Bill > S2193

This bill supplements existing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, providing additional funds for various government agencies and programs, including the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Suffolk District Attorney's office, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Treasurer and Receiver-General, the Department of Fish and Game, the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the University of Massachusetts, the Sex Offender Registry Board, the Department of Correction, and the Office of the State Comptroller. It also establishes reserves for collective bargaining agreement costs and sheriff deficiencies, and appropriates funds for the relocation of the Plymouth District Attorney's office. Additionally, the bill allows for the re-appropriation of unexpended balances into fiscal year 2017 for certain programs, modifies provisions related to a specific fund to prevent reversion of balances, and updates procedures for the Registry of Motor Vehicles to share voter registration data with the State Secretary, including an agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) to maintain accurate voter lists, with such data not being considered public record. It also adjusts deadlines related to property tax assessments and amends laws concerning the discharge of delinquent children and youthful offenders from departmental commitment, allowing for continued responsibility for specific educational or rehabilitative programs up to age 22 under agreed-upon conditions. Furthermore, the bill expands the circumstances under which the Department of Unemployment Assistance can disclose information to various entities, including employers, claimants, other government agencies for workforce development and tax administration, law enforcement for warrant purposes, and health insurance authorities, and it makes technical amendments to appropriations for MassHealth projects and hospital payments, as well as adjustments to funding for homeless family services and the name of a community coalition. Finally, it clarifies that certain collective bargaining agreements will be effective for salary adjustments and economic benefits.