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MA Gen L ch 6a § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 6 - Funds

Section 6. The secretary may, subject to the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, apply for and accept on behalf of the commonwealth any funds, including grants, bequests, gifts or contributions, from any person. Such funds shall be deposited in a separate account with the state treasurer and received by him on behalf of the commonwealth. All such funds may be expended by the secretary under chapter 29 and any rules or regulations promulgated under that chapter.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 7 - Experts, Consultants, Assistants

Section 7. Subject to appropriation, the secretary may, without regard to chapter thirty-one but subject to the approval of the governor, appoint such experts, technical consultants and other assistants in his executive office as he shall deem necessary to perform the functions of said office; provided, that the provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty shall not apply to any person holding any such appointment.  Every person so appointed to any supervisory position in said office shall have experience and skill in the field of the functions of such position. So far as practicable in the judgment of the secretary, appointments to such positions shall be made by promoting employees of the commonwealth serving in positions which are classified under chapter thirty-one; and in every such instance, and in every instance of an employee so promoted from a position in which at the time of promotion he shall have tenure by reason of section nine A of chapter thirty, upon termination of his service in such unclassified supervisory position, the employee shall, if he shall so request, be restored to the classified position from which he shall have been promoted, or to a position equivalent thereto in salary grade in the same state agency, without impairment of his civil service status or his tenure by reason of said section nine A or loss of the seniority, retirement and other rights to which uninterrupted service in the classified position would have entitled him; provided, however, that if his service in such unclassified supervisory position shall have been terminated for cause, his right to be so restored shall be determined by the civil service commission in accordance with the standards applied by said commission in administering chapter thirty-one.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 7a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 7a - Executive Office of Technology Services and Security; Approval Requirement for Performance of Information Technology Functions by Other Executive Offices; Transfer of Information Technology Resources

Section 7A. The executive office of technology services and security is the commonwealth's lead information technology organization. Each executive office may perform activities concerning information technology for the executive office and its constituent agencies only to the extent such activities are approved by the executive office of technology services and security. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, executive order, policy or procedure to the contrary, the executive office of technology services and security, upon written notice to the affected executive office or agency, may direct the transfer of any information technology resources, including, without limitation, hardware, software, services, personnel, contracts and infrastructure related to information technology, from any executive office or any agency within any executive office to the executive office of technology services and security.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 8a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 8a - Commission on Indian Affairs; Membership; Functions

Section 8A. There shall be in the department of housing and community development a commission on Indian affairs, consisting of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor. All of the members shall be of American Indian descent and shall represent the major tribes of American Indian population located within the commonwealth. In the year nineteen hundred and ninety-three, three members shall be appointed for a term of three years, two members shall be appointed for a term of two years and two members shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a three-year term.  Said commission shall meet at least four times annually, but may meet as often as it deems necessary for the proper conduct of its affairs, and shall elect from its membership a chairman and such other officers as may be required, each to serve for a term of one year.  Said commission shall investigate problems common to American Indians and persons of American Indian descent who are residents of the commonwealth. It shall assist tribal councils, Indian organizations and individuals in their relationship with agencies of state and local government, assist with social services, education, employment opportunities, health, housing problems, civil rights, legal aid, treaties, taking of a census of American Indian residents, and any other rights or services concerning American Indian residents of the commonwealth.  Said commission may make recommendations to the director of housing and community development concerning programs and policies that will best serve the interest of the American Indian residents of the commonwealth. It shall make an annual report of its activities to said director and shall file a copy thereof with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives on or before the last Wednesday in January of each year.  Said commission shall provide for the burial expenses, up to three hundred dollars, for the remains of any person whose previously unknown grave has been disturbed, forcing its relocation, and whose identity has been determined by the state archaeologist to be that of an American Indian.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 8c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 8c - Structurally Deficient Bridge Improvement Program Coordination and Oversight Council; Members; Powers and Duties; Annual Report; Frequency of Meetings

Section 8C. (a) There shall be established a structurally deficient bridge improvement program coordination and oversight council. The council shall consist of a chair appointed by the governor, the secretary of administration and finance, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, the administrator of the division of highways of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, or their designees.  (b) the council shall coordinate and oversee the accelerated structurally deficient bridge improvement program including, without limitation:— (i) ensuring regular communication and coordination between the department of highways and the department of conservation and recreation as to their bridge development projects, programs and plans and any regulations or guidelines promulgated pursuant thereto; (ii) establishing and implementing project controls to ensure adequate tracking and reporting of program progress, cost and schedules; (iii) establishing an annual structurally deficient bridge improvement plan which shall include the number and location of bridges which shall be replaced or rehabilitated in the preceding year and the cost estimates of said replacement or rehabilitation; provided, however, that the council shall annually submit a report pursuant to this clause (iii) of subsection (b) not later than December 31st to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the chairs of the joint committee on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation; (iv) directing appropriate agencies to provide technical assistance as necessary to accomplish the objectives of the structurally deficient bridge improvement program; (v) coordinating and resolving any inconsistencies between capital investments made pursuant to the bridge improvement program and capital improvements made pursuant to the commonwealth's capital plan; and (vi) establish criteria for project selection relative to funding from the structurally deficient bridge improvement program.  (c) The council shall annually, not later than December 31st, submit a report of its activities to the chairs and ranking members of the house and senate committees on ways and means, the chairs and ranking members of the joint committee on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets and the chairs and ranking members of the joint committee on transportation.  (d) The council shall meet at least quarterly. The secretary of executive office of transportation shall provide personnel necessary to coordinate the activities of the council and to provide administrative support to the council, as requested.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16b - Division of Medical Assistance

Section 16B. There shall be a division of medical assistance within the executive office of health and human services. Such division shall be in the charge of a commissioner who shall be known as the commissioner of medical assistance. The commissioner of medical assistance shall administer the provisions of chapter one hundred and eighteen E. Any agency within the executive office of health and human services engaging in any activity or implementing any policy involving the delivery of services reimbursable under chapter one hundred and eighteen E, certification or licensure of providers of services under such chapter, or identification of individuals eligible for medical assistance under such chapter, shall seek review by the commissioner of medical assistance prior to engaging in any such activity or implementing any such policy. This section shall not apply to chapter 118E medical care and assistance, other than acute care services as defined by the secretary of health and human services, to eligible persons aged 65 and over as those services shall be administered by the secretary of elder affairs pursuant to section 1 of chapter 19A.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16c - State or Local Public Benefits Under Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act

Section 16C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, to the maximum extent allowed by federal law, the commonwealth, including any department, board, commission, division or authority or subdivision thereof, may, subject to appropriation, provide state or local public benefits within the meaning of section 411(c) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act to any person, whether or not such person is a citizen or is a qualified alien within the meaning of section 431 of said Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, 8 U.S.C. section 1641, but only to the extent that such person otherwise satisfies the applicable criteria for such benefits.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16i - Housing and Economic Development Trust Fund

Section 16I. (a) There shall be a Housing and Economic Development Trust Fund to be administered by the secretary of housing and economic development. Monies in the fund shall be deposited with the state treasurer in a manner that will secure the highest interest rate available consistent with the safety of the fund and with the requirement that all amounts on deposit be available for immediate use.  (b) The secretary shall appoint the trustee of the fund, who shall serve until a successor is appointed.  (c) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) grants, bequests, gifts or contributions of cash or securities, or contributions of services or property in kind from any persons or other governmental, nongovernmental, quasi-governmental or local governmental entities made for the purpose of supporting the executive office of housing and economic development as set forth in subsection (d); and (ii) all interest earned on monies in the trust.  (d) Expenditures from the fund shall not be subject to appropriation and balances remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made only for the following purposes: (i) operating costs of the executive office of housing and community development, including the divisions and programs within the executive office; (ii) operating costs of the Massachusetts marketing partnership and the offices within the partnership, including the Massachusetts international trade office, the commonwealth marketing office, the office of travel and tourism, the Massachusetts film office and the Massachusetts sports partnership; and the Massachusetts office of business development, including the divisions and programs within that office; and (iii) costs associated with housing and economic development programs, grants and initiatives of the secretary.  (e) Funds deposited and expended from the fund shall not be assessed any indirect costs.  (f) For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt by the fund of revenues and related expenditures, the fund may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify payments from the fund in anticipation of fund receipts based on estimated receipts as certified by the trustee. The trustee shall insure that no expenditures from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficiency at the close of a fiscal year.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16n (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16n - Commission to Study Feasibility of Reducing or Eliminating Contributions to Uncompensated Care Trust Fund

Section 16N. There shall be a special commission to study the feasibility of reducing or eliminating the contribution made by contributing employers to the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund or any successor fund. The commission shall consist of: the secretary of health and human services or his designee, who shall serve as chair; the executive director of the center for health information and analysis or his designee; the commissioner of insurance or his designee; 2 members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 2 members appointed by the president of the senate; and 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.  The study shall evaluate the amount of reimbursements provided from the uncompensated care pool, or any successor fund, for the medical care of the uninsured or underinsured patients in the commonwealth on the first day of each hospital fiscal year and compare it to the amount of reimbursements provided from the uncompensated care pool, or any successor fund, for the medical care of the uninsured or underinsured patients in the commonwealth on the first day of the preceding hospital fiscal year in order to determine whether a decrease or elimination of the contribution by contributing employers is possible based on the amount of reduction, if any, in the amount of reimbursements provided from the uncompensated care pool, or any successor fund, for the medical care of the uninsured or underinsured patients in the commonwealth during a hospital fiscal year.  The commission shall report annually to the senate president, minority leader of the senate, senate committee on ways and means, speaker of the house of representatives, minority leader of the house of representatives and the house committee on ways and means no later than the first day in December.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16p (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16p - Coordination of Clinically-Appropriate Behavioral Health Services for Children; Monthly Report

Section 16P. The secretary of health and human services shall facilitate the coordination of services for children awaiting clinically-appropriate behavioral health services by convening a monthly meeting of agencies within the executive office of health and human services, the department of early education and care, and the department of elementary and secondary education.  The secretary shall publish a monthly report on the status of children awaiting clinically-appropriate behavioral health services. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following data for the previous month: (i) the number of children who are MassHealth members who are awaiting psychiatric hospitalization in hospital emergency rooms or at emergency services sites after an exhaustive search has failed to identify an available bed in a psychiatric hospital and the average length of time each such child shall be required to wait before such a bed is identified; the number of such children in psychiatric hospitals awaiting post-hospitalization residential placement or community-based services, including their agency affiliation, if any; the number of such children temporarily placed and awaiting appropriate longer-term placement; (ii) an estimate of the numbers of available psychiatric hospital beds, residential school placements approved under chapter 71B, group homes by agency, and foster home placements, and how long those beds were available; and (iii) the data reported by the department of children and families under section 23 of chapter 18B and the department of mental health under section 24 of chapter 19.  The monthly report shall be submitted to the children's behavioral health advisory council, the child advocate and the general court by filing it with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse, the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities, and the senate and house committees on ways and means.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16s (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16s - Coordination of Purchase of Behavioral Health Services for Children

Section 16S. The secretary of health and human services shall coordinate the purchase of behavioral health services for children to promote economy and efficiency and improve service delivery, thereby integrating services provided by the executive office of health and human services into a comprehensive, community-based behavioral health delivery system. The secretary shall establish guidelines for the department of children and families, the department of youth services, the department of public health, the department of developmental services and the office of Medicaid for the delivery of behavioral health services to children, including children subject to proceedings under sections 39E to 39J, inclusive, of chapter 119, pursuant to which the commissioner of mental health shall be consulted in the design and implementation of the commonwealth's behavioral health services for children; and the secretary shall consult with the commissioner of early education and care and the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to establish similar guidelines for those respective departments.
MA Gen L ch 6a § 16x (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6a - Executive Offices|Section 16x - Contracts to Provide Housing and Support Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Youths

Section 16X. (a) Subject to appropriation or third party reimbursement, the executive office of health and human services shall enter into performance-based contracts with organizations and agencies to provide housing and support services to address the needs of unaccompanied homeless youths in urban, suburban and rural areas. In entering into such contracts, the executive office of health and human services shall take into consideration the recommendations of the commission on unaccompanied homeless youth established in section 16W on identifying, connecting and serving unaccompanied homeless youth, in general, and unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of 18 and youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, in particular. Contracts authorized in this section shall include housing services for unaccompanied homeless youth which may include, but shall not be limited to: emergency shelter; kinship home placements; short-term housing; and transition to independent living programs. Programs shall provide any such unaccompanied homeless youth with stable out-of-home placement, help to reunite any such youth with the youth's parent or legal guardian if family reunification is in the youth's best interest and help to create educational and residential stability. Additional support services may include, but shall not be limited to: individual, family and group counseling; access to medical, dental and mental health care; education and employment services; case management, advocacy and referral services; independent living skills training; and provision of basic needs.  (b) The executive office of health and human services shall monitor organizations awarded contracts under this section to ensure that appropriate and high-quality services are being delivered to unaccompanied homeless youth and shall collect common data and outcome measures from these organizations and agencies. Data collected from the organizations and agencies, the incidence of unaccompanied youth homelessness in the commonwealth and the status of and any change in housing, residential stability, educational stability and outcomes and well-being of unaccompanied homeless youth shall be included in the annual report of the special commission on unaccompanied homeless youth pursuant to section 16W.