FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2014
Conference
FY2014
Vetoes
FY2014
Overrides
FY2014
GAA
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 7,494 0 0 7,494
State Police Crime Laboratory 19,097 0 0 19,097
Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue 2,571 0 0 2,571
TOTAL    29,161 0 0 29,161 0  

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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER 29,161,235
 
Direct Appropriations
8000-0105 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
For the operation of the office of the chief medical examiner, established in chapter 38 of the General Laws; provided, that the agency shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 17, 2014 detailing the caseload of the office, including the number of procedures performed and all relevant information regarding turnaround time and backlogs
7,493,682
8000-0106 State Police Crime Laboratory
For the operation and related costs of the state police crime laboratory, including the analysis of samples used in the prosecution of controlled substance offenses conducted at the former department of public health facilities; provided, that the analysis of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines and chemicals shall be funded in this item in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys, the state police and municipal police departments; provided further, that the practices and procedures of the state police crime laboratory shall be informed by the recommendations of the Forensic Sciences Advisory Board; provided further, that the department of state police shall maintain a state police crime laboratory in either Hampshire or Hampden County; provided further, that any state police crime laboratories experiencing temporary closures shall qualify as an operating crime laboratory; and provided further, that the agency shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means starting on October 1, 2013 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the caseload of each lab; (ii) all relevant information regarding turnaround time and backlogs by type of case; (iii) the accreditation status of each lab; and (iv) all relevant information regarding the implementation of new procedures and policies meant to prevent a breach of lab integrity, security and protocol
19,096,853

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Retained Revenues
8000-0122 Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue
For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its operations an amount not to exceed $2,570,700 in revenues collected from fees for services provided by the chief medical examiner; provided, that, for the purposes of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the agency 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
2,570,700