5911-1003DDS Service Coordination and Administration
For the administration and operation of the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for transportation or community day services; provided further, that the department shall not charge fees for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications or requests for transfer of guardianship; provided further, that regional employment collaboratives shall be funded at not less than the amount funded in fiscal year 2025; provided further, that the department shall issue a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 20, 2026 detailing: (i) significant expense increases incurred by the department; (ii) measures implemented by the department to reduce costs; and (iii) improved outcomes in programs and services funded by the department; provided further, that the commissioner of developmental services may transfer funds between items 5920--2025, 5920--2000, 5911--2000 and 5920--3000; provided further, that the commissioner shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before any such transfer; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Operation House Call at the Arc of Massachusetts to maintain and expand training to medical students and other graduate level health care professionals to work with individuals with autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Latham Centers, Inc. to address urgent technology upgrades to security, programs and support services for children and adult residents with complex disabilities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the city of Everett for the increase of accessibility to services for neurodivergent residents and their families; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community Teamwork Inc. for the purpose of operating programs promoting children''s behavioral health and educational success; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Raising Harts Corporation in the town of Cohasset to support children with autism and families through inclusive programs and mentorship; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Massachusetts memorial medical center and the University of Massachusetts medical school based on the patient--centered medical home concept and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Supported Access to Independent Living (S.A.I.L. Home) Inc. in the city known as the town of Weymouth to support inclusive programming for individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities
