Bill > S2196

This bill supplements existing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, allocating funds to various government offices and departments, including the Judiciary, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Executive Offices for Energy and Environmental Affairs, Health and Human Services, Housing and Economic Development, and Education, with specific amounts designated for programs like public counsel services, transitional assistance, and the University of Massachusetts. It also addresses unanticipated obligations, allows for alterations in the purpose of current appropriations, and meets certain legal requirements by establishing reserves for collective bargaining agreement costs, salary adjustments, and sheriff deficiencies, and also appropriates funds for the relocation of the Plymouth District Attorney's office. Furthermore, the bill allows for the re-appropriation of unexpended balances into fiscal year 2017 for specific programs, modifies provisions related to funds not being subject to further appropriation and not reverting to the General Fund, and amends laws concerning the registry of motor vehicles sharing voter data with the state secretary, the timing of certain actions related to chapter 61A of the General Laws, and the discharge of delinquent children and youthful offenders from departmental commitment. It also updates information disclosure rules for the Department of Career Services, allows for the use of certain funds for MassHealth projects and enhancements, adjusts appropriations for specific health and human services items, and establishes an interagency task force to improve the accurate counting of low-income students in public schools by recommending methods for data sharing and matching between various state databases, including SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and TAFDC (Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children), to prevent the loss of federal Title I funds.