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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
0810-0000	Office of the Attorney General For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness compensation program; provided, that the victim and witness compensation program shall be administered in accordance with chapters 258B and 258C of the General Laws; provided further, that the attorney general shall submit to the general court and the secretary for administration and finance a report detailing the claims submitted to the state treasurer for payment under item 0810-0004 indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim; provided further, that not more than $320,000 shall be expended for predatory lending and consumer credit units; provided further, that not more than $355,000 shall be expended for a health care division; provided further, that not more than $300,000 shall be expended for a victim witness rights services unit; provided further, that not more than $250,000 shall be expended for a grants program for the safe neighborhood initiative-jobs for youth program; provided further, that not more than $250,000 shall be expended for a safe neighborhood initiative program in the Grove Hall area of Boston; provided further, that not more than $250,000 shall be expended from the funds appropriated in this item for a safe neighborhood initiative pilot program in the Bowdoin/Geneva area of the Dorchester section of the city of Boston and in the city of New Bedford; provided further, that the public proceedings unit shall review the water rate increases; provided further, that not more than $240,000 shall be expended for the operation of a child protection unit; provided further, that funds may be expended for the commission on uniform state laws; provided further, that not more than $200,000 shall be provided for the Dorchester Youth Collaborative; and provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the Trauma Intervention Program of Merrimack Valley; and provided further, that not less than $180,000 shall be expended to provide culturally competent education and training to law enforcement, labor organizers and workers and community service providers on the issue of human trafficking	22,687,962	26,585,871

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	16,324	16,285	16,932	17,592	19,313
Pensions & Benefits	583	415	433	398	407
Operating Expenses	3,175	3,194	3,275	2,998	5,326
Aid to Cities & Towns	758	1,168	1,128	1,600	1,540
TOTAL	20,840	21,062	21,768	22,588	26,586

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

 

 

Earmarks

EARMARK DESCRIPTION	FY08
Child Protection Unit	240,000
Culturally competent education and training on human trafficking	180,000
Dorchester Youth Collaborative	200,000
Grants for the Safe Neighborhood initiative jobs program	250,000
Health care division	355,000
Predatory lending and consumer credit units	320,000
Safe Neighborhood Initiative pilot program in the Bowdoin/Geneva area of Dorchester and New Bedford	250,000
Safe neighborhood initiative program in the Grove Hall area of Boston	250,000
Trauma Intervention Program	50,000
Victim witness rights services unit	300,000