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Account | Description | FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Total Spending |
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0321-1500 | Committee for Public Counsel Services For the operation of the committee for public counsel services, as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means, no later than January 30, 2009, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of clients assisted by the committee in the prior fiscal year; (b) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population and cost; (c) the total number of persons who received legal services by the committee, by type of case and geographic location; (d) the costs for services rendered per client, by type of case and geographic location; (e) the amount paid, if any, to the committee by clients for services rendered by type of case and geographic location; (f) the average cost for services rendered by the committee by type of case; and (g) the average number of hours spent per attorney or staff per type of case; provided further, that the committee shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 30, 2009, on the progress of the public defender division; and provided further, that said report shall include the following: (a) the number of offices that are in operation; (b) the number of staff hired to work in the district offices; and (c) the estimated savings the commonwealth has realized from having cases assigned to public defenders as opposed to being assigned to private bar advocates |
29,294,603 | 28,794,603 |
Note: Governor's veto was overridden.
Veto Explanation: I am reducing this item to an amount consistent with my House 2 recommendation.
SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY2005 Expended |
FY2006 Expended |
FY2007 Expended |
FY2008 Expended |
FY2009 GAA |
FY2009 Budget Reductions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wages & Salaries | 12,396 | 12,210 | 12,721 | 14,939 | 23,522 | -500 |
Employee Benefits | 313 | 327 | 342 | 386 | 604 | 0 |
Operating Expenses | 2,919 | 2,933 | 3,081 | 2,961 | 4,321 | 0 |
Public Assistance | 397 | 800 | 830 | 113 | 848 | 0 |
TOTAL | 16,025 | 16,270 | 16,974 | 18,399 | 29,295 | -500 |
FY2009 Spending Category Chart