Bill > S2670

This bill appropriates funds for various state agencies and programs for fiscal year 2025, with some funds available through fiscal year 2026, and makes numerous amendments to existing laws. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** * $12,500,000 from the General Fund for the Communications Access Trust Fund Transfer. * $14,000,000 from the General Fund for a reserve for expansion, upgrades, or enhancements to facilities treating individuals with alcohol or substance use disorders. * **Executive Office of Education:** * $12,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for School Meals. * $18,300,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for financial assistance to Massachusetts students in public higher education institutions. * **Executive Office of Health and Human Services:** * $2,046,164,359 from the General Fund for MassHealth Fee for Service Payments. * $18,500,000 from the General Fund for Public Health Hospitals. * $5,000,000 from the General Fund for direct supports to reproductive health care providers. * $10,000,000 from the General Fund for operational enhancements at the Department of Transitional Assistance related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * **Executive Office of Public Safety and Security:** * $3,500,255 from the General Fund for the Department of State Police. * $7,184,865 from the General Fund for Department of Correction Facility Operations. * $9,600,000 from the General Fund for a new State Police class. * **Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities:** * $75,000,000 from the General Fund for an operating transfer to the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** * $60,727,344 from the Education and Transportation Fund for snow and ice removal services. * **District Attorneys:** * $700,000 for the Suffolk District Attorney's Office. * $90,663 for the District Attorneys’ Wide Area Network. * **Other Appropriations:** * $21,000,000 from the General Fund for Agency Debt Service Programs. * $34,000,000 for a Collective Bargaining Reserve. * $355,089 for Core Technology Services and Security. * $2,813,484 for Department of Transitional Assistance Administration and Operation. * $23,000,000 in Federal Matching Funds for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. * $11,155,416 for Regional Transit Funding and Grants. * $7,500,000 for the Department of Early Education and Care. * $8,300,000 for the Teacher Diversity Initiative. * $4,657,078 for Mental Health Supports and Wraparounds. * $2,000,000 for the Performance Management Set Aside for the Department of Higher Education. * $560,750 for Department of Fire Services Administration. * $250,000 for Local Fire Department Projects and Grants. * Various other smaller appropriations to different agencies and offices. The bill also includes provisions for re-appropriating unexpended balances from previous fiscal years and makes numerous amendments to various chapters of the General Laws related to healthcare, public safety, transportation, and other areas. It also establishes new funds, including the Deficiency Reserve Fund and the Public Higher Education Student Support Fund.