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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
0321-1500	Committee for Public Counsel Services For the operation of the committee for public counsel services, as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, not later than January 31, 2008, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of clients assisted by the committee in the prior fiscal year; (b) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population and cost; (c) the total number of persons who received legal services by the committee, by type of case and geographic location; (d) the costs for services rendered per client, by type of case and geographic location; (e) the amount paid, if any, to the committee by clients for services rendered by type of case and geographic location; (f) the average cost for services rendered by the committee by type of case; and (g) the average number of hours spent per attorney or staff per type of case	16,977,540	18,399,624

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	11,837	12,396	12,210	13,255	14,096
Pensions & Benefits	312	313	327	375	391
Operating Expenses	2,276	2,919	2,933	2,771	3,070
Public Assistance	799	397	800	576	843
TOTAL	15,224	16,025	16,270	16,978	18,400

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.