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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Data Current as of: 10/29/2007

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FISCAL YEAR 2008 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT		FY 2008 Conference	FY 2008 Vetoes	FY 2008 Overrides	FY 2008 GAA
0940-0100	Mass Commission Against Discrimination	2,287	0	0	2,287
0940-0101	MCAD Retained Revenue	1,920	0	0	1,920
0940-0102	Discrimination Prevention Certification Program RR	28	0	0	28
TOTAL		4,235	0	0	4,235

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MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION		4,234,670
Budgetary Direct Appropriations
Direct Appropriations
0940-0100	Mass Commission Against Discrimination For the office of the commission, including the processing and resolution of cases pending before the commission that were filed on or before July 1, 2004; provided, that on or before November 1, 2007, the commission shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the total number of all currently pending cases and the total number of the cases in the investigation, conciliation, post-probable cause and pre-public hearing and post-hearing stages; provided further, that the commission shall file an update of the report with the committees on or before March 1, 2008; provided further, that the commission shall identify in the reports the number of cases in which the commission has determined there is probable cause to believe that a violation of chapter 151B of the General Laws has been committed in a case in which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is named as a respondent; provided further, that the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, on or before November 1, 2007, the number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or state authority is named as a respondent, specifying those cases in which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is named as a respondent, and the number of the cases in which there is probable cause to believe that a violation of said chapter 151B has been committed; provided further, that the commission shall include in the report the total number of new cases filed in fiscal year 2007 and the total number of cases closed by the commission in fiscal year 2007; provided further, that funds made available in this item shall be in addition to funds available in item 0940-0101; provided further, that all positions, except clerical, shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement	2,287,160

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Retained Revenues
0940-0101	MCAD Retained Revenue The Massachusetts commission against discrimination may expend not more than $1,920,010 from revenues from federal reimbursements received for the purposes of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing type 1 program and the equal opportunity resolution contract program during fiscal year 2008 and federal reimbursements received for these and other programs in prior years; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commission may also expend revenues generated through the collection of fees and costs so authorized; and provided further, that for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system	1,920,010
0940-0102	Discrimination Prevention Certification Program RR The Massachusetts commission against discrimination may expend not more than $27,500 from revenues collected from fees charged for the training and certification of diversity trainers for the operation of the discrimination prevention certification program	27,500