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Budget Summary FY2010

Office of the Attorney General
Data Current as of:  1/26/2010



FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2010
Conference		 FY2010
Vetoes		 FY2010
GAA		 October
Budget
Reductions
Office of the Attorney General Administration 23,453 0 23,453 -518
Compensation to Victims of Violent Crimes 2,188 0 2,188 0
Attorney General State Police Overtime 464 0 464 -23
False Claims Recovery Retained Revenue 650 0 650 -43
Public Utilities Proceedings Unit 2,355 0 2,355 -148
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit 3,467 0 3,467 -193
Wage Enforcement Program 3,497 -364 3,134 -167
Insurance Proceedings Unit 1,540 0 1,540 -127
Automobile Insurance Fraud Investigation and Prosecution 439 0 439 -47
Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation and Prosecution 284 0 284 -34
TOTAL    38,337 -364 37,974 -1,300

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 38,357,963
Direct Appropriations
0810-0000 Office of the Attorney General Administration
For the office of the attorney general, including the administration of the local consumer aid fund, the operation of the anti-trust division, all regional offices, a high-tech crime unit and the victim and witness compensation program; provided, that the victim and witness compensation program shall be administered in accordance with chapters 258B and 258C of the General Laws; provided further, that the attorney general shall submit to the general court and the secretary for administration and finance a report detailing the claims submitted to the state treasurer for payment under item 0810-0004 indicating both the number and costs for each category of claim; and provided further, that funds may be expended to continue youth violence prevention initiatives 		23,452,981
0810-0004 Compensation to Victims of Violent Crimes
For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60 years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or receiving unemployment compensation, such claimant shall be eligible for compensation in accordance with said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to such claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims including, but not limited to, the provisions outlined in section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws 		2,188,340
0810-0007 Attorney General State Police Overtime
For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the attorney general; provided, that costs associated with those officers shall not be funded from item 8100-0007; and provided further, that expenditures shall not be made on or after the effective date of this act which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item 		463,869
0810-0014 Public Utilities Proceedings Unit
For the operation of the department of public utilities proceedings unit within the office of attorney general, pursuant to section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under said section 11E of said chapter 12 of the General Laws, shall equal the amount expended from this item; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for the expenses of legal and technical personnel and associated administrative and travel expenses relative to participation in regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on behalf of Massachusetts ratepayers 		2,355,145
0810-0021 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that the federal reimbursement for any expenditure from this item shall not be less than 75 per cent of the expenditure; provided further, that funds shall continue to be used specifically for the investigation and prosecution of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation based on referrals from the department of public health pursuant to section 72H of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided further, that the unit shall provide training for all investigators of the department's division of health care quality responsible for the investigations on a periodic basis pursuant to a comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the unit; and provided further, that training shall include instruction on techniques for improving the efficiency and quality of investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation pursuant to said section 72H of said chapter 111 		3,467,021
0810-0045 Wage Enforcement Program
For the labor law enforcement program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1A of chapter 23 of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a non-management position funded by this item shall be considered a job title in a collective bargaining unit as prescribed by the labor relations commission and shall be subject to chapter 150E of the General Laws 		3,133,588
0810-0201 Insurance Proceedings Unit
For the costs incurred in administrative or judicial proceedings on insurance as authorized by section 11F of chapter 12 of the General Laws; provided, that funds made available in this item may be used to supplement the automobile insurance fraud unit and the workers' compensation fraud unit of the office of the attorney general; provided further, that funds shall be expended for costs associated with health insurance rate hearings; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item 		1,539,942
0810-0338 Automobile Insurance Fraud Investigation and Prosecution
For the investigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated by this item 		438,506
0810-0399 Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation and Prosecution
For the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount appropriated by this item; provided further, that the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers' compensation insurance in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth; and provided further, that the unit shall investigate and report on all companies not in compliance with chapter 152 of the General Laws 		284,456

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Retained Revenues
0810-0013 False Claims Recovery Retained Revenue
For the office of the attorney general which may expend for a false claims program an amount not to exceed $650,000 from revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department 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 		650,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 384,115
0810-0026 Crime Victim Compensation
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Crime Victim Compensation 		285,250
0810-6664 Cyber Crime Information Sharing
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cyber Crime Information Sharing 		98,865

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