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H 5555

Massachusetts House•Signed by Governor

Summary

H 5555, “Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 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”, was introduced in the House on Jul 1, 2026. It last saw action on Jul 9, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2026.

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H 5555 has 3 roll calls.

h5555/introduced.txt
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5555
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  _______________
        The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference
to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof
the text contained in Senate document numbered 3100) of the House Bill making appropriations
for the fiscal year 2027 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. 5501), reports, in part,
recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5555) [Total Appropriation:
$63,416,035,455.00]. June 30, 2026.
  Aaron Michlewitz  Michael R. Rodrigues
  Kip A. Diggs  Joanne M. Comerford
  Todd M. Smola  Patrick M. O’Connor
  FILED ON: 6/30/2026
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5555
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  _______________
  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
  _______________
An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments,
boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest,
sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements.
       Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
immediately make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and to make certain
changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said
appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
        SECTION 1. To provide for the 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 this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby
appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the laws
regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2027. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency
budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination
and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All
officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving funds
under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs
of state government and in their relations with the public, including those persons and
organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department,
commission and 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 other 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, 2027
are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures
from such funds for fiscal year 2027 as set forth and authorized in this act. The comptroller shall
keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the
executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways
and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with the projected receipts set
forth in this section and shall include a full statement comparing the actual and projected receipts
in the annual report for fiscal year 2027 pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General
Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other
sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.
  All  Commonwealth     Other
  General  Other
  Revenue Source  Budgeted  Transportation   Major
  Fund  Funds
  Funds  Fund  Funds
Alcoholic Beverages  $96.5       $96.5  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Banks  $19.0       $19.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Cigarettes  $225.2      $225.2  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Corporations  $3,383.1    $3,383.1  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Deeds  $411.6      $411.6  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Fair Share Income Surtax  $2,700.0    $2,150.0  $550.0      $0.0       $0.0
Income  $25,621.0   $25,621.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Inheritance and Estate  $718.9      $718.9  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Insurance  $783.9      $756.9  $0.0      $0.0      $27.0
Marijuana Excise  $193.9  $0.0  $0.0    $193.9       $0.0
Motor Fuel  $697.8  $0.0  $696.9      $0.0       $0.9
Public Utilities  $0.0        $0.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Room Occupancy  $259.3      $259.3  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Sales - Regular  $6,827.9    $4,506.9  $0.0      $0.0   $2,321.0
Sales - Meals  $1,750.9    $1,750.9  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Sales - Motor Vehicles  $1,198.7        $0.0  $791.2      $0.0     $407.5
Miscellaneous  $12.9       $12.9  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
  Fiscal Year 2027 Base Tax Revenue Estimate    $44,900.5   $39,912.1  $2,038.2    $193.9   $2,756.4
  Statutory Tax Transfers
Annual Contribution to the State Pension System  -$5,130.5   -$5,130.5  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Sales Tax Transfer to the MBTA  -$1,444.3        $0.0  $0.0      $0.0   -$1,444.3
Sales Tax Transfer to the MSBA  -$1,284.3        $0.0  $0.0      $0.0   -$1,284.3
UI Surcharge to the Workforce Training Trust Fund  -$27.0        $0.0  $0.0      $0.0     -$27.0
Fair Share Surtax to Education and Transportation Fund      -$2,150.0   -$2,150.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Excess Capital Gains to the Disaster Relief Fund  -$20.0      -$20.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Excess Capital Gains to the Stabilization Fund  -$51.2      -$51.2  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Excess Capital Gains to State Pension System  -$34.8      -$34.8  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Excess Capital Gains to the State Retiree Benefits Trust
  -$150.0     -$150.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Fund
  -
  Total Statutory Tax Transfers  -$7,536.5  $0.0      $0.0   -$2,755.5
  $10,292.0
  Total Fiscal Year 2027 Consensus Tax Revenue
  $34,608.5   $32,375.5  $2,038.2    $193.9       $0.9
  Available for Budget
  Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue
Tax-Related Settlements & Judgments  $50.0       $50.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Federal Conformity Phase In  $108.0      $108.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Pass-through Entity Excise Tax Expansion  $296.0      $296.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Food Donation Tax Credit  -$5.5       -$5.5  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit  -$10.0      -$10.0  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
Housing Production Sales Tax Credit  -$17.5      -$17.5  $0.0      $0.0       $0.0
  Total Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue      $421.0       $421.0  $0.0  $0.0        $0.0
  Total Taxes for Budget    $35,029.5   $32,796.5  $2,038.2       $193.9        $0.9
  Non-Tax Revenue
  Federal Reimbursements  $15,846.6   $15,838.2  $0.0  $0.0        $8.4
  Departmental Revenues  $6,550.8     $5,766.0  $719.0  $53.6       $12.2
  Consolidated Transfers  $5,190.6     $2,502.6  $90.7        $292.5    $2,304.9
  Total Non-Tax Revenue     $27,588.0   $24,106.7  $809.7        $346.1    $2,325.5
  Fiscal Year 2027 Grand Total    $62,617.5   $56,903.3  $2,847.9       $539.9    $2,326.4
  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 those receipts with
  projected receipts set forth in this section and to include a full statement comparing those receipts with projected
  receipts in the annual report for the fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The
  quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the
  budgeted funds in addition to those sources specified in this section.
Non-Tax Revenue: Department  Federal        Departmental  Budgeted  Total  Total
Summary  Revenues  Revenues  Transfers  Unrestricted  Restricted
Judiciary
Supreme Judicial Court  $0        $2,237,901  $0  $2,237,901  $0
Committee for Public Counsel  $0        $3,038,139  $0  $3,038,139  $0
Appeals Court  $0  $284,765  $0  $284,765  $0
Trial Court  $0       $65,745,420  $0        $65,745,420  $0
  Total  $0       $71,306,225  $0        $71,306,225  $0
District Attorneys
Middlesex District Attorney's Office  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0
Worcester District Attorney's Office  $0  $5,000  $0  $5,000  $0
Plymouth District Attorney's Office  $0  $100,000  $0  $100,000  $0
  Total  $0  $105,000  $0  $105,000  $0
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth  $0      $311,026,204  $0       $310,511,204  $515,000
  Total  $0      $311,026,204  $0       $310,511,204  $515,000
Treasurer and Receiver General
Office of the Treasurer  $0      $495,521,218      $473,116,352  $938,287,570        $30,350,000
Massachusetts Cultural Council  $0  $21,597  $0  $21,597  $0
State Lottery Commission  $0  $30,887    $1,321,596,996        $1,321,627,883  $0
  Total  $0      $495,573,702    $1,794,713,348        $2,259,937,050        $30,350,000
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General  $5,979,752     $59,857,051  $0      $58,347,250     $7,489,553
  Total    $5,979,752     $59,857,051  $0      $58,347,250     $7,489,553
State Ethics Commission
State Ethics Commission  $0  $150,000  $0  $150,000  $0
  Total  $0  $150,000  $0  $150,000  $0
Inspector General
Office of the Inspector General  $0       $1,680,000  $0  $0     $1,680,000
  Total  $0       $1,680,000  $0  $0     $1,680,000
Office of Campaign and Political
Finance
Office of Campaign and Political
Finance  $0  $79,500  $0  $79,500  $0
  Total  $0  $79,500  $0  $79,500  $0
Massachusetts Commission
Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Commission Against
Discrimination  $0  $360,327  $0  $35,007      $325,320
  Total  $0  $360,327  $0  $35,007      $325,320
Office of the State Comptroller
Office of the State Comptroller  $0      $98,592,914    $2,294,995,802   $2,393,588,716  $0
  Total  $0      $98,592,914    $2,294,995,802   $2,393,588,716  $0
Massachusetts Gaming
Commission
Massachusetts Gaming Commission  $0  $0     $372,395,024     $372,395,024  $0
  Total  $0  $0     $372,395,024     $372,395,024  $0
Cannabis Control Commission
Cannabis Control Commission  $0      $23,569,523  $0      $23,569,523  $0
  Total  $0      $23,569,523  $0      $23,569,523  $0
Executive Office for
Administration and Finance
Secretary of Administration and
Finance  $0     $151,108,130     $183,000,000     $334,108,130  $0
Division of Capital Asset
Management & Maintenance  $0        $4,644,339      $9,695,826        $4,638,339    $9,701,826
Civil Service Commission  $0  $12,500  $0  $12,500  $0
Group Insurance Commission  $0    $1,328,690,159    $409,862,157    $1,736,205,695    $2,346,621
Division of Administrative Law
Appeals  $0  $70,000  $0  $0       $70,000
Department of Revenue  $56,017,558     $217,431,963  $0      $266,682,270    $6,767,251
Appellate Tax Board  $0       $2,985,306  $0        $2,585,306      $400,000
Human Resources Division  $0       $1,235,830  $0        $1,235,830  $0
Operational Services Division  $0      $30,161,252  $0       $12,919,301   $17,241,951
  Total     $56,017,558   $1,736,339,479    $602,557,983    $2,358,387,371   $36,527,649
Executive Office of Technology
Services and Security
Executive Office of Technology
Services and Security  $0       $2,733,931  $0  $0     $2,733,931
  Total  $0       $2,733,931  $0  $0      $2,733,931
Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Energy &
Environmental Affairs  $25,000       $5,051,342  $0        $4,386,342       $690,000
Department of Public Utilities  $0      $47,575,779  $0       $47,575,779  $0
Department of Environmental
Protection  $0      $36,332,145  $0      $30,440,593      $5,891,552
Department of Fish and Game  $8,420,000      $14,033,313     $1,945,000      $23,930,324        $467,989
Department of Agricultural
Resources  $0       $6,828,571  $0        $6,828,571  $0
Department of Conservation and
Recreation  $0      $32,099,974  $0      $32,099,974  $0
Department of Energy Resources  $0       $9,939,456  $0       $9,939,456  $0
  Total       $8,445,000     $151,860,580     $1,945,000     $155,201,039      $7,049,541
Executive Office of Health and
Human Services
Department of Veterans' Services  $0  $765,484  $0  $5,484       $760,000
Secretary of Health and Human
Services  $12,659,697,415   $2,099,364,010   $16,000,000   $14,460,061,425   $315,000,000
Mass Commission for the Blind  $5,289,456        $191,736  $0        $5,481,192  $0
Massachusetts Rehabilitation
Commission  $8,289,128  $77,310  $0        $8,366,438  $0
Mass Commission for the Deaf  $261,584  $3,500  $0  $265,084  $0
Chelsea Soldiers' Home  $16,480,848       $2,654,195  $0       $18,635,043        $500,000
Holyoke Soldiers' Home  $8,687,722       $2,321,163  $0        $8,008,885      $3,000,000
Department of Youth Services  $4,301,146  $288,293  $0        $4,589,439  $0
Department of Transitional
Assistance  $461,336,421       $1,121,427    $19,075,578     $481,533,426  $0
Department of Public Health  $234,718,961     $118,651,416     $1,000,000     $150,622,109    $203,748,268
Department of Children and Families      $381,226,989       $3,143,392       $700,000     $377,927,850      $7,142,531
Department of Mental Health  $169,871,904      $22,522,218  $0     $192,269,122        $125,000
Department of Developmental
Services  $1,245,579,965       $4,394,397  $0    $1,249,974,362  $0
Department of Elder Affairs  $235,246,726       $1,434,850  $0      $236,681,576  $0
  Total   $15,430,988,265   $2,256,933,391   $36,775,578   $17,194,421,435   $530,275,799
Health Policy Commission
Health Policy Commission  $0      $11,148,300  $0       $11,148,300  $0
  Total  $0      $11,148,300  $0       $11,148,300  $0
Center for Health Information and
Analysis
Center for Health Information and
Analysis  $0      $37,277,886  $0       $37,277,886  $0
  Total  $0      $37,277,886  $0       $37,277,886  $0
Board of Library Commissioners
Board of Library Commissioners  $0  $15,039  $0  $15,039  $0
  Total  $0  $15,039  $0  $15,039  $0
Executive Office of Economic
Development
Office of Consumer Affairs and
Business Regulation  $0      $1,957,300  $0        $859,553    $1,097,747
Division of Banks  $0     $49,135,127  $0     $47,635,127    $1,500,000
Division of Insurance  $0    $160,432,868  $0    $160,432,868  $0
Division of Professional Licensure  $0     $38,798,307  $0     $18,598,766   $20,199,541
Division of Standards  $0      $5,622,089  $0      $4,718,528      $903,561
Department of Telecommunications
and Cable  $0      $5,308,611  $0      $5,308,611  $0
Massachusetts Office of Business
Development  $0      $1,194,528  $0      $1,194,528  $0
Massachusetts Office of Travel and
Tourism  $0  $0    $5,343,355     $5,343,355  $0
  Total  $0    $262,448,830    $5,343,355   $244,091,336   $23,700,849
Executive Office of Housing and
Livable Communities
Housing and Livable Communities  $0      $7,063,538  $0      $3,412,477    $3,651,061
  Total  $0      $7,063,538  $0      $3,412,477    $3,651,061
Executive Office of Labor and
Workforce Development
Labor and Workforce Development  $0      $3,083,693   $23,786,462    $26,415,727     $454,428
  Total  $0      $3,083,693   $23,786,462    $26,415,727     $454,428
Executive Office of Education
Department of Early Education and
Care  $301,527,830     $4,517,760  $0    $305,525,590     $520,000
Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education  $0      $7,508,998  $0      $4,888,116    $2,620,882
Department of Higher Education  $0     $10,500,000  $0     $10,500,000  $0
University of Massachusetts  $0    $110,000,000  $0    $110,000,000  $0
Bridgewater State College  $0        $250,000  $0        $250,000  $0
Fitchburg State College  $0        $425,000  $0        $425,000  $0
Framingham State College  $0        $115,000  $0        $115,000  $0
Massachusetts College of Art and
Design  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0
Massachusetts College of Liberal
Arts  $0       $150,000  $0       $150,000  $0
Salem State College  $0       $803,000  $0       $803,000  $0
Westfield State College  $0       $625,000  $0       $625,000  $0
Worcester State College  $0       $425,000  $0       $425,000  $0
Berkshire Community College  $0       $291,150  $0       $291,150  $0
Bristol Community College  $0       $298,275  $0       $298,275  $0
Cape Cod Community College  $0       $288,750  $0       $288,750  $0
Greenfield Community College  $0       $118,750  $0       $118,750  $0
Holyoke Community College  $0       $451,608  $0       $451,608  $0
Mass Bay Community College  $0       $520,000  $0       $520,000  $0
Massasoit Community College  $0       $393,165  $0       $393,165  $0
Middlesex Community College  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0
Mount Wachusett Community
College  $0       $259,320  $0       $259,320  $0
Northern Essex Community College  $0  $379,648  $0  $379,648  $0
North Shore Community College  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0
Quinsigamond Community College  $0  $101,423  $0  $101,423  $0
Springfield Technical Community
College  $0  $780,000  $0  $780,000  $0
Roxbury Community College  $0       $2,500,000  $0  $0      $2,500,000
Bunker Hill Community College  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0
  Total     $301,527,830     $141,701,847  $0      $437,588,795      $5,640,882
Executive Office of Public Safety
and Security
Executive Office of Public Safety
and Security  $0       $2,100,000  $0        $2,100,000  $0
Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner  $0      $10,149,000  $0        $1,297,881      $8,851,119
Criminal History Systems Board  $0      $30,746,070  $0       $24,929,150      $5,816,920
Department of State Police  $1,935,922     $111,533,000  $0        $2,763,000    $110,705,922
Municipal Police Training Council  $0       $2,800,000  $0  $0      $2,800,000
Department of Fire Services  $0      $61,571,317  $0       $59,152,448      $2,418,869
Military Division  $0       $1,900,000  $0  $0      $1,900,000
Emergency Management Agency  $2,000,000  $0  $0        $2,000,000  $0
Department of Corrections  $3,500,000       $6,013,000       $4,687,000  $0     $14,200,000
  Total       $7,435,922     $226,812,387       $4,687,000       $92,242,479    $146,692,830
Sheriffs
Hampden Sheriff's Office  $1,035,000       $3,713,855  $0        $1,117,604      $3,631,251
Worcester Sheriff's Office  $34,000  $20,000  $0  $54,000  $0
Middlesex Sheriff's Office  $14,600  $210,338  $0  $49,938        $175,000
Hampshire Sheriff's Office  $7,600  $8,223  $0  $15,823  $0
Berkshire Sheriff's Office  $8,500       $1,800,214  $0  $208,714      $1,600,000
Franklin Sheriff's Office  $206,863  $7,152  $0  $214,015  $0
Essex Sheriff's Office  $29,200       $1,858,697  $0  $37,897      $1,850,000
Barnstable Sheriff's Office  $0       $1,506,036  $0  $6,036      $1,500,000
Bristol Sheriff's Office  $148,764  $257,215  $0  $405,979  $0
Dukes Sheriff's Office  $0  $448,764  $0  $148,764        $300,000
Norfolk Sheriff's Office  $357,229  $215,430  $0  $357,229        $215,430
Plymouth Sheriff's Office  $34,341,845  $300,000  $0       $34,341,845        $300,000
Suffolk Sheriff's Office  $0       $2,250,000  $0  $450,000      $1,800,000
  Total      $36,183,601      $12,595,924  $0       $37,407,844     $11,371,681
Massachusetts Department of
Transportation
Massachusetts Department of
Transportation  $0     $638,502,672      $53,433,545      $691,936,217  $0
  Total  $0     $638,502,672      $53,433,545      $691,936,217  $0
  Total Non-Tax Revenue       $15,846,577,928   $6,550,817,943   $5,190,633,098   $26,779,570,445   $808,458,524
Conference Committee Report
  SECTION 2.
  JUDICIARY.
Supreme Judicial Court.
0320-0003     For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including the salaries of
  the chief justice and the 6 associate justices .................................................... $12,684,430
0320-0010     For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for
  Suffolk county ...................................................................................................... $2,500,938
0321-0001     For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct .................................... $1,223,014
0321-0100     For the services of the board of bar examiners .................................................. $2,711,846
Committee for Public Counsel Services.
0321-1500     For the operation of the committee for public counsel services under
  chapter 211D of the General Laws, including, but not limited to, payroll
  costs of the committee’s public defenders, attorneys in charge and
  appeals attorneys, including fringe benefit costs; provided, that the
  committee shall maintain a system in which not less than 20 per cent of
  indigent clients shall be represented by public defenders; provided further,
  that to the extent feasible, the committee shall assign public defenders to
  district and superior courts; provided further, that the committee shall
  approve by majority vote any increase in the base salary or rate of
  compensation for employees holding management positions, including,
  but not limited to, chiefs, deputy chiefs, directors, assistant directors and
  managers; provided further, that not later than December 2, 2026, the
  committee shall submit a report to the executive office for administration
  and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means
  that shall include, but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency
  of items 0321-1500, 0321-1510 and 0321-1520 for fiscal year 2027;
  provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the committee shall
  submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means, which shall be compared with data from the current period to the
  previous 2 fiscal years; and provided further, that the report shall include,
  but not be limited to: (i) the number of cases handled by the committee in
  each reporting period, delineated by public defender and private bar
  advocate; (ii) the average number of hours spent per case by public
  defenders; (iii) the number of public defenders currently employed by the
  committee and the total number employed by the committee at the end of
  each fiscal year, delineated by division; (iv) the number of public defender
  vacancies to be filled; (v) the average cost for public defender services
  rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (vi) the number of cases
  assigned to private bar advocates; (vii) the average number of hours billed
  by private bar advocates; (viii) the average cost for private bar advocate
  services rendered per case in the prior fiscal year; (ix) the billable hours of
  private counsel, delineated by travel time and time spent in court, including
  wait time and trial preparation time, including interview time, investigating
  time and research time; (x) any changes to the private bar billing system
  and any billing improvements that have been made; (xi) the total number
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  of support staff, investigators, attorneys in charge and management
  personnel currently employed by the committee and the total number
  employed by the committee at the end of each fiscal year for the previous
  2 fiscal years; and (xii) a summary of all spending for psychologists,
  psychiatrists and investigators, including the total number of hours billed,
  the number of unique vendors and the average number of hours billed ........ $109,000,000
0321-1510     For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil
  cases under subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General
  Laws and under section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more
  than $3,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered
  prior to fiscal year 2027 ................................................................................... $245,827,979
0321-1520     For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General
  Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a
  department of the trial court on behalf of persons who are indigent as
  defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more
  than $2,000,000 from this item shall be expended for services rendered
  prior to fiscal year 2027 ..................................................................................... $25,172,236
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 not later than February 2, 2027, the
  corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means using the most recent United States Census Bureau
  population data available that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the
  number of persons assisted by the programs funded by the corporation in
  the prior fiscal year; (ii) any proposed expansion of legal services,
  delineated by type of service, target population and cost; and (iii) the total
  number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents who received
  services from the corporation, delineated by type of case and geographic
  location; provided further, that the corporation may contract with any
  organization to provide representation; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 9 of chapter 221A of the
  General Laws, funds shall be expended for the Disability Benefits Project,
  the Medicare Advocacy Project and the Domestic Violence Legal
  Assistance Project............................................................................................. $51,000,000
0321-1800     For the access to counsel program; provided, that funds may be expended
  for costs associated with implementing the program; and provided further,
  that, subject to appropriation, funds shall be distributed by the
  Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to designated non-profit
  organizations to increase access to legal representation for low-income
  tenants and low-income owner occupants in eviction proceedings ....................... $3,000,000
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee.
0321-2000     For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for
  certain programs for the indigent mentally ill established in section 34E of
  chapter 221 of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be expended
  for the operations of a satellite office in the western region of the
  commonwealth .................................................................................................... $3,415,072
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Prisoners’ Legal Services.
0321-2100        For the expenses of Prisoners’ Legal Services .................................................. $3,370,268
New England Innocence Project.
0321-2200        For the expenses of the New England Innocence Project, Inc. to support
  exonerees .............................................................................................................. $250,000
Social Law Library.
0321-2205        For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county .................. $3,049,096
Appeals Court.
0322-0100        For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and
  expenses of the chief justice, recall justices and associate justices ................. $16,268,212
Trial Court.
0330-0101        For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court .............. $90,824,360
0330-0300        For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated
  with trial court non-employee services, dental and vision health plan
  agreements for employees who are subject to a collective bargaining
  agreement, jury expenses, law libraries, statewide telecommunications,
  private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse
  facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses,
  equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program,
  insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing
  commission, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent
  of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
  Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further,
  that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the
  maintenance of a domestic violence registry, evaluations of batterers’
  intervention programs and the risk assessment tool for domestic violence
  offenders under chapter 260 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that not
  less than $15,000 shall be expended for Cambridge Somerville Legal
  Services within Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.; provided further, that
  not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the University of
  Massachusetts School of Law for the South Coast Bridge Program for
  Legal Professionals to provide mentorship and professional development;
  provided further, that not less than $378,000 shall be expended for the
  race and bias initiative to expand the trial court office of diversity, equity
  and inclusion and to provide additional diversity training for all court
  employees; provided further, that in planning and implementing the
  policies of the race and bias initiative, the trial court’s office of diversity,
  equity and inclusion shall solicit feedback from community stakeholders in
  order to identify any structural, organizational or cultural barriers to ensure
  equity in the justice system for people of racial, linguistic, cultural or sexual
  minorities and shall recommend methods to remove such barriers to
  guarantee the provision of competent representation and inclusive
  practices in every courtroom in the commonwealth; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for juvenile court investigators rates at an amount
  that at least maintains the rates from fiscal year 2026; provided further,
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  that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to ensure the maintenance
  of an interactive text response system to remind litigants, including all
  criminal defendants in the district courts, Boston municipal court and
  superior courts, of their court dates; provided further, that not less than
  $1,130,000 shall be expended to hire mental health clinicians; provided
  further, that mental health clinicians shall be distributed to court facilities
  in a geographically equitable manner; provided further, that funds may be
  expended to provide information and assistance to self-represented
  litigants; provided further, that the trial court shall submit quarterly reports
  to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues
  collected by the trial court; provided further, that each report shall provide
  for the previous quarter for each court division and courthouse: (i) the total
  amount ordered in fees and fines; (ii) the total amount dismissed in fees
  and fines; (iii) the total amount paid in fees and fines; and (iv) the total
  amount outstanding in fees and fines; provided further, that not later than
  February 3, 2027, the court administrator shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means detailing the number of court
  officers, per diem court officers and security personnel located in each trial
  court of the commonwealth; provided further, that notwithstanding section
  9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws or any other general or special law
  to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran under said section 9A of
  said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran who holds a
  trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not
  classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws, other than an elective
  office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under
  section 7 of said chapter 30 and who has: (a) held the office or position for
  not less than 1 year; and (b) completed 30 years of total creditable service
  to the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than 15 days
  before the transfer of funds between items within the trial court, the court
  administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the amount of
  funds transferred from any item of appropriation; (2) the item number of
  the appropriation making the transfer; (3) the item number of the
  appropriation receiving the transfer; and (4) the reason for the transfer ........ $387,189,302
0330-0344   For the administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans
  court program ......................................................................................................... $274,745
0330-0410   For the implementation of alternative dispute resolution programming;
  provided, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for online dispute
  resolution ............................................................................................................. $1,372,241
0330-0441   For permanency mediation services in the probate and juvenile courts;
  provided, that permanency mediation services shall be made available in
  Bristol county .......................................................................................................... $600,000
0330-0500   For the use of video teleconferencing for court appearances by persons in
  the custody of the houses of correction ................................................................. $254,925
0330-0599   For a probation program that administers high-intensity supervision to
  promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided,
  that the office of the commissioner of probation may partner with the same
  external research organization in fiscal year 2027 as selected in fiscal year
  2026 to: (i) monitor program fidelity and design; (ii) implement the model;
  and (iii) collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; provided further, that
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  said program shall be conducted at both a district and a superior court;
  provided further, that the trial court shall maintain the program in at least the
  10 court locations currently in operation; and provided further, that not later
  than March 16, 2027, the office of the commissioner of probation shall
  submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  that shall include, but not be limited to, any relevant data on participants
  and outcomes ...................................................................................................... $1,383,811
0330-0601     For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be
  transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided
  further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the trial court shall, in coordination
  with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on
  interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments
  and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
  the amount of funds transferred to each specific agency or department for
  use in the specialty courts; (ii) the specific intent of the transfer in relation
  to specialty court operations; (iii) any additional services implemented by
  way of the transfer; and (iv) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer
  at the time of reporting ........................................................................................ $8,947,480
0330-0612     For the administration of the Massachusetts Community Justice Project to
  serve individuals with mental health and substance use disorders who are
  involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court shall
  continue to fund a project coordinator to oversee coordination and
  administration and to provide financial oversight of the sequential intercept
  model; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the project
  coordinator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) design of
  the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) locations of workshops held
  to advocate for the model; (iii) number of cases in which the model has
  been utilized; (iv) impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism; and
  (v) cost savings associated with the model ........................................................... $283,605
0330-0613     For the implementation of the recommendations set forth by the Council
  of State Governments Justice Center - Massachusetts Criminal Justice
  Review including, but not limited to, the establishment of new programs
  and expansion of existing programs targeted at recidivism reduction;
  provided, that the trial court shall transfer funds to other commonwealth
  agencies as outlined in this item; provided further, that not less than 15
  days before any such transfer, the trial court administrator shall notify the
  house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that
  if no state agency or department is specifically designated to receive funds
  from this item, the trial court administrator shall distribute funding based
  on the recommendations of the Council of State Governments Justice
  Center - Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review; provided further, that not
  later than March 2, 2027, each state agency or department receiving funds
  from this item shall submit a report to the executive office for administration
  and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing, as applicable, participation, completion and recidivism rates,
  delineated by gender; provided further, that the department of correction
  shall expend not less than $637,500 to expand recidivism reduction
  programming; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the
  department of correction shall submit a report to the executive office of
  public safety and security, the executive office for administration and
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  finance, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
  joint committee on the judiciary on the types of recidivism reduction
  programs provided, participation, completion and recidivism rates for said
  recidivism reduction programming; provided further, that the report shall
  be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new programs offered
  to women as a result of these funds; provided further, that not less than
  $345,000 shall be expended on grants administered by the executive
  office of public safety and security to support the expansion of evidence-
  based cognitive behavioral programs in county houses of correction and
  jails; provided further, that the secretary of public safety and security shall
  award grants on a competitive basis and applicants shall provide a plan
  for ensuring that proposed programs shall be implemented with fidelity to
  a research-based, evidence-based or evidence-informed program design;
  provided further, that if there is no existing research or evidence
  supporting the proposed program, applicants shall describe in detail how
  the program will be evaluated with sufficient rigor to add to existing
  research; provided further, that the sheriffs’ offices that receive grant funds
  shall report participation, completion and recidivism rates annually to the
  executive office of public safety and security; provided further, that the
  report shall be delineated by gender and include descriptions of new
  programs offered to women as a result of these funds; provided further,
  that not later than March 2, 2027, copies of the report shall be provided to
  the executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended to improve collaboration
  between the department of correction and the parole board to reduce
  delays in the release of incarcerated persons approved for parole;
  provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the department of
  correction and the parole board shall submit a joint report to the executive
  office for administration and finance, the house and senate committees on
  ways and means and the joint committee on the judiciary detailing the: (i)
  implementation process; (ii) number of incarcerated persons who
  experienced delayed release in fiscal year 2026 compared to prior fiscal
  years; and (iii) average length of delays in fiscal year 2026 compared to
  prior fiscal years; provided further, that not less than $130,000 shall be
  expended to: (a) evaluate the caseload of parole and probation officers;
  (b) hire new officers accordingly; and (c) expand programs and services
  at community corrections centers; provided further, that not less than
  $2,300,000 shall be expended for a transitional youth early intervention
  probation pilot program to be administered by the office of the
  commissioner of probation; provided further, that not less than $45,000
  shall be expended to improve case management and data-tracking
  capacity in the office of the commissioner of probation; and provided
  further, that not less than $5,075,000 shall be expended in conjunction
  with the executive office of health and human services to develop and
  implement a behavioral health strategy, including statewide capacity to
  track the utilization of behavioral health care services and behavioral
  health outcomes for persons in the criminal justice system within the
  Medicaid management information system ........................................................ $8,662,500
Superior Court Department.
0331-0100     For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds
  shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of
  chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of
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  the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk’s
  office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping ......................... $39,925,793
District Court Department.
0332-0100     For the operation of the district court department, including a civil
  conciliation program; provided, that, notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, the district court of Chelsea shall be the
  permanent location for the northern trial session to handle 6-person jury
  cases; and provided further, that all personnel within said district court
  whose duties related to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk-
  magistrate of said district court ......................................................................... $92,986,131
Probate and Family Court Department.
0333-0002     For the operation of the probate and family court department; provided,
  that not less than $848,014 shall be expended to continue the case
  management triage plan ................................................................................... $48,720,381
Land Court Department.
0334-0001     For the operation of the land court department .................................................. $6,534,669
Boston Municipal Court Department.
0335-0001     For the operation of the Boston municipal court department; provided, that
  not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the new courthouse for the
  South Boston division of the Boston municipal court ........................................ $16,914,450
Housing Court Department.
0336-0002     For the operation of the housing court department; provided, that funds
  shall be expended on court interpreter services; provided further, that the
  trial court shall conduct a study on eviction sealings, which shall include,
  but not be limited to: (i) the number of eviction cases dismissed, the
  number of petitions for sealing filed in those cases on or after January 1,
  2025, and the length of time for such petitions to be resolved; (ii) the
  number of eviction cases decided in favor of the defendant, the number of
  petitions for sealing filed in those cases on or after January 1, 2025, and
  the length of time for such petitions to be resolved; and (iii) any logistical,
  technological and financial resources necessary to automatically seal
  cases, both prospectively and retroactively since January 1, 2020, that
  have been dismissed or decided in favor of the defendant, including the
  implementation of standardized sealing deadlines for all sealing
  applications, and to implement any recommended technological
  improvements to the eviction record sealing process; and provided further,
  that not later than December 31, 2026, the trial court shall submit a report
  to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint
  committee on housing, the joint committee on the judiciary and the senate
  and house committees on ways and means detailing the results of the
  study. ................................................................................................................. $15,780,738
Juvenile Court Department.
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0337-0002     For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less
  than $407,602 shall be expended to CASA Project Inc. for its court
  appointed special advocate program in Worcester county; provided
  further, that not less than $137,877 shall be expended to Friends of
  Children, Inc. for its court appointed special advocate program in Franklin
  and Hampshire counties; provided further, that not less than $178,244
  shall be expended to Center for Human Development, Incorporated for its
  court appointed special advocate program in Hampden county; provided
  further, that not less than $166,317 shall be expended to Family Services
  of the Merrimack Valley, Inc. for its court appointed special advocate
  program in Essex county; provided further, that not less than $277,326
  shall be expended to Boston CASA, Inc. for its court appointed special
  advocate program in Suffolk and Middlesex counties; provided further, that
  not less than $104,849 shall be expended to 18 Degrees, Inc. for its court
  appointed special advocate program in Berkshire county; provided further,
  that not less than $127,785 shall be expended to The Advocacy Bridge Inc
  for its CARE advocate program in Bristol county; and provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to One Can Help, Inc. for the
  purpose of providing assistance and resources for families in juvenile
  courts statewide ..................................................................................................... $25,569,194
Office of the Commissioner of Probation.
0339-1001     For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office
  shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of
  revenue to verify income data and to utilize the department’s wage
  reporting and bank match system for weekly tape-matching to determine
  an individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel under chapter
  211D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $479,167
  shall be expended for DNA testing; provided further, that not less than
  $450,000 shall be expended for expanded drug testing capacity; provided
  further, that not less than $222,000 shall be expended for increased
  sealing and expungement capacity; provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended for a caseload management software system
  for the juvenile and probate and family courts; provided further, that not
  less than $641,000 shall be expended for a pre-trial services unit; provided
  further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for increased
  electronic monitoring capacity; provided further, that not less than
  $374,667 shall be expended for a probate and family court workload
  reduction project; provided further, that not less than $160,000 shall be
  expended for the purchase of bulletproof vests for probation officers;
  provided further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based
  testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional
  substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing
  development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to
  inform pre-adjudication decision making with regard to detention, release
  on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal
  defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that not later than
  November 3, 2026, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
  the status of the validated risk assessment tool; (ii) efforts to implement
  the risk assessment tool; (iii) further goals to expand the use of the risk
  assessment tool; and (iv) the outcomes associated with utilization of the
  risk assessment tool; and provided further, that funds from this item shall
  be expended for costs associated with the full implementation of chapter
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  303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure
  effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global
  positioning system bracelets ............................................................................ $206,356,677
0339-1003     For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts
  for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that not later
  than March 2, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
  limited to: (i) the performance standards used to evaluate community
  corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections
  center compares based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the
  amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a
  per-client-day basis; (iv) the standards for terminating contracts with
  underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) plans for
  increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the
  department of correction and the sheriffs’ offices; provided further, that the
  executive director of the office of community corrections may make funds
  available from this item for rehabilitative pilot programs that incorporate
  evidence-based corrections practices; provided further, that the office may
  provide re-entry services programs, which shall not operate as
  intermediate sanctions programs as defined in section 1 of chapter 211F
  of the General Laws, to any person released from incarceration including,
  but not limited to, any probationer or parolee; and provided further, that
  not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for the Ralph Gants Reentry
  Services Program for the purpose of supporting reentry, including
  providing reentry services programs ................................................................. $33,678,828
0339-1005     For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the
  commissioner of probation for cities and towns, acting either individually
  or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert
  juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems
  prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention
  and intervention that serve youths and their families including, but not
  limited to: (i) connecting youths to mental health services; (ii) providing
  youth development activities and mentoring; (iii) promoting school safety,
  family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and
  mediation programs; and (iv) providing assistance for families and schools
  to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner
  with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided
  further, that the office shall give preference to applications that: (a) clearly
  outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law
  enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and
  government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult
  crime; (b) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement
  agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government
  agencies to collaborate; (c) make a written commitment to match grant
  funds with not less than a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either
  municipal or private contributions; and (d) identify a local governmental
  unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services;
  provided further, that administrative costs for approved grant applications
  shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant; and provided further,
  that not later than March 16, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but
  not be limited to: (1) the number of grant applications received; (2) the
  number of grants approved; (3) the amount of funds issued to each
  grantee; and (4) details regarding each grantee, including geographic
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  location, services offered, organizations with which the grantee
  collaborated, matching funds provided and the number of juveniles and
  young adults served ............................................................................................... $515,000
0339-1011      For a grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner
  of probation for community-based residential re-entry programs to reduce
  recidivism by providing transitional housing, workforce development and
  case management to individuals returning to the community from county
  correctional facilities and state prisons, including incarcerated persons
  under the supervision of state prisons and county correctional facilities
  approved under sections 49 and 86F of chapter 127 of the General Laws
  and individuals on parole or on probation; provided, that no funds shall be
  transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; provided
  further, that said programs shall provide supervision and accountability as
  needed; provided further, that the funds shall be awarded through a
  competitive process to qualified nonprofit organizations with a
  documented history of providing comprehensive, evidence-based or
  evidence-informed community residential re-entry services; provided
  further, that applicants shall provide a plan for ensuring that proposed
  programs shall be implemented with fidelity to a research-based,
  evidence-based or evidence-informed program design; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to PAACA, Inc. in the city of
  New Bedford for costs related to their PAACA housing support fund;
  provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be spent on women
  and elderly persons returning from incarceration; provided further, that not
  less than $1,500,000 shall be awarded to the parole board for sober and
  transitional housing for parolees; and provided further, that not later than
  March 2, 2027, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means on the outcomes and recidivism rates of
  the participants .................................................................................................. $16,135,703
Office of Jury Commissioner.
0339-2100      For the office of jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General
  Laws .................................................................................................................... $3,886,393
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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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8)
  of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by
  the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended for the design and operation of a pre-
  arraignment diversion program and a diversion session; and provided
  further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of
  less than $76,000 .............................................................................................. $30,451,325
0340-0198      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $532,839
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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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $25,490,650
0340-0298      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $789,542
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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $15,452,606
0340-0398      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $758,496
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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $16,733,669
0340-0498      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $641,139
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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $17,398,941
0340-0598      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $649,406
Northwestern District Attorney.
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0340-0600       For the Northwestern district attorney’s office, including the victim and
  witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
  prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the anti-crime task
  force; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the
  Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region;
  provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and
  30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals
  taken by the office shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that
  no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than
  $76,000 ............................................................................................................. $10,615,496
0340-0698       For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Northwestern
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $456,230
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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $15,083,161
0340-0798       For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $628,869
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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $13,322,877
0340-0898       For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $656,788
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 under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 .............................................................. $15,457,795
0340-0998       For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district
  attorney’s office ...................................................................................................... $785,005
Cape and Islands District Attorney.
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0340-1000      For the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, including the victim and
  witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault
  prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that 50 per
  cent of fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts
  Rules of Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid
  from this item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall
  be paid an annual salary of less than $76,000 ................................................... $6,850,371
0340-1098      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and
  Islands district attorney’s office .............................................................................. $434,367
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, the domestic violence unit and the Berkshire
  county law enforcement task force; provided, that 50 per cent of fees
  payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of
  Criminal Procedure for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this
  item; and provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid
  an annual salary of less than $76,000 ................................................................ $6,321,513
0340-1198      For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire
  district attorney’s office .......................................................................................... $354,094
  MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION.
0340-0203      For the implementation and administration of drug diversion programs for
  nonviolent young adult drug offenders; provided, that individuals using
  heroin or other opiate derivatives who are arrested for nonviolent crimes
  shall be eligible for such programs; provided further, that individuals
  charged with violent crimes shall not be eligible for participation in a drug
  diversion program; provided further, that a district attorney’s office may
  contract with any organization to administer a drug diversion program or
  an education program; provided further, that such programs shall be
  designed in consultation with the department of public health; provided
  further, that eligible drug diversion programs shall offer pre-arraignment or
  post-arraignment programs for non-violent drug offenders to provide
  candidates the opportunity to receive comprehensive substance use
  treatment services in lieu of prosecution through the traditional court
  process; provided further, that treatment plans may include, but shall not be
  limited to, inpatient, outpatient and step-down recovery services; provided
  further, that diversion program candidates without insurance coverage for
  the services under the programs shall not be denied access to the program
  based on the inability to pay; provided further, that not less than 60 days
  before the distribution of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys
  Association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means detailing: (i) the amount to be given to each district
  attorney’s office; (ii) the methodology for the distribution; and (iii) the
  administration and cost of the program; and provided further, that no funds
  from this item shall be expended on the administrative costs of the
  Massachusetts District Attorneys Association ....................................................... $514,949
0340-2100      For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association,
  including the implementation and related expenses of the district
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  attorneys’ offices automation, case management and tracking system;
  provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged
  directly to this item; provided further, that the association shall work in
  conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11
  district attorneys' offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be
  limited to: (i) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district
  attorney’s office for further investigation; (ii) the number of said referrals
  resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (iii)
  the number of cases referred to each district attorney's office that remain
  open as of the date for submission of the report; and (iv) the number of
  cases that resulted in a criminal prosecution and the disposition of each
  such prosecution; provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027, said
  report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate;
  provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the association shall
  work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys’ offices to prepare and
  submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate; provided
  further, that the association shall provide said offices with an agreed-upon
  template for the report to be filled out; provided further, that said offices
  shall submit said report in a standard electronic format; provided further,
  that said template shall include, delineated by charge type: (a) the number
  of criminal cases initiated by arraignment in each department of the trial
  court; (b) the number of criminal cases disposed of in each department of
  the trial court; (c) the number of cases appealed to the appeals courts, the
  supreme judicial court, a single justice of the appeals court or of the
  supreme judicial court or any other appeals; (d) the number of cases
  reviewed but not charged; and (e) the number of cases under active
  management where the case includes charges for drug offenses under
  chapter 94C of the General Laws, motor vehicle offenses under chapter
  90 of the General Laws or firearm offenses under chapter 140 of the
  General Laws; provided further, that not less than $330,000 shall be
  expended for a one-year PILOT program for an automated crime victim and
  witness notification and survey platform for each of the 11 district attorneys,
  including assistant district attorneys and crime advocates; and provided
  further, that each district attorney shall notify the house and senate
  committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before transferring
  any funds from the AA object class of each district attorney’s administrative
  line item and means of its intention to make that transfer .................................... $3,202,595
0340-2117   For the retention of assistant district attorneys and non-attorney staff with
  not less than 3 years of experience; provided, that the Massachusetts
  District Attorneys Association shall transfer funds to the AA object class in
  each of the 11 district attorneys’ offices; provided further, that the
  association shall develop a formula for the distribution of said funds;
  provided further, that funds distributed from this item to the district
  attorneys’ offices shall be used for retention purposes and shall not be
  transferred out of the AA object class; provided further, that not more than
  $125,000 shall be distributed to any 1 district attorney’s office for such
  purpose; provided further, that not less than 60 days prior to the distribution
  of funds, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association shall submit a
  report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing:
  (i) the methodology used to determine the amount to be disbursed; (ii) the
  amount to be given to each district attorney’s office; (iii) the methodology
  for the distribution; and (iv) the number of assistant district attorneys and
  non-attorney staff from each office who would receive funds from this item;
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  and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for
  the administrative costs of the Massachusetts District Attorneys
  Association .......................................................................................................... $1,030,000
0340-8908     For the costs associated with maintaining the Massachusetts District
  Attorneys Association’s wide area network ........................................................ $3,465,645
  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 transfers to appropriation items where
  the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided further, that
  funds may be expended for the governor’s commission on intellectual
  disability; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s
  development coordinating council; and provided further, that the advisory
  council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, established in
  section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, shall continue during fiscal
  year 2027 ............................................................................................................ $6,173,602
0411-1020     For the operation of the office of climate innovation and resilience ....................... $500,000
  SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
0511-0000     For the operation of the office of the secretary of the commonwealth;
  provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900,
  0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500,
  0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-
  2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with submitted to
  the executive office for administration and finance and the house and
  senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the
  transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic
  record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording
  instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the
  secretary and the records conservation board ................................................... $8,945,369
0511-0001     For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend not more than
  $15,000 in revenues collected from the sale of merchandise at the state
  house gift shop to restock gift shop inventory .......................................................... $15,000
0511-0002     For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division
  shall implement a corporate dissolution program; and provided further, that
  not later than April 1, 2027, the secretary of the commonwealth shall
  submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing the total number of reports filed as a result of this program and
  the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth ..................................... $606,206
0511-0200     For the operation of the archives division; provided, that the secretary of
  the commonwealth shall expend not less than the amounts expended in
  fiscal year 2026 for preservation matching grants for municipalities and
  nonprofit organizations to preserve veterans’ monuments, memorials and
  other significant sites and historic documents; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to capital improvements to Camp
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  DiCarlo, home of the National Lancers, to bring the facility up to code;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city
  of Gardner for the purpose of the city archives buildout; and provided
  further, that the program shall be administered by the state historic records
  advisory board ........................................................................................................ $989,130
0511-0230   For the operation of the records center.................................................................... $36,259
0511-0250   For the operation of the archives facility ................................................................ $847,715
0511-0260   For the operation of the commonwealth museum ................................................. $368,538
0511-0270   For the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall contract with the
  University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the
  commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data
  and to prepare annual population estimates, prior appropriation continued ........ $1,280,663
0511-0273   For a grant program to be administered by the secretary of the
  commonwealth for municipalities or regional planning agencies to prepare
  for the 2030 decennial census; provided, that grants shall be used to cover
  costs related to the preparation of the list of addresses used to enumerate
  local populations; provided further, that the secretary may prioritize grants
  to low income communities or gateway municipalities as defined in section
  3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; and provided further, that the
  secretary may use not more than 5 per cent of the total appropriation for
  necessary administrative costs reasonably related to grant administration .......... $500,000
0511-0280   For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend not more than
  $500,000 in revenues collected from fees assessed upon communication
  technology service providers for administration and monitoring of the
  remote online notarization program under subsection (i) of section 28 of
  chapter 222 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any
  general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
  timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the secretary 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
0511-0420   For the operation of the address confidentiality program ...................................... $349,337
0517-0000   For the printing of public documents ...................................................................... $577,145
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 notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, the secretary of the commonwealth may incur
  costs and make expenditures in excess of funds available by up to
  $15,000,000 to provide for necessary election costs related to items 0521-
  0000, 0521-0001, 0521-0002 and 0524-0000; provided further, that the
  secretary shall submit supporting documents on incurred costs necessary
  to administer elections to the executive office for administration and
  finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not
  later than 60 days after the completion of elections; provided further, that
  the secretary of the commonwealth may award grants for voter registration
  and education; and provided further, that the registration and education
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  activities may be conducted by community-based voter registration and
  education organizations; and provided further, that not later than
  December 31, 2026, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a
  report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint
  committee on election laws, the joint committee on state administration
  and regulatory oversight and the clerks of the house and senate detailing
  the total costs incurred during calendar years 2022, 2024 and 2026 to
  issue mail voting postcards, send mail ballots to local election officials for
  distribution and use a second envelope for mail ballots, prior appropriation
  continued ........................................................................................................... $30,595,925
0521-0001     For the operation of the central voter registration computer system;
  provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the secretary of the
  commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means detailing voter registration activity ................................... $11,448,118
0521-0002     For the implementation of early voting in the commonwealth as required by
  section 25B of chapter 54 of the General Laws; provided, that not later
  than December 31, 2026, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit
  a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint
  committee on election laws, the joint committee on state administration
  and regulatory oversight and the clerks of the senate and house of
  representatives detailing the early voting rates for calendar years 2022,
  2024 and 2026, prior appropriation continued .................................................... $6,884,180
0524-0000     For providing information to voters ..................................................................... $2,155,894
0526-0100     For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission .......................... $1,228,623
0527-0100     For the operation of the ballot law commission ....................................................... $10,384
0528-0100     For the operation of the records conservation board ............................................... $36,396
0540-0900     For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence ................................... $1,474,004
0540-1000     For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem ......................................... $3,343,591
0540-1100     For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin .................................... $732,774
0540-1200     For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden .............................. $2,297,688
0540-1300     For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire ............................... $917,227
0540-1400     For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell ......................................... $1,398,798
0540-1500     For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge ................................. $4,724,745
0540-1600     For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams ......................................... $489,356
0540-1700     For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield ........................................ $661,809
0540-1800     For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington ......................... $392,706
0540-1900     For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk ................................... $2,766,382
0540-2000     For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg ....................................... $851,435
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0540-2100      For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester ................................... $2,738,149
  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 funds may be expended for the
  payment of bank fees; and provided further, that financial assistance shall
  be made available to injured firefighters ........................................................... $13,707,567
0610-0010      For the office of economic empowerment to promote and improve financial
  literacy; provided, that funds from this item may be transferred to the
  Economic Empowerment Trust Fund established in section 35QQ of
  chapter 10 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended to The MIDAS Collaborative, Inc. as a fiscal
  intermediary for matched-savings programs, and the development of the
  Midas economic mobility incubator to help close critical racial and other
  wealth gaps of low-to-moderate-income households, in partnership with
  financial institutions, community development corporations, community
  foundations and other community-based organizations ..................................... $1,726,699
0610-0050      For the administration of the alcoholic beverages control commission in its
  efforts to regulate and control the conduct and condition of trafficking in
  alcoholic beverages; provided, that the commission shall maintain at least
  1 chief investigator and other investigators as may be necessary for the
  regulation and control of trafficking of alcoholic beverages; provided
  further, that the commission shall work and cooperate with the Bureau of
  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the United States
  Department of Justice and other relevant federal agencies to assist in its
  efforts to regulate and control trafficking of alcoholic beverages; and
  provided further, that the commission shall seek out matching federal
  funds and apply for federal grants that may be available to assist in the
  enforcement of laws pertaining to the trafficking of alcoholic beverages ........... $6,255,309
0610-0051      For the operation of the alcoholic beverages control commission relative
  to the prevention of underage drinking and related programs including, but
  not limited to, applying for and obtaining Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
  Firearms and Explosives in the United States Department of Justice funds,
  grants and other federal appropriations; provided, that the commission
  may expend not more than $350,000 in revenues collected from fees
  generated by the commission; and provided further, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of
  accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................... $350,000
0610-0060      For the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement division
  of the alcoholic beverages control commission’s implementation of the
  enhanced liquor enforcement programs known as the safe campus, safe
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  holidays, safe prom and safe summer programs; provided, that funds from
  this item shall not support other operating costs of item 0610-0050 ..................... $348,780
0610-2000     For payments made to veterans under section 1 of chapter 646 of the acts
  of 1968, section 16 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 and section 11 of
  chapter 132 of the acts of 2009; provided, that the office of the state
  treasurer may expend not more than $500,000 for costs incurred in the
  administration of these payments; and provided further, that not later than
  September 25, 2026, the state treasurer shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of
  veterans applying for the payments, delineated by in-person and online
  applications; and (ii) how many payments were approved in the prior fiscal
  year ..................................................................................................................... $2,203,626
0611-1000     For bonus payments to war veterans....................................................................... $44,500
0612-0105     For payment of the public safety employee killed in the line of duty benefit
  established in section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided,
  that the office of the state treasurer shall provide immediate written
  notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the house
  and senate committees on ways and means upon the expenditure of the
  funds appropriated in this item; and provided further, that at the written
  request of the office of the state treasurer, the comptroller shall transfer
  uncommitted and unobligated funds from item 1599-3384 to this item ................. $600,000
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 costs associated with
  the promotion or advertising of lottery games; provided further, that
  positions funded from this item shall not be subject to chapters 30 and 31
  of the General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount
  appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State
  Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the
  General Laws, to the General Fund; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be
  expended for the establishment and operation of the online lottery
  established in section 24 of chapter 10 of the General Laws ......................... $122,614,695
0640-0005     For the costs associated with monitor games; provided, that 25 per cent
  of the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from
  the State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter
  10 of the General Laws, to the General Fund ..................................................... $4,321,359
0640-0010     For the promotional activities associated with the state lottery program;
  provided, that not later than June 30, 2027, the state lottery commission
  shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means detailing additional revenues generated as a result of promotional
  activities funded from this item; and provided further, that 25 per cent of
  the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the
  State Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of
  the General Laws, to the General Fund .............................................................. $6,000,000
0640-0096     For the commonwealth’s fiscal year 2027 contributions to the health and
  welfare fund established under the collective bargaining agreement
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  between the state lottery commission and the Service Employees
  International Union, Local 888, AFL-CIO; provided, that the contributions
  shall be paid to the fund on such basis as the collective bargaining
  agreement provides; and provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount
  appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State
  Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of chapter 10 of the
  General Laws, to the General Fund ....................................................................... $618,509
Massachusetts Cultural Council.
0640-0300     For the services and operations of the Massachusetts cultural council,
  including grants to or contracts with public and nonpublic entities;
  provided, that the council may expend the amounts appropriated in this
  item for the council as provided in sections 52 to 58A, inclusive, of chapter
  10 of the General Laws; provided further, that 25 per cent of the amount
  appropriated in this item shall be transferred quarterly from the State
  Lottery and Gaming Fund, established in section 35 of said chapter 10, to
  the General Fund; provided further, that a person employed under this
  item shall be considered an employee within the meaning of section 1 of
  chapter 150E of the General Laws and shall be placed in the appropriate
  bargaining unit; provided further, that the council shall expend from any
  source an amount not less than 75 per cent of this item on grants and
  subsidies to further the achievement of the goals of the council’s 3-year
  strategic plan, including: (i) stewarding programmatic practices that
  advance equity, diversity and inclusion; (ii) advancing the creative and
  cultural sector through building partnerships, identifying recommendations
  and storytelling; and (iii) ensuring internal systems, structures and ways of
  working reflect the council’s values of creativity, public service and
  inclusion and advance the sector’s needs; provided further, that not less
  than $20,000 shall be expended to Acton Community Access Television,
  Inc. for equipment upgrades; provided further, that not less than $5,000
  shall be expended to the Attleboro Arts Museum for damages to a flooded
  basement; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to Allston Village Main Streets, Inc. for artists community assistance;
  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Fitchburg
  Public Market to sustain customer-facing commercial retail operations on
  Main street in the city of Fitchburg through fiscal year 2028; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Longmeadow
  Pride Alliance, Inc. to continue the Longmeadow Pride Festival to support
  community services and celebrate Italian heritage; provided further, that
  not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Boston Ballet, Incorporated;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Franklin
  Performing Arts Company, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Children’s Museum of Franklin, Inc;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
  Franklin Creative Center for the Arts Inc.; and provided further, that not
  later than November 3, 2026, the council shall submit its board-approved
  fiscal year 2027 spending plan to the office of the state treasurer, the
  executive office for administration and finance, the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the joint committee on tourism, arts
  and cultural development including, but not limited to, the amounts to be
  expended on: (a) grants and subsidies; (b) personnel; (c) leases and
  utilities; and (d) travel, delineated by in-state and board-approved out-of-
  state travel; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  as an honorarium to the official Poet Laureate of Massachusetts pursuant
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  to Executive Order no. 640; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended to the Hopkinton Center for the Arts for the design of
  an accessible theatre; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended for the Common Wealth Mural Collaborative, Inc. to support the
  Fresh Paint Springfield public art festival in the city of Springfield; provided
  further, that not less than $28,000 shall be expended for the historic First
  Church of Christ in the town of Longmeadow for the replacement of a
  control system for the historical clock tower for the continued use of a bell
  forged by Paul Revere and to preserve access to the historical premises
  for students and the community; provided further, that not less than
  $15,000 shall be expended for Woods Hole Film Festival, Inc. to support
  its showcase of independent films for the public; provided further, that not
  less than $20,000 shall be expended for Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Inc.
  for history programming for schools, teachers and historians; provided
  further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Pilgrim Hall
  Museum in the town of Plymouth to support the public museum and
  promote local tourism; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall
  be expended for Heritage Museums and Gardens, Inc. in the town of
  Sandwich to support the public museum and promote local tourism;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the
  Cape Cod Center For the Arts, Inc. for programming and initiatives to
  commemorate the centennial season of the Cape Playhouse; and
  provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Marilyn
  Rodman Performing Arts Center, Inc. in the town of Foxborough for facility
  upgrades and programming .............................................................................. $28,106,072
Debt Service.
0699-0005       For the state treasurer, who may retain and expend not more than
  $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 from premiums paid on the sales of
  revenue anticipation notes and expend those premium payments to pay
  the principal and interest on account of the revenue anticipation notes ........... $30,000,000
0699-0014       For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness
  incurred under chapter 233 of the acts of 2008 for financing the
  accelerated bridge program ............................................................................ $289,765,086
  Commonwealth Transportation Fund....................... 100%
0699-0015       For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain bonded debt
  and the sale of bonds of the commonwealth; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state
  treasurer may make payments under section 38C of chapter 29 of the
  General Laws from this item and items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-
  0014; provided further, that the payments shall pertain to the bonds, notes
  or other obligations authorized to be paid from each item; provided further,
  that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
  comptroller may transfer the amounts that would otherwise be
  unexpended on June 30, 2027 from this item to items 0699-9100, 0699-
  2005 and 0699-0014 or from said items 0699-9100, 0699-2005 and 0699-
  0014 to this item that would otherwise have insufficient amounts to meet
  debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027; provided
  further, that each amount transferred shall be charged to the funds as
  specified in the item to which the amount is transferred; provided further,
  that payments on bonds issued under section 2O of said chapter 29 shall
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  be paid from this item and shall be charged to the infrastructure subfund
  of the Commonwealth Transportation Fund; provided further, that
  notwithstanding this item or any general or special law to the contrary, the
  comptroller may charge the payments authorized in the item to the
  appropriate budgetary or other fund subject to a plan that the comptroller
  shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the
  house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 10 days
  in advance of charging such payments; and provided further, that the state
  treasurer may expend from the Technology Education Fund under items
  7070-6606 and 7070-6607 in the state accounting system, payments to
  the University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Institute of
  Technology for interest accrued in fiscal year 2027 and prior fiscal years
  on bonds held pursuant to section 4 of the Morrill Act, 7 U.S.C. 304 .......... $2,240,456,319
  General Fund ........................................................ 45.00%
  Commonwealth Transportation Fund.................... 55.00%
0699-2005   For the payment of interest, discount and principal on certain indebtedness
  that may be incurred for financing the central artery/third harbor tunnel
  funding shortfall.. ............................................................................................... $81,421,109
  Commonwealth Transportation Fund....................... 100%
0699-9100   For the payment of costs associated with any bonds, notes or other
  obligations of the commonwealth, including issuance costs, interest on
  bonds, bond and revenue anticipation notes, commercial paper and other
  notes under sections 47 and 49B of chapter 29 of the General Laws and
  for the payment to the United States under Internal Revenue Code, 26
  U.S.C. 148, of any rebate amount or yield reduction payment owed with
  respect to any bonds or notes or other obligations of the commonwealth;
  provided, that the state treasurer shall certify to the comptroller a schedule
  of the distribution of costs among the various funds of the commonwealth;
  provided further, that not more than $400,000 shall be expended from this
  item for the costs of personnel at the debt management department of the
  office of the state treasurer; provided further, that the comptroller shall
  charge costs to the funds in accordance with the schedule; and provided
  further, that any deficit in this item at the close of the fiscal year ending
  June 30, 2027 shall be charged to the various funds or to the General
  Fund or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund debt service reserves ......... $28,681,484
  OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR.
0710-0000   For the office of the state auditor, including the review and monitoring of
  privatization contracts under sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of
  the General Laws .............................................................................................. $20,724,096
0710-0100   For the operation of the division of local mandates ............................................... $515,371
0710-0200   For the operation of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the
  office of the state auditor shall submit quarterly reports to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means detailing the total amount of
  fraudulently obtained benefits identified by the bureau, the total value of
  settlement restitution payments, actual monthly collections and any
  circumstances that produce shortfalls in collections ........................................... $2,657,193
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0710-0225     For the operation of the Medicaid audit unit within the division of audit
  operations to prevent and identify fraud and abuse in the MassHealth
  system; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from
  this item shall not be less than 50 per cent; provided further, that not later
  than March 2, 2027, the division shall submit a report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means detailing all findings on activities
  and payments made through the MassHealth system; provided further,
  that the report shall include, to the extent available, a review of all post-
  audit efforts undertaken by MassHealth to recoup payments owed to the
  commonwealth due to identified fraud and abuse; provided further, that
  the report shall include the responses of MassHealth to the most recent
  post-audit review survey, including the status of recoupment efforts; and
  provided further, that the report shall include the unit’s recommendations
  to enhance recoupment efforts .......................................................................... .$1,525,387
0710-0300     For costs related to the use of data analytic techniques to identify fraud by
  the bureau of special investigations ....................................................................... $569,734
0710-0400     For the operation of an information technology audit unit within the office
  of the state auditor to conduct audits of high risk information technology
  related activities including, cybersecurity, data access, systems
  operations, data integrity and regulatory compliance ............................................ $905,621
  POLICE REFORM COMMISSION.
0800-0000     For the operation of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and
  Training Commission; provided, that not later than March 16, 2027, the
  commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the
  commission’s current caseload for fiscal year 2027; (ii) the number of
  complaints concerning police officer conduct received by the commission;
  (iii) patterns of unprofessional police conduct identified by the commission;
  and (iv) the number of police officers suspended by the commission and
  the reason for said suspension ........................................................................... $8,829,669
0800-0001     For the operation of the commission on the status of African Americans ............. $150,000
0800-0002     For the operation of the commission on the status of Latinos and Latinas ........... $150,000
0800-0003     For the operation of the commission on the status of persons with
  disabilities ............................................................................................................... $150,000
0800-0004     For the operation of the commission on the social status of Black men and
  boys ........................................................................................................................ $150,000
  OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
0810-0000     For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the
  local consumer aid fund established in section 11G of chapter 12 of the
  General Laws, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices,
  a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness assistance program;
  provided, that funds shall be expended to support the services of the
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  student loan ombudsman within the office who shall serve as an
  independent mediator for student loan borrowers in the commonwealth ......... $52,088,563
0810-0013   For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a false claims
  program not more than $4,578,648 in revenues collected from
  enforcement of sections 5A to 5O, inclusive, of chapter 12 of the General
  Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
  the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may
  incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
  to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system .......................................... $4,578,648
0810-0014   For the operation of the office of ratepayer advocacy within the office of
  the attorney general under section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12 shall
  equal the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe
  benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; and provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for the expenses of legal and technical personnel
  and associated administrative and travel expenses relative to participation
  in regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  on behalf of ratepayers in the commonwealth .................................................... $3,330,206
0810-0016   For the office of the attorney general, which may expend not more than
  $618,200 from revenues collected from costs of litigation, including
  reasonable attorney and expert witness fees as awarded to the attorney
  general by the court or as agreed upon by the parties in settlement of any
  claims brought pursuant to the acts enforced in this item, for the
  development and prosecution of claims for enforcement by the
  commonwealth of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., the Clean
  Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
  300f et seq., the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
  Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., the Emergency
  Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C 11001 et seq., the
  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. and the
  Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. including, but not limited
  to, the investigation of such claims, personnel and litigation costs, the
  engagement of experts, the administration of studies or related activities
  and the enforcement of settlements; provided, that penalties payable to
  the commonwealth under the General Laws that are recovered by the
  commonwealth in the course of prosecuting claims for enforcement of
  federal law shall be deposited into the General Fund; and provided further,
  that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the
  purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of
  retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................... $618,200
0810-0021   For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the
  federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less
  than 75 per cent of the expenditure; provided further, that funds shall
  continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of
  abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals
  from the department of public health under section 72H of chapter 111 of
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  the General Laws; provided further, that the unit shall provide training for all
  investigators of the department of public health’s division of health care
  quality responsible for the investigations on a periodic basis pursuant to a
  comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the
  unit; and provided further, that training shall include instruction on
  techniques for improving the efficiency and quality of investigations of
  abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation referred under said
  section 72H of said chapter 111 .......................................................................... $5,897,957
0810-0045     For the wage enforcement program; provided, that notwithstanding any
  general or special law to the contrary, a nonmanagement position funded
  by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as
  prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to
  chapter 150E of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended for the operation and administration of a
  specialized prevailing wage and construction investigatory and
  enforcement unit within the wage enforcement program; provided further,
  that the unit shall consist of not less than 2 investigators assigned to
  eastern Massachusetts, 2 investigators assigned to central
  Massachusetts and 2 investigators assigned to western Massachusetts;
  provided further, that the specialized unit shall be supervised by at least 1
  supervising investigator and 1 assistant attorney general in the wage
  enforcement program’s Boston office with significant experience
  investigating violations of the commonwealth’s prevailing wage and
  construction laws; and provided further, that not later than February 26,
  2027, the specialized unit shall submit a report on its annual enforcement
  actions and violation trends within the construction industry to the clerks
  of the senate and the house of representatives .................................................. $7,514,554
0810-0061     For the funding of existing and future litigation committed to obtaining
  significant recoveries for the commonwealth ...................................................... $3,995,599
0810-0098     For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the office of the
  attorney general; provided, that other costs associated with said officers
  shall not be funded from this item; and provided further, that no
  expenditures shall be made on or after the effective date of this item that
  would cause the commonwealth’s obligation under this item to exceed the
  amount appropriated in this item ............................................................................ $867,874
0810-0201     For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on
  insurance under section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided,
  that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the
  automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers’ compensation fraud unit
  in the office of the attorney general; provided further, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these
  costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item and the
  associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item; and
  provided further, that funds may be expended for costs associated with
  health insurance rate hearings ............................................................................ $2,093,995
0810-0338     For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount
  appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for
  personnel paid from this item ................................................................................. $598,970
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0810-0399     For the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount
  appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for
  personnel paid from this item; provided further, that the office of the
  attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate,
  employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance as
  required by law and any other employers or employees who may seek to
  defraud the system; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate
  and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the
  General Laws ......................................................................................................... $420,582
0810-1204     For the costs of the division of gaming enforcement under section 11M of
  chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that the gaming commission
  shall reimburse the General Fund for the total amount of this appropriation
  and associated fringe benefit costs under said section 11M of said chapter
  12 ........................................................................................................................... $596,773
0810-1205     For programs established to combat opioid addiction including, but not
  limited to, the investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices
  and fraudulent prescribing practices; provided, that not later than January
  29, 2027, the office of the attorney general shall submit a report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means on the results of said
  programs including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of investigations,
  opioid and trafficking settlements pursued and long-term plans for the
  program; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to SAFE Coalition Incorporated for those affected by substance
  use disorder in the city known as the town of Franklin ......................................... $2,961,598
0810-1206     For the office of the attorney general, which may expend for a civil
  penalties revolving fund an amount not to exceed $2,292,704 from
  revenues collected from enforcement of civil 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 office may incur expenses and the
  comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
  this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
  state accounting system ..................................................................................... $2,292,704
Victim and Witness Assistance Board.
0840-0004     For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that
  notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60
  years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or
  receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for
  compensation under said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered
  no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such
  claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the
  crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist
  rape victims including, but not limited to, the services provided under
  section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws .................................................. $3,426,323
0840-0100     For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board; provided,
  that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation and
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  administration of trainings and educational programming that advances
  the goals of the Massachusetts office for victim assistance; provided further,
  that the victim and witness assistance board 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 0840-0004,
  indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim; and
  provided further, that the report shall be submitted not later than January 12,
  2027 .......................................................................................................................... $2,545,578
0840-0101     For the salaries and administration of the SAFEPLAN advocacy program
  to be administered by the Massachusetts office for victim assistance;
  provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the office shall submit a
  report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing
  the effectiveness of contracting for the program including, but not limited
  to, the: (i) expansion of the program’s services to new courthouses
  throughout the commonwealth; (ii) number and types of incidents to which
  the advocates responded; (iii) types of services and service referrals
  provided by domestic violence advocates; (iv) cost of providing such
  services; and (v) extent of coordination with other service providers and
  state agencies; and provided further, that SAFEPLAN services shall be
  maintained at not less than the levels provided in fiscal year 2026 .................... $2,453,510
  STATE ETHICS COMMISSION.
0900-0100     For the operation of the state ethics commission ............................................... $3,917,515
  OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
0910-0200     For the operation of the office of the inspector general ...................................... $6,476,307
0910-0210     For the office of the inspector general, which may expend not more than
  $1,680,000 from revenues collected from the fees charged to participants
  in the OIG Academy, including the Massachusetts public purchasing
  official certification program for the operation of OIG Academy programs;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be
  collected in the prior fiscal year for service programs or activities delivered
  during the next fiscal year; and provided further, that any unspent balance
  at the close of the current fiscal year up to the ceiling shall remain in the
  account and may be expended for this item in the next fiscal year .................... $1,680,000
0910-0220     For the operation of the bureau of program integrity established in section
  16V of chapter 6A of the General Laws ................................................................. $844,780
0910-0230     For the operation of the data analytics unit within the office of the inspector
  general .................................................................................................................. $649,094
0910-0300     For the operation of the internal special audit unit established in section 9
  of chapter 6C of the General Laws ..................................................................... $1,312,345
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0910-0330     For the operation of the division of state police oversight established in
  section 72 of chapter 22C of the General Laws ..................................................... $486,890
  OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE.
0920-0300     For the operation of the office of campaign and political finance ....................... $2,177,077
  OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE.
0930-0100     For the operation of the office of the child advocate; provided, that not less
  than $3,750,000 shall be expended for the operation of the state center on
  child wellbeing and trauma; provided further, that not less than $250,000
  shall be expended for a hospital-based, comprehensive child protection
  program at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center;
  provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended on efforts
  to ensure that transition-age youth who are aging out of the care or custody
  of the department of children and families or the department of youth
  services are well-prepared for and supported in their transition into
  adulthood; provided further, that such services shall include, but not be
  limited to, staff support through case management and the provision of
  direct housing services; and provided further, that not less than
  $1,250,000 shall be expended for Roca, Inc.'s young mothers
  experiencing acute trauma program in the commonwealth ................................ $9,466,712
  MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
0940-0100     For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination; provided, that
  the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal
  reimbursement; provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the
  commission shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means on the: (i) number of currently pending cases and the
  number of cases under investigation and in post-probable cause, with the
  number of post-probable cause cases delineated by the number of cases
  in the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public hearing stages; (ii)
  number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency
  or authority is named as a respondent, delineating those cases by agency
  or authority; (iii) number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2026; (iv) number
  of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2026; and (v) average
  duration of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2026, delineated
  by cases that reached the conciliation, pre-public hearing and post-public
  hearing stages; and provided further, that all non-clerical positions shall be
  exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws ................................................... $10,422,737
0940-0102     For the Massachusetts commission against discrimination, which may
  expend not more than $325,319 in revenues collected from fees charged
  for training and monitoring programs; provided, that the commission shall
  work with the office of access and opportunity and the office of diversity
  and equal opportunity to design and deliver training to executive branch
  staff; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
  the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated
  through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided
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  further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
  the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
  of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................... $325,319
  COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
0950-0000      For the commission on the status of women established in section 66 of
  chapter 3 of the General Laws ............................................................................... $991,743
  COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING
  GRANDCHILDREN.
0950-0030      For the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren
  established in section 69 of chapter 3 of the General Laws .................................. $290,485
  MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,
  TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND QUESTIONING YOUTH.
0950-0050      For the commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and
  questioning youth established in section 67 of chapter 3 of the General
  Laws; provided, that funds shall be used to address issues related to the
  implementation of the commonwealth’s anti-bullying law under section
  37O of chapter 71 of the General Laws .............................................................. $1,600,000
       COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC
  ISLANDERS.
0950-0080      For the commission on the status of Asian American and Pacific Islander
  descent established in section 68 of chapter 3 of the General Laws .................... $586,188
  OFFICE OF THE VETERAN ADVOCATE.
0960-1000      For the operation of the office of the veteran advocate ....................................... $1,000,000
  OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER.
1000-0001      For the office of the comptroller for the management of the accounting,
  payroll, related financial systems and annual financial reports, including
  prescribing the books and manner of accounting and internal control
  guidance for all agencies of the commonwealth to promote accountability,
  integrity and clarity in the commonwealth’s business, fiscal and
  administrative enterprises and to mitigate the risk of fraud, waste and
  abuse of the commonwealth’s resources; provided, that the comptroller
  shall submit quarterly reports to the executive office for administration and
  finance and 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
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  collected revenues; provided further, that the comptroller shall make
  expenditures for an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt
  program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, the comptroller may take any necessary actions to
  secure financial and payroll data including, but not limited to, restricting
  certain data released under section 20 of chapter 66 of the General Laws ..... $11,632,765
  CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION.
1070-0840        For the operation of the cannabis control commission ..................................... $16,585,330
  Marijuana Regulation Fund ...................................... 100%
1070-0842        For the cannabis control commission’s oversight of the medical marijuana
  industry ................................................................................................................ $3,526,466
  Marijuana Regulation Fund ...................................... 100%
1070-0843        For the operation of a statewide laboratory for the independent review of
  cannabis products .................................................................................................. $750,000
  Marijuana Regulation Fund ...................................... 100%
  EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
Office of the Secretary.
1100-1100        For the office of the secretary of administration and finance; provided, that
  the secretary shall provide biannual reports, the first of which shall be
  submitted not later than January 29, 2027 and the second of which shall
  be submitted not later than May 28, 2027, to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means summarizing existing and proposed
  collective bargaining agreements in an electronic format; provided further,
  that, for each agreement, the reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
  the session law for the previously agreed upon collective bargaining
  agreement; (ii) the current agreement status; (iii) the collective bargaining
  unit and unit number; (iv) the number of full-time equivalent employees
  subject to the agreement, by item; (v) a description of the membership of
  the unit; (vi) the total salary base of the most recent previous agreement;
  (vii) the start date and expiration date of the most recent agreement; (viii)
  the estimated total fiscal impact of the agreement compared to the
  previous agreement; (ix) the base salary increases required by the
  agreement, by effective time; and (x) the funding status of the agreement;
  provided further, that the reports shall detail, by bargaining unit, the costs
  to the commonwealth resulting from the collective bargaining agreements
  with various public employees’ unions, delineated by item; provided
  further, that the reports shall include, but not be limited to, the: (a) effective
  date of any new negotiations or renegotiations; (b) end date of the
  contract; (c) number of employees in the bargaining unit, by department;
  and (d) costs associated with any new negotiations or renegotiations,
  including salary adjustments, step increases, statutory benefits and other
  nonsalary costs for the current and subsequent fiscal years for the life of
  the contract; provided further, that the executive office for administration
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  and finance shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing federal grant applications
  submitted and federal grants received by executive branch agencies
  during the applicable reporting period; and provided further, that not later
  than December 2, 2026, the executive office for administration and finance
  shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means evaluating the stress impacts of varying economic scenarios for
  the next 2 fiscal years including, but not limited to, the: (1) potential effects
  of economic changes on tax revenue collections; and (2) sufficiency of the
  Commonwealth Stabilization Fund established in section 2H of chapter 29
  of the General Laws and other reserve balances in offsetting potential
  revenue declines ................................................................................................. $4,837,840
1100-1201     For supporting activities relating to accountability and transparency
  including, but not limited to, economic forecasting, adoption of uniform
  procedures across state agencies and departments and maximizing
  federal revenue opportunities ................................................................................ $582,639
1100-1700     For the provision of information technology services within the executive
  office for administration and finance ................................................................. $39,262,566
1106-0064     For the caseload and economic forecasting office; provided, that the office
  shall forecast: (i) MassHealth enrollment by group and coverage type; (ii)
  participation in state-subsidized child care provided through items 3000-
  3060 and 3000-4060; (iii) participation in emergency assistance and
  housing programs provided through items 7004-0101, 7004-0102, 7004-
  0108 and 7004-9316; (iv) enrollment of both active members and
  dependents in the group insurance commission; (v) recipients of direct
  benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through
  items 4400-1004, 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000; (vi) participation
  in programs provided by the department of children and families through
  items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041; and (vii) other related economic
  forecasts; provided further, that not later than October 30, 2026, the office
  shall report its fiscal year 2026 actuals, fiscal year 2027 year-to-date
  actuals and forecasts and fiscal year 2028 forecasts to the executive office
  for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on
  ways and means; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2027,
  the office shall submit updated forecasts to the executive office for
  administration and finance and to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means .................................................................................................... $245,616
Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.
1102-3199     For the operation of the office of facilities management and maintenance,
  including the cost of utilities and associated contracts for properties
  managed by the division of capital asset management and maintenance ....... $31,606,483
1102-3205     For the division of capital asset management and maintenance, which may
  expend for the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts
  information technology center and other state buildings not more than
  $9,701,826 in revenues collected from rentals, commissions, fees and any
  other sources pertaining to the operations of said facilities; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and
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  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 ............................................................................... $9,701,826
1102-3233      For the division of capital asset management and maintenance for the
  certification of contractors and subcontractors ...................................................... $986,564
Bureau of the State House.
1102-1128      For state house accessibility coordination, including communications
  access to public hearings and meetings; provided, that access shall
  include interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing ................................ $162,257
1102-3331      For the operation of the bureau of the state house; provided, that the
  superintendent, director of operations and other employees of the bureau
  shall work in conjunction with the business manager of the house of
  representatives and the chief financial officer of the senate on the
  maintenance, repair, purchases and payments for materials and services;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended for full-time maintenance
  coverage of elevators at the state house; and provided further, that funds
  shall be expended for personnel necessary to provide management of
  physical security technology at the state house ................................................. $4,575,171
1102-3400      For security operations at the bureau of the state house, including security
  personnel necessary to adequately staff the security operations center and
  manage communications for the bureau of the state house security and
  emergency preparedness team with public safety agencies, prior
  appropriation continued ......................................................................................... $742,500
Massachusetts Office on Disability.
1107-2400      For the Massachusetts office on disability .......................................................... $1,465,805
  DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION.
1107-2501      For the operation of the disabled persons protection commission including,
  but not limited to, the costs of maintaining a computerized registry system
  of persons who have been substantiated for registrable abuse of a person
  with an intellectual or developmental disability; provided, that the
  commission shall facilitate compliance by the department of mental health
  and the department of developmental services with uniform investigative
  standards; provided further, that the commission shall submit quarterly
  reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the
  number of claims of abuse by caretakers made by employees or
  contracted service employees of the department of developmental
  services, the department of mental health and MassAbility; provided
  further, that the report shall include the number of: (i) substantiated claims;
  (ii) unsubstantiated claims; and (iii) false claims reported as a result of
  intentional and malicious action; and provided further, that all persons who
  call the commission’s 24-hour hotline shall be provided with the
  opportunity to elect that the call not be recorded .............................................. $13,000,000
Civil Service Commission.
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1108-1011     For the civil service commission; provided, that the General Fund shall be
  reimbursed for the appropriation in this item through a fee charged on a
  per-claim basis; provided further, that the commission shall develop and
  implement regulations to provide for reimbursement to the General Fund;
  and provided further, that the commission may assess a fee upon the
  appointing authority when inappropriate action has occurred ............................ $1,305,302
Group Insurance Commission.
1108-5100     For the operation of the group insurance commission; provided, that on a
  monthly basis, the commission shall provide the caseload forecasting
  office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload
  forecasting; provided further, that the information shall be provided in
  a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy requirements;
  provided further, that the commission shall submit quarterly reports to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but
  not be limited to: (i) any proposed plan changes accompanied by a
  detailed rationale for such changes; (ii) a detailed delineation of any
  estimated deficiencies or reversions in the current fiscal year, detailed by
  item; and (iii) a projection of any funding changes for the following fiscal
  year, detailed by item; provided further, that not later than September 25,
  2026 the first such report shall be submitted; provided further, that the
  commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings
  hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means not later than 15 days after the public meeting; provided further,
  that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Harvard T.H. Chan
  School of Public Health to conduct a study and issue a report on the impact
  on health status and health care utilization as a result of discontinuing
  commercial and public health insurance coverage for glucagon-like
  peptide-1 medications for patients with obesity; provided further, that such
  funds shall be made available until June 30, 2029; provided further, that
  the report shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and
  finance, the joint committee on health care financing and the house and
  senate committees on ways and means and shall include, but not be
  limited to, an analysis of: (a) the impacts of discontinued coverage for
  glucagon-like peptide-1 medications on the utilization of health care
  services, total medical spending and enrollee out-of-pocket spending; (b)
  how individuals and providers respond to discontinued coverage of
  glucagon-like peptide-1 medications including, but not limited to, whether
  individuals are paying for the medication out of pocket or the prescriber is
  recoding patient diagnoses; (c) how the impacts vary across groups of
  individuals; and (d) the comparison of health outcomes and total medical
  spending between enrollees that have lost coverage of glucagon-like
  peptide-1 medications and enrollees who have maintained coverage for
  glucagon-like peptide-1 medications for obesity management; and
  provided further, that not later than February 7, 2027, the commission shall
  submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance, the
  joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing the preliminary findings of the
  study .................................................................................................................... $5,909,591
1108-5200     For the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance premium and plan
  costs incurred in fiscal year 2027; provided, 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;
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  provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for elderly
  retired governmental employees and retired municipal teachers; provided
  further, that the commission may pay premium and plan costs for
  municipal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the commission’s
  health plans under the commission’s regulations; provided further, that the
  rules for determining the commonwealth’s share of the group insurance
  premiums for active and retired state employees shall be the same as the
  standards in effect on July 1, 2012; provided further, that notwithstanding
  section 26 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, the commission may
  negotiate, purchase and execute contracts before July 1 of each year for
  policies of group insurance under chapter 32A of the General Laws;
  provided further, that the group insurance commission shall obtain
  reimbursement for premium and administrative expenses from other
  agencies and authorities not funded by state appropriations; provided
  further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge the
  department of unemployment assistance and other departments,
  authorities, agencies and divisions which have federal or other funds
  allocated to them for this purpose for that portion of insurance premium
  and plan costs as the secretary determines shall be borne by such funds
  and shall notify the comptroller of the amounts to be transferred, after
  similar determination, from the several state or other funds and amounts
  received in payment of all such charges or transfers shall be credited to
  the General Fund; provided further, that 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 not less than
  90 days before any changes in coverage, benefits or the schedule of
  copayments and deductibles for plans offered by the group insurance
  commission, the commission shall notify the house and senate
  committees on ways and means; provided further, that 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 2027 and any
  unexpended balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June
  30, 2027; and provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the
  commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means on: (i) the average full cost premium equivalent per enrollee; (ii) the
  average actual cost per enrollee for enrollees from participating
  municipalities; (iii) the contribution ratios for each participating municipality
  for fiscal year 2027; (iv) the number of members in high deductible health
  plans; (v) the premium reimbursement paid by each municipality per active
  enrollee by plan; (vi) the average employee premium contribution by plan
  for each municipality; (vii) estimates for the total premium per active
  enrollee by plan for each municipality; (viii) the average employee out-of-
  pocket expenditure and premium contribution by salary level of
  employees; (ix) a comparison of the total premium estimate with the sum
  total of municipality reimbursement and average employee premium
  contribution; (x) the total amount spent on pharmaceutical drugs; and (xi)
  the cost of the commonwealth’s projected share of premiums for the next
  fiscal year .................................................................................................... .$2,765,209,719
1108-5201   For the costs incurred by the group insurance commission associated with
  providing municipal health insurance coverage under section 19 of chapter
  32B of the General Laws; provided, that the commission may expend not
  more than $2,346,621 from revenue received from administrative fees
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  associated with providing municipal health insurance coverage under said
  section 19 of said chapter 32B; and provided further, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of
  accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................ $2,346,621
1108-5500     For the costs, notwithstanding chapter 32A of the General Laws, of dental
  and vision benefits for active state employees, not including employees of
  authorities or any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise
  provided those benefits under a separate item or by the terms of a contract
  or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that such employees shall
  pay 15 per cent of the monthly premiums established by the group
  insurance commission for the benefits.............................................................. $12,634,259
Division of Administrative Law Appeals.
1110-1000     For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals; provided,
  that the division shall maintain, to the fullest extent practicable, a complete
  physical and technological separation from any agency, department,
  board, commission or program the decisions, determinations or actions of
  which may be appealed to it; and provided further, that a decision issued
  by a commissioner or other head of an agency or by such person’s
  designee following the issuance of a recommended decision by an
  administrative law judge shall be an agency decision subject to judicial
  review under chapter 30A of the General Laws .................................................. $2,201,006
1110-1002     For the division of administrative law appeals, which may expend not more
  than $70,000 in revenues from fees charged to appellants upon the filing
  of claims, for the operation of such services provided ............................................. $70,000
George Fingold Library.
1120-4005     For the administration of the George Fingold Library ......................................... $1,663,212
Department of Revenue.
1201-0100     For the operation of the department of revenue, including tax collection
  administration, audits of certain foreign corporations and the division of
  local services; provided, that the department may allocate funds to the
  office of the attorney general for the tax prosecution unit; provided further,
  that the department may charge the expenses for computer services,
  including the costs of personnel and other support costs provided to the
  child support services unit, from this item to item 1201-0160 consistent
  with the costs attributable to that unit; provided further, that the department
  shall provide the general court with access to the municipal data bank;
  provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the
  General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this item shall be positions
  requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than
  full-time basis, beginning not earlier than December 1 and ending not later
  than November 30; provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this
  item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a
  12-month period; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the
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  department’s tax expenditure commission established in section 14 of
  chapter 14 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended to organizations providing tax assistance
  services to individuals and families qualifying for the volunteer income tax
  assistance program, in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, for
  the provision of such services ......................................................................... $105,466,605
1201-0122   For grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics established in section
  13 of chapter 14 of the General Laws; provided, that not later than March
  5, 2027, the department of revenue shall report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means on the: (i) number of grant applications;
  (ii) number of rejected applications; (iii) reasons for those rejections; (iv)
  estimated number of taxpayers served by each approved grant; (v)
  geographic location of the approved grant recipient clinic; and (vi) average
  size of approved grants .......................................................................................... $500,000
1201-0130   For the department of revenue, which may expend for the operation of the
  department not more than $27,938,953 from revenues collected by the
  additional auditors for an enhanced audit program; provided, that the
  auditors shall: (i) locate and identify persons who are delinquent either in
  the filing of a tax return or the payment of a tax due and payable to the
  commonwealth; (ii) obtain the delinquent returns; and (iii) collect the
  delinquent taxes; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general
  or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
  may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
  authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
  accounting system ............................................................................................ $27,938,953
1201-0160   For the child support services division; provided, that the department of
  revenue may allocate funds appropriated in this item to other state
  agencies for the performance of certain child support services activities
  and those agencies may expend funds for the purposes of this item;
  provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, all such allocations
  shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  upon the allocation of the funds; provided further, that federal receipts
  associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down
  at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a
  revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that
  federal receipts associated with child support services grants shall be
  deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest
  possible rate of reimbursement and shall be expended for the grant
  authority; provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the
  department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means detailing the balance, year-to-date and projected receipts
  and year-to-date and projected expenditures, by subsidiary, of the child
  support trust fund established under section 9 of chapter 119A of the
  General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
  may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
  authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
  accounting system for federal incentives and the network in items 1201-
  0165, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412...................................................................... $47,063,828
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1201-0164     For the child support services division; provided, that the division may
  expend not more than $6,767,251 from the federal reimbursements
  awarded for personnel and lower subsidiary-related expenditures; and
  provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
  the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
  incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
  to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system .......................................... $6,767,251
1201-0400     For the operation of the multi-agency illegal tobacco task force established
  in section 40 of chapter 64C of the General Laws .............................................. $1,072,879
1201-0911     For the costs associated with expert witnesses retained by the department
  of revenue to resolve tax disputes; provided, that expenditures from this
  item shall be the lesser of $173,250 or the amount certified by the
  secretary of administration and finance under section 156 of chapter 139
  of the acts of 2012.................................................................................................. $173,250
1231-1000     For the Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund established in section 2Z
  of chapter 29 of the General Laws ...................................................................... $1,500,000
1232-0100     For underground storage tank reimbursements to parties that have
  remediated spills of petroleum products under chapter 21J of the General
  Laws; provided, that priority for payment of approved claims shall be given
  to claimants who own or formerly owned not more than 4 dispensing
  facilities ............................................................................................................... $5,842,714
  Underground Storage Tank Petroleum
  Product Cleanup Fund ............................................. 100%
1232-0200     For the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund
  Administrative Review Board established in 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 from this item shall be
  sufficient to cover the administrative expenses of the underground storage
  tank program; and provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the
  board shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means on the status of the underground storage tank program
  including, but not limited to, the: (i) number of municipal grants made for
  the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks; (ii)
  reimbursements for remediated petroleum spills; (iii) number of backlog
  claims; (iv) average waiting period for claims granted in the past year; and
  (v) number of tanks not in compliance with said chapter 21J ............................. $1,892,435
  Underground Storage Tank Petroleum
  Product Cleanup Fund ............................................. 100%
1233-2000     For the tax abatement program for certain veterans, widows, blind persons
  and the elderly; provided, that cities and towns shall be reimbursed for the
  abatements granted under clauses Seventeenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-
  second A, Twenty-second B, Twenty-second C, Twenty-second D,
  Twenty-second E, Twenty-second F, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-seventh A,
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  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 Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 for
  additional costs incurred in determining eligibility of applicants under said
  clause Forty-first B or Forty-first C of said section 5 of said chapter 59 not
  more than $2 per exemption granted; and provided further, that funds in
  this item shall be available for reimbursements to cities and towns for
  additional exemptions granted from the motor vehicle excise under the
  seventh paragraph of section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws ............... $43,119,996
1233-2350      For the distribution to cities and towns of the balance of the State Lottery
  and Gaming Fund under clause (c) of the second paragraph of section 35
  of chapter 10 of the General Laws and additional aid to municipalities as
  provided for in section 3; provided, that not less than $30,000,000 shall be
  distributed based on each municipality’s proportional share of the
  statewide population; provided further, that the portion of such distribution
  to any individual municipality shall not exceed 4 per cent of the total
  distribution; and provided further, that notwithstanding the prior provisos,
  the total apportionments from this item shall be prescribed in section 3… . $1,363,109,516
  General Fund ........................................................ 85.01%
  Gaming Local Aid Fund ........................................ 14.99%
1233-2400      For reimbursements to cities and towns in lieu of taxes on state-owned
  land under sections 13 to 17, inclusive, of chapter 58 of the General Laws;
  provided, that not less than $1,520,000 shall be expended for one-time,
  additional reimbursements to cities and towns so that no city or town shall
  receive an amount from this line item in fiscal year 2027 that is less than
  the amount said city or town received in fiscal year 2026 ................................ $55,371,000
1233-2401      For reimbursements to qualifying cities and towns for additional
  educational costs under chapter 40S of the General Laws ................................ $2,300,000
Appellate Tax Board.
1310-1000      For the operation of the appellate tax board; provided, that the board shall
  schedule hearings in each county; and provided further, that not later than
  January 8, 2027, the board shall report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means on the number of hearings held at each
  location ............................................................................................................... $2,671,770
1310-1001      For the appellate tax board, which may expend not more than $400,000 in
  revenues collected from fees; provided, that notwithstanding any general
  or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the board may incur expenses and the comptroller may
  certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
  or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
  system .................................................................................................................... $400,000
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1410-0010     For the operation of the executive office of veterans’ services; provided,
  that the secretary of veterans' services may transfer funds between 1410-
  0010, 1410-0012, 1410-0015, 1410-0018, 1410-0024, 1410-0075, 1410-
  0251, 1410-0400, 1410-0630, 1410-1616 and 1410-1700; provided further,
  that funds may be transferred from said items to items 4180-0100 and 4190-
  0100; provided further, that not less than 30 days in advance of any such
  transfer, the secretary shall notify the house and senate committees on
  ways and means; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended for the town of Ludlow for the department of veterans’ services
  for services including, but not limited to, monthly veterans’ lunches, food
  pantry supports and outreach programming ..................................................... $12,519,749
1410-0012     For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of
  outreach centers; provided, that said outreach centers shall provide
  counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who
  may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of such
  veterans; provided further, that said outreach centers shall provide
  services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and
  the families of those veterans; provided further, that the executive office of
  veterans’ services shall make a payment of not less than the amount
  appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year
  2026; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended
  for clinical care, education and training in veterans’ mental and behavioral
  health issues, including post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury,
  substance use disorder and suicide prevention administered by the
  Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program; provided further,
  that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Veterans Inc. to expand
  its behavioral health programming and create low-barrier access to
  treatment for persons at the Worcester housing programs, and that these
  funds shall be in addition to funds available for its outreach center;
  provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to The
  Veteran's Kitchen of Fall River, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $5,000 shall be expended to the South Attleboro Lions Club, Inc. for costs
  associated with their wheelchair ramp project; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to The Cape and Islands Veterans
  Outreach Center, Inc. for the purpose of communications and systems
  upgrades; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended
  to the New England Brain Sciences Institute, Inc. to deliver cutting-edge
  brain treatment to veterans and first responders; provided further, that not
  less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Veterans Oral History Project
  in the town of Natick; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
  expended to VFW Post 1645 and American Legion Post 89 combined in
  the town of Stoughton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
  be expended to Springfield Veterans First (NABVET) Outreach Center;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Project
  New Hope Incorporated for initiatives related to veteran outreach,
  community engagement in the town of Leicester, and wellness programs;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Bilingual Veterans Outreach Centers of Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of
  Springfield for a city of Pittsfield caseworker; provided further, that not less
  than $125,000 shall be expended to the Montachusett Veterans Outreach
  Center, Inc. for supportive housing programs and operational functions;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Abraham Lincoln Post 11 in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston
  for facility upgrades and maintenance; provided further, that not less than
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  $200,000 shall be expended to Brave for Veterans, Inc. to support
  research programs benefiting veterans in the commonwealth; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to New England
  Wounded Veterans, Inc. for the development of the East Boston Veterans
  Museum; provided further, that not later than March 26, 2027, the executive
  office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means detailing for each outreach center receiving funds under this
  item: (i) the number of veterans served annually; (ii) the cost and types of
  programs, including evidence-based or evidence-informed programs,
  offered to veterans; and (iii) a 5-year spending plan or outline that shall
  include a summary of the implementation or further development of
  evidence-based programs and program evaluation; provided further, that
  not less than $150,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Veterans'
  Association of Bristol County, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $45,000 shall be expended to the town of Carver for a wheelchair-
  accessible shuttle bus for veterans; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended for Bilingual Veterans Outreach Center of
  Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the administration of
  veteran services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended for the Massachusetts chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America
  to aid veterans filing claims for medical and financial benefits; provided
  further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the operations
  of Veterans Inc. for services to veterans, including, but not limited to,
  employment training and substance use treatment; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Operation Troop Support, Inc.
  in the town of Danvers to support the production and distribution of care
  packages to deployed United States military personnel; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Fishing for the Mission
  ’22, Inc. to assist veterans in crisis through healing, community, resources,
  advocacy and support; and provided further, that not less than $25,000
  shall be expended for the Frank M. Noyes V.F.W. Post 8892, Inc. in the
  town of Avon for necessary infrastructure repairs to comply with the
  Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements for veterans and
  the general public .............................................................................................. $11,327,339
1410-0013   For veterans' education, employment and training services and programs
  to expand employment, education and training support for veterans
  returning to the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the Veterans
  Coordinated Approach to Recovery and Employment program that
  supports unemployed or underemployed veterans with post-traumatic
  stress disorder to attain competitive employment ............................................... $1,650,000
1410-0015   For the women veterans’ outreach program .......................................................... $721,444
1410-0018   For the executive office of veterans’ services, which may expend not more
  than $760,000 for the maintenance and operation of veterans’ cemeteries
  in the town of Winchendon and in the city known as the town of Agawam
  from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts and other contributions to
  the cemeteries; provided, that the funds appropriated in this item shall not
  revert to the General Fund but shall be made available for these purposes
  through June 30, 2028 ........................................................................................... $760,000
1410-0024   For the training and certification of veterans' benefits and services officers;
  provided, that 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 executive office of veterans' services
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  shall provide such training in several locations across the commonwealth;
  and provided further, that training shall be provided annually and on an as
  needed basis to veterans' service organizations recognized by the
  executive office of veterans affairs to provide information and education
  regarding the benefits available under chapter 115 of the General Laws
  and all other benefits to which a veteran or a veteran's dependents may
  be entitled ............................................................................................................... $385,068
1410-0075     For the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the executive office
  of veterans’ services shall work in conjunction with the William James
  College, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development
  program for veterans .............................................................................................. $275,000
1410-0250     For veterans’ homelessness services; provided, that the executive office
  of veterans’ services shall expend not less than the amount appropriated
  for each veterans’ homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year
  2026; provided further, that not later than April 2, 2027, the executive office
  shall submit a comprehensive report to the joint committee on veterans
  and federal affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and
  means, which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) list of veterans’
  homelessness services receiving funds through this account in the current
  fiscal year; (ii) amount of funding received by each veterans’
  homelessness service; (iii) number of veterans served annually by each
  veterans’ homelessness service; and (iv) estimated percentage of
  homeless veterans receiving veterans’ homelessness services per county
  in the current year; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be
  expended to Volunteers of America of Massachusetts, Inc. for the
  development of an innovative transitional employment program for
  individuals in recovery from mental health and substance use disorder;
  and provided further, that not less than $914,000 shall be expended to the
  Disabled American Veterans Department of Massachusetts Service Fund,
  Inc. to combat veteran homelessness by maintaining and operating 3
  veterans homes and to provide counseling and benefits, including wrap-
  around assistance, to disabled veterans and their families ................................ $4,117,952
1410-0251     For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional
  housing for veterans at the New England Center and Home for Veterans
  located in the city of Boston ................................................................................ $4,043,750
1410-0400     For reimbursements to cities and towns for money expended for veterans’
  benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter
  115 of the General Laws and for the payment of annuities to certain
  disabled veterans; provided, that annuity payments made under this item
  shall be made under sections 6A, 6B and 6C of said chapter 115; provided
  further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100
  per cent of the amounts of veterans’ benefits paid by cities and towns to
  residents of a soldiers’ home, homeless shelter or transitional housing
  facility shall be paid by the commonwealth to said cities and towns;
  provided further, that under section 9 of said chapter 115, the executive
  office of veterans’ services shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of
  United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day;
  provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, the executive office shall continue a training program for
  veterans’ agents and directors of veterans’ services in cities and towns;
  provided further, that the executive office shall provide such training in
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  several locations across the commonwealth; provided further, that such
  training shall be provided annually and on an as-needed basis to veterans’
  service organizations to provide information and education regarding the
  benefits available under said chapter 115 and all other benefits to which a
  veteran or a veteran’s dependents may be entitled; provided further, that
  any person applying for veterans’ benefits to pay for services available
  under chapter 118E of the General Laws shall also apply for medical
  assistance under said chapter 118E to minimize costs to the
  commonwealth and its municipalities; provided further, that veterans’
  agents shall complete applications authorized by the executive office for
  the spouse or dependent applying for medical assistance under said
  chapter 115; provided further, that the veterans’ agent shall file the
  application for the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent for assistance
  under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the executive office of
  health and human services shall act on all chapter 118E applications and
  advise the applicant and the veterans’ agent of the applicant’s eligibility for
  said chapter 118E healthcare; provided further, that the veterans’ agent
  shall advise the applicant of the right to assistance for medical benefits
  under said chapter 115 pending approval of the application for assistance
  under said chapter 118E by the executive office of health and human
  services; provided further, that the secretary of veterans’ services may
  supplement health care under said chapter 118E with health care
  coverage under said chapter 115 if the secretary determines that
  supplemental coverage is necessary to provide the veteran, surviving
  spouse or dependent with sufficient relief and support; provided further,
  that payments to, or on behalf of, a veteran, surviving spouse or
  dependent under said chapter 115 shall not be considered income for
  determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided further, that
  benefits awarded under said section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be
  considered countable income ........................................................................... $85,049,082
1410-0630   For the administration of the veterans’ cemeteries in the town of
  Winchendon and in the city known as the town of Agawam ............................... $1,567,538
1410-1616   For war memorials; provided, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Worcester for the maintenance and care of the
  Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the city of Worcester; provided further, that
  not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the North Adams Veterans
  Memorial Wall; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
  expended to the U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee,
  Incorporated for the maintenance and care of historic naval vessels;
  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Rockland for purposes including, but not limited to, lighting replacement
  and updates to ground level lighting at Rockland Veterans Memorial;
  provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Cape
  and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. for veterans’ housing and
  homelessness prevention, food security and transportation services,
  including a contract for services with the Cape Cod and Islands regional
  group of the Blinded Veterans Association; and provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended for the William E. Carter American
  Legion Post 16 in the Mattapan section of the city of Boston to preserve
  its historical building and support local veteran and community events ................ $435,000
1410-1700   For the provision of information technology services within the executive
  office of veterans' services .................................................................................. $4,749,739
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Massachusetts Veterans Home in the City of Chelsea.
4180-0100     For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home
  in the city of Chelsea, including a specialized unit for the treatment of
  patients with Alzheimer’s disease; provided, that no fee, assessment or
  other charge shall be imposed upon or required of any person for any
  admission or hospitalization that exceeds the amount of fees charged in
  fiscal year 2026.................................................................................................. $45,464,230
4180-1100     For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home
  in the city of Chelsea in an amount not to exceed $500,000; provided, that
  50 per cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the
  General Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation
  VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, after compensating
  the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license
  plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this account; 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, prior appropriation
  continued ................................................................................................................ $500,000
Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke.
4190-0100     For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home
  in Holyoke; provided, that no fee, assessment or other charge shall be
  imposed upon or required of any person for any outpatient treatment,
  admission or hospitalization that exceeds the amount of fees charged in
  fiscal year 2026; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the
  operation of an ombudsman’s office at the Massachusetts Veterans Home
  in Holyoke to act as an independent, impartial and confidential resource
  for the community.............................................................................................. $36,885,297
4190-0103     For the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke, which may expend not
  more than $50,000 for its operation from the sale of goods to residents
  and visitors of the home ........................................................................................... $50,000
4190-0300     For the Massachusetts Veterans Home in Holyoke, which may expend not
  more than $2,400,000 for the operation of 12 long-term care beds from
  revenue generated through the occupancy of those 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 Massachusetts Veterans Home in
  Holyoke 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 ...................................................................................... $2,400,000
4190-1100     For the maintenance and operation of the Massachusetts Veterans Home
  in Holyoke in an amount not to exceed $500,000; provided, that 50 per
  cent of all revenues generated under section 2 of chapter 90 of the General
  Laws through the purchase of license plates with the designation
  VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, after compensating
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  the registry of motor vehicles for the costs associated with the license
  plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this account; 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, prior appropriation
  continued ................................................................................................................ $500,000
Health Policy Commission.
1450-1200     For the operation of the health policy commission; provided, that the
  commission shall provide all materials presented at any public meetings
  hosted by the commission to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means not later than 15 days after the public meeting .............................. $13,935,376
Reserves.
1599-0008     For a reserve to offset reductions in state aid distributed to cities and towns
  under chapter 70 of the General Laws due to unexpected reductions in
  English language learners .................................................................................. $4,000,000
1599-0026     For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not less
  than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the District Local Technical
  Assistance Fund established under section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the
  General Laws, for initiatives, including projects that encourage
  regionalization, to be administered by the division of local services and
  distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund; provided
  further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Shrewsbury to upgrade athletic lights at Dean Park and Coolidge
  Pickleball Court; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the Longmeadow police department, to repurpose an existing
  first floor room as an interview room to meet ADA requirements; provided
  further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Paxton
  for disaster relief, recovery costs and reimbursements for damage as a
  result of the September 2025 tornado that touched down in said town;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Holden for essential renovations and the relocation of municipal
  buildings; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
  to Old Sturbridge Village Living History Museum for capital improvements;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Chicopee to create an emergency access and recreational ramp for the
  Chicopee River; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Norwood for the repair and construction of
  infrastructure at the historic Shattuck Memorial Park; provided further, that
  not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the town of Marlborough for
  GIS Flyover data capture drone and analysis; provided further, that not
  less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Marlborough for
  continued upgrades for the Marlborough downtown veterans park
  containing the Women’s Veterans, MIA/POW, Spanish American and Civil
  War monuments; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Framingham for the design, fabrication, engraving,
  installation and public dedication of a Middle East Conflicts Veterans
  Memorial in Framingham; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
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  be expended to the city of Chelsea to support a new fire station; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Wakefield for restroom construction at Veterans field in Wakefield;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
  Brighton Main Streets, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended to the city of Melrose for stage lights replacements and
  other capital improvements at Memorial Hall; provided further, that not less
  than $35,000 shall be expended to the town of Swampscott for
  maintenance and repairs of deteriorating structures at the Swampscott
  cemetery; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
  to the town of Dalton for the purchase and installation of an emergency
  generator at the Dalton senior center; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Essex for a study of Chebacco
  lake and its watershed; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall
  be expended to the city of Gloucester for the planning and design of the
  courtyard at O’Maley Innovation middle school; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Rowley for a PFAS
  remediation system to bring Town Well #2 online; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Ipswich for water
  treatment plant updates and wastewater treatment to alleviate issues that
  have contributed to the closure of local clam flats; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Georgetown for
  critical water treatment infrastructure; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shelled be expended to the town of Newbury to address
  watershed supply and drought management; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for upgrades and
  capital improvements to the city’s streetscape; provided further, that not
  less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for flood
  mitigation and stormwater infrastructure improvements including, but not
  limited to, the cleaning and maintenance of the Town Line brook and
  Linden brook culverts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended town of North Reading for roof maintenance at the historic
  Putnam House; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to Wayland public schools for wellness and recreational
  enhancements at Wayland high school and Happy Hollow elementary
  school; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to
  support Volunteer Medical Group of Eastern Massachusetts to cover start-
  up costs and to provide primary care services to uninsured patients in the
  Allston, Brighton, Watertown and Waltham communities; provided further,
  that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town
  of North Attleborough for a feasibility study regarding the World War II
  Memorial Pool; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Petersham to replace its current ADA-compliant
  ramp for the Town Office building; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Petersham for unanticipated
  costs associated with continuing ambulance services; provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Scituate for
  the renovation and conversion of the WPA building into a veterans’ space,
  in coordination with the executive office of veterans’ services; provided
  further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Medfield for technological and facility upgrades to its town hall; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of
  Westfield for capital improvements to Bullens field in Westfield; and
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Wellesley for digital content updates and modifications; provided further,
  that not less than $7,000,000 shall be transferred to the executive office
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  of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public
  safety and emergency staffing to be administered by the executive office;
  provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities using
  the same methodology and criteria used in fiscal year 2026; provided
  further, that grants under this item shall only be provided to communities
  that submitted qualifying applications that were approved by the executive
  office in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not more than 4 per cent
  of funds appropriated for the grant program shall be expended for the
  administrative costs of the program; provided further, that not later than
  February 16, 2027, each state entity administering grant funds through this
  item shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means detailing grants awarded through this item and the criteria used
  for distribution; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended for facade improvements to the Old Town Hall in the town of
  Andover; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  for the acquisition of a digital community sign in the town of Amesbury;
  provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Rehoboth for the preservation and binding of historical municipal
  records, including the use of outside archival services; provided further,
  that not less than $7,000 shall be expended to the town of Brimfield for the
  purchase of solar-powered pedestrian crossing signs and related
  equipment; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended
  to the town of Hopedale for fire department costs associated with fire
  safety projects, including for the removal of out-of-date fire alarm wiring
  and equipment from utility poles; provided further, that not less than
  $20,000 shall be expended to the town of West Newbury for roadway
  safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Groveland for water treatment facility
  improvements; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be
  expended to the metropolitan area planning council for the costs
  associated with the planning and coordination of a regional approach to
  municipal emergency services in Essex county; and provided further, that
  not less than $70,000 shall be expended to the town of Raynham for the
  development of a townwide stormwater and drainage master plan to
  identify deficiencies and prioritize infrastructure improvements ....................... $13,307,000
1599-0093   For contract assistance to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust including,
  but not limited to, the debt service obligations of the trust, principal
  forgiveness, interest rate reduction and other subsidies or financial
  assistance under sections 6 and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws ....... $63,383,680
1599-0340   For a reserve for costs associated with increasing starting salaries for
  assistant district attorneys ................................................................................... $5,000,000
1599-1970   For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to
  defray the costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor,
  incurred in fiscal year 2027 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of
  2009 ................................................................................................................ $125,000,000
  Commonwealth Transportation Fund....................... 100%
1599-1977   For contract assistance and other payments to the Massachusetts
  Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and related
  obligations in connection with bonds issued by the agency under chapter
  293 of the acts of 2006, as amended by chapter 129 of the acts of 2008,
  chapter 238 of the acts of 2012, chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 and
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  chapter 219 of the acts of 2016; provided, that not later than January 29,
  2027, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a report to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means on the estimated
  contract assistance and other payments to be required under said chapter
  293 of the acts of 2006, said chapter 219 of the acts of 2016, said chapter
  238 of the acts of 2012 and said chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 for
  obligations existing not later than July 1, 2026, in fiscal years 2028 and
  2029 and an estimate of anticipated contract assistance and other
  payments arising out of potential agreements reasonably expected to be
  entered into after July 1, 2026, in fiscal years 2028 and 2029 ......................... $13,000,000
1599-2003     For the Uniform Law Commission; provided, that prior fiscal year
  payments may be payable from this item ................................................................ $75,000
1599-3234     For the South Essex Sewerage District debt service assessment .......................... $33,914
1599-3384     For a reserve for the payment on behalf of a state agency as defined in
  section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws under regulations
  promulgated by the comptroller, of certain court judgments, settlements
  and legal fees that were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a
  prior fiscal year; provided, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay
  attorneys’ fees to outside counsel representing a state agency, including
  a state official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that
  individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, in litigation
  before a court until the office of the attorney general has reviewed and
  provided written approval for the outside counsel's bills, which may be
  reviewed in redacted form if warranted because of a conflict of interest;
  provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not pay attorneys’
  fees for outside counsel representing a state agency in such litigation that
  exceeds a cumulative amount of $250,000 until the secretary of
  administration and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided
  written approval for such attorneys’ fees for outside counsel; provided
  further, that before a state official or employee who is sued for actions
  undertaken within that individual’s scope of employment for the
  commonwealth may seek reimbursement from this item, that individual
  shall obtain written approval from the office of the attorney general in a
  form to be approved by the office of the comptroller; provided further, that
  the office of the comptroller shall not pay a settlement of litigation before a
  court on behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office
  identified in section 2 of chapter 6A of the General Laws, including a state
  official or employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that
  individual’s scope of employment for the commonwealth, until the office of
  the attorney general has reviewed and provided written approval for such
  a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller shall not
  pay a settlement of litigation before a court that exceeds $250,000 on
  behalf of a state agency that is not within an executive office identified
  under said section 2 of said chapter 6A, including a state official or
  employee who is sued for actions undertaken within that individual’s scope
  of employment for the commonwealth, until the secretary of administration
  and finance or a designee has reviewed and provided written approval for
  such a settlement; provided further, that the office of the comptroller may
  certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5-year historical
  expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and
  finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; provided further,
  that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item,
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  delineated by item; and provided further, that upon written notification to
  the executive office for administration and finance and the house and
  senate committees on ways and means, uncommitted and unobligated
  funds from this item may be transferred to item 0612-0105 upon the
  request of the state treasurer .............................................................................. $1,000,000
1599-4417   For the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management in the John
  W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the
  University of Massachusetts at Boston .................................................................. $275,000
1599-6903   For the fiscal year 2027 costs of rate implementations under chapter 257
  of the acts of 2008; provided, that rate implementations under said chapter
  257 may include, but shall not be limited to, costs associated with any
  court order or settlement between providers of services and the
  commonwealth related to the rate implementation process; provided
  further, that preference in distributing funds from this item shall be given
  to personnel earning wages less than $20 per hour; provided further, that
  home care workers shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided
  further, that workers from shelters and programs that serve homeless
  individuals and families that were previously contracted through the
  department of transitional assistance and the department of public health
  who are currently contracted with the executive office of housing and
  livable communities and direct care workers that serve homeless veterans
  through the executive office of veterans' services shall be eligible for
  funding from this item; provided further, that no funds from this item shall
  be allocated to special education programs under chapter 71B of the
  General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs
  for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as
  established by the executive office of health and human services; provided
  further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded
  exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D of this act;
  provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may
  transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items of
  appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2027, amounts that are
  necessary to meet these costs where the amounts otherwise available are
  insufficient for the purpose of rate implementations; provided further, that
  the executive office for administration and finance shall submit quarterly
  reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on
  transfers made from this item; provided further, that the report shall
  identify, by item and service class, all transfers made from this item as of
  the date of the report and all transfers expected to be made before the end
  of the fiscal year; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027,
  the executive office of health and human services shall submit a report to
  the executive office for administration and finance and the house and
  senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of rates
  under said chapter 257 of the acts of 2008, including, the: (i) state costs
  for rates promulgated as of July 1, 2026 by regulation, department and
  program; (ii) state costs for rates promulgated as of January 1, 2027,
  delineated by regulation, department and program; (iii) per cent of
  increase in state funding for rates to be reviewed between July 1, 2026
  and June 30, 2027, delineated by regulation, department and program;
  and (iv) fiscal impact for increases in state funding versus prior fiscal year
  actual costs for rates to be reviewed between July 1, 2026 and June 30,
  2027, delineated by regulation, department and program; provided further,
  that contracts between providers and the departments within the executive
  office of health and human services and the executive office of aging and
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  independence shall require providers to report on the impact of the rate
  implementations on employee salaries, employee-related costs and
  operations; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the executive
  office of health and human services shall submit a report to the executive
  office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees
  on ways and means on the implementation of ongoing and proposed
  initiatives to promote equitable salaries for human services workers, direct
  care workers, nurses, clinicians or other comparable employees employed
  by state-operated human services providers and equitable rates paid to
  human service provider employees in community-based human services
  organizations funded by the executive office of health and human services,
  the executive office of aging and independence or the executive office of
  housing and livable communities; provided further, that the report shall
  include, but not be limited to: (a) average uniform financial report provider
  data on employee tax and fringe benefit information of the preceding 2
  state fiscal years, as validated with information from the uniform financial
  report or a method determined by the executive office; (b) the median
  salary and compensation information of the preceding 2 state fiscal years
  classified by direct care and frontline staff, medical and clinical staff and
  management staff, as validated with information from the uniform financial
  report or a method determined by the executive office; (c) a comparison
  of the median salary for each classification of staff position with the
  seventy-fifth percentile wage estimate for that position as determined by
  the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the commonwealth using
  the available data for that rate review; and (d) the average employee
  vacancy rates of direct care and frontline staff for the preceding 2 state
  fiscal years and the current fiscal year from the date of new rate
  implementations; provided further, that not later than March 4, 2027 the
  executive office health and human services shall report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means a comparison of the median salary
  for each classification of staff position with the seventy-fifth percentile
  wage estimate for that position as determined by the United States Bureau
  of Labor Statistics for Massachusetts in the most recent available data;
  provided further, that not later than December 30, 2026 the executive
  office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means the methodology used to develop service
  rates for home health aides, personal care aides and homemakers; and
  provided further, that any human service provider receiving revenue under
  said chapter 257 shall use not less than 75 per cent of the funds received
  for compensation for their direct care, frontline and medical and clinical
  staff, which may include, but shall not be limited to, hourly rate increases,
  wraparound benefits, shift differentials, overtime, hiring and retention
  bonuses or recruitment, as defined by the executive office ............................ $175,000,000
Human Resources Division.
1750-0100     For the operation of the human resources division and the costs of
  administration, training and customer support related to the
  commonwealth’s human resources and compensation management
  system and the human resource modernization initiative; provided, that
  any employee of the commonwealth who chooses to participate in a bone
  marrow donor program shall be granted a leave of absence without loss
  or reduction in pay to undergo the medical procedure and for associated
  physical recovery time, but such leave shall not exceed 5 days; provided
  further, that notwithstanding clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the
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  General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the
  secretary of administration and finance shall charge a fee of not less than
  $50 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination;
  provided further, that the division shall administer a program of state
  employee unemployment management including, but not limited to,
  agency training and assistance; provided further, that funds may be
  expended to revalidate civil service exams, including police and fire
  medical standards; provided further, that the division shall be responsible
  for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service
  titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to
  state and municipal appointing authorities and technical assistance in
  selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities;
  and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide
  classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a
  classification pay plan for civil service titles in accordance with generally
  accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for
  reclassification ................................................................................................... $17,546,607
1750-0103      For the operation of the Training and Career Ladder Program ............................. $829,164
1750-0104      For the human resources division, which may expend for the
  administration of the civil service examination program, examinations for
  non-civil service positions and implementation of the medical and physical
  fitness standards programs ................................................................................. $5,846,319
1750-0119      For payment of workers’ compensation benefits to certain former
  employees of Middlesex and Worcester counties and the Hampshire
  council of government; provided, that the human resources division shall
  routinely recertify the former employees under current workers’
  compensation procedures ........................................................................................ $53,548
1750-0300      For the commonwealth’s contributions in fiscal year 2027 to health and
  welfare funds established under certain collective bargaining agreements;
  provided, that the contributions shall be calculated as provided under the
  applicable collective bargaining agreements and shall be paid to the health
  and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the
  applicable collective bargaining agreement shall provide................................. $37,979,800
1750-0928      For the cost to lease or rent space to administer the civil service physical
  abilities tests and to revalidate civil service exams, including police and
  fire medical standards ............................................................................................ $752,345
Operational Services Division.
1775-0115      For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
  $15,691,630 from revenues collected from the statewide contract
  administrative fee to procure, manage and administer statewide contracts;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
  incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
  to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system ........................................ $15,691,630
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1775-0124      For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
  $131,101 from revenues collected in the recovery of cost reimbursement
  and non-reimbursable overbilling and recoupment for health and human
  service agencies and as a result of administrative reviews as determined
  during the division’s audits and reviews of providers under section 22N of
  chapter 7 of the General Laws; provided, that the division may only retain
  revenues collected in excess of $100,000; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and
  the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower
  of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in
  the state accounting system .................................................................................. $131,101
1775-0600      For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
  $397,220 from revenues collected from the sale of state surplus personal
  property and the disposal of surplus motor vehicles including, but not
  limited to, state police vehicles from vehicle accident and damage claims
  and from manufacturer warranties, rebates and settlements for the
  payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing,
  allocation and distribution of surplus property and the purchase of motor
  vehicles; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
  the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
  incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
  to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system, including the costs of
  personnel ............................................................................................................... $397,220
1775-0700      For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
  $1,000,000 from revenues collected in addition to the amount authorized
  in item 1775-1000 of section 2B for printing, photocopying, mailing, related
  graphic art or design work and other reprographic goods and services
  provided to the general public, including all necessary or incidental
  expenses; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
  the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may
  incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
  to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system.......................................... $1,000,000
1775-0900      For the operational services division, which may expend not more than
  $22,000 from revenues collected under chapter 449 of the acts of 1984
  and section 4L of chapter 7 of the General Laws, including the costs of
  personnel, from the sale of federal surplus property, including the
  payment, expenses and liabilities for the acquisition, warehousing,
  allocation and distribution of federal surplus property; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and
  the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower
  of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in
  the state accounting system .................................................................................... $22,000
Supplier Diversity Office.
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1780-0100   For the operation and administration of the supplier diversity office;
  provided, that the office shall provide training and other services to diverse
  businesses as defined in section 58 of chapter 7 of the General Laws and
  certified by the office that allow those businesses to better compete for
  state contracts and ensure that equitable practices and policies in the
  public marketplace are maintained; provided further, that the office shall
  administer an electronic business certification application which shall be
  accessible to business applicants through the internet; provided further,
  that the office shall ensure the integrity and security of personal and
  financial information transmitted by electronic application; and provided
  further, that the office shall use all existing available resources to provide
  certification services to all supplier diversity office qualified applicants,
  within or outside of the commonwealth, as applicable ........................................ $4,649,617
       EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SECURITY.
1790-0100   For the operation of the executive office of technology services and
  security; provided, that the executive office shall continue a chargeback
  system for its information technology services; provided further, that the
  state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as the
  comptroller deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing
  the purposes of this item; provided further, that the executive office may
  establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; provided
  further, that the chief information officer shall review and approve any
  planned information technology development project or purchase by any
  agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected
  cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware,
  software or consulting fees and regardless of fiscal year or source of
  funds, before the agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase;
  provided further, that not later than June 30, 2027, the secretary of
  technology services and security shall submit to the office of the state
  auditor, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
  joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight a
  complete accounting of and justification for all project-related expenditures
  totaling $250,000 or more over the previous 12-month period regardless
  of source of funds or authorization for such expenditure; provided further,
  that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to expand the AI For Impact
  program to design, test and deploy artificial intelligence solutions that
  improve delivery of state services and build an AI-ready state workforce;
  and provided further, that not later than February 17, 2027, the executive
  office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and
  finance, the office of the state auditor and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
  financial statements detailing savings and, where applicable, additional
  expenses realized from the consolidation of information technology
  services within each executive office and other initiatives; (ii) efforts being
  taken to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of agency systems and
  to consolidate relevant data between agencies; (iii) the number of personnel
  assigned to information technology services within each executive office;
  (iv) efficiencies that have been achieved from the sharing of resources; (v)
  the status of the centralization of the commonwealth's information
  technology staffing, infrastructure and network and cloud hosting; (vi) the
  status of the commonwealth's cybersecurity; and (vii) strategies and
  initiatives to further improve the: (a) efficiency and security of the
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  commonwealth's information technology; and (b) transparency of the
  executive office of technology services and security with the general court,
  other executive branch agencies and the general public.................................... $3,897,090
1790-0300      For the executive office of technology services and security, which may
  expend not more than $2,733,931 in revenues collected from the provision
  of computer resources and services to the general public for the costs of
  the bureau of computer services, including the purchase, lease or rental
  of telecommunications lines, services and equipment; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the executive office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................ $2,733,931
1790-1700      For core technology services and security, including those previously
  funded through item 1790-0200 in prior fiscal years ......................................... $53,892,963
  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 and
  environmental impact reviews conducted under chapter 30 of the General
  Laws; provided, that efforts shall be made to prioritize environmental
  justice across all departments; provided further, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s
  Alliance, Inc. for the modernization and maintenance of sustainable
  fishing; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  Quiet Communities, Inc. in Concord; provided further, that not less than
  $30,000 shall be expended to enter into an agreement with OARS, Inc. to
  operate a water quality monitoring program in the Sudbury, Assabet and
  Concord rivers; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Foxborough for necessary repairs and
  improvements to aging dam structure;and provided further, that not less
  than $150,000 shall be expended for a coastal water quality and natural
  resource monitoring program in Buzzards bay and Vineyard sound
  administered by Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc. .................................................. $20,504,035
2000-0101      For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to coordinate
  and implement strategies for climate change adaptation and preparedness
  including, but not limited to: (i) the resiliency of the commonwealth's
  transportation, energy and public health infrastructures; (ii) built
  environments; (iii) municipal assistance; (iv) improved data collection and
  analysis; (v) enhanced planning; and (vi) improved resiliency through the
  strengthening and revitalization of natural resources, including marshes
  and other wetlands; provided, that the executive office may enter into
  interagency service agreements to facilitate and accomplish these efforts;
  provided further, that not later than February 5, 2027 the executive office
  of energy and environmental affairs shall submit a report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
  limited to: (a) the commonwealth’s multi-year plan for developing a climate
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  change resiliency plan and response strategy; (b) plans to support local
  partners in climate change adaptation and resiliency; (c) an analysis of the
  differing effects of climate change in different geographic, ecological, and
  coastal regions of the state, including urban, suburban and rural homes;
  (d) a review of the environmental justice impacts of climate change on
  communities of color; and (e) a detailed breakdown of all expenditures
  made under this item; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall
  be expended to Boston Harbor Now, Inc. for planning, programming and
  activation and for climate resiliency and community science education;
  provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the
  University of Massachusetts Boston to compile and use new technologies
  to conduct a climate resiliency report and study on preparing for low
  probability high impact event; and provided further, that not later than
  December 30, 2026 the executive office shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means, the house committee on
  climate action and sustainability, the senate committee on climate change
  and global warming, the joint committee on transportation and the joint
  committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy that shall include
  the status of its efforts to enhance port infrastructure for the development
  of offshore wind ................................................................................................... $4,750,000
2000-0102   For the executive office of energy and environmental affairs to implement
  an environmental justice strategy and promote and secure environmental
  justice; provided, that funds shall be expended on language translation
  services to ensure adequate access during public comment periods;
  provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the executive office
  shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of full-time
  equivalent positions assigned to the executive office’s environmental
  justice staff; (ii) the responsibilities held by the executive office’s
  environmental justice staff; (iii) the status of environmental justice policies,
  strategies and initiatives being pursued for both the current and coming
  fiscal years; (iv) the efforts to expand language access through verbal and
  written materials, including the languages in which environmental justice
  policy and materials have been translated; and (v) the impact of language
  access initiatives on participation in public hearings and public comment
  periods; and provided further, that funds shall be expended on mapping
  technology to overlay environmental and public health data .............................. $4,000,000
2000-0120   For obligations of the commonwealth to neighboring states incurred
  pursuant to interstate compacts for flood control ................................................... $506,140
2000-1011   For the office of environmental law enforcement, which may expend not
  more than $40,000 from the administrative handling charge revenues
  received from electronic transactions processed through its online
  licensing and registration systems; provided, that notwithstanding any
  general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
  timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may
  certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
  or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
  system ...................................................................................................................... $40,000
2000-1700   For the operation of information technology services within the executive
  office of energy and environmental affairs ........................................................ $21,855,267
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2030-1000      For the operation of the office of environmental law enforcement; provided,
  that environmental police officers shall provide monitoring under the
  National Shellfish Sanitation Program .............................................................. $17,446,355
2030-1004      For environmental police private details; provided, that the office of
  environmental law enforcement may expend not more than $650,000 from
  revenues collected from the fees charged for private details; and provided
  further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
  the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
  of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................... $650,000
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, the assessments levied for fiscal year
  2027 under said first paragraph of said section 18 of said chapter 25 shall
  be made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this
  item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this
  item.................................................................................................................... $18,973,830
2100-0013      For the operation of the transportation oversight division ...................................... $970,861
2100-0016      For the department of public utilities to regulate steam distribution
  companies; provided, that notwithstanding section 18A of chapter 25 of
  the General Laws, the assessments levied for fiscal year 2027 shall be
  made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item
  and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item ............. $462,420
2100-0017      For the operation of the division of transportation network services
  established in section 23 of chapter 25 of the General Laws; provided, that
  the amount assessed under said section 23 of said chapter 25 shall be
  made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item
  and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item .......... $4,343,775
2100-5694      For the operation of the energy facilities siting division; provided, that the
  division may expend funds from this item for the implementation of section
  12N of chapter 25 of the General Laws, including the maintenance of a
  real-time, online, clean energy infrastructure dashboard and the creation
  thereof ................................................................................................................ $3,604,000
Department of Environmental Protection.
2200-0100      For the operation of the department of environmental protection, including
  the environmental strike force, the bureau of planning and evaluation, the
  bureau of resource protection, the bureau of waste prevention, the Senator
  William X. Wall Experiment Station and a contract with the University of
  Massachusetts for environmental research; provided, that section 3B of
  chapter 7 of the General Laws shall not apply to fees established in section
  18 of chapter 21A of the General Laws; and provided further, that not later
  than February 5, 2027 the department shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the status of
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  hiring of additional staff; (ii) the staffing levels of the department for the last
  10 fiscal years; (iii) the number of enforcement actions for serious
  violations and fine collections compared to the previous 10 fiscal years;
  and (iv) recommendations for the additional resources needed to fulfill the
  department’s enforcement responsibilities; provided, that not less than
  $200,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack River Watershed Council,
  Inc. for a regional approach to reducing combined sewer overflows and
  non-point source pollution in the Merrimack river; provided further, that not
  less than $100,000 shall be expended to the metropolitan area planning
  council for initiatives to support the North Shore Water Resilience Task
  Force in its regional plans and actions to help sustain the rivers and waters
  of the north shore region; and provided further, that not less than $30,000
  shall be expended for Cape Ann Climate Coalition Inc for preemptive
  strategic planning for post-disaster recovery .................................................... $51,438,149
2200-0102   For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not
  more than $650,148 in revenues collected from fees for wetland permits;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
  may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
  not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system ............................................. $650,148
2200-0107   For technical assistance, grants and support of efforts consistent with the
  Massachusetts Recycling and Solid Waste Master Plan and the
  Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan; provided, that funds may be
  expended for a recycling industries reimbursement grant program under
  section 241 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997; provided, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended for the department of environmental
  protection to develop an employment social enterprise impact pilot
  program to provide funding for at least 1 nonprofit entity to provide
  recycling services with the overall goal of fostering job security for
  individuals facing barriers to employment through the provision of mattress
  recycling work opportunities; provided further, that eligible applicants shall
  have a demonstrated history of providing mattress recycling services in
  the commonwealth as an approved vendor to the department for not less
  than 5 years; provided further, that contracts through the program may be
  awarded for periods not to exceed 5 years with options for renewal;
  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the
  department of environmental protection to administer a grant program for
  small businesses to implement composting; provided further, that grants
  may be used by grantees to obtain compost collection containers, procure
  educational or technical assistance, establish regular collection of food
  waste and other compostable matter or other similar composting efforts or
  activities; provided further, that agricultural businesses and food service
  establishments shall be prioritized in the grant application review process;
  and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department of
  environmental protection, in coordination with the department of
  agricultural resources, shall submit a report to the senate and house
  committees on ways and means and the joint committee on environment
  and natural resources on the implementation of the grant program which
  shall include, but not limited to, the names and locations of the grantees,
  the number of pounds of food waste and other compostable matter
  collected and information about where the waste was diverted ......................... $1,138,747
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2200-0109     For the department of environmental protection to ensure sufficient staff
  for timely permit decisions and compliance assurance ...................................... $2,471,257
2200-0112     For the department of environmental protection, which may expend not
  more than $2,500,000 in revenues collected from permit and compliance
  fees to ensure sufficient staff for timely permit decisions and compliance
  assurance; provided, that if this item is eliminated or the amount herein is
  reduced in fiscal year 2027 or operational funding for the department falls
  below the level authorized in the general appropriations act for fiscal year
  2015, excluding appropriations for earmarks and nonrecurring operating
  costs, the fee increase supporting this item shall terminate; and provided
  further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
  the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
  of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................ $2,500,000
2210-0106     For the department of environmental protection, which may expend for the
  administration and implementation of chapter 21I of the General Laws, not
  more than $2,741,404 in revenues collected from fees, penalties, grants
  and tuition under said chapter 21I; provided, that not later than February
  3, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing the status of the department’s
  progress in meeting the statutory and regulatory deadlines associated with
  said chapter 21I and detailing the number of full-time equivalent positions
  assigned to various implementation requirements of said chapter 21I;
  provided further, that not less than $1,629,860 from this item shall be
  made available for the operation of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute
  program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; provided further,
  that the department shall enter into an interagency service agreement with
  the University of Massachusetts to make such funding available for this
  purpose; provided further, that not less than $644,096 from this item shall
  be made available for toxics use reduction technical assistance and
  technology under said chapter 21I; provided further, that the department
  shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the executive office
  of energy and environmental affairs to make such funding available for this
  purpose; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
  may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
  authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
  accounting system .............................................................................................. $2,741,404
2220-2220     For the administration and implementation of the Clean Air Act under 42
  U.S.C. section 7401 et seq., including the operating permit program, the
  emissions banking program, the auto-related state implementation
  program, the low emission vehicle program, the non-auto-related state
  implementation program and the commonwealth’s commitments under the
  New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Regional
  Climate Change Action Plan for reducing acid rain deposition and mercury
  emissions ............................................................................................................... $766,721
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2220-2221    For the administration and implementation of the operating permit and
  compliance program required under the Clean Air Act under 42 U.S.C.
  section 7401 et seq. ........................................................................................... .$1,384,924
2250-2000    For the administration and implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act
  under section 18A of chapter 21A of the General Laws; provided, that the
  department of environmental protection may expend funds for the study
  and remediation of lead in public school drinking water; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Silent Spring Institute,
  Inc. for continued study of the long term effects of per-and polyfluoroalkyl
  substances on residents in the town of Ayer, including supporting
  epidemiological analyses, reconstructing past exposures to per-and
  polyfluoroalkyl substances drinking water and disseminating study
  findings to community members and presenting health-related resources
  to clinicians; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Maynard for the mitigation of drinking water
  quality issues ....................................................................................................... $2,716,225
2260-8870    For the expenses of the hazardous waste cleanup and underground
  storage tank programs, including, but not limited to, monitoring unlined
  landfills, notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 21J of the General Laws;
  provided, that the department of environmental protection shall provide the
  department of revenue with information necessary for the completion of
  the report required in item 1232-0200 including, but not limited to, the
  number of tanks out of compliance with said chapter 21J ................................ $15,081,628
2260-8872    For the brownfields site audit program................................................................ $1,022,328
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 ......................................................................................................... $386,896
Department of Fish and Game.
2300-0100    For the office of the commissioner of fish and game; provided, that the
  commissioner’s office shall assess and receive payments from the division
  of marine fisheries, the division of fisheries and wildlife, the office of fishing
  and boating access, the division of ecological restoration, the riverways
  program and all other programs under the control of the department of fish
  and game; provided further, that those assessments shall be used to cover
  appropriate administrative costs of the department including, but not
  limited to, payroll, personnel, legal and budgetary costs; provided further,
  that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford
  for an aquatic management study at Heart Pond, including water quality
  analysis and invasive species mitigation; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the North Walpole Fish and Game
  Club, Inc. in the town of Walpole to support the continuation of programs
  for combat veterans and students with special needs; provided further, that
  not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the New England Wildlife
  Center, Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth for costs
  associated with the care, treatment and maintenance of wildlife; provided
  further, that the amount and contribution from each division, office or
  program shall be determined by the commissioner; and provided further,
  that the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund shall be
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  reimbursed annually from the General Fund for all lost revenue attributed
  to the issuance of discounted and free hunting and fishing licenses .................. $2,356,087
2300-0101     For the division of ecological restoration and the riverways program and
  for the promotion of public access to rivers and wetland restoration,
  including grants to public and nonpublic entities; provided, that not less
  than $200,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Southeastern Regional
  Planning and Economic Development District to support the management
  of the Assawompset pond complex and contributing and interconnected
  watersheds within the region including, but not limited to, sedimentation,
  mitigation, design, permitting, water supply preservation and flood
  management efforts; and provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall
  be expended as a grant to Long Pond Association, Inc. in the town of
  Lakeville for the management and eradication of invasive weeds in Long
  Pond .................................................................................................................... $5,086,042
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 the division may expend
  the amount necessary to restore anadromous fish in the Connecticut and
  Merrimack river systems; and provided further, that no funds shall be spent
  on the restoration of catadromous fish in the Connecticut and Merrimack
  river systems unless considered necessary by the division ............................. $18,490,988
  George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
2310-0300     For the operation of the natural heritage and endangered species
  program; provided, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the
  Fishing Academy of Boston for programming ..................................................... $1,231,735
2310-0306     For the hunter safety training program................................................................... $581,485
  George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
2310-0316     For the purchase of land containing wildlife habitats and for the costs of
  the division of fisheries and wildlife directly related to the administration of
  the wildlands stamp program under sections 2A and 2C of chapter 131 of
  the General Laws ................................................................................................ $1,500,000
  George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
2310-0317     For the waterfowl management program established in section 11 of
  chapter 131 of the General Laws ............................................................................. $65,000
  George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund . 100%
2320-0100     For the administration of the office of fishing and boating access, including
  the maintenance, operation and improvement of public access land and
  water areas; provided, that positions funded by this item shall not be
  subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws ........................................................ $1,004,529
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2330-0100   For the operation of the division of marine fisheries; provided, that the
  division may expend funds for the Annisquam river marine research
  laboratory, marine research programs, a commercial fisheries program, a
  shellfish management program, including coastal area classification,
  mapping and technical assistance, and a shellfish classification program;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended on a recreational fisheries
  program to be reimbursed by federal funds; provided further, that the
  division shall continue to develop strategies to improve federal regulations
  governing the commercial fishing industry and to promote sustainable
  fisheries; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended
  for shellfish propagation in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties to
  be administered jointly by the director of Marine Fisheries and the
  aforementioned counties; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
  be expended for a green crab trapping program in the towns of
  Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Chatham and Harwich
  to be distributed by the department of marine fisheries; and provided
  further, that not less than $575,000 shall be expended for a program of
  collaborative research by the division of marine fisheries through the
  Marine Fisheries Institute, in collaboration with the School for Marine
  Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth,
  that applies innovative technology to assess the biomass of fish in the
  region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council and
  hydrodynamic modeling of coastal waters to accurately assess delineation
  of shellfish growing area classifications and other applications to improve
  management of marine fisheries resources, and whelk fishery research to
  evaluate alternative management strategies; provided further, that not less
  than $175,000 shall be expended to the University of Massachusetts at
  Amherst for its Gloucester Marine Station in the city of Gloucester to
  support marsh restoration and revitalization activities including, but not
  limited to: (i) a green crab trapping program for applied research and
  product development; (ii) high‑resolution drone mapping to assess
  deterioration of the Great Marsh; (iii) microplastic and macroplastic
  sampling; and (iv) an academic study and processing of samples from the
  water column, beach environment, marsh peat and eelgrass; provided
  further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Center for
  Coastal Studies, Inc. for field operations and staffing to respond to
  entanglements of marine mammals and sea turtles in the coastal waters;
  and provided further, that not less than $195,000 shall be expended for
  water testing capacity improvements at the division including, but not
  limited to, personnel and supplies, in support of the shellfish and
  aquaculture industries in the south coast region of the commonwealth ........... $10,234,242
2330-0120   For the division of marine fisheries for a program to enhance and develop
  marine recreational fishing and related programs and activities, including
  the cost of equipment, maintenance and staff and the maintenance and
  updating of data ..................................................................................................... $987,684
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 provide
  for the development of marine recreational fishing; provided, that the
  division may expend not more than $217,989 in revenues collected from
  the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Sport Fish Restoration
  program funds and from the sale of materials that promote marine
  recreational fishing; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general
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  or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may
  certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
  or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
  system .................................................................................................................... $217,989
2330-0199     For conducting surveys to monitor and forecast the number of
  commercially-important invertebrate species in the commonwealth’s
  waters, including a ventless lobster trap employing the services of
  contracted commercial lobster fishing vessels in the commonwealth;
  provided, that the division of marine fisheries may expend not more than
  $250,000 in revenues collected from fees generated by the sale of lobster
  permits; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may
  certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
  or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
  system .................................................................................................................... $250,000
2330-0300     For the administration and operation of the recreational saltwater fishing
  permit program under section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws ............ $2,306,416
  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 markets, the division of
  animal health, the division of agricultural conservation and technical
  assistance, the division of crop and pest services, including a program of
  laboratory services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the
  expenses of the pesticide board and agency costs associated with the
  administration of other boards, commissions and committees chaired by
  the department; provided, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended
  for the Massachusetts Farm to School Project; provided further, that not
  less than $300,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Food Trust
  Program established in section 65 of chapter 23A of the General Laws;
  provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the
  apiary inspection program; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended for the invasive insects program; provided further, that
  not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a grant program to be
  administered by the department in consultation with the Massachusetts
  food policy council to support local food policy councils; provided further,
  that not less than $750,000 shall be expended to enhance the Buy Local
  effort in western, central, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts;
  provided further, that any buy local effort included in this item shall include
  locally-harvested seafood including, but not limited to, fish and shellfish;
  and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be transferred to
  the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund established in section
  35WW of chapter 10 of the General Laws ........................................................ $10,970,309
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2511-0103   For the costs associated with agricultural oversight of hemp and cannabis
  ............................................................................................................................ $1,007,137
  Marijuana Regulation Fund ...................................... 100%
2511-0105   For the purchase of supplemental foods for the emergency food
  assistance program within the Feeding America nationally-certified food
  bank system; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall reflect the
  Feeding America allocation formula in order to benefit the
  commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks; provided further, that the
  department of agricultural resources may assess an administrative charge
  not to exceed 2 per cent of the total appropriation in this item; provided
  further, that not less than $1,250,000 shall be expended to the
  commonwealth’s 4 regional food banks for operating funds to distribute
  food for the Massachusetts emergency food assistance program; provided
  further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Women's
  Lunch Place, Inc. to provide nutritious food and individualized services for
  women who are experiencing homelessness or poverty; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack Valley Food
  Bank for the operation of the nourish children’s feeding program; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Project Just
  Because, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the MetroWest Food Collaborative to support food security
  initiatives ........................................................................................................... $56,175,000
2511-0107   For the advancement of community food security and the protection of
  public access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food; provided, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended for Maverick Landing Community
  Services, Inc. for recovered food distribution across the city of Boston, the
  city known as the town of Winthrop and the city of Revere; provided further,
  that not less than $190,000 shall be expended for Acton Community
  Supper and Food Pantry, Inc. to purchase a mobile food pantry vehicle;
  provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to New Life
  Furniture Bank of MA, Inc. to purchase a vehicle to support its operations
  and its mission to provide free furniture to families in need; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Heart & Soil
  Collective Inc. in the town of Lanesborough for the purpose of providing
  free, fresh produce and soup to seniors and families in need; provided
  further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to Ginny’s Helping
  Hand, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purposes of supporting their
  food pantry; provided further, that not less than $51,500 shall be expended
  to Metrowest Worker Center Inc. / Casa do Trabalhador/ Casa Del
  Trabajador to support culturally appropriate food distribution efforts
  serving immigrant families facing food insecurity, including expanded
  support in the city of Marlborough; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. in the
  city of Leominster to connect fresh food from local farms to local residents
  in need; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for
  Open Door/Cape Ann Food Pantry, Inc. serving the cities of Gloucester
  and Lynn and the towns of Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea,
  Ipswich, Rowley, Topsfield, Boxford, Hamilton and Wenham to develop
  and deploy a transportation system for decentralized food distribution to
  the north shore communities it serves; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to Our Neighbors' Table, Inc. for expenses
  related to opening and operating the seacoast regional food hub, located
  in the town of Salisbury, serving the lower merrimack valley food coalition;
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  provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for the food
  pantry run by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul located behind Saint
  Joseph church in the town of Lincoln; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to Healthy Waltham, Inc. to support its food
  pantry operations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Somerville for its mobile market revolving fund to
  help maintain its low-cost farmers market on wheels; provided further, that
  not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Charles River Regional
  Chamber, Inc. to provide grants to independent restaurants located in the
  city of Newton and the towns of Brookline and Wellesley to supply
  prepared meals and other food products to food banks serving those
  communities, senior programs and other programs addressing food
  insecurity among individuals in those communities; provided however, that
  of said $150,000 not less than $65,000 of such funds shall be allocated
  for grants to independent restaurants in the city of Newton; provided
  however, that of said $150,000 not less than $50,000 of such funds shall
  be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town of Brookline;
  provided however, that of said $150,000 not less than $35,000 of those
  funds shall be allocated for grants to independent restaurants in the town
  of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to Newton Food Pantry, Inc. to support its operations; provided,
  that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for Food Link, Inc. to address
  food insecurity in the city of Woburn and the towns of Arlington, Billerica,
  Burlington and Lexington; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
  be expended for Harvest on Vine Food Pantry in the Charlestown
  neighborhood of the city of Boston to provide food resources and services;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  Somebody Cares New England, Inc. in the city of Haverhill for the
  operation of its food pantry and to combat food insecurity in the
  community; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  to the Allston-Brighton Food Pantry in the city of Boston; provided further,
  that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the veterans food bank
  in the city known as the town of Winthrop for public food pantry services;
  provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for Grace
  Church Federated in the East Boston section of the city of Boston for public
  food pantry services; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
  expended for Friday Night Supper Program, Inc. in the Back Bay section
  of the city of Boston for public food pantry services; provided further, that
  not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the First Congregational
  Church of Revere in the city of Revere for its public food pantry; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Lorraine's Soup
  Kitchen & Pantry, Inc. in the city of Chicopee to support food aid and
  additional services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to Third Sector New England, Inc. for Gardening the
  Community, Inc. to address food insecurity in the city of Springfield;
  provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the
  Joshua Kaye Foundation Inc to combat food insecurity in the
  commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
  expended for Meghan’s Light, Inc. in the town of Hadley for food
  assistance to individuals struggling with cystic fibrosis; provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Family Table
  Collaborative, Inc. for infrastructure improvements, equipment upgrades,
  technology enhancements, expanded delivery capacity and facility and
  operational efficiencies to support regional food security on Cape Cod;
  provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Stone
  Soup Cafe in the city of Greenfield to support its community programming;
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provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to Franklin
County Community Meals Program, Inc. for its programming and meal
services; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
People's Pantry in the town of North Andover for a vehicle to transport food
donations; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
to Catholic Charities of Lynn for the purposes of supporting their food
pantry and additional community services; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended to the Regional Environmental Council,
Inc. for programs and operations; provided further, that not less than
$90,000 shall be expended to Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. for
programming related to the Phoenix Food Hub in the city of Lynn; provided
further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to Coastal Foodshed
Incorporated to address food insecurity through access to healthy food
and to provide support to local farmers and our agricultural economy in the
greater New Bedford region; provided further, that not less than $100,000
shall be expended to expanding the Edward L. Cooper Community
Gardening and Education Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
$50,000 shall be expended to expanding the Hawthorne Youth and
Community Center, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than
$75,000 shall be expended to Manna Community Kitchen to combat food
insecurity and expand their support service for vulnerable populations;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust, Inc. for operating and
expanding the Seafood Donation Program, and for otherwise supporting
the fishing industry on Martha’s Vineyard; provided further, that not less
than $40,000 shall be expended to Farming Falmouth, Inc. for the
purchase and installation of a year-round greenhouse and for otherwise
supporting agriculture in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not
less than $20,000 shall be expended to The People's Pantry in the town
of Great Barrington for the purchase of a new off-site food storage unit;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city
of Somerville for the operation of school-based food access programs;
provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Fenway
Civic Association, Inc. for the purpose of funding the Fenway Cares Mutual
Aid Initiative, including administrative costs, to distribute fresh food and
supplies to food-insecure Fenway residents; provided further, that not less
than $25,000 shall be expended to the Marion Institute, Inc. for the 2026
Food System Assessment for Southeastern Massachusetts; provided
further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Lexington
Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry, Inc. for operations, rent support,
feasibility studies and planning for potential new locations and efficiency
improvements for the Lexington food pantry; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended to Just Roots, Inc., Greenfield Community
Farm; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to
Survival Centers,Inc. to support its food pantry programs; provided further,
that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Granby To-Go, Inc. to
support the in-school food pantry and clothing distribution program in the
town of Granby; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the food pantry at A Place to Turn Inc. in the town of Natick;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the heart
healthy food pantry at the Natick Service Council, Inc.; provided further,
that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Arlington EATS, Inc.;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
Neighbors Eating All Together (NEAT), Inc. in the town of Arlington;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. in the city of
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  Cambridge for the reopening of the North Cambridge food pantry; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Franklin Food
  Pantry, Incorporated for the prevention of food insecurity; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Medway Community
  Farm, Inc. Agriculture Development Project; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to the Medway food pantry for local food
  security and anti-hunger initiatives; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Walpole Community Food Pantry, Inc.
  for operations, rent support, feasibility studies and planning for a potential
  new location; provided further, that not less than $375,000 shall be
  expended to the Boston Public Market Association, Inc. for the operation
  and programming at the Boston Public Market; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Charity Guild Food Pantry for
  local food security and anti-hunger initiatives in the city of Brockton;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Al
  Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to Rose's Bounty Food Pantry, Inc. to help
  fulfill food insecurity needs for residents of the southwest neighborhood of
  the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to Land’s Sake,Inc. in the town of Weston to support
  infrastructure and capital improvements to support the sale and donation
  of fresh produce; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be
  expended to the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, Inc. to provide
  food aid and additional services; provided further, that not less than
  $10,000 shall be expended to Meadowbrook Farm LLC in Westford for
  regional food sustainability services; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to Codman Square Health Center, Inc. for
  planning and operational costs related to the expansion of food security
  services provided by the Dorchester Food Court; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to the West Bridgewater Food
  Pantry, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to Food for Free Committee, Incorporated to operate school
  programming; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Belmont Food Collaborative, Inc. in the town of Belmont ........ $3,546,500
2511-3002     For the integrated pest management program ........................................................ $87,129
Department of Conservation and Recreation.
2800-0100     For the operation of the department of conservation and recreation;
  provided, that notwithstanding section 3B of chapter 7 of the General
  Laws, the department shall establish or renegotiate fees, licenses,
  permits, rents and leases and adjust or develop other revenue sources to
  fund the maintenance, operation and administration of the department ............ $7,235,707
2800-0101     For the watershed management program to operate and maintain
  reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department
  of conservation and recreation and its office of water resources; provided,
  that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and
  shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal
  year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed
  to the authority under the General Laws; provided further, that the
  department shall continue to make payments under chapter 616 of the
  acts of 1957, as amended by section 89 of chapter 801 of the acts of 1963;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
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  Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, Inc. for programming and
  operations; and provided further, that the department shall continue to
  make payments under chapter 307 of the acts of 1987 for the use of certain
  land ..................................................................................................................... $1,732,905
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; provided further, that not less than $25,000
  shall be expended to the town of Chelmsford for efforts to address per-
  and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination through the installation of a
  granular activated carbon filtration system; 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 ................................ $1,644,905
2800-0500   For the existing maintenance, operational and infrastructure needs of the
  metropolitan beaches under section 70 of chapter 3 of the General Laws;
  provided, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for the
  metropolitan beaches in the cities of Lynn, Revere and Quincy, the towns
  of Nahant and Hull, the city known as the town of Winthrop and the East
  Boston, South Boston and Dorchester sections of the city of Boston to be
  fully maintained and seasonally staffed as recommended by the
  metropolitan beaches commission in coordination with the department of
  conservation and recreation; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended for Save the Harbor, Save the Bay, Inc.’s staff time,
  consultants and direct expenses to support the ongoing work of the
  commission on the future of metropolitan beaches; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the cleanup of Pilayella algae;
  provided further, that not less than $290,000 shall be expended for
  matching grants to public and nonpublic entities to support free public
  events and programs on the metropolitan beaches as part of Save the
  Harbor, Save the Bay, Inc.’s Better Beaches Grants Program as
  recommended by the metropolitan beaches commission; and provided
  further, that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the maintenance
  of Red Rock park on Lynn Shore drive in the city of Lynn .................................. $1,460,231
2800-0501   For the operation of the beaches, pools and spray pools under the control
  of the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that the
  seasonal hires of the department’s parks, beaches, pools and spray pools
  shall be paid from this item; provided further, that said beaches, pools and
  spray pools shall remain open and staffed from Memorial Day to Labor
  Day, inclusive; provided further, that said beaches, pools and spray pools
  shall be fully maintained; provided further, that seasonal employees who
  are hired before the second Sunday preceding Memorial Day, whose
  employment continues beyond the Saturday following Labor Day and who
  received health insurance benefits in fiscal year 2026, shall continue to
  receive such benefits in fiscal year 2027 during the period of said
  employees’ seasonal employment; provided further, that notwithstanding
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  section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by
  this item shall be positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on
  either a full-time or less than full-time basis, beginning not earlier than April
  1 and ending not later than November 30 or beginning not earlier than
  September 1 and ending not later than April 30; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding said section 1 of said chapter 31, seasonal positions
  funded by this item shall not be filled by an incumbent for more than 8
  months within a 12-month period ...................................................................... $28,463,716
2800-0700     For the office of dam safety; provided, that the office shall, in collaboration
  with the department of environmental protection and the department of fish
  and game, establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all dams
  and develop a coordinated permitting and regulatory approach to dam
  removal for stream restoration and public safety; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Groveland for repairs
  to the Salem Street dam; and provided further, that not less than $50,000
  shall be expended to the city of Newburyport to advance the Lower
  Artichoke dam project ............................................................................................ $855,817
2810-0100     For the operation of the division of state parks and recreation; provided,
  that funds appropriated in this item shall be used to: (i) operate all of the
  division’s parks, parkways, boulevards, roadways, bridges and related
  appurtenances under the care, custody and control of the division, flood
  control activities of the division, reservations, campgrounds, beaches and
  pools; (ii) oversee skating rinks; and (iii) protect and manage the division’s
  lands and natural resources, including the forest and parks conservation
  services and the bureau of forestry development; provided further, that all
  properties that were open in fiscal year 2026 shall be open in fiscal year
  2027; provided further, that the crossing guards located at department of
  conservation and recreation intersections shall continue to perform the
  duties where state police previously performed such duties; provided
  further, that the division may issue grants to public and nonpublic entities
  from this item; provided further, that the rinks under the control of the
  department shall remain open and staffed for the full rink season and that
  ice skating shall be available from September 1 through April 15 of the
  following year; provided further, that local youth programs and nonprofits
  get first preference in scheduling on all playfields and hockey rinks
  operated by the department; provided further, that additional funds shall
  be expended to address the needs of state parks in all regions of the
  commonwealth; provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027 the
  department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means on: (A) the status of hiring for additional staffing; (B) the
  staffing levels for the previous 10 fiscal years; and (C) the average staffing
  level at each park; provided further, that not more than $3,300,000 may
  be used to support the costs of snow and ice removal; provided further,
  that the department shall take steps to address personnel needs in a
  manner that is geographically equitable; provided further, that not later
  than January 29, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means detailing the hires made for
  division personnel in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation or
  administrative directive to the contrary, the commissioner of conservation
  and recreation may fill not more than 1,300 full-time positions; and
  provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for a
  study, in consultation with the city of Boston and the town of Brookline, to
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  evaluate and develop solutions to mitigate low water levels in the Muddy
  river ................................................................................................................ $105,730,957
2810-0122   For special projects relating to the commonwealth’s state parks and
  recreational areas; provided, than not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Salem, in consultation with Friends of the Salem
  Common, Inc., for the purchase and planting of trees to infill areas where
  trees have died and a signage program to publicly name and recognize
  donors of trees; provided further, that not less than $53,500 shall be
  expended to Nashua River Watershed Association, Inc. to support
  environmental education and volunteer river stewardship programs
  serving communities across the Nashua river watershed including, but not
  limited to, the purchase a truck and canoe trailer; provided further, that not
  less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for the planting
  of trees and the removal of invasive species at Jamaica pond; provided
  further that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Salisbury for the planning design and construction of beach and
  infrastructure resilience projects; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hill Weather Observatory &
  Science Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall
  be expended to the town of Plymouth for coastal infrastructure
  improvements to support the promotion of business development and
  tourism; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be extended to
  the town of Rockland for purposes including, but not limited to, an
  engineering study for widening the entrance at Hartsuff park; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Danvers for improvements to John George park, including, but not limited
  to, the purchase and installation of new outdoor fitness equipment and
  benches; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  to the city of Peabody for capital improvements to the park at the Leather
  City Common; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Danvers for field and park improvements to
  Phinney field at Tapley park; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended to the department of conservation and recreation for
  the design, planning and construction of Havey beach in the West Roxbury
  section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000
  shall be expended for Community Boating, Inc. to provide affordable and
  accessible sailing; provided further, that not less than $700,000 shall be
  expended to the department of conservation and recreation for
  improvements to Christian A. Herter Park in the city of Boston; provided
  further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden
  for public park improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended to the city of Malden for the Malden river works park
  project; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, Inc. for the implementation of
  environmental preservation programs; provided further, that not less than
  $300,000 shall be expended for the Blue Hills Trailside Museum in the
  town of Milton; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be
  expended for the testing and treatment of cyanobacteria and related
  contaminants in Monponsett pond in the town of Halifax; provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Central Plymouth
  County Water District commission annual budget for the improvement and
  management of lakes and ponds in the Central Plymouth County Water
  District; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  Fishermen’s Memorial Foundation Corp. for the planning, design and
  construction of the fishermen’s memorial in the town of Provincetown
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  honoring the region’s fishing heritage and those lost at sea; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Community
  Connections, Inc. for its explorers program to support an inclusive bicycle
  safety and learn-to-ride program, including for the purchase of equipment
  and development of training programming; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended for the city known as the town of West
  Springfield for capital improvements at local parks; and provided further,
  that not less than $390,000 shall be expended to the department of
  conservation and recreation for improvements to Charlesgate park in the
  city of Boston; provided, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  Fore River Trail in the city known as the town of Weymouth; and provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Friends of Faxon
  Park in the city of Quincy; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Leominster for the purposes of upgrading the
  Alzheimer’s Awareness park in the city of Leominster; provided further,
  that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Lynn for the
  treatment of invasive species in ponds; provided further, that not less than
  $35,000 shall be expended to the Rutland and Washington Community
  Garden in the city of Boston for improvements including wrought iron fence
  restoration, replacing and adding aged beds and the stabilization of the
  gazebo; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to
  the city known as the town of Barnstable for public beach and waterfront
  improvements supporting accessibility and community use at Veterans
  beach; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to
  the town of Sudbury for the acquisition of adaptive bicycles for persons
  with disabilities for use on the Bruce Freeman and Mass Central rail trails
  and for the construction of a storage shed for said adaptive bicycles;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city
  of Fitchburg for improvements to the Gus Johnson and Herman Bourque
  Jr. baseball and softball fields; provided further, that not less than $40,000
  shall be expended to Finnish Center at Saima Park, Inc. for replacement
  of the boiler; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the North Shore Maritime Center, Inc. for their youth rowing
  program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  to the town of Arlington for improvements to Parallel park; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Shirley for the
  operation, administration and improvement of the Summer in Shirley camp
  program including, but not limited to providing for low-income children’s
  camp attendance costs and other related expenses; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Acton for the
  design, construction and installation of pedestrian and recreational
  infrastructure at the Acton Community dog park including, but not limited
  to providing shade pavilion to protect against heat and other related
  expenses; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  to the town of Dedham for the parks and recreation summer program;
  provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Boston
  4 Celebrations Foundation, Inc. for the Boston Pops Fireworks
  Spectacular for the fourth of July, Independence Day celebrations on the
  Charles river; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the Edward “Gus” Whelan memorial at Thompson Square
  park in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for rehabilitation and
  maintenance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Quincy for improvements, preparedness and
  operations for ferry service at Squantum Point park; provided further, that
  not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Sandwich for
  recreational improvements and maintenance of recreational areas;
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  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in the city of Lowell for preservation,
  infrastructure improvements and community programming in the
  Pawtucketville section of the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Randolph
  for the purposes of the construction of a new tri-town water treatment plant
  in collaboration with the city known as the town of Braintree and the town
  of Holbrook; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended
  to Tree Eastie, Inc. for expanding the tree canopy in the East Boston
  section of the city of Boston through the planting and maintenance of trees;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city
  of Brockton public schools for the renovation of dilapidated tennis courts
  into basketball courts at the Davis elementary school park area; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Chelmsford for the maintenance of the Bruce Freeman rail trail; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton
  for baseball field improvements; provided further, that not less than
  $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Brockton for landscaping and
  hardscaping outside the new D.W. Field Park Welcoming Center; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of
  Worcester for improvements to Elm park; and provided further, that not
  less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Belmont to maintain
  the tree canopy ................................................................................................... $4,993,500
2820-0101     For the costs associated with the department of conservation and
  recreation’s park rangers specific to the security of the state house;
  provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall only be expended for
  the costs of security and park rangers at the state house .................................. $3,132,611
2820-2000     For the operation of street lighting and the expenses of maintaining the
  parkways of the department of conservation and recreation .............................. $4,578,423
Department of Energy Resources.
7006-1001     For the Massachusetts residential conservation service program under
  chapter 465 of the acts of 1980 and the Massachusetts commercial and
  apartment conservation service program under section 11A of chapter 25A
  of the General Laws; provided, that the assessments levied for fiscal year
  2027 under said chapter 465 shall be made at a rate sufficient to produce
  the amount expended from this item and the associated fringe benefit
  costs for personnel paid from this item .................................................................. $272,563
7006-1003     For the operation of the department of energy resources; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount
  assessed under section 11H of chapter 25A of the General Laws shall be
  made at a rate sufficient to produce the amount expended from this item
  and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item .......... $7,066,535
  EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Department of Early Education and Care.
3000-1000     For the administration of the department of early education and care;
  provided, that the department shall report on the first business day of each
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  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 executive office for administration and finance
  on the unduplicated number of children on waiting lists for state-subsidized
  early education and care programs and services, including supportive
  child care services; provided further, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of
  the General Laws, the department of early education and care, the child
  care resource and referral agencies, the department of elementary and
  secondary education, the department of transitional assistance, the
  department of children and families, the executive office of housing and
  livable communities, the Children’s Trust Fund established in section 50
  of chapter 10 of the General Laws, the disabled persons protection
  commission, the district attorneys’ offices and the early intervention
  program within 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 investigations, waitlist management, program
  implementation and evaluation, reporting and policy development
  purposes; provided further, that not less than $7,500,000 shall be
  expended for an early education and care educator scholarship program
  established in section 19F of chapter 15A of the General Laws; provided
  further, that the department shall issue monthly reports detailing the
  number and average cost of voucher and contracted slots funded by the
  department for items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 delineated by age
  category; provided further, that such reports shall reflect current caseload
  and detailed assumptions on caseload cost in future months; provided
  further, that the reports shall include the number of recipients subject to
  subsection (f) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995; provided
  further, that the department of early education and care shall provide the
  caseload forecasting office and the house and senate committees on ways
  and means with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to
  caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis;
  provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that
  meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Old
  Colony YMCA-Taunton Branch for the replacement of the basketball court;
  provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may
  transfer funds between said items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060, as
  necessary, for this purpose, under an allocation plan that shall detail, by
  object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which shall
  be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not
  less than 30 days before any such transfer; provided further, that not less
  than $200,000 shall be expended for People, Incorporated to support
  student transportation at its early education center in the city of Fall River;
  and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to
  Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. to provide evidence-based early
  childhood education programs to enhance language, literacy and early
  relational health for preschool children from communities with untapped
  potential ............................................................................................................. $17,195,519
3000-1020     For early education and care quality supports to improve and sustain
  educational quality among providers of early education and care and to
  assist early educators and providers in attaining higher levels of
  proficiency, skill and quality; provided, that funding may be used to
  incentivize public-private partnerships to implement reforms that lead to
  student success; provided further, that such partnerships’ funding shall be
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  administered in coordination with the department of elementary and
  secondary education, and preference shall be given to partnerships serving
  high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that supports
  funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to, program
  quality improvements related to meeting the Massachusetts Quality Rating
  and Improvement System standards; provided further, that costs related
  to department of early education and care personnel who support quality
  improvement may be funded from this item, including the department's
  licensing staff and other personnel who ensure compliance with state and
  federal requirements for inspections, monitoring and training; provided
  further, that funds from this item may support the Massachusetts universal
  pre-kindergarten program, inclusive learning environment grants and early
  childhood mental health consultation services; provided further, that any
  payment made under any such grant to a school district shall be deposited
  with the treasurer of the city, town or regional school district and held as a
  separate account and, notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town or
  regional school district without municipal appropriation; and provided
  further that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Nauset Youth
  Alliance in support of the Alliance’s childcare programming .............................. $48,175,758
3000-1045   For operational grants to child care providers; provided, that for fiscal year
  2027, funds shall be distributed in accordance with the formula established
  in section 20 of chapter 15D of the General Laws; provided, that the
  department shall collect data from participating programs, including, but
  not limited to: (i) the number of enrolled children; (ii) the number of
  educators employed; (iii) efforts to recruit and retain employees; (iv) any
  available demographic data of the families served by participating
  providers; (v) to the extent feasible, the income level of the families served
  by participating providers; (vi) the amount awarded to each provider; and
  (vii) the amount of operational grants spent by provider, delineated by
  category of spending including, but not limited to: (a) salaries; (b) other
  compensation; (c) workforce training; and (d) facilities improvements;
  provided further, that programs shall respond to all data collection
  requests and surveys from the department to be eligible for said grants;
  provided further, that funds may be expended for departmental technical
  assistance related to the administration and distribution of the grants; and
  provided further, that funds may be expended to support data collection
  technology, personnel and supports related to this item ................................ $475,000,000
  Education and Transportation Fund ..................... 78.95%
  Early Education and Care
  Operational Grant Fund ........................................ 21.05%
3000-2000   For the regional administration and coordination of services provided by
  child care resource and referral agencies ......................................................... $20,000,000
3000-2050   For the administration of the Children’s Trust Fund established in section
  50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the department of
  early education and care shall not exercise any supervision or control with
  respect to the board of the trust fund; and provided further, that not later
  than December 30, 2026, the Children’s Trust Fund shall submit a report to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint
  committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the progress
  of the pilot program and the mobilization of services at the family centers ........... $1,993,205
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3000-2060     For evidence-based, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention
  initiatives that provide technical assistance to communities, youth-serving
  organizations and schools to: (i) organize local coalitions dedicated to
  preventing child sexual abuse; (ii) recruit, train and certify local volunteers
  to provide free prevention education for parents, students and
  professionals; and (iii) strengthen the core standards around the screening
  of prospective employees, the development of codes of conduct, the
  assessment and modification of physical spaces to reduce opportunities
  for sexual abuse, the responding to and reporting of boundary-violating
  behaviors and suspected acts of sexual abuse and the training of staff and
  volunteers on ways to prevent adult perpetration and child-on-child sexual
  abuse; provided further, that initiatives supported through this item shall
  be administered by the Children’s Trust Fund established in section 50 of
  chapter 10 of the General Laws and the office of the child advocate; and
  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for
  Enough Abuse, Inc. to provide technical assistance to and training for
  schools and communities .................................................................................... $2,315,019
3000-3060     For early education and care services for children with active cases at the
  department of children and families, for families currently involved with, or
  transitioning from, transitional aid to families with dependent children and
  for families participating in education and training services funded by the
  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; provided, that providers shall
  be reimbursed for subsidized child care services funded under this item
  based on enrollment; 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 under this item, the number of supportive slots filled
  and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that for
  children with active cases at the department of children and families, funds
  may be used to provide services during a transition period of not less than
  12 months upon the closure of the family’s case with the department of
  children and families; provided further, that in the case of families involved
  with transitional aid to families with dependent children, early education
  and care shall be available to: (i) recipients of transitional aid to families
  with dependent children benefits; (ii) former recipients who are working or
  are engaged in an approved service need activity for up to 1 year after
  termination of their benefits; (iii) participants who are working or are
  engaged in an approved service need activity for up to 1 year after the
  transitional period; and (iv) parents who are under 18 years of age who
  are currently enrolled in a job training program and who would qualify for
  benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the consideration
  of the grandparents’ income; provided further, that all teens eligible for
  year-round, full-time early education and care services shall be
  participating in school, education, work and training-related activities or a
  combination thereof for not less than the minimum number of hours
  required by applicable regulations; provided further, that recipients of
  transitional aid to families with dependent children shall not be charged
  fees for care provided under this item; provided further, that early
  education and care services for families involved with transitional aid to
  families with dependent children funded from this item shall be distributed
  geographically in a manner that provides fair and adequate access to early
  education and care for all eligible individuals; provided further, that
  informal early education and care benefits for families involved with
  transitional aid to families with dependent children may be funded from
  this item; provided further, that the commissioner of early education and
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  care may transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-4060,
  as necessary, under an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class,
  the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that the
  commissioner shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means not less than 30 days prior to the transfer; provided further,
  that not later than April 16, 2027, the commissioner shall submit a
  preliminary report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means and the executive office for administration and finance on the
  projected expenses for the program that shall include, but not be limited
  to, the expected surplus or deficiency for the program; provided further,
  that not later than June 30, 2027, if the department determines that the
  available appropriation for this program will be insufficient to meet
  projected expenses, the commissioner shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means and the executive office for
  administration and finance detailing the amount of appropriation needed
  to address the deficiency; provided further, that reimbursements for
  services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item;
  provided further, that the department of early education and care shall
  recoup funds owed by providers related to payments made by the
  department in prior fiscal years by reducing payments to such providers for
  services related to this item rendered in fiscal year 2027; and provided
  further, that all children eligible for services under this item shall receive
  such services .................................................................................................. $597,233,977
  General Fund ........................................................ 64.62%
  Education & Transportation Fund ......................... 20.00%
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  Affordability Fund .................................................. 15.38%
3000-4060   For income-eligible early education and care programs; provided, that
  providers shall be reimbursed for subsidized child care services funded
  under this item based on enrollment; provided further, that teen parents
  and homeless families identified as likely to become eligible for transitional
  aid to families with dependent children may be paid from this item;
  provided further, that informal early education and care benefits for
  families meeting income-eligibility criteria may be funded from this item;
  provided further, that early education and care services funded under this
  item shall be distributed geographically in a manner that provides fair and
  adequate access to early education and care for all eligible individuals;
  provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may
  transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-3060, as
  necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object
  class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that
  the commissioner shall submit to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means and the executive office for administration and finance
  not less than 30 days prior to the transfer; provided further, that not more
  than 3 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item may be transferred
  in fiscal year 2027 as set forth in a plan submitted by the department of
  early education and care; provided further, that said plan shall be
  submitted to the joint committee on education, the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration
  and finance; provided further, that not later than April 16, 2027, the
  commissioner shall submit a preliminary report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the executive office for administration
  and finance on the projected expenses for the program that shall include,
  but not be limited to, the expected surplus or deficiency for the program;
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  provided further, that not later than June 30, 2027, if the department
  determines that the available appropriation for this program will be
  insufficient to meet projected expenses, the commissioner shall submit a
  report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
  executive office for administration and finance detailing the amount of
  appropriation needed to address such deficiency; provided further, that
  reimbursements for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be
  expended from this item; provided further, that the department shall
  recoup funds owed related to payments made by the department in prior
  fiscal years by reducing payments for services related to this item
  rendered in fiscal year 2027; 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
  the 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.................................. $623,593,845
  General Fund ........................................................ 65.27%
  Education & Transportation Fund ......................... 20.00%
  High-Quality Early Education & Care
  Affordability Fund .................................................. 14.73%
3000-5000     For grants to head start programs; provided, that funds from this item may
  be expended on early head start programs ...................................................... $20,000,000
3000-6025     For grants in fiscal year 2027 to support planning and implementation
  activities in cities, towns, regional school districts or educational
  collaboratives to expand pre-kindergarten or preschool opportunities on a
  voluntary basis to children who will be eligible for kindergarten by
  September 2028; provided, that planning and implementation grants may
  be awarded through a competitive process established by the department
  of early education and care utilizing the Massachusetts Preschool
  Expansion Grant public-private partnership model; provided further, that
  preference in awarding grants shall be given to districts serving high
  percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that additional
  preference in awarding planning grants may be given to districts to update
  strategic expansion plans completed in prior fiscal years; provided further,
  that additional preference in awarding implementation grants shall be
  given to districts that have completed strategic planning efforts that
  support expanding access to high-quality preschool through the
  Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative; provided further, that not
  later than March 16, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the joint
  committee on education and the house and senate committees on ways
  and means on the status of planning and implementation activities
  supported through this item, which shall include, but not be limited to, the:
  (i) districts that submitted applications for grant funding; (ii) recipients of
  grant funding; (iii) anticipated number of children served by recipients; (iv)
  size of awarded grants by recipient; and (v) recipients’ workforce
  development efforts; provided further, that funds from this item may be
  used to provide administrative support to grantees, including technical
  assistance and program evaluation; provided further, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, funds distributed from this item
  shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, town, regional school
  district or educational collaborative and held in a separate account and
  shall be expended by the school committee of such city, town, regional
  school district or educational collaborative without further appropriation;
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  provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities
  during the summer months; and provided further, that funds may be
  expended for the Summer Step Up program to support children entering
  kindergarten and elementary school with academic and enrichment
  activities during the summer ............................................................................. $15,500,000
  Education and Transportation Fund ....................... 100%
3000-6075   For early childhood mental health consultation services in early education
  and care programs in the commonwealth; provided, that preference shall
  be given to those services designed to limit the number of expulsions and
  suspensions from the programs and to early education and care programs
  serving high percentages of high-needs students; provided further, that
  funding may be used to support programming and services to address
  mental health concerns including, but not limited to, outreach, training for
  educators to respond to mental health challenges, support for educators,
  including peer group support, and an expansion of current services;
  provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall include
  municipal school districts, regional school districts, educational
  collaboratives, head start programs, licensed child care providers, child
  care resource and referral centers and other qualified entities; and
  provided further, that funds shall be spent on trauma-informed professional
  development for early education providers ............................................................. $4,950,000
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, established in section 50 of chapter 10 of the General Laws;
  provided, that funds may be granted for performance-based workforce
  incentives and retention of home visiting personnel and for direct family
  support services; provided further, that the department of early education
  and care shall collaborate with the Children's Trust Fund, when
  appropriate, to coordinate services provided through this item with
  services provided through item 3000-7050 to ensure that parents receiving
  services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them
  and their children through the department; provided further, that the
  Children’s Trust Fund shall oversee the maintenance of a participant data
  system; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, priority for such services shall be given to low-income
  parents .............................................................................................................. $18,116,603
3000-7040   For the department of early education and care, which may expend not
  more than $520,000 for contingency contracts related to pursuing federal
  reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the single state agency
  under Title IV, Part E, of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. chapter 7,
  subchapter IV, part E; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law or regulation to the contrary, these contingency contracts shall
  not exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval by the executive
  office for administration and finance; and provided further, that for the
  purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of
  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 ........................................................... $520,000
3000-7050   For the coordinated family and community engagement grant program,
  which shall establish a statewide network of supports for early education;
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  provided, that the department of early education and care shall distribute
  grants not later than August 31, 2026 in order to allow a full year of service
  for families involved in these programs; provided further, that the
  department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services
  provided through this item with services provided through item 3000-7000
  in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are
  aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the
  department; provided further, that eligible recipients for such grants shall
  include, but not be limited to: (i) the Massachusetts Family Networks
  program; (ii) municipal school districts; (iii) regional school districts; (iv)
  educational collaboratives; (v) the parent-child plus program; (vi) head
  start programs; (vii) other school readiness and family support programs;
  (viii) licensed child care providers; and (ix) child care resource and referral
  centers; provided further, that supports funded through this item shall be
  in alignment with the quality requirements of the Massachusetts universal
  pre-kindergarten program and the Massachusetts Quality Rating and
  Improvement System; provided further, that the department shall take steps
  to streamline activities and programs funded through this item; provided
  further, that the department may expend funds from this item on grants for
  supplemental services for children with individualized education plans;
  provided further, that not more than $160,000 shall be expended for
  technical assistance; and provided further, that funds may be expended for
  programs or activities during the summer months ............................................. $11,740,598
3000-7052     For the parent-child plus program, also known as the parent-child home
  program ............................................................................................................... $4,250,000
3000-7055     For the Neighborhood Villages Inc. pilot program to provide high-quality,
  economically-integrated infant and toddler classrooms that demonstrate
  best practices for supporting children, families and the early childhood
  workforce and establish infrastructure to facilitate wraparound health and
  wellness programming for children and families; provided, that funds shall
  be used to support high-quality early education and care classroom
  instruction and workforce development training; provided further, that
  funds shall be used to allow for the enhancement, coordination and
  alignment of early learning programs with community-based health
  providers and those resources that impact outcomes across health and
  early learning; and provided further, that the pilot program shall serve to
  identify resources and promising practices that inform efforts to support
  school-readiness and ensure the healthy development and well-being of
  children and families ........................................................................................... $1,000,000
3000-7066     For professional development and higher education opportunities and
  supports for early educators to be coordinated by the department of early
  education and care in conjunction with Massachusetts-based 2-year
  public institutions of higher education; provided, that programming shall
  focus on the statewide recruitment and training needs of the early
  education and care workforce, encourage opportunities for career
  advancement and retention and incorporate early education and care
  stakeholder, employer and industry collaboration; and provided further,
  that professional development opportunities shall be consistent with the
  core competencies and career pathways established by the department
  and, to the greatest extent possible, shall provide a standard number of
  college credits transferable to all other public institutions of higher
  education in the commonwealth ......................................................................... $2,970,000
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3000-7070      For Reach Out and Read, Inc.; provided, that the funds distributed through
  Reach Out and Read, Inc. shall be contingent upon a match of not less
  than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant
  funding ................................................................................................................ $1,750,000
  EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Office of the Secretary.
4000-0000      For the cost of transportation services for health and human services
  clients; provided, that the executive office of health and human services
  may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to departments under
  the purview of the executive office for the sole purpose of providing
  transportation services to clients; provided further, that the executive office
  shall when practicable encourage the use of reduced fare programs
  provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and fare-free
  services provided by regional transit authorities organized under chapter
  161B of the General Laws; provided further, that the executive office shall
  conduct a study of the quality of nonemergency transportation services
  coordinated by the human service transportation office; provided further,
  that not later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a
  report to the joint committee on transportation, the joint committee on
  children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the results of the study which
  shall include an evaluation of the safety, reliability and accessibility of the
  human service transportation system; (ii) recommendations for the
  improvement of the human service transportation system; (iii) a cost
  analysis of the recommendations; and (iv) strategies for enhancing
  feedback from consumers of services coordinated by the office; and
  provided further, that the executive office shall develop the report in
  consultation with a representative of: (a) The Arc of Massachusetts; (b)
  Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council; (c) Dignity Alliance
  Massachusetts; (d) Disability Policy Consortium Inc.; (e) Massachusetts
  Association for Mental Health, Inc.; and (f) the Children’s Hospital
  Corporation ..................................................................................................... $449,596,838
  General Fund ........................................................ 77.76%
  Commonwealth Transportation Fund.................... 22.24%
4000-0005      For youth violence prevention program grants administered by the
  executive office of health and human services; provided, that the grants
  shall be targeted at reducing youth violence among young persons at the
  highest annual risk of being perpetrators or victims of gun and community
  violence; provided further, that these funds shall be available to those
  municipalities with the highest number of annual youth homicides and
  serious assaults as determined by the executive office; provided further,
  that any new grants awarded from this item in fiscal year 2027 shall comply
  with the grant application requirements set forth in item 4000-0005 of
  section 2 of chapter 38 of the acts of 2013; provided further, that the
  executive office of health and human services may select the same
  evaluator in fiscal year 2027 as selected in fiscal year 2026; provided
  further, that funds may be set aside for the administration of these
  programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  to the SISU Center in Lawrence to provide programming for at-risk youth
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  in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
  be expended to Friendship Home, Inc. to provide programming for those
  with developmental disabilities and their families; provided further, that not
  later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i)
  successful grant applications; (ii) the criteria used in selecting grant
  recipients; (iii) a set of clearly-defined goals and benchmarks on which
  grant recipients shall be evaluated; and (iv) outcomes and findings that
  demonstrate program success from the grant awards for fiscal year 2026;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the
  Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Inc. for the operation of
  comprehensive educational programming on gun violence and gun
  violence prevention; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall
  be expended for BAGLY, Inc. to provide innovative job training and
  wraparound support to LGBTQ+ homeless youth ............................................ $13,099,000
4000-0007     For housing and supportive services for unaccompanied youth under
  section 16X of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided, that not later
  than February 5, 2027, the executive office of health and human services
  shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means on: (i) the number of youths served through this item receiving
  either prevention or rehousing services, including total statewide numbers
  and numbers by region; (ii) the types of services received by participating
  youths; (iii) the number of youths who transition into stabilized housing
  after receiving prevention support; (iv) the number of youths who do not
  enter homelessness after receiving prevention support; (v) the number of
  youths who do not return to homelessness after being housed; (vi) other
  quantifiable data related to client outcomes as determined by the
  executive office; and (vii) the amount of funding awarded to vendors for
  the delivery of services and the names of each vendor; and provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to BAY-CASH to
  provide direct cash assistance to unaccompanied homeless youth ................. $10,539,590
4000-0009     For the office of health equity established in section 16AA of chapter 6A
  of the General Laws; provided, that the office may enter into service
  agreements with the department of public health to fulfill the obligations of
  the office; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
  to the Massachusetts Sickle Cell Association, Inc for advocacy, family
  support services, awareness campaigns and staff expansion; and
  provided further, that not later than December 17, 2026, the office shall
  submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  on the development of the office of health equity within the executive office
  of health and human services and the implementation of programming as
  set forth in said section 16AA of said chapter 6A, including personnel costs
  and an organizational structure plan ...................................................................... $250,000
4000-0014     For the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. to train
  community health workers to serve as the patient link to medical and social
  services for the disenfranchised population throughout the Worcester and
  MetroWest regions ................................................................................................. $250,000
4000-0020     For the nursing and allied health workforce development initiative, to
  develop and support strategies that increase the number of public higher
  education faculty members and students who participate in programs that
  support careers in fields related to the nursing and allied health workforce;
  provided, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be transferred to
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  the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development
  Trust Fund established in section 33 of chapter 305 of the acts of 2008;
  provided further, that funds shall be transferred to the fund according to
  an allotment schedule adopted by the executive office for administration
  and finance; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
  expended to Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences
  School of Nursing for scholarships, simulation programs and clinical
  partnerships at its city of Fall River campus; provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended to establish a partnership incentive grant
  program between public higher educational institutions and health care
  providers to expand the nursing and allied health workforce; provided
  further, that the grant program shall support financial incentives to health
  care providers that partner with public higher educational institutions by
  offering clinical partnerships, the use of health care staff to teach courses
  and other innovative supports to increase the nursing and allied health
  workforce pipeline; provided further, that not less than $100,000 of said
  funds shall be expended to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at
  the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth to partner with Southcoast
  Hospitals Group, Inc. to develop and implement innovative strategies to
  increase the nursing and allied health workforce pipeline; provided further,
  that not later than March 5, 2027, the executive office of health and human
  services shall submit a report to the joint committee on public health, the
  joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on higher
  education and the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing the expenditures from the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied
  Health Workforce Development Trust Fund and short-term and long-term
  strategies to increase the number of public and private higher education
  faculty and students who participate in programs that support careers in
  fields related to nursing and allied health; provided further, that the report
  shall include details on the grant program including, but not limited to: (i)
  established grant criteria; (ii) a list of grant recipients, including grant
  amounts; and (iii) summaries of the successful grant proposals; and
  provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to Curry
  College School of Nursing and Health Sciences to promote increased
  access to quality, equitable healthcare services in the commonwealth
  through its nursing education programs ............................................................. $1,450,000
4000-0050   For the operation of the PCA quality home care workforce council
  established in section 71 of chapter 118E of the General Laws ......................... $3,875,766
4000-0051   For the operation and support of the network of child and family service
  programs throughout the commonwealth, including family resource
  centers supported through this item and item 4800-0200; provided, that
  centers within this item shall: (i) be consistent with the requirements under
  section 16U of chapter 6A of the General Laws; (ii) demonstrate
  adherence to an evidence-based model of service; and (iii) use
  measurable outcomes to assess quality; provided further, that the
  executive office of health and human services shall maintain the fiscal year
  2026 contract with a third-party administration service organization to
  oversee the execution of, and the agency’s compliance with, subsection
  (b) of said section 16U of said chapter 6A; provided further, that not later
  than April 2, 2027, the executive office of health and human services shall
  submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance, the
  joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the
  house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include
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  but not be limited to: (a) the number of children and families served at each
  center; (b) the types of programs; (c) program outcomes; (d) client
  feedback; and (e) progress on data sharing between centers; and provided
  further, that the network of child and family service programs shall
  coordinate with the executive office, the department of early education and
  care and municipal police departments to provide emergency assistance
  to missing or absent children at times when the juvenile court is not open,
  consistent with the requirements of section 39H of chapter 119 of the
  General Laws ......................................................................................................... $500,000
4000-0250     For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend
  not more than $15,000,000 from monies received from the commonwealth
  health insurance connector authority for the costs of the operation and
  maintenance of the health insurance exchange; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenue and related expenditures, the executive office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ...................................................... $15,000,000
4000-0300     For the operation of the office of the executive office of health and human
  services, including the operation of the managed care oversight board;
  provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for
  administrative and contracted services related to the implementation and
  operation of programs under chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided
  further, that no expenditures, whether made by the executive office or
  another commonwealth entity, shall be made that are not federally
  reimbursable, including those related to Titles XIX or XXI of the Social
  Security Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapters XIX or XXI, the
  MassHealth demonstration waiver approved under subsection (a) of
  section 1115 of Title XI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315(a), or
  the community first section 1115 demonstration waiver under said section
  1115 of said Title XI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C 1315, except as
  required for: (i) the administration of the executive office; (ii) the equivalent
  of MassHealth Standard benefits for children under 21 years of age who
  are in the care or custody of the department of youth services or the
  department of children and families; (iii) the dental benefits provided to
  clients of the department of developmental services who are 21 years of
  age or older; (iv) the payments related to services delivered in institutions
  for mental disease for which federal financial participation is not otherwise
  available; (v) cost-containment efforts, the purposes and amounts of which
  shall be submitted to the executive office for administration and finance
  and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than
  30 days before making these expenditures; or (vi) otherwise as explicitly
  authorized with the prior written approval of the secretary of administration
  and finance; provided further, that the executive office shall provide
  technical and administrative assistance to agencies under the purview of the
  secretariat receiving federal funds; provided further, that the executive office
  shall ensure that any collaborative assessments for children receiving
  services from multiple agencies within the secretariat shall be performed
  within existing resources; provided further, that funds may be expended for
  the operation of the office of health equity under the department of public
  health and the executive office; provided further, that the office of Medicaid
  shall coordinate with the health policy commission in the development of
  care delivery and payment models in the MassHealth program, including
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patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, to
ensure alignment of such models with the commission’s certification
programs under sections 14 and 15 of chapter 6D of the General Laws;
provided further, that in consultation with the center for health information
and analysis, no rate increase shall be provided to existing Medicaid
provider rates without taking all measures possible under Title XIX of the
Social Security Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XIX, to
ensure that rates of payment to providers shall not exceed the rates that
are necessary to meet the cost of efficiently and economically operated
providers to provide services of adequate quality; provided further, that
notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
commissioner of mental health shall approve any prior authorization or
other restriction on medication used to treat mental illness under written
policies, procedures and regulations of the department of mental health;
provided further, that the executive office may continue to recover provider
overpayments made in the current and prior fiscal years through the
Medicaid Management Information System and any such recoveries shall
be considered current fiscal year expenditure refunds; provided further,
that the executive office may collect directly from a liable third party any
amounts paid to contracted providers under said chapter 118E for which
the executive office later discovers another third party is liable if no other
course of recoupment is possible; provided further, that the executive
office and its agencies, when contracting for services on the islands of
Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket and the town of Provincetown, shall take
into consideration the increased costs associated with the provision of
goods, services and housing in said jurisdictions; provided further, that
funds shall be expended for interpretive services directly or indirectly related
to a settlement or resolution agreement with the office of civil rights or any
other office, group or entity; provided further, that the executive office shall
submit monthly MassHealth caseload reports in a searchable electronic
format to the executive office for administration and finance and the house
and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the
executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and
senate committees on ways and means not later August 3, 2026 and every
30 days thereafter on the status of the implementation of the behavioral
health roadmap; provided further, that the executive office shall submit
quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means
and the joint committee on health care financing summarizing the
projected total costs for the next fiscal year of pharmaceutical pipeline
drugs identified by the executive office and expected to be made available
for utilization within a 12-month period from the submission date of the
report; provided further, that the report shall not identify the specific drugs,
manufacturer identities or wholesale acquisition costs of individual drugs
identified by the department; provided further, that not later than
December 18, 2026, the executive office shall submit a report to the house
and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on
health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2026 of the Health
Safety Net Trust Fund, established in section 66 of said chapter 118E,
including the: (a) number of persons whose medical expenses were billed
to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (b) total dollar amount billed to the
Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (c) age, income level and insurance status
of recipients using the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; (d) types of services
paid for out of the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; and (e) amount disbursed
from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to each hospital and community
health center; provided further, that not later than January 13, 2027, the
executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
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  on ways and means detailing the methodology used to project caseload and
  utilization in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the
  executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means not later than January 13, 2027 on
  the: (1) number of members served in the dual eligible initiative; (2) average
  expenditure per member; (3) average expenditure per member before the
  demonstration project; and (4) number of clients that receive care at skilled
  nursing facilities; provided further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the
  executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing on:
  (A) total spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year 2026;
  (B) estimated spending related to pharmaceutical utilization for fiscal year
  2027; (C) the actual and estimated revenue amounts, both in the form of
  supplemental rebates and federal financial participation, received in fiscal
  year 2026 and in fiscal year 2027 as a result of total pharmaceutical
  spending; (D) total or projected savings amounts delivered from
  supplemental rebate negotiations in fiscal year 2027; and (E) the relative
  impact of price and utilization of pharmaceutical drugs added to the
  MassHealth drug list within fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; provided
  further, that not later than March 5, 2027, the executive office, in
  consultation with office of Medicaid, shall submit a report to the executive
  office for administration and finance, the joint committee on health care
  financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means on
  the review of wage payment rates for the provision of continuous skilled
  nursing care established in 101 CMR 350.04, 101 CMR 361 and 101 CMR
  453, including: (I) an aggregated overview of the wage payment rates paid
  by home health agencies to staff or contracted nurses providing
  continuous skilled nursing care, including any increases in said wage rates
  resulting from increases in Medicaid rates paid to home health agencies
  for continuous skilled nursing care; (II) an aggregated overview of the
  proportion of the Medicaid reimbursement rate paid directly as wages and
  benefits to nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care through a
  home health agency that contracts with MassHealth; (III) an aggregated
  breakdown of said wage rates as applied to the acuity level of patients
  receiving continuous skilled nursing care; (IV) an aggregated breakdown
  of said wage rates as applied to the licensure level of the providers of
  continuous skilled nursing care; (V) state costs for wage rates promulgated
  in state fiscal years 2022 to 2026, inclusive, by regulation, department and
  program; (VI) the fiscal impact of increases in state funding versus prior
  fiscal year actual costs for wage rates promulgated for state fiscal years
  2022 to 2026, inclusive, delineated by regulation, department and
  program; and (VII) recommendations on information to be included in any
  future reporting by home health agencies receiving an increase of
  continuous skilled nursing care rates provided by the office of Medicaid;
  provided further, that home health agencies providing continuous skilled
  nursing care shall provide all information and documentation requested by
  the executive office of health and human services to compile the required
  report; provided further, that the executive office shall make a supplemental
  payment not less than $3,000,000 to Franciscan Hospital for Children, Inc.
  above base rates, to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care;
  provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Health
  Care For All, Inc. for the costs associated with operating its free statewide
  non-profit consumer assistance helpline in order to provide health coverage
  eligibility, enrollment and navigation assistance and to operate an online
  support platform for enrollment assistance across the state; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Emerson Hospital
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in the town of Concord to expand its emergency behavioral health service
capacity; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
to the Watertown Community Foundation, Inc. for support and stabilization
services for vulnerable populations in the city known as the town of
Watertown; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
to Transhealth Inc. for infrastructure and programming; provided further,
that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Sturdy Memorial Hospital,
Inc. for services and equipment related to maternal care; provided further,
that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to Planned Parenthood
League of Massachusetts, Inc. to support continued access to sexual and
reproductive health care and community needs; provided further, that not
less than $150,000 shall be expended to New England Life Flight, Inc.,
doing business as, Boston MedFlight; provided further, that not less than
$100,000 shall be expended to St. Anthony Shrine Order of Friars Minor
Province of the Most Holy Name to expand the Father Mychal Judge
Center for counseling and recovery; provided further, that not less than
$150,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc. for the
operation of its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) day
centers; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
to The Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett, Inc. for
increased staffing needs; provided further, that not less than $125,000
shall be expended to the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health for
an awareness campaign focused on the screening, early diagnosis, and
evidence-based treatment and medication for sleep and wakefulness
disorders, and their behavioral health and medical comorbidities; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community
Action Pioneer Valley; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall
be expended for the turning 22 commission established in section 81;
provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be transferred to the
Criminal Justice and Community Support Trust Fund established in
section 2QQQQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws for the continuation
of a pilot program to establish a county restoration center and program
overseen by the restoration center commission in the former Middlesex
county established in section 225 of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018 to divert
persons suffering from mental illness or substance use disorder who
interact with law enforcement or the court system during a pre-arrest
investigation or the pre-adjudication process from lock-up facilities and
hospital emergency departments to appropriate treatment; provided
further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended for the
Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain
which shall be administered by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health
Partnership to provide case management and care navigation support to
assist health care facilities, individual practitioners and other health care
providers including, but not limited to, nurse case managers, social
workers and recovery coaches, in providing care and identifying
community-based providers for referral for pain management and
treatment of substance use disorder; provided further, that a total of
$40,000,000 may be expended from items 4000-0700 and 4000-1426
during the fiscal year 2027 accounts payable period to pay for services
delivered during fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the secretary of
health and human services, with the written approval of the secretary of
administration and finance, may authorize transfers of surplus among
items 4000-0320, 4000-0430, 4000-0500, 4000-0601, 4000-0641, 4000-
0700, 4000-0875, 4000-0880, 4000-0885, 4000-0940, 4000-0950, 4000-
0990, 4000-1400, 4000-1420 and 4000-1426 for the purpose of reducing
any deficiency in these items; provided further, that any such transfer shall
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  be made not later than September 30, 2027; provided further, that any
  projected aggregate deficiency among these items 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 any
  unexpended balance in these accounts shall revert to the General Fund
  on June 30, 2027; provided further, that funds shall be expended to the
  Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Inc. for off-
  island medical transportation, including the transportation of patients with
  behavioral health conditions; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended to The Arc of Massachusetts and Advocates for Autism
  of Massachusetts, a division of The Arc, for a 6-month expansion of a
  successful pilot series to provide additional workforce training funds for
  department of developmental services and MassHealth day programs to
  train staff serving adults with autism and complex behavioral needs;
  provided further, that the training shall include, but not be limited to,
  applied behavior analysis and augmentative and alternative
  communication devices; provided further, that not later than May 1, 2027,
  The Arc of Massachusetts shall submit a report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children,
  families and persons with disabilities detailing: (aa) the number of staff
  who received training under the pilot program and the number of hours
  trained; (bb) any certifications given; and (cc) the aggregated benefits to
  individuals served by staff who participated in the pilot program; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for plumbing and
  other infrastructure and facility upgrades at Heywood Healthcare, Inc.’s
  Heywood Hospital in the city of Gardner to meet regulatory requirements
  and support the expansion of the hospital’s bariatric program to help
  improve the treatment of chronic conditions such as diabetes,
  cardiovascular disease, and sleep-related disorders; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Beantown Baby Diaper Bank
  Corp. to support the free diaper program for low-income families in the city
  of Boston and surrounding communities; provided further, that not less
  than $17,000 shall be expended for Baystate Wing Hospital Corporation
  in the town of Palmer to create open access hours for emergency
  department mental health patient follow-up services and to establish an
  open walk-in clinic for patients with mental health issues; provided further,
  that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Brookline
  Community Mental Health Center, Inc. to expand the healthy lives
  program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
  for Community Servings, Inc. to support the creation of a fully
  synchronized statewide logistics hub with precise route optimization to
  further the efficient and equitable distribution of meals across the
  commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended for Sturdy Health Inc. in the city of Attleboro to provide additional
  staff for major and regional events in the surrounding area ........................... $160,684,413
4000-0320     For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend
  not more than $225,000,000 for medical care and assistance rendered in
  the current year from the monies received from recoveries and collections
  of any current or prior year expenditures; provided, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, the balance of any personal
  needs accounts collected from nursing and other medical institutions upon
  the death of a medical assistance recipient and held by the executive office
  for more than 3 years may be credited to this item ......................................... $225,000,000
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4000-0321   For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend
  not more than $65,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to
  pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs in its capacity as the
  single state agency under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act
  and as the principal agency for all of the agencies within the executive
  office and other federally-assisted programs administered by the
  executive office; provided, that such contingency contracts shall not
  exceed 3 years unless such contracts received prior review and approval
  by the executive office for administration and finance; provided further, that
  after providing payments due under the terms of the contingency
  contracts, the executive office may use available funds to support special
  MassHealth projects that will receive enhanced federal revenue
  opportunities, including MassHealth eligibility operations and systems
  enhancements that support reforms and improvements to MassHealth
  programs; provided further, that any enhanced federal financial
  participation received for such special projects, including the
  Implementation Advanced Planning Documents or other eligibility
  operations and systems enhancements that support reforms and
  improvements to MassHealth shall be deposited into this item; provided
  further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
  the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt
  of revenues and payments required under contingency contracts, the
  comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
  this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
  state accounting system; provided further, that the executive office may
  negotiate contingency fees for activities and services related to pursuing
  federal reimbursement or avoiding costs, and the comptroller shall certify
  these fees and pay them upon the receipt of said revenue, reimbursement
  or demonstration of costs avoided; provided further, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office may enter
  into interdepartmental service agreements with the University of
  Massachusetts medical school to perform activities that the executive
  office, in consultation with the comptroller, determines to be within the
  scope of the proper administration of said Title XIX of the Social Security
  Act and other federal funding provisions to support the programs and
  activities of the executive office; provided further, that such activities may
  include providing: (i) administrative services including, but not limited to,
  utilization management activities and eligibility determinations based on
  disability and supporting case management activities and similar
  initiatives; (ii) consulting services related to quality assurance, program
  evaluation and development, integrity and soundness and project
  management; and (iii) activities and services to pursue federal
  reimbursement, avoid costs or identify third-party liability and recoup
  payments made to third parties; provided further, that federal
  reimbursement for any expenditure made by the University of
  Massachusetts medical school for federally-reimbursable services the
  university provides under these interdepartmental service agreements or
  other contracts with the executive office shall be distributed to the
  university and recorded distinctly in the state accounting system; provided
  further, that contingency fees paid to the University of Massachusetts
  medical school shall not exceed $42,000,000 for state fiscal year 2027
  except for contingency fees paid under interdepartmental service
  agreements for recoveries related to special disability workload projects;
  and provided further, that not later than December 18, 2026, the executive
  office shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and
  finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means
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  detailing: (a) the amounts of the agreements; (b) a delineation of all
  ongoing and new projects; and (c) the amount of federal reimbursement
  and cost avoidance derived from the contracts for the previous fiscal year’s
  activities ............................................................................................................ $65,000,000
4000-0322     For the executive office of health and human services, which may expend
  not more than $10,000,000 for contingency fee contracts related to
  revenue maximization projects pursuing additional federal reimbursement
  or avoiding state costs; provided, that such contingency contracts shall not
  exceed 3 years except with prior review and approval by the executive
  office for administration and finance; provided further, that 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 required under contingency contracts,
  the executive office of health and human services shall incur expenses
  and the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system; and provided further, that the secretary of
  health and human services may negotiate contingency fees for activities
  and services related to pursuing federal reimbursement or avoiding costs,
  and the comptroller shall certify these fees and pay them upon the receipt
  of this revenue, reimbursement or demonstration of costs avoided ................. $10,000,000
4000-0430     For the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental
  medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under
  sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided,
  that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided
  to the recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive
  office of health and human services shall maximize federal reimbursement
  for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided
  further, that children shall be determined eligible for medical care and
  assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive
  office; provided further, that such standards shall be no more restrictive
  than those in effect on July 1, 1996; and provided further, that the
  executive office shall process a CommonHealth application within 45 days
  of receipt of a completed application or within 90 days if a determination
  of disability is required ........................................................................................ $327,948,284
4000-0500     For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients through
  the executive office of health and human services’ managed care delivery
  systems, including a behavioral health contractor, the Primary Care
  Clinician Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organizations, MassHealth
  managed care organizations and Accountable Care Partnership Plans and
  for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults
  under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to
  (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter
  118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall
  be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c)
  of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose
  household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 150
  per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that funds may be
  expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in
  prior fiscal years; provided further, that the executive office shall require
  that any contract or other arrangement entered into by a managed care
  provider under the managed care delivery system for the provision and
  administration of pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of
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  individuals enrolled in programs of medical assistance under this item,
  including a managed care provider participating in an accountable care
  partnership plan, shall include, but not be limited to, the requirement that
  pharmacy benefit managers: (i) identify all sources and amounts of
  income, payments and financial benefits related to the provision and
  administration of pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of the
  managed care provider including, but not limited to, pricing discounts,
  rebates, inflationary payments, credits, clawbacks, fees, grants,
  chargebacks, reimbursements or other benefits; and (ii) disclose to
  MassHealth the sources and amounts of all income, payments and
  financial benefits received by the pharmacy benefit manager; provided
  further, that not later than February 5, 2027, the executive office shall
  submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing: (a) the total number of members participating in the Accountable
  Care Organization program; (b) disenrollment trends from the Partnership
  Plan, Primary Care Accountable Care Organization and Managed Care
  Organization-administered Accountable Care Organizations within the
  designated plan selection; (c) the outcomes achieved by accountable care
  organizations and community partners including, but not limited to,
  financial performance, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality and
  aggregate and per-member reductions in spending compared to prior cost
  trends; (d) the results of benchmarks on accountable care organizations’
  and community partners’ progress toward an integrated care delivery
  system; and (e) a summary of spending and activities related to
  traditionally non-reimbursed services to address health-related social
  needs including, but not limited to, home and community-based services,
  housing stabilization and support, utility assistance, non-medical
  transportation, physical activity, nutrition, sexual assault and domestic
  violence supports; provided further, that said summary shall include, to the
  maximum extent practicable, aggregated data on the results of
  preventative health care services, including health-related social needs
  screening, the number of referrals to human service providers to address
  such screening, the result of such referrals and changes in health status;
  provided further, that such data shall be stratified by demographic factors
  to support an analysis of the impact on health disparities; provided further,
  that where data is not available, a report on progress toward establishing
  necessary data systems shall be provided; provided further, that said
  summary shall include outcome measures for at-risk populations with
  chronic health conditions; and provided further, that not later than March
  5, 2027, the executive office shall conduct and submit a comparative
  analysis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
  joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery of the rate
  differential for inpatient psychiatric and substance use hospital per diem
  payments between MassHealth and its contracted health insurers, health
  plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management
  firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed
  care organization or primary care clinician plan .......................................... $6,051,261,716
4000-0601   For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are
  seniors, including those provided through the Medicare Savings Program,
  and for the operation of the MassHealth senior care options 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 recipients in
  prior fiscal years; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, for the purposes of determining an individual’s
  eligibility for the senior care options program, an individual shall be
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  deemed to reach 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which
  their sixty-fifth birthday occurs; provided further, that nursing facility rates
  effective October 1, 2026 under section 13D of said chapter 118E shall be
  developed using the costs of calendar year 2023; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended from this item to maintain a personal needs
  allowance of $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing and rest
  homes who are eligible for MassHealth, emergency aid to the elderly, the
  disabled and children program or supplemental security income; provided
  further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for
  any nursing home facility or non-acute chronic disease hospital that
  provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of health and
  human services, in consultation with the center for health information and
  analysis, and in recognition of the special innovative program status
  granted by the executive office, shall continue to make the standard
  payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary
  costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that MassHealth
  shall reimburse nursing home facilities for up to 20 medical leave-of-
  absence days and shall reimburse the facilities for up to 10 non-medical
  leave-of-absence days; provided further, that medical leave-of-absence
  days shall include an observation stay in a hospital in excess of 24 hours;
  provided further, that no nursing home shall reassign a patient’s bed
  during a leave of absence that is eligible for reimbursement under this
  item; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2027, MassHealth
  shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means detailing, for fiscal year 2026, the: (i) number of nursing facility
  clients on a leave of absence, delineated by the nursing facility, medical
  leave-of-absence days and medical leave-of-absence days that exceeded
  10 days per hospital stay, nonmedical leave-of-absence days and the total
  number of days on leave of absence unduplicated member count; (ii)
  monthly licensed bed capacity level per nursing home and the monthly
  total number of empty beds per nursing facility, total number of all nursing
  home residents and total MassHealth nursing home residents; (iii) 6
  separate MassHealth payment rates and the average payment amount
  rate per nursing facility client resident; (iv) actual number of nursing home
  residents for each of the 6 payment rates in clause (iii); and (v) aggregate
  payment amount per nursing facility, by month; provided further, that the
  information in the report shall be delineated by nursing facility, including
  grand totals where appropriate; provided further, that the executive office
  shall convene and consult with the personal care attendant program
  working group established in item 4000-0601 of section 2 of chapter 140
  of the acts of 2024 to identify savings in addition to those identified in the
  November 28, 2025 report to effectuate a gross amount of spending for
  the personal care attendant program consistent with the appropriation for
  this item; provided further, that no further reductions to said personal care
  attendant program may be implemented without the agreement of the
  majority of said personal care attendant working group; 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 not later than February 5, 2027, the
  executive office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means on the implementation of the Medicare Savings
  Program expanded program eligibility for seniors pursuant to section 25A
  of said chapter 118E; provided further, that said report shall include, but
  not be limited to: (a) the number of members who are seniors whose
  household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 135
  per cent of the federal poverty level that are enrolled in Medicare Savings
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  Programs during each month of the fiscal year; (b) total enrollment in the
  Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program, Specified Low-Income Medicare
  Beneficiary Program and Qualifying Individual Program; (c) total annual
  spending on Medicare premiums and cost-sharing for such members; and
  (d) total annual transfers from the prescription advantage program in item
  9110-1455 and the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to fund the Medicare
  Savings Program expansion; provided further, that not less than
  $2,973,456 shall be expended for the recognition of additional allowable
  costs to the standard base rate for nursing facilities located within 17 miles
  of 71 Hospital avenue in the city of North Adams; and provided further,
  that not less than $3,800,000 shall be expended for the recognition of
  additional allowable costs to the standard base rate over the base year
  rate established on October 1, 2024, for a nursing facility located on
  Martha’s Vineyard Island and within 8 miles of a hospital that has received
  federal government designation as a Critical Access Hospital .................... $5,197,654,427
4000-0641   For nursing facility Medicaid rates; provided, that in fiscal year 2027, the
  executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the
  center for health information and analysis, shall establish rates that
  cumulatively total not less than $342,100,000 more than the annual
  payment rates established under the rates in effect as of June 30, 2002;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000,000 shall be expended in base
  rates for additional payments over the rate established in October 2025, as
  supplemented January 2026 to reflect nursing facility resident care and
  workforce costs including wages, hiring of staff and training for nursing
  facility workers; provided further, that an amount for expenses related to
  the collection and administration of assessments under section 63 of
  chapter 118E of the General Laws shall be transferred to the executive
  office; and provided further, that the payments made under this item shall
  be allocated in an amount sufficient to implement section 622 of chapter
  151 of the acts of 1996 ................................................................................... $650,073,456
4000-0700   For health care services provided to medical assistance recipients under
  the executive office of health and human services’ health care indemnity
  or third-party liability plan to medical assistance recipients not otherwise
  covered under the executive office’s managed care or senior care plans
  and for MassHealth benefits provided to children, adolescents and adults
  under section 9 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and clauses (a) to
  (d), inclusive, and clause (h) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter
  118E and section 16C of said chapter 118E; provided, that no funds shall
  be expended from this item for children and adolescents under clause (c)
  of said subsection (2) of said section 9A of said chapter 118E whose
  household incomes, as determined by the executive office exceed 150 per
  cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that children who have
  aged out of the custody of the department of children and families shall be
  eligible for benefits through the age limit specified in MassHealth’s
  approved state plan; provided further, that the executive office may reduce
  MassHealth premiums or copayments or offer other incentives to
  encourage enrollees to comply with wellness goals; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended to eliminate pharmacy copayments for all
  MassHealth members; provided further, that funds shall be expended from
  this item for members who qualify for early intervention services; provided
  further, that notwithstanding this item, funds may be expended from this
  item for the purchase of third-party insurance including, but not limited to,
  Medicare for any medical assistance recipient; provided further, that funds
  may be expended from this item for activities relating to customer service;
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  provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for activities
  relating to disability determinations or utilization management and review,
  including patient screenings and evaluations, regardless of whether such
  activities are performed by a state agency, contractor, agent or provider;
  provided further, that MassHealth shall expend funds for acute care
  hospitals that have greater than 63 per cent of their gross patient service
  revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the
  executive office; provided further, that in fiscal year 2027, MassHealth shall
  maintain the same level of federally-optional chiropractic services that
  were in effect in fiscal year 2016 and that were included in its state plan or
  demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002 for members enrolled
  in the primary care clinician program; provided further, that not later than
  March 3, 2027, the executive office shall report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means on: (i) dental coverage available to
  MassHealth recipients as of January 1, 2027 as it compares to dental
  coverage available to MassHealth recipients on January 1, 2010; (ii)
  utilization of dental services in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; (iii) the
  actual and projected costs and revenue associated with dental coverage in
  fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; and (iv) the estimated cost
  effectiveness of dental coverage as a contributor to MassHealth total cost of
  care; provided further, that in fiscal year 2027, the executive office shall not
  fund programs relating to case management with the intention of reducing
  length of stay for neonatal intensive care unit cases; provided further, that
  funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided
  to recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, 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 not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Baystate Franklin
  Medical Center in the city known as the town of Greenfield to support its
  family medicine residency program; provided further, that not later than
  December 4, 2026, $750,000 shall be equally distributed to the teaching
  community health centers with family medicine residency programs in the
  cities of Worcester and Lawrence and in the South Boston section of the
  city of Boston; provided further, that the executive office shall designate
  the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc. to
  administer the funds and shall retain 5 per cent of the total funds; and
  provided further, that the executive office shall: (a) report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means on the use of the funds by
  teaching community health centers; and (b) audit said centers in order to
  confirm the use of the funds by each center for training purposes .............. $4,207,067,619
4000-0875     For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the
  provision of benefits to eligible individuals who require medical treatment
  for either breast or cervical cancer under section 2 of the Breast and
  Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, Public Law 106-
  354, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and section 10D of
  chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office shall
  provide these benefits to individuals whose incomes, as determined by the
  executive office, do not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level,
  subject to continued federal approval; and provided further, that funds may
  be expended from this item for health care services provided to these
  recipients in prior fiscal years ............................................................................ $18,500,000
4000-0880     For MassHealth benefits under clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 9A
  of chapter 118E of the General Laws and section 16C of said chapter 118E
  for children and adolescents whose household incomes, as determined by
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  the executive office of health and human services, exceed 150 per cent of
  the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended from this
  item for health care subsidies provided to eligible individuals under the last
  paragraph of section 9 of said chapter 118E and section 16D of said
  chapter 118E; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this
  item for health care services provided to those children and adolescents
  in prior fiscal years .......................................................................................... $633,207,250
4000-0885   For the cost of health insurance subsidies paid to employees of small
  businesses in the insurance reimbursement program under section 9C of
  chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended
  only for employees who are ineligible for subsidized insurance through the
  commonwealth health insurance connector authority and ineligible for any
  MassHealth program; provided further, that enrollment in this program
  may be capped to ensure that MassHealth expenditures shall not exceed
  the amount appropriated; provided further, that funds may be expended
  from this item for health care services provided to individuals eligible under
  clause (j) of subsection (2) of section 9A of said chapter 118E; and
  provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care
  services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years ................................... $34,042,020
4000-0940   For providing health care services related to the Patient Protection and
  Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148; provided, that funds may be
  expended from this item for health care services provided to individuals
  ages 19 to 64, inclusive, whose household incomes, as determined by the
  executive office of health and human services, do not exceed 133 per cent
  of the federal poverty level and those who are eligible under clauses (b)
  and (d) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General
  Laws; and provided further, that in fiscal year 2027, MassHealth shall
  maintain the same level of vision services that were in effect in fiscal year
  2026 for members enrolled in the CarePlus program .................................. $3,363,484,382
4000-0950   For administrative and program expenses associated with the children’s
  behavioral health initiative to provide comprehensive, community-based
  behavioral health services to children suffering from severe emotional
  disturbances; provided, that the executive office of health and human
  services shall submit biannual reports to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means on the implementation of the initiative; provided
  further, that said reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) up-to-date
  results of the scheduled plan, including a schedule detailing
  commencement of services and associated costs by service type; (ii) an
  up-to-date analysis of compliance with the terms of the settlement
  agreement to date; (iii) a detailed itemization of services and service
  utilization by service type, geographical location and the age of the
  member receiving the service; (iv) data detailing the time that elapsed
  between a member’s request for services and commencement of an initial
  assessment for services; (v) the time to complete the initial assessment
  and the time that elapsed between initial assessment for services and
  commencement of services; and (vi) a quarterly update of whether
  projected expenditures are likely to exceed the amount appropriated in this
  item; provided further, that the executive office shall notify the house and
  senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any
  transfer of funds shall be made from this item; provided further, that funds
  may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these
  persons in prior fiscal years; and provided further, that any unexpended
  balance in this item shall revert to the General Fund on June 30, 2027 ........ $337,639,537
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4000-0990     For the executive office of health and human services to expend for the
  children’s medical security plan to provide health services for uninsured
  children from birth through age 18, inclusive; provided, that the executive
  office shall expend all necessary funds from this item to ensure the
  provision of this program under section 10F of chapter 118E of the General
  Laws; provided further, that 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 prescreen enrollees and applicants for Medicaid eligibility;
  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; provided further,
  that no applicant shall be enrolled in the program until the applicant has
  been denied eligibility for the MassHealth program other than MassHealth
  Limited; provided further, that the executive office shall maximize federal
  reimbursements for state expenditures made on behalf of the children; and
  provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care
  services provided to those persons in prior fiscal years ................................... $42,600,000
4000-1400     For the provision of MassHealth benefits to persons diagnosed with
  human immunodeficiency virus who have incomes that do not exceed 200
  per cent of the federal poverty level; provided, that funds may be expended
  from this item for health care services provided to said persons in prior
  fiscal years ........................................................................................................ $16,555,080
4000-1420     For payment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in
  compliance with Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 7,
  subchapter XIX................................................................................................ $721,675,586
4000-1426     For health care services provided to MassHealth members through the
  following MassHealth waivers approved under section 1915(c) of the
  Social Security Act: (i) the Acquired Brain Injury Residential Habilitation
  waiver; (ii) the Acquired Brain Injury Non-Residential Habilitation waiver;
  (iii) the Moving Forward Plan Residential Supports waiver; and (iv) the
  Moving Forward Plan Community Living waiver; provided, that funds may
  be expended from this item for administrative and program expenses
  associated with the operation of said waivers; and provided further, that
  funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided
  to members participating in said waivers in prior fiscal years ......................... $560,464,089
4000-1700     For the provision of information technology services within the executive
  office of health and human services ............................................................... $183,495,208
Office for Refugees and Immigrants.
4003-0111     For the operation of the office for refugees and immigrants; provided, that
  the office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing: (i) a list of recipients of such
  funds; (ii) the amounts distributed to each recipient; and (iii) the number of
  newly arrived immigrants and refugees served by each recipient ......................... $993,777
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
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  program; provided further, that the program funded under this item shall
  provide assistance to persons who are within 3 years of eligibility to
  become citizens of the United States; provided further, that services shall
  include: (i) English for Speakers of Other Languages/civics classes; (ii)
  citizenship application assistance; (iii) interview preparation; and (iv)
  support services including, but not limited to, interpretation and referral
  services; provided further, that persons who would qualify for benefits
  under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal
  noncitizens shall be given the highest priority for services; provided further,
  that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits that could be
  replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if those persons
  become citizens shall be given priority for services; provided further, that
  funds may be expended for the programmatic and administrative support
  of the office’s refugee and immigrant services; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended to Casa Dominicana Inc. to assist in
  ESL classes and additional programming for low-income adults; provided
  further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Immigrants
  Assistance Center, Inc. in the city of New Bedford to provide citizenship
  and workforce readiness programming; provided further, that not less than
  $40,000 shall be expended to Project Citizenship, Inc. for services for
  immigrants in the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Watertown and the town
  of Belmont; and provided further, that not less than $140,000 shall be
  expended to Friendly House, Inc. for the operation of the Office of New
  Americans in the city of Worcester ..................................................................... $1,616,246
4003-0124      For the implementation of an immigration legal services program;
  provided, that funds may be expended for costs associated with
  implementing the program; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000
  shall be expended to the Immigrant Family Services Institute, Inc. (IFSI-
  USA.INC.) for facilities, operations, programming, legal and mental health
  services at their offices including but not limited to Mattapan, Brockton,
  Everett, Worcester, Methuen and Lowell to support immigrants in
  Massachusetts; and provided further, that, subject to appropriation, funds
  shall be distributed by the office for refugees and immigrants to designated
  non-profit organizations to increase access to legal representation for
  immigrants and refugees in the commonwealth including, but not limited
  to, legal assistance in a single consultation or ongoing legal representation
  and all legal advice, advocacy and related assistance ....................................... $8,000,000
Center for Health Information and Analysis.
4100-0060      For the operation of the center for health information and analysis
  established in section 2 of chapter 12C of the General Laws; provided, that
  the estimated costs of the center shall be assessed in the manner
  prescribed by section 7 of said chapter 12C; and provided further, that the
  center for health information and analysis shall report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means not later than January 8, 2027 on: (i)
  the MassHealth rates of payment for telehealth services; (ii) the MassHealth
  rates of payment for comparable in-person services; and (iii) the utilization
  rates of telehealth services where in person services are available .................... $32,231,359
4100-0063      For the operation of the Betsy Lehman center for patient safety and
  medical error reduction established in section 15 of chapter 12C of the
  General Laws; provided, that the estimated costs of the center shall be
  assessed in the manner prescribed by section 7 of said chapter 12C; and
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  provided further, that not less than $2,468,268 shall be expended for a pilot
  program of automated adverse event monitoring in hospitals in the
  commonwealth .................................................................................................... $5,642,287
  OFFICE OF DISABILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
4110-0001      For the operation of the Massachusetts commission for the blind, including
  the cost of sheltered workforce employee retirement benefits ........................... $2,143,271
4110-1000      For the community services program; provided, that the Massachusetts
  commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the
  Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide
  assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-
  blind community access network; provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended for social workers, rehabilitation teachers and
  orientation and mobility instructors at the Massachusetts commission for
  the blind; provided further, that not less than $1,100,000 shall be
  expended by the Massachusetts commission for the blind to maximize the
  independent living skills of legally blind residents of the commonwealth
  through rehabilitation programs, housing assistance services, adjustment
  counseling services and the provision of accessible devices, assistive
  software and equipment and supportive technology training provided by
  qualified nonprofit providers in community, residential, virtual and facility-
  based settings; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 of said
  $1,100,000 shall be made available for the Carroll Center for the Blind,
  Inc. and not less than $300,000 of said $1,100,000 shall be made available
  for the MAB Community Services, Inc. ............................................................... $8,572,782
4110-1010      For radio reading services for the blind and print disabled; provided, that
  not less than $150,000 shall be expended to each of the following service
  providers: (i) Audible Local Ledger, Inc.; (ii) Audio Journal, Incorporated;
  (iii) Berkshire Talking Chronicle; (iv) Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc.;
  and (v) Valley Eye Radio, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than
  $350,000 shall be expended for Talking Information Center, Incorporated
  to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of
  interest to visually-impaired and otherwise disabled listeners ............................ $1,100,000
4110-2000      For the turning 22 program of the Massachusetts commission for the blind,
  including deaf-blind extended supports; 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 program clients .............................................................. $18,320,678
4110-3010      For vocational rehabilitation services for the blind operated in cooperation
  with the federal government; provided, that no funds from federal
  vocational rehabilitation grants or state appropriations shall be deducted
  for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other such indirect costs
  of federally-reimbursed state employees ............................................................ $2,522,010
MassAbility.
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4120-0200   For independent living centers; provided, that not later than April 1, 2027,
  MassAbility shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means on the services provided by independent living centers; and
  provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i)
  total number of consumers that request and receive services; (ii) types of
  services requested and received by consumers; (iii) total number of
  consumers moved from nursing homes; and (iv) total number of
  independent living plans and goals set and achieved by consumers ................. $8,500,000
4120-1000   For the operation of MassAbility; provided, that not less than 90 days prior
  to any changes to the current eligibility criteria, the commission shall
  provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means; provided further, that the commissioner shall report quarterly to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of
  administration and finance on the number of clients served and the amount
  expended on each type of service; provided further, that upon the written
  request of the commissioner of revenue, MassAbility 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 MassAbility; and provided
  further, that said lists shall include client names and social security numbers
  and payee names and other identification, if different from a client’s
  identification ............................................................................................................ $481,163
4120-2000   For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the
  federal government; provided, that funds from federal vocational
  rehabilitation grants or state appropriations shall not be deducted for
  pensions, group health or life insurance or any other indirect costs of
  federally-reimbursed state employees; and provided further, that the
  commissioner of MassAbility, in making referrals to service providers, shall
  take into account a client’s place of residence and the proximity of the
  nearest provider to the client’s residence ......................................................... $29,194,031
4120-3000   For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation
  and employment services shall be provided for severely disabled adults .......... $2,487,654
4120-4000   For community-based services, which shall include, but not be limited to,
  protective services, adult support services, assistive technology services
  and the annualization of funding for turning 22 program clients who began
  receiving services in fiscal year 2026 under item 4120-4010 of section 2
  of chapter 9 of the acts of 2025; provided, that not less than $1,920,000
  shall be expended for assistive technology services; and provided further,
  that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to REquipment Durable
  Medical Equipment (DME) and Assistive Technology (AT) Reuse
  Program, Inc. to improve the independence of individuals with disabilities
  through the refurbishment and repair of home medical equipment and
  assistive technology .......................................................................................... $14,730,909
4120-4001   For the accessible housing registry for people with disabilities ............................. $150,000
4120-4010   For the turning 22 program of MassAbility ............................................................. $311,166
4120-5000   For homemaking services ................................................................................... $4,862,718
4120-6000   For services for individuals with head injuries; provided, that MassAbility
  shall work with the executive office of health and human services to
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  maximize federal reimbursement for clients receiving head injury services
  .......................................................................................................................... $33,106,310
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 ................................................... $11,270,808
  OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
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 support the reintegration of youth from facilities at the department
  of youth services into traditional public school settings; provided further,
  that the commissioner of youth services may transfer funds between items
  4200-0100, 4200-0200, 4200-0300 and 4200-0600, as necessary, under
  an allocation plan which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the
  funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall submit to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days
  before any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than 7 per
  cent of any such item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2027 ............................ $4,543,530
4200-0100     For supervision, counseling and other community-based services
  provided to committed youths in nonresidential care programs of the
  department of youth services ............................................................................ $23,362,621
4200-0200     For pre-trial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-
  operated programs; provided, that not less than $600,000 shall be
  expended for Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. for the
  detention diversion advocacy program to prevent high-risk juveniles
  presenting before the court from becoming further involved in the juvenile
  justice system.................................................................................................... $27,137,843
4200-0300     For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state-operated
  programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds
  shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; and
  provided further, that funds shall be expended for suicide prevention
  services ........................................................................................................... $117,780,790
4200-0500     For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services ........... $3,059,187
4200-0600     For the operation of secure facilities to detain arrested youth before
  arraignment under the overnight arrest program ................................................ $2,606,922
4200-0700     For evidence-based delinquency prevention through diversion
  programming that serves as an alternative to arresting or prosecuting
  youth through the juvenile court .......................................................................... $1,660,615
Department of Transitional Assistance.
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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 not
  less than $75,000 shall be expended to Fresh Start Furniture Bank, Inc.
  for the continuation of wrap around services; provided further, that not less
  than $200,000 shall be expended for Cradles to Crayons’ Clothing
  Insecurity relief and essentials distribution service; provided further, that
  the department shall submit monthly status reports to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and
  finance on program expenditures, savings and revenues, error rate
  measurements and public assistance caseloads and benefits; provided
  further, that the department shall collect all out-of-court settlement
  restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution payments shall
  include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum payments;
  provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary and unless otherwise expressly provided, federal
  reimbursements received for the department, including reimbursements
  for administrative, fringe and overhead costs for the current fiscal year and
  prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further,
  that an application for assistance under chapter 118 of the General Laws
  shall also be an application for assistance under chapter 118E of the
  General Laws; provided further, that if the department denies assistance
  under said chapter 118, the department shall transmit the application to
  the executive office of health and human services for a determination of
  eligibility under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the department
  shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any
  other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the
  office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be
  provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy
  and security requirements; provided further, that after April 1, 2027, the
  commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified
  deficiencies between items 4403-2000, 4405-2000 and 4408-1000;
  provided further, that the distribution of the funds to be transferred shall be
  included in an allocation plan, which the commissioner shall submit to the
  executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means not less than 15 days before any such
  transfer; provided further, that upon approval by the executive office for
  administration and finance, the commissioner may transfer funds for
  identified deficiencies between this item and item 4400-1100; and
  provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to
  Springfield WORKS for its Bridge to Prosperity pilot program to mitigate
  cliff effects for low-income families ................................................................. $109,285,521
4400-1001   For programs to increase the commonwealth’s participation rate in the
  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other federal nutrition
  programs; provided, that not less than $900,000 shall be expended for a
  grant to Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger, Inc.; provided further, that
  the work of employees of the department of transitional assistance paid
  for from this item shall be restricted to processing supplemental nutrition
  assistance program applications; provided further, that the department
  shall not require supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants to
  provide reverification of eligibility factors previously verified and not subject
  to change; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, the department shall require only 1 signature from
  supplemental nutrition assistance program applicants; provided further,
  that the department shall fund a unit staffed by department employees to
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  respond to supplemental nutrition assistance program inquiries and
  arrange and conduct telephone interviews for initial supplemental nutrition
  assistance program applications from this item; provided further, that the
  department shall fund a system to image and catalog eligibility documents
  electronically from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended
  for supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach; and provided
  further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the department shall report to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of
  these programs ................................................................................................... $5,762,115
4400-1004     For the project costs of the Massachusetts healthy incentives program;
  provided, that when expanding the number of participating vendors, the
  department shall prioritize improving access in areas with limited access
  to fresh, local produce and that are historically underserved by the
  program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the Allston-Brighton Food Pantry for a community refrigerator support
  program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the Dracut Food Pantry; provided further, that the department shall
  collaborate with local food coalitions and nonprofit groups to develop
  community outreach strategies that ensure equitable access to, and
  knowledge of, the program; and provided further, that not later than April
  1, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i)
  the number of households utilizing the program, including household size,
  age and racial demographic information; (ii) the number of program
  transactions; (iii) the number of vendors processing program transactions;
  (iv) a breakdown of the total number of program clients and vendors, by
  their municipality; and (v) the department’s efforts, plans and timeline for
  identifying geographic areas that are underserved by the program and
  increasing program activity in those areas, including metrics and factors to
  be used to make determinations for the addition and siting of vendors, prior
  appropriation continued ......................................................................................... $21,550,000
4400-1020     For the operation of the secure jobs connect program for employment
  support, job training and job search services for homeless or previously
  homeless families receiving assistance from the executive office of
  housing and livable communities under items 7004-0101, 7004-0108,
  7004-9024 or 7004-9316; provided, that participants receiving assistance
  under said items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108 shall receive not less than 12
  months of housing stabilization services under said items 7004-0101 and
  7004-0108; provided further, that services shall be delivered by
  community-based agencies that have demonstrated experience working
  in partnership with regional administering agencies including, but not
  limited to, Community Teamwork Inc., Father Bill's & MainSpring, Inc.,
  Way Finders, Inc., Jewish Vocational Service, Inc., SER-Jobs for
  Progress, Inc., South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. and Worcester
  Community Action Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Main South Community Development
  Corporation for efforts to promote the safety and security of the University
  Park and Beacon Brightly neighborhoods; provided further, that the
  executive office of housing and livable communities shall make available
  rental assistance under item 7004-9024 to ensure effective participation in
  this program; provided further, that service delivery agencies shall seek
  additional federal, state or private funds to ensure the effective
  continuation of regional partnerships; and provided further, that not later
  than April 1, 2027, the department of transitional assistance shall submit
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  a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, by type
  of service or program provided, on the: (i) housing situation, including
  stability of housing, for program participants; (ii) employment status,
  including the employment history, of program participants; (iii) total
  number of program participants; and (iv) number of program participants
  who are no longer receiving assistance under said items 7004-0101, 7004-
  0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316 .......................................................................... $5,000,000
4400-1025   For domestic violence specialists at local area offices ....................................... $2,411,075
4400-1100   For the payroll of the department of transitional assistance’s caseworkers;
  provided, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 shall be paid from this
  item ....................................................................................................................... $121,991,351
4400-1979   For the department of transitional assistance to administer, in consultation
  with the commonwealth corporation, the employment counseling and job
  training program established in section 3B of chapter 118 of the General
  Laws, the pathways to self-sufficiency program respectively established in
  sections 3B and 3C of said chapter 118 and the full employment program
  established in section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, as amended by
  section 29 of chapter 158 of the acts of 2014 ......................................................... $980,171
4401-1000   For employment and training services for recipients of benefits provided
  under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program;
  provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients
  of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided
  further, that the department of transitional assistance may expend funds
  on such services for the noncustodial parents of dependent children
  receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided
  further, that the department shall expend not less than the amounts
  expended in fiscal year 2026 for the young parents program and the
  competitive integrated employment services program; provided further,
  that not less than $170,000 shall be expended for learning disability
  assessments through the University of Massachusetts; provided further,
  that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the DTA Works
  internship program; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall
  be expended for the service providers with whom the office for refugees
  and immigrants entered into service agreements in fiscal year 2026 under
  this item; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached
  18 years of age, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to
  families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under
  chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the consideration of the
  grandparents’ income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided
  further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department shall submit a
  report to the house and senate committees on ways and means including,
  but not limited to: (i) the number of clients served by these programs; (ii)
  the number of clients who transition into employment, when applicable; (iii)
  the number of clients who remain in employment after 90 days, when
  applicable; (iv) the number of clients who remain in employment after 1
  year, when applicable; and (v) other quantifiable data related to client
  outcomes as designed by these programs; provided further, that the
  department shall examine the outcomes of these programs to determine
  which are effective in transitioning clients to employment and increasing
  self-sufficiency; and provided further, that the department shall consider
  other programs to meet the transitional employment needs of clients ............. $20,375,367
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4403-2000     For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children;
  provided, that the payment standard and need standard in fiscal year 2027
  shall be not less than the standards in effect in fiscal year 2026; provided
  further, that the need standard shall be equal to the payment standard
  established under the provisions of this item; provided further, that the
  payment standard and need standard for fiscal year 2028 shall be not less
  than the standards set forth in this item; provided further, that the
  department of transitional assistance shall notify parents under 20 years
  of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements of
  clause (2) of subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995
  or any successor law; provided further, that a $40-per-month rental
  allowance shall be paid to households incurring a rent or mortgage
  expense and not residing in public or subsidized housing; provided further,
  that a nonrecurring children’s clothing allowance of $500 shall be provided
  to each child eligible under this program in September 2026; provided
  further, that the children’s clothing allowance shall be included in the
  standard of need for the month of September 2026; provided further, that
  benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which
  a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a
  care and protection hearing held under chapter 119 of the General Laws
  or to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with
  dependent children but for the temporary removal of any dependent
  children from the home by the department of children and families under
  procedures; provided further, that not less than $779,058 shall be
  expended for transportation benefits for recipients of transitional aid to
  families with dependent children; provided further, that any person
  experiencing homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode or
  lives in a temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under
  this item and chapter 118 of the General Laws, shall receive the same
  payment rate as recipients who incur shelter costs including, but not
  limited to, rent or a mortgage; provided further, that the department of
  transitional assistance shall promulgate or revise any such rules and
  regulations necessary to implement the preceding provision; provided
  further, that notwithstanding section 2 of said chapter 118 or any other
  general or special law to the contrary, the department of transitional
  assistance shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible
  dependent children only if the pregnancy has been verified and who, if the
  child had been born and was living with that parent in the month of
  payment, would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid
  to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain
  families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income
  and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental
  benefit to compensate them for the loss; provided further, that the
  department of transitional assistance shall, to the extent feasible within the
  existing appropriation and any funding from other sources, review its
  disability standards to determine the extent to which such standards reflect
  the current medical and vocational criteria; provided further, that not less
  than 75 days before any changes to the disability standards are publicly
  proposed, the department of transitional assistance shall report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee
  on children, families and persons with disabilities; provided further, that at
  the time of application and on a semi-annual basis, the department of
  transitional assistance shall provide oral and written notification to all
  recipients of their child care benefits; provided further, that the notification
  shall include the full range of child care options available, including center-
  based child care, family-based child care and in-home, relative child care;
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  provided further, that the notification shall detail available child care
  benefits for current and former recipients, including employment and
  training benefits and transitional benefits; provided further, that the notice
  shall also advise recipients of the availability of supplemental nutrition
  assistance program benefits; provided further, that in promulgating,
  amending or rescinding its regulations relative to eligibility for, or levels of,
  benefits under the program, the department of transitional assistance shall
  take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure from this item
  so as not to exceed this appropriation; provided further, that not less than
  $1,000,000 shall be expended for cash and transportation benefits for
  newly-employed transitional aid to families with dependent children clients
  for a period not to exceed 12 months to assist such clients with short-term
  self-sufficiency; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, the department of transitional assistance shall
  calculate benefits provided under this item in the same manner as it
  calculated said benefits in the previous fiscal year; provided further, that
  the department of transitional assistance’s calculation of benefits shall not
  preclude the department of transitional assistance from making eligibility
  or benefit changes that lead to an increase in eligibility or benefits;
  provided further, that not less than 75 days before adopting eligibility or
  benefit changes, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a
  report on said changes to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means, the joint committee on children, families and persons with
  disabilities and the clerks of the house of representatives; and senate;
  provided further, that the report shall include the text of, basis for and
  reasons for the proposed changes; and provided further, that not later than
  January 1, 2027, the department of transitional assistance shall submit a
  report to house and senate committees on ways and means that shall
  include but not be limited to: (A) the number of participants in the program,
  including available demographic information; (B) the average benefit
  amount, including the methodology for determining an individual's benefit
  amount; and (C) the number of participants in the program who also receive
  benefits under items 7004-0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 or 7004-9316 .......... $437,259,755
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 Temporary
  Assistance for Needy Families program ............................................................ $11,000,000
4403-2008   For participant support payments to pay for or reimburse supplemental
  nutrition assistance program applicants and recipients for expenses that
  are reasonably necessary and directly related to participation in the SNAP
  path to work program ............................................................................................. $352,972
4403-2119   For the provision of structured settings as provided under subsection (i) of
  section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 or any successor statute, for
  parents under the age of 22 who are receiving benefits under the
  transitional aid to families with dependent children program ............................ $15,080,238
4405-2000   For the state supplement to the Supplemental Security Income program
  for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for
  Supplemental Security Income recipients; provided, that the expenses of
  special grant recipients residing in rest homes, as provided under section
  7A of chapter 118A of the General Laws, may be paid from this item;
  provided further, that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes
  effective July 1, 2026, established in section 13D of chapter 118E of the
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  General Laws, shall cumulatively total not less than rates effective January
  1, 2026; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance, in
  collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may
  fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the
  Supplemental Security Income program that makes payments to persons
  living in assisted living residences certified under chapter 19D of the
  General Laws who meet the income and clinical eligibility criteria
  established by the department and the executive office; provided further,
  that the optional category of payments shall only be administered in
  conjunction with the Medicaid group adult foster care benefit; and provided
  further, that reimbursements to providers for services rendered in prior
  fiscal years may be expended from this item .................................................. $186,937,185
4408-1000     For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the
  commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and
  children, who are found by the department of transitional assistance to be
  eligible for the aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and
  regulations promulgated by the department and subject to the limitations
  of appropriation for such purpose; provided, that recipients shall not be
  subject to sponsor income-deeming or related restrictions; provided further,
  that in implementing the program for fiscal year 2027, the department shall
  include all eligibility categories permitted in this item and the need standard
  and payment standard shall be not less than the standard that was in effect
  in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that any person experiencing
  homelessness, who: (i) has no established place of abode or lives in a
  temporary emergency shelter; and (ii) is otherwise eligible under this item
  and said chapter 117A, shall receive the same payment rate as recipients
  who incur shelter costs including, but not limited to, rent or a mortgage;
  provided further, that the department shall promulgate or revise any rules
  and regulations necessary to implement this provision; provided further,
  that rates for residential care facilities and rest homes effective July 1,
  2026, established in section 13D of chapter 118E of the General Laws,
  shall cumulatively total not less than rates effective January 1, 2026;
  provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons who
  are the age of 65 or older who have applied for benefits under chapter
  118A of the General Laws, to persons suffering from a medically-
  determinable impairment or combination of impairments that is expected
  to last for a period determined by department regulations, 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 MassAbility, to
  dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118
  of the General Laws and the separate program under section 210 of
  chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and to parents or other caretakers of
  dependent children who are ineligible under said chapter 118 and under
  said separate program; provided further, that no person incarcerated in a
  correctional institution shall be eligible for benefits under the program;
  provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the
  payment of expenses associated with any medical review team, other
  disability screening process or costs associated with verifying disability for
  this program; provided further, that the department shall adopt emergency
  regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement the
  changes to the program required by this item promptly and within the
  appropriation; provided further, that in promulgating, amending or
  rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility or benefits, including the
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  payment standard, medical benefits and any other benefits under this
  program, the department shall take into account the amount available to it
  for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the amount appropriated
  in this item; provided further, that the department may promulgate
  emergency regulations under said chapter 30A to implement these
  eligibility changes, benefit changes or both; provided further, that nothing
  in this item shall be construed to create any right accruing to recipients of
  the former general relief program; provided further, that reimbursements
  collected from the Social Security Administration on behalf of former
  clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program
  or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the
  department shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, not less than
  75 days prior to adopting any eligibility or benefit changes, the
  commissioner of transitional assistance shall submit to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on children,
  families and persons with disabilities and the clerks of the senate and
  house of representatives a detailed and comprehensive report setting forth
  the text of and the basis and reasons for the proposed changes; provided
  further, that the report shall state exactly which components of the current
  benefit package will be altered and the department’s most accurate
  assessment of the effects of benefit or eligibility changes upon recipient
  families; provided further, that the payment standard and need standard
  for fiscal year 2028 shall be not less than the standards set forth in this item;
  and provided further, that not later than January 4, 2027, the department of
  transitional assistance shall submit a report to house and senate
  committees on ways and means that shall include but not be limited to: (A)
  the number of participants in the program, including available demographic
  information; (B) the average benefit amount, including the methodology for
  determining an individual's benefit amount; and (C) the amount of those who
  receive benefits under this program that also receive benefits from 7004-
  0101, 7004-0108, 7004-9024 and 7004-9316 .................................................. $204,024,252
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Department of Public Health.
4510-0020     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $967,597 in retained revenues collected from fees charged by the food
  protection program for costs of said program; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................... $967,597
4510-0040     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $73,734 from fees assessed under chapter 111N of the General Laws for
  the regulation of all pharmaceutical and medical device companies that
  market their products in the commonwealth; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
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  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ................................................................................. $73,734
4510-0100     For the administration and operation of the department of public health,
  including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the
  department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the
  registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established
  under section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided, that the
  department shall give specific consideration to additional monies available
  under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law,
  111-148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,
  Public Law 111-152;and provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall
  be expended to the city of Boston for contracted clinical support staff
  including, but not limited to, three nurse practitioners, one psychiatrist, and
  two addiction/mental health specialists ................................................................. $36,026,194
4510-0110     For community health center services; provided, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended on a statewide program of technical
  assistance to community health centers to be provided by a state primary
  care association qualified under section 330A(f)(2) of the Public Health
  Service Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 254b(l); provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for the Massachusetts State Loan Repayment
  Program in an amount not less than the amount expended in fiscal year
  2026 contingent on the receipt of matching federal funds; provided further,
  that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the Ellie Fund, Inc. to
  partner with community health centers to educate providers, patients and
  families on the availability of breast cancer support services during the
  screening and diagnosis processes in culturally competent manners;
  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Harbor
  Health Services Inc. to support expanded access at the Plymouth
  Community Health Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended to the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
  to support the 413Cares centralized database of community services in
  western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall
  be expended to the Lynn Community Health Center for capital and
  technology improvements to support enrollment and patient support
  services; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended
  to Fenway Health Center the purpose of supporting a Medical Education
  and Health Research Fellowship Program; provided further, that not less
  than $250,000 shall be expended to NEW Health - Charlestown for the
  purpose of operating and maintaining treatment of substance use disorder;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the
  Baystate Brightwood Health Center in the city of Springfield to assist in
  neighborhood outreach; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall
  be expended to the North End Waterfront neighborhood health center;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Lowell
  Community Health Center, Inc. for its primary care residency program for
  housing stipends for primary care residents; provided further, that not less
  than $125,000 shall be expended to infrastructure and operational
  upgrades related to expanding access to dental care and primary care
  services at Geiger Gibson Community Health Center in the Dorchester
  section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended for the continuation of a comprehensive substance
  abuse and narcotic use reduction program at a federally qualified health
  center located in South Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000
  shall be expended for Manet Community Health Center Incorporated for the
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  nurse care management program; and provided further, that not less than
  $4,000,000 shall be transferred from this item to the Affirming Health Care
  Trust Fund established in section 2K of chapter 111 of the General Laws ......... $12,443,222
4510-0112   For the department of public health to fund postpartum depression
  programs at community health centers in the cities of Holyoke, Lynn,
  Worcester, Fall River and Salem and in the Jamaica Plain section of the
  city of Boston; provided, that should a community health center decline
  funding, unexpended funds shall be made available to participating
  centers or to expand the program to additional centers ........................................ $860,000
4510-0600   For an environmental and community health hazards program, including
  control of radiation and nuclear hazards, consumer products protection,
  food and drugs, lead poisoning prevention under chapter 482 of the acts
  of 1993, lead-based paint inspections in day care facilities, inspection of
  radiological facilities, licensing of x-ray technologists, evaluation of
  exposure to environmental contaminants and possible links with diseases,
  including cancer, potential health impacts of exposure to per- and
  polyfluoralkyl substances, indoor air quality inspections in public buildings,
  enforcement of the state sanitary code in multiple settings and the
  administration of the bureau of climate and environmental health under
  chapter 111F of the General Laws; provided, that the department may
  expend funds from this item to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power
  reactors, including those now licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory
  Commission; and provided further, that not less than $292,035 shall be
  expended for the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Registry established in section 25A of chapter 111 of the General Laws;
  and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  Silent Spring Institute, Inc. for the Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health
  study to study health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance
  exposure from drinking water contamination in the village of Hyannis in the
  town of Barnstable .............................................................................................. $9,458,009
4510-0601   For the department of public health to fund implementation and ongoing
  administration of the Parkinson's Disease Registry as established in
  section 243 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as amended by section
  225 of chapter 238 of the acts of 2024 .................................................................. $100,000
4510-0615   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $2,300,888 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of
  radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently
  issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided, that the retained
  revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the
  compensation of employees; 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 not less than $125,000 may
  be expended for the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. to
  provide radiological monitoring in the 6 communities of the commonwealth
  that are within the plume exposure emergency planning zone of the
  Seabrook nuclear power plant ............................................................................ $2,300,888
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4510-0616     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $1,525,556 for a drug registration and monitoring program from retained
  revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including
  physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists, for
  controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended
  from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................ $1,525,556
4510-0710     For the operation of the bureau of health care safety and quality and the
  office of patient protection; provided, that services funded through this item
  shall include, but not be limited to, education, training, intervention,
  support, surveillance and evaluation; provided further, that funds shall be
  expended for the advancement of the prescription monitoring program and
  the maintenance and enhancement of prescription drug monitoring
  information exchange architecture to support interstate prescription drug
  monitoring data sharing; provided further, that the bureau shall be
  responsible for assuring quality of patient care provided by the
  commonwealth’s health care facilities and services and for protecting the
  health and safety of patients who receive care and services in nursing
  homes, rest homes, clinical laboratories, clinics, institutions for individuals
  with intellectual or developmental disabilities and the mentally ill, hospitals
  and infirmaries, including the inspection of ambulance services; provided
  further, that investigators shall conduct investigations of abuse, neglect,
  mistreatment and misappropriation; provided further, that all investigators in
  the division of health care quality responsible for the investigations shall
  receive training by the Medicaid fraud control unit in the office of the attorney
  general; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for
  South Shore Health to support its efforts to advance health equity and
  improve access for underserved communities; provided further, that the
  department shall expend not less than $500,000 for the development and
  implementation of the mobile integrated health care program; and
  provided further, that funds shall be expended for the full registration of
  practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses authorized by the
  board of registration in nursing to practice in advanced practice nursing
  roles under section 7A of chapter 94C of the General Laws ............................ $18,015,596
4510-0712     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $6,071,402 in retained revenues collected from the licensure of health
  facilities and individuals applying for emergency medical technician
  licensure and recertification for program costs of the bureau of health care
  quality and improvement; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
  may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
  authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
  accounting system .............................................................................................. $6,071,402
4510-0721     For the operation and administration of the boards of registration for health
  professions licensure; provided, that funds shall be expended for the
  operation and administration of the boards of registration in nursing,
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  pharmacy, dentistry, nursing home administrators, physician assistants,
  naturopathy, perfusionists, genetic counselors, community health workers
  and respiratory care ............................................................................................ $4,140,620
4510-0723   For the operation and administration of the board of registration in
  medicine and the committee on acupuncture ........................................................ $190,234
4510-0724   For the board of registration in medicine, including the physician profiles
  program; provided, that the board may expend revenues not to exceed
  $300,503 from new revenues associated with increased license and
  renewal fees ........................................................................................................... $300,503
4510-0790   For regional emergency medical services; provided, that the regional
  emergency medical services councils designated under 105 C.M.R.
  170.101 and the central medical emergency direction centers that were in
  existence on January 1, 1992 shall remain the designated councils and
  central medical emergency direction centers ........................................................ $500,000
4510-0811   For grants to children’s advocacy centers, including those previously
  funded through item 4800-0038 in prior fiscal years, and for services for
  child victims of sexual abuse and assault; provided, that not less than the
  amount allocated by the department of public health for each children’s
  advocacy center in fiscal year 2026 shall be expended in fiscal year 2027;
  provided further, that the department shall allocate available funding
  above the amounts required to maintain not less than the prior fiscal year’s
  funding levels for each center among the 12 accredited centers in a
  manner to promote equity in the services available to child victims of
  sexual abuse, assault and trafficking; provided further, that not less than
  $1,050,000 shall be expended for the support of the statewide delivery
  system of children’s advocacy centers with funding administered by the
  Massachusetts Children’s Alliance, Inc.; and provided further, that not later
  than January 29, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
  limited to: (i) the grants awarded to each center; (ii) the number of
  individuals served by each center receiving funding; and (iii)
  recommendations on how to improve the availability and delivery of
  services through these centers ........................................................................... $5,500,000
4510-3010   For a grant to the Down Syndrome program at the Children’s Medical
  Center at the University of Massachusetts medical center based on the
  patient-centered medical home concept ................................................................ $150,000
4512-0103   For human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency
  syndrome, or HIV/AIDS, services, programs and related services for
  persons affected by the associated conditions of viral hepatitis, sexually
  transmitted infections, tuberculosis and other infections of public health
  importance; provided, that funding shall be provided proportionately to
  serve each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS and
  associated conditions; provided further, that in compliance with the Patient
  Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, the department
  of public health shall ensure that vendors delivering HIV/AIDS community
  testing and screening shall seek third-party reimbursement for said
  services; provided further, that the department shall ensure that at least
  the same level of services shall be made available as in the previous fiscal
  year; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended
  for disease research in fiscal year 2027 ........................................................... $32,000,000
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4512-0106     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $65,194,869 for the HIV Drug Assistance Program, or HDAP, from
  revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the
  section 340B rebate program of the Public Health Service Act, as codified
  in 42 U.S.C. section 256b, administered by the Health Resources and
  Services Administration and the Office of Pharmacy Affairs; provided, that
  such services shall include activities that would be eligible for coverage
  through the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act,
  Public Law 101-381, with priority given to the human immunodeficiency
  virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug assistance
  program; provided further, that any excess rebate revenue collected
  beyond the ceiling of this appropriation shall be deposited in the General
  Fund; provided further, that services in an amount equivalent to the
  amount deposited in the General Fund shall be funded through item 4512-
  0103; and provided further, that the department may make expenditures
  from the start of each fiscal year from this item in anticipation of receipt of
  rebate revenues from pharmaceutical manufacturers ...................................... $65,194,869
4512-0200     For the bureau of substance addiction services, including a program to
  reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for
  court-adjudicated, indigent clients; provided, that the department of public
  health shall ensure that vendors providing methadone treatment shall seek
  third-party reimbursement for such services; provided further, that in order
  to support and strengthen public access to substance use disorder
  services, funds shall be expended to maintain programming including, but
  not limited to: (i) centralized intake capacity service under section 18 of
  chapter 17 of the General Laws; (ii) the number and type of facilities that
  provide treatment; and (iii) detoxification and clinical stabilization service
  beds in the public system; provided further, that not less than $10,000,000
  shall be expended for low-threshold housing, employing a “Housing First”
  model, for homeless individuals with substance use and mental health
  disorders at risk of HIV; provided further, that funds shall be expended to
  preserve and expand the programs currently funded by the Massachusetts
  Access to Recovery, or MA-ATR, program; provided further, that funds
  shall be expended to support the operations of recovery centers funded
  by the department, including centers that serve gateway municipalities as
  defined under section 3A of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided
  further, that funds shall be expended for the extended release of naltrexone
  program under section 158 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015; provided
  further, that funds shall be expended for a statewide program to improve
  training for the care of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome at
  hospital-based facilities that care for mothers and newborns, including the
  10 level III neonatal intensive care units; provided further, that under
  section 236 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, the department shall
  enhance data-sharing capabilities and collaborate across agencies to
  ensure coordination of services for newborns with neonatal abstinence
  syndrome; provided further, that funds shall be expended to support
  municipalities utilizing grant funds from the Massachusetts Opioid Abuse
  Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC) grant program; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for a voluntary training and accreditation program
  for owners and operators of alcohol and drug-free housing under section
  18A of said chapter 17; provided further, that funds shall be expended on
  MassAbility through an interagency service agreement with the bureau to
  support workforce development; provided further, that funds shall be
  expended for outpatient and mobile services for deaf/hard of hearing, and
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deaf/hard of hearing/blind individuals with substance use disorders;
provided further, that funds shall be expended for the bureau to address the
addiction treatment workforce crisis through outreach and recruitment
efforts at local and regional educational institutions and vocational-technical
high schools; provided further, that not less than $460,000 shall be
expended to the Boston Public Health Commission for an additional 30
Transitional Support Services (TSS) and Clinical Stabilization Services
(CSS) beds for up to 60 days to cover shortages; provided further, that 20
of said beds shall be for women and 10 of said beds for men; provided
further, that funds shall be expended for substance use disorder step-down
recovery services, known as level-B beds and services, and other critical
recovery services with severely reduced capacity; provided further, that said
funds shall be expended in the AA object class; provided further, that funds
shall be expended for jail diversion programs primarily for nonviolent
offenders with opioid or opiate addiction to be procured by the department
of public health; provided further, that each jail diversion program shall have
not fewer than 60 beds and shall provide clinical assessment services to the
respective courts, inpatient treatment for not more than 90 days and ongoing
case management services for not more than 1 year; provided further, that
individuals may be diverted to this or other programs by a district attorney in
conjunction with the commissioner of probation if: (a) there is reason to
believe that the individual being diverted suffers from an addiction to opiates
or another substance use disorder; and (b) the diversion of the individual is
clinically appropriate and consistent with established clinical and public
safety criteria; provided further, that programs shall be established in
separate counties in locations deemed suitable by the department of public
health; provided further, that the department shall coordinate operations
with the sheriffs, the district attorneys, the commissioner of probation and
the department of correction; provided further, that funds shall be used to
support the ongoing treatment needs of clients after 90 days for which there
is no other payer; provided further that not less than $35,000 shall be
expended to the city of Lynn for the Lynn police department’s behavioral
health unit; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
to Community Servings for the purposes of providing medically tailored
meals to persons battling chronic illnesses and workforce training
programs to those recovering from addiction; provided further, that not less
than $25,000 shall be expended to the Merrimack Valley Prevention and
Substance Abuse Project, Inc., for resources, community outreach and
programs in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than
$200,000 shall be expended to the operation of The Dimock Center’s
Behavioral Health continuum of care to provide comprehensive treatment
for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and other behavioral
health challenges, address workforce challenges and reduce barriers to
care; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
the operation of the Gavin Foundation’s behavioral health continuum of
substance use care to provide comprehensive treatment for individuals
suffering from substance use disorder and other behavioral health
challenges; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
expended to the Joseph Nee Collaborative Center for substance use
disorder programming; provided further, that funds shall be expended for
family intervention and care management services programs, a young adult
treatment program and early intervention services for individuals who are
dependent on or addicted to alcohol, controlled substances or both alcohol
and controlled substances; provided further, that funds shall be expended
for supportive case management services; provided further, that funds
shall be expended to increase the number of residential rehabilitation
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  services, with priority given to families, youth, transitional age youth and
  young adults; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the bureau
  to provide technical assistance and training to increase the number of
  providers and to support existing providers delivering culturally, ethnically
  and linguistically diverse services in communities of color; provided
  further, that funds shall be expended for a program to support
  multidisciplinary, team-based substance use services for adults with
  severe and persistent substance use disorder; provided further, that the
  program shall: (a) include a team-based approach to service delivery that
  tailors services to the specific needs and acuity of each individual; (b)
  provide substance use and social services through a person-centered
  approach; and (c) not limit program services to a specific physical location;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended to procure additional family
  supportive housing programs across the commonwealth; provided further,
  that funds shall be expended to address the addiction treatment workforce
  crisis through outreach and recruitment efforts and support to complete
  trainings and continuing education curriculum; provided further, that not
  less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to expand and develop the state’s
  licensed alcohol and drug counselor workforce; provided further, that not
  less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the purchase and distribution
  of naloxone; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be
  expended for a pilot program of public health-informed substance use
  disorder treatment services for individuals under supervision of the parole
  board, to be administered in consultation with the executive office of public
  safety and security; provided further, that the bureau shall contract with a
  community-based behavioral health provider to oversee and
  operationalize the pilot program; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended for The Serenity House, Inc.; provided further,
  that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Boston Health Care for
  the Homeless Program, Inc. in the South End and Roxbury sections of the
  city of Boston for direct care workers providing health care treatment
  services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and
  mental health and substance use disorders in and around the intersection
  of Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard and the
  surrounding impact areas; provided further, that not less than $250,000
  shall be expended to the Boston Medical Center Corporation in the South
  End section of the city of Boston for direct care workers providing health
  care treatment services for those experiencing mental health and
  substance use disorders in and around the intersection of Massachusetts
  avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard and the surrounding impact areas;
  and provided further, that funds may be expended to implement the
  recommendations of the South End/Roxbury/Newmarket Working Group
  on Addiction and Recovery to address the public health and safety crisis
  at the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Melnea Cass boulevard
  and the surrounding impact areas in collaboration with the city of Boston ..... $187,880,689
  Marijuana Regulation Fund ................................... 83.97%
  General Fund ........................................................ 16.03%
4512-0204     For the purchase, administration and training of first-responder and
  bystander naloxone distribution programs; provided, that funds shall be
  expended to maintain funding for first responder naloxone grants and
  bystander distribution in communities with high incidence of overdose;
  provided further, that the commissioner of public health may transfer funds
  between this item and item 4512-0200 as necessary under an allocation
  plan which shall detail the distribution of the funds to be transferred;
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  provided further, that not less than 30 days prior to any such transfer, the
  commissioner shall submit the allocation plan to the house and senate
  committees on ways and means; and provided further, that not later than
  October 1, 2026, the department of public health shall submit a report to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i)
  communities included in the program expansion; (ii) number of participants
  for each community; and (iii) amount of naloxone purchased and
  distributed, delineated by community.................................................................. $1,298,718
4512-0205   For grants and contracts with substance use programs to provide
  comprehensive prevention, intervention and recovery services; provided,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for UHAI for Health Inc. to
  support its opioid overdose work in the community; provided further, that
  not less than $300,000 shall be expended to for Office-Based
  Addiction/Opioid Treatment, a program of the Greater New Bedford
  Community Health Center; provided further, that not less than $125,000
  shall be expended to the city of Lynn for mental health and substance use
  disorder services; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be
  expended to Self Esteem Boston for direct service and provider training
  programs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the Latin American Health Alliance of Central Massachusetts, Inc. for
  capital expenses to support substance use recovery programming for
  communities disproportionately affected by health disparities in central
  Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
  expended to One Life at a Time, Inc., located in the city known as the town
  of Braintree, for the facilitation of access to sober living programs and job
  training services for people in recovery and associated operational costs;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city
  known as the town of Braintree for the Braintree Community Partnership
  on Substance Use; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
  expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc. for a grant program to prevent
  and treat addiction to opioid and related substances; provided further, that
  not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Walker, Inc. for behavioral
  health and wellness services for incarcerated and post-release individuals
  with children in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk to promote successful
  child development, community reintegration and reduced recidivism and
  for the expansion of similar services for at-risk and court-involved youth in
  the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk to promote mental health, academic
  success and reduced involvement in the criminal justice system; provided
  further, that not less than $475,000 shall be expended for the
  RecoveryWorks program at Massachusetts General Hospital to: (i)
  provide participant mentorship, career coaching, recovery- and career-
  oriented skills training groups and assistance with removing barriers to
  enter the workforce throughout the 5-year duration of the program; and (ii)
  partner with employers and organizations on education and anti-stigma
  efforts; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  Baystate Noble Hospital Corporation in the city of Westfield for a grant
  program to prevent and treat addiction to opioids and related substances;
  provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended to RIZE
  Massachusetts Foundation, Inc. to assist in their work to end the opioid
  epidemic in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than
  $45,000 shall be expended in equal amounts to the following substance
  abuse coalitions and community partnerships: (i) Canton Alliance Against
  Substance Abuse; (ii) Sharon Substance Prevention and Resource
  Coalition; and (iii) Norton Opioid Prevention and Education Collaborative
  N.O.P.E.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
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  to the purposes of the operation of Resources for Recovery Inc. located in
  the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; and provided further, that not
  less than $100,000 shall be expended to continued capital improvements
  to the Cambridge Community Center and for the expansion of their
  community-based behavioral health program ..................................................... $4,120,000
4512-0206     For the department of public health to coordinate a comprehensive
  statewide strategy, in partnership with municipalities, public health harm
  reduction organizations and other stakeholders, to promote existing
  commonwealth harm reduction efforts, to foster a culture of harm reduction
  and to promote community-based harm reduction services as
  recommended by the harm reduction commission established under
  section 100 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018 and to prioritize the health,
  safety and dignity of individuals who use substances as recommended by
  the commission on methamphetamine and other stimulant use in the
  commonwealth established in section 131 of chapter 24 of the acts of
  2021; provided, that not less $1,500,000 shall be made available to
  increase the availability of sterile and safe consumption equipment and
  syringe disposal services; provided further, that not less than $150,000
  shall be expended for a program to provide access to fentanyl testing
  strips or other drug checking equipment; provided further, that funds shall
  be expended to promote programming to advance the creation of new
  supportive places for treatment and related observation that offer medical
  monitoring, nasal naloxone rescue kit distribution, counseling and
  connection to primary care, behavioral health and addiction treatment
  services; and provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the
  department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means detailing the status of implementing each program
  funded in this item ............................................................................................... $6,478,000
4512-0225     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $500,000 for a compulsive gamblers’ treatment program from unclaimed
  prize money held in the State Lottery and Gaming Fund established in
  section 35 of chapter 10 of the General Laws 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 said chapter 10; provided, that the comptroller shall
  transfer the amount to the General Fund; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................... $500,000
4512-2020     For a matching grant program to be administered by the department of
  public health to support municipal public safety reform; provided that funds
  shall be made available to municipalities pursuing public safety reforms
  and alternative investments to promote equitable public safety and public
  health outcomes; provided further, that eligible reforms and investments
  shall include, but not be limited to: (i) utilizing jail diversion programs,
  including restoration centers; (ii) hiring de-escalation specialists or
  implementing de-escalation training; (iii) hiring behavioral health
  specialists or utilizing other behavioral health supports; (iv) training in
  evidence-based or evidence-informed mental health and substance use
  crisis response or alternative emergency response; and (v) hiring or
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  contracting alternative emergency response professionals; provided
  further, that preference in awarding matching grants shall be given to
  municipalities posing alternative emergency responses conducted by
  unarmed community-based human service or behavioral or mental health
  providers who shall be unaccompanied by law enforcement but who may
  call on law enforcement as needed; provided further, that municipalities
  receiving matching grants shall demonstrate a measurable benefit to the
  public health for the residents of the municipality, based on criteria
  established by the department, and that the municipality is pursuing new
  practices or reforms, or expansion of prior successful practices, that
  support criteria established by the department; provided further, that prior
  to receiving matching grants, municipalities shall provide a comprehensive
  implementation plan to the department of proposed public safety reforms
  and investments; provided further, that the department shall give priority
  to applications that propose to invest a majority of grant funds with
  community-based human service, substance use disorder treatment,
  behavioral health or mental health providers; and provided further, that not
  later than March 2, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be
  limited to: (a) a list of all municipalities that received matching funds; (b)
  the amount of matching funds awarded to each municipality; and (c) a
  description of the reforms and investments implemented in each
  municipality awarded matching funds, prior appropriation continued ................. $1,000,000
4512-2022   For grants to local and regional boards of health; provided, that funds shall
  be expended to support the state action for public health excellence
  program established in section 27D of chapter 111 of the General Laws;
  provided further, that the department of public health shall prioritize a
  geographically equitable distribution; provided further, that funds shall be
  expended for a statewide data collection and reporting system,
  implementation of intermunicipal shared service agreements and capacity
  building for local and regional boards of health; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Plymouth’s office of
  health and human services for the planning and implementation of an
  equity survey, and to develop and implement trainings; and provided
  further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the department shall submit
  a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing
  the: (i) grant recipients, their locations and amount per recipient; and (ii)
  dates that funds were released to said recipients ........................................ ….$13,050,000
4513-0999   For a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to
  pharmacies and the public about an individual’s eligibility to receive a 12-
  month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth; provided, that
  information shall include availability of a 12-month supply of
  contraceptives; and provided further, that the commissioner of public
  health shall partner with insurers, pharmacies, relevant advocacy
  organizations and employers to ensure the campaign reaches
  pharmacists, clinicians and individuals eligible to receive a 12-month
  prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth ............................................. $500,000
4513-1001   For grants to support improvements in reproductive health access,
  infrastructure and security, including grants to: (i) Tides for Reproductive
  Freedom, Incorporated; (ii) Abortion Rights Fund of Western
  Massachusetts, Incorporated; and (iii) Eastern Massachusetts Abortion
  Fund, Incorporated; provided, that not later than March 2, 2027, the
  department of public health shall submit a report to the house and senate
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  committees on ways and means detailing: (a) the grant distribution
  methodology; (b) a list of grant applicants; and (c) a list of successful grant
  applicants, including the amounts awarded and the projects being
  supported by the grants ..................................................................................... .$1,980,000
4513-1002     For women, infants and children, or WIC, nutrition services in addition to
  funds received under the federal nutrition program administered by the
  United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition
  Administration; 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 ................................................................. $15,500,388
4513-1005     For the provision of family and adolescent health services, including, but
  not limited to, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, the
  birth defects monitoring program and adolescent sexuality education;
  provided, that not less than $13,812,418 shall be expended for family
  health services; provided further, that not less than $11,207,164 of said
  funds shall be expended for comprehensive family planning services,
  including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education
  and outreach services provided by comprehensive family planning
  agencies; provided further, that not less than $6,700,000 shall be expended
  for enhancing comprehensive family planning services currently funded or
  previously funded by Title X Family Planning funding due to federal
  restrictions; provided further, that funds may be expended for the
  program’s critical congenital heart defects screening activities; provided
  further, that funds may be expended for the birth defects monitoring
  program; provided further, that not less than $1,700,000 shall be
  expended to Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. to continue
  services previously funded by Title X funding; provided further, that funds
  shall be expended for teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided
  further, that applications for pregnancy prevention funds shall be
  administered through the department of public health upon receipt and
  approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated under
  the guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of
  the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services
  identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding
  shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates
  according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed
  at children under the care of the department of children and families who
  are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; provided further, that the
  department shall collaborate with the department of children and families
  on said programming; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall
  be expended for a reproductive health care training grant program to be
  administered by the department of public health for hospitals in the
  commonwealth to provide out-of-state medical residents with reproductive
  health care training consistent with residency programs in the
  commonwealth, including, but not limited to, abortion care training if they
  cannot receive such training in the state where they are employed as a
  medical resident due to abortion restriction laws in place in such state;
  provided further, that grants shall be issued to hospitals in the
  commonwealth that provide abortion care training to medical residents;
  provided further, that each hospital grant recipient shall create and
  implement an application process for medical residents from states with
  abortion restriction laws, which prevent the out-of-state medical resident
  from receiving reproductive health care training, including abortion care
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  training, in the state where they are employed as a medical resident;
  provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 112 of the
  General Laws, a medical student who has creditably completed not less
  than 2 years of study in a legally-chartered medical school may practice
  medicine in a licensed health care facility in the commonwealth where
  reproductive health care may be lawfully provided under the supervision
  of a health care provider licensed in the commonwealth who, acting within
  the scope of that license, may provide such reproductive health care; and
  provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department of public
  health shall collect data and submit a report to the joint committee on
  public health, the joint committee on health care financing, the house and
  senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house and
  senate that shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the number of applicants
  to each grant recipient program; (ii) the number of applicants accepted into
  each program; and (iii) at least 1 program description for a hospital
  providing training funded by the grant; and provided further, that not less
  than $150,000 shall be expended for the menstrual equity program in the
  Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women to sustain
  and expand its menstrual equity program ......................................................... $27,116,673
4513-1012   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $29,200,000 from retained revenues received from federal cost-
  containment initiatives, including, but not limited to, infant formula rebates;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
  may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
  not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system ........................................ $29,200,000
4513-1020   For the early intervention program; provided, that not later than February
  2, 2027, the department of public health shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of
  families served by the program; (ii) the amount of funds appropriated in
  this item granted to qualified families; and (iii) 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 service
  categories: (a) home visit; (b) center-based individual; (c) child-focused
  group; (d) parent-focused group; and (e) screening and assessment;
  provided further, that the department shall make all reasonable efforts to
  secure third-party and Medicaid reimbursements for the services funded
  in this item; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended
  to provide respite services to families of children enrolled in early
  intervention programs who have complex care requirements, multiple
  disabilities and extensive medical and health needs; provided further, that
  priority shall be given to low-income and moderate-income families;
  provided further, that 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
  MassHealth shall cover the costs incurred for the transportation of
  MassHealth members who participate in the early intervention program;
  provided further, that nothing in this item shall give rise to, or shall be
  construed as giving rise to, enforceable legal rights to any such services
  or an enforceable entitlement to the early intervention services funded in
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  this item; provided further, that not less than 180 days prior to any change
  to current eligibility criteria, the department shall provide written notification
  to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further,
  that no eligibility changes shall be made before April 1, 2027; provided
  further, that funds in this item may be used to pay for current and prior
  year claims; provided further, that the department shall provide services to
  eligible children through 1 service delivery model and shall not determine
  eligibility for services based on family insurance status; and provided
  further, that funds from this item shall be expended for interpretation
  services and translation supports to meet the linguistic and cultural needs
  of children and families enrolled in early intervention programs ....................... $38,269,649
4513-1026     For the provision of statewide and community-based suicide prevention,
  intervention, post-intervention and surveillance activities and the
  implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided, that
  funds shall be expended for a program to address elder suicide behavior
  and attempts with the geriatric mental health services program within the
  executive office of aging and independence; provided further, that not less
  than $30,000 shall be expended to Sharing Kindness, Inc. to support
  implementation of the Hope Squad peer-to-peer suicide prevention
  program in schools; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for
  a veterans-in-crisis hotline to be used by veterans or concerned family
  members seeking counseling programs operated by the executive office
  of veterans’ services so that they may be directed towards the programs
  and services offered by their local or regional veterans’ services office to
  be staffed by counselors or outreach program personnel contracted by the
  department and trained in issues of mental health counseling and
  veterans’ services ............................................................................................. $14,423,198
4513-1027     For The Samaritans, Inc.; provided, that funds shall be used for suicide
  prevention services including, but not limited to, the operation and
  expansion of Hey Sam, the text-based mental health support line tailored
  specifically to youth and young adults, and for youth mental health
  community education, outreach and communications ........................................ $1,800,000
4513-1098     For the provision of statewide support services for survivors of homicide
  victims, including outreach services, burial assistance, grief counseling
  and other support services; provided, that funds shall be expended as
  grants in the aggregate amount of not less than $200,000 to the Louis D.
  Brown Peace Institute Corporation, a community-based support
  organization dedicated to serving families and communities impacted by
  violence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
  to Survivors Say, Inc. for direct support services to survivors and victims
  of both high-profile tragedies and other traumas and crimes; provided
  further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Darrell Lee
  Jenkins Jr. Resource Center, Inc. in the city of Springfield; and provided
  further, that the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Corporation shall establish
  and administer a process to distribute not less than $100,000 to the
  Massachusetts Survivors of Homicide Victims Network organizations
  throughout the commonwealth in the form of grants ................................................. $610,000
4513-1112     For the prevention and management of chronic diseases and their
  associated risk factors, including, but not limited to, the Massachusetts
  Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program and oral health services and
  programs; provided, that funds shall be provided for dental health services;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended for the comprehensive
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  dental program for adults with developmental disabilities; provided further,
  that funds shall be expended for the promotion of health and disease
  prevention including, but not limited to: (i) breast cancer prevention; (ii)
  diabetes screening and outreach; (iii) ovarian cancer screening; (iv)
  hepatitis C prevention and management; (v) multiple sclerosis screening,
  information, education and treatment programs and the Multiple Sclerosis
  Home Living Independently Navigating Key Services program administered
  by the Greater New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis
  Society; (vi) colorectal cancer prevention; (vii) prostate cancer screening,
  education and treatment with a particular focus on individuals with African-
  American, Hispanic or Latino heritage, family history of the disease and
  other individuals at high risk; (viii) osteoporosis education; and (ix)
  maintenance of the statewide lupus database; provided further, that funds
  shall be expended for Mass in Motion community grants in an amount not
  less than the amount expended in fiscal year 2026, contingent upon
  receipt of matching federal prevention block grant funds; provided further,
  that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for a grant to a statewide
  Alzheimer’s disease advocacy and education organization for a public
  awareness and education campaign as recommended by the federal
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; provided further, that not less
  than $6,752,977 shall be expended for smoking prevention and cessation
  programs, including youth tobacco use prevention and cessation
  programs at the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention
  Program; provided further, that not less than $475,000 shall be expended
  to the Forsyth Institute’s Center for Children’s Oral Health to expand its
  Forsyth Kids programming focused on children and adolescents and to
  explore the emerging association between oral health status and
  academic performance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
  be expended for the operation of the Cranberry Health Research Center
  at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided further, that not
  less than $250,000 shall be expended to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Association, Massachusetts Chapter, Inc. to provide care services for
  individuals suffering with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; provided further,
  that not less than $55,000 shall be expended to Blue Bridge Inc. to expand
  access to clinical trials and advance health equity through community
  engagement, patient navigation, outreach and education initiatives;
  provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to Visiting
  Dental Hygiene, Inc. in the town of Hingham to provide quality dental care
  in patients’ homes; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
  expended for the Joe Andruzzi Foundation Inc. in the city known as the
  town of North Attleborough to provide assistance to patients and their
  families experiencing emotional and financial hardships due to cancer
  diagnosis; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the purposes of the operation of VITfriends LLC located in the Hyde
  Park section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Winthrop for a resource
  navigation and coordinator position in the Winthrop department of public
  health and clinical services; and provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended to the Duchenne Program at the University
  of Massachusetts medical school to advance clinical care, research and
  innovation for patients with complex disorders affecting the human
  nervous system ................................................................................................ .$14,002,134
4513-1121   For a statewide STOP stroke program; provided further, that funds from
  this item shall be expended to provide educational programming as part
  of the Act F.A.S.T. campaign to recognize the signs and symptoms of
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  stroke and it’s warning signs with a focus on communities that have the
  highest incidence of stroke; provided further, that no funds awarded to the
  Act F.A.S.T. campaign shall be used for personnel costs; provided further,
  that the department shall provide quality improvement measures that align
  with the stroke consensus metrics by utilizing a nationally-recognized data
  set platform and expand the statewide registry that compiles information
  and statistics on stroke care using confidentiality standards that shall not
  be less secure than a nationally-recognized data set platform, including
  the stroke registry data platform; provided further, funds shall be expended
  to require all stroke service hospitals and emergency medical services
  agencies to report data consistent with nationally-recognized guidelines
  on the treatment of individuals with confirmed stroke; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended to oversee the operation and administration of
  designated stroke service hospital programs pursuant to 105 CMR
  130.1401 to 105 CMR 130.1408; provided further, that funds shall be used
  to collect and analyze data from designated stroke service hospitals in the
  commonwealth and for the salary of a full-time surveyor who shall be
  primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with the stroke service
  designation criteria; and provided further, that not later than December 31,
  2026, the department shall submit a report to the senate committee on
  post audit and oversight and the senate and house committees on ways
  and means detailing: (i) expenditures from this item; (ii) the number of
  persons reached by the campaign under this item; (iii) the methods and
  strategies implemented to reach said persons; and (iv) activities carried
  out by the department pursuant to this item .......................................................... $500,000
4513-1136     For sexual assault and domestic violence services; provided, that not less
  than $8,937,298 shall be expended for a statewide sexual assault nurse
  examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program
  for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided further, that the program
  shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system
  of nurse examiners; provided further, that funds shall be expended for
  domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and survivor services
  including, but not limited to: (i) intimate partner abuse education, formerly
  known as the batterers intervention services; (ii) services for immigrants
  and refugees; (iii) rape crisis center survivor services and prevention
  information; and (iv) intervention services and crisis housing for sexual
  violence and intimate partner violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
  transgender, queer and questioning communities; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including
  the statewide Spanish language hotline, community-based domestic
  violence response, emergency and transitional residential services for
  sexual assault and domestic violence victims and their children and
  supervised visitation and trauma services for children who witness
  violence and targeted services for department of children and families-
  involved families; provided further, that the department of public health
  shall ensure that there shall not be a disruption in survivor services and
  violence prevention activities or a negative impact on program functioning
  during fiscal year 2027; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000
  shall be expended for a domestic violence and sexual assault prevention
  program focused on teens in high-risk communities; provided further, that
  said programming shall be aimed at promoting healthy relationships and
  addressing teen dating violence for teens of all sexualities and genders;
  provided further, that the department shall partner with domestic violence
  and sexual assault service providers and other community-based or
  school-based organizations to develop evidence-based and outcome-
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  focused prevention strategies; provided further, that the program shall
  prioritize funding for schools and communities in which the majority of
  students are eligible for free or reduced lunch; provided further, that at
  least 1 program shall operate in a municipality with a population of not
  more than 25,000; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to RIA, Inc. for the survivor-directed housing program and peer
  mentorship; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  to the Center for Women and Community at the University of
  Massachusetts at Amherst to support community services; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Cape Verdean
  Association, Inc. for domestic violence outreach in the city of Brockton;
  and provided further, that said funds may be expended for a competitive
  grant program .................................................................................................... $84,057,342
4513-2020   For funding to increase behavioral health outreach, access and support;
  provided, that the department of public health, in consultation with the
  department of mental health and the department of elementary and
  secondary education, shall expend not less than $3,782,000 for a program
  to increase student access to behavioral telehealth services in schools;
  provided further, that not later than June 30, 2027, the department of
  public health shall submit a report to the joint committee on mental health,
  substance use and recovery and the house and senate committees on
  ways and means detailing the: (i) number of students participating in the
  program; (ii) frequency with which students use the program; (iii) cost of
  the services provided, including the use of support staff; and (iv) manner
  in which costs have been supported by third-party reimbursement;
  provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended by the
  department for a public awareness campaign to promote the awareness
  and availability of behavioral health services; provided further, that the
  public awareness campaign shall partner with relevant advocacy
  organizations, employers, institutions of higher education and community-
  based organizations to ensure that the campaign reaches the populations
  that are most at risk of encountering existing barriers to behavioral health
  services; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended
  for a pipeline program to establish a culturally, ethnically and linguistically
  diverse mental health worker pipeline between acute care hospitals and
  freestanding psychiatric facilities and local colleges; provided further, that
  the department shall designate the Massachusetts Health and Hospital
  Association, Inc. to administer the program; provided further, that the
  department shall report to the clerks of the house of representatives and
  the senate, the joint committee on higher education, the joint committee
  on mental health, substance use and recovery and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing: (a) description of the partners
  in the program; (b) a demographic and geographic profile of the students
  served in the program; (c) a summary of post-program employment or
  continuing education of participating students; and (d) any budgetary
  recommendations on ways to further expand the program; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lowell
  Community Foundation, Inc. to fund local non-profit organizations and
  social services agencies in the 16th Middlesex district; provided further,
  that not less than $5,000,000 shall be expended to community health
  centers to support the allied health workforce; provided further, that for the
  purpose of this item, a community health center shall be defined as any
  entity receiving funding pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 254(b); provided
  further, that funds shall be used for workforce supports including, but not
  limited to, loan repayment, workforce development programs, pipeline
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  initiatives and retention payments; provided further, that workforce
  supports shall prioritize the recruitment and retention of a culturally and
  linguistically diverse workforce; and provided further, that payments shall
  be allocated to community health centers based on financial need ................. $10,334,773
4516-0263     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $1,296,253 in retained revenues from blood lead testing fees collected
  from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
  may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
  not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system .......................................... $1,296,253
4516-1000     For the operation of the bureau of infectious disease and laboratory
  sciences, including infectious disease surveillance and the state public
  health laboratory; provided, that funds shall be expended for an eastern
  equine encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and
  treatment services; provided further, that the department of public health
  shall ensure that vendors delivering tuberculosis clinical services and
  treatment shall seek third-party reimbursement for such services; provided
  further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for
  administrative, space or energy expenses of the department that are not
  directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item; provided
  further, that not less than $2,657,020 shall be expended for the operation
  of the universal immunization program; provided further, that all costs
  related to childhood vaccines shall be paid for through the Vaccine
  Purchase Trust Fund established in section 24N of chapter 111 of the
  General Laws; and provided further, that not later than September 16,
  2026, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on public
  health and the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing: (i) the current departmental recommendations for the
  commonwealth's vaccine distribution plan, including the role of local
  boards of health; (ii) the current state of implementing the plan; (iii) any
  anticipated state investments necessary to carry out the plan; and (iv) the
  department's plan to improve vaccine distribution coordination efforts with
  local boards of health ........................................................................................ $28,903,456
4516-1005     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $1,097,107 generated by fees collected from providers or insurers for
  sexually-transmitted infections testing performed at the state public health
  laboratory; provided, that collected retained revenues may be used to
  supplement the costs of the laboratory; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................ $1,097,107
4516-1010     For state matching funds required by the federal Pandemic and All-
  Hazards Preparedness Act, Public Law 109-417 ............................................... $1,518,847
4516-1022     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $364,592 generated by fees collected from insurers and providers for
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  tuberculosis tests performed at the state public health laboratory;
  provided, that collected retained revenues may be used to supplement the
  costs of the laboratory; and provided further, that notwithstanding any
  general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating
  timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
  may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
  authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
  accounting system ................................................................................................. $364,592
4516-1037   For the department of public health, which may expend for the
  implementation of chapter 111O of the General Laws and rules and
  regulations promulgated thereunder not more than $49,569 in retained
  revenues collected from application fees for approval of mobile integrated
  health care programs and renewals thereof and from fines and penalties
  imposed by the department on mobile integrated health care programs;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
  may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
  not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system ............................................... $49,569
4516-1039   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $500,424 in retained revenues collected from application fees under
  section 25C of chapter 111 of the General Laws to support the operations
  of the determination of need program and health care facility plan review
  within the department; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller
  may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this
  authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state
  accounting system ................................................................................................. $500,424
4518-0200   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $2,411,409 generated by fees collected from services provided at the
  registry of vital records and statistics, including: (i) amendments of vital
  records and requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry;
  (ii) requests for heirloom certificates; and (iii) research requests performed
  by registry staff at the registry; provided, that collected retained revenues
  may be used for all program costs, including the compensation of
  employees; provided further, that the registrar of vital records and statistics
  shall exempt any person requesting a verification of birth to establish
  eligibility for Medicaid from the payment of a fee; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................ $2,411,409
4590-0250   For school health services and school-based health centers in public and
  nonpublic schools; provided, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be
  expended for mental health services in public and nonpublic schools;
  provided further, that funds shall be distributed to public and nonpublic
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  schools based on the percentage of students in the commonwealth
  enrolled in each school; provided further, that services shall include, but not
  be limited to: (i) strengthening the infrastructure of school health services in
  the areas of personnel and policy development, programming and
  interdisciplinary collaboration; (ii) developing linkages between school
  health services programs and community health providers; (iii) incorporating
  health education programs, including tobacco prevention and cessation
  activities, in school curricula and in the provision of school-based health
  services; and (iv) incorporating obesity prevention programs, including
  nutrition and wellness programs, in school curricula, to address the nutrition
  and lifestyle habits needed for healthy development; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for school nurses and school-based health center
  programs; provided further, that funds may be expended to pay for nurse
  salaries for more than 3 school years; provided further, that funds may be
  expended to address the recommendations of the commission on lesbian,
  gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth established in
  section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws for the reduction of health
  disparities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning
  youth; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to
  enhance the commonwealth's capacity to support the development of
  school-based bridge programs for youth who have had prolonged school
  absence due to hospitalization for physical or mental health care; provided
  further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to assist in
  programming efforts for the Southcoast LGBTQ Network, Inc. in the city of
  New Bedford; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the North Quabbin Community Coalition, Inc............................... $22,575,010
4590-0912     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $35,164,866 from reimbursements collected for Western Massachusetts
  hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public
  health; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, the Western Massachusetts hospital shall be eligible to receive
  and retain full payment under the medical assistance program
  administered by the executive office of health and human services under
  chapter 118E of the General Laws for all goods and services provided by
  the hospital under federal requirements; and provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system .......................................................................... $35,164,866
4590-0913     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $1,578,230 for payments received for those services provided by the
  Lemuel Shattuck hospital to incarcerated persons from county correctional
  facilities; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
  the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department
  may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts
  not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system .......................................... $1,578,230
4590-0915     For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Pappas
  Rehabilitation Hospital for Children, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the
  hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided,
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  that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel
  Shattuck hospital to incarcerated persons from houses of correction not
  managed by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-
  0903 of section 2B; provided further, that Tewksbury hospital shall
  maintain the same number of beds in fiscal year 2027 as it maintained in
  fiscal year 2026; provided further, that the department of public health shall
  expend not less than $600,000 to municipalities hosting a department of
  public health facility that also acts as a department of mental health
  continuing care facility and which does not also operate as a department
  of correction facility; provided further, that said funds shall not be
  expended to a municipality if the department of public health facility also
  operates as a department of correction facility; and provided further, that
  the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for care
  provided to incarcerated persons of the department of correction and county
  correctional facilities who are treated at the public health hospitals ................. $251,388,736
4590-0917   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $5,283,806 from payments received from the vendor managing health
  services for state correctional facilities for incarcerated persons receiving
  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 ............................................................................ $5,283,806
4590-0918   For the state office of pharmacy services, which may expend not more
  than $43,065,614 from retained revenues collected from vendors
  providing health care services to the department of correction; provided,
  that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the
  purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of
  retained revenues and related expenditures, the department of public
  health may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
  amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
  revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system ......................... $43,065,614
4590-0924   For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $2,311,959 from reimbursements collected by Tewksbury hospital based
  on a revenue enhancement project to obtain Medicaid coverage for
  patients whose services are not currently being reimbursed; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose
  of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained
  revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses
  and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the
  lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported
  in the state accounting system ............................................................................ $2,311,959
4590-0925   For the costs of a prostate cancer awareness, education and research
  program focusing on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino
  heritage, family history of the disease and other men at high risk; provided,
  that the department of public health shall oversee and manage said
  program; and provided further, that the department shall grant not less
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  than 85 per cent of funds from this item to the AdMeTech Foundation-led
  Prostate Cancer Action Council, which shall leverage existing partnerships
  with other state-funded nonprofit research organizations and current and
  past federally-funded, state-funded and privately-funded prostate cancer
  programs aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life and reducing
  health care costs ................................................................................................. $1,275,000
4590-0930     For price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the
  municipal naloxone bulk purchase program ....................................................... $1,501,157
4590-1503     For the provision of statewide support services for maternal, child and
  family health activities for pregnant people, parents, caregivers, infants,
  children and youth, including those with special health needs to maintain
  the public health infrastructure necessary to promote racially equitable,
  evidence-based, data-informed and family-engaged services and
  programs; provided, that funds appropriated in this item shall be expended
  for the notification of and follow through with affected families, primary care
  providers and early intervention programs upon the department of public
  health's receipt of data indicative of potential hearing disorders in newborns;
  provided further, that not less than $10,840,965 shall be expended for the
  pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111
  of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding said section
  24K of said chapter 111, children less than 22 years of age shall be eligible
  for this program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to Seven Sisters Midwifery LLC; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to Worcester Community Midwifery to
  provide midwifery care and birth center services to families across the
  state; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to
  the development and implementation of a pilot program for MassHealth to
  partner with a mobile pregnancy application to promote awareness of the
  commonwealth’s maternal and infant health programs to prenatal,
  pregnant and postpartum individuals who are enrolled in Medicaid or are
  eligible for Medicaid; provided further, that such application shall have the
  capability to deliver education, resources and support to prenatal,
  pregnant and postpartum individuals and their families, including, but not
  limited to, information specific to the commonwealth, links to programs
  administered by the department and other state agencies and culturally
  and linguistically appropriate content; provided further, that not later than
  January 30, 2028, the department shall evaluate the effectiveness of the
  pilot program and report on utilization, outcomes and recommendations
  for expansion; provided further, that not less than $386,000 shall be
  expended for universal newborn hearing screening; provided further, that
  funds shall be expended for universal newborn hearing screening and
  perinatal-neonatal quality improvement; provided further, that not less
  than $1,000,000 shall be expended for a doula certification program;
  provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the
  operations of and hiring additional personnel for the Massachusetts
  maternal mortality and morbidity review committee to enhance the
  committee’s ability to comprehensively review deaths and complications
  that occur during or within 1 year of pregnancy and make related remedial
  policy and practice recommendations; provided further, that the committee
  shall convene regularly to encourage consistent case review and reporting
  of findings and recommendations; provided further, that the department of
  public health shall submit to the committee, in a timely manner,
  aggregated and patient-level maternal morbidity and mortality data for
  review and utilization in developing recommendations to improve perinatal
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  and maternal health outcomes; provided further, that not later than March
  2, 2027, the committee shall submit a report on its findings and
  recommendations to the joint committee on public health, the house and
  senate committees on ways and means, the pregnancy and birth equity
  task force of the Massachusetts caucus of women legislators and the
  commission on the status of women; provided further, that not less than
  $1,000,000 shall be expended to support the development and operation
  of freestanding birth centers to cover costs including, but not limited to,
  facility costs, start-up expenditures and the cost of providing full prenatal
  care and extensive postpartum care; provided further, that funds shall be
  issued through a competitive grant process; provided further, that
  freestanding birth centers and maternal health-centered community-based
  nonprofit organizations shall be eligible to apply for the funds, which shall
  include a requirement that a birth center be licensed or be in active pursuit
  of licensure; provided further, that priority for funding shall be given to birth
  centers that serve communities historically impacted most by inequities in
  maternal health including, but not limited to, high rates of maternal and
  infant mortality; provided further, that not less than $220,000 shall be
  expended for grants to community-based organizations to address mental
  health conditions and substance use disorders for perinatal individuals
  consistent with section 16GG of chapter 6A of the General Laws; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Hilltown Village,
  Inc. doing business as It Takes A Village in the town of Huntington for
  postpartum and early parenting support for families in the western region
  of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
  be expended for the Neighborhood Birth Center in the city of Boston to
  provide perinatal health care and prenatal and postpartum support; and
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Pernet
  Family Health Service of Worcester, Inc. in the city of Worcester for its
  fourth trimester screening program ................................................................... $17,302,092
4590-1504   For a neighborhood-based gun and violent crime prevention program for
  targeted work with out-of-school youth and young adults aged 17 to 24,
  inclusive, intended to prevent gun violence and other violent crime in
  neighborhoods and municipalities with the highest rates of violent crime in
  the commonwealth; provided, that funds shall be awarded in consultation
  with the executive office of public safety and security and the department
  of elementary and secondary education; provided further, that funds shall
  be awarded to nonprofit, community-based organizations located in and
  serving high risk youth in eligible communities; provided further, that
  preference shall be given to organizations that have: (i) demonstrated
  street outreach capacity; (ii) effective partnerships with neighborhood
  health and human services agencies, including mental health providers,
  and with schools and other local educational institutions; and (iii) clearly
  outlined a comprehensive plan in support of continued or expanded
  collaboration efforts with such partners, including data related to
  measurable outcomes of successful partner collaboration; provided
  further, that eligible expenses for such grants shall include, but not be
  limited to, case workers, mental health counselors, academic supports and
  other research-based practices and related support services; provided
  further, that the department shall ensure that every grant recipient
  establishes measurable outcomes in its comprehensive plan and provides
  data related to those outcomes that demonstrate program success;
  provided further, that preference shall be given to proposals that
  demonstrate coordination with programs and services funded through
  items 4000-0005, 7061-0010 and 7061-9612; provided further, that the
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  department shall allocate funding to support training and technical
  assistance for all grantees; provided further, that not later than March 2,
  2027, the department shall submit a report to the executive office for
  administration and finance, the joint committee on public health, the joint
  committee on public safety and homeland security, the joint committee on
  education and the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing the awarding of grants and details of anticipated contracts by
  district; provided further, that the department shall further report on the
  effectiveness of the program including, but not limited to: (a) any
  measurable data-driven results; (b) which strategies and collaborations
  have most effectively reduced gun and other violence in the grantee
  neighborhoods; (c) how spending through this item has been aligned with
  spending from items 4000-0005, 7061-0010 and 7061-9612 in ways that
  enhance public safety while avoiding programmatic duplication; and (d)
  what efforts have been taken by the nonprofit community and
  municipalities to ensure the long-term viability of the reforms funded by the
  program; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended
  to the Nubian Square Safety Initiative; and provided further, that copies of
  the report shall be provided to: (1) the joint committee on public safety
  and homeland security; (2) the joint committee on public health; (3) the joint
  committee on education; and (4) the house and senate committees on ways
  and means not later than September 2, 2027 ....................................................... $11,307,331
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 funds shall be considered
  one-time; and provided further, that grants shall not annualize in fiscal year
  2028 .................................................................................................................... $4,001,578
4590-1507     For competitively-procured grants to youth at-risk programs utilizing an
  evidence-based positive youth development model, including programs
  that serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning
  youth; provided further, that the department of public health shall award
  not less than $2,500,000 to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAS, Inc.,
  which shall be distributed among the alliance’s member organizations;
  provided further, that the department shall award not less than $3,000,000
  to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., the first
  $2,000,000 of which shall be distributed equally among its member
  organizations; provided further, that the department shall provide not less
  than $1,000,000 to the YWCA, which shall be distributed equally among
  the Alliance of YWCAS’ organizations in the commonwealth; provided, that
  not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Mildred C. Hailey youth
  center for staffing and operations, resources and events that support the
  residents of the Mildred C. Hailey development; provided further, that not
  less than $250,000 shall be expended to the Big Brother Big Sisters of
  Eastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall
  be expended to Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest, Inc. to purchase
  equipment to improve safety and security at its facilities; provided further,
  that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Old Colony YMCA
  Wellness Services, Inc., for capital purposes, to support its health and
  wellness, swimming, childcare, community and social services and other
  programming for the public at the Plymouth branch; provided further, that
  not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Montachusett Community
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Branch of The Young Men's Christian Association Of Central
Massachusetts in the city of Fitchburg for upgrades that support its youth
and community programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended for the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster
- A Nonprofit Corporation for infrastructure improvements to support its
youth and community programming; provided further, that not less than
$50,000 shall be expended to the Moving Mountains; provided further, that
not less than $65,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of
Randolph to support its enhanced social services program; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Awake Youth
Violence Prevention; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
expended to the Boys & Girls Club of Metro North, Inc to establish an
innovation center and STEM lab; provided further, that not less than
$120,000 shall be expended to the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.
for support and community engagement programs for at-risk youth;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to The
Black Springfield Covid-19 Coalition; provided further, that not less than
$100,000 shall be expended to College Bound Dorchester, Inc. for the
administration of Uncornered and other services for at-risk youth; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Parent Villages,
Inc. for its youth outreach center; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to LTS Grow with Success Academy to
support professional development in the cosmetology field and to provide
job training for low-income residents in the Merrimack Valley; provided
further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the Boys and
Girls Club of Cape Cod, Inc., for capital purposes, to support its after
school programs, summer camps, teen programs, youth programs and
enrichment programs for the public; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to Change the Play to support professional
development and mentorship efforts for at-risk youth in the Merrimack
Valley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for
the YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc. in the city of Westfield for capital
improvements and operational costs at Camp Shepard to support outdoor
education and recreation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended to Day Dreaming Organization Inc to support baseball
programming and youth mentoring in the city of Lawrence; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Sueños
Basketball, Inc. to support the recreational, social and health benefits the
league provides to low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Methuen Youth
Basketball Association, Inc. to enhance youth mentorship initiatives,
develop robust sports programming and strengthen violence prevention
efforts aimed at promoting teamwork, personal development and
community engagement among Methuen youth, and programming shall
prioritize underserved youth and promote life skills that support academic
success and leadership; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended to Hoop and Handles in the city of Methuen to provide
targeted youth mentorship, individualized basketball training and skill
development programming for underserved and at-risk youth; provided
further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city known as
the town of Randolph for purposes of continued funding for the town’s
Enhanced Social Services Program; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to Friends and Mentors, Inc. for costs
associated with their at-risk youth mentoring programming in the city of
Brockton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
to Project R.I.G.H.T., Inc. for personnel, programming and administrative
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  costs associated with violence prevention, trauma support outreach and
  neighborhood-based intervention workers serving the Grove Hall
  community; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
  expended to The Possible Zone for Career and Technical Education (CTE)
  initiatives in the cities of Lawrence, Lowell and Brockton; and provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Hockomock
  Area YMCA for its Integration Initiative to provide unique, innovative and
  impactful opportunities for children, teens and young adults with special
  needs and their families .................................................................................... $13,115,000
4590-2001     For the department of public health, which may expend not more than
  $4,489,889 of payments received for services provided by Tewksbury
  hospital to clients of the department of developmental services, including
  for the provision of behavioral health services and the continuation of
  short-term medical rehabilitation for clients of the department of
  developmental services; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the department of public health may incur expenses and the
  comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of
  this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the
  state accounting system ..................................................................................... $4,489,889
  OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
Department of Children and Families.
4800-0015     For central and area office administration and service coordination of the
  department of children and families; 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 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 30 days
  prior to any such transfer; provided further, that not more than 5 per cent of
  any item shall be transferred in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the
  commissioner may transfer funds from line item 4800-1100 into line item
  4800-0015 for the purpose of maintaining appropriate staffing ratios;
  provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate
  committees on ways and means 30 days in advance of any such transfer;
  provided further, that not more than 2 per cent of funds from line item 4800-
  1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that no funds
  shall be expended from this item for the compensation of unit 8
  employees; provided further, that the department of children and families
  shall not place a child or adolescent referred by, or discharged from, the
  care of the department of mental health until the department of mental
  health forwards an assessment and recommendation as to whether the
  child or adolescent may be appropriately placed in foster care or if, due to
  severe emotional disturbance, such child or adolescent is more
  appropriate for congregate care placement; provided further, that the
  department of children and families shall assist the department of mental
  health in making such assessments and recommendations; provided
  further, that if placement of a child with someone other than a parent
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becomes necessary, the department of children and families shall place
the highest priority on identifying a family resource within the child’s
kinship or family circle and shall provide services and support to partner
with the family resource in meeting the child’s needs; provided further, that
unless otherwise authorized, all funds including federal reimbursements
received by the department shall be credited to the General Fund, except
for federal reimbursement used to support revenue maximization projects;
provided further, that the department of children and families and the
department of early education and care shall provide standards for early
education and care placements made through the supportive child care
program; provided further, that the department of children and families, in
collaboration with the department of early education and care, shall
maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for
supportive child care services, the number of supportive slots filled and
the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that
notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department
of children and families shall not reduce recoupment amounts
recommended by the state auditor; provided further, that there shall not
be a waiting list for the services; provided further, that all children eligible
for services under item 3000-3060 shall receive those services; provided
further, that the department shall maintain a timely, independent and fair
administrative hearing system; provided further, that not later than
December 2, 2026, and February 26, 2027, the department shall submit
reports to the joint committee on children, families and persons with
disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means
which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the fair hearing requests filed
in fiscal year 2027, using non-identifying information, which shall state, for
each hearing request: (a) the subject matter of the appeal; (b) the number
of days between the hearing request and the first day of the hearing; (c)
the number of days between the first day of the hearing and the hearing
officer’s decision; (d) the number of days between the hearing officer’s
decision and the agency’s final decision; (e) the number of days of
continuance granted at the appellant’s request; (f) the number of days of
continuance granted at the request of the department or the hearing
officer’s request, specifying which party made the request; and (g) whether
the department’s decision that was the subject of the appeal was affirmed
or reversed; and (ii) the fair hearing requests filed before fiscal year 2027,
which have been pending for more than 180 days, stating the number of
those cases, how many of those cases have been heard but not decided
and how many have been decided by the hearing officer but not yet issued
as a final decision of the agency; provided further, that the department
shall maintain and make available to the public, during regular business
hours, a record of its fair hearings, with personal identifying information
removed, including for each hearing request: (1) the date of the request;
(2) the date of the hearing decision; (3) the decision rendered by the
hearing officer; and (4) the final decision rendered by the commissioner of
children and families after review; provided further, that the department
shall make redacted copies of fair hearing decisions available within 30
days of a written request; provided further, that the department shall not
make available any information in violation of federal privacy regulations;
provided further, that not later than February 26, 2027, the department
shall submit a report to the joint committee on children, families and
persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways
and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (A) number of
medical and psychiatric personnel and their level of training currently
employed by or under contract with the department; (B) number of foster
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  care reviews conducted by the department and the average length of time
  in which each review was completed; (C) number of social workers and
  supervisors who have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social
  work; (D) total number of social workers and the total number of social
  workers holding licensure, by level; (E) number of the department’s
  contracts reviewed by the state auditor and number of corrective action
  plans issued; and (F) number of corrective action plans entered into by the
  department; provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly
  reports to the joint committee on children, families and persons with
  disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means on
  the caseload of the department; provided further, that the report shall
  include, but not be limited to: (I) the caseloads of residential placements,
  congregate care, foster care, therapeutic foster care, adoption,
  guardianship, 51A reports, substantiated 51A reports, the number of
  children who die in the care and custody of the department, the number of
  children currently eligible for supportive child care, the number of children
  presently receiving supportive child care and the number of medical and
  psychiatric consultation requests made by the department’s social
  workers; (II) the number of approved foster care placements; (III) 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
  child remains in placement beyond that which is medically necessary; (IV)
  the number of children in the department’s care and custody who are
  receiving medical or psychiatric care through other publicly-funded
  sources; (V) the number of children served by supervised visitation centers
  and the number of those children who are reunified with their families; (VI)
  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; (VII) for each area office, the number
  of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in the quarters covered by the
  report and the number of kinship guardianship subsidies provided in that
  quarter for which federal reimbursement was received; (VIII) for each area
  office, the total spending amount on services other than case management
  services provided to families to keep a child with the child’s parents or
  reunifying the child with the child’s parents, detailing spending by the type
  of service provided including, but not limited to, the number of children and
  a breakdown of spending for respite care, intensive in-home services,
  client financial assistance and flexible funding, community-based after-
  school social and recreation program services, family navigation services
  and parent aide services and the unduplicated number of families that
  receive the services; (IX) for each area office, the total number of families
  residing in shelters paid for by the department, a list of where the families
  are sheltered, the total cost and average cost per family at those shelters
  and a description of how the department determines who qualifies or does
  not qualify for a shelter; (X) for each area office, the number of requests
  for voluntary services, delineated by type of service requested, whether
  the request was approved or denied, the number of families that were
  denied voluntary services and received a 51A report, the reasons for
  denying such services and what, if any, referrals were made for services
  by other agencies or entities; (XI) the number of families receiving multiple
  51A reports within a 10-month period, the number of cases reopened
  within 6 months of being closed and the number of children who return
  home and then reenter an out-of-home placement within 6 months; (XII)
  the number of children and families served by the family resource centers,
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  delineated by area; and (XIII) the number of children in the care and
  custody of the department whose whereabouts are unknown; provided
  further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the department shall submit
  a report to the joint committee on children, families and persons with
  disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means that
  details any changes to the rules, regulations or guidelines established by
  the department in the previous fiscal year to carry out its duties under
  chapter 119 of the General Laws including, but not limited to: (aa) criteria
  used to determine whether a child has been abused or neglected; (bb)
  guidelines for removal of a child from the home; and (cc) standards to
  determine what reasonable efforts are being made to keep a child in the
  home; provided further, that on a monthly basis, the department shall
  provide the caseload forecasting office with data on children receiving
  services, young adults receiving services as defined in section 21 of said
  chapter 119 who continue to receive services as authorized in subsection
  (f) of section 23 of said chapter 119 and other pertinent data related to
  items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041 that is requested by the office; provided
  further, that the report shall also contain the number of children and
  families served by the family resource centers, by area, and an evaluation
  of the services provided and their effectiveness; provided further, that to
  the extent feasible within existing appropriations, the department shall
  maintain existing services for the aging-out population; provided further,
  that the commissioner of children and families may transfer funds from
  item 4800-1100 to this item to maintain appropriate staffing ratios under
  the memorandum of agreement between the commonwealth and the
  Alliance/Local 509, SEIU executed on March 25, 2013; provided further,
  that not less than 15 days before any such transfer, the commissioner shall
  notify the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided
  further, that not more than 2 per cent of the funds from said item 4800-
  1100 shall be transferred in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the
  commissioner may transfer funds between items 4800-0030, 4800-0038,
  4800-0040 and 4800-0041 for services only and, as necessary, under an
  allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of the
  funds to be transferred; provided further, that transfers shall not be made
  for administrative costs; provided further, that not less than 15 days before
  any such transfer, the commissioner shall notify the house and senate
  committees on ways and means; provided further, that not less than
  $125,000 shall be expended to Rick’s Place, Inc. of Wilbraham for
  providing grief support to youth and their families in the Pioneer Valley;
  provided further, that funds shall be expended for a unit to help identify at-
  risk youth and provide preventative services and to implement a missing
  or absent youth recovery response policy; and provided further, that not
  later than January 15, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee
  on children, families and persons with disabilities that shall include, but not
  be limited to, the: (aaa) number of young adults as defined in said section
  21 of said chapter 119 who are continuing to receive services from the
  department as set forth in said subsection (f) of said section 23 of said
  chapter 119, by each area office of the department; and (bbb) total cost of
  such services .................................................................................................. $156,573,247
4800-0016   For the department of children and families, which may expend for the
  operation of the transitional employment program not more than
  $2,000,000 from retained revenues collected from various state, county
  and municipal government entities and state authorities for the costs
  related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead
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  costs and expenses incurred by the not-for-profit managing agent selected
  by the commissioner of children and families for administering the
  program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, the commissioner may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc. to
  manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to
  participants from the aging-out population, parolees, probationers, youth
  service releasees and other community residents considered to have
  employment needs .............................................................................................. $2,000,000
4800-0025     For foster care review services ........................................................................... $5,585,836
4800-0030     For the continuation of local and regional administration and coordination
  of services provided by lead agencies through purchase-of-service
  contracts, including flex services; provided, that not less than $150,000
  shall be expended to the Weymouth Teen Center for job skills training,
  technology support, remedial education services and to promote a social
  service program for growth and social welfare .................................................... $19,324,028
4800-0036     For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in
  conjunction with the district attorneys .................................................................... $971,752
4800-0038     For guardianship, foster care, adoption, family preservation and kinship
  services provided by the department of children and families; provided,
  that services funded through this item shall include shelter services,
  substance use treatment, young parent programs, parent aides, education
  and counseling services, foster care, adoption and guardianship
  subsidies, tiered reimbursements used to promote the foster care
  placement of children with special medical and social needs, assessment
  of the appropriateness of adoption for children in the care of the
  department for more than 12 months, protective services provided by
  partnership agencies, targeted recruitment and retention of foster families,
  respite care services, post-adoption services and support services for
  foster, kinship and adoptive families and juvenile fire setter prevention
  programs and services for people at risk of domestic violence, including
  payroll costs; provided further, that funds may be expended on programs
  that received funding in fiscal year 2013; provided further, that funds may
  be expended to support reforms at the department to improve foster care
  and placement stability and to ensure positive permanency outcomes for
  children; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  the Rise Above Foundation, Inc. for additional programming for additional
  youth; provided further, that not less than 30 days before making each such
  reform, the department shall provide an assessment of the racial impact
  of such reform, including whether it is likely to have a disproportionate or
  unique impact on racial and ethnic minorities in the commonwealth;
  provided further, that such assessment shall be submitted to the joint
  committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, the house
  and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the senate
  and house of representatives; provided further, that not less than $250,000
  shall be expended for the Tempo program at the Wayside Youth and
  Family Support Network, Inc; provided further, that the department may
  contract with provider agencies for the coordination and management of
  services, including flex services; and provided further, that not less than
  $500,000 shall be expended to the Jewish Family and Children’s Service,
  Inc.’s Center for Early Relationship Support, including the Fragile
  Beginnings program, the Project Newborns Exposed to Substances:
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  Support and Therapy and related clinical and community services for
  vulnerable families with children from birth to age 5, inclusive ....................... $343,981,153
4800-0040   For family preservation, reunification and service coordination; provided,
  that services shall include family support and stabilization services
  provided by the department of children and families ...................................... $129,614,767
4800-0041   For congregate care services; provided, that funds may be expended from
  this item to provide community-based services, including in-home support
  and stabilization services, to children who would otherwise be placed in
  congregate settings; and provided further, that the department of children
  and families shall oversee area review teams that shall evaluate the
  feasibility of maintaining the child in the community in this manner
  whenever possible before recommending placement in a congregate care
  setting .............................................................................................................. $450,734,746
4800-0058   For the support of a foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents;
  provided, that not later than April 1, 2027, the department of children and
  families shall submit a report to the joint committee on children, families
  and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on
  ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of
  new foster care parents as a result of the foster care campaign; and (ii)
  methods used by the department to recruit foster care parents ............................ $945,945
4800-0091   For the department of children and families, which may expend not more
  than $5,142,531 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of
  the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 670 et. seq. during fiscal year 2027 to
  develop a training institute for professional development at the
  department; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
  the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
  between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the
  department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for
  payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most
  recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and
  provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $5,142,531 shall
  be credited to the General Fund ......................................................................... $5,142,531
4800-0200   For the support and maintenance of family resource centers throughout
  the commonwealth; provided, that funds may be expended to expand
  services at existing centers or to establish new centers in areas with
  identified coverage gaps; provided further, that centers supported through
  this item shall be subject to the selection and reporting requirements of
  item 4000-0051; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to the Eliot Family Resource Center in the city of Everett for the
  implementation of additional programming; and provided further, that not
  less than $3,300,000 shall be expended for the Juvenile Court Mental
  Health Advocacy Project for kids administered by Health Law Advocates,
  Inc. to increase access to mental health treatment for at-risk children and
  adolescents involved in or diverted from juvenile courts .................................. $35,100,000
4800-1100   For the AA and DD object class costs of the department of children and
  families’ social workers; provided, that funds shall mitigate social worker
  caseloads in those area offices furthest above the statewide weighted
  caseload standard and towards achieving a social worker caseload ratio
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  of 15 to 1 statewide; and provided further, that only employees of
  bargaining unit 8, as identified in the Massachusetts personnel
  administrative reporting and information system, shall be paid from this
  item.................................................................................................................. $320,870,628
  OFFICE OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Department of Mental Health.
5011-0100     For the operation of the department of mental health; provided, that not
  less than $1,200,000 shall be expended to Mass211, Inc. to support
  continued staffing growth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall
  be expended to the Mental Health Collaborative for service expansion;
  provided further, that the department of mental health, in consultation with
  the department of correction, shall conduct a comprehensive investigation
  into the steps necessary to transfer the oversight and management of
  Bridgewater state hospital from the department of correction to the
  department of mental health; and provided further, that not later than June
  30, 2027, the department of mental health shall submit an implementation
  plan to the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery,
  joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the senate
  and house committees on ways and means detailing the findings and
  recommendations of the comprehensive investigation which shall include,
  but not be limited to: (i) an estimated timeline for the implementation of a
  secure transition of oversight and management of the operations of
  Bridgewater state hospital by not later than December 31, 2028 without
  requiring the designation or construction of a new facility; (ii) the potential
  impact that department of mental health oversight would have on access
  to clinical mental health services and supports for residents; (iii) drafts of
  legislation necessary to facilitate the transfer of oversight and
  management of the hospital; (iv) proposed enhancements to staff training
  to ensure compliance with the legal requirements regarding the use of
  restraints and seclusion on patients in a residential mental health care
  facility; (v) an analysis of current staffing ratios; (vi) proposed measures to
  reduce and prevent mold growth and improve air quality; (vii) the fiscal
  impacts associated with the transfer of oversight and management; and
  (viii) any additional measures to provide a safe and improved therapeutic
  environment for providers and residents of the hospital .................................. $37,772,029
5042-5000     For child and adolescent services, including the costs of psychiatric and
  related services provided to children and adolescents determined to be
  medically-ready for discharge from acute hospital units or mental health
  facilities and who are experiencing unnecessary delays in being
  discharged due to the lack of more appropriate settings; provided, that to
  fund said services, the commissioner of mental health may allocate funds
  from the amount appropriated in this item to other departments within the
  executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the
  department of mental health shall not refer or discharge a child or
  adolescent to the custody or care of the department of children and
  families until the department of mental health forwards its assessment and
  recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent is appropriate for
  foster care or, due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate
  for group care; provided further, that the department of children and
  families shall maintain the same number of intensive residential treatment
  programs and clinically intensive residential treatment programs as were
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maintained in fiscal year 2026; provided further, that the department shall
expend not less than $4,375,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry
Access Program, or MCPAP; provided further, that not less than $675,000
of that amount shall be expended for MCPAP for Moms statewide to
address mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum people and
to expand support for pregnant and postpartum people by adding
substance use disorder-specific education, training, consultation and care
coordination to the project’s existing capacity; provided further, that not
less than $500,000 of that amount shall be expended to MCPAP to
develop and implement behavioral health consultation services that are
accessible to school personnel and students in kindergarten to grade 12,
inclusive; provided further, that amounts expended from this item for
MCPAP that are related to services provided on behalf of commercially-
insured clients shall be assessed by the commissioner on surcharge
payors as defined in section 64 of chapter 118E of the General Laws and
shall be collected in a manner consistent with the department’s
regulations; provided further, that not later than March 15, 2027, the
department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and
means on: (i) an overview of MCPAP care coordination efforts; (ii) the
number of psychiatric consultations, face-to-face consultations and
referrals made to specialists on behalf of children with behavioral health
needs in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027; and (iii) recommendations
to: (a) increase the number of specialists receiving referrals through
MCPAP; (b) increase access to MCPAP in regions currently underutilizing
the project; and (c) improve care coordination efforts to identify specialists
available and accepting new child and adolescent patients, with priority to
those children and adolescents who exhibit complex conditions and
experience long wait lists for specialty psychiatry; provided further, that not
later than April 1, 2027, the department shall report to the house and
senate committees on ways and means on: (1) the distribution of funds,
delineated by initiative; (2) the number of individuals served; (3) the
outcomes measured; and (4) recommendations for expanding cost-
effective and evidence-based early mental health identification and
prevention programming for children and adolescents in fiscal year 2027
and fiscal year 2028; provided further, that not less than $4,700,000 shall
be expended for a program to provide assertive community treatment for
individuals under the age of 22 who exhibit symptoms of serious emotional
disturbance, demonstrate an inability to consistently use less intensive
levels of care in the community and have functional impairment and a
history of difficulty in functioning safely and successfully in community,
school, home or workplace settings; provided further, that the program
shall: (I) include a team-based approach to service delivery that tailors
services to the specific needs and acuity of each individual; (II) provide
mental health services and social service assistance through a person-
centered approach which may include, but shall not be limited to, clinical
assessment and outreach, medication treatment and outreach, care
coordination, including primary care, symptom management, harm
reduction, family services, housing support and needs that arise in
carrying out activities of daily living; (III) be consistent, to the maximum
extent possible, with the evidence-based practice standards for assertive
community treatment as found in the federal Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s assertive community treatment
evidence-based practices kit; and (IV) not limit program services to a
specific physical location; provided further, that the department shall
prioritize geographic equity in administering the program; provided further,
that not later than April 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report to
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  the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the: (A)
  funds distributed through the program, delineated by recipient; (B) number
  of new programs created with those funds, delineated by recipient,
  location, number of individuals served and ages of individuals served; and
  (C) projected need for the creation of new programs in the next fiscal year;
  provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to
  Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services, Inc. in the town of Shrewsbury to
  provide mental health services in the commonwealth; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Boston Community Pediatrics,
  Inc. to support the Integrated Behavioral Health program; provided further,
  that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Children's Room
  Center for Grieving Children & Teenagers, Inc. in the town of Arlington for
  student mental health support; provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended to The NAN Project to increase mental health
  awareness and suicide prevention; provided further, that not less than
  $6,500,000 shall be expended for the department's emergency room
  diversion initiative to stabilize youth in crisis; provided further, that not less
  than $250,000 shall be expended to Children’s Services of Roxbury, Inc.
  to expand statewide youth mental health and family stabilization services
  and prevent out-of-home placements, mental health hospitalization and
  department of children and families’ involvement; and provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Community Teamwork
  Inc. in the city of Lowell to operate programs promoting children's
  behavioral health and educational success .................................................... $138,363,638
5046-0000     For adult mental health and support services; provided, that the
  department of mental health may allocate not more than $5,000,000 from
  item 5095-0015 to this item, as necessary, under allocation plans
  submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not
  less than 30 days before any such transfer, for residential and day services
  for clients formerly receiving care at department facilities; provided further,
  that not later than February 3, 2027, the department shall report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means on the distribution of
  funds per adult and child planning population and the types of services
  received in each region in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the
  department shall maintain in fiscal year 2027 the same amount of
  community-based placements as in the previous 3 fiscal years; provided
  further, that in fiscal year 2027, the department shall expend on
  clubhouses not less than the amount expended on clubhouses in fiscal
  year 2026; provided further, that funds shall be expended for rental
  subsidies for the department’s clients; provided further, that not less than
  $19,000,000 shall be expended for the jail diversion program; provided
  further, that funds shall be expended at not less than the same level as
  the prior fiscal year for jail diversion programs in municipalities that provide
  equal matching funds from other public or private sources; provided
  further, that not later than March 2, 2027 the department shall report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means regarding the: (i)
  number of crisis intervention team and jail diversion efforts; (ii) amount of
  funding per grant, delineated by city, town or provider; (iii) potential
  savings achieved; (iv) recommendations for expansion; and (v) outcomes
  measured; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  for a grant to the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of
  Social Workers, Inc. to provide assistance in connecting consumers to
  licensed clinical social workers through the Therapy Matcher program;
  provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the
  expansion of low threshold, safe haven housing for mentally ill men and
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  women who have been chronically homeless and are currently living in
  emergency shelters or on the streets in Boston; provided further, that the
  department shall expend not less than $250,000 for the assisted outpatient
  treatment program at Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. to treat
  residents who suffer from serious and persistent mental illness and
  experience repeated interaction with law enforcement or have a high rate
  of recurring hospitalization due to mental illness, either through a voluntary
  agreement with the resident or by a court order mandating that the resident
  receive the treatment described in this program; provided further, that
  $19,000,000 may be expended for the department's emergency room
  diversion initiative to stabilize adults in crisis; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood
  Center, Inc. for costs associated with opening a licensed outpatient
  mental health clinic in the city of Quincy; and provided further, that not less
  than $300,000 shall be expended for the International Institute of New
  England, Inc. for culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health
  services…. ...................................................................................................... $695,076,424
5046-2000   For homelessness services .............................................................................. $27,421,425
5046-4000   For the department of mental health, which may expend not more than
  $125,000 in retained revenues collected from occupancy fees charged to
  the tenants in the creative housing option in community environments, or
  CHOICE, program under chapter 167 of the acts of 1987; provided, that
  all fees collected under said CHOICE program shall be expended for the
  routine maintenance and repair of its facilities ....................................................... $125,000
5047-0001   For emergency service programs and acute inpatient mental health care
  services; provided, that the department of mental health shall require a
  performance specification to be developed for safe aftercare options for
  adults upon release from acute inpatient mental health care services; and
  provided further, that the emergency service programs shall take all
  reasonable steps to identify and invoice the third-party insurer of all persons
  serviced by the programs ................................................................................... $22,035,764
5055-0000   For forensic services provided by the department of mental health;
  provided, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for juvenile court
  clinics ................................................................................................................. $17,518,309
5095-0015   For the operation of hospital facilities and community-based mental health
  services; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead
  v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) and to enhance care for clients,
  the department of mental health shall discharge clients residing in inpatient
  facilities to residential services in the community if the following criteria are
  met: (i) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting;
  (ii) the community residential service capacity and resources available are
  sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service;
  and (iii) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the
  community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in inpatient
  care; provided further, that any client transferred to another inpatient
  facility as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is
  equal to or greater than the care that had been provided at the closed
  facility; provided further, that the department may allocate funds of not
  more than $5,000,000 from this item to item 5046-0000, as necessary,
  under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means not less than 30 days before any transfer for residential
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  and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at the centers
  and facilities; provided further, that the department shall maintain not less
  than 671 inpatient beds in its system in fiscal year 2027; provided further,
  that of said 671 beds, not less than 45 beds shall be continuing care
  inpatient beds on the campus of Taunton state hospital; and provided
  further, that within the existing appropriation, the department may operate
  more beds at Taunton state hospital ............................................................... $395,160,989
5095-0017     For the purposes of a loan forgiveness program for clinical behavioral
  health workers across the department of mental health; provided, that the
  department shall create a loan forgiveness and tuition reimbursement
  program for clinical behavioral health workers, including but not limited to
  nurse practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, peer counselors and
  behavioral health navigators; and provided further, that not later than
  September 30, 2026, the department of mental health shall report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the
  framework and eligibility criteria of the program; (ii) the number of
  participants in the program; and (iii) the average amount forgiven per
  person in the program ......................................................................................... $3,000,000
Department of Developmental Services.
5911-1003     For the administration and operation of the department of developmental
  services; provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for
  transportation or community day services; provided further, that the
  department shall not charge fees for eligibility determination for services
  provided by the department or for applications or requests for transfer of
  guardianship; provided further, that regional employment collaboratives
  shall be funded at not less than the amount funded in fiscal year 2026;
  provided further, that the department shall issue a report to the house and
  senate committees on ways and means not later than February 19, 2027
  detailing: (i) significant expense increases incurred by the department; (ii)
  measures implemented by the department to reduce costs; and (iii)
  improved outcomes in programs and services funded by the department;
  provided further, that the commissioner of developmental services may
  transfer funds between items 5920-2025, 5920-2000, 5911-2000 and
  5920-3000; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house
  and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before
  any such transfer; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
  expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc.;
  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to
  Operation House Call at Arc Massachusetts, Inc. to maintain and expand
  training to medical students and other graduate level health care
  professionals to work with individuals with autism and other developmental
  and intellectual disabilities; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
  be expended for the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  at the University of Massachusetts memorial medical center and the
  University of Massachusetts medical school based on the patient-centered
  medical home concept; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
  be expended to Raising Harts Corporation located in the town of Hanover
  for inclusive programming for individuals with disabilities; and provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Attleboro
  Enterprises Incorporated for the creation of a program center to support
  adults with a broad range of neurodiverse and intellectual and
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  developmental disabilities in the town of Plainville and for the creation of a
  wheelchair garden in the city known as the town of North Attleborough ........ $107,762,218
5920-2000   For vendor-operated, community-based residential adult services,
  including intensive individual supports; provided, that annualized funding
  shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving services in
  fiscal year 2025 under item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 140 of the
  acts of 2024; provided further, that not later than March 2, 2027, the
  department of developmental services shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means detailing the use of shared-
  living services which shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of
  clients living in shared-living placements, broken down by age and
  location; (ii) average cost of shared-living services; (iii) number of clients
  living in a shared-living placement with individuals they knew prior to the
  arrangement; (iv) department’s oversight of the application and placement
  process; (v) safeguards in place for clients receiving these services; and
  (vi) potential for growth of the program; provided further, that the
  commissioner of developmental services may transfer funds from this item
  to item 5920-2010, as necessary, under an allocation plan that shall detail,
  by object class, the distribution of the funds to be transferred and that shall
  be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not
  less than 30 days before any such transfer; provided further, that not less
  than $100,000 shall be expended to Cape Abilities, Inc. to create energy-
  efficient exterior transformation of their primary service hub for individuals
  with disabilities; and provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall
  be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2027…. ..................................... $2,067,601,853
5920-2003   For supportive technology and remote services for individuals served by
  the department of developmental services ......................................................... $5,227,910
5920-2010   For state-operated, community-based residential services for adults,
  including community-based health services; provided, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to Berkshire Family and Individual Resources,
  Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  Harbor Health Services, Inc. to be used for equipment and technology
  improvements at their Harbor Community Health Center in the village of
  Hyannis in the city known as the town of Barnstable ....................................... $372,359,320
5920-2025   For community-based day and work programs and associated
  transportation costs for adults; provided, that the department of
  developmental services shall provide transportation which shall be
  prioritized by need; provided further, that the department shall support
  individuals with disabilities who transitioned from employment services
  offered at sheltered workshops to community-based employment as part
  of the commonwealth’s employment first initiative; provided further, that
  any public-private partnerships with employers and nonprofits shall
  encourage the highest level of independence among individuals with
  disabilities and shall provide options to maximize community involvement
  and participation; provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the
  department shall submit a report to the joint committee on children,
  families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate
  committees on ways and means detailing: (i) the number of eligible
  individuals employed in community-based employment in fiscal year 2026
  and the number estimated for fiscal year 2027; (ii) the number and types
  of community-based employment partners; (iii) the outcomes measured;
  and (iv) recommendations for expansion; provided further, that the
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  commissioner of developmental services may transfer such funds from
  this item to items 5920-2000, 5911-2000, 5920-3000, 5920-5000 and
  5930-1000; and provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the
  house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days
  before any such transfer ................................................................................. $313,470,092
5920-3000     For respite services and intensive family supports ......................................... $131,417,406
5920-3010     For contracted support services for families of children with autism through
  the autism division at the department of developmental services; provided,
  that the department shall expend not less than $5,500,000 to provide
  services under the children’s autism spectrum disorder waiver under
  section 1915 of the Social Security Act; provided further, that the waiver
  shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8, inclusive,
  including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3, inclusive,
  who are receiving services through the department of public health’s early
  intervention program; provided further, that the department of
  developmental services shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the
  waiver program is fully enrolled and that eligible children with autism
  immediately begin to receive services under said waiver; provided further,
  that the department shall immediately file any waiver amendment that may
  be necessary with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  to comply with the requirements of this item; provided further, that not later
  than January 19, 2027, the department shall submit a 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: (i) the number of contracted support services provided for
  families with children with autism under this item; (ii) the costs associated
  with such services; (iii) the services provided by the children’s autism
  spectrum disorder waiver, with information regarding the number of
  children enrolled in the waiver and receiving services; (iv) the linguistic and
  cultural diversity, age, gender and geographic representation of the
  applicants and the children enrolled in the program; (v) the department’s
  plans to continue to assess the demand for waiver services; (vi) any plans
  by the executive office of health and human services to expand the waiver
  for children on the autism spectrum of all ages in the future; and (vii) other
  information determined to be relevant by the department; and provided
  further, that the department shall submit copies of amended waivers to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on
  education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with
  disabilities upon submission of the amendment ................................................. $7,907,222
5920-3020     For the implementation of chapter 226 of the acts of 2014, including
  services and supports for individuals with a developmental disability
  attributable to autism spectrum disorder, Smith-Magenis syndrome or
  Prader-Willi syndrome; provided, that the department shall submit
  quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing the: (i) number of individuals eligible for services; (ii) number of
  eligible individuals served; (iii) type of services provided; (iv) cost per
  service; and (v) cost of services per individual; and provided further, that
  not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the commission on autism
  established in section 217 of chapter 6 of the General Laws ......................... $102,467,129
5920-3025     For funding to support initiatives to address the needs of individuals with
  developmental disabilities who are aging including, but not limited to,
  individuals with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, through the
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  identification of best practices for services for affected individuals,
  including: (i) medical care coordination models that address conditions
  common to individuals with developmental disabilities who are aging; (ii)
  training for direct care and other staff in the identification of dementia or
  other age-related conditions; and (iii) the collection of data regarding the
  effectiveness of the initiatives included in this item; provided, that not later
  than April 1, 2027, the department of developmental services shall submit
  a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the
  house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of these
  initiatives, which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the number of
  participants served by each initiative; (b) the participant outcomes,
  including impacts on the physical and cognitive health of participants; (c)
  the cost of each initiative and the cost per participant; (d) the
  implementation plans for these initiatives in fiscal years 2028 and 2029;
  and (e) recommendations for enhancing the care of individuals with
  developmental disabilities who are aging ................................................................ $98,010
5920-5000   For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age during
  fiscal years 2026 and 2027 ............................................................................. $110,347,273
5930-1000   For the operation of facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities;
  provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex
  rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) and to enhance care for clients, the
  department of developmental services shall discharge clients residing in
  intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities or
  ICF/IID, to residential services in the community if: (i) the client is deemed
  clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (ii) community residential
  service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each
  client with an equal or improved level of service; and (iii) the cost to the
  commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal
  to the cost of serving the client in an ICF/IID; provided further, that any
  client transferred to another ICF/IID as the result of a facility closure shall
  receive a level of care that is equal to or greater than the level of care that
  had been provided at the closed ICF/IID; provided further, that the
  department may allocate funds from this item to items 5920-2000, 5920-
  2010 and 5920-2025, as necessary, under allocation plans that shall be
  submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not
  less than 30 days before any transfer for residential and day services for
  clients formerly receiving inpatient care at an ICF/IID; and provided further,
  that not later than March 2, 2027, the department shall report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means, on: (a) all efforts to comply
  with the decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999);
  (b) the enhancement of care within available resources to clients served
  by the department; and (c) the steps taken to consolidate or close an
  ICF/IID ............................................................................................................. $134,334,811
  BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
7000-9101   For the operation of the board of library commissioners .................................... $2,052,106
7000-9401   For state aid to regional public libraries; provided, that the board of library
  commissioners may provide quarterly advances of funds as it deems
  appropriate under clauses (1) and (3) of section 19C of chapter 78 of the
  General Laws to regional public library systems throughout each fiscal
  year, in compliance with the office of the comptroller’s regulations on state
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  grants pursuant to 815 C.M.R. 2.00; provided further, that notwithstanding
  any general or special law to the contrary, in calculating the fiscal year
  2027 distribution of funds appropriated in this item, the board shall employ
  the population figures used to calculate the fiscal year 2026 distribution;
  provided further, that the board shall provide funds for the continued
  operation of a single regional library system to serve the different
  geographic regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the library for
  the commonwealth shall receive not less than 47.5 cents for each resident
  of the commonwealth; and provided further, that said amount shall not
  exceed 25 per cent of the amount appropriated under this item ...................... $19,380,000
7000-9402      For the talking book library at the Worcester public library .................................... $726,181
7000-9406      For the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library in the city of Watertown,
  including the operation of the machine lending agency ...................................... $4,134,510
7000-9501      For state aid to public libraries; provided, that notwithstanding any general
  or special law to the contrary, no city or town shall receive funds from this
  item in any year when the appropriation of the city or town for free public
  library service is below an amount equal to 102.5 per cent of the average
  of the appropriations for free public library services for the 3 years
  immediately preceding; provided further, that notwithstanding any general
  or special law to the contrary, the board of library commissioners may
  grant waivers in excess of the waiver limit set forth under the second
  paragraph of section 19A of chapter 78 of the General Laws for fiscal year
  2027 for not more than 1 year; provided further, that notwithstanding any
  general or special law to the contrary, of the amount by which this item
  exceeds the amount appropriated under item 7000-9501 of section 2 of
  chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, funds shall be distributed under the
  guidelines of the municipal equalization grant program, the library
  incentive grant program and the nonresident circulation offset program;
  and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to
  the contrary, any payment made under this item shall be deposited with
  the treasurer of the city or town and held in a separate account and shall
  be expended by the public library of that city or town without appropriation
  .......................................................................................................................... $20,400,000
7000-9506      For the technology and automated resource sharing networks .......................... $6,296,144
7000-9508      For the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc., chartered as the
  commonwealth affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of
  Congress; provided, that the Massachusetts Center for the Book, Inc. shall
  continue its work as a public-private partnership ................................................... $428,400
        EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary.
7002-1091      For the development and operation of career technical institutes in
  vocational-technical schools in partnership with industry and community
  stakeholders; provided, that career technical institutes shall build out
  industry recognized credentialing pathways for adult learners in technical
  and trade fields to retrain and grow the workforce; provided further, that at
  the direction of the secretary of labor and workforce development,
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  development funds may be transferred to the Workforce Competitiveness
  Trust Fund established in section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General
  Laws to issue competitive grants to support the start-up and educational
  costs of career technical institutes; and provided further, that not less than
  $150,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Marine Trades
  Association for workforce development training opportunities and
  technical education in secondary and post-secondary schools for careers
  in the marine trades ............................................................................................ $9,048,244
  General Fund ........................................................ 66.41%
  Gaming Economic Development Fund ................. 33.59%
7003-0100   For the operation of the executive office of labor and workforce
  development; provided, that not later than February 23, 2027, the
  department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means, including, but not limited to: (i) sector by sector barriers
  to workers returning to work during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic,
  including the retail sector; and (ii) current programs that may be utilized to
  target the workforce in each sector; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at
  the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for transportation costs related
  to the America Reads/Counts program; provided further, that not less than
  $200,000 shall be expended for Urban League of Eastern of
  Massachusetts, Inc. for workforce development programming; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to support staffing at
  African Cultural Services Inc in the city of Waltham; provided further, that
  not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Year Up, Inc. to implement
  workforce development programs that provide job opportunities for young
  adults; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to for a grant program at St. Mary's Center for Women and
  Children, Inc. in the Dorchester neighborhood of the city of Boston for
  workforce development and educational programming for women; and
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
  Community Action Inc.’s Make It Haverhill program to support their
  workforce training, digital literacy and other supportive services ....................... $2,902,440
7003-0101   For the costs of core administrative functions performed within the
  executive office of labor and workforce development; provided, that
  common functions that may be designated core administrative functions
  include, without limitation, human resources, financial management,
  information technology, legal, procurement and asset management;
  provided further, that the executive office shall, in consultation with the
  comptroller, develop a detailed plan for the expenditure of said funds, and
  for increasing efficiency and reducing costs through shared services;
  provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the secretary of
  labor and workforce development and the comptroller shall jointly submit
  the plan to the joint committee on labor and workforce development and
  the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided
  further, that the General Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated
  in this item attributed to the department of industrial accidents based on
  rates approved by the office of the comptroller and for associated indirect
  and direct fringe benefit costs from assessments levied under section 65 of
  chapter 152 of the General Laws ....................................................................... $20,446,536
7003-0150   For the operation of a re-entry workforce development and supportive
  services program for formerly incarcerated individuals transitioning from a
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  house of correction or the department of correction to a steady job or
  career; provided, that funds shall be used for: (i) job training for formerly
  incarcerated individuals in order to facilitate job placement; (ii) wage
  subsidies to facilitate private sector employment and professional
  development; and (iii) support services and programs for court-involved
  youths; provided further, that the executive office of labor and workforce
  development shall take all necessary steps to secure private sector
  funding for this program; provided further, that the executive office shall
  coordinate with a local public or private nonprofit university to examine and
  develop a longitudinal evaluation framework to assess the efficacy and
  efficiency of the program; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall
  be expended for New England Culinary Arts Training; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Liberal Arts for Returning
  Citizens Project at Clark University to support its programs and operations;
  and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the executive office
  shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance
  and the house and senate committees on ways and means describing the
  administrative functions of the program, client outcomes and plans for the
  longitudinal evaluation framework ....................................................................... $2,500,250
  Gaming Economic Development Fund .................... 100%
7003-0151     For the purposes of expanding and diversifying registered apprenticeships
  including, but not limited to, in the priority manufacturing, health care and
  information technology industries; provided, that not less than $250,000
  shall be expended to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education
  Foundation, Inc. to increase career pathways for the life sciences sector ......... $3,583,577
Department of Economic Research.
7003-0105     For the operation of the department of economic research ................................... $780,308
Department of Labor Standards.
7003-0152     For the operation of the division of apprenticeship standards ............................... $360,324
7003-0200     For the operation of the department of labor standards ..................................... $4,747,296
7003-0201     For the department of labor standards, which may expend not more than
  $454,428 received from fees collected under section 3A of chapter 23 of
  the General Laws and civil fines issued under section 197B of chapter 111
  of the General Laws, section 46R of chapter 140 of the General Laws and
  section 6F½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws .................................................. $454,428
Department of Labor Relations.
7003-0900     For the operation of the department of labor relations ........................................ $3,741,076
7003-0902     For the operation of the joint labor management committee for municipal
  police and fire ......................................................................................................... $350,000
Department of Career Services.
7002-0012     For a youth-at-risk program targeting high-risk areas; provided, that these
  funds may be expended for the development and implementation of a
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  year-round employment program for youth-at-risk and existing year-round
  employment programs, including programs that serve youth who are not
  more than 25 years of age, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
  queer and questioning youth, youth of color, youth of all abilities, national
  origins and religions and low-income youth, including single income
  households, youth who are experiencing housing insecurity and other
  youth determined to be eligible by the Commonwealth Corporation;
  provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Allston-
  Brighton Community Development Corporation to continue their youth
  development grant program supporting local youth-based organizations in
  the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of the city of Boston; provided further,
  that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of Malden for the
  Mayor’s Youth Employment program; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Essex National Heritage for the Future
  Leaders program to employ underserved youth in Essex County; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to LEAP for
  Education, Inc. for the New Era Fund program and operations to expand
  paid internships, career readiness experiences, industry-aligned
  opportunities, training systems and coordinated youth support across the
  cities of Salem and Lynn, while strengthening alignment with MyCAP and
  other school-based career readiness efforts; provided further, that
  $500,000 of these funds shall be matched by private organizations;
  provided further, that the Commonwealth Corporation shall partner with
  the school-to-career connecting activities program at the department of
  elementary and secondary education to develop appropriate connections
  between the 2 programs; and provided further, that funds shall be
  available for expenditure through September 1, 2027, prior appropriation
  continued ........................................................................................................... $15,565,000
  Gaming Economic Development Fund ................. 78.80%
  General Fund ........................................................ 21.20%
7003-0606   For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Manufacturing
  Extension Partnership, Inc. to maintain and promote manufacturing as an
  integral part of the economy, and for programs designed to assist small
  and mid-sized manufacturing companies ............................................................... $2,000,000
7003-0607   For the Commonwealth Corporation for an employment training program
  for unemployed young adults with disabilities; provided, that funds shall be
  awarded competitively by the Commonwealth Corporation to community-
  based organizations with recognized success in creating strong
  collaborations with employers to consider young adults with disabilities;
  and provided further, that a community-based organization that receives
  funding under this item shall provide extensive training and internship
  programming and ongoing post-placement support for participants and
  employers ............................................................................................................ $1,000,000
  Gaming Economic Development Fund .................... 100%
7003-0608   For the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund to deliver innovative
  worker training for eligible health care workers to improve the lives of
  health care workers, reduce costs and improve the quality of health care
  provided by MassHealth personal care attendants and provided at nursing
  homes, community health centers, hospitals and health systems ...................... $1,000,000
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7003-0800      For the operation of the MassHire department of career services; provided,
  that funds may be expended for the MassHire Workforce System .................... $2,012,922
7003-0803      For the operation of the one-stop career centers, including workforce
  development services for priority populations and emergency assistance
  shelter clients; provided, that the career centers shall, in coordination with
  the executive office of labor and workforce development, establish
  parameters for regular data reporting ................................................................. $7,927,586
  Gaming Economic Development Fund .................... 100%
7003-1206      For the Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc., to administer state service
  corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service
  organizations ....................................................................................................... $1,686,000
7003-1207      For the operation of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Workforce Development
  Programs, Inc. to provide dislocated worker assistance, layoff aversion
  and job training with a focus on pathways to quality careers through
  traditional and non-traditional apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship
  training ................................................................................................................... $150,000
Department of Industrial Accidents.
7003-0500      For the operation and administrative expenses of the department of
  industrial accidents; provided, that not later than January 29, 2027, the
  department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means detailing the scope, objective and results of grant
  recipients’ safety training program; and provided further, that the General
  Fund shall be reimbursed the amount appropriated in this item and for
  associated indirect and direct fringe benefit costs from assessments levied
  under section 65 of chapter 152 of the General Laws ...................................... $23,822,988
  EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Office of the Secretary.
7002-0010      For the operation of the office of the secretary of economic development,
  including the operation of the Massachusetts permit regulatory office and
  the operation of the office of the director of wireless and broadband affairs;
  provided, that agencies within the executive office may, with the prior
  approval of the secretary, streamline and improve administrative
  operations pursuant to interdepartmental service agreements; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the
  Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations,
  Inc., to offer organizational capacity building, staff training, technical
  assistance and other supports to certified community development
  corporations and other community development non-profits; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for LEADS, Inc. to
  support leadership development; provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended for MassChallenge, Inc. to provide support
  for entrepreneurial programs; provided further, that not less than $15,000
  shall be expended for East Somerville Main Streets in the city of
  Somerville; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended for the Asian American Women's Political Initiative for
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  programming needs; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
  expended for the Beacon Communities Charitable Fund, Inc. for the
  Tierney Learning Center; provided further, that not less than $250,000
  shall be expended to the Historic New England to support its Welcome
  Center, programs and exhibits; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to Pal Pueblo, Inc. community organization;
  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the
  Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to develop an industrial lands
  analysis for the region to help guide future land use decisions,
  infrastructure investments and regional economic development strategies;
  provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to the
  Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; provided further, that
  not less than $250,000 shall be expended as a grant to SouthCoast
  Community Foundation, Inc. to provide supports to local or regional
  community-based organizations; and provided further, that not less than
  $30,000 shall be expended to MetroWest Nonprofit Network, Inc. for a
  nonprofit management certificate program ......................................................... $6,978,815
7002-0017   For the provision of information technology services within the executive
  office of economic development ......................................................................... $2,176,276
7002-0025   For operational support grants to community action agencies; provided, that
  criteria for the distribution of the grants, including minimum or maximum
  grant size, eligible uses and any relevant reporting and accountability
  measures shall be developed jointly with the Massachusetts Association for
  Community Action, Inc. or MASSCAP; and provided further, that the grants
  shall be used to assist the agencies in their mission to assist residents of
  the commonwealth living with low incomes to stabilize their lives and
  achieve economic prosperity, and in creating and expanding opportunity
  for those residents in the neighborhoods and municipalities where they
  live and work ............................................................................................................ $3,000,000
7002-0032   For the operation of the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation
  established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing
  business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, including the
  John Adams Innovation Institute ......................................................................... $3,450,000
7002-0040   For a transfer to the growth capital division at the Massachusetts
  Development Finance Agency established in section 2 of chapter 23G of
  the General Laws for the small business technical assistance grant
  program; provided, that grants shall be disbursed to community
  development corporations certified under chapter 40H of the General
  Laws, nonprofit community development financial institutions certified by
  the United States Department of the Treasury or nonprofit community-
  based organizations to provide technical assistance or training programs
  to businesses with not more than 20 employees; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended to ACT Lawrence Inc. to empower
  residents with a range of community development initiatives and activities
  such as affordable housing, foreclosure prevention, first-time homebuyer
  education, family financial literacy and business and youth development;
  and provided further, that priority shall be given to those organizations that
  focus on reaching underserved markets and to worker cooperatives and
  businesses governed by employee stock ownership plans; provided
  further, that grants recipients shall be notified of grant awards not later
  than October 1, 2026; and provided further, that not later than January 29,
  2027, the growth capital division at the Massachusetts Development
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  Finance Agency shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means and the joint committee on community development
  and small businesses detailing the: (i) community development
  corporations that received grants in fiscal year 2026; (ii) community
  development corporations that received or are expected to receive grants
  in fiscal year 2027; and (iii) criteria considered in the distribution of these
  grants .................................................................................................................. $5,050,000
7002-0081      For the operation of the Social Enterprise grant program, to be administered
  as a competitive grant by the executive office of economic development ............. $1,000,000
7002-1502      For the Transformative Development Fund established in section 46 of
  chapter 23G of the General Laws; provided, that the initiative shall be
  developed in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of
  Community Development Corporations and the Massachusetts Institute for
  a New Commonwealth, Inc. and shall focus on identifying and implementing
  strategies for reclaiming vacant, abandoned and blighted properties and
  restoring them to productive use as homeownership opportunities or rental
  housing, as well as on capacity-building at the local level to address this
  need ..............................................................................................................................$250,000
7002-1517      For technical assistance to municipalities to promote compact, walkable
  downtowns that have a vibrant mix of commercial and residential uses,
  cultural and recreational amenities and access to public transportation ...................$600,000
  EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES.
7004-0001      For the operation of the commission on Indian affairs ........................................... $157,954
7004-0099      For the operation of the executive office of housing and livable
  communities; provided, that the executive office may make expenditures
  against federal grants for certain direct and indirect costs under a cost
  overhead allocation plan approved by the comptroller; provided further,
  that the comptroller shall maintain an account on the state accounting and
  reporting system to make these expenditures; provided further, that not
  less than $200,000 shall be expended to Revitalize Community
  Development Corporation to support the growth of service to more low-
  income individuals in need and filling a gap in serving individuals at home
  to prevent the need for hospitalization; provided further, that not less than
  $40,000 shall be expended for Maverick Landing Community Services,
  Inc. to provide information, education and assistance on housing rights
  and eviction and foreclosure issues including, completing and submitting
  housing assistance applications for tenants and small homeowners,
  through a housing support station in the East Boston section of the city of
  Boston; provided further, that expenditures made against the account shall
  not be subject to appropriation and may include the cost of personnel;
  provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, the executive office may conduct annual verifications of
  household income levels based upon state tax returns to administer the
  state and federal housing subsidy programs funded by items 7004-0108,
  7004-9005, 7004-9024, 7004-9030, 7004-9033 and 7004-9316 of this
  section and items 7004-9009, 7004-9014, 7004-9019 and 7004-9020 of
  section 2D; provided further, that as a condition of eligibility or continued
  occupancy by an applicant or tenant, the executive office may require
  disclosure of the social security numbers of the applicant or tenant and
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members of the applicant’s or tenant’s household solely for use in
verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the executive office
may deny or terminate participation in subsidy programs for failure by an
applicant or tenant to provide a social security number for use in
verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the executive office
may consult with the department of revenue, the department of transitional
assistance or any other state or federal agency to conduct said income
verification; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
law to the contrary, these state agencies shall consult and cooperate with
the executive office and furnish any information in the possession of the
agencies including, but not limited to, tax returns and applications for
public assistance or financial aid; provided further, that in conducting
income verifications, the executive office may enter into an
interdepartmental service agreement with the department of revenue to
utilize the department of revenue’s wage reporting and bank match system
to verify the income and eligibility of participants in federally-assisted
housing programs and that of members of the participants’ households;
provided further, that notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 490 of the acts
of 1980, the executive office may authorize neighborhood housing services
corporations to retain, reassign and reloan funds received in repayment of
loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation
program; provided further, that not later than September 16, 2026, the
executive office shall promulgate and uniformly enforce regulations
clarifying that a household that otherwise qualifies for any preference or
priority for state-subsidized housing based on homeless or at-risk status
shall retain that preference or priority notwithstanding receipt of assistance
that is intended to be temporary including, but not limited to, any temporary
or bridge subsidies provided with state or federal funds, which shall include
households receiving assistance under item said 7004-0108 after July 1,
2013; provided further, that the executive office shall operate local offices
in the 10 cities and towns in which the executive office maintained office
locations as of January 1, 2026 in order to continue to accept in-person
applications and provide other services related to the emergency
assistance housing program funded by item 7004-0101; provided further,
that the offices shall have sufficient staffing to determine eligibility promptly
and provide other program services to families; provided further, that the
executive office may operate additional local offices in other municipalities
that are geographically convenient to those families who are experiencing
homelessness or are at risk of homelessness; provided further, that not
later than September 2, 2026, the executive office shall submit a report to
the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include,
but not be limited to, for each local office: (i) the municipality in which each
office is located; (ii) the ways in which applicants can submit applications
and connect with staff, including, if available, in-person, by telephone and
online; (iii) the daily business hours of in-person and telephonic operation
of each office; (iv) the number of full-time equivalent staff assigned to each
office; (v) the average wait time for direct communication with a staff
member whether in-person or by telephone; and (vi) any steps the
executive office plans to take to increase accessibility to intake services
related to emergency assistance housing programs across the
commonwealth; provided further, that at least annually, the executive
office shall conduct staff trainings which shall include, but not be limited
to, notice of changes in laws related to items of appropriation under the
administration of the executive office; provided further, that the executive
office shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data
and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is
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  requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that such
  information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal
  and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that not less
  than $200,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts Fair Housing Center,
  Inc. to protect residents from housing discrimination; and provided further,
  that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for technical assistance for
  municipalities implementing the seasonal community designation under
  section 32 of chapter 23B of the General Laws; ............................................... $22,400,301
7004-0100     For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit, including the
  compensation of caseworkers and support personnel; provided, that the
  executive office of housing and livable communities shall take steps to
  extend intake hours for families seeking assistance from item 7004-0101;
  and provided further, that not less than $2,240,000 shall be expended to the
  city of Boston for a grant program to providers as contracted service
  coordinators, to provide supportive recovery housing, such as sober and
  halfway housing, for individuals to continue their recovery .................................. $29,515,982
7004-0101     For certain expenses of the emergency housing assistance program under
  section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, including homelessness
  prevention, diversion and strategic re-housing, and contracted family
  shelters; provided, that eligibility shall be limited to families with incomes
  at or below 115 per cent of the 2026 or a later-issued higher federal
  poverty level; provided further, that any family whose income exceeds 200
  per cent of the federal poverty level for a sustained and consecutive period
  of 120 days while the family is receiving assistance funded by this item
  shall become ineligible for assistance; provided further, that families who
  are eligible for assistance through a temporary emergency family shelter
  shall include families who: (i) are at risk of domestic abuse in their current
  housing situation or are homeless because they fled domestic violence
  and have not had access to safe, permanent housing since leaving the
  housing situation that they fled; (ii) through no fault of their own, are
  homeless due to fire, flood or natural disaster; (iii) through no fault of their
  own, have been subject to eviction from their most recent housing due to:
  (a) foreclosure; (b) condemnation; (c) conduct by a guest or former
  household member who is not part of the household seeking emergency
  shelter and over whose conduct the remaining household members had
  no control; or (d) nonpayment of rent caused by a documented medical
  condition or diagnosed disability or caused by a documented loss of
  income within the last 12 months directly as a result of a change in
  household composition or a loss of income source through no fault of the
  family; or (iv) are in a housing situation where they are not the primary
  leaseholder or are in a housing situation not meant for human habitation
  and where there is a substantial health and safety risk to the family that is
  likely to result in significant harm should the family remain in the housing
  situation; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to
  Boston GLASS programming through Justice Resource Institute Health
  program to reengage the community into services offered by bolstering its
  3 main service areas which are the drop-in space, STI testing, and
  therapy; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended
  for Horizons for Homeless Children, Inc.; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended for Jewish Family Services of Metrowest
  to develop a collaborative partnership for implementing innovative housing
  solutions, including the education related to and development of accessory
  dwelling units; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended for El Buen Samaritano Food Program, Inc, in partnership with
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the city of Worcester’s division of emergency management, to support the
creation and administration of a support center for individuals displaced by
building fires; provided further, that benefits under this item shall only be
provided to families consisting entirely of residents of the commonwealth
who are citizens of the United States or persons lawfully admitted for
permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under the color of
law in the United States, except in cases where a child in the family is a
citizen of the United States, a person lawfully admitted for permanent
residence or a person permanently residing under color of law in the
United States; provided further, that temporary emergency assistance
shall be provided to families who, on the date of application for emergency
assistance, have no other feasible alternative housing as defined under
760 CMR 67.06(1)(b), whether in the commonwealth or elsewhere, and
who, but for not having spent 1 night in a public or private place not
designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for
human beings including, but not limited to, a car, park, abandoned
building, medical facility, bus or train station, airport or campground, would
be eligible for emergency assistance under clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive;
provided further, that the executive office of housing and livable
communities shall submit quarterly reports, broken down by month, to the
house and senate committees on ways and means detailing expenditures
under the preceding proviso, including: (1) the number of families who
received emergency assistance under the preceding proviso; (2) the
number of families entering the emergency assistance system after having
already stayed in a place not meant for human habitation; (3) the number
of families entering the emergency assistance system having stayed in a
place not meant for human habitation after having requested services
provided for in this item within the preceding 6 months and within the
preceding week; (4) the number of families described under clause (3) who
received a written denial of their request for services prior to staying in a
place not meant for human habitation and the number who neither entered
the emergency shelter system nor received a written denial on the day of
their request; and (5) available data on the race and ethnicity of the
families described under clauses (1) to (4) inclusive; provided further, that
nothing contained in this item shall require that emergency assistance be
provided to a family that, on the date of application for emergency
assistance, has other feasible housing as defined under said 760 CMR
67.06(1)(b), whether in the commonwealth or elsewhere, and that said
housing adequately accommodates the size and disabilities of the family;
provided further, that not less than annually, the executive office shall
provide training to relevant staff to ensure compliance with legal
requirements related to eligibility for the emergency housing assistance
program, including eligibility based on a family having no other feasible
alternative housing as defined under said 760 CMR 67.06(1)(b); provided
further, that the executive office shall collaborate with the executive office
of health and human services, the Massachusetts interagency council on
housing and homelessness and family homelessness service providers on
strategies and best practices for the prevention of family homelessness;
provided further, that the health and safety risk shall be determined by the
department of children and families or a department-approved entity
through risk assessments; provided further, that a family who receives
emergency housing assistance due to domestic abuse shall be connected
to the appropriate social service agency; provided further, that temporary
assistance under this item shall be terminated upon the offer of available
housing or other assistance sufficient to maintain or stabilize housing;
provided further, that a family may not decline an offer for available
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  housing if the offer adequately accommodates the size and disabilities of
  the family and the new housing placement would not result in a job loss
  for the client; provided further, that any family who declines an adequate
  offer of available housing or other assistance sufficient to maintain or
  stabilize housing shall become ineligible for assistance from this item;
  provided further, that families receiving benefits under this item shall have
  30 per cent of their income set aside in a savings account, subject to
  reasonable exceptions as set forth under executive office regulations in
  effect in fiscal year 2027; provided further, that the amount saved shall be
  exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that the
  family may withdraw the amount placed in savings upon transition to
  permanent housing or losing eligibility for shelter services; provided
  further, that families receiving emergency assistance shall receive housing
  search assistance that attempts to facilitate a sustainable housing
  placement within 4 weeks of entry into the emergency assistance shelter,
  motel or hotel; provided further, that families receiving assistance for
  longer than 32 weeks shall have an executable shelter exit plan that
  facilitates a housing placement in a new sustainable tenancy or a safe
  residence including, but not limited to, a placement for which the family is
  not the primary leaseholder, as soon as possible; provided further, that
  funds may be advanced to contracted service providers to cover 1-time
  upfront costs needed to operate shelters; provided further, that as part of
  executive office efforts to prevent abuse of the emergency assistance
  program, the executive office shall enter into a wage match agreement
  with the department of revenue; provided further, that eligibility for shelter
  by an otherwise eligible family shall not be impaired by prior receipt of any
  nonshelter benefit; provided further, that an eligible household that is
  approved for shelter placement shall be placed in a shelter as close as
  possible to the household’s home community, unless a household
  requests otherwise; provided further, that if the closest available
  placement is not within 20 miles of the household’s home community, the
  executive office shall, to the extent practicable, make best efforts to
  transfer the household to an appropriate shelter within 20 miles of its home
  community at the earliest possible date, unless the household requests
  otherwise; provided further, that the executive office shall notify local
  school departments of the placement of a family in its district within 5 days
  of placement; provided further, that the executive office shall make every
  effort to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall
  continue attending school in the community in which they lived before
  receiving services funded from this item; provided further, that the
  executive office shall use its best efforts to ensure that a family placed by
  the emergency housing assistance program shall be provided with access
  to refrigeration and basic cooking facilities; provided further, that if a family
  with a child under the age of 3 is placed in a hotel or motel, the executive
  office shall ensure that the hotel or motel provides a crib that meets all
  state and federal safety codes for each child under the age of 3; provided
  further, that the executive office may require identity and custody
  verifications needed to ensure the safety of children prior to placement into
  shelter; provided further, that the executive office shall verify, through
  third-party verification or otherwise, prior to placement in an emergency
  shelter, for each emergency housing assistance applicant, their: (A)
  identity; (B) Massachusetts residency; (C) relationship status; (D)
  pregnancy status; and (E) other eligibility requirements in this item and
  pursuant to 760 CMR 67.00 or any successor regulations; provided
  further, that the executive office shall not be required to provide shelter to
  families who are unable to provide required verifications pursuant to the
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previous proviso prior to placement; provided further, that the executive
office may offer a case-specific waiver for exigent circumstances and at
the discretion of the executive office pursuant to regulations promulgated
by the executive office including case-specific waivers for: (I) an imminent
threat of domestic violence; (II) families with a family member who has a
documented disability; (III) a qualified veteran under clause Forty-third of
section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws who is not enrolled in services
specifically tailored to veterans including, but not limited to, those
administered by the executive office of veterans services; and (IV) families
with a family member who has a high-risk pregnancy or who has recently
given birth; provided further, that the executive office shall require each
applicant for emergency housing assistance program benefits to establish
residency in the commonwealth; provided further, that an applicant shall
be required to show an intent to remain in in the commonwealth, which
may be shown through sources of verification accepted by the executive
office pursuant to regulations, including documentation showing a person
receives MassHealth, documentation showing a person receives public
benefits in the commonwealth, a bill or other insurance documentation with
an address, email, letter or statement from a licensed health care worker
on office letterhead or office email stating that the person lives in the
commonwealth or a photo identification issued by the commonwealth;
provided further, that families receiving shelter benefits who are found
ineligible for continuing shelter benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a
timely appeal under said chapter 23B; provided further, that this item shall
be subject to appropriation and in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this
item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any
enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts
appropriated in this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any
general or special law to the contrary, not less than 90 days before
promulgating or amending any regulations, administrative practices or
policies that would alter eligibility for or the level of benefits under this
program, other than that which would benefit the clients, the executive
office shall submit a report to the joint committee on children, families and
persons with disabilities, the house and senate committees on ways and
means and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate
setting forth justification for such changes including, but not limited to, any
determination by the secretary of housing and livable communities that
available appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses
and the projected savings from any proposed changes; provided further,
that no funds from this item shall be expended for personnel or
administrative costs; provided further, that the executive office shall submit
quarterly reports, broken down by month, to the house and senate
committees on ways and means detailing emergency assistance system
capacity; provided further, that the executive office shall submit quarterly
reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means, broken
down by month, with the most recently available monthly data, including
data on the race and ethnicity of all families where available and applicable
and expressed as a percentage of the total, on: (A) applications for
services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108 and requests for
services under this item and item 7004-0108, with a request for services
defined as any point at which the household seeking services provides
information to the executive office as part of any enrollment, triage or
eligibility determination, regardless of whether a formal application is
completed and regardless of whether the contact is by telephone, by office
visit or by other means; (B) front-door entries into the emergency
assistance system; (C) applications and requests for services provided for
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  in this item and in said item 7004-0108 that are denied and the bases of
  all such denials expressed as a percentage of the total; (D) applications
  and requests for services provided for in this item and in said item 7004-
  0108 that do not result in a formal denial, a front-door entry into the
  emergency assistance system or verified diversion as a result of
  HomeBASE household assistance expressed as a percentage of the total;
  (E) the number of households submitting multiple applications or making
  multiple requests for services within the previous 1-month period and the
  previous 6-month period; (F) diversions as a result of HomeBASE
  household assistance; (G) exits from the emergency assistance system,
  delineated by reason for exit, including at-fault terminations, exits because
  the household is no longer income eligible, exits through HomeBASE
  household assistance with no other subsidy and exits to affordable,
  subsidized or otherwise assisted housing; (H) the number of applications
  and requests that do not result in the household entering emergency
  assistance shelter within 48 hours and for which such non-entry is
  attributable to each of the following: written denial, pending documentation
  or verifications, no imminent homelessness or household withdrawal of the
  application; (I) the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of
  emergency assistance under this item; (J) the number of families served
  under this item who required further assistance under this item or under
  said item 7004-0108 at a later date; (K) the type of assistance later
  required and provided; (L) the total number of families receiving assistance
  under item 7004-0101 that have received assistance under this item or
  said item 7004-0108 during each of the previous 1, 2 and 3 years; (M) the
  number of children served under this item broken down by age; (N) the
  number of applications and requests from households that became
  homeless within 12 months of depleting their HomeBASE household
  assistance under said item 7004-0108; (O) the reasons for homelessness
  in the applications and requests received under clause (N) and the number
  of applications and requests received under said clause (N) that are
  denied; and (P) the average and maximum length of stay for families
  currently staying in an emergency assistance shelter placement; provided
  further, that said quarterly reports shall also include the following
  information from the department of children and families: (I) the number of
  families assessed for a health and safety risk in the previous quarter; (II)
  the number of families determined to be at a substantial health and safety
  risk; (III) the number of families receiving multiple health and safety
  assessments within the previous 6-month period; and (IV) the standards
  used to determine a substantial health and safety risk; provided further,
  that said quarterly reports shall also include: (i) the number of families that
  applied for a transfer from their current shelter placement to a unit that can
  accommodate their disability-related needs, delineated by reason for the
  application; (ii) the number of families whose applications for reasonable
  accommodation have been approved but that are waiting for transfer due
  to lack of available units able to accommodate their disability-related
  needs, delineated by category of accommodation including, but not limited
  to, access to cooking facilities, first-floor or elevator access, non-carpeted
  unit, physical modification to unit, scattered site unit, geographic proximity
  to service providers and wheelchair accessibility; (iii) the number of
  families currently in shelter units located more than 20 miles away from
  their home community; (iv) the number of families with at least 1 child who
  attends a school other than the child’s school of origin as a result of
  placement in a shelter unit outside of their home community; (v) both the
  average and maximum number of days that families spend in placements
  under the circumstances described in clauses (ii) to (iv), inclusive, prior to
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  being transferred to a shelter unit for which none of the circumstances in
  said clauses (ii) to (iv), inclusive, apply; (vi) the percentage of applications
  for a transfer that were approved; and (vii) the average number of days
  and the maximum number of days between the application submission
  and the approval; provided further, that funds shall be expended on shelter
  units suitable to meet the needs of households with disabilities requiring
  reasonable accommodation; provided further, that funds shall be
  expended for expenses incurred as a result of families being housed in
  hotels due to the unavailability of contracted shelter beds; and provided
  further, that not less than $800,000 shall be expended for the Home Works
  program to provide opportunities for children in the emergency housing
  assistance program to attend out-of-school time and summer
  programming run by youth-serving organizations; provided further, that a
  youth-serving organization shall apply to contract with the executive office
  of housing and livable communities to receive contract slots to serve
  children in the Home Works program; provided further, that the executive
  office may expend funds for the administration and implementation of the
  Home Works program ..................................................................................... $259,900,648
7004-0102   For the homelessness program to assist individuals who are homeless or
  in danger of becoming homeless, including assistance to organizations
  that provide shelter, transitional housing and services that help individuals
  avoid entry into shelters or successfully exit shelters; provided, that no
  organization providing services to the homeless shall receive less than an
  average per bed, per night rate of $25; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Pioneer Valley on behalf
  of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to facilitate
  regional coordination across Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and
  Berkshire Counties to prevent and end homelessness with a Housing First
  approach that centers around racial equity; provided further, that no funds
  shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management
  information system; provided further, that the executive office shall submit
  quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means
  on the contracts awarded to service providers; provided further, that the
  reports shall include, but not be limited to: (i) each contracted service
  provider; (ii) the amount of the contracts; (iii) a description of the services
  to be provided; (iv) the length of said contract; and (v) the date upon which
  each contract was executed; provided further, that not less than
  $94,000,000 appropriated in this item shall be allocated to contracted
  service providers of homeless individuals in fiscal year 2020; and provided
  further, that programs currently providing shelter may renegotiate how to
  use said program's shelter fund, with the agreement of the executive office
  and the host municipality, to provide alternative services proven to be
  effective, including housing first models, transitional housing and diversion
  away from shelters .......................................................................................... $114,086,718
7004-0104   For the home and healthy for good program operated by the
  Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. to reduce the incidence
  of chronic and long-term homelessness in the commonwealth; provided,
  that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to continue a supportive
  housing initiative for unaccompanied homeless young adults who identify
  as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning; provided
  further, that the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, Inc. shall be
  solely responsible for the administration of this program; provided further,
  that not later than March 3, 2027, the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter
  Alliance, Inc. shall submit a report to the executive office of housing and
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  livable communities, the joint committee on housing the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of
  representatives and the senate, detailing: (i) the number of people served,
  including available demographic information; (ii) the average cost per
  participant; (iii) whether participants have previously received services
  from the executive office; and (iv) any projected cost-savings to the
  commonwealth associated with this program; and provided further, that not
  less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Housing and
  Shelter Alliance, Inc. for the purpose of promotion, resource development
  and technical assistance related to the creation of permanent supportive
  housing for persons with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness
  and other solutions to homelessness ................................................................... $8,890,000
7004-0105     For permanent supportive housing units to house individuals experiencing
  homelessness and mitigate overcrowding in homeless shelters; provided,
  that not less than $2,100,000 may be expended to sustain low-threshold
  sponsor-based leasing that had been previously linked to the pay-for-
  success projects funded through the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund
  established under section 35VV of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided
  further, that the executive office of housing and livable communities shall
  prioritize geographic equity when expending funds from this item; provided
  further, that the executive office may contract directly with the
  organizations that received Social Innovation Financing vouchers funded
  under item 7004-9024 in fiscal year 2022; and provided further, that not
  later than March 3, 2027, the executive office shall submit a report to the
  house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the
  distribution methodology and locations of units supported by this item ............ $10,572,875
7004-0106     For the continued implementation and evaluation of the homeless family
  preference in private multi-family housing program established by New
  Lease for Homeless Families, Inc. ......................................................................... $250,000
7004-0107     For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that not less
  than $125,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in the city of
  Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  for the Quinsigamond Village Community Center,Inc. at Greenwood park
  in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
  be expended to the Housing Assistance Corporation for the development
  of housing and project feasibility studies to expedite the creation of year-
  round housing, and for technical assistance related to accessory dwelling
  units for year-round rentals; provided further that not less than $50,000
  shall be expended to Housing Families Inc. for its homeless children
  program in Malden; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
  expended to Emmaus, Inc. to support their shelter and services to the
  homeless population of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than
  $5,000 shall be expended to the North Attleborough Housing Authority to
  purchase furniture and other needs for the properties’ common areas;
  provided, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the Mansfield
  Housing Authority to purchase furniture and other needs for the properties’
  common areas; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. to
  support the Heal Lawrence program in providing critical emergency
  relocation assistance, comprehensive stabilization services, and proactive
  community education for families displaced by fires and other residential
  emergencies in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc.
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for homelessness prevention service; provided further, that not less than
$500,000 shall be expended for the Saving Towards Affordable and
Sustainable Homeownership program administered by the Massachusetts
Affordable Homeownership Alliance, Inc. to assist first-generation
homebuyers in a regionally equitable manner to benefit communities
throughout the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than
$50,000 shall be expended for a van for the Housing Corporation of
Arlington; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
for the New Americans Community Development Corporation to support
the development of affordable housing; provided further, that not less than
$150,000 shall be expended to Compass Working Capital, Inc. to support
the expansion of the Family Self-Sufficiency program to eligible
households in the greater Boston area; provided further, that not less than
$100,000 shall be expended for the Southwest Boston Community
Development Corporation to assist with planning, programming and
operations; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
for SouthCoast Fair Housing, Inc. to promote equitable access to safe,
affordable housing for all residents throughout Bristol and Plymouth
counties; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
for Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. for its mobile
homeless outreach team for service in the cities of Boston, Everett,
Malden and Medford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
expended for Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for tenant
rights education and advocacy; provided further, that not less than
$200,000 shall be expended to the city of Somerville to continue a short-
term housing bridge pilot program to facilitate interim housing stability for
individuals applying for more affordable permanent housing situations;
provided further, that eligibility for the pilot program shall include
households with individuals: (i) age 60 or older residing in the city of
Somerville, who are otherwise eligible for housing under item 7004-9005
or item 7004-9024; (ii) with incomes not more than 80 per cent of the area
median income; and (iii) at risk of eviction due to their inability to
consistently pay rent; provided further, that households participating in the
pilot program shall not, while receiving such assistance, be required to pay
more than 30 per cent of their monthly adjusted income for rent; provided
further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing
Families Inc. for regional shared services; provided further, that not less
than $75,000 shall be expended for Community Day Center of Waltham,
Inc. to maintain patient safety and security; provided further, that not less
than $75,000 shall be expended for W.A.T.C.H., Inc. to support staffing
and its programs to prevent evictions; provided further, that not less than
$300,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Lynn Housing Authority to
provide housing stabilization services and information and referral
services to households who face significant barriers to sustaining housing,
including, but not limited to, those who are currently or previously have
been served with: (i) residential assistance payments under item 7004-
9316; or (ii) emergency rental assistance and other services under the
state 2019 novel coronavirus eviction diversion initiative; provided further,
that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for The Builder Coalition,
Inc. to advance efforts to meet the commonwealth’s housing production
and affordable housing goals by providing support and training to enable
emerging local developers to meet construction and community standards
and needs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
to the city of Revere for its first time homebuyer downpayment assistance
program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
for North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. to coordinate and implement
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  eviction sealing outreach and coordination; provided further, that not less
  than $60,000 shall be expended for Welcome Home, Inc. in the city of
  Newton for its home goods pantry; provided further, that not less than
  $45,000 shall be expended for Newton At Home, Inc. to provide financial
  assistance to qualifying seniors in the city of Newton; provided further, that
  not less than $95,000 shall be expended to Pathway to Possible, Inc. in
  the city of Newton to provide housing, support and advocacy for people
  with cognitive and developmental disabilities; provided further, that not
  less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Jewish Alliance for Law and
  Social Action, Inc. for outreach related to and the operation of its
  confronting the history of housing discrimination curriculum and for the
  development of additional curriculum units; provided further, that not less
  than $100,000 shall be expended for B-HOUSE Inc. to provide support
  and resources for homeless youth; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended for the Boston Affordable Housing Coalition,
  Inc., doing business as the Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants, for the
  establishment of a tenancy preservation fund for low-income
  individuals facing eviction in the city of Boston; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Boston Housing Authority to
  support planning, design and relocation expenses for housing in the
  Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to Centro De Apoyo Familiar (the
  “Corporation”) to build affordable housing in the city of Haverhill; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Brockton
  Housing Authority for the redevelopment of the Campello High Rise in the
  city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended for the Big Hope Project Inc in the city of Fitchburg for the launch
  and operation of Hope House, a reentry-focused transitional housing,
  recidivism prevention and workforce development program serving
  justice-impacted individuals across the commonwealth; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Belonging to Each Other,
  Inc. to provide transitional housing for adults experiencing homelessness
  during the cold weather months and housing restoration services year-
  round in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to the Lower Cape Cod Community
  Development Corporation for the study, analysis and promotion of funding
  affordable and attainable year-round housing, including recommended
  policy tools, to support year-round communities on the lower and outer
  cape; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for
  Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Inc. to develop a collaborative
  partnership for implementing innovative housing solutions, including
  education related to and the development of accessory dwelling units;
  provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Manna
  Kitchen, Inc. for its work to support unhoused and housing insecure
  individuals at St. John's Episcopal Church in the city of Northampton; and
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Center for Human Development, Incorporated for a grant to the Western
  Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to support housing stability
  and homelessness prevention programs ............................................................ $3,685,000
7004-0108     For a program of short-term housing assistance to help families eligible for
  temporary emergency shelter under item 7004-0101 in addressing
  obstacles to maintaining or securing housing; provided, that the assistance
  shall include not less than 12 months of housing stabilization and
  economic self-sufficiency case management services for each family
  receiving benefits under this item; provided further, that a family shall not
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receive more than $30,000 in a 24-month period from this item; provided
further, the executive office of housing and livable communities shall
provide household assistance in an amount up to $15,000, or a higher cap
established in item 7004-0108, for a subsequent 12-month period to
eligible families; provided further, that not less than $2,500,000 shall be
made available to administering agencies for circumstances in which the
administering agency believes an award greater than $30,000 in a 24-
month period is essential to resolve a housing crisis, in accordance with
guidance from the executive office of housing and livable communities;
provided further, that so long as a family meets the requirements of its
housing stabilization plan, a family that received household assistance
under this item whose income increases shall not become ineligible for
assistance due to exceeding the income limit; provided further, that a
family shall not be deemed ineligible as a result of any single violation of
a self-sufficiency plan; provided further, that the executive office of housing
and livable communities shall take all steps necessary to enforce
regulations to prevent abuse in the short-term housing transition program,
including a wage match agreement with the department of revenue;
provided further, that a family that was terminated from the program or did
not make a good faith effort to follow its housing stabilization plan during
the term of its assistance shall be ineligible for benefits under said item
7004-0101 and this item for 12 months from the last date the family
received financial assistance under said item 7004-0101 and this item;
provided further, that a family’s housing stabilization plan shall adequately
accommodate the ages and disabilities of the family members; provided
further, that families receiving benefits under this program who are found
ineligible for continuing benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely
appeal under chapter 23B of the General Laws; provided further, that
families who are denied assistance under this item may appeal that denial
under said chapter 23B, including subsection (F) of section 30 of said
chapter 23B and regulations adopted to implement said chapter 23B;
provided further, that the executive office, as a condition of continued
eligibility for assistance under this program, may require disclosure of social
security numbers by all members of a family receiving assistance under
this item for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments
and executive offices; provided further, that if a family member fails to
provide a social security number for use in verifying the family's income
and eligibility, then the family shall no longer be eligible to receive benefits
from this program; provided further, that the executive office shall
administer this program through the following agencies unless
administering agencies are otherwise procured by the executive office: the
Hearthway, Inc.; Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc.;
Community Teamwork Inc.; the Housing Assistance Corporation; the
Franklin county regional housing and redevelopment authority; Way
Finders, Inc.; Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Inc., d/b/a Metro
Housing Boston; the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood
Development Group, Inc.; the South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.;
NeighborWorks Housing Solutions; and RCAP Solutions, Inc.; provided
further, that the executive office shall reallocate funding based on
performance-based statistics from underperforming service providers to
above average service providers in order to move as many families from
hotels, motels or shelters into more sustainable housing; provided further,
that the executive office shall use funds provided under this program for
stabilization workers to focus efforts on housing retention and to link
households to supports, including job training, education, job search and
child care opportunities available, and may enter into agreements with
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  other public and private agencies for the provision of such services;
  provided further, that a stabilization worker shall be assigned to each
  household; provided further, that funds shall be used to more rapidly
  transition families served by the program into temporary or permanent
  sustainable housing; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, not less than 90 days before promulgating or
  amending any regulation, administrative practice or policy that would alter
  eligibility for or the level of benefits under this program to less than the
  benefit level available on June 30, 2026, the executive office shall submit
  a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the
  clerks of the house of representatives and the senate setting forth the
  justification for such changes including, but not limited to, any
  determination by the secretary of housing and livable communities that
  available appropriations will be insufficient to meet projected expenses;
  provided further, that the executive office shall submit quarterly reports to
  the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall
  include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of families served, including
  available demographic information, as well as the number of children
  served under this item broken down by age; (ii) type of assistance given;
  (iii) average, minimum and maximum cost per family of said assistance;
  (iv) total number of families receiving benefits under said item 7004-0101
  that have received assistance under said item 7004-0108 during the
  previous 1, 2 and 3 years, including available demographic information;
  (v) the amount of shelter exits created by this line item; and (vi) the amount
  of families diverted from emergency assistance shelters; provided further,
  that the executive office shall expend funds under said item 7004-0108 on
  families residing in temporary emergency shelters and family residential
  treatment or sober living programs under items 4512-0200 and 4513-1136
  if said families otherwise meet all eligibility requirements applicable to
  emergency shelter under item 7004-0101, except that, solely for the
  purposes of this item, the fact that a family is residing in a temporary
  emergency domestic violence shelter under item 4513-1136 or in a family
  residential treatment or sober living program under item 4512-0200 shall
  not preclude said family from receiving assistance; provided further, that
  this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency,
  nothing in this item shall give rise to, or shall be construed as giving rise
  to, any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the
  amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, the executive office of
  housing and livable communities shall submit quarterly reports to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include, but not be
  limited to, efforts made to work in collaboration with the office for refugees
  and immigrants and resettlement agencies; and provided further, that
  household assistance funds shall be advanced to the administering
  agencies at the end of each month and before the next month's
  disbursement, the amount of which shall be estimated based on the prior
  month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than annually ..................... $82,322,001
7004-0109     For the shelter workforce development initiative, to provide pathways to
  careers in fields related to housing and homelessness; provided, that funds
  shall be expended to address barriers to obtaining and sustaining shelter
  employment including, but not limited to, transportation, loan repayment,
  tuition or certification fee reimbursement and child care; provided further,
  that, not less than $5,000,000 be made available to shelters contracted
  through item 7004-0101; provided further, that not less than $5,000,000 be
  made available to shelters contracted through item 7004-0102; and
  provided further, that not later than March 3, 2027, the secretary of housing
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  and livable communities shall submit a report to the joint committee on
  housing and the house and senate committees on ways and means
  detailing the expenditures and hiring outcomes of the program ...................... $10,000,000
7004-0110   For diversion of homeless families from emergency assistance shelters;
  provided, that services shall be targeted to families who are either eligible
  for the emergency housing assistance program under 7004-0101, or likely
  to become eligible for services under 7004-0101, according to guidance
  developed by the executive office of housing and livable communities ............. $5,000,000
7004-0202   For the rapid transition of homeless individuals into sustainable permanent
  housing; provided, that programs under this item shall be administered by
  direct service providers contracted under item 7004-0102; provided
  further, that these programs may include, but shall not be limited to,
  vocational training, temporary assistance and permanent supportive
  housing; and provided further, that not later than February 3, 2027, the
  executive office of housing and livable communities shall submit a report
  to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the: (i) total
  number of people served; (ii) total number of people transitioned into
  permanent housing; (iii) types of programs implemented; (iv) vocational
  training programs, delineated by job type; (v) number of people participating
  in said training programs; (vi) number of people who transitioned from said
  training programs into full time employment; (vii) number of people exiting
  the shelter system as a result of full time employment; and (viii) number of
  people diverted from the shelter system ............................................................ $5,000,000
7004-3036   For housing services and counseling; provided, that funds shall be
  expended as grants to 9 regional housing consumer education centers
  operated by the regional nonprofit housing authorities; provided further,
  that the grants shall be awarded through a competitive application process
  under criteria established by the executive office of housing and livable
  communities; provided further, that the executive office shall submit annual
  reports to the secretary of administration and finance, the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the joint committee on housing
  detailing all expenditures of the program, including each regional housing
  consumer education center, the total number of persons who received
  information and referral services, the costs for such services rendered per
  consumer and the identification of consumer issues and trends; provided
  further, that not later than January 4, 2027, the executive office shall submit
  a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on
  possible savings and efficiencies that may be realized through the
  consolidation of said services; and provided further, that not less than
  $200,000 shall be expended for the Regional Housing Network of
  Massachusetts, Inc. for coordination and information technology ...................... $5,700,000
7004-4314   For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the
  executive office of housing and livable communities to assist tenants
  residing in state-aided public housing; provided, that the executive office
  shall distribute funding for resident service coordinators in a
  geographically equitable manner; and provided further, that funding shall
  be made available for resident service coordinators that serve multiple
  smaller housing authorities ................................................................................. $6,500,000
7004-9005   For subsidies to housing authorities and nonprofit organizations, including
  funds for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals in housing for the
  elderly, handicapped, veterans, families and relocated persons under
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  sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that
  notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all housing
  authorities operating elderly public housing shall offer first preference for
  elderly public housing units that are vacant on the effective date of this act,
  and thereafter, to those persons 60 years of age or older as of June 30,
  2026 receiving rental assistance from the Massachusetts rental voucher
  program; provided further, that the executive office of housing and livable
  communities may expend funds appropriated under this item for
  deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals that may be anticipated in
  the operation of housing authorities for the first quarter of the subsequent
  fiscal year; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item
  to reimburse the debt service reserve included in the budgets of housing
  authorities; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended
  for necessary repairs within the Norwell Housing Authority in the town of
  Norwell; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for
  necessary repairs within the Rockland Housing Authority in the town of
  Rockland; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item
  in the AA object class for the compensation of state employees; provided
  further, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be considered to
  meet all obligations under said sections 32 and 40 of said chapter 121B;
  provided further, that new reduced rental units developed in fiscal year
  2027 and eligible for subsidies under this item shall not cause any
  annualization that results in an amount exceeding the amount
  appropriated in this item; provided further, that all funds in excess of
  normal utilities, operations and maintenance costs may be expended for
  capital repairs; provided further, that no employee of a housing authority
  shall simultaneously be an elected executive officer within the same
  municipality in which the authority is located; and provided further, that the
  administration shall make every attempt to direct efforts toward
  rehabilitating housing authority family units requiring $10,000 or less in
  repairs ............................................................................................................. $117,840,000
7004-9007     For costs associated with the implementation of the duties of the executive
  office of housing and livable communities under chapter 235 of the acts of
  2014; provided, that in conjunction with said duties, funds may be
  expended on the creation and implementation of an information
  technology platform for state-aided public housing to be administered by
  the executive office; and provided further, that the executive office, in
  making changes to said information technology platform, shall collaborate
  and coordinate with housing authorities to ensure equitable and effective
  systems ............................................................................................................... $1,243,831
7004-9024     For the Massachusetts rental voucher program to provide rental
  assistance for low-income families and elderly persons through mobile and
  project-based vouchers; provided, that the income of eligible households
  shall not exceed 80 per cent of the area median income; provided further,
  that the executive office of housing and livable communities may require
  that not less than 75 per cent of newly issued vouchers be targeted to
  households whose income at initial occupancy does not exceed 30 per
  cent of the area median income; provided further, that the executive office
  may award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying
  project-based units that shall expire due to the non-renewal of project-
  based rental assistance contracts; provided further, that the executive
  office may require disclosure of social security numbers by participants
  and members of a participant’s household in the Massachusetts rental
  voucher program for use in verification of income with other agencies,
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departments and executive offices; provided further, that if a participant or
member of a participant’s household fails to provide a social security
number for use in verifying the household’s income and eligibility, then that
household shall no longer be eligible for a voucher or to receive benefits
from the voucher program; provided further, that a household receiving
assistance with a project-based voucher shall pay 30 per cent of its
monthly net income towards gross rent, with gross rent defined as the
contract rent plus an amount allowed by the executive office for tenant-
paid utilities, except that the household payment in any project-based unit
that is subsidized under another federal or state subsidy or public housing
program shall be subject to applicable limits on tenant paid rent under such
federal or state program; provided further, that until the implementation of
such payment standard, the monthly dollar amount of each voucher shall
be the executive office-approved monthly rent of the unit less the monthly
amount paid for rent by the household; provided further, that any
household that is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental
unit in an amount exceeding 2 months of rent during any 1-year period
shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that if the use of a
mobile voucher is or has been discontinued, then the mobile voucher shall
be reassigned; provided further, that the executive office shall pay regional
administering agencies not less than $50 per voucher per month for the
costs of administering the program; provided further, that subsidies shall
not be reduced due to the cost of inspections; provided further, that the
executive office shall provide assistance using a payment standard so that
the required household payment for a household choosing a unit with
gross rent less than or equal to the payment standard shall be not more
than 30 per cent of the household’s monthly adjusted income, with gross
rent defined as the contract rent plus an amount allowed by the executive
office for tenant-paid utilities; provided further, that the payment standard
shall be set, at the discretion of the executive office, at either 110 per cent
of the current area-wide fair market rent or 110 per cent of the current
small area fair market rent, both as established by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the same size of
dwelling unit in the same region, except as necessary as a reasonable
accommodation for a household member with a disability or as otherwise
directed by the executive office, except that a reduction by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development in such fair market
rental shall not reduce the payment standard applied to a household
continuing to reside in a unit without a change in voucher size for which
the household was receiving assistance at the time the fair market rent or
small area fair market rent was reduced; provided further, that if the gross
rent for the unit does not exceed the applicable payment standard, the
monthly assistance payment for the household for a mobile voucher shall
be equal to the gross rent less the required household payment; provided
further, that for a household receiving a mobile voucher under this item, if
the household chooses a unit with a gross rent that exceeds the applicable
payment standard, the monthly assistance payment for the household
shall be limited to the amount by which the applicable payment standard
exceeds 30 per cent of the monthly adjusted income of the household;
provided further, that even if a household with a mobile voucher chooses
a unit with gross rent exceeding the payment standard, at the time the
household initially leases that unit with a mobile voucher, the total amount
that the household may be required to pay toward gross rent, including the
amount by which the gross rent exceeds the payment standard, shall not
exceed 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted income of the household at
the time the household initially leases a unit with their mobile voucher;
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  provided further, that households receiving mobile vouchers under this
  section may pay more than 40 per cent of the monthly adjusted income of
  the household, at their option; provided further, that the executive office
  shall establish the amounts of the mobile and project-based vouchers so
  that the appropriation in this item shall not be exceeded by payments for
  rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the executive
  office shall not enter into commitments that shall cause it to exceed the
  appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that participating local
  housing authorities may take all steps necessary to enable them to
  transfer mobile voucher program participants from the Massachusetts
  rental voucher program into another housing subsidy program; provided
  further, that the executive office’s approved monthly rent limits for mobile
  vouchers issued or leased on or after July 1, 2026 shall be equal to 110
  per cent of the area-wide or small area fair market rent, except as
  necessary as a reasonable accommodation for a household member with
  a disability, as determined by the executive office, based on unit size as
  established annually by the United States Department of Housing and
  Urban Development; provided further, that the requested rent level for
  mobile vouchers shall be determined reasonable by the administering
  agency; provided further, that for mobile vouchers currently leased, the
  new rent limit shall not begin until the anniversary date of the lease;
  provided further, that the executive office may assist housing authorities at
  their written request, in the immediate implementation of a homeless
  prevention program utilizing alternative housing resources available to
  them for low-income families and the elderly by designating participants in
  the Massachusetts rental voucher program as at risk of displacement by
  public action through no fault of their own; provided further, that not later
  than December 2, 2026, the executive office of housing and livable
  communities shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on
  ways and means and the joint committee on housing on the utilization of
  rental vouchers during the last 3 fiscal years under this item and item 7004-
  9030; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the:
  (i) number and average value of rental vouchers currently distributed in the
  commonwealth in each county and in each municipality; (ii) average number
  of days that it takes for a household to utilize a voucher after receiving it
  from the administering agency; (iii) number of households that reach the
  date by which they must lease up their voucher without having found an
  available unit; (iv) number of households that apply for an extension by the
  deadline to lease up their voucher and the number of extensions granted;
  (v) actions taken by the executive office to reduce the wait time for
  households to lease up their voucher; (vi) number of distributed vouchers
  available to be utilized; (vii) number and type of new vouchers issued after
  July 1, 2026, including the costs associated with each type of new voucher;
  (viii) number of families on a waitlist for an available rental voucher; (ix)
  average number of days that it takes for project-based vouchers awarded
  by the executive office to be utilized after the award is made; and (x)
  obstacles faced by the executive office in its efforts to provide the
  information detailed in the preceding provisos, if applicable; provided
  further, that the report shall comply with state and federal privacy
  standards; and provided further, that the executive office may expend
  funds from this item for costs related to the completion of the voucher
  management system, prior appropriation continued ....................................... $278,341,728
7004-9030     For the rental assistance program established in section 16 of chapter 179
  of the acts of 1995; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, assistance may be provided in the form of either mobile
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  vouchers or project-based vouchers; provided further, that the vouchers
  shall be in varying dollar amounts set by the executive office of housing
  and livable communities based on considerations including, but not limited
  to, household size, composition, household income and geographic
  location; provided further, that the executive office’s approved monthly rent
  limits for vouchers shall be set, at the discretion of the executive office, at
  either up to 110 per cent of the current area-wide fair market rent or up to
  110 per cent of the current small area fair market rent, except as necessary
  as a reasonable accommodation for a household member with a disability
  or as otherwise directed by the executive office, both based on unit size
  as established annually by the United States Department of Housing and
  Urban Development for the same size of dwelling unit in the same region;
  provided further, that the requested rent level for vouchers shall be
  determined reasonable by the administering agency; provided further, that
  for vouchers currently leased, the new rent limit shall not begin until the
  anniversary date of the lease; provided further, that any household that is
  proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount
  exceeding 2 months of rent during any 1-year period shall be terminated
  from the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage
  applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household
  holding a mobile voucher; provided further, that unless the executive office
  implements a payment standard or utility allowance for the program, each
  household may be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net
  income as defined under regulations promulgated by the executive office
  for units if payment of utilities is not provided by the unit owner or not less
  than 30 per cent of its income for units if payment of utilities is provided by
  the unit owner; provided further, that payments for the rental assistance
  program may be provided in advance; provided further, that the executive
  office 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 executive office
  shall not enter into commitments that shall cause it to exceed the
  appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the amount of a
  rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not
  exceed the rent less the household’s minimum rent obligation; and
  provided further, that not later than December 16, 2026, the executive
  office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means detailing: (i) expenditures from this item; (ii) the number of
  outstanding rental vouchers; and (iii) the number and types of units leased,
  prior appropriation continued ............................................................................ $19,263,183
7004-9033   For rental subsidies to eligible clients of the department of mental health;
  provided, that the executive office of housing and livable communities shall
  establish the amounts of such subsidies so that payment of the rental
  subsidies and of any other commitments from this item shall not exceed
  the amount appropriated in this item. ................................................................ $17,548,125
7004-9034   For a housing assistance for re-entry transition pilot program; provided,
  that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing
  and livable communities in consultation with the executive office of public
  safety and security; provided further, that funds shall be expended for
  rental subsidies to participants in re-entry programs funded under items
  8000-0655 and 8900-1100 and nonprofit re-entry programs serving
  participants returning to the community from a county correctional facility
  or state prison; provided further, that the executive office of housing and
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  livable communities shall establish the amount of said subsidies so that
  executive office spending does not exceed the amount appropriated;
  provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Justice
  4 Housing, Inc for housing, vocational and family reunification services for
  justice involved individuals; provided further, that not less than $120,000
  shall be expended for a kinship reentry pilot program to be administered
  in coordination with the department of correction; and provided further, that
  not later than June 30, 2027, the executive office of housing and livable
  communities, in consultation with the department of correction, shall
  submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means,
  which shall include but not be limited to: (i) the number of participants in
  the pilot program; (ii) the counties of participants served; and (iii) the
  purposes for which funds have been distributed to support family members
  in welcoming and assisting individuals reentering society, prior
  appropriation continued ...................................................................................... $3,320,000
7004-9315     For the executive office of housing and livable communities, which may
  expend for the administration and monitoring of the low-income housing
  tax credit and local administration programs not more than $3,651,061
  from fees collected under these programs; provided, that funds may be
  expended for the costs of administering and monitoring the programs,
  including the costs of personnel, subject to the approval of the secretary
  of housing and livable communities; 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 executive office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................ $3,651,061
7004-9316     For a program to provide assistance in addressing obstacles to
  maintaining or securing housing for families with a household income: (i)
  not more than 30 per cent of area median income who are homeless and
  moving into subsidized or private housing or are at risk of becoming
  homeless; or (ii) more than 30 per cent but not more than 50 per cent of
  area median income who are homeless and moving into subsidized or
  private housing or are at risk of becoming homeless due to a significant
  reduction of income or increased expenses; provided, that assistance shall
  be administered by the executive office of housing and livable
  communities through contracts with the regional HomeBASE agencies;
  provided further, that not less than 50 per cent of the funds shall be
  provided to households with an income not more than 30 per cent of area
  median income, subject to the executive office’s discretion based on data
  reflecting program demand and usage; provided further, that in distributing
  50 per cent of the funds, the executive office shall prioritize those families
  most likely to otherwise require shelter services under item 7004-0101;
  provided further, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed
  $7,000 in any 12-month period; provided further, not less than $30,000
  shall be expended to Northern Bristol County Assistance Collaborative for
  costs associated with the construction of low to mid-income senior
  housing; provided further, that residential assistance payments may be
  made through direct vendor payments according to standards to be
  established by the executive office; 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
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  additional housing stabilization supports, including assistance in obtaining
  housing subsidies and locating alternative housing that is safe and
  affordable for any such families; provided further, that the program shall
  be administered under guidelines established by the executive office;
  provided further, that income verification shall be conducted by using: (a)
  documentation provided by the household, requiring the same
  documentation and process used to conduct income verification under this
  item in fiscal year 2026 or fewer documents as directed by the executive
  office; (b) third-party income verification; or (c) validated receipt of certain
  MassHealth or department of transitional assistance benefits
  demonstrating that the household earns less than 50 per cent of area
  median income; provided further, that the manner in which income
  verification is conducted shall be at the discretion of the executive office
  but that the executive office shall not discontinue the use of said options
  for income verification listed in the preceding proviso; provided further, that
  the executive office shall allow a short, simple application requiring
  minimal processing time; provided further, that the executive office shall
  submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and
  means detailing the: (1) number of families who applied for assistance; (2)
  number of families approved for assistance; (3) minimum, median and
  average amount of financial assistance awarded; (4) total amount of
  assistance awarded to date, including a breakdown by income category;
  and (5) number of families falling into each income category; provided
  further, that the executive office shall track a family’s reason for assistance
  by the same categories used in said item 7004-0101; provided further, that
  not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended to provide assistance to
  households of all sizes and configurations including, but not limited to,
  elders, persons with disabilities and unaccompanied youths; provided
  further, that household assistance funds shall be advanced to the
  administering agencies at the end of each month and prior to the next
  month’s disbursement, the amount of which shall be estimated based on
  the prior month’s expenditure with a reconciliation not less than annually;
  provided further, that notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), funds shall be
  expended to families and individuals who are at risk of injury or harm due
  to domestic violence in their current housing situation and whose
  household income is not more than 60 per cent of the area median income;
  provided further, that families and individuals that are at risk of injury or
  harm from domestic violence who meet the qualifications of enrollment in
  the address confidentiality program shall be afforded the opportunity to
  register with and become enrolled in the address confidentiality program
  as offered by the secretary of the commonwealth; and provided further, that
  the executive office shall distribute funds under this item as well as federal
  sources and other public and private sources of short-term rental and
  mortgage assistance in a manner that prioritizes geographic equity ................. $209,000,000
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
7006-0000     For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, including
  expenses of an administrative services unit; provided, that not less than
  $200,000 shall be expended for the office’s paid fellowship, co-op and
  internship program to support operations and support functions including,
  but not limited to, the operation of its consumer hotline ..................................... $2,003,593
7006-0043     For the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, which may
  expend not more than $1,097,747 from fees collected from the registration
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  and renewal of home improvement contractor registrations under section
  11 of chapter 142A of the General Laws for the administration and
  enforcement of the home improvement contractor registration program;
  provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
  for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the
  receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur
  expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to
  exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate
  as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................ $1,097,747
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
  benefit costs for personnel paid from this item upon financial institutions
  that the division currently regulates under section 2 of chapter 167 of the
  General Laws .................................................................................................... $27,039,886
7006-0011      For the costs incurred by the division of banks associated with licensure
  of loan originators under chapter 255F of the General Laws; provided, that
  the division may expend revenues of not more than $1,500,000 from the
  revenue received from administrative fees associated with the licensure
  fees and from civil administrative penalties collected under said chapter
  255F; provided further, that $1,500,000 shall be expended by the
  commissioner of banks as grants for the operation of a program for best
  lending practices, first-time homeowner counseling for nontraditional loans
  and not less than 10 foreclosure education centers under section 16 of
  chapter 206 of the acts of 2007 and that the grants shall be awarded
  through a competitive application process using criteria established by the
  division; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special
  law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing
  discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related
  expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may
  certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization
  or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting
  system ................................................................................................................. $1,500,000
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, the associated
  fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item, certain other costs
  of supervising motor vehicle liability insurance and the expenses of the
  fraudulent claims board; provided, that notwithstanding any general or
  special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this
  item and the associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this
  item shall be assessed upon the institutions which the division currently
  regulates under general or special laws or regulations, except for licensed
  business entity producers; and provided further, that the assessment shall
  be in addition to any assessments currently assessed upon those
  institutions ......................................................................................................... $16,708,706
7006-0029      For the operation of the health care access bureau under the division of
  insurance; provided, that the full amount appropriated in this item and the
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  associated fringe benefit costs for personnel paid from this item shall be
  assessed upon the carriers licensed under chapters 175, 176A, 176B,
  176E and 176G of the General Laws, as provided under section 7A of
  chapter 26 of the General Laws .......................................................................... $1,144,857
7006-0030      For the operation of pharmacy benefit manager regulation, oversight and
  licensure under the division of insurance pursuant to section 2 of chapter
  176Y of the General Laws ..................................................................................... $989,339
Division of Occupational Licensure.
7006-0040      For the operation and administration of the division of occupational
  licensure ............................................................................................................ $12,516,221
7006-0142      For the administration of the office of public safety and inspections under
  the division of occupational licensure, which may expend not more than
  $20,199,541 in revenues collected from fees or fines for annual elevator
  inspections, building inspections, amusement park ride inspections, state
  building code trainings and courses of instruction, licensing of pipefitters
  and hoisting equipment operators, all licensing programs administered by
  the office of public safety and inspections, revenues from fines collected
  under section 65 of chapter 143 of the General Laws and fees for appeals
  of civil fines issued under section 22 of chapter 22 of the General Laws
  and said section 65 of said chapter 143; provided, that funds shall be
  expended for the administration of the office of public safety and
  inspections including, but not limited to: (i) inspectional services; (ii)
  licensing services; (iii) the architectural access board; (iv) elevator
  inspections; (v) building inspections; and (vi) amusement device
  inspections; provided further, that the division shall employ not less than
  70 full-time equivalent elevator inspectors, including an additional
  engineer, and that funds shall be expended to address the existing
  elevator inspection backlog and to defray the costs associated with
  performing overtime elevator inspections; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended for a reimbursement program to be
  managed by the division of occupational licensure, which shall provide for
  the costs associated with the testing for the presence of pyrrhotite; and
  provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the
  contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between
  the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may
  incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not
  to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue
  estimate as reported in the state accounting system ........................................ $20,199,541
Division of Standards.
7006-0060      For the operation of the division of standards ..................................................... $1,838,249
7006-0064      For the division of standards' oversight of motor vehicle repair shops .................. $320,000
7006-0065      For the division of standards, which may retain not more than $903,561
  from registration fees and fines collected under sections 184B to 184E,
  inclusive, of chapter 94 of the General Laws and section 56D of chapter
  98 of the General Laws to support its enforcement activities as provided
  under subsection (h) of section 184D of said chapter 94 and from revenues
  received from item-pricing violations collected through municipal
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  inspection efforts and from weights and measures fees and fines collected
  from cities and towns for enforcement of weights and measures laws;
  provided, that notwithstanding said subsection (h) of said section 184D of
  said chapter 94, the division shall not fund the municipal grant program as
  provided under said subsection (h) of said section 184D of said chapter
  94; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law
  to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies
  between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the
  division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment
  amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent
  revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system .............................. $903,561
7006-0066     For support of municipal inspection efforts at the division of standards;
  provided, that not more than 15 per cent of the amount appropriated in this
  item shall be expended for administrative costs of the division ............................. $160,372
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 2027 shall
  be made at a rate sufficient to produce 100 per cent of the amount
  appropriated in this item and the associated fringe benefit costs for
  personnel paid from this item .............................................................................. $3,542,967
Massachusetts Office of Business Development.
7007-0150     For the Massachusetts office of business development for contracts with
  regional economic development organizations under the program
  established under sections 3J and 3K of chapter 23A of the General Laws
  ............................................................................................................................ $1,000,000
7007-0300     For the operation of the Massachusetts office of business development,
  including the operation of the Massachusetts international trade office and
  for marketing and promoting the commonwealth to attract and retain
  targeted businesses and industries; provided, that not less than $100,000
  shall be expended for South Eastern Economic Development Corporation
  to support its lending and technical assistance programs for small
  businesses; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended for training or programming at the Center for Women &
  Enterprise, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be
  expended for the Massachusetts center for employee ownership to
  contract for services and other operational costs that further the mission
  of the center ........................................................................................................ $1,942,715
7007-0500     For the operation and maintenance of the Massachusetts Biomedical
  Initiatives, Inc. for the commercialization of new, academic-based
  research and development and raising the scientific awareness of the
  communities of the commonwealth; provided, that such initiatives may
  include, but shall not be limited to: (i) investments in minority-owned
  businesses; (ii) grants to school districts with significant minority student
  populations for the development of curricula, purchase of equipment and
  the provision of internships; (iii) planning and implementation of strategies
  to recruit, develop and retain a diverse workforce in the fields of life
  sciences and biotechnology; and (iv) identifying structural and cultural
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  obstacles to the full inclusion of diverse populations in the life sciences
  and biotechnology field, along with recommendations for removing those
  obstacles; provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the
  institute shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways
  and means on the development, implementation and success of these
  initiatives, including the disbursement of funds to specific entities as
  defined in this item; and provided further, that the institute shall seek out
  private funds necessary to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1
  contributed by this item .............................................................................................. $500,000
7007-0800     For a state matching grant for the small business development center;
  provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until the United
  States Small Business Administration has made a payment or has
  executed a contract to pay the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for
  the operation of the center; provided further, that the funds expended from
  this item shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of the
  center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 from this item shall
  be expended for federal procurement technical assistance services within
  the center; provided further, that such 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; and provided further, that funds expended for federal
  procurement technical assistance services within the center shall be
  subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources,
  including the United States Department of Defense ........................................... $1,411,960
7007-0952     For the operation of the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation
  established in chapter 92B of the General Laws; provided, that funds
  appropriated in this item shall be expended to promote private fundraising,
  achieve self-sufficiency and serve as a catalyst for urban economic
  development and job opportunities for local residents; provided further,
  that the corporation shall take all steps necessary to increase the amount
  of private funding available for the operation of the zoos; provided further,
  that funding in this item shall not be transferred through interdepartmental
  service agreements; provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027,
  the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means on the status of, and amounts collected from, the
  private fundraising and enhanced revenue efforts identified in the draft
  Massachusetts Zoos Business and Operations Plan dated December
  1996; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  the Lupa Zoo in Ludlow to support marketing and outreach efforts that
  expand access to its conservation and educational programming; provided
  further, that funds may be expended on a matching program to encourage
  private and corporate donations to support the Franklin Park Zoo and the
  Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo; provided further, that not less than
  $250,000 shall be expended to the Worcester Natural History Society for
  its zoological park to support the daily care of animals, community
  education programming and capital improvements to animal habitats; and
  provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended to the
  Forest Park Zoological Society, Inc. to support workforce and economic
  development, travel, tourism and wildlife conservation ...................................... $7,050,000
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7008-0900     For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism;
  provided, that the office shall be the commonwealth’s official and lead
  agency to facilitate and attract: (i) major sports events and championships;
  and (ii) motion picture production and development; provided further, that
  not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program
  to the Enrichment Center located in Dorchester neighborhood of the city
  of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  for No Books No Ball; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to Friends of Reggie Wong Park, Inc.; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to Lena Park Community Center;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
  Dorchester Elite Eagles; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
  be expended for Lady Raiders; provided further, that not less than
  $350,000 shall be expended to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
  Fame, Inc., for the replacement of HVAC parts and 2 elevator pump
  systems; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended
  to the Milford Highway Department for increased public access
  improvements to the Upper Charles recreational trail; provided further, that
  not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the DeFillipo Playground in
  the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Milford Legion Baseball Club Inc., for increased public
  awareness, outreach and education; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended for the 60th Head of the Charles Regatta to
  cover costs associated with public safety; provided further, that not less
  than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council, Inc.;
  provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Boston
  Asian: Youth Essential Service, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended for Beverly Main Streets; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the International Volleyball Hall
  of Fame, Inc. to expand international tourism; provided further, that not
  less than $375,000 shall be expended to the Commonwealth Shakespeare
  Company, Inc. for the purpose of free programming on the Boston
  Common; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended
  for the New American Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided
  further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the West End
  Museum, Incorporated to support growing capacity and to promote
  awareness of the West End and Boston's central role in shaping modern
  urban planning; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be
  expended to the Friends of Quabbin, Inc. to support their marketing and
  operations for their annual Quabbin Days event; provided further, that not
  less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Bay State Games; provided
  further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended for the moving
  ahead program at the St. Francis House in the city of Boston; provided
  further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Boch
  Center’s Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF) located in the city
  of Boston to support the Hall of Fame’s educational mission as well as
  local economic development through programming and performances at
  the FARHOF; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the Fenway Community Center, in the Fenway neighborhood
  of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $1,300,000 shall
  be expended to the city of Boston for the HBCU Kickoff Classic Weekend
  at Harvard University, including but not limited to providing career fairs and
  mentorship opportunities for students; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in the city
  of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
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  to the Germantown Neighborhood Center in the city of Quincy; provided
  further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to North End Youth
  Organization Inc.; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be
  expended to the Boston Children’s Museum for waterfront climate
  resilience planning and related improvements, including flood mitigation
  and the protection of facilities along the Fort Point Channel; provided
  further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Italian Cultural
  Center of Western Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided
  further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Dennis
  Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for marketing initiatives for small businesses
  in the town of Dennis; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to Chinatown Business Association Inc.; provided further, that
  not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Brewster Chamber of
  Commerce, Inc. for marketing initiatives for small businesses in the town
  of Brewster; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended
  to the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for marketing initiatives for
  small businesses in the town of Yarmouth; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to Boston LGBTQIA+ Museum for an
  artist support program; and provided further, that not later than March 5,
  2027 the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees
  on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (A) an
  overview of the tourism industry in the commonwealth; (B) the economic
  impact of domestic and international travelers to the commonwealth; (C) a
  breakdown of the regional tourism council grant allocations; and (D)
  initiatives undertaken to promote travel and tourism in the commonwealth
  ............................................................................................................................ $4,155,000
7008-1116   For the commonwealth’s local economic development projects; provided,
  that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Salvation Army
  Fitchburg for upgrades to support its community and human service
  programming; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
  expended for Magic for Maddie, Inc. in the town of Southampton for
  assistance to local families with a child battling cancer; provided further,
  that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Ayer for the
  design, construction and installation of a senior center and other related
  expenses; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be
  expended to the Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority for downtown
  redevelopment efforts in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not
  less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
  Development Corporation to promote access to safe and affordable
  housing; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to
  the West Roxbury branch of the Boston public library for the purpose of
  restoring their courtyard fountain; provided further, that not less than
  $10,000 shall be expended to Anna's Pals, Inc. for infrastructure and
  program assistance to provide a safe place to recover for
  immunocompromised pediatric cancer patients and their families;
  provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for
  Museum of African American History, Incorporated to continue its work to
  showcase the historical contributions of African Americans; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Walpole to assist with traffic and roadway intersection improvements;
  provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Andover for costs related to improvements to the basketball court and
  other playground equipment in Memorial circle; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover for costs
  related to improvements to the Chandler road recreation area; provided
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  further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to Presentation
  School Foundation, Inc.’s community center in the Brighton section of the
  city of Boston to support the community room and food insecurity
  programs; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
  to Urban Impact Initiative Massachusetts Nonprofit Corporation to support
  programs that reduce the impacts of poverty; provided further, that not less
  than $200,000 shall be expended for Coalition for an Equitable Economy,
  Inc. to promote economic diversification and growth in the small business
  sector; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
  the Worcester public library to provide funding and support staff for the
  Library in Every Classroom Project; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to the Tufts Library in Weymouth for material
  and equipment upgrades; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
  be expended for bathroom renovations at Livingston street park in the
  town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
  expended for roadway improvements at the Tewksbury cemetery in the
  town of Tewksbury; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be
  expended for exhibit modernization, artifact and record preservation and
  public engagement improvement at the Public Health Museum in
  Massachusetts, Incorporated in the town of Tewksbury; provided further,
  that not less than $55,000 shall be expended for the revitalization of the
  downtown and pocket park in the town of North Andover; provided further,
  that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of North Andover
  for any costs related to robotic lawn mowers to maintain town playing
  fields; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  the town of Halifax for the replacement of the roof at the Holmes public
  library; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to
  the town of Wilmington for any costs related to intersection upgrades
  necessitated by construction of schools in the town; provided further, that
  not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the construction of a
  playground in the town of Merrimac; provided further, that not less than
  $45,000 shall be expended to the Berkshire Community Action Council,
  Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
  Buttonwood Park Zoological Society, Inc. to support public access to the
  zoo for underserved residents in the city of New Bedford; provided further,
  that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for We Are ALX Inc. to
  promote economic diversification and growth; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended as a grant to the United Way of
  Pioneer Valley, Inc. to support organizations and programs in the cities of
  Springfield and Chicopee; provided further, that not less than $300,000
  shall be expended to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell for costs
  related to its Career Connected Experience Ecosystem programming;
  provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Chelmsford for a pilot curbside composting program; provided further,
  that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Waltham Partnership for
  Youth, Inc. to support an internship program for Waltham high school
  students; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to 18 Degrees, Inc. in the city of Pittsfield for improvements to its facilities
  to support its early education, youth development, foster care and family
  support services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended for Madison Park Development Corporation for the Hibernian
  Hall cultural center for arts and cultural programming, including original
  and collaborative arts programming, immersive multidisciplinary cultural
  experiences, youth arts and literacy programming and children’s writing
  and publishing workshops; provided further, that not less than $60,000
  shall be expended to Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation,
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Inc. for the youth leadership and peer mentoring program; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Boston
Housing Authority for recruitment, training, engagement and payroll costs
to support resident employment in the construction industry and green jobs
within the Third Suffolk district; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended to Friends of the Public Garden, Inc. to expand
infrastructure to increase accessibility of public bathrooms at the Boston
Common and Public Garden in the city of Boston; provided further, that
not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Boston Minstrel Company
Charitable Trust, doing business as Music with Heart, for the purpose of
organizational development; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended for the 250th Celebration Committee of Adams for the
purpose of sponsoring events in commemoration of the United States’
sestercentennial anniversary; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended for Assets for Artists Inc. in the city of North Adams for
the purpose of marshaling resources and strategies for creative sector
individuals to pursue self-determined careers; provided further, that not
less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Berkshire regional planning
commission to support the work of the Berkshire Funding Focus program;
provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to Historic
Newton, Inc. to upgrade and develop exhibits that educate the public on
local history; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended for Dalton American Legion to support the veteran community;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Veronica
Robles Cultural Center Corp in the East Boston section of the city of
Boston to support its arts and culture community programming; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Newton
for the Spears park community garden for fence repairs and other
improvements; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
expended to West Newton Cinema Foundation, Inc. to restore its historic
glass and wood lobby and vestibule doors; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended to Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Inc.
to provide resources and technical assistance for local nonprofit
organizations in the county of Berkshire; provided further, that not less
than $25,000 shall be expended for town of Washington to sponsoring
events in commemoration of the town’s sestercentennial anniversary;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
Springfield Museums Corporation to build an immersive dinosaur dig in
Dinosaur Hall at the museum; provided further that not less than $25,000
shall be expended to Suit Up Springfield for operating costs to support its
young professional program in the city of Springfield; provided further, that
not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Hope Community
Development Corporation in the city of Springfield for community outreach;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Seeding
Ventures Inc. to support minority and LGBTQ small business owners in
the cities of Springfield and Chicopee; provided further, that not less than
$85,000 shall be expended for Saheli, Inc. in the city of Woburn for legal
and housing assistance work for immigrant survivors of domestic abuse;
provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for Social
Capital Inc. in the city of Woburn for youth leadership and civic engaging
programming, migrant support and health equity work; provided further,
that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Civic Action Project, Inc.
to provide programming and training to civic leaders for new strategic,
public-private partnerships for innovative policies; provided further that not
less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Partnerships
for Youth, Inc. to continue delivering remote or on-site training and
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  capacity building for school and community leaders in the areas of youth
  violence risk assessment and harm reduction for at-risk youth; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Friends of Jack
  Foundation, Inc. to provide direct supports to pediatric patients and their
  families in southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less
  than $45,000 shall be expended for the Latin American Business
  Organization Inc. to provide technical assistance to historically
  disadvantaged businesses in Worcester county focused on financial
  management, access to capital, legal compliance, startup fundamentals
  and supplier diversity certification; provided further, that not less than
  $200,000 shall be expended to the Massachusetts Women of Color
  Coalition, Inc. to support its continued operation and expand program
  delivery; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  Worcester Refugee and Immigrant Support and Empowerment (RISE) for
  Health, Inc to support community healthcare workers; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Manny 267
  Foundation to increase the capacity to prevent water-related deaths in
  central Massachusetts and Worcester county; provided further, that not
  less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Black Heritage Juneteenth
  festival in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $10,000
  shall be expended for Casita Cultura Latina, Inc for the Día de los Muertos
  event and other cultural events in the city of Worcester; provided further,
  that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for AIDS Project –
  Worcester, Inc. for the Pride Worcester festival to be celebrated by the
  greater Worcester community; provided further, that not less than $5,000
  shall be expended for the Worcester Youth Orchestras, Inc. for financial
  aid for students; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. for the
  implementation of equity strategies in the Greater Worcester Community
  Health Improvement Plan; provided further, that not less than $25,000
  shall be expended to ArtsWorcester, Inc. for the Future Arts Workers
  internship program for the Future Arts Workers internship program;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to African
  Community Education Program, Inc for renovations of its facility and for
  the creation of a new student and community gathering room; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for East End House,
  Inc. in the city of Cambridge to provide comprehensive support services
  for families; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  for the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. in the city of
  Cambridge for economic stability and mobility services; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Margaret Fuller
  House, Incorporated in the city of Cambridge for community advancement
  programming; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition Inc. for its services and
  community programs in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended for Just-A-Start Corporation’s
  biomedical careers program in the city of Cambridge; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the East Cambridge Business
  Association, Inc. for services to provide for community activities; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Transition House,
  Inc. in the city of Cambridge to address domestic violence through
  intervention and prevention in the city of Cambridge to address domestic
  violence through intervention and prevention; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended for Eliot Family Resource Center in
  the city of Everett for comprehensive community-based services and
  resources; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
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for La Comunidad, Inc. in the city of Everett to support community
programming and services; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended for Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts in the city of
Everett to provide community resources, programming and support;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
Everett Haitian Community Center in the city of Everett for community
programming, resources and services; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended for the John F. Kennedy Family Service
Center, Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston to provide
community services; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended for Special Townies – Autistic & Exceptional Children Programs,
Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that
not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Chelsea Black Community,
Inc. in the city of Chelsea for community-based services and resources;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc. in the city of Chelsea for
economic stability and mobility services; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended to Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc. in the city
of Lowell for cultural programming; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to New England Invents Inc. for the Pinnacle
Co-Working Hub; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the Lowell Festival Foundation in the city of Lowell for the
Lowell Folk Festival; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the Lowell Festival Foundation in the city of Lowell for the
Lowell Summer Music Series; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended to the town of Dunstable for municipal improvements;
provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the town
of Phillipston for the purchase of plow truck equipment and upgrades;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town
of Swampscott for the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town
of Tyngsborough for municipal improvements; provided further, that not
less than $200,000 shall be expended to Greater Lowell Community
Foundation, Inc. in the city of Lowell for community programs in the First
Middlesex senatorial district; provided further, that not less than $100,000
shall be expended to Methuen Arlington Neighborhood, Inc. to increase
and enhance entrepreneurial opportunities, neighborhood investment,
revitalization activities and the self-sufficiency of low-income and
moderate-income residents of the Methuen Arlington section of the city of
Methuen; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
for the Immigrant City Archives, Inc. for its archival access, safety and
preservation infrastructure project; provided further, that not less than
$280,000 shall be expended to Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce,
Inc. in the village of Whitinsville in the town of Northbridge for workforce
training, small business expansion and regional economic development
initiatives; provided further, that not less than $9,000 shall be expended to
the Blackstone Valley Community Chorus, Inc. in the village of Whitinsville
in the town of Northbridge for upgrades and replacement of musical and
sound equipment and transportation costs; provided further, that not less
than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Blackstone for costs
associated with the town’s 250th anniversary celebration; provided further,
that not less than $63,434 shall be expended for the Downtown Brockton
Association, Inc. for the cleanup and beautification of the downtown area
of the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall
be expended to the town of East Bridgewater for electrical upgrades at the
East Bridgewater public library; provided further, that not less than
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  $50,000 shall be expended for the Albert & Amelia Ferst Operating
  Foundation, LLC in the city of Westfield for capital improvements and
  operations at the Amelia Park Arena to support local youth sports
  programming; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Taunton for downtown safety and revitalization
  improvements, including lighting, cameras, parking and streetscape
  enhancements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
  expended to Waters Farm Preservation, Inc. for infrastructure projects for
  their 250th anniversary celebration; provided further, that not less than
  $5,000 shall be expended to the Western Massachusetts Veterans
  Service Officers Association in the city of Northampton to support local
  veterans; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for
  Veteran Outreach Into Community Engagement Inc. in the town of Granby
  for regional programming and veteran outreach initiatives; provided
  further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Community Roots
  Neighborhood Services, Inc. in the city of Holyoke to support local
  veterans; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended
  for the Westfield Woman’s Club, Inc. in the city of Westfield for capital
  improvements and programming; provided further, that not less than
  $200,000 shall be expended for the Cape Verdean Association of Boston
  Inc. for community programming including English as a second language,
  citizenship training and workforce development and job pathway
  programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
  for the Irish Cultural Center, Inc. of Western New England in the city known
  as the town of West Springfield for building improvements and operational
  costs to promote tourism in the western region of the commonwealth;
  provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Wareham for improvements to Merchant’s way, including waste
  enclosures, signage, lighting and murals to support downtown
  revitalization; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be
  expended for the Massachusetts Cabo Verdean cultural center
  commission established in chapter 1 of the resolves of 2024 to support
  work of the commission including, but not limited to, the procurement of a
  consultant to conduct the feasibility study under said chapter 1, the
  facilitation of statewide listening sessions and community engagement
  activities, administrative support, research, planning and other duties
  necessary to carry out the commission’s responsibilities; provided further
  that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the town of Wenham for
  software to analyze historic graveyards; provided further, that not less than
  $20,000 shall be expended to the town of West Newbury to support
  compliance with newly imposed Americans with Disabilities Act
  accessibility requirements for its website; provided further, that not less
  than $100,000 shall be expended to the National Center of Afro-American
  Artists, Inc. to support arts education, cultural programming, museum
  exhibitions, preservation of African diasporic artistic heritage, youth
  engagement and community-based visual and performing arts
  programming in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston and across the
  commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Manchester-By-The-Sea to support the
  completion of the senior community center project; provided further that
  not less than $78,000 shall be expended to the city of Newburyport for an
  Airvac sewer system pilot oversight program on Plum Island; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the New
  England Medical Association, Inc. to address health disparities and
  increase the diversity of the physician workforce in the commonwealth,
  including the recruitment and retention of underrepresented physicians
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and improvement of health outcomes in underserved communities;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
Museum of African American History, Incorporated in the town of
Nantucket for the preservation and programming at the African meeting
house; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for
the J.V. Fletcher Library in the town of Westford for physical upgrades;
provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to the town
of Ashby for necessary improvements to the Ashby town gazebo; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Camp Fire North
Shore, Inc. for youth programming; provided further, that not less than
$50,000 shall be expended for the Kakrona Center, Inc. for programming
in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
expended to the town of Abington for purposes including, but not limited
to, the office of veterans' services’ operation of a transportation program;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city
of Quincy for purposes including, but not limited to, communications
infrastructure upgrades and repairs; provided further, that not less than
$5,000 shall be expended for Abington public library for purposes
including, but not limited to, programming and services; provided further,
that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for senior center
improvements in the town of Bellingham; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended for the design and permitting of the Dover
road retaining wall in the town of Dover; provided further, that not less than
$15,000 shall be expended for a utility trailer for the town clerk’s office in
the town of Medfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended for accessibility improvements at the town hall in the town of
Milford; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
the reconstruction of the parking lot at the Lansing Millis memorial building
in the town of Millis; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be
expended for exercise equipment at the Center at the Heights in the town
of Needham; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be
expended for senior center parking lot improvements in the town of Norfolk
; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for radios
for the department of public works in the town of Plainville; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Peabody
for rehabilitation efforts at the George Peabody House Museum including,
but not limited to, the installation of new perimeter fencing to enhance
visitor safety, preserve museum assets and support the site’s ongoing
educational programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended for the Peabody Cultural Collaborative Inc. to establish
a Peabody activation regrant fund in said city; provided further, that not
less than $70,000 shall be expended to the town of Easton for the
redevelopment, maintenance and management of Swift park; provided
further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for Jett Foundation,
Inc. in the town of Norwell for empowering individuals and families
impacted by Duchenne muscular dystrophy through transformative
programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
expended to Wellspring, Inc. located in the town of Hull for program
development and community outreach support; provided further, that not
less than $25,000 shall be expended to South Shore SNAP, Inc. to provide
athletic programming to children with intellectual and developmental
disabilities; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended
to the Magical Moon Foundation, Inc. in the town of Marshfield to support
programming for children with cancer and other life threatening conditions;
provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Norwell
Grange Corporation in the town of Norwell to encourage agricultural and
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  environmental sustainability; provided further, that not less than $10,000
  shall be expended to South Humarock Civic Association Inc. located in the
  town of Scituate for facility improvements; provided further, that not less
  than $20,000 shall be expended to South Shore Irish Heritage Trail, Inc.
  in the town of Scituate to promote regional tourism; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Norwell Visiting Nurse
  Association, Inc. in the town of Norwell to deliver quality in-home care to
  those in need; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the LOOK. Foundation, Inc. in the town of Scituate to raise
  awareness and support the treatment of PANS and PANDAS; provided
  further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to Friends of the
  Homeless of the Southshore, Inc. in the city known as the town of
  Weymouth to support families and children in need throughout the south
  shore; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  Crossroads of Boston, Inc. located in the city of Boston for youth
  development at Camp Wing in the town of Duxbury; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to James P. Harrington
  Organization, Inc. located in the town of Marshfield to support health and
  wellness programming at Ferry hill community center and day camp;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
  Empower Grieving Children, Inc. located in the town of Cohasset to
  support services and programming for children facing parent loss;
  provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to St. John
  the Evangelist Church in the town of Hingham to support the program
  known as Laundry Love to provide laundry assistance to low-income
  individuals throughout the South Shore; provided further, that not less than
  $30,000 shall be expended to the town of Sutton for costs associated with
  per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation efforts; provided further,
  that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Massachusetts
  Women’s History Center, Inc. to amplify the history of women of all
  backgrounds in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than
  $15,000 shall be expended to the Vinton Street Hope Initiative, Inc. for the
  operation of its programs; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall
  be expended to the the Codman Square Neighborhood Council, Inc. for
  the operation of the Codman square farmers market and the Codman
  square summer program; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall
  be expended to Bay State Performing Arts, Inc. for the Boston Gay Men's
  Chorus; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to
  Bowdoin/Geneva Main Streets, Inc. for maintenance and community
  programming; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
  expended to Greater Ashmont Main Streets for maintenance and
  community programming; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
  be expended for Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston, Inc.
  for cultural events in the community; provided further, that not less than
  $20,000 shall be expended for The People’s Academy, Inc. to support its
  pre-apprenticeship program training inner-city residents in the copper
  trade; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to
  365Dad Life Inc. for its Youth Announcers program; provided further, that
  not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Berkeley Community
  Garden Inc for the purpose of repairing irrigation systems; provided
  further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Puerto Rican
  Veterans of Boston, Inc. to erect a Puerto Rican veterans memorial;
  provided further, that not less $20,000 shall be expended to Economic
  Mobility Pathways, Inc. for supporting women’s advancement; provided
  further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to South Boston
  Neighborhood House, Inc. for community programming; provided further,
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that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to Ella J. Baker House Inc.
for youth programming; that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to
the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation for the South
Boston Street festival to be enjoyed by local residents; provided further,
that not less than $70,000 shall be expended to the Harry McDonough
Sailing Center, Inc. for free programming; provided further, that not less
than $20,000 shall be expended to Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, Inc.
for the Cedar Grove project; provided further, that not less than $20,000
shall be expended for Julie's Family Learning Program, Inc. for family
support, wellness and education initiatives; provided further, that not less
than $10,000 shall be expended to All Dorchester Sports & Leadership,
Inc. for programming and youth workforce development; provided further,
that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Brazilian Women’s Group,
Inc. in the city of Boston for services for immigrants; provided further, that
not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Dracut for
municipal improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended to the town of Falmouth for the Falmouth urban forest;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town
of Pepperell for municipal improvements; provided further, that not less
than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Stoughton for public
programming at the town community center and associated event
planning; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be expended to the
Springfield Jewish Community Center, Inc. to continue to provide public
and inclusive services and programming for the community; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of
Stoughton for the train depot revitalization project and the construction of
a new community center; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
be expended for Western Mass Wheelers, Inc., to expand adapted outdoor
biking programs for elder adults across Western Massachusetts; provided
further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Plymouth
County Development Council, Inc. to support tourism in the town and
county of Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
expended for the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Inc. to strengthen
local economies by promoting, supporting and guiding local businesses,
civic leadership and social agencies; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to The Cambodian Mutual Assistance
Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. in the city of Lowell for transitional
services for refugees; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
be expended to Meher Foundation, Inc. for transitional services for
refugees in the city of Lowell; provided further, that not less than $40,000
shall be expended for Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group, Inc. for a
feasibility study for the John T. Hughes Hatchery and Research Station in
the town of Oak Bluffs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended for the Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation, Inc. for
CapeTide Economic Development Corporation programming and
operations to support entrepreneurship and small business development
on Cape Cod; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be
expended to the town of Marion for municipal technology upgrades,
including replacement of obsolete desktop and laptop computers;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Amplify
POC Cape Cod Inc. for its entrepreneurship programming; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Beat the Odds Inc.
to support the city of Boston's low-income communities through its
Creative Youth Development program; provided further, that not less than
$40,000 shall be expended for Freedom House, Inc. to support the PUSH-
to-Start Gap Year Program, a workforce development and transition
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  initiative providing youths and young adults in the city of Boston with
  career exploration, job readiness training, individualized coaching,
  workforce exposure and postsecondary pathway support; provided
  further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston
  for River street neighborhood improvements to support community
  beautification, public infrastructure enhancements, pedestrian safety,
  streetscape improvements and other neighborhood stabilization and
  quality-of-life initiatives; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall
  be expended for the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council to support
  community engagement, neighborhood improvement initiatives, resident
  leadership development, public safety collaboration, youth and family
  programming and civic participation efforts in the Mattapan section of the
  city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to Massachusetts Voter Education Network, Inc. to support
  nonpartisan civic engagement, voter education, youth leadership
  development, voter registration and participation efforts and community-
  based democracy and electoral justice initiatives; provided further, that not
  less than $20,000 shall be expended to Mattapan Square Main Streets,
  Inc. to support economic development, small business support, cultural
  programming, placemaking initiatives and community engagement efforts
  in Mattapan square in the Mattapan section of the city of Boston; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for The EON
  Foundation, Inc. to provide programs, services and technical assistance
  to support economic opportunities in the cannabis industry for people from
  communities harmed by the war on drugs; provided further, that not less
  than $100,000 shall be expended the town of Ashland for the renovation
  and improvement of the Ashland community center; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Holliston for
  municipal employee mental health support; provided further, that not less
  than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Medway for Americans
  with Disabilities Act related improvements to recreational facilities;
  provided further, that not less than $105,000 shall be expended to Greater
  Northampton Chamber of Commerce, Inc. to support efforts to address
  the primary care crisis; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
  be expended to Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse, Inc. for accessibility
  improvements, repairs and modifications; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Royalston for design,
  engineering, repairs and improvements to the King street bridge; provided
  further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the Swansea
  redevelopment authority to create an urban renewal plan along the United
  States highway route 6 corridor in the town of Swansea; provided further,
  that not less than $15,000 shall be expended to Keep Massachusetts
  Beautiful Inc. for expanded programming, marketing and supplies;
  provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the
  Boyden library in the town of Foxborough for the purchase of new furniture
  and equipment for makerspace, children's room and facilities and for
  information technology upgrades; provided further, that not less than
  $15,000 shall be expended to Oxford public schools for transportation
  needs; provided further, that not less than $12,500 shall be expended to
  the Westborough public library to purchase a book bike; provided further,
  that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the Black Economic
  Council of Massachusetts, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Wilbraham for the purchase of
  materials and installation of permanent bleachers at the Wilbraham
  Athletic Facility; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Monson to provide camera coverage with access
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control and camera with multi-lens, pan/tilt/zoom camera, switch, and
boom lift for the back parking area of town offices/police station and the
Veterans Field; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
expended to the Wilbraham Nature and Cultural Council for tourism,
marketing and advertising purposes; provided further, that not less than
$100,000 shall be expended to Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. for
creating new, diverse concert performances and targeting special events
for youth education and performance opportunities that are vital to
revitalize the performing arts in Springfield; provided further, that not less
than $250,000 shall be expended to Wharf District Council, Inc., for climate
resiliency planning; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the town of Carlisle for capital improvements and renovations
to the Gleason public library; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended to the town of Concord for improvements and upgrades
to the playground at the Alcott elementary school; provided further, that
not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the town of Rutland for support
of the engineering and design services necessary to advance the
rehabilitation of the Rutland community pool; provided further, that not less
than $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Framingham to establish a
small business university to provide entrepreneurs with specialized
guidance and support to improve equity and economic development;
provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to NEADS,
Inc. Service Dogs for Veterans program; provided further, that not less
than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Lowell for improvements and
upgrades to the Bailey school playground; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended to the Quaboag regional school district
academy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
to the town of Ashland for pedestrian accessibility improvements; provided
further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city of
Framingham for pedestrian accessibility improvements; provided further,
that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to ABCD North End;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Lynn
Veterans Council to organize the North Shore Veterans and First
Responders Parade; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, Inc.; provided
further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the city of Fall River
for improvements to Abbott Court playground park; provided further, that
not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Bellingham senior center
for parking lot improvements; provided further, that not less than $20,000
shall be expended to the Blackstone-Millville-regional school district for
security system and safety upgrades; provided further, that not less than
$20,000 shall be expended to the town of Uxbridge for planning of the
town’s 300th Anniversary; provided further, that not less than $20,000
shall be expended to Millville elementary school for a generator
replacement; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
expended to the town of Pembroke for the planning of the re-use of the
former police station building; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended to the town of Kingston for the restoration of the Historic
Reed Building; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be
expended for Responsible Urbanites For Fido, Inc.; provided further, that
not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Plympton for
infrastructure improvements at the town complex; provided further, that
not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Danvers for the
replacement of the ceiling at the Peabody Institute library of Danvers;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce to support the creation
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  of a business incubator to assist in the development and growth of new
  regional businesses; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Everett Haitian Community Center to support youth
  enrichment; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the city of Chelsea’s Resiliency Fund; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce for
  programming initiatives; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
  be expended to GreenRoots, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to La Colaborativa, Inc. to support economic
  development; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to Bay Village Neighborhood Association, Inc.; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the New Bedford Festival
  Theatre, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to AHA! Art, History & Architecture in the city of New Bedford;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Frederick Douglass House in the city of New Bedford; provided further,
  that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Cape Verdean
  Association of New Bedford; provided further, that not less than $50,000
  shall be expended to the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in city of New
  Bedford for production programming; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for a child safety program;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the
  Revere Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
  $75,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere’s senior home
  improvement fund; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Revere McMackin field for infrastructure
  improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Hingham to support Revolution 250 celebrations;
  provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Hull to support Revolution 250 celebrations; provided further, that not
  less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cohasset Community
  Assistance Fund to build capacity and expand its direct financial
  assistance program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the city of Lynn for the maintenance of Goldfish Pond;
  provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to Riverwalk
  Arts, Inc. for improvements along the ten-mile river walkway; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Inquilinos
  Boricuas en Acción, Inc. (IBA Boston) to address critical technology and
  programmatic capacity gaps necessary to fully operationalize IBA – La
  CASA, and sustain core high-quality educational and youth development
  opportunities; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to the Soccer Unity Project Inc. for increasing play for girls and
  youth with disabilities, as well as providing programming for their three
  new locations in low-income areas; provided further, that not less than
  $150,000 shall be expended to the Community Music Center of Boston;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Boston Food Access Council; provided further, that not less than $25,000
  shall be expended to the Waltham Chamber of Commerce for staffing;
  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Southbridge for veterans’ monuments; provided further, that not less
  than $175,000 shall be expended for Boston Chinatown Post 328
  Association; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to ABCD for the operation, administration and programming of
  the West End Neighborhood Center; provided further, that not less than
  $100,000 shall be expended to the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc. for
  the purpose of providing free public concerts in Boston; provided further,
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that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Great
Barrington for upgrades to the assessors software; provided further, that
not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Burlington to
enhance and modernize interior and exterior signage across the town
campus to improve navigation, accessibility, and compliance with current
ADA and safety standards; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended to the city of Beverly for maintenance, repairs, and
improvements to the Beverly council on aging/senior center building;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Age
Strong commission in the city of Boston for senior programming in the
North End, Chinatown, Downtown and Bay Village neighborhoods of the
city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
expended to the town of Merrimac to refurbish a basketball court floor;
provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the
Fitchburg Public Market for the capital maintenance costs of the food hub
services; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
to Latinos for Education, Inc; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended to the North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce, Inc;
provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the
historic Chevalier Theatre in Medford; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended for a project celebrating Fiestas Patronales to
its fiscal agent Nueva Esperanza, Inc.; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to the town of Hamilton for a backup generator
for the historic town hall to ensure continuity of operations during winter
storms; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
the Asian Community Development Corporation for the purposes of
expanding their retirement matched savings program for low-income
Asian elders; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
expended to the Jones library in the town of Amherst to support the
construction of a gender inclusive ADA compliant restroom; provided
further, that not less than $9,000 shall be expended to the Puerto Rican
Art Comic Conference to its fiscal agent, the Holyoke public library;
provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the town
of North Reading for flooring maintenance at the Flint Memorial library in
the town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $25,000
shall be expended to the town of Bridgewater for roadway and public
safety improvements in Central square; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to the Benevento Little League fields in the
town of North Reading; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall
be expended to Lynnfield middle school auditorium for lighting and sound
repairs, replacement and upgrades; provided further, that not less than
$50,000 shall be expended to the town of Lynnfield for playground
upgrades at Newhall park; provided further, that not less than $75,000
shall be expended to Boston Village for the purpose of improving their
capacity to expand technological improvements and the provision of
programming services for older adults; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended for the Coconut Grove Memorial Committee in
the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the town of Raynham to continue building a gravel parking lot
and canoe launch on the Taunton river off South street west in Raynham;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Three
Saints, Inc. in the city of Lawrence to support community services and
promote Italian heritage; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended to the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce to support
business development, networking, and economic opportunity initiatives
in the Merrimack Valley; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall
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  be expended to Middleton Council on Aging for the purchase of an ADA
  compliant van; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
  expended for the development a new Easthampton skate park; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Age Strong
  commission in the city of Boston for senior programming in the South End
  neighborhood in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended for the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood
  Center for the purposes of arts and cultural programming at the Pao Arts
  Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  Age Strong commission in the city of Boston for senior programming in the
  Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods in the city of Boston; provided
  further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the New
  Commonwealth Fund to assist in their work of expanding grant
  opportunities for Black and Brown-led nonprofits across the
  commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Springfield Black Chambers community outreach;
  provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the
  Harambee Festival; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended for the Caribbean Festival; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the historic West Medford Community
  Center; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
  the Stoughton Community Center for exterior work; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Paul Revere Heritage Site
  in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Stone Soul, Inc. Festival; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services,
  Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  Springfield Partners for Community Action, Inc.; provided further, that not
  less than $175,000 shall be expended to the Western Massachusetts
  Sports Commission; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be
  expended to the city known as the town of Agawam for a feasibility study
  of a new and modernized recreational center at Perry Lane park; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Haymarket
  Pushcart Association; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall
  be expended to the city known as the town of West Springfield for
  infrastructure improvement projects to Mittineague park; provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Brookline Interactive
  Group to support cablecasting and streaming of Brookline town meetings,
  hearings and committees to catalyze and maintain vital civic engagement;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Brookline Teen Center, Inc. for facility upgrades consistent with the YMCA
  of Greater Boston merger; provided further, that not less than $75,000
  shall be expended to The Urban League of Springfield; provided further,
  that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Boys & Girls Club of
  Greater Haverhill, Inc. for the capital campaign project for the construction
  of a new state of the art facility in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that
  not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Whittier Birthplace in Haverhill;
  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the
  Haverhill Downtown Boxing Club; provided further, that not less than
  $10,000 shall be expended to Build Boston LLC for entrepreneurship
  programming at the Gateway Academy in Haverhill; provided further, that
  not less than $70,000 shall be expended to the town of Westborough for
  conducting a study of the Route 9 corridor and abutting lands for various
  purposes; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended
  for the North End/Waterfront Resilience Alliance for Climate Resiliency
  planning; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended
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to the town of Northborough for sidewalk and roadway projects; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Haverhill
for the purchase of street lighting and pedestrian safety measures;
provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for
Belchertown Animal Control to replace its current vehicle and acquire
modern animal transport equipment; provided further, that not less than
$20,000 shall be expended to St. Vincent de Paul Diaper Bank; provided
further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Sarah’s Place
Adult Day Health Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $350,000
shall be expended to the Westmass Area Development Corporation to
offset and pay any and all costs incurred and related to, but not limited to,
operational costs and expenses involved with the revitalization of the
Ludlow Mills Industrial Complex; provided further, that not less than
$30,000 shall be expended to the town of Hopkinton for energy-efficiency
renovations and upgrades at Hopkinton senior center; provided further,
that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Millis for the
continued renovation of the original town offices and the revitalization of
unused spaces; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be
expended to Springfield Black Tennis program; provided further, that not
less than $200,000 shall be expended to the renovation of laboratory
space and equipment upgrades to support the life and health science
programs at American International College; provided further, that not less
than $50,000 shall be expended to Rites of Passage & Empowerment, Inc.
in the city of Pittsfield to fund supportive programming for young women
of color in Berkshire county; provided further, that not less than $75,000
shall be expended to Berkshire Black Economic Council Inc. for technical
support to Black-owned businesses in the city of Pittsfield; provided
further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Rose Kennedy
Greenway Conservancy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended to the Franklin Downtown Partnership, Inc. to promote
economic development in the town of Franklin; provided further, that not
less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Acton for the design,
construction and installation of building improvements at the West Acton
Citizens' library, including but not limited to building accessible shelving
units for the storage of all library books, and other related expenses;
provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city
of Attleboro for rehabilitation, redesign, renovation and other costs
associated with the otter exhibit at the Capron Park zoo; provided further,
that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Dedham Greenspace
Coalition, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be
expended to the Gardner Community Action Committee, Inc. to support
capital improvements and operations; provided further, that not less than
$35,000 shall be expended to North End Athletic Association, Inc. in the
city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
expended to the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. for capital
improvements for the affordable and workforce housing units at The Hayes
at Railroad Square development in downtown Haverhill; provided further,
that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Families First to support
their free, multilingual parenting education programs across
Massachusetts, partnering with childcare centers, schools and community
sites to reach families with young children in the commonwealth; provided
further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Age Strong
Commission in the city of Boston for senior programming in the Jamaica
Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods in the city of Boston; provided further,
that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Bunker Hill Day
Parade Committee, in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston, for
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  promoting tourism, production and promotional expenditures; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod
  Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. in the town of Falmouth
  for programs and meeting space expansion; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Children’s Museum in
  the town of Mashpee for upgrades to the fire alarm and prevention
  systems and required ADA accessibility upgrades; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the North End Historical
  Society, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
  expended to the Old Colony YMCA, Plymouth Branch, for Camp Clark, in
  recognition of its 100th anniversary, for the purchase, replacement and
  installation of new docks on Hyles pond in Plymouth; provided further, that
  not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Project D.E.E.P Assoc., Inc;
  provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the
  Lawrence recreation department for the procurement of a vehicle to
  support the department’s efforts to provide summertime support to the at-
  risk youth of the city; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to Barnstable public schools for maintenance and
  improvements to school playgrounds and play spaces; provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to North Shore Latino
  Business Association, Inc. to support small business development,
  technical assistance and entrepreneurial growth initiatives for minority and
  immigrant-owned businesses in Lynn and across the North Shore;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Sharon for roadway and pedestrian safety improvements at the Sharon
  public library; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
  expended to the town of Stoughton for planning and implementation of
  Stoughton’s 300th Anniversary Celebration; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Walpole for sidewalk paving
  and maintenance equipment; provided further, that not less than $25,000
  shall be expended to Paws & Pets & Prayers Rescue Inc. in the city of
  Revere for operations costs; provided further, that not less than $700,000
  shall be expended for the 7UICE Foundation, Inc. to bridge opportunity
  gaps and empower youth in underserved communities through education
  and innovation; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to South End Baseball; provided further, that not less than
  $75,000 shall be expended to the Age Strong Commission in the city of
  Boston for senior programming in the Dorchester neighborhood in the city
  of Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended
  to the Association of Haitian Women, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Haitian
  Community Partners in the city of Brockton for staffing and other purposes;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the
  Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, Inc. for the
  maintenance and upkeep of the Massachusetts law enforcement
  memorial; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
  to Revolutionary Spaces, Inc. to address deferred maintenance and make
  improvements necessary for the operation of the Old State House and Old
  South Meeting House in Boston; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Age Strong Commission in the city of
  Boston for senior programming in the West End, Back Bay, Fenway and
  Beacon Hill neighborhoods in the city of Boston; provided further, that not
  less than $500,000 shall be expended to the First Night Boston Inc. for
  operations in Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
  be expended to the Friends of the Public Garden, Inc. to activate the
  Brewer Plaza area in the Boston common in Boston to enhance public
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safety and quality of life for residents; provided further, that not less than
$150,000 shall be expended to the city of Fall River for infrastructure
upgrades to Lafayette park; provided further, that not less than $40,000
shall be expended to the Day of Portugal Fall River Inc; provided further,
that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Community Connections
in the city of Fall River for young adult day programming; provided further,
that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Fall River Arts and
Culture Coalition; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be
expended to Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development, Inc. for
technical assistance to the region and municipalities of the
commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to the town of Cheshire for improvements to Cheshire lake;
provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town
of Needham for the contracting of an economic development consultant;
provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the
Asian Business Empowerment Council in the city of Boston; provided
further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the St. Francis
House in the city of Boston for renovations, repairs and ongoing
maintenance of the day shelter; provided further, that not less than
$25,000 shall be expended to OCA-APAA-NE, INC.; provided further, that
not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Newton Suzuki School of
Music, to improve ADA compliance and add educational and community
space as part of a larger restoration of a 1750 farmhouse housing a full-
day music and arts pre-school serving the greater Newton community and
families throughout eastern Massachusetts; provided further, that not less
than $25,000 shall be expended to the Menino Arts Center, an arts
organization located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston;
provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the
purposes of the operation of the programs of Riverside Theatre Works,
Inc. located in the Hyde Park section of the city of Boston; provided further,
that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to LGBTQ Senior Housing
Inc. to facilitate access to welcoming, safe and affordable housing for low-
income LGBTQ seniors through development of affordable housing,
inclusive housing services and programming that addresses the needs of
LGBTQ seniors, and to support and preserve open space to serve seniors
in Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
to the Pond Plain Improvement Association in the city known as the town
of Weymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
expended to Boston’s Forgotten Felines, Inc.; provided further, that not
less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Pepperell for the
replacement of carpeting at the Lawrence library; provided further, that not
less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Townsend for roof
repairs at the Townsend library; provided further, that not less than
$40,000 shall be expended to the Hampshire regional school district for
technology, curricular materials, resources, consumables and
professional development; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended for the replacement or repair of the damaged floating
dock at the state boat ramp located in Westport; provided further, that not
less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city of Fall River for the
purchase of upgrades to Desmarias park for the support and promotion of
outdoor activities; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be
expended to the East Springfield Neighborhood Council, Inc. in Springfield
for neighborhood beautification and community engagement; provided
further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Addiction
Treatment Center of New England, Inc. for the expansion of the three-
quarter step unit program; provided further, that not less than $20,000
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  shall be expended to the Indian Orchard Citizens Council, Inc. in
  Springfield for neighborhood beautification and community engagement;
  provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Pine
  Point Community Council, Inc. in Springfield for neighborhood
  beautification and community engagement; provided further, that not less
  than $20,000 shall be expended to the 16 Acres Civic Association in
  Springfield for neighborhood beautification and community engagement;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
  Springfield Community Resources, Inc; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Idlewell Educational Improvement
  Association Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Millbury for the improvements and upgrades of Asa Waters Historical
  Mansion; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to Millbury public schools for new chromebooks in the town of Millbury;
  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Ella
  Fleming building in the town of Tewksbury for the repair, rehabilitation or
  other supporting work; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall
  be expended to Human Relations Service, Inc. in the town of Wellesley to
  address the mental and behavioral health needs of families and children;
  provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town
  of Burlington for town campus and public space improvements; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Sterling
  for rehabilitation and improvement work at the 1835 Town Hall; provided
  further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of
  Lancaster for the replacement and upgrade of the HVAC system at the
  Thayer Memorial library, including related improvements to support the
  long-term maintenance and operation of the facility; provided further, that
  not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Penn’s Hill Neighborhood
  Association, Inc. in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Clinton for downtown
  beautification, including the purchase of furnishings, related improvements
  and the installation of drinking water fountains in Depot square and Central
  park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to
  the town of Berlin for the purchase of advanced life support equipment for
  its ambulances, including cardiac monitoring, ventilation, ultrasound and
  infusion pump equipment; provided further, that not less than $75,000
  shall be expended to The Tech Foundry to expand workforce development
  and digital literacy programming in Western Massachusetts; provided
  further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Friends of Herter
  Park, Inc. for the maintenance of the outdoor theater in Artesani park with
  approval from the department of conservation and recreation; provided
  further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Age Strong
  Commission in the city of Boston for senior programming in the South
  Boston neighborhood in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to the Boston Music Project, Inc. to
  provide educational instruction and social-emotional learning practices in
  the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not
  less than $20,000 shall be expended to the town of Milton for purposes of
  dugout improvements at Andrews park; provided further, that not less than
  $75,000 shall be expended to the restoration of the Edward F. Searles
  estate in the city of Methuen; provided further, that not less than $50,000
  shall be expended to the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce to
  support local businesses and promote the local economy in the Merrimack
  Valley; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to
  Creative Haverhill, Incorporated in support of their new location in the city
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of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended
to the city of Quincy for the Quincy high school baseball field practice
facilities; provided further, that not less than $640,000 shall be expended
to the Adams Presidential Center in the city of Quincy; provided further
that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Debbie's Treasure Chest,
Inc. to continue their ongoing support of local communities; provided
further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Irish Cultural
Centre, Inc. for the restoration and improvements of the Cultural Centre in
the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
expended to Roslindale Village Main Street, Inc. to further support
economic and community development opportunities in its business
district; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to
Mutual Aid Eastie to facilitate mutual aid programming in the East Boston
section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $40,000
shall be expended to Neighbors United for a Better East Boston to facilitate
their work in civic engagement and community programming; provided
further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended to the Center for
Cooperative Development and Solidarity, Inc. in the East Boston section
of the city of Boston to facilitate their work in the community including, but
not limited to, the acquisition of a permanent organization space; provided
further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to the Indian Lake
Community Association, Inc.’s Community Teaching Garden Literacy
project located at 149 West Boylston drive in the city of Worcester to
improve infrastructure, programing and design work including, but not
limited to expanding Americans with Disabilities Act compliant accessibility
for all visitors; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be
expended to Americans with Disabilities Act compliant pedestrian access
improvements to Woodland park and the surrounding greater
neighborhoods in the town of West Boylston; provided further, that not less
than $100,000 shall be expended to the Latino Economic Development
Corporation, Inc. for start-up and existing small businesses in the
downtown section of the city of Springfield with directed mini-grants to be
used for marketing and direct operational support; provided further, that
not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Hispanic-American Library,
Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000
shall be expended to the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, Inc.
in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall
be expended to Dress for Success of Western Massachusetts, Inc. in the
city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be
expended to The Spirit of Springfield, Inc. to produce events that provide
a sense of community, civic pride and opportunities for celebration;
provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the New
North Citizens Council, Inc. in the city of Springfield for the Latino Health
Salsa in the Parks Family Summertime Intervention; provided further, that
not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Greater Springfield
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. for the Latino marketing initiative;
provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the
Developspringfield Corporation to offset and pay any and all costs incurred
and related to, but not limited to, operational costs and expenses involved
with the management and revitalization of the Springfield Innovation
Center on Bridge street in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not
less than $25,000 shall be expended to Blues to Green, Inc. for the
operation of the Springfield Jazz & Roots festival; provided further, that not
less than $15,000 shall be expended to East Boston Main Streets to
support their operations and efforts to revitalize signage in neighborhood
business corridors; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
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  expended to the town of Mansfield to study and create a targeted
  economic development strategy that will help modernize industrial areas,
  improve infrastructure readiness and position the town for future economic
  growth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to
  the town of West Boylston for a landfill monitoring program to prevent the
  contamination of groundwater; provided further, that not less than $10,000
  shall be expended to the Starboard Institute, Inc. for the development of
  the Golden Thread project highlighting history and culture in the East
  Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the Age Strong Commission in the city of
  Boston for senior programming in the East Boston neighborhood in the city
  of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the Garrison-Trotter Neighborhood Association, Inc.; provided further,
  that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Charles River
  Watershed Association to engage with Allston-Brighton residents in
  understanding and reviewing the climate resilience implications of planned
  development in the Allston-Brighton sections of the city of Boston;
  provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended to the
  New England Aquarium Corporation for their operations in the cities of
  Boston and Quincy; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be
  expended to the Woburn Golf and Ski Authority in the city of Woburn for
  capital improvements; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be
  expended to the Friends of the Robbins Town Gardens, Inc. in the town of
  Arlington; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended
  to the Arlington Historical Society; provided further, that not less than
  $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Tewksbury for water
  infrastructure repairs and improvements; provided further, that not less
  than $250,000 shall be expended to the city of Waltham for downtown
  revitalization as well as public safety infrastructure improvements along
  Moody street and in the south side of the city; provided further, that not
  less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Andover to support
  public art; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended
  for the Let’s Row Boston program administered by Community Rowing,
  Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall
  be expended to Easton Wings of Hope for youth substance use
  prevention; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended
  to the Arc of Greater Brockton for building improvements; provided further,
  that not less than $45,000 shall be expended to the town of North Andover
  for security cameras at major intersections; provided further, that not less
  than $25,000 shall be expended to the Nonantum Neighborhood
  Association in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to St. Mary of Carmen Society in the
  Nonantum section of the city of Newton to support families and individuals
  in need; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended
  to the Armenian Cultural Association of America, Inc. Watertown
  Education project in the city of Watertown; and provided further, that not
  less than $40,000 shall be expended to the city of Attleboro for the
  renovation of the educational amphitheater at the Capron Park zoo ............... $30,011,934
  EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
Office of the Secretary.
7009-1700      For the operation of information technology services within the executive
  office of education ............................................................................................. $28,086,218
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7009-6379    For the operation of the office of the secretary of education; provided, that
  not later than December 16, 2026, the executive office of education, in
  consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education
  and the department of higher education, shall submit a report to the house
  and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on
  education on the implementation and expansion of the high quality college
  and career pathways initiative, including but not limited to, early college,
  innovation pathways and dual enrollment programs; provided further, that
  the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the public schools and
  districts participating in early college, innovation pathways, dual
  enrollment or career and vocational technical education programs; (ii) the
  institutions of higher education partnering with public schools and districts
  to offer early college, innovation pathways, dual enrollment or career and
  vocational technical education programs; (iii) the employers and employer
  partners participating in the innovation pathways program; (iv) the number
  of students participating in high quality college and career pathways; and
  (v) recommendations to enhance student participation in high quality
  college and career pathways .............................................................................. $3,372,215
7009-6600    For the development and initial implementation of high-quality early
  college and career programs, including the growth of current programs
  and the strategic expansion of new programs; provided, that such
  programs shall incorporate the guiding principles of designated early
  college pathways, as developed jointly by the department of higher
  education and the department of elementary and secondary education;
  provided further, that priority shall be given to programs that serve
  students who are currently underrepresented in college; provided further,
  that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to Westfield State
  University, for early college programming for nursing and health science
  pathways to support labor force development with western Massachusetts
  hospitals and health care providers; provided further, that not less than
  $25,000 shall be expended to the Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Inc. for
  the expansion of youth access to summer programming of Blue Economy
  History; and provided further, that funds may be expended for programs
  or activities during the summer months ............................................................ $15,200,000
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
1596-2422    For the reimbursement of school districts and participating schools for the
  costs of providing universal free school meals pursuant to section 1C of
  chapter 69 of the General Laws; provided, that districts receiving funds
  under this item shall not implement a meal charge for students; provided
  further, that participating districts that are eligible for reimbursement under
  the community eligibility provision or provision 2 of the National School
  Lunch Program or an applicable provision of the National Child Nutrition
  Act, Public Law 111-296, shall adopt said provision to maximize access to
  federal funds; and provided further, that not later than January 15, 2027,
  the department of elementary and secondary education shall submit a
  report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint
  committee on education and the executive office for administration and
  finance that shall include: (i) data on any change in utilization of school
  lunch services in districts receiving funding under this item, delineated by
  free, reduced and paid students as defined by the National School Lunch
  Program; (ii) the distribution of funding paid through this item and, for the
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  purpose of universal free school meals in fiscal year 2025, item 7053-1925
  delineated by school district; and (iii) options to reform, modify or extend
  the program in a manner that promotes equity, maximizes federal funds
  and improves predictability and sustainability of funding ................................ $180,000,000
  Education and Transportation Fund ........................ 100%
1596-2424     For a competitive grant program administered by the department of
  elementary and secondary education, in consultation with Massachusetts
  clean energy center, for K-12 public schools or districts for projects to
  install or maintain clean energy infrastructure pursuant to section 37 of
  chapter 69 of the General Laws .......................................................................... $2,000,000
  Education and Transportation Fund ......................... 100%
1596-2436     For the development of a statewide birth through higher education
  framework for mental and behavioral health which may include, but shall
  not be limited to: (i) guiding principles and strategies related to providing
  social emotional supports; (ii) mental and behavioral health supports; (iii)
  suicide prevention; and (iv) relevant professional development in
  educational settings; provided, that the framework shall be developed in
  collaboration with the executive office of health and human services and
  the department of mental health, experts in childhood mental health,
  educators including those from early education and care programs,
  elementary and secondary public schools, and public institutions of higher
  education, students, families, and other stakeholders as appropriate;
  provided further, that funds may be expended to implement the framework
  and relevant mental and behavioral health supports for students; and
  provided further, that not later than May 28, 2027, the department of
  secondary and elementary education shall submit a report on (i) the
  implementation of the framework; and (ii) the number of districts
  implementing framework findings, prior appropriation continued ....................... $2,000,000
  Education and Transportation Fund ........................ 100%
1596-2451     For reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of
  pupils and to cities, towns, regional vocational or county agricultural school
  districts, independent vocational schools and collaboratives for certain
  expenditures for transportation of nonresident pupils to approved
  vocational-technical programs of any regional or county agricultural school
  district, city, town, independent school or collaborative under section 8A of
  chapter 74 of the General Laws; provided further, that funds from this item
  for reimbursements to regional school districts for the transportation of
  pupils shall be in addition to funds appropriated in item 7035-0006; and
  provided further, that the commissioner of elementary and secondary
  education may transfer funds from this item to said item 7035-0006 ............... $58,415,894
  Education and Transportation Fund ........................ 100%
7010-0005     For the operation of the department of elementary and secondary
  education; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 66A of the General
  Laws, the department of elementary and secondary education, the
  department of early education and care, the department of children and
  families and the disabled persons protection commission may share with
  each other personal data regarding students who receive services in
  special education programs approved, licensed, monitored or regulated by
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  the department of elementary and secondary education and the
  department of early education and care to carry out their respective
  responsibilities under state and federal law; provided further, that not less
  than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Winchester for the
  implementation of literacy programming in the Winchester public school
  system; and provided further, that the department of elementary and
  secondary education may fund direct support to teachers and
  administrators who are providing services to assist in state education
  initiatives; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended
  for the foundation budget review commission established in section 4 of
  chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided further, that the department of
  elementary and secondary education shall conduct an assessment on the
  education workforce in school districts across the commonwealth;
  provided further, that such assessment shall include, but not be limited to:
  (i) the number of teachers who have completed a certification program in
  high-need subject areas, which may include, but shall not be limited to
  science, technology, mathematics, computer science, special education
  and English as a second language; (ii) the number of teacher vacancies
  in high-need subject areas by school district; (iii) the number of vacancies
  in high-need subject areas as compared to total number of teacher
  vacancies; and (iv) the ratio of teachers to students in each school district;
  provided further, that not later than February 2, 2027, the department of
  elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the executive
  office of education, shall submit a report on their findings to the clerks of
  the house of representatives and the senate, the house and senate
  committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education;
  provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended as
  grants to school districts to support the education of students on safe,
  responsible and healthy social media use, which may include, but shall not
  be limited to: (i) curriculum frameworks and other instructional materials
  that promote evidence-based practices; and (ii) educator training and
  professional development; and provided further, that not less than
  $375,000 shall be expended for grants to support hands-on
  cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in public schools across the
  commonwealth .................................................................................................. $16,089,723
7010-0012   For grants to cities, towns and regional school districts for payments of
  certain costs and related expenses for the program to eliminate racial
  imbalance established under section 12A of chapter 76 of the General
  Laws; provided, that funds shall be made available for payment for
  services rendered by the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity
  (METCO), Inc. and Springfield public schools; provided further, that all
  grant applications submitted to and approved by the department of
  elementary and secondary education shall include a detailed line item
  budget specifying how such funds shall be allocated and expended;
  provided further, that not later than January 29, 2027, the department shall
  submit a report to the joint committee on education and the house and
  senate committees on ways and means on the impact of the grant program
  on student outcomes, the expenditure of funds by districts and the extent
  to which the services rendered by METCO support the goals of

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 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

Sponsors

No sponsor on file for H 5555.

Committees

H 5555 went before 1 committee: Steering, Policy and Scheduling.

Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Referred to · Jul 1, 2026 · 56 Bills

History

H 5555 has taken 11 actions since Jul 1, 2026, the latest on Jul 9, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 9, 2026
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Signed by the Governor, Chapter 137 of the Acts of 2026
Jul 1, 2026
House
Reported from the committee of conference
Jul 1, 2026
House
Reported on a part of H5501
Jul 1, 2026
House
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Jul 1, 2026
House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Votes

H 5555 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Jul 1, 2026 at 142–6.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jul 1, 2026
House
House Committee of conference report accepted - 142 YEAS to 6 NAYS
142
6
Jul 1, 2026
Senate
Senate Enacted Roll Call #200
39
1
Jul 1, 2026
House
House Enacted - 142 YEAS to 6 NAYS
142
6

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