| Account | Description | FY2010 Spending |
FY2011 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0340-2100 | District Attorneys' Association For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys' office automation and case management and tracking system; provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged directly to this item; provided further, that the 11 district attorneys may contribute a portion of their fiscal year 2011 appropriation to the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association in order to alleviate the cost of the case management and tracking system as well as the cost of data lines associated with the district attorneys' computer network; provided further, that the department shall work in conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each district attorney office for further investigation; (b) the number of said referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (c) the number of cases referred to each district attorneys office that remain open as of the date for submission of said report; and (d) the number of cases resulting in a criminal prosecution, and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that said report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before March 14, 2011; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made, on or after the effective date of this act, which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 28, 2011, summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by all district attorneys' offices in calendar year 2010 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate, superior, appeals and supreme judicial court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that for each jurisdiction of the courts, the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the type of criminal case; (b) the total number of defendants charged under the type of case; and (c) summary of dispositions or statuses thereof; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorneys' offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 28, 2011, detailing all district attorney offices' use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into an office's special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2011; and provided further, that the department shall work together with the 11 district attorneys' offices to submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2011, detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program at each of the 11 district attorneys' offices; (b) the name and address of the law firms; (c) the duties performed by the personnel; and (d) the benefits and cost savings associated with the program FMAP Budget Relief Fund 31.024% |
1,580,958 | 1,090,489 |
Veto Explanation: I am vetoing this language and reducing this amount because none of the enhanced FMAP funds have been received from or committed by the federal government.