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Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
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
4120-1000	Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Administration	586	0	0	586
4120-2000	Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled	8,048	0	0	8,048
4120-3000	Employment Assistance for Adults with a Severe Disability	8,382	0	0	8,382
4120-4000	Independent Living Assistance for the Multi-Disabled	11,401	0	0	11,401
4120-4001	Accessible Housing Registry for Disabled Persons	89	0	0	89
4120-4010	Turning 22 Program	764	0	0	764
4120-5000	Home Care Services for the Multi-Disabled	5,978	0	0	5,978
4120-6000	Head Injury Treatment Services	10,018	0	0	10,018
TOTAL		45,266	0	0	45,266

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account	description	amount
MASSACHUSETTS REHABILITATION COMMISSION		45,265,785
Budgetary Direct Appropriations
4120-1000	Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Administration For the operation of the commission; provided, that the commissioner may transfer funds between items 4120-1000, 4120-2000, 4120-3000, 4120-4000, 4120-4001, 4120-4010, 4120-5000, and 4120-6000; provided further, that the amount transferred from any of the items stated in this item shall not exceed 5 per cent of the total amount appropriated for that item; provided further, that 30 days before any such transfer, the commissioner shall submit an allocation plan to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the distribution of the funds to be transferred; provided further, that amounts appropriated to the commission that extend or expand services beyond the level of services provided in fiscal year 2008 shall not annualize above those amounts in fiscal year 2009; provided further, that the commissioner shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on the number of clients served and the amount expended on each type of service; provided further, that upon the written request of the commissioner of revenue, the commission shall provide lists of individual clients to whom or on behalf of whom payments have been made for the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error and abuse in the programs administered by the commission; and provided further, that the lists shall include client names and social security numbers and payee names and other identification, if different from a client's	586,400
4120-2000	Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled For vocational rehabilitation services operated in cooperation with the federal government; provided, that no funds from the federal vocational rehabilitation grant or state appropriation shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance and any other such indirect cost of the federally-reimbursed state employees; provided further, that the commissioner, in making referrals to service providers, shall take into account the client's place of residence and the geographic proximity of the nearest provider to the residence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on special vocational projects in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston for people with disabilities; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for services provided by the Life Focus Center in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston	8,047,949
4120-3000	Employment Assistance for Adults with a Severe Disability For employment assistance services; provided, that vocational evaluation and employment services for severely disabled adults may, subject to appropriation, be provided; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on special projects in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston for people with disabilities; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Charlestown Navy Yard project for disabled adults in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston	8,381,622
4120-4000	Independent Living Assistance for the Multi-Disabled For independent living assistance service; provided further, that $3,840,000 shall be expended for the independent living centers contracted with the commission; provided, that not less than $949,295 shall be expended for assistive technology devices and training for individuals with severe disabilities; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the SHARE Foundation at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Joseph F. Timilty Adult Day Health and Memory Loss Center; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended on Living Independently for Equality, Inc. of Brockton for the operation of participants to meet other physically challenged individuals and take part in a number of therapeutic activities	11,401,483
4120-4001	Accessible Housing Registry for Disabled Persons For the housing registry for the disabled	88,889
4120-4010	Turning 22 Program For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item shall not annualize to more than $1,513,272 in state fiscal year 2009	764,242
4120-5000	Home Care Services for the Multi-Disabled For homemaking services	5,977,594
4120-6000	Head Injury Treatment Services For head injured services; provided, that the commission shall work with the executive office of health and human services to maximize federal reimbursement for clients receiving head injured services; provided further, that the commission shall expend funds on a 24-hour basis for persons with severe head injuries in western Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod head injury program; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended on the Keeping Every Youth Safe program at the Massachusetts Brain Injury Association	10,017,606

account	description	amount
Federal Grant Spending		87,165,534
4120-0020	Vocational Rehabilitation for the Multi-Disabled For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation; provided, that no funds shall be deducted for pensions, group health and life insurance or any other such indirect cost of federally reimbursed state employees	44,143,937
4120-0040	Vocational Rehabilitation & Comprehensive Systems Personnel Development Training For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation and Comprehensive Systems of personnel development Training	110,887
4120-0187	Supported Employment Program for the Multi-Disabled For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supported Employment Program	880,549
4120-0189	Projects Providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to the Severely Disabled For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Special Projects and Demonstrations for providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Individuals with Severe Disabilities in Massachusetts	371,860
4120-0191	Informed Members Planning and Assessing Choices Together For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Informed Members Planning and Assessing Choices Together (IMPACT)	460,953
4120-0511	Vocational Rehabilitation for the Multi-Disabled - Determination of Disability For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vocational Rehabilitation - Determination of Disability	38,556,149
4120-0760	Independent Living for the Multi-Disabled For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Independent Living	1,871,402
4120-0767	Assistive Technology For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Assistive Technology	375,000
4120-0768	Assistive Technology Act For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Assistive Technology Act	394,797

account	description	amount
Trust and Other Spending		43,000
4120-0030	Workforce Coordinating Grant for the Multi-Disabled	43,000