Bill > H3900

This bill makes appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 for the maintenance of departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements. Here are the major appropriations: * **Judiciary:** * Supreme Judicial Court: $11,264,544 for operations, including salaries of justices. * Clerk's Office of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County: $2,320,382 for operations. * Committee for Public Counsel Services: $84,924,405 for operations, with provisions for public defender representation and reporting requirements. * Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation: $49,000,000 to provide legal representation for indigent residents. * Appeals Court: $15,406,986 for operations, including salaries of justices. * Trial Court: $312,830,200 for central administration, including various operational costs and specific initiatives like the Race and Bias Initiative. * **District Attorneys:** Various appropriations for the offices of district attorneys across the Commonwealth, totaling over $150 million, for operations including victim and witness assistance programs, child abuse and sexual assault prosecution programs, and domestic violence units. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** * Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance: $4,390,081 for operations. * Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance: $31,027,267 for facilities management and maintenance. * Group Insurance Commission: $2,175,662,389 for the commonwealth's share of group insurance premiums and plan costs. * **Department of Revenue:** $90,296,417 for operations, including tax collection administration and grants for low-income taxpayer clinics. * **Department of Veterans' Services:** $7,803,565 for operations and $9,519,222 for services to veterans, including outreach centers and mental health initiatives. * **Department of Early Education and Care:** Significant funding is allocated for early education and care services, including $250,000,000 for stabilization grants for providers and $80,000,000 for reimbursement rate increases. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** Over $6.8 billion is appropriated for school aid to cities, towns, and regional school districts under Chapter 70. * **University of Massachusetts:** $688,436,930 for operations. * **State Universities and Community Colleges:** Numerous appropriations for individual state universities and community colleges, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $250,000,000 for transit improvements, including bridge repair and station accessibility. * **Federal Funds:** Numerous appropriations are listed as being funded by federal grants, covering a wide range of programs across various agencies. The bill also includes provisions related to the state lottery, tax initiatives, and various trust funds, including the Education and Transportation Fund and the Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund. Several sections detail specific changes to existing laws regarding tax rates, lottery operations, school meal programs, and housing assistance.