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MA Gen L ch 23g § 31 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 31 - Rents and Charges for Services or Facilities Furnished or Supplied by Agency

Section 31. Rents and charges for services or facilities furnished or supplied by the Agency shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any department, division, commission, board, bureau or Agency of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 32 - Liability in Contract or Tort

Section 32. Except to the extent otherwise provided at law including, without limitation, section 12 of chapter 498 of the acts of 1993, the Agency shall be liable in contract or in tort in the same manner as a private corporation. The directors, employees, officers and agents of the Agency shall not be liable as such on its contracts or for torts not committed or directly authorized by them. The property or funds of the Agency shall not be subject to attachment or to levy and sale on execution, but if the Agency refuses to pay a judgment entered against it in any court of competent jurisdiction, the superior court, sitting within and for the county in which the Agency is situated, may direct the treasurer of the Agency to pay such judgment. The lands of the Agency shall not be subject to liens under chapter 254.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 33 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 33 - Exemption From Taxation

Section 33. The lands and tangible personal property of the Agency shall be deemed to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and shall be exempt from taxation and from betterments and special assessments.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the taxation to the same extent and in the same manner as other lands are taxed, of lands acquired by the Agency and sold by it, or of lands so acquired by the Agency and leased by it; provided, however, that lands so acquired by the Agency and sold or leased to an urban redevelopment corporation or other entity operating under chapter 121A, or the economic development and industrial corporation of Boston, or such other corporation as may be established by special law for, or other entity operating under said chapter 121A and authorized by special law with respect to the redevelopment of lands formerly used for Westover Air Force Base, the Chelsea Naval Hospital, or the Boston Naval Shipyard, including the South Boston Annex, the Boston Army Base and all other lands owned by the United States of America and used in connection with or for purposes related to the operations of the Boston Naval Shipyard or the Boston Army Base, shall be taxed as provided in such chapter or special law and not otherwise.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 34 - Annual Report

Section 34. The Agency shall annually submit to the governor, the chairman of the senate ways and means committee, the chairman of the house ways and means committee, the secretary of administration and finance, and the comptroller within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year a complete and detailed report setting forth its operations and accomplishments; its receipts and expenditures during such fiscal year; and, its assets and liabilities at the end of its fiscal year.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 36 - Interests in Land, Mortgages, Liens and Security Interests; Transfer Upon Termination of Agency

Section 36. Upon termination of the Agency's existence, title to all lands or any interest therein, which immediately prior to said termination, is held by the Agency, and all mortgage and other titles, liens upon and security interests therein so held by the Agency in or upon lands or interests therein theretofore disposed of by the Agency, shall be, without further action be transferred to and shall be vested in the commonwealth and shall be under the control of the executive office for administration and finance. The secretary of administration and finance is hereby authorized to hold, protect, maintain, and use such lands, or any interest therein, as he deems necessary or desirable to facilitate disposition of such lands or any interest therein, and to dispose of such lands, or any interest therein, by sale, lease or otherwise. The proceeds of any disposition of such lands, or any interest therein, shall be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth and shall be used solely toward meeting the debt service obligations of the General Fund.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 37 - Monies Credited to Government Land Bank Fund; Reversion Upon Termination of Agency

Section 37. Upon the termination of the Agency's existence, all monies credited to the Government Land Bank Fund shall, after payments, other than the interest on or the principal of any bonds and notes issued pursuant to this chapter, due on account of the Agency shall have been made, revert to the treasury of the commonwealth and shall be used solely toward meeting the debt service obligations of the General Fund.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 38 - Books, Papers, Records, Documents and Equipment; Transfer Upon Termination of Agency

Section 38. Upon the termination of the Agency's existence, all books, papers, records, documents, and equipment, which immediately prior to said termination, are in the custody of the Agency, and which relate to or are maintained for the purpose of the exercise of the Agency's powers or the performance of the Agency's duties and all assets of the Agency of every kind and nature, shall be transferred without further action to the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 39 - Agreements, Contracts, Leases and Other Obligations; Performance and Enforcement Upon Termination of Agency

Section 39. Upon the termination of the Agency's existence, all then existing agreements, contracts, leases and other obligations of the Agency or to which the Agency is a party which relate to the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties and which are in force immediately prior to said termination, shall be performed, and may be enforced for the benefit of the commonwealth, by the secretary of administration and finance. This section shall not affect any renewal provision or option to renew contained to any such lease in existence on said termination date, all of which may thereafter be exercised by said secretary.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 40 - Proceedings and Prosecutions Pending Upon Termination of Agency

Section 40. Upon the termination of the Agency's existence, all petitions, hearings and other proceedings duly brought before, and all prosecutions and legal and other proceedings duly begun by the Agency which arise from or relate to the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties, and which are pending immediately prior to said termination, shall continue unabated and remain in force notwithstanding said termination, and shall thereafter be completed before or by the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 41 - Incubator Program Fund

Section 41. There is hereby established the Incubator Program Fund which shall be under the control of the Agency, but shall consist of a separate account or accounts segregated from other Agency funds, to which shall be credited any appropriations made to said Fund, together with such other amounts as may become available from any other source. The Agency may from time to time withdraw from said amounts as may be necessary to defray costs and expenses incurred by the Agency in connection with any project undertaken by the Agency pursuant to this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 43 - Cultural Facilities Fund Advisory Committee; Members; Review of Applications for Grant and Loans

Section 43. There shall be a cultural facilities fund advisory committee, the function of which shall be strictly advisory to the agency in connection with the management and operation of the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund. The committee shall consist of the following members: the director of the Massachusetts cultural council or his designee; the director of the office of travel and tourism or his designee; the director of the agency or his designee; and 6 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall have expertise in fundraising, 1 of whom shall have expertise in finance and 1 of whom shall have expertise in construction. In appointing members, the governor shall ensure that each of the following geographic regions of the commonwealth is represented: the central area, the greater Boston area, the metro-west area, the northeast area, the southeast area and the western area. All members shall be appointed for a term of 5 years, may be reappointed, and shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed from the Fund for ordinary and reasonable in-state travel expenses. The committee may meet as often as the members may determine, but shall meet at least bi-annually, or at such other intervals as may be established by the agency in order to review recommendations made by the Massachusetts cultural council, or such other qualified organization with which the agency contracts, with respect to the Fund and to make any advisory recommendations with respect thereto to the agency. Subsection (d), and subsections (f) to (i), inclusive, and subsection (l) of section 2 shall apply to the members and affairs of the committee. All applications for grants or loans recommended by the Massachusetts cultural council or other such organization with whom the agency may contract shall be reviewed by the committee. The committee shall then issue findings and recommendations to the agency as to which applications should be approved. Only those applications that are recommended by the committee for approval shall be considered by the agency's board of directors for final approval. If the agency's board of directors votes to deny any recommended approval, the agency shall, within 30 days of such action, provide the applicant with a written explanation for such denial.
MA Gen L ch 23g § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23g - The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency|Section 44 - Application of Other Laws to the Agency

Section 44. The agency shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.
MA Gen L ch 23h § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23h - Workforce Development|Section 1 - Department of Career Services

Section 1. (a) Within the executive office of labor and workforce development, there shall be a department of career services, in this chapter called the department.  (b) The mission of the department shall be to develop, coordinate, and maintain a coherent workforce development system that fills the needs of employers for a skilled workforce and promotes lifelong learning among employees. The department shall cooperate with all federal, state, and local agencies active in the field of workforce development to achieve this goal.  [There is no subsection (c).]  (d) The following state agencies and funds shall be in the department of career services: the one stop career centers, the state workforce development board, the commonwealth corporation, and the workforce training fund. The division of unemployment assistance shall include the medical security trust fund and the unemployment insurance trust fund.
MA Gen L ch 23h § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23h - Workforce Development|Section 6 - Administration of System of Free Public Employment Offices by the Director of Career Services

Section 6. (a) The director of career services shall administer the system of free public employment offices established in sections 160 to 168A, inclusive, of chapter 149.  (b) Said department shall have control of the establishment, maintenance and operation of free public employment offices of the commonwealth and shall co-operate with the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission in the placement of handicapped persons under the provisions of section 81 of chapter 6. The department shall be the state agency for co-operation with the United States Employment Service under chapter 49 of the acts of the 73rd congress, session I, known as the Wagner–Peyser act, and shall have all the powers of such an agency as specified in said act.  The director shall assure that all information secured as an incident to the public employment service program is used solely for the purpose of administering the commonwealth system of public employment offices as part of a national system of public employment offices, except that such information may be disclosed for other purposes in accordance with policies promulgated by the secretary of labor and workforce development, provided that such disclosure will not impede the operation of or be inconsistent with the purposes of the public employment service program, or where such disclosure is otherwise authorized or required by law. Whoever discloses such information other than as required or authorized by law shall be subject to the penalty set forth in section 46 of chapter 151A.  (c) The director, in consultation with the secretary, shall divide the commonwealth into employment districts. Subject to appropriation, he may establish and maintain such additional free public employment offices as he may find necessary. The director may contract with one-stop operators, certified in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 105–220, to provide such offices and shall have all the powers of such an agency as specified in said act. In addition, the director shall consult with the director of the department of unemployment assistance to determine the share of the capital and operating expenses of said offices necessary or convenient for the proper administration of chapter 151A. The department of unemployment assistance shall reimburse the department of career services for said share. Said offices shall be available for the payment of benefits, presentation of claims, registration of the unemployed, action to procure employment for the unemployed, and for the proper administration of chapter 151A.
MA Gen L ch 23h § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23h - Workforce Development|Section 8 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 8 to 10

Section 8. As used in sections 8 to 10, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:  ''Eligible service provider'', a community-based nonprofit organization that provides workforce development services, such as job skills training, education, placement services, and supportive services.  ''Potential employee target groups'', persons receiving TAFDC, older adults, immigrants, and other persons who are underemployed or unemployed.  ''Qualifying consortium'', a collaborative program of service that includes a community-based nonprofit organization or union/labor–management program or institution of higher education and an employer.
MA Gen L ch 23h § 8a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23h - Workforce Development|Section 8a - Administration and Enforcement of Unemployment Insurance System and Employer Medical Assistance Contribution by Director of Unemployment Assistance

Section 8A. The director of unemployment assistance shall administer and enforce the unemployment insurance system and the employer medical assistance contribution established in section 189 of chapter 149. The director, with the approval of the secretary, may assign personnel, responsibilities and duties under federal law to any office or division within the department in order to maximize efficiency of resources and delivery of services.
MA Gen L ch 23h § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23h - Workforce Development|Section 9 - Health Professions Worker Training Grant Program

Section 9. A health professions worker training grant program is established for the purpose of responding to the need for workers in various health care professions, subject to the requirements of section 2RR of chapter 29.  A qualifying consortium shall apply for grant funding from the fund in the manner specified by the director.  Applications for grants must describe targeted participants of the proposed grant application and must describe the specific critical work force shortage the program is designed to alleviate. The application must include verification that in the process of determining that a critical work force shortage exists in the target area, the applicant has (1) consulted available data on worker shortages and (2) conferred with employers in the target area.  Within the limits of available appropriations, the director shall make grants not to exceed $200,000 each to qualifying consortia to provide workforce development services which may lead to employment in the health professions. Grant awards must establish specific, measurable outcomes and timelines for achieving those outcomes.  A qualifying consortium shall implement a marketing and outreach strategy to recruit into the health care professions persons from one or more of the potential employee target groups. Recruitment strategies must include: a screening process to evaluate whether potential employees may be disqualified as the result of a required background check or are otherwise unlikely to succeed in the position for which they are being recruited; and a process for modifying course work to meet the training needs of non-English-speaking persons, when appropriate.  High school students participating in a training program shall not be permitted to work more than 20 hours per week when school is in session.
MA Gen L ch 23h § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23h - Workforce Development|Section 10 - Performance Standards for Workforce Development and Job Training Programs

Section 10. By April 1, 2004, the state workforce development board shall develop performance standards for workforce development and job training programs receiving state funding. The standards may vary across program types. The state workforce development board may contract with a consultant to develop the performance standards. The state workforce development board shall consult with stakeholder advocacy groups, community-based nonprofit service providers, and local workforce investment boards in the development of both performance standards and reporting requirements. The standards must at a minimum measure: the employability levels of individuals as defined by basic skill level, the amount of work experience, and barriers to employment prior to program entry; the individual's annual income and employability level for the 12 months prior to entering the program, the starting annual income upon placement after completing the program, employability level and annual income one year after completion of the program, and the individual's reported satisfaction; the program completion rate, placement rate, employability level upon placement, and one-year retention rate; and the cost per placement and per job retained at one year and the percentage of program funding coming from the state and other levels of government.  Commencing April 1, 2005, all workforce development services and job skills training programs receiving state funds must submit an annual performance report to the state workforce development board. The state workforce development board may develop a uniform format for the report and prescribe the manner in which the report is required to be submitted.  By December 31 of each odd-numbered year and commencing December 31, 2005, the director of the department of career services, in consultation with the state workforce development board, shall submit recommendations to the house and senate clerks regarding modifications to, including the elimination of, existing statutory requirements with respect to workforce development and job training programs. The recommendations shall include recommendations regarding funding levels required to meet worker and employer skill development needs, with a particular focus on low income and low wage workers.