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MA Gen L ch 10 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 10 - Annual Report to General Court; Statement of Transactions

Section 10. The state treasurer shall annually, on the second Wednesday in September, report to the general court a statement of the transactions of the department of the state treasurer for the preceding fiscal year, including a specific statement of all warrants remaining unpaid and of the names of the persons in whose favor they are drawn.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 10a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 10a - Preferential Deposits of Cash Reserves to Lending and Banking Institutions That Lend to Small Businesses

Section 10A. The state treasurer shall whenever possible, establish a preference in the deposit of the commonwealth's cash reserves to those lending and banking institutions that exceed the statewide average for lending to small businesses, as defined in section 57 of chapter 23A; provided, however, that this shall not prohibit the treasurer from depositing and investing said reserves in such a manner as to secure the highest rate of return available consistent with the safety of said reserves.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 10b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 10b - Submission of Official Cash Flow Projections to the Committees on Ways and Means; Variance Reports; Reporting on Banking Institutions Into Which Cash Deposits Are Made

Section 10B. The state treasurer, in consultation with the secretary of administration and finance and the comptroller, shall prepare and submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before the last day of August, November, February and May official cash flow projections for the current fiscal year and for the fiscal quarters beginning October 1, January 1, April 1 and July 1, respectively. Included in said projections shall be actual spending and revenue through the latest possible date for inclusion in the projections, estimated spending and revenue, along with assumptions used to derive those estimates, a comparison of actual spending and revenue with previous estimates of spending and revenue for those months, an analysis of the variances identified in that comparison and identification of any cash flow gaps.  Variance reports, which compare actual revenues and spending with planned revenues and spending, shall be produced monthly by the treasurer and distributed to the comptroller's division, the department of revenue and the executive office for administration and finance. All data required by the treasurer for production of annual and quarterly cash flow projections and monthly variance reports shall be submitted by state agencies, including the state lottery, in a timely fashion, on or before deadlines established by the treasurer. To assist in the preparation of the monthly variance reports, the department of revenue shall be responsible for providing estimates of tax revenue receipts, by tax category as identified in section 1A of the general appropriation act and the office of the comptroller for providing estimates of agency spending and non-tax revenue receipts.  Compilations of such variance reports shall be distributed quarterly to the comptroller's division, the department of revenue, the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means. The executive office for administration and finance and the treasurer shall jointly develop and approve annual and quarterly cash management plans to address gaps identified by cash flow projections and variance reports. Said management plans shall clearly identify the roles to be played by short-term borrowing, investment policy, expenditure controls and revenue management in providing necessary cash.  The state treasurer shall semi-annually report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on revenue the lending and banking institutions into which the cash deposits of the commonwealth are being deposited.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 12 - State Treasurer; Death; Vacancy; Care of Property and Funds

Section 12. Upon a vacancy in the office of state treasurer, the state secretary, with two suitable persons appointed by warrant of the governor, shall, after notice to the former treasurer, or, if he is deceased, to his heirs, executors or administrators, and to his sureties or one of them, or to such of them as are within the commonwealth, seal up and secure, in their presence if they attend, all money, papers and other things supposed to be the property of the commonwealth; and they shall give such representatives or sureties, if required by them, a true list of all packages so sealed up and of the places where they are deposited.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 13 - State Treasurer; Death; Vacancy; Inventory of Property and Funds

Section 13. As soon thereafter as may be, and after like notice, the state secretary and the two persons so appointed shall cause the packages to be examined, and a true inventory to be taken of the money and of all bonds, notes, securities, books and such other things pertaining to said office as shall be required by the former treasurer or by his representatives or sureties. A copy of such inventory shall be deposited in the state secretary's office, and copies shall be given on request to any of said persons. The state secretary and said two persons shall safely keep all property so inventoried until a treasurer is duly qualified, to whom they shall deliver the same, taking duplicate receipts from him therefor, one of which shall be deposited with the state secretary and the other with the former treasurer or his legal representatives or sureties.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 14 - State Treasurer; Duplicate Receipts by New Treasurer

Section 14. The new state treasurer shall, upon his election or appointment and qualification, give duplicate receipts for all property of the commonwealth transmitted to him, one of which shall be deposited with the state secretary; and such receipts shall be sufficient evidence for his predecessor of the delivery of said property, and shall be his sufficient discharge therefor.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 15 - Trust Funds; Massachusetts Training Schools; Authority to Receive; Duties

Section 15. The state treasurer may receive from the trustees of Massachusetts training schools the principal of the various trust funds conveyed or bequeathed to the said trustees for the use of any institution of which they are trustees; and upon the request of said trustees he shall pay out the income of all such funds, and such part of the principal as may be subject to the control of said trustees, in such manner as the trustees may direct, subject to any condition affecting the administration thereof. The state treasurer may also receive from said trustees the unclaimed money paid over under section twenty-three A of chapter one hundred and twenty which shall be held by him as a single fund, the income of which shall be expended as directed by said trustees for the purpose of securing special training or education for or otherwise aiding and assisting their meritorious wards. Upon certificate of the comptroller that a claim thereto satisfactory to him shall have been established and approved in writing by the attorney general, the state treasurer shall pay to any former ward, or to his legal representatives in case of his death, the amount of money held for his benefit and paid over to the state treasurer under said section twenty-three A without any accumulations accruing thereto after such payment over, out of the principal of the fund in which the money so claimed was held as aforesaid. The said funds, if in cash, shall be invested safely by the state treasurer, or, if in securities, he may hold them in their original form or, upon the approval of the governor and council, sell them and reinvest the proceeds in securities which are legal investments for the commonwealth sinking funds. He shall be held responsible for the faithful management of said trust funds in the same manner as for other funds held by him in his official capacity.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 16 - Trust Funds; Receipts From Department of Education or State Library Trustees; Authority to Receive, Invest, Hold and Disburse

Section 16. He shall invest, reinvest and hold in the name of the commonwealth any money or securities, or the proceeds thereof, received from the department of education under section three of chapter sixty-nine, or from the trustees of the state library under section thirty-seven A of chapter six, and shall disburse the income or principal thereof, subject to the prior approval of the house and senate committees on ways and means, on the order of the commissioner, director or head of the department or agency having charge of the work in aid of which the gift or bequest was made, or on the order of the trustees of the state library in case of gifts or bequests for the use of the state library; provided, that no disposition of either income or principal shall be made which is inconsistent with the terms of the trust on which the property is held. He shall be responsible on his bond for the faithful management of all such property.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 17 - Trust Funds; Mental Health Department or Developmental Services Department; Authority to Receive; Duties

Section 17. The state treasurer may receive the principal of any fund given or bequeathed to the commonwealth or the department of mental health for the use of mentally ill persons or to the commonwealth or the department of developmental services for the use of persons with an intellectual disability; and upon the request of the department of mental health in the case of funds for the use of mentally ill persons, or upon the request of the department of developmental services in the case of funds for the use of persons with an intellectual disability, the state treasurer shall expend the income of all such funds, and such part of the principal as may be subject to the control of the respective department, in such manner as it may direct, subject to any condition affecting the administration thereof. Said funds shall be invested safely by the state treasurer, and he shall be held responsible for the faithful management of the same in the same manner as for other funds held by him.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 17a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 17a - Trust Funds; Military Forces; Authority to Receive; Duties

Section 17A. The state treasurer shall receive all funds given to the commonwealth for the use of the military forces as provided in section one hundred and four A of chapter thirty-three. The said funds, if in cash, shall be invested safely by the state treasurer, or, if in securities, he may hold them in their original form or, upon the approval of the governor and council, sell them and reinvest the proceeds in securities which are legal investments for the commonwealth sinking funds. Upon the request of the adjutant general, approved by the governor and council, he shall expend such funds or any part thereof for the use of the military forces of the commonwealth. He shall be held responsible for the faithful management of said funds in the same manner as for other funds held by him in his official capacity.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 17b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 17b - Trust Funds; Receipt, Disbursement and Investment

Section 17B. The state treasurer may receive the principal of any funds given or bequeathed to the commonwealth or to any department, office, commission, board or institution where there is no specific statutory authority to receive said fund; provided, however, that acceptance of said fund shall be subject to the approval of the governor. Upon request of the agency the state treasurer shall, subject to appropriation, expend the income of the fund, and such parts of the principal as may be subject to the control of the agency, in such manner as the agency may direct, subject to any condition affecting the administration thereof. Such funds shall be invested safely by the state treasurer, and he shall be responsible for the faithful management of the same to the same extent that he is responsible for other funds held by him.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 18 - State Board of Retirement; Membership, Tenure

Section 18. There shall be a state board of retirement serving in the department for the purpose of administering the state employees' retirement system established under the provisions of chapter thirty-two. Such board shall consist of five members as follows: the state treasurer who shall be a member ex officio and who shall serve as chairman, a second member who shall be appointed by the treasurer, a third and fourth member who shall be elected by the members in or retired from service of such system from among their numbers in such manner and for such term, not exceeding three years, as the commission shall determine, and a fifth member who shall not be an employee, a retiree, or official of the commonwealth and shall be chosen by the other four for a term of three years. Future elections of the third and fourth member shall be held under the supervision of such retirement board and the term of the third and fourth member shall be so arranged as not to expire in the year of expiration of the term of the third and fourth member. If a fifth member is not chosen by the other four members within thirty days after the expiration of the term of the fifth member, the governor shall appoint a fifth member for a term of three years. Each member of such retirement board shall continue to hold office until the expiration of his term and until the qualification of his successor. Upon the expiration of the term of office of any elected, chosen or appointed member or in case of a vacancy in any of said offices, his successor shall be elected, chosen or appointed as aforesaid for a three-year term or for the unexpired portion thereof, as the case may be, except that in no event shall the term of the third and fourth member expire in the same year as the term of the fifth member.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 19 - State Board of Retirement; Reimbursement of Expense or Loss

Section 19. The members of the state board of retirement shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed from the expense fund of the state employees' retirement system for any expense or loss of salary or wages which they may incur through service on the board. All claims for reimbursement on this account shall be subject to the approval of the governor and council.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 20 - Clerical and Other Assistants, Appointment

Section 20. The state treasurer may appoint and remove such clerical and other assistants as may be required to carry on the work of the state board of retirement.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 21 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 21 - Commissioners on Firemen's Relief; Membership

Section 21. There shall be a board to be known as the commissioners on firemen's relief serving in the department and consisting of the state treasurer, ex officio, two members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, and two members appointed by the Massachusetts state firemen's association. Upon the expiration of the term of office of an appointive member, his successor shall be appointed as aforesaid for two years. Any vacancy existing shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 22 - Citation

Section 22. The provisions of this section and sections twenty-three to thirty-five, inclusive, sections thirty-seven to forty, inclusive, and sections fifty-six to fifty-eight, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the ''state lottery law.''
MA Gen L ch 10 § 23 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 23 - State Lottery Commission; Members; Appointment; Terms; Chairman; Vacancies; Expenses; Quarters

Section 23. There shall be, in the office of the state treasurer, a state lottery commission, hereinafter called the commission, consisting of the state treasurer, the secretary of public safety or his designee, the state comptroller or his designee, and two persons to be appointed by the governor for terms coterminous with that of the governor. No more than four members of the commission shall be of the same political party.  The state treasurer shall be the chairman of the commission. Upon the expiration of the term of office of an appointive member, his successor shall be appointed in like manner, and shall serve until the qualification of his successor. Any vacancy in the case of appointive members of the commission, occurring for any reason other than the expiration of a term, shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties. The commission shall be provided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere and may travel within and without the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 25 - Apportionment of Lottery Revenues

Section 25. The apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets or shares and from all other sources shall be as follows:—(a) the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares which in any case shall be no less than forty-five per cent of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets; (b) the payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery, including the expenses of the commission and the costs resulting from any contract or contracts entered into for promotional, advertising or operational services or for the purchase or lease of lottery equipment and materials which in no case shall exceed fifteen per cent of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets, subject to appropriation; and (c) the balance shall be used to fund budgeted aid to cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to appropriation.
MA Gen L ch 10 § 26a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 10 - Department of the State Treasurer|Section 26a - Office of Performance Management and Innovation; Performance Management Systems

Section 26A. (a) The director shall operate and administer an office of performance management and innovation that shall, without limitation, administer this section. All departments of the commission shall report to the office of performance management and innovation with regard to setting goals and establishing performance measures to improve the commission and the departments' operations.  (b) The director shall establish a performance measurement system for the departments of the commission, which shall establish program goals, measure program performance against those goals and report publicly on progress to improve the effectiveness of the state lottery.  (c) The office of performance management and innovation shall be charged with evaluating the goals and measures established by the commission and its departments and monitoring the results reported. The office shall recommend changes to proposed goals and measures as are appropriate to align goals and measures with the strategic priorities of the commission and the director. The office shall report regularly to the public on the commission's and its departments' progress toward achieving stated goals. The office shall be responsible for reporting publicly and transparently and making all reports available through an on-line system.  The director shall use the performance criteria established under this section to determine the quality of service of all private entities that perform services on behalf of the commission. The results of such performance measures shall be criteria used in negotiating any contracts.