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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2rrr - Department of Developmental Services Trust Fund

Section 2RRR. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Department of Developmental Services Trust Fund, in this section called the trust fund, administered by the secretary of health and human services. There shall be credited to the trust fund: (a) any receipts from the assessment collected under section 27 of chapter 118G, including transfers by the department of developmental services of amounts sufficient to pay the assessment for public facilities; (b) any federal financial participation received by the commonwealth as a result of expenditures funded by such assessments; and (c) any interest thereon. The secretary may authorize expenditures of amounts from such trust fund without further appropriation. The comptroller shall transfer to the trust fund no later than the first business day of each quarter, the amounts indicated by the department of developmental services to provide the appropriate payment adjustments for operating the intermediate care facilities for persons with an developmental disability and the community residences serving individuals with an developmental disability. The comptroller shall establish procedures necessary to effectuate this section, including procedures for the proper transfer, accounting and expenditures of funds. The comptroller may make payments in anticipation of receipts and shall establish procedures for reconciling overpayments and underpayments from the trust fund. The secretary shall report semi-annually to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the revenue and expenditure activity within the trust fund.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2rrrr - Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund

Section 2RRRR. (a) There shall be a Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered and expended by the commissioner of public health or a designee for the municipal naloxone bulk purchase program. Municipalities, ambulance services licensed pursuant to chapter 111C and non-profit organizations that contract with the department of public health's bureau of substance addiction services may join the program to purchase naloxone for municipal first responder agencies, such ambulance services and non-profit organizations. A sheriff of a house of correction that contracts with the department of public health may also participate in the program; provided, however, that such participation shall be pursuant to terms that the department may establish for such contract. The state office of pharmacy services shall assist with the purchasing and distribution of naloxone on behalf of the program. For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system. The department of public health shall provide technical assistance to participating municipalities, ambulance services, non-profit organizations and sheriffs to ensure that program participants complete all training and registration requirements.
(b) The fund shall consist of: (i) payments made by program participants for the purchase of naloxone; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. Funds received under clauses (ii) or (iii) shall be apportioned in a manner determined by the department and shall be applied to provide price reductions for municipalities purchasing naloxone through the program, in addition to any discounts procured by the fund through bulk purchasing. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
The commissioner shall report annually not later than October 1 to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to, revenue received by the fund, revenue and expenditure projections for the forthcoming fiscal year and details of all expenditures from the fund, participants in the program, the amount of naloxone purchased by each participant and the discount procured through bulk purchasing.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2rrrrr - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursement Fund

Section 2RRRRR. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund to be known as the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursement Fund. The commissioner of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission shall be the administrator of the fund.
The fund shall be credited with: (i) all payments received from the federal government and allocated to the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission under the Social Security Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Cost Reimbursement Program, 29 U.S.C. 728; (ii) reimbursement received by the commission for successful employment outcomes of participants in the program; and (iii) any interest received thereon. Amounts credited to the fund shall be spent, without further appropriation, for the vocational rehabilitation program administered by the commission as described in sections 74 through 80, inclusive, of chapter 6. Expenditures from the fund shall be made consistent with federal requirements for administering the vocational rehabilitation program; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees.
Monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficit at any point. The commission shall report the amount remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2sss - Educational Rewards Grant Program Fund

Section 2SSS. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Educational Rewards Grant Program Fund, hereinafter referred to as the fund. The fund shall provide, without further appropriation, grants to students in accredited post-secondary certificate or vocational technology programs or associate degree programs in targeted high-demand occupations. The department of career services and the board of higher education in consultation with the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association, the state workforce development board, the reach higher initiative and the workforce accountability task force established under section 11 of chapter 23H shall determine the eligible high demand occupations. If a Bachelor's degree program is needed for a profession in critical demand, it may be added to the eligible programs. Of the appropriation for grants, up to 1/3 may be used for students enrolled as full-time students and at least 2/3 of the total grant amount shall be reserved for students enrolled 1/2 time or less. Grant recipients shall be limited to dislocated workers or those with incomes at or below 200 per cent of the federal poverty level or other standards or criteria as may be established by the department and the board in consultation with the workforce accountability task force established under section 11 of chapter 23H. Grants from the program fund shall be a maximum of $3,000 and shall be used to fund tuition, fees and books; provided, however, that up to 30 per cent of the grant amount may be applied to fund living expenses. The grant program shall serve as a last resort, after other federal and state grants have been exhausted. The department of career services and the board of higher education shall jointly administer the grant program.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2ssss - Masshealth Delivery System Reform Trust Fund

Section 2SSSS. (a) There shall be a MassHealth Delivery System Reform Trust Fund. The secretary of health and human services shall be the trustee of the fund and shall expend money in the fund to: (i) provide reimbursement for services delivered to MassHealth beneficiaries by acute hospitals participating in the MassHealth program; (ii) make enhanced service payments and incentive payments to acute hospitals and other providers or care organizations under contract to provide MassHealth services pursuant to an approved state plan or federal waiver; and (iii) provide for other federally-approved delivery system reform incentive program purposes. There shall be credited to the fund: (1) any transfers from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund established in section 66 of chapter 118E; (2) an amount equal to any federal financial participation revenues claimed and received by the commonwealth for eligible expenditures made from the fund; (3) any revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (4) interest earned on any money in the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended without further appropriation.
(b) Money in the fund may be expended for Medicaid payments under an approved state plan or federal waiver; provided, however, that all payments from the fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (iii) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (iv) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement between acute hospitals, other providers or care organizations and the executive office of health and human services. To accommodate timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenue and related expenditures, the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the most recent revenue estimates as certified by the secretary of health and human services to be transferred, credited or deposited under this section. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund.
[There is no subsection (c).]
(d) Not later than 30 days after the close of each hospital fiscal quarter, the executive office of health and human services shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a detailed accounting of all money transferred, credited or deposited into the fund. The fourth quarter report shall include the amount remaining in the fund at the end of each hospital fiscal year and the reasons for the unspent amount.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2sssss - Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursement Fund

Section 2SSSSS. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund to be known as the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursement Fund. The commissioner of the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall be the administrator of the fund.
The fund shall be credited with: (i) all payments received from the federal government and allocated to the Massachusetts commission for the blind under the Social Security Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Cost Reimbursement Program, 29 U.S.C. 728; (ii) reimbursement received by the commission for successful employment outcomes of participants in the program; and (iii) any interest received thereon. Amounts credited to the fund shall be spent, without further appropriation, for the vocational rehabilitation program administered by the commission as described in section 129 of chapter 6. Expenditures from the fund shall be made consistent with federal requirements for administering the vocational rehabilitation program; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions, group health or life insurance or any other indirect costs of federally-reimbursed state employees.
Monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficit at any point. The commission shall report the amount remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2tt - Liability Management and Reduction Fund

Section 2TT. There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Liability Management and Reduction Fund. The fund shall provide: (1) insurance coverage to state agencies by charging premiums to such agencies for the payment of judgments and settlements and the commonwealth's investigation and litigation costs in connection with tort claims under chapter 258; (2) services to reduce the number and size of claims against agencies including, but not limited to, risk reduction training programs and incentive payments of not more than $1,000 for effective risk reduction suggestions; and (3) such other services and activities as the comptroller shall determine are desirable to create financial and other incentives for agencies to reduce the commonwealth's tort and other monetary liability, including litigation costs. The fund shall consist of premiums charged to agencies, any amounts appropriated for the purposes of the fund and interest income from investments made by the state treasurer of amounts in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the comptroller under section 16 of chapter 7A, without further appropriation, for the purposes of the fund.
The comptroller shall submit not later than December 31 of each year to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the secretary of administration and finance and the attorney general a report of the activities of the fund. The report shall include a financial statement which accounts for the revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balance for the preceding fiscal year. The comptroller shall also submit to said committees and officials, not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, a financial plan presenting all expected and proposed revenues and other financial sources, expenditures and other financial uses, net gain or loss from operations and changes in fund balance. All such reports shall also specify the number and duties of employees of the fund, if any, the amount of any direct appropriation requested or expected and any other information relevant to the achievement of the purposes of the fund. The comptroller may at any time recommend in such reports statutory changes necessary to expand the scope of said section 16 of said chapter 7A and this section in order to cover claims other than those asserted under chapter 258.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2tttt - Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund

Section 2TTTT. (a) There shall be a Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund to be expended, without further appropriation, by the secretary of health and human services. The fund shall consist of money from public and private sources, including gifts, grants and donations, interest earned on such money, any other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund and any funds provided from other sources. Money in the fund shall be used to provide annual financial support, consistent with the terms of this section, to eligible acute care hospitals. The secretary, as trustee, shall administer the fund and shall make expenditures from the fund consistent with this section.
(b) The secretary may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Revenues deposited in the fund that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year.
(c) The secretary shall annually direct payments from the fund to eligible acute care hospitals. To be eligible to receive payment from the fund, an acute care hospital shall be licensed under section 51 of chapter 111 and shall not be a hospital with relative prices that are at or above 120 per cent of the statewide median relative price, as determined by the center for health information analysis.
(d) In directing payments, the secretary shall allocate payments to eligible acute care hospitals based on the proportion of each eligible acute care hospital's total gross patient service revenue to the combined gross patient service revenue of all eligible acute care hospitals in the prior hospital rate year; provided, however, that payments shall be adjusted to allocate proportionally greater payments to eligible acute care hospitals with relative prices that fall farthest below 120 per cent of the statewide median price. The secretary shall establish by regulation a formula to allocate payments pursuant to this subsection.
(e) The secretary may require as a condition of receiving payment from the fund that an eligible acute care hospital agree to an independent financial and operational audit to recommend steps to increase sustainability and efficiency of the acute care hospital.
(f) The executive office of health and human services shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Not later than 30 days after payments are allocated to eligible acute care hospitals under this section, the secretary for health and human services shall file a report with the joint committee on health care finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the allocation and recipient of each payment.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2uuu - Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Scholar&ndash;internship Match Fund

Section 2UUU. (a) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Scholar–Internship Match Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Scholar–Internship Match Fund. The board of higher education shall hold the Scholar–Internship Match fund in an account separate from other funds or accounts. Amounts credited to the Scholarship–Internship Match Fund shall be used, without further appropriation, by the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee, under this section and in consultation with participating industry and public higher education institutions. An amount not to exceed $100,000 shall be spent each year to promote the existence of the Scholar–Internship Match Fund with the goal of attracting and maximizing industry participation.
(b) The public purpose of the Scholar–Internship Match Fund shall be to provide a match for industry scholarships given to Massachusetts students going on to study for a post-secondary degrees at Massachusetts public higher education institutions. The amount to be matched through the Scholar–Internship Match Fund shall not exceed $5,000 per student, contingent upon receiving a corresponding industry scholarship or internship of up to the same amount.
(c) The commissioner of higher education shall, not later than July 1, annually report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, the joint committee on labor and workforce development, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on higher education. The report shall include: (i) a list of matching scholarship recipients; (ii) the associated match amount; (iii) the amounts of non-state funding as a result of the match; (iv) the purposes of the match; (v) whether there was an internship associated with the industry match; (vi) an annual statement of cash inflows and outflows detailing the sources and uses of funds; (vii) a forecast of future payments based on current binding obligations; and (viii) a detailed account of the purposes and amount of administrative costs charged to the fund. The chancellor shall include in annual report a detailed 5 year legislative review of the Scholar–Internship Match Fund for consideration for recapitalization.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2uuuu - Long&ndash;term Care Facility Quality Improvement Fund

Section 2UUUU. There shall be a Long–Term Care Facility Quality Improvement Fund. The commissioner of public health shall administer the fund and shall make expenditures from the fund for measures to improve the safety and quality of care provided in long-term care facilities including, but not limited to: (i) staff training and education; (ii) technical assistance to implement best practices; (iii) dissemination of best practice models on quality of care; (iv) state operation of facilities pending correction of deficiencies or closure; (v) costs of relocating residents from 1 facility to another; and (vi) funding to support adequate department resources to inspect facilities under state and federal law.
The fund shall consist of: (i) revenue generated from fines and penalties imposed by the department on long-term care facilities under section 73 of chapter 111; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. The department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund that shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The commissioner shall report annually, not later than October 1, on the fund's activity to the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on elder affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) revenue received by the fund; and (2) expenditures from the fund, including the recipient, date and reason for the expenditure.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2v - Dairy Equalization Fund

Section 2V. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Dairy Equalization Fund. There shall be credited to such fund all monies payable under sections 10, 11 and 12 of chapter 94A and any interest earned on monies within the fund. Amounts credited to said fund shall be made available by the state treasurer, without further appropriation, exclusively for the purposes of said chapter 94A, only after receipt of notice certified by the commissioner of the department of food and agriculture that amounts are due under said chapter 94A. Said commissioner shall file quarterly reports with the house and senate clerk and the house and senate committees on ways and means regarding the distribution of monies from the fund.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2vvv - International Education and Foreign Language Grant Program Fund

Section 2VVV. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the international education and foreign language grant program fund, hereinafter referred to as the international education fund, to which shall be credited any appropriations, bond proceeds or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited thereto and additional funds designated for deposit to the international education fund, including any pension funds, federal grants or loans, or private donations made available to the commissioner of education for such purpose. The commissioner of education shall hold the international education fund in an account or accounts separate from other funds or accounts. Amounts credited to the international education fund shall be used by the commissioner of education, in consultation with the chairman of the board of higher education, and the global education advisory council to carry out the purposes of subsection (b).
(b) The public purpose of the international education fund shall be to increase the number of Massachusetts students, teachers, administrators and education policymakers participating in international studies, international exchange programs, and other activities that advance cultural awareness and promote mutual understanding and respect for citizens of other countries. In furtherance of this public purpose and in consultation with the chairman of the board of higher education and the global education advisory council, the commissioner of education shall employ the international education fund in support of programs and activities that advance cultural awareness, including the awarding of grants to local or regional school districts that use the funds to support international education programs and promote the study of foreign languages, including programs that establish foreign language and two-way bi-lingual education classes, teacher training and curriculum development to encourage students, teachers, administrators and educational policy makers to participate in international studies, international exchange programs and other activities.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2vvvv - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Trust Fund

Section 2VVVV. There shall be a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of public health to support the sexual assault nurse examiner program. There shall be credited to the fund all money received from public or private sources for the sexual assault nurse examiner program including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, contributions of cash or securities, contributions of property in kind from persons or other governmental, nongovernmental, quasi-governmental or local governmental entities. Expenditures from the fund shall be made to support the sexual assault nurse examiner program including, but not limited to: (i) costs of the sexual assault nurse examiner program, including coordination and oversight of sexual assault nurse examiner services; (ii) wrap-around services for sexual assault patients of all ages that may include medical follow up, behavioral health intervention or crisis intervention; (iii) training that supports certification and recertification of sexual assault nurse examiners, including expenditures for training consultants, materials and venues, continuing education and professional development opportunities; (iv) educational, outreach and technical assistance efforts for professional and public audiences that may include training and outreach material development and production; (v) costs associated with sexual assault nurse examiner and sexual assault programs, grants and initiatives of the commissioner; and (vi) other services needed by the sexual assault nurse examiner program to support program operations and development. The department of public health may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2vvvvv - Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative Trust Fund

Section 2VVVVV. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative Trust Fund that shall be administered by the commissioner of higher education, in consultation with the executive office of education. The fund shall consist of: (i) amounts credited to the fund from any appropriations, grants, gifts or other money authorized by the general court or another party and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (ii) any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year.
(b) All amounts credited to the fund shall be used without further appropriation to make grants to support public institutions of higher education providing access to inclusive higher education opportunities to students with severe intellectual disabilities, severe autism spectrum disorder or other severe developmental disabilities pursuant to section 30A of chapter 15A.
(c) Annually, not later than October 1, the commissioner shall report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on higher education and the senate and house committees on ways and means on the activities of the fund.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2w - Water Pollution Abatement and Drinking Water Projects Administration Fund

Section 2W. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Water Pollution Abatement and Drinking Water Projects Administration Fund. There shall be credited to said fund any amounts transferred under sections 5 and 18 of chapter 29C and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to said fund. Amounts credited to said fund shall be held in an expendable trust and the department of environmental protection shall report monthly all amounts credited to said fund and all expenditures by subsidiary on the Massachusetts management and accounting reporting system, so-called. Said amounts shall be used solely for the administration of section 27A of chapter 21 and section 18 of said chapter 29C.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2wwwww - Behavioral Health Access and Crisis Intervention Trust Fund

[Text of section effective until July 1, 2024. Repealed by 2022, 126, Sec. 25 effective July 1, 2024. See 2022, 126, Sec. 187. ]
Section 2WWWWW. There shall be a Behavioral Health Access and Crisis Intervention Trust Fund to be administered by the secretary of health and human services. The secretary may expend money from the fund, without further appropriation, to support a statewide, payor-agnostic community behavioral health crisis system including, but not limited to, all necessary costs to support: (i) a behavioral health access line to connect individuals to behavioral health services, including clinical assessment and triage; and (ii) a statewide system to deliver behavioral health crisis intervention services 24 hours per day and 7 days per week in mobile and community-based settings, available to all residents without regard to insurance.
There shall be credited to the fund all monies paid to the commonwealth under section 69A of chapter 118E and any other federal reimbursements, grants, premiums, gifts, interest or other contributions from any source received that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. In the discretion of the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services, revenues equal to the amount of federal financial participation received by the General Fund for expenditures for the behavioral health access line may also be credited to the fund.
The fund may incur expenses and the comptroller shall certify for payment amounts in anticipation of the most recent estimate of expected receipts, as certified by the secretary of health and human services. Any balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years and shall not be transferred to any other fund or revert to the General Fund. Annually, not later than August 1, the secretary shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery on the revenue and expenditure activity within the fund.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2xxxx - Municipal Epinephrine Bulk Purchase Trust Fund

Section 2XXXX. (a) There shall be a Municipal Epinephrine Bulk Purchase Trust Fund to be administered and expended by the commissioner of public health or a designee for the municipal epinephrine bulk purchase program. Municipalities may join the program to purchase epinephrine for municipal first responder agencies and elementary and secondary schools located within the district. The state office of pharmacy services shall assist with the purchasing and distribution of epinephrine on behalf of the program. The department of public health shall provide technical assistance to participating municipalities to ensure that municipalities complete all training and registration requirements.
(b) The fund shall consist of: (i) payments made by participating municipalities for the purchase of epinephrine; (ii) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (iii) funds from public or private sources including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates and settlements received by the commonwealth that are specifically designated to be credited to the fund. Funds that are received under clauses (ii) or (iii) shall be apportioned in a manner determined by the department and shall be applied to provide price reductions for municipalities purchasing epinephrine through the program. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system. The commissioner shall report annually not later than October 1 to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means on the fund's activity. The report shall include, but not be limited to, revenue received by the fund, revenue and expenditure projections for the forthcoming fiscal year and details of the expenditures from the fund, the municipalities participating in the program, the amount of epinephrine purchased by each municipality and the discount procured through bulk purchasing.
(c) The department of public health may promulgate regulations or guidelines to implement the municipal epinephrine bulk purchase program established pursuant to this section.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2yyy - Courts Capital Project Fund

Section 2YYY. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Courts Capital Project Fund, in this section referred to as the fund. The fund shall be credited: (i) the portion of any net cash proceeds from the conveyance, lease or other disposition of any surplus court facilities vacated and determined to be surplus by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance as a result of or in anticipation of the construction of new court facilities or the consolidation of court facilities in the cities of Cambridge, Lowell, Salem and Worcester; (ii) any appropriations; (iii) bond proceeds; or (iv) other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund. The comptroller shall disburse amounts in the fund at the direction of the secretary of administration and finance, without further appropriation, for the purpose of paying costs of, or paying down any portion of the debt incurred to pay costs related to the acquisition, temporary leasing or the construction of any replacement court facilities. The inspector general of the commonwealth shall make an annual oversight inquiry and report on the Capital Courts Project Fund and its disbursements. Said report shall be provided to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, chairs of house and senate committees on ways and means and chairs of the house and senate committees on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2yyyyy - High-Quality Early Education & Care Affordability Fund

Section 2YYYYY. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the High-Quality Early Education & Care Affordability Fund. The fund shall be credited with: (i) appropriations or other money authorized or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) funds from public and private sources, including, but not limited to gifts, grants and donations; and (iii) any interest earned on such money. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, subject to appropriation, for the implementation of initiatives to promote a high-quality early education and care system. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2zz - Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund

Section 2ZZ. (a) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate nonlapsing, revolving fund to be known as the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, in this section called the fund. The fund shall be administered by The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund commission established in chapter 111K and shall be credited with monies received under sections 6, 9 and 10 of said chapter 111K.
(b) The state treasurer, ex officio, shall be the custodian of the fund and shall receive, deposit and invest all monies transmitted to the treasurer under this section and shall credit interest and earnings on the fund to said fund.
(c) The state treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations under chapter 30A on procedures for the collection of the fee established under section 9 of said chapter 111K.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2zzzz - Debt and Long-Term Liability Reduction Trust Fund

Section 2ZZZZ. (a) There shall be a Debt and Long-Term Liability Reduction Trust Fund. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the treasurer and receiver-general.
(b) There shall be credited to the fund all monies received under subclause (i) of clause (2) of section 59 of chapter 23K. Expenditures from the fund shall be made for the payment and prepayment of commonwealth debt and other long-term liabilities including, but not limited to: (i) debt service payable by the commonwealth and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; (ii) contract assistance payments; (iii) payments pursuant to contracts established under section 38C; (iv) funding escrow accounts for the payments described in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive; (v) unfunded pension liabilities; and (vi) other post-employment benefits. The comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund that shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation. Money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
(c) Annually, not later than December 1, the secretary shall report on the activities of the fund to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means. The report shall include an accounting of expenditures made from the fund with a description of the authorized purpose of each expenditure, an accounting of amounts credited to the fund and any unexpended balance remaining in the fund.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 2zzzzz - Commonwealth Taxpayer Relief Fund

Section 2ZZZZZ. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Commonwealth Taxpayer Relief Fund. The fund shall be credited with appropriations or other money authorized or transferred by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended to support the implementation of new tax relief measures taking effect in tax year 2022 and thereafter. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund. The fund shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter 29.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 3a - Information to Be Provided by Agency or Authority Receiving Periodic Appropriation Upon Request by Committees

Section 3A. Any officer having charge of any state agency which receives a periodic appropriation from the commonwealth, or any officer of a state authority, shall upon the request of any standing committee of the house or senate, or of any joint standing committee of the general court, furnish in writing to such committee, in a format prescribed by such committee, any information requested by such committee that is necessary for the committee to perform its duties. The information shall include, but not be limited to, historical, current or proposed operational costs funded through any appropriation, bond authorizations, federal grants, trust funds or other funding sources, the officer's estimate of the cost of proposed legislation affecting activities which are or would be under the officer's supervision, estimates of and reasons for any supplemental funding that is projected to be needed during the fiscal year, estimates of revenue collections, estimates of proposed changes in fees or taxes, and any other such information as may be required by the committee. Such estimates shall be provided to such committee within 10 days of the receipt of such a request by the officer. If the officer fails to respond within 10 days, the matter shall be referred to the house or senate committee on post audit and oversight which shall, in conjunction with the committee that originally requested the information, determine if further action is necessary.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 3b - Annual Statement of Planned Expenditures and Employment for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Regional Transit Authorities

Section 3B. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the several regional transit authorities shall annually, on or before September 15, submit to the state budget director, the joint committee on transportation, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority advisory board (1) statements showing planned expenditures for the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year; provided, however, that said statements shall detail planned expenditures according to program and to the expenditure classification plan promulgated by the state comptroller under section 27; and (2) a statement detailing the number of full time equivalent employees of the authority for the current fiscal year and an estimate of the number of full time equivalent employees for the subsequent fiscal year. The state budget director and the state comptroller shall establish such procedures as they deem necessary to implement and enforce this section.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers › Chapter 29 - State Finance › Section 4 - Estimates for Purposes Not Covered by Sec. 3; Review; Public Hearing

Section 4. Every officer having charge of any state agency who, in the officer's annual reports or otherwise, recommends or petitions for the expenditure of money by the commonwealth from any source of revenue, including expenditures to be met by assessments or from bond revenues or trust funds, for any purpose not covered by the estimates required to be submitted under section 3, shall, annually, on or before a date set by the secretary of administration and finance, submit detailed estimates thereof to the budget director, together with any other information required by said budget director. Such estimates and other information relating to such state agency before being submitted to the budget director, shall first be submitted to the appropriate secretary, if any, on or before a date set by the secretary; said secretary shall review the same and make such additions, deletions and modifications as the secretary deems appropriate; provided, however, that prior to making any such additions, deletions or modifications, said secretary shall conduct public hearings, for which he shall give at least 5 days public notice, on all items for which the secretary shall submit to the governor a recommendation for an appropriation of $1,000,000 or more.