Office of Disabilities and Community Services

Historical Budget Levels ($000)
Department	FY2006 GAA	FY2007 GAA	FY2008 GAA	FY2008 Projected Spending	FY2009 House 2
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind	27,043	28,497	29,186	29,338	29,880
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission	39,356	42,710	45,266	48,261	49,390
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	5,548	5,726	5,682	5,743	5,814
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts	23,853	24,742	26,343	26,819	27,269
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke	18,359	18,982	20,185	20,570	20,870
Department of Mental Retardation	1,123,879	1,172,536	1,226,416	1,238,413	1,267,350
TOTAL	1,238,038	1,293,194	1,353,078	1,369,145	1,400,574

Note: GAA is General Appropriation Act.
Projected spending includes funds carried forward from FY2007, collective bargaining adjustments, year to date supplemental budgets, and recognized deficiencies. It does not include anticipated reversions.