Disabled Persons Protection Commission

Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
1107-2501	Disabled Persons Protection Commission For the disabled persons protection commission; provided, that the commission shall facilitate compliance by the department of mental health and the department of mental retardation with uniform investigative standards; provided further, that the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than the last day of each quarter on the number of claims of abuse by caretakers made by employees or contracted service employees of the departments of mental retardation and mental health and the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission; provided further, that the report shall include: (i) the number of claims found to be substantiated; (ii) the number of claims found to be unsubstantiated; and (iii) the number of claims found to be falsely reported as a result of intentional and malicious action; and provided further, that the commission shall ensure that all calls received by the commission's 24-hour hotline are capable of being recorded, that all persons who call the hotline are immediately informed that all calls are routinely recorded and that each such person is provided with the opportunity to elect that the call not be recorded	1,873,986	1,988,247

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	1,327	1,410	1,487	1,610	1,693
Pensions & Benefits	33	36	48	42	38
Operating Expenses	212	257	271	250	258
TOTAL	1,572	1,704	1,805	1,902	1,988

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

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=85%, Pensions & Benefits=2%, Operating Expenses=13%