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SECTION 2.       

JUDICIARY.

Supreme Judicial Court.

 

0320-0003        For the operation of the supreme judicial court, including salaries of the chief justice and the 6 associate justices.......................................................................................................................................................... $7,405,949

 

0320-0010        For the operation of the clerk’s office of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county..... $1,188,510

 

0321-0001        For the operation of the commission on judicial conduct ........................................................... $565,278

 

0321-0100        For the services of the board of bar examiners ............................................................................ $1,087,055

 

Committee for Public Counsel Services.

 

0321-1500        For the operation of the committee for public counsel services as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, not later than January 31, 2007 that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) the number of clients assisted by the committee in the prior fiscal year; (b) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population, and cost; (c) the total number of persons who received legal services by the committee, by type of case and geographic location; (d) the costs for services rendered per client, by type of case and geographic location; (e) the amount paid, if any, to the committee by clients for services rendered by type of case and geographic location; (f) the average cost for services rendered by the committee by type of case; (g) the average number of hours spent per attorney or staff per type of case; and provided further, that the committee shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2007 that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) the number of assignment of counsel that this appropriation has shifted from private bar advocates to the public defender division since the effective date of this act, (2) the number of public defender positions filled and the location of the Sexually Dangerous Persons office, (3) the amount of funding expended from this item to support the Sexually Dangerous Persons division of the committee, and (4) and what costs said funding paid for........................................................................................................................................................ $17,410,411

 

 

0321-1510        For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to criminal and civil cases under subsection (b) of section 6 of chapter 211D of the General Laws, pursuant to section 11 of said chapter 211D; provided, that not more than $1,000,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2007...................................................................................................................................................... $125,150,980

 

0321-1518        The chief counsel for the committee for public services may expend an amount not to exceed $750,000 from revenues collected from fees charged for attorney representation of indigent clients.......................... $750,000

 

0321-1520        For fees and costs as defined in section 27A of chapter 261 of the General Laws, as ordered by a justice of the appeals court or a justice of a department of the trial court of the commonwealth on behalf of indigent persons, as defined in said section 27A of said chapter 261; provided, that not more than $500,000 of the sum appropriated in this item may be expended for services rendered before fiscal year 2007 .................................................. $8,736,000

 

0321-1600        For the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to provide legal representation for indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth; provided, that notwithstanding section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, $1,204,604 shall be expended for the disability benefits project, $544,286 shall be expended for the Medicare Advocacy Project, and $2,490,993 shall be expended for the Battered Women’s Legal Assistance Project; provided further, that the corporation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2007 that shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) the number of persons whom the programs funded by the corporation assisted in the prior fiscal year; (b) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population, and cost; and (c) the total number of indigent or otherwise disadvantaged residents of the commonwealth who received services of the corporation, by type of case and geographic location; and provided further, that the corporation may contract with any organization for the purpose of providing the representation ...................................................................................................... $9,470,424

 

0321-2000        For the operation of the mental health legal advisors committee and for certain programs for the indigent mentally ill, as provided in section 34E of chapter 221 of the General Laws................................................... $753,248

 

0321-2100        For the Massachusetts correctional legal services committee ..................................................... $820,000

 

0321-2205        For the expenses of the social law library located in Suffolk county ..................................... $1,979,671

 

Appeals Court.

 

0322-0100        For the appeals court, including the salaries, traveling allowances and expenses of the chief justice, recall judges and the associate justices.................................................................................................................. $10,175,419

 

Trial Court.

 

0330-0101        For the salaries of the justices of the several departments of the trial court; provided, that the chief justice for administration and management shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means of any transfers of funds from this item to any other item of appropriation within 30 days of the transfer........................................................................................................................................................ $48,142,445

 

 

0330-0300        For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court non-employee services, trial court dental and vision health plan agreement, jury expenses, trial court law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rental and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, court interpreter program, and insurance and chargeback costs; provided, that funds may be expended for the judicial training institute; provided further, that the chief justice for administration and management shall expend funds for the purposes of acquiring, through a lease agreement, suitable space  in the town of Belchertown for the district court of eastern Hampshire by November 1, 2006; provided further, that funds from this item or any other item shall not be expended for the cost associated with the district court of eastern Hampshire, unless that division is located in the town of Belchertown as of said date; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all criminal and civil business within the eastern Hampshire district court jurisdiction shall be conducted in the town of Belchertown as of said date; provided further, that the chief justice shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than September 1, 2006 detailing the status of said lease agreement; provided further, that 50 per cent of all fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15(d) and 30(c)(8) shall be paid from this item; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30, or any general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran, pursuant to said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any veteran, as so defined, who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under section 7 of chapter 30, and who (1) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year and (2) has 30 years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined in chapter 32; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the implementation of a changing lives through literature program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended from this item for a contract with Massachusetts General Hospital for a research program on abused children; provided further that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the restoration and replacement of the dome and torch of the Bristol county superior court; provided further, that the chief justice for administration and management of the trial court shall make a report to the general court relative to the annual cost of maintaining the court system’s electronic equipment and systems and identify means to reduce the costs; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to the following: an analysis of current equipment maintenance service contracts, a review of alternative equipment maintenance programs which, if implemented, would result in cost savings, better management of the equipment repair process, and enhanced equipment protection; provided further that in preparing the report the chief justice for administration and management may utilize the services of appropriate third parties knowledgeable in equipment service contracts; provided further, that the chief justice for administration and management shall file the report with the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before October 1, 2006; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year pursuant to section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of cases in which the assessment was reduced or waived by a judge or clerk-magistrate within the courts; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board on or before January 14, 2007; and provided further, that not less than $9,903,211  shall be expended for the rental of county court facilities, in accordance with section 4 of chapter 29A of the General Laws; and provided further, that all county facilities shall be reimbursed at 100 per cent from this item in fiscal year 2007...................................................................................................................................................... $131,912,460

 

0330-0317        For the operation and expenses of the Massachusetts sentencing commission, pursuant to chapter 211E of the General Laws.................................................................................................................................................... $234,170

 

0330-0410        For alternative dispute resolution services for the trial court; provided, that the services shall be made available to the extent possible in connection with child care, protection and custody proceedings in juvenile and probate courts; provided further, that not less than $25,863 shall be expended for the Housing Services and Mediation Program operated by the Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority in Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $29,558 shall be expended for Berkshire Mediation Services Inc.; provided further that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for North Central Court Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the North Shore Community Mediation Program in Salem; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for Metropolitan Mediation Services; provided further, that not less than $62,811 shall be expended for Mediation Works, Inc; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Quabbin Mediation in Athol; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Mediation and Training Collaborative of Franklin County in Greenfield; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for Framingham Court Mediation Services; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Dispute Resolution Center; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the Community Dispute Settlement Center, Inc., of Cambridge; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Greater Brockton Center for Dispute Resolution; provided further, that not less than $48,031 shall be expended for the Somerville Mediation Program; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for the Middlesex Multi-door Court House Program; and provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Martha’s Vineyard Mediation Program; and provided further, that not less than $42,737 shall be expended for Dispute Resolution Services, Inc. in the city of Springfield; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community Mediation of Worcester ................................................................... $943,189

 

0330-0441        For permanency mediation services in the probate and juvenile courts.................................... $500,000

 

0330-3200        For the court security program, including personnel and expenses; provided, that the chief justice for administration and management shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2007, detailing the number of court officers and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth............................................................................................................................ $55,839,031

 

0330-3333        The chief justice for administration and management may expend an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 from fees charged and collected pursuant to section 3 of chapter 90C, chapter 185, section 22 of chapter 218 and sections 2, 4A, 4C, 39 and 40 of chapter 262 of the General Laws; provided, that the chief justice shall only expend or allocate funds from this item to the 7 departments of the trial court for the operation of the departments; provided further, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made; provided further, that the only revenue available for expenditure in this item for fiscal year 2007 shall be revenue collected from the fees in excess of the amount collected and deposited into the General Fund in fiscal year 2003 from the fees; provided further, that no  allocation shall occur until the schedules have been approved by the committees; provided further, that the fees shall continue to be transmitted to the treasurer for deposit into the General Fund before the expenditure authorized by this item; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the chief justice may incur expenses and the comptroller shall certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of one half of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system ........................................................................................................................................................ $20,000,000

 

0330-3334        The chief justice for administration and management may expend an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 from fees charged and collected pursuant to section 87A of chapter 276 of the General Laws; provided, that the chief justice shall expend or allocate funds from this item only to the district court and Boston municipal court departments of the trial court for the operation of those departments; provided further, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made; provided however, that the chief justice shall allocate or expend the funds authorized in this item in a manner that accounts for the individual district court’s compliance with section 13 of chapter 300 of the acts of 2002; and provided further, that the fees shall continue to be transmitted to the treasurer for deposit into the General Fund before the expenditure authorized by this item ............. $20,000,000

 

0330-3335        For salary adjustments for clerks and assistant clerks; provided, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made........................................................................................ $8,329,079

 

Superior Court Department.

 

0331-0100        For the administrative office of the superior court department including costs associated with the administrative office of the superior court department and the 15 divisions of the superior court; provided further, that not less than $59,323 shall be expended for the medical malpractice tribunals established in accordance with section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that not less than $178,902 shall be expended for the Suffolk superior criminal court education and community outreach program.............................. $22,520,733

 

District Court Department.

 

0332-0100        For the office of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program and the 62 divisions of the district court............................................................................................................................................... $41,988,423

 

Probate and Family Court Department.

 

0333-0002        For the administrative office of the probate and family court department, the 14 divisions of the probate court, the operation of the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire family court clinic to be administratively located in the city of Springfield and to serve the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire divisions of the probate court, the Middlesex probate court family services clinic, the Norfolk probate court family services clinic, and the Worcester probate court family services clinic; provided, that the case manager shall meet monthly with the department of social services and shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the backlog of cases in the probate court and the parties' progress made in the backlog each month;  provided further, that not less than $79,495 shall be expended for the operation of a child and parents program in the Barnstable probate court; provided further, that the child and parents program shall not be subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of clause (xxiii) of the third paragraph of section 9 of chapter 211B of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $191,719 shall be expended for the Suffolk county community access program for community outreach and education; provided further, that the program shall be targeted at low income persons who experience educational and language barriers to court access; and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the register of probate of Suffolk county; and provided further, that not less than $191,719 shall be expended for the Middlesex community access program of community outreach and education; provided further, that the program shall be targeted at low income persons who experience educational and language barriers to court access; and provided further, that the program shall be administered by the register of probate of Middlesex county $19,464,404

 

Land Court Department.

 

0334-0001        For the operation of the land court................................................................................................. $2,388,874

 

Boston Municipal Court Department.

 

0335-0001        For the operation of the Boston municipal court........................................................................ $8,280,140

 

Housing Court Department.

 

0336-0002        For the operation of the housing court department including costs associated with the administrative office of the housing court department and the 5 divisions of the housing court................................... $4,475,016

 

Juvenile Court Department.

 

0337-0002        For the administrative office of the juvenile court and the personnel and expenses associated with the expansion of the juvenile court, including Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire/Franklin, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester and Nantucket/Dukes counties; provided, that $100,000 shall be expended on the CASA program in the Lawrence juvenile court; provided further, that $72,920 shall be expended for the CASA program in the Worcester juvenile court; provided further, that $72,920 shall be expended for the CASA program in the Plymouth county juvenile court; provided further, that $77,478 shall be expended for the Franklin/Hampshire CASA program, including Northampton, Greenfield, Orange and Ware district courts; provided further, that $54,690 shall be expended for a Berkshire CASA program in the Berkshire county juvenile court; provided further that $145,841 shall be expended for the CASA program in the Springfield juvenile court............................. $10,735,272

 

Office of the Commissioner of Probation.

 

0339-1001        For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner, subject to appropriation, shall have exclusive authority to appoint, dismiss, assign and discipline probation officers, associate probation officers, probation officers-in-charge, assistant chief probation officers and chief probation officers; provided further, that the associate probation officers shall only perform in-court functions and shall assume the in-court duties of the currently employed probation officers who shall be reassigned within the probation service subject to collective bargaining agreements to perform intensive, community-based supervision of probationers, including the provisions of intensive supervision and community restraint services as described in item 0339-1004; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, probation officer personnel and probation clerical support staff assigned to the courts shall be provided with suitable office space in their current location in and around the various divisions and departments of the trial court, as the case may be, or in suitable office space as appropriate, with the advice and consent of the commissioner; provided further, that there shall be two regional program managers funded from this item who shall be responsible for the oversight of the management and daily operation of the probation electronic monitoring program; provided further, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to utilize the departments wage reporting and bank match system for the purpose of weekly tape-matching for the purposes of determining an individual’s eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as defined in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that the office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the progress of eligibility verification with the department; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of individuals to be found misrepresenting assets, revenue generated through collection of indigent client fees, the average indigent client fee that each court division collects per case since the effective date of this act, recommendations on improvements in verifying eligibility for counsel and other pertinent information to ascertain the effectiveness of verification............................................................................................. $122,198,950

 

0339-1003        For the operation of the trial court office of community corrections, including the costs of personnel $5,706,757

 

0339-1004        For the cost of intensive supervision and community corrections programs; provided, that the programs shall include, but not be limited to, tracking, community service, educational assistance, drug and alcohol testing and treatment, curfew enforcement, home confinement, day reporting, means-tested fines, restitution, and community incapacitation or restraint; provided further, that the number of placements in the programs shall not exceed a daily average goal of 5,000 intensively-supervised probationers; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended to cover the costs of the programs that are undertaken and administered by court probation offices and county sheriffs’ offices; provided further, that said funds shall be expended for the purpose of providing said programs in Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties in fiscal year 2007; provided further, that the executive director of the office of community corrections of the trial court shall enter into interagency service agreements and memoranda of understanding with the probation offices and sheriffs’ offices for the provision of said programs, including the contracting for detention space for probationers arrested for violating probation and awaiting court action and detention space for probationers who have been ordered by the trial court to be supervised at a higher level of restraint; provided further, that said agreements and memoranda shall be entered into at the direction of the executive director; provided further, that the executive director shall submit a spending and management plan for the programs to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2007; and provided further, that the plan shall include the projected number of probationers to be served by each program and include a description of the oversight and services provided to the probationers..................................................................................... $16,199,621

 

Office of the Jury Commissioner.

 

0339-2100        For the office of the jury commissioner in accordance with chapter 234A of the General Laws $2,310,457

 

Suffolk District Attorney.

 

0340-0100        For the Suffolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, the domestic violence unit and the children’s advocacy center; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that not more than $125,000 shall be expended for a North Dorchester safe neighborhood initiative, in Suffolk county; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, that at least 30 days before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ........................................................................................................................................................ $15,446,370

 

0340-0101        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office..... $345,683

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Middlesex District Attorney.

 

0340-0200        For the Middlesex district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following; (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by said office in calendar year  2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in said program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further,  before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer........................................................................................................................ $12,113,638

 

0340-0201        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Middlesex district attorney’s office $478,682

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Eastern District Attorney.

 

0340-0300        For the Eastern district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007;  provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer; and provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program.......................................................... $7,738,780

 

0340-0301        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Eastern district attorney’s office $447,132

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Worcester District Attorney.

 

0340-0400        For the Worcester district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that $75,000 may be expended for financial criminal investigations; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007;  provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer  .................................................................................................. $8,277,330

 

0340-0401        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Worcester district attorney’s office $393,480

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

0340-0410        For the analyses of narcotic drug synthetic substitutes, poisons, drugs, medicines and chemicals at the University of Massachusetts medical school in order to support the law enforcement efforts of the district attorneys, the state police and municipal police departments................................................................................................ $450,000

 

Hampden District Attorney.

 

0340-0500        For the Hampden district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ............................................................................. $7,086,499

 

0340-0501        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampden district attorney’s office $322,619

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Hampshire/Franklin District Attorney.

 

0340-0600        For the Hampshire/Franklin district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in said fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the salaries and expenses of a children’s advocacy project; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ................................ $4,717,216

 

0340-0601        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Hampshire/Franklin district attorney’s office       $226,191

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Norfolk District Attorney.

 

0340-0700        For the Norfolk district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ............................................................................. $8,074,889

 

0340-0701        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Norfolk district attorney’s office $416,910

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Plymouth District Attorney.

 

0340-0800        For the Plymouth district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; 3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ............................................................................. $6,564,669

 

0340-0801        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office $340,554

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Bristol District Attorney.

 

0340-0900        For the Bristol district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ........................................................... $6,695,993

 

0340-0901        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Bristol district attorney’s office $318,380

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Cape and Islands District Attorney.

 

0340-1000        For the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program and the domestic violence unit; provided, that $125,000 shall be expended to support the sex offender management unit; provided further, that 2 prosecutors and administrative support shall be provided to the Cape Cod offender management task force; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that not more than $20,000 be expended for Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Cove in Hyannis; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ................................ $3,464,863

 

0340-1001        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office            $271,954

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

Berkshire District Attorney.

 

0340-1100        For the Berkshire district attorney’s office, including the victim and witness assistance program, the child abuse and sexual assault prosecution program, and the domestic violence unit; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by the office in calendar year 2006 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate or superior court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that 50 per cent of fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15 (d) and 30 (c)(8) for appeals taken by the office shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 15, 2007 detailing the office’s use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office’s special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2007; provided further, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2007 detailing the total number and use of private attorneys participating in any volunteer prosecutor program; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) total number of personnel from private law firms participating in the program; (2) name and address of the law firms; (3) duties performed by the personnel; and (4) benefits and cost savings associated with the program; provided further, that no assistant district attorney shall be paid an annual salary of less than $35,000; and provided further, before transferring any funds authorized in this item from the AA object class, the district attorney shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of its intention to make that transfer ............................................................................. $3,167,184

 

0340-1101        For the overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Berkshire district attorney’s office $126,739

General Fund .......................................................................  11.80%

Highway Fund ....................................................................  88.20%

 

District Attorneys’ Association.

 

0340-2100        For the operation of the Massachusetts District Attorneys’ Association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys’ office automation and case management and tracking system, and for the costs associated with maintaining the association’s wide-area network; provided further, that the 11 district attorneys of the commonwealth may contribute a portion of their fiscal year 2007 appropriation to the Massachusetts District Attorneys’ Association in order to alleviate the cost of the case management and tracking system as well as the cost of data lines associated with the district attorney’s computer network; provided further, that each district attorney shall submit a report to the Massachusetts District Attorneys’ Association and the house and senate committees on ways and means delineating all funds expended for the purpose of implementing the case management and tracking system not later than January 30, 2007; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the total cost of the district attorneys’ computer network, the total cost incurred by each district attorney’s office, a detailed list of all hardware and software leased, owned or operated by each district attorney, a plan for any purchases to be made in the remainder of fiscal year 2007 and a detailed summary of any policies implemented to contain the costs of the network by either the Massachusetts District Attorneys’ Association or the individual district attorneys’ offices; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made, on or after the effective date of this act, which would cause the commonwealth’s obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; and provided further, that the association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2007 detailing, by district attorney office, all sources of revenue, including, but not limited to, federal and state grants that were received in fiscal year 2006, and the amount of each source of revenue.......................................................................................................................................................... $3,096,381

 

EXECUTIVE.

 

0411-1000        For the offices of the governor, the lieutenant governor and the governor’s council; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item may be used at the discretion of the governor for the payment of extraordinary expenses not otherwise provided for and for transfer to appropriation accounts where the amounts otherwise available may be insufficient; provided further, that funds may be expended for the governor’s commission on mental retardation; and provided further, that the advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, as established in the office of the governor by section 379 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, and section 80 of chapter 236 of the acts of 2000, shall continue during fiscal year 2007 ..................................................................................... $5,035,741

 

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

 

0511-0000        For the operation of the office of the secretary; provided, that the office shall submit a report detailing staffing patterns for each program operated by the office; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, actual and functional job titles by program, compensation rates and lengths of service for each employee; provided further, that the office shall submit the report not later than January 31, 2007 to the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000, 0540-2100 pursuant to an allocation schedule filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to any regulation or standard established by the state secretary or the records conservation board, and those regulations shall be promulgated no later than June 30, 2007; provided further, that a  report regarding the status of structures and locations of each registry of deeds funded in this section shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before December 31, 2006; provided further, that the report shall state, for each registry of deeds funded in this section, whether the space occupied by the registry is owned or leased by the commonwealth, the start and end dates of each current lease for the registry, the amount of square footage occupied by each registry and whether there is an immediate or otherwise projected need for the registry to increase the square footage it occupies;  provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be spent on the purchase of a new fork lift and not less than $25,000 shall be spent on storage boxes for the purposes of records storage and destruction............................................................................. $6,902,837

 

0511-0001        The state secretary may expend revenues not to exceed $30,000 from the sale of merchandise at the Massachusetts state house gift shop for the purpose of replenishing and restocking gift shop inventory............. $30,000

 

0511-0108        The state secretary acting on behalf of the commonwealth may sell, transfer or license the division of corporations’ software and related documents pertaining to its web based searching and filing applications, including uniform commercial code software, developed by the department of the secretary and copyrighted by it to other states, multi-state or regional associations or other sovereign governments on such terms or conditions as in his sole discretion reasonably compensates the commonwealth for its interests; provided, that the secretary may retain and expend revenues collected from the sales, licensure or user agreements in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for technical activities of the corporations division, the remainder to be deposited in the General Fund; provided further, that the secretary may also provide web hosting, and on-going support and maintenance to other states, provinces or territories of Canada relative to their UCC and corporate applications; and provided further, that the department of the state secretary may accept credit and debit cards from individuals and corporations filing documents with the department............................................................................................................................................ $50,000

 

0511-0200        For the operation of the state archives division.............................................................................. $539,562

 

0511-0230        For the operation of the records center............................................................................................. $156,185

 

0511-0250        For the operation of the archives facility......................................................................................... $475,775

 

0511-0260        For the operation of the commonwealth museum; provided that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended to renovate the museum to allow for exhibition of the state’s historic documents................................ $1,697,455

 

0511-0270        The Secretary of State shall contract with the UMass Donahue Institute for not less than $100,000 to provide the Commonwealth with technical assistance on US Census Data and prepare annual population estimates        $100,000

 

 

0511-0420        For the operation of the addr