to school districts and
10393	10393	public institutions of higher education partnering together to offer inclusive
10394	10394	concurrent enrollment programs for school age children with disabilities,
10395	10395	as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, who are
10396	10396	between the ages of 18 and 22, inclusive; provided, that the grant program 186
10397	10397	shall be limited to students who are considered to have severe disabilities
10398	10398	and, in the case of students age 18 or 19, shall be limited to students with
10399	10399	severe disabilities who have been unable to achieve the competency
10400	10400	determination necessary to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive
10401	10401	Assessment System exam; provided further, that on a discretionary basis,
10402	10402	public institutions of higher education may choose to additionally include
10403	10403	students with severe developmental disabilities over the age of 21 through
10404	10404	said grant program; provided further, that such students with disabilities
10405	10405	shall be offered enrollment in credit and noncredit courses that include
10406	10406	students without disabilities, including enrollment in noncredit and credit-
10407	10407	bearing courses in audit status for students who may not meet course
10408	10408	prerequisites and requirements; provided further, that the partnering
10409	10409	school districts shall provide supports, services and accommodations
10410	10410	necessary to facilitate a student’s enrollment; provided further, that the
10411	10411	department of higher education shall develop guidelines to ensure that the
10412	10412	grant program promotes civic engagement and mentoring of faculty in
10413	10413	public institutions of higher education and supports college success, work
10414	10414	success, participation in student life of the college community and
10415	10415	provision of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive
10416	10416	environment; provided further, that the department shall develop
10417	10417	strategies and procedures to help sustain and replicate the existing
10418	10418	inclusive concurrent enrollment programs initiated through the grant
10419	10419	program including, but not limited to: (i) providing funds to retain
10420	10420	employment specialists; (ii) assisting students in meeting integrated
10421	10421	competitive employment and other transition-related goals; (iii) adopting
10422	10422	procedures and funding mechanisms to ensure that new partnerships of
10423	10423	public institutions of higher education and school districts providing
10424	10424	inclusive concurrent enrollment programs fully utilize the models and
10425	10425	expertise developed in existing partnerships; and (iv) conducting
10426	10426	evaluations and research to further identify student outcomes and best
10427	10427	practices; provided further, that the department shall develop a
10428	10428	mechanism to encourage existing and new partnerships to expand the
10429	10429	capacity to respond to individual parents and schools in underserved areas
10430	10430	that request an opportunity for their children to participate in the inclusive
10431	10431	concurrent enrollment initiative; provided further, that tuition for courses
10432	10432	shall be waived by the state institutions of higher education for students
10433	10433	enrolled through this grant program; provided further, that the department
10434	10434	shall maintain the position of inclusive concurrent enrollment coordinator
10435	10435	who shall be responsible for administering the grant program, coordinating
10436	10436	the advisory committee, developing new partnerships, assisting existing
10437	10437	partnerships in creating self-sustaining models and overseeing the
10438	10438	development of videos and informational materials as well as evaluation
10439	10439	and research through the institute for community inclusion to assist new
10440	10440	colleges and school districts; provided further, that not later than July 14,
10441	10441	2023, the department shall select grant recipients and shall distribute a
10442	10442	request for grant proposals subject to future appropriation not later than
10443	10443	May 31, 2024; provided further, that not later than January 31, 2024, the
10444	10444	department of higher education, in consultation with the department of
10445	10445	elementary and secondary education, shall report on student outcomes in
10446	10446	programs funded under this item to the house and senate committees on
10447	10447	ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee
10448	10448	on higher education; and provided further, that for this item, appropriated
10449	10449	funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer
10450	10450	months …………………………………………….. $4,000,000
10451	10451	7070-0065
10452	10452
10453	10453	For a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to
10454	10454	Massachusetts students enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher
10455	10455	education in any approved public or independent college, university, 187
10456	10456	school of nursing or any other approved institution furnishing a program of
10457	10457	higher education; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on
10458	10458	the administration of said scholarship program; provided further, that the
10459	10459	commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the Massachusetts
10460	10460	state scholarship office, shall follow adopted guidelines governing the
10461	10461	eligibility for and the awarding of financial assistance; provided further, that
10462	10462	funds from this item shall be made available for the MASSGrant or
10463	10463	MASSGrant Plus programs in an amount not less than the amount made
10464	10464	available in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that not less than
10465	10465	$22,000,000 shall be made available for the Massachusetts Gilbert
10466	10466	Matching Student Grant Program; provided further, that not less than
10467	10467	$430,000 shall be made available for One Family, Inc.; and provided
10468	10468	further, that not less than $3,600,000 shall be made available for early
10469	10469	educator scholarships, prior appropriation
10470	10470	continued………………………………………………..$175,150,000
10471	10471	General Fund........................................................99.38%
10472	10472	Youth Development and Achievement Fund...........0.62%
10473	10473	7070-0066 For a scholarship program, established in section 16A of chapter 15A of
10474	10474	the General Laws, as inserted by section 7, to provide financial assistance
10475	10475	to students from the commonwealth who are enrolled in and pursuing a
10476	10476	program of higher education at a public institution of higher education,
10477	10477	pursuant to section 5 of said chapter 15A, for an in-demand profession as
10478	10478	defined by the executive office of labor and workforce development’s study
10479	10479	on labor market conditions; provided, that funds from this item may be
10480	10480	expended on the administration of said scholarship program; and provided
10481	10481	further, that the commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the
10482	10482	Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall adopt guidelines governing
10483	10483	the eligibility for and the awarding of financial
10484	10484	assistance………………………………………….. $2,000,000
10485	10485	7077-0023 For the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University;
10486	10486	provided, that funds shall be expended under a resident veterinary tuition
10487	10487	remission plan as approved by the commissioner of higher education for
10488	10488	supportive veterinary services provided to the commonwealth; provided
10489	10489	further, that funds from this item may support collaborative arrangements
10490	10490	that may include teaching partnerships, articulation agreements or both
10491	10491	with community colleges and vocational-technical schools that offer
10492	10492	veterinary technician programs, veterinary health care programs or both
10493	10493	approved by the board of higher education; provided further, that the
10494	10494	school may work in consultation with the Norfolk county agricultural high
10495	10495	school on veterinary programs; provided further, that the school may
10496	10496	work in consultation with the Bristol county agricultural high school on
10497	10497	veterinary programs; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this
10498	10498	item shall support bioterrorism prevention research conducted in
10499	10499	consultation with emergency authorities in the commonwealth relative to
10500	10500	diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans
10501	10501	…………………..$6,000,000
10502	10502	7100-4000 For funding to community college campuses; provided, that funds shall
10503	10503	be expended for the continued implementation of community college
10504	10504	reform, for continued initiatives to strengthen the connections between the
10505	10505	colleges, local businesses and regional workforce investment boards and
10506	10506	to improve workforce training at the colleges; provided further, that funding
10507	10507	shall be allocated among the campuses using a formula that incorporates
10508	10508	equity, developed by the commissioner of higher education in consultation
10509	10509	with the secretaries of education, labor and workforce development and 188
10510	10510	housing and economic development; and provided further, that the
10511	10511	allocation of funds shall be approved by the board of higher
10512	10512	education…………………………………………… $10,078,100
10513	10513	General Fund........................................................65.81%
10514	10514	Education Fund.....................................................34.19%
10515	10515	7100-4002 For Supporting Urgent Community College Equity through Student
10516	10516	Services (SUCCESS) grants to community colleges to provide
10517	10517	wraparound supports and services to improve outcomes for their most
10518	10518	vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to, low-income, first-
10519	10519	generation, minority, disabled and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
10520	10520	queer and questioning students; provided, that funds shall be disbursed
10521	10521	based on a formula and criteria developed in consultation with the
10522	10522	Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges; provided further, that
10523	10523	eligible wraparound support activities shall include, but not be limited to,
10524	10524	peer mentors, academic skills workshops, field trips to 4-year schools and
10525	10525	targeted academic, career, transfer and scholarship advising; provided
10526	10526	further, that appropriated funds may be expended for programs or
10527	10527	activities during the summer months; provided further that all funds
10528	10528	distributed may be spent solely on personnel costs at the discretion of the
10529	10529	college; and provided further, that, not later than April 3, 2024, the
10530	10530	department shall report to the joint committee on higher education and the
10531	10531	house and senate committees on ways and means on the progress made
10532	10532	on implementing and funding this program, including any regulations,
10533	10533	guidelines or criteria used to distribute the funds and on the final
10534	10534	distribution of funds to campuses, prior appropriation
10535	10535	continued……………………………………………. $14,000,000
10536	10536	Marijuana Regulation Fund......................................100%
10537	10537	7518-0120 For state university and community college collaboration and efficiency
10538	10538	efforts through the Partnership to Advance Collaboration and Efficiencies
10539	10539	initiative..................................................................................................................$300,000
10540	10540	7520-0424 For a health and welfare reserve for eligible personnel employed at the
10541	10541	community colleges and state universities...........................................................$6,529,017
10542	10542	University of Massachusetts.
10543	10543	7100-0200
10544	10544
10545	10545	For the operation of the University of Massachusetts; provided, that not
10546	10546	later than February 1, 2024, the university shall meet with the chairs of the
10547	10547	house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the
10548	10548	joint committee on higher education to review: (i) the 5-year projected
10549	10549	spending plan for academic years beginning in 2023, including anticipated
10550	10550	cost savings initiatives and efforts to reduce student tuition and fees; and
10551	10551	(ii) a comprehensive report on spending over the previous academic year;
10552	10552	provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (A)
10553	10553	personnel costs, delineated by staff type and type of pay, including, but
10554	10554	not limited to, base pay and bonus pay; (B) the number of full-time
10555	10555	equivalent employees, delineated by staff type; (C) non- instructional
10556	10556	administrative costs; (D) costs related to asset management and
10557	10557	acquisition; (E) annual enrollment growth; (F) annual tuition and fee
10558	10558	growth; (G) fee structure; (H) expenditures on direct student financial aid;
10559	10559	and (I) average financial aid award per financial aid recipient; provided
10560	10560	further, that funding for each center and institute at the University of
10561	10561	Massachusetts at Boston shall be provided at an amount not less than in
10562	10562	fiscal year 2018; provided further, that if, as a result of extraordinary or 189
10563	10563	unforeseen circumstances, the university deems it necessary to reduce
10564	10564	funding to any of said institutions, the university shall issue a report
10565	10565	detailing: (1) the reasons for such reductions; (2) all steps taken to avoid
10566	10566	such reductions including, but not limited to, the identification of other
10567	10567	sources of existing funds, raising of new revenues and the pursuit of
10568	10568	savings initiatives and efficiencies; and (3) a mitigation plan to ameliorate
10569	10569	the effects on students and university staff of such reductions, for which
10570	10570	input from students and university staff shall be solicited; provided further,
10571	10571	that the report shall be submitted to the joint committee on higher
10572	10572	education and the house and senate committees on ways and means not
10573	10573	less than 120 days prior to any such funding reduction or institutional
10574	10574	closure; provided further, that the university shall expend funds for the
10575	10575	UMass-Amherst Cranberry Station; provided further, that not later than
10576	10576	January 4, 2024, the University of Massachusetts at Boston shall submit
10577	10577	a report to the joint committee on higher education and the house and
10578	10578	senate committees on ways and means detailing the progress made in
10579	10579	implementing the April 2019 taskforce on centers and institutes'
10580	10580	recommendations; provided further, that the university shall expend funds
10581	10581	for the operation of the Massachusetts office of public collaboration at the
10582	10582	University of Massachusetts at Boston; provided further, that not less than
10583	10583	$15,000 shall be expended for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
10584	10584	health services to support access to women's health care; and provided
10585	10585	further, that not less than $4,000,000 shall be expended by the university
10586	10586	on student behavioral health services including, but not limited to, crisis
10587	10587	services, therapy, the assessment of learning disorders, responses to
10588	10588	sexual assault, substance use disorder services and assistance to
10589	10589	students struggling with stress, anxiety or other mental health needs
10590	10590	created or exacerbated by remote learning and the 2019 novel
10591	10591	coronavirus pandemic.....................................................................................$688,436,930
10592	10592	General Fund........................................................99.28%
10593	10593	Education Fund.......................................................0.72%
10594	10594	7100-0700
10595	10595
10596	10596	For the operation of the community mediation center grant program,
10597	10597	established in section 47 of chapter 75 of the General Laws, administered
10598	10598	by the office of public collaboration at the University of Massachusetts at
10599	10599	Boston; provided, that funding from this item shall be made available for
10600	10600	mediation services to promote housing stabilization; and provided further,
10601	10601	that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts
10602	10602	prisoner re-entry mediation program, prior appropriation
10603	10603	continued…………………………………………… $3,213,465
10604	10604	7100-0702 For the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of
10605	10605	Massachusetts at Boston to study the history and experiences of anti-
10606	10606	Asian racism in the United States and in the commonwealth.................................$300,000
10607	10607	State Universities.
10608	10608	7109-0100 For Bridgewater State University.......................................................................$59,762,662
10609	10609	7110-0100 For Fitchburg State University...........................................................................$37,687,632
10610	10610	7112-0100 For Framingham State University......................................................................$37,087,442
10611	10611	7113-0100 For the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts..................................................$20,682,264
10612	10612	7114-0100 For Salem State University................................................................................$56,689,874
10613	10613	7115-0100 For Westfield State University...........................................................................$35,424,405 190
10614	10614	7116-0100 For Worcester State University; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be
10615	10615	expended for the John J. Binienda Center for Civic Education at Worcester State
10616	10616	University……………………………………………………… $34,859,139
10617	10617	7117-0100 For the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.............................................$23,163,212
10618	10618	7118-0100 For the Massachusetts Maritime Academy........................................................$22,041,909
10619	10619	Community Colleges.
10620	10620	7502-0100 For Berkshire Community College.....................................................................$13,197,485
10621	10621	7503-0100 For Bristol Community College; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be
10622	10622	expended for the Veterans’ Educational Service Center at Bristol Community College
10623	10623	………………………………………………………………… $26,851,164
10624	10624	7504-0100 For Cape Cod Community College....................................................................$14,836,209
10625	10625	7505-0100 For Greenfield Community College...................................................................$12,880,259
10626	10626	7506-0100 For Holyoke Community College.......................................................................$24,350,121
10627	10627	7507-0100 For Massachusetts Bay Community College; provided, that not less than $85,000
10628	10628	shall be expended for the MassBay Center for Cybersecurity Education
10629	10629	………………………………………………………………………………$19,420,019
10630	10630	7508-0100 For Massasoit Community College....................................................................$26,040,568
10631	10631	7509-0100 For Mount Wachusett Community College........................................................$17,842,335
10632	10632	7509-0101 For the Senator Stephen M. Brewer Center for Civic Learning and
10633	10633	Community Engagement at Mount Wachusett Community College to
10634	10634	increase service learning and volunteerism in the north central
10635	10635	Massachusetts region of the commonwealth, to support the development
10636	10636	of a food pantry and other emergency services for students at risk of
10637	10637	dropping out due to financial circumstances, for deliberative dialogues
10638	10638	within the community addressing issues of concern within society and for
10639	10639	programmatic development, updates and technologies within the center
10640	10640	………………….. $150,000
10641	10641	7510-0100 For Northern Essex Community College...........................................................$23,767,647
10642	10642	7511-0100 For North Shore Community College.................................................................$26,242,903
10643	10643	7512-0100 For Quinsigamond Community College.............................................................$26,257,656
10644	10644	7514-0100 For Springfield Technical Community College...................................................$29,927,094
10645	10645	7515-0100 For Roxbury Community College.......................................................................$12,990,072
10646	10646	7515-0120 For the operation of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at
10647	10647	Roxbury Community College...............................................................................$1,128,694
10648	10648	7515-0121 For the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community
10649	10649	College; provided, that the college may expend an amount not to exceed
10650	10650	$529,843 received from fees, rentals and facility expenses associated with
10651	10651	the running and operation of national track meets, high school track meets, 191
10652	10652	high school dual meets, Roxbury Community College athletic events and
10653	10653	other special athletic events, conferences, meetings and programs;
10654	10654	provided further, that only expenses for contracted services associated
10655	10655	with these events, event staff, utilities and capital needs of the facility shall
10656	10656	be funded from this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding any
10657	10657	general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
10658	10658	timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
10659	10659	expenditures, the college may incur expenses and the comptroller may
10660	10660	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
10661	10661	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
10662	10662	state accounting system………………………………………….$529,843
10663	10663	7516-0100 For Middlesex Community College....................................................................$28,458,000
10664	10664	7518-0100 For Bunker Hill Community College...................................................................$33,010,128
10665	10665	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
10666	10666	Office of the Secretary.
10667	10667	8000-0038 For the operation of a witness protection program under chapter 263A of
10668	10668	the General Laws...................................................................................................$250,000
10669	10669	8000-0070
10670	10670
10671	10671	For the research and analysis of the committee on criminal justice,
10672	10672	established in section 156 of chapter 6 of the General Laws; provided, that
10673	10673	funds may be expended for supporting the work of the Massachusetts
10674	10674	sentencing commission, established in section 1 of chapter 211E of
10675	10675	the General Laws
10676	10676	……………………………………………………………….$ 131,357
10677	10677	8000-0202 For the purchase and distribution of sexual assault evidence collection
10678	10678	kits............................................................................................................................$90,810
10679	10679	8000-0313 For local public safety projects and grant programs; provided, that not less than
10680	10680	$15,000 shall be expended for public safety upgrades at Blackstone town hall;
10681	10681	provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the purchase of
10682	10682	additional camera system to monitor downtown in the city of Leominster; provided
10683	10683	further, not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Mission, Inc.; provided further,
10684	10684	that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Portal to Hope to develop programs
10685	10685	combatting domestic violence in Medford, Malden, Everett and Winthrop; provided
10686	10686	further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for public safety trainings at the
10687	10687	Pembroke police and fire departments; provided further, that not less than $15,000
10688	10688	shall be expended for automated external defibrillators at recreation programs and
10689	10689	athletic fields in the town of Shrewsbury; provided further, that not less than $25,000
10690	10690	shall be expended for the improvement of the intersection between route 140 and
10691	10691	route 123 in the town of Norton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
10692	10692	expended for additional personal protective equipment for the Natick fire department;
10693	10693	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for 911 compliance in
10694	10694	the town of Ludlow; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
10695	10695	for the Dismas House of Massachusetts, Inc. in Worcester; provided further, that not
10696	10696	less than $40,000 shall be expended for the city of Quincy’s mitigation fund for the
10697	10697	state-owned intersection at Ricciuti drive and the I-93 southbound off-ramp for
10698	10698	temporary traffic mitigation measures; provided further, that not less than $25,000
10699	10699	shall be expended for town of Randolph’s police department to obtain a self-contained
10700	10700	unit for use at community enhancement partnership events; provided further, that not
10701	10701	less than $18,000 shall be expended for the installation of an emergency access boat
10702	10702	ramp for use by first responders at Sandy Neck Park beach in the town of Barnstable; 192
10703	10703	provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of
10704	10704	Georgetown for public safety facilities, information technology and oxygen
10705	10705	replenishment system for firefighters; provided further, that not less than $20,000
10706	10706	shall be expended to the city of Boston for the payroll costs of the Boston police
10707	10707	department for dedicated patrols of the Fairmount housing development in the Hyde
10708	10708	Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall
10709	10709	be expended for health wellness and heart exams for the Tewksbury police
10710	10710	department; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for
10711	10711	Cambridge HEART in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than
10712	10712	$75,000 shall be expended for 20 sets of bunker gear shorts in the town of Saugus;
10713	10713	provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the Plymouth police
10714	10714	department for police boat electronics upgrades; provided further, that not less than
10715	10715	$75,000 shall be expended for fire department safety gear in the town of Dover;
10716	10716	provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to implement the
10717	10717	recommendations of the city of Woburn’s report from the Massachusetts Downtown
10718	10718	Initiative Local Rapid Recovery program; provided further, that not less than $25,000
10719	10719	shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Upton; provided
10720	10720	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements
10721	10721	in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
10722	10722	expended for public safety improvements in the town of Grafton; provided further, that
10723	10723	not less than $25,000 shall be expended for new lockers and office equipment for the
10724	10724	Millbury police station; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
10725	10725	expended for equipment for Braintree’s fire department; provided further, that not less
10726	10726	than $125,000 shall be expended for the Braintree police department’s family
10727	10727	services unit; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
10728	10728	mobile data terminals with E-Ticket and police radio digital infrastructure conversion
10729	10729	equipment for the Dracut police department; and provided further, that not less than
10730	10730	$50,000 shall be expended for services provided by the Tewksbury police department
10731	10731	to the Tewksbury state hospital ……………………………………$1,253,000
10732	10732	8000-0600 For the office of the secretary of public safety and security, including the
10733	10733	highway safety bureau, to provide matching funds for a federal Planning
10734	10734	and Administration Grant under 23 U.S.C. section 402 and the costs
10735	10735	associated with the implementation of chapter 122 of the acts of 2019;
10736	10736	provided, that the executive office staff may provide administrative
10737	10737	processing for departments within the secretariat; and provided further,
10738	10738	that local police departments, sheriffs’ offices, the department of state
10739	10739	police, the department of correction and other state agencies, authorities
10740	10740	and educational institutions with law enforcement functions as determined
10741	10741	by the secretary that receive funds for the cost of the replacement of
10742	10742	bulletproof vests through the office of the secretary may expend without
10743	10743	further appropriation these funds to purchase additional vests in the fiscal
10744	10744	year in which they receive such reimbursements ………$6,765,190
10745	10745	8000-0605 For efforts to combat human trafficking, including a competitive grant
10746	10746	program to be administered by the executive office of public safety and
10747	10747	security; provided, that not later than March 1, 2024, the executive office
10748	10748	shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
10749	10749	means detailing expenditures from this item, including a list of grant
10750	10750	recipients…………………………………………… $500,000
10751	10751	8000-0655 For a grant program to be administered by the executive office of public
10752	10752	safety and security for emerging adults re-entry programs to reduce
10753	10753	recidivism among individuals between the ages of 18 and 25, inclusive,
10754	10754	who are returning to the community from state prisons and county
10755	10755	correctional facilities; provided, that the secretary of public safety and
10756	10756	security shall distribute funds through a competitive grant program;
10757	10757	provided further, that grants shall be awarded to applicants that: (i) are 193
10758	10758	community-based nonprofit programs; (ii) have a demonstrated
10759	10759	commitment from the department of correction or a sheriff’s office to work
10760	10760	collaboratively to deliver services in their respective facilities; (iii) provide
10761	10761	both pre-release and post-release services to individuals between the
10762	10762	ages of 18 and 25, inclusive, who are returning to the community from
10763	10763	state prisons and county correctional facilities including, but not limited to,
10764	10764	probationers and parolees; (iv) provide a continuum of programming from
10765	10765	state prisons or county correctional facilities into the community; (v)
10766	10766	provide pre-release services for all participating individuals that include
10767	10767	transition plans, education programs, workforce readiness and life skills
10768	10768	programs and counseling; (vi) provide post- release services that include
10769	10769	case management for not less than 12 months after participating
10770	10770	individuals have been released; and (vii) provide a plan for ensuring that
10771	10771	proposed programs shall be implemented with adherence to a research-
10772	10772	based, evidence-based or evidence-informed program design; provided
10773	10773	further, that not more than 6 grants shall be awarded; provided further,
10774	10774	that not more than 7.5 per cent of the total appropriation in this item shall
10775	10775	be used to provide administrative support to recipients, including program
10776	10776	design, technical assistance and program evaluation; provided further,
10777	10777	that contracts for grantees may be awarded for periods of not more than 5
10778	10778	years; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024 the executive
10779	10779	office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
10780	10780	and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) successful grant
10781	10781	applications and the services they provide; (b) amount of funds awarded
10782	10782	to each grantee; (c) criteria used to evaluate grant applications; (d) number
10783	10783	of participants served by each program and the communities they are
10784	10784	returning to; and (e) outcomes and recidivism rates of the participants
10785	10785	in each of the programs, prior appropriation continued
10786	10786	………………………………………………………………..$4,000,000
10787	10787	Marijuana Regulation Fund......................................100%
10788	10788	8000-1001
10789	10789
10790	10790	For the Boston regional intelligence center, or BRIC, to upgrade, expand
10791	10791	and integrate technology and protocols related to anti-terrorism, anti-
10792	10792	crime, anti-gang and emergency response; provided, that intelligence
10793	10793	developed shall be shared with the BRIC communities and other state,
10794	10794	municipal and federal agencies as necessary; and provided further, that
10795	10795	the BRIC shall provide technology required to access the intelligence with
10796	10796	its municipal partners, the department of state police, the Massachusetts
10797	10797	Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts Port Authority and
10798	10798	appropriate federal agencies to assure maximum interagency
10799	10799	collaboration for public safety and homeland security …………..$850,000
10800	10800	8000-1127 For a nonprofit security grant program to provide support for target
10801	10801	hardening and other security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that
10802	10802	are at high risk of terrorist attacks or hate crimes, as defined under section
10803	10803	32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws; provided, that prioritization shall
10804	10804	be given to nonprofit organizations that have experienced instances of
10805	10805	terrorist attacks or hate crimes, as defined in said section 32 of said
10806	10806	chapter 22C; provided further, that: (i) at least 1 such grant shall be
10807	10807	awarded to a nonprofit organization in the eastern region of the
10808	10808	commonwealth; (ii) at least 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit
10809	10809	organization in the central region of the commonwealth; and (iii) at least 1
10810	10810	such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the western
10811	10811	region of the commonwealth; and provided further, that the grants shall
10812	10812	be distributed in a geographically equitable manner across the eastern,
10813	10813	central and western regions of the commonwealth …….$1,500,000 194
10814	10814	8000-1213 For the school of reentry; provided, that funds may be spent on the
10815	10815	credible messenger program...............................................................................$1,500,000
10816	10816	8000-1225 For the operation of the office of grants and research............................................$200,246
10817	10817	8000-1700 For the provision of information technology services within the executive
10818	10818	office of public safety and security.....................................................................$19,918,675
10819	10819	8100-0111 For a grant program to be known as the Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr.
10820	10820	community safety initiative, to be administered by the executive office of
10821	10821	public safety and security, to support regional, multidisciplinary
10822	10822	approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated programs for
10823	10823	prevention and intervention, coordinated law enforcement, including
10824	10824	regional gang task forces and regional crime mapping strategies, focused
10825	10825	prosecutions and reintegration strategies for formerly incarcerated
10826	10826	individuals; provided, that the secretary of public safety and security shall
10827	10827	distribute grant funds through a competitive grant program that gives
10828	10828	preference to applications that: (i) demonstrate high levels of youth
10829	10829	violence, gang problems and substance use in a region; (ii) demonstrate
10830	10830	a commitment to regional, multi-jurisdictional strategies to deal with such
10831	10831	community safety issues, including written commitments for municipalities,
10832	10832	law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations and
10833	10833	government agencies to work together; (iii) clearly outline a
10834	10834	comprehensive plan that establishes measurable outcomes for
10835	10835	municipalities to work with law enforcement, community-based
10836	10836	organizations and government agencies to address gang activity; (iv)
10837	10837	outline measurable outcomes that demonstrate program success, detail a
10838	10838	plan for collecting data related to achieving said measurable outcomes
10839	10839	and commit to sharing the data with the executive office; (v) make a written
10840	10840	commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent match provided by
10841	10841	either municipal or private contributions; and (vi) identify a local
10842	10842	governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent; provided further, that
10843	10843	clusters of municipalities, in partnership with nonprofit organizations and
10844	10844	other agencies, including district attorneys’ offices, may apply for such
10845	10845	grant funds; provided further, that such grant funds shall be considered 1-
10846	10846	time grants awarded to public agencies and shall not annualize into fiscal
10847	10847	year 2025 or subsequent years; provided further, that administrative costs
10848	10848	for successful grant applications shall not exceed 10 per cent of the value
10849	10849	of the grant; provided further, that no grant funds shall be awarded to the
10850	10850	department of state police; provided further, that not later than August 16,
10851	10851	2023, the executive office shall publish guidelines and an application for
10852	10852	the competitive portion of the grant fund program; provided further, that
10853	10853	not later than December 15, 2023, grant funds shall be made available to
10854	10854	applicants; provided further, that not later than 60 days after the
10855	10855	distribution of grant funds, the executive office shall submit a report that
10856	10856	details the distribution of grant funds to the executive office for
10857	10857	administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways
10858	10858	and means; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the
10859	10859	office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
10860	10860	and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of young
10861	10861	adults served by the grant program during fiscal year 2024; (b) executive
10862	10862	summaries of the programs currently operating under the grant program;
10863	10863	and (c) outcomes and findings that demonstrate program success from
10864	10864	the grant awards fiscal year 2023 ……………….. $12,336,583
10865	10865	Chief Medical Examiner.
10866	10866	8000-0105 For the operation of the office of the chief medical examiner, established 195
10867	10867	in section 2 of chapter 38 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than
10868	10868	January 16, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate
10869	10869	committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
10870	10870	the current caseload of the office and each of its medical examiners and
10871	10871	the caseload for fiscal year 2023; (ii) the number of procedures performed
10872	10872	in fiscal year 2023; (iii) the current turnaround time and backlogs; (iv) the
10873	10873	current response time to scenes; (v) the number of cases completed in
10874	10874	fiscal year 2023; (vi) the current status of accreditation with the National
10875	10875	Association of Medical Examiners; (vii) progress in identification and
10876	10876	completion of reports; and (viii) progress in improving delays in decedent
10877	10877	release …………………………………………….. $17,943,985
10878	10878	8000-0122 For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its
10879	10879	operations not more than $6,373,829 in revenues collected from fees for
10880	10880	services provided by the office; provided, that notwithstanding any general
10881	10881	or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies
10882	10882	between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may
10883	10883	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
10884	10884	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
10885	10885	estimate as reported in the state accounting system………..$ 6,373,829
10886	10886	Department of Criminal Justice Information Services.
10887	10887	8000-0110 For the operation of the department of criminal justice information
10888	10888	services, including criminal justice information services, criminal offender
10889	10889	record information services, firearms support services and victim services;
10890	10890	provided, that funds may be expended for enabling local housing
10891	10891	authorities to have access to criminal offender record
10892	10892	information when qualifying applicants for state-assisted housing......................$2,957,534
10893	10893	8000-0111 For the operation of the public safety information system and the criminal
10894	10894	record review board within the department of criminal justice information
10895	10895	services, which may expend for the operation of the office not more than
10896	10896	$4,000,000 in revenues collected from fees for services provided by the
10897	10897	office; provided, that funding from this item may be retained and expended
10898	10898	from fees charged and collected under section 172A of chapter 6 of the
10899	10899	General Laws; provided further, that funds may be expended for assisting
10900	10900	formerly incarcerated individuals in obtaining and maintaining employment
10901	10901	and to provide education and assistance regarding criminal records under
10902	10902	said section 172A of said chapter 6; provided further, that the
10903	10903	commissioner of criminal justice information services may make funds
10904	10904	from this item available for a competitive grant process to provide such
10905	10905	training and education; provided further, that notwithstanding any general
10906	10906	or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies
10907	10907	between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may
10908	10908	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
10909	10909	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
10910	10910	estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further,
10911	10911	that any unexpended funds in this item shall not revert but shall be made
10912	10912	available for this item
10913	10913	until June 30, 2025..............................................................................................$4,000,000
10914	10914	Sex Offender Registry.
10915	10915	8000-0125 For the operation of the sex offender registry including, but not limited to,
10916	10916	the costs of maintaining a computerized registry system and the
10917	10917	classification of persons subject to the registry; provided, that the
10918	10918	registration fee paid by convicted sex offenders under section 178Q of
10919	10919	chapter 6 of the General Laws shall be retained and expended by the sex 196
10920	10920	offender registry board; and provided further, that not later than December
10921	10921	15, 2023, the sex offender registry shall submit a report to the house and
10922	10922	senate committees on ways and means outlining: (i) the utilization of data-
10923	10923	sharing agreements with state agencies to find addresses of offenders that
10924	10924	are out of compliance; (ii) plans to establish new data-sharing agreements
10925	10925	with other executive branch agencies; and detailed plans to improve
10926	10926	overall data collection and registry maintenance to enhance public
10927	10927	safety ……………………………………………………………$ 6,342,238
10928	10928	Department of State Police.
10929	10929	8100-0006 For the department of state police, which may expend for the costs of
10930	10930	private police details, including administrative costs, an amount not more
10931	10931	than $37,250,000 from fees charged for such details; provided, that
10932	10932	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
10933	10933	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
10934	10934	related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the
10935	10935	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
10936	10936	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
10937	10937	state accounting system....................................................................................$37,250,000
10938	10938	8100-0012 For the department of state police, which may expend for the costs of
10939	10939	security services provided by state police officers, including overtime and
10940	10940	administrative costs, not more than $3,500,000 from fees charged for said
10941	10941	services; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
10942	10942	contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
10943	10943	of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
10944	10944	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
10945	10945	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as
10946	10946	reported in the state accounting system ………………...$3,500,000
10947	10947	8100-0018
10948	10948
10949	10949	For the department of state police, which may expend not more than
10950	10950	$3,205,921 for certain police activities provided under agreements
10951	10951	authorized in this item; provided, that for fiscal year 2024, the colonel of
10952	10952	the state police may enter into service agreements with the commanding
10953	10953	officer or other person in charge of a military reservation of the United
10954	10954	States located within the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
10955	10955	and any other service agreements as necessary to enhance the protection
10956	10956	of persons, assets and infrastructure from possible external threat or
10957	10957	activity; provided further, that said agreements shall establish the
10958	10958	responsibilities pertaining to the operation and maintenance of police
10959	10959	services including, but not limited to: (i) provisions governing payment to
10960	10960	the department for the cost of regular salaries, overtime, retirement and
10961	10961	other employee benefits; and (ii) provisions governing payment to the
10962	10962	department for the cost of furnishings and equipment necessary to provide
10963	10963	the police services; provided further, that the department may charge any
10964	10964	recipients of police services for the cost of the services under this item;
10965	10965	provided further, that the colonel may expend from this item for costs
10966	10966	associated with joint federal and state law enforcement activities from
10967	10967	federal reimbursements received; and provided further, that
10968	10968	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
10969	10969	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
10970	10970	related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the
10971	10971	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
10972	10972	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
10973	10973	state accounting system......................................................................................$3,205,921
10974	10974	8100-0102
10975	10975
10976	10976	For the costs associated with state police personnel assigned to the 197
10977	10977	Massachusetts Port Authority, which may expend for the costs of police
10978	10978	activities provided by state police officers, including overtime and
10979	10979	administrative costs, not more than $45,000,001 from fees collected for
10980	10980	such activities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law
10981	10981	to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies between the
10982	10982	receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department of state
10983	10983	police may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
10984	10984	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
10985	10985	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system...........................$45,000,001
10986	10986	8100-0515 For the expenses of hiring, equipping and training state police recruits to
10987	10987	maintain appropriate staffing levels for the state police; provided, that
10988	10988	funds shall be expended for promoting diversity and inclusion in the hiring
10989	10989	of police recruits; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for
10990	10990	the implementation of comprehensive racial bias training within the
10991	10991	department of state police to address racial inequities in policing
10992	10992	practices …………………………………………… $10,267,775
10993	10993	8100-1001 For the administration and operation of the department of state police;
10994	10994	provided, that the department shall expend funds from this item to
10995	10995	maximize federal grants for the operation of a counter-terrorism unit and
10996	10996	the payment of overtime for state police officers; provided further, that the
10997	10997	department shall maintain the division of field services, which shall include,
10998	10998	but not be limited to, the bureau of metropolitan district operations;
10999	10999	provided further, that not less than 40 officers shall be provided to the
11000	11000	department of conservation and recreation to patrol its watershed
11001	11001	property; provided further, that not less than $1,170,000 shall be expended
11002	11002	for the payroll costs of the state police directed patrols; provided further,
11003	11003	that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Troop A to conduct
11004	11004	mounted, directed patrols throughout Revere beach, the Lynn Fells and
11005	11005	the Middlesex Fells reservation park, among other identified areas;
11006	11006	provided further, that, subject to appropriation, communities receiving
11007	11007	funds for directed patrols in fiscal year 2008 shall receive an equal
11008	11008	disbursement of funds in proportion to the current appropriation in fiscal
11009	11009	year 2024; provided further, that funds shall be expended for directed
11010	11010	patrols at Constitution beach in East Boston; provided further, that not less
11011	11011	than $95,000 shall be expended for designated seasonal state police
11012	11012	patrols in the Wollaston beach and Quincy Shore drive area and Furnace
11013	11013	Brook parkway of Quincy from May 31 to September 1; provided further,
11014	11014	that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the payroll costs of the
11015	11015	state police to perform directed patrols and traffic enforcement functions
11016	11016	on the Harry Truman parkway, Neponset Valley parkway and Dedham
11017	11017	parkway in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further,
11018	11018	that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to employ 2 full-time mental
11019	11019	health crisis management counselors at the Barnstable police department;
11020	11020	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for directed
11021	11021	patrols in in the South Boston section of the city of Boston, including, but
11022	11022	not limited to, Day boulevard, Carson beach, M street beach, Marine park,
11023	11023	and Castle Island ; provided further, that the department of state police
11024	11024	shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department of
11025	11025	conservation and recreation to provide police coverage on department of
11026	11026	conservation and recreation properties and parkways; provided further,
11027	11027	that funds shall be expended for the administration and operation of an
11028	11028	automated fingerprint identification system and for the motor carrier safety
11029	11029	assistance program; provided further, that the creation of a new or an
11030	11030	expansion of the existing statewide communications network shall include
11031	11031	the office of law enforcement in the executive office of energy and
11032	11032	environmental affairs at no cost to or compensation from that executive 198
11033	11033	office; provided further, that the department of state police may expend
11034	11034	funds from this item for the administration of budgetary, procurement,
11035	11035	fiscal, human resources, payroll and other administrative services of the
11036	11036	office of the chief medical examiner, the municipal police training
11037	11037	committee and criminal justice information services; provided further, that
11038	11038	the department shall submit quarterly reports with the house and senate
11039	11039	committees on ways and means; and provided further, that each report
11040	11040	shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total compensation paid to each
11041	11041	trooper, delineated by category of payout; (ii) the total compensation paid
11042	11042	to each troop in the aggregate, delineated by regular and overtime
11043	11043	compensation; (iii) the average hours of overtime accumulated, delineated
11044	11044	by trooper and reason for the use of overtime; the average hours of
11045	11045	overtime accumulated, delineated by troop in the aggregate; and (v) a
11046	11046	detailed plan outlining steps to decrease overtime usage and increase
11047	11047	accountability and oversight within the department
11048	11048	………………………………………………………………$350,454,010
11049	11049	State Police Crime Laboratory.
11050	11050	8100-1004 For the operation and related costs of the state police crime laboratory,
11051	11051	including the analysis of samples used in the prosecution of controlled
11052	11052	substance offenses conducted at the former department of public health
11053	11053	facilities; provided, that the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes,
11054	11054	poisons, drugs, medicines and chemicals shall be funded from this item in
11055	11055	order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys, the
11056	11056	state police and municipal police departments; provided further, that the
11057	11057	practices and procedures of the state police crime laboratory shall be
11058	11058	informed by the recommendations of the forensic science oversight board;
11059	11059	provided further, that the department of state police shall submit quarterly
11060	11060	reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall
11061	11061	include, but not be limited to: (i) the caseload of each lab; (ii) all relevant
11062	11062	information regarding turnaround time and backlogs by type of case; and
11063	11063	(iii) the accreditation status of each lab; provided further, that not later than
11064	11064	October 3, 2023, the first such report shall be submitted; provided further,
11065	11065	that not less than $4,800,000 shall be spent on phase II of the processing
11066	11066	of sexual assault evidence kits; and provided further, that not later than
11067	11067	March 1, 2024 the state police shall submit a report to the house and
11068	11068	senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
11069	11069	limited to: (a) the status of phase II of the processing of sexual assault
11070	11070	evidence kits; (b) an anticipated timeline for completion of phase II; and
11071	11071	(c) the year to date cost of processing sexual assault evidence kits as
11072	11072	part of phase II ………………………………………….$34,381,788
11073	11073	8100-1005
11074	11074
11075	11075	For the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs,
11076	11076	medicines and chemicals at the University of Massachusetts medical
11077	11077	school in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district
11078	11078	attorneys, the state police and municipal police departments.................................$393,554
11079	11079	Municipal Police Training Committee.
11080	11080	8200-0200
11081	11081
11082	11082	For the operation of veteran, reserve and in-service training programs
11083	11083	conducted by the municipal police training committee; provided, that no
11084	11084	expenditures authorized by this item shall be charged to item 8200-0222;
11085	11085	and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided to the
11086	11086	town of Boylston as compensation for hosting a municipal police training
11087	11087	academy …………………………………………… $17,444,005
11088	11088	General Fund........................................................94.23%
11089	11089	Public Safety Training Fund.....................................5.77% 199
11090	11090	8200-0222 For the municipal police training committee, which may collect and
11091	11091	expend not more than $1,800,000 to provide training to new recruits;
11092	11092	provided, that the committee shall charge $3,200 per recruit for the
11093	11093	training; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law
11094	11094	to the contrary, the committee shall charge a fee of $3,200 per person for
11095	11095	training programs operated by the committee for all persons who begin
11096	11096	training not later than July 1, 2023; provided further, that said fee shall be
11097	11097	retained and expended by the committee; provided further, that the trainee
11098	11098	or, if the trainee is a recruit, the municipality in which the recruit shall serve,
11099	11099	shall provide the fee in full to the committee not later than the first day of
11100	11100	orientation for the program in which the trainee or recruit has enrolled;
11101	11101	provided further, that no recruit or person shall begin training unless the
11102	11102	municipality or the person has provided the fee in full to the committee;
11103	11103	provided further, that for recruits of municipalities, upon the completion of
11104	11104	the program, the municipality shall deduct the fee from the recruit’s wages
11105	11105	in 23 equal monthly installments unless otherwise negotiated between the
11106	11106	recruit and the municipality in which the recruit shall serve; provided
11107	11107	further, that if a recruit withdraws from the training program before
11108	11108	graduation, the committee shall refund the municipality in which the recruit
11109	11109	was to have served a portion of the fee according to the following schedule:
11110	11110	(i) if a recruit withdraws from the program before the start of week 2, 75
11111	11111	per cent of the fee shall be refunded; (ii) if a recruit withdraws from the
11112	11112	program after the start of week 2 but before the start of week 3, 50 per
11113	11113	cent of the fee shall be refunded; (iii) if a recruit withdraws from the
11114	11114	program after the start of week 3 but before the start of week 4, 25 per
11115	11115	cent of the fee shall be refunded; and (iv) if a recruit withdraws after the
11116	11116	start of week 4, the fee shall not be refunded; provided further, that a
11117	11117	recruit who withdraws from the program shall pay the municipality in which
11118	11118	the recruit was to have served the difference between the fee and the
11119	11119	amount forfeited by the municipality according to the schedule; provided
11120	11120	further, that the schedule shall also apply to trainees other than recruits
11121	11121	who enroll in the program; provided further, that no expenditures shall be
11122	11122	charged to this item that are not directly related to new recruit training;
11123	11123	provided further, that no expenditures shall be charged to this item that
11124	11124	are related to chief, veteran, in-service or reserve training or any training
11125	11125	not directly related to new recruits; provided further, that the committee
11126	11126	shall submit a report on the status of recruit training, including the number
11127	11127	of classes, start and end dates of each class, total number of recruits
11128	11128	enrolled and graduating in each class, cost per recruit and cost per class
11129	11129	for fiscal years 2023 and 2024; provided further, that not later than January
11130	11130	8, 2024, the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees
11131	11131	on ways and means; and provided further, that notwithstanding any
11132	11132	general or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing
11133	11133	discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures,
11134	11134	the committee may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for
11135	11135	payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most
11136	11136	recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
11137	11137	………………………………………………………………. $1,800,000
11138	11138	Department of Fire Services.
11139	11139	8324-0000
11140	11140
11141	11141	For the administration of the department of fire services, including the
11142	11142	office of the state fire marshal, the hazardous materials emergency
11143	11143	response program, the board of fire prevention regulations established in
11144	11144	section 4 of chapter 22D of the General Laws, the expenses of the fire
11145	11145	safety commission and the Massachusetts firefighting academy, including
11146	11146	the Massachusetts fire training council certification program, municipal 200
11147	11147	and non-municipal fire training and expenses of the council; provided, that
11148	11148	the fire training program shall use the split days option; provided further,
11149	11149	that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per
11150	11150	cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the administration of the
11151	11151	department of fire services, the office of the state fire marshal, the
11152	11152	Massachusetts firefighting academy, critical incident stress management
11153	11153	programs, the On-Site Academy, other fire department training
11154	11154	academies, the regional dispatch centers, the radio and dispatch center
11155	11155	improvements and the associated fringe benefit costs of personnel paid
11156	11156	from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance
11157	11157	companies writing fire, homeowners multiple peril or commercial multiple
11158	11158	peril policies on property situated in the commonwealth and paid within 30
11159	11159	days after receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of
11160	11160	insurance; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
11161	11161	law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in item 8100-
11162	11162	1001 for all purposes related to fire and arson investigation shall be
11163	11163	assessed upon insurance companies writing fire, homeowners multiple
11164	11164	peril or commercial multiple peril policies on property situated in the
11165	11165	commonwealth, and paid within 30 days after receiving notice of this
11166	11166	assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not
11167	11167	more than 10 per cent of the amount designated for the arson prevention
11168	11168	program shall be expended for the administrative cost of the program;
11169	11169	provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
11170	11170	contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the
11171	11171	operation of the hazardous materials emergency response program and
11172	11172	the associated fringe benefit costs of personnel paid from this item for
11173	11173	these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing
11174	11174	commercial multiple peril, non-liability portion policies on property situated
11175	11175	in the commonwealth and commercial auto liability policies as referenced
11176	11176	in line 5.1 and line 19.4, respectively, in the most recent annual statement
11177	11177	on file with the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not less
11178	11178	than $100,000 shall be allocated by the department for critical incident
11179	11179	stress management; provided further, that not less than $3,126,872 shall
11180	11180	be expended for the hazardous materials emergency response program
11181	11181	under chapter 21K of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than
11182	11182	$500,000 shall be allocated by the department for On-Site Academy for
11183	11183	critical incident stress management services; provided further, that not
11184	11184	less than $300,000 shall be allocated by the department for On-Site
11185	11185	Academy to provide training and treatment programs for correction officers
11186	11186	for critical incident stress management; and provided further, that not less
11187	11187	than $2,000,000 shall be allocated by the department for the student
11188	11188	awareness fire education program ……………………….$36,027,441
11189	11189	8324-0050
11190	11190
11191	11191	For the commonwealth’s local fire departments; provided, that not less than $15,000
11192	11192	shall be expended for fire hydrant replacement and repair in the town of Millville;
11193	11193	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purpose of 3
11194	11194	CPR apparatuses for Saugus fire department; provided further, not less than $40,000
11195	11195	shall be expended for public safety equipment for the Billerica fire department;
11196	11196	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for fire safety and
11197	11197	equipment improvements at the Duxbury fire department; provided further, that not
11198	11198	less than $60,000 shall be expended for rescue training and cardiac screening
11199	11199	programs at the Hanson fire department; provided further, that not less than $100,000
11200	11200	shall be allocated for a municipal grant program administered by the fire marshal for
11201	11201	firefighter cancer screenings, including advance blood testing and imaging; provided
11202	11202	further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a new emergency vehicle
11203	11203	for the fire chief in the town of Dunstable; provided further, that not less than $25,000
11204	11204	shall be expended for demolition and site work related to the fire station project in the
11205	11205	town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended 201
11206	11206	for the procurement of CPR machines in the town of Boxford; provided further, that
11207	11207	not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Everett fire department for a
11208	11208	computer-aided dispatch program for the fire alarm dispatch center; provided further,
11209	11209	that not less than $21,000 shall be expended for digital radio pagers in the town of
11210	11210	East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for
11211	11211	the purchase of a replacement fire hose for the Milford fire department; provided
11212	11212	further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Norfolk county regional
11213	11213	fire and rescue dispatch center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
11214	11214	expended for improvements to the Whitman fire department; provided further, that
11215	11215	not less than $20,000 shall be expended for heart health and cancer screenings for
11216	11216	members of the Tewksbury fire department; provided further, that not less than
11217	11217	$50,000 shall be expended for the fire department in the town of Tewksbury for
11218	11218	services provided to the Tewksbury state hospital; provided further, that not less than
11219	11219	$350,000 shall be expended for a self-contained breathing apparatus vehicle to
11220	11220	ensure safety and efficiency in the Worcester fire department; provided further, that
11221	11221	not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Stow for the development
11222	11222	and installation of new firefighting cisterns; provided further, that not less than
11223	11223	$50,000 shall be expended for the procurement of multi-band portable
11224	11224	communication radios at the Wenham fire department; provided further, that not less
11225	11225	than $50,000 shall be expended to Hilltown Community Ambulance Association, Inc.,
11226	11226	a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, for the purchase of equipment, including, but not
11227	11227	limited to, LIFEPAK 15 V4+ monitor and defibrillators; provided further, that not less
11228	11228	than $25,000 shall be expended for the Spencer fire department; provided further,
11229	11229	that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the New Braintree fire department;
11230	11230	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public safety
11231	11231	equipment for the Berlin fire department; provided further, that not less than $25,000
11232	11232	shall be expended for a fire rescue watercraft for the town of Sharon; provided further,
11233	11233	that fire department training academies listed in item 8324-0000 of section 2 of
11234	11234	chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 shall be allocated to each program in fiscal year 2024;
11235	11235	provided further, that the amount allocated for hazardous material response teams in
11236	11236	said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182 shall be allocated to each
11237	11237	program in fiscal year 2024; provided further, that in addition to the allocation listed in
11238	11238	said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182, the Boston fire department
11239	11239	training academy shall be allocated an additional $500,000; provided further, that not
11240	11240	less than $100,000 shall be expended for equipment for the Easton fire department;
11241	11241	provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for turnout gear for the
11242	11242	Auburn fire department; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
11243	11243	expended for necessary safety equipment and repair of facilities at the Dracut fire
11244	11244	department …………………………………………………………..$3,406,000
11245	11245	8324-0304
11246	11246
11247	11247	For the department of fire services, which may expend for enforcement
11248	11248	and training not more than $8,500 from revenue generated under chapter
11249	11249	148A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
11250	11250	special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies
11251	11251	between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department
11252	11252	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
11253	11253	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
11254	11254	estimate as reported in the state accounting system ……………$8,500
11255	11255	8324-0500
11256	11256
11257	11257	For the department of fire services, which may expend not more than
11258	11258	$2,299,910 in revenues collected from fees for annual issuance of boiler
11259	11259	and pressure vessel certificates and inspections; provided, that funds shall
11260	11260	be expended for the operation of the department and to address the
11261	11261	existing boiler and pressure vessel inspection backlog; provided further,
11262	11262	that funds shall be expended for hiring additional engineering inspectors
11263	11263	or engineers; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
11264	11264	special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies
11265	11265	between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department 202
11266	11266	may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
11267	11267	not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
11268	11268	estimate as reported in the state accounting system ………..$ 2,299,910
11269	11269	Military Division.
11270	11270	8700-0001 For the operation of the military division, including the offices of the adjutant general
11271	11271	and state quartermaster, the operation of the armories, the Camp Curtis Guild rifle
11272	11272	range and certain national guard aviation facilities; provided, that notwithstanding
11273	11273	chapter 30 of the General Laws, certain military personnel in the military division may
11274	11274	be paid salaries according to military pay grades; provided further, that not less than
11275	11275	$50,000 shall be expended to the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and
11276	11276	Massachusetts Army National Guard military funeral honors detachment for the
11277	11277	purchase and maintenance of a caisson and other necessary support items required
11278	11278	such as initial maintenance, shipping costs, uniform requirements and equestrian
11279	11279	harnesses; provided further, that the division may expend funds appropriated in this
11280	11280	item for the administration of budgetary, procurement, fiscal, human resources,
11281	11281	payroll and other administrative services; and provided further, that the adjutant
11282	11282	general shall maintain a roster of Massachusetts veterans as directed by section 15
11283	11283	of chapter 33 of the General Laws ………………………………..$12,580,030
11284	11284	8700-1140
11285	11285
11286	11286	For the military division, which may expend for the costs of national
11287	11287	guard missions and division operations not more than $1,900,000 from
11288	11288	fees charged for the nonmilitary rental or use of armories and from
11289	11289	reimbursements generated by national guard missions; provided, that
11290	11290	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
11291	11291	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
11292	11292	related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller
11293	11293	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
11294	11294	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
11295	11295	accounting system …………………………………………$1,900,000
11296	11296	8700-1150 For reimbursement of the costs of the national guard tuition and fee waivers
11297	11297	under section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided, that no
11298	11298	funds shall be distributed from this item before certification by the state
11299	11299	universities, community colleges and the University of Massachusetts of the
11300	11300	actual amount of tuition and fees waived for national guard members
11301	11301	attending public institutions of higher education under said section 19 of said
11302	11302	chapter 15A that would otherwise have been retained by the campuses
11303	11303	according to procedures and regulations promulgated by the military
11304	11304	division; and provided further, that funds from this item may be expended
11305	11305	for the reimbursement of the tuition and fees waived for classes taken during
11306	11306	the summer months ……………………… $10,432,009
11307	11307	8700-1160 For life insurance premiums under section 88B of chapter 33 of the
11308	11308	General Laws......................................................................................................$1,075,964
11309	11309	Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
11310	11310	8800-0001 For the operations of the Massachusetts emergency management
11311	11311	agency; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be contingent
11312	11312	upon the prior approval of the proper federal authorities; provided further,
11313	11313	that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a new
11314	11314	incident command vehicle for the Chelmsford police department to
11315	11315	respond to public safety events related to natural disasters, major crime
11316	11316	scenes, missing persons, major accidents and large public gatherings; and
11317	11317	provided further, that the funds appropriated under this item shall not
11318	11318	revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 203
11319	11319	2025 ………………………………………………………….$5,030,850
11320	11320	Department of Correction.
11321	11321	8900-0001
11322	11322
11323	11323	For the operation of the department of correction; provided, that not later
11324	11324	than January 5, 2024, the commissioner of correction and the secretary of
11325	11325	public safety and security shall report to the house and senate committees
11326	11326	on ways and means and the joint committee on public safety and
11327	11327	homeland security on the point score compiled by the department’s
11328	11328	objective classification system for all prisoners confined in each prison
11329	11329	operated by the department; provided further, that to maximize bed
11330	11330	capacity and re-entry capability, the department shall submit quarterly
11331	11331	reports, utilizing standardized reporting definitions developed mutually
11332	11332	with the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. on caseload,
11333	11333	admissions, classification, releases and recidivism of all pre-trial,
11334	11334	sentenced and federal inmates; provided further, that the department shall
11335	11335	submit the reports on a quarterly basis not more than 30 days following
11336	11336	the last day of the quarter; provided further, that not later than September
11337	11337	29, 2023, the department shall also report, in collaboration with the
11338	11338	Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. on fiscal year 2022 and fiscal
11339	11339	year 2023 total costs per inmate by facility and security level; provided
11340	11340	further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Disability
11341	11341	Law Center, Inc. to monitor the efficacy of service delivery reforms at
11342	11342	Bridgewater state hospital, including units at the Old Colony correctional
11343	11343	center and the treatment center; provided further, that the Disability Law
11344	11344	Center, Inc. may investigate the physical environment of said facilities,
11345	11345	including infrastructure issues and may test and sample the physical and
11346	11346	environmental conditions, whether or not they are utilized by patients or
11347	11347	inmates; provided further, that the Disability Law Center, Inc. may monitor
11348	11348	the continuity of care for persons who are discharged from Bridgewater
11349	11349	state hospital to county correctional facilities or department of mental
11350	11350	health facilities, including assessment of the efficacy of admission,
11351	11351	discharge and transfer planning procedures and coordination between the
11352	11352	department of correction, Wellpath LLC, the department of mental health
11353	11353	and county correctional facilities; and provided further, that at least once
11354	11354	every 6 months, the Disability Law Center, Inc. shall report on the impact
11355	11355	of these reforms on those who received services at Bridgewater state
11356	11356	hospital to the joint committee on mental health, substance use and
11357	11357	recovery, the joint committee on the judiciary, the house and senate
11358	11358	committees on ways and means, the president of the senate and the
11359	11359	speaker of the house of representatives ………………...$760,305,305
11360	11360	8900-0002
11361	11361
11362	11362	For the operation of the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse
11363	11363	Center...............................................................................................................$22,822,031
11364	11364	8900-0003 For the implementation of mandated reforms to mental and behavioral
11365	11365	health and residential treatment related to the department of correction
11366	11366	under chapter 69 of the acts of 2018; provided, that funds from this item
11367	11367	may be expended for contracted service providers specializing in relevant
11368	11368	areas including, but not limited to, behavioral health and residential
11369	11369	treatment; and provided further, that said funds shall only be expended in
11370	11370	the AA or DD object classes if said funds are to be utilized for counselors,
11371	11371	teachers, mental health personnel, medical personnel or additional legal
11372	11372	staff………………………………………………………………...$4,912,607
11373	11373	8900-0010 For prison industries and farm services; provided, that the commissioner
11374	11374	of correction or a designee shall determine the cost of manufacturing
11375	11375	motor vehicle registration plates and certify to the comptroller the amounts 204
11376	11376	to be transferred from the Commonwealth Transportation Fund
11377	11377	established in section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the
11378	11378	department of correction revenue source; and provided further, that not
11379	11379	later than March 11, 2024 the department shall submit a report to the
11380	11380	executive office of public safety and security, the joint committee on the
11381	11381	judiciary, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and
11382	11382	the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include,
11383	11383	but not be limited to: (i) a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the
11384	11384	impact that the program has on participating inmates as compared to non-
11385	11385	participating inmates, including their disciplinary record while in custody,
11386	11386	their recidivism rate after release and their employment rate after release;
11387	11387	(ii) information on the demographics of participants; (iii) information on the
11388	11388	customers of the program, including whether they are a public entity, a
11389	11389	private business or a nonprofit; and (iv) the compensation rates for
11390	11390	participants …………………………………………. $5,849,759
11391	11391	8900-0011 For the prison industries and farm services program, which may expend
11392	11392	for the operation of the program not more than $5,600,000 in revenues
11393	11393	collected from the sale of products, for materials, supplies, equipment,
11394	11394	maintenance of facilities and compensation of employees; provided, that
11395	11395	the commissioner of correction may allocate year-end net profits to the
11396	11396	cost of drug, substance use and rehabilitative programming; and provided
11397	11397	further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
11398	11398	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
11399	11399	related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the
11400	11400	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
11401	11401	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in
11402	11402	the state accounting system………………………………$5,600,000
11403	11403	8900-0050
11404	11404
11405	11405	For the department of correction, which may expend not more than
11406	11406	$8,600,000 in revenues collected from existing assessments, and the
11407	11407	state criminal alien assistance program; provided, that notwithstanding
11408	11408	any general or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing
11409	11409	discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures,
11410	11410	the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for
11411	11411	payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the
11412	11412	most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
11413	11413
11414	11414	$8,600,000
11415	11415	8900-1100 For re-entry programs at the department of correction that are intended
11416	11416	to reduce recidivism rates; provided, that not later than January 15, 2024,
11417	11417	the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways
11418	11418	and means on re-entry programming at the department; and provided
11419	11419	further, that said report shall include information on the type of programs
11420	11420
11421	11421	provided
11422	11422
11423	11423	and
11424	11424
11425	11425	the
11426	11426
11427	11427	recidivism
11428	11428
11429	11429	rate
11430	11430
11431	11431	of
11432	11432
11433	11433	the
11434	11434
11435	11435	offenders
11436	11436
11437	11437	who successfully
11438	11438	completed said programs ………………………………$1,420,984
11439	11439	Parole Board.
11440	11440	8950-0001 For the operation of the parole board................................................................$22,257,860
11441	11441	8950-0002 For the victim and witness assistance program under chapter 258B of
11442	11442	the General Laws...................................................................................................$237,617
11443	11443	Sheriffs.
11444	11444	Hampden Sheriff’s Office.
11445	11445	8910-0102
11446	11446
11447	11447	For the operation of the Hampden sheriff’s office; provided, that not later 205
11448	11448	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11449	11449	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11450	11450	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11451	11451	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11452	11452	public safety and security and the house and senate committees on ways
11453	11453	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11454	11454	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11455	11455	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11456	11456	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11457	11457	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11458	11458	of each quarter; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data
11459	11459	to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the reporting of
11460	11460	all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the
11461	11461	fiscal year 2023 total cost per inmate report; and provided further, that not
11462	11462	less than $75,000 shall be expended for Dispute Resolution Services,
11463	11463	Incorporated in the city of Springfield to provide community mediation
11464	11464	services to ex-offenders for conflict resolution within the community,
11465	11465	general community mediation services to the residents of Hampden
11466	11466	county to prevent conflict escalation that would require police, court and
11467	11467	corrections interventions and involvement, and training for correctional
11468	11468	officers and other staff members as requested in mediation and conflict
11469	11469	resolution techniques ………………………………….$82,973,579
11470	11470	8910-0104 For the operation of a regional section 35 program, under section 35 of
11471	11471	chapter 123 of the General Laws, in western Massachusetts for the
11472	11472	counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester, Franklin and Berkshire that
11473	11473	provides involuntary commitment to a treatment facility for not more than
11474	11474	90 days of an individual who has an addiction to alcohol or drugs; provided,
11475	11475	that the program shall be located in Hampden county to provide treatment,
11476	11476	case management, medical and mental health services, withdrawal
11477	11477	management and ongoing monitoring, medication addiction treatment and
11478	11478	safety and security staffing as well as release planning and after care
11479	11479	services; and provided further, that additional costs associated with said
11480	11480	section 35 program shall include medication, food, clothing, medical needs
11481	11481	and psychiatric services …………………………………...$2,536,272
11482	11482	8910-1000 For the Hampden sheriff’s office, which may expend for the operation of
11483	11483	a prison industries program not more than $3,631,252 in revenues
11484	11484	collected from the sale of products for materials, supplies, equipment,
11485	11485	maintenance of facilities, reimbursement for community service projects
11486	11486	and compensation of employees of the program; provided, that not later
11487	11487	than March 15, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the executive office
11488	11488	of public safety and security, the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint
11489	11489	committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and
11490	11490	senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
11491	11491	limited to: (i) a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the impact that the
11492	11492	program has on participating inmates as compared to nonparticipating
11493	11493	inmates, including their disciplinary record while in custody, their
11494	11494	recidivism rates after release and their employment rates after release; (ii)
11495	11495	information on the demographics of participants; (iii) information on the
11496	11496	customers of the program, including whether they are a public entity, a
11497	11497	private business or a nonprofit organization; and (iv) the compensation
11498	11498	rates for participants; and provided further, that notwithstanding any
11499	11499	general or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing
11500	11500	discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures,
11501	11501	the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
11502	11502	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
11503	11503	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system 206
11504	11504	………………………………………………………………..$3,631,252
11505	11505	8910-1010 For the operation of a regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization
11506	11506	unit to provide forensic mental health services within existing physical
11507	11507	facilities for incarcerated persons in the care of correctional facilities;
11508	11508	provided, that the unit shall be located in Hampden county to serve the
11509	11509	needs of incarcerated persons in the care of Berkshire, Franklin,
11510	11510	Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties; provided further, that the
11511	11511	services of the unit shall be made available to incarcerated persons in the
11512	11512	care of the department of correction; provided further, that the Hampden
11513	11513	sheriff’s office shall work in cooperation with the Middlesex sheriff’s office
11514	11514	to determine a standardized set of definitions and measurements for
11515	11515	patients at both regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization units;
11516	11516	provided further, that not later than February 15, 2024, the Hampden
11517	11517	sheriff’s office, in cooperation with the department of correction and the
11518	11518	Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc., shall submit a report to the
11519	11519	house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but
11520	11520	not be limited to, the: (i) number of incarcerated persons in facilities
11521	11521	located in counties that were provided services in each unit; (ii) number of
11522	11522	incarcerated persons in department of correction facilities that were
11523	11523	provided services in each unit; (iii) alleviation of caseload at Bridgewater
11524	11524	state hospital associated with fewer incarcerated persons in the care of
11525	11525	counties being attended to at the hospital; (iv) estimated and projected
11526	11526	cost savings in fiscal year 2024 to the sheriffs’ offices and the department
11527	11527	of correction associated with the regional units; and (v) deficiencies in
11528	11528	addressing the needs of incarcerated women; and provided further, that
11529	11529	the department of mental health shall maintain the monitoring and quality
11530	11530	review functions of the unit ……………………………….$1,390,472
11531	11531	8910-1020 For costs related to department of correction inmates with not more than
11532	11532	2 years of their sentence remaining who have been transferred to the
11533	11533	care of the Hampden sheriff’s office.......................................................................$656,711
11534	11534	8910-1030 For the operation of the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s
11535	11535	Correctional Center.............................................................................................$4,965,798
11536	11536	Worcester Sheriff’s Office.
11537	11537	8910-0105
11538	11538
11539	11539	For the operation of the Worcester sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11540	11540	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11541	11541	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11542	11542	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11543	11543	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11544	11544	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11545	11545	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11546	11546	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11547	11547	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11548	11548	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11549	11549	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11550	11550	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11551	11551	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow
11552	11552
11553	11553	for
11554	11554
11555	11555	the
11556	11556
11557	11557	reporting
11558	11558
11559	11559	of
11560	11560
11561	11561	all
11562	11562
11563	11563	requirements
11564	11564
11565	11565	under
11566	11566
11567	11567	item
11568	11568
11569	11569	8910-7 110 including, but not
11570	11570	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report ………$58,130,593
11571	11571	Middlesex Sheriff’s Office.
11572	11572	8910-0107
11573	11573
11574	11574	For the operation of the Middlesex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11575	11575	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11576	11576	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be 207
11577	11577	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11578	11578	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11579	11579	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11580	11580	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11581	11581	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11582	11582	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11583	11583	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11584	11584	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11585	11585	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11586	11586	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the
11587	11587	reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not
11588	11588	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report…… $75,184,533
11589	11589	8910-0450
11590	11590
11591	11591	For the Middlesex sheriff's office, which may expend not more than
11592	11592	$100,000 in revenues collected from public or private entities or persons
11593	11593	for community programs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
11594	11594	special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies
11595	11595	between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may
11596	11596	incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
11597	11597	to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
11598	11598	estimate as reported in the state accounting system..............................................$100,000
11599	11599	8910-1100 For the Middlesex sheriff’s office, which may expend for the operation of
11600	11600	a prison industries program not more than $75,000 in revenues collected
11601	11601	from the sale of products, for materials, supplies, equipment, recyclable
11602	11602	reimbursements, printing services, maintenance of facilities and
11603	11603	compensation of employees of said program; provided, that not later than
11604	11604	March 15, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the executive office of
11605	11605	public safety and security, the joint committee on the judiciary, the joint
11606	11606	committee on public safety and homeland security and the house and
11607	11607	senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
11608	11608	limited to: (i) a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the impact that the
11609	11609	program has on participating inmates as compared to non- participating
11610	11610	inmates, including their disciplinary record while in custody, their
11611	11611	recidivism rates after release and their employment after release; (ii)
11612	11612	information on the demographics of participants; (iii) information on the
11613	11613	customers of the program, including whether they are a public entity, a
11614	11614	private business or a nonprofit organization; and (iv) the compensation
11615	11615	rates for participants; and provided further, that notwithstanding any
11616	11616	general or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing
11617	11617	discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures,
11618	11618	the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
11619	11619	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
11620	11620	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system …$75,000
11621	11621	8910-1101 For the operation of a regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization
11622	11622	unit to provide forensic mental health services within existing physical
11623	11623	facilities for incarcerated persons in the care of correctional facilities;
11624	11624	provided, that the unit shall be located in Middlesex county to serve the
11625	11625	needs of incarcerated persons in the care of the counties of Barnstable,
11626	11626	Bristol, Dukes County, Essex, Nantucket, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth
11627	11627	and Suffolk; provided further, that the services of the unit shall be made
11628	11628	available to incarcerated persons in the care of the department of
11629	11629	correction; provided further, that the Middlesex sheriff’s office shall work
11630	11630	in cooperation with the Hampden sheriff’s office to determine a
11631	11631	standardized set of definitions and measurements for patients at both
11632	11632	regional behavioral evaluation and stabilization units; provided further, that
11633	11633	not later than February 15, 2024, the Middlesex sheriff’s office, in 208
11634	11634	cooperation with the department of correction and the Massachusetts
11635	11635	Sheriffs Association, Inc., shall submit a report to the house and senate
11636	11636	committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to,
11637	11637	the: (i) number of incarcerated persons in facilities located in counties that
11638	11638	were provided services in each unit; (ii) number of incarcerated persons in
11639	11639	department of correction facilities that were provided services in each unit;
11640	11640	(iii) alleviation of caseload at Bridgewater state hospital associated with
11641	11641	fewer incarcerated persons in the care of counties being attended to at the
11642	11642	hospital; and (iv) estimated and projected cost savings in fiscal year 2024
11643	11643	to the sheriffs’ offices and the department of correction associated with
11644	11644	the regional units; and provided further, that the department of mental
11645	11645	health shall maintain the monitoring and quality review functions of the unit
11646	11646	………………………………………………………………...$1,822,285
11647	11647	Hampshire Sheriff’s Office.
11648	11648	8910-0110
11649	11649
11650	11650	For the operation of the Hampshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not
11651	11651	later than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11652	11652	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11653	11653	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11654	11654	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11655	11655	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11656	11656	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11657	11657	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11658	11658	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11659	11659	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11660	11660	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11661	11661	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11662	11662	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow
11663	11663
11664	11664	for
11665	11665
11666	11666	the
11667	11667
11668	11668	reporting
11669	11669
11670	11670	of
11671	11671
11672	11672	all
11673	11673
11674	11674	requirements
11675	11675
11676	11676	under
11677	11677
11678	11678	item
11679	11679
11680	11680	8910-7 110 including, but not
11681	11681	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report
11682	11682	……
11683	11683	$16,575,281
11684	11684	Berkshire Sheriff’s Office.
11685	11685	8910-0145
11686	11686
11687	11687	For the operation of the Berkshire sheriff’s office; provided, that not less
11688	11688	than $100,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire county opioid
11689	11689	education and awareness task force; provided further, that not later than
11690	11690	December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive inventory of
11691	11691	all current programs and practices, in a manner to be determined by the
11692	11692	executive office of public safety and security, to the executive office for
11693	11693	administration and finance, the executive office of public safety and
11694	11694	security, and the house and senate committees on ways and means;
11695	11695	provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the executive
11696	11696	office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting of recidivism
11697	11697	rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a
11698	11698	quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September 29, 2023 and
11699	11699	which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day of each quarter;
11700	11700	and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to the
11701	11701	Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the reporting of all
11702	11702	requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the fiscal
11703	11703	year 2023 cost per inmate report ………………………...$19,745,402
11704	11704	8910-0155
11705	11705
11706	11706	For the operation of the Berkshire aquaponics program at the Berkshire
11707	11707	County house of correction.....................................................................................$150,000
11708	11708	8910-0445
11709	11709
11710	11710	For the Berkshire sheriff’s office, which may expend not more than
11711	11711	$400,000 in revenues generated from the operation of the Berkshire
11712	11712	county communication center’s 911 dispatch operations and other law 209
11713	11713	enforcement-related activities, including the Berkshire sheriff’s prison
11714	11714	industries program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special
11715	11715	law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies between the
11716	11716	receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
11717	11717	expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
11718	11718	exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
11719	11719	estimate as reported in the state accounting system..............................................$400,000
11720	11720	8910-0760
11721	11721
11722	11722	For the Berkshire sheriff’s office, which may expend for the costs of
11723	11723	private police details, including administrative costs, an amount not more
11724	11724	than $1,500,000 from fees charged for such details; provided, that
11725	11725	notwithstanding any general or specific law to the contrary, for
11726	11726	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
11727	11727	related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the
11728	11728	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
11729	11729	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
11730	11730	state accounting system......................................................................................$1,500,000
11731	11731	Franklin Sheriff’s Office.
11732	11732	8910-0108
11733	11733
11734	11734	For the operation of the Franklin sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11735	11735	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11736	11736	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11737	11737	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11738	11738	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11739	11739	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11740	11740	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11741	11741	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11742	11742	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11743	11743	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11744	11744	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11745	11745	of each quarter; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data
11746	11746	to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the reporting of
11747	11747	all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not limited to, the
11748	11748	fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report; provided further, that not less than
11749	11749	$100,000 shall be provided for a pilot program for training active
11750	11750	bystanders; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall
11751	11751	be expended for the Franklin county opioid education and awareness task
11752	11752	force …………………………………………………………$ 19,910,176
11753	11753	Essex Sheriff’s Office.
11754	11754	8910-0618 For the Essex sheriff’s office, which may expend for the costs of private
11755	11755	police details, including administrative costs, an amount not more than
11756	11756	$1,850,000 from fees charged for such details; provided, that
11757	11757	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
11758	11758	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
11759	11759	related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the
11760	11760	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
11761	11761	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
11762	11762	state accounting system …………………………………………………... $1,850,000
11763	11763	8910-0619 For the operation of the Essex sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11764	11764	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11765	11765	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11766	11766	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11767	11767	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of 210
11768	11768	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11769	11769	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11770	11770	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11771	11771	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11772	11772	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11773	11773	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11774	11774	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11775	11775	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the
11776	11776	reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7 110 including, but not
11777	11777	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report………..$ 83,457,324
11778	11778	Massachusetts Sheriffs Association.
11779	11779	8910-7110 For the operation of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc.;
11780	11780	provided, that the sheriffs shall appoint persons to serve as executive
11781	11781	director, assistant executive director, research director and other staff
11782	11782	positions as necessary for the coordination and standardization of services
11783	11783	and programs, the collection and analysis of data related to
11784	11784	incarceration, recidivism and generation of reports, technical assistance
11785	11785	and training to ensure standardization in organization, operations and
11786	11786	procedures; provided further, that said staff shall not be subject to section
11787	11787	45 of chapter 30 of the General Laws or chapter 31 of the General Laws
11788	11788	and shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the sheriffs; provided
11789	11789	further, that not later than January 31, 2024, the executive director of the
11790	11790	association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
11791	11791	ways and means detailing the amounts of all grants awarded to each
11792	11792	sheriff’s office in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that the association
11793	11793	shall post on its website the average daily inmate population for the month
11794	11794	by the fifteenth day of the subsequent month; provided further, that not
11795	11795	later than August 16, 2023, the first such post shall be completed; provided
11796	11796	further, that each sheriff’s office, in conjunction with the association, shall
11797	11797	provide specific data to the executive office of public safety and security to
11798	11798	allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced
11799	11799	and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter
11800	11800	ending September 30, 2023 and due not more than 30 days after the last
11801	11801	day of each quarter; provided further, that not later than December 15,
11802	11802	2023, each sheriff’s office shall also report, in a format designated by the
11803	11803	association, in consultation with the executive office for administration and
11804	11804	finance, fiscal year 2023 total costs per inmate by facility and by
11805	11805	department; provided further, that each sheriff’s office shall submit said
11806	11806	report directly to the executive office for administration and finance, the
11807	11807	house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on
11808	11808	public safety and homeland security, the executive office of public safety
11809	11809	and security, the association and the department of correction; provided
11810	11810	further, that not later than December 13, 2023, the association shall submit
11811	11811	a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
11812	11812	detailing, for each sheriff’s office: (i) all services and goods provided to
11813	11813	inmates in which the sheriff’s office receives revenue; (ii) all fees imposed
11814	11814	on inmates, delineated by services or goods provided; (iii) the mechanism
11815	11815	used to inform inmates of such fees and of their opportunities to waive
11816	11816	certain fees; and (iv) all commissary and trust funds administered,
11817	11817	including the total revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 2023, revenue
11818	11818	projections for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 and the current balances of said
11819	11819	funds; and provided further, that all expenditures made by the sheriffs’
11820	11820	offices shall be subject to chapter 29 of the General Laws and recorded
11821	11821	on the state accounting system ………………………………….$789,500
11822	11822	Barnstable Sheriff’s Office. 211
11823	11823	8910-8200
11824	11824
11825	11825	For the operation of the Barnstable sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11826	11826	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11827	11827	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11828	11828	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11829	11829	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11830	11830	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11831	11831	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11832	11832	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11833	11833	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county-sentenced and state sentenced
11834	11834	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11835	11835	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11836	11836	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11837	11837	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow
11838	11838
11839	11839	for
11840	11840
11841	11841	the
11842	11842
11843	11843	reporting
11844	11844
11845	11845	of
11846	11846
11847	11847	all
11848	11848
11849	11849	requirements
11850	11850
11851	11851	under
11852	11852
11853	11853	item
11854	11854
11855	11855	8910-7 110 including, but
11856	11856	not limited to, the fiscal year 2023 total cost per inmate
11857	11857	report………………………….……………………………..$31,881,238
11858	11858	8910-8213
11859	11859
11860	11860	For the Barnstable sheriff's office, which may expend not more than
11861	11861	$1,500,000 in revenues collected from municipalities and other entities for
11862	11862	regional emergency and public safety communication services to support
11863	11863	the operations, development, membership and maintenance of the office;
11864	11864	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
11865	11865	for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues
11866	11866	and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the
11867	11867	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
11868	11868	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in
11869	11869	the state accounting system……………………………….$1,500,000
11870	11870	Bristol Sheriff’s Office.
11871	11871	8910-8300 For the operation of the Bristol sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11872	11872	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11873	11873	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11874	11874	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11875	11875	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11876	11876	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11877	11877	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11878	11878	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11879	11879	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11880	11880	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11881	11881	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11882	11882	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11883	11883	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the
11884	11884	reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including, but not
11885	11885	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 total cost per inmate report
11886	11886	………………………………………………………………..$58,403,434
11887	11887	Dukes County Sheriff’s Office.
11888	11888	8910-8400
11889	11889
11890	11890	For the operation of the Dukes County sheriff’s office; provided, that not
11891	11891	later than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11892	11892	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11893	11893	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11894	11894	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11895	11895	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11896	11896	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11897	11897	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting 212
11898	11898	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11899	11899	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11900	11900	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11901	11901	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11902	11902	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the
11903	11903	reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7 110 including, but not
11904	11904	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report …$3,804,219
11905	11905	8910-8401
11906	11906
11907	11907	For the Dukes County sheriff's office, which may expend not more than
11908	11908	$300,000 in revenues collected from municipalities and other entities for
11909	11909	regional emergency and public safety communication services to support
11910	11910	the operations, development, membership and maintenance of the office;
11911	11911	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
11912	11912	for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues
11913	11913	and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the
11914	11914	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
11915	11915	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
11916	11916	state accounting system.........................................................................................$300,000
11917	11917	Nantucket Sheriff’s Office.
11918	11918	8910-8500
11919	11919
11920	11920	For the operation of the Nantucket sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11921	11921	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11922	11922	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11923	11923	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11924	11924	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11925	11925	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11926	11926	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11927	11927	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11928	11928	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11929	11929	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
11930	11930	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
11931	11931	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
11932	11932	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow
11933	11933
11934	11934	for
11935	11935
11936	11936	the
11937	11937
11938	11938	reporting
11939	11939
11940	11940	of
11941	11941
11942	11942	all
11943	11943
11944	11944	requirements
11945	11945
11946	11946	under
11947	11947
11948	11948	item
11949	11949
11950	11950	8910-7 110 including, but not
11951	11951	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report …………$836,868
11952	11952	Norfolk Sheriff’s Office.
11953	11953	8910-8600
11954	11954
11955	11955	For the operation of the Norfolk sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11956	11956	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11957	11957	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11958	11958	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11959	11959	executive office for administration and finance, and the house and senate
11960	11960	committees on ways and means; provided further, that the office shall
11961	11961	provide relevant data to the executive office of public safety and security
11962	11962	to allow for the reporting of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county
11963	11963	sentenced and state sentenced inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in
11964	11964	the quarter ending September 29, 2023 and due not later than 30 days
11965	11965	after the last day of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall
11966	11966	provide relevant data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to
11967	11967	allow for the reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7110 including,
11968	11968	but not limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report
11969	11969	………………………………………………………………..$38,273,062
11970	11970	8910-8629 For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $55,430
11971	11971	of revenues from municipalities and other entities for communications
11972	11972	services to support the operations, development, membership and 213
11973	11973	maintenance of the office; provided, that for the purpose of
11974	11974	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and
11975	11975	related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller
11976	11976	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
11977	11977	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
11978	11978	state accounting system...........................................................................................$55,430
11979	11979	8910-8630 For the Norfolk sheriff's office, which may expend not more than $160,001
11980	11980	of revenues collected from public or private entities or persons for
11981	11981	community programs; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating
11982	11982	timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related
11983	11983	expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may
11984	11984	certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
11985	11985	or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
11986	11986	system……………………………………………………….. $160,001
11987	11987	Plymouth Sheriff’s Office.
11988	11988	8910-8700
11989	11989
11990	11990	For the operation of the Plymouth sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
11991	11991	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
11992	11992	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
11993	11993	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
11994	11994	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
11995	11995	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
11996	11996	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
11997	11997	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
11998	11998	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
11999	11999	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
12000	12000	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day
12001	12001	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
12002	12002	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the
12003	12003	reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7 110 ……………………..
12004	12004	$69,075,255
12005	12005	8910-8718
12006	12006
12007	12007	For the Plymouth sheriff's office, which may expend not more than
12008	12008	$300,000 in revenues collected from municipalities and other entities for
12009	12009	regional emergency and public safety communication services to support
12010	12010	the operations, development, membership and maintenance of the office;
12011	12011	provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
12012	12012	for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues
12013	12013	and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the
12014	12014	comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
12015	12015	this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
12016	12016	state accounting system.........................................................................................$300,000
12017	12017	Suffolk Sheriff’s Office.
12018	12018	8910-8800
12019	12019
12020	12020	For the operation of the Suffolk sheriff’s office; provided, that not later
12021	12021	than December 15, 2023, the office shall provide a comprehensive
12022	12022	inventory of all current programs and practices, in a manner to be
12023	12023	determined by the executive office of public safety and security, to the
12024	12024	executive office for administration and finance, the executive office of
12025	12025	public safety and security, and the house and senate committees on ways
12026	12026	and means; provided further, that the office shall provide relevant data to
12027	12027	the executive office of public safety and security to allow for the reporting
12028	12028	of recidivism rates for all pre-trial, county sentenced and state sentenced
12029	12029	inmates on a quarterly basis beginning in the quarter ending September
12030	12030	29, 2023 and which shall be due not later than 30 days after the last day 214
12031	12031	of each quarter; and provided further, that the office shall provide relevant
12032	12032	data to the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc. to allow for the
12033	12033	reporting of all requirements under item 8910-7 110 including, but not
12034	12034	limited to, the fiscal year 2023 cost per inmate report $ 124,020,720
12035	12035	8910-8900 For the Suffolk sheriff's office, which may expend for the operation of the
12036	12036	Suffolk county regional lockup not more than $1,800,000 in revenue;
12037	12037	provided, that the office shall enter into agreements to provide detention
12038	12038	services to various law enforcement agencies and municipalities and shall
12039	12039	determine and collect fees for such detentions from the law enforcement
12040	12040	agencies and municipalities; and provided further, that notwithstanding
12041	12041	any general or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing
12042	12042	discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures,
12043	12043	the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
12044	12044	amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
12045	12045	revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
12046	12046	………………………………………………………………..$1,800,000
12047	12047	Department of Elder Affairs.
12048	12048	9110-0100 For the operation of the
12049	12049
12050	12050	executive
12051	12051
12052	12052	office of elder affairs and the
12053	12053	regulation of assisted living facilities....................................................................$4,363,861
12054	12054	9110-0600 For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are older
12055	12055	adults eligible for community-based waiver services; provided, that funds
12056	12056	may be expended from this item for health care services provided to
12057	12057	recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that subject to the
12058	12058	assessed needs of consumers or the terms of the waiver, the funding for
12059	12059	benefits of community-based waiver services shall not be reduced below
12060	12060	the level of services provided in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that the
12061	12061	eligibility requirements for this program shall not be more restrictive than
12062	12062	those established in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that funds shall be
12063	12063	expended from this item to implement the pre-admission counseling and
12064	12064	assessment program under the fourth paragraph of section 9 of chapter
12065	12065	118E of the General Laws, which shall be implemented on a statewide
12066	12066	basis through the Aging and Disability Resource Consortia; and provided
12067	12067	further, that funds from this item may be expended for the clinical
12068	12068	assessment and eligibility program and the comprehensive service and
12069	12069	screening model program ………………………………$303,085,276
12070	12070	9110-1455 For the costs of the subsidized catastrophic prescription drug insurance
12071	12071	program, established in section 39 of chapter 19A of the General Laws,
12072	12072	and for the operations of the consolidated MassOptions, prescription
12073	12073	advantage and 800-age-info customer service centers; provided, that
12074	12074	amounts received by the executive office of elder affairs’ vendor as
12075	12075	premium revenue for this program may be retained and expended by the
12076	12076	vendor for the program; provided further, that funds shall be expended for
12077	12077	the operation of the pharmacy outreach program established in section 4C
12078	12078	of said chapter 19A; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
12079	12079	special law to the contrary, or unless otherwise prohibited by state or
12080	12080	federal law, prescription drug coverage or benefits payable by the
12081	12081	executive office of elder affairs and the entities with which it has contracted
12082	12082	for administration of the subsidized catastrophic prescription drug
12083	12083	insurance program under said section 39 of said chapter 19A shall be the
12084	12084	payer of last resort for this program for eligible persons with regard to any
12085	12085	other third-party prescription drug coverage or benefits available to eligible
12086	12086	persons; provided further, that not less than 90 days before any action to
12087	12087	limit or cap the number of enrollees in the program, the executive office 215
12088	12088	shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means;
12089	12089	provided further, that not less than 30 days before any coverage or
12090	12090	benefits expansions, the executive office shall notify the house and senate
12091	12091	committees on ways and means; provided further, that the executive office
12092	12092	shall seek to obtain maximum federal funding for discounts on
12093	12093	prescription drugs available to the executive office and to prescription
12094	12094	advantage enrollees; provided further, that the executive office shall take
12095	12095	steps for the coordination of benefits with the Medicare prescription drug
12096	12096	benefit created under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
12097	12097	Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, as amended, to ensure
12098	12098	that residents take advantage of this benefit; provided further, that
12099	12099	residents shall also be eligible to enroll in the program at any time within a
12100	12100	year after reaching age 65; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000
12101	12101	shall be expended for the Serving the Health Insurance Needs of
12102	12102	Everyone or SHINE program, administered by the executive office in
12103	12103	partnership with local community-based organizations including, but not
12104	12104	limited to, councils on aging, aging service access points and others; and
12105	12105	provided further, that the executive office shall allow those who meet the
12106	12106	program eligibility criteria to enroll in the program at any time during the
12107	12107	year………………………………………………………….$17,362,870
12108	12108	9110-1604 For the operation of the supportive senior housing program at state or
12109	12109	federally assisted housing sites; provided, that for fiscal year 2024 the
12110	12110	executive office shall maintain the same number of sites as in fiscal year
12111	12111	2023; prior appropriation continued.....................................................................$6,378,780
12112	12112	9110-1630
12113	12113
12114	12114	For the operation of the elder home care program, including contracts
12115	12115	with aging service access points or other qualified entities for the home
12116	12116	care program, home care, health aides, homemaker, personal care,
12117	12117	supportive home care aides, home health and respite services, geriatric
12118	12118	behavioral health services and other services provided to older adults;
12119	12119	provided, that sliding-scale fees shall be charged to qualified older adults;
12120	12120	provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs may waive collection of
12121	12121	sliding-scale fees in cases of extreme financial hardship; provided further,
12122	12122	that not more than $16,000,000 in revenues accrued from sliding-scale
12123	12123	fees shall be retained by the individual home care organizations without
12124	12124	reallocation by the executive office of elder affairs and shall be expended
12125	12125	for the home care program, consistent with guidelines to be issued by the
12126	12126	executive office; provided further, that no rate increase shall be awarded
12127	12127	in fiscal year 2024 that would cause a reduction in client services or the
12128	12128	number of clients served; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall
12129	12129	be expended to Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. for its community
12130	12130	mainstream program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended
12131	12131	from this item to pay for salary increases for direct service workers who
12132	12132	provide state-funded homemaker and home health aide services that
12133	12133	would cause a reduction in client services; provided further, that funding
12134	12134	shall be expended for a contract with the LGBT Aging Project for provider
12135	12135	training including, but not limited to, home care and home health providers,
12136	12136	councils on aging, skilled nursing facilities and adult day health programs
12137	12137	and outreach to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and
12138	12138	questioning older adults and to caregivers; provided further, that the
12139	12139	secretary of elder affairs may transfer not more than 3 per cent of the funds
12140	12140	appropriated in this item to item 9110-1633 for case management services
12141	12141	and the administration of the home care program; and provided further,
12142	12142	that the secretary of elder affairs shall expend not less than $1,400,000
12143	12143	between this item and item 9110-1633 on recipients of the home care
12144	12144	over-income cost-sharing program……………………$213,795,442 216
12145	12145	9110-1633 For the operation of the elder home care case management program,
12146	12146	including contracts with aging service access points or other qualified
12147	12147	entities for home care case management services and the administration
12148	12148	of the home care organizations funded through item 9110-1 630;
12149	12149	provided, that the contracts shall include the costs of administrative
12150	12150	personnel, home care case managers, travel, rent and other costs deemed
12151	12151	appropriate by the executive office of elder affairs; and provided further,
12152	12152	that the secretary of elder affairs may transfer an amount not more than 3
12153	12153	per cent of the funds appropriated in this item to item 9110-1630
12154	12154	………………………………………………………………...$78,456,327
12155	12155	9110-1636 For the elder protective services program, including, but not limited to,
12156	12156	protective services case management, guardianship services, the
12157	12157	statewide elder abuse hotline, money management services and the
12158	12158	elder-at-risk program.........................................................................................$43,198,936
12159	12159	9110-1637 For a grant program administered by the secretary of elder affairs
12160	12160	focused on advanced skill training for the home care aide workforce that
12161	12161	serves consumers of the elder home care program administered by the
12162	12162	department of elder affairs; provided, that not later than March 1, 2024 the
12163	12163	department of elder affairs shall submit a report to the house and senate
12164	12164	committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of students
12165	12165	currently enrolled in the online training program, outreach measures to
12166	12166	encourage enrollment; (ii) the cost of the course to students, the number
12167	12167	of students who have completed the course; and (iii) the number of former
12168	12168	students currently working as home care aides in
12169	12169	Massachusetts…………………………………………….$1,206,947
12170	12170	9110-1640 For the geriatric mental health program, including outreach, counseling,
12171	12171	resource management and system navigation for community-d welling
12172	12172	older adults with mental health needs.................................................................$2,500,000
12173	12173	9110-1660 For congregate and shared housing services and naturally occurring
12174	12174	retirement communities for older adults; provided, that not less than
12175	12175	$906,000 shall be expended for providers of naturally occurring retirement
12176	12176	communities with whom the department of elder affairs entered into
12177	12177	service agreements in fiscal year 2023 and shall maintain at proportions
12178	12178	of total available funding equal to those provided in fiscal year
12179	12179	2023………………………………………………………...$3,881,491
12180	12180	9110-1700 For assessment, placement and homelessness prevention services for
12181	12181	homeless and at-risk older adults...........................................................................$286,000
12182	12182	9110-1900 For the elder nutrition program; provided, that not less than the amount appropriated
12183	12183	in item 9110-1900 of section 2 of chapter 24 of the acts of 2021 shall be expended
12184	12184	for the senior farm share program; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall
12185	12185	be expended for the Meals on Wheels Program for the elderly …….
12186	12186	$11,797,709
12187	12187	9110-9002 For grants to the councils on aging and for grants to or contracts with non-public
12188	12188	entities which are consortia or associations of councils on aging; provided, that
12189	12189	notwithstanding the former proviso, all funds appropriated in this item shall be
12190	12190	expended under the distribution schedules for formula and incentive grants
12191	12191	established by the secretary of elder affairs; provided further, that the formula grant
12192	12192	portion of this item shall be $14 per elder; provided further, that not less than $10,000
12193	12193	shall be expended for the Plymouth senior center for the renovation and
12194	12194	modernization of its reception station to make accessible for all seniors; provided
12195	12195	further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Leominster for 217
12196	12196	improvements to the Leominster senior center; provided further, that not less than
12197	12197	$25,000 shall be expended for the Millis senior center for the purchase and operation
12198	12198	of a transportation vehicle; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
12199	12199	expended to the Brookline council on aging to collaborate with the Brookline chamber
12200	12200	of commerce and Brookline housing authority to provide workforce training, focused
12201	12201	on interviewing, online job searching and resume updating directed at older adults
12202	12202	but open to all residents of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $75,000
12203	12203	shall be expended to the East Longmeadow Pleasant View senior center for a new
12204	12204	ADA-compliant van to transport seniors to medical appointments, adult day care
12205	12205	facilities and events outside the senior center; provided further, that not less than
12206	12206	$100,000 shall be expended for the costs associated with care and services provided
12207	12207	at the Whipple senior center in the town of Weymouth; provided further, that not less
12208	12208	than $100,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham senior center in the town of
12209	12209	Wilbraham; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for
12210	12210	equipment and supplies for the council on aging in the town of Southborough;
12211	12211	provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the senior medical
12212	12212	rides program and related elderly and veteran outreach efforts operated by Deja New
12213	12213	Leicester, Incorporated, the council on aging in the town of Leicester and Project New
12214	12214	Hope Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
12215	12215	the Pepperell council on aging for the improvement, replacement and repair of the
12216	12216	kitchen and kitchen appliances in the Albert Harris senior center; provided further,
12217	12217	that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for the Acushnet council on aging;
12218	12218	provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for grab and go meals
12219	12219	for the council on aging in the town of East Bridgewater; provided further, that not less
12220	12220	than $25,000 shall be expended for the Milano center in the city of Melrose for safety
12221	12221	and infrastructure improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
12222	12222	expended for expanding programs for seniors at the Spitzer senior center in North
12223	12223	Adams; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for vehicles
12224	12224	for the Fall River council on aging; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
12225	12225	be expended to the Dedham council on aging for senior transportation; provided
12226	12226	further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for an accessible van for the
12227	12227	council on aging in the town of Abington; provided further, that not less than $25,000
12228	12228	shall be expended for the Methuen senior activity center for operational costs;
12229	12229	provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to the Friends of
12230	12230	Maynard Seniors, Inc. to conduct a study addressing the need for a permanent senior
12231	12231	center in Maynard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
12232	12232	interior improvements to the Sturbridge senior center in the town of Sturbridge;
12233	12233	provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Parkway in
12234	12234	Motion, Inc. to provide programming for seniors in the southwest Boston
12235	12235	neighborhoods; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
12236	12236	West Springfield council on aging for a new public transportation van to improve
12237	12237	accessibility for seniors; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be
12238	12238	expended for the Spencer senior center; provided further, that not less than $25,000
12239	12239	shall be expended to Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation, Inc. to provide
12240	12240	transportation services to older adults on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further, that not
12241	12241	less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Middleton council on aging for the new
12242	12242	community center in the town of Middleton; provided further, that not less than
12243	12243	$50,000 shall be expended for out-of-town transportation for seniors and disabled
12244	12244	persons in the town of North Reading; and provided further, that not later than
12245	12245	February 14, 2024, the distribution schedules shall be submitted to the house and
12246	12246	senate committees on ways and means …………………………..$27,074,309
12247	12247	LEGISLATURE. 218
12248	12248	Senate.
12249	12249	9500-0000 For the operation of the senate.........................................................................$29,166,738
12250	12250	House of Representatives.
12251	12251	9600-0000 For the operation of the house of representatives.............................................$47,505,185
12252	12252	Joint Legislative Expenses.
12253	12253	9700-0000
12254	12254
12255	12255	For the joint operations of the legislature...........................................................$10,724,567
12256	12256	SECTION 2B.
12257	12257	SECTION 2B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the agencies listed in
12258	12258	this section may expend the amounts listed in this section for the provision of services to agencies
12259	12259	listed in section 2. All expenditures made under this section shall be accompanied by a
12260	12260	corresponding transfer of funds from an account listed in section 2 to the Intragovernmental
12261	12261	Service Fund established in section 2Q of chapter 29 of the General Laws. All revenues and other
12262	12262	inflows shall be based on rates published by the seller agency that are developed in accordance
12263	12263	with cost principles established by the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular
12264	12264	A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments. All rates shall be published
12265	12265	within 30 days after the effective date of this section. No expenditures shall be made from the
12266	12266	Intragovernmental Service Fund which would cause that fund to be in deficit at the close of fiscal
12267	12267	year 2024. All authorizations in this section shall be charged to the Intragovernmental Service
12268	12268	Fund and shall not be subject to section 5D of chapter 29 of the General Laws. Any balance
12269	12269	remaining in that fund at the close of fiscal year 2024 shall be transferred to the General Fund.
12270	12270	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMONWEALTH.
12271	12271	0511-0003 For the costs of providing electronic and other publications purchased
12272	12272	from the state bookstore, for commission fees, notary fees and for direct
12273	12273	access to the secretary’s computer library................................................................$16,000
12274	12274	TREASURER AND RECEIVER-G ENERAL.
12275	12275	0699-0018 For the cost of debt service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 for
12276	12276	the clean energy investment program and other projects or programs for
12277	12277	which an agency has committed to fund the associated debt service;
12278	12278	provided, that the treasurer may charge other appropriations and federal
12279	12279	grants for the cost of the debt service................................................................$34,654,312
12280	12280	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
12281	12281	1000-0005 For the cost of the single state audit; provided, that the comptroller may
12282	12282	charge other appropriations and federal grants for the cost of the audit..............$1,817,632
12283	12283	1000-0008 For the costs of operating and managing the state management
12284	12284	accounting and reporting system accounting system for fiscal year 2024;
12285	12285	provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2024 in an 219
12286	12286	amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount authorized shall remain
12287	12287	in the Intergovernmental Service Fund and is hereby re-authorized for
12288	12288	expenditures for such item in fiscal year 2025.....................................................$4,286,929
12289	12289	1000-0601 For the comptroller’s office which may, on behalf of the office, the human
12290	12290	resources division and the Massachusetts office of information
12291	12291	technology, charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee
12292	12292	sufficient to cover administrative costs and expend such fees for goods
12293	12293	and services rendered in the administration of the human resources
12294	12294	compensation management system program......................................................$2,371,752
12295	12295	EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
12296	12296	Office of the Secretary.
12297	12297	1100-1701 For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of
12298	12298	the executive office for administration and finance............................................$27,084,188
12299	12299	Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.
12300	12300	1102-3224 For the costs for the Leverett Saltonstall building lease and occupancy
12301	12301	payments, as provided by chapter 237 of the acts of 2000................................$14,289,382
12302	12302	1102-3226
12303	12303
12304	12304	For the operation and maintenance of state buildings, including the
12305	12305	Hurley state office building occupied by the department of unemployment
12306	12306	assistance and the department of career services; provided, that the
12307	12307	division may also charge for reimbursement for overtime expenses,
12308	12308	materials and contract services purchased in performing renovations and
12309	12309	related services for agencies occupying state buildings or for services
12310	12310	rendered to approved entities using state facilities............................................$13,950,568
12311	12311	RESERVES.
12312	12312	1599-2040 For the payment of prior year deficiencies based upon schedules
12313	12313	provided to the executive office for administration and finance and the
12314	12314	house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, that
12315	12315	notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller
12316	12316	may certify payments on behalf of departments for certain contracted
12317	12317	goods or services rendered in prior fiscal years for which certain statutes,
12318	12318	regulations or procedures were not properly followed; provided further,
12319	12319	that the department which was a party to the transaction shall certify in
12320	12320	writing that the services were performed or goods delivered and shall
12321	12321	provide additional information that the comptroller may require; provided
12322	12322	further, that the comptroller may charge departments’ current fiscal year
12323	12323	appropriations and transfer to this item amounts equivalent to the amounts
12324	12324	of any prior year deficiency, subject to the conditions stated in this item;
12325	12325	provided further, that the comptroller shall assess a chargeback to that
12326	12326	current fiscal year appropriation which is for the same purpose as that to
12327	12327	which the prior year deficiency pertains or, if there is no appropriation for
12328	12328	that purpose, to that current fiscal year appropriation which is most similar
12329	12329	in purpose to the appropriation to which the prior year deficiency pertains
12330	12330	or is for the general administration of the department that administered
12331	12331	the appropriation to which the prior year deficiency pertains; provided
12332	12332	further, that no chargeback shall be made which would cause a deficiency
12333	12333	in any current fiscal year item; provided further, that the comptroller shall 220
12334	12334	report with said schedules a detailed reason for the prior year deficiency
12335	12335	on all chargebacks assessed that exceed $10,000 including the amount of
12336	12336	the chargeback, the item and object class charged; provided further, that
12337	12337	the comptroller shall report on a quarterly basis on all chargebacks
12338	12338	assessed, including the amount of the chargeback, the item, object class
12339	12339	charged and the reason for the prior year deficiency; and provided further,
12340	12340	that the comptroller shall include in the schedules the amount of each prior
12341	12341	year deficiency paid, the fiscal year and appropriation to which it pertained,
12342	12342	the current fiscal year appropriation and object class to which it was
12343	12343	charged and the department's explanation for the failure to make payment
12344	12344	in a timely manner………………………………………...$50,000,000
12345	12345	1599-3100 For the cost of the commonwealth’s employer contributions to the
12346	12346	Unemployment Compensation Fund and the Medical Security Trust Fund
12347	12347	established under section 48 of chapter 151A of the General Laws;
12348	12348	provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall authorize
12349	12349	the collection, accounting and payment of these contributions; and
12350	12350	provided further, that in executing these responsibilities the comptroller
12351	12351	may charge, in addition to individual appropriation accounts, certain non-
12352	12352	appropriated funds in amounts that are computed based on rates
12353	12353	developed in accordance with the federal Office of Management and
12354	12354	Budget circular A-87, including expenses, interest expense or related
12355	12355	charges.............................................................................................................$38,000,000
12356	12356	1599-3101
12357	12357
12358	12358	For the cost of the commonwealth's employer contributions to the Family
12359	12359	and Employment Security Trust Fund established under section 7 of
12360	12360	chapter 175M of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of
12361	12361	administration and finance shall authorize the collection, accounting and
12362	12362	payment of these contributions; and provided further, that in executing
12363	12363	these responsibilities the comptroller may charge, in addition to individual
12364	12364	appropriation accounts, certain non-appropriated funds in amounts that
12365	12365	are computed based on rates developed in accordance with the federal
12366	12366	Office of Management and Budget circular A-87, including expenses,
12367	12367	interest expense and related charges................................................................$30,000,000
12368	12368	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VETERANS’ SERVICES.
12369	12369	Office of the Secretary.
12370	12370	1410-0110 For the cost of central services provided to agencies of the department of
12371	12371	veterans’ services................................................................................................$5,000,000
12372	12372	HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION.
12373	12373	1750-0101
12374	12374
12375	12375	For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training
12376	12376	programs, including the cost of training unit staff; provided, that the division
12377	12377	shall charge to other items for the cost of participants enrolled in programs
12378	12378	sponsored by the division or to state agencies employing such
12379	12379	participants; provided further, that the division may collect from
12380	12380	participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs
12381	12381	of the commonwealth’s performance recognition programs and to expend
12382	12382	such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of these
12383	12383	programs; provided further, that the division may charge and collect from
12384	12384	participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs
12385	12385	and expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the
12386	12386	administration of information technology services related to the human 221
12387	12387	resources compensation management system program; and provided
12388	12388	further, that the division may charge and collect from participating state
12389	12389	agencies fees sufficient to cover the costs of shared services
12390	12390	………………………………………………………………...$252,748
12391	12391	1750-0105
12392	12392
12393	12393	For the cost of the commonwealth's workers' compensation program,
12394	12394	including the workers' compensation litigation unit; provided, that the
12395	12395	secretary of administration and finance shall charge state agencies for
12396	12396	workers' compensation costs, including related administrative expenses,
12397	12397	incurred on behalf of the employees of those agencies; provided further,
12398	12398	that the personnel administrator shall administer those charges on behalf
12399	12399	of the secretary and may establish regulations considered necessary to
12400	12400	implement this item; provided further, that the personnel administrator
12401	12401	shall notify agencies regarding the chargeback methodology to be used in
12402	12402	fiscal year 2024 and the amount of their estimated workers' compensation
12403	12403	charges and shall require agencies to encumber sufficient funds to meet
12404	12404	the estimated charges, including any additional amounts considered
12405	12405	necessary under the regulations; provided further, that for any agency that
12406	12406	fails within 60 days of the effective date of this act to encumber funds
12407	12407	sufficient to meet the estimated charges, the comptroller shall encumber
12408	12408	funds on behalf of that agency; provided further, that the personnel
12409	12409	administrator shall determine the amount of the actual workers'
12410	12410	compensation costs incurred by each agency in the preceding month,
12411	12411	including related administrative expenses, notify each agency of those
12412	12412	amounts, charge those amounts to each agency's accounts as estimates
12413	12413	of the costs to be incurred in the current month and transfer those amounts
12414	12414	to this item; provided further, that any unspent balance in this item as of
12415	12415	June 30 of the current fiscal year shall be re-authorized for expenditure in
12416	12416	the next fiscal year; and provided further, that prior year costs for hospital,
12417	12417	physician, benefit and other costs may be funded from this
12418	12418	item…………………………………………………………...$65,718,184
12419	12419	1750-0106 For the workers’ compensation litigation unit, including the costs of
12420	12420	personnel................................................................................................................$864,499
12421	12421	1750-0600 For
12422	12422
12423	12423	the
12424	12424
12425	12425	cost
12426	12426
12427	12427	of
12428	12428
12429	12429	core
12430	12430
12431	12431	human
12432	12432
12433	12433	resources
12434	12434
12435	12435	administrative
12436	12436
12437	12437	processing
12438	12438	functions..............................................................................................................$8,131,587
12439	12439	Operational Services Division.
12440	12440	1775-0800 For the purchase, operation and repair of vehicles and for the cost of
12441	12441	operating and maintaining all vehicles that are leased by other agencies,
12442	12442	including the costs of personnel..........................................................................$8,088,988
12443	12443	1775-1000 For the provision of printing, photocopying and related graphic art or
12444	12444	design work, including all necessary incidental expenses and liabilities............$10,958,786
12445	12445	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SECURITY.
12446	12446	1790-0200 For the cost of computer resources and services provided by the
12447	12447	executive office of technology services and security; provided, that any
12448	12448	unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2024 shall remain in the
12449	12449	Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in
12450	12450	fiscal year 2025.................................................................................................$94,493,778
12451	12451	1790-0201 For the costs of any information technology or telecommunications
12452	12452	product, service or equipment incurred by the executive office of 222
12453	12453	technology services and security in delivering necessary information
12454	12454	technology and telecommunications services and products to its
12455	12455	customers, but not including any administrative costs; provided, that any
12456	12456	unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2024 shall remain in the
12457	12457	Intragovernmental Service Fund and may be expended for the item in
12458	12458	fiscal year 2025.................................................................................................$30,000,000
12459	12459	1790-1701 For core technology services and security, including those previously
12460	12460	funded through item 1790-0200; provided, that any unspent balance at the
12461	12461	close of fiscal year 2024 shall remain in the Intragovernmental Service
12462	12462	Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2025…
12463	12463	$37,734,892
12464	12464	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
12465	12465	Office of the Secretary.
12466	12466	2000-1701 For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of
12467	12467	the executive office of energy and environmental affairs.....................................$4,750,000
12468	12468	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
12469	12469	Office of the Secretary.
12470	12470	4000-0102 For the cost of transportation services for health and human services
12471	12471	clients and the operation of the health and human services transportation
12472	12472	office..................................................................................................................$15,799,866
12473	12473	4000-0103 For the costs of core administrative functions performed within the
12474	12474	executive office of health and human services; provided, that the secretary
12475	12475	of health and human services, notwithstanding any general or special law
12476	12476	to the contrary, may identify administrative activities and functions
12477	12477	common to the separate agencies, departments, offices, divisions and
12478	12478	commissions within the executive office and may designate those
12479	12479	functions as core administrative functions in order to improve
12480	12480	administrative efficiency and preserve fiscal resources; provided further,
12481	12481	that common functions that may be designated core administrative
12482	12482	functions, including but not limited to, human resources, financial
12483	12483	management, leasing and facility management; provided further, that all
12484	12484	employees performing functions so designated may be employed by the
12485	12485	executive office and the executive office shall charge the agencies,
12486	12486	departments, offices, divisions and commissions for these services;
12487	12487	provided further, that upon the designation of a function as a core
12488	12488	administrative function, the employees of each agency, department, office
12489	12489	or commission who perform these core administrative functions may be
12490	12490	transferred to the executive office of health and human services; provided
12491	12491	further, that the reorganization shall not impair the civil service status of
12492	12492	any transferred employee who immediately before the effective date of
12493	12493	this act either holds a permanent appointment in a position classified
12494	12494	under chapter 31 of the General Laws or has tenure in a position by reason
12495	12495	of section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws; and provided further, that
12496	12496	nothing in this item shall impair or change an employee’s status, rights or
12497	12497	benefits under chapter 150E of the General Laws……………………...
12498	12498	$29,417,310
12499	12499	4000-1701 For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of 223
12500	12500	the executive office of health and human services............................................$52,885,591
12501	12501	MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
12502	12502	4125-0122 For the costs of interpreter services provided by commission staff;
12503	12503	provided, that the costs of personnel may be charged to this item; and
12504	12504	provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing
12505	12505	discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
12506	12506	expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller
12507	12507	may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
12508	12508	authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
12509	12509	state accounting
12510	12510	system………………………………………………………………...$450,000
12511	12511	4125-0124 For the costs of contracted communication access services incurred by
12512	12512	the commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to deliver necessary
12513	12513	communication access services to commonwealth agencies, but not
12514	12514	including any administrative costs; provided, that any unspent balance at
12515	12515	the close of fiscal year 2024 shall remain in the Intragovernmental
12516	12516	Service Fund and may be expended for the item in fiscal year 2025..................$6,000,000
12517	12517	Department of Public Health.
12518	12518	4510-0108 For the costs of pharmaceutical drugs and services provided by the state
12519	12519	office for pharmacy services, in this item called SOPS; provided, that
12520	12520	SOPS shall notify in writing all agencies listed below of their obligations
12521	12521	under this item by December 29, 2023; provided further, that SOPS shall
12522	12522	continue to be the sole provider of pharmacy services for the following
12523	12523	agencies currently under SOPS: (i) the department of public health; (ii),
12524	12524	the department of mental health; (iii) the department of developmental
12525	12525	services; (iv) the department of correction; (v) the sheriffs' offices of
12526	12526	Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire,
12527	12527	Middlesex, Norfolk and Plymouth; and (vi) the Soldiers’ Homes in the cities
12528	12528	of Holyoke and Chelsea; provided further, that SOPS shall be the sole
12529	12529	provider of pharmacy services for all said agencies and all costs for
12530	12530	pharmacy services shall be charged by this item; provided further, that the
12531	12531	state office shall become the sole provider of pharmacy services to the
12532	12532	sheriffs’ offices of Worcester and Suffolk; provided further, that these
12533	12533	agencies shall not charge or contract with any other alternative vendor for
12534	12534	pharmacy services other than SOPS; provided further, that SOPS shall
12535	12535	validate previously-submitted pharmacy expenditures including HIV Drug
12536	12536	Assistance Program drug reimbursements during fiscal year 2024;
12537	12537	provided further, that SOPS shall continue to work to reduce medication
12538	12538	costs, provide standardized policies and procedures in a clinically
12539	12539	responsible manner, provide comprehensive data analysis and improve
12540	12540	the quality of clinical services; and provided further, that not later than April
12541	12541	17, 2024 the state office shall report to the house and senate committees
12542	12542	on ways and means detailing recommendations for the inclusion of
12543	12543	other entities that may realize cost savings by joining SOPS
12544	12544	………………………………………………………………...$62,228,516
12545	12545	4590-0901 For the costs of medical services provided at department of public health
12546	12546	hospitals and charged to other state agencies.......................................................$159,135
12547	12547	4590-0903 For the costs of medical services provided at the department of public
12548	12548	health Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of houses of correction;
12549	12549	provided, that the costs shall be charged to items 8910-0102, 8910- 0105, 224
12550	12550	8910-0107, 8910-0108, 8910-0110, 8910-0145, 8910-0619, 8910-8200,
12551	12551	8910-8300, 8910-8400, 8910-8500, 8910-8600, 8910-8700, and 8910-
12552	12552	8800 of section 2 …………………………………………………...
12553	12553	$3,038,982
12554	12554	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
12555	12555	Office of the Secretary.
12556	12556	7002-0018 For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of
12557	12557	the executive office of housing and economic development................................$6,846,468
12558	12558	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
12559	12559	Office of the Secretary.
12560	12560	7009-1701 For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of
12561	12561	the executive office of education.........................................................................$1,860,363
12562	12562	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
12563	12563	Office of the Secretary.
12564	12564	8000-1701 For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of
12565	12565	the executive office of public safety and security...............................................$11,464,504
12566	12566	Department of State Police.
12567	12567	8100-0002
12568	12568
12569	12569	For the costs associated with state police personnel assigned to the
12570	12570	Massachusetts Department of Transportation roadways, the district
12571	12571	attorney offices, the attorney general, the Massachusetts gaming
12572	12572	commission and other state agencies; provided, that for the purpose of
12573	12573	accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
12574	12574	revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
12575	12575	and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
12576	12576	lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate thereof as
12577	12577	reported in the state accounting system............................................................$49,348,913
12578	12578	8100-0003 For the costs associated with the use and maintenance of the statewide
12579	12579	telecommunications system...................................................................................$156,375
12580	12580	Military Division.
12581	12581	8700-1145 For the costs of utilities and maintenance associated with state armory
12582	12582	rentals and related services and for the implementation of energy
12583	12583	conservation measures with regard to the state armories......................................$100,000
12584	12584
12585	12585	Department of Correction.
12586	12586	8900-0021 For costs related to the production and distribution of products produced
12587	12587	by prison industries and for the costs of services provided by inmates;
12588	12588	provided, that the commissioner of correction may allocate year-end net
12589	12589	profits to the cost of drug, substance abuse and rehabilitative 225
12590	12590	programming.....................................................................................................$14,650,000
12591	12591	SECTION 2D.
12592	12592	SECTION 2D. The amounts set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General
12593	12593	Federal Grants Fund. Federal funds received in excess of the amount appropriated in this section
12594	12594	shall be expended only in accordance with section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws. The
12595	12595	amount of any unexpended balance of federal grant funds received before June 30, 2023 and not
12596	12596	included as part of an appropriation item in this section is hereby made available for expenditure
12597	12597	during fiscal year 2024 and shall be in addition to any amount appropriated in this section.
12598	12598	JUDICIARY.
12599	12599	Supreme Judicial Court.
12600	12600	0320-1710 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Court
12601	12601	Improvement Basic Grant.......................................................................................$635,508
12602	12602	Committee for Public Counsel Services.
12603	12603	0320-1805 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12604	12604	Innocence Investigation and Litigation Collaboration................................................$28,785
12605	12605	0320-1806 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12606	12606	Innocence and Conviction Integrity Collaboration...................................................$152,539
12607	12607	0320-1807 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12608	12608	Juvenile Indigent Defense......................................................................................$129,766
12609	12609	0320-1808 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12610	12610	Collaboration to Correct Wrongful Convictions.......................................................$298,587
12611	12611	Trial Court.
12612	12612	0330-8000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New England
12613	12613	Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative...........................................................................$253,259
12614	12614	0332-1201 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Cape
12615	12615
12616	12616	Cod.........................................................................................................................$100,000
12617	12617	0332-2601 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION Mill Cities............$400,000
12618	12618	0332-3501 For
12619	12619
12620	12620	the
12621	12621
12622	12622	purposes
12623	12623
12624	12624	of
12625	12625
12626	12626	a
12627	12627
12628	12628	federally
12629	12629
12630	12630	funded
12631	12631
12632	12632	grant
12633	12633
12634	12634	entitled,
12635	12635
12636	12636	MISSION
12637	12637	Springfield..............................................................................................................$400,000
12638	12638	0333-0122 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACL AOA Elder
12639	12639	Justice Innovation Grants.........................................................................................$82,500
12640	12640	0333-0801 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mission Hope......................$169,862
12641	12641	0335-0015 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boston Outpatient
12642	12642	Assisted Treatment..............................................................................................$1,000,000
12643	12643	0337-0005 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OJJDP FY 2021
12644	12644	Family Drug Program.............................................................................................$500,000
12645	12645	0339-0612 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Project North.......................$500,000 226
12646	12646	0339-1013 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY16 Adult Drug
12647	12647	Court Discretionary Grant Program Statewide..........................................................$58,743
12648	12648	0339-1014 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, BJA FY21 Second
12649	12649	Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative....................................................................$900,000
12650	12650	0339-1015 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Improving Reentry
12651	12651	High-Tech Career Reentry Path Project.................................................................$800,000
12652	12652	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
12653	12653	Worcester District Attorney.
12654	12654	0340-0468 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive
12655	12655	Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program.........................................................................$130,000
12656	12656	0340-0469 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive
12657	12657	Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program.........................................................................$400,000
12658	12658	0340-0471 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Worcester County
12659	12659	Drug Diversion and Drug Endangered Children.....................................................$535,000
12660	12660	Plymouth District Attorney.
12661	12661	0340-0804 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brockton Area
12662	12662	Prevention Collaborative STOP Underage Drinking.................................................$50,000
12663	12663	0340-0837 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, BJA FY21 Sexual
12664	12664	Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).....................................................................................$837,412
12665	12665	0340-0839 For
12666	12666
12667	12667	the
12668	12668
12669	12669	purposes
12670	12670
12671	12671	of
12672	12672
12673	12673	a
12674	12674
12675	12675	federally
12676	12676
12677	12677	funded
12678	12678
12679	12679	grant
12680	12680
12681	12681	entitled,
12682	12682
12683	12683	Combat
12684	12684
12685	12685	Human
12686	12686	Trafficking...............................................................................................................$202,404
12687	12687	0340-0840 For
12688	12688
12689	12689	the
12690	12690
12691	12691	purposes
12692	12692
12693	12693	of
12694	12694
12695	12695	a
12696	12696
12697	12697	federally
12698	12698
12699	12699	funded
12700	12700
12701	12701	grant
12702	12702
12703	12703	entitled,
12704	12704
12705	12705	Innovative
12706	12706	Prosecution Program................................................................................................$52,894
12707	12707	0340-0841 For
12708	12708
12709	12709	the
12710	12710
12711	12711	purposes
12712	12712
12713	12713	of
12714	12714
12715	12715	a
12716	12716
12717	12717	federally
12718	12718
12719	12719	funded
12720	12720
12721	12721	grant
12722	12722
12723	12723	entitled,
12724	12724
12725	12725	BJA
12726	12726
12727	12727	FY21
12728	12728	Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program................................................................$418,278
12729	12729	SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. 227
12730	12730	0526-0113 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Historic
12731	12731	Preservation Survey and Planning......................................................................$1,144,158
12732	12732	OFFICE OF THE TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
12733	12733	Massachusetts Cultural Council.
12734	12734	0640-9716 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Folk and Traditional
12735	12735	Arts...........................................................................................................................$30,000
12736	12736	0640-9717 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Basic State Grant................$727,900
12737	12737	0640-9718 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Arts in Education...................$63,400
12738	12738	0640-9724 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Reach State
12739	12739	and Regional Programs..........................................................................................$241,800
12740	12740	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
12741	12741	Office of the Attorney General.
12742	12742	0810-0018 For
12743	12743
12744	12744	the
12745	12745
12746	12746	purposes
12747	12747
12748	12748	of
12749	12749
12750	12750	a
12751	12751
12752	12752	federally
12753	12753
12754	12754	funded
12755	12755
12756	12756	grant
12757	12757
12758	12758	entitled,
12759	12759
12760	12760	FY19
12761	12761
12762	12762	BJA
12763	12763	Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking.............$132,476
12764	12764	0810-0019 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY19 OVC Direct
12765	12765	Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking....................................................$72,057
12766	12766	0810-0020 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY20 OVC Victim
12767	12767	Compensation Formula.......................................................................................$1,084,000
12768	12768	0810-0023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY21 COPS Anti-
12769	12769	Heroin Task Force Grant Program......................................................................$2,284,104
12770	12770	0810-0024 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY21 COPS Anti-
12771	12771	Heroin Task Force Grant Program......................................................................$1,558,000
12772	12772	0810-0051 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY22 OVC Task
12773	12773	Force to Combat Human Trafficking.......................................................................$750,000
12774	12774	0810-0052 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY22 OVC Task
12775	12775	Force to Combat Human Trafficking.......................................................................$749,999
12776	12776	0810-0060 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY22 OVC Victim
12777	12777	Compensation Formula.......................................................................................$1,669,000
12778	12778	Victim and Witness Assistance Board.
12779	12779	0840-0110 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Victims of
12780	12780	Crimes – Victim Assistance Formula.................................................................$49,100,000
12781	12781	MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL. 228
12782	12782	1100-1702 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of
12783	12783	the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to
12784	12784	qualify for said grant, this item shall be exempt from the first $298,540 of
12785	12785	fringe benefits and indirect cost charges under section 6B of chapter 29
12786	12786	of the General Laws............................................................................................$1,352,680
12787	12787	1100-1704 For the purposes of a federally funded technical assistance grant
12788	12788	entitled, Maintain and Further Development of Developmental Disabilities
12789	12789	Suite; provided, that in order to qualify for said grant, this item shall be
12790	12790	exempt from the first $41,480 of fringe benefits and indirect cost charges
12791	12791	under section 6B of chapter 29 of the General Laws..............................................$186,252
12792	12792	Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
12793	12793	1107-2019 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Administration for
12794	12794	Community Living (ACL).............................................................................................$4,142
12795	12795	0840-0110 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Victims of Crime
12796	12796	Act (VOCA)........................................................................................................$49,100,000
12797	12797	9110-1081 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Administration
12798	12798	Community
12799	12799
12800	12800	Living
12801	12801
12802	12802	(ACL)
12803	12803
12804	12804	Grant:
12805	12805
12806	12806	Coronavirus
12807	12807
12808	12808	Response
12809	12809
12810	12810	and
12811	12811
12812	12812	Relief
12813	12813	Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021............................................................$1,893,433
12814	12814	EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
12815	12815	Massachusetts Office on Disability.
12816	12816	1107-2450 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Client Assistance
12817	12817	Program.................................................................................................................$230,000
12818	12818	Department of Revenue.
12819	12819	1201-0109 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Access and
12820	12820	Visitation Program..................................................................................................$179,442
12821	12821	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
12822	12822	Office of the Secretary.
12823	12823	2000-0141 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12824	12824	Coastal Zone Management Program Implementation.........................................$3,200,000
12825	12825	2000-0177 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wetlands Program
12826	12826	Development Grant..................................................................................................$50,000
12827	12827	2000-9702 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Parks
12828	12828	Service Land and Water Conservation Fund.......................................................$4,672,847
12829	12829	2000-9735 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Buzzards Bay
12830	12830	Estuary Program.................................................................................................$3,069,000 229
12831	12831	2030-0013 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Joint Enforcement
12832	12832	Agreement Between NOAA-OLE-Fisheries............................................................$990,000
12833	12833	2030-9701 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational
12834	12834	Boating Safety Program......................................................................................$2,100,000
12835	12835	Department of Public Utilities.
12836	12836	2100-9013 For
12837	12837
12838	12838	the
12839	12839
12840	12840	purposes
12841	12841
12842	12842	of
12843	12843
12844	12844	a
12845	12845
12846	12846	federally
12847	12847
12848	12848	funded
12849	12849
12850	12850	grant
12851	12851
12852	12852	entitled,
12853	12853
12854	12854	Rail
12855	12855
12856	12856	Fixed
12857	12857	Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight........................$1,680,279
12858	12858	7006-9002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pipeline Security..............$1,890,631
12859	12859	Department of Environmental Protection.
12860	12860	2200-9706 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Water Quality
12861	12861	Management Planning............................................................................................$441,762
12862	12862	2200-9712 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Leaking
12863	12863	Underground Storage Tank Cooperative Agreement.............................................$668,712
12864	12864	2200-9717 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Department of
12865	12865	Defense State Memorandum of Agreement........................................................$1,000,000
12866	12866	2200-9724 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Superfund Block
12867	12867	Grant......................................................................................................................$740,000
12868	12868	2200-9728 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Brownfields
12869	12869	Assessment Program.............................................................................................$225,000
12870	12870	2230-9702 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Performance
12871	12871	Partnership Grant..............................................................................................$18,000,000
12872	12872	2240-9789 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Testing in
12873	12873	School and Child Care Drinking Water...................................................................$372,750
12874	12874	2240-9790 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass DEP
12875	12875	Disadvantaged Communities Drinking Water.........................................................$244,475
12876	12876	2240-9791 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Long Island Sound
12877	12877	Project (LIJA).......................................................................................................$2,250,000
12878	12878	2240-9792 Forthepurposesofafederallyfunded grant entitled,
12879	12879	Small/Disadvantaged Comm Drinking Water Grant...............................................$218,000
12880	12880	2250-9712 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Air Act
12881	12881	Section 103............................................................................................................$603,312
12882	12882	2250-9716 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12883	12883	National Air Toxics Trend Station Program..............................................................$71,290
12884	12884	2250-9726 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeland Security
12885	12885	Co-Op Agreement...............................................................................................$1,374,815 198
12886	12886	2250-9732 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Underground
12887	12887	Storage Program....................................................................................................$385,705
12888	12888	2250-9739 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Near Road NO2
12889	12889	Ambient Air Monitoring Network...............................................................................$77,076
12890	12890	2250-9744 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12891	12891	Clean Diesel Program.........................................................................................$1,123,282
12892	12892	2250-9746 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NAAQS
12893	12893	Environmental Justice Communities.......................................................................$100,000
12894	12894	Department of Fish and Game.
12895	12895	2300-0179 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Coastal
12896	12896	Wetlands Conservation Grant Program..................................................................$750,000
12897	12897	2300-6011 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Millbrook Bogs
12898	12898	Restoration Project..............................................................................................$1,000,000
12899	12899	2330-9222 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clean Vessel...................$1,300,000
12900	12900	2330-9712 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial
12901	12901	Fisheries Statistics..................................................................................................$250,000
12902	12902	2330-9725 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Boating
12903	12903	Infrastructure..........................................................................................................$200,000
12904	12904	2330-9730 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Interstate Fisheries
12905	12905	Management Support.............................................................................................$400,000
12906	12906	2330-9732 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ACCSP
12907	12907	Implementation Strategic Plan..................................................................................$18,000
12908	12908	2330-9739 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Turtle
12909	12909	Disengagement......................................................................................................$800,000
12910	12910	2330-9742 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Age and Growth
12911	12911	Project Segment One.............................................................................................$360,000
12912	12912	2330-9743 For the
12913	12913
12914	12914	purposes
12915	12915
12916	12916	of a
12917	12917
12918	12918	federally
12919	12919
12920	12920	funded
12921	12921
12922	12922	grant
12923	12923
12924	12924	entitled,
12925	12925
12926	12926	Sport Fish
12927	12927	Restoration Coordination........................................................................................$205,000
12928	12928	2330-9744 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MFI Cooperative
12929	12929	Research....................................................................................................................$5,000
12930	12930	2330-9745 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sea Grant Lobster
12931	12931	2019.........................................................................................................................$30,000
12932	12932	2330-9746 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12933	12933	Seafood Safety Block Grant Program.........................................................................$8,200
12934	12934	Department of Agricultural Resources. House Ways and Means Committee H.3900
12935	12935	199
12936	12936	2511-0004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Safety
12937	12937	Program.................................................................................................................$600,500
12938	12938	2511-0006 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strengthen and
12939	12939	Enhance Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network............................................$44,380
12940	12940	2511-0007 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Local Food
12941	12941	Purchase Assistance...........................................................................................$3,500,000
12942	12942	2511-0310 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
12943	12943	Pesticide Enforcement Grant..................................................................................$500,000
12944	12944	2511-0400 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative
12945	12945	Agricultural Pest Survey.........................................................................................$185,000
12946	12946	2511-0972 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farm and Ranch
12947	12947	Lands Protection Program...................................................................................$2,000,000
12948	12948	2511-1025 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Country of Origin
12949	12949	Labeling - Retail Surveillance...................................................................................$25,000
12950	12950	2515-1006 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Animal
12951	12951	Identification System................................................................................................$60,000
12952	12952	2515-1008 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highly Pathogenic
12953	12953	Avian Influenza Surveillance...................................................................................$130,000
12954	12954	2516-9002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Development of
12955	12955	Institutional Marketing.............................................................................................$400,000
12956	12956	2516-9003 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Farmers' Market
12957	12957	Coupon Program.................................................................................................$1,000,000
12958	12958	2516-9004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Senior Farmers'
12959	12959	Market Nutrition Program.......................................................................................$600,000
12960	12960	2516-9007 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Organic
12961	12961	Certification Cost-Share Program.............................................................................$33,850
12962	12962	Department of Conservation and Recreation.
12963	12963	2800-9707 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Flood
12964	12964	Insurance Program – FEMA Community Assistance Program...............................$290,000
12965	12965	2800-9724 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FEMA National
12966	12966	Dam Safety Program..............................................................................................$116,002
12967	12967	2820-9705 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Identifying and
12968	12968	Eradicating the Asian Longhorned Beetle...........................................................$3,000,000
12969	12969	2820-9708 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRCS Dam
12970	12970	Rehabilitation Funding for Watershed Restoration..............................................$1,938,620
12971	12971	2820-9902 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Volunteer Fire
12972	12972	Assistance Program Grant........................................................................................$10,983 200
12973	12973	2820-9903 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USDA Forest
12974	12974	Service Volunteer Fire Assistance Program.............................................................$71,176
12975	12975	2821-9905 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban and
12976	12976	Community Forestry Grant.....................................................................................$438,143
12977	12977	2821-9906 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USDA Forest
12978	12978	Service Coop Agreement for a Conservation Education Coop Agreement................$3,000
12979	12979	2821-9909 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Stewardship
12980	12980	Conservation and Education Grant........................................................................$280,762
12981	12981	2821-9911 For
12982	12982
12983	12983	the
12984	12984
12985	12985	purposes
12986	12986
12987	12987	of
12988	12988
12989	12989	a
12990	12990
12991	12991	federally
12992	12992
12993	12993	funded
12994	12994
12995	12995	grant
12996	12996
12997	12997	entitled,
12998	12998
12999	12999	State
13000	13000
13001	13001	Fire
13002	13002	Assistance Grant....................................................................................................$333,689
13003	13003	2821-9913 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Fuels
13004	13004	Management and Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant....................................................$197,393
13005	13005	2821-9917 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Legacy
13006	13006	Administration Grant............................................................................................$1,114,521
13007	13007	2821-9926 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Forest Health
13008	13008	Program Grant........................................................................................................$133,128
13009	13009	2821-9927 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hemlock Woolly
13010	13010	Adelgid Suppression Grant.......................................................................................$50,345
13011	13011	2821-9928 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2021 Community
13012	13012	Wood Energy Grant – Warming Our Parks.............................................................$100,000
13013	13013	2830-9733 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, USFWS Aquatic
13014	13014	Invasive Species Management Grant.......................................................................$46,902
13015	13015	2830-9735 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National
13016	13016	Groundwater Monitoring Network Grants.................................................................$36,703
13017	13017	2830-9737 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2017 White Nose
13018	13018	Syndrome Bat Grant...................................................................................................$8,545
13019	13019	2840-9708 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, US Dept. Of
13020	13020	Commerce – NOAA – ILJA Funded – Capacity Building Habitat Coop
13021	13021	Agreement..............................................................................................................$976,259
13022	13022	2840-9709 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Waquoit Bay
13023	13023	National Estuarine Research..................................................................................$976,259
13024	13024	2850-9701 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Recreational Trails
13025	13025	Grant Program.....................................................................................................$1,500,000
13026	13026	2850-9703 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FHWA-F LAP
13027	13027	Taunton River Trail.................................................................................................$100,000
13028	13028	Department of Energy Resources.
13029	13029	7006-9310 For the purposes of a federal funded grant entitled, Clean Cities Coalition..............$55,000 201
13030	13030	7006-9701 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Heating Oil
13031	13031	Propane Program.....................................................................................................$22,288
13032	13032	7006-9734 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Energy Plan............$1,166,340
13033	13033	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
13034	13034	Office of the Secretary.
13035	13035	4000-0023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mobile Crisis Grant
13036	13036	Award.....................................................................................................................$222,096
13037	13037	4000-1315 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Demonstration
13038	13038	Ombudsman Programs............................................................................................$86,000
13039	13039	Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
13040	13040	4003-0808 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Youth Mentoring.................$145,790
13041	13041	4003-0818 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elderly Refugee
13042	13042	Services....................................................................................................................$98,533
13043	13043	4003-0821 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee School
13044	13044	Impact....................................................................................................................$640,840
13045	13045	4003-0826 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Cash and
13046	13046	Medical Assistance Program.............................................................................$25,000,000
13047	13047	4003-0827 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, AFGHAN YOUTH
13048	13048	MENTORING.........................................................................................................$399,115
13049	13049	4003-0828 For
13050	13050
13051	13051	the
13052	13052
13053	13053	purposes
13054	13054
13055	13055	of
13056	13056
13057	13057	a
13058	13058
13059	13059	federally
13060	13060
13061	13061	funded
13062	13062
13063	13063	grant
13064	13064
13065	13065	entitled,
13066	13066
13067	13067	AFGHAN
13068	13068	ELDERLY REFUGEE SERVICES............................................................................$82,353
13069	13069	4003-0830 For
13070	13070
13071	13071	the
13072	13072
13073	13073	purposes
13074	13074
13075	13075	of
13076	13076
13077	13077	a
13078	13078
13079	13079	federally
13080	13080
13081	13081	funded
13082	13082
13083	13083	grant
13084	13084
13085	13085	entitled,
13086	13086
13087	13087	REFUGEE
13088	13088	SUPPORT SERVICES UKRAINE BASE.............................................................$4,250,672
13089	13089	4003-0845 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wilson Fish TANF
13090	13090	Coordination Program............................................................................................$900,000
13091	13091	4003-0854 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Health
13092	13092	Promotion...............................................................................................................$313,020
13093	13093	4003-0855 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Refugee Social
13094	13094	Services Program................................................................................................$2,694,188
13095	13095	4003-0860 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Afghan Refugee
13096	13096	Social Service......................................................................................................$8,351,925
13097	13097	4003-0861 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Afghan Refugee
13098	13098	School Impact......................................................................................................$3,112,403
13099	13099	4003-0862 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Afghan Refugee
13100	13100	Health Promotion.................................................................................................$1,475,916 202
13101	13101	Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
13102	13102	4110-3021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational
13103	13103	Rehabilitation; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions,
13104	13104	group health and life insurance or any other such indirect cost of
13105	13105	federally reimbursed state employees.................................................................$7,750,000
13106	13106	4110-3026 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living
13107	13107	– Services to Older Blind Americans......................................................................$661,419
13108	13108	4110-3028 For
13109	13109
13110	13110	the
13111	13111
13112	13112	purposes
13113	13113
13114	13114	of
13115	13115
13116	13116	a
13117	13117
13118	13118	federally
13119	13119
13120	13120	funded
13121	13121
13122	13122	grant
13123	13123
13124	13124	entitled,
13125	13125
13126	13126	Supported
13127	13127	Employment.............................................................................................................$52,570
13128	13128	Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
13129	13129	4120-0020 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational
13130	13130	Rehabilitation; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions,
13131	13131	group health and life insurance or any other such indirect cost of
13132	13132	federally reimbursed state employees...............................................................$42,000,000
13133	13133	4120-0191 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Informed Members
13134	13134	Planning and Assessing Choices Together............................................................$235,100
13135	13135	4120-0421 For
13136	13136
13137	13137	the
13138	13138
13139	13139	purposes
13140	13140
13141	13141	of
13142	13142
13143	13143	a
13144	13144
13145	13145	federally
13146	13146
13147	13147	funded
13148	13148
13149	13149	grant
13150	13150
13151	13151	entitled,
13152	13152
13153	13153	Road
13154	13154
13155	13155	to
13156	13156	Independence, Self-Sufficiency, and Employment..............................................$4,000,000
13157	13157	4120-0511 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Social Security
13158	13158	Disability Insurance...........................................................................................$48,000,000
13159	13159	4120-0751 For
13160	13160
13161	13161	the
13162	13162
13163	13163	purposes
13164	13164
13165	13165	of
13166	13166
13167	13167	a
13168	13168
13169	13169	federally
13170	13170
13171	13171	funded
13172	13172
13173	13173	grant
13174	13174
13175	13175	entitled,
13176	13176
13177	13177	Assistive
13178	13178	Technology Grant...................................................................................................$596,509
13179	13179	4120-0752 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living
13180	13180	Federal Grant (Part C).........................................................................................$1,535,327
13181	13181	4120-0753 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living
13182	13182	State Grants (Part B)..............................................................................................$344,206
13183	13183	4120-0758 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beyond Bridges:
13184	13184	The Intersection of Behavioral Health & Traumatic Brain Injury.............................$200,179
13185	13185	Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts.
13186	13186	4180-0101 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, American Rescue
13187	13187	Plan Act SVHs One Time Payment Census ARPA.............................................$2,822,270
13188	13188	4180-0102 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Consolidated
13189	13189	Appropriations Act SVHs One Time Payment COVID.........................................$1,122,819
13190	13190	Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.
13191	13191	4190-0400 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Consolidated
13192	13192	Appropriations Act SVHs One Time Payment COVID............................................$708,240 203
13193	13193	4190-0401 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, American Rescue
13194	13194	Plan Act SVHs One Time Payment Census ARPA.............................................$1,714,016
13195	13195	Department of Transitional Assistance.
13196	13196	4400-3060 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pandemic EBT
13197	13197	Administrative Costs............................................................................................$2,300,000
13198	13198	4400-3064 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Nutrition
13199	13199	Education and Obesity Prevention Grant............................................................$7,900,000
13200	13200	4400-3065 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Employment
13201	13201	and Training Pledge Grant........................................................................................$69,500
13202	13202	4400-3067 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supplemental
13203	13203	Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training.....................................$ 2,300,000
13204	13204	4400-3071 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SNAP Contingency
13205	13205	(3 Year) – ARPA..................................................................................................$6,029,022
13206	13206	Department of Public Health.
13207	13207	4500-1002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preventive Health
13208	13208	and Health Services............................................................................................$4,241,660
13209	13209	4500-1056 For
13210	13210
13211	13211	the
13212	13212
13213	13213	purposes
13214	13214
13215	13215	of
13216	13216
13217	13217	a
13218	13218
13219	13219	federally
13220	13220
13221	13221	funded
13222	13222
13223	13223	grant
13224	13224
13225	13225	entitled,
13226	13226
13227	13227	MA
13228	13228
13229	13229	Rape
13230	13230	Prevention and Education Program........................................................................$942,383
13231	13231	4500-1057 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Sexual
13232	13232	Assault Services Program......................................................................................$680,996
13233	13233	4500-1069 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Loan
13234	13234	Repayment Program..............................................................................................$550,000
13235	13235	4500-1070 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OMH State
13236	13236	Partnership Initiative Proposal for Oral Health Equity.................................................$6,000
13237	13237	4500-2000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal and Child
13238	13238	Health Services.................................................................................................$12,376,675
13239	13239	4502-1012 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Health
13240	13240	Statistics System....................................................................................................$400,000
13241	13241	4510-0014 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Primary Care
13242	13242	Offices....................................................................................................................$267,795
13243	13243	4510-0017 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Office of
13244	13244	Rural Health...........................................................................................................$227,791
13245	13245	4510-0120 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Hospital
13246	13246	Flexibility Program..................................................................................................$373,305
13247	13247	4510-0223 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Oral Health
13248	13248	Workforce Activities................................................................................................$469,248 204
13249	13249	4510-0224 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Rural
13250	13250	Hospital Improvement Grant Program......................................................................$78,066
13251	13251	4510-0229 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SHIP COVID
13252	13252	Testing & Mitigation Rural Health Research Center............................................$1,550,256
13253	13253	4510-0399 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COVID-19 CARES
13254	13254	Act Award...............................................................................................................$688,475
13255	13255	4510-0401 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Medicare and
13256	13256	Medicaid Survey and Certification.......................................................................$9,195,001
13257	13257	4510-0404 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hospital
13258	13258	Preparedness Programs......................................................................................$3,564,759
13259	13259	4510-0501 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clinical Laboratory
13260	13260	Improvement Amendment......................................................................................$309,730
13261	13261	4510-0507 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Impact Act for
13262	13262	Hospice Recertification Surveys.............................................................................$138,627
13263	13263	4510-0619 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FDA Inspection of
13264	13264	Food Establishments..............................................................................................$152,428
13265	13265	4510-0645 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers
13266	13266	Prescription Drug Monitoring Program...................................................................$842,185
13267	13267	4510-9014 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mammography
13268	13268	Quality Standards Act.............................................................................................$399,162
13269	13269	4510-9041 For
13270	13270
13271	13271	the
13272	13272
13273	13273	purposes
13274	13274
13275	13275	of
13276	13276
13277	13277	a
13278	13278
13279	13279	federally
13280	13280
13281	13281	funded
13282	13282
13283	13283	grant
13284	13284
13285	13285	entitled,
13286	13286
13287	13287	ATSDR’s
13288	13288	Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure.............$698,000
13289	13289	4510-9047 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA EPA Multi-
13290	13290	Purpose Grant..........................................................................................................$30,000
13291	13291	4510-9048 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Indoor Radon
13292	13292	Development Program...........................................................................................$182,000
13293	13293	4510-9053 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beach Monitoring................$239,000
13294	13294	4510-9054 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strengthening
13295	13295	Statewide Environmental Health Capacity................................................................$90,000
13296	13296	4510-9068 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maintenance and
13297	13297	Enhancement of the State and National Environment............................................$817,619
13298	13298	4510-9070 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Protection
13299	13299	Program Maintenance and Integration...................................................................$450,000
13300	13300	4510-9071 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Childhood Lead
13301	13301	Poisoning Prevention Program...............................................................................$400,000
13302	13302	4512-0100 For
13303	13303
13304	13304	the purposes of
13305	13305
13306	13306	a federally funded grant entitled, Sexually
13307	13307	Transmitted Disease Control...............................................................................$1,611,405 205
13308	13308	4512-0101 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Strengthening STD
13309	13309	Prevention & Control for Health Departments COVID.........................................$3,705,271
13310	13310	4512-0150 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization and
13311	13311	Vaccines for Children..........................................................................................$7,401,722
13312	13312	4512-0151 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization and
13313	13313	Vaccines for Children........................................................................................$50,000,000
13314	13314	4512-0152 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Immunization and
13315	13315	Vaccines for Children ARPA Supplemental.........................................................$2,500,000
13316	13316	4512-0193 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Building and
13317	13317	Enhancing Epidemiology, Laboratory and Health Information Systems
13318	13318	Capacity............................................................................................................$20,000,000
13319	13319	4512-0194 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Epidemiology and
13320	13320	Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases...................................................$200,000,000
13321	13321	4512-0195 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Build Epidemiology
13322	13322	and Laboratory Capacity.....................................................................................$6,060,650
13323	13323	4512-9058 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse
13324	13324	Prevention and Treatment Block Grant – ARPA Supplemental.........................$33,374,932
13325	13325	4512-9059 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse
13326	13326	Prevention and Treatment Block Grant – COVID19..........................................$18,673,561
13327	13327	4512-9069 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse
13328	13328	Prevention Treatment Block Grant....................................................................$47,183,689
13329	13329	4512-9085 For
13330	13330
13331	13331	the
13332	13332
13333	13333	purposes
13334	13334
13335	13335	of
13336	13336
13337	13337	a
13338	13338
13339	13339	federally
13340	13340
13341	13341	funded
13342	13342
13343	13343	grant
13344	13344
13345	13345	entitled,
13346	13346
13347	13347	Strategic
13348	13348	Prevention Framework...........................................................................................$415,000
13349	13349	4512-9089 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prevent
13350	13350	Prescription Drug Overuse Misuse......................................................................$9,883,363
13351	13351	4512-9093 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
13352	13352	State Opioid Response SOR.............................................................................$62,163,164
13353	13353	4512-9094 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Drug Court
13354	13354	Discretionary Grant.................................................................................................$606,998
13355	13355	4512-9426 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Uniform Alcohol
13356	13356	and Drug Abuse Data.............................................................................................$333,578
13357	13357	4513-0111 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing
13358	13358	Opportunities for People with AIDS Program.........................................................$354,758
13359	13359	4513-1111 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing
13360	13360	Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program COVID-1 9......................................$227,701
13361	13361	4513-9007 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutritional Status of
13362	13362	Women, Infants and Children............................................................................$81,070,908 206
13363	13363	4513-9021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Infants and
13364	13364	Toddlers with Disabilities.....................................................................................$8,391,712
13365	13365	4513-9025 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Individuals with
13366	13366	Disabilities Education Act ARPA..........................................................................$3,632,484
13367	13367	4513-9031 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Systems
13368	13368	Development Initiative for MA.................................................................................$100,000
13369	13369	4513-9032 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Health Department
13370	13370	Based National HIV Prevention Activities............................................................$2,787,400
13371	13371	4513-9037 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Care
13372	13372	Act.....................................................................................................................$23,032,330
13373	13373	4513-9047 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive
13374	13374	HIV Prevention Project for Health Departments..................................................$7,360,637
13375	13375	4513-9063 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Sexual Risk
13376	13376	Avoidance Education FY 2018...............................................................................$832,848
13377	13377	4513-9070 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Medical
13378	13378	Services for Children..............................................................................................$130,000
13379	13379	4513-9104 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Universal Newborn
13380	13380	Hearing Screening..................................................................................................$235,000
13381	13381	4513-9106 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Comprehensive
13382	13382	Asthma Control Program........................................................................................$651,916
13383	13383	4513-9109 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Perinatal
13384	13384	Quality Collaborative..............................................................................................$250,000
13385	13385	4513-9110 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, B Existing PRAMS
13386	13386	Pregnancy Risk Assessment..................................................................................$160,000
13387	13387	4513-9112 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA EHDI Project.................$160,000
13388	13388	4513-9113 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal, Infant
13389	13389	and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program.............................................$6,684,050
13390	13390	4513-9116 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
13391	13391	Essentials for Childhood Project.............................................................................$311,000
13392	13392	4513-9117 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Defects Study
13393	13393	to Evaluate Pregnancy Exposures.......................................................................$1,150,000
13394	13394	4513-9120 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal, Infant
13395	13395	and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant ARPA....................................................$342,953
13396	13396	4513-9121 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Pediatric Mental
13397	13397	Healthcare Access New Area Expansion – ARPA..................................................$333,750
13398	13398	4513-9122 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Perinatal
13399	13399	Neonatal Quality Improvement Network (PNQIN)..................................................$105,000 207
13400	13400	4513-9127 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Title IV
13401	13401	Program.................................................................................................................$500,115
13402	13402	4514-1014 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIC Regional
13403	13403	Infrastructure..........................................................................................................$250,000
13404	13404	4515-0116 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tuberculosis
13405	13405	Elimination and Lab Control Co-op Agreement...................................................$1,872,718
13406	13406	4515-2011 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIV/AIDS Viral
13407	13407	Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention...........................................................................$690,000
13408	13408	4512-1125 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Viral Hepatitis
13409	13409	Prevention and Surveillance...................................................................................$625,696
13410	13410	4516-1016 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative
13411	13411	Agreement Emergency Response Public Health Crisis Response....................$31,311,592
13412	13412	4516-1021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hospital
13413	13413	Preparedness and Public Health Emergency Preparedness...............................$4,700,000
13414	13414	4516-1030 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative
13415	13415	Agreement for Emergency Response Public Health............................................$2,136,709
13416	13416	4516-1036 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Accreditation for
13417	13417	State Food Testing Laboratories............................................................................$201,122
13418	13418	4516-1041 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA State Lab Food
13419	13419	Safety Testing Program COVID-19 Supplement Funding......................................$180,151
13420	13420	4518-0520 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Violent Death
13421	13421	Reporting System...................................................................................................$299,055
13422	13422	4518-0535 For
13423	13423
13424	13424	the
13425	13425
13426	13426	purposes
13427	13427
13428	13428	of
13429	13429
13430	13430	a
13431	13431
13432	13432	federally
13433	13433
13434	13434	funded
13435	13435
13436	13436	grant
13437	13437
13438	13438	entitled,
13439	13439
13440	13440	Expanded
13441	13441	Occupational Health Surveillance in MA.................................................................$745,000
13442	13442	4518-1000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Procurement of
13443	13443	Information for the National Death Index..................................................................$50,000
13444	13444	4518-1002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Death File -
13445	13445	Social Security Administration..................................................................................$20,000
13446	13446	4518-1003 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Birth Records for
13447	13447	the Social Security Administration............................................................................$80,000
13448	13448	4518-9023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Census of Fatal
13449	13449	Occupational Injuries................................................................................................$60,673
13450	13450	4518-9052 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Behavioral Risk
13451	13451	Factor Surveillance System....................................................................................$578,333
13452	13452	4518-9054 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Behavioral
13453	13453	Risk Factor Surveillance System 2020 COVID.........................................................$25,000
13454	13454	4570-1000 for the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Initiative to
13455	13455	Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations...............................$11,573,439 208
13456	13456	4570-1527 For
13457	13457
13458	13458	the
13459	13459
13460	13460	purposes
13461	13461
13462	13462	of
13463	13463
13464	13464	a
13465	13465
13466	13466	federally
13467	13467
13468	13468	funded
13469	13469
13470	13470	grant
13471	13471
13472	13472	entitled,
13473	13473
13474	13474	Personal
13475	13475	Responsibility Education Program 2010..............................................................$1,049,893
13476	13476	4570-1534 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Drug
13477	13477	Administration Tobacco 2011.................................................................................$910,322
13478	13478	4570-1548 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Paul Coverdell
13479	13479	National Acute Stroke.............................................................................................$600,000
13480	13480	4570-1549 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
13481	13481	Health and Disability Program................................................................................$585,000
13482	13482	4570-1557 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Organized
13483	13483	Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screen................................................$582,446
13484	13484	4570-1561 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Core Violence
13485	13485	Injury Prevention Program......................................................................................$275,000
13486	13486	4570-1562 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Family
13487	13487	Violence Service State Grants.............................................................................$2,487,442
13488	13488	4570-1564 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Diabetes and
13489	13489	Heart Disease Stroke Prevention Program..........................................................$2,358,943
13490	13490	4570-1565 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Strategy
13491	13491	Prevention for Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke............................................$2,035,924
13492	13492	4570-1566 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Reducing Older
13493	13493	Adult Asthma Disparities........................................................................................$402,021
13494	13494	4570-1567 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Violence
13495	13495	Prevention and Services.........................................................................................$724,988
13496	13496	4570-1568 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National and State
13497	13497	Tobacco Control Program...................................................................................$2,783,469
13498	13498	4570-1569 For
13499	13499
13500	13500	the
13501	13501
13502	13502	purposes
13503	13503
13504	13504	of
13505	13505
13506	13506	a
13507	13507
13508	13508	federally
13509	13509
13510	13510	funded
13511	13511
13512	13512	grant
13513	13513
13514	13514	entitled,
13515	13515
13516	13516	State
13517	13517
13518	13518	and
13519	13519	Community Based Injury Prevention and Control COVID-1 9.................................$245,988
13520	13520	4570-1570 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Preventing
13521	13521	Adverse Childhood Experience Data to Action.......................................................$860,973
13522	13522	4570-1571 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MA Cancer
13523	13523	Prevention and Control Program.........................................................................$2,815,513
13524	13524	4570-1572 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Cancer
13525	13525	Institute - SEER Program.......................................................................................$816,655
13526	13526	4570-1573 For
13527	13527
13528	13528	the
13529	13529
13530	13530	purposes
13531	13531
13532	13532	of
13533	13533
13534	13534	a
13535	13535
13536	13536	federally
13537	13537
13538	13538	funded
13539	13539
13540	13540	grant
13541	13541
13542	13542	entitled,
13543	13543
13544	13544	State
13545	13545
13546	13546	and
13547	13547	Community Based Injury Prevention and Control...................................................$912,000
13548	13548	4570-1577 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Violence
13549	13549	Prevention & Domestic Violence & Support Service ARPA.................................$9,257,424 209
13550	13550	4570-1578 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CHWS for COVID
13551	13551	Response & Resilient Communities....................................................................$3,000,000
13552	13552	4570-1579 For
13553	13553
13554	13554	the
13555	13555
13556	13556	purposes
13557	13557
13558	13558	of
13559	13559
13560	13560	a
13561	13561
13562	13562	federally
13563	13563
13564	13564	funded
13565	13565
13566	13566	grant
13567	13567
13568	13568	entitled,
13569	13569
13570	13570	ARP/SEJC
13571	13571	Massachusetts Comprehensive Asthma Control Project........................................$100,000
13572	13572	4570-1580 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Violence
13573	13573	Prevention
13574	13574
13575	13575	and
13576	13576
13577	13577	Services/Sexual
13578	13578
13579	13579	Assault/Rape
13580	13580
13581	13581	Crisis
13582	13582
13583	13583	and
13584	13584
13585	13585	Supports
13586	13586	ARPA...................................................................................................................$3,228,788
13587	13587	Department of Children and Families.
13588	13588	4800-0006 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children’s Justice
13589	13589	Act..........................................................................................................................$309,443
13590	13590	4800-0009 For
13591	13591
13592	13592	the
13593	13593
13594	13594	purposes
13595	13595
13596	13596	of
13597	13597
13598	13598	a
13599	13599
13600	13600	federally
13601	13601
13602	13602	funded
13603	13603
13604	13604	grant
13605	13605
13606	13606	entitled,
13607	13607
13608	13608	Title
13609	13609
13610	13610	IV-E
13611	13611	Independent Living Program...............................................................................$2,883,556
13612	13612	4800-0013 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Promoting Safe and
13613	13613	Stable Families Program Title IV-B Subpart 2 and Caseworker Visitation...........$7,016,503
13614	13614	4800-0084 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education &
13615	13615	Training Voucher Program.....................................................................................$974,319
13616	13616	4800-0089 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adoption Incentives
13617	13617	Payments............................................................................................................$1,525,985
13618	13618	4899-0001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child
13619	13619	Welfare Services.................................................................................................$3,507,589
13620	13620	4899-0021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Center for
13621	13621	Child Abuse and Neglect.....................................................................................$1,687,771
13622	13622	4899-0023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse and
13623	13623	Neglect Prevention – ARPA...................................................................................$428,121
13624	13624	Department of Mental Health.
13625	13625	5012-9122 For the
13626	13626
13627	13627	purposes
13628	13628
13629	13629	of a
13630	13630
13631	13631	federally
13632	13632
13633	13633	funded
13634	13634
13635	13635	grant
13636	13636
13637	13637	entitled,
13638	13638
13639	13639	Project for
13640	13640	Assistance in Transition from Homelessness......................................................$1,819,207
13641	13641	5012-9123 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Healthy Transitions..........$1,000,000
13642	13642	5012-9178 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MHBG FY21
13643	13643	COVID Emergency Funding...................................................................................$409,150
13644	13644	5012-9179 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARPA for Block
13645	13645	Grants for Community Mental Health Services....................................................$3,200,000
13646	13646	5012-9180 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Block Grants for
13647	13647	Community Mental Health Services.......................................................................$567,556
13648	13648	5012-9401 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Block Grants for
13649	13649	Community Mental Health Services...................................................................$14,213,268 210
13650	13650	5012-9402 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Expansion and
13651	13651	Sustainability Cooperative Agreement......................................................................$34,728
13652	13652	5012-9403 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Grants
13653	13653	to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders....................................................$27,106
13654	13654	5012-9405 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Grant
13655	13655	to Address Mental and Substance Use Disorders....................................................$25,762
13656	13656	5012-9406 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, System of Care
13657	13657	Expansion and Sustainability Grants...................................................................$1,469,475
13658	13658	5012-9407 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
13659	13659	Psychosis Prevention Project.................................................................................$399,999
13660	13660	5046-9102 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care................$278,457
13661	13661	Department of Developmental Services.
13662	13662	5947-0021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Partnership for
13663	13663	Transition to Employment.......................................................................................$220,000
13664	13664	5911-3024 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lifespan Respite.................$275,000
13665	13665	Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
13666	13666	6440-0089 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial
13667	13667	Vehicle Information Systems and Networks...........................................................$220,000
13668	13668	6440-0090 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Commercial Driver
13669	13669	License Information System Enhancement............................................................$275,000
13670	13670	6440-0091 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fatality Analysis
13671	13671	Reporting 22-23......................................................................................................$101,461
13672	13672	6642-0018 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-U rbanized
13673	13673	Area Formula Program........................................................................................$3,976,239
13674	13674	6642-0023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Metropolitan
13675	13675	Transportation Planning.........................................................................................$820,885
13676	13676	6642-0026 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New Freedom
13677	13677	Operating Segment..................................................................................................$53,500
13678	13678	6642-0030 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Transit Bus and
13679	13679	Bus Facilities.......................................................................................................$2,000,000
13680	13680	6642-0049 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Needs for
13681	13681	Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities..............................................$8,625,148
13682	13682	6642-0050 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 5311
13683	13683	FFY20 CARES Act..............................................................................................$2,520,472
13684	13684	6642-0051 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CRRSAA..........................$1,889,941 211
13685	13685	6643-0017 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Build Grant.......................$5,220,000
13686	13686	6643-0019 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, New Grant.......................$2,800,000
13687	13687	BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
13688	13688	7000-9702 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Library Service
13689	13689	Technology Act....................................................................................................$3,666,379
13690	13690	9000-9700 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Reserve
13691	13691	Title I.......................................................................................................................$157,544
13692	13692	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
13693	13693	Department of Housing and Community Development.
13694	13694	4400-0705 For
13695	13695
13696	13696	the
13697	13697
13698	13698	purposes
13699	13699
13700	13700	of
13701	13701
13702	13702	a
13703	13703
13704	13704	federally
13705	13705
13706	13706	funded
13707	13707
13708	13708	grant
13709	13709
13710	13710	entitled,
13711	13711
13712	13712	McKinney
13713	13713	Emergency Shelter Grants Program....................................................................$5,100,000
13714	13714	4400-0707 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Continuum of Care
13715	13715	Supplemental Housing......................................................................................$31,000,000
13716	13716	7004-1715 For the purposes
13717	13717
13718	13718	of a federally
13719	13719
13720	13720	funded grant entitled, Emergency
13721	13721	Solutions Grant COVID-1 9..................................................................................$1,000,000
13722	13722	7004-2021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Rental
13723	13723	Assistance Program..........................................................................................$14,734,100
13724	13724	7004-2030 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Weatherization
13725	13725	Assistance for Low Income Persons.................................................................$11,600,000
13726	13726	7004-2033 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Low Income Home
13727	13727	Energy Assistance Program............................................................................$200,000,000
13728	13728	7004-2034 For the purposes
13729	13729
13730	13730	of a federally
13731	13731
13732	13732	funded grant entitled, Community
13733	13733	Services Block Grant.........................................................................................$22,000,000
13734	13734	7004-2039 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Low-Income
13735	13735	Household Water Assistance Program (ARPA)...................................................$8,000,000
13736	13736	7004-2040 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, LOW INCOME
13737	13737	HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)......................................$6,500,000
13738	13738	7004-2041 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, LOW INCOME
13739	13739	HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) (IIJA).............................$1,000,000
13740	13740	7004-2042 Forthepurposesofafederallyfundedgrant
13741	13741
13742	13742	entitled,
13743	13743
13744	13744	BIL
13745	13745	WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (IIJA).....................................$24,000,000
13746	13746	7004-3037 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Cities
13747	13747	Community Development Block Grant Program................................................$70,000,000
13748	13748	7004-3039 For the purposes
13749	13749
13750	13750	of a federally
13751	13751
13752	13752	funded grant entitled, Community
13753	13753	Development Block Grant COVID-1 9................................................................$30,000,000 212
13754	13754	7004-9009 For
13755	13755
13756	13756	the
13757	13757
13758	13758	purposes
13759	13759
13760	13760	of
13761	13761
13762	13762	a
13763	13763
13764	13764	federally
13765	13765
13766	13766	funded
13767	13767
13768	13768	grant
13769	13769
13770	13770	entitled,
13771	13771
13772	13772	Section
13773	13773
13774	13774	8
13775	13775	Substantial Rehabilitation Program.....................................................................$1,201,800
13776	13776	7004-9012 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RECOVERY
13777	13777	HOUSING PROGRAM........................................................................................$3,000,000
13778	13778	7004-9014 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Housing
13779	13779	Voucher Program................................................................................................$9,000,000
13780	13780	7004-9015 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Choice
13781	13781	Voucher and Moving to Work Program...........................................................$440,000,000
13782	13782	7004-9016 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Unification
13783	13783	Program..............................................................................................................$4,100,000
13784	13784	7004-9017 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing
13785	13785	for Persons with Disabilities.................................................................................$3,700,000
13786	13786	7004-9018 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 811 Project
13787	13787	Based Rental Assistance Demonstration Program..............................................$4,500,000
13788	13788	7004-9019 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Moderate
13789	13789	Rehabilitation Program........................................................................................$9,000,000
13790	13790	7004-9020 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 New
13791	13791	Construction Program.............................................................................................$227,808
13792	13792	7004-9021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, the Family Self-
13793	13793	Sufficiency Program...............................................................................................$966,000
13794	13794	7004-9022 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, EMERGENCY
13795	13795	HOUSING VOUCHERS (ARPA).......................................................................$12,000,000
13796	13796	7004-9028 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Investment
13797	13797	Partnerships......................................................................................................$19,700,000
13798	13798	7004-9029 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Housing
13799	13799	Trust Fund.........................................................................................................$19,000,000
13800	13800	Division of Insurance.
13801	13801	7006-6006 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The State Flexibility
13802	13802	to Stabilize the Market Program.............................................................................$344,000
13803	13803	Massachusetts Marketing Partnership.
13804	13804	7008-2026 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Trade Export
13805	13805	Program.................................................................................................................$405,702
13806	13806	7008-9027 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STEP10…...........................$187,500
13807	13807	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 213
13808	13808	Department of Career Services.
13809	13809	7002-6622 For
13810	13810
13811	13811	the
13812	13812
13813	13813	purposes
13814	13814
13815	13815	of
13816	13816
13817	13817	a
13818	13818
13819	13819	federally
13820	13820
13821	13821	funded
13822	13822
13823	13823	grant
13824	13824
13825	13825	entitled,
13826	13826
13827	13827	American
13828	13828	Apprenticeship Initiative..........................................................................................$666,007
13829	13829	7002-6623 For
13830	13830
13831	13831	the
13832	13832
13833	13833	purposes
13834	13834
13835	13835	of
13836	13836
13837	13837	a
13838	13838
13839	13839	federally
13840	13840
13841	13841	funded
13842	13842
13843	13843	grant
13844	13844
13845	13845	entitled,
13846	13846
13847	13847	the
13848	13848
13849	13849	Work
13850	13850	Opportunity Tax Credit...........................................................................................$402,219
13851	13851	7002-6625 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Labor Certification...............$528,816
13852	13852	7002-6626 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Employment
13853	13853	Services State Allotment...................................................................................$13,568,908
13854	13854	7002-6628 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Disabled Veterans
13855	13855	Outreach Program...............................................................................................$2,597,318
13856	13856	7003-1010 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Trade Adjustment
13857	13857	Assistance...........................................................................................................$5,331,949
13858	13858	7003-1630 For
13859	13859
13860	13860	the
13861	13861
13862	13862	purposes
13863	13863
13864	13864	of
13865	13865
13866	13866	a
13867	13867
13868	13868	federally
13869	13869
13870	13870	funded
13871	13871
13872	13872	grant
13873	13873
13874	13874	entitled,
13875	13875
13876	13876	Workforce
13877	13877	Investment Act Adult Activities...........................................................................$10,669,404
13878	13878	7003-1631 For
13879	13879
13880	13880	the
13881	13881
13882	13882	purposes
13883	13883
13884	13884	of
13885	13885
13886	13886	a
13887	13887
13888	13888	federally
13889	13889
13890	13890	funded
13891	13891
13892	13892	grant
13893	13893
13894	13894	entitled,
13895	13895
13896	13896	Workforce
13897	13897	Investment Act Youth Formula Grants...............................................................$12,650,480
13898	13898	7003-1777 For
13899	13899
13900	13900	the
13901	13901
13902	13902	purposes
13903	13903
13904	13904	of
13905	13905
13906	13906	a
13907	13907
13908	13908	federally
13909	13909
13910	13910	funded
13911	13911
13912	13912	grant
13913	13913
13914	13914	entitled,
13915	13915
13916	13916	Workforce
13917	13917	Investment Act National Emergency Grants........................................................$2,090,832
13918	13918	7003-1778 For
13919	13919
13920	13920	the
13921	13921
13922	13922	purposes
13923	13923
13924	13924	of
13925	13925
13926	13926	a
13927	13927
13928	13928	federally
13929	13929
13930	13930	funded
13931	13931
13932	13932	grant
13933	13933
13934	13934	entitled,
13935	13935
13936	13936	Workforce
13937	13937	Investment Act Dislocated Worker Formula Grant.............................................$13,795,494
13938	13938	7003-1785 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Apprenticeships
13939	13939	USA State Accelerator Grant...............................................................................$3,243,097
13940	13940	Department of Unemployment Assistance.
13941	13941	7002-6624 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Unemployment
13942	13942	Insurance Administration.................................................................................$100,000,000
13943	13943	7002-9701 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Bureau of
13944	13944	Labor Statistics....................................................................................................$1,874,473
13945	13945	Department of Labor Standards.
13946	13946	7002-2013 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mine Safety and
13947	13947	Health Training…......................................................................................................$76,286
13948	13948	7003-1637 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Multipurpose Funds
13949	13949	Lead Base Paint FY20..............................................................................................$29,684
13950	13950	7003-2019 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, UI Emergency
13951	13951	Admin Grants for COVID-1 9…..........................................................................$11,873,685
13952	13952	7003-4203 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bureau of Labor
13953	13953	Statistics Statistical Survey.......................................................................................$69,157 214
13954	13954	7003-4206 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Licensing
13955	13955	Enforcement...........................................................................................................$103,191
13956	13956	7003-4212 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Asbestos Licensing
13957	13957	and Monitoring..........................................................................................................$73,526
13958	13958	7003-4213 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Lead Licensing and
13959	13959	Monitoring...............................................................................................................$259,141
13960	13960	7003-6627 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Occupational
13961	13961	Safety and Health Administration On-site Consultation Program........................$1,337,368
13962	13962	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
13963	13963	Office of the Secretary.
13964	13964	7009-2020 For
13965	13965
13966	13966	the
13967	13967
13968	13968	purposes
13969	13969
13970	13970	of
13971	13971
13972	13972	a
13973	13973
13974	13974	federally
13975	13975
13976	13976	funded
13977	13977
13978	13978	grant
13979	13979
13980	13980	entitled,
13981	13981
13982	13982	Governors
13983	13983	Emergency Education Relief Fund – COVID-1 9..................................................$5,980,712
13984	13984	Department of Early Education and Care.
13985	13985	3000-0707 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Head Start
13986	13986	Collaboration..........................................................................................................$175,000
13987	13987	3000-9003 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community-B ased
13988	13988	Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP)..........................................................................$981,014
13989	13989	3000-9004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community-B ased
13990	13990	Child Abuse Prevention - ARPA..........................................................................$1,504,043
13991	13991	3000-9005 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, PDG Birth-5...................$12,000,000
13992	13992	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
13993	13993	7010-9706 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Common Core
13994	13994	Data Project............................................................................................................$197,640
13995	13995	7038-0107 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Education –
13996	13996	State Grant Program.........................................................................................$12,265,704
13997	13997	7043-1001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Grants to
13998	13998	Local Education Agencies...............................................................................$262,718,204
13999	13999	7043-1004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Migrant Children..............$1,196,734
14000	14000	7043-1005 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I – Neglected
14001	14001	and Delinquent Children......................................................................................$1,013,761
14002	14002	7043-2001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Teacher Quality
14003	14003	State Grants......................................................................................................$30,362,569
14004	14004	7043-3001 For
14005	14005
14006	14006	the
14007	14007
14008	14008	purposes
14009	14009
14010	14010	of
14011	14011
14012	14012	a
14013	14013
14014	14014	federally
14015	14015
14016	14016	funded
14017	14017
14018	14018	grant
14019	14019
14020	14020	entitled,
14021	14021
14022	14022	Language
14023	14023	Instruction and LEP Grants...............................................................................$18,544,239 215
14024	14024	7043-4002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 21
14025	14025	st
14026	14026
14027	14027	Century
14028	14028	Community Learning Centers............................................................................$20,026,559
14029	14029	7043-4004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY18 Student
14030	14030	Support & Academic Enrichment Grants...........................................................$19,265,685
14031	14031	7043-4005 For
14032	14032
14033	14033	the
14034	14034
14035	14035	purposes
14036	14036
14037	14037	of
14038	14038
14039	14039	a federally
14040	14040
14041	14041	funded
14042	14042
14043	14043	grant entitled,
14044	14044
14045	14045	Stronger
14046	14046	Connections Grant (SCG) Program...................................................................$10,049,337
14047	14047	7043-6001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Assessment
14048	14048	Grants.................................................................................................................$6,852,742
14049	14049	7043-6002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural & Low-
14050	14050	Income Schools..........................................................................................................$4,558
14051	14051	7043-6501 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Education for
14052	14052	Homeless Children and Youth.............................................................................$1,676,113
14053	14053	7043-7001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Education
14054	14054	Grants.............................................................................................................$321,458,477
14055	14055	7043-7002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preschool Grants...........$10,643,759
14056	14056	7043-8001 For
14057	14057
14058	14058	the
14059	14059
14060	14060	purposes
14061	14061
14062	14062	of
14063	14063
14064	14064	a
14065	14065
14066	14066	federally
14067	14067
14068	14068	funded
14069	14069
14070	14070	grant
14071	14071
14072	14072	entitled,
14073	14073
14074	14074	Vocational
14075	14075	Education Grants...............................................................................................$22,451,559
14076	14076	7048-1000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Positive Behavioral
14077	14077	Supports, Social Emotional Learning & Mental Health...........................................$217,470
14078	14078	7048-2000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STEM AP Course
14079	14079	Expansion............................................................................................................$2,369,792
14080	14080	7048-2001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts
14081	14081	Implementation of Innovation Science Assessment...............................................$275,288
14082	14082	7048-2002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shaping Teacher
14083	14083	Quality & Student of Color Experience in MA.........................................................$351,670
14084	14084	7048-2321 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDC – Improving
14085	14085	Health through School-based HIV/STD Prevention................................................$115,000
14086	14086	7048-2322 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CDC – Wellness
14087	14087	Initiative for Students..............................................................................................$365,000
14088	14088	7048-7323 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive
14089	14089	Literacy Development..........................................................................................$6,145,068
14090	14090	7048-9144 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MEP Consortium
14091	14091	Incentive Grants.......................................................................................................$59,645
14092	14092	7048-9200 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Data Systems
14093	14093	Grant Student Connect...........................................................................................$700,800
14094	14094	7053-2008 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fresh Fruits and
14095	14095	Vegetables Nutrition............................................................................................$6,408,443 216
14096	14096	7053-2023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, TEFAP Reach and
14097	14097	Resiliency...............................................................................................................$471,145
14098	14098	7053-2103 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CNP Training and
14099	14099	Tech Assistance.....................................................................................................$352,081
14100	14100	7053-2112 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Assistance
14101	14101	Funds..............................................................................................................$448,271,364
14102	14102	7053-2117 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Care Program.........$6,809,977
14103	14103	7053-2119 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Nutrition
14104	14104	School Food Equipment Grant...............................................................................$433,290
14105	14105	7053-2125 For the purposes
14106	14106
14107	14107	of a federally
14108	14108
14109	14109	funded grant entitled, Commodity
14110	14110	Supplemental Food Program..................................................................................$228,071
14111	14111	7053-2126 For
14112	14112
14113	14113	the
14114	14114
14115	14115	purposes
14116	14116
14117	14117	of
14118	14118
14119	14119	a
14120	14120
14121	14121	federally
14122	14122
14123	14123	funded
14124	14124
14125	14125	grant
14126	14126
14127	14127	entitled,
14128	14128
14129	14129	Temporary
14130	14130	Emergency Food Assistance...............................................................................$2,261,967
14131	14131	7053-2266 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Team Nutrition
14132	14132	Competitive Training Grant.......................................................................................$50,000
14133	14133	7053-3272 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Direct Certification
14134	14134	Performance Award................................................................................................$458,506
14135	14135	7060-1000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Elementary and
14136	14136	Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund COVID-1 9....................................$773,185,761
14137	14137	7060-2000 For the purposes
14138	14138
14139	14139	of a federally
14140	14140
14141	14141	funded grant entitled, Emergency
14142	14142	Assistance for Non-Public Schools......................................................................$4,000,000
14143	14143	7060-6502 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARP Homeless
14144	14144	Children and Youth..............................................................................................$1,000,000
14145	14145	7060-7003 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARP Individuals
14146	14146	with Disabilities Education Act.............................................................................$5,000,000
14147	14147	7060-7004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARP Preschool
14148	14148	IDEA Grants...........................................................................................................$400,000
14149	14149	7062-0008 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of School
14150	14150	Lunch Programs..................................................................................................$5,619,812
14151	14151	7062-0017 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Charter School
14152	14152	Assistance and Distributions................................................................................$2,270,627
14153	14153	Department of Higher Education.
14154	14154	7066-1574 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassTeach.........................$336,856
14155	14155	7066-6033 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Gaining Early
14156	14156	Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs...................................$5,541,468
14157	14157	State Universities. 217
14158	14158	7010-1182 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fitchburg SC –
14159	14159	National Science Foundation....................................................................................$17,056
14160	14160	7110-6019 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fitchburg SC –
14161	14161	Upward Bound Payroll and Benefits.......................................................................$309,324
14162	14162	7110-6030 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fitchburg SC –
14163	14163	Expanding Horizons Student Support.....................................................................$280,788
14164	14164	7110-6630 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fitchburg SC –
14165	14165	Upward Bound Program.........................................................................................$217,054
14166	14166	Community Colleges.
14167	14167	7503-6557 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - TRIO –
14168	14168	Talent Search.........................................................................................................$250,000
14169	14169	7503-9711 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Student
14170	14170	Support Services Program.....................................................................................$125,000
14171	14171	7503-9714 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bristol CC - Upward
14172	14172	Bound Program......................................................................................................$400,000
14173	14173	7509-1490 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett
14174	14174	CC - Educational Opportunity Centers Payroll.......................................................$260,000
14175	14175	7509-9714 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett
14176	14176	CC - Special Services for Disadvantaged...............................................................$700,000
14177	14177	7509-9717 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett
14178	14178	CC - Upward Bound Math and Science Program...................................................$160,000
14179	14179	7509-9718 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett
14180	14180	CC - Talent Search.................................................................................................$525,000
14181	14181	7509-9720 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mount Wachusett
14182	14182	CC - Mt Wachusett Community College Gear Up...................................................$430,000
14183	14183	7511-9711 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC -
14184	14184	Special Services for Disadvantaged.......................................................................$568,686
14185	14185	7511-9740 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC -
14186	14186	Upward Bound........................................................................................................$455,528
14187	14187	7511-9746 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC -
14188	14188	Title III Federal Grant..............................................................................................$449,638
14189	14189	7511-9750 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, North Shore CC -
14190	14190	Talent Search...........................................................................................................$33,851
14191	14191	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
14192	14192	Office of the Secretary.
14193	14193	8000-0402 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, F402BIL Various
14194	14194	Programs – IIJA...................................................................................................$6,674,262 218
14195	14195	8000-0405 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, F405BIL Various
14196	14196	Programs – IIJA...................................................................................................$5,796,593
14197	14197	8000-4692 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Homeland
14198	14198	Security Program...............................................................................................$23,090,947
14199	14199	8000-4701 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Port Security Grant
14200	14200	Program.................................................................................................................$750,000
14201	14201	8000-4707 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nonprofit Security
14202	14202	Grant Program.....................................................................................................$4,318,484
14203	14203	8000-4794 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Areas
14204	14204	Initiative Grant...................................................................................................$16,900,000
14205	14205	8000-4807 For
14206	14206
14207	14207	the
14208	14208
14209	14209	purposes
14210	14210
14211	14211	of
14212	14212
14213	14213	a
14214	14214
14215	14215	federally
14216	14216
14217	14217	funded
14218	14218
14219	14219	grant
14220	14220
14221	14221	entitled,
14222	14222
14223	14223	FASTACT
14224	14224
14225	14225	405
14226	14226	Programs.............................................................................................................$5,000,000
14227	14227	8100-4611 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY2020 Byrne
14228	14228	Justice Assistance Programs - Various...............................................................$3,238,634
14229	14229	8100-4622 For
14230	14230
14231	14231	the
14232	14232
14233	14233	purposes
14234	14234
14235	14235	of
14236	14236
14237	14237	a
14238	14238
14239	14239	federally
14240	14240
14241	14241	funded
14242	14242
14243	14243	grant
14244	14244
14245	14245	entitled,
14246	14246
14247	14247	FFY2020
14248	14248	Residential Substance Abuse Treatment – Admin Grant........................................$322,369
14249	14249	8100-4627 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY2020 Sex
14250	14250	Offender Registration - Grants...............................................................................$266,462
14251	14251	8100-4628 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY2020 NCHP –
14252	14252	Admin Grants.........................................................................................................$609,772
14253	14253	Department of State Police.
14254	14254	8100-0212 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Motor
14255	14255	Carrier Safety Administration Van Passenger..........................................................$16,000
14256	14256	8100-2643 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 Internet
14257	14257	Crime Against Children Continuation Grant............................................................$300,000
14258	14258	8100-3000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 COPS Anti
14259	14259	Heroin Task Force..................................................................................................$750,000
14260	14260	8100-3001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY22 COPS Anti
14261	14261	Heroin Task Force Grant.....................................................................................$2,999,411
14262	14262	8100-3011 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 COPS
14263	14263	CAMP Anti Meth Program......................................................................................$651,545
14264	14264	8100-3031 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY22 Cops
14265	14265	Microgrant for Recruitment.......................................................................................$75,000
14266	14266	8100-4000 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY20 Anti-Gang
14267	14267	Programs................................................................................................................$119,318 219
14268	14268	8100-4408 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 BJA Body
14269	14269	Worn Cameras.......................................................................................................$800,000
14270	14270	8100-4568 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY22 COPS Law
14271	14271	Enforcement Accreditation Grant.............................................................................$97,163
14272	14272	8100-9713 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 FEMA Port
14273	14273	Security Grant Program............................................................................................$90,215
14274	14274	8100-9714 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY22 Port Security
14275	14275	Grant........................................................................................................................$71,365
14276	14276	8100-9772 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 Paul
14277	14277	Coverdell Forensic Science - Competitive................................................................$62,500
14278	14278	8100-9773 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 Paul
14279	14279	Coverdell Forensic Science - Formula....................................................................$208,000
14280	14280	8100-9780 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY21 DNA
14281	14281	Backlog Reduction Program...................................................................................$550,000
14282	14282	Military Division.
14283	14283	8700-0014 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14284	14284	Guard Facilities Program........................................................................................$196,800
14285	14285	8700-1001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14286	14286	Guard Facilities Program...................................................................................$21,100,000
14287	14287	8700-1002 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14288	14288	Guard Environmental Program............................................................................$3,550,000
14289	14289	8700-1003 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14290	14290	Guard Security....................................................................................................$1,500,000
14291	14291	8700-1004 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14292	14292	Guard Electronic Security.......................................................................................$250,000
14293	14293	8700-1005 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14294	14294	GuardCommandControl,CommunicationsandInformation
14295	14295	Management..........................................................................................................$700,000
14296	14296	8700-1007 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14297	14297	Guard Sustainable Ranges.................................................................................$1,300,000
14298	14298	8700-1010 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Army National
14299	14299	Guard Anti-T errorism..............................................................................................$220,000
14300	14300	8700-1021 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard
14301	14301	Facilities Operations and Maintenance................................................................$8,500,000
14302	14302	8700-1022 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard
14303	14303	Environmental........................................................................................................$104,000
14304	14304	8700-1023 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard
14305	14305	Security...............................................................................................................$2,400,000 220
14306	14306	8700-1024 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard
14307	14307	Fire Protection.....................................................................................................$3,800,000
14308	14308	8700-1031 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard
14309	14309	SRM Projects......................................................................................................$1,000,000
14310	14310	8700-1040 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Air National Guard
14311	14311	Distributed Learning Program.................................................................................$600,000
14312	14312	8700-2106 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Barnes Gate........................$358,000
14313	14313	8700-2107 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Repair HVAC B104.............$410,000
14314	14314	8700-2108 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Repair HVAC B162.............$564,880
14315	14315	8700-2109 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Repair HVAC
14316	14316	B15238...................................................................................................................$507,729
14317	14317	8700-2110 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Repair HVAC B326.............$507,718
14318	14318	8700-2201 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Multipurpose
14319	14319	Machine Gun Range............................................................................................$9,700,000
14320	14320	Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
14321	14321	8800-0048 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Flood Mitigation
14322	14322	Assistance Program...............................................................................................$800,000
14323	14323	8800-0064 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hazard Mitigation
14324	14324	Grant Program...................................................................................................$10,000,000
14325	14325	8800-0065 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2015 Snow
14326	14326
14327	14327	Storm........................................................................................................................$10,000
14328	14328	8800-0072 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018
14329	14329	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding...........................................................................$40,000
14330	14330	8800-0096 For
14331	14331
14332	14332	the
14333	14333
14334	14334	purposes
14335	14335
14336	14336	of
14337	14337
14338	14338	a
14339	14339
14340	14340	federally
14341	14341
14342	14342	funded
14343	14343
14344	14344	grant
14345	14345
14346	14346	entitled,
14347	14347
14348	14348	COVID-1 9
14349	14349	Presidential Declaration Mitigation Grant Program............................................$10,000,000
14350	14350	8800-0099 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, High Hazard
14351	14351	Potential Dams Rehabilitation Grant.........................................................................$37,813
14352	14352	8800-1544 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2022 Pre-
14353	14353	Disaster Mitigation Program Management Cost.....................................................$100,000
14354	14354	8800-1644 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY 2011 Pre-
14355	14355	Disaster Mitigation Competitive Projects.............................................................$3,200,000
14356	14356	8800-1645 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Flood Mitigation
14357	14357	Assistance Project..................................................................................................$213,000
14358	14358	8800-1745 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2020 Flood
14359	14359	Mitigation Assistance Management Cost..................................................................$50,000 221
14360	14360	8800-2012 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FFY12 Emergency
14361	14361	Management Performance Grant......................................................................$14,000,000
14362	14362	8800-4097 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy
14363	14363	Grant......................................................................................................................$500,000
14364	14364	8800-4110 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, February 2013
14365	14365	Blizzard Nemo.....................................................................................................$5,000,000
14366	14366	8800-4214 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 26-28
14367	14367	Winter Storm..........................................................................................................$200,000
14368	14368	8800-4372 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018
14369	14369	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding.........................................................................$500,000
14370	14370	8800-4379 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018
14371	14371	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................$1,200,000
14372	14372	8800-4496 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COVID Pandemic
14373	14373	Management.....................................................................................................$30,000,000
14374	14374	8800-4651 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 28-29,
14375	14375	2022 Snowstorm Mitigation.................................................................................$1,000,000
14376	14376	8810-0065 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 2015 Snow
14377	14377	Storms Hazard Mitigation Grants Program - Projects..........................................$6,000,000
14378	14378	8810-0072 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018
14379	14379	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................$5,000,000
14380	14380	8810-0079 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018
14381	14381	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................$2,000,000
14382	14382	8810-4214 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, January 26-28
14383	14383	2015 Storms......................................................................................................$10,000,000
14384	14384	8810-4372 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 2-3 2018
14385	14385	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding....................................................................$10,000,000
14386	14386	8810-4379 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, March 13-14 2018
14387	14387	Severe Winter Storm and Flooding......................................................................$5,000,000
14388	14388	8810-4496 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, COVID Pandemic........$500,000,000
14389	14389	Criminal Justice Information Services.
14390	14390	0840-0110 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Crime Victim
14391	14391	Assistance................................................................................................................$84,551
14392	14392	Department of Fire Services.
14393	14393	8324-1505 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Fire
14394	14394	Academy State Fire Training Grant Program...........................................................$20,000
14395	14395	Department of Correction. 222
14396	14396	8900-4001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Justice
14397	14397	Reinvestment Initiative – Medication Assisted Treatment.......................................$301,822
14398	14398	Sheriffs.
14399	14399	Franklin Sheriff’s Office.
14400	14400	8910-0818 For
14401	14401
14402	14402	the
14403	14403
14404	14404	purposes
14405	14405
14406	14406	of
14407	14407
14408	14408	a
14409	14409
14410	14410	federally
14411	14411
14412	14412	funded
14413	14413
14414	14414	grant
14415	14415
14416	14416	entitled,
14417	14417
14418	14418	Connect
14419	14419
14420	14420	-
14421	14421	(COSSAP CONNECT).............................................................................................$50,000
14422	14422	8910-0819 For
14423	14423
14424	14424	the
14425	14425
14426	14426	purposes
14427	14427
14428	14428	of
14429	14429
14430	14430	a
14431	14431
14432	14432	federally
14433	14433
14434	14434	funded
14435	14435
14436	14436	grant
14437	14437
14438	14438	entitled,
14439	14439
14440	14440	Connect
14441	14441
14442	14442	-
14443	14443	FR/CARA (SAMHSA CONNECT)..........................................................................$500,000
14444	14444	8910-0820 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SAMHSA MAT -
14445	14445	PDOA.....................................................................................................................$356,388
14446	14446	8910-0821 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Arise Initiative.....................$100,000
14447	14447	8910-0821 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassHeal............................$304,615
14448	14448	Hampden Sheriff’s Office.
14449	14449	4512-9069 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse................$108,500
14450	14450	7043-1005 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title 1 Neglected or
14451	14451	Delinquent Program..................................................................................................$96,037
14452	14452	7043-8001 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Perkins Grant........................$57,275
14453	14453	8000-4646 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Violence Against
14454	14454	Women Act...............................................................................................................$43,151
14455	14455	8100-4646 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Violence Against
14456	14456	Women Act...............................................................................................................$46,000
14457	14457	8910-1050 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comp Opioid
14458	14458	Stimulant Substance Abuse Program COSSAP.....................................................$300,000
14459	14459	Worcester Sheriff’s Office.
14460	14460	4512-9069 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse
14461	14461	Prevention and Treatment Block Grant....................................................................$79,833
14462	14462	8000-4622 For the
14463	14463
14464	14464	purposes
14465	14465
14466	14466	of
14467	14467
14468	14468	a
14469	14469
14470	14470	federally
14471	14471
14472	14472	funded
14473	14473
14474	14474	grant
14475	14475
14476	14476	entitled,
14477	14477
14478	14478	Residential
14479	14479	Substance Abuse Treatment......................................................................................$7,280
14480	14480	Middlesex Sheriff’s Office.
14481	14481	8910-0138 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive
14482	14482	Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program..............................$150,000
14483	14483	8910-0174 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Comprehensive
14484	14484	Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program..............................$517,667 223
14485	14485	Essex Sheriff’s Office.
14486	14486	7043-8001 For
14487	14487
14488	14488	the
14489	14489
14490	14490	purposes
14491	14491
14492	14492	of
14493	14493
14494	14494	a
14495	14495
14496	14496	federally
14497	14497
14498	14498	funded
14499	14499
14500	14500	grant
14501	14501
14502	14502	entitled,
14503	14503
14504	14504	Vocational
14505	14505	Education Basic Grants............................................................................................$57,100
14506	14506	8000-4622 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Residential
14507	14507	Substance Abuse Treatment State Prisoners...........................................................$21,121
14508	14508	8910-0624 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mental Health
14509	14509	Diversion Program..................................................................................................$250,000
14510	14510	8910-0625 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex MAT
14511	14511	Recovery Project....................................................................................................$400,000
14512	14512	8910-0626 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex County
14513	14513	PREA Expansion Program.....................................................................................$200,000
14514	14514	8910-0627 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Essex County
14515	14515	Opioid Recovery and Behavioral Change Project...................................................$257,086
14516	14516	8910-0628 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Byrne Discretionary
14517	14517	Community Project.................................................................................................$287,629
14518	14518	8910-0629 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Law Enforcement
14519	14519	Wellness and Mental Health (LEWMHA)..................................................................$55,000
14520	14520	Barnstable Sheriff’s Office.
14521	14521	8910-8223 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SAMHSA VIPS
14522	14522	(Vivitrol Increased Participation Services)..............................................................$333,746
14523	14523	Bristol Sheriff’s Office.
14524	14524	7043-1105 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title I Neglected
14525	14525	and Delinquent Program...........................................................................................$91,366
14526	14526	Worcester Sheriff’s Office.
14527	14527	4512-9096 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse
14528	14528	Prevention and Treatment Block Grant....................................................................$79,833
14529	14529	8100-4622 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RSAT Grant............................$7,280
14530	14530	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS.
14531	14531	Department of Elder Affairs.
14532	14532	9110-1067 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2023 MIPPA
14533	14533	Priority 1 for SHIPS................................................................................................$252,133
14534	14534	9110-1068 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2023 MIPPA
14535	14535	Priority 2 for AAAS..................................................................................................$204,089 224
14536	14536	9110-1069 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2023 MIPPA
14537	14537	Priority 3 for ADRCS..............................................................................................$102,538
14538	14538	9110-1073 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SCSEP Older
14539	14539	Worker Employment Services Incentive Cooperative.............................................$859,968
14540	14540	9110-1074 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Older Americans
14541	14541	Act..........................................................................................................................$109,606
14542	14542	9110-1075 For
14543	14543
14544	14544	the
14545	14545
14546	14546	purposes
14547	14547
14548	14548	of
14549	14549
14550	14550	a
14551	14551
14552	14552	federally
14553	14553
14554	14554	funded
14555	14555
14556	14556	grant
14557	14557
14558	14558	entitled,
14559	14559
14560	14560	TitleVII
14561	14561	Ombudsman...........................................................................................................$781,032
14562	14562	9110-1076 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IIIB Supportive
14563	14563	Service..............................................................................................................$12,319,040
14564	14564	9110-1077 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Family
14565	14565	Caregiver Support Program.................................................................................$5,684,567
14566	14566	9110-1079 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, IIID Preventative
14567	14567	Health.....................................................................................................................$927,957
14568	14568	9110-1080 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vaccine Expanding
14569	14569	ACC- COVID-1 9..................................................................................................$1,041,850
14570	14570	9110-1081 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CRRSA Act, 2021
14571	14571	Supp Funding for APS XX - COVID-1 9...............................................................$1,893,433
14572	14572	9110-1082 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, No Wrong Door
14573	14573	System COVID-19 Vaccine 21...............................................................................$149,625
14574	14574	9110-1083 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, OMC6 ARP for
14575	14575	Ombudsman Program under Title VII of the OAA...................................................$207,328
14576	14576	9110-1084 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, SSC6 ARP
14577	14577	Supportive Services under Title III-B of the OAA...............................................$12,204,216
14578	14578	9110-1085 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, CMC6 ARP
14579	14579	Congregate Meals under Title III-C1 of the OAA.................................................$6,219,847
14580	14580	9110-1086 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HDC6 ARP Home
14581	14581	Delivered Meals under Title III-C2 of the OAA.....................................................$9,329,771
14582	14582	9110-1087 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, PHC6 ARP
14583	14583	Preventive Health under Title III-D of the OAA.......................................................$912,244
14584	14584	9110-1088 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FCC6 ARP Family
14585	14585	Caregivers under Title III-E of the OAA...............................................................$3,001,131
14586	14586	9110-1089 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, APC6 ARP for APS..........$4,259,458
14587	14587	9110-1090 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2021 MIPPA:
14588	14588	Priority 1 for SHIPS................................................................................................$222,743
14589	14589	9110-1091 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2021 MIPPA:
14590	14590	Priority 2 For AAAS................................................................................................$216,227 225
14591	14591	9110-1092 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY2021 MIPPA:
14592	14592	Priority 3 for ADRCS..............................................................................................$104,543
14593	14593	9110-1093 For
14594	14594
14595	14595	the
14596	14596
14597	14597	purposes
14598	14598
14599	14599	of
14600	14600
14601	14601	a
14602	14602
14603	14603	federally
14604	14604
14605	14605	funded
14606	14606
14607	14607	grant
14608	14608
14609	14609	entitled,
14610	14610
14611	14611	MA
14612	14612
14613	14613	STPH
14614	14614	Workforce Within AAA FY22 (ARPA)..................................................................$1,716,220
14615	14615	9110-1094 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Health
14616	14616	Insurance Assistance Program...............................................................................$925,981
14617	14617	9110-1096 For
14618	14618
14619	14619	the
14620	14620
14621	14621	purposes
14622	14622
14623	14623	of
14624	14624
14625	14625	a
14626	14626
14627	14627	federally
14628	14628
14629	14629	funded
14630	14630
14631	14631	grant
14632	14632
14633	14633	entitled,
14634	14634
14635	14635	MA
14636	14636
14637	14637	SHIP
14638	14638	Workforce Expansion Grant....................................................................................$115,789
14639	14639	9110-1097 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitle, MA ADRC No Wrong
14640	14640	Door Public Health Workforce ARPA......................................................................$115,789
14641	14641	9110-1098 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARPA Long Term
14642	14642	Care Ombudsman 23.............................................................................................$375,355
14643	14643	9110-1157 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ombudsman One
14644	14644	Care Plan Initiative.................................................................................................$315,000
14645	14645	9110-1173 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Older Americans
14646	14646	Act.....................................................................................................................$23,221,529
14647	14647	9110-1174 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutrition Services
14648	14648	Incentive Program...............................................................................................$8,137,637
14649	14649	9110-1178 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Service
14650	14650	Employment Program..........................................................................................$1,748,857
14651	14651	9110-2017 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, 2021 Funding for
14652	14652	LTC Ombudsman - COVID-1 9.................................................................................$83,348
14653	14653	9110-2018 For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FY21 Title III:
14654	14654	Supplemental Funding Nutrition - COVID-1 9.......................................................$3,500,618
14655	14655	SECTION 2E.
14656	14656	SECTION 2E. The sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated for transfer from the General Fund
14657	14657	to the trust funds named within each item unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the
14658	14658	purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section and subject to the laws regulating the
14659	14659	disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Items in this section shall not be
14660	14660	subject to allotment under section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws or reduction under section 9C of
14661	14661	said chapter 29 without express authorization from the general court. Notwithstanding section 19A of said
14662	14662	chapter 29, any transfer under this section shall be made by the comptroller in accordance with a transfer
14663	14663	schedule to be developed for each item by the comptroller after consulting with the appropriate agency
14664	14664	secretary, the secretary of administration and finance and the state treasurer. The schedule for each
14665	14665	appropriation shall provide for transfers in increments considered appropriate to meet the cash flow needs
14666	14666	of each fund; provided, however, that the sum of the incremental transfers shall equal the sum set forth in
14667	14667	this section and all transfers under the schedule shall be completed not later than June 30, 2024. Not later
14668	14668	than 7 days after the schedules receive final approval by the comptroller, they shall be reported to the house
14669	14669	and senate committees on ways and means.
14670	14670	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 226
14671	14671	Office of the Secretary.
14672	14672	1595-1075 For an operating transfer to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
14673	14673	established under section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws..............$17,000,000
14674	14674	Gaming Economic Development Fund.....................100%
14675	14675	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
14676	14676	1595-5819 For an operating transfer to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund,
14677	14677	established under section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws................$50,000,000
14678	14678	EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
14679	14679	1599-6152 For an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
14680	14680	established under section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws..................$550,000,000
14681	14681	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
14682	14682	1595-6232 For the development of the clean energy industry in the commonwealth;
14683	14683	provided, that not less than $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the
14684	14684	Massachusetts Offshore Wind Industry Investment Fund, established in
14685	14685	section 9A of chapter 23J of the General Laws, and not less than
14686	14686	$5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Clean Energy Investment Fund,
14687	14687	established in section 15 of said chapter 23J; provided further, that funds
14688	14688	shall be appropriated for environmental sector workforce development and
14689	14689	investments to support emissions reductions in the energy, transportation
14690	14690	and buildings sectors, as directed by the Massachusetts Clean Energy and
14691	14691	Climate Plan for 2050; and provided further, that not later than April 3,
14692	14692	2024, the executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate
14693	14693	committees on ways and means that shall include: (i) the number of
14694	14694	workforce development programs receiving funds in fiscal year 2024; (ii)
14695	14695	the number of individuals served by said programs; and
14696	14696	(iii) the status of projected progress towards the goals outlined in the
14697	14697	Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2050..................................$25,000,000
14698	14698	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
14699	14699	Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
14700	14700	1595-1068 For an operating transfer to the MassHealth provider payment account
14701	14701	under the Medical Assistance Trust Fund established in section 2QQQ of
14702	14702	chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be
14703	14703	expended for: (i) services provided; (ii) public hospital transformation and
14704	14704	incentive initiative payments; (iii) health equity incentive payments; or (iv)
14705	14705	Medicaid care organization payments under 42 CFR 438.6(c) ; provided
14706	14706	further, that all payments from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be:
14707	14707	(a) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (b) made only
14708	14708	under federally-approved payment methods; (c) consistent with federal
14709	14709	funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the
14710	14710	secretary of health and human services; and (d) subject to the terms and
14711	14711	conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human
14712	14712	services; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services 227
14713	14713	shall notify, in writing, the house and senate committees on ways and
14714	14714	means and the joint committee on health care financing of increases or
14715	14715	decreases in any payments made within the term of the current 1115 waiver
14716	14716	or other state plan amendments within 15 days; and provided further, that
14717	14717	the secretary of health and human services shall utilize funds from the
14718	14718	Medical Assistance Trust Fund to make payments of up to $441,300,000 to
14719	14719	the Cambridge public health commission or to Medicaid care organizations
14720	14720	for payment to the Cambridge public health commission if the Cambridge
14721	14721	public health commission, in anticipation of receiving such payments, first
14722	14722	voluntarily transfers an amount equal to the non-federal share of such
14723	14723	payments to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund using a federally-
14724	14724	permissible source of funds …..……………………………..$505,000,000
14725	14725	1595-1069
14726	14726
14727	14727	For an operating transfer to the Health Information Technology Trust
14728	14728	Fund established under section 35RR of chapter 10 of the General Laws;
14729	14729	provided, that these funds shall be expended for operating costs for the
14730	14730	statewide health information exchange and integrated eligibility system;
14731	14731	and provided further, that not later than December 6, 2023, the executive
14732	14732	office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
14733	14733	and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing
14734	14734	utilization in fiscal year 2023 of the Health Information Technology Trust
14735	14735	Fund established in said section 35RR of said chapter 10, including: (a)
14736	14736	the total dollar amount billed to the Health Information Technology Trust
14737	14737	Fund; (b) the total dollar amount of federal reimbursement; (c) initiatives
14738	14738	and programs paid for out of the Health Information Technology Trust
14739	14739	Fund; and (d) the amount disbursed from the Health Information
14740	14740	Technology Trust Fund to each program and initiative outlined in the
14741	14741	enabling statute.................................................................................................$14,177,900
14742	14742	1595-1070 For an operating transfer to the Safety Net Provider Trust Fund
14743	14743	established under section 2AAAAA of chapter 29 of the General Laws;
14744	14744	provided, that these funds shall be expended pursuant to the Safety Net
14745	14745	Provider Trust Fund eligibility criteria and payment methodology approved
14746	14746	in the MassHealth demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social
14747	14747	Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315; provided further, that
14748	14748	all payments from the fund shall be: (a) subject to the availability of federal
14749	14749	financial participation; (b) made only under federally-approved payment
14750	14750	methods; (c) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal
14751	14751	payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human
14752	14752	services; and (d) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with
14753	14753	the executive office of health and human services; and provided further,
14754	14754	that not later than March 14, 2024, the executive office of health and
14755	14755	human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways
14756	14756	and means on the: (i) payments made to each provider; (ii) investments
14757	14757	each provider has made with said payments for pursued reforms related
14758	14758	to incentives outlined in said demonstration waiver; and (iii) assessments
14759	14759	of recipient providers based on
14760	14760
14761	14761	quality
14762	14762
14763	14763	measures
14764	14764
14765	14765	under
14766	14766
14767	14767	the
14768	14768
14769	14769	Delivery
14770	14770
14771	14771	System
14772	14772
14773	14773	Reform
14774	14774
14775	14775	Incentive Program ……………………$91,410,176
14776	14776	1595-1071
14777	14777
14778	14778	For an operating transfer to the Community Behavioral Health Promotion
14779	14779	and Prevention Trust Fund established pursuant to section 35GGG of
14780	14780	chapter 10 of the General Laws, inserted by section 7 of chapter 208 of
14781	14781	the acts of 2018......................................................................................................$200,000
14782	14782	Department of Public Health.
14783	14783	1595-4506 For an operating transfer to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 228
14784	14784	Trust Fund established in section 35MMM of chapter 10 of the General
14785	14785	Laws....................................................................................................................$2,700,000
14786	14786	TRANSPORTATION.
14787	14787	Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
14788	14788	1595-6368 For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund
14789	14789	established under section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; provided, that not
14790	14790	less than $40,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in
14791	14791	Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for
14792	14792	emergency roadway repairs in Raynham; provided further, that not less than
14793	14793	$100,000 shall be expended for redesigning and installation of new steps, adding
14794	14794	lights and installing an emergency safety alert system for the bridge in Boston on
14795	14795	Norfolk street between the intersections of Corbet street and Willowwood street;
14796	14796	provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire
14797	14797	Flyer in Pittsfield to create “last mile” transportation solutions; provided further, that
14798	14798	not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the survey, redesign and
14799	14799	reconstruction of route 38 in Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000
14800	14800	shall be expended for elderly and commuter services linking to the MBTA in the
14801	14801	town of Maynard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
14802	14802	the MetroWest regional transit authority for the continuation of the CatchConnect
14803	14803	service pilot in Hudson; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
14804	14804	expended for the development and engineering of a second means of egress for
14805	14805	the Florence Sawyer school building complex in the town of Bolton; provided further,
14806	14806	that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Bristol-Plymouth regional
14807	14807	vocational high school for the renovation of its vehicle entrance; provided further,
14808	14808	that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for improvements to the transportation
14809	14809	infrastructure of the Vinal square section of the town of Chelmsford; provided
14810	14810	further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the repair or replacement
14811	14811	of culverts in the town of Boxford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
14812	14812	be expended for a parking and multimodal transportation study for the city of
14813	14813	Newburyport; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for
14814	14814	road and sidewalk repair and improvements on Elliott street in the city of Beverly;
14815	14815	and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
14816	14816	purchase of electric bicycles as part of the BlueBikes share infrastructure program
14817	14817	in the city of Boston ……………………………………… $479,900,840
14818	14818	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
14819	14819	1595-6369 For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
14820	14820	Authority under clause (1) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter
14821	14821	29 of the General Laws; provided, that the Massachusetts Bay
14822	14822	Transportation Authority shall issue quarterly reports to the secretary of
14823	14823	administration and finance and the chairs of the house and senate
14824	14824	committees on ways and means providing for an accounting of the funds
14825	14825	provided for in this item, which shall include the amount of money received
14826	14826	under this transfer, the amount of money expended under this transfer and
14827	14827	a description of items and services for which funds have been expended;
14828	14828	provided further, that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
14829	14829	shall submit these reports on a quarterly basis not later than 30 days
14830	14830	following the last day of the quarter; provided further, that the first such
14831	14831	report shall be due not later than December 29, 2023; and provided further,
14832	14832	that funds included in this item over the total amount of funds made
14833	14833	available in this item in the prior fiscal year shall not be used for capital
14834	14834	spending …………………………………………………...$187,000,000 229
14835	14835	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
14836	14836	1595-6370
14837	14837
14838	14838	For an operating transfer to the regional transit authorities organized
14839	14839	under chapter 161B of the General Laws, or any prior laws, under clause
14840	14840	(2) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws;
14841	14841	provided, that each regional transit authority receiving assistance under
14842	14842	this item shall deliver not later than January 5, 2024, a copy of its most
14843	14843	recent audited financial statement to the chief financial officer of the
14844	14844	Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the secretary of
14845	14845	administration and finance, the treasurer of the commonwealth, the
14846	14846	comptroller of the commonwealth, the house and senate committees on
14847	14847	ways and means and the joint committee on transportation; and provided
14848	14848	further, that in the distribution of performance grants under section 44 of
14849	14849	this act, prioritization shall be given to a regional transit authority whose
14850	14850	contract assistance under section 23 of said chapter 161B is less than 50
14851	14851	per cent of the net cost of service of the regional transit authority.....................$94,000,000
14852	14852	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
14853	14853	1595-6379 For the operation of the motor vehicle insurance merit rating board,
14854	14854	including the rent, related parking and utility expenses of the board;
14855	14855	provided, that the amount appropriated in this item and the associated
14856	14856	fringe benefits shall be borne by insurance companies doing motor vehicle
14857	14857	insurance business within the commonwealth under section 57A of
14858	14858	chapter 6C of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding
14859	14859	any general or special law to the contrary, no safe driver insurance plan
14860	14860	shall require the payment of an unsafe driver point surcharge for the first
14861	14861	offense for a non-criminal motor vehicle traffic violation as described in
14862	14862	chapter 90C of the General Laws ………………………………………...
14863	14863	$11,671,807
14864	14864	Commonwealth Transportation Fund.......................100%
14865	14865	EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
14866	14866	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
14867	14867	1595-0035
14868	14868
14869	14869	For an operating transfer to the Twenty-First Century Education Trust
14870	14870	Fund established in section 35NNN of chapter 10 of the General Laws;
14871	14871	provided, that funds may be used for effective and sustainable
14872	14872	improvement initiatives in public schools designated as in need of
14873	14873	assistance pursuant to the school accountability system established by the
14874	14874	board of elementary and secondary education, and for the purpose of
14875	14875	addressing persistent disparities in achievement among student
14876	14876	subgroups, improving educational opportunities for all students, sharing
14877	14877	best practices for improving classroom learning and supporting
14878	14878	efficiencies within and across school districts......................................................$5,000,000
14879	14879	1595-0115 For the Civics Project Trust Fund, established in section 2CCCCC of
14880	14880	chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be appropriated
14881	14881
14882	14882	for
14883	14883
14884	14884	the
14885	14885
14886	14886	Civics
14887	14887
14888	14888	Project
14889	14889
14890	14890	Trust
14891	14891
14892	14892	Fund
14893	14893
14894	14894	to
14895	14895
14896	14896	promote
14897	14897
14898	14898	civics education in the
14899	14899	commonwealth of Massachusetts ……………………...$1,500,000
14900	14900	1595-0116 For the Genocide Education Trust Fund, as established in section 2MMMMM of
14901	14901	chapter 29 of the General Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 98 of the acts of
14902	14902	2021; provided, that said funds shall be distributed by the commissioner of the
14903	14903	department of elementary and secondary education for purposes related to the 230
14904	14904	instruction of middle and high school students on the history of genocide, including
14905	14905	but not limited to: (i) development of curricular materials detailing the underlying
14906	14906	causes, international reaction, progression and aftermath of genocide; and (ii)
14907	14907	professional development training, including, but not limited to, the provision of
14908	14908	trainings, seminars, conferences and materials, for educators to use in the teaching
14909	14909	of genocide……………………………………………………………………$500,000
14910	14910	Department of Higher Education.
14911	14911	1595-7066 For the support of the Massachusetts Science, Technology, Engineering
14912	14912	and
14913	14913
14914	14914	Mathematics
14915	14915
14916	14916	Grant
14917	14917
14918	14918	Fund,
14919	14919
14920	14920	referred
14921	14921
14922	14922	to
14923	14923
14924	14924	as
14925	14925
14926	14926	the
14927	14927
14928	14928	Pipeline
14929	14929
14930	14930	Fund,
14931	14931	established under section 2MMM of chapter 29 of the General Laws.................$1,700,000
14932	14932	SECTION 2F.
14933	14933	TRANSPORTATION.
14934	14934	1596-2402 For construction, preservation, reconstruction and repair improvements of
14935	14935	bridges, approaches and related infrastructure, including all elements that
14936	14936	improve access for all modes of transportation; provided, that the program
14937	14937	is administered by the Massachusetts department of
14938	14938	transportation………………………………………………..$100,000,000
14939	14939	Education and Transportation Fund.........................100%
14940	14940	1596-2404 For programs to improve the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
14941	14941	Authority’s physical infrastructure; provided, that not less than
14942	14942	$100,000,000 shall be expended for bridge repair, rehabilitation and
14943	14943	replacement across the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
14944	14944	network; provided further, that not less than $100,000,000 shall be
14945	14945	expended for station and accessibility improvements across the
14946	14946	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority network; provided further,
14947	14947	that not less than $39,000,000 shall be expended for track and signal
14948	14948	improvements on subway lines; provided further, that not less than
14949	14949	$11,000,000 shall be expended for design of the red-blue connector
14950	14950	project; provided further, that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
14951	14951	Authority shall consult with the executive office for administration and
14952	14952	finance on the projects to be funded by this appropriation; and provided
14953	14953	further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be made available for
14954	14954	these purposes through June 30,
14955	14955	2025…………………………………………………………$250,000,000
14956	14956	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
14957	14957	1596-2405 For
14958	14958
14959	14959	exploring
14960	14960
14961	14961	the
14962	14962
14963	14963	feasibility
14964	14964
14965	14965	of
14966	14966
14967	14967	implementing
14968	14968
14969	14969	a
14970	14970
14971	14971	means-tested
14972	14972
14973	14973	fare
14974	14974	program at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority..............................$5,000,000
14975	14975	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
14976	14976	1596-2406
14977	14977
14978	14978	For transit improvements at regional transit authorities across the
14979	14979	commonwealth; provided, that not less than $15,000,000 shall be
14980	14980	expended for an innovation grant program administered by the
14981	14981	Massachusetts Department of Transportation for transportation providers
14982	14982	to support initiatives including, but not limited to: electrification,
14983	14983	infrastructure and capital investments; and provided further, that not less 231
14984	14984	than $4,000,000 shall be expended for grants to transit providers through
14985	14985	the Community Transit Grant Program to support expanded mobility
14986	14986	options for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income
14987	14987	individuals …………………………………………………...$70,000,000
14988	14988	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
14989	14989	1596-2408 For a pilot project to provide grants for operational assistance to ferry services;
14990	14990	provided, that not less than $700,000 shall be expended for the MBTA for the
14991	14991	operation of a ferry service from Lewis Wharf Mall in East Boston to Long Wharf in
14992	14992	the North End section of the city of Boston; provided further, that said ferry service
14993	14993	shall run from April 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 and again from April 1, 2024 until
14994	14994	October 31 2024; provided further, that the MBTA shall report the number of
14995	14995	passengers who utilize said service to the house and senate committees on ways
14996	14996	and means not later than January 31, 2024; and provided further, that these funds
14997	14997	shall be made available until June 30, 2025 …………………….....…..$10,000,000
14998	14998	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
14999	14999	1596-2427 For a transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
15000	15000	workforce and safety reserve established in line item 1599-1971 in section
15001	15001	2 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022, for projects to address ongoing safety
15002	15002	concerns at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority related to the
15003	15003	interim and final findings of the Federal Transit Administration’s Safety
15004	15004	Management Inspection initiated in April 2022; provided, that the
15005	15005	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall work in consultation
15006	15006	with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the department
15007	15007	of public utilities in the planning and implementation of said projects
15008	15008	funded through this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for
15009	15009	hiring and retention; provided further, that the Massachusetts Department
15010	15010	of Transportation shall issue monthly reports to the joint committee on
15011	15011	transportation and the house and senate committees on ways and means
15012	15012	detailing the status of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s
15013	15013	progress toward responding to each finding and required action as issued
15014	15014	by the Federal Transit Administration; and provided further, that said
15015	15015	reports shall be delineated by special directive and shall include, but not
15016	15016	be limited to: (i) the funds expended from this item and the related purpose
15017	15017	for said spending; (ii) the completion date of each executed required
15018	15018	action; and (iii) the estimated completion date of each pending required
15019	15019	action ……………………………………………………………...$65,000,000
15020	15020	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15021	15021	EDUCATION.
15022	15022	Department of Early Education and Care.
15023	15023	1596-2410 For operational grants to support capacity and workforce needs and to
15024	15024	address operational costs within the early education and care sector;
15025	15025	provided, that grants shall be available to child care programs licensed by
15026	15026	the department of early education and care; provided further, that the
15027	15027	distribution of grants shall prioritize equity and early education programs
15028	15028	with higher percentages of state subsidized enrollment; provided further,
15029	15029	that grants shall be provided to child care providers whose enrollment
15030	15030	includes at least 50 per cent of children with a state subsidy; provided
15031	15031	further, that funds from this line item shall be expended in coordination
15032	15032	with funds from line item 3000-1045; provided further, that the department 232
15033	15033	shall collect data from participating programs including, but not limited to:
15034	15034	(i) the number of enrolled children, (ii) the number of educators employed
15035	15035	and (iii) a breakdown of funding from the operational grants spent to
15036	15036	recruit and retain employees; provided further, that programs shall
15037	15037	respond to all data collection requests and surveys from the department
15038	15038	to be eligible for said grants; provided further, that the department shall
15039	15039	report such data to the joint committee on education, the house and senate
15040	15040	committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and
15041	15041	finance on a quarterly basis; and provided further, that the department
15042	15042	shall provide technical assistance to providers to assist in planning
15043	15043	expenditures to avoid funding cliffs in future fiscal
15044	15044	years………………………………………………………...$40,000,000
15045	15045	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15046	15046	1596-2411
15047	15047
15048	15048	For efforts to reduce the waitlist for income-eligible early education and
15049	15049	care programs; provided, that funds may be expended for teen parents
15050	15050	and homeless families at risk of becoming eligible for transitional aid to
15051	15051	families with dependent children; provided further, that funds may be
15052	15052	expended for informal early education and care benefits for families
15053	15053	meeting income-eligibility criteria; and provided further, that early
15054	15054	education and care services funded from this item shall be distributed
15055	15055	geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to
15056	15056	early education and care for all eligible individuals …………………………...
15057	15057	$25,000,000
15058	15058	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15059	15059	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
15060	15060	1596-2422 For the reimbursement of school districts for the costs of providing
15061	15061	universal free school meals pursuant to section 1C of chapter 69 of the
15062	15062	General Laws, as inserted by section 15; provided, that districts receiving
15063	15063	funds under this item shall not implement a meal charge for students;
15064	15064	provided further, that participating districts that are eligible for
15065	15065	reimbursement under the community eligibility provision or provision 2 of
15066	15066	the National School Lunch Program or an applicable provision of the
15067	15067	National Child Nutrition Act, Public Law 111-296, shall adopt said provision
15068	15068	to maximize access to federal funds; and provided further, that not later
15069	15069	than January 15, 2024, the department of elementary and secondary
15070	15070	education shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
15071	15071	ways and means, the joint committee on education and the executive
15072	15072	office for administration and finance that shall include: (i) data on any
15073	15073	change in utilization of school lunch services in districts receiving funding
15074	15074	under this item, delineated by free, reduced and full- pay students as
15075	15075	defined by the National School Lunch Program; (ii) the distribution of
15076	15076	funding paid through this item and, for the purpose of universal free school
15077	15077	meals in fiscal year 2023, item 7053-1925 delineated by school district;
15078	15078	and (iii) options to reform, modify or extend the program in a manner that
15079	15079	promotes equity, maximizes federal funds and improves predictability and
15080	15080	sustainability of funding…………………………………………………...
15081	15081	$161,000,000
15082	15082	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15083	15083	1596-2424
15084	15084
15085	15085	For a competitive grant program administered by the department of
15086	15086	elementary and secondary education, in consultation with Massachusetts
15087	15087	clean energy center, for K-12 public schools or districts for projects to 233
15088	15088	install or maintain clean energy infrastructure pursuant to section 37 of
15089	15089	chapter 69 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 16 ………...
15090	15090	$100,000,000
15091	15091	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15092	15092	Department of Higher Education.
15093	15093	1596-2414
15094	15094
15095	15095	For a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to
15096	15096	Massachusetts’ students enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher
15097	15097	education in any public institution of higher education; provided, that funds
15098	15098	from this item may be expended on the administration of the scholarship
15099	15099	program; and provided further, that the commissioner of higher education,
15100	15100	in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall adopt
15101	15101	regulations governing the eligibility and the awarding of financial
15102	15102	assistance…………………………………………………...$84,000,000
15103	15103	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15104	15104	1596-2418 For MassReconnect, a scholarship program to provide financial
15105	15105	assistance to students from the commonwealth who: (i) are enrolled in and
15106	15106	pursuing either (A) a program of higher education at a public community
15107	15107	college; or (B) an associate degree or certificate program at a municipal
15108	15108	college; (ii) are age 25 or older as of the first day of classes; (iii) have not
15109	15109	previously earned a college degree; and (iv) are enrolled in at least 6
15110	15110	credits; provided, that the funds shall be used to cover any remaining
15111	15111	tuition and fees, costs of books and supplies for any eligible student after
15112	15112	all other sources of federal and state grant aid have been exhausted;
15113	15113	provided further, that funds from this item may be expended on student
15114	15114	support services, administration and the marketing of said scholarship
15115	15115	program; provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or
15116	15116	activities during the summer months; and provided further, that the
15117	15117	commissioner of higher education, in consultation with the executive office
15118	15118	of education and the Massachusetts association for community colleges
15119	15119	and in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall
15120	15120	adopt guidelines governing the eligibility for and the awarding of financial
15121	15121	assistance …………………………………………………...$20,000,000
15122	15122	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15123	15123	1596-2423 For a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to students in
15124	15124	the commonwealth who are enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher
15125	15125	education at a public institution of higher education, as defined in section
15126	15126	5 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, for an in-demand profession as
15127	15127	defined by the executive office of labor and workforce development's study
15128	15128	on labor market conditions pursuant to section 16A of said chapter 15A,
15129	15129	as inserted by section 7; provided, that funds from this item may be
15130	15130	expended on the administration of said scholarship program; and provided
15131	15131	further, that the board of higher education, in coordination with the
15132	15132
15133	15133	Massachusetts
15134	15134
15135	15135	state
15136	15136
15137	15137	scholarship
15138	15138
15139	15139	office,
15140	15140
15141	15141	shall
15142	15142
15143	15143	adopt
15144	15144
15145	15145	guidelines
15146	15146	governing the eligibility for and the awarding of financial assistance.................$50,000,000
15147	15147	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15148	15148	1596-2425 For the purposes of continuing the implementation of section 15E of
15149	15149	chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the
15150	15150	commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the
15151	15151	endowments and capital outlay programs of those institutions including, 234
15152	15152	but not limited to, endowed scholarship funds, endowed professorships,
15153	15153	endowed STEM programming, endowed research positions, endowed
15154	15154	programming in the arts and humanities, endowed funds to increase
15155	15155	diversity and inclusion on public higher education campuses, endowed
15156	15156	funds to increase persistence and completion rates, endowed funds to
15157	15157	encourage innovative financial aid strategies, including income-sharing
15158	15158	arrangements, endowed early college programs and such other purposes
15159	15159	as the board of higher education shall determine to be consistent with
15160	15160	system-wide and campus mission statements and with measurable goals
15161	15161	and metrics tied to those missions; provided, that the board of higher
15162	15162	education shall implement the program in a manner that ensures that each
15163	15163	institution shall have an equal opportunity to secure matching funds from
15164	15164	this item; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 shall be
15165	15165	allocated to state universities; provided further, that not less than
15166	15166	$5,000,000 shall be allocated to community colleges; provided further, that
15167	15167	not later than January 31, 2024, the board of higher education shall issue
15168	15168	a preliminary report on the initial allocation of matching dollars and any
15169	15169	guidelines adopted for the distribution and use of such funding; and
15170	15170	provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the joint committee
15171	15171	on higher education and the house and senate committees on ways and
15172	15172	means ……………………………………………………...$10,000,000
15173	15173	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15174	15174	University of Massachusetts.
15175	15175	1596-2426 For the purposes of continuing the implementation of section 15E of
15176	15176	chapter 15A of the General Laws to encourage private fundraising by the
15177	15177	commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education for the
15178	15178	endowments and capital outlay programs of those institutions including,
15179	15179	but not limited to, endowed scholarship funds, endowed professorships,
15180	15180	endowed STEM programming, endowed research positions, endowed
15181	15181	programming in the arts and humanities, endowed funds to increase
15182	15182	diversity and inclusion on public higher education campuses, endowed
15183	15183	funds to increase persistence and completion rates, endowed funds to
15184	15184	encourage innovative financial aid strategies including income-sharing
15185	15185	arrangements, endowed early college programs and such other purposes
15186	15186	as the University of Massachusetts board of trustees shall determine to be
15187	15187	consistent with system-wide and campus mission statements
15188	15188
15189	15189	and
15190	15190
15191	15191	with
15192	15192
15193	15193	measurable
15194	15194
15195	15195	goals
15196	15196
15197	15197	and
15198	15198
15199	15199	metrics
15200	15200
15201	15201	tied
15202	15202
15203	15203	to
15204	15204
15205	15205	those missions; provided, that
15206	15206	the board of higher education shall implement the program in a manner
15207	15207	that ensures that each institution shall have equal opportunity to secure
15208	15208	matching funds from this item; provided further, that not less than
15209	15209	$10,000,000 shall be allocated to the University of Massachusetts to
15210	15210	support the endowments described above, established and held by The
15211	15211	University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc.; provided further, that not
15212	15212	later than January 31, 2024, the University of Massachusetts board of
15213	15213	trustees shall issue a preliminary report on the initial allocation of matching
15214	15214	dollars and any guidelines adopted for the distribution and use of such
15215	15215	funding; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the joint
15216	15216	committee on higher education and the house and senate committees on
15217	15217	ways and means …………………………………………...$10,000,000
15218	15218	Education and Transportation Fund.......................100%
15219	15219	SECTION 3 LOCAL AID DISTRIBUTIONS.
15220	15220	SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the fiscal year ending 235
15221	15221	June 30, 2024, the distribution of unrestricted general government aid to cities and towns of the balance of
15222	15222	the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, as paid from the General Fund in accordance with clause (c) of the
15223	15223	second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, and additional funds from the General
15224	15224	Fund and the Gaming Local Aid Fund, shall be $1,250,896,634 and shall be apportioned to cities and towns
15225	15225	in accordance with this section.
15226	15226	Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 132 of the acts
15227	15227	of 2019, or any other general or special law to the contrary, except for section 12B of chapter 76 and section
15228	15228	89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, for fiscal year 2024 the total amounts to be distributed and paid to
15229	15229	each city, town and regional school district from items 7061-0008 and 7061-0009 of section 2, shall be as
15230	15230	set forth in the following lists. The specified amounts distributed from said item 7061-0008 of said section
15231	15231	2 shall be deemed in full satisfaction of the amounts due under chapter 70 of the General Laws.
15232	15232	For fiscal year 2024, except as otherwise provided in this section, a district’s school aid shall be
15233	15233	calculated according to the provisions of said chapter 70 of the general laws, as most recently amended by
15234	15234	chapter 132 of the acts of 2019, also known as the Student Opportunity Act. The foundation budget category
15235	15235	of “low-income enrollment” for the purpose of calculating foundation enrollment shall be the higher of: (a)
15236	15236	the number of students identified as economically-disadvantaged by qualifying as a match in the
15237	15237	commonwealth’s direct certification system, as maintained in the executive office of health and human
15238	15238	services virtual gateway system: supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), temporary assistance
15239	15239	for needy families (TANF), Medicaid (MassHealth) and foster care, or (b) the district’s fiscal year 2016 low-
15240	15240	income percentage multiplied by its current foundation enrollment. The assumed special education
15241	15241	enrollment percentage for vocational school students shall be set at 4.90 per cent, the assumed special
15242	15242	education enrollment percentage for non-vocational school students shall be set at 3.90 per cent and
15243	15243	foundation enrollment shall be based on actual enrollment as reported to the department of elementary and
15244	15244	secondary education on October 1, 2021.
15245	15245	The per-pupil rates for the employee benefits and fixed charges allotments shall be adjusted by the
15246	15246	foundation employee benefits inflation rate and the per-pupil rates for all other foundation allotments shall
15247	15247	be adjusted by the foundation inflation index. Foundation increments shall be the additional resources
15248	15248	provided for the education of students designated as English learners or low-income; provided, however,
15249	15249	that for low-income students the amount of the foundation increment shall be determined by the low- income
15250	15250	group into which each district is assigned; and provided further, that districts shall be assigned to low-
15251	15251	income groups based on the share of low-income students in the district. Foundation budget rates for
15252	15252	employee benefits and fixed charges, guidance and psychological services, special education out-of-
15253	15253	district tuition, English learners and low-income students shall be increased by one-sixth of the gap between
15254	15254	the fiscal year 2021 rates and the target rates established by said chapter 70 and shall be set as identified
15255	15255	in the tables below.
15256	15256	Required local contributions shall be calculated using the provisions of said chapter 70, as so
15257	15257	amended; provided, that municipal revenue growth factors shall be calculated in a manner consistent with
15258	15258	calculations made in fiscal year 2023; provided further, that the total state target local contribution shall be
15259	15259	59 per cent and the effort reduction percentage shall be 100 per cent.
15260	15260	For fiscal year 2024, base aid shall be the amount of chapter 70 school aid provided to the district in
15261	15261	the prior fiscal year. Foundation aid shall be the difference between the district’s foundation budget and the
15262	15262	required local contribution. Minimum aid shall be the greater of a district’s: (i) minimum aid adjustment less
15263	15263	its base aid; and (ii) a district’s foundation enrollment multiplied by $60.
15264	15264	Chapter 70 aid for fiscal year 2024 shall be the greater of: (i) foundation aid, or (ii) the sum of base
15265	15265	aid and minimum aid. No non-operating district shall receive chapter 70 aid in an amount greater than the
15266	15266	district’s foundation budget.
15267	15267	If there is a conflict between the language of this section and the distribution listed below, the
15268	15268	distribution below shall control.
15269	15269	The department of elementary and secondary education shall not consider health care costs for
15270	15270	retired teachers to be part of net school spending for any district in which such costs were not considered
15271	15271	part of net school spending in fiscal year 1994 and for any district that has not accepted the provisions of
15272	15272	section 260 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014; provided, however, that any district for whom such costs
15273	15273	are not so considered shall have included as part of net school spending an amount equal to the increase 236
15274	15274	in the foundation budget for the district associated with health care costs of retired teachers.
15275	15275	No payments to cities, towns or counties maintaining an agricultural school under this section shall
15276	15276	be made after November 30 of the fiscal year until the commissioner of revenue certifies acceptance of the
15277	15277	prior fiscal year’s annual financial reports submitted under section 43 of chapter 44 of the General Laws.
15278	15278	Advance payments shall be made for some or all of periodic local reimbursement or assistance programs
15279	15279	to any city, town, regional school district or independent agricultural and technical school that demonstrates
15280	15280	an emergency cash shortfall, as certified by the commissioner of revenue and approved by the secretary
15281	15281	of administration and finance, under guidelines established by the secretary.
15282	15282	Foundation Budget Rates Per Pupil, FY24 Chapter 70
15283	15283	Administration
15284	15284	Instructional
15285	15285	Leadership
15286	15286	Classroom &
15287	15287	Specialist
15288	15288	Teachers
15289	15289	Other Teaching
15290	15290	Services
15291	15291	Professional
15292	15292	Development
15293	15293	Instructional
15294	15294	Materials,
15295	15295	Equipment &
15296	15296	Technology
15297	15297	Guidance &
15298	15298	Psychological
15299	15299	ServicesPupil Services
15300	15300	Operations &
15301	15301	Maintenance
15302	15302	Employee
15303	15303	Benefits &
15304	15304	Fixed Charges
15305	15305	Special
15306	15306	Education
15307	15307	Tuition
15308	15308	Total, All
15309	15309	Categories
15310	15310	Pre-school221.34399.741,832.98470.1072.49265.29173.4053.04509.00728.6404,726.02Kindergarten half-day221.34399.741,832.98470.1072.49265.29173.4053.04509.00728.6404,726.02Kindergarten full-day442.67799.513,665.96940.25145.06530.61346.82106.131,017.991,457.2609,452.26Elementary442.67799.513,665.91940.25145.08530.61346.82159.171,017.991,457.2809,505.29Junior/Middle442.67799.513,226.02676.84157.26530.61390.98260.011,103.621,544.0509,131.57High School442.67799.514,744.11563.46152.49848.96445.11599.571,070.081,376.63011,042.59Vocational442.67799.518,065.05563.46252.111,485.67445.11599.572,002.711,834.90016,490.76
15311	15311	Administration
15312	15312	Instructional
15313	15313	Leadership
15314	15314	Classroom &
15315	15315	Specialist
15316	15316	Teachers
15317	15317	Other Teaching
15318	15318	Services
15319	15319	Professional
15320	15320	Development
15321	15321	Instructional
15322	15322	Materials,
15323	15323	Equipment &
15324	15324	Technology
15325	15325	Guidance &
15326	15326	Psychological
15327	15327	ServicesPupil Services
15328	15328	Operations &
15329	15329	Maintenance
15330	15330	Employee
15331	15331	Benefits &
15332	15332	Fixed Charges
15333	15333	Special
15334	15334	Education
15335	15335	Tuition
15336	15336	Total, All
15337	15337	Categories
15338	15338	Special Education in-district3,055.17010,081.289,412.75486.31424.47003,412.763,898.38030,771.12Special Education tuitioned-out3,531.530053.9500000033,529.9337,115.41English learners PK-5107.66188.401,318.74188.4053.82134.5680.7426.92322.96301.9702,724.17English learners 6-8114.12199.691,397.81199.6957.05142.6385.5928.53342.32320.0702,887.50English learners high school/voc114.60200.551,403.82200.5557.29143.2485.9528.65343.79321.4502,899.89Low-income group 1 (0-5.99%)55.76264.222,579.360125.1419.18104.45542.730425.5704,116.41Low-income group 2 (6-11.99%)57.77273.722,672.060129.6419.87108.20562.240440.8804,264.38Low-income group 3 (12-17.99%)59.77283.222,764.760134.1420.56111.95581.750456.1704,412.32Low-income group 4 (18-23.99%)61.78292.712,857.460138.6321.25115.71601.250471.4704,560.26Low-income group 5 (24-29.99%)63.78302.212,950.160143.1321.94119.46620.750486.7604,708.19Low-income group 6 (30-35.99%)69.89331.163,232.780156.8324.05130.90680.220533.3905,159.22Low-income group 7 (36-41.99%)74.71353.953,455.320167.6325.70139.92727.050570.1005,514.38Low-income group 8 (42-47.99%)79.52376.753,677.860178.4327.36148.93773.870606.8205,869.54Low-income group 9 (48-53.99%)84.33399.553,900.400189.2329.00157.94820.700643.5406,224.69Low-income group 10 (54-69.99%)89.14422.354,122.950200.0230.66166.95867.520680.2706,579.86Low-income group 11 (70-79.99%)95.89454.304,434.900215.1632.98179.59933.160731.7307,077.71Low-income group 12 (80%+)102.63486.264,746.850230.2935.30192.22998.800783.2007,575.55
15339	15339	Municipality Chapter 70
15340	15340	Unrestricted General
15341	15341	Government Aid
15342	15342	Abington $14,183,120$2,315,213
15343	15343	Acton $0 $1,646,315Acushnet $7,170,330 $1,784,473Adams $0 $2,755,341Agawam $25,024,448 $4,335,798Alford $0 $16,517Amesbury $9,472,287 $2,289,617Amherst $6,280,773 $9,908,379 237
15344	15344	Municipality Chapter 70
15345	15345	Unrestricted General
15346	15346	Government Aid
15347	15347	Andover $13,950,800$2,102,998
15348	15348	Aquinnah $0 $2,751Arlington $18,703,409 $8,928,882Ashburnham $0 $935,760Ashby $0 $515,336Ashfield $93,683 $218,497Ashland $11,273,500 $1,591,563Athol $0 $3,115,868Attleboro $53,392,152 $6,714,224Auburn $15,134,321 $2,015,586Avon $4,146,067 $815,721Ayer $0 $890,961Barnstable $24,752,053 $2,475,596Barre $0 $1,058,488Becket $76,923 $106,881Bedford $6,020,493 $1,351,019Belchertown $14,210,006 $2,002,522Bellingham $9,974,432 $1,997,036Belmont $11,784,535 $2,657,398Berkley $4,151,920 $716,096Berlin $0 $237,282Bernardston $0 $342,306Beverly $14,544,481 $6,872,959Billerica $20,069,934 $6,853,318Blackstone $234,189 $1,610,917Blandford $58,602 $149,440Bolton $0 $232,369Boston $230,700,785 $222,977,981Bourne $5,472,583 $1,725,277Boxborough $32,909 $296,878Boxford $1,855,093 $572,128Boylston $113,472 $403,134Braintree $20,652,576 $6,734,711Brewster $1,377,451 $464,700Bridgewater $96,685 $4,286,589Brimfield $1,597,800 $458,859Brockton $241,067,581 $24,642,655Brookfield $1,911,736 $581,100Brookline $16,035,247 $7,472,191Buckland $13,134 $360,370 238
15349	15349	Municipality Chapter 70
15350	15350	Unrestricted General
15351	15351	Government Aid
15352	15352	Burlington $9,355,284$3,082,176
15353	15353	Cambridge $19,728,183 $25,283,821Canton $8,665,186 $2,523,849Carlisle $1,387,990 $258,180Carver $10,463,289 $1,719,307Charlemont $102,815 $205,725Charlton $0 $1,705,098Chatham $0 $177,124Chelmsford $14,141,800 $5,973,542Chelsea $116,781,512 $9,666,035Cheshire $16,351 $722,996Chester $72,014 $211,890Chesterfield $133,594 $162,491Chicopee $88,827,551 $13,552,589Chilmark $0 $4,415Clarksburg $1,827,355 $428,142Clinton $19,317,021 $2,770,510Cohasset $2,955,742 $605,511Colrain $0 $339,670Concord $4,038,233 $1,365,356Conway $637,444 $210,338Cummington $59,811 $98,181Dalton $212,169 $1,339,042Danvers $9,292,104 $3,352,057Dartmouth $10,449,331 $2,966,846Dedham $6,992,697 $3,848,701Deerfield $1,157,053 $565,278Dennis $0 $640,961Devens $308,558 $0Dighton $0 $910,041Douglas $8,927,525 $858,880Dover $1,032,747 $226,396Dracut $27,170,143 $4,123,599Dudley $10,601 $2,102,814Dunstable $0 $289,473Duxbury $6,671,508 $1,043,234East Bridgewater $12,873,317 $1,761,672East Brookfield $186,676 $341,328East Longmeadow $15,037,448 $1,703,573Eastham $506,837 $175,342 239
15354	15354	Municipality Chapter 70
15355	15355	Unrestricted General
15356	15356	Government Aid
15357	15357	Easthampton $8,664,472$3,308,074
15358	15358	Easton $10,655,421 $2,577,311Edgartown $1,165,651 $78,397Egremont $0 $74,257Erving $556,000 $79,103Essex $0 $288,155Everett $111,682,212 $8,130,950Fairhaven $9,631,703 $2,653,938Fall River $188,024,477 $28,046,610Falmouth $9,322,909 $1,631,661Fitchburg $74,728,113 $10,043,729Florida $559,717 $58,580Foxborough $9,428,040 $1,753,035Framingham $84,996,534 $11,709,205Franklin $29,191,961 $2,908,116Freetown $461,524 $1,117,566Gardner $27,428,246 $4,987,266Georgetown $5,713,498 $843,108Gill $0 $286,271Gloucester $11,330,913 $4,700,491Goshen $96,381 $94,154Gosnold $0 $2,468Grafton $12,794,520 $1,840,205Granby $4,765,430 $1,039,170Granville $0 $188,695Great Barrington $0 $893,189Greenfield $16,203,247 $3,736,496Groton $0 $911,677Groveland $65,470 $856,706Hadley $1,350,100 $534,151Halifax $3,509,077 $1,068,362Hamilton $0 $790,728Hampden $0 $809,725Hancock $435,805 $66,448Hanover $7,458,443 $2,493,147Hanson $35,397 $1,507,137Hardwick $0 $547,911Harvard $2,196,867 $1,742,946Harwich $0 $506,955Hatfield $895,156 $367,230 240
15359	15359	Municipality Chapter 70
15360	15360	Unrestricted General
15361	15361	Government Aid
15362	15362	Haverhill $82,633,811$11,567,214
15363	15363	Hawley $13,300 $50,932Heath $0 $98,472Hingham $8,535,193 $1,857,429Hinsdale $104,923 $262,049Holbrook $10,881,907 $1,736,557Holden $7,364 $2,250,181Holland $1,013,356 $237,549Holliston $8,912,782 $1,822,569Holyoke $96,959,371 $11,952,879Hopedale $6,221,250 $767,445Hopkinton $9,799,659 $924,536Hubbardston $0 $530,155Hudson $12,997,947 $2,346,908Hull $3,996,296 $2,494,198Huntington $354,768 $405,618Ipswich $4,147,342 $1,889,224Kingston $5,430,917 $1,129,659Lakeville $86,418 $962,983Lancaster $11,693 $1,125,003Lanesborough $0 $405,980Lawrence $266,144,831 $23,108,539Lee $2,170,239 $732,962Leicester $11,098,247 $2,043,494Lenox $1,345,245 $627,324Leominster $64,394,936 $6,735,825Leverett $396,968 $210,076Lexington $17,609,131 $1,803,719Leyden $0 $96,902Lincoln $1,287,178 $801,229Littleton $4,848,956 $836,598Longmeadow $7,099,369 $1,644,307Lowell $228,693,655 $29,644,354Ludlow $14,459,019 $3,595,352Lunenburg $8,819,128 $1,244,590Lynn $269,092,167 $26,350,731Lynnfield $5,945,010 $1,224,030Malden $63,196,977 $14,765,691Manchester $0 $261,732Mansfield $19,491,149 $2,625,245 241
15364	15364	Municipality Chapter 70
15365	15365	Unrestricted General
15366	15366	Government Aid
15367	15367	Marblehead $6,354,327$1,340,215
15368	15368	Marion $1,154,750 $265,558Marlborough $45,861,229 $6,406,724Marshfield $15,233,203 $2,549,604Mashpee $4,858,266 $433,011Mattapoisett $1,005,221 $477,006Maynard $5,663,218 $1,848,997Medfield $6,653,094 $1,706,052Medford $17,407,300 $14,275,965Medway $10,818,549 $1,435,869Melrose $12,260,358 $6,035,825Mendon $38,052 $480,959Merrimac $56,805 $990,248Methuen $64,681,414 $6,399,142Middleborough $22,330,861 $2,901,697Middlefield $13,290 $62,566Middleton $1,769,171 $643,959Milford $46,805,339 $3,594,802Millbury $8,852,759 $2,084,093Millis $4,992,022 $1,232,210Millville $73,662 $479,397Milton $11,675,882 $3,781,663Monroe $140,582 $21,640Monson $7,667,285 $1,536,333Montague $9,046 $1,686,713Monterey $0 $54,416Montgomery $21,162 $102,137Mount Washington $13,818 $35,280Nahant $561,403 $444,691Nantucket $4,410,255 $93,251Natick $13,165,735 $4,484,835Needham $13,312,456 $2,054,562New Ashford $180,257 $23,905New Bedford $224,099,122 $27,074,021New Braintree $17,386 $155,367New Marlborough $0 $68,926New Salem $0 $122,113Newbury $16,934 $609,520Newburyport $5,660,145 $3,001,667Newton $27,433,806 $6,916,438 242
15369	15369	Municipality Chapter 70
15370	15370	Unrestricted General
15371	15371	Government Aid
15372	15372	Norfolk $3,612,405$1,128,659
15373	15373	North Adams $16,216,082 $5,221,453North Andover $11,942,699 $2,411,964North Attleborough $21,293,531 $3,386,024North Brookfield $4,905,556 $937,810North Reading $7,492,247 $2,089,725Northampton $7,958,689 $5,172,931Northborough $4,232,990 $1,312,804Northbridge $15,905,881 $2,484,325Northfield $5,019 $425,223Norton $13,160,540 $2,446,136Norwell $5,012,128 $1,261,662Norwood $16,341,437 $5,474,392Oak Bluffs $1,951,565 $85,594Oakham $0 $225,802Orange $6,879,902 $1,902,034Orleans $454,554 $202,161Otis $0 $42,808Oxford $10,955,056 $2,420,074Palmer $11,720,670 $2,360,315Paxton $0 $636,874Peabody $35,358,379 $8,495,724Pelham $248,263 $187,343Pembroke $14,008,892 $1,978,401Pepperell $0 $1,756,589Peru $91,030 $134,412Petersham $496,207 $134,926Phillipston $0 $217,099Pittsfield $60,847,530 $10,161,580Plainfield $27,794 $59,047Plainville $3,027,041 $892,882Plymouth $28,266,283 $4,611,715Plympton $950,537 $279,215Princeton $3,497 $348,467Provincetown $305,451 $162,795Quincy $45,107,807 $22,473,216Randolph $24,202,646 $6,117,521Raynham $0 $1,338,318Reading $11,394,279 $3,815,503Rehoboth $0 $1,226,844 243
15374	15374	Municipality Chapter 70
15375	15375	Unrestricted General
15376	15376	Government Aid
15377	15377	Revere $98,418,182$12,106,832
15378	15378	Richmond $522,455 $127,332Rochester $2,414,282 $499,872Rockland $18,537,536 $3,111,322Rockport $1,590,746 $514,992Rowe $146,165 $4,637Rowley $34,649 $635,582Royalston $0 $211,591Russell $207,425 $290,677Rutland $0 $1,088,736Salem $27,455,880 $8,118,843Salisbury $14,443 $743,640Sandisfield $0 $40,784Sandwich $7,508,068 $1,326,537Saugus $11,989,450 $4,317,866Savoy $522,299 $136,369Scituate $6,540,827 $2,367,627Seekonk $7,754,874 $1,448,281Sharon $10,498,494 $1,647,546Sheffield $14,170 $286,727Shelburne $0 $307,785Sherborn $846,957 $254,933Shirley $0 $1,544,153Shrewsbury $20,971,468 $3,278,528Shutesbury $645,986 $199,585Somerset $10,633,929 $1,805,145Somerville $21,245,048 $29,654,182South Hadley $10,678,231 $3,073,827Southampton $2,623,246 $749,928Southborough $3,163,171 $514,769Southbridge $28,987,486 $4,140,533Southwick $0 $1,484,600Spencer $35,860 $2,662,019Springfield $477,737,768 $44,555,159Sterling $6,178 $815,951Stockbridge $0 $117,318Stoneham $7,259,629 $4,374,091Stoughton $26,439,366 $3,768,877Stow $0 $495,456Sturbridge $4,728,228 $911,830 244
15379	15379	Municipality Chapter 70
15380	15380	Unrestricted General
15381	15381	Government Aid
15382	15382	Sudbury $5,557,508$1,647,511
15383	15383	Sunderland $895,488 $594,872Sutton $5,669,325 $918,737Swampscott $5,114,454 $1,523,431Swansea $10,442,276 $2,210,520Taunton $88,928,648 $9,899,027Templeton $0 $1,641,203Tewksbury $13,812,515 $3,275,709Tisbury $1,640,329 $115,406Tolland $0 $21,754Topsfield $1,468,264 $721,895Townsend $0 $1,546,781Truro $429,896 $35,409Tyngsborough $7,654,834 $1,137,403Tyringham $57,162 $14,943Upton $39,979 $626,612Uxbridge $9,689,924 $1,619,429Wakefield $8,543,737 $3,964,971Wales $1,177,348 $277,990Walpole $9,884,578 $2,999,560Waltham $23,621,178 $11,301,958Ware $13,527,262 $2,031,925Wareham $16,227,456 $2,328,605Warren $11,646 $1,064,828Warwick $380,180 $149,683Washington $20,386 $111,165Watertown $7,807,964 $7,850,465Wayland $7,266,972 $1,063,872Webster $19,120,236 $2,914,046Wellesley $9,916,764 $1,524,647Wellfleet $302,393 $68,792Wendell $0 $205,113Wenham $0 $504,138West Boylston $3,158,025 $937,734West Bridgewater $6,518,384 $769,631West Brookfield $328,719 $573,247West Newbury $6,403 $348,731West Springfield $40,661,336 $4,218,111West Stockbridge $0 $114,435West Tisbury $0 $218,610 245
15384	15384	Municipality Chapter 70
15385	15385	Unrestricted General
15386	15386	Government Aid
15387	15387	Westborough $11,912,580$1,363,861
15388	15388	Westfield $42,996,783 $7,409,166Westford $17,830,755 $2,501,213Westhampton $491,630 $170,547Westminster $0 $770,455Weston $4,443,645 $440,247Westport $5,249,170 $1,431,890Westwood $7,069,466 $858,643Weymouth $29,315,975 $10,262,452Whately $329,343 $157,947Whitman $139,463 $2,849,934Wilbraham $0 $1,722,501Williamsburg $843,437 $356,321Williamstown $0 $1,123,677Wilmington $11,894,150 $2,926,571Winchendon $14,000,926 $1,980,029Winchester $10,277,119 $1,741,372Windsor $26,462 $122,222Winthrop $9,746,984 $4,961,651Woburn $13,598,814 $7,046,062Worcester $357,541,905 $48,909,915Worthington $464,966 $147,835Wrentham $3,924,073 $1,097,289Yarmouth $0 $1,485,987
15389	15389	Total Municipal Aid$5,718,313,648$1,250,896,640 246
15390	15390	Regional School DistrictChapter 70
15391	15391	Unrestricted General
15392	15392	Government Aid
15393	15393	Acton Boxborough$15,942,9310
15394	15394	Amherst Pelham $9,756,397 0Ashburnham Westminster $15,695,823 0Assabet Valley $9,094,933 0Athol Royalston $23,384,666 0Ayer Shirley $8,552,891 0Berkshire Hills $3,072,618 0Berlin Boylston $2,796,615 0Blackstone Millville $11,228,029 0Blackstone Valley $9,276,128 0Blue Hills $7,200,675 0Bridgewater Raynham $30,936,533 0Bristol County $4,926,195 0Bristol Plymouth $14,194,511 0Cape Cod $3,407,272 0Central Berkshire $9,501,343 0Chesterfield Goshen $769,270 0Concord Carlisle $3,294,009 0Dennis Yarmouth $11,659,682 0Dighton Rehoboth $13,347,866 0Dover Sherborn $2,655,010 0Dudley Charlton $24,984,883 0Essex North Shore $7,835,447 0Farmington River $625,131 0Franklin County $5,957,693 0Freetown Lakeville $11,657,459 0Frontier $2,932,515 0Gateway $5,935,146 0Gill Montague $7,834,871 0Greater Fall River $21,959,793 0Greater Lawrence $35,549,375 0Greater Lowell $37,225,283 0Greater New Bedford $33,556,147 0Groton Dunstable $11,261,903 0Hamilton Wenham $4,019,168 0Hampden Wilbraham $12,342,524 0Hampshire $3,361,953 0Hawlemont $648,796 0Hoosac Valley $11,233,231 0 247
15395	15395	Regional School DistrictChapter 70
15396	15396	Unrestricted General
15397	15397	Government Aid
15398	15398	King Philip $7,885,1800
15399	15399	Lincoln Sudbury $3,842,875 0Manchester Essex $3,230,738 0Marthas Vineyard $3,548,266 0Masconomet $5,451,699 0Mendon Upton $12,758,086 0Minuteman $2,978,763 0Mohawk Trail $6,178,514 0Monomoy $4,215,105 0Montachusett $18,318,704 0Mount Greylock $4,857,318 0Narragansett $12,340,849 0Nashoba $9,777,036 0Nashoba Valley $4,701,934 0Nauset $3,706,549 0New Salem Wendell $912,492 0Norfolk County $1,466,213 0North Middlesex $20,852,633 0Northampton Smith $930,545 0Northboro Southboro $3,362,224 0Northeast Metropolitan $14,072,974 0Northern Berkshire $6,841,032 0Old Colony $4,171,603 0Old Rochester $3,468,325 0Pathfinder $7,455,148 0Pentucket $13,522,442 0Pioneer $4,015,269 0Quabbin $16,938,538 0Quaboag $10,338,129 0Ralph C Mahar $6,047,557 0Shawsheen Valley $6,667,041 0Silver Lake $9,511,521 0Somerset Berkley $6,970,381 0South Middlesex $8,973,444 0South Shore $5,674,566 0Southeastern $22,134,306 0Southern Berkshire $2,084,591 0Southern Worcester $14,219,280 0Southwick Tolland Granville $10,041,108 0Spencer East Brookfield $13,921,034 0Tantasqua $10,943,768 0 248
15400	15400	Regional School DistrictChapter 70
15401	15401	Unrestricted General
15402	15402	Government Aid
15403	15403	Tri County $5,853,8480
15404	15404	Triton $9,107,061 0Upisland $967,672 0Upper Cape Cod $4,451,242 0Wachusett $35,851,035 0Whitman Hanson $25,303,260 0Whittier $13,387,607 0
15405	15405	Total Regional Aid$873,864,2200 249
15406	15406	1 SECTION 3A. Section 3 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
15407	15407	2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$36,025”, in line 2, and
15408	15408	3 inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $45,025.
15409	15409	4 SECTION 3B. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
15410	15410	5 following section:-
15411	15411	6 Section 109. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the
15412	15412	7 context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
15413	15413	8 “Government agency”, any state agency, quasi-state agency, sub-division of a state
15414	15414	9 agency, or board, commission or entity created by the commonwealth.
15415	15415	10 “Personal identifying information”, information: (i) that directly identifies an individual,
15416	15416	11 including name, address, social security number or other identifying number or code;
15417	15417	12 (ii) by which an agency intends to identify specific individuals in conjunction with other
15418	15418	13 data elements, which shall include indirect identification that may compile an identity,
15419	15419	14 such as a combination of gender, race, birth date, geographic indicator and other
15420	15420	15 descriptors; or (iii) that permits the physical or online contacting of a specific
15421	15421	16 individual.
15422	15422	17 (b) Every government agency that collects demographic data as to the race or
15423	15423	18 ethnicity of residents of the commonwealth shall use separate collection and
15424	15424	19 tabulations for the following:
15425	15425	20 (i) each major Asian group, as reported by the United States Census Bureau,
15426	15426	21 including, but not limited to, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Asian
15427	15427	22 Indian, Laotian, Cambodian, Bangladeshi, Hmong, Indonesian, Malaysian, Pakistani,
15428	15428	23 Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Nepalese, Burmese, Tibetan and Thai;
15429	15429	24 (ii) each major Pacific Islander group, as reported by the United States Census
15430	15430	25 Bureau, including, but not limited to, Native Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Fijian
15431	15431	26 and Tongan;
15432	15432	27 (iii) each other Asian or Pacific Islander group not listed in clause (i) or (ii);
15433	15433	28 (iv) each major Black or African American group, as reported by the United States
15434	15434	29 Census Bureau, including, but not limited to, African American, Jamaican, Haitian,
15435	15435	30 Nigerian, Ethiopian, Cape Verdean and Somali;
15436	15436	31 (v) each major Latino group, as reported by the United States Census Bureau,
15437	15437	32 including, but not limited to, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican
15438	15438	33 and Colombian; and
15439	15439	34 (vi) each major white or Caucasian group, as reported by the United States Census
15440	15440	35 Bureau, including, but not limited to, German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish,
15441	15441	36 Portuguese and French.
15442	15442	37 (c) Each government agency shall allow an individual to choose more than 1 group,
15443	15443	38 write in their own group or choose the aggregate category. No government agency
15444	15444	39 shall fill out racial or ethnic information unless directed by the individual.
15445	15445	40 (d) Except for personal identifying information, which shall be deemed confidential,
15446	15446	41 each government agency shall make the data available to the public in accordance
15447	15447	42 with state and federal law. Data may be maintained in paper, electronic or other
15448	15448	43 media form. To prevent identification of individuals, the data may be aggregated into
15449	15449	44 categories at a state, county, city, census tract or zip code level to facilitate
15450	15450	45 comparisons, identify disparities and to be included in studies and reports. This
15451	15451	46 subsection shall not be construed to prevent any other government agency from
15452	15452	47 posting data collected on the agency’s website in a manner prescribed in this section. 250
15453	15453	48 (e)(1) The secretary of administration and finance shall establish regulations and
15454	15454	49 guidelines on the collection of demographic data, which shall include, but not be
15455	15455	50 limited to: (i) a standardized form for information collection; (ii) expanding the
15456	15456	51 categories of race and ethnicity; (iii) a standardized format for agencies to make data
15457	15457	52 publicly available and to update said data on an annual basis; (iv) a method to ensure
15458	15458	53 that no personal identifying information is publicly released; (v) a standardized written
15459	15459	54 disclosure to the individual completing the form that information collection is
15460	15460	55 voluntary; (vi) procedures to ensure that nonparticipation in information collection
15461	15461	56 shall have no impact on an individual’s eligibility for state services; and (vii) an annual
15462	15462	57 review of the cost impact and success of collecting information.
15463	15463	58 (2) Annually, there shall be not less than 1 public hearing on the implementation of or
15464	15464	59 changes in the regulations and guidelines.
15465	15465	60 (3) Annually, not later than August 1, the secretary of administration and finance shall
15466	15466	61 file a report on the progress of data collection to the clerks of the house of
15467	15467	62 representatives and senate and the joint committee on state administration and
15468	15468	63 regulatory oversight.
15469	15469	64 (f) All data collected by government agencies shall be subject to state and federal
15470	15470	65 privacy laws, including, but not limited to, Title 13 of the United States Code and
15471	15471	66 section 2 of chapter 93H.
15472	15472	67 SECTION 4. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
15473	15473	68 section24, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
15474	15474	69 following section:-
15475	15475	70 Section 24. (a) The commission is hereby authorized to conduct a state lottery and
15476	15476	71 shall determine: (i) the types of lotteries to be conducted; (ii) the prices of tickets or
15477	15477	72 shares in the lottery; (iii) the number and sizes of the prizes on the winning tickets or
15478	15478	73 shares; (iv) the manner of selecting the winning tickets or shares; (v) the manner of
15479	15479	74 payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares; (vi) the frequency of the
15480	15480	75 drawings or selections of winning tickets or shares; (vii) the types of locations at
15481	15481	76 which tickets or shares may be sold; (viii) the method to be used in selling tickets or
15482	15482	77 shares; (ix) the licensing of agents to sell tickets or shares; provided, however, that no
15483	15483	78 person under the age of 18 shall be licensed as an agent; (x) the manner and amount
15484	15484	79 of compensation, if any, to be paid to licensed sales agents; provided, however, that
15485	15485	80 the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to licensed sales agents as a
15486	15486	81 commission pursuant to this section shall be calculated on the total face value of each
15487	15487	82 ticket or share sold and not on any discounted price of any such ticket or share sold;
15488	15488	83 provided, however, that no tickets or shares shall be sold, offered for sale or
15489	15489	84 purchased from a licensed sales agent or the lottery commission by telephone call;
15490	15490	85 provided further, that said telephone calls for sales, offers for sale or purchase shall
15491	15491	86 not govern the transmittal of lottery information and sales through telephone services
15492	15492	87 solely between the lottery commission and its duly licensed sales agents; provided
15493	15493	88 further, that the commission shall authorize licensed sales agents to facilitate point of
15494	15494	89 sale transactions using a debit card; and provided further, that said commission shall
15495	15495	90 prohibit point of sale transactions using credit cards as defined in section 1 of chapter
15496	15496	91 140D and that point of sale transactions under this section shall be subject to the
15497	15497	92 restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of section 5I of chapter 18; and (xi) such other
15498	15498	93 matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and economical operation and
15499	15499	94 administration of the lottery and for the convenience of the purchasers of tickets or
15500	15500	95 shares and the holders of winning tickets or shares. The commission may operate the
15501	15501	96 daily numbers game 7 days a week. Each physical state lottery ticket or share shall
15502	15502	97 have imprinted thereon the state seal and a serial number. 251
15503	15503	98 (b) The commission may establish, and from time to time revise, such rules and
15504	15504	99 regulations as it deems necessary or desirable and shall file the same with the office
15505	15505	100 of the state secretary; provided, however, that the commission shall establish rules
15506	15506	101 and regulations for lotteries conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a
15507	15507	102 mobile application or through any other means that shall, at a minimum:
15508	15508	103 (i) require age verification measures reasonably designed to block access to and
15509	15509	104 prevent sales of lottery tickets, games or shares online, over the internet, through the
15510	15510	105 use of a mobile application or through any other means to persons under the age of
15511	15511	106 18;
15512	15512	107 (ii) limit sales of lottery tickets, games or shares online, over the internet, through the
15513	15513	108 use of a mobile application or through any other means to transactions initiated and
15514	15514	109 received, or otherwise made, within the commonwealth;
15515	15515	110 (iii) allow any player to voluntarily prohibit or otherwise exclude themself from
15516	15516	111 purchasing a lottery ticket, game or share online, over the internet, through the use of
15517	15517	112 a mobile application or through any other means;
15518	15518	113 (iv) establish maximum limits for account deposits and transactions of lottery tickets,
15519	15519	114 games or shares conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile
15520	15520	115 application or through any other means and allow players to reduce their own deposit
15521	15521	116 or transaction limit at anytime;
15522	15522	117 (v) clarify that money in a lottery account belongs solely to the owner of the account
15523	15523	118 and may be withdrawn by the owner at any time;
15524	15524	119 (vi) require the commission to implement promotional activities to encourage the
15525	15525	120 purchase of lottery tickets, games or shares through licensed sales agents, including,
15526	15526	121 but not limited to, the sale of prepaid gift cards for lottery sales through licensed sales
15527	15527	122 agents; and
15528	15528	123 (vii) require within any online system a search function to find nearby licensed sales
15529	15529	124 agents offering lottery sales at brick and mortar retail stores in the commonwealth.
15530	15530	125 (c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the name, address,
15531	15531	126 transaction history, account balance or other personal or identifying information of an
15532	15532	127 individual who purchases lottery tickets, games or shares online, over the internet,
15533	15533	128 through the use of a mobile application or through any other means shall not be
15534	15534	129 deemed public records of the commission for the purposes of section 10 of chapter
15535	15535	130 66; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the commission from
15536	15536	131 maintaining, using or sharing such information in the course of an investigation by law
15537	15537	132 enforcement or in compliance with sections 28A or 28B.
15538	15538	133 (d) The commission shall advise and make recommendations to the director
15539	15539	134 regarding the operation and administration of the lottery. The commission shall report
15540	15540	135 monthly to the governor, the attorney general and the general court, the total lottery
15541	15541	136 revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for the preceding month and shall
15542	15542	137 make an annual independently audited financial report to the same which shall
15543	15543	138 include a full and complete statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and
15544	15544	139 other expenses, including such recommendations as it may deem necessary or
15545	15545	140 advisable, which shall be made available electronically to the general public not later
15546	15546	141 than the earliest date established for reports in section 12 of chapter 7A. The
15547	15547	142 commission shall report immediately to the governor and the general court any
15548	15548	143 matters which require immediate changes in the laws of the commonwealth to
15549	15549	144 prevent abuses and evasions of the lottery law or rules and regulations promulgated
15550	15550	145 thereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or
15551	15551	146 operation of the state lottery. 252
15552	15552	147 (e) The commission may carry on a continuous study and investigation of the lottery
15553	15553	148 throughout the commonwealth in order to: (i) ascertain any defects in the state lottery
15554	15554	149 law or in the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder whereby any abuse in the
15555	15555	150 administration and operation of the lottery or any evasion of said law or said rules and
15556	15556	151 regulations may arise or be practiced; (ii) formulate recommendations for changes in
15557	15557	152 said law and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to prevent such
15558	15558	153 abuses and evasions; and (iii) guard against the use of said law and rules and
15559	15559	154 regulations promulgated thereunder as a cloak for the carrying on of organized
15560	15560	155 gambling and crime.
15561	15561	156 (f) The commission shall make a continuous study and investigation of: (i) the
15562	15562	157 operation and administration of similar laws in other states or countries; (ii) any
15563	15563	158 literature on the subject which from time to time may be published or available; (iii)
15564	15564	159 any federal laws which may affect the operation of the lottery; and (iv) the reaction of
15565	15565	160 citizens of the commonwealth to existing and potential features of the lottery with a
15566	15566	161 view to recommending or effecting changes that will tend to better serve and
15567	15567	162 implement the purposes of the state lottery law.
15568	15568	163 (g)(i) There is hereby established within the commission a lottery advisory board. The
15569	15569	164 lottery advisory board shall be comprised of the following members: the director of the
15570	15570	165 lottery commission, or their designee; a representative from the New England
15571	15571	166 Convenience Stores and Energy Marketers Association, Inc.; a representative from
15572	15572	167 the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative operating as a
15573	15573	168 licensed sales agent in a brick and mortar retail store in the commonwealth; a
15574	15574	169 representative of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Inc.; a representative of
15575	15575	170 an online lottery platform providing services in a nearby state; and are presentative
15576	15576	171 from the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, Inc.
15577	15577	172 (ii) The lottery advisory board shall advise and assist the commission in the
15578	15578	173 development and implementation of the lottery system comprised of traditional brick
15579	15579	174 and mortar lotteries, lotteries conducted online, over the internet and through the use
15580	15580	175 of mobile phone applications. The board shall review all processing fees associated
15581	15581	176 with point of sale transactions using debit cards and make recommendations on said
15582	15582	177 processing fees and the implementation of the use of debit cards.
15583	15583	178 (iii) The lottery advisory board shall meet monthly to advise and assist the
15584	15584	179 commission in lottery modernization and to review actions taken by the commission
15585	15585	180 with respect to online lottery development and implementation and to make advisory
15586	15586	181 recommendations, as necessary. Annually, at the first meeting of the advisory board,
15587	15587	182 members of the advisory board shall elect a chair. A majority of members of the
15588	15588	183 advisory board shall be present for actions to be taken.
15589	15589	184 (h) The concurrence of the chair and not less than 2 other members of the
15590	15590	185 commission shall be required for all official actions of the commission. A copy of the
15591	15591	186 minutes of each meeting of the commission, including any rules and regulations
15592	15592	187 adopted by the commission or any amendments thereof, shall be forthwith
15593	15593	188 transmitted, by and under the certification of the secretary thereof, to the governor.
15594	15594	189 (i) The commission shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the
15595	15595	190 attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records
15596	15596	191 and other evidence before it in any matter over which it has jurisdiction, control or
15597	15597	192 supervision. The commission shall have the power to administer oaths and
15598	15598	193 affirmations to persons whose testimony is required.
15599	15599	194 SECTION 5. Section 24A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
15600	15600	195 striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- 253
15601	15601	196 (a) For the purposes of this section, “group agreement” shall mean any lottery activity
15602	15602	197 in which the commission participates pursuant to a written agreement between the
15603	15603	198 commission, on behalf of the commonwealth, and any state, territory, country or other
15604	15604	199 sovereignty. The commission may enter into agreements with 1 or more states or
15605	15605	200 other jurisdictions, hereinafter referred to as a group, for the purpose of creating and
15606	15606	201 maintaining multi-jurisdictional lottery games, including multi-jurisdictional lottery
15607	15607	202 games to be conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile
15608	15608	203 application or through any other means; provided, that any such lottery game to be
15609	15609	204 conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile application or through
15610	15610	205 any other means has been properly authorized by each state or other jurisdiction that
15611	15611	206 is part of the group; provided further, that a group agreement shall not include the
15612	15612	207 state lottery games created pursuant to section 24; and provided further, that nothing
15613	15613	208 in this section and nothing in any group agreement shall authorize the commission to
15614	15614	209 make expenditures that are not consistent with restrictions on expenditures by the
15615	15615	210 commission provided for in any other general or special law. The group agreement
15616	15616	211 shall determine the types of lotteries to be conducted, the prices of tickets or shares,
15617	15617	212 the manner of selecting the winning tickets or shares, the manner of payment of
15618	15618	213 prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares and the frequency of the drawings or
15619	15619	214 selection of winning tickets or shares. The commission may establish, and from time
15620	15620	215 to time revise, such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or desirable to carry
15621	15621	216 out the group agreement and shall file the same with the office of the state secretary.
15622	15622	217 SECTION 6. Said chapter 10 is hereby further amended by striking out section 25, as
15623	15623	218 so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
15624	15624	219 Section 25. (a) The apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of
15625	15625	220 lottery tickets or shares and from all other sources at the point of sale shall be as
15626	15626	221 follows: (i) the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares, which in
15627	15627	222 any case shall be no less than 45 per cent of the total revenues accruing from the
15628	15628	223 sale of lottery tickets; (ii) the payment of costs incurred in the operation and
15629	15629	224 administration of the lottery, including the expenses of the commission and the costs
15630	15630	225 resulting from any contract entered into for promotional, advertising or operational
15631	15631	226 services or for the purchase or lease of lottery equipment and materials, which in no
15632	15632	227 case shall exceed 15 per cent of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery
15633	15633	228 tickets, subject to appropriation; and (iii) the balance shall be used to fund budgeted
15634	15634	229 aid to cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to
15635	15635	230 appropriation.
15636	15636	231 (b) The apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lotteries
15637	15637	232 conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile application or through
15638	15638	233 any other means as authorized by section 24 shall be as follows: (i) the payment of
15639	15639	234 prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares; (ii) the payment of costs incurred in
15640	15640	235 the operation and administration of such lotteries, including the expenses of the
15641	15641	236 commission and the costs resulting from any contract entered into for promotional,
15642	15642	237 advertising or operational services or for the purchase or lease of lottery equipment
15643	15643	238 and materials, which in no case shall exceed 15 per cent of the total revenues
15644	15644	239 accruing from the sale of lottery tickets, subject to appropriation; and (iii) the balance
15645	15645	240 shall be used to fund the Early Education and Care Operational Grant Fund
15646	15646	241 established in section 19 of chapter 15D.
15647	15647	242 SECTION 7. Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
15648	15648	243 section 16 the following section:-
15649	15649	244 Section 16A. (a) There shall be a scholarship program to be administered by the
15650	15650	245 board, which shall be known as the high demand targeted scholarship program, to 254
15651	15651	246 provide financial assistance to students in the commonwealth who are enrolled in and
15652	15652	247 pursuing a program of higher education for an in-demand profession as defined by
15653	15653	248 the executive office of labor and workforce development’s study on labor market
15654	15654	249 conditions. The program shall be subject to appropriation.
15655	15655	250 (b)(1) Eligibility for the scholarship program shall be limited to students that: (i) reside
15656	15656	251 in the commonwealth for at least 1 year prior to the start of the academic year; (ii)
15657	15657	252 agree to complete an undergraduate or graduate degree or certificate program at a
15658	15658	253 public institution of higher education pursuant to section 5; (iii) maintain a minimum
15659	15659	254 grade point average of 3.0annually and demonstrate satisfactory academic progress
15660	15660	255 in accordance with institutional standards; (iv) successfully complete an
15661	15661	256 undergraduate or graduate degree or certificate program at said public institution of
15662	15662	257 higher education; (v) enter into an in-demand occupation, as defined by the executive
15663	15663	258 office of labor and workforce development’s study on labor market conditions, in the
15664	15664	259 commonwealth; provided, that said in-demand occupation shall be consistent with the
15665	15665	260 under graduate or graduate degree or certificate; (vi) commit to working in the
15666	15666	261 commonwealth fora term of not less than 5 years in an in-demand occupation as
15667	15667	262 defined by said study; and (vii)meet any additional criteria required by the board.
15668	15668	263 (2) Scholarships shall be awarded to qualified students to cover the cost of tuition,
15669	15669	264 fees and additional costs of attendance as calculated by the student’s public
15670	15670	265 institution of higher education, including, but not limited to, room and board, books
15671	15671	266 and supplies, transportation, child care and personal expenses, for an undergraduate
15672	15672	267 or graduate degree or certificate program at a public institution of higher education.
15673	15673	268 (c) The board, in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall:
15674	15674	269 (1) promulgate guidelines governing the high demand targeted scholarship program;
15675	15675	270 (2) promulgate procedures for repayment of the amount of scholarship benefits for
15676	15676	271 persons who participate in the program but who fail to complete the 5-year
15677	15677	272 commitment pursuant to clause (vi) of paragraph (1) of subsection (b); provided,
15678	15678	273 however, that the procedures shall be designed to ensure there are no disincentives
15679	15679	274 for low-income students to participate in the program and shall consider: (i) the
15680	15680	275 amount of scholarship benefits the participant has received;(ii) the participant’s
15681	15681	276 current income if not working in an in-demand occupation; and (iii) the amount of time
15682	15682	277 the participant worked in the commonwealth in the in-demand occupation consistent
15683	15683	278 with their undergraduate or graduate degree or certificate; and
15684	15684	279 (3) establish an outreach plan to attract individuals to in-demand professions through
15685	15685	280 the scholarship program.
15686	15686	281 (d) Annually, not later than July 31, the board shall submit a report detailing activity of
15687	15687	282 the program, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of scholarships awarded by
15688	15688	283 the program; provided, that the board shall categorize the number of scholarship
15689	15689	284 awards by in-demand profession and public institution of higher education; (ii)
15690	15690	285 demographic information of the recipients of the scholarship program; and (iii) the
15691	15691	286 average scholarship award amount, which shall be categorized by in-demand
15692	15692	287 profession and public institution of higher education.
15693	15693	288 SECTION 8. Chapter 15D of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
15694	15694	289 following section:-
15695	15695	290 Section 19. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the
15696	15696	291 commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as the Early
15697	15697	292 Education and Care Operational Grant Fund, which shall be administered by the
15698	15698	293 department. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to
15699	15699	294 appropriation, to provide a funding stream to support an operational grant program for 255
15700	15700	295 early education and care providers in the commonwealth. The unexpended balance in
15701	15701	296 the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in
15702	15702	297 subsequent fiscal years. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29.
15703	15703	298 (b) The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue received pursuant to clause (iii) of
15704	15704	299 subsection (b) of section 25 of chapter 10; (ii) other money authorized by the general
15705	15705	300 court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (iii) funds from public and
15706	15706	301 private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants and donations; and (iv)
15707	15707	302 interest earned on such money.
15708	15708	303 SECTION 8A 1/4. Chapter 17 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
15709	15709	304 following section:-
15710	15710	305 Section 22. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context
15711	15711	306 clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
15712	15712	307 “Certified school”, a school certified by the department pursuant to subsection (c).
15713	15713	308 “Certified training program”, a training program certified by the department pursuant
15714	15714	309 to subsection (b).
15715	15715	310 “Operation House Call”, a program developed by the Arc of Massachusetts that
15716	15716	311 teaches health care professionals skills to enhance the treatment and care of persons
15717	15717	312 with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
15718	15718	313 “School”, an accredited institution of higher education that provides a course of study
15719	15719	314 for students in: (i) health care, including, but not limited to, medical schools, nursing
15720	15720	315 schools and dental schools; or (ii) other related fields, including, but not limited to,
15721	15721	316 physician assistants, dieticians, nutritionists, physical therapists, dental hygienists,
15722	15722	317 allied mental health and human services professionals.
15723	15723	318 “Training program”, training for students that focuses on instruction and best practices
15724	15724	319 for the treatment and care of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities,
15725	15725	320 including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorders.
15726	15726	321 (b) The department, in consultation with the department of developmental services
15727	15727	322 and the Arc of Massachusetts, shall establish standards for a certified training
15728	15728	323 program for schools. A training program, to be certified by the department as a
15729	15729	324 certified training program, shall meet the following standards and practices:
15730	15730	325 (i) be modeled on Operation House Call;
15731	15731	326 (ii) be offered by schools to participating students on a voluntary basis separate from
15732	15732	327 the students’ required course of study; and
15733	15733	328 (iii) maintain recognized standards and practices that provide instruction to students
15734	15734	329 that:
15735	15735	330 (A) uphold industry standards for instructing students pursuing a health care
15736	15736	331 profession on best practices for the treatment and care for individuals with intellectual
15737	15737	332 and developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum
15738	15738	333 disorders; and
15739	15739	334 (B) include not less than 6 hours of training consisting of didactic classroom
15740	15740	335 instruction, experiential learning and online learning.
15741	15741	336 (c) The department shall certify that a school offers a certified training program, as
15742	15742	337 described in subsection (b), upon receipt and review of documentation demonstrating
15743	15743	338 that:
15744	15744	339 (i) the school has successfully delivered the training program to a sufficient number of 256
15745	15745	340 participating students, as mutually agreed upon by the school and the provider of the
15746	15746	341 training; and
15747	15747	342 (ii) the training program meets the minimum standards and practices pursuant to
15748	15748	343 subsection (b).
15749	15749	344 (e) The director of the bureau of family health and nutrition shall periodically evaluate
15750	15750	345 the integrity and efficacy of the training programs offered at schools seeking
15751	15751	346 certification.
15752	15752	347 (f) The department shall prepare, publish, disseminate and annually update a list of
15753	15753	348 certified schools. The list of certified schools shall be published in a location that is
15754	15754	349 accessible to prospective students seeking to apply to attend a school in the health
15755	15755	350 care field or related fields.
15756	15756	351 SECTION 8A 1/3. Section 5 of chapter 21C of the General Laws, as appearing in the
15757	15757	352 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the
15758	15758	353 following paragraph:-
15759	15759	354 No person shall store hazardous waste in a building or other permanent or temporary
15760	15760	355 structure, vehicle, trailer or outdoor area within a facility that does not have installed a
15761	15761	356 fire suppression system required by the state building code or the state fire code.
15762	15762	357 SECTION 8A 1/2. Section 26 of chapter 23K, as appearing in the 2020 Official
15763	15763	358 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commission”, in line 37, the
15764	15764	359 following words:- ; provided, however, that the division of gaming liquor enforcement
15765	15765	360 of the alcoholic beverages control commission, in consultation with the commission,
15766	15766	361 shall, for violations of said chapter 138, enforce, regulate and control the distribution
15767	15767	362 of alcoholic beverages to be drunk in a gaming establishment but not within a gaming
15768	15768	363 area, including, but not limited to, restaurants and bars.
15769	15769	364 SECTION 8AA. Chapter 23A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
15770	15770	365 following section:-
15771	15771	366 Section 70. (a) The terms defined in paragraph (yy) of section 6 of chapter 64H shall
15772	15772	367 apply to this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
15773	15773	368 (b) The secretary of the executive office of housing and economic development, in
15774	15774	369 consultation with the commissioner of revenue, shall determine qualifications for
15775	15775	370 qualified datacenters, to qualify for a sales and use tax exemption pursuant to said
15776	15776	371 paragraph (yy) of said section 6 of said chapter 64H.
15777	15777	372 (c) To apply for the sales and use tax exemption pursuant to said paragraph (yy) of
15778	15778	373 said section 6 of said chapter 64H, the owner or operator of a data center shall submit
15779	15779	374 to the secretary of housing and economic development an application on a form
15780	15780	375 prescribed by the commissioner of revenue that shall include:
15781	15781	376 (i) the name, address and telephone number of the owner or operator;
15782	15782	377 (ii) the address of the site where the qualified data center is or will be located,
15783	15783	378 including, but not limited to, information sufficient to identify the facility composing the
15784	15784	379 data center, and the expected commercial operations date of each data center
15785	15785	380 building that will be located at the data center facility;
15786	15786	381 (iii) the anticipated aggregate square feet of the qualified data center for which the
15787	15787	382 sales and use tax exemption is being sought; provided, that in determining whether
15788	15788	383 the facility has the required square footage, the total square footage of the data
15789	15789	384 center facility shall include the space that houses the computer information
15790	15790	385 technology equipment, networking, data processing or data storage, including, but not
15791	15791	386 limited to, servers and routers, and the spaces that support the operation of 257
15792	15792	387 enterprise information technology equipment, including, but not limited to, office
15793	15793	388 space, meeting space, loading dock space and mechanical and other support
15794	15794	389 facilities.
15795	15795	390 (iv) the anticipated investment associated with the qualified data center for which the
15796	15796	391 sales and use tax exemption is being sought;
15797	15797	392 (v) the anticipated number of jobs that the data center will create and maintain within
15798	15798	393 1year, 5 years and 10 years of operation after certification; and
15799	15799	394 (vi) an affirmation, signed by an authorized executive representing the owner or
15800	15800	395 operator, that the data center is expected to satisfy the certification requirements in
15801	15801	396 this section as a qualified data center.
15802	15802	397 (d)(1) Within 60 days after receiving a completed application, the secretary of housing
15803	15803	398 and economic development shall review the application submitted by the owner or
15804	15804	399 operator of a data center and certify the data center as a certified qualified data
15805	15805	400 center if the data center meets all requirements of this section.
15806	15806	401 (2) The secretary shall issue a written certification that the data center qualifies for the
15807	15807	402 sales and use tax exemption pursuant to said paragraph (yy) of said section 6 of said
15808	15808	403 chapter 64Hor provide written reasons for its denial and an opportunity for the
15809	15809	404 applicant to cure any deficiencies.
15810	15810	405 (3) Failure to approve or deny the application within 60 days after the date the owner
15811	15811	406 or operator submits the application to the secretary shall constitute approval of the
15812	15812	407 qualified datacenter and the secretary shall issue written certification to the owner or
15813	15813	408 operator within 14 days of such approval.
15814	15814	409 (4) The certification shall provide the following information related to each data center:
15815	15815	410 (i) the effective date of the certification;
15816	15816	411 (ii) the total square footage of the qualified data center;
15817	15817	412 (iii) the total amount of land costs, construction costs, refurbishment costs and eligible
15818	15818	413 data center equipment;
15819	15819	414 (iv) the beginning and ending date of the sales and use tax exemption pursuant to
15820	15820	415 said paragraph (yy) of said section 6 of said chapter 64H for the first data center
15821	15821	416 building, which shall begin on the effective date of the certification and be valid for the
15822	15822	417 qualification period; and
15823	15823	418 (v) for a qualified data center that is comprised of more than 1 data center building,
15824	15824	419 the expected commercial operations dates and expected qualification periods for
15825	15825	420 subsequent datacenter buildings expected to be located at the qualified data center.
15826	15826	421 (5) The secretary shall send a copy of the certification to the commissioner of
15827	15827	422 revenue.
15828	15828	423 (e) The effective date of the certification shall be the date on which the application
15829	15829	424 was submitted to the secretary or a prospective date stated in the application that
15830	15830	425 shall not exceed 5years after the date on which the application was submitted;
15831	15831	426 provided, that the certification shall be valid through the qualification period.
15832	15832	427 (f) The secretary and commissioner shall review the certification after 10 years.
15833	15833	428 (g)(1) For the purposes of this subsection, the term “material noncompliance” shall
15834	15834	429 mean the failure of a qualified data center to substantially achieve the investment
15835	15835	430 requirements and minimum number of jobs pursuant to said paragraph (yy) of said
15836	15836	431 section 6 of said chapter 64H. 258
15837	15837	432 (2) The secretary may revoke the certification of a qualified data center after an
15838	15838	433 investigation by the executive office of housing and economic development, in
15839	15839	434 consultation with the department of revenue, and a written determination that the
15840	15840	435 qualified data center is in material noncompliance with this section, said paragraph
15841	15841	436 (yy) of said section 6 of said chapter64H or the certification.
15842	15842	437 (3) Revocation shall take effect on the first day of the tax year in which the executive
15843	15843	438 office of housing and economic development determines the qualified data center to
15844	15844	439 be in material noncompliance. The commissioner of revenue shall, as of the effective
15845	15845	440 date of the revocation, disallow any credits, exemptions or other tax benefits allowed
15846	15846	441 by the original certification of tax benefits pursuant to said paragraph (yy) of said
15847	15847	442 section 6 of said chapter 64H.
15848	15848	443 (h) Each qualified data center shall file a report with the secretary and commissioner
15849	15849	444 prior to the end of the tenth year of the qualification period detailing whether it has
15850	15850	445 met the specific investment requirements pursuant to paragraph (yy) of section 6 of
15851	15851	446 chapter 64H.
15852	15852	447 (i) The secretary, in consultation with the commissioner of revenue, shall promulgate
15853	15853	448 regulations and shall issue instructions or forms necessary for the implementation of
15854	15854	449 this section.
15855	15855	450 SECTION 9. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
15856	15856	451 section 2AAAAAA, inserted by section 42 of chapter 268 of the acts of 2022, the
15857	15857	452 following 3 sections:-
15858	15858	453 Section 2BBBBBB. (a) For the purposes of this section, “income surtax revenues”
15859	15859	454 shall mean income tax revenues from the additional 4 per cent income tax levied on
15860	15860	455 annual taxable income in excess of $1,000,000, as adjusted, pursuant to Article XLIV
15861	15861	456 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, as amended by CXXI of the Articles
15862	15862	457 of Amendment to the Constitution.
15863	15863	458 (b) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a
15864	15864	459 separate fund known as the Education and Transportation Fund. The fund shall be
15865	15865	460 credited with: (i)income surtax revenues; (ii) appropriations or other money authorized
15866	15866	461 or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the
15867	15867	462 fund; (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts,
15868	15868	463 grants and donations; and (iv) any interest earned on the assets of the fund. Amounts
15869	15869	464 credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, for quality public
15870	15870	465 education and affordable public colleges and universities, and for the repair and
15871	15871	466 maintenance of roads, bridges and public transportation. The fund shall not be
15872	15872	467 subject to section 5C.
15873	15873	468 (c) Income surtax revenues collected and deposited into the fund shall not be subject
15874	15874	469 to the allowable state tax revenue limitations established by chapter 62F. The
15875	15875	470 commissioner of revenue shall estimate on or before September 1, for the preceding
15876	15876	471 fiscal year, the amount of revenue to exclude from the chapter 62F calculation and
15877	15877	472 shall include that estimate in the report submitted to the state auditor pursuant to
15878	15878	473 subsection (a) of section 5 of said chapter 62F; provided, that this estimate shall be
15879	15879	474 final.
15880	15880	475 (d) Income surtax revenues collected and deposited into the fund shall not be
15881	15881	476 considered tax revenues collected from capital gains income for the purposes of
15882	15882	477 section 5G. The commissioner of revenue shall estimate, in the fiscal fourth quarter
15883	15883	478 capital gains tax certification, the amount of revenue to exclude from the section 5G
15884	15884	479 calculation; provided, that this estimate shall be final.
15885	15885	480 (e) Annual expenditures from the fund shall not exceed a spending limit, which shall 259
15886	15886	481 beset jointly by the secretary of administration and finance and the chairs of the
15887	15887	482 house and senate committees on ways and means, for each fiscal year.
15888	15888	483 (f) Any expenditures authorized from the fund shall be subject to sections 9B and 9C,
15889	15889	484 without respect to whether such purposes would otherwise be subject to allotment.
15890	15890	485 (g)(1) Annually, in consultation with the secretary of administration and finance, as
15891	15891	486 part of the annual statutory basis financial report required pursuant to paragraph (2)
15892	15892	487 of subsection (a)of section 12 of chapter 7A, the comptroller shall certify the amount
15893	15893	488 of funds expended from the fund in the prior fiscal year on: (i) education expenditures;
15894	15894	489 and (ii) transportation expenditures. The comptroller shall determine the designation
15895	15895	490 as education or transportation on the basis of the department through which the
15896	15896	491 expenditures were authorized.
15897	15897	492 (2) The comptroller shall certify the amount authorized for expenditure from the fund
15898	15898	493 but not yet spent, as well as the balance of the fund at the end of the fiscal year.
15899	15899	494 (h) Following annual certification pursuant to section 5I, the comptroller shall transfer
15900	15900	495 any income surtax revenue in excess of the spending limit set pursuant to subsection
15901	15901	496 (e) as follows: (i) 15 per cent to the Education and Transportation Stabilization Fund
15902	15902	497 established in section 2CCCCCC; and (ii) 85 per cent to the Education and
15903	15903	498 Transportation Innovation Fund established in section 2DDDDDD.
15904	15904	499 Section 2CCCCCC. (a) For the purposes of this section, “income surtax revenues”
15905	15905	500 shall mean income tax revenues from the additional 4 per cent income tax levied on
15906	15906	501 annual taxable income in excess of $1,000,000, as adjusted, pursuant to Article XLIV
15907	15907	502 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, as amended by CXXI of the Articles
15908	15908	503 of Amendment to the Constitution.
15909	15909	504 (b) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a
15910	15910	505 separate fund to be known as the Education and Transportation Stabilization Fund.
15911	15911	506 The fund shall be credited with amounts transferred to the fund in accordance with
15912	15912	507 clause (i) of subsection (h) of section 2BBBBBB and income derived from the
15913	15913	508 investment of the amounts so transferred. The purpose of the fund shall be to create
15914	15914	509 and maintain a reserve to which appropriations may be made to supplement a
15915	15915	510 shortfall in income surtax revenues, as determined by the general court and subject to
15916	15916	511 appropriation. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C. Money remaining in the
15917	15917	512 fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
15918	15918	513 (c) The balance of the fund shall not exceed 33 per cent of the spending for the
15919	15919	514 previous fiscal year, as determined pursuant to section 2BBBBBB. If the amount
15920	15920	515 remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year exceeds said 33 per cent, the
15921	15921	516 amounts in excess shall be transferred to the Education and Transportation
15922	15922	517 Innovation Fund established in section 2DDDDDD.
15923	15923	518 Section 2DDDDDD. (a) For the purposes of this section, “income surtax revenues”
15924	15924	519 shall mean income tax revenues from the additional 4 per cent income tax levied on
15925	15925	520 annual taxable income in excess of $1,000,000, as adjusted, pursuant to Article XLIV
15926	15926	521 of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, as amended by CXXI of the Articles
15927	15927	522 of Amendment to the Constitution.
15928	15928	523 (b) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a
15929	15929	524 separate fund to be known as the Education and Transportation Innovation Fund. The
15930	15930	525 fund shall be credited with: (i) amounts transferred to the fund in accordance with
15931	15931	526 clause (ii) of subsection (h)of section 2BBBBBB; (ii) appropriations or other money
15932	15932	527 authorized or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be
15933	15933	528 credited to the fund; (iii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not
15934	15934	529 limited to, gifts, grants and donations; and (iv) any interest earned on the assets of 260
15935	15935	530 the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation,
15936	15936	531 for quality public education and affordable public colleges and universities, and for the
15937	15937	532 repair and maintenance of roads, bridges and public transportation. The fund shall not
15938	15938	533 be subject to section 5C. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall
15939	15939	534 not revert to the General Fund.
15940	15940	535 SECTION 10. Section 5G of said chapter 29, as appearing in the 2020 Official
15941	15941	536 Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
15942	15942	537 For the purposes of this section, income tax revenues collected due to the additional
15943	15943	538 4 percent income tax levied on annual taxable income in excess of $1,000,000, as
15944	15944	539 adjusted, pursuant to Article XLIV of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, as
15945	15945	540 amended by CXXI of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, shall not be
15946	15946	541 considered to be tax revenue collected from capital gains income.
15947	15947	542 SECTION 11. Said chapter 29 is hereby further amended by inserting after section
15948	15948	543 5Hthe following section:-
15949	15949	544 Section 5I. (a) No later than February 20, May 20, July 20 and October 20 of each
15950	15950	545 year pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b), and annually by December 15
15951	15951	546 pursuant to paragraph(2) of said subsection (b), the commissioner of revenue shall
15952	15952	547 certify to the comptroller the amount of tax revenues estimated to have been collected
15953	15953	548 during the preceding period on account of the additional 4 per cent income tax levied
15954	15954	549 on annual taxable income in excess of $1,000,000,as adjusted, pursuant to Article
15955	15955	550 XLIV of the Articles of Amendment of the Constitution, as amended by CXXI of the
15956	15956	551 Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, with adjustments described in subsection
15957	15957	552 (c).
15958	15958	553 (b)(1) For the purposes of this section, quarterly periods shall be defined as October
15959	15959	554 1through January 31, February 1 through April 30, May 1 through June 30 and July 1
15960	15960	555 through September 30.
15961	15961	556 (2) Each quarterly period certification shall include, as necessary, adjustments to
15962	15962	557 estimates made with respect to prior quarters of the same fiscal year; provided, that
15963	15963	558 annually and not later than December 15, the commissioner shall issue to the
15964	15964	559 comptroller the preliminary certification of tax revenues collected during the preceding
15965	15965	560 fiscal year due to said additional 4per cent income tax, plus adjustments as
15966	15966	561 necessary for prior fiscal years.
15967	15967	562 (c) Upon certification by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a), the comptroller
15968	15968	563 shall transfer quarterly all such certified revenue, net of all necessary adjustments,
15969	15969	564 from the General Fund to the Education and Transportation Fund established in
15970	15970	565 section 2BBBBBB.Transfers shall be credited in the same fiscal year during which the
15971	15971	566 certification is issued; provided, that any transfers resulting from the July 20
15972	15972	567 certification shall be credited in the fiscal year ending on the immediately preceding
15973	15973	568 June 30.
15974	15974	569 SECTION 12. Subdivision (1) of section 22C of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as
15975	15975	570 appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the third
15976	15976	571 paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
15977	15977	572 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, appropriations or transfers
15978	15978	573 made to the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund in fiscal years 2024 to 2026,
15979	15979	574 inclusive, shall be made in accordance with the following funding schedule: (i)
15980	15980	575 $4,104,583,378 in fiscal year 2024; (ii) $4,499,854,757 in fiscal year 2025; and (iii)
15981	15981	576 $4,933,190,770 in fiscal year 2026.Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision
15982	15982	577 to the contrary, any adjustments to these amounts shall be limited to increases in the
15983	15983	578 schedule amounts for each of the specified years. 261
15984	15984	579 SECTION 12 1/4. Section 23 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended
15985	15985	580 by inserting, in line 202, after the word “governor”, the following words:- from a list of
15986	15986	581 3 candidates nominated by the executive board of the Massachusetts Association of
15987	15987	582 Contributory Retirement Systems, Inc. and who shall be a member of the state
15988	15988	583 employees’ retirement system, the teachers’ retirement system or any other
15989	15989	584 retirement system that is vested in the PRIT Fund.
15990	15990	585 SECTION 12 1/2. Section 91 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended
15991	15991	586 by inserting after the word “office”, in line 21, the following words:- , for services as
15992	15992	587 executive director of the municipal police training committee pursuant to section 116
15993	15993	588 of chapter 6.
15994	15994	589 SECTION 12A. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
15995	15995	590 following section:-
15996	15996	591 Section 33. (a) For the purposes of this section, “Federally-defined preventive
15997	15997	592 services” shall mean: (i) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating
15998	15998	593 of “A” or “B” in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task
15999	15999	594 Force; (ii) immunizations with routine use in children, adolescents and adults that
16000	16000	595 have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization
16001	16001	596 Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to
16002	16002	597 the individual involved; (iii) with respect to infants, children and adolescents,
16003	16003	598 evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive
16004	16004	599 guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration;
16005	16005	600 and (iv) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not
16006	16006	601 described in clause (i) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the
16007	16007	602 federal Health Resources and Services Administration; provided, that federally-
16008	16008	603 defined preventive services shall include all other preventive services not subject to
16009	16009	604 cost-sharing, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory
16010	16010	605 guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.
16011	16011	606 (b) The commission shall provide to an active or retired employee of the
16012	16012	607 commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for
16013	16013	608 federally-defined preventive services.
16014	16014	609 (c)(1) Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any cost-
16015	16015	610 sharing, including, but not limited to, co-payments, co-insurance or any deductible, as
16016	16016	611 required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or
16017	16017	612 before July 1, 2023.
16018	16018	613 (2) Benefits for an enrollee pursuant to this section shall be the same for the
16019	16019	614 enrollee’s covered spouse and covered dependents.
16020	16020	615 (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (i) coverage for items and services in addition
16021	16021	616 to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the
16022	16022	617 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and
16023	16023	618 Services Administration; or (ii) denying coverage for items or services not
16024	16024	619 recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory
16025	16025	620 Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and Services
16026	16026	621 Administration.
16027	16027	622 (e) If a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a) is changed during a plan year, a
16028	16028	623 carrier shall not be required to make changes to the health plan during the plan year.
16029	16029	624 SECTION 12B. Chapter 38 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
16030	16030	625 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2A the following section:- 262
16031	16031	626 Section 2B. In the case of the death of a child under the age of 2, the chief medical
16032	16032	627 examiner shall review and approve: (i) the findings and report of the medical
16033	16033	628 examiner performing the autopsy to determine the cause of death; and (ii) any
16034	16034	629 change to the autopsy report.
16035	16035	630 SECTION 12C. Chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
16036	16036	631 section 54 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
16037	16037	632 Section 54. (a) Trust funds, including cemetery perpetual care funds, unless
16038	16038	633 otherwise provided or directed by the donor of the funds, shall be deposited in: a trust
16039	16039	634 company, co-operative bank or savings bank, if the trust company or bank is
16040	16040	635 organized or exists under the laws of the commonwealth or any other state or may
16041	16041	636 transact business in the commonwealth and has its main office or a branch office in
16042	16042	637 the commonwealth; a national bank, federal savings bank or federal savings and loan
16043	16043	638 association, if the bank or association may transact business and has its main office
16044	16044	639 or a branch office in the commonwealth; provided, however, that a state-chartered or
16045	16045	640 federally-chartered bank shall be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
16046	16046	641 Corporation or its successor or invested by cities and towns in participation units in a
16047	16047	642 combined investment fund under section 38A of chapter 29 or in bonds or notes
16048	16048	643 which are legal investments for savings banks. Cities and towns having such funds in
16049	16049	644 the custody of the treasurer in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 may also
16050	16050	645 invest such funds in securities, other than mortgages or collateral loans, which are
16051	16051	646 legal for the investment of funds of savings banks under the laws of the
16052	16052	647 commonwealth; provided, that not more than 15 per cent of any such trust funds shall
16053	16053	648 be invested in bank stocks and insurance company stocks, nor shall more than 1 1/2
16054	16054	649 per cent of such funds be invested in the stock of any 1 bank or insurance company.
16055	16055	650 (b)(1) A city, town or district that accepts this subsection in the manner provided in
16056	16056	651 section 4 of chapter 4 may manage trust funds held in the custody of the treasurer of
16057	16057	652 the city, town or district as a combined investment pool and may invest said funds in
16058	16058	653 accordance with chapter 203C and not in accordance with subsection (a). If any
16059	16059	654 provision of this subsection conflicts with the terms of a bequest, trust or other
16060	16060	655 instrument that expresses the clear intent of the donor, then such funds may be
16061	16061	656 managed and invested only in accordance with the terms of such bequest, trust or
16062	16062	657 other instrument.
16063	16063	658 (2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to trust funds and shall not apply to any other
16064	16064	659 money held or controlled by a city, town or district or to any money held or controlled
16065	16065	660 by any other municipal authority, commission or other such entity or fund which is
16066	16066	661 authorized to invest its funds pursuant to this section.
16067	16067	662 (c) Municipal trust funds subject to this section invested in a chartered, insured
16068	16068	663 financial institution shall only be deposited in accordance with subsection (a).
16069	16069	664 (d) This section shall not apply to the city of Boston.
16070	16070	665 SECTION 13. Section 4 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
16071	16071	666 hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
16072	16072	667 (d) Where the sum of Part A taxable income, Part B taxable income and Part C
16073	16073	668 taxable income exceeds $1,000,000 in a taxable year, the portion of such taxable
16074	16074	669 income exceeding$1,000,000 shall be taxed at the rate or rates specified in
16075	16075	670 paragraphs (a) through (c), inclusive, plus an additional 4 per cent. In determining
16076	16076	671 such sum, any negative amount or loss in any Part of taxable income may not be
16077	16077	672 applied to reduce income in any other Part or otherwise be applied to reduce such
16078	16078	673 sum. The $1,000,000 taxable income threshold referenced in this paragraph shall be
16079	16079	674 annually subject to the cost-of-living adjustment as provided by subsection (f) of 263
16080	16080	675 section 1 of the Code. The commissioner may promulgate regulations or issue other
16081	16081	676 guidance as necessary or appropriate to implement this paragraph.
16082	16082	677 SECTION 14. Subsection (a) of section 5A of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is
16083	16083	678 hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the
16084	16084	679 following 3sentences:- The amount of the Part A taxable income, the Part B taxable
16085	16085	680 income and the Part C taxable income of any non-resident of the commonwealth
16086	16086	681 derived from the Massachusetts gross income of such person shall be taxed in
16087	16087	682 accordance with section 4. Where the sum of Part A taxable income, Part B taxable
16088	16088	683 income and Part C taxable income exceeds $1,000,000 in a taxable year, the portion
16089	16089	684 of such taxable income exceeding $1,000,000 shall be taxed in accordance with
16090	16090	685 paragraph (d) of section 4. In determining such sum, any negative amount or loss in
16091	16091	686 any Part of taxable income may not be applied to reduce income in any other Part or
16092	16092	687 otherwise be applied to reduce such sum. The commissioner may promulgate
16093	16093	688 regulations or issue other guidance as necessary or appropriate to implement this
16094	16094	689 subsection.
16095	16095	690 SECTION 14A. Section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
16096	16096	691 striking out, in line 290, the figure “2023” and inserting in place thereof the following
16097	16097	692 figure:- 2028.
16098	16098	693 SECTION 14B. Said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby further
16099	16099	694 amended by striking out, in line 296, the figure “2024” and inserting in place thereof
16100	16100	695 the following figure:- 2029.
16101	16101	696 SECTION 14C. Section 38Q of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
16102	16102	697 hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the figure “2023” and inserting in place
16103	16103	698 thereof the following figure:- 2028.
16104	16104	699 SECTION 14D. Said section 38Q of said chapter 63, as so appearing, is hereby
16105	16105	700 further amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “2024” and inserting in place
16106	16106	701 thereof the following figure:- 2029.
16107	16107	702 SECTION 14E. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
16108	16108	703 hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
16109	16109	704 (yy)(1) Sales of: (A) eligible data center equipment for use in a qualified data center;
16110	16110	705 (B)computer software for use in a qualified data center; (C) electricity for use or
16111	16111	706 consumption in the operation of a qualified data center; or (D) construction costs
16112	16112	707 incurred for the construction, renovation or refurbishment of a qualified data center.
16113	16113	708 (2) If the secretary revokes the certification of a qualified data center, the
16114	16114	709 commissioner shall, as of the effective date of the revocation, disallow any credits,
16115	16115	710 exemptions or other tax benefits allowed by the original certification of tax benefits
16116	16116	711 pursuant to this paragraph.
16117	16117	712 (3) If the qualified data center is sold to a new owner prior to the expiration of the
16118	16118	713 exemption, tax benefits pursuant to this paragraph shall remain in effect and apply to
16119	16119	714 a subsequent owner for the remaining duration of the 20-year qualification period.
16120	16120	715 (4) As used in this paragraph, the following words shall, unless the context clearly
16121	16121	716 requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
16122	16122	717 “Colocation tenant”, a person, partnership, company, corporation or other entity that
16123	16123	718 contracts with or leases from the owner or operator of a qualified data center to use or
16124	16124	719 occupy all or part of a qualified data center.
16125	16125	720 “Computer software”, software purchased, leased, utilized or loaded at a qualified
16126	16126	721 datacenter, including, but not limited to, maintenance, licensing and software 264
16127	16127	722 customization.
16128	16128	723 “Construction costs”, costs of materials, labor, services and equipment purchased or
16129	16129	724 leased to construct a qualified data center facility, including, but not limited to, data
16130	16130	725 center building costs, accessory building costs and building improvement costs, land
16131	16131	726 development and site improvement costs, site utility infrastructure costs, building
16132	16132	727 materials, steel, concrete, gravel, engineering services, heavy equipment, cranes,
16133	16133	728 transportation equipment, excavation costs, stormwater system and management
16134	16134	729 costs, access roads, bridges, fencing, lighting, landscaping and other costs to
16135	16135	730 construct the facility.
16136	16136	731 “Eligible data center equipment”, computers and equipment supporting computing,
16137	16137	732 networking, data processing or data storage, including, but not limited to, servers and
16138	16138	733 routers; computer servers, routers, connections, chassis, networking equipment,
16139	16139	734 switches, racks, fiberoptic and copper cables, trays, conduits and other enabling
16140	16140	735 machinery, equipment and hardware; component parts, replacement parts and
16141	16141	736 upgrades; cooling systems, cooling towers, chillers, mechanical equipment, HVAC
16142	16142	737 equipment, refrigerant piping, fuel piping and storage, adiabatic and free cooling
16143	16143	738 systems, water softeners, air handling units, indoor direct exchange units, fans,
16144	16144	739 ducting, filters and other temperature control infrastructure; power infrastructure for
16145	16145	740 transformation, generation, distribution or management of electricity used for the
16146	16146	741 operations and maintenance of a qualified data center, including, but not limited to,
16147	16147	742 substations, switchyards, transformers, generators, uninterruptible power supplies,
16148	16148	743 backup power generation systems, battery systems, energy efficiency measures,
16149	16149	744 supplies, fuel piping and storage, duct banks, , switchboards, testing equipment and
16150	16150	745 related utility infrastructure; monitoring and security equipment; water conservation
16151	16151	746 systems, including, but not limited to, equipment designed to collect, conserve and
16152	16152	747 reuse water; modular data center equipment and preassembled components of any
16153	16153	748 item described in this paragraph, including, but not limited to, components used in the
16154	16154	749 manufacturing of modular data centers; and any other personal property or equipment
16155	16155	750 that is used or consumed in the operation and maintenance of the qualified data
16156	16156	751 center.
16157	16157	752 “Qualification period”, a 20-year period of time beginning on the effective date of the
16158	16158	753 certification by the secretary of the qualified data center for the first data center
16159	16159	754 building, and expiring at the end of the twentieth full calendar year following the
16160	16160	755 calendar year in which the certification became effective; provided, that if the qualified
16161	16161	756 data center is comprised of more than 1 data center building, the qualification period
16162	16162	757 for each subsequent data center building that Is constructed at the qualified data
16163	16163	758 center facility shall start when each data center building begins commercial
16164	16164	759 operations, as evidenced by receipt of a certificate of occupancy, and shall continue
16165	16165	760 for a period of 20 full calendar years, expiring at the end of the twentieth full calendar
16166	16166	761 year following the calendar year each respective data center building began
16167	16167	762 commercial operations.
16168	16168	763 “Qualified data center”, a facility in the commonwealth that:
16169	16169	764 (A) is owned or leased by: (i) the operator of the data center facility; or (ii) a person,
16170	16170	765 partnership, company, corporation or other entity under common ownership of the
16171	16171	766 operator of the data center facility;
16172	16172	767 (B) is comprised of 1 or more data center buildings that consist in the aggregate of
16173	16173	768 not less than 100,000 square feet and that are located on a single parcel, or on
16174	16174	769 contiguous parcels, where the total eligible qualified data center costs of the data
16175	16175	770 center facility are at least$50,000,000 within a 10-year period from the effective date
16176	16176	771 of the certification by the secretary as a qualified data center; 265
16177	16177	772 (C) is constructed or substantially refurbished;
16178	16178	773 (D) maintains a minimum of 20 jobs per data center building or 100 jobs in the
16179	16179	774 aggregate in the commonwealth; and
16180	16180	775 (E) is used to house computer information technology equipment, networking, data
16181	16181	776 processing or data storage, including, but not limited to, servers and routers for the
16182	16182	777 storage, management and dissemination of data and information where the facility
16183	16183	778 has the following characteristics: (i) uninterruptible power supplies, generator backup
16184	16184	779 power or both; (ii)sophisticated fire suppression and prevention systems; and (iii)
16185	16185	780 enhanced security. A qualified data center shall be considered to have enhanced
16186	16186	781 security if it has restricted access to the facility to selected personnel, permanent
16187	16187	782 security guards, video camera surveillance, an electronic system requiring pass
16188	16188	783 codes, keycards or biometric scans or similar security features.
16189	16189	784 “Qualified data center costs”, expenditures made for the construction, refurbishment,
16190	16190	785 renovation or improvement of a facility to be used as a qualified data center,
16191	16191	786 including, but not limited to, the cost of land, land development and site improvement
16192	16192	787 costs, site utility infrastructure costs, construction costs, qualified data center building
16193	16193	788 costs, accessory building costs and building improvement costs and eligible data
16194	16194	789 center equipment.
16195	16195	790 “Secretary”, the secretary of the executive office of housing and economic
16196	16196	791 development.
16197	16197	792 “Substantially refurbished”, a rebuild, modification or construction of not less
16198	16198	793 than100,000 square feet of an existing qualified data center where the total eligible
16199	16199	794 qualified datacenter costs are not less than $50,000,000 within a 10-year period from
16200	16200	795 the effective date of the certification by the secretary as a qualified data center,
16201	16201	796 including, but not limited to: (i)installation of computer information technology
16202	16202	797 equipment, networking, data processing or data storage, including servers and
16203	16203	798 routers, environmental control, computer software and energy efficiency
16204	16204	799 improvements; and (ii) building improvements.
16205	16205	800 (5) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations necessary for the administration
16206	16206	801 of this paragraph.
16207	16207	802 SECTION 15. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
16208	16208	803 section1C, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
16209	16209	804 Section 1C. (a)(1) The board shall require all public elementary, secondary and
16210	16210	805 vocational-technical schools to make breakfast and lunch available at no charge to
16211	16211	806 each attending student regardless of household income. Schools shall maximize
16212	16212	807 access to federal funds for the cost of breakfast and lunch by adopting: (i) the federal
16213	16213	808 community eligibility provision or provision 2, pursuant to section 72A of chapter 71;
16214	16214	809 or (ii) other applicable federal provisions, including, but not limited to, the Healthy,
16215	16215	810 Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296.The department shall reimburse
16216	16216	811 the difference between the reasonable costs of providing breakfast and lunch and
16217	16217	812 federal reimbursements.
16218	16218	813 (2) All public elementary, secondary and vocational-technical schools that serve
16219	16219	814 breakfast pursuant to paragraph (1) and where not less than 60 per cent of the
16220	16220	815 students at the school are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National
16221	16221	816 School Lunch Program, as determined by the department, shall offer all students a
16222	16222	817 school breakfast after the beginning of the instructional day. A school subject to this
16223	16223	818 paragraph may use the breakfast service model that best suits its students in
16224	16224	819 accordance with this section and the department’s guidelines or regulations,
16225	16225	820 including, but not limited to: breakfast in the classroom, grab and go breakfast or 266
16226	16226	821 second chance breakfast. The department shall issue guidelines or promulgate
16227	16227	822 regulations to implement this paragraph and may consult with nonprofit organizations
16228	16228	823 with experience regarding equity, the opportunity gap, hunger and food security
16229	16229	824 issues and best practices for improving student access to school breakfast. The
16230	16230	825 department shall annually: (i) collect information about availability and participation
16231	16231	826 rates of students who partake in a school breakfast after the beginning of the
16232	16232	827 instructional day under this paragraph at each school; and (ii)make the information
16233	16233	828 publicly available on its website not later than July 1.
16234	16234	829 (b) The board shall establish minimum nutritional standards for all school food
16235	16235	830 services in all public elementary, secondary and vocational-technical schools.
16236	16236	831 Standards and regulations of the board promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall
16237	16237	832 be adopted in the following manner. A copy of such regulations and standards shall
16238	16238	833 be filed by the board with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate
16239	16239	834 who shall refer such regulations and standards to the joint committee on education for
16240	16240	835 review. Within 30 days after such filing, said committee shall hold a public hearing on
16241	16241	836 the regulations and standards, shall issue a report and file a copy thereof with the
16242	16242	837 board of education. The board shall adopt final regulations and standards making
16243	16243	838 such revisions in the interim regulations and standards as it deems appropriate in
16244	16244	839 view of such report and shall forthwith file a copy of the regulations and standards
16245	16245	840 with the joint committee one education and not earlier than 30 days after the date of
16246	16246	841 such filing, the board shall file the final regulations and standards with the state
16247	16247	842 secretary and the regulations shall thereupon take effect.
16248	16248	843 Section 1C ½. The board may require that all public schools provide for immunization
16249	16249	844 against Hepatitis B for any school employee who works with developmentally
16250	16250	845 disabled students and requests such immunization; provided, however, that such
16251	16251	846 employee is not covered for immunization against Hepatitis B by the employee’s own
16252	16252	847 health insurance. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for the purpose of
16253	16253	848 reimbursing cities and towns for such immunization.
16254	16254	849 SECTION 16. Said chapter 69 is hereby further amended by adding the following
16255	16255	850 section:-
16256	16256	851 Section 37. (a)(1) There shall be a competitive grant program, known as Green
16257	16257	852 School Works, to provide financial support to eligible K-12 public schools or districts
16258	16258	853 for projects to install or maintain clean energy infrastructure. The program shall be
16259	16259	854 administered by the department, in consultation with the Massachusetts clean energy
16260	16260	855 technology center, established by section 2 of chapter 23J. Grants shall be made
16261	16261	856 available to address the costs of installation, operation or upgrades of clean energy
16262	16262	857 infrastructure that improves energy efficiency, reduces carbon emissions or mitigates
16263	16263	858 impacts of climate change, including school rooftop construction or repair costs
16264	16264	859 necessary for a clean energy infrastructure project to be safely installed; provided,
16265	16265	860 that such installation, operation or upgrades shall be conducted in compliance with
16266	16266	861 any relevant procurement laws, including, but not limited to, chapter 149 and all state
16267	16267	862 and local building codes.
16268	16268	863 (2) Grants awarded by the department shall maximize the total number of projects
16269	16269	864 that shall be undertaken by public schools or districts.
16270	16270	865 (b) The department, in consultation with the Massachusetts clean energy technology
16271	16271	866 center, shall establish eligibility and selection criteria for the program. The department
16272	16272	867 may give preference to grant applications from schools serving low-income and
16273	16273	868 environmental justice populations.
16274	16274	869 (c) Annually, not later than July 15, the commissioner shall report to the clerks of the
16275	16275	870 house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on education, the joint 267
16276	16276	871 committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and the house and senate
16277	16277	872 committees on ways and means on the grants awarded during the previous fiscal
16278	16278	873 year, including the grant amount, grant recipient, a description of the project for which
16279	16279	874 the grant was awarded and any progress on completion of the project.
16280	16280	875 (d) The department, in consultation with the Massachusetts clean energy technology
16281	16281	876 center and the Massachusetts School Building Authority, established by section 1A of
16282	16282	877 chapter70B, shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
16283	16283	878 SECTION 17. Chapter 70B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
16284	16284	879 section 7, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
16285	16285	880 following section:-
16286	16286	881 Section 7. There shall be a limit on the estimated amount of grants approved by the
16287	16287	882 authority during a fiscal year. For fiscal year 2024, the limit shall be $1,100,000,000.
16288	16288	883 For each fiscal year thereafter, the limit shall be the limit for the previous fiscal year
16289	16289	884 plus the lower of: (i)the rate of growth in the dedicated sales tax revenue amount as
16290	16290	885 defined in subsection (a) of section 35BB of chapter 10; or (ii) 4.5 per cent.
16291	16291	886 SECTION 18. Section 72B of chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
16292	16292	887 SECTION 18A. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
16293	16293	888 after section 24N the following section:-
16294	16294	889 Section 24O. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context
16295	16295	890 clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
16296	16296	891 “Maternal morbidity”, any health condition attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy
16297	16297	892 that has negative health outcomes.
16298	16298	893 “Maternal mortality”, the death of an individual, from any cause, during pregnancy or
16299	16299	894 within 1 year of the end of the pregnancy, regardless of the duration and site of the
16300	16300	895 pregnancy.
16301	16301	896 (b)(i) There shall be within the department a maternal mortality and morbidity review
16302	16302	897 committee to review maternal mortality, study the incidence of pregnancy
16303	16303	898 complications and maternal morbidity and make recommendations to improve
16304	16304	899 maternal outcomes and eliminate preventable maternal deaths.
16305	16305	900 (ii) The committee shall access relevant records and reports pertaining to incidents of
16306	16306	901 maternal mortality or near-death cases under its review. All relevant records and
16307	16307	902 reports shall remain in the possession of committee staff and only de-identified
16308	16308	903 information shall be presented or otherwise shared.
16309	16309	904 (c) The committee shall:
16310	16310	905 (i) conduct case reviews of maternal mortality and maternal morbidity in the
16311	16311	906 commonwealth;
16312	16312	907 (ii) make recommendations to improve access to high-quality, evidence-based health
16313	16313	908 care for pregnant individuals and infants in the commonwealth;
16314	16314	909 (iii) identify gaps in the provision of health care services for pregnant individuals who
16315	16315	910 experience maternal mortality or maternal morbidity, including, but not limited to,
16316	16316	911 disparities in access to: quality care; appropriate health care; transportation; and
16317	16317	912 financial resources. The committee shall identify such gaps by analyzing the pregnant
16318	16318	913 individuals’:
16319	16319	914 (1) race, ethnicity and age;
16320	16320	915 (2) geographic region of residence; and 268
16321	16321	916 (3) socioeconomic status;
16322	16322	917 (iv) review probable cause of death and identify contributing factors in cases reviewed
16323	16323	918 pursuant to clause (i), to the extent possible;
16324	16324	919 (v) determine, to the extent possible, whether the death or health condition presented
16325	16325	920 in cases reviewed pursuant to clause (i) was preventable, and if so, what actions
16326	16326	921 could have been taken to prevent the death or health condition; and
16327	16327	922 (vi) make recommendations to prevent maternal mortality and maternal morbidity and
16328	16328	923 to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.
16329	16329	924 (d)(1) The committee shall maintain all information, documents and records in
16330	16330	925 possession of the committee as confidential and not subject to subpoena or discovery
16331	16331	926 in any civil or criminal proceeding; provided, however, that information, documents
16332	16332	927 and records otherwise available from other sources shall not be exempt from
16333	16333	928 subpoena or discovery solely because such information, documents and records
16334	16334	929 were presented to or reviewed by the committee.
16335	16335	930 (2) A physician, hospital or pharmacy providing the committee access to medical
16336	16336	931 records pursuant to this section shall not be liable for civil damages or be subject to
16337	16337	932 any criminal or disciplinary action for good faith efforts in providing such records.
16338	16338	933 (3) Information, records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda or other data
16339	16339	934 collected pursuant to this section shall not be otherwise admissible as evidence in
16340	16340	935 any action before a court or any other tribunal, board or agency. Such information,
16341	16341	936 records, reports, statements, notes, memoranda or other data shall not be exhibited
16342	16342	937 and their contents shall not be disclosed in any way, in whole or in part, by any officer
16343	16343	938 or representative of the department or any other person, except as may be necessary
16344	16344	939 to further the review of the committee and as may be allowed by this section. No
16345	16345	940 person participating in such review shall disclose, in any manner, the information so
16346	16346	941 obtained except in conformity with review of the committee.
16347	16347	942 (4) All proceedings and activities of the committee and records obtained, created or
16348	16348	943 maintained pursuant to this section including records of interviews, written reports and
16349	16349	944 statements procured by the department or any other person, agency or organization
16350	16350	945 acting jointly or under contract with the department in connection with this section
16351	16351	946 shall be confidential.
16352	16352	947 (5) Members of the committee and staff members of the committee shall not be
16353	16353	948 subject to questioning in any civil or criminal proceeding regarding ongoing or
16354	16354	949 completed reviews of the committee; provided, however, that nothing in this section
16355	16355	950 shall be construed to prevent a member of the committee from testifying to
16356	16356	951 information obtained independently of the proceedings of the committee or which is
16357	16357	952 public information.
16358	16358	953 (d)(1) The committee shall consist of the following members: the commissioner, or
16359	16359	954 their designee, who shall serve as chair; a representative of the department of public
16360	16360	955 health; a representative of the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of
16361	16361	956 Massachusetts; the chief medical examiner, or their designee; the chair of the
16362	16362	957 Massachusetts chapter of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, or
16363	16363	958 their designee; the chair of the Massachusetts chapter of the American College of
16364	16364	959 Nurse Midwives, or their designee; the chair of the Massachusetts chapter of the
16365	16365	960 Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, or their designee;
16366	16366	961 and the commissioner shall appoint the following members: a medical professional
16367	16367	962 with obstetric and neonatal nursing training; a medical professional with training in
16368	16368	963 cardiology; a medical professional with training in pathology; a medical professional
16369	16369	964 with expertise in substance use prevention and treatment; a psychology, social work 269
16370	16370	965 or other mental health professional; a representative from academia in a relevant
16371	16371	966 field; a medical professional with formal anesthesiology training; a medical
16372	16372	967 professional with maternal fetal medicine or perinatology training; a medical
16373	16373	968 professional with psychiatric training; a medical professional with family medicine
16374	16374	969 training; the director of a federally funded-Healthy Start program, or their designee; 2
16375	16375	970 individuals who practice as doulas; 2 community or family members who have been
16376	16376	971 directly affected by a maternal death; a member of a community-based organization;
16377	16377	972 a representative from the department of children and families; and a law enforcement
16378	16378	973 officer.
16379	16379	974 (2) Each member, other than the commissioner, shall serve for a term of 3 years and
16380	16380	975 until their successor is appointed. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
16381	16381	976 commissioner from appointing a committee member to serve additional terms. The
16382	16382	977 committee shall convene as deemed necessary by the department. The
16383	16383	978 commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, appoint members representing the racial,
16384	16384	979 ethnic and geographic diversity of the commonwealth and shall prioritize appointing
16385	16385	980 members from communities and groups most impacted by maternal mortality and
16386	16386	981 maternal morbidity.
16387	16387	982 (e) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the committee shall
16388	16388	983 submit to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and
16389	16389	984 senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public health a
16390	16390	985 report including, but not limited to:
16391	16391	986 (i) a description of the incidents of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity
16392	16392	987 reviewed during the immediately preceding 24 months, provided in a manner that
16393	16393	988 shall not allow for the identification of any person;
16394	16394	989 (ii) a summary of the disparities identified and reviewed;
16395	16395	990 (iii) recommendations to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in
16396	16396	991 the commonwealth; and
16397	16397	992 (iv) recommendations for any legislation or other changes to policy to reduce
16398	16398	993 maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity or otherwise improve the delivery of
16399	16399	994 health care in the commonwealth.
16400	16400	995 SECTION 18B. Section 72W of said chapter 111, as appearing in the 2020 Official
16401	16401	996 Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place
16402	16402	997 thereof the following 2 paragraphs:-
16403	16403	998 A nurses’ aide who receives their training and works in a facility whose resident
16404	16404	999 population is predominantly non-English speaking shall be offered the option to take
16405	16405	1000 the nurses’ aide certification exam in a language other than English, including, but not
16406	16406	1001 limited to, Spanish and Chinese; provided, however, that the department shall
16407	16407	1002 determine which languages the exam shall be offered in.
16408	16408	1003 The department shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry
16409	16409	1004 out this section.
16410	16410	1005 SECTION 19. Subsection (a) of section 25A of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as
16411	16411	1006 amended by section 55 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended
16412	16412	1007 by striking out, in lines 1 to 4, inclusive, the words “(a) For individuals 65 years of age
16413	16413	1008 or older, the division shall not consider income in an amount equivalent to 90 per cent
16414	16414	1009 of the federal poverty level or assets in an amount equivalent to the federal resource
16415	16415	1010 limit for the Medicare Saving programs, each” and inserting in place thereof the
16416	16416	1011 following words:- (a)(1) For individuals 65 years of age or older, the division shall not
16417	16417	1012 consider income in an amount equivalent to 90 per cent of the federal poverty level. 270
16418	16418	1013 SECTION 20. Said subsection (a) of said section 25A of said chapter 118E, as so
16419	16419	1014 amended, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
16420	16420	1015 (2) In determining eligibility for Medicare Saving or Medicare Buy-In programs
16421	16421	1016 described in paragraph (1) for individuals 65 years of age or older, the division shall
16422	16422	1017 disregard all assets or resources. Implementation of this paragraph shall be
16423	16423	1018 contingent upon receiving federal approvals described in subsection (b).
16424	16424	1019 SECTION 21. Section 16 of chapter 120 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
16425	16425	1020 2020Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence and
16426	16426	1021 inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The department may continue to
16427	16427	1022 provide any person covered in this chapter under 22 years of age specific education,
16428	16428	1023 rehabilitative or transitional services and supports, under conditions agreed upon by
16429	16429	1024 both the department and such persons and terminable by either.
16430	16430	1025 SECTION 22. Said section 16 of said chapter 120, as so appearing, is hereby further
16431	16431	1026 amended by striking out, in line 19, the words “, for up to 90 days”.
16432	16432	1027 SECTION 23. Chapter 127 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
16433	16433	1028 section 87 the following section:-
16434	16434	1029 Section 87A. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms “state correctional
16435	16435	1030 facility”, “state prison” and “county correctional facility” shall have the same meanings
16436	16436	1031 as those terms are defined in section 1 of chapter 125.
16437	16437	1032 (b) The department of correction and sheriffs shall provide any person committed to a
16438	16438	1033 state correctional facility, state prison or county correctional facility, including a jail or
16439	16439	1034 house of correction, with voice communication services, including phone calls, free of
16440	16440	1035 charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communication; provided,
16441	16441	1036 that voice communication services shall be maximized to the extent possible and
16442	16442	1037 nothing in this section shall further limit or restrict access to voice communication
16443	16443	1038 services as the services were offered and available at such facilities on July 1, 2023;
16444	16444	1039 provided further, that the department of correction and sheriffs shall ensure adequate
16445	16445	1040 infrastructure for voice communication services; and provided further, that nothing in
16446	16446	1041 this section shall prohibit in-person contact visits.
16447	16447	1042 (c) The department of correction and sheriffs may supplement voice communication
16448	16448	1043 services with other communication services, including, but not limited to, video and
16449	16449	1044 electronic communication services; provided, however, that other communication
16450	16450	1045 services shall not replace voice communication services; and provided further, that
16451	16451	1046 other communication services shall be provided free of charge to the person initiating
16452	16452	1047 and the person receiving the communication.
16453	16453	1048 SECTION 23A. Section 1C of chapter 130 of the General Laws, inserted by section
16454	16454	1049 52 of chapter 24 of the acts of 2021, is hereby amended by striking out, in the second
16455	16455	1050 paragraph, the words “environment, natural resources and”.
16456	16456	1051 SECTION 24. Section 3 of chapter 137 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
16457	16457	1052 inserting after the word “to”, in line 6, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, the
16458	16458	1053 following words:- chapter 10,.
16459	16459	1054 SECTION 24A. Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
16460	16460	1055 after section 12C the following section:-
16461	16461	1056 Section 12D. (a)(1) The licensing authority in a city or town that votes to authorize the
16462	16462	1057 granting of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages may grant temporary licenses
16463	16463	1058 for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to applicants that are
16464	16464	1059 nonprofit charitable corporations organized pursuant to chapter 180 and registered
16465	16465	1060 with the public charities division of the office of the attorney general. 271
16466	16466	1061 (2) A temporary license shall describe the premises to which it applies and shall be
16467	16467	1062 granted only for the premises that are the principal place of business or headquarters
16468	16468	1063 of the applicant that is legally zoned to allow such sales or that are the premises of a
16469	16469	1064 licensee under section 12.
16470	16470	1065 (3) A temporary license shall be valid for not more than 10 consecutive calendar days
16471	16471	1066 and a holder of any such temporary license shall be granted not more than 2 such
16472	16472	1067 licenses in a calendar year. A holder of a temporary license may conduct sales
16473	16473	1068 pursuant to paragraph (1) on any day and at any time permitted under said section
16474	16474	1069 12.
16475	16475	1070 (4) The license holder shall only sell alcoholic beverages pursuant to a temporary
16476	16476	1071 license issued under this subsection that have been donated at no charge to the
16477	16477	1072 license holder. Any alcoholic beverages donated to the license holder may be
16478	16478	1073 dispensed by the employees or agents of the donors of such beverages without
16479	16479	1074 compensation for the dispensing services. All proceeds from such sales shall be used
16480	16480	1075 for the license holder’s charitable purposes.
16481	16481	1076 (5) The fee for the temporary license shall not exceed the minimum fee provided for
16482	16482	1077 holders of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages.
16483	16483	1078 (6) The application procedures in section 15A shall not apply to temporary licenses
16484	16484	1079 under this subsection; provided, however, that such applications may be granted by
16485	16485	1080 the local licensing authority according to the local procedures for granting licenses
16486	16486	1081 under section 14.
16487	16487	1082 (b)(1) The licensing authority in a city or town that votes to authorize the granting of
16488	16488	1083 licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages may grant temporary licenses for the sale
16489	16489	1084 of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to joint applicants that consist of:
16490	16490	1085 (i) not less than 1 nonprofit charitable corporation organized under chapter 180 and
16491	16491	1086 registered with the public charities division of the office of the attorney general; and
16492	16492	1087 (ii) a licensee under section 12.
16493	16493	1088 (2) A temporary license shall describe the premises to which it applies and shall be
16494	16494	1089 granted only for the premises of the joint applicant that is a licensee under said
16495	16495	1090 section 12.
16496	16496	1091 (3) A temporary license shall be valid for not more than 10 consecutive calendar days
16497	16497	1092 and a holder of any such temporary license shall be granted not more than 2 such
16498	16498	1093 licenses in a calendar year. A holder of a temporary license under this subsection
16499	16499	1094 may conduct sales pursuant to paragraph (1) on any day and at any time permitted
16500	16500	1095 under said section 12.
16501	16501	1096 (4) The license holder shall only sell alcoholic beverages pursuant to a temporary
16502	16502	1097 license issued under this subsection that have been donated at no charge to the
16503	16503	1098 license holders. Any alcoholic beverages donated to the license holder may be
16504	16504	1099 dispensed by the employees or agents of the donor of such beverages without
16505	16505	1100 compensation for the dispensing services. A majority of the proceeds from such sales
16506	16506	1101 shall be used for the charitable corporation license holder’s charitable purposes.
16507	16507	1102 (5) The fee for such temporary license shall not exceed the minimum fee provided for
16508	16508	1103 holders of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at retail.
16509	16509	1104 (6) The application procedures in section 15A shall not apply to temporary licenses
16510	16510	1105 under this subsection; provided, however, that such applications may be granted by
16511	16511	1106 the local licensing authority according to the local procedures for granting licenses
16512	16512	1107 under section 14.
16513	16513	1108 SECTION 24B. Section 14 of said chapter 138, as appearing in the 2020 Official 272
16514	16514	1109 Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph.
16515	16515	1110 SECTION 24C. Said chapter 138 is hereby further amended by striking out section
16516	16516	1111 14A and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
16517	16517	1112 Section 14A. (a)(1) The licensing authority in any city or town that votes to authorize
16518	16518	1113 the sale of alcoholic beverages may grant licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages
16519	16519	1114 at auctions, not to be drunk on the premises, to an applicant that is licensed as an
16520	16520	1115 auctioneer pursuant to chapter 100 for not less than 10 years. Each license shall
16521	16521	1116 describe the premises to which it applies and shall be granted only for the premises
16522	16522	1117 that are: (i) the principal place of business or headquarters of the applicant that is
16523	16523	1118 legally zoned to allow such sales; or (ii) the premises of a licensee under section 12
16524	16524	1119 or section 15. The fee for the license shall not exceed the minimum fee for holders of
16525	16525	1120 licenses under section 14. A holder of a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages at
16526	16526	1121 auctions, not to be drunk on the premises, may conduct any such auction on any day
16527	16527	1122 and at any time permitted under section 12. Applications shall be granted by the
16528	16528	1123 licensing authority according to the local procedure for granting licenses under said
16529	16529	1124 section 14.
16530	16530	1125 (2) A licensee who holds a license under this section may provide, without charge,
16531	16531	1126 on-premises sample alcoholic beverage tasting for prospective customers if such
16532	16532	1127 beverage shall be available for sale at auction on those premises; provided, however,
16533	16533	1128 that no single serving of wine shall exceed 1 ounce, no single serving of malt
16534	16534	1129 beverages shall exceed 3 ounces and no single serving of distilled spirits shall
16535	16535	1130 exceed 1/4 of an ounce; and provided further, that the licensee shall control the
16536	16536	1131 dispensing of the alcoholic beverages.(b)(1) The licensing authority in a city or town
16537	16537	1132 that votes to authorize the granting of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages
16538	16538	1133 may grant temporary licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages at auction, not to be
16539	16539	1134 drunk on the premises, to applicants that are nonprofit charitable corporations
16540	16540	1135 organized under chapter 180 and registered with the public charities division of the
16541	16541	1136 office of the attorney general.(2) A temporary license shall describe the premises to
16542	16542	1137 which the license applies and shall be granted only for premises that are: (i) the
16543	16543	1138 principal place of business or headquarters of the applicant that is legally zoned to
16544	16544	1139 allow such sales; (ii) a location owned or leased by the applicant from which the
16545	16545	1140 applicant regularly conducts business and that is legally zoned to allow such sales; or
16546	16546	1141 (iii) the premises of a licensee under section 12 or section 15.
16547	16547	1142 (3) A temporary license shall be valid for not more than 10 consecutive calendar days
16548	16548	1143 and a holder of any such temporary license shall be granted not more than 5 such
16549	16549	1144 licenses in a calendar year. A holder of a temporary license under this subsection
16550	16550	1145 may sell alcoholic beverages at auctions on any day and at any time permitted under
16551	16551	1146 section 12.
16552	16552	1147 (4) Any alcoholic beverages sold under this subsection shall be donated at no charge
16553	16553	1148 to the license holder and all proceeds from such sales shall be used for the license
16554	16554	1149 holder’s charitable purposes.
16555	16555	1150 (5) The fee for a temporary license under this subsection shall not exceed the
16556	16556	1151 minimum fee provided for holders of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at retail.
16557	16557	1152 (6) The application procedures in section 15A shall not apply to temporary licenses
16558	16558	1153 under this subsection; provided, however, that such applications may be granted by
16559	16559	1154 the local licensing authority according to the local procedures for the granting of
16560	16560	1155 licenses under section 14.
16561	16561	1156 (c)(1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the licensing
16562	16562	1157 authority in a city or town that votes to authorize the granting of licenses for the sale 273
16563	16563	1158 of alcoholic beverages may grant temporary licenses for the sale of alcoholic
16564	16564	1159 beverages at auctions, not to be drunk on the premises, to applicants that are
16565	16565	1160 licensees under section 15.
16566	16566	1161 (2) A temporary license shall describe the premises to which it applies. The licensing
16567	16567	1162 authority shall only grant a temporary license for premises that are: (i) the principal
16568	16568	1163 place of business or headquarters of the applicant and legally zoned to allow such
16569	16569	1164 sales; or (ii) the premises of a licensee under said section 15.
16570	16570	1165 (3) A temporary license shall be valid for not more than 10 consecutive calendar days
16571	16571	1166 and a holder of a temporary license shall be granted not more than 2 temporary
16572	16572	1167 licenses in a calendar year. A holder of a temporary license under this subsection
16573	16573	1168 may sell alcoholic beverages at auction on any day and at any time permitted under
16574	16574	1169 said section 15.
16575	16575	1170 (4) The fee for the temporary license shall not exceed the minimum fee for a license
16576	16576	1171 to sell alcoholic beverages at retail.
16577	16577	1172 (5) The application procedures in section 15A shall not apply to temporary licenses
16578	16578	1173 under this subsection; provided, however, that such applications may be granted by
16579	16579	1174 the local licensing authority according to the local procedures for granting licenses
16580	16580	1175 under section 14.
16581	16581	1176 (d)(1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the licensing
16582	16582	1177 authority in a city or town that votes to authorize the granting of licenses for the sale
16583	16583	1178 of an alcoholic beverage may grant temporary licenses for the sale of alcoholic
16584	16584	1179 beverages at auction, not to be drunk on the premises, to joint applicants that consist
16585	16585	1180 of: (i) not less than 1 nonprofit charitable corporation organized under chapter 180
16586	16586	1181 and registered with the public charities division of the office of the attorney general;
16587	16587	1182 and (ii) a licensee under section 12 or section 15.
16588	16588	1183 (2) A temporary license shall describe the premises to which it applies. The licensing
16589	16589	1184 authority shall only grant a temporary license for the premises of the joint applicant
16590	16590	1185 that is a licensee under section 12 or section 15.
16591	16591	1186 (3) A temporary license shall be valid for not more than 10 consecutive calendar days
16592	16592	1187 and a holder of a temporary license shall be granted not more than 2 licenses in a
16593	16593	1188 calendar year. A holder of a temporary license under this subsection may sell
16594	16594	1189 alcoholic beverages at auctions on any day and at any time permitted under said
16595	16595	1190 section 12.
16596	16596	1191 (4) A holder of a license under this subsection shall only sell alcoholic beverages that
16597	16597	1192 have been donated at no charge to the license holder. A majority of the proceeds
16598	16598	1193 from such sales shall be used for the charitable corporation license holder’s charitable
16599	16599	1194 purposes.
16600	16600	1195 (5) The fee for such temporary license shall not exceed the minimum fee for a license
16601	16601	1196 to sell alcoholic beverages at retail.
16602	16602	1197 (6) The application procedures in section 15A shall not apply to temporary licenses
16603	16603	1198 under this subsection; provided, however, that such applications may be granted by
16604	16604	1199 the local licensing authority according to the local procedures for granting licenses
16605	16605	1200 under section 14.
16606	16606	1201 SECTION 24D. Section 19F of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby amended
16607	16607	1202 by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following 2
16608	16608	1203 subsections:-
16609	16609	1204 (a) The commission may issue a direct wine shipper license pursuant to this section 274
16610	16610	1205 to any person, firm or corporation that holds a federal basic permit pursuant to the
16611	16611	1206 Federal Alcohol Administration Act, compiled in 27 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and that
16612	16612	1207 holds a license in the commonwealth or any other state to manufacture and export
16613	16613	1208 wine.
16614	16614	1209 (b) Under this section, a direct wine shipper licensee may make sales and delivery of
16615	16615	1210 wine directly to residents of the commonwealth who are 21 years of age or older, for
16616	16616	1211 personal use and not for resale; provided, however, that a direct wine shipper
16617	16617	1212 licensee shall only sell at retail to residents of the commonwealth any wine or wine
16618	16618	1213 product produced for or by the winery and sold under the winery’s brand name.
16619	16619	1214 SECTION 25. The last sentence of the fourth paragraph of subsection (g) of section 5
16620	16620	1215 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as amended by section 51 of chapter 179 of the
16621	16621	1216 acts of 2022,is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 125 and 126, the
16622	16622	1217 words “60 days prior to the start of the fiscal year” and inserting in place thereof the
16623	16623	1218 following words:- June 15 of each year.
16624	16624	1219 SECTION 26. The eighth paragraph of said subsection (g) of said section 5 of said
16625	16625	1220 chapter 161A, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
16626	16626	1221 striking out, inline 157, the word “January” and inserting in place thereof the following
16627	16627	1222 word:- May.
16628	16628	1223 SECTION 27. Section 7 of said chapter 161A, as amended by section 19 of chapter
16629	16629	1224 29 of the acts of 2021, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (a) and
16630	16630	1225 inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
16631	16631	1226 (a) The authority shall be governed and its corporate powers shall be exercised by a
16632	16632	1227 board of directors. The board shall consist of: the secretary, who shall serve ex
16633	16633	1228 officio; 1 person to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston; 1 person to be
16634	16634	1229 appointed by the advisory board who shall have municipal government experience in
16635	16635	1230 the service area constituting the authority and experience in transportation
16636	16636	1231 operations, transportation planning, housing policy, urban planning or public or private
16637	16637	1232 finance; and 6 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall have
16638	16638	1233 experience in safety, 1 of whom shall have experience in transportation operations,
16639	16639	1234 1of whom shall have experience in public or private finance, 1 of whom shall be a
16640	16640	1235 rider as defined in section 1 and a resident of an environmental justice population as
16641	16641	1236 defined in section 62 of chapter 30, 1 of whom shall be a municipal official
16642	16642	1237 representing a city or town located in the area constituting the authority and 1 of
16643	16643	1238 whom shall be selected from a list of 3 persons recommended by the president of the
16644	16644	1239 Massachusetts AFL-CIO Council, Inc.
16645	16645	1240 SECTION 27A. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
16646	16646	1241 after section 47TT the following section:-
16647	16647	1242 Section 47UU. (a) For the purposes of this section, “Federally-defined preventive
16648	16648	1243 services” shall mean: (i) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating
16649	16649	1244 of “A” or “B” in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task
16650	16650	1245 Force; (ii) immunizations with routine use in children, adolescents and adults that
16651	16651	1246 have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization
16652	16652	1247 Practices of the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the
16653	16653	1248 individual involved; (iii) with respect to infants, children and adolescents, evidence-
16654	16654	1249 informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive
16655	16655	1250 guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration;
16656	16656	1251 and (iv) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not
16657	16657	1252 described in clause (i) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the
16658	16658	1253 federal Health Resources and Services Administration; provided, that federally-
16659	16659	1254 defined preventive services shall include all other preventive services not subject to 275
16660	16660	1255 cost-sharing, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory
16661	16661	1256 guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.
16662	16662	1257 (b) A policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or
16663	16663	1258 renewed within the commonwealth, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant
16664	16664	1259 to section 1 of chapter 111M, shall provide coverage for federally-defined preventive
16665	16665	1260 services.
16666	16666	1261 (c) Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any cost-
16667	16667	1262 sharing, including, but not limited to, co-payments, co-insurance or any deductible, as
16668	16668	1263 required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or
16669	16669	1264 before July 1, 2023.
16670	16670	1265 (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (i) coverage for items and services in addition
16671	16671	1266 to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the
16672	16672	1267 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and
16673	16673	1268 Services Administration; or (ii) denying coverage for items or services not
16674	16674	1269 recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory
16675	16675	1270 Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and Services
16676	16676	1271 Administration.
16677	16677	1272 (e) If a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a) is changed during a plan year, a
16678	16678	1273 carrier shall not be required to make changes to the health plan during the plan year.
16679	16679	1274 SECTION 27A 1/2. Section 3 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in
16680	16680	1275 the2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 43 and 44, the
16681	16681	1276 words “or (ii) apaid family, or medical leave policy of an employer” and inserting in
16682	16682	1277 place thereof the following words:- (ii) a paid family or medical leave policy of an
16683	16683	1278 employer; or (iii) any accrued sick or vacation pay or other paid leave provided under
16684	16684	1279 an employer policy, including, but not limited to, any leave provided under a collective
16685	16685	1280 bargaining agreement.
16686	16686	1281 SECTION 27B. Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
16687	16687	1282 after section 8UU the following section:-
16688	16688	1283 Section 8VV. (a) For the purposes of this section, “Federally-defined preventive
16689	16689	1284 services” shall mean: (i) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating
16690	16690	1285 of “A” or “B” in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task
16691	16691	1286 Force; (ii) immunizations with routine uses in children, adolescents and adults that
16692	16692	1287 have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization
16693	16693	1288 Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to
16694	16694	1289 the individual involved; (iii) with respect to infants, children and adolescents,
16695	16695	1290 evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in comprehensive
16696	16696	1291 guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration;
16697	16697	1292 and (iv) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not
16698	16698	1293 described in clause (i) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the
16699	16699	1294 federal Health Resources and Services Administration; provided, that federally-
16700	16700	1295 defined preventive services shall also include all other preventive services not subject
16701	16701	1296 to cost-sharing, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory
16702	16702	1297 guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.
16703	16703	1298 (b) Any contract between a subscriber and a corporation subject to this chapter,
16704	16704	1299 pursuant to an individual or group hospital service plan that is delivered, issued or
16705	16705	1300 renewed within the commonwealth, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant
16706	16706	1301 to section 1 of chapter 111M, shall provide coverage for federally-defined preventive
16707	16707	1302 services.
16708	16708	1303 (c) Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any cost- 276
16709	16709	1304 sharing, including, but not limited to, co-payments, co-insurance or any deductible, as
16710	16710	1305 required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or
16711	16711	1306 before July 1, 2023.
16712	16712	1307 (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (i) coverage for items and services in addition
16713	16713	1308 to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the
16714	16714	1309 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and
16715	16715	1310 Services Administration; or (ii) denying coverage for items and services that are not
16716	16716	1311 recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory
16717	16717	1312 Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and Services
16718	16718	1313 Administration.
16719	16719	1314 (e) If a recommendation pursuant to subsection (a) is changed during a plan year, a
16720	16720	1315 carrier shall not be required to make changes to the health plan during the plan year.
16721	16721	1316 SECTION 27C. Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
16722	16722	1317 after section 4UU the following section:-
16723	16723	1318 Section 4VV. (a) For the purposes of this section, “Federally-defined preventive
16724	16724	1319 services” shall mean: (i) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating
16725	16725	1320 of “A” or “B” in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task
16726	16726	1321 Force; (ii) immunizations with routine use in children, adolescents and adults that
16727	16727	1322 have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization
16728	16728	1323 Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to
16729	16729	1324 the individual involved; (iii) with respect to infants, children and adolescents,
16730	16730	1325 evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive
16731	16731	1326 guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration;
16732	16732	1327 and (iv) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not
16733	16733	1328 described in clause (i) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the
16734	16734	1329 federal Health Resources and Services Administration; provided, that federally-
16735	16735	1330 defined preventive services shall also include all other preventive services not subject
16736	16736	1331 to cost-sharing, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory
16737	16737	1332 guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.
16738	16738	1333 (b) Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service
16739	16739	1334 agreement which is delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth, which is
16740	16740	1335 considered creditable coverage pursuant to section 1 of chapter 111M, shall provide
16741	16741	1336 coverage for federally-defined preventive services.
16742	16742	1337 (c) Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any cost-
16743	16743	1338 sharing, including, but not limited to, co-payments, co-insurance or any deductible, as
16744	16744	1339 required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or
16745	16745	1340 before July 1, 2023.
16746	16746	1341 (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (i) coverage for items and services in addition
16747	16747	1342 to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the
16748	16748	1343 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and
16749	16749	1344 Services Administration; or (ii) denying coverage for items and services that are not
16750	16750	1345 recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory
16751	16751	1346 Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and Services
16752	16752	1347 Administration.
16753	16753	1348 (e) If a recommendation described in subsection (a) is changed during a plan year, a
16754	16754	1349 carrier shall not be required to make changes to the health plan during the plan year.
16755	16755	1350 SECTION 27D. Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
16756	16756	1351 after section 4MM the following section:- 277
16757	16757	1352 Section 4NN. (a) For the purposes of this section, “Federally-defined preventive
16758	16758	1353 services” shall mean: (i) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating
16759	16759	1354 of “A” or “B” in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task
16760	16760	1355 Force; (ii) immunizations with routine use in children, adolescents and adults that
16761	16761	1356 have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization
16762	16762	1357 Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to
16763	16763	1358 the individual involved; (iii) with respect to infants, children and adolescents,
16764	16764	1359 evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive
16765	16765	1360 guidelines supported by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration;
16766	16766	1361 and (iv) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not
16767	16767	1362 described in clause (i) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the
16768	16768	1363 federal Health Resources and Services Administration; provided, that federally-
16769	16769	1364 defined preventive services shall also include all other preventive services not subject
16770	16770	1365 to cost-sharing, as required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory
16771	16771	1366 guidance issued on or before July 1, 2023.
16772	16772	1367 (b) An individual or group health maintenance contract that is issued, delivered or
16773	16773	1368 renewed within the commonwealth, which is considered creditable coverage pursuant
16774	16774	1369 to section 1 of chapter 111M, shall provide coverage for federally-defined preventive
16775	16775	1370 services.
16776	16776	1371 (c) Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any cost-
16777	16777	1372 sharing, including, but not limited to, co-payments, co-insurance or any deductible, as
16778	16778	1373 required by established federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued on or
16779	16779	1374 before July 1, 2023.
16780	16780	1375 (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit: (i) coverage for items and services in addition
16781	16781	1376 to those recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the
16782	16782	1377 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices or the Health Resources and
16783	16783	1378 Services Administration; or (ii) denying coverage for items and services that are not
16784	16784	1379 recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory
16785	16785	1380 Committee on Immunization Practices or the federal Health Resources and Services
16786	16786	1381 Administration.
16787	16787	1382 (e) If a recommendation described in subsection (a) is changed during a plan year, a
16788	16788	1383 carrier shall not be required to make changes to the health plan during the plan year.
16789	16789	1384 SECTION 27E. (a) Chapter 211D of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding
16790	16790	1385 the following section:-
16791	16791	1386 Section 17. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth
16792	16792	1387 a separate fund known as the Children and Family Legal Representation Trust Fund,
16793	16793	1388 which shall be administered by the chief counsel of the committee for public counsel
16794	16794	1389 services. The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other
16795	16795	1390 money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to
16796	16796	1391 the fund; (ii) reimbursement funds from federal sources for the legal representation of
16797	16797	1392 children and families by the committee for public counsel services, including, but not
16798	16798	1393 limited to, reimbursements pursuant to Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act;
16799	16799	1394 and (iii) interest earned on such revenues and reimbursements in the fund. Amounts
16800	16800	1395 credited to the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to
16801	16801	1396 the General Fund.
16802	16802	1397 (b) Money in the fund may be expended by the chief counsel, without further
16803	16803	1398 appropriation, for the purposes of: (i) providing pre-petition representation and
16804	16804	1399 diversion advocacy; (ii) increasing the availability and quality of representation
16805	16805	1400 statewide, especially in underrepresented communities; (iii) ensuring availability of
16806	16806	1401 education advocacy throughout the commonwealth; (iv) improving the quality of 278
16807	16807	1402 advocacy through increased training capacity and performance evaluations; (v)
16808	16808	1403 increasing multidisciplinary representation and the use of experts, parent partner
16809	16809	1404 programs and specialized advocacy and support units; and (vi) improving and
16810	16810	1405 modernizing agency data collection, data reporting and billing systems. The chief
16811	16811	1406 counsel may designate an administrator of the fund to implement approved activities
16812	16812	1407 consistent with this section.
16813	16813	1408 (c) Annually, not later than November 1, the chief counsel shall file a report on the
16814	16814	1409 fund’s activities with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the
16815	16815	1410 house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the
16816	16816	1411 judiciary. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the source and amount of
16817	16817	1412 funds received; (ii) the amounts distributed and the purpose of expenditures from the
16818	16818	1413 fund, including any grants provided to early education and care programs,
16819	16819	1414 philanthropic organizations or other stakeholder organizations; and (iii) anticipated
16820	16820	1415 revenue and expenditure projections for the next calendar year.
16821	16821	1416 SECTION 27F . Section 3C of chapter 217 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
16822	16822	1417 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the figure “11” and
16823	16823	1418 inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 19.
16824	16824	1419 SECTION 27G. Section 10 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
16825	16825	1420 hereby amended by inserting after the word “Plymouth”, in line 130, the following
16826	16826	1421 words:- ;district court of Peabody.
16827	16827	1422 SECTION 28. Chapter 239 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
16828	16828	1423 following section:-
16829	16829	1424 Section 15. (a) For the purposes of this section, “emergency rental assistance” shall,
16830	16830	1425 unless the context clearly requires otherwise, mean financial assistance provided to a
16831	16831	1426 residential tenant to prevent an eviction or homelessness under the residential
16832	16832	1427 assistance for families in transition program or any other program administered by the
16833	16833	1428 department of housing and community development, a municipality or a nonprofit
16834	16834	1429 entity administering such program, using public funds, on behalf of the department, a
16835	16835	1430 municipality or a federal agency to cure rent arrearage or provide financial assistance
16836	16836	1431 for moving cost assistance, including the payment of a security deposit.
16837	16837	1432 (b) In an action for summary process for nonpayment of rent, a court having
16838	16838	1433 jurisdiction over said action for summary process shall:
16839	16839	1434 (i) grant a continuance for a period as the court may deem just and reasonable if,
16840	16840	1435 either at the time the answer is timely filed or on the date the trial is scheduled to
16841	16841	1436 commence: (1) the tenancy is being terminated solely for non-payment of rent for a
16842	16842	1437 residential dwelling unit; (2) the non-payment of rent was due to a financial hardship;
16843	16843	1438 and (3) the defendant demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the court, a pending
16844	16844	1439 application for emergency rental assistance; provided, however, the court may
16845	16845	1440 consider any meritorious counterclaim brought in said action for summary process;
16846	16846	1441 (ii) issue a stay of execution on a judgment for possession if the requirements in
16847	16847	1442 clauses(1) to (3), inclusive, of paragraph (i) are met; and
16848	16848	1443 (iii) not enter a judgment or issue an execution before the application for emergency
16849	16849	1444 rental assistance has been approved or denied.
16850	16850	1445 (c) Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, the executive office of the trial court
16851	16851	1446 shall submit a report for the previous month to the clerks of the house of
16852	16852	1447 representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and
16853	16853	1448 means, the joint committee on housing and the joint committee on the judiciary that
16854	16854	1449 shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of actions for summary process 279
16855	16855	1450 entered and filed with each court having jurisdiction over an action for summary
16856	16856	1451 process; (ii) the number of default judgments entered, delineated by the reason for
16857	16857	1452 the summary process filing; (iii) the number of execution for possession orders
16858	16858	1453 granted, delineated by the reason for the summary process filing; (iv) the number of
16859	16859	1454 continuances requested and granted due to pending applications for emergency
16860	16860	1455 rental assistance pursuant to subsection (b); (v) the number of stays issued due to
16861	16861	1456 pending applications for emergency rental assistance pursuant to said subsection (b);
16862	16862	1457 (vi) the average length of a continuance and stay granted pursuant to said subsection
16863	16863	1458 (b); (vii) the number of stays requested, granted or denied pursuant to sections 9 and
16864	16864	1459 10; (viii) the number of landlords and tenants participating in pre-trial mediation and,
16865	16865	1460 to the extent practicable, the outcome of each mediation; (ix) the number of landlords
16866	16866	1461 and tenants receiving legal representation and legal services through on-site court
16867	16867	1462 diversion and support resources; and (x) any other relevant information as the trial
16868	16868	1463 court may decide.
16869	16869	1464 SECTION 28 1/2. Section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as most recently
16870	16870	1465 amended by section 62 of chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended
16871	16871	1466 by adding the following subsection:-(n) If this section is subjected to a legal challenge,
16872	16872	1467 the department of public utilities may suspend the applicability of the challenged
16873	16873	1468 provision during the pendency of the action until a final resolution, including any
16874	16874	1469 appeals, is obtained and shall issue an order and take other actions as are necessary
16875	16875	1470 to ensure that the provisions of this section not subject to the challenge are
16876	16876	1471 implemented expeditiously to achieve the public purposes of this section.
16877	16877	1472 SECTION 28A. Line-item 1410-0250 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 is
16878	16878	1473 hereby amended by striking out the figure “$190,000” and inserting in place thereof
16879	16879	1474 the following figure:- $440,000.
16880	16880	1475 SECTION 29. Line-item 7003-0102 of section 2A of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is
16881	16881	1476 hereby amended by striking out the words “provided further, that the funds expended
16882	16882	1477 to Teamsters Local 25 pursuant to this item shall be subject to a 100 per cent
16883	16883	1478 matching requirement;”.
16884	16884	1479 SECTION 29 1/2. Line-item 1599-6077 of section 2A of chapter 268 of the acts of
16885	16885	1480 2022is hereby amended by striking out the words “not less than $100,000 shall be
16886	16886	1481 expended for increased food pantry access in Somerville” and inserting in place
16887	16887	1482 thereof the following word s:-not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the
16888	16888	1483 Somerville Homeless Coalition Incorporated for increased food pantry access in
16889	16889	1484 Somerville.
16890	16890	1485 SECTION 29A. Section 2 of chapter 444 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by
16891	16891	1486 striking out subsection (b).
16892	16892	1487 SECTION 30. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless
16893	16893	1488 the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
16894	16894	1489 “Department”, the department of early education and care.
16895	16895	1490 “Educational equity”, access for students to high quality education across the
16896	16896	1491 commonwealth regardless of socioeconomic status.
16897	16897	1492 “Kindergarten readiness”, a child’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional ability to
16898	16898	1493 adapt to the kindergarten classroom.
16899	16899	1494 (b) The department shall prepare a report on the operational grant program
16900	16900	1495 established pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law
16901	16901	1496 117-2, line-item 3000-1045 of section 2 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022 and line-
16902	16902	1497 item 3000-1047 of said section 2 of said chapter 126, as inserted by section 235 of 280
16903	16903	1498 chapter 268 of the acts of 2022. The report shall include the department’s findings on
16904	16904	1499 the program’s contributions to educational equity and kindergarten readiness and an
16905	16905	1500 analysis of the results of the program in providing grant funding in communities and
16906	16906	1501 for families with the greatest need. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the
16907	16907	1502 following data:
16908	16908	1503 (i) families participating in early childhood education subsidy programs, which shall be
16909	16909	1504 categorized by early childhood education subsidy program type;
16910	16910	1505 (ii) programs currently participating in any of the early childhood education subsidy
16911	16911	1506 programs, which shall be categorized by early childhood education subsidy program
16912	16912	1507 type and licensing category;
16913	16913	1508 (iii) families living in Black, Indigenous and people of color census tracts, gateway
16914	16914	1509 cities and communities with a high social vulnerability index or with a median income
16915	16915	1510 below 85 percent of the state median income; and
16916	16916	1511 (iv) programs operating in Black, Indigenous and people of color census tracts,
16917	16917	1512 gateway cities and communities with a high social vulnerability index or with a median
16918	16918	1513 income below 85per cent of the state median income.
16919	16919	1514 (c) The report required pursuant to subsection (b) shall include, but not be limited to:
16920	16920	1515 (i)the average grant award per provider; (ii) demographic information of the families
16921	16921	1516 served by providers receiving grants, including, but not limited to, the number of
16922	16922	1517 children from families at or below the federal poverty level; (iii) the number of children
16923	16923	1518 from families at the state median income served by providers receiving grant funding;
16924	16924	1519 (iv) a breakdown of the use of grant awards by providers, including, but not limited to,
16925	16925	1520 the percentage of the award spent on salaries or compensation, workforce training
16926	16926	1521 and facilities; and (v) any additional information the department deems necessary.
16927	16927	1522 The report shall analyze how the grant funding, including expenditures by individual
16928	16928	1523 providers, is contributing to meeting the goal of educational equity.
16929	16929	1524 (d) The department shall include in the report required pursuant to subsection
16930	16930	1525 (b)recommendations to amend the program’s grant formula to ensure optimal results
16931	16931	1526 for families and communities with the greatest needs, including, but not limited to:
16932	16932	1527 (i) appropriate foundation funding levels for programs participating in the grant
16933	16933	1528 program to incentivize the service of families in Black, Indigenous and people of color
16934	16934	1529 census tracts, gateway cities and communities with a high social vulnerability index or
16935	16935	1530 with a median income below 85 per cent of the state median income;
16936	16936	1531 (ii) enhance equity adjustments for programs located in Black, Indigenous and people
16937	16937	1532 of color census tracts, gateway cities and communities with a high social vulnerability
16938	16938	1533 index or with a median income below 85 per cent of the state median income;
16939	16939	1534 (iii) limit, expand or further prioritize operational grants to optimally support families
16940	16940	1535 and communities with the greatest need and the early childhood education workforce;
16941	16941	1536 (iv) establish grant participation eligibility prioritizations or exclusions justified by
16942	16942	1537 supporting information; and
16943	16943	1538 (v) any other recommendations the department deems necessary.
16944	16944	1539 (e) The department shall file its report, including recommendations for changes
16945	16945	1540 necessary to the operational grant formula to meet the goals of educational equity
16946	16946	1541 and kindergarten readiness, not later than October 15, 2023, with the clerks of the
16947	16947	1542 house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways
16948	16948	1543 and means and the joint committee on education.
16949	16949	1544 SECTION 31. (a) There shall be a commission for the purposes of studying nutrition 281
16950	16950	1545 standards and guidelines for school meals served in K-12 public schools in the
16951	16951	1546 commonwealth and developing recommendations for improvements to nutrition
16952	16952	1547 content. The commission shall review: (i) current federal nutrition standards and the
16953	16953	1548 updates proposed on February 7, 2023 to 7CFR Parts 210, 215, 220, 225 and 226 by
16954	16954	1549 the United States Department of Agriculture; (ii)current nutrition standards or
16955	16955	1550 guidelines used by K-12 schools in the commonwealth; (iii) nutrition requirements or
16956	16956	1551 best practices of states with enhanced standards beyond federal requirements; and
16957	16957	1552 (iv) nutrition standards determined to prevent chronic disease and optimize the short-
16958	16958	1553 term and long-term health of children in the commonwealth. The commission shall
16959	16959	1554 make recommendations on the feasibility of implementing measures to increase the
16960	16960	1555 nutrition of school foods, including, but not limited to: (A) enhancing standards for
16961	16961	1556 food served at schools in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, the sugar
16962	16962	1557 content, dietary fiber content, limits of saturated fat and cholesterol in and ultra-
16963	16963	1558 processing of products; (B) providing clearly-labeled daily vegetarian or vegan
16964	16964	1559 options; (C)accommodating religious, cultural, medical and non-medical dietary
16965	16965	1560 restrictions, including, but not limited to, food allergies and lactose intolerance; and
16966	16966	1561 (D) requiring foodservice providers to provide information to schools on the nutritional
16967	16967	1562 content of menu items and the location where the purchased produce is grown and
16968	16968	1563 processed.
16969	16969	1564 (b) The commission shall consist of: the director of the office for food and nutrition
16970	16970	1565 programs of the department of elementary and secondary education, or a designee,
16971	16971	1566 who shall serve as co-chair; the commissioner of the department of public health, or a
16972	16972	1567 designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the chairs of the joint committee on education;
16973	16973	1568 6 members to be appointed by the governor, who shall be school nutrition counselors
16974	16974	1569 or registered dieticians representing geographically, racially and socio-economically
16975	16975	1570 diverse school districts across the commonwealth; a representative from Project
16976	16976	1571 Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; are presentative from the School Nutrition
16977	16977	1572 Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; and a representative from the Massachusetts
16978	16978	1573 Healthy School Lunch Coalition.
16979	16979	1574 (c) The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the
16980	16980	1575 house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate committees on ways
16981	16981	1576 and means and the joint committee on education not later than July 31, 2024.
16982	16982	1577 SECTION 32. (a) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 3 of chapter 176Q of the
16983	16983	1578 General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, not later than
16984	16984	1579 January 1, 2024,the commonwealth health insurance connector authority, established
16985	16985	1580 in section 2 of said chapter176Q, shall implement a 2-year pilot program to extend
16986	16986	1581 eligibility for premium assistance payments or point-of-service cost-sharing subsidies
16987	16987	1582 for applicants at or below 500 per cent of the federal poverty guidelines.
16988	16988	1583 (b) Applicants participating in the pilot program that are between 300 and 500 per
16989	16989	1584 cent of the federal poverty guidelines shall have access to a plan that meets at least
16990	16990	1585 90 per cent actuarial value; provided, that the affordability standard for the pilot
16991	16991	1586 program shall be consistent with current practices pursuant to said section 3 of said
16992	16992	1587 chapter 176Q.
16993	16993	1588 (c) Notwithstanding the second paragraph of section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the
16994	16994	1589 General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, amounts necessary
16995	16995	1590 to support the 2-yearpilot program established in subsection (a) shall be expended
16996	16996	1591 from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, established in said section 2OOO of said
16997	16997	1592 chapter 29.
16998	16998	1593 (d) The commonwealth health insurance connector authority, in consultation with the
16999	16999	1594 center for health information and analysis, established in section 2 of chapter 12C of 282
17000	17000	1595 the General Laws, shall evaluate the pilot program to assess the public health, health
17001	17001	1596 equity, utilization and financial impacts on residents of reducing out-of-pocket costs
17002	17002	1597 and premium costs. The authority, in consultation with the center, shall collect
17003	17003	1598 quantitative and qualitative data at the start of the pilot program and at the end of
17004	17004	1599 each calendar year of the pilot program to assess the impact on pilot program
17005	17005	1600 participants. Data points to be collected, to the extent feasible, shall include, but not
17006	17006	1601 be limited to: (i) rates of unmet medical needs due to cost; (ii) disparities in rates of
17007	17007	1602 unmet medical needs due to cost; (iii) difficulties accessing care at a doctor’s office or
17008	17008	1603 clinic; (iv) racial and ethnic disparities in difficulties accessing care at a doctor’s office
17009	17009	1604 or clinic; (v) insurance coverage rates, including rates of continuous insurance
17010	17010	1605 coverage; (vi) racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage rates; (vii) visits to a
17011	17011	1606 doctor’s office, including, but not limited to, the number of visits, frequency of visits
17012	17012	1607 and any relevant data related to the visits; and (viii)racial and ethnic disparities in
17013	17013	1608 visits to a doctor’s office. The authority shall file reports of its evaluation with the
17014	17014	1609 clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate
17015	17015	1610 committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public health and the joint
17016	17016	1611 committee on health care financing not later than July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026.
17017	17017	1612 (e) The commonwealth health insurance connector authority shall promulgate any
17018	17018	1613 rulesor regulations necessary for the implementation and administration of this
17019	17019	1614 section.
17020	17020	1615 SECTION 33. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17021	17021	1616 department of elementary and secondary education shall analyze and report on
17022	17022	1617 practices related to school meals. The report shall include a review of food
17023	17023	1618 purchasing practices and consumption of school meals in K-12 public schools in the
17024	17024	1619 commonwealth, including recommendations for strategies to minimize food waste.
17025	17025	1620 (b) The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the quantity and cost of food
17026	17026	1621 purchased by each school district, including: (A) total foods purchased for school
17027	17027	1622 meals; (B)total foods served to students for school meals; and (C) total foods
17028	17028	1623 purchased but not served to students; (ii) school practices, categorized by school
17029	17029	1624 district, to prevent food that students did not consume, including, but not limited to,
17030	17030	1625 fruit or pre-packaged foods, from being discarded; and(iii) practices of other states to
17031	17031	1626 reduce school meal waste.
17032	17032	1627 (c) The report shall include recommendations from the department to reduce food
17033	17033	1628 waste at public schools, including, but not limited to, the feasibility and effectiveness
17034	17034	1629 of: (i) increasing input from students, faculty, parents and guardians regarding
17035	17035	1630 nutritious meals that appeal to students; (ii) using offer-versus-serve models of meal
17036	17036	1631 selection at all grade levels; (iii) presenting meals and items on school menus to
17037	17037	1632 students in an appealing manner; (iv) allowing students to keep a breakfast or lunch
17038	17038	1633 item for consumption later in the day; (v) utilizing a shared table or food pantry in
17039	17039	1634 each school to offer excess food to school or community members; and (vi)increasing
17040	17040	1635 composting at each school.
17041	17041	1636 (d) Not later than July 31, 2024, the department shall file its report and
17042	17042	1637 recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the
17043	17043	1638 house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on
17044	17044	1639 education.
17045	17045	1640 SECTION 34. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no voice
17046	17046	1641 communication services contract in force on the effective date of this act shall be
17047	17047	1642 affected by section 87A of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as inserted by section
17048	17048	1643 23; provided, that voice communication services shall be free of charge to the person
17049	17049	1644 initiating and the person receiving the communication beginning on July 1, 2023; 283
17050	17050	1645 provided further, that other communication services offered pursuant to said section
17051	17051	1646 87A of said chapter 127, including, but not limited to, video and electronic
17052	17052	1647 communication services, shall be offered free of charge to the person initiating and
17053	17053	1648 the person receiving the communication beginning on July 1, 2023.
17054	17054	1649 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon the expiration of
17055	17055	1650 any contract for voice communication services, the department of correction and the
17056	17056	1651 sheriffs shall seek to maximize purchasing power and consolidate contracts to the
17057	17057	1652 extent feasible; provided ,that not later than January 1, 2024, the department of
17058	17058	1653 correction and the sheriffs shall report tothe house and senate committees on ways
17059	17059	1654 and means and the joint committee on the judiciary onthe status of any
17060	17060	1655 communication services contracts and plans to consolidate contracts to maximize
17061	17061	1656 purchasing power for voice communication services.
17062	17062	1657 (c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any financial incentive
17063	17063	1658 received in connection with a voice communication services or other communication
17064	17064	1659 services contract, including, but not limited to, a commission, shall revert to the
17065	17065	1660 General Fund.
17066	17066	1661 SECTION 34A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17067	17067	1662 bureau of purchased services in the operational services division shall determine
17068	17068	1663 prices for programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws in fiscal year 2024 by
17069	17069	1664 increasing the final fiscal year 2023 price by the rate of inflation as determined by the
17070	17070	1665 division. The division shall adjust prices for extraordinary relief pursuant to 808 CMR
17071	17071	1666 1.06(4). The division shall accept applications for program reconstruction and special
17072	17072	1667 circumstances in fiscal year 2024. The division shall authorize the fiscal year 2024
17073	17073	1668 price for out-of-state purchasers requested by a program, not to exceed a maximum
17074	17074	1669 price determined by the bureau, by identifying the most recent price calculated for the
17075	17075	1670 program and applying the estimated rate of inflation for each year, as determined by
17076	17076	1671 the bureau under section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws, in which the rate of
17077	17077	1672 inflation is frozen beginning with fiscal year 2004, in a compounded manner for each
17078	17078	1673 fiscal year.
17079	17079	1674 SECTION 34B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all
17080	17080	1675 ambulance ground transportation provided to MassHealth fee-for-service and
17081	17081	1676 managed care plan members who are also Medicare eligible shall be paid at the
17082	17082	1677 applicable Medicare rate.
17083	17083	1678 SECTION 34C. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, pursuant
17084	17084	1679 and subject to subsection (d) of section 9 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, as
17085	17085	1680 amended, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority may convey to the city of
17086	17086	1681 Quincy for park, recreation or open space purposes a certain parcel of land owned by
17087	17087	1682 the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority in the city of Quincy, consisting of
17088	17088	1683 approximately 79,448 square feet or 1.8239 acres. The parcel of land, generally
17089	17089	1684 located on Cleverly court, is described in a deed recorded in the Norfolk county
17090	17090	1685 registry of deeds as parcel 12 in book 7803 at page 211, and is more particularly
17091	17091	1686 shown as Lot 2 on a plan of land entitled “Plan of Land in Quincy, Massachusetts”
17092	17092	1687 prepared for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority dated September 30, 2004
17093	17093	1688 and March 23, 2005, as revised, prepared by Bryant Associates, Inc. and signed by
17094	17094	1689 Gary John Hamilton, registered professional land surveyor, and on file with the
17095	17095	1690 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The conveyance in this section shall be
17096	17096	1691 subject to the terms and conditions of the Conveyance Agreement dated May 20,
17097	17097	1692 2022, by and between the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the city of
17098	17098	1693 Quincy.
17099	17099	1694 SECTION 34D. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, grants 284
17100	17100	1695 from the amounts collected pursuant to subsection (a) of section 13T of chapter 23A
17101	17101	1696 of the General Laws allocated to regional tourism councils pursuant to clause (ii) of
17102	17102	1697 subsection (d) of said section 13T for fiscal year 2024 shall be distributed not later
17103	17103	1698 than December 15, 2023.
17104	17104	1699 SECTION 34E. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, grants
17105	17105	1700 from the amounts collected pursuant to subsection (b) of section 13T of chapter 23A
17106	17106	1701 of the General Laws allocated to regional tourism councils pursuant to clause (ii) of
17107	17107	1702 subsection (d) of said section 13T for fiscal year 2023 shall be distributed not later
17108	17108	1703 than December 15, 2023.
17109	17109	1704 SECTION 35. Notwithstanding the second paragraph of section 6D of section 29 of
17110	17110	1705 the General Laws, for fiscal year 2024 the general appropriations act shall include
17111	17111	1706 section 2F which shall set forth appropriations funded from the Education and
17112	17112	1707 Transportation Fund established in section 2BBBBBB of said chapter 29.
17113	17113	1708 SECTION 35A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17114	17114	1709 unexpended balance of each appropriation in the Massachusetts management
17115	17115	1710 accounting and reporting system with a secretariat code of 01 or 17 is hereby re-
17116	17116	1711 appropriated for the purposes of and subject to the conditions stated for the
17117	17117	1712 corresponding item in section 2 of chapter 126 of the acts of 2022. The sums
17118	17118	1713 reappropriated in this section shall be in addition to any amounts available for said
17119	17119	1714 purposes.
17120	17120	1715 SECTION 36. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17121	17121	1716 unexpended balances in line-items 0699-0015 and 0699-9100 of section 2 shall be
17122	17122	1717 deposited into the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund established in section 24 of
17123	17123	1718 chapter 32A of the General Laws before the certification of the fiscal year 2024
17124	17124	1719 consolidated net surplus, pursuant to section5C of chapter 29 of the General Laws.
17125	17125	1720 The amount deposited shall be an amount equal to 10 percent of all payments
17126	17126	1721 received by the commonwealth in fiscal year 2024 under the master settlement
17127	17127	1722 agreement in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al., Middlesex
17128	17128	1723 Superior Court, No. 95-7378; provided, however, that if in fiscal year 2024 the
17129	17129	1724 unexpended balances of said line-items 0699-0015 and 0699-9100 of said section 2
17130	17130	1725 are less than 10 per cent of all payments received by the commonwealth in fiscal year
17131	17131	1726 2024 under the master settlement agreement payments, an amount equal to the
17132	17132	1727 difference shall be transferred to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund from
17133	17133	1728 payments received by the commonwealth under the master settlement agreement.
17134	17134	1729 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the payment
17135	17135	1730 percentage set forth in section 152 of chapter 68 of the acts of 2011 shall not apply in
17136	17136	1731 fiscal year 2024.
17137	17137	1732 SECTION 37. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17138	17138	1733 amounts transferred pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 22C of chapter 32 of the
17139	17139	1734 General Laws shall be made available for the Commonwealth’s Pension Liability
17140	17140	1735 Fund established in section 22 of said chapter 32. The amounts transferred pursuant
17141	17141	1736 to said subdivision (1) of said section 22C of said chapter 32 shall meet the
17142	17142	1737 commonwealth’s obligations pursuant to said section 22C of said chapter 32,
17143	17143	1738 including retirement benefits payable by the state employees’ retirement system and
17144	17144	1739 the state teachers’ retirement system, for the costs associated with a 3 per cent cost-
17145	17145	1740 of-living adjustment pursuant to section 102 of said chapter 32, for the reimbursement
17146	17146	1741 of local retirement systems for previously authorized cost-of-living adjustments
17147	17147	1742 pursuant to said section 102 of said chapter 32 and for the costs of increased survivor
17148	17148	1743 benefits pursuant to chapter 389 of the acts of1984. The state board of retirement and
17149	17149	1744 each city, town, county and district shall verify these costs, subject to rules that shall 285
17150	17150	1745 be adopted by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may make payments upon a
17151	17151	1746 transfer of funds to reimburse certain cities and towns for pensions of retired
17152	17152	1747 teachers, including any other obligation that the commonwealth has assumed on
17153	17153	1748 behalf of a retirement system other than the state employees’ retirement system or
17154	17154	1749 state teachers’ retirement system, including the commonwealth’s share of the
17155	17155	1750 amounts to be transferred pursuant to section22B of said chapter 32. The payments
17156	17156	1751 under this section shall be made only pursuant to distribution of money from the
17157	17157	1752 Commonwealth’s Pension Liability Fund and any distribution, and the payments for
17158	17158	1753 which distributions are required, shall be detailed in a written report prepared
17159	17159	1754 quarterly by the secretary of administration and finance and submitted to the house
17160	17160	1755 and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public service
17161	17161	1756 in advance of the distribution. Distributions shall not be made in advance of the date
17162	17162	1757 on which a payment is actually to be made. If the amount transferred pursuant to said
17163	17163	1758 subdivision (1) of said section22C of said chapter 32 exceeds the amount necessary
17164	17164	1759 to adequately fund the annual pension obligations, the excess amount shall be
17165	17165	1760 credited to the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund established in subdivision
17166	17166	1761 (8) of said section 22 of said chapter 32 to reduce the unfunded pension liability of the
17167	17167	1762 commonwealth.
17168	17168	1763 SECTION 38. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17169	17169	1764 secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of health
17170	17170	1765 and human services, may transfer not more than a total of $25,000,000 from the
17171	17171	1766 prescription advantage program inline-item 9110-1455 of section 2 and the Health
17172	17172	1767 Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66of chapter 118E of the General Laws
17173	17173	1768 in fiscal year 2024 to support the Medicare Saving or Medicare Buy-In programs
17174	17174	1769 established in section 25A of said chapter 118E; provided, however, that the
17175	17175	1770 secretary of health and human services shall certify to the house and senate
17176	17176	1771 committees on ways and means, not less than 45 days in advance of the transfer, in
17177	17177	1772 writing, the amount to be transferred and an explanation of the amount of expected
17178	17178	1773 savings to those programs resulting from the transfer.
17179	17179	1774 SECTION 39. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, payments
17180	17180	1775 from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of
17181	17181	1776 the General Laws may be made either as safety net care payments under the
17182	17182	1777 commonwealth’s waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act,
17183	17183	1778 42 U.S.C. 1315, or as an adjustment to service rate payments under Titles XIX and
17184	17184	1779 XXI of the federal Social Security Act or a combination of both. Other federally
17185	17185	1780 permissible funding mechanisms available for certain hospitals, as defined by
17186	17186	1781 regulations of the executive office of health and human services, may be used to
17187	17187	1782 reimburse up to $70,000,000 of uncompensated care pursuant to said section 66 and
17188	17188	1783 section 69 of said chapter 118E using sources distinct from the funding made
17189	17189	1784 available to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.
17190	17190	1785 SECTION 40. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not later
17191	17191	1786 than October 1, 2023 and without further appropriation, the comptroller shall transfer
17192	17192	1787 from the General Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66
17193	17193	1788 of chapter 118E of the General Laws the greater of $45,000,000 or 1/12 of the total
17194	17194	1789 expenditures to hospitals and community health centers, required pursuant to this act,
17195	17195	1790 for the purposes of making initial gross payments to qualifying acute care hospitals for
17196	17196	1791 the hospital fiscal year beginning October 1,2023. These payments shall be made to
17197	17197	1792 hospitals before, and in anticipation of, the payment by hospitals of their gross liability
17198	17198	1793 to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund. Not later than June 30,2024, the comptroller
17199	17199	1794 shall transfer from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to the General Fund, the amount
17200	17200	1795 of the transfer authorized by this section and any allocation of that amount as certified 286
17201	17201	1796 by the director of the health safety net office established in section 65 of said
17202	17202	1797 chapter118E.
17203	17203	1798 SECTION 41. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in hospital
17204	17204	1799 fiscal year 2024, the office of the inspector general may expend up to $1,000,000
17205	17205	1800 from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E of
17206	17206	1801 the General Laws for costs associated with maintaining a health safety net audit unit
17207	17207	1802 within the office. The unit shall continue to oversee and examine the practices in
17208	17208	1803 hospitals including, but not limited to, the care of the uninsured and the resulting free
17209	17209	1804 charges. The unit shall also study and review the Medicaid program pursuant to said
17210	17210	1805 chapter 118E including, but not limited to, a review of the program’s eligibility
17211	17211	1806 requirements, utilization, claims administration and compliance with federal
17212	17212	1807 mandates. The inspector general shall submit a report to the chairs of the house and
17213	17213	1808 senate committees on ways and means on the results of the audits and any other
17214	17214	1809 completed analyses not later than March 1, 2024.
17215	17215	1810 SECTION 42. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, nursing
17216	17216	1811 facility rates effective on October 1, 2023, pursuant to section 13D of chapter 118E of
17217	17217	1812 the General Laws, may be developed using the costs of calendar year 2019.
17218	17218	1813 SECTION 43. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
17219	17219	1814 comptroller, at the direction of the secretary of administration and finance, may
17220	17220	1815 transfer up to$15,000,000 from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund established in
17221	17221	1816 section 2OOO of chapter29 of the General Laws to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund
17222	17222	1817 established in section 66 of chapter118E of the General Laws.
17223	17223	1818 SECTION 44. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, for fiscal
17224	17224	1819 year2024, $94,000,000 of the amount transferred in line-item 1595-6370 of section
17225	17225	1820 2E shall be considered operating assistance and distributed to regional transit
17226	17226	1821 authorities; provided, however, that for fiscal year 2024, $90,500,000 shall be
17227	17227	1822 distributed based on fiscal year 2023 distributions, in accordance with the updated
17228	17228	1823 fiscal year 2023 bilateral memorandum of understanding between each regional
17229	17229	1824 transit authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; provided
17230	17230	1825 further, that each regional transit authority shall receive operating assistance from
17231	17231	1826 said line-item1595-6370 of said section 2E of not less than the amount received in
17232	17232	1827 fiscal year 2023; and provided further, that $3,500,000 shall be distributed to each
17233	17233	1828 regional transit authority based on the following formula: 60 per cent based on total
17234	17234	1829 transit ridership as reported on the most recent certified national transit data base
17235	17235	1830 report, 30 per cent based on population of its member communities from the most
17236	17236	1831 recent census and 10 per cent based on service coverage area determined by the
17237	17237	1832 total square miles of its member communities. The department may require each
17238	17238	1833 regional transit authority to provide data on ridership, customer service and
17239	17239	1834 satisfaction, asset management and financial performance, including farebox
17240	17240	1835 recovery, and shall compile collected data into a report on the performance of
17241	17241	1836 regional transit authorities and each authority’s progress towards meeting the
17242	17242	1837 performance metrics established in each memorandum of understanding.
17243	17243	1838 SECTION 44A. The division of insurance shall issue guidance necessary for
17244	17244	1839 implementation and enforcement and to ensure compliance with sections 12A, 27A,
17245	17245	1840 27B, 27C and 27D not later than 90 days after the effective date of this act; provided,
17246	17246	1841 that said guidance shall be consistent with all relevant federal requirements and any
17247	17247	1842 preventive services that shall not be subject to cost-sharing that are added to relevant
17248	17248	1843 federal regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance issued not later than July 1, 2023.
17249	17249	1844 SECTION 45. Section 32 is hereby repealed.
17250	17250	1845 SECTION 45A. Not later than January 1, 2024, the secretary of administration and 287
17251	17251	1846 finance shall promulgate regulations for the implementation of section 3B.
17252	17252	1847 SECTION 45B. Section 3B shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
17253	17253	1848 SECTION 46. Sections 9 through 11, inclusive, and section 35 shall take effect on
17254	17254	1849 January 1, 2023
17255	17255	1850 SECTION 47. Sections 13 and 14 shall take effect for taxable years beginning on or
17256	17256	1851 after January 1, 2023.
17257	17257	1852 SECTION 47A. Section 18B shall take effect on October 1, 2024.
17258	17258	1853 SECTION 48. Section 87A of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as inserted by section
17259	17259	1854 23,shall take effect 60 days after the effective date of this act
17260	17260	1855 SECTION 48A. The exemptions authorized in paragraph (yy) of section 6 of chapter
17261	17261	1856 64Hof the General Laws shall be effective for costs incurred after the effective date of
17262	17262	1857 this act.
17263	17263	1858 SECTION 49. Section 45 shall take effect on December 31, 2026.
17264	17264	1859 SECTION 50. Except as otherwise specified, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
17265	17265	1860 SECTION 51. Section 13 of chapter 58 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
17266	17266	1861 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “16”, in line 74,
17267	17267	1862 the following words:- ; of all land comprising the North Shore regional 911 center and
17268	17268	1863 the Essex county correctional facility in the town of Middleton.