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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23i - The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center › Section 1 - Findings and Declarations Relating to Life Sciences

Section 1. The general court finds and declares that:
(1) research in the life sciences and regenerative medicine presents a significant opportunity of yielding fundamental biological knowledge from which may emanate therapies to relieve, on a large scale, human suffering from disease and injury;
(2) the extraordinary biomedical scientists working within institutions of higher education, research institutes, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies can contribute significantly to the welfare of mankind by performing outstanding research in these fields;
(3) promoting the health of residents of the commonwealth is a fundamental purpose of state government;
(4) promoting life sciences research to foster the development of the next generation of health-related innovations, to enhance the competitive position of the commonwealth in this vital sector of the economy, and to improve the quality and delivery of health care for the people of the commonwealth is a clear public purpose and governmental function;
(5) public support for and promotion of the life sciences will benefit the commonwealth and its residents through improved health status and health outcomes, economic development, and contributions to scientific knowledge, and such research will lead to breakthroughs and improvements that might not otherwise be discovered due to the lack of existing market incentives, especially in the area of regenerative medicine, such as stem cell research;
(6) public support for, and promotion of, life sciences research has the potential to provide cures or new treatments for many debilitating diseases that cause tremendous human suffering and cost the commonwealth millions of dollars each year;
(7) it is imperative for the purposes of the commonwealth's competitiveness to invest in life sciences research, biotechnology, nanotechnology and bio-defense, to leverage revenues and to encourage cooperation and innovation among public and private institutions involved in life sciences research and related applications;
(8) the purpose of this chapter is to establish a life sciences center, to grant that center the power to contract with other entities to receive other funds, and to disburse those funds consistent with the purpose of this chapter;
(9) the life sciences center is intended to: (i) promote the best available research in life sciences disciplines through diverse institutions and to build upon existing strengths in the area of biosciences in order to spread the economic benefits across the commonwealth; and, (ii) foster improved health care outcomes in the commonwealth and the world; and
(10) the investments of the life sciences center are intended to support future statewide, comprehensive strategies to lead the nation in life sciences-related research, innovations and employment.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23i - The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center › Section 11 - Regional Technology and Innovation Center; Purpose; Duties

Section 11. (a) The center, in consultation with the advisory board established by section 12, shall identify 1 existing life sciences entity with experience facilitating local or regional life science industry sectors to serve as a regional technology and innovation center in each of the following 5 regions: western Massachusetts, central Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts and metropolitan Boston.
(b) The purpose of each regional technology and innovation center shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) encouraging and facilitating collaboration between existing organizations dedicated to promoting the regional life science industry; (ii) inputting regional life science industry and educational data, including the documentation of regional lab space, into the life sciences industry database as designed and maintained by the center; (iii) organizing, facilitating and implementing regional workforce development initiatives; (iv) providing business management and resource training, including the dissemination of best business practices; (v) facilitating public and private investment; (vi) reviewing and providing recommendations to the center proposals; (vii) identifying property conducive to regional life science industry expansion; (viii) investigating and identifying specific regions or municipalities that have the potential to be developed into a life sciences cluster; and (ix) facilitating the regional development and implementation of section 10A of chapter 23A.
(c) The executive director, or his equivalent, of the 5 regional technology and innovation centers shall meet from time to time with the center to exchange information; identify regional needs including, but not limited to, any assistance needed in fulfilling the regional centers' purposes as provided in subsection (b); and advise the center on the effectiveness of programs administered by the center.
(d) Each regional technology and innovation center shall provide an annual report to the center containing such information as may be required by the center to evaluate the progress of each regional center. The center may withdraw a designation as a regional technology and innovation center if a regional center does not satisfactorily meet the purposes of subsection (b), and as provided in any rules, regulations or guidelines established by the center.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23i - The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center › Section 12 - Advisory Board; Terms of Service; Duties

Section 12. There shall be an 18–member advisory board to be appointed by the governor to advise the center. The members shall include: 10 of whom shall be active members of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Collaborative, at least 2 of whom shall represent small businesses; 5 of whom shall be the chancellors at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester, or their designees; and 3 of whom shall be patient advocates with significant interaction or experience in the life sciences. The secretary of labor and workforce development or the secretary's designee, the president of the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation or the president's designee and the 5 executive directors of the regional technology and innovation centers, established pursuant to section 11, shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the advisory board.
Each member shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that in making his initial appointments, the governor shall appoint 5 members to serve for a term of 1 year, 3 members to serve for a term of 2 years, 5 members to serve for a term of 3 years. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of a member of the advisory board shall be appointed in a like manner and shall serve for only the unexpired term of the member who vacated. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. Any member may be removed by the governor for cause. The advisory board shall meet at least bi-annually, but shall meet as often as the members shall determine, or at such other intervals as established by the president to review recommendations made by the board. The members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation, but each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties.
The duties of the advisory board shall be to advise the center and the board concerning: research and development in the life sciences; development of products and the effectiveness of public and private initiatives to further product development; manufacturing and commercialization of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostic products or such other areas within the life sciences; identifying candidates and providing recommendations for the 5 regional technology and innovation centers as established in section 11; and any other area as requested by the board.
The advisory board shall not be a state agency for the purposes of chapter 268A and shall not be subject to section 11A1/2 of chapter 30A or chapter 66.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23i - The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center › Section 13 - Life Sciences Sector Database

Section 13. The center shall develop a comprehensive, internet-based life sciences sector database for the organization of all relevant information, as determined by the center, related to the life sciences sector in the commonwealth. Access to said database shall be limited at the discretion of the center's president. Any documentary materials or data received by the center from any entity, private or public, for the express purpose of adding information to the life science database shall be exempt from section 10 of chapter 66 and the board may hold any discussion or consideration of database materials in executive session closed to the public, notwithstanding the provisions of section 11A1/2 of chapter 30A, but the purpose of any such executive session shall be set forth in the official minutes of the center and business not directly related to such purpose shall not be transacted nor shall any vote be taken during such executive session.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23i - The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center › Section 14 - Exercise of Powers as Essential Government Functions; Taxation; Property Owned by the Center

Section 14. (a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth and for the improvement of their health and living conditions; and as the operation of the center shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the center shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, and the notes or bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, at all times shall be free from taxation by and within the commonwealth.
(b) The lands and tangible personal property of the center 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.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23i - The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center › Section 15 - Annual Report

Section 15. The center shall annually complete a detailed report setting forth its operations and accomplishments; its receipts and expenditures during such fiscal year; its assets and liabilities at the end of its fiscal year; the anticipated return on investment to the commonwealth from the investment of funds administered by the center during such fiscal year; a complete report detailing all companies classified as a certified life sciences company; a complete list of grants awarded by the center; a list of other funding activities; reports of patents or products resulting from funded activities; the status of construction of any real estate project resulting from certification, including whether construction is on-time and on-budget; and a tracking of job creation as a result of funded projects. The center shall annually submit the report to the governor, the secretary of administration and finance, the state comptroller and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, who shall forward the same to the house and senate committee on ways and means and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies on or before October 1. The report shall be posted on the internet in a manner accessible to the public.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 4 - Operations of Center as Essential Governmental Functions; Exemption From Taxes and Assessments; Public Property

Section 4. (a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. The operation of the center shall constitute the performance of essential governmental functions and the center shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments, except as otherwise provided by this chapter and the notes or bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof shall be free from taxation by and within the commonwealth.
(b) The lands and tangible personal property of the center 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.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 5 - Annual Reports

Section 5. The center shall annually submit a report setting forth, relative to its operations, its receipts and expenditures during such fiscal year and its assets and liabilities during the fiscal year to the governor, the secretary of administration and finance, the comptroller and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, who shall forward the same to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture annually on or before August 15.
The center shall annually, not later than August 15, submit to the governor, the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies and the senate and house committees on ways and means a report detailing the expenditure and investment of monies from the fund and the trust fund over the previous fiscal year, the ability of the fund to meet the requirements in section 35FF of chapter 10 and the ability of the trust fund to meet the requirements in section 9, and any recommendations for improving the ability of the board, the center and the fund and trust fund to meet such requirements.
The center shall annually, no later than August 15, submit to the governor, the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies and the senate and house committees on ways and means a report detailing the commonwealth's clean energy sector. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, an examination of the growth rate of the commonwealth's clean energy sector, including the number of in-state jobs and businesses.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 6 - Statewide Plan for Installation of Renewable Energy Generating Facilities

Section 6. Based on recommendations included in the clean energy study, the center shall, within 100 days of said study's completion, develop a statewide plan for the installation and operation of renewable energy generating facilities on real property owned by the commonwealth. Any renewable energy generating facility sited on state land shall be made available for state and local workforce development and training initiatives.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 7 - Clean Energy Seed Grant Program

Section 7. There is hereby established and placed within the center a program to be known as the clean energy seed grant program. Said program shall award grants to clean energy researchers, companies, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations and institutions. The center shall establish public-private partnerships with commonwealth-based investors, entrepreneurs and institutions that are involved in the clean energy industry for the purposes of facilitating matching grants for recipients of funding from the center.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 8 - Green Jobs Initiative

Section 8. There is hereby established and placed within the center an initiative to be known as the green jobs initiative. Said initiative shall award grants to the commonwealth's public institutions of higher education as defined in section 5 of chapter 15A, municipally-owned institutions of higher education and vocational technical schools, as established in sections 14 and 15 of chapter 74 or any vocational-technical school that meets the programmatic requirements established by the department of elementary and secondary education, to facilitate workforce development efforts and train and retain students in clean energy industries. The grants shall include matching grants to such public institutions of higher education, municipally-owned institutions of higher education, public elementary and secondary schools and such vocational technical schools for the development of small-scale renewable clean energy generating sources, energy storage technologies, energy efficiency innovations and energy transmission and distribution innovations including, but not limited to: (i) photovoltaic installations; (ii) wind energy; (iii) ocean thermal, wave or tidal energy; (iv) fuel cells; (v) hydrogen produced by non-fossil fuel sources and methods; (vi) landfill gas; (vii) natural flowing water and hydroelectric; (viii) low-emission advanced biomass power conversion technologies using biomass fuels including, but not limited to, agricultural or food wastes; (ix) renewable biogas, biodiesel or organic refuse-derived fuel; (x) geothermal energy, including networked geothermal and deep geothermal energy; and (xi) fusion energy; provided, however, that the matching grants shall not be awarded for such development if it includes as sources coal, oil or natural gas resources other than the sources enumerated here or nuclear power other than fusion energy. The center shall assist said public institutions of higher education as defined in this section, public elementary and secondary schools and the commonwealth's vocational technical schools as defined in this section in developing a curriculum for clean energy and energy efficiency, and shall assist students seeking employment in the clean energy sector.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 10 - Pathways Out of Poverty Initiative

Section 10. The center shall develop an initiative to be known as the pathways out of poverty initiative. This initiative shall award grants to clean energy companies, regional employment boards, community-based nonprofit organizations, educational institutions or labor organizations to enable said entities to carry out training programs associated with the clean energy industry that lead to economic self-sufficiency. The center shall give funding priority to entities that: (i) serve individuals in families with incomes that either do not exceed 300 per cent of the poverty level, as determined by the United States Census Bureau, or a self-sufficiency standard for the local areas where the training is conducted that specifies the income needs of families, family size, the number and ages of children in the family and geographical considerations; (ii) engage in partnerships with public and private employers and community-based nonprofit agencies; and (iii) establish career pathways for hard and soft skill development and salary advancement. Such grants shall be awarded so as to ensure geographic diversity within the commonwealth.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23j - Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center › Section 11 - Audit of Expenditures and Investments of Monies From the Fund and the Trust Fund

Section 11. The books and records of the center and board relative to expenditures and investments of money from the fund and the trust fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23k - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission E Fee or Tax; Penalties. › Section 7 - Administration and Enforcement of Chapters 128a and 128c; Grant of Simulcasting License to Gaming Establishment

[ Text of section effective until December 15, 2025. For text effective December 15, 2025, see below.]
Section 7. (a) The commission shall administer and enforce chapters 128A and 128C and any other general or special law related to pari-mutuel wagering or simulcasting. The commission shall serve as a host racing commission and an off-track betting commission for purposes of 15 U.S.C. 3001, et seq.
(b) The commission may grant a simulcasting license to a gaming establishment; provided, however, that the commission shall assess a percentage of the wagering received on in-state and out-of-state thoroughbred and harness races equal to that paid by a licensee under chapter 128C and the assessment shall be allocated to the Race Horse Development Fund established in section 60 to support purse assistance and breeding programs; provided further, that in granting any such license to a gaming establishment, the commission shall take into consideration the impact on preexisting facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 128A and said chapter 128C.
Chapter 23K: Section 7. Administration and enforcement of laws related to pari-mutuel wagering and simulcasting; grant of simulcasting license to gaming establishment or entity previously licensed pursuant to chapters 128A or 128C
[ Text of section as amended by 2011, 194, Sec. 17 effective December 15, 2025. See 2011, 194, Sec. 112 as amended by 2014, 165, Sec. 192; 2016, 176, Sec. 12B; 2017, 56, Sec. 14; 2018, 159, Sec. 14; 2019, 47, Sec. 14; 2020, 1, Sec. 14; 2020, 106, Sec. 14; 2021, 27, Sec. 14; 2022, 128, Sec. 14; and 2023, 26, Sec. 20. For text effective until December 15, 2025, see above.]
Section 7. (a) The commission shall administer and enforce any general and special law related to pari-mutuel wagering and simulcasting. The commission shall serve as a host racing commission and an off-track betting commission for purposes of 15 U.S.C. 3001, et seq.
(b) The commission may grant a simulcasting license to a gaming establishment or an entity previously licensed pursuant to chapter 128A or chapter 128C; provided, however, that the commission shall require that a minimum of 10 per cent of the wagering received on in-state and out-of-state thoroughbred and harness races be allocated to the Race Horse Development Fund established in section 60 to support purse assistance and breeding programs; provided further, that in granting any such license to a gaming establishment, the commission shall take into consideration the impact on preexisting facilities previously licensed pursuant to said chapters 128A and 128C.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23k - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission E Fee or Tax; Penalties. › Section 8 - Requests for Applications for Category 1 and Category 2 Licenses

Section 8. (a) The commission shall issue a request for applications for category 1 and category 2 licenses; provided, however, that the commission shall first issue a request for applications for the category 2 licenses. All requests for applications shall include: (i) the time and date for receipt of responses to the request for applications, the manner they are to be received and the address of the office to which the applications shall be delivered; (ii) the form of the application and the method for submission; (iii) a general description of the anticipated schedule for processing the application; (iv) the contact information of commission employees responsible for handling applicant questions; and (v) any other information that the commission determines.
(b) Requests for applications pursuant to subsection (a) shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation and on the official internet website of the commission.
(c) The commission shall establish deadlines for the receipt of all applications for a gaming license. Applications received after the deadline shall not be reviewed by the commission.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23k - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission E Fee or Tax; Penalties. › Section 11 - Minimum Capital Investment for Category 2 License; Licensing Fee; Continuing Assessment of Capitalization of Licensee

Section 11. (a) The commission shall set the minimum capital investment for a category 2 license; provided, however, that the gaming licensee shall make a capital investment of not less than $125,000,000 into the gaming establishment, which shall include, but not be limited to, a gaming area or other amenities as proposed in the application for a category 2 license; and provided further, that the commission shall determine whether it will include the purchase or lease price of the land where the gaming establishment will be located or any infrastructure designed to support the site, including, but not limited to, drainage, utility support, roadways, interchanges, fill and soil or groundwater or surface water contamination issues, whether or not the applicant is an eligible owner or operator under chapter 21E and has suitable capital to finance its operations and the proposed capital investment. The investment required under this section shall be made within 2 years after receiving a gaming license; provided, however, that any infrastructure improvements necessary to increase visitor capacity and account for traffic mitigation shall not be considered part of the required capital investment and, as determined by the commission, shall be completed before the category 2 licensee shall be authorized to operate a slot machine at the gaming establishment.
(b) The commission shall determine the minimum licensing fee for a category 2 licensee, which shall not be less than $25,000,000 to be paid within 30 days after the award of the license.
(c) Upon award of a category 2 license, the commission shall continue to assess the capitalization of a licensee for the duration of construction of the proposed gaming establishment and the term of the gaming license.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23k - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission E Fee or Tax; Penalties. › Section 12 - Investigation Into Suitability of Applicant for Gaming License

Section 12. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a gaming license, the commission shall instruct the bureau to commence an investigation into the suitability of the applicant. In evaluating the suitability of the applicant, the commission shall consider the overall reputation of the applicant including, without limitation:
(1) the integrity, honesty, good character and reputation of the applicant;
(2) the financial stability, integrity and background of the applicant;
(3) the business practices and the business ability of the applicant to establish and maintain a successful gaming establishment;
(4) whether the applicant has a history of compliance with gaming licensing requirements in other jurisdictions;
(5) whether the applicant, at the time of application, is a defendant in litigation involving its business practices;
(6) the suitability of all parties in interest to the gaming license, including affiliates and close associates and the financial resources of the applicant; and
(7) whether the applicant is disqualified from receiving a license under section 16; provided, however, that in considering the rehabilitation of an applicant for a gaming license, the commission shall not automatically disqualify an applicant if the applicant affirmatively demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the applicant has financial responsibility, character, reputation, integrity and general fitness as such to warrant belief by the commission that the applicant will act honestly, fairly, soundly and efficiently as a gaming licensee.
(b) If the bureau determines during its investigation that an applicant has failed to: (i) establish the applicant's integrity or the integrity of any affiliate, close associate, financial source or any person required to be qualified by the commission; (ii) demonstrate responsible business practices in any jurisdiction; or (iii) overcome any other reason, as determined by the commission, as to why it would be injurious to the interests of the commonwealth in awarding the applicant a gaming license, the bureau shall cease any further review and recommend that the commission deny the application.
(c) If the bureau has determined that an applicant is suitable to receive a gaming license, the bureau shall recommend that the commission commence a review of the applicant's entire application.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 23k - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission E Fee or Tax; Penalties. › Section 13 - Establishment of Qualification for Licensure by Clear and Convincing Evidence; Duty to Cooperate in Inquiry or Investigation; Willful Provision of False or Misleading Information

Section 13. (a) An applicant for a gaming license, and any person required by the commission to be qualified for licensure, shall establish its individual qualifications for licensure to the commission by clear and convincing evidence.
(b) An applicant, licensee, registrant or any other person who shall be qualified under this chapter shall have the continuing duty to provide any assistance or information required by the commission and to cooperate in any inquiry or investigation conducted by the commission. Refusal to answer or produce information, evidence or testimony by an applicant, licensee, registrant or other person required to be qualified under this chapter may result in denial of the application or suspension or revocation of the license or registration by the commission.
(c) No applicant, licensee, registrant or person required to be qualified under this chapter shall willfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to, the commission. If the commission determines that an applicant, or a close associate of an applicant, has willfully provided false or misleading information, such applicant shall not be eligible to receive a license under this chapter. Any licensee or other person required to be qualified for licensure under this chapter who willfully provides false or misleading information shall have its license conditioned, suspended or revoked by the commission.