Senate Ways & Means Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Recommendation
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- FY 2012 Final Budget
- FY 2012 Conference Committee Report
- Previous SWM Budget Recommendations
- FY 2011 Final Budget
Senate Ways and Means Chair
Stephen M. Brewer
- Message from the Chair
- Executive Summary
- Committee Members
- Table of Contents
- Fiscal Note
- Appropriations
- Local Aid
- Outside Sections
 Senator Stephen M. Brewer Chair |
Committee on Ways & Means Massachusetts Senate State House, Boston, MA 02133-1007 |
Room 212 Tel. (617) 722-1540 Fax. (617) 722-1078 Stephen.Brewer@MaSenate.gov www.masenate.gov Worchester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin District |
Dear Colleagues:
Over the past three years, we as legislators have been charged with the unenviable task of balancing the Commonwealth’s budget in the midst of what is arguably the worst economic recession in our nation’s history. Our balanced approach to the crisis has required a great deal of sacrifice and restraint at all levels of government. The funding decisions that we make have a direct impact on the quality of life of our citizenry and each of us recognizes that impact on a daily basis in the districts that we represent. I congratulate each and every one of you for your willingness to tackle these issues and make those tough decisions.
As difficult as the recent budgets have been, the fiscal year 2012 budget presents a new set of challenges. The absence of $1.5 billion in federal stimulus funds and growth in non-discretionary costs leave us with a budget gap of $1.9 billion. Once again, we will utilize a balanced approach to address this shortfall, but deep cuts to services and programs cannot be avoided. We must continue to do more with less.
Although our economy has shown positive signs of recovery and it is true that fiscal year 2011 revenue collections exceed benchmarks, we must be cognizant of the fact that the fiscal decisions we make now will enable us to weather the next financial storm. The Senate must continue to make the restoration of our stabilization account a top priority, as the fund has been severely depleted during this Great Recession. Strong bond ratings and preparation for future uncertainty in our global economy dictate our actions in this regard. A healthy stabilization fund, strong bond ratings and enhancing the performance of state government services will better position us into the future. To that end, this budget includes several performance management initiatives that will lead the Commonwealth to more cost effective and efficient delivery of state services.
In our pursuit of a fiscally responsible budget, we are ever mindful of those people who need a helping hand from their neighbor. As the late Senator Hubert Humphrey said, those people who live in the dawn of life, in the twilight of life and in the shadows of life are at the forefront of our responsibility. To the best of our ability, this budget reflects the Senate’s commitment to our most vulnerable populations.
For the Committee, 
Steven M. Brewer
Chairman
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
SWM Committee Executive Summary
Fiscal year 2012 presents the Commonwealth with its most difficult budget challenge in memory. While the state economy continues to improve – outpacing the national recovery – the state budget is forced to grapple with the loss of $1.5 billion in federal stimulus funds at a time when countless programs have already endured three years of funding reductions. The painful cuts and difficult choices reflected in this budget are a testament to the Senate's commitment to meeting these dual challenges head on in a fiscally responsible manner.
In spite of these cuts, the Committee budget maintains the Senate's strong commitment to the state's most vulnerable residents who rely on state programs to maintain their quality of life and provide a better future for their children. This budget also builds on the Senate's track record of focusing on performance management to reform how state government delivers services. By combining these priorities, this budget directs available state resources to the programs that are most effective and efficient.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget closes a $1.9 billion budget gap through funding reductions, ongoing revenue initiatives and one time revenues. These three types of budget solutions have been used for each year of the fiscal downturn, but the combination of these three sources in fiscal year 2012 stands in sharp contrast to previous budgets. In last year's budget, the state used $1.8 billion in one-time sources to balance the budget. The Committee's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year uses $440 million in one-time solutions. This reduction of more than 75% in one-time budget solves is essential for closing the state's structural budget gap and improving the state's long term fiscal condition.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – Cuts and Revenues
The reduction in one-time revenues used in the Committee budget means that a larger part of the budget gap must be closed through spending cuts. Most notably, the Committee budget reduces health care spending by close to $750 million from projected full funding for fiscal year 2012. In addition, like the Governor's budget proposal and the final House budget, the Committee reduces discretionary local aid to cities and towns by $65 million. All told, the Senate Ways and Means budget reduces or eliminates 277 line items and level funds 221 line items from their fiscal year 2011 spending level. In total, the Senate Ways and Means Committee budget cuts approximately $1.5 billion from the spending level necessary to maintain fiscal year 2011 services in fiscal year 2012.
The level of cuts in the Committee budget would be substantially greater if not for the continued recovery of state tax revenues. In fiscal year 2012, the state projects $20.525 billion in total tax revenues - an increase of $1.2 billion from the projections used for the fiscal year 2011 budget. Increased tax revenues are essential to limiting cuts in fiscal year 2012 and are a further sign of the state's strengthening economy. Already in fiscal year 2011, the state has upgraded consensus tax revenue to $19.784 billion, up 3.7% from the original consensus revenue figure of $19.078 billion. Since the upgrade, revenues have continued to exceed updated revenue benchmarks. Without question, the state's economy is on the path to recovery and by continuing the responsible fiscal leadership of the past three years, the Committee budget places the state on a course to maintain and strengthen its recovery.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – Commitment to Reform
Over the past three years, the Senate has taken the lead reforming the state's transportation infrastructure, ethics laws, education policy and approach to economic development. The Committee budget carries on this commitment to reform through initiatives in indigent defense, housing, caseload forecasting and municipal health care.
Indigent Defense
Massachusetts boasts an indigent defense system that is unsurpassed in terms of quality of representation. Unfortunately, the cost of this quality has grown out of proportion to other areas of government spending. The Committee budget proposes reforms to the indigent defense system that will result in substantial savings while maintaining a commitment to quality.
Under Massachusetts' present system, 90% of indigent defendants are represented by private bar advocates, while 10% are represented by public defenders. The use of private bar advocates is an essential quality component of the system– providing flexibility and eliminating conflict of interest issues – but the current lack of balance in the system's public/private mix has been a major contributor to increasing costs.
The Senate Ways and Means budget proposes moving towards a balanced 50/50 mix of private bar advocates and public defenders over the next two years. By creating a more even balance between public and private representation, the state can better control costs by redistributing, where appropriate, cases to full-time employees.
In addition to changing the balance between public and private representation, the Committee budget also changes the makeup of the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Under the Senate Ways and Means proposal, the board would be reduced to 9 members (from the current 15) and 4 appointments would be given to the legislature and governor. These changes will retain the strong independence of the current board, but will provide a new perspective by requiring members to have varied backgrounds that include public defense and fiscal management.
Housing
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget adopts the Governor's proposal to alter the way in which the state provides shelter and housing options for homeless families. As with indigent defense, state funding for the existing Emergency Assistance program has steadily increased over the past three years. In spite of this increased financial commitment, families in the Emergency Assistance program still struggle to transition to long-term, sustainable housing.
In order to address this mismatch of funding and successful outcomes, the Committee budget devotes $37.3M to shelter diversion programs. These funds will provide housing assistance to prevent some families from entering the shelter system as well as helping those already in shelter to transition to permanent housing. Housing support funds will be used to provide up to three years of rental subsidies, housing permanency case management services and other benefits to help families weather temporary income shocks or other emergencies without entering the system.
By combining these housing supports with the existing shelter safety net, the state will reform the way it provides homeless families with housing options, moving toward a system that is focused on long-term sustainable housing. In developing the proposal, Senate Ways and Means worked to ensure that any reforms do not endanger the protections the existing shelter safety net offers to families. While protecting access to shelter, these reforms will change the system's emphasis to providing better long-term outcomes for needy families.
Caseload Forecasting
Each year more than half of the state's budget is affected by caseload projections. Whether MassHealth membership, Group Insurance Commission enrollment or eligibility for subsidized child care, accurate projections of caseload determine the accuracy of the annual budget. In spite of the importance of accurate projections, the state has no uniform system for making projections or evaluating their quality.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget proposes a new Caseload Forecasting Office that will be responsible for making accurate caseload projections in a number of state programs and evaluating the quality of our projections. Modeled after the Caseload Forecasting Council in the state of Washington, this new office will emphasize quantitative rigor, quality benchmarks and transparency. The office will be overseen by a board of executive and legislative appointments to ensure that all projections can be used, understood and trusted by everyone responsible for developing the annual budget.
Implementing a more consistent and transparent approach to forecasting demand for state programs is important because it will allow for better long-term policy planning and reduce the need for substantial supplemental appropriations or other mid-year decisions that often must be made without sufficient time for analysis.
Municipal Health Care
The pressure that employees' and retirees' health insurance costs places on municipal budgets is not a new problem. In fact, in each of the past two budgets, the Senate has voted to give municipalities greater ability to design local health care plans in order to control costs. These Senate proposals were not ultimately adopted and the continuing fiscal condition heightens the urgency of addressing the spiraling cost of health insurance for Massachusetts municipalities.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget creates a new, expedited process for municipalities to achieve savings in health insurance costs either by transferring coverage to the Group Insurance Commission or by implementing co-payments, deductibles and other health plan features that are no greater than those in the Group Insurance Commission. Cities and towns which elect to use this new tool will be able to respond to their fiscal challenges, saving jobs and preserving local services.
While providing this valuable new tool to the Commonwealth's cities and towns, the Committee proposal also preserves a meaningful voice for municipal employees and retirees in determining their health care costs. The Committee proposal requires that a municipality collectively bargain with both employees and retirees who would be impacted by any savings proposal, and further requires that the municipality include a plan to mitigate or cap the impact of changes on employees, retirees, low-wage workers and heavy users of health care. The Committee budget also includes important health care protections for workers such as provisions for Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Flexible Health Care Spending Accounts, and a prohibition on mid-year plan design changes by the Group Insurance Commission.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – Program Integrity
The difficult budget choices of the past four years have highlighted the importance of program integrity. The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget includes a number of initiatives and programs that will better enable the state to identify programs that work, to measure the success of new initiatives and to reduce waste and inefficiency.
The Committee proposes creating three new program integrity initiatives that will improve program delivery and generate substantial savings for the Commonwealth. The Committee budget includes a new auditing and enforcement grant program that will allow departments to reestablish program integrity processes, which have been eliminated or reduced due to budget cuts, in areas where they will generate the greatest return on investment. In discussions with state agencies, we have learned that some agencies could identify with near certainty areas where improved auditing abilities would produce returns that outweighed the state's investments. By establishing this small grant program, agencies that can demonstrate this type of return will be given the resources to restore their auditing functions without diverting funding from their core mission.
The Committee budget also includes a separate line item to support MassHealth auditing and recoveries. MassHealth accounts for more than one-third of the state budget. While MassHealth already operates a number of program integrity efforts, there are areas where existing resources do not allow for sufficient scrutiny. The new line item proposed in the Committee budget enables MassHealth to increase field auditing capacity in areas known to be at high risk of fraud or overpayment.
Finally, the Committee proposes a new unit within the Operational Services Division to conduct vendor audits. Each year the state spends billions of dollars on contracts to human service vendors, but oversight of these contracts is limited to desk audits, which are unlikely to uncover evidence of inappropriate billing or fraud. This new unit will be devoted to identifying contracts that display certain risk factors and then conducting in-depth field audits of those contracts. In addition, this new unit will be responsible for recovery of any funds owed the state due to fraud, overpayment, or inappropriate expenses. By keeping this recovery function within the unit, state agencies will not be required to act as collection agents – a role that is often inconsistent with their core mission.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – Performance Management
The hallmark of the reforms that the Senate has championed in recent years is a focus on performance management. Most notably in transportation and economic development, the Senate's reforms have identified and addressed areas of government where policy decisions were not clearly linked to consistent goals and where program performance was not consistently measured against quantifiable standards. A strong foundation of knowledge as to whether programs and policies are successful in achieving their goals prepares policymakers to make better decisions moving forward.
The Committee budget provides funding for a new office of Commonwealth Performance Accountability and Transparency (CPAT) that will track the effectiveness of programs throughout government through the state's MassGOALS program. In addition, the new office will coordinate state efforts to maximize receipt of federal grants.
Aside from the new CPAT office, the Senate Ways and Means Committee budget emphasizes performance management across all areas of government:
Education
The Committee proposal includes $3 million for a new Performance Management Grant Program for state universities and community colleges. This grant program, which was also included in the Governor's budget recommendations, will provide additional funding to campuses that implement or expand evidenced-based programs that better connect students to the labor market, effectively engage students and campuses with surrounding communities and improve the quality and real world applicability of the course offerings.
The Committee budget also requires education grant programs to establish and track quality benchmarks. Each year, the state spends millions of dollars on similar programs designed to improve school readiness and literacy. Each program has merit, but in times of limited resources it is imperative that the state can adequately assess program effectiveness.
Corrections and Criminal Justice
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget also applies new performance management measures to the state's $2 billion criminal justice system. Ensuring that those individuals leaving corrections facilities are able to reintegrate into society is essential for reducing recidivism and controlling corrections costs. The budget includes a new method of funding for Community Corrections facilities that will tie continued support to program quality and utilization.
In addition, the budget creates a commission that is charged with examining the state's entire system of criminal justice and corrections. This commission, which will have representation from a wide variety of stakeholders, will for the first time examine each interconnected aspect of criminal justice within the context of improving outcomes, increasing efficiency and controlling costs. In recent years, a number of states have undertaken bipartisan reforms of their criminal justice systems. This commission will determine whether or not similar reform is needed in Massachusetts.
Aid to Cities and Towns
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget sets aside $8 million to be distributed to cities and towns through a competitive grant process to promote efficiencies, improve data collection and directly address public safety and education funding issues.
Through this competitive grant program, $4 million will be distributed to cities and towns that are interested in greater regionalization of services or other efficiencies that will improve the delivery of local services. The program will also work with regional planning agencies and regional school districts to pay for one time technical assistance and startup costs that will generate long term savings.
The Committee budget also targets $4 million in competitive municipal grants to public safety and education. In the past three years, increased federal stimulus aid has been instrumental in offsetting state aid cuts to public education and public safety. As federal stimulus funds will disappear completely in fiscal year 2012, cities and towns will face daunting reductions to core local services. In an effort to mitigate these cuts, the Senate Ways and Means budget targets:
- $2 million for public safety grants for communities that have rising crime rates and fewer police officers than at the beginning of the recession; and
- $2 million for education aid grants for communities whose local contribution for education exceeds the target amount set by the distribution formula.
Both of these smaller grants will be competitive, meaning that those cities, towns and school districts that can best demonstrate effective use of these funds will receive additional funds.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – Targeted Investments
Over the course of the recession, no area of government has been spared funding and service reductions. Even in the area of health care, where cost growth has required the state to increase expenditures by $2.3 billion since fiscal year 2008, the recession has forced the elimination of dental benefits, the reduction of payment rates to struggling hospitals and increased co-pays for prescriptions medications.
Within this context of cuts, the Senate Ways and Means Committee has prioritized maintaining programs and services that most directly help those in need and most effectively position our youngest residents for future success:
Early Intervention
The program that best personifies this approach is Early Intervention. Early Intervention provides services for young children with developmental delays. By providing these services to children before age three, the program has a remarkable track record of limiting the need for more expensive, less effective intervention services in later years. Early Intervention results in substantially better outcomes for children and savings for school districts and the state. The Department of Public Health estimates that during the 2009-2010 school year, Early Intervention services were responsible for $29 million in special education cost savings to cities and towns.
The Committee budget funds Early Intervention at the level necessary to maintain the existing system without changing eligibility standards or creating additional obstacles to participation. This commitment requires the Senate Ways and Means budget to increase Early Intervention funding by nearly $10 million over the level proposed by the Governor. This investment is necessary to provide families with the services they need and will help to avoid substantial increases to special education costs in the future.
Mental Health
Like many other human services, the need for mental health programs increases in tough economic times. Demand for mental health services has steadily increased just as state support has been most limited.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget ensures that state mental health services are maintained in the face of our most difficult fiscal year. By increasing mental health funding by $22.3M over the fiscal year 2011 level, this budget will allow the state to maintain its inpatient mental health care, while providing the necessary investments in mental health clubhouses and other community programs. These investments ensure that residents with mental health issues receive the support and treatment they need.
Veterans
Each year, Massachusetts welcomes home veterans who have served their country. State veteran outreach centers are the access points where these men and women can connect with the services they need, including employment assistance and counseling. The Senate Ways and Means Committee budget increases state support for these vital veteran resources by approximately 15%. With additional funding, these programs can better respond to growing demand.
The Committee budget also includes funding for a new program that will train recent veterans to become counselors for returning veterans with post traumatic stress disorder and other conditions. This new program, which will be run in conjunction with the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, will enable veterans to use their military background to help others with similar experiences.
The Committee budget provides an increase of close to 15% for the state's veteran homeless shelter services. These shelters provide essential services for veterans from around the state who are unable to maintain housing and often struggle with substance abuse or mental health issues. As the Committee budget directs additional resources to helping new veterans transition back into society, it is equally important to ensure that veterans from previous conflicts continue to receive the programs and supports that they deserve.
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget – 2012 and Beyond
Closing the fiscal year 2012 budget gap requires making tough choices and difficult cuts. However, by addressing the state's fiscal challenges head on, this Committee budget puts the state in a position to continue its economic recovery and leave the recession of the last four years behind. As we move into what we hope will be more prosperous times, this budget protects core government services and lays the foundation for the state to make more informed policy choices through a focus on program integrity and performance management.
Link to Committee Staff
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Senator Stephen M. Brewer
Chair
Senator Steven A. Baddour
Vice Chair
Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan
Assistant Vice Chair
Senator Michael R. Knapik
Ranking Minority Member
Committee Members
Senator Gale D. Candaras
Senator Cynthia Stone Creem
Senator Benjamin B. Downing
Senator Patricia D. Jehlen
Senator Brian A. Joyce
Senator Thomas P. Kennedy
Senator Thomas M. McGee
Senator Michael O. Moore
Senator Richard T. Moore
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Senator Anthony Petruccelli
Senator Richard J. Ross
Senator Karen E. Spilka
Brian Arthur, Alicia Bandy, Marcelene Baptiste, Christopher Bennett, Shane Blundell, Kate Cohen,
D.J. Corcoran, Kyle J. Emge, Seán C. Faherty, Doug Howgate, Meghan Kelly, Carole Meehan, Ashley Notini,
Makena Reardon, Bethany Riportella, David Rotondo, Jennifer M. Saubermann, Kate Scarborough, Emme Schultz, Tim Sullivan
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Recommendations
Section 2 - Appropriation items
Supreme Judicial Court
Committee for Public Counsel
Appeals Court
Trial Court
Superior Court Department
District Court Department
Probate and Family Court Department
Land Court Department
Boston Municipal Court Department
Housing Court Department
Juvenile Court Department
Office of the Commissioner of Probation
Office of the Jury Commissioner
District Attorneys
Suffolk District Attorney
Middlesex District Attorney
Eastern District Attorney
Worcester District Attorney
Hampden District Attorney
Hampshire/Franklin District Attorney
Norfolk District Attorney
Plymouth District Attorney
Bristol District Attorney
Cape and Islands District Attorney
Berkshire District Attorney
District Attorneys Association
Treasurer and Receiver-General
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Campaign & Political Finance
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Office of the State Comptroller
Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Office of Children and Families
Office of Children and Families (DSS)
Executive Office of Transportation
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Executive Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Senate, May, 2011
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was committed the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year two thousand twelve for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 3400) reports recommending that the same ought to pass, with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 3.
Direct Appropriation: $28,031,956,994
Retained Revenue Authorization: $575,723,187
Total: $28,607,680,181
For the Committee,
Stephen M. Brewer, Chair
Steven A. Baddour, Vice-Chair
Jennifer L. Flanagan, Assistant Vice-Chair
SECTION 1. To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth, and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in sections 2, 2B, 2D, 2E and 3, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in sections 2, 2B, 2D, 2E and 3, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and handicapped persons. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving monies under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government, as well as in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission or division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all terms and conditions of employment.
SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section by source for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for said fiscal year as set forth and authorized in sections 2, 2B and 2E. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with the projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report for said fiscal year pursuant to section 13 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.
| Source | All Budgeted Funds* | General Fund | Commonwealth Transportation Fund | Massachusetts Tourism | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol. Bev. | $73.1 | $73.1 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Cigarettes | $445.6 | $445.6 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Corporations | $1,763.2 | $1,763.2 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Deeds | $120.6 | $120.6 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Estate Inheritance | $226.9 | $226.9 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Financial Institutions | $47.6 | $47.6 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Income | $11,577.8 | $11,577.8 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Insurance | $339.9 | $339.9 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Motor Fuels | $688.3 | $0.0 | $687.4 | $0.0 | $0.9 |
| Public Utilities | -$0.6 | -$0.6 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Room Occupancy | $119.4 | $77.6 | $0.0 | $41.8 | $0.0 |
| Sales-Regular | $3,574.9 | $3,354.7 | $220.2 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Sales-Meals | $848.4 | $796.1 | $52.3 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Sales-Motor Vehicles | $663.4 | $622.5 | $40.9 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Miscellaneous | $16.5 | $16.5 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| UI Surcharges | $19.9 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $19.9 |
| Total Consensus Tax Revenues: | $20,525.0 | $19,461.7 | $1,000.8 | $41.8 | $20.8 |
| Transfer to School Modernization and Reconstruction Trust (SMART) Fund | -$678.1 | -$678.1 | |||
| Transfer to MBTA State and Local Contribution Fund | -$779.6 | -$779.6 | |||
| Transfer to Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund | -$1,478.0 | -$1,478.0 | |||
| Transfer to workforce Training Fund | -$19.9 | -$19.9 | |||
| Total Consensus Tax Revenue for Budget: | $17,569.4 | $16,525.9 | $1,000.8 | $41.8 | $0.9 |
| Revenue Changes | |||||
| Delay of FAS 109 | $45.9 | $45.9 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Tax Revenue Enhancements | $66.5 | $66.5 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| Total Taxes Available for Budget: | $17,681.8 | $16,638.2 | $1,000.8 | $41.8 | $0.9 |
| Non-Tax Revenue | |||||
| Federal Reimbursements | $7,854.6 | $7,848.4 | $0.0 | $0.0 | $6.2 |
| Departmental Revenue | $2,851.9 | $2,310.5 | $525.0 | $0.0 | $16.4 |
| Consolidated Transfers | $1,961.6 | $2,139.5 | $33.0 | -$0.3 | -$210.8 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $30,349.9 | $28,936.6 | $1,558.8 | $41.5 | -$187.0 |
| * Includes revenue deposited into and transfers out of the Workforce Training Fund, Mass Tourism Fund, Inland Fish and Game Fund, Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund and Stabilization Fund. | |||||
| ** Includes tax revenue into the Workforce Training Fund, the Mass Tourism Fund and the Inland Fish and Game Fund | |||||
SECTION 1B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts of non-tax revenues by each department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing such receipts with projected receipts set forth herein and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for such fiscal year pursuant to section 13 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.
| Revenue Source | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | |||
| Supreme Judicial Court | $2,974,865 | $0 | $2,974,865 |
| Committee for Public Counsel | $4,027,926 | $8,900,000 | $12,927,926 |
| Appeals Court | $448,538 | $0 | $448,538 |
| Trial Court | $63,041,500 | $53,000,000 | $116,041,500 |
| TOTAL: | $70,492,829 | $61,900,000 | $132,392,829 |
| District Attorneys | |||
| District Attorney's Association | $0 | $344,790 | $344,790 |
| District Attorney Middle | $100 | $0 | $100 |
| TOTAL: | $100 | $344,790 | $344,890 |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | |||
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | $202,180,397 | $30,000 | $202,210,397 |
| TOTAL: | $202,180,397 | $30,000 | $202,210,397 |
| Treasurer and Receiver-General | |||
| Office of the Treasurer | $360,990,490 | $20,000,000 | $380,990,490 |
| State Lottery Commission | $175,584,087 | $812,694,829 | $988,278,916 |
| TOTAL: | $536,574,577 | $832,694,829 | $1,369,269,406 |
| Attorney General | |||
| Office of the Attorney General | $38,186,492 | $775,000 | $38,961,492 |
| TOTAL: | $38,186,492 | $775,000 | $38,961,492 |
| Inspector General | |||
| Office of the Inspector General | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| TOTAL: | $0 | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| Office of Campaign and Political Finance | |||
| Office of Campaign and Political Finance | $75,050 | $0 | $75,050 |
| TOTAL: | $75,050 | $0 | $75,050 |
| Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination | |||
| Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination | $177,500 | $2,000,054 | $2,177,554 |
| TOTAL: | $177,500 | $2,000,054 | $2,177,554 |
| Office of the State Comptroller | |||
| Office of the State Comptroller | $437,959,446 | $0 | $437,959,446 |
| TOTAL: | $437,959,446 | $0 | $437,959,446 |
| Executive Office for Administration and Finance | |||
| Executive Office of Administration and Finance | $37,165,500 | $0 | $37,165,500 |
| Secretary of Administration and Finance | $71,478,666 | $650,000 | $72,128,666 |
| Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance | $10,035,446 | $16,550,000 | $26,585,446 |
| Bureau of State Office Buildings | $168,600 | $0 | $168,600 |
| Civil Service Commission | $20,000 | $0 | $20,000 |
| Group Insurance Commission | $759,553,229 | $1,033,566 | $760,586,795 |
| Division of Administrative Law Appeals | $45,000 | $0 | $45,000 |
| Department of Revenue | $207,750,876 | $6,547,280 | $214,298,156 |
| Appellate Tax Board | $2,057,005 | $400,000 | $2,457,005 |
| Human Resources Division | $1,000 | $2,056,966 | $2,057,966 |
| Operational Services Division | $7,888,174 | $4,347,876 | $12,236,050 |
| Information Technology Division | $0 | $609,730 | $609,730 |
| Public Employee Retirement Administration | $179 | $0 | $179 |
| TOTAL: | $1,096,163,675 | $32,195,418 | $1,128,359,093 |
| Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs | |||
| Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs | $4,287,450 | $385,000 | $4,672,450 |
| Department of Environmental Protection | $31,996,559 | $3,341,028 | $35,337,587 |
| Department of Fish and Game | $15,830,750 | $317,989 | $16,148,739 |
| Department of Agricultural Resources | $5,584,440 | $0 | $5,584,440 |
| Department of Conservation and Recreation | $12,447,228 | $8,486,831 | $20,934,059 |
| Department of Public Utilities | $13,962,530 | $2,350,000 | $16,312,530 |
| Department of Energy Resources | $4,016,486 | $0 | $4,016,486 |
| TOTAL: | $88,125,443 | $14,880,848 | $103,006,291 |
| Executive Office of Health and Human Services | |||
| Department of Veterans' Services | $15,000 | $300,000 | $315,000 |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | $4,808,448,578 | $225,000,000 | $5,033,448,578 |
| Division of Health Care Finance and Policy | $309,280,977 | $4,100,000 | $313,380,977 |
| Mass Commission for the Blind | $2,996,692 | $0 | $2,996,692 |
| Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission | $4,477,690 | $0 | $4,477,690 |
| Mass Commission for the Deaf | $164,047 | $0 | $164,047 |
| Chelsea Soldiers' Home | $13,380,222 | $370,000 | $13,750,222 |
| Holyoke Soldiers' Home | $13,617,075 | $1,071,530 | $14,688,605 |
| Department of Youth Services | $2,963,963 | $0 | $2,963,963 |
| Department of Transitional Assistance | $430,584,120 | $0 | $430,584,120 |
| Department of Public Health | $101,017,136 | $60,043,378 | $161,060,514 |
| Department of Children and Families | $187,168,695 | $2,858,735 | $190,027,430 |
| Department of Mental Health | $80,537,591 | $10,125,000 | $90,662,591 |
| Department of Developmental Services | $461,436,263 | $150,000 | $461,586,263 |
| Department of Elder Affairs | $1,415,180,956 | $750,000 | $1,415,930,956 |
| TOTAL: | $7,831,269,005 | $304,768,643 | $8,136,037,648 |
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation | |||
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation | $524,290,000 | $0 | $524,290,000 |
| TOTAL: | $524,290,000 | $0 | $524,290,000 |
| Board of Library Commissioners | |||
| Board of Library Commissioners | $2,200 | $0 | $2,200 |
| TOTAL: | $2,200 | $0 | $2,200 |
| Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development | |||
| Department of Housing & Community Development | $2,699,068 | $2,323,853 | $5,022,921 |
| Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation | $563,535 | $500,126 | $1,063,661 |
| Division of Banks | $20,983,532 | $2,650,000 | $23,633,532 |
| Division of Insurance | $81,021,250 | $0 | $81,021,250 |
| Division of Professional Licensure | $17,219,989 | $540,123 | $17,760,112 |
| Division of Standards | $1,623,925 | $418,751 | $2,042,676 |
| Department of Telecommunications and Cable | $5,045,970 | $0 | $5,045,970 |
| TOTAL: | $129,157,269 | $6,432,853 | $135,590,122 |
| Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development | |||
| Department of Labor Standards | $2,575,962 | $452,850 | $3,028,812 |
| Department of Industrial Accidents | $23,010,250 | 0 | $23,010,250 |
| Department of Labor Relations | $102,000 | $86,550 | $188,550 |
| TOTAL: | $25,688,212 | $539,400 | $26,227,612 |
| Executive Office of Education | |||
| Department of Early Education and Care | $198,791,489 | $0 | $198,791,489 |
| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $6,717,591 | $1,367,409 | $8,085,000 |
| University of Massachusetts | $38,433,873 | $0 | $38,433,873 |
| Bridgewater State College | $2,276,247 | $0 | $2,276,247 |
| Fitchburg State College | $2,334,287 | $0 | $2,334,287 |
| Framingham State College | $2,017,273 | $0 | $2,017,273 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $371,415 | $0 | $371,415 |
| Salem State College | $3,225,560 | $0 | $3,225,560 |
| Westfield State College | $2,492,530 | $0 | $2,492,530 |
| Worcester State College | $1,978,891 | $0 | $1,978,891 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | $318 | $0 | $318 |
| Berkshire Community College | $202,950 | $0 | $202,950 |
| Bristol Community College | $656,803 | $0 | $656,803 |
| Cape Cod Community College | $456,343 | $0 | $456,343 |
| Greenfield Community College | $206,784 | $0 | $206,784 |
| Holyoke Community College | $931,611 | $0 | $931,611 |
| Mass Bay Community College | $949,652 | $0 | $949,652 |
| Massasoit Community College | $834,611 | $0 | $834,611 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | $381,498 | $0 | $381,498 |
| Northern Essex Community College | $585,998 | $0 | $585,998 |
| North Shore Community College | $781,979 | $0 | $781,979 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | $383,760 | $0 | $383,760 |
| Springfield Technical Community College | $855,067 | $0 | $855,067 |
| Roxbury Community College | $185,333 | $529,843 | $715,176 |
| Middlesex Community College | $431,435 | $0 | $431,435 |
| Bunker Hill Community College | $999,634 | $0 | $999,634 |
| TOTAL: | $267,482,932 | $1,897,252 | $269,380,184 |
| Executive Office of Public Safety and Security | |||
| Executive Office of Public Safety and Security | $80,000 | $0 | $80,000 |
| Office of the Chief Medical Examiner | $0 | $2,060,000 | $2,060,000 |
| Criminal History Systems Board | $7,032,940 | $0 | $7,032,940 |
| Criminal Justice Training Council | $2,000 | $900,000 | $902,000 |
| Department of State Police | $544,400 | $32,016,200 | $32,560,600 |
| Department of Public Safety | $22,387,294 | $6,790,182 | $29,177,476 |
| Department of Fire Services | $21,653,808 | $8,500 | $21,662,308 |
| Military Division | $2,500 | $1,400,000 | $1,402,500 |
| Emergency Management Agency | $736,407 | $0 | $736,407 |
| Department of Corrections | $900,000 | $15,589,000 | $16,489,000 |
| Parole Board | $400,000 | $600,000 | $1,000,000 |
| TOTAL: | $53,739,349 | $59,363,882 | $113,103,231 |
| Sheriffs | |||
| Sheriff's Department Hampden | $744,000 | $3,800,000 | $4,544,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Worcester | $151,680 | $0 | $151,680 |
| Sheriff's Department Middlesex | $204,000 | $950,000 | $1,154,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Franklin | $64,860 | $2,500,000 | $2,564,860 |
| Sheriff's Department Hampshire | $212,500 | $500,000 | $712,500 |
| Sheriff's Department Essex | $692,300 | $2,000,000 | $2,692,300 |
| Sheriff's Department Berkshire | $44,000 | $750,000 | $794,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Association | $0 | $344,790 | $344,790 |
| Sheriff's Department Barnstable | $0 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Bristol | $0 | $8,460,000 | $8,460,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Nantucket | $0 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Plymouth | $0 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 |
| Sheriff's Department Suffolk | $0 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| TOTAL: | $2,113,340 | $46,054,790 | $48,168,130 |
| Total Non-Tax Revenue: | $11,303,677,816 | $1,364,477,759 | $12,668,155,575 |
SECTION 2.
JUDICIARY.
Supreme Judicial Court
0320-0003
For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices
$7,437,172
0320-0010
For the operation of the clerk's office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county
$1,124,585
0321-0001
For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct
$512,657
0321-0100
For the services of the board of bar examiners
$1,061,436
Committee for Public Counsel Services.
0321-1500
For the operation of the committee for public counsel services, as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall begin the process of moving toward a system in which no less than 50 per cent of indigent defendants are represented by public defenders by the end of fiscal year 2013; provided further, that the committee shall provide a report to the legislature, not later than October 3, 2011, detailing an implementation plan for meeting the requirements of the previous proviso that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency for fiscal year 2012 of items 0321-1500 and 0321-1510; provided further, that in hiring new public defenders, priority shall be given to current private bar advocates; provided further, that the committee shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than January 30, 2012, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of clients assisted by the committee in the prior fiscal year, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate representation, and further delineated by type of case and geographic location; (b) the average cost for public defender services rendered per client, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (c) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per client, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (d) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (e) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (f) the total amount of counsel fees paid to the committee by clients for services rendered, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (g) the total of indigent but able to contribute fees paid to the committee by clients for services rendered, delineated by type of case and geographic location; provided further, that the committee shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means starting on January 2, 2012 and ending on September 30, 2013 detailing progress made in providing not less than 50 per cent of indigent defense through public defenders; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of public defenders that have been hired to date; (b) the offices and divisions that these public defenders have been assigned to; (c) the total number of cases that have been assigned to these public defenders, delineated by type of case; (d) the total number of cases that have been assigned to all public defenders, delineated by type of case; (e) the number of public defender vacancies to be filled; (f) the total number of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management that have been hired; (g) the number of cases that have been assigned to private bar advocates, delineated by type of case; (h) the total billable hours to date of private bar advocates, delineated by type of case; (i) the billable hours of private bar advocates broken down by: travel time, time spent in court, including wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating time and research time; (j) the number of private bar advocates that have been hired as public defenders; (k) changes to the private bar advocate billing system; (l) staffing efficiencies that have been undertaken; (m) the number and cost of private investigators used, delineated by firm; (n) the number and cost of psychologists and psychiatrists used, delineated by firm; and (o) the progress of obtaining temporary and permanent office space; and provided further, that this data shall be provided in a cumulative manner, delineated by quarter
$86,261,829
0321-1510
For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil cases under paragraph (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, pursuant to section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than $2,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2012
$68,032,356
0321-1518
For the chief counsel for the committee for public counsel services which may expend an amount not to exceed $8,900,000 from revenues collected from fees charged for attorney representation of indigent clients
$8,900,000
0321-1520
For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court of the commonwealth on behalf of indigent persons, as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $1,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2012
$9,010,351
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.
0321-1600
For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, that the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 27, 2012 that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of persons whom the programs funded by the corporation assisted in the prior fiscal year; (b) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth who received services of the corporation, by type of case and geographic location; and provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization for the purpose of providing the representation
$8,750,000
Mental Health Legal Advisors.
0321-2000
For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for certain programs for the indigent mentally ill, established pursuant to section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws
$781,177
Prisoners' Legal Services.
0321-2100
For the expenses of Prisoners' Legal Services
$902,016
Social Law Library.
0321-2205
For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county
$1,000,000
Appeals Court.
0322-0100
For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall judges and the associate justices
$10,430,108
Trial Court.
0330-0101
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court
$47,456,156
0330-0300
For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court non-employee services, trial court dental and vision health plan agreements, jury expenses, trial court law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, permanency mediation services, alternative dispute resolution, court security and judicial training; provided, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected pursuant to subsection (e) of section 2½ of chapter 211D of the General Laws and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent misrepresentation fees"; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected pursuant to subsection (f) of said section 2½ of said chapter 211D and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent counsel fees"; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees collected pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 3:10 (10)(c)(ii) and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent but able to contribute fees"; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the chief justice for administration and management shall submit a report to the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate committees on ways and means 90 days prior to the temporary closure or temporary relocation of courthouses; provided further, that said report shall include, but not be limited to, the transfer of personnel, the reallocation of resources, the impact on other courthouses resulting from the temporary closure of said court and other factors that may affect implementation of said temporary closure; provided further, that 50 per cent of all fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15(d) and 30(c)(8) shall be paid from this item; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran, pursuant to said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under section 7 of chapter 30 and who: (1) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (2) has 30 years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined in chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year pursuant to section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of cases in which the assessment was reduced or waived by a judge or clerk-magistrate within the courts; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board on or before January 10, 2012
$184,917,997
0330-3333
For the chief justice for administration and management who may expend for the operation of the trial court an amount not to exceed $27,000,000 from fees charged and collected pursuant to section 3 of chapter 90C of the General Laws, section 22 of chapter 218 of the General Laws and sections 2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 39 and 40 of chapter 262 of the General Laws; provided, that a schedule detailing the full allotment of said $27,000,000 shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2012; provided further, that the first $50,000,000 of revenue received from the fees shall be deposited in the General Fund and not retained; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the chief justice may incur expenses and the comptroller shall certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of 1/2 of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$27,000,000
0330-3334
For the chief justice for administration and management who may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $26,000,000 from fees charged and collected under section 87A of chapter 276 of the General Laws; provided, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made; and provided further, that a schedule detailing the full allotment of said $26,000,000 shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2012
$26,000,000
Superior Court Department.
0331-0100
For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping
$22,154,471
District Court Department.
0332-0100
For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program
$38,178,651
Probate and Family Court Department.
0333-0002
For the operation of the probate and family court department
$19,048,736
Land Court Department.
0334-0001
For the operation of the land court department
$2,632,230
Boston Municipal Court Department.
0335-0001
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department
$7,289,966
Housing Court Department.
0336-0002
For the operation of the housing court department
$4,274,309
Juvenile Court Department.
0337-0002
For the operation of the juvenile court department
$10,326,270
Office of the Commissioner of Probation.
0339-1001
For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office shall submit quarterly reports on indigency verification to the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate committees on ways and means to include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of individuals determined to be indigent; (b) the number of individuals determined not to be indigent; (c) the number of individuals found to be misrepresenting assets; (d) the number of individuals found to no longer qualify for appointment of counsel upon any re-assessment of indigency, as defined in section 2 ½ of chapter 211D of the General Laws; (e) the total number and amount of indigent misrepresentation fees collected; (f) the total number and amount of indigent counsel fees collected and the total number and amount of indigent counsel fees waived; (g) the average indigent counsel fee that each court division collects; (h) the total number and amount of indigent but able to contribute fees collected and waived; (i) the range of indigent but able to contribute fees collected; and (j) the number of cases in which community service in lieu of indigent counsel fees was performed; provided further, that the information within such report shall be delineated by court division; provided further, that the office shall submit quarterly reports to the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include: (a) the office's definition of supervisory and nonsupervisory cases; (b) a detailed description of what each level of supervision within these classifications entails in terms of responsibilities of the probation officer; (c) the average time commitment for a probation officer for each level of supervision on a monthly basis; (d) the overall number of individuals on probation; (e) the number of individuals added to probation and the number removed from probation for each month within that quarter; (f) the total number of full time employees who administer probationary cases; provided further, that these figures shall be delineated by level of supervisory and nonsupervisory probation and further delineated by court division; provided further, that the overall number of individuals on probation and added to probation each month shall be separately delineated by originating court or referral source; and provided further, that the report shall include the number of probationers served by community correction centers and electronic monitoring including, but not limited to, global positioning systems, and delineated by level of supervisory and nonsupervisory probation
$108,153,535
0339-1003
For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers, for the period from July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than October 12, 2011 on the benchmarks used to assess performance-based contracts; provided further, that the executive director shall submit a spending and management plan for each community corrections center, to include, but not be limited to, the progress and outcomes of performance-based contracting, to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2012; and provided further, that any unexpended funds from this item after December 31, 2011 may be transferred to item 0339-1010 for use after December 31, 2011
$11,254,969
0339-1010
For the office of community corrections and renewal of performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers, for the period from January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012; provided, that funds from this item shall not be expended for centers which failed to meet minimum performance-based contract requirements as determined by the commissioner of probation between June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2011; and provided further, that the executive director shall submit a spending and management plan for each community corrections center, to include, but not be limited to, the progress and outcomes of performance-based contracting, to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than June 30, 2012
$8,758,928
0339-2100
For the office of the jury commissioner in accordance with chapter 234A of the General Laws
$2,398,691
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
Suffolk District Attorney.
0340-0100
For the Suffolk district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the children's advocacy center; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$16,052,775
0340-0101
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney's office
$354,303
Middlesex District Attorney.
0340-0200
For the Middlesex district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$13,690,462
0340-0201
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney's office
$516,485
Eastern District Attorney.
0340-0300
For the Eastern district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$8,411,609
0340-0301
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney's office
$504,351
Worcester District Attorney.
0340-0400
For the Worcester district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$8,889,774
0340-0401
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney's office
$413,499
0340-0410
For the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines and chemicals at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys, the state police and municipal police departments
$420,000
Hampden District Attorney.
0340-0500
For the Hampden district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$8,004,233
0340-0501
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney's office
$339,899
Hampshire/Franklin District Attorney.
0340-0600
For the Hampshire/Franklin district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$4,983,716
0340-0601
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampshire/Franklin district attorney's office
$294,248
Norfolk District Attorney.
0340-0700
For the Norfolk district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$8,200,596
0340-0701
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney's office
$427,306
Plymouth District Attorney.
0340-0800
For the Plymouth district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$7,113,287
0340-0801
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney's office
$429,842
Bristol District Attorney.
0340-0900
For the Bristol district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$7,401,003
0340-0901
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney's office
$326,318
Cape and Islands District Attorney.
0340-1000
For the Cape and Islands district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer
$3,617,658
0340-1001
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney's office
$278,735
Berkshire District Attorney.
0340-1100
For the Berkshire district attorney's office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the drug task force and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $37,500; provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation and management of the Berkshire County Drug Task Force
$3,522,666
0340-1101
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney's office
$215,126
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION.
0340-2100
For the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, which may expend for its operation an amount not to exceed $344,790 in revenue collected from voluntary contributions from all district attorneys; provided, that the district attorneys shall appoint persons to serve as executive director, assistant executive director and research director and other staff positions as necessary for the purpose of coordination and standardization of services and programs, the collection and analysis of data and generation of reports, technical assistance and training to ensure standardization in organization, operations, and procedures; provided further, that this staff shall not be subject to section 45 of chapter 30 of the General Laws or chapter 31 of the General Laws and shall serve at the will and pleasure of a majority of district attorneys; provided further, that the department shall work in conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district attorney office for further investigation; (b) the number of said referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (c) the number of cases referred to each district attorney's office that remain open as of the date for submission of said report; and (d) the number of cases resulting in a criminal prosecution, and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that said report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before March 14, 2012; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 28, 2012, summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by all district attorneys' offices in calendar year 2011 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate, superior, appeals and supreme judicial court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that for each jurisdiction of the courts, the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the type of criminal case; (b) the total number of defendants charged under the type of case; and (c) summary of dispositions or statuses thereof; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 28, 2012, detailing all district attorney offices' use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into an office's special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 2, 2012; provided further, that the department shall work together with the 11 district attorneys' offices to submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2012, detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program at each of the 11 district attorneys' offices; (b) the name and address of the law firms; (c) the duties performed by the personnel; and (d) the benefits and cost savings associated with the program
$344,790
0340-8908
For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association's wide area network; provided, that the 11 district attorneys may contribute a portion of their fiscal year 2012 appropriation to the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association in order to alleviate the cost of the case management and tracking system as well as the cost of data lines associated with the district attorneys' computer network
$1,254,371
EXECUTIVE.
0411-1000
For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the governor's council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfer to appropriation accounts where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor's commission on intellectual disability; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor's development coordinating council; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, as established in the office of the governor by section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998 and section 80 of chapter 236 of the acts of 2000, shall continue during fiscal year 2012
$4,293,342
Office Of The Child Advocate.
0411-1005
For the operation of the office of the child advocate
$243,564
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
0511-0000
For the operation of the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 pursuant to an allocation schedule filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the secretary of state and the records conservation board; and provided further, that those regulations shall be issued not later than June 29, 2012
$5,912,424
0511-0001
For the secretary of state who may expend revenues not to exceed $30,000 from the sale of merchandise at the Massachusetts state house gift shop for the purpose of replenishing and restocking gift shop inventory
$30,000
0511-0002
For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program which shall have a specific focus on limited liability corporations and limited liability partnerships that have failed in their statutory responsibility to file an annual report; and provided further, that the division shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of annual reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth
$254,213
0511-0200
For the operation of the archives division
$378,121
0511-0230
For the operation of the records center
$36,217
0511-0250
For the operation of the archives facility
$296,521
0511-0260
For the operation of the commonwealth museum
$243,684
0511-0270
For the secretary of state who may contract with the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data and to prepare annual population estimates; provided, that the contract shall be for no less than $300,000
$550,000
0511-0420
For the operation of the address confidentiality program
$130,858
0517-0000
For the printing of public documents
$450,000
0521-0000
For the operation of the elections division, including preparation, printing and distribution of ballots and for other miscellaneous expenses for primary and other elections; provided, that the secretary of state may award grants for voter registration and education; and provided further, that the registration and education activities may be conducted by community-based voter registration and education organizations
$4,900,000
0521-0001
For the operation of the central voter registration computer system
$4,900,000
0524-0000
For providing information to voters
$300,000
0526-0100
For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission
$750,000
0527-0100
For the operation of the ballot law commission
$10,545
0528-0100
For the operation of the records conservation board
$34,056
0540-0900
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence in the former county of Essex
$1,017,334
0540-1000
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem in the former county of Essex
$2,703,583
0540-1100
For the registry of deeds in the former county of Franklin
$449,288
0540-1200
For the registry of deeds in the former county of Hampden
$1,643,100
0540-1300
For the registry of deeds in the former county of Hampshire
$471,423
0540-1400
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell in the former county of Middlesex
$1,113,611
0540-1500
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge in the former county of Middlesex
$2,875,012
0540-1600
For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams in the former county of Berkshire
$250,700
0540-1700
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield in the former county of Berkshire
$419,400
0540-1800
For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington in the former county of Berkshire
$209,483
0540-1900
For the registry of deeds in the former county of Suffolk
$1,734,615
0540-2000
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg in the former county of Worcester
$655,072
0540-2100
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester in the former county of Worcester
$2,161,481
TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL.
Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General.
0610-0000
For the office of the treasurer and receiver-general; provided, that the treasurer shall provide computer services required by the teachers' retirement board; provided further, that the treasurer's office shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board which details the amount of assessments transmitted to the treasurer during the previous calendar year on a monthly basis from the courts, the registrar of motor vehicles and the sheriff or superintendent of any correctional facility pursuant to section 8 of chapter 258B; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the board on or before January 13, 2012; provided further, that funds may be expended for the payment of bank fees; and provided further, that the treasurer's office shall pay half of the administrative costs of the municipal finance oversight board from this item
$9,181,660
0610-0010
For programs to promote and improve financial literacy for Massachusetts residents
$85,000
0610-0050
For the administration of the alcoholic beverages control commission in its efforts to regulate and control the conduct and condition of traffic in alcoholic beverages; provided, that said commission shall maintain at least 1 chief investigator and other investigators for the purpose of regulating and controlling the traffic of alcoholic beverages; provided further, that said commission shall work and cooperate with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice and other relevant federal agencies to assist in its efforts to regulate and control the traffic of alcoholic beverages; and provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal dollars and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the enforcement of laws pertaining to the traffic of alcoholic beverages
$1,893,262
0610-0060
For the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement division of the alcoholic beverages control commission's implementation of the enhanced liquor enforcement programs, known as Safe Campus, Safe Holidays, Safe Prom, and Safe Summer; provided, that funds from this appropriation shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-0050
$100,000
0610-0140
For the purpose of funding administrative, transactional and research expenses associated with maintaining and increasing the interest earnings on the General Fund and the Commonwealth Stabilization Fund investments
$21,582
0610-2000
For payments made to veterans pursuant to section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005; provided, that the office of the state treasurer may expend not more than $205,000 for costs incurred in the administration of these payments
$2,500,000
0611-1000
For bonus payments to war veterans
$44,500
Lottery Commission.
0640-0000
For the operation of the state lottery commission and arts lottery; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for any costs associated with the promotion or advertising of lottery games; provided further, that positions funded by this item shall not be subject to chapters 30 and 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated herein shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery Fund to the General Fund
$77,414,012
0640-0005
For the costs associated with the continued implementation of monitor games; provided, that any funds expended on promotional activities shall be limited to point-of-sale promotions and agent newsletters; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery Fund to the General Fund
$2,715,484
0640-0010
For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program; provided, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery Fund to the General Fund
$2,000,000
0640-0096
For the purpose of the commonwealth's fiscal year 2012 contributions to the health and welfare fund established pursuant to the collective-bargaining agreement between the lottery commission and the service employees international union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions shall be paid to the trust fund on such basis as the collective bargaining agreement provides; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State Lottery Fund to the General Fund
$355,945
Massachusetts Cultural Council.
0640-0300
For the services and operations of the council, including grants to or contracts with public and non-public entities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the council may expend the amounts herein appropriated for the purposes of the council as provided in sections 52 to 58, inclusive, of chapter 10 of the General Laws in amounts and at times as the council may determine pursuant to section 54 of said chapter 10; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount appropriated herein shall be transferred quarterly from the Arts Lottery Fund to the General Fund; provided further, that any funds expended from this item for the benefit of schoolchildren shall be expended for the benefit of all Massachusetts schoolchildren and on the same terms and conditions; provided further, that the council shall not expend funds from this item for any grant or contract recipient that, in any program or activity for Massachusetts schoolchildren, does not apply the same terms and conditions to all such schoolchildren; and provided further, that a person employed under this item shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate bargaining unit
$4,449,866
Debt Service.
0699-0005
For the state treasurer which may retain and expend an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2012 from premiums paid on the sales of revenue anticipation notes and expend such premium payments for the purposes of paying principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation notes
$20,000,000
0699-0015
For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain bonded debt and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state treasurer may make payments pursuant to section 38C of chapter 29 of the General Laws from this item, items 0699-9100, 0699-2004 and 0699-0016; provided further, that the payments shall pertain to the bonds, notes, or other obligations authorized to be paid from each item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may transfer the amounts that would otherwise be unexpended on June 30, 2012, from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-2004 and 0699-0016 or from items 0699-9100, 0699-2004 and 0699-0016 to this item which would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012; provided further, that each amount transferred shall be charged to the funds as specified in the item to which the amount is transferred; provided further, that payments on bonds issued pursuant to section 2O of said chapter 29 shall be paid from this item and shall be charged to the Infrastructure sub-fund of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary or other provisions of this item, the comptroller may charge the payments authorized in the item to the appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan which the comptroller shall file 10 days in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided, further, that the comptroller shall transfer from this item to the Government Land Bank Fund an amount equal to the amount by which debt service charged to the fund exceeds revenue deposited to the fund
$1,883,842,211
General Fund................................. 54.09%
Commonwealth Transportation Fund.................................45.91%
0699-0016
For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness incurred under chapter 233 of the acts of 2008 for financing the accelerated bridge program
$25,217,567
Commonwealth Transportation Fund................................. 100%
0699-2004
For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness which may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall
$86,189,403
Commonwealth Transportation Fund................................. 100%
0699-9100
For the payment of costs associated with any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commonwealth, including issuance costs, interest on bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other notes pursuant to sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and for the payment to the United States pursuant to section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with respect to any bonds or notes or other obligations of the commonwealth; provided, that the treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule of the distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth; provided further, that the comptroller shall charge costs to the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General Fund or Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service reserves
$27,951,544
0699-9101
For the purpose of depositing with the trustee under the trust agreement authorized in section 10B of chapter 11 of the acts of 1997, an amount to be used to pay the interest due on notes of the commonwealth issued pursuant to section 9 of said chapter 11 and secured by the Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Note Trust Fund.
$22,607,000
Commonwealth Transportation Fund................................. 100%
STATE AUDITOR.
Office of the State Auditor.
0710-0000
For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of privatization contracts in accordance with sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws
$13,659,122
0710-0100
For the operation of the division of local mandates
$379,092
0710-0200
For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the office shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total amount of fraudulently obtained benefits identified by the bureau of special investigations of the office of the state auditor, the total value of settlement restitution payments, actual monthly collections and any circumstances that produce shortfalls in collections
$1,776,138
0710-0225
For the operation of the Medicaid Audit Unit within the Division of Audit Operations in an effort to prevent and to identify fraud and abuse in the MassHealth system; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 50 per cent; provided further, that the division shall submit a report no later than December 1, 2011 to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all findings on activities and payments made through the MassHealth system; provided further, that the unit shall engage in a memorandum of understanding with the secretary of administration and finance to develop a system for the recovery of identified funds; and provided further, that the unit shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than February 22, 2012 on the total amount of recoveries identified, actual recovery collections, and any reasons why identified funds were not collected
$897,829
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Office of the Attorney General.
0810-0000
For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness compensation program; provided, that the victim and witness assistance program shall be administered in accordance with chapters 258B and 258C of the General Laws; and provided further, that the attorney general shall submit to the general court and the secretary of administration and finance a report detailing the claims submitted to the state treasurer for payment under item 0810-0004 indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim
$22,251,155
0810-0004
For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60 years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for compensation in accordance with said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims including, but not limited to, the provisions outlined in section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws
$2,088,340
0810-0007
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the attorney general; provided, that expenditures shall not be made on or after the effective date of this act which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item
$340,676
0810-0013
For the office of the attorney general which may expend for a false claims program an amount not to exceed $775,000 from revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$775,000
0810-0014
For the operation of the department of public utilities proceedings unit within the office of the attorney general, pursuant to section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12, shall equal the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the expenses of legal and technical personnel and associated administrative and travel expenses relative to participation in regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on behalf of Massachusetts ratepayers
$2,355,145
0810-0021
For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 75 per cent of the expenditure; provided, that funds shall continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals from the department of public health pursuant to section 72H of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the unit shall provide training for all investigators of the department's division of health care quality responsible for the investigations on a periodic basis pursuant to a comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the unit; and provided further, that training shall include instruction on techniques for improving the efficiency and quality of investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation pursuant to said section 72H of said chapter 111
$4,064,923
0810-0045
For the labor law enforcement program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1A of chapter 23 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a non-management position funded by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to chapter 150E of the General Laws
$3,116,570
0810-0201
For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on insurance as authorized by section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers' compensation fraud unit of the office of the attorney general; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended for costs associated with health insurance rate hearings
$1,539,942
0810-0338
For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated by this item
$438,506
0810-0399
For the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated by this item; provided further, that the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers' compensation insurance in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the General Laws
$284,456
Victim and Witness Assistance Board.
0840-0100
For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided, that the board shall submit a comprehensive report compiled from the required information submitted to the office by the trial court, the registry of motor vehicles and the state treasurer relative to the collection of assessments for the previous calendar year under section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before February 16, 2012
$509,267
0840-0101
For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program, to be administered by the Massachusetts office of victim assistance; provided, that the office shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than February 1, 2012, a report detailing the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited to: (a) the number and type of incidents to which the advocates responded; (b) the type of services and service referrals provided by the domestic violence advocates; (c) the cost of providing such services and the extent of coordination with other service providers; and (d) state agencies
$741,199
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.
0900-0100
For the operation of the state ethics commission
$1,796,500
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
0910-0200
For the operation of the office of the inspector general
$2,163,589
0910-0210
For the office of the inspector general which may expend revenues collected up to a maximum of $600,000 from the fees charged to participants in the Massachusetts public purchasing official certification program and the certified public manager program for the operation of such programs; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipts of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office of the inspector general may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$600,000
OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE.
0920-0300
For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance
$1,197,262
MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
0940-0100
For the office of the commission, including the processing and resolution of cases pending before the commission that were filed on or before July 1, 2005; provided, that on or before November 1, 2011, the commission shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the total number of all currently pending cases and the total number of the cases in the investigation, conciliation, post-probable cause and pre-public hearing and post-hearing stages; provided further, that the commission shall file an update of the report with the committees on or before March 7, 2012; provided further, that the commission shall identify in the reports the number of cases in which the commission has determined there is probable cause to believe that a violation of chapter 151B of the General Laws has been committed in a case in which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is named as a respondent; provided further, that the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, on or before November 1, 2011, the number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or state authority is named as a respondent, specifying those cases in which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is named as a respondent, and the number of the cases in which there is probable cause to believe that a violation of said chapter 151B has been committed; provided further, that the commission shall include in the report the total number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2011 and the total number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2011; provided further, that funds made available in this item shall be in addition to funds available in item 0940-0101; provided further, that all positions, except clerical, shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement
$2,543,312
0940-0101
For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination which may expend not more than $1,930,054 from revenues from federal reimbursements received for the purposes of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing type 1 program and the equal opportunity resolution contract program during fiscal year 2012 and federal reimbursements received for these and other programs in prior years; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,930,054
0940-0102
For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination which may expend not more than $70,000 from revenues collected from fees charged for the training and certification of diversity trainers for the operation of the discrimination prevention certification program
$70,000
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
0950-0000
For the commission on the status of women
$70,000
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER.
1000-0001
For the office of the state comptroller; provided, that the amount of any federal funds and grant receipts credited and expended from this item shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the comptroller shall maintain a special federal and non-tax revenue unit which shall operate under policies and procedures developed in conjunction with the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that the comptroller shall provide quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include for each state agency for which the commonwealth is billing, the eligible state services and the full-year estimate of revenues and revenues collected; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, should the comptroller receive notification from any member of the General Court that a reporting requirement stipulated within this act has not been met, the comptroller shall give immediate notice to the agency head and require the reporting requirement be met within 10 days; provided further, that the comptroller shall deduct $1,000 from the item of appropriation that contains the reporting requirement; provided further, that all amounts deducted shall be deposited into the General Fund and the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of all amounts so deducted; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may enter into contracts with private vendors to identify and pursue cost avoidance opportunities for programs of the commonwealth and to enter into interdepartmental service agreements with state agencies, as applicable, for such purpose; provided further, that 60 days before entering into any interdepartmental service agreement the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the notification shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the project, the purpose and intent of the interdepartmental service agreement, a projection of the costs avoided in the current fiscal year, a copy of the contract with the private vendor including the proposed rate of compensation and any previous agreements related or similar to the new agreement with the above information; provided further, that payments to private vendors on account of such cost avoidance projects shall be made only from such actual cost savings as have been certified in writing to the house and senate committees on ways and means by the comptroller and the budget director as attributable to such cost avoidance projects; provided further, that the comptroller may establish such procedures, in consultation with the budget director and the affected departments, as he deems appropriate and necessary to accomplish the purpose of this item; and provided further, that the comptroller shall submit a report on such projects as a part of his annual report pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws
$7,722,891
Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
1107-2501
For the disabled persons protection commission; provided, that the commission shall facilitate compliance by the department of mental health and the department of developmental services with uniform investigative standards; provided further, that the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than the last day of each quarter on the number of claims of abuse by caretakers made by employees or contracted service employees of the department of developmental services, the department of mental health, and the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided further, that the report shall include: (a) the number of substantiated claims; (b) the number of unsubstantiated claims; and (c) the number of false claims reported as a result of intentional and malicious action; and provided further, that the commission shall ensure that it is capable of recording all calls that are made to the commission's 24-hour hotline, that all persons who call the hotline shall be immediately informed that all calls are routinely recorded and that each such person shall be provided with the opportunity to elect that the call not be recorded
$2,174,159
Board of Library Commissioners.
7000-9101
For the operation of the board of library commissioners
$817,877
7000-9401
For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds for purposes authorized by clauses (1) and (2) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the General Laws, as it considers proper, to regional public library systems throughout each fiscal year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller's regulations on state grants, 815 CMR 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year 2012 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board of library commissioners shall employ population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2011 distribution; and provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued operation of a single regional library system to serve the different geographic regions of the commonwealth and requiring that physical locations be maintained in both eastern and western Massachusetts to serve the residents of those regions
$8,781,475
7000-9402
For the talking book library at the Worcester public library
$421,143
7000-9406
For the Braille and talking book library at Watertown, including the operation of the machine lending agency
$2,241,016
7000-9501
For state aid to public libraries; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no city or town shall receive any money under this item in any year when the appropriation of the city or town for free public library services is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of the average of the appropriations for free public library service for the 3 years immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of library commissioners may grant waivers in excess of the waiver limit set forth in the second paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws in fiscal year 2012 for a period of not more than 1 year; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, of the amount by which this item exceeds the amount appropriated in chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program, the library incentive grant program and the nonresident circulation offset program; and provided further, that any payment made under this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the public library of that city or town without appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary
$6,823,657
7000-9506
For the technology and automated resource sharing networks
$1,929,238
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance.
1100-1100
For the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary shall conduct an ongoing review of affirmative action steps taken by the various agencies, boards, departments, commissions or divisions to determine whether such agencies, boards, departments, commissions or divisions are complying with the commonwealth's policies of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity; provided further, that whenever noncompliance is determined by the secretary, the secretary shall hold a public hearing on the matter and report the resulting recommendations to the head of the particular agency, board, department, commission or division, to the governor and to the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided further, that the secretary shall report on the status of each agency, board, department, commission or division receiving monies under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, as to compliance or noncompliance with affirmative action policies to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public service and the joint committee on labor and workforce development on or before December 1, 2011; and provided further, that agencies within the executive office may, with the prior approval of the secretary, streamline and improve administrative operations pursuant to interdepartmental service agreements
$2,768,871
1100-1201
For the assistant secretary for commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency, who may expend an amount not to exceed $650,000 in fiscal year 2012 from the indirect costs charged under section 5D of chapter 29 to support the work of the office for commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency; provided, that one-time purchases of equipment that could be procured through capital spending shall not be made from this item; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, on or before April 1, 2012, on the expenditures made from this account by object class; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$650,000
1100-1700
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance
$25,502,591
1106-0064
For the Massachusetts caseload forecast office; provided, that the office shall estimate enrollment or caseload for certain state programs in fiscal year 2013; provided further, that the office shall forecast: (1) MassHealth enrollment by group; (2) participation in state subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3050, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060; (3) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108; (4) enrollment, both active member and dependent, in the group insurance commission; and (5) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; provided further, that the office shall report its forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2011; and provided further, that the office shall submit an updated forecast to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committee on ways and means not later than March 14, 2012
$400,000
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.
1102-3205
For the division of capital asset management and maintenance which may expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts information technology center, the state transportation building and the Springfield state office building an amount not to exceed $16,250,000 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees, parking fees and any other sources pertaining to the operations of said facilities; provided, that the division shall work with the committee on public counsel services to ensure that all public defenders hired in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall have access to adequate office space; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$16,250,000
1102-3232
For the division of capital asset management and maintenance; provided, that the division may expend not more than $300,000 received from application fees charged in conjunction with the certification of contractors and subcontractors pursuant to section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws; provided further, that only expenses, including staffing, incurred to implement and operate the certification program shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$300,000
Bureau of State Office Buildings.
1102-3301
For the operation of the bureau and for the maintenance and operation of buildings under the jurisdiction of the state superintendent of buildings; provided, that the bureau shall continue to provide funding for all janitorial services at the same level provided in fiscal year 2011 for all the buildings under the jurisdiction of the state superintendent; and provided further, that the bureau shall retain jurisdiction over all contracts, purchases and payments for materials and services required in the operation of the bureau
$4,270,117
1102-3302
For the purposes of utility costs and associated contracts for the properties managed by the bureau of state office buildings
$4,905,820
1102-3306
For the maintenance and joint operation of the state house under the jurisdiction of the state superintendent of state office buildings and the legislature's joint committee on rules; provided, that the bureau shall work in coordination with the house of representatives and the senate relative to the maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services
$700,034
1102-3307
For state house accessibility coordination, including communications access to public hearings and meetings; provided, that access shall include interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing
$138,476
Office on Disability.
1107-2400
For the Massachusetts office on disability
$539,539
Civil Service Commission.
1108-1011
For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed for the appropriation herein through a fee charged on a per claim basis; provided further, that said commission shall develop and implement regulations to provide for reimbursement to the General Fund; and provided further, that the civil service commission may assess a fee upon the appointing authority when inappropriate action has occurred
$410,000
Group Insurance Commission.
1108-5100
For the administration of the group insurance commission; provided, that the commission shall generate the maximum amounts allowable under the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as amended, and from reimbursements allowed by sections 8, 10B, 10C and 12 of chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on all entities that have the employer share of their health insurance coverage paid through item 1108-5200; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided, however, that the information is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; and provided further, that $125,000 shall be used for wellness programs as established in Chapter 288 of the Acts of 2010
$2,570,379
1108-5200
For the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premium and plan costs incurred in fiscal year 2012; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds in this item shall not be available during the accounts-payable period of fiscal year 2012 and any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2012; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the division of unemployment assistance and other departments, authorities, agencies and divisions which have federal or other funds allocated to them for this purpose, for that portion of insurance premiums and plan costs as the secretary determines should be borne by such funds, and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred, after similar determination, from the several state or other funds and amounts received in payment of all such charges or such transfers shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for the commonwealth's share of group insurance premium and plan costs provided to employees and retirees in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means the amounts expended from this item for prior year costs; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriation; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may charge all agencies for the commonwealth's share of the health insurance costs incurred on behalf of any employees of those agencies who are on leave of absence for a period of more than 1 year; provided further, that the amounts received in payment for the charges shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding section 26 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the commission may negotiate, purchase and execute contracts before July 1 of each year for policies of group insurance as authorized by chapter 32A of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 150E of the General Laws and as provided in section 8 of said chapter 32A and for the purposes of section 14 of said chapter 32A, the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for state employees who have retired before July 1, 1994 shall be 90 per cent and the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for state employees who have retired on or after July 1, 1994 shall be 85 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees hired on or before June 30, 2003 and their dependents shall be 80 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees hired after June 30, 2003 and their dependents shall be 75 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees who filed an application for retirement on or after August 7, 2009, and on or before October 1, 2009, for a retirement date not later than January 31, 2010, shall be 85 per cent; provided further, that the commonwealth's share of the group insurance premiums for active state employees who file an application for retirement after October 1, 2009, shall be 80 per cent until a different contribution rate is established under said section 8 of said chapter 32A; provided further, that the commission shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means by April 1 of each year of the cost of the commonwealth's projected share of group insurance premiums for the next fiscal year; provided further, that the group insurance commission may pay premium and plan costs for municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the group insurance commission's health plans pursuant to the commission's regulations; provided further, that the group insurance commission shall report no later than December 1, 2011 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the premiums of enrollees of municipalities participating in the group insurance commission for fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and provided further, that such report shall include the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active enrollee by plan, the average employee premium contribution by plan for each municipality, estimates for the total premium per active enrollee by plan for each municipality and a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium contribution
$1,131,305,510
1108-5201
For the costs incurred by the group insurance commission associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage pursuant to section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws; provided, that the commission may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $1,033,566 from the revenue received from administrative fees associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage pursuant to said section 19 of said chapter 32B; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,033,566
1108-5350
For elderly governmental retired employee premium payments
$340,000
1108-5400
For the costs of the retired municipal teachers' premiums and the audit of such premiums
$64,386,762
1108-5500
For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of dental and vision benefits for those active employees of the commonwealth, not including employees of authorities and any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise provided those benefits pursuant to a separate appropriation or the terms of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that the employees shall pay 15 per cent of monthly premiums established by the commission for the benefits
$9,104,973
Division of Administrative Law Appeals.
1110-1000
For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals, established by section 4H of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided, that the division shall maintain, to the fullest extent practicable, a complete physical and technological separation from any agency, department, board, commission or program whose decisions, determinations or actions may be appealed to it; and provided further, that every decision issued by a commissioner or other head of agency, or designee, following the issuance of a recommended decision by an administrative law judge of the division, shall be an agency decision subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 30A of the General Laws
$1,077,076
George Fingold Library.
1120-4005
For the administration of the George Fingold Library
$796,229
Department of Revenue.
1201-0100
For the operation of the department of revenue, including tax collection administration and audits of certain foreign corporations and the division of local services; provided, that the department may allocate funds to the office of the attorney general for the purpose of the tax prosecution unit; provided further, that the department may charge the expenses for computer services, including the costs of personnel and other support costs provided to the child support enforcement unit, from this item to item 1201-0160, consistent with the costs attributable to said unit; provided further, that the department shall provide to the general court access to the municipal data bank; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this account shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning no earlier than December 1 and ending no later than November 30; and provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this account shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12-month period
$80,469,544
1201-0130
For the department of revenue which may expend for the operation of the department not more than $23,940,257 from revenues collected by the additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that the auditors shall: (1) discover and identify persons who are delinquent either in the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the commonwealth; (2) obtain such delinquent returns; and (3) collect such delinquent taxes for a prior fiscal year; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the amount of revenue produced from these additional auditors; and (2) the amount of revenue produced by this item in fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
$23,940,257
1201-0160
For child support enforcement; provided, that the department may allocate funds appropriated herein to the department of state police, the district courts, the probate and family courts, the district attorneys and other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities, and those agencies may expend the funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that all such allocations shall be reported quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the allocation of the funds; provided further, that the federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support enforcement grants shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and to be expended for the grant authority; provided further, that the department shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means, detailing the balance, year-to-date and projected receipts and year-to-date and projected expenditures, by subsidiary, of the child support trust fund established pursuant to section 9 of chapter 119A of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system for federal incentives and said network in accounts 1201-0161, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412
$33,676,820
1201-0164
For the child support enforcement division; provided, that the division may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $6,547,280 from the federal reimbursements awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary related expenditures; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$6,547,280
1231-1000
For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund, established in section 2Z of chapter 29 of the General Laws
$500,000
1232-0100
For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have remediated spills of petroleum products pursuant to chapter 21J of the General Laws; provided, that in the prioritization of claims, payment of approved claims shall be as follows: to claimant who owns, or formerly owned, at least 1 but not more than 2 dispensing facilities; then payment to claimant who owns 3 but not more than 5 facilities; then payment to claimant who owns 6 but not more than 9 facilities; then payment to claimant who owns more than 9 facilities; and provided further, that not more than 50 percent of this appropriation shall be allocated to approved claimants prior to January 1, 2012
$13,000,000
1232-0200
For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board established by section 8 of chapter 21J of the General Laws and for the administration of the underground storage tank program associated with the implementation of said chapter 21J; provided, that notwithstanding section 4 of said chapter 21J or any other general or special law to the contrary, appropriations made in this item shall be sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground storage tank program; provided further, that the board shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the status of the underground storage program, including, but not limited to, the number of municipal grants made for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks and the reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; provided further, that the report shall detail how many tanks are out of compliance with said chapter 21J; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than February 16, 2012
$2,033,299
1233-2000
For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, blind persons and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the abatements granted under clauses Seventeenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C, Twenty-second D, Twenty-second E, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-seventh A, Forty-first, Forty-first B, Forty-first C, Forty-first C 1/2 and Fifty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws; provided further, that the commonwealth shall reimburse each city or town that accepts said clause Forty-first B or said clause Forty-first C for additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under those clauses in an amount not to exceed $2 per exemption granted; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be available for reimbursements to cities and towns for additional exemptions from the motor vehicle excise granted pursuant to the seventh paragraph of section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws
$25,301,475
1233-2350
For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery Fund in accordance with clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, and additional aid to municipalities, as provided for in section 3
$833,980,293
1233-2400
For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned land pursuant to sections 13 to 17, inclusive, of chapter 58 of the General Laws
$25,270,000
Appellate Tax Board.
1310-1000
For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board shall schedule hearings in not less than 9 geographically diverse regions of the state; and provided further, that the board shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2011 on the number of hearings held at each location
$1,459,270
1310-1001
For the appellate tax board which may expend revenues up to a maximum of $400,000 from fees collected; provided, that in order to accommodate discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the board may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$400,000
Reserves.
1599-0018
For a reserve to fund revenue maximization efforts that cannot be realized on a contingent basis; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall pursue these efforts in consultation with the state comptroller and other state agencies where appropriate; and provided further, that the secretary shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 5, 2012 which shall include, but not be limited to, revenue and savings generated through revenue maximization efforts, further opportunities for revenue maximization and savings, and areas originally identified for revenue maximization and savings which did not generate expected revenue or savings
$750,000
1599-0024
For a reserve to be administered by the office of the comptroller to fund a competitive grant program for the purpose of funding auditors at agencies and departments that demonstrate: (a) a reduction in audit functions due to budget reductions; (b) a decrease in fraud and waste recoveries in the past 3 fiscal years; and (c) a plan for expenditure of audit funds and an estimate of recoveries greater than the award received; provided, that funds shall be awarded to state entities that are most likely to generate savings or revenue from enhanced auditing or program integrity greater than the award received; provided further, that grants shall be made on a one-time, non-recurring basis and the comptroller shall develop guidelines and an application process and award all grants no later than October 3, 2011; provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for additional child support enforcement personnel at the department of revenue; provided further, that agencies awarded grants shall report to the comptroller quarterly detailing their expenditures and recoveries made with grant resources; and provided further, that the comptroller shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than March 1, 2012 on the grant recipients, their audit outcomes and the effectiveness of the grant program
$1,250,000
1599-0026
For a reserve for 1-time grants to support municipal improvements; provided, that no less than $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the division of local services and shall be expended for a multi-year competitive grant program to provide financial support for 1-time or transition costs related to regionalization and other efficiency initiatives, with allowable applicants to include municipalities, school districts considering forming a regional school district, regional planning agencies and councils of governments; provided further, that regional planning agencies and councils of governments may also serve as the administrative or fiscal agent on behalf of municipalities; provided further, that said grant program shall be administered by the division of local services; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program to be administered by the office; provided further, that it shall be the goal of the grant program to address police staffing needs and corresponding public safety concerns in the municipalities most impacted by reductions in local aid; provided further, that the criteria for the competitive grant program shall include, but not be limited to, municipal violent crime rate and reduction in municipal police department staffing since fiscal year 2008; provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the department of elementary and secondary education to be distributed through a competitive grant program; provided further, that the criteria for the competitive grant program shall include consideration for local education authorities whose chapter 70 aid in fiscal year 2012, as a percentage of foundation budget, is less than that local education authorities' target aid share for fiscal year 2012; provided further, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payments made pursuant to this item to any school districts shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation; and provided further, that each state entity administering grant funds through this item shall report to the house and senate committees on ways means no later than January 18, 2012 detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used for distribution
$8,000,000
1599-0050
For Route 3 North contract assistance payments
$5,409,158
Commonwealth Transportation Fund................................. 100%
1599-0093
For contract assistance to the water pollution abatement trust for debt service obligations of the trust, pursuant to sections 6, 6A and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws; prior appropriation continued
$64,654,037
1599-1970
For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the purpose of defraying costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2012 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009
$125,000,000
Commonwealth Transportation Fund................................. 100%
1599-1977
For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter 293 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 303 of the acts of 2008
$2,165,500
1599-2009
For a reserve for Hale Hospital in the city of Haverhill
$1,000,000
1599-3234
For the commonwealth's South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment
$90,100
1599-3384
For a reserve for the payment of certain court judgments, settlements and legal fees, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the comptroller, which were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the comptroller shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item; provided further, that this item shall also fund benefits authorized by section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws for public safety employees killed in the line of duty upon certification by the state board of retirement; provided further, that funds from this item shall also fund benefits authorized by section 81 of chapter 48 of the General Laws upon certification by the commissioners on firemen's relief; and provided further, that the comptroller's office shall provide immediate written notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means upon the expenditure of funds for the purposes of this item
$5,000,000
1599-3856
For rent and associated costs at the Massachusetts information technology center in Chelsea
$600,000
1599-3857
For capital lease payments from the University of Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and for annual operations of the advanced technology and manufacturing center in Fall River
$1,581,922
1599-4417
For the Edward J. Collins, Jr. center for public management at the University of Massachusetts
$496,518
1599-7104
For a reserve for the facility costs associated with the college of visual and performing arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided, that funds may be expended for Bristol Community College
$2,700,000
Division of Human Resources.
1750-0100
For the operation of the human resources division and the costs of administration, training and customer support related to the commonwealth's human resources and compensation management system; provided, that the information technology division shall continue a chargeback system for its bureau of computer services, including the operation of the commonwealth's human resources and compensation management system, which complies with the requirements of section 2B; provided further, that the division shall be responsible for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; provided further, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination; provided further, that the division shall administer a program of state employee unemployment management, including, but not limited to, agency training and assistance; provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide classification system, including, but not limited to, maintaining a classification pay plan for civil service titles within the commonwealth in accordance with generally accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for reclassification; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means the amounts of any economic benefits necessary to fund any incremental cost items contained in any collective bargaining agreements with the various classified public employees' unions; and provided further, that the nature and scope of economic proposals contained in those agreements shall include all fixed percentage or dollar-based salary adjustments, non-base payments or other forms of compensation and all supplemental fringe benefits resulting in any incremental costs
$2,618,785
1750-0102
For the human resources division which may expend not more than $2,056,966 from revenues collected from fees charged to applicants for civil service and non-civil service examinations and fees charged for the costs of goods and services rendered in administering training programs; provided, that the division shall collect from participating non-state agencies, political subdivisions and the general public fees sufficient to cover all costs of the programs, including, but not limited to, a fee to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination or non-civil service examination, notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that the human resources division may also expend revenues collected for implementation of the health and physical fitness standards program established pursuant to sections 61A of said chapter 31 and the wellness program established pursuant to section 61B of said chapter 31 and those programs in chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant who participates in the physical ability test; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$2,056,966
1750-0119
For payment of workers' compensation benefits to certain former employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties; provided, that the division shall routinely recertify the former employees pursuant to current workers' compensation procedures
$52,057
1750-0300
For the commonwealth's contributions in fiscal year 2012 to health and welfare funds established pursuant to certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and shall be paid to the health and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides
$26,950,000
Operational Services Division.
1775-0100
For the operation of the operational services division; provided, that the division shall expend funds for the purpose of achieving savings pursuant to this act
$200,000
1775-0106
For the operation of an enhanced vendor auditing unit within the operational services division; provided, that the unit will use a risk analysis program to identify vendor areas at high risk of fraud, overbilling or unallowable expenses; provided further, that the risk analysis will use vendor filed uniform financial reports, contracts with state entities and MMARS billing records; provided further, that in determining risk, the unit shall consider: (1) failure to file in a timely manner annual uniform financial reports and required private audits; (2) related-party transactions; (3) use of management companies; (4) amounts of billed expenditures on credit cards; (5) expenditures for non-program expenses such as travel, meals and vehicles; and (6) referrals or complaints from other state agencies, public officials and consumers; provided further, that the unit shall conduct field audits as necessary to determine evidence of fraud, overbilling or unallowable expenses; provided further, that the unit shall develop a recovery plan to recoup all funds received by a vendor due to fraud, overbilling or unallowable expenses and shall be responsible for recovering said funds; provided further, that any recovery plan that provides for less than the full restitution of misspent funds shall not be implemented without the approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that all funds recovered shall be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that audits which indicate criminal fraud shall be referred to the office of the attorney general for investigation; and provided further, that the unit shall file a report to the executive office of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than March 7, 2012 on the activities of the unit including number of audits conducted, number of vendors audited, number of vendors demonstrating the risk factors listed in this item, funds identified for recoupment, funds recouped, any reasons why identified funds were not recouped and details of recovery plans that required the approval of the secretary of administration and finance
$475,000
1775-0115
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend for the purpose of procuring, managing and administering statewide contracts an amount not to exceed $2,989,876 from revenue collected from the statewide contract administrative fee; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the operational services division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs of personnel
$2,989,876
1775-0124
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $500,000 from revenue collected in the recovery of cost-reimbursement and non-reimbursable over billing and recoupment for health and human service agencies and as a result of administrative reviews, as determined during the division's audits and reviews of providers pursuant to section 22N of chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided further, that the division may only retain revenues collected in excess of $207,350; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$500,000
1775-0200
For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office; provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to supplier diversity office certified minority- and women-owned businesses, which allows them to better compete for state contracts and also ensures that equitable practices and policies in the public marketplace are maintained; provided further, that the office shall administer an electronic business certification application which shall be accessible to business applicants through use of the internet; provided further, that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and financial information transmitted by electronic application; provided further, that the office shall, using all existing available resources, provide certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants, throughout the commonwealth and beyond; and provided further, that the office shall develop and implement measures and procedures to continue to improve the efficiency and the timeliness of the certification process
$495,141
1775-0600
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $750,000 in revenues from the sale of state surplus personal property and the disposal of surplus motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, state police vehicles from vehicle accident and damage claims and from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements for the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of surplus property and the purchase of motor vehicles; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the operational services division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs of personnel
$750,000
1775-0700
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $53,000 in revenues collected in addition to the amount authorized in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for printing, photocopying, related graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services provided to the general public, including all necessary incidental expenses; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the operational services division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$53,000
1775-0900
For the operational services division; provided, that the division may expend not more than $55,000 in revenues collected under chapter 449 of the acts of 1984 and section 4L of chapter 7 of the General Laws, including the costs of personnel, from the sale of federal surplus property, including the payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing, allocation and distribution of federal surplus property; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the operational services division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$55,000
Information Technology Division.
1790-0100
For the operation of the information technology division; provided, that the division shall operate the geographic information system pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4B of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided further, that the division shall continue a chargeback system for its bureau of computer services, including the operation of the commonwealth's human resources and compensation management system, which complies with the requirements of section 2B; provided further, that the division shall develop a formula to determine the cost that will be charged to each agency for its use of the human resources and compensation management system; provided further, that the division may coordinate with any state agency or state authority which administers a grant program to develop a statewide grant information page on the commonwealth's official website, that shall include all necessary application forms and a grant program reference in a format that is retrievable and printable; provided further, that the division shall continue conducting audits and surveys to identify and realize savings in the acquisition and maintenance of communications lines; provided further, that the chief information officer shall file a status report with the house and senate committees on ways and means by May 31, 2012, with actual and projected savings and expenditures for the audits in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012; provided further, that the state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as he deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this item; provided further, that any planned information technology development project or purchase by any agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware, software, or consulting fees, and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds, shall be reviewed and approved by the chief information officer before such agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase; provided further, that the chief information officer may establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; and provided further, that the division shall file a report with the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 15, 2011, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) financial statements detailing savings realized from the consolidation of information technology services within each executive office; (b) the number of personnel assigned to the information technology services within each executive office; and (c) efficiencies that have been achieved from the sharing of resources
$3,287,139
1790-0151
For the division of information technology which may expend an amount not to exceed $55,000 from fees charged to entities other than political subdivisions of the commonwealth for the distribution of digital cartographic and other data
$55,000
1790-0300
For the information technology division which may expend not more than $554,730 from revenues collected from the provision of computer resources and services to the general public for the costs of the bureau of computer services, including the purchase, lease or rental of telecommunications lines, services and equipment; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$554,730
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
Office of the Secretary.
2000-0100
For the operation of the office of the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, including the water resources commission, the hazardous waste facility site safety council, the coastal zone management program, environmental impact reviews conducted pursuant to chapter 30 of the General Laws and the mosquito-borne disease vector control chapter program
$5,545,430
2000-1011
For the office of environmental law enforcement which may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $85,000 from the administrative handling charge revenues received from electronic transactions processed through its online licensing and registration systems; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the office of environmental law enforcement may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$85,000
2000-1700
For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs
$7,653,102
2030-1000
For the operation of the office of environmental law enforcement; provided, that officers shall provide monitoring pursuant to the National Shellfish Sanitation Program; and provided further, that funds from this item shall not be expended for the purposes of item 2030-1004
$8,649,962
2030-1004
For environmental police private details; provided, that the office may expend revenues of up to $300,000 collected from the fees charged for private details; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$300,000
Department of Public Utilities.
2100-0012
For the operation of the department of public utilities; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of the first paragraph of section 18 of chapter 25 of the General Laws to the contrary, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2012 under said first paragraph shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item as well as the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$7,632,539
2100-0013
For the operation of the transportation division; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be used for the addition of 4 full-time staff members whose responsibilities may include the identification of unlicensed companies now operating within the commonwealth
$675,051
2100-0014
For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the energy facilities siting board an amount not to exceed $50,000 from application fees collected in fiscal year 2012 and prior fiscal years from utility companies
$50,000
2100-0015
For the department of public utilities, which may expend for the operation of the transportation division an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 from unified carrier registration fees collected in fiscal year 2012 and prior fiscal years from motor carrier companies
$2,300,000
2100-0016
For the department of public utilities to regulate steam distribution companies; provided, that notwithstanding section 18A of chapter 25 of the General Laws to the contrary, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2012 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$300,000
Department of Environmental Protection.
2200-0100
For the operation of the department of environmental protection, including the environmental strike force, the bureau of policy and planning, the bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, the Senator William X. Wall experimental station, and a contract with the University of Massachusetts for environmental research; provided, that section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established pursuant to section 18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws
$24,890,767
2200-0102
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend an amount not to exceed $260,812 from revenues collected from fees for wetland permits; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$260,812
2200-0107
For technical assistance, grants, and support of efforts consistent with the Massachusetts recycling and solid waste master plan and climate protection plan
$275,000
2210-0105
For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the administration and implementation of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act under chapter 21I of the General Laws an amount not to exceed $3,080,216 from the revenue collected from fees, penalties, grants and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that not less than $1,657,449 from this item shall be made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this purpose; provided further, that not less than $562,567 from this item shall be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and technology in accordance with said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$3,080,216
2220-2220
For the administration and implementation of the federal Clean Air Act, including the operating permit program, the emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state implementation program and the commonwealth's commitments under the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Action Plans for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury emissions
$843,672
2220-2221
For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and compliance program required under the federal Clean Air Act
$1,657,263
2250-2000
For the purpose of state implementation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws
$1,264,499
2260-8870
For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground storage tank programs, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws
$11,973,797
2260-8872
For the brownfields site audit program
$1,020,002
2260-8875
For the development of a wastewater build-out and cost analysis for the Cape Cod region
$150,000
2260-8881
For the operation of the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals, notwithstanding section 19A of chapter 21A of the General Laws
$326,681
Department of Fish and Game.
2300-0100
For the office of the commissioner; provided, that the commissioner's office shall assess and receive payments from the division of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the public access board, the division of ecological restoration and riverways program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish and game; provided further, that the purpose of those assessments shall be to cover appropriate administrative costs of the department, including but not limited to payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; and provided further, that the amount and contribution from each division or program shall be determined by the commissioner of fish and game
$614,758
2300-0101
For a division of ecological restoration and riverways protection program, for the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration, including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that the positions funded in this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws
$416,974
2310-0200
For the administration of the division of fisheries and wildlife, including expenses of the fisheries and wildlife board, the administration of game farms and wildlife restoration projects, wildlife research and management, the administration of fish hatcheries, the improvement and management of lakes, ponds and rivers, fish and wildlife restoration projects, the commonwealth's share of certain cooperative fisheries and wildlife programs and for certain programs reimbursable under the federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act; provided, that funds may be expended for the natural heritage and endangered species program; provided further, that funds from this item shall be made available to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the purposes of wildlife and fisheries research in an amount not to exceed the amount received in fiscal year 2011 for such research; provided further, that the department may expend the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that expenditures for such programs shall be contingent upon prior approval of the proper federal authorities for reimbursement of at least 75 per cent of the amount so expended
$9,985,455
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................................... 100%
2310-0306
For the hunter safety training program
$410,511
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................................... 100%
2310-0316
For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitat and for the costs of the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program pursuant to sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall not be expended from this item in the AA object class for the compensation of state employees assigned to any item
$1,000,000
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................................... 100%
2310-0317
For the waterfowl management program established pursuant to section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws
$65,000
Inland Fisheries and Game Fund.......................................... 100%
2320-0100
For the administration of the public access board, including the maintenance, operation, and improvements of public access land and water areas; provided, that positions funded in this item shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws
$446,574
2330-0100
For the operation of the division of marine fisheries, including expenses of the Annisquam river marine research laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a shellfish management program, including coastal area classification, mapping and technical assistance and for the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant and shellfish classification program; provided, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations governing the commercial fishing industry so as to promote sustainable fisheries; provided further, that $400,000 shall be spent for the operation of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; and provided further, that the commissioner shall develop a feasible management plan to enable the Newburyport shellfish purification plant to accept for treatment those shellfish harvested by valid permit holders from waters not meeting the requirements for open status for acceptable water quality as a result of heavy rainfall pursuant to the national shellfish sanitation program guide for the control of molluscan shellfish
$4,355,647
2330-0120
For the division of marine fisheries for a program of enhancement and development of marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including the cost of equipment, maintenance, staff and the maintenance and updating of data
$515,754
2330-0121
For the division of marine fisheries to utilize reimbursable federal sportfish restoration funds to further develop marine recreational fishing and related programs, including the costs of activities that increase public access for marine recreational fishing, support research on artificial reefs and otherwise provide for the development of marine recreational fishing; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from federal sportfish restoration funds and from the sale of materials which promote marine recreational fishing
$217,989
2330-0150
For the operation and maintenance of the Newburyport shellfish purification plant; provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than $100,000 from revenue collected from fees generated by operations; provided further, that the division shall submit a report detailing the revenues collected and expended and shellfish volume increase realized from the acceptance of shellfish from rainfall closures to the executive office of environmental affairs, the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committee on ways and means by June 30, 2012; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division of marine fisheries may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$100,000
2330-0300
For the administration and operation of the saltwater fishing permit program, in accordance with chapter 161 of the acts of 2009
$516,576
Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund........... 100%
Department of Agricultural Resources.
2511-0100
For the operation of the department of agricultural resources, including the division of administration, the integrated pest management program, the board of agriculture, the division of agricultural development, the division of animal health, the division of agricultural technical assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the expenses of the pesticide board and other responsibilities associated with the promotion and development of the commonwealth's primary industries including agriculture, forestry and fisheries; provided, that funds may be expended to enhance the buy local effort in western, central, northeastern and southern Massachusetts; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the statewide 4-H program
$4,100,108
2511-0105
For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food bank system of Massachusetts; provided, that the funds appropriated herein shall reflect the Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the 4 regional food banks in the commonwealth; and provided further, that the department may assess an administrative charge not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation herein
$11,500,000
2511-3002
For the integrated pest management program
$47,560
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
2800-0100
For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that said department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of state police to provide police coverage on department of conservation and recreation properties and parkways; provided further, that the department of state police shall reimburse said department of conservation and recreation for costs incurred by said department including, but not limited to, vehicle maintenance and repairs, the operation of department of state police buildings and other related costs; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all offices and positions of the division performing construction activities for the department of conservation and recreation shall be subject to classification under sections 45 to 50, inclusive, of chapter 30 of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws, the department shall establish or renegotiate fees, licenses, permits, rents and leases, and adjust or develop other revenue sources to fund the maintenance, operation and administration of the department; provided further, that funds may be expended for cleanup of Pilayella algae; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for personnel overtime costs
$3,517,586
2800-0101
For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department and the office of water resources in the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments pursuant to chapter 616 of the acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963; and provided further, that the department shall continue to make payments pursuant to chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain land
$1,002,565
2800-0401
For a program to provide stormwater management for all properties and roadways under the care, custody and control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the department shall implement a stormwater management program in compliance with federal and state stormwater management requirements; provided further, that the department shall inventory all stormwater infrastructure, assess its stormwater practices, analyze long term capital and operational needs and develop a stormwater management plan to comply with federal and state regulatory requirements; and provided further, that in order to protect public safety and to protect water resources for water supply, recreational and ecosystem uses, the department shall immediately implement interim stormwater management practices including, but not limited to, street sweeping, inspection and cleaning of catch basins and emergency repairs to roadway drainage
$391,237
2800-0501
For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the seasonal hires of the department of conservation and recreation's parks, beaches, pools and spray pools be paid from this item; provided further, that all beaches, pools and spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day through Labor Day; provided further, that the beaches, pools and spray pools shall be fully maintained; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for year-round seasonal employees; provided further, that seasonal employees who are hired before the second Sunday before Memorial Day and whose employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2011 shall continue to receive such benefits in fiscal year 2012 during the period of their seasonal employment; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30, or beginning not earlier than September 1 and ending not later than April 30; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made from this item other than for the purposes identified in this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8 months within a 12-month period
$11,175,488
2800-0700
For the office of dam safety; provided, that the department shall, in collaboration with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam removal for stream restoration and public safety; and provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 16, 2011, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of dam inspections that are scheduled for fiscal year 2012; and (b) the number of dams that are in need of repair or replacement
$290,151
2810-0100
For the operation of the department's state and urban parks; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be used: (i) to operate all of the division of state parks and recreation's parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges, and related appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and pools; (ii) for the oversight of rinks; and (iii) to protect and manage the division's lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that the same properties shall be open in fiscal year 2012 as were open on July 1, 2010; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be made available for payment to true seasonal employees; provided further, that the rinks under the control of the department shall remain open and staffed for the full rink season; provided further, that the department may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the purposes of item 2800-9004 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008
$42,173,702
2810-2041
For the division of state parks and recreation which may expend not more than $5,314,030 from revenue collected from fees charged by the division, including revenues collected from campsite reservation transactions from the automated campground reservation and registration program for additional expenses, upkeep and improvements to the parks and recreation system and for the personnel costs of seasonal employees; provided, that no funds from this item shall be expended for the costs of full-time equivalent personnel; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that no expenditures made in advance of the receipts shall be permitted to exceed 75 per cent of the amount of revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required by section 1B; provided further, that the comptroller shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means at the time subsequent quarterly statements are published of the variance between actual and projected receipts in each such quarter and the implications of that variance for expenditures made; and provided further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities from this item
$5,314,030
2820-0101
For the costs associated with the department's urban park rangers specific to the security of the state house; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for the costs of security and urban park rangers at the state house
$1,327,967
2820-1000
For the division of state parks and recreation which may expend not more than $200,000 from revenue collected pursuant to section 34B of chapter 92 of the General Laws
$200,000
2820-1001
For the division of state parks and recreation which may expend not more than $50,000 from revenue collected for the operation and maintenance of the division's telecommunications system from revenues received from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the division of highways, the Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project, the department of state police and quasi-public and private entities through a system of user fees and other charges established by the commissioner of conservation and recreation; provided, that nothing in this item shall impair or diminish the rights of access and utilization of all current users of the system under agreements previously entered into; and provided further, that this item may be reimbursed by political subdivisions of the commonwealth and private entities for direct and indirect costs expended by the division to maintain the telecommunications system
$50,000
2820-2000
For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the parkways of the department of conservation and recreation
$3,000,000
2820-3001
For the division of state parks and recreation which may expend not more than $1,000,000 from revenue collected from skating rink fees and rentals for the operation and maintenance, including personnel costs, of 4 rinks between September 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012, for an extended rink season; provided, that when assigning time for the use of its rinks, the division shall give priority to those which qualify under applicable state and federal law as nonprofit organizations or as a public school
$1,000,000
2820-4420
For the operation and maintenance of the Ponkapoag golf course; provided, that the division of state parks and recreation may expend not more than $1,098,011 from revenue collected from fees generated by the golf course; provided further, that for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this account shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent on either a full-time or less than a full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30
$1,098,011
2820-4421
For the operation and maintenance of the Leo J. Martin golf course; provided, that the division of state parks and recreation may expend not more than $824,790 from revenue collected from fees generated by the golf course; provided further, that for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this account shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent on either a full-time or less than a full-time basis beginning not earlier than April 1 and ending not later than November 30
$824,790
Department of Energy Resources.
7006-1001
For the residential conservation service program under chapter 465 of the acts of 1980, and the commercial and apartment conservation service program pursuant to section 11A of chapter 25A of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year 2012 pursuant to chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item as well as the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item
$205,340
7006-1003
For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be equal to the amount expended from this item as well as the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item
$3,005,424
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Office of the Secretary.
4000-0050
For the operation of the personal care attendant quality workforce council established under section 29 of chapter 118G of the General Laws
$167,708
4000-0300
For the operation of the executive office of health and human services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board; provided, that the executive office shall provide technical and administrative assistance to agencies under the purview of the secretariat receiving federal funds; provided further, that the executive office and its agencies, when contracting for services on the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, shall take into consideration the increased costs associated with the provision of goods, services and housing on said islands; provided further, that the executive office shall monitor the expenditures and completion timetables for systems development projects and enhancements undertaken by all agencies in the secretariat, and shall ensure that all measures are taken to make such systems compatible with one another for enhanced interagency interaction; provided further, that the executive office shall continue to develop and implement the common client identifier; provided further, that the executive office shall ensure that any collaborative assessments for children receiving services from multiple agencies within the secretariat shall be performed within existing resources; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative and contracted services related to the implementation and operation of programs authorized by chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy, no rate increase shall be provided to existing Medicaid provider rates without taking all measures possible under Title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that rates of payment to providers do not exceed the rates that are necessary to meet only those costs which must be incurred by efficiently and economically operated providers in order to provide services of adequate quality; provided further, that funds may be expended for the operation of the office of health equity within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that subject to appropriation, the executive office of health and human services may employ such additional staff or consultants as it may deem necessary for the office of health equity; provided further, that the office of health equity may prepare an annual health disparities report card with regional disparities data, evaluate effectiveness of interventions and replicate successful programs across the commonwealth; provided further, that the office of health equity shall work with a disparities reduction program with a focus on supporting efforts by community-based health agencies and community health workers to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, including efforts addressing social factors integral to such disparities; provided further, that expenditures for the purposes of each item appropriated for programs authorized by chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be accounted for in the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system not more than 10 days after the expenditures have been made by the Medicaid management information system; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made that are not federally reimbursable, including those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act or the MassHealth demonstration waiver approved under section 1115(a) of said Social Security Act or the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver, whether made by the executive office or another commonwealth entity, except as specifically authorized herein, or unless made for cost containment efforts, the purposes and amounts of which have been submitted to the executive office of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to making such expenditures; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services may continue to recover provider overpayments made in the current and prior fiscal years through the Medicaid management information system and that these recoveries shall be considered current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further, that the executive office may collect directly from a liable third party any amounts paid to contracted providers under chapter 118E of the General Laws for which the executive office later discovers another third party is liable if no other course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for the purpose of funding interpretive services directly or indirectly related to a settlement or resolution agreement with the office of civil rights or any other office, group or entity; provided further, that interpretive services currently provided shall not give rise to enforceable legal rights for any party or to an enforceable entitlement to interpretive services; provided further, that the federal financial participation received from claims filed based on in-kind administrative services related to outreach and eligibility activities performed by certain community organizations, under the "covering kids initiative," and in accordance with the federal revenue criteria in 45 CFR 74.23 or any other federal regulation which provides a basis for federal financial participation, shall be credited to this item and may be expended, without further appropriation, on administrative services including those covered under an agreement with the organizations participating in the initiative; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office shall require the commissioner of mental health to approve any prior authorization or other restriction on medication used to treat mental illness in accordance with written policies, procedures and regulations of the department of mental health; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than September 1, 2011, providing a detailed analysis of savings to be achieved in fiscal year 2012; provided further, that this report shall include, but not be limited to, savings from provider rate cuts, reprocurement of contracts and changes to MassHealth benefits; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than February 1, 2012 on savings achieved in the MassHealth program for the first half of fiscal year 2012; provided further, that not later than September 1, 2011, the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing planned fiscal year 2012 expenditures by the executive office as funded by chargebacks to the 17 executive office cluster agencies; provided further, that any projection of deficiency in item 4000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0600, 4000-0700, 4000-0870, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0890, 4000-0895, 4000-0950, 4000-0990, 4000-1400 or 4000-1405 shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 90 days before the projected exhaustion of funding; provided further, that said reports shall include an explanation of said deficiencies, including but not limited to updated utilization and caseload information, as well as initiatives that did not generate expected savings; provided, however, that the information is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; and provided further, that any unexpended balance in these accounts shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2012
$84,000,300
4000-0301
For the costs of MassHealth provider and member audit and utilization review activities including, but not limited to, eligibility verification, disability evaluations, provider financial and clinical audits and initiatives intended to enhance program integrity
$1,736,425
4000-0309
For the expansion of auditing activities in MassHealth, including, but not limited to field audits of high risk services; provided, that no expenditures shall be made from this item that are not federally reimbursable; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state Medicaid office is hereby authorized to conduct a trial to determine the effectiveness of various fraud management tools to identify potential fraud at claims submission and validation in order to reduce Medicaid fraud prior to payment; provided further, that any such trial may test innovative technologies to improve Medicaid fraud detection and evaluate the efficacy of, among other things, a real-time model to identify and investigate potential Medicaid fraud cases prior to payment; provided further, that the Medicaid office may use actual claims data, in accordance with federal law, to identify specific suspicious provider billing patterns, document the results of any potential fraud findings and estimate anticipated savings and benefits to the commonwealth associated with such a fraud detection system; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall submit 2 reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing recoveries and offsets generated by said audits; and provided further, that the first report shall be delivered no later than January 16, 2012 and that the second report shall be delivered no later than June 15, 2012
$1,000,000
4000-0320
For the executive office of health and human services which may expend for medical care and assistance rendered in the current year an amount not to exceed $225,000,000 from the monies received from recoveries and collections of any current or prior year expenditures; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the balance of any personal needs accounts collected from nursing and other medical institutions upon a medical assistance member's death and held by the executive office for more than 3 years may be credited to this item; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be used for the purposes of item 4000-0300
$225,000,000
4000-0430
For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of such adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for the medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office, which shall be no more restrictive than the standards in effect on July 1, 1996; and provided further, that the executive office shall process CommonHealth applications within 45 days of receipt of a completed application or within 90 days if a determination of disability is required
$130,439,637
4000-0500
For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office's primary care clinician/mental health and substance abuse plan or through a health maintenance organization under contract with the executive office and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under clauses (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose family incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursements for state expenditures made to these providers; provided further, that expenditures from this item shall be made only for the purposes expressly stated herein; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of health and human services shall not, without prior consent, reassign the behavioral health benefit of any eligible person to a managed care plan under contract with the office of MassHealth if the benefit is already managed by MassHealth's specialty behavioral health managed care contractor
$3,754,835,669
4000-0600
For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors and for the operation of the senior care options program under section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the community choices initiative; provided further, that no payment for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that benefits for this demonstration project shall not be reduced below the services provided in fiscal year 2011; provided further, that the eligibility requirements for this demonstration project shall not be more restrictive than those established in fiscal year 2011; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the projected costs and the number of individuals served by the community choices initiative in fiscal year 2012 delineated by the federal poverty level; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds shall be expended from this item for the purpose of maintaining a personal needs allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing homes and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children program or Supplemental Security Income; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for any nursing home or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of elder affairs, in consultation with the division of health care finance and policy, in recognition of the unique special innovative program status granted by the executive office of health and human services, shall continue to make the standard payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, nursing facility rates effective July 1, 2011 may be developed using the costs of calendar year 2005; and provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means the number of members receiving health promotion and prevention, basic and complex adult day health services and the per member per month expenditure on health promotion and prevention, basic and complex care
$2,550,602,264
4000-0640
For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2012 the division of health care finance and policy shall establish nursing facility Medicaid rates that cumulatively total $288,500,000 more than the annual payment rates established by the division under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002; provided further, that an amount for expenses related to the collection and administration of section 25 of chapter 118G of the General Laws shall be transferred to the division of health care finance and policy; and provided further, that the payments made pursuant to this item shall be allocated in an amount sufficient to implement section 622 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996
$288,500,000
4000-0700
For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under the executive office's health care indemnity/third party liability plan and medical assistance recipients not otherwise covered under the executive office's managed care or senior care plans, and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults under clauses (a) to (d), inclusive and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no payments for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c) of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose family incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that children who have aged out of the custody of the department of children and families shall be eligible for benefits until they reach age 21; provided further, that funds shall be expended from this item for members who qualify for early intervention services; provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursements for state expenditures made to these providers; provided further, that the executive office shall not, in fiscal year 2012, fund programs relating to case management with the intention of reducing length of stay for neonatal intensive care unit cases; provided further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, funds may be expended from this item for the purchase of third party insurance including, but not limited to, Medicare for any medical assistance recipient; provided further, that the executive office may reduce MassHealth premiums or copayments or offer other incentives to encourage enrollees to comply with wellness goals; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities relating to disability determinations or utilization management and review, including patient screenings and evaluations, regardless of whether such activities are performed by a state agency, contractor, agent or provider
$2,026,206,633
4000-0870
For health care services provided to adults participating in the medical assistance program pursuant to clause (g) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to the recipients in prior fiscal years
$157,016,626
4000-0875
For the provision of benefits to eligible women who require medical treatment for either breast or cervical cancer in accordance with section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, Public Law 106-354, and in accordance with section 10D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office shall provide those benefits to women whose income, as determined by the executive office, does not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; provided further, that eligibility for benefits shall be extended solely for the duration of the cancerous condition; provided further, that before the provision of any benefits covered by this item, the executive office shall require screening for either breast or cervical cancer through the comprehensive breast and cervical cancer early detection program operated by the department of public health, in accordance with item 4570-1512 of section 2D; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years
$4,770,999
4000-0880
For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E for children and adolescents whose family incomes as determined by the executive office are above 150 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these children and adolescents in prior fiscal years
$218,925,814
4000-0890
For the cost of health insurance subsidies paid to employees and employers of small businesses in the insurance reimbursement program under section 9C of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years
$58,181,956
4000-0895
For the healthy start program to provide medical care and assistance to pregnant women and infants residing in the commonwealth pursuant to section 10E of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years
$13,800,000
4000-0950
For the purposes of administrative and program expenses associated with the children's behavioral health initiative, in accordance with the settlement agreement in the case of Rosie D. et al. v. Romney, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts civil action No. 01-30199-MAP, to provide comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services to children suffering from severe emotional disturbances; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall report biannually to the house and senate committees on ways and means relative to implementation of the initiative; provided further, that such biannual reports shall include, but not be limited to, details of the implementation plan, results of the scheduled plan to date, including a schedule detailing commencement of services and associated costs by service type, an analysis of compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement to date, a detailed itemization of services and service utilization by service type, geographical location and the age of the member receiving the service, data detailing the time that elapses between a member's request for services and commencement of an initial assessment for services, the time to complete the initial assessment and the time that elapses between initial assessment for services and commencement of services and a quarterly update of whether projected expenditures are likely to exceed the amount appropriated herein; provided further, that any unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2012; and provided further, that funds shall not be transferred from this item without notifying the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days prior to such a transfer
$314,743,708
4000-0990
For the children's medical security plan to provide primary and preventive health services for uninsured children from birth through age 18; provided, that the executive office shall prescreen enrollees and applicants for Medicaid eligibility; provided further, that no applicant shall be enrolled in the program until the applicant has been denied eligibility for the MassHealth program; provided further, that the MassHealth benefit request shall be used as a joint application to determine the eligibility for both MassHealth and the children's medical security plan; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursements for state expenditures made on behalf of the children; provided further, that the executive office shall expend all necessary funds from this item to ensure the provision of the maximum benefit levels for this program, as authorized by section 10F of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that the maximum benefit levels for this program shall be made available only to those children who have been determined by the executive office to be ineligible for MassHealth benefits; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years
$12,600,000
4000-1400
For the purposes of providing MassHealth benefits to persons with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus with incomes up to 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these persons in prior fiscal years
$18,541,135
4000-1405
For the operation of a program of preventive and primary care for chronically unemployed persons who are not receiving unemployment insurance benefits and who are not eligible for medical assistance but who are determined by the executive office of health and human services to be long-term unemployed; provided, that such persons shall meet the eligibility requirements of the MassHealth program established in section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that persons eligible under subsection (7) of section 16D of said chapter 118E shall also be eligible to receive benefits under this item; provided further, that the income of such persons shall not exceed 100 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that the eligibility requirements shall not exclude from eligibility persons who are employed intermittently or on a non-regular basis; provided further, that the provision of care to such persons under this program may, taking into account capacity, continuity of care, and geographic considerations, be restricted to certain providers; provided further, that the secretary may limit or close enrollment if necessary in order to ensure that expenditures from this item do not exceed the amount appropriated herein; provided further, that no such limitation shall be implemented unless the secretary has given 90 days' notice to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years
$389,757,408
4000-1420
For the purposes of making payment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act
$211,370,985
4000-1700
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of health and human services
$81,762,075
Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
4003-0122
For a citizenship for new Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that the office for refugees and immigrants shall administer the program; provided further, that the program funded by this item shall provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall be designed to include: ESOL/civics classes, citizenship application assistance, interview preparation and support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal non-citizens shall be given highest priority for services; and provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits which could be replaced, in whole or in part, by federally-funded benefits if these persons become citizens, shall be given priority for services
$237,500
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy.
4100-0060
For the operation of the division of health care finance and policy and the administration of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 36 of chapter 118G of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the assessment to acute hospitals authorized pursuant to section 5 of said chapter 118G for the estimated expenses of the division shall include in fiscal year 2012 the estimated expenses, including indirect costs, of the division and shall be equal to the amount appropriated in this item less amounts projected to be collected in fiscal year 2012 from: (1) filing fees; (2) fees and charges generated by the division's publication or dissemination of reports and information; and (3) federal financial participation received as reimbursement for the division's administrative costs; provided further, that the assessed amount shall not be less than 55 per cent of the total expenses appropriated for the division and the health safety net office; provided further, for the purposes of supporting the division's expanded role in developing health care policies that benefit government entities, providers, purchasers and consumers, the division shall assess surcharge payors as defined in section 34 of said chapter 118G, not less than 10 per cent of the total estimated expenses appropriated for the division and the health safety net office, including indirect costs, in fiscal year 2012, less amounts projected to be collected in fiscal year 2012 from: (1) filing fees; (2) fees and charges generated by the division's publication or dissemination of reports and information; and (3) federal financial participation received as reimbursement for the division's administrative costs; provided further, that the assessment on surcharge payors shall be calculated in a manner similar to the assessment authorized under section 38 of said chapter 118G and shall be collected in a manner consistent with the provisions of said chapter 118G and deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that the division shall promulgate regulations requiring all hospitals receiving payments from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to report to the division the following utilization information: the number of inpatient admissions and outpatient visits by age category, income category, diagnostic category and average charge per admission; provided further, that the division shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means compiling this data; provided further, that the division, in consultation with the executive office of health and human services, shall not promulgate any increase in Medicaid provider rates without taking all measures possible under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or any successor federal statute to ensure that rates of payment to providers do not exceed such rates as are necessary to meet only those costs incurred by efficiently and economically operated providers in order to provide services of adequate quality; provided further, that the division shall meet the reporting requirements of section 25 of chapter 203 of the acts of 1996; provided further, that funds may be expended for the purposes of a survey and study of the uninsured and underinsured in the commonwealth, including the health insurance needs of the residents of the commonwealth; provided further, that this study shall examine the overall impact of programs administered by the executive office of health and human services on the uninsured, the underinsured and the role of employers in assisting their employees in affording health insurance pursuant to section 23 of chapter 118G of the General Laws; provided further, that the division shall publish annual reports on the financial condition of hospitals and other health care providers through the Health Benchmarks project website, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, the office of the attorney general and the University of Massachusetts; provided further, that the division shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing not later than December 8, 2011 a report detailing utilization of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; provided further, that the report shall include: (1) the number of persons in the commonwealth whose medical expenses were billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund in fiscal year 2011; (2) the total dollar amount billed to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund in fiscal year 2011; (3) the demographics of the population using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (4) the types of services paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund in fiscal year 2011; provided further, that the division shall include in the report an analysis on hospitals' responsiveness to enrolling eligible individuals into the MassHealth program upon the date of service rather than charging those individuals to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; provided further, that the division shall include in the report possible disincentives the state could provide to hospitals to discourage such behavior; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the health care quality and cost council established in section 16K of chapter 6A of the General Laws to promote high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care; provided further, that the council shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means delineating the progress made pursuant to the goals stated in said section 16K of said chapter 6A; provided further, that in fiscal year 2012, the division of health care finance and policy shall allocate $2,000,000 for the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, established in section 2ZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws, from funds previously allocated for a demonstration project under section 22 of chapter 47 of the acts of 1997; provided further, that within 60 days after the effective date of this act, the division shall enter into an interagency agreement with the executive office of health and human services to perform health safety net claims adjudication with a full range of claims editing including edits to capture duplicate claims, medically unnecessary services, medically unlikely services and incorporating correct coding initiative edits through its MMIS system as soon as feasible but not later than June 30, 2012; and provided further, that the division and the executive office shall file a report no later than October 1, 2011 with the house and senate committees on ways and means on the plan to transition health safety net claims processing to the MMIS system
$21,157,507
4100-0061
For the division of health care finance and policy which may expend for the development, operations and maintenance of an all payer claims database an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 from amounts paid to the division for any and all fees paid for health data information and from any federal financial participation associated with the collection and administration of health care claims data; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$4,000,000
4100-0360
For the health care quality and cost council established pursuant to section 16K of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that the council may expend an amount not to exceed $100,000 from the monies received from the sale of data reports
$100,000
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
4110-0001
For the office of the commissioner
$911,811
4110-1000
For the community services program; provided, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network
$3,871,792
4110-1010
For aid to the adult blind; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for burial expenses incurred in the prior fiscal year and for sheltered workforce employee retirement benefits
$8,351,643
4110-2000
For the turning 22 program of the commission; provided, that the commission shall work in conjunction with the department of developmental services to secure the maximum amount of federal reimbursements available for the care of turning 22 clients
$11,034,194
4110-3010
For a program of vocational rehabilitation for the blind in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance, or any other such indirect costs of federally reimbursed state employees
$ 3,044,673
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
4120-1000
For the operation of the commission; provided, that the commissioner shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on the number of clients served and the amount expended on each type of service; provided further, that upon the written request of the commissioner of revenue, the commission shall provide lists of individual clients to whom or on behalf of whom payments have been made for the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error and abuse in the programs administered by the commission; and provided further, that the lists shall include client names and social security numbers and payee names and other identification, if different from a client's
$408,729
4120-2000
For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from the federal vocational rehabilitation grant or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance and any other such indirect cost of the federally-reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that the commissioner, in making referrals to service providers, shall take into account the client's place of residence and the geographic proximity of the nearest provider to the residence
$10,013,228
4120-3000
For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services for severely disabled adults may be provided
$2,362,792
4120-4000
For independent living assistance services
$11,851,933
4120-4001
For the housing registry for the disabled
$80,000
4120-4010
For the turning 22 program of the commission
$801,551
4120-5000
For homemaking services
$4,287,006
4120-6000
For services for individuals with head injuries; provided, that the commission shall work with the executive office of health and human services to maximize federal reimbursement for clients receiving services through this item
$11,180,152
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
4125-0100
For the operation of and services provided by the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing
$4,722,631
Department of Veterans' Services.
1410-0010
For the operation of the department of veterans' services; provided, that the department may fund a housing specialist from this item; provided further, that the department may expend funds for the Glory 54th Brigade; provided further, that not less than the amount allocated in item 1410-0010 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 shall be expended for the purpose of maintaining and rehabilitating Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans memorials; provided further, that the secretary of veterans' affairs shall submit a report to the joint committee on veterans and federal affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 30, 2011 on the secretariat's implementation of and the outreach efforts of the so-called "welcome home bill"; and provided further, that the report shall include the participation rates for service, hindrances to enrollment for the program and recommendations, including any necessary statutory or other changes to increase the number of service men and women who apply for such service
$2,133,506
1410-0012
For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that the department shall increase the amount allocated to a program or its successor listed in this item as appearing in section 2 of chapter 131 of the acts of 2010 by no less than 14 per cent in fiscal year 2012; provided further, that funds shall not be expended for the Middleboro Veteran Outreach Center; provided further, that the Nathan Hale Foundation in the town of Plymouth shall be the successor to the Middleboro Veteran Outreach Center; provided further, that the centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam era veterans and their families who may have been exposed to agent orange; and provided further, that these centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001, and their families
$1,993,006
1410-0015
For the women veterans' outreach program
$50,000
1410-0018
For the department of veterans' services which may expend not more than $300,000 for the maintenance and operation of Agawam and Winchendon veterans' cemeteries from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts or other contributions to the cemeteries; prior appropriation continued
$300,000
1410-0075
For the purpose of the Train Vets to Treat Vets program; provided, that the department shall work in conjunction with the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology to establish a behavioral health career development program for returning veterans
$150,000
1410-0250
For veterans' homelessness services; provided, that the department shall increase the amount allocated to a program or its successor listed in this item as appearing in section 2 of chapter 131 of the acts of 2010 by no less than 14 per cent in fiscal year 2012; and provided further, that the Western Massachusetts Bilingual Veterans Outreach Center shall be the successor to the Springfield Bilingual Veterans Outreach Center at the YMCA
$2,387,767
1410-0251
For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans located in the city of Boston
$2,278,543
1410-0300
For the payment of annuities to certain disabled veterans and the parents and un-remarried spouses of certain deceased veterans; provided, that the payments shall be made pursuant to section 6B of chapter 115 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall take reasonable steps to terminate payments upon the death of a recipient; provided further, that the department shall prorate annuity payments to ensure that the total payments in fiscal year 2012 shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein; and provided further, that the secretary of veterans' services shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means a report detailing the number of applications received for annuities offered under this program at the end of each fiscal quarter
$20,035,820
1410-0400
For reimbursements to cities and towns for money paid for veterans' benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter 115 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amounts of veterans' benefits paid by cities and towns to residents of a soldiers' home shall be paid by the commonwealth to the several cities and towns; provided further, that pursuant to section 9 of said chapter 115, the department shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of veterans' services shall continue a training program for veterans' agents and directors of veterans' services in cities and towns; provided further, that the department of veterans' services shall provide such training in several locations across the commonwealth; provided further, that training will be provided annually and on an as needed basis to veterans' services organizations to make them aware of the provision of said chapter 115 and all other benefits to which a veteran or the veteran's dependents may be entitled; provided further, that any person applying for veterans' benefits to pay for services available under chapter 118E of the General Laws, shall also apply for medical assistance under said chapter 118E to minimize cost to the commonwealth and its municipalities; provided further, that veterans' agents shall complete applications authorized by the executive office under said chapter 118E for any veteran, widow and dependent applying for medical assistance under said chapter 115; provided further, that the veterans' agent shall file the application for the veteran or dependent for assistance under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the executive office shall act on all applications under said chapter 118E and advise the applicant and the veterans' agent of the applicant's eligibility for said chapter 118E healthcare; provided further, that the veterans' agent shall advise the applicant of the right to assistance for medical benefits under said chapter 115 pending approval of the application for assistance under said chapter 118E by the executive office; provided further, that the secretary may supplement healthcare pursuant to said chapter 118E with healthcare coverage under said chapter 115 if he determines that supplemental coverage is necessary to afford the veteran or dependent sufficient relief and support; provided further, that payments to or on behalf of a veteran or dependent pursuant to said chapter 115 shall not be considered income for the purposes of determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided further, that benefits awarded pursuant to section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be considered countable income
$38,980,045
1410-0630
For the administration of the veterans' cemeteries in the towns of Agawam and Winchendon
$899,451
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts.
4180-0100
For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts located in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease patients; provided, that graduates from the LPN school of nursing shall work in state-operated facilities for at least 1 year; and provided further, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any outpatient treatment, admission or hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2011
$25,940,788
4180-1100
For the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts which may expend not more than $370,000 in revenues for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 60 per cent of all revenues generated pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, upon compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the cost associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this retained revenue account of the Soldiers' Home; provided further, that the Soldiers' Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; prior appropriation continued
$370,000
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
4190-0100
For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, including the adult day care program, the Maguder House and the Chapin Mansion; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any outpatient treatment, admission or hospitalization which exceeds the amount of fees charged in fiscal year 2011
$19,539,530
4190-0101
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke which may expend for its operation an amount not to exceed $5,000 from the licensing of the property for placement of aerial antennas
$5,000
4190-0102
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke which may expend for the outpatient pharmacy program an amount not to exceed $110,000 from co-payments which it may charge to users of the program; provided, that no co-payments shall be imposed or required of any person which exceed the level of co-payments charged in fiscal year 2011
$110,000
4190-0200
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke which may expend not more than $35,000 from fees collected from veterans in its care for the purposes of providing television and telephone services to residents; provided, that fees from the use of telephones and televisions shall only be expended for payments to vendors for said services; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the soldiers' home may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$35,000
4190-0300
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke which may expend not more than $671,530 for the operation of 12 additional long term care beds from revenue generated through the occupancy of these beds; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$671,530
4190-1100
For the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke which may expend not more than $250,000 for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 40 per cent of all revenues generated pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, upon compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the cost associated with the license plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this retained revenue account of the Soldiers' Home; provided further, that the Soldiers' Home may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the Soldiers' Home may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; prior appropriation continued
$250,000
Department of Youth Services.
4200-0010
For the administration of the department of youth services; provided, that the department shall continue to collaborate with the department of elementary and secondary education in order to align curriculum at the department of youth services with the statewide curriculum frameworks and to ease the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of youth services into regular public school settings; provided further, that the department shall continue to execute its education funding initiative; provided further, that the commissioner of the department of youth services may transfer funds between items 4200-0100, 4200-0200, and 4200-0300, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days prior to any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than 6 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2012
$4,102,498
4200-0100
For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the department
$21,619,063
4200-0200
For pretrial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs
$15,756,369
4200-0300
For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state operated programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds may be expended for salaries for teachers at the department of youth services; provided further, that funds shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; and provided further, that funds shall be expended to address suicide prevention
$93,039,491
4200-0500
For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services
$2,000,000
Department of Transitional Assistance.
4400-1000
For the central administration of the department of transitional assistance; provided, that all costs associated with verifying disability for all programs of the department shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the department shall submit on a monthly basis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance a status report on program expenditures, savings and revenues, error rate measurements and public assistance caseloads and benefits; provided further, that the department shall collect all out-of-court settlement restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution payments shall include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum payments; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, unless otherwise expressly provided, federal reimbursements received for the purposes of the department, including reimbursements for administrative, fringe and overhead costs, for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that an application for assistance under chapter 118 of the General Laws shall be deemed an application for assistance under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that if assistance under said chapter 118 is denied, the application shall be transmitted by the department to the executive office of health and human services for a determination of eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department shall, to the extent feasible within the appropriation provided, provide for extended office hours; provided further, that the department shall accomplish the staffing of these extended office hours to the maximum extent possible through the use of flex-time that will allow workers to modify their working hours to accommodate their specific personal and family needs; provided further, that the department shall, to the extent feasible within the appropriation provided, continue and expand the program of placing workers at community and human service organizations for the purposes of facilitating supplemental nutrition assistance program applications and redeterminations; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 15, 2011 on the extended office hours and placement of workers at community and human service organizations that the department has determined is feasible within the appropriation provided and that the department will provide in the current fiscal year; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; and provided, however, that the information is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements
$53,084,416
4400-1001
For programs to increase the commonwealth's participation rate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other federal nutrition programs; provided, that funds shall be expended for a grant with Project Bread -The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that the work of department employees paid for from this item shall be restricted to processing supplemental nutrition assistance program applications; provided further, that the department shall not require supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants to provide re-verification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further, that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries, and arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the department shall fund a system to image and catalogue eligibility documents electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2011 on the status of these programs
$2,933,683
4400-1100
For the payroll of the department's caseworkers; provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be paid from this item
$57,618,881
4401-1000
For employment programs, including and limited to: (a) programs operated through the Massachusetts Office of Refugee and Immigrants; (b) the disability assessments conducted by the University of Massachusetts; (c) transportation benefits for recipients of temporary aid for families with dependent children; and (d) the Young Parents program; provided, that certain parents who have not yet reached the age of 18 years, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents' income, shall be eligible to receive services
$4,279,933
4403-2000
For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, benefits under the program of transitional aid to families with dependent children shall be paid only to citizens of the United States and to non-citizens for whom federal funds may be used to provide benefits; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law or any provisions of this act to the contrary, no benefit under this item shall be made available to illegal or undocumented aliens; provided further, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard in effect in fiscal year 2011 unless the department determines that a reduction in the monthly payment standard should be implemented before the end of the fiscal year to keep program expenditures within the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that the payment standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that the payment standard for families who do not qualify for an exempt category of assistance under subsection (e) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor statute, shall be 2.75 per cent below the otherwise applicable payment standard in fiscal year 2012, pursuant to the state plan required under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; provided further, that the department shall notify parents under the age of 20 receiving benefits from the program of the requirements found in clause (2) of subsection (i) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor statute; provided further, that a $40 per month rent allowance shall be paid to all households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public housing or subsidized housing; provided further, that a nonrecurring children's clothing allowance in the amount of $40 shall be provided to each child eligible under this program in September 2011; provided further, that the children's clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2011; provided further, that benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which a child has been removed from the household pursuant to a court order after a care and protection hearing under chapter 119 of the General Laws, nor to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but for the temporary removal of the dependent child or children from the home by the department of children and families in accordance with department procedures; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible dependent children only if it has been medically verified that the child is expected to be born within the month the payments are to be made or within the 3 month period after the month of payment, and who, if the child had been born and was living with such woman in the month of payment would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for the loss; provided further, that the department shall, to the extent feasible within the existing appropriation and funding from other sources, review its disability standards to determine the extent to which they reflect the current medical and vocational criteria; provided further, that the department shall report on any proposed revisions by December 1, 2011, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the results of that review before any changes to the standards are proposed; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended by the department for child care or transportation services for the employment and training program; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended by the department for family reunification benefits or informal child care; provided further, that the department shall provide oral and written notification to all recipients of their child care benefits at the time of application and on a semi-annual basis; provided further, that the notification shall include the full range of child care options available, including center-based child care, family-based child care and in-home relative child care; provided further, that the notification shall detail available child care benefits for current and former recipients, including employment and training benefits and transitional benefits; provided further, that the notice shall further advise recipients of the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility for, or levels of benefits under the program, the department shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the appropriation; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 60 days before promulgating any eligibility or benefit changes, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth the text of, basis, and reasons for the proposed changes; and provided further, that the report shall state the department's most accurate assessment of the probable effects of benefit or eligibility changes upon recipient families
$315,980,979
4403-2007
For a nutritional benefit program for low-income workers; provided, that benefits shall be provided only to those for whom receiving these benefits will improve the work participation rate under the federal program of temporary assistance for needy families
$900,000
4403-2119
For the provision of structured settings as provided in subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor statute, for parents under the age of 20 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program
$6,436,708
4405-2000
For the state supplement to the supplemental security income program for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for supplemental security income recipients; provided, that the expenses of special grant recipients residing in rest homes, as provided in section 7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item; provided further, that the department, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the supplemental security income program that makes payments to persons living in assisted living residences certified under chapter 19D of the General Laws who meet the income and clinical eligibility criteria established by the department and the office; provided further, that the optional category of payments shall only be administered in conjunction with the Medicaid group adult foster care benefit; and provided further, that reimbursements to providers for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item
$222,156,525
4408-1000
For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children found by the department to be eligible for the aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and regulations promulgated by the department and subject to the limitations of appropriation therefore; provided, that benefits under this item shall only be provided to residents who are citizens of the United States or qualified aliens or non-citizens otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law and shall not be provided to illegal or undocumented aliens; provided further, that the individual shall not be subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions; provided further, that the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect under the general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons age 65 or older who have applied for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws, to persons suffering from a medically-determinable impairment or combination of impairments which is expected to last for a period as determined by department regulations and which substantially reduces or eliminates such individuals' capacity to support themselves and which has been verified by a competent authority, to certain persons caring for a disabled person, to otherwise eligible participants in the vocational rehabilitation program of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission and to dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and the separate program created by section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and parents or other caretakers of dependent children who are ineligible under said chapter 118 and under said separate program; provided further, that no ex-offender, person over age 45 without a prior work history or person in a residential treatment facility shall be eligible for benefits under this program unless the person otherwise meets the eligibility criteria described in this item and defined by regulations of the department; provided further, that no person incarcerated in a correctional institution shall be eligible for benefits under the program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the payment of expenses associated with any medical review team, other disability screening process or costs associated with verifying disability for this program; provided further, that the department shall adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement the changes to this program required by this item promptly and within the appropriation; provided further, that in initially implementing the program for this fiscal year, the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item at the payment standard in effect for the former general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility or benefits, including the payment standard, medical benefits and any other benefits under this program, the department shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the department may promulgate emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement these eligibility or benefit changes or both; provided further, that nothing in this item shall be construed as creating any right accruing to recipients of the former general relief program; provided further, that reimbursements collected from the Social Security Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the funds made available in this item shall be the only funds available for the program, and the department shall not spend funds for the program in excess of the amount made available in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 60 days before promulgating any eligibility or benefit changes, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth the text of, basis, and reasons for the proposed changes; and provided further, that the report shall state the department's most accurate assessment of the probable effects of benefit or eligibility changes upon recipient families
$88,958,966
Department of Public Health.
4510-0020
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $375,000 in revenues collected from fees charged by the food protection programs for program costs of the department's food protection program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$375,000
4510-0025
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $889,889 for a school-based sealant program, known as the SEAL Program, from revenues collected from MassHealth and other third party reimbursement for preventive oral health procedures; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$889,889
4510-0040
For the department of public health which may expend for the regulation of all pharmaceutical and medical device companies that market their products in Massachusetts an amount not to exceed $421,539 from fees assessed under chapter 111N of the General Laws; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$421,539
4510-0100
For the administration and operation of the department, including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the registry of vital records and statistics and the Massachusetts Cancer Registry
$15,975,017
4510-0110
For community health center services
$713,949
4510-0600
For an environmental and community health hazards program, including control of radiation and nuclear hazards, consumer products protection, food and drugs, lead poisoning prevention in accordance with chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, lead-based paint inspections in day care facilities, inspection of radiological facilities, licensing of x-ray technologists and the administration of the bureau of environmental health assessment pursuant to chapter 111F of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on health care financing on the status of local health inspections of food establishments, consistent with the department of public health food safety regulations and a report on the current waiting list for indoor air inspections by October 3, 2011; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the continuation of an environmental risk assessment of the health impacts of the General Lawrence Logan Airport in the East Boston section of the city of Boston on any community that is located within a 5 mile radius of the airport and is potentially impacted by the airport; provided further, that the assessment may include, but not be limited to, examining incidences of respiratory diseases and cancers and performing medical and laboratory tests and examinations of residents of these communities; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the environmental risk assessment shall be assessed upon the Massachusetts Port Authority and paid within 30 days after receipt of notice of such assessment from the commissioner of public health
$3,305,454
4510-0615
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $180,000 from assessments collected under section 5K of chapter 111 of the General Laws for services provided to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power reactors; provided, that the department may expend not more than $1,494,716 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided further, that the revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the compensation of employees; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,674,716
4510-0616
For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,241,668 for a drug registration and monitoring program from revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,241,668
4510-0710
For the operation of the division of health care quality and the office of patient protection; provided, that the division shall be responsible for assuring the quality of patient care provided by the commonwealth's health care facilities and services and for protecting the health and safety of patients who receive care and services in nursing homes, rest homes, clinical laboratories, clinics, institutions for the mentally retarded and the mentally ill, hospitals and infirmaries, including the inspection of ambulance services; provided further, that investigators shall conduct investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation; provided further, that all investigators in the division of health care quality responsible for the investigations shall receive training by the Medicaid fraud control unit in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that the division shall continue a comprehensive training, education and outreach program for nursing home administrators and managers and other supervisory personnel in long-term care to improve the quality of care in long-term care facilities; provided further, that the program shall promote the use of best practices, models of quality care giving and the culture of workforce retention within the facilities and shall focus on systemic ways to reduce deficiencies; and provided further, that services funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to: education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation
$6,493,455
4510-0712
For the department of public health; which may expend not more than $1,562,309 in revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities for program costs of the division of health care quality; provided further, that the department may expend not more than $877,402 from revenues collected from individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure and recertification; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$2,439,711
4510-0715
For the operation of a center for primary care recruitment and placement to improve access to primary care services
$157,000
4510-0716
For the operation of an evidenced-based outreach and education program designed to provide information and education on the therapeutic and cost-effective utilization of prescription drugs to physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals authorized to prescribe and diagnose prescription drugs
$93,000
4510-0721
For the operation and administration of the board of registration in nursing
$795,800
4510-0722
For the operation and administration of the board of registration in pharmacy
$194,806
4510-0723
For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture
$997,001
4510-0725
For the operation and administration of certain health boards of registration, including the boards of registration in dentistry, nursing home administrators, physician assistants, perfusionists, genetic counselors and respiratory care
$273,383
4510-0726
For the board of registration in medicine, including the physician profiles program; provided, that the board may expend revenues not to exceed $300,000 from new revenues associated with increased license and renewal fees
$300,000
4510-0790
For regional emergency medical services; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class; and provided further, that the regional emergency medical services councils, designated under 105 CMR 170.101 and the C-MED medical emergency communications centers that were in existence on January 1, 1992, shall remain the designated councils and C-MED communications centers
$931,959
4510-0810
For a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided, that funds shall be expended to support children's advocacy centers; and provided further, that the program shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system of nurse examiners
$3,196,985
4512-0103
For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome services and programs and related services for persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections; provided, that funds shall be expended in proportion to each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and associated conditions; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2012
$31,097,810
4512-0106
For the department of public health which may expend for the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance program an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act, administered by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and Office of Pharmacy Affairs
$4,000,000
4512-0200
For the division of substance abuse services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court adjudicated indigent clients
$74,685,802
4512-0201
For substance abuse step-down recovery services, otherwise known as level B beds and services, and other critical recovery services with severely reduced capacity; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class
$4,800,000
4512-0202
For jail diversion programs primarily for nonviolent offenders with OxyContin or heroin addiction to be procured by the department of public health; provided, that each program shall have at least 60 beds and shall provide clinical assessment services to the respective courts, inpatient treatment for up to 90 days and ongoing case management services for up to 1 year; provided further, that individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney in conjunction with the office of the commissioner of probation if: (a) there is reason to believe that the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to OxyContin or heroin, or other substance use disorder; and (b) the diversion of an individual is clinically appropriate and consistent with established clinical and public safety criteria; provided further, that programs shall be established in separate counties in locations deemed suitable by the department of public health; provided further, that the department of public health shall coordinate operations with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, the office of the commissioner of probation and the department of correction; provided further, that not more than $500,000 shall be used to support the ongoing treatment needs of clients after 90 days for which there is no other payer; and provided further, that not later than August 2, 2011, the department of public health shall provide a report to the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means as to the outcomes of the program and the cost of operations
$2,000,000
4512-0203
For family intervention and care management services programs, a young adult treatment program, and early intervention services for individuals who are dependent on or addicted to alcohol or controlled substances or both alcohol and controlled substances
$1,500,000
4512-0225
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $1,000,000 for a compulsive gamblers' treatment program from unclaimed prize money held in the State Lottery Fund for more than 1 year from the date of the drawing when the unclaimed prize money was won, and from the proceeds of a multi-jurisdictional lottery game under subsection (e) of section 24A of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the state comptroller shall transfer the amount to the General Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,000,000
4512-0500
For dental health services; provided, that funds shall be expended to maintain a program of dental services for the developmentally disabled; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the Forsyth Institute's Center for Children's Oral Health
$1,413,911
4513-1000
For the provision of family health services; provided, that funds shall be provided for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services provided by agencies certified as comprehensive family planning agencies; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the Massachusetts birth defects monitoring program
$4,656,797
4513-1002
For women, infants and children's, WIC, nutrition services in addition to funds received under the federal nutrition program; provided, that funds from this item shall supplement federal funds to enable federally eligible women, infants and children to be served through the WIC program
$9,766,617
4513-1012
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $24,510,000 from revenues received from the federal cost-containment initiatives including, but not limited to, infant formula rebates; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$24,510,000
4513-1020
For the early intervention program; provided, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means the total number of units of service purchased and the total expenditures for the units of service paid by the department, the executive office of health and human services and third party payers for early intervention services for the following services categories: home visit, center-based individual, child-focused group, parent-focused group, and screening and assessment; provided further, that the department shall make all reasonable efforts to secure third party and Medicaid reimbursements for the services funded in this item; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended to provide respite services to families of children enrolled in early intervention programs who have complex care requirements, multiple disabilities and extensive medical and health needs; provided further, that no claim for reimbursement made on behalf of an uninsured person shall be paid from this item until the program receives notice of a denial of eligibility for the MassHealth program from the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights to any such services or an enforceable entitlement to the early intervention services funded in this item; provided further, that the department shall provide written notification to the senate and house committees on ways and means 90 days prior to any change to its current eligibility criteria; provided further, that these funds may be used to pay for current and prior year claims; provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse the department for all costs incurred for the transportation of MassHealth members who participate in the early intervention program; provided further, that the department of public health shall report no later than April 2, 2012 on the number of children, by community, receiving early intervention services who without early intervention services are likely to require special education services; and provided further, that the department shall provide services to eligible children through one service delivery model and shall not determine eligibility for services based on family insurance status
$31,144,420
4513-1026
For the provision of statewide and community-based suicide prevention, intervention, post-intervention and surveillance activities and the implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided, that funds may be expended for a program to address elder suicide behavior and attempts with the geriatric mental health services program within the department of elder affairs; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a Veterans in Crisis Hotline; provided further, that the hotline shall be for the use of veterans who seek counseling programs operated by the department of veterans affairs or concerned family members of those veterans so that they may be directed towards the programs and services offered by their local or regional Veterans Services office; and provided further, that the hotline shall be staffed by counselors or outreach programs contracted by the department and trained in issues of mental health counseling and veterans services
$2,248,776
4513-1111
For the promotion of health and disease prevention which may include: breast cancer prevention; diabetes screening and outreach; ovarian cancer screening; a statewide STOP stroke program and ongoing stroke prevention and education; multiple sclerosis screening, information, education and treatment programs and the Multiple Sclerosis Home Living Navigating Key Services program administered by the Central New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; prostate cancer screening, education and treatment with a particular focus on African American males; osteoporosis education; maintenance of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis registry created pursuant to section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws; and maintenance of the statewide lupus database; provided, that funds may be expended for the operation of the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety
$3,383,981
4513-1130
For domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and victim services, including batterers' intervention and services for immigrants and refugees; provided, that funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the public health model of community engagement and intervention services for crisis housing for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities
$5,657,970
4516-0263
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $1,180,224 in revenues from various blood lead testing fees collected from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$1,180,224
4516-1000
For the administration of the center for laboratory and communicable disease control, including the division of communicable venereal diseases, the division of tuberculosis control and the state laboratory institute; provided, that the department shall give priority to the analysis of samples used in the prosecution of controlled substances offenses; provided further, that funds shall be expended for an eastern encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and treatment services; provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item; and provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for the purchase of equipment for the drug laboratory at the state laboratory institute
$13,243,542
4516-1010
For state matching funds required by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
$2,272,509
4516-1022
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $256,248 generated by fees collected from insurers for tuberculosis tests performed at the state laboratory institute; provided, that revenues collected may be used to supplement the costs of said laboratory; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$256,248
4518-0200
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $675,000 generated by fees collected from the following services provided at the registry of vital records and statistics: amendments of vital records, requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry, requests for heirloom certificates and research requests performed by registry staff at the registry; provided, that the registrar of vital records and statistics shall exempt from payment of a fee any person requesting a verification of birth for the purpose of establishing eligibility for Medicaid; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$675,000
4530-9000
For teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided, that applications for such funds shall be administered through the department upon receipt and approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated in accordance with guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department; provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed at children under the care of the department of children and families who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; and provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the department of children and families on this programming
$2,402,347
4570-1502
For the purposes of implementing a statewide infection prevention and control program
$319,777
4580-1000
For the operation of the universal immunization program; provided, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative or energy expenses of the department not directly related to programs funded in this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the costs of purchasing and distributing childhood vaccines for children in this item may be assessed, in an amount equivalent to the department's projected fiscal year 2012 costs, on surcharge payers under section 38 of chapter 118G of the General Laws and may be collected in a manner consistent with said chapter 118G
$51,372,377
4590-0250
For school health services and school-based health centers in public and non-public schools; provided, that services shall include, but not be limited to: (a) strengthening the infrastructure of school health services in the areas of personnel and policy development, programming and interdisciplinary collaboration; (b) developing linkages between school health services programs and community health providers; (c) incorporating health education programs, including tobacco prevention and cessation activities in school curricula and in the provision of school based health services; and (d) incorporating obesity prevention programs, including nutrition and wellness programs, in school curricula to address the nutrition and lifestyle habits needed for healthy development; provided further, that the services shall meet standards and eligibility guidelines established by the department in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that funds may be expended to address the recommendations of the permanent commission on gay and lesbian youth, established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, for the reduction of health disparities for gay, lesbian bisexual and transgendered youth; and provided further, that funds may be expended for the Massachusetts Model of Community Coalitions
$10,536,723
4590-0300
For smoking prevention and cessation programs
$4,150,703
4590-0912
For the department of public health which may expend an amount not to exceed $16,457,488 from reimbursements collected for Western Massachusetts Hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public health; provided, that such revenues may be expended for the purpose of hospital-related costs, including personnel, capital expenditures, DD object class chargebacks and motor vehicle replacement; provided further, that all revenues expended shall be pursuant to schedules submitted to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Western Massachusetts Hospital shall be eligible to receive and retain full payment under the medical assistance program administered by the executive office of health and human services pursuant to chapter 118E of the General Laws for all goods and services provided by the hospital in accordance with all federal requirements; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Western Massachusetts Hospital shall reimburse the General Fund for a portion of employee benefit expenses, according to a schedule submitted by the commissioner of public health and approved by the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that such reimbursement shall not exceed 10 per cent of total personnel costs for the hospital; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that no funds appropriated herein shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item
$16,457,488
4590-0913
For the department of public health which may expend not more than $499,827 for payments received for those services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of state sheriff correctional facilities; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$499,827
4590-0915
For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Massachusetts hospital school, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item; provided further, that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital to inmates of state sheriff correctional facilities not managed by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-0903 of section 2B; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for care provided to inmates of the department of correction and of county correctional facilities who are treated at the public health hospitals
$139,397,307
4590-0917
For the department of public health which may expend an amount not to exceed $4,122,068 from payments received from the vendor managing health services for state correctional facilities for inmate medical services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided, that the payments may include capitation payments, fee for service payments, advance payments and other compensation arrangements established by contract between the vendor and the hospital; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$4,122,068
4590-1503
For the pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws
$790,732
4590-1506
For a competitive grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support the establishment of a comprehensive youth violence prevention program; provided, that eligibility shall be determined by the criteria set forth in item 4590-1506 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to law enforcement agencies; provided further, that the department of public health shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office of administration and finance not later than November 1, 2011, detailing the grant amount awarded to each recipient and a description of each grant; and provided further, that each grant recipient shall provide the department of public health with a comprehensive list of best practices that have been instituted as a result of these grants
$1,000,000
4590-1507
For matching grants to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and YWCA organizations: provided, that the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs shall distribute funds to all Boys and Girls Clubs that received grants from this item in fiscal year 2011
$1,300,000
Department of Children and Families.
4800-0015
For central and area office administration; provided, that the associated expenses of employees whose AA and DD object class costs are paid from item 4800-1100 shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of unit 8 employees; provided further, that the department shall not place a child or adolescent referred by, or discharged from, the care of the department of mental health until the latter department forwards an assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent may be appropriately placed in foster care or, if due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care; provided further, that the department, in consultation with the department of mental health, shall assist the latter department in making such assessments and recommendations; provided further, that if placement of a child with someone other than a parent becomes necessary, the department shall place the highest priority on identifying a family resource within the child's kinship or family circle and shall provide services and support to partner with the family resource in meeting the child's needs; provided further, that unless otherwise authorized, all funds, including federal reimbursements received by the department, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that the department and the department of early education and care shall provide standards for early education and care placements made through the supportive child care program; provided further, that the department of children and families, in collaboration with the department of early education and care, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for supportive child care services, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that no waiting list for the services shall exist; provided further, that all children eligible for services under item 3000-3050 shall receive said services; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not reduce recoupment amounts recommended by the state auditor; provided further, that not later than February 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children and families a report detailing the number of medical and psychiatric personnel currently employed by or under contract with the department; provided further, that the report shall include the number of foster care reviews conducted by the department and the average length of time in which each review is completed; provided further, the report shall contain the number of the department's contracts reviewed by the state auditor and the number of corrective action plans issued; provided further, that the report shall also include the number of corrective action plans entered into by the department; provided further, that the report shall include the number of social workers and supervisors who have earned a bachelors' or masters' degree in social work; provided further, that the report shall include the total number of social workers and the total number of social workers holding licensure, by level; provided further, that the department shall file a report on the first business day of each month to the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children and families on the caseload of the department; provided further, that caseloads provided in this report shall include: residential placements, congregate care, foster care, therapeutic foster care, adoption, guardianship, 51A reports, substantiated 51A reports, the number of children who die in the care and custody of the department, the number of children currently eligible for supportive child care and the number of children presently receiving supportive child care, and the number of medical and psychiatric consultation requests made by the department's social workers; provided further, that the report shall include the number of approved foster care placements; provided further, that the report shall also include the number of children in psychiatric hospitals and community-based acute treatment programs who remain hospitalized beyond their medically-necessary stay while awaiting placement and the number of days each case remains in placement beyond that which is medically-necessary; provided further, that the report shall include the number of children under the department of children and families care and custody who are being served in medical or psychiatric care provided through other publicly-funded sources; provided further, that the report shall also contain the number of children served by supervised visitation centers and the number of those children who are reunified with their families; provided further, that the report shall also contain information on the total number of children served, their ages, the number of children served in each service plan, the number of children in out-of-home placements and the number of placements each child has had before receiving an out-of-home placement; provided further, that the report shall also contain, for each area office, the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in the month covered by the report and the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in that month for which federal reimbursement was received; provided further, that the report shall also contain, for each area office, the total spending on services other than case management services provided to families for the purposes of keeping a child with his parents or reunifying the child with his parents, spending by type of the service, and the unduplicated number of families that receive the services; provided further, that the report shall also contain for each area office, the total number of families in the month residing in shelter paid for by the department, a list of where the families are sheltered, the total cost and average cost per family of those shelters, and a description of how the department determines who does or does not qualify for shelter; provided further, that the report shall include, for each area office, broken down by type of service, the number of requests for voluntary services, whether the request was approved or denied, the number of families that are denied voluntary services and receive a 51A report, the reasons for denying the service, and what, if any, referrals were made for services by other agencies or entities; provided further, that the report shall also contain the number of families receiving multiple 51A reports within a 10-month period, the number of cases reopened within 6 months of being closed and the number of children who return home and then re-enter an out-of-home placement within 6 months; provided further, that not later than November 2, 2011, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on children and families that includes any rules, regulations, or guidelines established by the department to carry out its duties pursuant to chapter 119 of the General Laws, including, but not limited to: (a) criteria used to determine whether a child has been abused or neglected; (b) guidelines for removal of a child from the home; and (c) standards to determine what reasonable efforts are made to keep a child in the home; provided further, that to the extent feasible within the appropriations to all services for children and families, maintain existing services for the aging out population; provided further, that the department may set the quarterly clothing allotments at the same rates as in Fiscal Year 1997; provided further, that the commissioner of the department of children and families may transfer funds between items, 4800-0030, 4800-0038, 4800-0040 and 4800-0041, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days prior to any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than 5 per cent of any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2012
$62,616,711
4800-0016
For the department of children and families which may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from revenues collected from various state, county and municipal government entities, as well as state authorities, for the costs related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead costs and expenses incurred by the not-for-profit managing agent selected by the commissioner for administering the program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of children and families may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc., a not-for-profit community-based agency, to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releases, or other community residents considered to have employment needs
$1,000,000
4800-0025
For foster care review services
$3,035,868
4800-0030
For the continuation of local and regional administration and coordination of services provided by lead agencies through purchase-of-service contracts; provided, that flex services required by this item and provided by these agencies shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that funding shall only be expended in the MM object class
$9,300,000
4800-0036
For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys
$697,508
4800-0038
For guardianship, foster care, adoption, family preservation and kinship services provided by the department of children and families; provided, that services funded through this item shall include shelter services, substance abuse treatment, young parent programs, parent aides, education and counseling services, foster care, adoption and guardianship subsidies, tiered reimbursements used to promote the foster care placement of children with special medical and social needs, assessment of the appropriateness of adoption for children in the care of the department for more than 12 months, protective services provided by partnership agencies, targeted recruitment and retention of foster families, respite care services, post-adoption services, support services for foster, kinship and adoptive families and juvenile firesetter programs; provided further, that the regional offices shall work with the contracted entities for children placed in the intensive foster care system and with the receiving communities of these children to ensure all necessary services are provided; provided further, that funding may be expended on supervised visitation programs, children's advocacy centers, services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault, family support and stabilization services, and community-based support and education programs helping low-income, female-headed families break the cycle of poverty; and provided further, that funds may be expended on programs that received funding in fiscal year 2011
$242,173,947
4800-0040
For family preservation and reunification; provided, that services shall include family support and stabilization services provided by the department; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of administrative employees and associated administrative costs of the department
$34,789,000
4800-0041
For congregate care services; provided, that funds may be expended from this item to provide intensive community-based services, including intensive in-home support and stabilization services to children who would otherwise be placed in residential settings; and provided further, that the department shall oversee area review teams that shall evaluate the feasibility of maintaining the child in the community in this manner wherever possible before recommending placement in a residential setting
$192,364,169
4800-0091
For the department of children and families which may expend not more than $1,858,735 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act during fiscal year 2012 for the purposes of developing a training institute for professional development at the department of children and families with the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Salem State University; provided, that for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 or any other general or special law to the contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $1,858,735 shall be credited to the General Fund
$1,858,735
4800-0151
For a program to provide alternative overnight non-secure placements for status offenders and nonviolent delinquent youths up to the age of 17 in order to prevent the inappropriate use of juvenile cells in police stations for such offenders, in compliance with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended; provided, that the programs which provide the alternative non-secure placements shall collaborate with the appropriate county sheriff's office to provide referrals of those offenders and delinquent youths to any programs within the sheriff's office designed to positively influence youths or reduce juvenile crime
$270,919
4800-1100
For the AA and DD object class costs of the department's social workers; provided, that funds shall be directed toward mitigating social worker caseloads in those area offices furthest above the statewide weighted caseload standard and toward achieving a social worker caseload ratio of 18 to 1 statewide; and provided further, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 as identified in the Massachusetts personnel administrative reporting and information system shall be paid from this item
$159,452,441
4800-1400
For shelters and support services for people at risk of domestic violence; provided, that the department shall pursue the establishment of public-private partnership agreements established for family stabilization services funded from sources other than the commonwealth; provided further, that services shall include supervised visitation programs, and scattered site transitional housing programs, including programs to assist victims of domestic violence in finding and maintaining permanent housing; provided further, that participants in battered women's programs shall be provided with information regarding local transitional housing resources; provided further, that funding shall be made available to enhance counseling services for children who have witnessed domestic violence; provided further, that funding shall be made available for emergency shelters for substance abusing battered women; provided further, that funding shall be made available for a statewide domestic violence hotline; provided further, that the department shall continue to provide any match funding required by federal program regulations; provided further, that domestic violence prevention specialists shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that the department's domestic violence prevention specialists shall work in collaboration with the department of transitional assistance to identify victims of domestic violence and assist victims in accessing community resources
$20,770,858
Department of Mental Health.
5011-0100
For the operation of the department
$26,484,325
5042-5000
For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that for the purpose of funding those services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall not refer or discharge a child or adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the Child Psychiatry Access Project
$69,773,509
5046-0000
For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the department shall allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from item 5095-0015 to this item, as necessary, pursuant to allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days prior to any such transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; and provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services received in each region for fiscal year 2012, not later than February 7, 2012
$329,255,801
5046-2000
For homelessness services
$20,134,424
5046-4000
For the department of mental health which may expend not more than $125,000 in revenue collected from occupancy fees charged to the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, the CHOICE program authorized by chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that all fees collected under that program shall be expended for the routine maintenance and repair of facilities in the CHOICE program including the costs of personnel
$125,000
5047-0001
For emergency service programs and mental health care services
$34,214,489
5055-0000
For forensic services provided by the department; provided, that funds shall be expended for juvenile court clinics
$8,097,163
5095-0015
For the operation of hospital facilities and community-based mental health services; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.E. 527 U.S. 581 and to enhance care for clients served by the department, the department shall discharge clients residing in the inpatient facilities to residential services in the community when the following criteria are met: (a) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (b) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (c) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in inpatient care; provided further, that any client transferred to another inpatient facility as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or better than the care that had been received at the closed facility; provided further, that the department may allocate funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 from this item to item 5046-0000, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers and facilities; and provided further, that the department of mental health shall notify the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse and the house and senate committees on ways and means 45 days prior to the closure of any inpatient state hospital beds or community mental health programs and shall report to the committees any associated cost savings of any such consolidation or closure
$146,732,857
5095-0017
For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than $10,000,000 in revenue transferred to the General Fund from trust funds authorized in section 16 of chapter 19 of the General Laws; provided, that funds from this item may support inpatient or community services; and provided further, that the department may allocate funds from this item to items 5046-0000 and 5095-0015 as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer
$10,000,000
Department of Developmental Services.
5911-1003
For the administration and operations of the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for transportation or community day services; and provided further, that the department shall not charge fees for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications of requests for transfer of guardianship
$57,613,847
5911-2000
For transportation costs associated with the adult services program; provided, that the department shall provide transportation on the basis of priority of need as determined by the department
$11,641,431
5920-2000
For vendor-operated, community-based residential adult services, including intensive individual supports; provided, that annualized funding shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving the services in fiscal year 2011 pursuant to item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 131 of the acts of 2010; provided further, that the commissioner of the department of developmental services shall transfer funds from this item to item 5920-2010, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of said funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2012
$751,797,120
5920-2002
For court monitor costs in compliance with the terms of the Rolland settlement agreement, dated June 16, 2008, Civil Action No. 98-30208-KPN, filed in the United States District Court of Massachusetts in order to provide active services for class members
$400,000
5920-2010
For state-operated, community-based residential services for adults, including community-based health services
$164,194,179
5920-2025
For community-based day and work programs for adults
$123,267,971
5920-3000
For respite services and intensive family supports
$32,592,372
5920-3010
For contracted support services for families with autistic children through the autism division at the department of developmental services; provided, that funds shall be expended for the purposes of providing services under the Children's Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than the amount authorized in fiscal year 2010 on the Children's Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver; provided further, that at a minimum, this waiver shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8, inclusive, including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3, inclusive, receiving services through the department of public health's early intervention program; provided further, that the income eligibility for the waiver shall not be any lower than MassHealth standard income eligibility for children; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that eligible children with autism immediately begin to receive services pursuant to such waiver; provided further, that the department shall immediately file any waiver amendments necessary to comply with the requirements of this item with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the number of contracted support services provided for families with autistic children under this item and the costs associated with such services, not later than January 4, 2012; provided further, that such report shall include, but not be limited to, the services provided by the Children's Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver, with information regarding the number of children enrolled in the waiver and receiving services, linguistic and cultural diversity, age, gender and geographic representation of the applicants and the children enrolled in the program, department plans to continue to assess the demand for waiver services, any executive office of health and human services plans to expand the waiver for children on the autism spectrum of all ages in the future and any other information determined relevant by the department; and provided further, that the department shall submit copies of any amended waiver to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities upon submission of the amendment
$4,134,809
5920-5000
For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age during state fiscal year 2012; provided, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 4, 2012, on the use of any funds encumbered or expended from this item including, but not limited to the number of clients served in each region and the types of services purchased in each region
$5,000,000
5930-1000
For the operation of facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.E. 527 U.S. 581 and to enhance care for clients served by the department, the department shall discharge clients residing in intermittent care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, in this item called ICF/MRs, to residential services in the community if the following criteria are met: (a) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (b) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (c) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in ICF/MRs; provided further, that any client transferred to another ICF/MR as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or better than the care that had been received at the closed ICF/MR; provided further, that the department may allocate funds from this item to items 5920-2000, 5920-2010, and 5920-2025, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at ICF/MRs; provided further, that the department shall maximize federal reimbursement, whenever possible under federal regulation, for the direct and indirect costs of services provided by the employees funded in this item; and provided further, that at least 6 months prior to closing each of the aforementioned ICF/MRs, the secretary of housing and economic development or his designee and the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance or his designee shall meet jointly with affected municipal officials and produce a plan for the timely demolition of buildings, remediation of hazardous materials and future use of the property, including disposition by the commonwealth for redevelopment or conservation, if appropriate
$142,156,836
5982-1000
For the department of developmental services which may expend not more than $150,000 accrued through the sale of milk and other farm-related and forestry products at the Templeton Developmental Center for program costs of the center, including supplies, equipment, and maintenance of the facility; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefore as reported in the state accounting system
$150,000
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary.
7002-0010
For the operation of the office of the secretary of housing and economic development; provided, that agencies within the executive office may, with the prior approval of the secretary, streamline and improve administrative operations pursuant to interdepartmental service agreements
$410,140
7002-0017
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of housing and economic development, including the homeless management information system
$2,067,930
Department of Housing and Community Development.
7004-0001
For the commission on Indian affairs
$99,010
7004-0099
For the operation of the department of housing and community development; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department may make expenditures for the purposes of the department against federal grants for certain direct and indirect costs under a cost overhead allocation plan approved by the comptroller; provided further, that the comptroller shall maintain an account on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system for the purpose of making these expenditures; provided further, that expenditures made against the account shall not be subject to appropriation and may include the cost of personnel; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department may conduct annual verifications of household income levels based upon state tax returns for the purposes of administering the state and federal housing subsidy programs funded in items 7004-9005, 7004-9024, 7004-9030, 7004-9033, 7004-9316 and items 7004-9009, 7004-9014, 7004-9019, 7004-9020 of section 2D; provided further, that as a condition of eligibility or continued occupancy by an applicant or a tenant, the department may require disclosure of the social security number of an applicant or tenant and members of the applicant's or tenant's household for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the department may deny or terminate participation in subsidy programs for failure by an applicant or a tenant to provide a social security number for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the department may also consult with the department of revenue, the department of transitional assistance or any other state or federal agency to conduct this income verification; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, these state agencies shall consult and cooperate with the department and furnish any information in the possession of the agencies including, but not limited to, tax returns and applications for public assistance or financial aid; provided further, that for the purposes of conducting this income verification, the director of the department may enter into an interdepartmental service agreement with the commissioner of revenue to utilize the department of revenue's wage reporting and bank match system for the purpose of verifying the income and eligibility of participants in federally assisted housing programs and that of members of the participants' households; provided further, that notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1980, the department may authorize neighborhood housing services corporations to retain, re-assign and reloan funds received in repayment of loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation program; provided further, that the department shall, not later than September 1, 2011, reaffirm regulations clarifying that a household that otherwise qualifies for any preference or priority for state subsidized housing or rental assistance based on homeless or at-risk status shall retain that preference or priority notwithstanding receipt of rental assistance that is intended to be temporary including, but not limited to, any temporary or bridge subsidies provided with state or federal funds; provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; and provided, however, that the information is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements
$6,642,317
7004-0100
For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including the compensation of caseworkers and support personnel
$5,000,000
7004-0101
For certain expenses of the emergency assistance program pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws as follows: (i) contracted temporary emergency family shelters and (ii) congregate emergency housing programs; provided, that eligibility for any such assistance shall be limited to families with incomes at or below 115 per cent of the 2009 or a later-issued higher federal poverty level; provided further, that any family whose income exceeds 115 per cent of the federal poverty level while the family is receiving assistance funded by this item shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the 115 per cent level was exceeded; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law or program regulation to the contrary: (i) those families that shall be eligible for assistance through a temporary emergency family shelter shall be only: (a) families that are at risk of domestic abuse in their current housing situation; and (b) families that, through no fault of their own, are homeless due to fire or natural disaster; and (ii) all families otherwise eligible for temporary emergency family shelter pursuant to departmental regulations, including those families otherwise eligible under clause (i) of this proviso, in which the head of household is not more than 21 years of age at the time of application for emergency assistance, shall be served only through a young families congregate housing program; provided further, that such facilities shall not be subject to licensing requirements of the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that a family may receive temporary assistance from this item pending placement in housing under item 7004-0108; provided further, that temporary assistance under this item shall be terminated upon the offer of housing assistance under item 7004-0108; provided further, that a family shall not decline an offer for housing assistance if the offer accommodates the size and disabilities of the family and the new housing placement will not result in a job loss for the client or interruption of special education services provided pursuant to an individualized education plan; provided further, that any family that declines an adequate offer of housing assistance shall be ineligible for housing assistance from this item; provided further, that any family receiving benefits pursuant to said section 30 of said chapter 23B as of June 30, 2011 shall not become ineligible for temporary emergency family shelter benefits if any such family in which the head of household is more than 21 years of age shall transfer to the short-term housing transition program, as such assistance becomes available, and any such family in which the head of household is not more than 21 years of age shall transfer to a young families congregate housing facility, as such facilities become available; provided further, that the department shall establish reasonable requirements for such families to escrow a portion of their income; provided further, that the escrowed funds shall be exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that the family may withdraw the amount placed in escrow upon transition to permanent housing or losing eligibility for shelter services; provided further, that benefits under this item shall be provided only to residents who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of law in the United States; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to enforce regulations to prevent abuse of the emergency assistance program, including a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that no emergency assistance expenditures shall be paid from this item unless explicitly authorized; provided further, that an eligible household that is approved for shelter placement shall be placed in a shelter as close as possible to the household's home community unless a household requests otherwise; provided further, that if the closest available placement is not within 20 miles of the household's home community, the household shall be transferred to an appropriate shelter within 20 miles of its home community at the earliest possible date unless the household requests otherwise; provided further, that eligibility for shelter by an otherwise eligible family shall not be impaired by prior receipt of any non-shelter benefit; provided further, that the department shall make every effort consistent with family safety to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall continue attending school in the community in which they lived prior to receiving services funded from this item; provided further, that should a family with a child under the age of 3 be placed in a hotel or motel, the department of housing and community development shall ensure that the hotel or motel provides a crib for each child under the age of 3 that meets all state and federal safety codes; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall immediately provide shelter for up to 30 days to a family who appears to be eligible for such shelter based on statements provided by the family and any other information in the possession of the department but who need additional time to obtain any third-party verifications reasonably required by the department; provided further, that benefits received under said section 30 of said chapter 23B shall render a family ineligible for emergency assistance for a period of 12 months from the date upon which the family exits a temporary emergency family shelter; provided further, that a family receiving such shelter benefits who is found not to be eligible for continuing emergency assistance benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal pursuant to said chapter 23B; provided further, that the department shall not impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verification and shall accept verifications from a family whenever reasonable; provided further, that the department shall use its best efforts to ensure that a family placed by the emergency assistance program shall be provided with access to refrigeration and basic cooking facilities; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 60 days before promulgating any such eligibility restrictions or benefit reductions, the undersecretary shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives a determination by the secretary of housing and economic development that available appropriations for the program will be insufficient to meet projected expenses and a report setting forth such proposed changes; provided further, that all of this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that any amounts appropriated in this item may be transferred to item 7004-0108 upon the approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, the department shall notify the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means of any transfer within 15 days; provided further, that any transfer of funds shall not leave this item in a projected deficit; provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means, detailing the number of families transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized or otherwise assisted housing through this program; provided further, said report shall include the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance, the number of families served who required further assistance at a later date, the type of assistance later required and provided, and the current housing stability of each family who received transitional housing or short-term housing assistance within the prior 18 months; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel or administrative costs; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; and provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall notify local school departments of the placement of a family in its district within 5 days of placement
$97,797,200
7004-0102
For the homelessness program to assist individuals who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, including assistance to organizations which provide shelter, transitional housing and services that help individuals avoid entry into shelter or successfully exit shelter; provided, that no organization providing services to the homeless shall receive less than an average per bed/per night rate of $12.92; provided further, that the department may allocate funds to other agencies for the purposes of this program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; and provided further, that programs that currently provide shelter may renegotiate how they will use their shelter fund, with the agreement of the department and the host cities or towns, to provide alternative services that have proven to be effective including housing first models, transitional housing and diversion away from shelters
$37,292,852
7004-0104
For the home and healthy for good program operated by the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance for the purpose of reducing the incidence of chronic homelessness in the commonwealth; provided, that the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance shall be solely responsible for the administration of this program
$1,100,000
7004-0108
For a program of short-term housing assistance for: (i) families that would otherwise be eligible for temporary emergency family shelter pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws and all other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; (ii) families that would otherwise be eligible for temporary emergency family shelter pursuant to said section 30 of said chapter 23B and all other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements but for the fact that they are imminently at risk of becoming homeless; and (iii) families in which the head of household is not more than 21 years of age at the time of application for assistance and who have exited a young families congregate shelter funded under item 7004-0101; provided, that the assistance provided under this item shall include housing stabilization and economic self-sufficiency case management services for each family receiving benefits hereunder; provided further, that the assistance may include, but shall not be limited to, payments of rent and utility arrears, a portion of the household's monthly rent, first month's rent, last month's rent, security deposit, utility charges, extraordinary medical bills and immediate temporary housing arrangements, or any combination thereof, so long as such assistance shall maintain housing for the family; provided further, that assistance towards a portion of the household's monthly rent shall be an eligible use of funds hereunder only in the event that the monthly rent for the housing does not exceed 80 per cent of the fair market rent for such housing, as determined in accordance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further, that the department may exceed 80 per cent of the fair market rent if the department determines that such placement is cost-effective and meets the short-term housing needs of eligible families in a timely manner; provided further, that eligible families shall not pay more than 35 per cent of household income towards rent and utilities; provided further, that a family's eligibility for such assistance shall not exceed a period of 36 successive months; provided further, that such payments shall not exceed: (1 $4,000 for the initial 12-month period for which the family receives assistance hereunder; or (2) if assistance is used for a portion of the household's monthly rent and utility costs, the difference between 35 per cent of household income and the monthly cost of rent and utilities for such housing; provided, however, that such assistance shall be reduced by: (1) 5 per cent for each of the next 12-month periods for which the family receives assistance hereunder; or (2) such lesser amount as maintains the eligible family's contribution towards rent and utilities at not more than 35 per cent of household income; provided further, that the continued eligibility of the family shall be determined on an annual basis; provided further, that a family shall not be deemed ineligible as a result of any single violation of a self-sufficiency plan; provided further, that a family that exceeds the income eligibility criteria pursuant to said section 30 of said chapter 23B shall be eligible for continued assistance hereunder so long as they meet the requirements of their housing stabilization plan and do not exceed 50 per cent of area median income as determined by the department in accordance with guidelines adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further, that benefits under this item shall be provided only to residents who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of law in the United States; provided further, that a family who would otherwise be eligible for temporary emergency family shelter that applies for assistance and is directed to this program shall have housing made immediately available to them or be able to access shelter if no other viable option exists until a housing unit is available for the family to rent utilizing benefits hereunder; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to enforce regulations to prevent abuse of the short-term housing transition program, including a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that assistance received under this program shall render a family that did not make a good faith effort to secure an apartment or did not make a good faith effort to follow their housing stabilization plan ineligible for benefits pursuant to said section 30 of said chapter 23B and short-term housing transition benefits for a period of no more than 24 months from the later of the date upon which the family exits a temporary emergency family shelter or a monthly rental assistance payment is made to or on behalf of the family or 12 months for a family that received assistance only for rent arrears, utility charges or extraordinary medical bills; provided further, that no family with a head of household who is over 60 years of age or who is disabled and who is in compliance with the requirements of a housing stabilization plan that accommodates disabilities shall be denied short-term housing assistance; provided further, that any such family with a head of household who is over 60 years of age or who is disabled shall not have engaged in, or be engaged in, any activity that threatens the health, safety or security of the family, other program participants or program staff; provided further, that families receiving benefits under this program who are found not to be eligible for continuing benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal pursuant to said chapter 23B; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for assistance pursuant to this program, may require disclosure of social security numbers by all members of a family in the short-term housing transition program for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that any family in which a member of the family shall fail to provide a social security number for use in verifying the family's income and eligibility shall no longer be eligible to receive benefits from the short-term housing transition program; provided further, that the department shall administer the short-term housing transition program through the following agencies unless administering agencies are otherwise procured by the department: Berkshire Housing Development Corporation, Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc., Community Teamwork, Inc., Housing Assistance Corporation, Franklin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Hap, Inc., Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. and South Shore Housing Development Corporation; provided further, that the department shall use funds provided for this program for stabilization workers to focus efforts on housing retention and link households to supports, including job training, education, job search, childcare opportunities and long-term sustainable housing available; provided further, that the department may enter into agreements with other public and private agencies for the provision of such services; provided further, that a stabilization worker shall be assigned to each household; provided further, that all of this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that the department shall issues rules and regulations for the short-term housing transition program; provided further, that the department shall promulgate regulations for the short-term housing transition program, which shall include a process whereby families eligible for short-term housing assistance under this item shall be provided with temporary housing; provided further, that the department shall submit bi-annual reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include the number of families served, the type of assistance given, the number of families assisted through this program, the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance and the current housing stability of each family who received assistance within the prior 18 months; and provided further, the department shall file a report with the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 13, 2012, detailing the implementation of this program, which shall include the status of families receiving temporary emergency family shelter benefits pursuant to said section 30 of said chapter 23B as of June 30, 2011
$38,561,732
7004-3036
For housing services and counseling; provided, that funds shall be expended as grants to 9 regional housing consumer education centers operated by the regional nonprofit housing authorities; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded through a competitive application process under criteria created by the department; provided further, that the department shall submit annual reports to the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on housing detailing all expenditures of the program, including each regional housing consumer education center, the total number of persons who received information and referral services, the costs for such services rendered per consumer and the identification of consumer issues and trends; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item in the AA object class for the compensation of state employees
$1,377,812
7004-3045
For a tenancy preservation program for neutral party consultation services in eviction cases before the housing court department of the Massachusetts trial court for individuals with disabilities and for families that contain individuals with disabilities if the disability is directly related to the reason for eviction
$250,000
7004-4314
For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the department to assist tenants residing in housing developed pursuant to sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws to meet tenancy requirements in order to maintain and enhance the quality of life in that housing
$325,401
7004-9005
For subsidies to housing authorities and nonprofit organizations including funds for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals in housing for the elderly, handicapped, veterans and relocated persons under sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all housing authorities operating elderly public housing shall offer first preference for elderly public housing units which are vacant on the effective date of this act, and thereafter, to those persons 60 years of age or older as of June 30, 2011, receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the department may expend funds appropriated in this item for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals which may be anticipated in the operation of housing authorities for the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year; provided further, that no monies shall be expended from this item for the purpose of reimbursing the debt service reserve included in the budgets of housing authorities; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item in the AA object class for the compensation of state employees; provided further, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be considered to meet any and all obligations under said sections 32 and 40 of said chapter 121B; provided further, that any new reduced rental units developed in fiscal year 2012 eligible for subsidies under this item shall not cause any annualization that results in an amount exceeding the amount appropriated in this item; and provided further, that all funds in excess of normal utilities, operations and maintenance costs may be expended for capital repairs
$62,500,000
7004-9024
For a program of rental assistance for low-income families and elderly persons through mobile and project-based vouchers; provided, that rental assistance shall only be paid under a program to be known as the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the income of the households shall not exceed 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that the department may award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-based units that shall expire due to the nonrenewal of project-based rental assistance contracts; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for vouchers and voucher payments, may require disclosure of social security numbers by participants and members of participants' households in the Massachusetts rental voucher program for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that any household in which a participant or member of a participant's household shall fail to provide a social security number for use in verifying the household's income and eligibility shall no longer be eligible for a voucher or to receive benefits from the voucher program; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in varying dollar amounts and shall be set by the department based on considerations, including, but not limited to, family size, composition, income level and geographic location; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the monthly dollar amount of each voucher shall be the department-approved total monthly rent of the unit less the monthly amount paid for rent by the household; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the use of rent surveys shall not be required in determining the amounts of the mobile vouchers or the project-based units; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 month's rent during any 1-year lease period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a mobile voucher whose use is or has been discontinued shall be re-assigned within 90 days; provided further, that the department shall pay agencies $32.50 per voucher per month for the costs of administering the program; provided further, that subsidies shall not be reduced for the cost of accommodating the cost of the inspections; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each household holding a project-based voucher shall pay at least 30 per cent but not more than 40 per cent of its income as rent, and each household holding a mobile voucher shall pay at least 30 per cent but not more than 40 per cent of its income as rent; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers and the project-based vouchers so that the appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which shall cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the households holding mobile vouchers shall have priority for occupancy of the project-based dwelling units in the event of a vacancy; provided further, that the department may impose certain obligations for each participant in the Massachusetts rental voucher program through a 12-month contract which shall be executed by the participant and the department; provided further, that such obligations may include, but shall not be limited to, job training, counseling, household budgeting and education, as defined in regulations promulgated by the department and to the extent these programs are available; provided further, that each participant shall be required to undertake and meet these contractually established obligations as a condition for continued eligibility in the program; provided further, that for continued eligibility, each participant shall execute this 12-month contract on or before September 1, 2011, if the participant's annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2011 and September 1, 2011, and otherwise on or before the annual eligibility recertification date; provided further, that any participant who is over the age of 60 years or who is disabled may be exempted from any obligations unsuitable under particular circumstances; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item in the AA object class for the compensation of state employees; provided further, that the department may assist housing authorities, at their written request, in the immediate implementation of a homeless prevention program utilizing alternative housing resources available to them for low-income families and the elderly by designating participants in the Massachusetts rental voucher program as at risk of displacement by public action through no fault of their own; provided further, that participating local housing authorities may take all steps necessary to enable them to transfer mobile voucher program participants from the Massachusetts rental voucher program into another housing subsidy program; and provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall strive to avoid a reduction in the value of the Massachusetts rental voucher from its value as of June 30, 2011
$35,500,000
7004-9030
For the transitional rental assistance program established under section 16 of chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the transitional rental assistance shall be in the form of mobile vouchers; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in varying dollar amounts set by the department based on considerations including, but not limited to, household size, composition, household income and geographic location; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damages to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 months' rent during any 1-year shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that the department shall pay agencies that administer this program an allowance not to exceed $25 per voucher per month for the costs of administration; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household holding a mobile voucher, but each household shall be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net income, as defined in regulations promulgated by the department, for units if payment of utilities is not provided by the unit owner, or not less than 30 per cent of its income for units if payment of utilities is provided by the unit owner; provided further, that payments for the transitional rental assistance may be provided in advance; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers so that the appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which will cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the amount of a rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household's minimum rent obligation; provided further, that the word rent, as used in this item, shall mean payments to the landlord or owner of a dwelling unit under a lease or other agreement for a tenant's occupancy of the dwelling unit, but shall not include payments made by the tenant separately for the cost of heat, cooking fuel and electricity; provided further, that the department shall submit an annual report to the secretary of administration and finance, and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures, the number of outstanding rental vouchers and the number and types of units leased; provided further, that consistent with chapter 179 of the acts of 1995, the amount appropriated in this item shall not annualize to more than $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2013; and provided further, that the program shall provide funding for not more than 800 mobile vouchers
$3,450,000
7004-9033
For rental subsidies to eligible clients of the department of mental health; provided, that the department shall establish the amounts of such subsidies so that payment thereof and of any other commitments from this item shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein
$4,000,000
7004-9315
For the low-income housing tax credit program; provided, that the department may expend not more than $2,323,853 from revenue collected from fees collected under Executive Order No. 291, pertaining to low-income housing tax credits, for the costs of administering and monitoring the programs, including the costs of personnel, subject to the approval of the director of the department; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system
$2,323,853
7004-9316
For a program to provide assistance for homeless families moving into subsidized or private housing and families at risk of becoming homeless due to a significant reduction of income or increase in expenses; provided, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $3,000 per family; provided further, that funds may be used for security deposits, first and last month's rent, electric, gas, sewer and water utility payments for utility arrearages incurred on or after December 1, 2011; provided further, that assistance shall be administered by the department through contracts with the regional non-profit housing agencies; provided further, that no assistance shall be provided to any family with an income in excess of 50 per cent of the area median income; provided further, that prior to authorizing a residential assistance payment for a family, the non-profit housing agency shall make a finding that the family experienced a significant reduction of income or increase in expenses and has secured new income or a change in circumstances and that the payment will enable the family to retain its current housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness; provided further, that in making these findings the agency shall, unless the facts of the case warrant otherwise, apply a presumption that the payment will enable a family to retain its housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness if the family is paying less than or equal to 50 per cent of its income for that housing; provided further, that a family who is paying more than 50 per cent of its income for its housing shall be provided a fair opportunity to establish that a residential assistance payment will enable it to retain its housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness; provided further, that residential assistance payments may be made through direct vendor payments according to standards to be established by the department; provided further, that the agencies shall establish a system for referring families approved for residential assistance payments who the agencies determine would benefit from these services to existing community-based programs that provide additional housing stabilization supports, including assistance in obtaining housing subsidies and locating alternative housing that is safe and affordable for those families; provided further, that the program shall be administered under guidelines established by the department; and provided further, that the department shall provide a status report to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2012, that includes, but is not limited to, all program expenditures, the number of recipients of the funds, the housing status of the recipients before and after receiving assistance, the purposes for which each family used the assistance, the administrative costs and other related costs of the program, including whether such recipient resided or continues to reside in state or federal public housing and any other information necessary to determine the effectiveness of the program
$260,000
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
7006-0000
For the office of the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, including expenses of an administrative services unit
$768,208
7006-0043
For the office of consumer affairs which may expend for the administration and enforcement of the home improvement contractor program an amount not to exceed $$500,126 from the revenue collected from fees for the registration and renewal of home improvement contractor registrations under section 11 of chapter 142A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$500,126
Division of Banks.
7006-0010
For the operation of the division of banks; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the division shall assess 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item, and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item, upon financial institutions which the division currently regulates under section 2 of chapter 167 of the General Laws
$13,242,123
7006-0011
For the costs incurred by the division of banks associated with licensure of loan originators pursuant to chapter 255F of the General Laws; provided, that the division may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $2,650,000 from the revenue received from administrative fees associated with the licensure fees and from civil administrative penalties pursuant to said chapter 255F; provided further, that the division may expend from such revenue an amount to be determined by the commissioner of banks as grants for the operation of a program for best lending practices, first-time homeowner counseling for non-traditional loans and 10 or more foreclosure education centers pursuant to section 16 of chapter 206 of the acts of 2007; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the commissioner may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment the amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$2,650,000
Division of Insurance.
7006-0020
For the operation of the division of insurance, including the expenses of the board of appeal on motor vehicle policies and bonds and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item and certain other costs of supervising motor vehicle liability insurance and the expenses of the fraudulent claims board; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item and the associated fringe costs of personnel paid from this item, shall be assessed upon the institutions which the division currently regulates under general or special laws or regulations, except for licensed business entity producers; and provided further, that the assessment shall be in addition to any and all assessments currently assessed upon the institutions
$11,731,274
7006-0029
For the operation of the health care access bureau of the division of insurance; provided, that under section 7A of chapter 26 of the General Laws, the full amount appropriated in this item, as well as the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item, shall be assessed upon the carriers licensed under chapters 175, 176A, 176B and 176G of the General Laws
$1,100,000
Division of Professional Licensure.
7006-0040
For the operation and administration of the division of professional licensure
$2,272,285
7006-0110
For the operation of the state racing commission
$1,600,253
7006-0140
For distribution to each city and town within which racing meetings are conducted under section 18D of chapter 58 of the General Laws
$1,150,000
7006-0151
For the division of professional licensure which may expend for the oversight of proprietary schools an amount not to exceed $540,123; provided, that no expenditures made in advance of the receipts shall be permitted to exceed 50 per cent of the amount of revenues projected by the first quarterly statement required by section 1B
$540,123
Division of Standards.
7006-0060
For the operation of the division of standards
$658,397
7006-0066
For the support of the division of standards' municipal inspection efforts; provided, that up to 12 per cent of the amount appropriated herein may be expended for administrative costs of the division
$160,372
7006-0067
For the division of standards; provided, that the division may expend for enforcement of weights and measures laws an amount not to exceed $58,751 from revenues received from item pricing violations collected through municipal inspection efforts, and from weights and measures fees and fines collected from cities and towns
$58,751
7006-0068
For the division of standards; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $360,000 from revenue received from license fees assessed to owners of motor vehicle repair shops
$360,000
Department of Telecommunications and Cable.
7006-0071
For the operation of the department of telecommunications and cable; provided, that notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7 of chapter 25C of the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2012 under this section shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item, and the associated fringe benefits costs for personnel paid from this item
$2,703,732
Massachusetts Office of Business Development.
7007-0150
For a competitive grant program to promote the 8 regional economic development corporations, councils and partnerships across the commonwealth
$200,000
7007-0300
For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development, which shall include the operation and support of capital grants programs, including the Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion Jobs Capital Program established in chapter 123 of the acts of 2006, and for marketing and promoting the commonwealth in order to attract and retain targeted businesses and industries
$1,666,885
7007-0500
For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts biotechnology research institute for the purpose of promoting the commercialization of new, academic-based research and development, and raising the scientific awareness of the communities of the commonwealth
$200,000
7007-0800
For a grant for the state match for a small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until such time as the United States Small Business Administration has made a payment or has executed a contract to pay the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the operation of the center; provided further, that the funds expended from this item shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of said center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 from this item shall be expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within said center; provided further, that the services shall include, but not be limited to, assisting businesses in securing federal contracts, obtaining contract financing, generating responses to requests-for-proposals, interpreting bid documents, providing educational workshops and seminars and for the electronic identification and tracking of federal bid opportunities; provided further, that funds expended for the purpose of operating federal procurement technical assistance services within said center shall be subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources, including the United States Department of Defense; and provided further, that annual expenditure reports shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means
$704,286
7007-0951
For the operation of the commonwealth zoological corporation pursuant to chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the purposes of promoting private fundraising, achieving self-sufficiency and serving as a catalyst for urban economic development and job opportunities for local residents; provided further, that the corporation shall take all steps necessary to increase the amount of private funding available for the operation of the zoos; provided further, that funding in this item may not be transferred through interdepartmental service agreements; and provided further, that the corporation shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2012, on the status of, and amounts collected from, the private fundraising and enhanced revenue efforts identified in the draft Massachusetts Zoos Business and Operations Plan, dated December 1996
$3,500,000
Massachusetts Tourism Fund............................................... 100%
Massachusetts Marketing Partnership.
7008-0900
For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that the office shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate and attract major sports events and championships in the commonwealth; provided further, that the office shall be the official and lead agency to facilitate motion picture production and development within the commonwealth; and provided further, that funds appropriated within this item shall also be used for financial assistance to local tourist councils under section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws
$1,788,167
Massachusetts Tourism Fund............................................... 100%
7008-1000
For assistance to regional tourist councils under section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, each of the councils may expend an amount not to exceed 20 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of administrative services
$6,000,000
Massachusetts Tourism Fund............................................... 100%
7008-1300
For the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office
$100,000
Massachusetts Tourism Fund............................................... 100%
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary.
7003-0100
For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce development, including the divisions under the control of the department; provided, that not later than January 3, 2012, the executive director of labor and workforce development shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on labor and workforce development a report describing the job training services, including labor exchange, skills training and remedial education services related thereto which have been provided during the course of the fiscal year, systems for delivery, and the costs and the sources of revenue for such services
$750,342
7003-0170
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of labor and workforce development
$185,070
Department of Career Services.
7003-0702
For the Massachusetts Service Alliance to administer State Service Corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service organizations
$500,000
7003-0803
For one-stop career centers
$4,494,467
Department of Labor Standards.
7003-0200
For the operation of the department of labor standards; provided, that positions for a program to evaluate asbestos levels in public schools and other public buildings shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that $267,909 shall be made available to fund the Division of Apprenticeship Training
$2,018,561
7003-0201
For the department of labor standards; provided, that the division may expend an amount not to exceed $452,850 received from fees authorized under section 3A of chapter 23 of the General Laws and civil fines issued under section 197B of chapter 111 of the General Laws, section 46R of chapter 140 of the General Laws and section 6F1/2 of chapter 149 of the General Laws
$452,850
Department of Industrial Accidents.
7003-0500
For the operation and administrative expenses of the department of industrial accidents; provided, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item and for associated indirect and direct fringe benefit costs from assessments levied pursuant to section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws
$19,106,544
Department of Labor Relations.
7003-0900
For the operation of the department of labor relations
$1,805,890
7003-0901
For the department of labor relations which may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $86,550 from fees collected under section 3B of chapter 7 of the General Laws or section 6 of chapter 150 of the General Laws; provided, that the first $100,000 of such fees collected by the division shall be deposited into the General Fund and any fees collected in excess of $186,550 shall be deposited into the General Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
$86,550
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Department of Early Education and Care.
3000-1000
For the administration of the department of early education and care and the costs of field operations and licensing provided through the department; provided, that the department shall report on the first business day of each month to the joint committee on education, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the secretary of administration and finance on the unduplicated number of children on waiting lists for state-subsidized early education and care programs and services, including supportive child care services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the lead agencies of community partnership councils, the child care resource and referral agencies, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of transitional assistance, the department of children and families and the department of public health may share with each other personal data regarding the parents and children who receive services provided under early education and care programs administered by the commonwealth for waitlist management, program implementation and evaluation, reporting, and policy development purposes; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded by the department by category of eligibility, including children who have been the subject of supported 51A cases, children referred by or transitioning from the department of children and families and children of income-eligible families; provided further, that said reports shall include the number of recipients subject to subsection (f) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; and provided, however, that the information is provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements
$11,104,990
3000-2000
For regional administration and coordination of services provided by child care resource and referral agencies; provided, that funding for activities shall include, but not be limited to, administrative costs of these agencies, program coordination and support, voucher management, outreach to hard-to-reach populations, intake and eligibility services for families seeking financial assistance to enroll in early education and care programs, resource and referral for families with disabilities in child care programs and walk-in services for homeless families
$4,433,862
3000-2050
For the administration of the Children's Trust Fund; provided, that the department shall not exercise any supervision or control with respect to the board of the trust fund
$1,094,507
3000-3050
For supportive early education and care services; provided, that funds from this item shall only be expended for early education and care costs of children with active cases at the department of children and families; provided further, that the department of early education and care, in collaboration with the department of children and families, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for services in this item, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that funds may be used to provide services during a transition period of 6 months for families upon the closure of their case; provided further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive those services; provided further, that if the department determines that available appropriations for this program will be insufficient to meet projected expenses, the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance, a report detailing the amount of appropriation needed to address such deficiency; and provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer not more than 3 per cent of funds to this item from items 3000-1000, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before the transfer
$77,448,576
3000-4050
For financial assistance for families currently involved with or transitioning from transitional aid to families with dependent children to enroll in an early education and care program; provided, that early education and care shall be available to former participants who are working for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that post-transitional early education and care benefits shall be provided to participants who are working for up to 1 year after the transitional period; provided further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded from this item and item 3000-3050; provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to parents who are under 18 years of age, who are currently enrolled in a job training program, and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents' income; provided further, that all teens eligible for year-round, full-time early education and care services shall be participating in school, education, work and training-related activities or a combination thereof for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations; provided further, that recipients shall not be charged fees for care provided under this item; provided further, that early education and care slots funded from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits may be funded from this item; provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for the services; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-4060, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days before the transfer; and provided further, that not more than 3 per cent of any item may be transferred in fiscal year 2012
$132,458,313
3000-4060
For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that teen parents at risk of becoming eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children may be paid from this item; provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for families meeting income-eligibility criteria may be funded from this item; provided further, that not more than $2 per child per hour shall be paid for the services; provided further, that early education and care slots funded from this item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants to support inclusive learning environments; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer 3 per cent of funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-4050, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days before the transfer; provided further, that not more than 3 per cent of any item may be transferred in fiscal year 2012; provided further, that said plan shall be filed with the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town, or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, or regional school district without further appropriation
$227,965,287
3000-5000
For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on early head start programs
$7,500,000
3000-5075
For the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program; provided, that funds from this item shall be expended on grants to improve the quality of and expand access to preschool programs and services to children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible; provided further, that in awarding grant funds under this program, preference shall be given to establishing preschool classrooms in towns and cities with schools and districts at risk of or determined to be under-performing in accordance with sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, schools and districts which have been placed in the accountability status of identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring pursuant to departmental regulations or which have been designated commonwealth priority schools or commonwealth pilot schools pursuant to said regulations, schools or districts with a high percentage of students scoring in levels 1 and 2 on the MCAS exams or programs which serve children not less than 50 per cent of whom are from families earning at or below 85 per cent of the state median income; provided further, that funds may also be used to enhance community-wide capacity building efforts within statewide parameters established by the board; provided further, that any newly-funded programs designated as Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program participants shall have been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the National Association of Family Child Care or a Child Development Associate credential or higher; provided further, that programs receiving grant funds may use the funds to enhance teacher and staff quality and compensation, enhance program ability to interpret and use assessment data effectively, enhance developmentally-appropriate practice, incorporate ancillary services into the program, facilitate or provide access to wrap-around services for working families or to increase capacity to expand access to age-eligible children on the centralized waitlist maintained by the department; provided further, that preference shall be given in awarding grants to those programs which demonstrate affordability for middle class and working class parents according to standards to be developed by the department; and provided further, that any payment made under any such grant with a school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held as a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without municipal appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary
$7,500,000
3000-6000
For the establishment of a statewide network of supports for early education and care programs to advance the quality of their services to children; provided, that supports funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, curriculum development, child assessment systems, activities that encourage providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees, payment of fees and direct assistance to programs seeking accreditation by agencies approved by the board and professional development courses; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include, but not be limited to, community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers and child care resource and referral centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program and the development of the quality rating and improvement system; provided further, that the department shall encourage and support early childhood education and care providers to obtain associate and bachelor degrees through professional development programs, including, but not limited to, the building careers program model; provided further, that where possible, funds from this item shall be coordinated with funding from item 3000-7050; and provided further, that the department may expend funds from the item on grants for supplemental services for children with individualized education plans
$13,986,633
3000-6075
For early childhood mental health consultation services in early education and care programs in the commonwealth; provided, that preference shall be given to those services designed to limit the number of expulsions and suspensions from said programs; and provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include community partnership councils, municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, child care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities
$600,000
3000-7000
For statewide neonatal and postnatal home parenting education and home visiting programs for at-risk newborns to be administered by the Children's Trust Fund; provided, that the department shall collaborate with the Children's Trust Fund, whenever appropriate, to coordinate services provided though this item with services provided through item 3000-7050 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; provided further, that such services shall be made available statewide to parents under the age of 21 years; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, priority for such services shall be given to low-income parents; and provided further, that the Children's Trust Fund shall issue a report to the joint committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than February 15, 2012, detailing the expenditure of state funds appropriated herein
$10,482,355
3000-7050
For grants to programs that improve the early literacy, school readiness and parenting skills of participants in early education and care programs in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to the Parent-Child Home Program and Mass Family Networks; provided, that the department shall distribute the grants no later than August 31, 2011, in order to allow a full year of service for families involved in these programs; provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through items 3000-6000 and 3000-7000 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department; and provided further, that the department shall issue a report to the joint committee of education and the house and senate committees on ways and means, no later than February 15, 2012, detailing the success of those programs receiving grants from this item based on a set of goals to be developed by the department
$4,200,000
3000-7070
For Reach Out and Read, a research-proven, pediatric literacy intervention program, which trains doctors and nurse practitioners to provide advice to parents on reading aloud to children and books for children living in poverty and in underperforming school districts through programs established in community health centers, medical practices and hospitals; provided, that the funds distributed through Reach Out and Read shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding; and provided further, that Reach Out and Read shall issue a report to the department, house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education, no later than February 15, 2012, detailing program success in meeting measurable goals and benchmarks
$800,000
Office of the Secretary of Education.
7009-1700
For the operation of information technology services within the executive office of education
$7,800,854
7009-6379
For the operation of the office of the secretary of education
$726,986
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
7010-0005
For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary education
$12,511,669
7010-0012
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial imbalance established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for services rendered by METCO, Inc. and Springfield public schools
$16,999,730
7010-0020
For the Bay State Reading Institute; provided, that the program shall be administered under contract to Middlesex Community College in programmatic collaboration with Framingham State University and Fitchburg State University; provided further, that the Institute shall provide literacy based intervention in schools and districts including those at risk of or determined to be underperforming in accordance with sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided further, that such school-wide literacy-based intervention programs shall be led by a school-based planning team, which includes teaching faculty and the school principal, shall provide for the training of teachers in effective, research-based strategies for reading instruction and shall include a school-wide literacy coordinator who shall be responsible for the coordination and training of other school staff; provided further, that the programs shall evaluate and track all students' reading and writing skills at least annually; provided further, that the student evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks that have been developed in consultation with the school-based planning team; provided further, that funds appropriated in this item for this initiative may be expended through June 30, 2013; and provided further, that the bay state reading institute shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education a report detailing, by school, program success in meeting measurable goals and benchmarks
$392,000
7010-0033
For literacy and early literacy programs; provided, that these programs shall provide ongoing evaluation of the outcomes thereof; provided further, that programs receiving funding through this item shall document the outcomes of evaluations; provided further, that evaluations shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks that shall be developed by the department; and provided further, that programs receiving funds from this item shall provide to the department, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education, an annual report detailing program success in meeting measurable goals and benchmarks
$3,084,981
7027-0019
For school-to-career connecting activities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of elementary and secondary education, in cooperation with the department of workforce development and the state workforce investment board, may establish and support a public-private partnership to link high school students with economic and learning opportunities on the job as part of the school-to-work transition program; provided further, that such program may include the award of matching grants to workforce investment boards or other local public-private partnerships involving local community job commitments and work site learning opportunities for students; provided further, that the grants shall require at least a 200 per cent match in wages for the students from private sector participants; provided further, that the program shall include, but not be limited to, a provision that business leaders commit resources to pay salaries, to provide mentoring and instruction on the job and to work closely with teachers; provided further, that public funds shall assume the costs of connecting schools and businesses to ensure that students serve productively on the job; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs
$1,200,000
7027-1004
For English language acquisition professional development to improve the academic performance of English language learners and effectively implement sheltered English immersion as outlined in chapter 71A of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall only approve professional development courses and offerings with proven, replicable results in improving teacher performance, and which shall have demonstrated the use of best practices as determined by the department, including data comparing pre-training and post-training knowledge; provided further, that the department shall, not later than February 15, 2012, provide a report on the number of educators who have received such training since passage of said chapter 71A, the estimated number who need such additional training, a review and analysis of the most effective types of professional development and the most common gaps in the knowledge base of educators implementing English immersion and teaching English language acquisition, along with legislative or regulatory recommendations of the department; provided further, that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that funds may be expended through August 31, 2012; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs
$357,638
7028-0031
For the expenses of school age children in institutional schools under section 12 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that the department may provide special education services to eligible inmates in county houses of correction; provided further, that the department of youth services shall continue to collaborate with the department of elementary and secondary education in order to align curriculum at the department of youth services with the statewide curriculum frameworks and to ease the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department of youth services into regular public school settings; and provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education, in conjunction with the commissioner of youth services, shall submit a report on progress made on the reintegration of these youth and the alignment of the department of youth services curriculum to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 1, 2011
$7,256,897
7030-1002
For kindergarten expansion grants to provide grant awards to continue quality enhancement of existing full-day kindergarten classrooms; provided, that the department shall administer a grant program to encourage the voluntary expansion of high quality, full-day kindergarten education throughout the commonwealth; provided further, that grants funded through this appropriation shall not annualize to more than $18,000 per classroom in subsequent fiscal years; provided further, that preference shall be given to grant applicants with high percentages of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system exam, as determined by the department based on available data; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; provided further, that such program shall supplement and shall not supplant currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or district; provided further, that not later than January 17, 2012, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the total number of grants requested and awarded; provided further, that the report shall detail common factors associated with both successful and unsuccessful applications and shall include the total number of full-day and half-day kindergarten classrooms projected to be in operation in public schools in fiscal year 2013; provided further, that all kindergarten programs previously funded through community partnership councils at the department of early education and care may receive grants from this item in amounts equal to the amounts they received in fiscal year 2011, reduced in proportion to the overall reduction of this item from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2012; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs
$20,948,947
7030-1005
For Reading Recovery, a one-to-one, early intervention, individual tutorial literacy program designed as a pre-special education referral and short-term intervention for children who are at risk of failing to read in the first grade; provided, that said program shall provide ongoing documentation and evaluation of results; provided further, that the evaluation shall be compared to measurable goals and benchmarks that shall be developed by the department; and provided further, that reading recovery shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education a report detailing, by recipient, program success in meeting measurable goals and benchmarks
$392,000
7035-0002
For the provision and improvement of adult basic education services, including reading, writing and mathematics; provided, that grants shall be distributed to a diverse network of organizations which have demonstrated effectiveness in the provision of such services, and that are selected competitively by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that such grants shall support the successful transition of students from other adult basic education programs to community college certificate and degree-granting programs; provided further, that such grants shall be contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and determined by the department; provided further, that in no case shall grants be considered an entitlement to a grant recipient; provided further, that the department shall consult with the community colleges and other service providers in establishing and implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult basic education programs and services; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs at the department of elementary and secondary education
$27,702,108
7035-0006
For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of pupils; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth's obligation shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item
$40,521,000
7035-0007
For reimbursements to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools, or collaboratives for certain expenditures for transportation of nonresident pupils to any approved vocational-technical program of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative pursuant to section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided, that should the amount appropriated herein be insufficient to fully fund said section 8A of said chapter 74, initial reimbursements made by the department of elementary and secondary education may be pro-rated by the department to all eligible cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school districts, independent vocational schools, or collaboratives; and provided further, that upon a determination by the department that the funds appropriated in this item are insufficient to meet the commonwealth's full obligation under said section 8A, the department shall, within 10 days, notify the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education and the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees of the amount needed to fully fund said obligation
$400,000
7051-0015
For operating funds to distribute food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program
$1,000,000
7053-1909
For reimbursements to cities and towns for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children, including partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children as authorized by chapter 538 of the acts of 1951, and for supplementing funds allocated for the special milk program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, payments so authorized in the aggregate for partial assistance in the furnishing of lunches to school children shall not exceed the required state revenue match contained in Public Law 79-396, as amended, cited as the National School Lunch Act and in the regulations implementing the act
$5,426,986
7053-1925
For the school breakfast program for public and nonpublic schools and for grants to improve summer food programs during the summer school vacation period; provided, that funds shall be expended for the summer food service outreach program and the school breakfast outreach program; provided further, that within the summer food program, priority shall be given to extending such programs for the full summer vacation period and promoting increased participation in such programs; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall solicit proposals from returning sponsors and school food authorities in time for implementation of such grant program during the summer of 2012; provided further, that such grants shall only be awarded to sponsors who can demonstrate their intent to offer full summer programs or increase participation; provided further, that the department shall require sufficient reporting from each grantee to measure the success of such grant program; provided further, that the department shall select grantees for the program authorized by this item not later than March 30, 2012; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the universal school breakfast program in which all children in schools receiving funds under the program shall be provided free, nutritious breakfasts at no cost to them; provided further, that subject to regulations of the board that specify time and learning standards, breakfasts shall be served during regular school hours; provided further, that participation shall be limited to those elementary schools mandated to serve breakfast under section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws where 60 per cent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federally-funded school meals program; provided further, that the department shall select school sites for programs authorized by this item not later than November 16, 2011, and shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the preliminary results of these grants not later than January 6, 2012; and provided further, that nothing in the universal school breakfast program shall give rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or enforceable entitlement to services; prior appropriation continued
$4,121,215
7061-0008
For school aid to cities, towns, regional school districts, counties maintaining agricultural schools, independent vocational schools and independent agricultural and technical schools to be distributed under chapters 70 and 76 of the General Laws and section 3; provided, that each school district shall report annually to the department of elementary and secondary education and to the house and senate committees on ways and means on its professional development expenditures, in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner and consistent with the accountability requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, P. L. 107-110
$3,990,812,680
7061-0012
For the reimbursement of extraordinary special education costs under section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that reimbursements shall be prorated so that expenses of this item do not exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that upon receipt by the department of elementary and secondary education of required special education cost reports from school districts, the department shall reimburse districts based on fiscal year 2011 claims; provided further, that the department may expend funds to continue and expand voluntary residential placement prevention programs between the department of elementary and secondary education and other departments within the executive office of health and human services that develop community-based support services for children and their families; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $4,000,000 to the department of developmental services for the voluntary residential placement prevention program administered by the department of developmental services; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education shall fully cooperate in providing information and assistance necessary for the department of developmental services to maximize federal reimbursement and to effectively serve students in less restrictive settings; provided further, that the department shall expend funds to provide books in accessible synthetic audio format made available through the federal NIMAS-NIMAC book repository for the outreach and training of teachers and students for the use of NIMAS-NIMAC and human speech audio digital textbooks; provided further, that the department shall expend funds for the costs of borrowing audio textbooks by special education students; provided further, that funds may be expended for the monitoring and follow-up activities of the department's complaint management system, review and approval of local educational authority applications, and local school districts' compliance with the part B requirements of the federal Special Education Law, known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, in the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities; provided further, that funds may be expended to administer the reimbursements funded herein; provided further, that funds may be expended to reimburse districts for extraordinary increases in costs incurred during fiscal year 2012 which would be reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B; provided further, that reimbursements for current year costs shall be limited to school districts which experience increases of greater than 25 per cent from costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2011 to costs reimbursable under said section 5A of said chapter 71B and incurred during fiscal year 2012 or other cases of extraordinary hardship where special education costs increase in relationship to total district costs as the department may define through regulation or guidelines; provided further, that reimbursements for current year costs shall be allocated as one-time grants and shall not decrease reimbursements in the following fiscal year; provided further, that the department shall conduct audits of fiscal year 2011 claims; provided further, that if the claims are found to be inaccurate, the department shall recalculate the fiscal year 2012 reimbursement amount and adjust the third and fourth quarter payments to the districts to reflect the new reimbursement amount; provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2012, on the results of the audit; and provided further, that the department shall work in conjunction with the department of public health to track, by community, the number of children receiving early intervention services and the number of those children who later receive special education services and shall report the house and senate committees on ways and means on April 1, 2012 detailing the findings
$183,119,160
7061-0029
For the office of school and district accountability, established in section 55A of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding said 55A of said chapter 15 of the General Laws, the office shall perform not less than 20 school district audits for fiscal year 2012
$939,083
7061-0033
For payments to municipalities that have been negatively impacted by shortfalls in federal impact aid for the education of children in families employed by the federal government on military reservations located within the town limits
$1,300,000
7061-9010
For fiscal year 2012 reimbursements to certain cities, towns and regional school districts of charter school tuition and the per pupil capital needs component included in the charter school tuition amount for commonwealth charter schools, as calculated under subsections (ff) and (gg) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (ff) of said section 89 of said chapter 71 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the per pupil capital needs component of the commonwealth charter school tuition rate for fiscal year 2012 shall be $893; and provided further, that if the amount appropriated is insufficient to fully fund all reimbursements required by said section 89 of said chapter 71, the department shall fully reimburse the cost of such per pupil capital needs component and shall prorate the tuition reimbursements calculated under said subsection (gg) of said section 89 of said chapter 71
$71,554,914
7061-9200
For the education technology program
$876,659
7061-9400
For student and school assessment including the administration of the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education pursuant to sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws and for grants to school districts to develop portfolio assessments for use in individual classrooms as an enhancement to student assessment; provided, that as much as is practicable, especially in the case of students whose performance is difficult to assess using conventional methods, such instruments shall include consideration of work samples and projects and shall facilitate authentic and direct gauges of student performance; provided further, that such portfolio assessments shall not replace the statewide standardized assessment based on the curriculum frameworks; provided further, that all school assessments shall center on the academic standards embodied in the curriculum frameworks and shall involve gauges which shall be relevant and meaningful to students, parents, teachers, administrators and taxpayers pursuant to the first paragraph of section 1L of said chapter 69; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, assessment of proficiency in English shall be administered in English
$24,362,278
7061-9404
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts to provide targeted remediation programs for students in the classes of 2003 to 2016, inclusive, scoring in level 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system, MCAS, exam established by the board of elementary and secondary education pursuant to the provisions of sections 1D and 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that the department and districts shall ensure that services are available to students with disabilities; provided further, that the purpose of this program shall be to improve students' performance on the MCAS exam through replication of services and educational strategies with proven results as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that such programs shall supplement currently funded local, state and federal programs at the school or district; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a competitive grant program to fund academic support and college transition services to be implemented in fiscal year 2012, and operated by public institutions of higher learning or by public-private partnerships in the commonwealth, for students in the graduating classes of 2003 to 2012, inclusive, who have completed high school but have not yet obtained a competency determination as defined in said section 1D of said chapter 69 as measured by the MCAS assessment instrument authorized by said section 1I of said chapter 69, but who are working to pass the English and math MCAS tests, obtain a competency determination and earn a high school diploma; provided further, that for the purpose of the programs, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2012, to allow for summer remediation programs; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a competitive grant program to fund Pathways programs targeting eleventh and twelfth graders, instituted by local school districts, public institutions of higher education and qualified public and private educational services organizations and One-Stop Career Centers including, but not limited to, school-to-work connecting activities, creating worksite learning experiences for students as an extension of the classroom, outreach programs for students who will need post-twelfth grade remediation to attain the skills necessary to pass MCAS and counseling programs to educate parents and high school students on post-twelfth grade remediation options; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a competitive grant program, guidelines for which shall be developed by the department of elementary and secondary education, for intensive remediation programs in communities with students in the graduating classes of 2003 to 2016, inclusive, who have not obtained a competency determination or have scored in levels 1 or 2 on either the English or math MCAS exams; provided further, that the department of elementary and secondary education may give preference for such assistance to those districts with a high percentage of high school students scoring in level 1 on the MCAS exam in English and math; provided further, that eligible applicants shall include individual high schools and those institutions which shall have partnered with a high school or group of high schools; provided further, that no district shall receive a grant from this appropriation until the district submits to the department of elementary and secondary education a comprehensive district plan, pursuant to the provisions of said section 1I of said chapter 69, to improve performance of all student populations including, but not limited to, students with disabilities; provided further, that any evaluation will examine the likelihood and efficiency of replication of these programs and practices in school districts with a large percentage of English language learners; provided further, that these funds may be expended for professional development related to these programs; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than February 2, 2012, as a condition of continued funding under this account, in collaboration with the department of higher education, describing MCAS support programs for the graduating classes of 2003 to 2016, inclusive, funded by this item and 7027-0019, school to work accounts, institutions of public higher education and other sources, including federal sources; provided further, that such report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of students eligible to participate in such programs, the number of students participating in such programs, the number of students who have passed the MCAS assessment and obtained a competency determination through these programs but not met local graduation requirements and the number of students who have passed the MCAS assessment and obtained a competency determination through these programs and met local graduation requirements; provided further, that said report shall be provided to the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs
$8,344,804
7061-9408
For targeted intervention to schools and districts at risk of or determined to be underperforming under sections 1J and 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, schools and districts which have been placed in the accountability status of identified for improvement, corrective action or restructuring pursuant to departmental regulations, or which have been designated commonwealth priority schools or commonwealth pilot schools pursuant to said regulations; provided, that no money shall be expended in any school or district that fails to file a comprehensive district plan pursuant to the provisions of section 1I of said chapter 69; provided further, that the department shall only approve reform plans with proven, replicable results in improving student performance; provided further, that in carrying out the provisions of this item, the department may contract with school support specialists, turnaround partners and such other external assistance as is needed in the expert opinion of the commissioner, to successfully turn around failing school and district performance; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on targeted intervention unless the department shall have approved, as part of the comprehensive district improvement plan, a professional development plan which addresses the needs of the district as determined by the department; provided further, that eligible professional development activities for purposes of this item shall include, but not be limited to: professional development among teachers of the same grade levels and teachers of the same subject matter across grade levels, professional development focused on improving the teacher's content knowledge in the field or subject area in which the teacher is practicing, professional development which provides teachers with research based strategies for increasing student success, professional development teaching the principles of data driven instruction and funding which helps provide common planning time for teachers within a school and within the school district; provided further, that preference in the awarding of such funds shall be given to professional development in math and English content skills; provided further, that funds from any targeted intervention grant may be used to partially offset the cost of said professional development and common planning time; provided further, that funds may be expended for the purchase of instructional materials pursuant to section 57 of chapter 15 of the General Laws; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on instructional materials except where the purchase of such materials is part of a comprehensive plan to align the school or district curriculum with the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks; provided further, that preference in distributing funds shall be made for proposals which coordinate reform efforts within all schools of a district in order to prevent conflicts between multiple reforms and interventions among the schools; provided further, that funds may be expended for the commonwealth pilot school initiative established by the board in November 2006; provided further, that the department shall issue a report not later than February 2, 2012 describing and analyzing all intervention and targeted assistance efforts funded by this item; provided further, that such report shall include, but not be limited to: the number of schools and school districts eligible to receive such assistance, the number of students attending school in said districts, the nature and type of intervention activities funded through this item, by school and school district, the number of teachers in professional development funded in part through this item, the number of districts with curricula or professional development systems aligned with the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks and the number that are undertaking that effort with grants funded by this item, the number of outside vendors with whom the department has contracted to provide intervention and turnaround services, the amount each vendor has received and the results obtained in each instance, the number of students who have passed the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system and obtained a competency determination through these programs before, and during, the period of intervention and turnaround and any other data relative to the successes achieved or challenges faced by the effort to turn around schools, along with any legislative or budgetary recommendations for improving the initiative and increasing the success of all intervention efforts; provided further, that said report shall include an analysis of the number of districts with curriculum plans not aligned to the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, along with any legislative and regulatory recommendations to address the issue; provided further, that the report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that no funds shall be expended on recurring school or school district expenditures unless the department and school district have developed a long-term plan to fund such expenditures from the district's operational budget; provided further, that for the purpose of this item, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2012, to allow for intervention and school and district improvement planning in the summer months; and provided further, that any funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary
$6,740,746
7061-9412
For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for the purpose of planning for and implementing expanded learning time in the form of longer school days or school years at selected schools; provided, that implementation grants shall only be provided under this item to schools and districts which submitted qualifying applications which were approved by the department in fiscal year 2011 and which include a minimum of an additional 300 hours on a mandatory basis for all children attending that school; provided further, that in approving expanded learning time implementation grant applications, preference shall be given to districts with high poverty rates or a high percentage of students scoring in levels 1 or 2 on the Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system, those districts with proposals that have the greatest potential for district-wide impact, those districts that plan to utilize partnerships with community-based organizations and institutions of higher education and those districts with proposals that include a comprehensive restructuring of the entire school day or year to maximize the use of the additional learning time; provided further, that the department shall approve implementation proposals that include an appropriate mix of additional time spent on core academics, additional time spent on enrichment opportunities such as small group tutoring, homework help, music, arts, sports, physical activity, health and wellness programs, project-based experiential learning and additional time for teacher preparation or professional development; provided further, that the department shall only approve implementation proposals that assume not more than $1,300 per pupil per year in future state appropriations of expanded learning time implementation funds; provided further, that in extraordinary cases the department may exceed the $1,300 per pupil per year limit; provided further, that the department shall review all qualified proposals and award approved grants not later than August 16, 2011; provided further, that in carrying out the provisions of this item, funds may be expended by the department to support the impact and effectiveness of the program; provided further, that the department shall issue an annual report, not later than February 2, 2012, on the implementation of plans in all participating districts; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the names of schools and school districts participating, the number of students attending these schools and the nature and type of changes made in participating schools as a result of this program; provided further, that the report shall also include an anticipated budget for this program for the next fiscal year and a breakdown of the distribution of the $1,300 per student by school; provided further, that said report shall be provided to the secretary of administration and finance, the senate president, the speaker of the house, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education; provided further, that for this item, appropriated funds may be expended through August 31, 2012 to allow for planning and implementation during the summer months; provided further, that any grant funds distributed from this item to a city, town or regional school district shall be deposited with the treasurer of such city, town or regional school district and held in a separate account and shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or regional school district without further appropriation, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for personnel costs at the department of elementary and secondary education
$13,139,669
7061-9600
For a discretionary grant pilot program with the purpose of providing monies to school districts and state public institutions of higher education partnering together to offer inclusive concurrent