Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 2 Fiscal Year 2009

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY 2009

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  1. Introduction

    1. Governor's Message
    2. Secretary's Message
    3. Budget Narrative
    4. Issues in Brief
      1. Education Initiatives
      2. Public Safety Initiatives
      3. Local Aid
      4. Economic Development Initiatives
      5. Labor and Workforce Initiatives
      6. Housing Initiatives
      7. MassHealth - Community First
      8. Health Care Reform
      9. Energy and Environmental Investments
      10. Bay State Competitiveness Investments
      11. Registry of Motor Vehicles Investments
      12. Diversity Initiative
      13. Gaming Initiative
      14. Corporate Tax Policy Initiatives
      15. Department of Revenue Initiatives
      16. Health Benefit Contribution Reform
      17. County Sheriffs
      18. Transportation Reform
      19. Reforming Building Maintenance
      20. Administration and Finance Efficiencies
      21. Stabilization Fund Policy
      22. Budget Transparency
      23. Retired Health Care Liability
    5. Budget Challenge
    6. Acknowledgements
  2. Budget Development

    1. Introduction
    2. Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
    3. Health Care Reform
    4. Local Aid
    5. Other Financial Assumptions
    6. Massachusett's Economic Overview
    7. Consensus Revenue Estimate
  3. Financial Statements

    1. Fiscal Year 2009 Projected Financial Statement
    2. Fiscal Year 2008 Projected Financial Statement
    3. Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Statement
    4. Preamble
    5. Revenue by Source & Fund
    6. Non-Tax Revenue Summary
    7. Consolidated Transfers
    8. Fund Balance Tables
      1. All Funds
      2. General Fund
      3. Workforce Training Fund
      4. Transportation Fund
      5. Mass. Tourism Fund
      6. Stabilization Fund
      7. Other Funds
  4. Budget Recommendations

    1. Judiciary
      1. Supreme Judicial Court
      2. Judicial Conduct
      3. Bar Examiners
      4. Public Counsel
      5. Mental Health Legal
      6. Appeals Court
      7. Trial Court
    2. Independents
      1. District Attorneys
        1. Suffolk DA
        2. Northern DA
        3. Eastern DA
        4. Middle DA
        5. Hampden DA
        6. Northwestern DA
        7. Norfolk DA
        8. Plymouth DA
        9. Bristol DA
        10. Cape and Islands DA
        11. Berkshire DA
        12. DAs' Association
      2. Sheriffs
        1. Hampden Sheriff
        2. Worcester Sheriff
        3. Middlesex Sheriff
        4. Franklin Sheriff
        5. Hampshire Sheriff
        6. Essex Sheriff
        7. Berkshire Sheriff
        8. Sheriffs' Association
        9. Barnstable Sheriff
        10. Bristol Sheriff
        11. Dukes Sheriff
        12. Nantucket Sheriff
        13. Norfolk Sheriff
        14. Plymouth Sheriff
        15. Suffolk Sheriff
      3. Governor's Office
      4. Secretary of State
      5. Treasurer
        1. Treasurer
        2. Water Pollution Abatement
        3. Lottery
        4. Cultural Council
      6. State Auditor
      7. Attorney General
        1. Attorney General
        2. Victim & Witness Assistance
      8. State Ethics Commission
      9. Inspector General
      10. Campaign Finance
      11. Comm. Against Discrimination
      12. Status of Women
      13. Disabled Persons Protection
      14. Library Commissioners
      15. Comptroller
    3. Administration & Finance
      1. Administration & Finance
      2. Dev. Disabilities Council
      3. Capital Asset Management
      4. State Office Buildings
      5. Office on Disability
      6. Teachers' Retirement Board
      7. Group Insurance
      8. Public Employee Retirement
      9. Administrative Law Appeals
      10. George Fingold Library
      11. Dept. of Revenue
      12. Appellate Tax Board
      13. Human Resources Division
      14. Civil Service Commission
      15. Operational Services Division
      16. Information Technology
    4. Energy & Environmental Affairs
      1. Environmental Affairs
      2. Environmental Protection
      3. Fish and Game
      4. Agricultural Resources
      5. State Reclamation Board
      6. Conservation and Recreation
      7. Public Utilities
      8. Energy Resources
    5. Health & Human Services
      1. Health & Human Services
      2. Elder Affairs
      3. Health Services
        1. Health Care Finance and Policy
        2. Public Health
        3. Mental Health
      4. Children, Youth, and Family Services
        1. Refugees and Immigrants
        2. Youth Services
        3. Transitional Assistance
        4. Social Services
      5. Disabilities and Community Services
        1. Mass Commission for the Blind
        2. Mass Rehabilitation Commission
        3. Mass Commission for the Deaf
        4. Soldiers' Home, Chelsea
        5. Soldiers' Home, Holyoke
        6. Mental Retardation
      6. Veterans' Services
    6. Transportation
      1. Transportation
      2. Aeronautics Commission
      3. Highway Dept.
      4. Registry of Motor Vehicles
    7. Housing & Economic Development
      1. Economic Development
      2. Business and Technology
      3. Housing & Community Development
      4. Consumer Affairs
      5. Banks
      6. Insurance
      7. Professional Licensure
      8. Standards
      9. Dept of Telecommunications and Cable
      10. State Racing Commission
    8. Labor & Workforce Development
      1. EO of Labor and Workforce Development
      2. Workforce Development
      3. Department of Labor
        1. Labor
        2. Industrial Accidents
        3. Division of Labor Relations
    9. Education
      1. Executive Office of Education
      2. Early Education & Care
      3. Education (K-12)
      4. Higher Education
      5. University of Massachusetts
      6. State Colleges
        1. Bridgewater State
        2. Fitchburg State
        3. Framingham State
        4. MA College of Liberal Arts
        5. Salem State
        6. Westfield State
        7. Worcester State
        8. MA College of Art
        9. MA Maritime Academy
      7. Community Colleges
        1. Berkshire C.C.
        2. Bristol C.C.
        3. Cape Cod C.C.
        4. Greenfield C.C.
        5. Holyoke C.C.
        6. Massachusetts Bay C.C.
        7. Massasoit C.C.
        8. Mount Wachusett C.C.
        9. Northern Essex C.C.
        10. North Shore C.C.
        11. Quinsigamond C.C.
        12. Springfield Tech. C.C.
        13. Roxbury C.C.
        14. Middlesex C.C.
        15. Bunker Hill C.C.
    10. Public Safety
      1. Public Safety & Security
      2. Chief Medical Examiner
      3. Criminal History Systems
      4. Sex Offender Registry
      5. State Police
      6. Municipal Training
      7. Dept. of Public Safety
      8. Fire Services
      9. Merit Rating Board
      10. Military Division
      11. Emergency Management
      12. Dept. of Corrections
      13. Parole Board
    11. Legislature
      1. Senate
      2. House of Representatives
      3. Joint Legislative Operations
  5. Local Aid - Section 3

  6. Outside Sections

    1. Table of Contents
      1. Online Advertising of State Procurements
      2. Consolidated Net Surplus Distribution
      3. Quality in Health Professions Trust Fund
      4. Education Accountability Office under Secretary of Education
      5. Medicare Part D and Prescription Advantage
      6. Railroad Bridge Safety
      7. Emergency Spending Authority
      8. Deposit of Tobacco Litigation Proceeds
      9. Expedite Appellate Tax Board Decisions
      10. Tax Revenue Enforcement Efficiencies
      11. Cigar Tobacco Reclassification
      12. EOHHS Debt Recovery By Tax Refund Intercept
      13. Certain Revenues to Transportation Fund
      14. Repeal Sales Tax Exemptions for Aircraft, Parts and Certain Pesticides
      15. Civil Remedies for Violations of Certain Labor Laws
      16. Medicaid Clawback Pharmacy Recovery
      17. Hospital Assessments for DHCFP/HSNO Administrative Funding
      18. Cost of Fire Services
      19. Suffolk Superior Criminal Clerks Compensation
      20. Pay for Performance Payments
      21. Trial Court Transferability
      22. Inspector General's Health Safety Net Audit Unit
      23. Stabilization Fund Transfer
      24. Pension Cost of Living Adjustment
      25. Transfers Between Operating and Capital Funds
      26. Line-Item Transferability
      27. Commission on Maintenance of State Facilities
      28. Transfer to State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
      29. Ponkapoag Golf Course Long-Term Leasing Authority
      30. Transfers Among Health Care Funds
      31. UMass/EHS Interagency Service Agreements
      32. Tourism Fund Formulas
      33. Effective Date
  7. Account Listing

  8. Capital Outlay

    1. Capital Outlay
    2. FY2008-2012 Five-Year Capital Investment Plan
  9. Tax Expenditure Budget

    1. Introduction
      1. Personal Income Tax Description
      2. Corporate Excise Tax Description
      3. Sales Tax Description
    2. Tax Expenditure Budget Summary
      1. Personal Income Tax Budget Summary
      2. Corporate Excise Tax Budget Summary
      3. Sales Tax Budget Summary
  10. Budget Downloads

  11. Navigation Guide

  12. Budget Glossary

  13. Related Legislation

    1. Bills Filed in Conjunction with H2:
      1. County Sheriffs Bill
      2. Corporate Tax Reform Bill
      3. Surplus Land Bill
    2. Bills Filed Previously:
      1. Municipal Partnership Act
      2. Life Sciences
      3. Gaming
      4. Education Reorganization (Article 87)
    3. Capital Bond Bills:
      1. Higher Education Bond Bill
      2. Broadband Bond Bill
      3. Housing Bond Bill
      4. Transportation Bond Bill
      5. Environmental Bond Bill
      6. General Government Bond Bill

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