Bill > H4167

This bill is making appropriations for fiscal year 2023 to supplement certain existing appropriations and fund various other activities and projects. Key provisions include: - Appropriating funds from the General Fund and Transitional Escrow Fund for items like the Worcester District Attorney's Office, Elections Division, LGBTQ Youth Commission, MassHealth, and various other state agencies and programs. - Establishing a Home Care Program Consumer Directed Care Workforce Council to oversee and support the state's consumer directed care services. - Making changes to the tax code related to sports wagering and value-added agricultural products. - Requiring all public schools to provide free school breakfast and lunch to students. - Allowing temporary school nurse certifications and modifications to dialysis unit staffing requirements during the COVID-19 public health emergency. - Transferring funds from the Transitional Escrow Fund to the Behavioral Health Trust Fund. - Authorizing salary adjustments and economic benefits for various collective bargaining agreements. The bill also includes several other technical changes and appropriation extensions or modifications.

House Committee on Ways and Means (House)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4167