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1. Introduction

   1. Governor's Message
   2. Secretary's Message
   3. Budget Narrative
   4. MassGOALS and Policy Briefs
      1. Introduction
         • MassGOALS - Governor Patrick's Performance Management Initiative
      2. World-Class Education
         • Education Investments
         • Charter School Accounting Change
         • Campus Appropriations Consolidation
      3. Affordable Housing
         • Homeless Services Consolidation
      4. Effective Government
         • Local Aid
         • Information Technology Consolidation
         • Use of One-Time Resources
         • Federal Single Point of Contact
         • Budgetary Treatment of Capital Gains
         • Account Consolidations
         • Administration and Finance Efficiencies
         • Shared Services
         • Surplus Property Legislation
         • Reforming Building Maintenance
         • Energy Management
         • Capital to Operating Transfer
         • Statewide Contracts Administrative Fee
      5. Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
         • The Commonwealth Wellness Fund
         • Health Care Reform
         • Health Benefit Contribution Reform
         • OPEB Recommendations
      6. Job Creation & Economic Growth
         • Life Sciences Initiative
      7. Safe Communities
         • County Sheriffs Transition
         • Police Training Initiative
      8. Civic Engagement
         • Civic Engagement Initiatives
      9. Clean Energy & Environment
         • Expanded Bottle Bill
      10. Efficient Transportation & Mobility
          • Highway Fund
          • Registry of Motor Vehicles Fees
   5. Acknowledgements
   6. GFOA Award

2. Budget Development

   1. Budget Development
   • Introduction
     • Mass. Government Structure
     • Overview of the Operating Budget Process
     • Specific Budget Policies
     • General Fiscal Policies
     • FY09 Update
     • FY10 Revenue Development
     • Non-Tax Revenue Assumptions
     • Expenditure Development
     • FY10 Budget Challenge
     • FY10 Budget Solutions
     • Capital Gains
     • Debt Service
     • Capital Transfers Policy
     • FTE Assumptions
   • Health Care
   • Massachusetts' Economic Overview
   • Consensus Revenue Estimate

3. Financial Statements

   1. Financial Statements
      • Supplemental Data
      • Preamble
      • Revenue by Source & Fund
      • Non-Tax Revenue Summary
      • Consolidated Transfers
      • Fund Balance Tables
        1. All Funds
        2. General Fund
        3. Workforce Training Fund
        4. Highway Fund
        5. Mass. Tourism Fund
        6. Commonwealth Wellness Fund
        7. Stabilization Fund
        8. Other Funds

4. Budget Recommendations

   1. Judiciary
      
      1. Supreme Judicial Court
         
      2. Judicial Conduct
         
      3. Bar Examiners
         
      4. Public Counsel
         
      5. Mental Health Legal
         
      6. Appeals Court
         
      7. Trial Court
         
   2. Independents
      
      1. District Attorneys
         
         1. Suffolk DA
            
         2. Northern DA
            
         3. Eastern DA
            
         4. Middle DA
            
         5. Hampden DA
            
         6. Northwestern DA
            
         7. Norfolk DA
            
         8. Plymouth DA
            
         9. Bristol DA
            
         10. Cape and Islands DA
             
         11. Berkshire DA
             
         12. DAs' Association
             
      2. Sheriffs
         
         1. Hampden Sheriff
            
         2. Worcester Sheriff
            
         3. Middlesex Sheriff
            
         4. Franklin Sheriff
            
         5. Hampshire Sheriff
            
         6. Essex Sheriff
            
         7. Berkshire Sheriff
            
         8. Sheriffs' Association
            
         9. Barnstable Sheriff
            
         10. Bristol Sheriff
             
         11. Dukes Sheriff
             
         12. Nantucket Sheriff
             
         13. Norfolk Sheriff
             
         14. Plymouth Sheriff
             
         15. Suffolk Sheriff
             
      3. Governor's Office
         
      4. Secretary of State
         
      5. Treasurer
         
         1. Treasurer
            
         2. Water Pollution Abatement
            
         3. Lottery
            
         4. Cultural Council
            
      6. State Auditor
         
      7. Attorney General
         
         1. Attorney General
            
         2. Victim & Witness Assistance
            
      8. State Ethics Commission
         
      9. Inspector General
         
      10. Campaign Finance
          
      11. Comm. Against Discrimination
          
      12. Status of Women
          
      13. Disabled Persons Protection
          
      14. Library Commissioners
          
      15. Comptroller
          
   3. Administration and Finance
      
      1. Administration & Finance
         
      2. Dev. Disabilities Council
         
      3. Capital Asset Management
         
      4. State Office Buildings
         
      5. Office on Disability
         
      6. Teachers' Retirement Board
         
      7. Group Insurance
         
      8. Public Employee Retirement
         
      9. Administrative Law Appeals
         
      10. George Fingold Library
          
      11. Dept. of Revenue
          
      12. Appellate Tax Board
          
      13. Human Resources Division
          
      14. Civil Service Commission
          
      15. Operational Services Division
          
      16. Information Technology
          
   4. Energy & Environmental Affairs
      
      1. Environmental Affairs
         
      2. Environmental Protection
         
      3. Fish and Game
         
      4. Agricultural Resources
         
      5. State Reclamation Board
         
      6. Conservation and Recreation
         
      7. Public Utilities
         
      8. Energy Resources
         
   5. Health and Human Services
      
      1. Health & Human Services
         
      2. Elder Affairs
         
      3. Health Services
         
         1. Health Care Finance and Policy
            
         2. Public Health
            
         3. Mental Health
            
      4. Children, Youth, and Family Services
         
         1. Refugees and Immigrants
            
         2. Youth Services
            
         3. Transitional Assistance
            
         4. Children and Families
            
      5. Disabilities and Community Services
         
         1. Mass Commission for the Blind
            
         2. Mass Rehabilitation Commission
            
         3. Mass Commission for the Deaf
            
         4. Soldiers' Home, Chelsea
            
         5. Soldiers' Home, Holyoke
            
         6. Developmental Services
            
      6. Veterans' Services
         
   6. Transportation
      
   7. Housing & Economic Development
      
      1. Economic Development
         
      2. Business Development
         
      3. Housing & Community Development
         
      4. Consumer Affairs
         
      5. Banks
         
      6. Insurance
         
      7. Professional Licensure
         
      8. Standards
         
      9. Telecommunications & Cable
         
      10. State Racing Commission
          
   8. Labor & Workforce Development
      
      1. Labor & Workforce Development
         
      2. Workforce Development
         
      3. Department of Labor
         
         1. Labor
            
         2. Industrial Accidents
            
         3. Division of Labor Relations
            
   9. Education
      
      1. Executive Office of Education
         
      2. Early Education & Care
         
      3. Education (K-12)
         
      4. Higher Education
         
      5. University of Massachusetts
         
      6. State Colleges
         
      7. Community Colleges
         
   10. Public Safety
       
       1. Public Safety & Security
          
       2. Chief Medical Examiner
          
       3. Criminal History Systems
          
       4. Sex Offender Registry
          
       5. State Police
          
       6. Municipal Training
          
       7. Dept. of Public Safety
          
       8. Fire Services
          
       9. Merit Rating Board
          
       10. Military Division
           
       11. Emergency Management
           
       12. Dept. of Corrections
           
       13. Parole Board
           
   11. Legislature
       
       1. Senate
          
       2. House of Representatives
          
       3. Joint Legislative Operations
          

5. Local Aid Overview

6. Local Aid - Section 3

7. Outside Sections

   1. Table of Contents
   4. Shared Services for Executive Offices
   5. Accident Recovery by MassHealth and DTA
   6. Transfer Economic Stabilization Trust
   7. Gas and Electric Utility Assessment Increase
   8. Capital Gains Revenue Holding Fund
   9. Funding Unfunded Liability for Retiree Health and Other Benefits
   10. No Lobbyists for State Entities
   11. Pension Funding Triennial Schedule
   12. Transparency of Tax Credit Results
   13. Expedite Payment of Disputed Taxes
   14. RMV Services through Third Parties
   15. Expand Bottle Bill
   16. Non-payment for Health-care Associated Infections
   17. Children's Medical Security Plan
   18. MassHealth - Recovery of Pharmacy Clawback Payments
   19. Health Safety Net Third Party Liability
   20. Allow Release of Inmates for Medical Reasons
   21. Eliminate Saturday Inmate Releases
   22. Home Improvement Contractor Fees
   23. Recovering Abandoned Property of Deceased MassHealth Members
   24. Require CPCS Private Counsel to Submit Bills Within 90 Days
   25. Temporarily Closing Court Divisions
   26. Trial Court Transferability
   27. Inspector General's Health Safety Net Audit Unit
   28. Emergency Spending Authority
   29. Expanded Power to Reduce Allotments
   30. Line-item Transferability
   31. Pension Cost of Living Adjustment
   32. Special Education Inflation Rate Freeze
   33. Stabilization Fund Transfer
   34. Transfers Between Operating and Capital Funds
   35. Lease Terminations for Insufficient Funds
   36. Long Term Lease for Veterans Memorial Rink, Somerville
   37. UMass/Health and Human Services Interagency Service Agreements
   38. Alternative Hospital Payment Demonstration Project
   39. Nursing Home Assessment
   40. Transfers Among Health Care Funds
   41. DTA Program Requirements
   42. Transfer to Massachusetts Life Sciences Fund
   43. Tourism Fund Formulas
   44. Charter School Spending
   45. Commission on Maintenance of State Facilities
   46. Effective Date

8. Account Listing

9. Capital Budget

   1. Capital Budget
   2. FY2009-2013 Five-Year Capital Investment Plan

10. Tax Expenditure Budget

    1. Introduction
       1. Personal Income Tax Description
       2. Corporate Excise Tax Description
       3. Sales Tax Description
    2. Tax Expenditure Budget Summary
       1. Personal Income Tax Budget Summary
       2. Corporate Excise Tax Budget Summary
       3. Sales Tax Budget Summary

11. Budget Downloads

12. Navigation Guide

13. Budget Glossary

14. Related Legislation

    Emergency Recovery Bill
    Municipal Partnership Act II
    County Sheriffs Bill
    Surplus Land Bill
    Article 87 Reorganization Plan