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Section 2E

Operating Transfers

SECTION 2E. The sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the trust funds named within each item unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Items in this section shall not be subject to allotment under section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws or reduction under section 9C of said chapter 29, without express authorization from the general court. Notwithstanding section 19A of said chapter 29, any transfer under this section shall be made by the comptroller in accordance with a transfer schedule to be developed for each item by the comptroller, after consulting with the appropriate agency secretary, the secretary of administration and finance and the state treasurer. The schedule for each appropriation shall provide for transfers in increments considered appropriate to meet the cash flow needs of each fund and all transfers under the schedule shall be completed not later than June 30, 2024. Not later than 7 days after the schedules receive final approval by the comptroller, they shall be reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means.

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Line Item
FY2024 Budgetary Recommendation
Independents
50,000,000
Comptroller
50,000,000
1595-5819 Commonwealth Care Trust Fund
50,000,000
For an operating transfer to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, established under section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws
Administration and Finance
562,400,000
Administration & Finance
12,400,000
1595-9168 Social Innovation Financing
12,400,000
For an operating transfer to the Social Innovation Financing Trust Fund established under section 35VV of chapter 10 of the General Laws to hold funds in support of pay for success contracts, under the requirements of said section 35VV of said chapter 10
Group Insurance
550,000,000
1599-6152 State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
550,000,000
For an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund, established pursuant to section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws
Energy & Environmental Affairs
35,000,000
Environmental Affairs
35,000,000
1595-6232 Transfer to MassCEC
35,000,000
For the Clean Energy Investment Fund, established in section 15 of chapter 23J of the General Laws; provided, that funds shall be appropriated for investments to support emissions reductions in the energy, transportation, and buildings sectors, as directed by the 2050 Clean Energy and Climate Plan
Health and Human Services
588,045,900
Health & Human Services
585,345,900
1595-1068 Medical Assistance Trust Fund
505,000,000
For an operating transfer to the MassHealth provider payment account in the Medical Assistance Trust Fund established in section 2QQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended for (i) services provided; (ii) public hospital transformation and incentive initiative payments; (iii) health equity incentive payments; or (iv) Medicaid care organization payments under 42 CFR 438.6(c); provided further, that all payments from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (iii) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (iv) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; and provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall utilize funds from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund to make payments of up to $408,600,000 to the Cambridge public health commission or to Medicaid care organizations for payment to the Cambridge public health commission if the Cambridge public health commission, in anticipation of receiving such payments, first voluntarily transfers an amount equal to the non-federal share of such payments to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund using a federally-permissible source of funds
1595-1069 Health Information Technology Trust Fund
14,177,900
For an operating transfer to the Health Information Technology Trust Fund under section 35RR of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended for operating costs for the health information exchange; and provided further, that these funds shall be expended for operating costs for the health insurance exchange and integrated eligibility system
1595-1070 Safety Net Provider Trust Fund
65,968,000
For an operating transfer to the Safety Net Provider Trust Fund established under section 2AAAAA of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended pursuant to the Safety Net Provider eligibility criteria and payment methodology approved in the MassHealth demonstration waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315; and provided further, that all payments from the fund shall be: (i) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (ii) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (iii) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (iv) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services
1595-1071 Community Behavioral Health Trust Fund Transfer
200,000
For an operating transfer to the Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Trust Fund established pursuant to section 35GGG of chapter 10 of the General Laws, inserted by section 7 of chapter 208 of the acts of 2018
Public Health
2,700,000
1595-4506 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund
2,700,000
For an operating transfer to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund established in section 35MMM of chapter 10 of the General Laws
Transportation
824,357,647
824,357,647
1595-6368 Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund
528,865,840
For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund, established under section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws
               Commonwealth Transportation Fund                            ...............100%
1595-6369 Commonwealth Transportation Fund Transfer to the MBTA
187,000,000
For an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority pursuant to clause (1) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws
               Commonwealth Transportation Fund                            ...............100%
1595-6370 Commonwealth Transportation Fund Transfer to RTAs
96,820,000
For an operating transfer to the regional transit authorities organized pursuant to chapter 161B of the General Laws or predecessor statutes pursuant to clause (2) of subsection (d) of section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that each regional transit authority receiving assistance under this item shall deliver, not later than October 2, 2023, a copy of its most recent audited financial statement to the chief financial officer of the department of transportation, the secretary of administration and finance, the state treasurer, the state comptroller, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation
               Commonwealth Transportation Fund                            ...............100%
1595-6379 Merit Rating Board
11,671,807
For the operation of the motor vehicle insurance merit rating board, including the rent, related parking and utility expenses of the board; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item, and the associated fringe benefits, shall be borne by insurance companies doing motor vehicle insurance business within the commonwealth, under section 57A of chapter 6C of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no safe driver insurance plan shall require the payment of an unsafe driver point surcharge for the first offense for non-criminal motor vehicle traffic violations as described in chapter 90C of the General Laws
               Commonwealth Transportation Fund                            ...............100%
Labor & Workforce Development
10,000,000
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce
10,000,000
1595-1075 Transfer to Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
10,000,000
For an operating transfer to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws
               Gaming Economic Development Fund                            ...............100%
Education
9,700,000
Executive Office of Education
1,700,000
1595-7066 STEM Pipeline Fund
1,700,000
For the support of the Massachusetts Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics Grant Fund established pursuant to section 2MMM of chapter 29 of the General Laws
Education (K-12)
8,000,000
1595-0035 21st Century Education Trust Fund
5,000,000
For an operating transfer to the Twenty-First Century Education Trust Fund established in section 35NNN of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be used for effective and sustainable improvement initiatives in public schools designated as in need of assistance pursuant to the school accountability system established by the board of elementary and secondary education, and for the purpose of addressing persistent disparities in achievement among student subgroups, improving educational opportunities for all students, sharing best practices for improving classroom learning and supporting efficiencies within and across school districts
1595-0115 Civics Education Trust Fund
1,500,000
For the Civics Project Trust Fund; provided, that funds shall be appropriated for the Civics Project Trust Fund to promote civics education in the commonwealth
1595-0116 Genocide Education Trust Fund
1,500,000
For the Genocide Education Trust Fund, as established in section 2MMMMM of chapter 29 of the General Laws, inserted by chapter 98 of the acts of 2021; provided, that said funds shall be distributed by the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education for the purposes related to the instruction of middle and high school students on the history of genocide, including but not limited to: (i) development of curricular materials detailing the underlying causes, international reaction, progression and aftermath of genocide; and (ii) professional development training, including the provision of trainings, seminars, conferences and materials, for educators to use in the teaching of genocide
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