Bill > H3901

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. * **Judiciary:** * Supreme Judicial Court: $11,264,544 for operations and $2,320,382 for the clerk's office. * Committee for Public Counsel Services: $84,924,405 for operations, $214,378,853 for private counsel compensation, and $30,165,014 for fees and costs. * Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation: $49,000,000 for legal representation for indigent residents. * Appeals Court: $15,406,986 for operations. * Trial Court: $87,148,436 for justice salaries and $312,880,200 for central administration. * **District Attorneys:** Various district attorney offices receive funding for operations, victim and witness assistance programs, and overtime costs for state police officers assigned to their offices, totaling over $150 million. * **Executive Office:** * Governor's Office: $6,173,602 for operations and discretionary expenses, and $500,000 for the office of the climate chief. * Secretary of the Commonwealth: $8,076,253 for operations, with additional funds for the gift shop, corporations division, archives, museum, and census data assistance. * Treasurer and Receiver General: $11,783,921 for office operations, $1,626,701 for financial literacy programs, and significant amounts for debt service on bonds, totaling over $2.5 billion. * State Lottery Commission: $105,754,482 for operations, $3,242,859 for monitor games, and $9,000,000 for promotional activities. * Massachusetts Cultural Council: $25,895,000 for services and operations, including grants. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** * Secretary's Office: $4,390,081 for operations, $393,796 for accountability and transparency, and $31,792,447 for IT services. * Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance: $31,027,267 for facilities management and maintenance, and $11,285,016 for building operations. * Group Insurance Commission: $4,760,312 for operations and $2,175,662,389 for the commonwealth's share of group insurance premiums. * Department of Revenue: $90,296,417 for operations, $500,000 for taxpayer clinics, and $41,499,059 for child support enforcement. * **Executive Office of Health and Human Services:** This office receives the largest portion of funding, with significant appropriations for MassHealth benefits ($5.8 billion for managed care, $4.4 billion for senior care, and $3.7 billion for other services), Department of Developmental Services ($1.7 billion for community-based residential services), Department of Children and Families ($355 million for guardianship, foster care, and adoption services), and Department of Mental Health ($584 million for adult services and $118 million for child and adolescent services). * **Executive Office of Education:** * Department of Early Education and Care: $11,936,537 for administration, $46,706,192 for quality supports, and significant amounts for subsidized childcare programs totaling over $700 million. * Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,584,313,047 for school aid, $31,000,000 for racial imbalance programs, and $32,383,266 for student assessment. * Department of Higher Education: $175,150,000 for scholarships, $10,078,100 for community college operations, and $688,436,930 for the University of Massachusetts. * **Executive Office of Public Safety and Security:** * Office of the Secretary: $19,918,675 for IT services, $6,765,190 for highway safety, and $12,336,583 for the Shannon community safety initiative. * Department of State Police: $350,454,010 for administration and operations, and $34,381,788 for the crime laboratory. * Sheriffs' Offices: Various sheriff's offices receive substantial funding for operations, prison industries, and regional programs, totaling over $700 million. * **Federal Grants:** Numerous appropriations are listed as federally funded grants, covering a wide range of programs across various departments, with significant amounts allocated to the Department of Public Health ($200 million for epidemiology and laboratory capacity) and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ($773 million for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund). * **Local Aid Distributions:** The bill allocates $1,250,896,640 in unrestricted general government aid to cities and towns and $873,864,220 to regional school districts. * **Other Provisions:** The bill includes numerous other provisions, such as changes to lottery laws, data collection requirements, and funding for specific projects and initiatives across various state agencies.