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General Appropriations Act FY2008

Department of Education
Data Current as of:  10/29/2007



Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
GAA
7010-0005 Department of Education
For the operation of the department of education; provided, that the department, in collaboration with the commission on gay and lesbian youth established by section 67 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, shall allocate not less than $200,000 for programming to ensure public schools' compliance with the board of education's recommendations for the support and safety of gay and lesbian students and the implementation of related suicide-prevention and violence-prevention efforts; and provided further, that not later than November 15, 2007, the department shall submit a progress report to the secretary of administration and finance, the chairs of the house and senate ways and means committees and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on education on efforts by the department to further define and advance the strategic vision of the department, along with a detailed implementation plan for realizing that vision
11,052,905 13,612,790

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Spending
FY05
Spending
FY06
Spending
FY07
Spending
FY08
GAA
Wages & Salaries 6,374 6,269 6,930 7,681 10,189
Pensions & Benefits 124 107 135 155 183
Operating Expenses 2,749 2,773 2,678 2,903 2,640
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 0 44 400 600
TOTAL 9,247 9,148 9,787 11,139 13,613

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=76%, Pensions & Benefits=1%, Operating Expenses=19%, Aid to Cities & Towns=4%



 
Earmarks
EARMARK DESCRIPTION
FY08
Programming to ensure compliance by schools with the Board of Eds recommendations for the support and safety of gay and lesbian students 200,000