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| ACCOUNT | FY2017 Conference |
FY2017 Vetoes |
FY2017 Overrides |
FY2017 GAA |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0330-0101 | Trial Court Justices' Salaries | 62,619 | -626 | 626 | 62,619 |
| 0330-0300 | Administrative Staff | 239,872 | -2,399 | 2,399 | 239,872 |
| 0330-0344 | Veterans Court Program Admin and Transportation | 100 | -1 | 0 | 99 |
| 0330-0500 | Trial Court Video Teleconferencing | 250 | -3 | 0 | 248 |
| 0330-0599 | Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program | 1,676 | -17 | 0 | 1,659 |
| 0330-0601 | Specialty Drug Courts | 3,230 | -32 | 32 | 3,230 |
| 0331-0100 | Superior Court | 31,816 | -318 | 0 | 31,498 |
| 0332-0100 | District Court | 66,054 | -859 | 859 | 66,054 |
| 0333-0002 | Probate and Family Court | 29,248 | -292 | 292 | 29,248 |
| 0334-0001 | Land Court | 3,920 | -39 | 0 | 3,881 |
| 0335-0001 | Boston Municipal Court | 13,577 | -136 | 0 | 13,441 |
| 0336-0002 | Housing Court | 8,118 | -81 | 0 | 8,037 |
| 0337-0002 | Juvenile Court | 18,993 | -190 | 190 | 18,993 |
| 0339-1001 | Commissioner of Probation | 136,156 | -1,362 | 1,362 | 136,156 |
| 0339-1003 | Office of Community Corrections | 21,133 | -211 | 211 | 21,133 |
| 0339-1005 | Divert Juveniles Young Adults from Criminal Justic | 200 | -200 | 200 | 200 |
| 0339-2100 | Jury Commissioner | 2,802 | -28 | 0 | 2,774 |
| TOTAL | 639,763 | -6,794 | 6,171 | 639,140 | |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAL COURT | 639,873,868 | |
| 0330-0101 | Trial Court Justices' Salaries
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court |
62,618,568 |
| 0330-0300 | Administrative Staff
For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court nonemployee services, trial court dental and vision health plan agreements, jury expenses, trial court law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, permanency mediation services, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further, that funds may be expended for training on domestic violence issues, the establishment of a domestic violence registry, evaluations on batterers' intervention programs and the creation of a risk assessment tool for domestic violence offenders under chapter 260 of the acts of 2014; provided further, that funds may be expended to provide information and assistance to self-represented litigants; provided further, that the trial court shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues collected in the trial court; provided further, that each report shall provide for the previous quarter for each court division and courthouse: (a) the total amount ordered in fees and fines; (b) the total amount dismissed in fees and fines; (c) the total amount paid in fees and fines; and (d) the total amount outstanding in fees and fines; provided further, that the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 30, 2017, detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers, and security personnel located in each trial court of the Commonwealth; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected under subsection (e) of section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent misrepresentation fees"; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected under subsection (f) of said section 2A of said chapter 211D and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent counsel fees"; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees collected under Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:10 (10)(c)(ii) and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent but able to contribute fees"; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran, under said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the Commonwealth not classified under chapter 31 of the General Laws, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term, or an office or position under section 7 of said chapter 30 and who: (i) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (ii) has 30 years of total creditable service to the Commonwealth, as defined in chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year under section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of cases in which the assessment was reduced or waived by a judge or clerk-magistrate within the courts; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board no later than January 6, 2017; and provided further, that the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 30, 2017, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation; (2) the line item number of the appropriation making the transfer; (3) the line item number of the appropriation receiving the transfer; and (4) the reason for the necessity of the transfer |
239,872,058 |
| 0330-0344 | Veterans Court Program Admin and Transportation
For administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans court program and study established in section 33 of chapter 62 of the acts of 2014 |
99,000 |
| 0330-0500 | Trial Court Video Teleconferencing
For expanded use of videoteleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction |
247,500 |
| 0330-0599 | Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program
For a probation pilot program that administers high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation may partner with the same external research organization in fiscal year 2017 as selected in fiscal year 2016 to monitor program fidelity and design, to implement the experimental model and to collect and analyze the outcome evaluation; provided further, that the pilot program shall be conducted at both a district and superior court; provided further, that the trial court shall maintain this probation program in the 12 court locations currently in operation; and provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than March 16, 2017 that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the research organization's recommendations for the program; and (b) any relevant data on participants and initial outcomes |
1,658,989 |
| 0330-0601 | Specialty Drug Courts
For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided further, that the trial court shall, in coordination with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than April 3, 2017 that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the amount of funding transferred to each specific agency or department for use in specialty courts; (b) the specific intent of that transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (c) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (d) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting |
3,229,651 |
| 0331-0100 | Superior Court
For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk's office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping |
31,497,680 |
| 0332-0100 | District Court
For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the district court of Chelsea shall be the permanent location for the northern trial session to handle 6- person jury cases; provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties related to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk-magistrate of said district court; provided further, that the clerk-magistrate shall utilize whatever space within the facility-at-large the clerk-magistrate deems necessary to comply with Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:12, Canon 3(A)6; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for capital improvements at Hingham District Court; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Hampden County Bar Association to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether there is a need to relocate or rehabilitate the Hampden County Hall of Justice in the city of Springfield |
66,054,290 |
| 0333-0002 | Probate and Family Court
For the operation of the probate and family court department |
29,248,259 |
| 0334-0001 | Land Court
For the operation of the land court department |
3,880,887 |
| 0335-0001 | Boston Municipal Court
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department |
13,440,992 |
| 0336-0002 | Housing Court
For the operation of the housing court department |
8,036,644 |
| 0337-0002 | Juvenile Court
For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended on the Worcester county CASA program, not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Franklin and Hampshire county CASA program, not less than $143,989 shall be expended on the Hampden county CASA program, not less than $98,730 shall be expended on the Essex county CASA program, not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Boston CASA program and not less than $53,995 shall be expended on the Berkshire County CASA program |
18,992,783 |
| 0339-1001 | Commissioner of Probation
For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to use the department's wage reporting and bank match system for weekly tape-matching to determine an individual's eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as provided in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision-making with regard to detention, release on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for the costs associated with the full implementation of chapter 303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global positioning system bracelets; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item to cover the costs of building leases |
136,155,625 |
| 0339-1003 | Office of Community Corrections
For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than March 1, 2017; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the performance standards used to assess the success of community corrections centers; (b) a description of how each community corrections center compares based on performance and utilization data; (c) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per client-day basis; (d) standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (e) a plan for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the sheriffs' offices; and provided further, that the executive director may make funds from this item available for rehabilitative pilot programs that incorporate evidence-based corrections practices |
21,132,834 |
| 0339-1005 | Divert Juveniles Young Adults from Criminal Justic
For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation to cities and towns, acting either individually or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention serving youths and their families, including: (a) connecting youths to mental health services; (b) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (c) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (d) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall give preference to applications that: (i) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult crime; (ii) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to collaborate; (iii) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (iv) identify a local governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; and provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant |
200,000 |
| 0339-2100 | Jury Commissioner
For the office of the jury commissioner under with chapter 234A of the General Laws |
2,774,337 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 733,771 | |
| 0330-0444 | Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative |
238,265 |
| 0332-1101 | Expnd Subst Abuse Treat in Adult Family Drug Court
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MISSION-Cape (SAMHSA) |
325,000 |
| 0332-2701 | Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant - Lynn DC Enhancement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant |
35,000 |
| 0337-0201 | Juvenile Drug Courts Addressing Systematic Barriers Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Drug Courts Addressing Systematic Barriers Program |
135,506 |