MS. REINSTEIN of REVERE, and MR. O’FLAHERTY of CHELSEA moves that the bill be amended in section 2 by inserting after item 4800-0015 the following item:

4800-0016   The department of social services may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues collected from various state, county, or municipal government entities, as well as state authorities, for the costs related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead costs and expenses incurred by the not for profit managing agent selected by the commissioner for administering the program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of social services may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc., a not for profit community based agency, to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the ageing out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releases, or other community residents considered to have employment needs.      $2,000,000