Budget Summary FY2019

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    FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
    ACCOUNT FY2019
    Conference
    FY2019
    Vetoes
    FY2019
    Overrides
    FY2019
    GAA
    8000-0038  Witness Protection Board 250 0 0 250
    8000-0070  Commission on Criminal Justice 129 0 0 129
    8000-0202  Sexual Assault Evidence Kits 86 0 0 86
    8000-0313  Local Public Safety Projects and Grants Earmarks 3,326 -3,116 3,116 3,326
    8000-0600  Executive Office of Public Safety 2,514 0 0 2,514
    8000-1001  Boston Regional Intelligence Center 850 0 0 850
    8000-1700  Public Safety Information Technology Costs 15,251 0 0 15,251
    8100-0111  Gang Prevention Grant Program 8,000 0 0 8,000
    TOTAL    30,406 -3,116 3,116 30,406

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    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY 82,893,930
    Direct Appropriations
    8000-0038 Witness Protection Board
    For the operation of a witness protection program under chapter 263A of the General Laws
    250,000
    8000-0070 Commission on Criminal Justice
    For the research and analysis of the committee on criminal justice; provided, that funds may be expended to support the work of the sentencing commission
    128,780
    8000-0202 Sexual Assault Evidence Kits
    For the purchase and distribution of sexual assault evidence collection kits
    85,956
    8000-0313 Local Public Safety Projects and Grants Earmarks
    For local public safety projects and grant programs; provided, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for public safety equipment in Fall River; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for community mediation services to Dispute Resolution Services, Incorporated in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a police station in Beverly; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Hub and COR programs at the police department in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Watertown; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Wakefield; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for a public safety grant in the town of Reading; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a feasibility study for a public safety building in the town of Ashby; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended to the town of Millbury for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repairs to the embankment of the Bridge Street Bridge in the town of Bridgewater; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for emergency roadway repairs in the town of Raynham; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Ipswich; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the town of Hamilton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the Dracut public school district; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in the Tyngsborough public school district; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Hopedale; provided further, that $30,000 shall be expended to the police department in the town of Eastham to be used in conjunction with the towns of Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown to address the traffic safety issues on United States highway route 6 from the rotary in the town of Orleans to the town of Provincetown; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Needham; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for public safety equipment for the police department in Lynn; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for emergency operations management in Dover; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Grafton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements in Braintree; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a Mobile Command Center in Dartmouth; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for school zone safety improvements in Holliston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for public safety improvements for the police department in North Brookfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated to the Bristol County Police Chiefs for municipal in-service training and specialized training for veteran police officers in Bristol County; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc. to implement the W.E.B DuBois Academy Saturday School, W.E.B DuBois Academy Summer Camping Program, and the unity grants program in Springfield; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for communication infrastructure for public safety in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $18,000 shall be expended to the town of Berlin for a utility task vehicle to assist with search and rescue matters; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Lynn police department for its Behavioral Health Unit; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Westminster for a feasibility study to develop programming for its public safety facility; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a new generator and to establish an emergency shelter at the town hall in the town of Norton; provided further, that $30,000 shall be granted to the town of Abington for roadway safety equipment; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Auburn for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the town of Shrewsbury for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $43,000 shall be expended to the town of Upton for public safety improvements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Dracut for improvements to public safety; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Avon for a new police department dispatch software program; provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for an active shooter training exercise in the town of Canton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for increased safety and security measures at the middle school in the town of Northbridge; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a new emergency services vehicle for the town of Douglas; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purchase of public safety communications equipment in the town of Southbridge; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Barre for the Barre fire department; provided further, that not less than $13,000 shall be expended to the town of Spencer for improvements to the Spencer police station; provided further, that not less than $12,000 shall be expended to the town of Brookfield for repairs to the Brookfield fire department; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated to the town of Andover for IT infrastructure for the town's 311 Customer Service Project; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the New North Citizens Council in the city of Springfield for C3 and E3 police management in low-income and downtown neighborhoods; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the purchase of public safety communications equipment in the town of Sutton; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for a non-profit security grant pilot program for non-profit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack and are ineligible for the United States Department of Homeland Security's Non-profit Security Grant Program based on their location; provided further, that: (a) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a non-profit organization in the eastern region of the state; (b) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a non-profit organization in the central region of the state; and (c) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to the western region of the state; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, Incoporated, to provide mental health, wellness and suicide prevention services to emergency service providers in southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that no person who provides or receives said services shall be required to testify or divulge any information obtained solely through the provision of or receipt of such services and any information divulged to a provider during the provision of such services shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to a third party; provided further, that said disclosure may occur if a critical incident stress management team member, based on such information, has reasonable cause to believe that: (i) the emergency service provider or another person is in danger of serious bodily harm or death; (ii) a child is being subjected to abuse or neglect; or (iii) the information indicates the existence of a past or present act constituting an intentional tort or crime, provided that the tort or crime would not be barred under the applicable statute of limitations; provided further that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws
    3,326,000
    8000-0600 Executive Office of Public Safety
    For the office of the secretary, including the highway safety bureau, to provide matching funds for a federal planning and administration grant under 23 U.S.C. § 402 and the costs associated with the implementation of chapter 228 of the acts of 2000; provided, that local police departments, sheriffs' offices, the department of state police, the department of correction and other state agencies, authorities and educational institutions with law enforcement functions as determined by the secretary that receive funds for the cost of the replacement of bulletproof vests through the office of the secretary may expend without further appropriation these funds to purchase additional vests in the fiscal year in which they receive said reimbursements; provided further, that the office of the secretary shall conduct or solicit proposals for a university or non-profit to conduct an analysis of firearms trace data collected under section 131Q of chapter 140 of the General Laws and non-identifying firearm sales transaction data held by the firearms records bureau; provided further, that the analysis shall determine: (a) the effectiveness of current reporting mechanisms for lost and stolen firearms, including by identifying the number of firearms traced to crime that were determined to have been lost or stolen, and how many of said firearms were reported lost or stolen prior to their use in the commission of a crime; and (b) firearm purchase and sales patterns as they relate to firearms traced to crime, including an analysis of the number of firearms traced to a crime that were originally purchased from each licensed firearm dealer in the commonwealth or purchased through a secondary private seller; provided further, that the results of the analysis shall be compiled and reported to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the colonel of the state police not later than February 1, 2019; and provided further, that the secretary may cumulatively transfer up to $160,000 to line items within the secretariat to fund costs of quarter point benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements
    2,514,115
    8000-1001 Boston Regional Intelligence Center
    For the Boston regional intelligence center, or BRIC, to upgrade, expand and integrate technology and protocols related to antiterrorism, anti-crime, anti-gang, and emergency response; provided, that intelligence developed shall be shared with the BRIC communities and other state, municipal and federal agencies as necessary; and provided further, that the BRIC shall provide technology required to access the intelligence with its municipal partners, the department of state police, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and appropriate federal agencies to assure maximum interagency collaboration for public safety and homeland security
    850,000
    8000-1700 Public Safety Information Technology Costs
    For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of public safety and security
    15,251,166
    8100-0111 Gang Prevention Grant Program
    For a grant program to be known as the Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. community safety initiative, to be administered by the executive office of public safety and security, to support regional, multidisciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention, coordinated law enforcement including regional gang task forces and regional crime mapping strategies, focused prosecutions and reintegration strategies for ex-convicts; provided, that the secretary of public safety and security shall distribute grant funds through a competitive grant program that gives preference to applications that: (a) demonstrate high levels of youth violence, gang problems and substance use in a region; (b) demonstrate a commitment to regional, multi-jurisdictional strategies to deal with such community safety issues, including written commitments for municipalities, law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations and government agencies to work together; (c) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to work with law enforcement, community-based organizations and government agencies to address gang activity; (d) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent match provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (e) identify a local government unit to serve as fiscal agent; provided further, that clusters of municipalities, in partnership with non-profit organizations and other agencies, including district attorneys' offices, may apply for such grant funds; provided further, that such grant funds shall be considered one-time grants awarded to public agencies and shall not annualize into fiscal year 2020 or subsequent years; provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 4 per cent of the value of the grant; provided further, that no grant funds shall be awarded to the department of state police; provided further, that no grant funds shall be expended on food or beverages; provided further, that the executive office of public safety and security shall publish guidelines and an application for the competitive portion of the grant fund program not later than August 15, 2018; provided further, that grant funds shall be made available to applicants not later than December 14, 2018; provided further, that the executive office of public safety and security shall submit a report that details the distribution of grant funds to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 60 days after the distribution of the grant funds; and provided further, that the executive office of public safety and security shall not expend more than $100,000 of the sum appropriated in this item for its costs in administering the program
    8,000,000

    account description amount
    Intragovernmental Service Spending 11,464,504
    8000-1701 Chargeback for Public Safety Information Technology Costs
    For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of public safety and security
                    Intragovernmental Services Fund ............... 100%
    11,464,504

    account description amount
    Federal Grant Spending 41,023,409
    8000-4603 Juvenile Justice Delinquency and
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act
    359,918
    8000-4610 Statistical Analysis Center
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Statistical Analysis Center
    50,000
    8000-4611 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RSAT
    10,000
    8000-4620 Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Stop Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program
    3,248,282
    8000-4622 FFY15 Residential Substance Abuse II For State Prisoners
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Residential Substance Abuse II for State Prisoners
    104,940
    8000-4627 FFY15 Sex Offender Registration Program II
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sex Offender Registration
    270,625
    8000-4628 National Criminal History Improvement Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Criminal History Improvement Program
    250,000
    8000-4629 National Criminal History Improvement Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NICS - Act National Improvement Program
    245,783
    8000-4630 FFY16 Countering Violent Extremism
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Countering Violent Extremism
    500,000
    8000-4639 John Justice Grant
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, John Justice Grant
    41,000
    8000-4643 FFY2014 Prison Rape Elimination Act Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prison Rape Elimination Act Program
    135,861
    8000-4692 State Homeland Security Grant Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Homeland Security Program
    6,000,000
    8000-4707 Non Profit Security Grant Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Non-Profit Security Grant Program
    225,000
    8000-4794 Urban Areas Initiative Grant
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Urban Areas Initiative Grant
    17,000,000
    8000-4804 State Agency Programs
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Highway Safety Program
    6,000,000
    8000-4805 Map 21 405 Program
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Map 21 405 Program
    6,000,000
    8000-4826 State and Local Implementation Grant
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State and Local Implementation Grant
    500,000
    8000-4841 Fatality Analysis Reporting System
    For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fatality Analysis Reporting System
    82,000

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