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Criminal History Systems Board
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SECTION 5. Section 31A of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 19, the words "subject to appropriation, expend sums" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- retain a portion of new revenues received or savings generated in other items of appropriation and may expend these retained amounts without further appropriation.
Electronic FID Card Renewal Notices
SECTION 31. Clause (9) of section 129B of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The executive director of the criminal history systems board shall send by a means of electronic communication to the holder of a firearm identification card a notice of the expiration of the card not less than 90 days before its expiration, and shall enclose with the notice information on how to renew the card. These notices shall only be sent to holders of a firearm identification card who have provided the executive director with an email address or means by which to receive notices electronically.
Electronic Firearms License Renewal Notices
SECTION 32. Paragraph (l) of section 131 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The executive director of the criminal history systems board shall send by a means of electronic communication to the holder of a license to carry a notice of the expiration of the card not less than 90 days before its expiration, and shall enclose with the notice information on how to renew the card. These notices shall only be sent to holders of a license to carry who have provided the executive director with an email address or means by which to receive notices electronically.
Line Item Transferability
SECTION 38.
(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance may authorize the transfer of funds from any item of appropriation for any executive branch agency to any other item of appropriation for that agency or within its executive office. No transfer authorized by this section shall exceed 5 per cent of the amount appropriated for an item. The transfer may be made only with the written approval of the heads of the sending and receiving agencies and of the secretary of their executive office.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance, with concurrence from the secretary of health and human services and the secretary of housing and economic development, may authorize the transfer of funds between item 7004-0100 and item 4000-0250 in section 2.
(c) Before making any transfer authorized by this section, the secretary of administration and finance shall submit a transfer schedule to the house and senate committees on ways and means. The schedule shall include the following: (1) the amount of money transferred from one item of appropriation to another; (2) the reason for the transfer; and (3) the date on which the transfer is to be completed.