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| Account | Description | FY07 GAA |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7066-0000 | Board of Higher Education For the operation of the board of higher education; provided, that the board shall recommend savings proposals that permit institutions of public higher education to achieve administrative and program cost reductions, resource re-allocation and program re-assessment and to utilize resources otherwise available to such institutions; provided further, that in order to meet the estimated costs of employee fringe benefits provided by the commonwealth on account of employees of the Massachusetts State College Building Authority and the University of Massachusetts Building Authority, and in order to meet the estimated cost of heat, light, power and other services, if any, to be furnished by the commonwealth to projects of these authorities, the boards of trustees of the state colleges and the University of Massachusetts shall transfer to the General Fund from the funds received from the operations of the projects such costs, if any, as shall be incurred by the commonwealth for these purposes in the current fiscal year, as determined by the appropriate building authority, verified by the chancellor of higher education and approved by the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Initiative, to develop and support strategies that increase the number of Massachusetts public higher education faculty members and students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to nursing and allied health; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the establishment of text-messaging emergency notification systems at the campuses of the university of Massachusetts and all state and community colleges in coordination with the department of public safety; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be provided for the prevention of campus violence |
2,753,819 | 3,475,766 |
| SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY04 Spending |
FY05 Spending |
FY06 Spending |
FY07 Spending |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Salaries | 1,657 | 1,809 | 2,024 | 2,245 | 2,120 |
| Pensions & Benefits | 53 | 62 | 68 | 61 | 61 |
| Operating Expenses | 244 | 583 | 579 | 448 | 445 |
| Aid to Cities & Towns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 850 |
| TOTAL | 1,954 | 2,454 | 2,671 | 2,754 | 3,476 |
* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.
| EARMARK DESCRIPTION |
FY08 |
|---|---|
| Mass Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development Initiative | 1,000,000 |
| Prevention of Campus Violence | 100,000 |
| Text-Messaging Emergency Notification | 250,000 |