For the central administration of the department of transitional assistance; provided, that all costs associated with verifying disability for all programs of the department shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the department shall submit monthly status reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance on program expenditures, savings and revenues, error rate measurements and public assistance caseloads and benefits; provided further, that the department shall collect all out--of--court settlement restitution payments; provided further, that the restitution payments shall include, but not be limited to, installment and lump sum payments; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and unless otherwise expressly provided, federal reimbursements received for the department, including reimbursements for administrative, fringe and overhead costs for the current fiscal year and prior fiscal years, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that an application for assistance under
chapter 118 of the General Laws shall also be an application for assistance under
chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that if the department denies assistance under said
chapter 118, the department shall transmit the application to the executive office of health and human services for a determination of eligibility under said
chapter 118E; provided further, that the department shall provide the caseload forecasting office with enrollment data and any other information pertinent to caseload forecasting that is requested by the office on a monthly basis; provided further, that the information shall be provided in a manner that meets all applicable federal and state privacy and security requirements; provided further, that after April 1, 2026, the commissioner of transitional assistance may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between items 4403--2000, 4405--2000 and 4408--1000; provided further, that the distribution of the funds to be transferred shall be included in an allocation plan, which the commissioner shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 15 days before any such transfer; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Fresh Start Furniture Bank in the town of Hudson; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to Cradles to Crayons, Inc. for its clothing insecurity relief and essentials distribution service; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for supporting transition--aged youth through the Friends of Children, Inc. FOCUS Program; and provided further, that upon approval by the executive office for administration and finance, the commissioner may transfer funds for identified deficiencies between this item and item 4400--1100; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Springfield WORKS for its 3--year pilot program to mitigate cliff effects for low--income families in the commonwealth
