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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 House 1
7061-0012	Circuit Breaker - Reimbursement for Special Education Residential Schools For reimbursements to school districts and direct payments to service providers for special education costs under section 5A of chapter 71B of the General Laws; provided, that an additional $300,000 shall be expended for the continued funding of a pilot program to demonstrate that transportation of students to out-of-district special education placements can be accomplished at a lower cost and with improved quality of service	207,700,000	210,083,723

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Expended	FY05 Expended	FY06 Expended	FY07 Projected Spending	FY08 House 1
Wages & Salaries	595	815	1,286	1,628	1,664
Pensions & Benefits	4	13	17	27	27
Operating Expenses	54	180	164	243	195
Public Assistance	120,546	198,559	190,687	205,508	207,598
Aid to Cities & Towns	0	0	300	300	600
TOTAL	121,199	199,568	192,454	207,707	210,084

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS

Account	Description	June 2004	June 2005	June 2006	Jan. 2007	Projected FY08
7061-0012	Circuit Breaker - Reimbursement for Special Education Residential Schools	3	4	6	8	9

* Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) that paid from budgeted funds and are considered standard workforce.

* FY08 FTE figures are approximate and do not represent maximum allowable hires.