Governor Charles D. Baker's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2018

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Fiscal Year 2018 Resource Summary ($000)
DEPARTMENT FY 2018
Budgetary
Recommendation
FY 2018
Federal, Trust,
and ISF
FY 2018
Total
Spending
FY 2018
Budgetary
Non-Tax Revenue
Office of the Secretary for Administration and Finance 221,550 28,016 249,566 17,938

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 249,566,454
Budgetary Recommendation 221,550,383
1100-1100 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
For the operation of the office of the secretary of administration and finance
3,129,590
1100-1201 COMMONWEALTH PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
For the operation of the office of commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency; provided, that the activities funded from this item may include, but not be limited to: the implementation and maintenance of a performance management program across executive departments, monitoring and reviewing of federal grant applications to maximize federal revenue opportunities and ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements including the implementation and oversight of the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, maintaining transparency of the commonwealth's administration and finance activities in compliance with section 14C of chapter 7 of the General Laws and other statewide transparency initiatives, enhancing program integrity and ongoing efforts to prevent fraud, waste and abuse throughout executive departments; provided further, that funds may be expended for performing enhanced economic forecasting and analysis; and provided further, that the unit may develop guidelines and methodologies for agencies to follow in the forecasting of caseloads and revenue
387,139
1100-1700 ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE IT COSTS
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office for administration and finance
29,963,755
1106-0064 CASELOAD AND ECONOMIC FORECASTING OFFICE
For the caseload and economic forecasting office within the commonwealth performance, accountability and transparency office; provided, that the caseload and economic forecasting office shall provide analysis of long-term revenue and budget projections for the long-term fiscal policy framework, analysis of potential gross state product for the health care cost containment legislation and fiscal impact analysis of major policy proposals and support the development of caseload forecasts for: (1) MassHealth enrollment by group; (2) participation in state subsidized child care provided through items 3000-3060 and 3000-4060 ; (3) participation in emergency assistance and housing programs provided through items 7004-0101 and 7004-0108 ; (4) enrollment, both active member and dependent, in the group insurance commission; (5) recipients of direct benefits provided by the department of transitional assistance through items 4403-2000 , 4405-2000 and 4408-1000 ; and (6) participation in programs provided by the department of children and families through items 4800-0038 and 4800-0041 ; provided further, that the office shall report its caseload forecasts to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than November 30, 2017; and provided further, that the office shall submit an updated forecast to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committee on ways and means not later than March 15, 2018
129,017
1599-0026 MUNICIPAL REGIONALIZATION AND EFFICIENCIES INCENTIVE RESERVE
For a reserve to support municipal improvements; provided, that not more than $3,350,000 shall be transferred to the executive office of public safety and security for a competitive grant program for public safety and emergency staffing to be administered by that executive office; provided further, that the grants shall be awarded to communities that have populations of at least 60,000 and demonstrate that their police departments had an operating budget per capita of less than $200 in fiscal year 2016; provided further, that not more than $2,800,000 shall be expended to fund the District Local Technical Assistance Fund, established in section 2XXX of chapter 29 of the General Laws, including projects that encourage regionalization, to be administered by the division of local services and distributed through the District Local Technical Assistance Fund; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for a multi-year competitive grant program to provide financial support for one-time or transition costs related to regionalization and other efficiency initiatives, with allowable applicants to include municipalities, regional school districts, school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing services, regional planning agencies and councils of governments; and provided further, that not more than $2,000,000 shall be expended for an incentive program for communities and municipalities engaging in the use of best practices determined by the Community Compact Cabinet created by Executive Order 554 issued January 23, 2015
10,150,000
1599-0054 HINTON LAB RESPONSE RESERVE
For a reserve for costs of the investigation and response related to the allegations of misconduct at the former state drug laboratories located in Amherst and Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, the Dr. William A. Hinton Laboratory at the State Laboratory Institute; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer funds from this item to state agencies, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, and to municipalities for this purpose
2,000,000
1599-0063 EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM NONPAYROLL COSTS
For a reserve to fund the costs of sick leave and vacation leave buyout of employees participating in the employee retirement incentive program, and additional health and other benefit costs of employees who fill positions vacated pursuant to the early retirement incentive program; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may transfer from this item to other items of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2018 amounts necessary to meet these costs, in accordance with a transfer plan which shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and means
9,954,074
1599-0840 CANNABIS COSTS RESERVE
For a reserve to support costs associated with the regulation of possession and sale of marijuana
4,000,000
1599-0999 ORGANIZATION TRANSFORMATION RESERVE
For a reserve to assist agencies in organizational transformation and other improvements
480,281
1599-1500 JUSTICE REINVESTMENT RESERVE
For a reserve for recommendations arising from the Council for State Government Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review, including but not limited to additional programming targeted at recidivism reduction
3,500,000
1599-1970 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT ASSISTANCE
For a reserve for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the purpose of defraying costs of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, or its successor, incurred in fiscal year 2018 under section 138 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009
Commonwealth Transportation Fund ............... 100%
125,000,000
1599-1977 COMMONWEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE RESERVE
For contract assistance to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency for payment of debt service and other obligations of the agency in connection with Massachusetts development finance agency special obligation bonds series issued pursuant to chapter 293 of the acts of 2006 , as amended by chapter 129 of the acts of 2008 ; chapter 238 of the acts of 2012 ; chapter 287 of the acts of 2014 ; and chapter 219 of the acts of 2016
11,537,181
1599-2016 CPCS STUDY RESERVE
For a reserve to fund a study of Committee for Public Counsel Services funding
250,000
1599-3234 SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE ASSESSMENT
For the commonwealth's South Essex sewerage district debt service assessment
33,914
1599-3557 SOCIAL INNOVATION FINANCING
For continued funding for the Social Innovation Trust Fund established under section 35VV of chapter 10 of the General Laws to hold funds in support of pay for success contracts, in accordance with the requirements of said section 35VV of said chapter 10
12,924,651
1599-4445 QUARTER POINT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESERVE
For a reserve to meet the fiscal year 2018 costs of quarter point benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements with the executive branch and ratified by the general court
8,110,781

account description amount
Intragovernmental Service Spending 28,016,071
1100-1701 CHARGEBACK FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE IT COSTS
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office for administration and finance
Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
28,016,071


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