Bill > H4146

This bill supplements existing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, adding funds to various government agencies and programs, including the Committee for Public Counsel Services, District Attorneys' offices, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the State Treasurer, the State Comptroller, the Department of Fish and Game, various offices within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (such as the Department of Transitional Assistance, Department of Public Health, and Department of Children and Families), the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the University of Massachusetts, and the Sex Offender Registry Board and Department of Correction. It also provides for unanticipated obligations, alters the purpose of current appropriations, and addresses specific legal requirements, such as funding for the Plymouth District Attorney's office and reserves for collective bargaining agreements and identified deficiencies. Additionally, the bill re-appropriates unexpended balances for certain programs into fiscal year 2017, modifies provisions related to property tax assessment deadlines and the discharge of delinquent children from departmental custody, allows for information sharing between state agencies for workforce development purposes, and adjusts funding and program details for MassHealth and adult mental health placements. Finally, it establishes a tax amnesty program with specific look-back periods and clarifies the effective dates for salary adjustments and other economic benefits from several collective bargaining agreements.