UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

Wednesday, June 9, 1999.

Met at seven minutes past ten o’clock A.M.

Notice was received that the Minority Leader of the House had announced, under House Rule 18A, the following changes in joint standing committees:

That Representative Pope of Wayland had been relieved of duty (at her own request) from the committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs and that Representative Hillman of Sturbridge had been appointed to the eleventh position on said committee to fill the existing vacancy;

That Representative Tuttle of Barre had been relieved of duty (at his own request) from the committee on Public Safety, and that Representative Hillman of Sturbridge had been appointed to the eleventh position on said committee to fill the existing vacancy; and

That Representative George of Yarmouth had been relieved of duty (at his own request) from the committee on Taxation and that Representative Tuttle of Barre had been appointed to the tenth position on said committee to fill the existing vacancy.

Orders of the Day.

The Orders of the Day were considered, as follows:

The House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4401, printed as amended),— was read a second time.

The Senate adopted the amendments, previously recommended by the committee on Ways and Means:

Striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2000; and by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:

" Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience."

The bill, as amended, was ordered to a third reading and read a third time.

Pending the question on passing the bill to be engrossed, Ms. Walsh and Messrs. Clancy and Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-1500, by striking out the figure "6,788,140" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "7,301,104"; and

In section 2, in item 0321-1502, by striking out the figure "7,348,580" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "7,506,038".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-1500, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that the committee shall provide a full-time staff assistant to be funded from this item for the lawyers’ caucus, so-called, of the general court who shall zealously defend the interests and tirelessly advance the goals of said caucus and its members".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-1500, by striking out the figure "6,778,140" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,701,875".

After remarks, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-eight minutes past ten o’clock A.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 7 — nays 30):

YEAS.

NAYS.

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-six minutes before eleven o’clock A.M., the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-1502, by striking out the figure "7,348,580" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "7,178,227".

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-four minutes before eleven o’clock A.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 7 — nays 30):

YEAS.

NAYS.

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-one minutes before eleven o’clock A.M., the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Clancy and Shannon moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 0321-1510, by striking out the words "and provided further that the rates of compensation paid for private counsel services from this item shall be the same as the rates paid in fiscal year 1999"; and in said item 0321-1510, by striking out the figure "43,500,000" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "52,970,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman and Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-1510, by inserting after the words "chapter 211D of the General Laws, pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 211D;", the following words:— "and for the expenses of a pilot Team Leader Program in not more than four counties;".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Clancy and Shannon moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 0321-1512, by striking out the words "and provided further that the rates of compensation paid for private counsel services from this item shall be the same as the rates paid in fiscal year 1999"; and in said section 2, in said item 0321-1512, by striking out the figure "21,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the follow ing figure:— "25,534,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Morrissey and Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0321-1520 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-2205, by striking out the figure "1,652,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,900,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-2206, by striking out the figure "300,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "350,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0321-2206, by striking out the figure "300,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "325,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Antonioni and Lynch, and Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0322-0100, by striking out the figure "6,592,577" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,936,192";

In section 4, in item 0322-0100, by striking out the figure, under "AA Spending,", "6,021,689" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,365,304"; and

In said section 4, in said item 0322-0100, by striking out the figure, under "FY00 FTE’s", "90.50" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "102.7".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0330-0106, by striking out the figure "661,536" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "771,028"; by inserting after sec tion 87 the following section:—

"SECTION 87A. Section 8 of chapter 185C of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence, as amended by section 198 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— There shall be two justices appointed for the Hampden county division, two justices appointed for the Worcester county division, one justice appointed for the northeastern division, two justices appointed for the southeastern division, two justices appointed for the city of Boston division of the housing court department and one justice who shall be and perform the duties of a circuit justice in such counties as the chief justice shall from time to time designate."; and by inserting after section 90 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 90A. Section 1 of chapter 211B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence, as amended by section 206 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:—The trial court, as an administrative unit, shall consist of no more than 363 justices and special justices.

SECTION 90B. Section 2 of said chapter 211B is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence, as amended by section 207 of said chapter 194, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— There shall be 80 justices appointed to the superior court department, 10 justices appointed to the housing court department, 4 justices appointed to the land court department, 49 justices appointed to the probate and family court department, 11 justices appointed to the Boston municipal court department, 37 justices appointed to the juvenile court department and 172 justices and special justices appointed to the district court department."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Creedon, Lynch, Berry, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Nuciforo, Brewer, Pacheco, Glodis, Ms. Creem and Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill in section 2 by striking out item 0330-0301 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Creedon, Lynch, Berry, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Nuciforo, Brewer, Pacheco, Glodis, Ms. Creem and Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0330-0302 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0330-0400, by adding the following words:— "; and 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."

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0330-0410, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for North Central Court Services, Inc. in Fitchburg".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0330-4303 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0330-0410, by striking out the figure "142,835" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "8l0,000".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem and Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 0321-1504, by striking out the figure "412,234" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "441,503".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0331-2100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $136,562 shall be expended for 2 assistant clerks; and provided further, that not less that $80,552 shall be expended for
4 procedure Clerk 1 positions"; and in item 0331-2100, by striking out the figure "508,533" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "725,667".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0332-2700, by striking out the figure "2,790,976" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,953,559".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0332-3500 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0332-4000 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0332-4000, by inserting after the word "clerk" the following words:—"; and one assistant clerk magistrate" and in said item 0332-4000, by striking out the figure "2,412,389" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,511,482’.

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0332-5700, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that one additional assistant magistrate shall be appointed and funded from this line item in fiscal year 2000"; and in said item 0332-5700, by striking out the figure "3,241,734" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "3,301,734".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lynch and Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0332-6400, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that four additional probation officers shall be appointed and funded from this item"; and in said item 0332-6400, by striking out the figure "4,164,570" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,284,570".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0332-7100, by inserting after the words "procedures clerk I" the follow ing words:— "and an additional head administrative assistant and an additional account clerk I"; and in said item 0332-7100, by striking out the figure "913,446" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "984,219".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 3032-7300, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that two additional sessions clerks shall be appointed and funded from this line item in fiscal year 2000"; and in said item 0332-7300, by striking out the figure "913,446" and inserting in place thereof the following:— "992,933".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0332-7500 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0333-0600, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $63,700 be expended for the funding and appointment of one administrative deputy assistant"; and by striking out the figure "753,148" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "816,848".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0333-1300 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Travaglini moved amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0333-1313, by striking out the figure "138,921" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "205,341".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0337-0003, by striking out the figure "13,965,608" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "14,842,642".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0337-0003, by striking out the word "Plymouth"; in said item 0337-0003 by striking out the figure "13,965,608" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "12,421,664"; and

By inserting after item 0337-0500 the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Tucker and Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0337-0003, by striking out the words "Lawrence district court" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "Lawrence juvenile court".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0337-0300, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that two additional probation officers shall be funded from this item".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Creedon, Lynch, Berry, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Nuciforo, Brewer, Pacheco, Glodis, Ms. Creem and Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0339-1001 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0339-1001, by inserting the following words:— "; provided further, that an additional chief probation officer in the programs division shall be funded from this item for the purposes of providing outreach and coordinating services with the executive branch, nonprofit agencies and local school districts for Central Massachusetts"; and in said item 0339-1001, by striking out the figure "9,111,427" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:—"9,183,627".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0339-1001, by striking out the words "provided, that the salaries of up to 205 associate probation officers shall be funded from this item in fiscal year 2000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "provided, that the salaries of up to 206 associate probation officers shall be funded from this item; provided further, that an additional associate probation officer for the Worcester juvenile court shall be funded from this item"; and in said item 0339-1001, by striking out the figure "9,111,427" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "9,136,577".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Creedon, Lynch, Berry, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Nuciforo, Brewer, Pacheco, Glodis, Ms. Creem and Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 0339-1002 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

"0339-1002 For the superior court probation services
.....................................................................9,100,937".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo and Messrs. Panagiotakos, Tolman, Magnani, Ms. Creem and Mr. Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0340-0200, by striking out the figure "10,133,195" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "10,441,043".

After debate, the amendment was rejected, by a vote of 7 to 21.

Messrs. Knapik and Rosenberg moved to amend bill, in section 2, in item 0340-0600, by striking out the words "that not less than $100,000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "that not less than $150,000".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0340-0700, by inserting after the words "domestic violence unit" the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $447,418 be appropriated for the cost of rental space increase"; and by striking out the figure "6,508,293" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "6,955,711".

After debate, the amendment was rejected by a vote of 7 to 12.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0521-0001 the following item:

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $360,000 shall be expended for a restoration project for the tobey house in the town of Wareham".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be provided for the Worcester women’s history project to preserve and exhibit historic artifacts".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman and Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by striking out the figure "2,514,505" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "2,614,505"; and in said item 0526-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a historic commemorative clock and accompanying beautification at Cleveland Circle in Boston and Brookline".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by inserting after the words, "Bellingham Square of Chelsea;" the following words: "provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for a one-time grant to the town of Hopedale for the rehabilitation of the statue of hope on the grounds of the Bancroft Memorial Library"; and in said item 0526-0100, by striking out the figure "2,514,505" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,554,505".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the restoration of the area known as Centennial grove in the town of Essex".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100 by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $11,550.00 shall be expended for the completion of the Groveland Veto Museum Building in the town of Groveland".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Nuciforo, Rosenberg, Lees, Brewer and Ms. Melconian moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0333-0711, by striking out the words "for the Hampden probate court family services clinic" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "for the operation of the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire family court clinic to be administrative located in the city of Springfield and to serve the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire divisions of the probate court".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0540-0000, by striking out the figure "1,260,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,800,000".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Brewer moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0540-0000 the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Tucker, Messrs. Jajuga, Tarr and Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0540-0900, by striking out the figure "1,007,640" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,244,160"; and in said item 0540-0900, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be made available for the renovation of the Northern Essex registry of deeds . . .".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0540-1000, by striking out the figure "2,421,220" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,711,220".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0540-1500 the following three items:

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0540-2100, by striking out the figure "2,444,974" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,585,494".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0612-1010 the following item:

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 0612-1010 the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2 in item 0640-0300, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that a one-time grant of $65,000 shall be obligated to the Newburyport Choral Society for its sixty-fifth anniversary celebration."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0640-0300, by inserting after the words "Riverside Theater Works, so-called" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for the repair and renovation of Tuckerman Hall in Worcester; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Family Concert Series."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lees and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1000-0001, by striking out the figure "7,606,831" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "7,253,739".

After remarks, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at fourteen minutes before twelve o’clock noon, on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 7 — nays 31):

YEAS.

NAYS.

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING.

Tucker, Susan C. — 1.

Ms. Melconian in the Chair, the yeas and nays having been completed at nine minutes before twelve o’clock noon, the amendment was rejected.

The President in the Chair, Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1102-3205, by adding the following words:— "; and provided, further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the rehabilitation of the third floor of the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans in the city of Boston to comply with the health and safety codes upon said shelter providing a matching fund in the amount of $300,000 for projects funded from this item with an estimated cost of not more than $500,000 upon determination that said division has the ability to control and supervise the project"; and in said item 1102-3205, by striking out the figures "6,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,800,000".

The amendment was rejected .

Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1102-3206, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not more than $500,000 shall be expended for basic maintenance and security needs of the state buildings at Medfield state hospital."

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Ms. Creem and Messrs. Creedon and Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1102-3210, by adding the following words:— "; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purpose of a study to determine the feasibility and cost benefit associated with the relocation of the Norfolk probate court, and a report shall be submitted to the general court no later than March 1, 2000."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Creem, Messrs. Creedon and Tolman, Ms. Resor and Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1102-3210, by adding the following words:— "; provided further that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the purpose of a study to determine the feasibility and cost benefit associated with the relocation of the Middlesex probate court, and a report shall be submitted to the general court no later than March 1, 2000."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1102-3210, by inserting after the words "said bonds;" the following words:— "provided further, that $250,000.00 shall be expended to conduct a needs assessment of the district court of southern Essex;".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1102-9999, by inserting after the words "consistent with the amount appropriated herein;" the following words:— "provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for costs associated with the removal of asbestos at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst;".

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Walsh and Messrs. Lynch, Rauschenbach and Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1108-1011, by striking out the figure "508,882" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "636,000".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Joyce and Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, item 1108-5500, by striking the wording thereof and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "For the costs, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 32A of the General Laws to the contrary, of dental and vision benefits for those active employees of the commonwealth and of a housing or redevelopment authority by vote of the governing body, but not including employees of other authorities and any other political subdivision, who are not otherwise provided such benefits pursuant to a separate appropriation or the provisions of a contract or collective bargaining agreement; provided, that said employees shall pay 15 per cent of the monthly premium established by the commission for such benefits; and provided further, that the commission shall expend all necessary funds from this item to restore benefits to the level in effect on June 30, 1998."

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Tolman, Panagiotakos and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1233-2010, by inserting after the words "chapter 59 of the General Laws;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $3,000,000 shall be expended from this item for a low income sewer and water assistance program pursuant to the provisions of section 24B of chapter 23B of the General Laws, prior appropriation continued."; and

By inserting after section 25 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 25A. The first sentence of section 24B of chap ter 23B of the General Laws, as amended by section 41 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word ‘government’ the following words:— or homeowners who are eligible for one and two household fuel assistance program, so-called.

SECTION 25B. Said section 24B of said chapter 23B is hereby amended by striking out clause (a), as amended by section 42 of said chapter 43, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:—

(a) The department shall use the same grantee agencies, similar applications and similar verification procedures as are used in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, to the maximum extent possible. The department may also utilize a reasonable percentage of any funds appropriated, not exceeding ten per cent of such funds, for administrative costs of the program."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Melconian, Messrs. Brewer and Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1410-0010, by striking out the words "Winchendon provided" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "Winchendon; provided that not less than $147,320 shall be obligated for maintenance, operations and administration of the State Veteran’s Cemeteries in Agawam and Winchendon; provided".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1410-0012, by striking out the words "$90,420 shall be obligated for a contract with the Montachusett Veterans;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$110,000 shall be obligated for a contract with the Montachusett Veterans".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Knapik moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1410-0250, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be obligated for a contract with the Springfield Bilingual Veterans Outreach Center for the maintenance and operation of a Transitional Housing Unit at the Chapin Mansion of Holyoke;".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1410-0250, by striking out the words "$50,000 shall be obligated for a contract with Unity House located in the city of Gardner;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$65,000 shall be obligated for a contract with Unity House located in the city of Gardner".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1599-0036, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $750,000 be awarded for the repair and completion of rehabilitation of the Chevalier Memorial auditorium in Medford".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Shannon and Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 1599-3838 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Knapik, Lees and Tarr moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, by inserting after item 1599-3856 the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lees, Knapik and Tisei moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1599-6898, by striking out the figure "29,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "75,000,000".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Berry, Travaglini, Ms. Murray, Messrs. Bernstein, Lees, Rosenberg, Brewer, Glodis, Shannon and Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 1599-6898 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Walsh moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1750-0111, by striking out the figure "369,919" and inserting in place thereof the following figure :— "899,019".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Walsh moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1750-0116, by striking out the figure "15,750" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "165,750".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 1750-0300, by adding the following words:— "provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 150E or any general or special law to the contrary, or any collective bargaining agreement, the commonwealth’s minimum weekly contribution per union member shall, at a minimum, be equal to the average weekly contribution per employee funded by line item 1108-5500."

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by striking out the words "; provided further, that not more than $50,000 shall be expended on a study of the closure of the Northeast Solid Waste Committee facility due to environmental concerns" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $50,000 shall be expended on a study on the closure of the Northeast Solid Waste Committee solid waste incinerator located in the town of North Andover due to environmental concerns; and provided further, that the city of Peabody and the towns of Acton, Andover, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Dracut, Hamilton, Lexington, Lincoln, Manchester, North Andover, North Reading, Tewksbury, Watertown, Wenham, Westford, West Newbury, Wilmington, and Winchester shall not be required to expend funds for the installation of certain air pollution control equipment in said facility as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ‘Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Municipal Waste Combusters’, pursuant to section 129 of the Clean Air Amendments of 1990, 40 CFR 60, until such time as said study is completed."

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Jacques moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that the executive office of environmental affairs is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study of the establishment of a grant program providing to municipalities monies for the design, permitting, construction, and renovation of park and recreation facilities. Said study shall include an analysis of the environmental impact of preserving open space, the unmet need for the construction and renovation of park facilities within the commonwealth, and the cost of establishing and maintaining such a grant program. The executive office of environmental affairs shall file the results of said study, along with any recommendations for legislation, with the clerk of the house of representatives, the clerk of the senate, the house and senate committees on state administration, and the governor not later than December 31, 1999".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem, Messrs. Pacheco, Tolman, Ms. Fargo, and Messrs. Lynch and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by striking out the words " that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the implementation of the Watershed Initiative;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "that not less than $1,945,000 shall be expended for the implementation of the Watershed Initiative; provided further, that said program shall include not less than $200,000 for an office of watershed protection, not less than $345,000 to provide grants to support those watershed teams required to produce either a comprehensive plan or watershed assessment report in fiscal year 2000, not less than $300,000 to fund a training program based at the University of Massachusetts, not less than $200,000 to support a wetlands restoration program, not less than $900,000 to provide matching grant funds to communities for studies of water management;" and in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure "5,052,093" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,997,093".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $500,000 shall be provided for making repairs to Echo Bridge in Newton, and the secretary shall direct the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority to make such repairs"; and in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure "5,052,093" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,552,093".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for a study of the Blackstone Canal, so-called, and to uncover portions of the canal in the city of Worcester."; and in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure "5,052,093" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,252,093."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lynch, Tarr, Clancy and Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by striking out the words "that not less than $200,000 shall be expended on a program of coastal resources monitoring and restoration focusing on all coastal regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that said program shall include technical assistance through the Massachusetts bays program, so-called" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "that not less than $950,000 shall be expended on a program of coordinated coastal pollution monitoring focusing on all coastal regions of the commonwealth; provided further, that said program shall include not less than $70,000 for citizen’s coastal monitoring grants; provided further, that not less than $260,000 shall be expended for database development and management; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for embayment flushing studies; provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended for long-term monitoring, including the purchase of automated buoys; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for embayment monitoring; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for technical assistance through the Massachusetts bays program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for program coordinator and support staff"; and in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure "5,052,093" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,802,093".

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by inserting after the words "; provided, that not less than $510,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended on the operations of an office of geographic and environmental information as established by section 4B of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as added by section 63 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended through said office of geographic and environmental information for geographic information services and global planning systems in the town of Franklin;".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2000-0100 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Tisei, Lees, Knapik, Tarr and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2000-0100 the following item:

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-eight minutes before one o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 5 — nays 34):

YEAS.

NAYS.

Ms. Melconian in the Chair, the yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-three minutes before one o’clock P.M., the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Clancy and Berry moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2010-0100, by striking out in line 22 the figure "1,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,500,000"; and in said item 2010-0100, by inserting after the words "packaging, storage and labor;" the following words:— "provided further, that only redemption centers registered with the commonwealth as of April 1, 1999 shall be eligible for monies appropriated in this act;".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2010-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $250,000 shall be appropriated to WasteCap of Massachusetts, a non-profit organization, for the operation of recycling cooperatives, including grants to public and non-public entities."

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2000-0100, by inserting after the words "Buzzards Bay;" the following words:— "provided further, that not less than $50,000.00 be expended for the formation of a technical advisory group to conduct a coastal monitoring study in Salem Sound to investigate declining fish and lobster populations in Salem Sound;".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2010-0100, by striking out the words "provided, that a grant shall be made to E-Call, Inc. to promote recycling" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "provided, further, that $250,000 shall be appropriated to E-Call, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to assist in the implementation and improvement of recycle-related programs and to improve the access to recycling information to citizens of the commonwealth with limited or nonexistent recycling programs".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Tolman and Tarr, Ms. Resor and Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2020-0100 the following item:

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $35,000 shall be expended for a matching grant for the repair of Memorial Park Dam in West Bridgewater."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the word "Milford" the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $200,000 shall be expended for the restoration of Milford Pond, also known as Cedar Swamp Pond, in the town of Milford".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to repair the wading pool at Warren Manning state park".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $179,450 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for the Olmstead historic landscape preservation project in the town of Wareham".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $25,000 shall be expended for the fish ladders in the town of Kingston."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $75,000 shall be expended for the fish ladder system in the town of Pembroke."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for dredging at the boat launching facility in the town of Duxbury."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Hedlund and Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the office of waterways to establish a study to identify a comprehensive needs analysis for coastal infrastructure improvement and a definitive spending plan for such improvements."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $100,000 shall be expended for the repair of the Forge Pond Dam in the town of East Bridgewater".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $200,000 shall be expended for the construction of a waterfront pier located in the town of Salisbury".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the costs of the design and construction of Phase II of the construction plan for the Forte Memorial Park in the city of Newton."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the costs of designing Phase II of the Forte Memorial Park construction plan in the city of Newton".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $35,000 be expended to restore Southwell Park in Chelmsford."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, the department shall hire two full-time staff, a visitor services supervisor and a laborer for the Great Brook Farm in the town of Carlisle;".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the words "that $250,000 shall be expended on grants for community tree planting and care;" the following words:— "provided further that not less than $5,000 be expended to the town of Wayland for tree plantings;".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided, further, that the department of environmental management is authorized to issue grants to public and non-public entities from this line item."

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

At one o’clock P.M., at the request of Mr. Lees, for the purpose of a minority party caucus, the Chair (Ms. Melconian) declared a recess; and, at twenty-nine minutes past one o’clock P.M., the Senate reassembled, the President in the Chair.

Orders of the Day.

The House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4401, printed as amended) was further considered, the main question being on passing the bill to be engrossed.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the words "the town of Abington" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for repairs to the Worcester Regatta Point Boathouse".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the repair of Leesville pond dam in the town of Auburn"; and in said item 2100-2030, by striking out the figure "23,214,402" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "23,414,402".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended to the town of Auburn for repairs to the Pondville dam in said town"; and in said item 2100-2030, by strik ing out the figure "23,214,402" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "23,239,402".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to the town of Millbury for repairs to the Dorothy pond dam in said town"; and in said item 2100-2030, by striking out the figure "23,214,402" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "23,289,402".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the words "Aberjona river in the town of Winchester" the following words:— "; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Sunset lake in the town of Braintree;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the words "Moore state park in the town of Paxton" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for improvements to Merry mount park in the city of Quincy;’.

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words: "; provided further, that $3,500,000 shall be expended for the purchase of the seven acre parcel of land known as Hellenic hill adjacent to Jamaica pond in the city of Boston".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the words "; provided further, that not less that $125,000 shall be expended for recreational facility renovations at Fort Phoenix state park;" the following words: — "; provided further, that $4,000,000 shall be expended for the purchase of certain land parcels in D.W. Field park in the town of Avon for the purpose of preserving and protecting open space and the Brockton water supply;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $1,200,000 shall be expended for repairs, improvements and the restoration of the Walter Baker administration building, so-called, in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston".; and in said item 2100-2030, by striking out the figure "23,214,402" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "24,414,402".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Pacheco, Brewer and Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words: "; and provided further, that not less than $1,431,000 shall be expended for full staffing of the state forest program."; and in said item 2100-2030, by striking out the figure "23,214,402" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "24,085,402".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 be available for the repair or rehabilitation of the Oliver Mill park in the town of Middleborough."; and in said item 2100-2030, by striking out the figure "23,214,402" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "23,414,402".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Fargo and Messrs. Knapik and Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by striking out the figure "23,214,402" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "23,394,342".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2040, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to repair and upgrade the Rocky Pond cranberry bogs, so-called, at the Myles Standish Forest."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Hedlund and Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2040, by striking out the figure "4,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,700,000"; and in said item 2100-2040, by adding the following words: "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to demolish certain buildings on Hingham Annex property adjacent to Wompatuck state park in the town of Hingham."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Hedlund and Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2100-2040 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo, Messrs. Brewer and Tolman, Ms. Creem, and Messrs. Nuciforo, Glodis, Tarr, Havern and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2100-2050 the following item:

After remarks, the amendment was rejected, by a vote of 4 to 9.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-3010, by inserting after the words "year-round seasonal employees, so-called" the following words:— "; provided further, that $375,845 shall be expended for the hiring of 45 seasonal rangers;"; and in said item 2100-3010, by striking out the figure "3,572,170" and inserting in place thereof the figure:— "3,681,784".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Pacheco and Rauschenbach, Ms. Tucker and Mr. magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-3010, by striking out the figure "3,572,170" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,043,152"; in item 2100-3011, by striking out the figure "349,113" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "389,458"; in item 2100-3022, by striking out the figure "37,405" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "52,813"; and in item 2100-3023, by striking out the figure "2,275,466" and inserting in place thereof of the following figure:— "2,385,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by inserting after "Braintree/Weymouth interceptor, so-called" the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $542,000 shall be allocated to the town of Norton for the completed sewer/interceptor project, #WPC-MASS-S145;".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a growth management plan for the town of Plymouth."

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Rauschenbach moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by inserting after the words "Braintree/Weymouth interceptor, so-called;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be allocated to the Massachusetts Military Reservation Environmental Technology Center, pursuant to section 252 of chapter 38 of the acts of 1995;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Tarr and Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by inserting after the words "Braintree/Weymouth interceptor, so-called;" the following words:— "; provided, that $1,800,000 shall be expended for the construction of a water line on Plum island in the city of Newburyport and the town of Newbury;".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Joyce and Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 2200-0100, by adding the following words:—
"; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for improvements to the water pumping system in the towns of Holbrook and Randolph."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2300-0101, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $180,000 shall be expended for the completion of the river walk, so-called, along the Ipswich river in the town of Ipswich".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Brewer and Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, by inserting after item 2300-0104 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2300-0104 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2310-0200, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $175,000 shall be expended for the construction of a wheel chair accessible fishing pier on Silver lake in the town of Wilmington".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Resor, Mr. Antonioni, Ms. Fargo and Mr. Brewer moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2310-0500 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2320-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for improvements to the area known as Tuck’s point in the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2320-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the purpose of matching funds expended by the town of Rockport for the purchase of public access rights to Pigeon Cove wharf in said town."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2320-0200, by adding following words:— "; provided, that not more than $100,000 be made available for the repair or rehabilitation for the Doublebrook dam in the town of Middleborough."; and in said item 2320-0200, by striking out the figure "711,135" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "811,135".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2320-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that an amount shall be expended from this item necessary to construct a boat ramp in the town of Mattapoisett."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2330-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the repair and refurbishment of the Matthew J. Kuss fishing facility located at Cook Pond in the city of Fall River; and provided further, that any remaining funds shall be expended to restock Cook Pond".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2330-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the joint operation of shellfish propagation program on Cape Cod between the division and Barnstable county."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Brewer moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2350-0100, by striking out the figure "9,227,431" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "9,641,372".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $1,472,000 be expended for the design and replacement of the rink bed and necessary appenditures at the Veterans ice skating rink in Somerville".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $850,000 be expended for the study, design and repair of the Upper Mystic Dam".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the soccer field on Acre Bridge road in Southborough".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be paid to the town of Clinton for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Burditt Hill water tank in the town of Clinton".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $226,125.00 shall be expended for replacement of jersey barriers so-called on the Nahant Causeway in the town of Nahant"; and in said item 2440-0010, by striking out the figure "28,625,327" and inserting in place thereof the following figure;— "28,851,452".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Dawson Pool recreation area in the town of Holden"; and in said item 2440-0010, by striking out the figure "28,625,327" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "30,125,327".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for renovations and improvements to the buildings and property known as the McCrehan Pool in Cambridge;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman and Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for renovations and improvements to the buildings and property known as Connors Memorial Pool in Waltham;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that a sum of $100,000 shall be made available for a program of tree planting and replacement with not less than 50 per cent of the trees under this program allocated to cities and towns for use by them in city and town parks and streets"; and in said item 2440-0010, by striking out the figure "28,625,327" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "28,725,327".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by inserting after "Charles River road in the town of Watertown;" the following words:— "; provided further, that $700,000 shall be expended for the design and construction of the expanded Kennedy playground in the Neponset River Reservation in the Mattapan section of Boston;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $1,325,000 shall be expended for the reconstruction of recreational facilities at Houghton’s pond in the town of Milton;"; and in said item 2440-0010, by striking out the figure "28,625,327" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "29,950,327".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for development of an Upper Neponset river master plan from Mattapan to Hyde Park".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by striking out the words "; provided further, that the commission shall expend $150,000 above the amount expended for maintenance of the southwest corridor park in the city of Boston in fiscal year 1998 and shall enter into contracts for personnel and other resources necessary for such maintenance, including the costs of two horticulturists and a supervisor" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended on operating costs for the Southwest Corridor park, including but not limited to replacement and repair of plantings; and provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended for the survey and redesign of the children’s play areas in the Southwest Corridor park to be in compliance with state and federal disability requirements;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by inserting after the words "McGrath-O’Brien highway and Linwood street in the city of Somerville;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the construction of two Metropolitan District Commission baseball fields at the Nike site, so-called, in the High street area in the town of Randolph;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by striking out the words "provided further, that funds shall be expended for a Neponset Reservation project manager" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a Neponset River reservation manager".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to McMorrow playground in the Dorchester section of Boston".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-1000, by striking out the figure "50,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "250,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2444-9004, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the trailside museum and the Chickatawbut hill center."; and in said item 2444-9004, by striking out the figure "425,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,425,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Antonioni and Pacheco moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 2511-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the garden in every school project, so-called"; and, in said section 2511-0100, by striking out the figure "5,023,385" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "5,123,385".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Magnani of Framingham moved to amend the bill, in
section 2, in item 2511-0105, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the improvement of the kitchen facilities at the Framingham civic league."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2511-0105, by inserting after the words "Worcester county food bank;" the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Randolph food pantry located in the town of Randolph;".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2511-3002, by striking out the words "provided, that not less than $150,000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "provided, that not less than $250,000"; and, in said item 2511-3002, by striking out the figure "299,500" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "399,500".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Moore and Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, line item 4000-0110, by inserting after the words "Haverhill summer nights program, so-called" the following words:— "; provided further, that the sum of $640,000 be allocated for the challenge youth intervention program, so-called, and that the sum of $640,000 appropriated herein shall be available for expenditure as the state match for federal funds received for the Haverhill summer nights program".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4000-0110, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for competitively procured matching grants to non-profit organizations, including, but not limited to, boys’ and girls’ clubs and YMCA organizations, for the purposes of developing programs for delinquency prevention, welfare to work, citizenship, leadership and character development, technology training, job training, drug alcohol and teenage pregnancy prevention and educational enhancement".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Melconian in the Chair, Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that the federal financial participation, received from claims filed by the division for the costs of outreach and eligibility activities performed at certain hospitals and funded in part or in whole by federally permissible provider donations and from hospitals, shall be credited to this item and may be expended without further appropriation and an amount specified in an agreement between the division and each donating provider hospital shall be paid from this item to each hospital, which amount shall be in proportion to each hospital’s donated amount; provided further, that the federal financial participation, received from claims filed by the division for the costs of outreach and eligibility activities performed at certain hospitals and federally-qualified community health centers and funded in part or in whole by federally permissible provider donations from said hospitals and health centers, shall be credited to this item and may be expended without further appropriation, and an amount specified in an agreement between the division and each donating provider hospital and health center shall be paid from this item to each hospital and health center, which amount shall be in proportion to each hospital’s and health center’s donated amount; and provided further, that the division for the costs of outreach and eligibility activities performed by Covering Kids Initiative and funded in part or in whole by federally permissible donations from said organizations, shall be credited to this item and may be expended without further appropriation."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4000-0500, by striking out the figure "1,405,687,366" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,420,687,366".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4000-0700, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that $1,500,000 in funding shall be expended for the state mini-grant program, so-called"; and in said item 4000-0700, by striking out the figure "613,978,363" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "615,478,363".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4110- 1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to fund social work services to conduct needs assessment and rehabilitation training for the elder blind population of the commonwealth"; and in said item 4110-1000, by striking out the figure "3,611,086" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "3,811,086".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting after the words "that the same standards and regulations for personal care attendants in effect on February 1, 1999 shall be retained in fiscal year 2000" the following words:— "unless an agreement to any changes is reached between the division of medical assistance, designees of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Disability Policy, the Massachusetts office on disability and the Statewide Independent Living Council".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4130-1000, by striking out the figure "12,847,181" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "13,500,000".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 4130-3700 the following item:

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by inserting after "Clocktower" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for improvements to Lynn Fells Parkway in the town of Saugus".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $226,125 shall be expended for replacement of jersey barriers, so-called, on the Nahant Causeway in the town of Nahant".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Knapik moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4190-0100, by striking out the figure "14,619,187" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "14,819,744".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem, Mr. Panagiotakos, Ms. Tucker and Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4400-1025, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $467,000 shall be expended for community based programs to prepare victims of domestic violence for work and provided further that said programs shall also work within communities to eliminate barriers to work for said victims."; and in said item 4400-1025, by striking out the figure "206,302" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "877,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Havern and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in
section 2, in item 4403-2000, by inserting after the words "may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for such loss," the following words:— "; provided further, that homeless families whose benefits are reduced because they reside in a shelter shall receive a relocation benefit for expenses related to securing permanent housing equal to the amount by which benefits were reduced while they were in a shelter or the amount provided by department regulations as of April 29, 1999, whichever is greater,".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo, Mr. Tolman and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 106 the following seven sections:—

"SECTION 106A. Subsection (f) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 is hereby amended by striking out the words ‘twenty-four months during a continuous sixty month period’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— sixty months.

SECTION 106B. The third sentence of subsection (f) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the word ‘continuous’ and inserting in place thereof the following word:— cumulative.

SECTION 106C. The fourth sentence of said subsection (f) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words ‘thirty-six-month’ and inserting in place thereof the following word:— any.

SECTION 106D. The second paragraph of said subsection (f) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words ‘twenty-four months within said sixty month period’ and insert ing in place thereof the following words:— sixty months.

SECTION 106E. The first sentence of the third paragraph of said subsection (f) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words ‘twenty-four month’ and insert ing in place thereof the following words:— sixty month.

SECTION 106F. The second sentence of the third paragraph of said subsection (f) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the words ‘twenty-four month’ and insert ing in place thereof the following words:— sixty month.

SECTION 106G. The third sentence of the third paragraph of said subsection (f) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 is hereby amended by striking out the word ‘continuous’ and inserting in place thereof the following word:— cumulative."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Havern and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in sec-
tion 2, in item 4403-2002, by inserting after the words "may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for such loss," the following words:— "; provided further, that homeless families whose benefits are reduced because they reside in a shelter shall receive a relocation benefit for expenses related to securing permanent housing equal to the amount by which benefits were reduced while they were in a shelter or the amount provided by department regulations as of April 29,1999, whichever is greater".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 4403-2119 by and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4403-2120, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended from this line item to assist the Somerville Homeless Intercept Program".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4403-2120, by striking out the words "; provided further, that not less than $374,148 shall be expended for the operation of the emergency family shelter operated by Emmaus Inc. of Haverhill" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $431,546 shall be expended for the operation of the emergency family shelter operated by Emmaus Inc. of Haverhill".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4406-3000, by striking out the words "less than $78,935 shall be expended for a contract with Mainspring House" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "less than $150,000 shall be expended for a contract with Mainspring House".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4406-3000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for Sylvia’s Haven Inc. in Devens to provide housing, education, counseling and training for homeless women and their children."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4406-3000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that not less than $241,199 shall be expended for a shelter operated by Emmaus Inc. of Haverhill" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "provided further, that not less than $341,010 shall be expended for a shelter operated by Emmaus Inc. of Haverhill".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4800-1400, by inserting after the words "historically underserved battered women;" the following words:— "; provided further, that a sum of not less than $50,000 be appropriated to the On The Rise shelter for homeless women in Cambridge;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4406-3000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that not less than $1,341,844 shall be expended for a contract with" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $1,461,844 shall be expended for a contract with"; and in said item 4406-3000, by striking out the figure "34,979,958" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "35,099,958".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Berry moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4406-3000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that $1,400,000 shall be expended for contracts with YMCA and YWCA organizations for not less than 200 transitional units" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that $1,400,000 shall be expended to create programs with YMCA and YWCA organizations for not less than 200 transitional units".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Magnani and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in sec-
tion 2, in item 4406-3000, by inserting after the words "Shelter, Inc.;" the following words:— "; provided further, that $156,871 shall be expended for a contract with the South Middlesex Opportunity Council for the provision of shelter services through the Meadows II program, so-called;".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4510-0100, by inserting after the words "braille or large print" the follow ing words:— "; provided further, that not less than $140,000 shall be expended for a prostate cancer resource guide to be published in English and Spanish by the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and the American Cancer Society"; and in said item 4510-0100, by striking out the figure "8,352,082" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "8,492,082".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4510-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a program to raise public awareness and provide health care provider education on colo rectal cancer, including dissemination of materials on preventing and screening said disease and cancer registry reporting".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4510-0110, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Falmouth free clinic."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4510-0110, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the South Boston Commu nity Health Center"; and in said item 4510-0110, by striking out the figure "1,289,238" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,589,238".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4510-0110, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the South Boston Community Health Center"; and, in said item 4510-0110, by striking out the figure "1,289,238" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "3,750,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Shannon and Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4512-0200, by inserting after the words "doing business as STEP, Inc.;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $500,000 be provided for a scattered site residential program for young adults 18 to 24 years of age, inclusive, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who have substance abuse problems;"; and by striking out the figure "43,460,112" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "43,960,112".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Morrissey and Lynch moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 4512-0200, by inserting after the words "the Hingham district court for a pilot total immersion program;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for a contract with the Gavin Foundation Inc. to provide a total immersion program in conjunction with the probation department of the Quincy division of the district court department of the trial court."

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo and Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Middlesex Human Service Agency of Waltham for the outpatient treatment of the working poor and adolescents;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4512-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Middlesex Human Service Agency of Waltham for the outpatient treatment of the working poor and adolescents;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4512-0200, by striking out the words "provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for a contract with Gavin Foundation to provide a pilot total immersion program in conjunction with the probation department of the South Boston division of the district department of the trial court" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for a contract with Gavin Foundation to provide a total immersion program in conjunction with the probation department of the South Boston division of the district court department of the trial court and other district courts".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4512-0225, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for clinical research programs to combat gambling disorders as a service to veterans."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4512-0500, by adding the following words:— "; provided that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the commonwealth’s mobile adolescent oral health services program which is centrally administered through the oral health division by the director of oral health services at the Dorchester house multi-service center and which provides mobile dental services for the underserved clients of the department of youth services, the department of social services, and other underserved adolescent populations throughout the commonwealth"; and in said item 4512-0500, by striking out the figure "1,321,537" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "l,42l,537".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Norton, Clancy and Nuciforo moved to amend the bill,
in section 2, in item 4513-1000, by adding the following words:—
"; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for a child health diary entitled "Growing Up Healthy"; and provided further, that 79 per cent of the diaries shall be printed in English, 14 per cent shall be printed in Spanish and 7 per cent shall be printed in Portuguese."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1000, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $14,800 shall be allocated as a management incentive grant to the Franklin regional council of governments for costs associated with the regional public health agent pilot project, so-called, in Franklin county".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Bernstein and Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in sec-tion 2, in item 4513-1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $305,000 shall be expended to expand the capacity of rape crisis centers to provide services to adolescents and people whose first language is not English, of which not less than $30,000 shall be expended to increase the capacity of Llamnos y Hablemos the state-wide Spanish language hotline for victims of sexual abuse"; and in said item 4513-1000, by striking out the figure "22,343,336" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "22,648,336".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513- 1000, by inserting after the words "gay and lesbian youth" the following words:— "; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for such programs prior to parental notification of their nature and content".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1020, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $68,153 shall be expended for an early intervention and case management pilot program at Carney hospital to serve the residents of four public housing locations in the Dorchester and Mattapan sections of Boston".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1111, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the development and implementation of a public health initiative to inform consumers and providers about arthritis and arthritis prevention"; and in said item 4513-1111, by striking out the figure "502,638" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,002,638".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1112, by striking out the figure "2,008,689" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:—"3,000,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Jacques and Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, item 4513-1022, by striking out the words "in collaboration with the department of education through an interagency service agreement".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Morrissey, Ms. Resor, Mr. Clancy, Ms. Creem and Mr. Rosen berg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 4513-1112 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Morrissey, Ms. Resor, Mr. Clancy and Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 4513-1112 and insert ing in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Tucker and Messrs. Travaglini, Panagiotakos, Nuciforo and Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4530-9000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention program, so-called, to prevent teen pregnancy in the cities in the cities of Lawrence, North Adams, Pittsfield, and the town of Orange; provided further, that of said $250,000 not less than $90,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of Pittsfield; and provided further, that of said $250,000 not less than $80,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of North Adams"; and in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9615 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Tucker and Messrs. Travaglini, Panagiotakos, Nuciforo and Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4530-9000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended for the abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention program, so-called, to prevent teen pregnancy in the cities in the cities of Lawrence, North Adams, Pittsfield, and the town of Orange; provided further, that of said $250,000 not less than $90,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of Pittsfield; and provided further, that of said $250,000 not less than $80,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of North Adams;"; and by inserting after said item 4530-9000 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem, Ms. Murray, Ms. Fargo, Mr. Creedon, Ms. Tucker and Mr. Havern, Ms. Wilkerson, Ms. Walsh and Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4570-1500, by inserting after the words "or within ten years after completion of clinical training;" the following words:— "; provided further, that $250,000 of such funds shall be made available to fund research grants studying environmental links to breast cancer;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4580-1230, by striking out the figure "300,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "500,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Brewer moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4590-0300, by adding the the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $112,000 shall be allocated from this item to Quabbin Media tion for youth violence prevention and peer mediation programs".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in items 4590-0300, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that a school district’s eligibility for these grants shall be predicated on the implementation of a pre-K through 12 comprehensive school health education program consistent with the department of education’s health curriculum frameworks and completion of required statewide evaluation activities, including active participation in the Massa chusetts youth risk behavior survey, if local district is selected, and in all Health Protection Fund evaluation activities"; and in section 2, in item 7032-0500, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that a school district’s eligibility for these grants shall be predicated on the implementation of a pre-K through 12 comprehensive school health education program consistent with the department of education’s health curriculum frameworks and completion of required statewide evaluation activities, including active participation in the Massachusetts youth risk behavior survey, if local district is selected, and in all Health Protection Fund evaluation activities".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Jajuga, Mrs. Sprague, Messrs. Creedon and Morrissey and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4590-0300, by striking out the words "$1,078,666 shall be expended for the student awareness of fire" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$2,500,000 shall be expended for the student awareness of fire".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4800-0018, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be provided to establish the family center component of the Greater Lowell Family Resource Center."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Rosenberg and Lynch moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 4800-0031, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that the department shall expand the existing permanency mediation pilot project, currently serving the counties of Berkshire, Hampden and Essex, to also serve the counties of Hampshire, Franklin, Barnstable and Middlesex".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Lynch and Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 4800-0031, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be allocated for the establishment of four permanency mediation programs in the juvenile and probate courts".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4800-1100, by striking out the figure "91,200,512" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "93,902,191".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4800-1400, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $75,000 shall be obligated to the Cape Cod Center for Women to maintain the confidential, battered women’s support center and shelter"; and in said item 4800-1400, by striking out the figure "15,436,293" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "15,611,293".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4800-1997, by striking out the words "$250,000 shall be expended for the purposes of juvenile firesetter programs;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$500,000 shall be expended for the purposes of the juvenile firesetter programs;"; and by striking out the figure "17,262,893" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "17,512,893".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 5046-2000, by inserting after the words "city of Lynn" the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the Lighthouse Job Link Program located in the city of Springfield."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Tucker and Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 5920-2000, by adding the following words: "; provided further, that no less than an additional $500,000 in new monies be designated to address the historic inequity of resources for the Greater Lowell Area; provided further, that such allocation shall be in addition to Greater Lowell’s base funding; provided further, that said base funding shall be in addition to the distribution of any new monies appropriated for the purposes of the waiting list, Turning 22 program or other purposes to which the Greater Lowell Area would otherwise be entitled".

The amendment was rejected.

Mrs. Sprague and Messrs. Tisei, Knapik and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 5920-3000, by striking out the figure "47,533,398" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "50,568,398".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6000-0100, by adding at the end thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that the executive office is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study of the available methods to design and construct sound barriers along the Massachusetts turnpike as determined necessary by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Priority Results, in the city of Newton and the costs associated with such construction."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6000-0102, by inserting after the words "including public transportation services" the following words:— "and an allowance for work related transportation costs using the lowest cost efficient mode of transportation not to exceed $150 per month."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Tisei and Tarr and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6005-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that said authority shall conduct a study of ‘The Ride’ program, so-called; provided further, that said study shall include, but not be limited to, the number and nature of complaints, including, but not limited to complaints regarding timeliness and service, received by the authority in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 regarding ‘The Ride,’ the number of such complaints that have been resolved and the number that are outstanding, an evaluation of the performance of providers of services for ‘The Ride’ under contracts or agreements with said authority, and an analysis of ways of improving the efficiency and timeliness of service under ‘The Ride’; and provided further, that said report shall be submitted to the joint committee on transportation and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than November 17, 1999."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Lees, Knapik, Hedlund and Rauschenbach and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6005-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that the authority may not expend any funds for the purpose of expanding its operations or its areas of service from the period beginning July 1, 1999, to July 1, 2001, except for projects in which construction was begun before July 1, 1999."

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-eight minutes before five o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 7 — nays 32):

YEAS.

NAYS.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-five minutes before five o’clock P.M., the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Glodis and Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 6005-0012 the following item:

and by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:—

"SECTION . Section 25B of chapter 58 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following subparagraph (c):—

(c)(1) On or before April 15 of each year, the amount determined by the commissioner to be payable in accordance with this subparagraph to each common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to section 7 of chapter 159A, such amount to be the sum of the fuel and special fuels excises paid by such company under the provisions of chapters 64A and 64E during the preceding calendar year with respect to fuel and special fuels consumed in its operation of motor vehicles upon or over the highways of the commonwealth over routes established or operated under a certificate of public convenience and necessity granted pursuant to said section 7 of said chapter 159A and not otherwise reimburseable under said chap ters 64A and 64E. The number of gallons of fuel or special fuels so consumed shall not exceed the number of miles that such motor vehicles have been operated during the preceding calendar year over the routes, other than any turnpike constructed by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, authorized by said authority or under the certificate, divided by five.

(2) On or before February 15 of each year such company shall by sworn statement submit to the commissioner such information as, in the judgment of the commissioner, is necessary in order to determine the amount to which such company is entitled in accordance with clause (1) of subparagraph (c). If such company fails to furnish such information on or before said date, the commissioner may refuse to certify such amount to the state treasurer. Such amount shall be subject to verification and adjustment by the commissioner and any adjustment shall correspondingly reduce or increase, as the case may be, the amount for the year in which the adjustment is made. For this purpose, the commissioner may at any time examine the accounts, books, documents and other papers of such company, take testimony and proofs under oath, issue summonses and require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of accounts, books, documents and other papers. Such summonses shall be served in the same manner as summonses for witnesses in criminal cases issued on behalf of the commonwealth and all provisions of law relative to summonses in such cases shall, so far as applicable, apply to summonses issued hereunder. Any justice of the supreme judicial court or of the superior court may, upon application of the commissioner, compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of accounts, books, documents and other papers and the giving of testimony before the commissioner in the same manner and to the same extent as before the courts."

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty minutes before five o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 9 — nays 30):

YEAS.

NAYS.

Ms. Melconian in the Chair, the yeas and nays having been completed at fourteen minutes before five o’clock P.M., the amendment was rejected.

The President in the Chair, Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6005-0018, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $213,200 shall be made available to cover the cost of para-transit feeder service to the Grafton rail station by the Worcester Regional Transit Authority".; and in said item 6005-0018, by striking out the figure "15,978,283" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "16,191,483".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6005-0018, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be made available to establish commuter boat service between Marina bay in the city of Quincy and the city of Boston.".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $390,000 be expended to reimburse the town of Burlington for work completed on Wayside Road on behalf of the department of highways."

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Jacques moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not more than $2,100,000 shall be expended for the Chestnut street turn-back project, so-called, in the town of Needham".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $1,360,000 be provided for traffic signalization projects at the intersections of Route 4 and Dalton Road and at the three way intersection of Route 4, Davis Road and Parkhurst Road."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $28,600 shall be expended for the reconstruction and signalization of the Chadwick Square intersection in the city of Worcester."

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Wilkerson and Messrs. Tolman and Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $1,420,000 shall be allocated to Community Training Collaborative."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for the planning and design of a pedestrian overpass in the city of Gloucester."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that that not less than $200,000 be expended for improvements to Middleton road in the town of Boxford".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by inserting after the words "provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for a design engineering study of Route 126 in the town of Ashland;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $625,000 shall be expended for structural reinforcements of Bolivar street and for the emergency demolition of the embedded public works garage in the town of Canton."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-0001, by striking out the words "provided further, that the department is directed to conduct a review and analysis of the traffic conditions on Route 138 in the towns of Milton and Canton and report on any improvements thereof which will enhance traffic and pedestrian safety" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the department to conduct a review and analysis of the traffic conditions on Route 138 in the towns of Milton and Canton and report on any improvements thereof which will enhance traffic and pedestrian safety and aesthetics."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 6010-1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $3,600 shall be expended for the purpose of replacing a flagpole on route 2 in Charlemont".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7000-9401, by inserting after the words "resident in the commonwealth" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to install new carpet and venetian blinds in the Academy Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library in Brighton".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7000-9402, by striking out the figure "209,978" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "327,300".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Bernstein and Glodis move to amend the bill, in sec-
tion 2, in item 7000-9402, by striking out the figure "209,978" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "239,978".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7000-9406, by striking out the words "$121,000 shall be expended to enlarge" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$212,000 shall be expended to enlarge"; in said item 7000-9406, by striking out the words "$180,000 shall be expended for adaptive" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$165,000 shall be expended for adaptive"; and in said item 7000-9406 by striking out the figure "1,503,919" and inserting in the place thereof the following figure:— "2,000,000".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr.Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7000-9501, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended for the repair and restoration of the Fall River public library".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Birmingham, Lynch, Montigny, Magnani, Ms. Fargo, Ms. Melconian, Ms. Jacques, and Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 85 the following four sections:—

"SECTION 85A. Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, the words ‘five dollars and twenty-five cents’ and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— $5.75.

SECTION 85B. The second sentence of said section 1 of said chapter 151 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure ‘$5.75’, inserted by section 1, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— $6.25.

SECTION 85C. Said second sentence of said section 1 of said chapter 151 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure ‘$6.25’, inserted by section 2, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— $6.75.

SECTION 85D. Said section 1 of said chapter 151 is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:— As of September 1 of every year, the commissioner shall increase the wage rate specified in the preceding sentence by the same percentage as increases in the consumer price index prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for all urban consumers nationally during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available."; and by inserting after section 222 the following section:—

"SECTION 222A. Section 85A shall take effect on September 1, 1999. Section 85B shall take effect on September 1, 2000. Sec-
tion 85C shall take effect on September 1, 2001. Section 85D shall take effect on July 1, 2002."

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved that the amendment be amended by striking out the text and inserting in place thereof the following:—

"SECTION 85A. Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, the words "five dollars and twenty-five cents" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— $5.75.

SECTION 85B. The second sentence of said section 1 of said chapter 151 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure ‘$5.75’, inserted by section 1, and inserting in place thereof the follow ing figure:— $6.25.

SECTION 85C. Said second sentence of said section 1 of said chapter 151 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure ‘$6.25’, inserted by section 2, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "$6.75."; and by inserting after section 222 the follow ing section:—

"SECTION 222A. Section 85A shall take effect on September 1, 1999. Section 85B shall take effect on September 1, 2000. Sec-
tion 85C shall take effect on September 1, 2001."

After debate, the question on adoption of the further amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at seventeen minutes minutes past six o’clock P.M.. on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 7 — nays 32):

YEAS.

NAYS.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-two minutes past six o’clock P.M., the further amendment was rejected.

The pending amendment (Birmingham, et al.), was further considered.

The question on adoption of the amendment was determined by
a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-three minutes past six
o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lynch, as follows, to wit
(yeas 38 — nays 1):

YEAS.

NAYS.

Rauschenbach, Henri S. — 1.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-six minutes past six o’clock P.M., the pending amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7002-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $87,000 shall be expended for a full-time AFL-CIO rapid response labor specialist".

Mr. Travaglini in the Chair, after remarks, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-eight minutes before seven o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lynch, as follows, to wit (yeas 39 — nays 0):

YEAS.

NAYS — 0.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-three minutes before seven o’clock P.M., the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4403-2000, by inserting after the words "may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for such loss" the following words:— "; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall study the policy and fiscal impacts of providing homeless families, whose benefits are reduced because they reside in shelters, a relocation benefit for expenses related to securing permanent housing equal to the amount by which benefits were reduced while they were in shelter or the amount provided by department regulations as of April 29, 1999 for said purposes, whichever is greater; provided further, that the study shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2000."; and in said section 2, in item 4403-2002, by inserting after the words "may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for such loss" the following words:— "; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall study the policy and fiscal impacts of providing homeless families whose benefits are reduced because they reside in shelters, a relocation benefit for expenses related to securing permanent housing equal to the amount by which benefits were reduced while they were in shelter or the amount provided by department regulations as of April 29, 1999 for said purposes, whichever is greater; provided further, that the study shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2000".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by inserting after the words "at-risk middle school students," the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to provide after-school programming to school age children in Andover by Life Focus Center, Inc."; and in said item 7061-9611, by striking out the words "$10,471,001 may be" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$10,321,001 may be".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4510-0790, by striking out the words "$68,000 shall" each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the follow ing words:— "$80,000 shall"; and in said item 4510-0790, by strik ing out the words "$88,000 shall", each time they appear, and insert ing in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:— "$80,000 shall".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Antonioni and Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2300-0104 the following item:

in item 2310-0200, by striking out the figure "6,955,688" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,726,925"; in item 2330-0100, by striking out the figure "4,185,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "3,945,469"; by striking out item 2350-0100 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7002-0800, by striking out the figure "740,919" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "838,639".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0603, by striking out the figure "5,087,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,000,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0603, by adding after the words "work-based programs" the follow ing words:— "; and provided further, that $50,000 in matching grants shall be expended for a pilot program for the purpose of providing paid internship opportunities for high school students to be administered by the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, Inc.".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0700, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $25,000 be expended for a contract to the Northeast Textile Association for a Massachusetts Textile Consortium for the purposes of developing and planning a model employee training program for textile employees".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Lynch and Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0700, by striking out the words "$85,000 shall be expended for an incumbent worker training specialist" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$174,000 shall be expended for an incumbent worker training specialist"; and in said item 7003-0700, by striking out the figure "2,147,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,236,000".

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at nine minutes past seven o’clock P.M. on motion of Mr. Lynch, as follows, to wit (yeas 38 — nays 1):

YEAS.

NAYS.

Lees, Brian P. — 1.

The yeas and nays having been completed at thirteen minutes past seven o’clock P.M., the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7002-0101, by striking out the figure "325,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "466,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Suspension of Senate Rule 38A.

Mr. Berry moved that Senate Rule 38A be suspended to allow the Senate to continue in session beyond the hour of eight o’clock P.M.; and, there being no objection, on further motion of the same Senator, the rule was suspended without a recorded yea and nay vote.

Recess.

There being no objection, at a quarter past seven o’clock P.M., the President declared a recess subject to the call of the Chair; and, at twenty-six minutes past eight o’clock P.M., the Senate reassembled, the President in the Chair.

Orders of the Day.

The House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4401, printed as amended) was further considered, the main question being on passing the bill to be engrossed.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by inserting after the word "Medford;" the following:—
"; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be expended for the repair and restoration of the Old Coast Guard Station in the town of Nahant;".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0700, by inserting after the words "$127,000 shall be expended for the employee involvement and ownership program, so-called;" the following words:— "; provided further, that the office of employee involvement and ownership shall report by January 1 of each year to the joint committee on commerce and labor on the degree to which the goals of sections 17 and 18 of chapter 23D of the General Laws have been implemented, on the identification of barriers to implementation and with a plan for implementation consistent with said chapter and sections;".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Norton move to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0803, by striking out the words: "not less than $1,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "not less than $3,000,000"; and in said item 7003-0803, by striking out the figure "3,750,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,750,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-0803 by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on a one-stop career center in the city of Lawrence."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003- 1000, by striking out the words "$75,000 in fiscal year 2000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$100,000 in fiscal year 2000"; and in said item 7003-1000, by striking out the figure "2,495,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,895,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003- 1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided to the Vocational Adjustment Center in Brighton for the purpose of assisting in the provision of employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-1000, by striking out the words "that not less than $100,000 shall be provided to the Massachusetts maritime academy for a training and work program in maritime trades, including, but not limited to, sailing, seamanship and nautical training; provided further, that the Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket regional employment board shall oversee and make recommendations regarding said program" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "that not less than $200,000 shall be provided to the Massachusetts maritime academy for a training and work program in maritime trades, including, but not limited to, sailing, seamanship and nautical training; provided further, that the Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket regional employment board and the Southcoastal Regional Employment Board shall oversee and make recommendations regarding said program".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Melconian and Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 7003-1000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that said organization shall submit a plan to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than December 1, 1999, detailing how said organization’s funding will be maintained in fiscal year 2001;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Rauschenbach moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-1000, after the words "nautical training" by adding the follow ing words:— "; provided further, that the MassJobs council shall expend not less than $60,000 for the business/community college worker training program to be operated by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce economic development division".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7003-2055, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $7,500 shall be provided for the Bonnie Brea Camp, so-called, in the city of Gardner".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-0099, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $35,000 shall be expended for the demolition of abandoned buildings which pose a serious health and safety risk, at 1551, 1553 and 1555 Main street in the city of Worcester".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-0099, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the completion of a certain sewer project on South Main street in the city of Worcester as initiated by the provisions of clause (r) of section 3 of chapter 15 of the acts of 1988."; and in said item 7004-0099, by striking the figure "7,698,986" and inserting in place thereof the figure:— "7,998,986".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Morrissey and Creedon moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 7004-0099, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for renovations to the Veterans Memorial stadium in the town of Rockland in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-0099, by inserting after the words "provided further, that not more than $24,865 shall be expended for the native American resource center;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $520,000 shall be expended for improvements and repairs to public housing facilities in the town of Canton;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey, Ms. Fargo and Messrs. Hedlund and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7004-0099 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Tisei, Lees, Tarr and Knapik and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in to section 2, by inserting after item 7004-0099 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-2027, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for well development and an irrigation system for recreational areas in Hanson."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Nuciforo and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 7004-2027, by striking out the figure "1,900,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,500,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-2027, by inserting after the word "organizations" the following words:— "; provided, that not more than $50,000 shall be expended in grants to the community technology centers at the Commonwealth housing development and at the Jackson-Mann community center".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-2475, by striking out the figure "3,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,000,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7004-8878 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-9005, by striking out the following words:— "and capital reserves".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7006-0000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $135,000 shall be expended for the homeowners option for Massa chusetts Elders Inc. Program"; and in said item 7006-0000, by strik ing out the figure "1,577,500" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,712,500".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr, Hedlund and Moore, Mrs. Sprague, Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7006-0000, by striking out the figure "1,577,500" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,777,203".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7006-0020, by striking out the figure "5,304,836" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,567,893".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 7006-0060 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7006-1000, by striking out the figure "1,037,841" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,159,576".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7006-1001 the following item:

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0300, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $100,000 shall be allocated to communities designated as federal empowerment zones for the purpose of new market development."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0400, by inserting after the words "within minority communities;" the following words:— "provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the rural and low-income business development grant program;"; and in said item 7007-0400, by striking out the figure "2,565,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "3,065,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0400, by inserting after the words "within minority communities" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Empowerment Center in Worcester for the expansion of minority business development and employment opportunities"; and in said item 7007-0400, by striking out the figure "2,565,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,815,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0401, by striking out the words "provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley economic development authority;"; and, in item 7007-1200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, than not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Merrimack Valley economic development authority".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item 7007-0515 and inserting in place thereof the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item "7007-0920"; in said section 2, in item 7007-0950, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be allocated for Sail Boston 2000, Inc."; in said item 7007-0950, by striking out the figure "2,500,000" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "4,000,000"; and in said item 7007-0950, by striking out the words "Massachusetts Tourism Fund . . . . . 100.0%" and inserting in place thereof the follow ing words:—

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0950, by inserting after the words "Baystate games, so-called;" the following words:— "provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a grant of $200,000 shall be transferred from this item to the Massachusetts office of business development for regional tourism and economic development in southeastern Massachusetts".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0950, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the sports museum of New England at Lowell, so-called, for the support and the expansion of educational programs for children."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-1200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that the corporation shall expend $150,000 for the support of the initiative known as the engineering in Massachusetts collaborative; provided further, that the initiative shall seek to achieve financial and organizational independence from the corporation; and provided further, that in the support of such purposes, the corporation shall leverage all available public and private financial resources".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-1200, by striking out the figure "900,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,050,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-1200, by striking out the figure "900,000 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,350,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Wilkerson, Ms. Fargo and Mr. Tolman moved to amend
the bill, in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $403,500 shall not be distributed to METCO communities until the committee on education, arts and humanities shall have certified that the department of education’s reimbursement of participating communities shall be in conformity with the law, and is based on the number of students currently enrolled in the METCO program in each community and on the real costs, including transportation and special education, associated with these students."; and in said item 7010-0012, by striking out the figure "12,371,328" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "12,774,828".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by striking out the figure "12,371,328"and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "16,900,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo, Ms. Wilkerson, Ms. Creem and Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7010-0012, by adding the following words:— "; provided further that $403,500 shall not be distributed to METCO communities until the committee on education, arts and humanities shall have certified that the department of education’s reimbursement of participating communities shall be in conformity with the law, and based on the number of students currently enrolled in the METCO program in each community and on the real costs, including transportation and special education, associated with these students."; and in said item 7010-0012, by striking out the figure "12,371,328" and inserting in place thereof the follow ing figure:— "12,774,828".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lynch and Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in sec-
tion 2, in item 7010-0017, by striking out the figure "2,847,290" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,347,290".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7027-0016, by striking out the figure "592,800" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "736,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by striking out item "7028-0302"; and by adding the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the educational expenses of school age children with special needs attending school pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of chapter 71B of the General Laws, and the educational expenses of school age children with special needs attending day or residential programs who have no father, mother or guardian living in the commonwealth, shall be paid for by the department of education. A state agency that transfers a child to the department of education shall be responsible for the non-educational expenses of such child. Said department of education shall not charge back to a city or town any such expenses, including the cost of transportation".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-0401, by inserting after the words "Central Massachusetts Economic" the following word:— "Development".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-1200, by striking out the words "; and (6) generally improve the perception of the value and benefits of doing business in the commonwealth; provided further, that amounts appropriated herein shall be expended to the Massachusetts technology park corporation to be held and applied thereby and administered through its Massachusetts technology collaborative;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; (6) generally improve the perception of the value and benefits of doing business in the commonwealth; and
(7) facilitate the development of a workforce educated in math, science, engineering and technology; provided further, that the amount appropriated herein shall be obligated to the Massachusetts technology park collaborative of the Massachusetts technology park corporation; provided further, that in support of the purposes of this item, said corporation shall expend $200,000 for the initiative known as the Berkshire connect;" and, in said item 7007-1200, by striking out the figure "900,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,100,000".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-1000, by adding the following words:— "provided further, that $175,000 be expended for the Family Partnership Center at the Ayer public school to provide funding for additional students that the Ayer public school must educate as a result of a cooperative agreement to educate children residing on Fort Devens".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-2000, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the statewide steering committee for at-risk and out-of-school youth".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-2000, by striking out the figure "2,805,968" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,955,968".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-2000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for the Commonwealth Alternative Education Revolving Fund Demonstration Program in the cities of New Bedford and Pittsfield, to be administered through the Corpo ration For Business Work and Learning Center for Youth Develop ment and Education; provided further, that said fund shall be administered with an amount equal to the per-student foundation education aid times 100 students in each of the aforementioned communities;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-2000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $150,000 shall be allocated for the statewide steering committee for at-risk and out-of-school youth to provide technical assistance and training to community teams, and alternative education;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Rauschenbach moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-2000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be provided for the Massachusett statewide steering committee for at-risk and out-of-school youth, to support the communities throughout the commonwealth that deliver integrated services for at-risk and out-of-school youth".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7032-0500, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended and divided among school districts in the commonwealth for the purpose of providing for drug and alcohol-free after-prom events for high school students".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7032-0500, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended for such programs prior to parental notification of their nature and content".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7035-0002, by striking out the figure "26,626,751" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "33,799,307".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7035-0002, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $400,000 shall be expended for Operation Bootstrap in the city
of Lynn".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7035-0003, by striking out the figure "150,000" and, inserting in place thereof the following figure "200,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7035-0003, by striking out the figure "150,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "225,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7035-0006, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that payment of said reimbursements by the commonwealth shall occur not later than September 30;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7052-0003, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $3,600,000 shall be designated for the Lawrence Vocational Technical School"; and in said item 7052-0003, by striking out the figure "9,551,948" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "13,151,948".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7053-1940, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be allocated for a payment to the town of Framingham for the educational costs incurred relative to the Learning Center for the Deaf, so-called."; and in said item 7053-1940, by striking out the figure "535,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "885,000".

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $300,000 shall be made available to the city of Pittsfield;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $250,000 shall be made available to the town of Adams;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $191,500 shall be made available to the town of Heath;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $140,000 shall be made available to the town of Savoy;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be made available to the town of Avon."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0011, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be made available to the town of Milton."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by striking out the words "and an outreach program geared toward special education teachers, students and parents regarding the services of such program" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "and provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the purpose of training teachers and students in ‘Learning Through Listening’ methodologies with technical assistance and ongoing support for one school year in Cambridge, Leominster, Fitchburg, Gardner and Boston."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0012, by striking out the figure "56,397,606" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "56,472,606".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be allocated for a demonstration school to work technology project by the city of Boston."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by inserting after the words "parent training and education in violence prevention" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for after-school programs for at-risk students at the Worcester Youth Center."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by striking out the figure "200,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "300,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Rosenberg in the Chair, Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9615, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that use of on-line services shall be expressly limited to those individual educators enrolled in said program and for whom the on-line services were intended."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Fargo, Messrs. Berry, Tarr and Havern, Ms. Creem and Messrs. Brewer, Hedlund and Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9615 the following item:

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo and Ms. Creem moved that the bill be amended, in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9615 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9626, by inserting after the word "Worcester" the following word:— "Lynn"; and in said item 7061-9626, by striking out the figure "1,800,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,950,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7061-9615 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by inserting after the words "provided further, that not less than $10,417,000 may be expended on after school programs" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for after-school programs for low income residents of the Allston-Brighton area".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7070-0065, by striking out the words "$14,000,000 to provide for match ing scholarship grants" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$18,000,000 to provide for matching scholarship grants".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7077-1000 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $600,000 shall be expended to establish an endowment for a Portuguese chair at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that a sum of not less than $11,000,000 be expended for the development of the Advanced Technology Center at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth to be located in the city of Fall River".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by inserting after the word "AHEC;" the following words:— "; provided further, that $120,000 be expended for the student legal services office at the University of Massachusetts at Boston to assist students in matters including, but not limited to, domestic violence issues, labor relations, landlord and tenant disputes and civil rights complaints;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0300, by striking out the figure "1,686,146" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,762,965".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Moore, Berry and Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7116-0100, by striking out the following words:— "; provided, that funds may be expended for the creation of an allied health center at Worcester state college" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided, that no less than $250,000 shall be expended for the creation of the Center for Health Professions at Worcester state college to create a statewide health care data base, to conduct and publish health care policy research briefs, to provide consumer information, to offer customized health care education and retraining of health care professionals and to provide research and staff support to assist the health care professionals with improvement of medical quality and patient safety and reduction of medical errors".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Moore and Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7116-0100 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7502-0100, by inserting after the words "Berkshire Community College" the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $140,000 shall be expended for certain improvements to the athletic and health facilities at said college in accordance with the college’s private partnership/community college collaboration program;" and in said item 7502-0100, by striking out the figure "8,343,846" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "8,483,846".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7508-0100, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $80,000 shall be expended for a concrete sidewalk from the Fine Arts Building parking lot to the college’s Crescent Street entrance."; and in said item 7508-0100, by striking out the figure "17,555,223" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "17,635,223".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7511-0102, by striking out the figure "1,133,607" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,650,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7512-0100, by striking out the figure "12,740,300" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "13,103,839".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7515-0121, by striking out the figure "247,100" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "299,100".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by striking out the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $16,000 shall be provided for community policing in the town of Buckland;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be provided for community policing in the town of Buckland;".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by inserting after the words "of Mission Hill in the city of Boston for additional enforcement in conjunction with the neighborhood policing program" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Brockton Neighborhood Watch Program".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Knapik moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by inserting after the word "Waltham" the following word:— ", Westfield".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by inserting after the words "Stoneham, Turners Falls, Waltham," the following word:— "Watertown,".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0010, by adding after the word "substation;" the following words:— "; provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for community policing in the town of Rowley;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7100-0200, by inserting after the words "DuBois Library, so-called, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $50,000 shall be expended by The Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts at Boston to conduct a study, in conjunction with the Institute for Regional Development at Bridgewater State College, on the establishment of a regional skills alliance/education and training center, which would combine the resources of public and private educational institutions, the private sector and labor community to meet the education and training needs of the region, which could include, but not be limited to, the incorporation of a continuum of care component for the mentally retarded, skilled nursing, respite, medical/clinical specialties centers, training centers for DMR staff and family supports on the core campus, so called, of the Paul A. Dever State School; provided further, that the Dever Reuse Commission shall serve as an advisory committee to the Donahue Institute and the Institute for Regional Development; and provided further, that the Institutes shall submit a report of their recommendations to the commission no later than February 20, 2000;".

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Walsh moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8000-0160, by striking out the figure "402,218" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "862,053".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8100-0301, by striking out the figure "1,725,452" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,804,966"; and in said item 8100-0301, by striking out the words "; provided further that not less than $127,486 shall be expended for the cost of increased state police patrols during the months of June to September, inclusive, for Nantasket Beach in the town of Hull" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further that not less than $207,000 shall be expended for the cost of increased police patrols during the months of July to September 1999, inclusive, and May 26 to June 30, 2000, inclusive, for Nantasket beach in the town of Hull."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8100-0301,by striking out the words "; provided further, that $25,000 be expended to provide patrols of Blue Hill and Stonybrook reservations and those parklands and roadways under the care and control of the metropolitan district commission patrolled by the state police in the Hyde Park, West Roxbury, Roslindale, and Readville sections of Boston, and in the Towns of Canton, Milton, Randolph," and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that $50,000 be expended to provide patrols of Blue Hill and Stonybrook reservations and those parklands and roadways under the care and control of the metropolitan district commission patrolled by the state police in the Hyde Park, West Roxbury, Roslindale and Readville sections of Boston and in the towns of Canton, Milton, and Randolph;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by striking out the words "an amount up to" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "not less than".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Tisei and Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further that said council shall not expend more than $600,000 for the purchase of two mobile firearms training trailers to be used exclusively by the 63 communities that participated in training exercises at Camp Curtis Guild"; and in said item 8200-0200, by striking out the figure "3,766,568" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,366,568".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by inserting after the words "an amount up to $250,000" the following words:— "for the second year of a contract issued".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by striking out the words "shall expend an amount up to $250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "shall provide not less than $250,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Jajuga and Brewer and Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by striking out the words "amount up to $250,000" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "an amount not less than $250,000 for the second year of a contract issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 30B of the General Laws,".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis and Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8200-0200, by striking out the words "; provided, that said council shall expend an amount up to $250,000 in accordance with the provisions of chapter 30B of the General Laws, for training and technical assistance for police chiefs" and inserting in place thereof the following:— "provided, that said council shall expend not less than $250,000 for the second year of a contract issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 30B of the General Laws, for training and technical assistance for police chiefs".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8315-1000, by inserting after the words "McCormack and Saltonstall office buildings;" the following words:— "; provided further, that $1 million dollars be expended for the construction of a public safety building in the town of West Newbury".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8324-0000, by striking out the figure "2,059,505" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,170,908".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Magnani and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 4401-1000, by inserting after the words "young parents programs;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for job training and job placement services for homeless individuals statewide through the MASS CAN program;".

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4590-0300, by striking out the figure "1,078,666" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,500,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8324-1000, by striking out the figure "821,133" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "870,180".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Fargo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 8324-1000 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Jajuga and Creedon and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 8324-1000 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 8324-1007, by striking out the figure "1,188,244" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,906,505".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Jajuga and Creedon and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8324-1007, by striking out the figure "1,888,244" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "2,906,505".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Jajuga, Mrs. Sprague, Mr. Creedon and Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8324-1500, by striking out the figure "2,621,465" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "3,310,446".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8324-1500, by inserting after the words "city of Malden;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be made available to the city of Springfield, which shall provide matching funds, to be expended for the operation and administration of the Norris J. Quinn Fire Training Center in said city for the purpose of training firefighters employed by any community located in western Massachusetts".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8600-0001, by striking out the figure "265,984" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "295,516".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 8700-0001 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8850-0001, by striking out the figure "270,341" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "290,665".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8850-0015, by striking out the figure "176,888" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "185,992".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8900-0003, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended from this item for sound mitigation at the Essex county correctional facility in the town of Middleton."; and in said item 8900-0003, by striking out the figure "997,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "1,747,000".

After remarks, the amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8900-0009, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $200,000 shall be made available for expanding the mandatory functional literacy program with preference given to those within 18 months of release."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8910-0000, by inserting after the words "promulgated by the state comptroller pursuant to the provisions of section 27 of chapter 29 of the General Laws;" the following words:— "; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no county treasurer shall retain revenues derived by sheriffs from commissions on telephone service provided to inmates or detainees; provided further, that such revenues shall be retained by sheriffs, not subject to further appropriation, for use in a canteen fund, so-called;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8910-0107, by striking out the figure "41,045,440" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "41,269,244".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 8910-1100 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Creem and Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8950-0001, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that the so-called Intensive Parole for Sex Offender’s program shall be expanded and implemented statewide"; and in said item 8950-0001, by striking out the figure "13,127,247" and insert ing in place thereof the following figure:— "15,898,515".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-0100, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be provided for an interdepartmental service agreement with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell to support research activities of the university performed during fiscal year 2000 on or after the effective date of such interdepartmental service agreement, which activities investigate the causes and potential cures for Alzheimer’s disease and associated forms of dementia".

The President in the Chair, after debate, the amendment was rejected, by a vote of 6 to 13.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-1630, by striking out the figure "88,763,087" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "89,263,087".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-1636, by striking out the figure "8,548,713" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "8,659,700".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Jacques moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 8100-0000, by inserting after the words "explosives technicians;" the following words:— "provided further, that the department shall train as many members of the state police as necessary to attain and maintain a complement of not less than 12 members of the Violent Fugitive Arrest Squad by July 1, 2000;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 8100-0301, by striking out the words "not less than $238,000 shall be expended to provide patrols along the southwest corridor" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "not less than $238,000 shall be expended to provide motorcycle patrols along the southwest corridor".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-0019, by striking out the figure "200,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "500,000".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7100-0500 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Shannon, Tolman and Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 9110-1660 the following item:

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-1900, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be obligated for the 15 retired and senior volunteer programs"; and in said item 9110-1900, by striking out the figure "5,270,259" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,570,259".

The amendment was rejected.

Mrs. Sprague and Messrs. Lees, Tisei and Knapik moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-9002, by striking out the figure "6,310,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,810,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-9002, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $20,000 shall be expended for the purpose of site preparation, a foundation and relocation of the historic Whitcomb House in Boxborough".

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Glodis and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 2, in item 9110-9002, by striking out the figure "6,310,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "6,895,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-9002, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the construction of a handicap access stair chair lift for the Rowley Center School municipal annex in the town of Rowley".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-9002, by inserting after the words "; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for licensing fees paid to the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation;" the following words:— "provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to the Avon senior center".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 9110-9002, by inserting after the words "; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for licensing fees paid to the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended toward the cost of construction of the Milton senior center;".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 9749-0200 the following item:

"9749-0300 For the special commission on adolescents at risk 50,000".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by inserting after the words "; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Spot Pond area in Stoneham" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the construction of an in-line skating rink at Houghton’s pond in the town of Milton;".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0526-0100, by inserting after the words "; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the restoration and maintenance of the Walnut Square School Clock Tower in Haverhill;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for repairs and improvements to Stetson Hall in the town of Randolph."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2100-2030, by inserting after the words "; provided further, that $250,000 shall be expended on grants for community tree planting and care;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not more than $30,000 shall be expended to dredge Pine Tree brook in the town of Milton;".

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that no less than $35,000 be expended for replacing fencing and backstop at Santoro field in Medford".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Joyce moved to amend the bill, in section 3, by striking the second paragraph thereof and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

"Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, except for section 12B of chapter 76 of the General Laws and section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, the total amounts to be distributed and paid to each city, town, regional school district and county maintaining an agricultural school from items 0611-5500 and 7061-0008 of section 2 of this act shall be as set forth in the following lists; provided, that the specified amounts to be distributed from item 7061-0008 of said section 2 are hereby deemed to be in full satisfaction of the amounts due under the provisions of sections 3, 6 and 7 of chapter 70 of the General Laws; provided further, that amounts to be distributed to districts from item 7061-0011 in section 2 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998 shall be redistributed from, said item in section 2 of this act, to said districts in fiscal year 2000, and shall be available on a one-time non-recurring basis; provided further, that the amounts to be distributed from item 0611-5500 of said section 2 are hereby deemed to be in full satisfaction of the amounts due under section 37 of chapter 21 of the General Laws. No payments to cities, towns or counties maintaining an agricultural school pursuant to this section shall be made after November 30 of the fiscal year by the state treasurer until she receives certification from the commissioner of revenue of said commissioner’s acceptance of the prior fiscal year’s annual financial reports submitted pursuant to the provisions of section 43 of chap ter 44 of the General Laws".

The amendment was rejected.

At twenty-three minutes past ten o’clock P.M., the President declared a recess until the following day at ten o’clock A.M.; and, at nine minutes past ten o’clock A.M. on Thursday, June 10, the Senate reassembled, the President in the Chair.

Thursday, June 10, 1999.]

At nine minutes past ten o’clock A.M., the Senate reassembled, the President in the Chair.

The following communication was received and placed on file, to wit: —

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

MASSACHUSETTS SENATE

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 02133-1053

June 10, 1999.

Patrick Scanlan

State House, Room 335

Boston, MA 02133

Dear Mr. Clerk

On Wednesday, June 9th I was absent from the chamber for the roll calls relative to the committee for public counsel services, relative to the compensation of public counsel, and relative to the office of the state comptroller, because I was attending my father's funeral.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

SUSAN C. TUCKER,n

Middlesex District .

Distinguished Guests.

There being no objection during the Orders of the Day, the president introduced the Norwell High School Clippers football team, accompanied by their coach, Jim Sullivan, team captains Brian Fabrizio, Chris Sullivan, Nick Hajjar and Ryan Smith and team statistician, David Monteiro. The President noted that team statistician David Monteiro had achieved the highest score in the state on the recent MCAS test. The team is the 1998 Division IV Super Bowl champions. They were the guests of Senator Morrissey.

There being no objection, during the Orders of the Day, the President introduced Dr. Nicholas Tsimopolous, Coordinator of Science at Lexington High School, and twenty of his students. Dr. Tsimopolous and his students were in the Senate to be recognized for their outstanding performance in both state and national science competitions. They were the guests of Senator Fargo.

Orders of the Day.

The House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interests sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4401, printed as amended) was further considered, the main question being on passing the bill to be engrossed.

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4406-3000, by striking out the words "; provided further, that not less than $218,943 from this item shall be expended for a contract with ServiceNet, Inc., to operate homeless shelters in Hampshire and Franklin counties;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $381,350 from this item shall be expended for a contract with ServiceNet, Inc. to operate homeless shelters in Hampshire and Franklin counties;".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 7505-0100 the following item:

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Brewer and Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2511-0100, by striking out the words "$250,000 shall be expended for agricultural fair prizes" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "$350,000 shall be expended for agricultural fair prizes".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0540-1300, by striking out the figure "453,789" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "556,980".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2440-0010 by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended from this item for the maintenance, operation and administration of the Harry McDonough Sailing Program, operated in the South Boston section of the city of Boston".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 214 the following section:—

"SECTION 214A. The senate committee on ways and means shall forthwith conduct a study in conjunction with the city of Worcester relative to the land acquisition costs associated with the Worcester Medical City project, so called. A copy of the study shall be filed with the clerk of the senate on or before August 15, 1999."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem and Messrs. Tolman and Tisei moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4000-0110, by adding the following words:— "; and provided further, that an amount no less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Russian Teens-at-Risk Program, so-called, operated by the Jewish Family and children's Service in the city of Boston, town of Brookline, the city of Malden and city of Newton."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 214 the following section:—

"SECTION 214A. The department of education shall conduct a study relative to the development, evaluation, updating or refining of curricula, textbooks, technology and other instructional materials in the commonwealth’s school districts. The study shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the costs to the school districts and an analysis of the frequency in which the updating of curricula should occur as well as an analysis of the effect of and the costs associated with preparation for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam. The department shall submit the results of the study, along with any recommendations for legislation, to the clerk of the house of representatives, the clerk of the senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 31, 1999."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Berry and Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1000, by inserting after the words "northeastern university conflict resolution program;" the following words:— "provided further, that not more than $150,000 shall be expended for black male health, for the purposes of decreasing disparities and improving the health conditions of black males and for the purposes of research, education, and health awareness programs to be executed by the department of public health in conjunction with the interagency agreement;".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr, Hedlund and Magnani and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by inserting after the words "not less than $10,321,001 may be expended on after school programs", the following words:—"; provided further, that of said $10,321,001, not less than $50,000 shall be expended for matching grants of not more than $5,000 to cities, towns and regional school districts for the development of new school safety initiatives;".

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Fargo and Messrs. Havern, Pacheco, Panagiotakos and Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2100-2002 the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Resor and Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2200-0100, by inserting after the words, "Braintree/Weymouth interceptor, so-called;" the following words:— "; provided further, that the department shall conduct a study to determine the adequate staffing level for the Wetlands Protection Program; provided further, that the study shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means by December 1, 1999;".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0810-0339, by striking out the figure "480,333" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "633,135".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 0810-0338, by striking out the figure "248,276" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "529,468"".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7004-0099, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $62,000 shall be expended for the construction of an intergenerational community playground at the Davis Community Playground in Newton.".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Jacques moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7052-0007, by striking out the word "children", and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "children; and provided further, that the town of Needham shall be reimbursed not less than $400,000 for costs associated with health and safety improvements at the Pollard Middle School in Needham".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4120-4000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that $15,000 shall be expended for the Living Independently for Equality, Inc. of Brockton".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Knapik moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $40,000 be expended for a refugee outreach healthcare professional in the city of Westfield."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Resor, Messrs. Antonioni and Brewer, Ms. Fargo and Ms. Creem moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 2000-0100, in line 34, by inserting after the words "Buzzards Bay" the following words:— "; and provided further, that not less than $150,000" shall be expended for the planning for growth program, so-called;"; and in said item 2000-0100, by striking out the figure "5,052,093" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "5,202,093".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Pacheco, Clancy and Panagiotakos, Ms. Creem and Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 2300-0101, by adding the following words:— "; provided that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the urban rivers neighborhood initiative"; and in said item 2300-0101, by striking out the figure "417,867" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:—"617,867".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Resor, Ms. Murray, Mr. Antonioni, Ms. Fargo, Mr. Brewer, Ms. Creem and Messrs. Hedlund and Glodis moved to amend the bill, in section 2, by inserting after item 2310-0500 the following item:

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Travaglini and Lynch moved to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4403-2000, by striking out the words "financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that not less than $308,074 shall be expended for the purposes of the operation of the Transporta tion Assistance Program operated by the Travelers Aid Society of Boston."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Resor, Mr. Norton, Ms. Tucker, and Messrs. Panagiotakos and Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 5920-1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that the department shall not hire less than 100 new service coordinators,"; and in said item 5920-1000, by striking out the figure "43,504,361" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "46,698,682".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4513-1112, by adding the following words:— "; provided, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the purposes of a Massachusetts-based scientific research grant program to investigate prostate cancer prevention, detection and treatment"; and in said item 4513-1112, by striking out the figure "2,008,689" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "4,500,000".

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Ms. Melconian in the Chair, Messrs. Pacheco, Brewer, Creedon and Nuciforo moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 2310-0200, by striking out the figure "6,955,688" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "7,255,688".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

The President in the Chair, Mr. Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7027-1000, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the initiative known as project RE-SEED; provided further, that a plan by which the services and programs of project RE-SEED, so-called, the Engineering in Massachusetts collaborative, so-called, the Retirees School Volunteer Association, so-called, and PALMS, so-called, shall be effectively coordinated, shall be presented to the senate and house committees on science and technology, the joint committee on education, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the board of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative not later than September 30, 1999; and provided further, that no disbursements from these funds or other funds provided in this act shall be made to the engineering in Massa chu setts Collaborative or to project RE-SEED until said coordination plan is submitted."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Antonioni, Travaglini, and Knapick, Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7030-1000, by inserting after the words "not more than an additional $2,000,000 shall be made available for family networks;" the following words:— "; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for school wide early literacy education programs for grades K through 5, and such programs shall evaluate and track all students' reading and writing skills annually for at least three years, shall include measurable goals and benchmarks, shall include a home book program or other program for parental involvement in reading and writing instruction, and shall be led by a school based planning team which includes teaching faculty and the school principal and shall include a school wide literacy coordinator who shall be a full time teacher who shall coordinate and train other school staff, such grants shall include funding for up to one half of the salary of the literacy coordinator and shall be targeted for elementary schools with low cumulative grade four MCAS scores,".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 4401-1001, by striking out the words "assessments at a cost of up to $2,000,000," and inserting in place thereof the words "assessments at a cost of not less then $2,000,000".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

PAPER FROM THE HOUSE.

Emergency Preamble Adopted.

There being no objection, during the Orders of the Day, an engrossed Bill relative to the redevelopment of the former Lawrence Mills property in the city of Lowell (see Senate, No. 1726, amended), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage and containing an emergency preamble,— was laid before the Senate; and, a separate vote being taken in accordance with the requirements of Article LXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution, the preamble was adopted, in concurrence, by a vote of 14 to 0.

Resolutions.

There being no objection, during the Orders of the Day, the following resolutions (having been filed with the Clerk) were severally considered forthwith and adopted, as follows:—

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Clancy) "honoring Helaine R. Hazlett";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Creedon) "congratulating Matthew Delello on receiving the Eagle Award of the Boy Scouts of America";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Creedon) "congratulating Michael A. Gellman on receiving the Eagle Award of the Boy Scouts of America";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Morrissey) "congratulating Charles E. Colby on being selected as the Regional Volunteer of the Year by the Joint Action in Community Service, Inc.";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Morrissey) "congratulating Deputy Chief Joseph Pearson upon his retirement from the Quincy Auxiliary Police Department";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Pacheco) "congratulating Francis A. Webb on the occasion of his elevation to the rank of Eagle Scout";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Rauschenbach) "on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary edition of ‘Tales of Cape Cod’";

Resolutions (filed by Mrs. Sprague) "honoring Jane A. Jackson on the occasion of her retirement from the Walpole Public School System";

Resolutions (filed by Mrs. Sprague) "on the occasion of the dedication of the Richard A. Koffinke Memorial Circle in the town of Walpole";

Resolutions (filed by Mr. Tisei) "on the occasion of the Reading Clock and Bell Fund celebration";

Resolutions (filed by Ms. Walsh) "congratulating Michael McGee on the occasion of his elevation the rank of Eagle Scout"; and

Resolutions (filed by Ms. Wilkerson) "honoring Dr. Basil K. Bryan, Jamaican Consul General to New York".

Matter Taken Out of the Orders of the Day.

There being no objection, the following matter was taken out of the Orders of the Day and considered, as follows:

The Senate Bill clarifying the abolition of certain county governments, transferring essential county functions to the state, and establishing regional retirement systems in regional councils of government (Senate, No. 1818),— was read a third time. After remarks, the question on passing it to be engrossed was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-eight minutes past eleven o'clock A.M., on motion of Mr. Travaglini, as follows, to wit (yeas 39 — nays 0):

YEAS.

NAYS — 0.

Paper from the House .

There being no objection, during the Orders of the Day, a Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 4412, — on House, No. 2271, in part),— was read.

There being no objection, the rules were suspended, on motion of Mr. Travaglini, and the bill was read a second time, ordered to a third reading and read a third time.

After remarks, the question on passing the bill to be engrossed, in concurrence, was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-three minutes before twelve o'clock noon, on motion of Mr. Montigny, as follows, to wit (yeas 39 — nays 0):

YEAS.

NAYS — 0.

Orders of the Day.

The House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4401, printed as amended) was further considered, the main question being on passing the bill to be engrossed.

Ms. Murray of Plymouth moved to amend the bill, in section 26, by striking out the words, "said department on or before" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— the center on or before.

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem, Mr. Havern and Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill, in section 30, by striking out, in section 5, the words "Said advisory committee shall consist of 24 members" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "Said advisory committee shall consist of 25 members"; and in section 30, by inserting in section 5, after the words, "one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts nurses association" the following words:— "; one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts chapter, American academy of pediatrics;".

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill, in section 30, in section 5, by striking out the words "Said advisory committee shall consist of 24 members" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "Said committee shall consist of 26 members"; by striking out the words "and 11 members appointed by the attorney general" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "and 13 members appointed by the attorney general"; and by inserting after the words "one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts nurses association;" the following words:— "one of whom shall be a member of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America-New England chapter and one of whom shall be a member of the American Heart Association;".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Clancy, Berry and Rauschenbach moved to amend the bill, in section 30, by striking out, in section 5, in the first line the word "number 24" and inserting in place thereof the following word:— number 25; by striking out, in section 5, the figure "11" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— 12; and by inserting after the words "Massachusetts Municipal Association", in section 5, the following words:— "one of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Health Maintenance Organizations,".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 30, by striking out, in section 5 of chapter 29D, the words "shall consist of 24 members" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "shall consist of 25 members"; by striking out, in said section 5 of said chapter 29D, the words "11 members appointed by the Attorney General" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "12 members appointed by the attorney general"; and in said section 5 of said chapter 29D, by inserting after the words "Massachu setts Hospital Association" the following words:— "one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Extended Care Federa-tion,".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Joyce and Tolman moved to amend the bill, in section 31, by inserting after the words "teachers’ retirement system" the follow ing words:— "or teacher employed by the city of Boston".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Joyce and Tolman moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 32, by striking out the words "teachers’ retirement system employed", and inserting in place thereof the following words:—"teachers’ retirement system or teacher employed by the city of Boston who is employed"; and by inserting after the words "had the member been a member of the teachers’ retirement system" the following words:— "or teacher employed by the city of Boston."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Pacheco moved to amend the bill, in section 65, section 2, by adding the following sentence:— "The Bristol county agricultural high school shall not become an independent agricultural and technical school pursuant to the provisions of this chapter."; in sec tion 65, by striking out section 16 and inserting in place thereof the following section:—

"Section 16. Employees of independent agricultural and technical schools shall suffer no impairment of employment rights held immediately prior to the designation of such institutions as independent agricultural and technical schools pursuant to this chapter. Such employees shall suffer no interruption of service; no impairment of seniority, retirement, civil service or other rights; no reduction in rate of compensation or salary grade; and no change in union representation. All such employees shall continue their right to collectively bargain pursuant to chapter 150E and shall be considered public employees within the meaning of section 1 of chapter 150E, subject to the definitions set forth therein. The board of trustees shall serve as the public employer for purposes of chapter 150E. Rights and obligations under collective bargaining agreements covering such employees that are in effect immediately prior to the designation of such institution as an agricultural charter school shall be assumed by and imposed upon the board of trustees immediately upon such designation. Employees who are subject to such collective bargaining agreements shall continue to be represented by the employee organizations that are parties to such agreements until such times as those employees elect to alter such representation in accordance with chapter 150E. This provision shall not apply to employees of the Essex county agricultural school who, prior to the designation of such school as an independent agricultural and technical school, were employed exclusively in post-secondary educational programs."; and in section 65, in section 22, by adding the following sentence:— "Employees who are transferred to and become employees of said college pursuant to this section shall suffer no interruption of service, no impairment of retirement rights and no reduction in rate of compensation or salary grade. Said employees shall be public employees for purposes of section 1 of chapter 150E, subject to the definitions contained therein. Those employees in any and all post-secondary programs transferred to said college pursuant to this provision, who hold professional staff or faculty positions, shall become members of the faculty/professional staff bargaining unit and shall be represented for collective bargaining purposes by the employee organization that represents such unit until such times as the employees in that bargaining unit elect to alter such representation in accordance with chapter 150E."

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill, in section 66, by striking out the words "of the board of trustees of the university of Massa chusetts at Worcester" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "of the board of trustees of the university of Massachusetts and based at the Worcester campus".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Berry moved to amend the bill, in section 85, in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 187 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, by inserting after the words "activity, policy or practice" the follow ing words:— "if a violation occurred".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Berry moved to amend the bill, in section 85, by inserting before the words "professional standards of practice", wherever they appear, the following words:— "generally accepted".

The amendment was rejected .

The President in the Chair, Messrs. Lees and Knapik moved to amend the bill, in section 96, by inserting after the words "the Berkshire and Hampden counties division held at North Adams shall have an assistant clerk;" the following words:— "Hampden county division held at Springfield and Holyoke shall have a first assistant clerk and four assistant clerks;".

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill by striking out section 103.

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill, in section 108, by inserting after the words "subsections (d) and (g)", the following words:— "; provided further, that a recipient who is working at least an average of 20 hours per week, but is not earning enough to make the family ineligible for cash assistance shall be granted an extension unless such recipient fails, without good cause, to comply with a plan that does not interfere with the recipient’s ability to retain existing employment and is designed to assist the recipient in obtaining employment that will render the family ineligible for cash assistance".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Magnani, Shannon and Norton moved to amend the bill, in section 109, by striking out the words "up to 50 percent of".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Tarr and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in sec tion 111, by striking out the words "Massachusetts business development council", each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:— "Massachusetts office of business development".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 120, by strik ing out the following words:— "commonwealth under the supervision of the".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 122, by striking out the words "said transferee agency" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "the secretary of the commonwealth".

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Tolman, Moore and Brewer, Ms. Resor, Messrs. Glodis and Joyce, Ms. Jacques, and Messrs. Pacheco and Rosenberg moved to amend the bill, in section 126, by adding the following subsection:—

"Section 26C. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no regional council of government or other regional coalition of municipalities formed, shall abrogate in whole or in part any agreement, including any collective bargaining agreement, negotiated with any employee organization under the provisions of chap ter 150E or to interfere with or detract from the rights of any employee under chap ter 31. Furthermore, they shall not supplant or supersede any rights of any employee organization under any law, including, but not limited to, chapter 150E, including any agreements negotiated under said chap ter 150E, or agreements or rights under chapter 31. The labor relations commission shall not modify the scope of bargaining units within any regional council of government or other regional coalition of municipalities. It shall not be a prohibited practice under section 10 of chapter 150E for any public employer or any labor organization from a community in the regional council of government or other regional coalition of municipalities to refuse to negotiate concerning modifying the scope of any bargaining unit. Nothing in this law shall result in the impairment of employment rights, interruption of service, impairment of seniority, retirement or other rights, reduction in compensation or salary, grade or change in union representation. Nothing in this law shall result in the displacement of current employees of the member municipalities".

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-four minutes past twelve o’clock noon, on motion of Mr. Tolman, as follows, to wit (yeas 33 — nays 6):

YEAS.

NAYS.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-eight minutes past twelve o’clock noon, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Morrissey moved to amend the bill, in section 138, by striking out the following word:— "; reassign,".

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill, in section 155, by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:— "The amount transferred from said city to said college shall not exceed $603,118, which is that portion of said city’s state education aid, calculated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 70 of the General Laws and which is directly attributable to the fiscal year 1999 post-secondary enrollment in programs at Worcester Technical Institute that are moving to Quinsigamond Community College. For the purposes of this section, said chapter 70 funds transferred to Quinsigamond Community College shall be considered net school spending."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Shannon, Magnani and Hedlund moved to amend the bill, in section 186, by inserting after the words "metro west water supply tunnel" the following words:— "and the walnut hill water treatment plant."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 102 the following section:—

"SECTION 102A. Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 24C the following section:—

Any person who, in the course of his employment, work or service, engages in or attempts to engage in sexual relations with any inmate of a state or county correctional institution, whether on or off site, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine of $10,000 or both. In a prosecution under this section, an inmate shall be presumed incapable of consent to any sexual relations with such person. For purposes of this section, sexual relations means any inappropriate intentional contact of an intimate or sexual nature, including, but not limited to, conduct prohibited by section 13H, 22 or 24 of chap ter 265 or section 2, 3, 16, 35 or 53A of chapter 272."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 190, by adding the following sentence:— "The memorial shall be established with input from the South Boston community and The Castle Island Association".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill, in section 196, by striking out the words "Massachusetts Health Education and Finance Council", and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "Massachu setts Health and Education Facilities Authority".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 197, by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— "The commission shall consist of 13 members as follows: three members of the senate, one of whom shall be the senate chairman of the committee on health care, or his designee, one of whom shall be the senate chairman of the committee on ways and means, or his designee, and one of whom shall be the ranking member of the senate committee on ways and means from the minority party, or his designee; three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be the house chairman of the committee on health care, or his designee, one of whom shall be the house chairman of the committee on ways and means, or his designee, and one of whom shall be the ranking member of the house committee on ways and means from the minority party, or his designee; the secretary of administration and finance, or his designee; the commissioner of the division of medical assistance, or his designee; the commissioner of health care finance and policy, or his designee; the commissioner of public health, or his designee and three members appointed by the governor, as follows: one representative from an institution of higher education with expertise in public health and insurance issues, one representative of Health Care for All; and one consumer."

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Clancy, Berry and Rauschenbach moved to amend the bill, in section 197, by striking out the figure "11" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:— "12"; by striking out the words "three members" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "four members"; and by inserting after the words "insurance issues," the following words:— "one representative of the Massachusetts Association of Health Maintenance Organizations."

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Rauschenbach and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 197, by striking out after the words "commissioner of public health, or his designee and three" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "commissioner of public health, or his designee and four"; and by inserting after the words "Health Care for All;" the following words:— "one representative of the Massa chu setts League of Community Health Centers".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Clancy, Berry and Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 199, by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— "The commission shall consist of 22 members as follows: the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on health care, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means or their designees, two persons appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall represent consumers; two persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall represent consumers; the secretary of elder affairs, the executive director of the group insurance commission; the commissioner of medical assistance; the commissioner of health care finance and policy; the commissioner of rehabilitation; a representative of the Massachusetts Biotech Council; a representative of Health Care for All; a representative of the Massa chusetts Senior Action Council; a representative of the American Asso ciation of Retired Persons; a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Health Maintenance Organizations; and four persons appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be from higher education institutions and shall have expertise in public health or health care economics, one of whom shall represent the pharmaceutical industry, one of whom shall be a registered pharmacist associated with a local pharmacy and one of whom shall be a registered pharmacist associated with a national chain."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 201, by inserting after the words "two members of the senate," the following:— "one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate,"; and by inserting after the words "two members of the house of representatives," the following words:— "one of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives,".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Clancy, Berry and Rauschenbach moved to amend the bill, in section 201, by inserting after the words "Behavioral Health System," the following words:— "the Massachusetts Association of Health Maintenance Organizations,".

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Rauschenbach and Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 201, by striking out the words "consist of 29 members" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "consist of 30 members"; and by inserting after the words "Massachusetts Hospital Association," the following words:— "Massa chusetts League of Community Health Centers,".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Antonioni moved to amend the bill, in section 206, by strik ing out the words "12 members" and inserting in place thereof the words:— "13 members"; and by inserting after the words "; one teacher who shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Teachers’ Asso ciation", the following words:— "; one teacher shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7061-9611, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that an amount of no less than $250,000 shall be expended for a pilot program for the 29 communities in the areas of Essex and Middlesex included in the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, the NEMELC communities, so-called, for the implementation of a school threat assessment and response program; provided further, that said pilot program shall report its findings to the commission established in section 206 on or before February 1, 2000."; and in section 206, by striking out the words "September 1, 1999" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "October 1, 1999"; by striking out the words "November 1, 1999" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "January 1, 2000"; and by striking out the words "November 30, 1999" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "February 1, 2000."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lees moved to amend the bill, in section 206, by striking out the words "The commission shall consist of 12 members as follows: the house and senate chairmen of the joint committee on public safety; the house and senate chairman of the joint committee on education;" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "The commission shall consist of 14 members as follows: the house and senate chairmen of the joint committee on public safety; the house and senate chairman of the joint committee on education, arts, and humanities; a member of the senate to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; a member of the house to be appointed by the minority leader of the house;".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Tarr moved to amend the bill, in section 208, by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

"Said task force shall consist of 21 members which shall include the commissioner of education or his designee, the principal of the Essex agricultural and technical institute, the superintendent of the North Shore vocational high school, two members of the senate who shall reside in Essex county, two members of the house of representatives who shall reside in Essex county, at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority party, and 14 members to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent the parents of students currently enrolled in the Essex agricultural and technical institute, one of whom shall represent the parents of students currently enrolled in the North Shore vocational high school, a faculty member of the Essex agricultural and technical institute, a faculty member of the North Shore vocational high school, a member of the North Shore vocational high school committee, a member of the Essex agricultural and technical institute’s board of trustees, the mayor of a city located within Essex county, one city councilor from an Essex county municipality, one selectman from an Essex county municipality, and two town managers of towns located within Essex county. The governor shall appoint one member to be the chairperson of the task force."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Lynch moved to amend the bill, in section 209, by striking out the words "representative of the business community to be appointed by the governor, and a representative of organized labor to be appointed by the governor" and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "a representative of the business community to be appointed by the governor and selected from three nominees provided by the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and a representative of organized labor to be appointed by the governor and selected from three nominees provided by the Massachusetts State Labor Council".

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill, in section 211, by adding the following sentence:— "The results of the study shall have no bearing on the results of the study commission established pursuant to section 18 of chapter 257 of the acts of 1998."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Rauschenbach moved that the bill be amended by inserting after section 214A (inserted by amendment) the following new section:—

"SECTION 214B. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office for administration and finance and the division of capital asset management and maintenance, in conjunction with the department of public health, shall find permanent quarters to house the Boston municipal court department of the trial court, satisfactory to the chief justice of said Boston municipal court department. Until such time as permanent, satisfactory quarters are found and said court is relocated to such quarters, said court shall hold all sessions and house all personnel in the historic Suffolk county courthouse, so-called, effective August 15, 1999. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall expend any bond funds authorized in prior capital outlay acts necessary to relocate any personnel and equipment of said court, currently located in the high-rise Suffolk county courthouse, so-called, to the historic Suffolk county courthouse and to make necessary improvements, including information technology improvements, to the historic courthouse to support said court’s automation requirements. Relocation shall be implemented not later than August 15, 1999."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. The siting of a trash transfer station in the city of Revere shall be prohibited if such proposed site is within 1,000 feet of a school, park, playground, drinking water supply, nursing home or elderly housing complex unless approval is granted by the city council and the mayor of that city."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 25 the following section:—

"SECTION 25A. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 23G the following chapter:—

Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that:

There exists within the commonwealth an emerging industry of the production of motion picture, television and video recording projects experiencing significant growth and employing increasing numbers of Massachusetts residents.

To encourage film and television investment in the commonwealth and to assist in the financing of distribution, marketing, print and advertising costs contingent upon a significant portion of production expenditures occurring in the commonwealth, providing financing assistance may create an equivalent or greater amount of private investment, otherwise not available, for the industry.

Therefore, it is found that it is in the public interest of the commonwealth to promote the prosperity and general welfare of its citizens, a public purpose for which public money may be expended, to encourage and facilitate the formation of comprehensive cooperative relationships between business and industry which provide for the development and significant expansion of the production of motion picture, television ad video recording projects programs consistent with employment need, and to make interested individuals aware of the employment opportunities presented thereby.

Section 2. (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Massachusetts Film Investment Board, in this chapter called MFIB. The purpose of which shall be to solicit, review, evaluate, approve or deny any proposals or projects submitted to the MFIB for financing by the contracting agent.

The board is hereby placed in the department of economic development but shall not be subject to the supervision or control of said office or of any board, bureau, department or other agency of the commonwealth except as specifically provided in this chapter.

(b) The MFIF created in section 5 shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall consist of nine directors: the executive director of the Massachusetts Film Office, five persons appointed by the governor, including persons having knowledge and experience in the film, motion picture, television or video industries in the areas of production, investing or financing, three persons appointed by the board of directors of the nonprofit group entitled Massachusetts Organizations Vying for the Industry of Entertainment in this section called M.O.V.I.E. Each member appointed by the governor shall serve a term of four years, except that in making the initial appointment the governor shall appoint one member to serve for two years, two members to serve for three years and two members to serve for four years. Each member appointed by M.O.V.I.E. shall serve for a term of four years. At least five members of the board must be residents of the commonwealth. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of a member of the board shall be appointed in a like manner and shall be eligible for reappointment. Any member may be removed from his appointment by the governor for cause. Members may be reappointed. Any member who misses three consecutive meetings may be replaced by the governor. The board shall meet monthly, except in those months when no projects are available for review. Each member of the board shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in pursuit of MFIB business. The board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members of the board. The board shall annually elect a secretary/treasurer who need not be a member of the board. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of five members shall be necessary for any action to be taken by the board. The members shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties.

Section 3. The board shall have, but not be limited to, the following powers:

(a) to make, amend and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations for the management of its affairs and to adopt an official seal;

(b) to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary to exercise its function and purposes;

(c) to enter into or cause to be entered into through the contracting agent, agreements or other transactions with investors or investor groups or other individuals, partnership or corporations, public or private, for the furtherance of the purposes of this act.

(d) to acquire or cause to be acquired through the contracting agent, real property or any interest therein or any other asset by purchase or foreclosure or other action, where such acquisition is necessary or appropriate to protect or secure any investment or loan in which the board has an interest and to sell, transfer, convey or lease or cause the same to such property or asset.

(e) to do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

Section 4. (a) The board shall expressly be required to enter into a contract with a qualified investment agent, to be known as the contracting agent. The contracting agent shall originate, underwrite, perform due diligence, set all terms and conditions and present for approval or disapproval to the board all loans and investments or any other financial arrangement that is in the form of a loan or investment or combination thereof that is in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and is within the limits of the appropriation for the MFIF and is subject to any loan investment policy or policies attendant thereto. The contracting agent shall be further required to close, fund from the MFIF service, administer and collect all loans or investments or any other financial arrangement in accordance with the terms negotiated. The contracting agent shall have the following qualifications: (1) be an institution that specializes in financing small businesses or commercial or industrial companies, not necessarily within the film industry; (2) not be a state or federally chartered depository; (3) have expertise and experience in marketing and developing financing vehicles for purposes of job creation; and (4) be a for-profit Massachusetts corporation in good standing;

(b) Within the foregoing limitations, the board shall: (1) use of public bidding process to determine the appropriate contracting agent; (2) execute and contract with the selected contracting agent; (3) provide, within the contract, compensation for the contracting agent as determined by estimating the cost of the resources devoted to managing the MFIF, a reasonable percentage of federal overhead, and a success incentive determined by mutual agreement between the board and the contracting agent; (4) make the term of the contract for three years with a performance review of the contracting agent by the board required annually; (5) upon funding, cause the contracting agent to invest all funds, appropriated on a short term basis, consistent with the prudent, fiscally responsible manner described as follows:

ii(i) direct general obligations of the United States of America;

i(ii) obligations, the payment of principal and interest on which, are, by Act of the Congress of the United States of America, unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America;

(iii) bank time deposits evidenced by certificates of deposits or money market funds issued by banks which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; but to the extent such deposits exceed available federal deposit insurance, such deposits are fully secured by obligations described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, which at all times have a market value, exclusive of accrued interest, at least equal to such bank deposits so secured, including interest, or such deposits are due within one year and are issued by; banks which have a combined capital and surplus aggregating at least $50,000,000 provided thyat the deposits in any bank do not exceed at any time 25 per cent of the combined capital and surplus of the bank; and

(iv) commercial paper having a rating of at least "A1" by Stan dard & Poor’s rating services and a rating of "PI" or better by Moody’s rating services. Such investments shall have a maximum maturity of 270 days. Investment in any one commercial paper issuer shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total pool of funds at the time of purchase without the express content of the MFIB. The average day-to-maturity of all commercial paper investments made by the manager on behalf of MFIB shall not exceed 90 days.

The contracting agent shall submit an investment report to the MFIB indicating how much money has been invested in what types of instruments with what institutions within 90 days of the start of its contract, and update this information quarterly.

In order to protect the positive image of the commonwealth in any film, television or video project of the MFIF, the board or its designees shall: (1) review all projects and reject any that it deems inappropriate or that would impair the reputation, image and good will of the commonwealth and (2) require, if appropriate, that funded projects include a screen credit or other credit for the commonwealth.

In order to ensure that economic benefits of funded projects accrue to the commonwealth and to further ensure, to the extent possible, the financial integrity of funded projects, the board shall: (1) require that any film, television or video project applicant requesting funds pursuant to this act certify that a significant percentage of the project’s projection or other budget be expended in the commonwealth, such percentage for each project to be determined by the board, and (2) require that any applicant submit all documentation necessary under the loan policy negotiated with the contracting agent as well as documentation attesting to the applicant’s expending that portion of any budget required by the board and any other documentation deemed necessary by the board to be received by the board prior to release of any funding.

Section 5. (a) There is hereby created the Massachusetts Film Investment Fund, in this chapter called MFIF, from which money may be expended for loans or investments as authorized by the Massachusetts Film Investment Board and in a manner determined by contract with the contracting agent.

(b) The MFIF is designed to encourage and assist the motion picture, television and video industries to select the commonwealth as their production or business location in whole or in part as determined by the board, and also to foster the development of the motion picture television and video industries within the commonwealth.

(c) The MFIF shall be the repository of funds appropriated for the purposes of this act and will be invested as required in section 4. All earnings, principal repayments and liquidation of loans and investments pursuant to the operations of the MFIF, less management expenses and loan or investment losses, shall revert back to the MFIF for future reinvestment.

Section 6. (a) On August 15 of each year, the board shall submit to the department of economic development or other appropriate agency a complete report setting forth the following:(1) a description of all operations of the board and its contracting agent for the prior fiscal year; (2) the number, amount and brief description of loans or investments made under the MFIF during the year; (3) an enumeration of additional private funds invested or loaned in conjunction with such project; (4) a description of any and all other transactions or ventures entered into by the board involving the MFIF for furtherance of the purposes of this act; (5) the estimated value of expenditures made in the commonwealth pursuant to the funding of projects for that year; and (6) a complete financial report of the financial status of the MFIF as of the end of the fiscal year."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Travaglini and Rosenberg moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 91 the following seven sections:—

"SECTION 91A. Chapter 217 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 23A, as amended by section 219 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, the following new section:—

Section 23B. In addition to other officers and employees, the registers of the following probate divisions may, subject to the approval of the chief justice for administration and management as to compliance with established personnel standards promulgated pursuant to section 8 of chapter 211B, appoint and, without such approval, remove at their pleasure, one or more administrative deputy assistants who shall be deemed to meet the definition of both confidential and managerial employees as those terms appear in chapter 150E. Administrative deputy assistants shall perform the functions assigned by the register, but shall have no judicial duties. Those appointed under this section shall be compensated at the same rate as assistant registers. Any administrative deputy assistant may from time to time, subject to approval of the register, be designated by a first justice to serve as a session clerk. Subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, said appointments shall be as follows:

Essex, one administrative deputy assistant;

Franklin, one administrative deputy assistant;

Hampshire, one administrative deputy assistant;

Suffolk, two administrative deputy assistants;

Worcester, one administrative deputy assistant.

SECTION 91B. Section 27 of said chapter 217, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words ‘direction of the register’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— direction of the first justice.

SECTION 91C. Said section 27 of said chapter 217, as so appear ing, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:— In those divisions of the probate court having one or more employees designated by the register of probate as deputy assistant registers, the employees, so designated after the effective date hereof, shall work under the direction of the register with the same powers as assistant registers, and in those divisions of the probate court having a clerk appointed to administer oaths and the like, the clerk shall work under the direction of the first justice.

SECTION 91D. Section 28 of said chapter 217, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words ‘Said first justice’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— The register of probate.

SECTION 91E. Section 29 of said chapter 217, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the words ‘Said first justice’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— The register of probate.

SECTION 91F. Section 29A of said chapter 217, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— The register of probate of this division may, with the approval of the chief justice, designate one employee as deputy assistant register and another as administrative deputy assistant and may revoke any such designation with the approval of the chief justice.

SECTION 91G. Section 29B of said chapter 217, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— The register of probate of this division may, with the approval of the chief justice, designate one employee as deputy assistant register and another as administrative deputy assistant and may revoke any such designation with the approval of the chief justice."

In section 92 by striking out the words "first justice" and insert ing in place thereof the following words:— "register of probate".

By inserting after section 92 the following section:—

"SECTION 92A. Section 29D of said chapter 217, as so appear ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words ‘first justice’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— register of probate."

In section 93 by striking out the words "first justice" and insert ing in place thereof the following words:— "register of probate".

In section 94 by striking out the words "first justice" and insert ing in place thereof the following words:— "register of probate".

By inserting after section 94 the following five sections:—

"SECTION 94A. Section 29H of said chapter 217, as inserted by section 37 of chapter 319 of the acts of 1998, is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence, the words ‘first justice’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— register of probate.

SECTION 94B. Section 29I of said chapter 217, as inserted by section 222 of chapter 194 of the Acts of 1998, is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence, the words ‘first justice’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— register of probate.

SECTION 94C. Section 35 of said chapter 217, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 1, after the words ‘assistant registers’ the following words:— , includ ing administrative deputy assistant.

SECTION 94D. Section 35B of said chapter 217, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘registers’, in line 5, the following words:— , including administrative deputy assistants.

SECTION 94E. Said chapter 217, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 35B the following section:—

Section 35C. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the designation of deputy assistant register may be revoked only by the first justice of the probate and family court division in which the designation was made. This section shall only apply to any deputy assistant register appointed as of the effective date of this section."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. $1.5 million shall be expended to Edmund Narine for injuries that he sustained in the April 22, 1976 bombing of the Suffolk county courthouse in Boston.

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 86 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 86A. Subsection 1 of section 25G of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (c) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

(c) a current certified financial statement of each member, includ ing at a minimum, a balance sheet, a profit and loss statement, a statement of change in fund position and a statement showing the combined net worth of all members applying for coverage on the inception date of the fund. The combined net worth shall be of an amount that establishes the financial strength and liquidity of the business. However, the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to self-insurance groups which have been in existence for at least five years as of the effective date of this section and at all times remain in compliance with the minimum net worth requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection 2.

SECTION 86B. Paragraph 3 of section 25O of said chapter 152, as appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:— Any self-insured group which has been in existence for a period of five consecutive years as of the effective date of this section and which remains in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 2 of section 25G shall not be required to have its members experience rated pursuant to the uniform experience rating plan filed with and approved by the commissioner, unless its by-laws or similar rules require otherwise."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 105 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 105A. Paragraph (a) of section 12 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence, as amended by section 256 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— The aggregate principal amount of all bonds issued under the authority of this act shall not exceed $4,750,000,000 outstanding at any one time; but bonds for the payment of redemption of which, either at or prior to maturity, refunding bonds shall have been issued shall be excluded in the computation of outstanding bonds.

SECTION 105B. Section 16 of said chapter 372 is hereby amended by striking out the fourth sentence, as amended by section 257 of said chapter 194, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— The aggregate principal amount of all bonds issued under the authority of this act shall not exceed the sum of $4,750,000,000 outstanding at any one time; but bonds for the payment of redemption of which, either at or prior to maturity, refunding of bonds shall have been issued shall be excluded in the computation of outstanding bonds."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. No generation company or generation facility, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, shall operate within a municipality that is situated within 15 miles of the border of the commonwealth unless said company or facility is protected and maintained by a security system of which no more than 10 per cent is non-human surveillance.

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 111 the following section:—

"SECTION 111A. Item 6001-9699, in section 2H of chapter 205 of the acts of 1996, is hereby amended by striking out the words, ‘For the extension of the commuter rail from the city of Fall River’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— ‘For the planning, design and construction of a commuter rail station to be located at the State Pier within the city of Fall River, and for the extension of the commuter rail from the city of Fall River’ "; and

In said item 6001-9699, in said section 2H of said chapter 205, by striking out the words, "funds shall be expended from this authorization," and inserting in place thereof the following words:— "more than two million dollars be allocated from these monies for the planning, design and construction of said commuter rail station, and that no other funds shall be expended from this authorization."

After debate, the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Norton moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191A (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191B. The Massachusetts board of library commissioners shall implement an ongoing public awareness campaign supporting pubic libraries across the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the so-called Summer Reading Program, National Library-Card Sign Up Month, National Library Week, volunteer support and public service announcements. The commissioners shall coordinate the campaign with representatives of each regional library system, as chosen by peer groups within each regional system; but one representative shall represent youth services and one shall represent adult services."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Lynch and Magnani moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 84 the following five sections:—

"SECTION 84A. Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 27C of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 7 of chapter 236 of the acts of 1998, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure ‘148’ the following:— 148A.

SECTION 84B. Paragraph (2) of said section (a) of said sec tion 27C of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure ‘148’, in the first sentence, the follow ing:— , 148A.

SECTION 84C. Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of said sec tion 27C of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence, the words ‘upon the inspection of a public works or other workplace’.

SECTION 84D. Section 148A of said chapter 149 is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph, added by section 11 of chapter 236 of the acts of 1998, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

Any employer who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made a complaint to the attorney general or any other person, or assists the attorney general in any investigation under this chapter, or has instituted, or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings, shall have violated this section and shall be punished or shall be subject to a civil citation or order as provided in section 27C.

SECTION 84E. Section 150 of said chapter 149, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 21 to 23, inclusive, the words ‘one hundred and forty-eight, one hundred and forty-eight B, one hundred and fifty C, one hundred and fifty-two and one hundred and fifty-two A’ and inserting in place thereof the following:— 148, 148A, 148B, 150C, 152 or 152A, or section 19 of chapter 151,."

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Rosenberg in the Chair, Mr. Rosenberg, Ms. Fargo, and Messrs. Moore, Havern, Lees, Knapik, Tarr and Tisei moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 59 the following section:—

"SECTION 59A. Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 5J the following section:—

Section 5K. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, the board of selectmen of a town or the mayor with the approval of the city council in a city may establish a program to allow persons over the age of 60 to volunteer to provide services to such city or town. In exchange for such volunteer services, the city or town shall reduce the real property tax obligations of such persons over the age of 60 on their tax bills and any reduction so provided shall be in addition to any exemption or abatement to which any such person is otherwise entitled and no such person shall receive a rate of, or be credited with, more than the current minimum wage of the commonwealth per hour for services provided pursuant to such reduction nor shall the reduction of the real property tax bill exceed $500 in a given tax year. It shall be the responsibility of the city or town to maintain a record for each taxpayer including, but not limited to, the number of hours of service and the total amount by which the real property tax has been reduced and to provide a copy of such record to the assessor in order that the actual tax bill reflect the reduced rate. A copy of such record shall also be provided to the taxpayer prior to the issuance of the actual tax bill. Such cities and towns shall have the power to create local rules and procedures for implementing this section in any way consistent with the intent of this section.

In no instance shall the amount by which a person’s property tax liability is reduced in exchange for the provision of services be considered income, wages, or employment for the purposes of taxation as provided in chapter 62, for the purposes of withholding taxes as provided in chapter 62B, for the purposes of unemployment insurance as provided in chapter 151, for purposes of workers’ compensation as provided in chapter 152 or any other applicable provisions of the General Laws but shall be considered an employee for the purposes of chapter 258."

After debate, pending the question on adoption of the amendment, at eight minutes past one o’clock P.M., at the request of Mr. Lees, for the purpose of a minority party caucus, the Chair (Mr. Rosenberg) declared a recess; and, at thirteen minutes before two o’clock P.M., the Senate reassembled, Ms. Melconian in the Chair.

The pending amendment (Rosenberg, et al.) was further considered.

Mr. Rosenberg in the Chair, after further debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at three minutes before two o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 37— nays 0):

YEAS.

NAYS — 0.

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING.

The yeas and nays having been completed at two minutes past two o’clock P.M., the amendment was adopted.

Moments later, Mr. Lynch asked unanimous consent to make a brief statement; and, there being no objection, he addressed the Senate as follows:

Mr. President: Due to other business, I was unable to be present to vote on the amendment relative to Senior Volunteer Tax Credit (offered by the Senator from Hampshire and Franklin, Mr. Rosenberg and other members of the Senate).

This matter has always been an important issue for both my constituents, and myself and had I been present, I would have voted yes on the adoption of the amendment.

However, I do take comfort from the fact that I will be able to vote on this matter when it comes up on engrossment and enactment.

Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill, in section 201, by inserting after the words "Institute for Healthcare Improvement," the following words:— "Home & Health Care Association of Massachusetts,".

After remarks, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 105 the following section:—

"SECTION 105A. Section 9 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (c), as amended by section 254 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—

(c) Subject to the prior approval of the governor and general court and the applicable provisions of the laws and constitution of the commonwealth, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, article ninety-seven of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, doctrines of laws concerned with the diversion of lands devoted to public use to other inconsistent public use the authority may relinquish to the commonwealth, through its division of capital asset management, any portion of the system real property under its operational management control and jurisdiction pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of section four, upon compliance with the following conditions: (i) such property or interest in property is no longer needed for the construction, maintenance or operation of the sewer and waterworks systems; (ii) such disposition shall not impair the maintenance and operations of said systems; and (iii) the commissioner of capital asset management shall proceed in accordance with sections 40F and 40F½ of chapter seven of the General Laws. The Authority may restrict the usage of any portion of such relinquished system real property for the benefit of the Authority’s mission and said commissioner shall accept such property as restricted. Upon the sale of such relinquished system real property, the commonwealth shall reimburse the Authority for capital expenditures made to improve and maintain the property during the period in which said property was in the care and control of the Authority."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. Notwithstanding any general law, rule or regulation to the contrary, employees of the bureau of special investigation who are classified as United States veterans shall not be involuntarily separated from their position due to funding cutbacks within the bureau regardless of the employee’s civil service status, unless all other positions within the bureau held by non-veterans have first been eliminated."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Shannon moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. The sum of $3.75 million shall be appropriated from the general fund for the purposes of offsetting the commonwealth’s loss of federal Medicare reimbursements for the first three quarters of calendar year 1998. Said appropriation shall be used to reimburse qualified elders who apply for compensation through the division of medical assistance."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 126 the following section:—

"SECTION 126A. Chapter 163 of the acts of 1997 is hereby amended by adding the following section:—

Section 12. Any current or future employees assigned to the clinical division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School or to the Worcester City Campus Corporation, formerly controlled by the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts and now controlled by UMASS/Memorial Healthcare, Inc., are entitled to select group health insurance plans offered through the group insurance commission whenever such plans are not offered to these employees by UMASS/Memorial Healthcare, Inc. UMASS/Memorial Healthcare Inc. is required to make contributions for these benefits comparable to those which it makes for its other employees’ health insurance benefits."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 54 the following section:—

"SECTION 54A. Section 2 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following three sentences:— However, vendors of boats or vessels requiring registration shall not be required to collect a sales tax at the time of sale. The vendee shall pay such tax when the boat or vessel is titled and registered as required by law. Sales taxes shall continue to be collected by the vendor for chandlery items and boats or vessels not requiring registration."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 39 the following sections:—

"SECTION 39A. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by strik ing out, in line 66, the word ‘one’ and inserting in place thereof the following word:— two.

SECTION 39B. Said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appear ing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 77, the word ‘five’ and inserting in place thereof the following word:— fifteen."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Moore and Brewer moved to amend the bill by adding the following section:—

SECTION . Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, an abolished county’s employees who retired on or before the transfer date, shall be members of the regional retirement system, which shall pay the cost of benefits to the retired county employees and their survivors. The system shall be responsible for the accrued pension liability attributable to the service of such retirees.

The employees of an abolished county who become state employees pursuant to the provisions of this act or any prior or subsequent act abolishing any county, shall become members of the state retirement system, notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary including, but not limited to, paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, said system shall be responsible for all liability attributable to the service of such employees. All liabilities attributable to the service of such employees shall be recoverable by the commonwealth pursuant to the terms of section 18 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. The accumulated deductions and employer contribution, including interest, credited to the accounts of members of an abolished county’s retirement system who become members of the state retirement system pursuant to this act or any prior or subsequent act abolishing any county shall be transferred from such abolished county’s retirement system in a manner prescribed by the secretary of administration and finance provided further that the amount of employer contribution to be transferred is to be determined by assigning system assets to retiree liability, then assigning any remaining system assets to active employees in the regional retirement system after the transfer at a level that is not less than funded ratio prior to the transfer. In no event shall an amount less than the annuity savings fund of the transferred members be transferred; but if such an amount is less than the total of the annuity savings fund to be transferred, the secretary of administration and finance shall include such amount as a liability in the calculation required pursuant to section 18 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.

Any calculations to be determined pursuant to this section and said section 18 of said chapter 32 shall be performed by the actuary that performed and shall be based on the assumption used, in the most recent valuation of a county retirement system subject to review and approval by the actuary at the public employment retirement administration commission; but all funds subject to transfer shall be transferred within 90 days of approval, by PERAC.

All transfers made pursuant to this section shall include interest at the interest rate used in the most recent actuarial valuation of the county retirement system from the date of abolition until the funds are transferred."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Moore moved to amend the bill by adding the following section:—

"SECTION . (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the retirement system of a county abolished pursuant to this act, or abolished pursuant to chapter 151 of the acts of 1996, shall continue pursuant to this section and shall be managed by the retirement board as provided in this section beginning on the transfer date.

A contributory retirement system established for an abolished county operating under the terms of sections 1 to 28, inclusive, of said chapter 32 shall be known as a regional retirement system, and all business shall be transacted under a name designated by the board bearing the title of the geographic location of said system.

(b) The system shall be managed by a retirement board which shall have the general powers and duties set forth in subdivision (5) of section 20 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. The board shall consist of five members as follows:

(i) The first member, who shall serve as chairman, shall serve until the expiration of his term as treasurer on January 1, 2003, and the qualification of his successor first member. Thereafter, the first member shall be elected by the other four members for successive three-year terms. If the first member is not chosen by the other four members within 30 days of the expiration of his term, or of any earlier vacancy in his office, the public employee retirement administration commission shall appoint the first member.

(ii) The second member shall be the member of the county retirement board advisory council as of the effective date of this act and shall serve until the expiration of his term on January 1, 2001 and the qualification of his successor. Thereafter, the second member shall be a member of the regional retirement board advisory council, and shall be elected by a majority of those present and voting at a public meeting of said council, properly posted, called specifically for such election pursuant to paragraph (g), for successive three-year terms. If the second member is not chosen as set forth within 30 days of the expiration of his term, or of any earlier vacancy in his office, the public employee retirement administration commission shall appoint the second member.

(iii) A third and fourth member, in this section called the elected members, shall in the first instance be, respectively, the currently elected member who was elected pursuant to chapter 306 of the acts of 1996, who shall be the third member, and the previously elected current member, who shall be the fourth member. The third member shall serve until the expiration of his term on January 1, 2002 and the qualification of his successor. Thereafter the third member shall be elected by the membership in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (h) for successive three year terms. The fourth member shall serve until the expiration of his term on January 1, 2000 and the qualification of his membership in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (h) for successive three year terms. The elected members shall be active or retired members of the regional retirement system or one whose retirement is being reimbursed by that system in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) of subdivision (8) of section 3, at the expiration of his term, or of any earlier vacancy in his office, the public employee retirement administration commission shall appoint the third and fourth member.

(iv) A fifth member, who shall not, except as hereinafter provided, be an employee, retired or official of the retirement system or of any of its constituent governmental units, shall be chosen by the other four members and serve for a term of five years. In the first instance, the fifth member shall be the currently serving second member, whose term of office as second member shall expire on the date of transfer. Thereafter, his successor shall be chosen as aforesaid. If the fifth member is not chosen as aforesaid within 30 days of the expiration of his term, or of any earlier vacancy in his office, the public employee retirement administration commission shall appoint the fifth member. Any person on the effective date of this act becomes the fifth member upon the expiration of his term notwithstanding that said member is an employee, retiree or official of a constituent governmental unit within the system.

Upon the expiration of the term of office of any elected or appointed member or in the event of a vacancy in either of said offices, his successor shall be elected as aforesaid for a term of three years or for the unexpired portion thereof, as the case may be.

In Essex county, the regional retirement board may require the Essex county treasurer as of the effective date of transfer to serve as a full time employee of the retirement board in the capacity of chief executive officer of the regional retirement system for the duration of his term as elected county treasurer. Thereafter, his continued employment and compensation shall be at the sole discretion of the regional retirement board; but if the treasurer is retired pursuant to the provisions of chapter 32 of the General Laws, and the regional retirement board selects him as chairman after the expiration of his term as treasurer and appoints him as chief executive officer of the regional retirement system, he may work more than 960 hours per year notwithstanding the provisions of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws; provided further, that the earnings therefrom when added to any pension or retirement allowance he is receiving do not exceed the salary paid for the position from which he was retired or, if said position no longer exists, any successor position with similar duties.

(d) The retirement board may employ clerical and other assistants as may be required to transact the business of the retirement system. All permanent employees employed pursuant to this paragraph shall be members of the retirement system, but shall not be eligible to be a member or candidate for election to the retirement board, but this prohibition shall not apply to a county treasurer when employed as a chief executive officer of the regional retirement board pursuant to paragraph (b).

(e) A regional retirement board may purchase or lease property, facilities and equipment and employ any personnel necessary for the proper administration and transaction of business of the retirement system.

(f) The board of a regional retirement system and the chairman thereof shall respectively be and act as the board and treasurer-custodian of such system with respect to the employees of any town or district who become members of such system as provided for in paragraph (b) or (c) of subdivision (3) or paragraph (b) of subdivision (4) of section 28 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or who have become members thereof under corresponding provisions of earlier laws. The treasurer or other disbursing officer of any such town or district, as the case may be, shall act as a liaison officer between the employees thereof and the board of such system.

(g) There shall be a regional retirement board advisory council consisting of all the treasurers, elected or appointed, of each town, unit, or district belonging to the prior county retirement system established by this section. The members of the advisory council shall elect a chairman from among the members. The council shall meet at the call of the chairman, but in no event less than twice in each year. The council shall supervise and certify the procedures involved in the election of the elected members of the retirement board, as provided in paragraphs (b) and (h). Upon certification by the retirement board and the council, the actuary shall be furnished with an estimate of the expenses and costs of administration of the system for the ensuing year. The actuary shall, on or before December fifteenth in each year, specify by written notice to the council and the board the amounts so required to be paid from the pension fund, the annuity reserve fund, the military service fund, and the administration fund, as provided in subdivision (7) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. The actuary shall also advise and determine the amounts to be allocated to each governmental unit for the aforementioned amounts. The regional retirement board advisory council, at a meeting called specifically for that purpose, shall elect one of its members as a member of the regional retirement board at the expiration of the current appointed member’s term, as provided in paragraph (e).

(h) The regional retirement board advisory council, which shall serve as the election board, shall supervise the election of the elected members of the retirement board. The council shall make available nomination papers to any member in or retired from service upon request and shall require that such nomination papers shall be signed by the candidate, and returned to the office of retirement board for safekeeping until the election board shall meet. The chairman of the council shall give a duplicate receipt for such nomination papers to each candidate. Completed nomination papers shall contain the signatures and addresses of at least five active or retired members of the retirement system. The election board shall determine whether each candidate has filed nomination papers containing the requisite signatures and addresses. If, after investigation, the election board determines that a candidate has filed nomination paper containing less than five signatures as required, the election board shall declare the nomination papers invalid and shall notify the candidate of such determination. If, after an investigation, the election board determines that only one candidate has filed the requisite number of signatures, the election board shall declare the candidate to be the elected member of the county retirement board. If, after an investigation, the election board determines that more than one candidate has obtained the requisite number of valid signatures, the election board shall notify said candidates of such determination and shall immediately prepare election ballots, and set the date for an election to be held within 40 days.

The election board shall mail ballots to all members of the retirement system whether active or retired. The election board shall instruct each member to place an appropriate marking on the face of the printed ballot envelope and the ballot envelope into the pre-stamped envelope, seal the pre-stamped envelope and mail the envelope to the election board in care of the county retirement board, within 20 days after they were mailed. An envelope postmarked later than 20 days after such mailing shall not be used to determine the elected member. The election board shall notify each candidate of the time and location of the tabulation of the ballots and shall permit all such candidates to be present at the tabulation. At the specified time for tabulation, the election board shall assemble all envelopes and inspect the envelopes. An envelope which has been opened prior to said date or which has not been signed on the rear by the appropriate addressee shall be invalidated and shall not be used to determine the elected member. The election board shall assemble all properly signed, unopened envelopes and shall open each envelope and separate the enclosed ballot from the envelope. The election board shall assemble all ballots and shall tabulate the vote for each candidate. Any ballot which contains a marking for more than the number of vacancies shall be declared invalid.

The election board shall notify each candidate in writing of the results of the election. All envelopes and ballots received by the election board, including those determined to be invalid, shall be preserved by the election board for two years. The costs incurred by the election board in administering the election shall be paid from the county retirement system administration fund.

(i) The group insurance commission shall make applicable to employees of a regional board of health, life and disability benefits, and the employees shall be eligible to participate in all benefits administered by the group insurance commission. The costs thereof, including any administrative costs incurred by the group insurance commission shall be borne by said employees and the regional retirement system. Any benefits provided to employees and retirees of the retirement system prior to the abolition of county government and not available through the group insurance commission may be provided through the regional retirement system provided that said system is fully reimbursed for the cost of such benefits by retirees and is reimbursed by employees in such a percentage equal to that of the percentage paid by state employees for similar benefits.

(j) An employer shall provide a board member under its employ with all necessary leave required for service to such board. A board member who is an active member of a contributory retirement system shall receive creditable service for such periods the member is so serving.

(k) The abolished county’s retirement board and retirement board advisory council shall continue to serve until such time as the members of the new retirement board and the new retirement board advisory council pursuant to this section have been duly elected, selected or appointed, as the case may be.

(l) Any provisions of chapter 32 of the General Laws that are not consistent with the provisions of this act shall apply to a regional retirement system.

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191 the following section: —

"SECTION 191A. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Retirement System Board may grant creditable service to a present employee who is a member of said retirement system who served as an employee of the United States House of Representatives and who has completed ten or more years of membership service. The creditable service shall be determined by the board. The creditable service shall not be credited until the member has paid into the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Retirement System, in one sum or in installments, upon terms and conditions that the retirement board may prescribe, make-up payments equal to the payments made by the member while in employment of the United States House of Representatives, plus the interest accrued on those payments."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Havern moved to amend the bill by inserting the following section:—

"SECTION . Notwithstanding the provisions of any memorandum of understanding, general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Port Authority shall transfer not less than $1,750,000 to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority for the purposes of design and construction costs associated with the relocation of the section eight low service pipeline, so called, located in the Chelsea River approximately 800 feet east of McArdle Bridge."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Murray and Messrs. Lees, Pacheco, Jajuga and Tolman, moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 70 the following section:—

"SECTION 70A. The General Laws are hereby amended by insert ing, after Chapter 111I, the following chapter:—

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:

‘Approved continuing education’, continuing education approved by the department, including research and training programs, college and university courses, in-service training programs, seminars and conferences designed to maintain and enhance the skills of alcohol and drug counselors.

‘Approved program’, a program approved by the department for the education and training of alcohol and drug counselors.

‘Approved work experience’, supervised work experience, approved by the department, in alcohol and drug abuse treatment, intervention and prevention.

‘Department’, the department of public health.

‘Licensed alcohol and drug counselor I’, a person licensed by the department to conduct an independent practice of alcohol and drug counseling and to provide supervision to other alcohol and drug counselors. A licensed alcohol and drug counselor I shall have received a master’s or doctoral degree in behavioral sciences, including a supervised counseling practicum which meets the requirements established by the department or such equivalent educational credit as may be established by the department, shall have at least three years of approved work experience and shall have passed a licensing examination approved by the department.

‘Licensed alcohol and drug counselor II’, a person licensed by the department to practice alcohol and drug counseling under clinical supervision. A licensed alcohol and drug counselor II shall have completed an approved program of education, including a supervised counseling practicum which meets the requirements established by the department or such equivalent educational credits as may be established by the department, shall have at least three years of approved work experience and shall have passed licensing examination approved by the department.

Section 2. The department shall establish the requirements for the licensing of alcohol and drug counselors practicing in the commonwealth, evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise licensing examinations, collect fees established for licensing and examination, grant and issue licenses to alcohol and drug counselors who satisfy the department’s requirements for licensing, require and establish continuing education requirements, investigate complaints and take appropriate disciplinary action to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

The department shall establish requirements for licensed alcohol and drug counselors I and II and may establish other reasonable classifications for alcohol and drug counselors as it finds necessary and appropriate, taking into consideration different levels of education, training and work experience.

The department shall approve and issue certificates of approval of programs for the training of alcohol and drug counselors. The department shall maintain a list of approved programs as well as a current roster of persons serving as licensed alcohol and drug counselors in the commonwealth.

The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter including rules and regulations establishing the educational and professional requirements for licensing alcohol and drug counselors, establishing fees for licensing and examination and governing the practice and employment of licensed alcohol and drug counselors to promote the public health, safety and welfare.

Section 3. Each applicant for a license shall furnish the department with proof of satisfactory completion of the educational, training and experience requirements for licensure, including completion of an approved program and approved work experience and proof of having passed such licensing examination as approved or administered by the department.

A person serving as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor seeking license renewal shall submit proof of having successfully completed requirements for such approved continuing education as may be established by regulations.

Applications for licenses and license renewal shall be submitted in accordance with procedures established by the department. Each application shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee to be determined by the department.

Section 4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by regulation, a person who is not licensed or exempt from licensing shall not hold himself out as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and shall not use the title, initials or description of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor or practice or attempt to practice alcohol and drug counseling without a valid license. Whoever engages in alcohol or drug counseling without a license shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500. In addition, the department may bring a petition in superior court to enjoin such action or any other violation of this chapter or regulations of the department.

Section 5. The following individuals shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter:

(a) an educational psychologist, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, physician assistant, practical nurse, psychologist, registered nurse, rehabilitation counselor or social worker;

(b) an employee or other agent of a recognized academic institution or employee assistance program or a federal, state, county or local government institution, program, agency or facility or school committee, school district, school board or board of regents while performing alcohol and drug counseling duties solely for the respective agency or under the jurisdiction of the agency; but a license granted under this chapter need not be a requirement for employment in any state, county or municipal agency;

(c) an employee of an alcohol or drug treatment program or facility which is licensed or approved by the department under chapters 111B and 111E, as long as such individual is performing alcohol and drug counseling solely within or under the jurisdiction of such program or facility.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other professions, including attorneys, Christian Science practitioners or members of the clergy, from providing alcohol or drug counseling consistent with accepted standards of their respective professions. No person shall use a title stating or implying that he is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent members of peer groups or self-help groups from performing peer group or self-help activities; but no member of peer or self-help groups shall use a title stating or implying that he is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor.

Section 6. The department shall establish procedures for consumers to file written complaints regarding an alcohol and drug counselor who is subject to requirements for licensure.

The department shall investigate all complaints relating to the proper practice of an alcohol and drug counselor holding a license and all complaints relating to any violation of this chapter or regulations of the department.

The department may conduct an adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to chapter 30A, but shall not have the power to issue, vacate, modify or enforce subpoenas pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 30A.

The department may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter 30A, deny, refuse renewal, revoke, limit or suspend a license or otherwise discipline an alcohol and drug counselor licensed under this chapter. Grounds for denial, refusal to renew, revocation, limitation, suspension or other discipline shall include the following: (1) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license; (2) criminal conduct which the department determines to be of such a nature as to render such person unfit to practice as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor as evidenced by criminal proceedings which resulted in a conviction, guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere or an admission of sufficient facts; (3) violation of any rule or regulation of the department governing the practice of alcohol and drug counselors; (4) violation of ethical standards which the department determines to be of such a nature as to render such person unfit to practice as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor; (5) other just and sufficient cause which the department may determine would render a person unfit to practice as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor.

Where denial, refusal to renew, revocation or suspension is based solely on the failure of the licensee to file timely application or pay lawfully prescribed fees or to maintain insurance coverage as required by law or regulation, the department may act without first granting the applicant or licensee a hearing.

Section 7. Examinations for licensed alcohol and drug counselors shall be conducted at least twice a year and at places designated by the department. Examination shall be written; but a portion thereof may be conducted orally. A person who has failed an examination may be admitted to the next subsequent examination.

The department may accept, in lieu of its own examination, a current certificate of any recognized certifying body issued on the basis of an examination satisfactory to the department; but the standards of such body shall be at least as stringent as those established by the department.

Section 8. The department may issue a license without examination to an applicant whose qualifications meet the requirements for licensure established by the department if such applicant is licensed or certified in alcohol and drug counseling or a comparable field in another state wherein the requirements for licensure are deemed by the department to be equivalent to or in excess of the requirements of this chapter"; and by adding the following section:—

"SECTION . Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 111J of the General Laws to the contrary, subject to such rules and regulations as the department of public health may prescribe, the department may issue a license in alcohol and drug counseling without examination to an applicant who is practicing in the commonwealth as an alcohol and drug counselor on the effective date of this act and who applies for licensure within one year of the effective date of this act; so long as the applicant meets all other qualification and requirements for licensure and establishes, through an alternate means acceptable to the department, competency in each subject area covered by the examination."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Murray, Messrs. Morrissey, Creedon and Tolman and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 214B (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 214C. The department of revenue, in consultation with the commissioner of veteran services and the Massachusetts veterans’ agents association shall conduct a study of public benefits for veterans. The study shall include an analysis and recommendations on (a) the scope of benefits provided to veterans pursuant to the provisions of chapter 115 of the General Laws or any other general or special law of the commonwealth, or local or federal law providing said benefits to veterans; (b) the definition of the word ‘veteran’ in the General Laws, and whether changes to said definition are appropriate or necessary in order to include in said definition individuals who have served or are serving in the armed forces and do not meet the ‘wartime service’ requirement of clause forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws; (c) the application of said definition to any benefits provided to such veterans under the laws of the commonwealth; (d) the number of additional veterans who will be included in an expanded definition and the fiscal impact of this expansion to the commonwealth and cities and towns; and (e) the benefits provided to the surviving spouses of serv icemen or servicewomen who died while serving in the armed forces of the United States or suffered service connected disabilities. The department shall report its findings and recommendations, including any fiscal impact and proposed legislation, to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 1, 2000."

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191B (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191C. The Plymouth county correctional facility may, with the approval of the sheriff of the county, be used as a regional lockup facility within the county. The facility may, with the approval of the sheriff and at the discretion of the chief of police of the county, be used for the detention of persons detained or committed by the courts or any person arrested under civil process. The Plymouth county correctional facility, when used as a lock-up facility, shall have the same functions and powers as a lock up established under the provisions of section 34 of chapter 40 of the General Laws."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Travaglini moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191C (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191D. (a) The division of health care finance and policy shall calculate rates for nursing facilities, as currently defined in the division’s regulations, that open on or after February 1, 1998 and that have a determination of need approved before January 1, 1989, as provided in this section. The rate shall be effective from the date of licensure until the end of the rate year in which the total number of beds approved in the determination of need become fully licensed.

(b) The costs for nursing and director of nurses shall be 120 per cent of the median claimed 1997 average nursing cost and director of nurses cost per management minute, plus division-allowed inflation. For the calculation of the ten nursing per diem rates, the division shall use the industry median minutes plus 110 per cent for each category. Calculation of weighted nursing per diem rates for four nursing payment groups shall be according to 114.2 CMR 6.04(1)(a)3.

(c) Other operating costs shall be 120 per cent of the median claimed 1997 average other operating costs plus administrative and general costs, adjusted for division-allowed inflation.

(d) Allowable construction costs shall be limited to the maximum capital expenditure amounts as approved by the determination of need program of the department of public health."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Brewer moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 111 the following section:—

"SECTION 111A. Section 640 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996 is hereby repealed."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Brewer moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 25 the following section:—

"SECTION 25A. Section 57 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words ‘cruelty to’, in line 15, the following word:— domesticated."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Tisei, Lees, Knapik and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 56 the following section:—

"SECTION 56A. Subsection (i) of section 89 of chapter 71, as appearing in amended section 2 of chapter 46 of the acts of 1997, is hereby amended by inserting after the words ‘net school spending’ the following words:— , provided, however, that siblings of enrolled charter school students shall not be included in the calculation of said 6 per cent limit of a district’s net school spending."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Tisei, Lees, Knapik, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 84 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 84A. Section 87 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 81 of the acts of 1997, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:—

For the purposes of this section and sections 86, 89 and 95A, the term ‘school committee’ shall be deemed to include any charter school board of trustees and any local educational agency authorized by the department of education in writing to issue employment permits. For the purposes of this section and sections 86, 89 and 95A the term ‘superintendent of schools’ shall be deemed to include the chief executive officer of any charter school and the chief executive officer of any local educational agency authorized by the department of education in writing to issue employment permits.

SECTION 84B. Section 89 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the thirteenth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— The blank permits and other papers required in connection with the issuing of employment permits and educational certificates under this chapter shall be prepared by the attorney general after conference with the department of education and furnished by the attorney general to local school committees, to the boards of trustees of charter schools, and to any local educational agencies designated by the department of education in writing to issue employment permits."

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at nineteen minutes past two o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Tisei, as follows, to wit (yeas 11 — nays 28):

YEAS.

NAYS.

The yeas and nays having been completed at twenty-four minutes past two o’clock P.M., the amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Tisei, Lees, Knapik, Mrs. Sprague and Messrs. Tarr and Magnani moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 73 the following section:—

"SECTION 73A. Section 1 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

All persons eligible for public assistance, as determined under the provisions of this chapter, who are not maintaining their own homes, but are receiving care in any licensed nursing home, any licensed chronic hospital, a licensed rest home, or in any approved public medical institution, shall retain the first seventy dollars of their monthly income for clothing, personal needs, and leisure time activities. If there is no such income or if it is less than $70, the recipient shall be paid monthly in advance the difference between such income and $70 dollars."; and by inserting after section 74 the follow ing section:—

"SECTION 74A. Section 15 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

All persons eligible for public assistance, as determined under the provisions of this chapter, who are not maintaining their own homes, but are receiving care in any licensed nursing home, any licensed chronic hospital, a licensed rest home, or in any approved public medical institution, shall retain the first $70 of their monthly income for clothing, personal needs, and leisure time activities. If there is no such income or if it is less than seventy dollars, the recipient shall be paid monthly in advance the difference between such income and $70."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Ms. Melconian and Messrs. Lees, Brewer, Glodis, Knapik, Panagiotakos and Antonioni moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 30 the following three sections:—

"SECTION 30A. Section 2 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘thereof’, in line 21, the following words:— , or for abolished counties, an individual duly appointed by a sheriff to procure all supplies and services for the office of a sheriff.

SECTION 30B. Said section 2 of said chapter 30B, as so appear ing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word ‘county,’ in line 42, the following words:— or in the case of abolished counties, office of a sheriff,.

SECTION 30C. Said section 2 of said chapter 30B, as so appear ing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words ‘or county.’, in line 43, and inserting in place thereof the following words:— , county, or in the case of abolished counties, office of a sheriff."

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Hedlund and Morrissey moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. (a) The metropolitan district commission may, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in consultation with the inspector general, subject to section 40J of chapter 7 of the General Laws, execute and deliver in the name and behalf of the commonwealth one or more instruments to lease, for consideration described in subsection (b), a certain parcel of land, with the buildings thereon and under the jurisdiction and control of the commission, known as the Blue Hills Ski Area, for a term set forth in subsection (c), for the operation and management of a downhill recreational ski area. The more exact location and configuration of the premises to be leased shall be shown on a plan on file with the commission entitled ‘Land to be leased for skiing facilities known as the Blue Hills Ski Area.’

(b) The consideration for the lease shall be in the form of the expenditures for the stabilization and restoration of the structures, ski lifts, snow making system and appurtenances on the premises which are subject of the lease as described in subsection (c) and for such additional consideration, if any, that the inspector general deems necessary to effectuate and achieve the full and fair market value of the lease or leases authorized in this section. Any such determination of additional consideration in the form of compensation, shall be determined by the inspector general only after an appraisal of the value of the property in its proposed improved condition as stabilized and restored.

(c) The commission shall grant a lease for a period of 25 years to an experienced third party. The deputy commissioner, in consultation with the metropolitan district commission, may renew such a lease for additional five year periods so that the total of renewals does not exceed 15 years. Upon the signing of a lease, the lessee shall immediately, at their sole expense and under the supervision and approval of the commission, improve, rehabilitate or replace the ski lift system on the premises. In addition, the lessee shall expend at least $500,000 to stabilize, rebuild, replace or demolish the ski lodge, ski school and all other buildings subject to the lease.

The commission may grant the following lease or leases and extensions and any other related documents to implement the provisions of this section.

(d) The commission shall provide the clerk of the house of representatives, who shall forward copies to the legislature’s joint committee on state administration and to the inspector general of the commonwealth, a copy of any lease or leases at least 20 business days prior to the execution thereof by the commission. The inspector general shall review and comment within 15 business days of the receipt of such lease or leases by the inspector general. A copy of the review and comments, and any recommendation thereon by the inspector general, shall thereupon be forwarded to the clerk of the house of representatives. The lease or leases, when executed by the commission, shall be deemed conclusively authorized hereby; but all provisions therein shall be consistent with the provisions of this section. The commissioner of the metropolitan district commission from time to time may execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth, a notice of such lease or leases for recording and any and all other agreements and instruments related to the lease or leases authorized hereby.

(e) The lease or leases authorized in this section shall provide that all capital improvements to the Blue Hills Ski Area become the property of the commonwealth upon termination of same, without payment of compensation of any kind by the commonwealth. The lessee shall carry comprehensive general and public liability insurance, with the commonwealth as co-insured, protecting the lessee and the commonwealth against personal injuries and property damage occurring on the leased premises or within any structure or building thereon, and such fire and extended risk insurance as deemed appropriate by the commission.

(f) No lease or leases other than that provided for by this section, nor any new construction by the lessee other than that as set forth within the lease or leases, nor any sale, transfer, conveyance or any other disposition of such land and buildings, may be made without the prior approval of the general court; but the metropolitan district commission may, under this section, grant utility easements to enhance and otherwise promote park operations at the Blue Hills Reservation as such commission deems necessary.

(g) In the event that the purpose described in subsection (a) ceases at any time, the lease or leases authorized hereunder shall be terminated under such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe.

(h) The metropolitan district commission shall have final design review for all buildings and structures to be built, erected and installed on the premises. No buildings or structures shall be built, erected, installed, renovated, demolished or replaced upon said leased premises other than as authorized by said lease or leases, without the prior approval of the metropolitan district commission.

(i) Prior to the signing of any lease under the provisions of this section, the commission shall prepare traffic impact and visitor safety studies."; and by inserting after section 27, the following section:—

"SECTION 27A. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 2U the following section:—

Section 2U½. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Blue Hills Ski Area Recreational Trust. All payments, proceeds, and other sums received by the metropolitan district commission under the leases and agreements relative to the Blue Hills Ski Area, shall be deposited in the Blue Hills Ski Area Recreational Trust.

Amounts credited to the fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, for capital improvements, equipment, and maintenance of said ski area, including costs of personnel.

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191D (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191E. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the department of environmental protection shall not approve plans submitted after April 1, 1999 for the closure or post-closure of any privately owned landfill located in the town of Cohasset until such time as the department has (1) held a public hearing on such plans in the town, (2) has accepted public comments on such plans for a 30 day period, and (3) includes in any decision with respect to such plans the response to all public comments received."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. (a) In consideration of the unresolved conflicts, listed in this section, that exist between the data and conclusions in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in this section called the MBTA, draft environmental impact report, in this section called the EIR, and subsequent reports concerning the restoration of the Greenbush Line, so-called, of the Old Colony Railroad, the MBTAshall conduct a new EIR for the purpose of ascertaining potential environmental impact of restoring the Greenbush Line.

(b) In addition, the MBTA shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining to what extent the proposed project will reduce use of alternative transportation methods and to what extent such a shift in transportation use will impact the environment, especially as it pertains to the increased impact of locomotive-related diesel emissions. The study shall use the most recent scientific data available pertaining to the pollutants created by diesel emissions. In addition, the MBTA shall conduct a study pertaining to the potential impact on public safety as relates to all grade crossings in the proposed project using all regulations and guidelines related to railroad safety as adopted by any agency of the commonwealth. As part of the study, the MBTA shall hold public hearings in each of the communities in which the proposed project is to be located to fully assess its safety impact. The MBTAshall complete a report including all information produced in the studies. The report shall contain documentation of all methodology used in the gathering and dissemination of any data gathered in the completion of the studies.

(c) The report shall be distributed to each agency of the commonwealth that assisted in the developing or conducting the study, the local legislative body in each community in which the proposed project is to be located, and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than April 15, 2000."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Hedlund, Lees and Knapik, Mrs. Sprague, and Messrs. Tarr and Tisei moved to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following section:—

"SECTION . Section 31 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word, ‘requirements’, in line 20, the following words:— , and any such regulation or amendment promulgated after January 1, 1998 that exceeds state regulations relative to septic and cesspool systems shall not take effect in a city or town unless approved by vote of the town meeting or city council."

After debate, the question on adoption of the amendment was determined by a call of the yeas and nays, at twenty-four minutes before three o’clock P.M., on motion of Mr. Lees, as follows, to wit (yeas 10 — nays 29):

YEAS.

NAYS.

The yeas and nays having been completed at eighteen minutes before three o’clock P.M., the amendment was rejected .

Mr. Hedlund moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191E (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191F. The office of the treasurer shall conduct a study to develop a lottery ticket litter reduction plan. The study shall include an analysis of effective and cost-incentive methods to reduce and prevent the littering of public areas of the commonwealth with non-winning lottery tickets. The office shall submit the results of the study, along with any recommendations for legislation, to the clerk of the house of representatives, clerk of the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the governor not later than December 31, 1999."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 112 the following section:—

"SECTION 112A. Item 7004-8975 of section 2E of chapter 88 of the acts of 1997 is hereby amended by adding the following words:— ; provided, that not less than $275,000 shall be expended for the demolition of abandoned buildings which are a threat to public safety or to eliminate blight in the city of Brockton by said city."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 102 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 102A. Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 is hereby amended by striking out section 4, as most recently amended in section 1 of chapter 232 of the acts of 1989, and inserting in place thereof the following section:—

Section 4. A project shall become an approved school project, as defined in section three: (i) after it has been approved by the board for the purposes of sections 7 to 12, inclusive; (ii) upon certification by the department of education that adequate provisions have been made for children with special needs, as defined in section 1 of chapter 71B of the General Laws; and (iii) upon a determination by the department that, for all applications submitted after June 1, 1999 for elementary school projects, adequate provisions have been made for anticipated enrollment levels and projected demand for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten education, as determined by the department. Applications to the board for capital construction projects shall be made and approval shall be obtained before construction is undertaken.

Section 102B. Chapter 645 of the acts of 1948 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 10 the following section:—

Section 10A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or rule to the contrary, the board shall approve school projects and reimbursements to renovate existing schools regardless of whether the community has land available where a new school could be constructed and whether or not the existing building is wood framed."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Norton and Joyce moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 214C (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 214D. A special commission is hereby established, to consist of 23 members as follows: three members of the senate, one of whom shall be appointed by the senate chairman of the joint committee on public service, who shall serve as co-chair of the commission, one of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; three members of the house, one of whom shall be the house chairman of the joint committee on public service, who shall serve as co-chair of the commission, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; the governor or his designee; one member to be appointed by the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts; one member to be appointed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police; one member to be appointed by the Massachusetts Police Association; one member to be appointed by the International Brotherhood of Police Officers; one member to be appointed by the Massachusetts Corrections Officers Federated Union; one member to be appointed by the Massachusetts Mayor’s Association; one member to be appointed by the Massachusetts Selectman’s Association; the president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association; one member to be appointed by the Service Employees International Union; one member to be appointed by the National Association of Government Employees; one member to be appointed by the Association of Federal, State, County, and Municipal Employees; and six members to be appointed by the Governor, one each from the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission, the executive office of administration and finance, the department of corrections, the department of public safety, the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts, and a representative of a local retirement board; for the purpose of investigating and studying early retirement incentives for public safety officers including, but not limited to, municipal police officers, firefighters, Logan Airport public safety officers, state and county corrections officers, parole officers, state environmental police, probation officers, court officers, University of Massachusetts police officers, investigators in state agencies, and forensic social workers. Said commission shall also study and recommend formulas, contribution rates, effective dates, and any other matters as said commission deems appropriate with respect to group classifications and retirement for all public safety employees. Said commission shall report to the general court the results of its study and its recommendations, together with proposed legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerk of the house of representatives and the clerk of the senate on or before January 1, 2000."; and

By inserting after item 9749-0000 the following item:

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 102 the following three sections:—

"SECTION 102A. The first paragraph of section 58 of chap ter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence.

SECTION 102B. Said chapter 276 is hereby amended by insert ing after section 58, as so appearing, the following section:—

Section 58½. If the justice of the superior court or district court or juvenile court, the master in chancery or the bail commissioner determine that cash bail is required, the defendant shall be allowed to provide an equivalent amount in a surety bond and the amount of bail set whether in either cash or surety shall be the same.

The judge or other authorized court personnel shall set the amount of bail but the defendant shall have the right to make the choice of how the bail shall be paid which could be by either cash or corporate surety.

SECTION 102C. Section 80 of said chapter 276, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:— All such moneys so deposited with the state treasurer shall be kept in a separate account by the treasurer and annually transferred to the victim and witness assistance fund established by section 49 of chapter 10 and so far as possible to be used to compensate or reimburse any victim of a crime committed by a person whose bail and surety has been defaulted under this section"; and

By inserting after section 222 the following section:—

"SECTION 222A. Sections 102A, 102B and 102C shall take effect upon the passage of this act and the chief justice of the superior court, the chief justice of the district court and the chief justice of the juvenile court shall provide notification to all court personnel, under the jurisdiction involved in bail proceedings as to the new uniform standards and requirements for acceptance of surety as set forth in sections 102A, 102B and 102C."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Creedon and Antonioni moved to amend the bill inserting after section 214 the following section:—

"SECTION 214A. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a special commission to study the level of compensation for assistant district attorneys in the commonwealth relative to assistant district attorneys in other states and other attorneys employed by the commonwealth. The special commission shall recommend suggested salary levels and how to implement them.

(b) The commission shall consist of five members, one of whom shall represent the Massachusetts Association of District Attorneys, one of whom shall represent the Massachusetts Bar Association, one of whom shall represent the Massachusetts State Prosecutors Association and one member of the house and one member of the Senate.

(c) The commission shall issue its report not later than October 31, 1999."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Knapik, Lees, Magnani and Tarr moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 56 the following section:—

"SECTION 56A. Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 3, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, the following section:—

Section 3A. The commonwealth shall assume 100 per cent of the portion of the cost of an individual student’s special education services that exceeds three times the per pupil expenditure of the school district."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Knapik moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 56 the following section:—

"SECTION 56A. Chapter 74 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2B, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, the following section:—

Section 2C. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing the criteria for matching grant programs for approved vocational-technical programs under this chapter for improving and replacing vocational-technical school manufacturing equipment. Such rules and regulations shall: limit the total amount of grants to be made to vocational schools over a period of three years to 5 million dollars; require cities, towns or school districts to receive no more than $150,000 per year; require cities, towns or school districts to match the grant awarded by said board; and require that all grants be used only for the repair, upgrade or replacement of manufacturing technology equipment."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Engrossed Bills.

There being no objection during the Orders of the Day, the following engrossed bills (the first of which originated in the Senate), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, were severally passed to be enacted and were signed by the President and laid before the Governor for his approbation, to wit:

Relative to the Somerville budget (see Senate, No. 1793);

Relative to the town of Plymouth (see House, No. 4378, amended); and

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (see House, No. 4412).

Orders of the Day.

The House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4401, printed as amended) was further considered, the main question being on passing the bill to be engrossed.

Messrs. Knapik and Lees moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 56 the following section:—

"SECTION 56A. The first paragraph of section 7C of chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:— The department of education shall reimburse towns that pay a tuition fee for a person accepted to an approved vocational school as a nonmember student, the difference between the average per pupil expenditure for secondary students of the nonmember town and the tuition fee set forth herein."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 70 the following section:—

"SECTION 70A. Section 6 of chapter 131A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following subsection:—

(b½) Any person who violates section 2, or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each separate offense. The civil penalty may be asserted in an action brought on behalf of the commonwealth in any court of competent jurisdiction.

The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this section and to restrain violations of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter upon petition of the director or the attorney general."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Resor and Ms. Creem moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 56 the following section:—

"SECTION 56A. Section 6 of chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph, inserted by section 126 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Walsh moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. Notwithstanding any provisions of any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, to the extent that the division of medical assistance or the division of health care finance and policy or any successor agencies continue to regulate or provide capital reimbursement to nursing facilities, neither division shall in any manner discriminate among nursing facilities, for capital reimbursement purposes, based upon date of application or issuance, by the public health council, of a determination of need for construction, renovation or replacement of such facility or on the date of commencement or completion of any nursing facility construction, renovation and/or replacement. For the purposes of this section ‘capital’ means costs associated with the acquisition and upkeep of a nursing facility, including, without limitation, debt, equity, depreciation and long term interest. This section shall take effect on the earlier of, the date the division begins contracting for nursing facility services on a managed care basis, or January 1, 2000."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Resor moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 56 the following section:—

"SECTION 56A. Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 3, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, the following section:—

Section 3A. The commonwealth shall assume 100 per cent of the portion of the cost of an individual students’ special education services that exceeds two and a half times the per pupil expenditure of the school district."

After remarks, the amendment was rejected .

Ms. Murray moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 214D (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 214E. For the purpose of protecting consumers and improving the effectiveness of the provision of gas, electricity, energy, telecommunications and cable services to the citizens of the commonwealth, there is hereby established a special commission to investigate and examine the feasibility of transferring the department of telecommunications and energy, its operations, duties, functions and responsibilities to the office of the attorney general.

The commission shall include seven members, which shall include the attorney general or his designee; the secretary of administration and finance or his designee; the commissioner of the department of telecommunications and energy or his designee; the inspector general or his designee; a member of the senate to be appointed by the senate president; a member of the house to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and one individual appointed by the governor with demonstrated experience and background in consumer protection and advocacy.

The commissioner shall investigate and examine: (1) the functions, duties and responsibilities of the department of telecommunications and energy and its effectiveness in carrying out such functions, duties and responsibilities; (2) the consumer protection obligations and activities of said department and its effectiveness in carrying out such obligations and activities; (3) the responsiveness, effectiveness, and accessibility of said department, and the entities, industries and companies that it regulates, to consumer questions and complaints in every municipality in the commonwealth; (4) the environmental protection obligations and activities of said department and its effectiveness in carrying out such obligations and activities; and (5) the feasibility of transferring all or any portion of the functions, duties, responsibilities, obligations and activities of said department to the office of the attorney general.

The commission shall report to the general court the results of its study and its recommendations, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry out such recommendations, by filing the same with the house and senate committees on ways and means, and clerks of the house of representatives and the senate on or before April 1, 2000."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Antonioni, Ms. Walsh, Messrs. Berry and Tolman, Ms. Creem, Messrs. Bernstein, Lynch, Travaglini, Joyce, Ms. Resor and Messrs. Pacheco and Magnani moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191F (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191G. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the board of education shall not amend the regulations promulgated pursuant to chapter 71B of the General Laws in a manner which would alter the procedural or substantive protections provided to children with special needs as embodied in regulations in effect on March 1, 1999, until the earlier of: 1) completion of the general court’s contracted study of the standard of care for the delivery of education services to children with special needs and passage thereafter of any amendments to said chapter 71, or 2) August 31, 2000; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall limit the board of education’s authority to amend such regulations, in order to be consistent with the federal special education law.

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Antonioni and Lynch moved to amend the bill by insert ing after section 19 the following section:—

"SECTION 19A. Section 1E of chapter 15 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘terms’, in line 21, the following words:— "but only service on or after July 1, 1996 shall be counted for this purpose."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Jajuga, Ms. Resor, Mrs. Sprague and Mr. Creedon moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 19 the following section:—

"SECTION 19A. Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 338 and 339, the words ‘and the chief fire warden and district fire wardens in the executive office of environmental affairs’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— , the chief fire warden and the district fire wardens in the executive office of environmental affairs and the fire marshal of the department of fire services in the executive office of public safety, but the fire marshal shall have been a member of group four for ten years or have had ten years of more employment at the department of fire services or its predecessor agencies, the division of fire prevention and the Massachusetts firefighting academy, prior to being eligible for benefits under this section."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191 the following section:—

"Section 191A. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Essex County retirement system shall credit John V. O’Brien with the service he rendered between 1944 and 1946, inclusive, while in the United States Navy and 1946 to 1950, inclusive, while in the Naval Reserve of the United States, for the purpose of determining a retirement allowance pursuant to the provisions of said chapter 32. John V. O’Brien shall not be required to make any makeup payments to receive credit for this service."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 84 the following section:—

"Section 84A. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 122A, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, the following section:—

Section 122A½. Copies of all records created by the firearms record bureau of the criminal history systems board pursuant to chapter 140 which are certified and attested to by the director of said bureau or his designee, shall be admissible as evidence in any court of the commonwealth to prove the facts contained therein."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Jajuga and Moore moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 69 the following section:—

"SECTION 69A. The sixth paragraph of section 72Y of chap ter 111 of the General Laws, as amended by section 420 of chapter 161 of the acts of 1998, is hereby further amended by adding the following five sentences:— The rate for services provided by nursing pools to licensed nursing facilities shall not exceed 135 per cent of the median salary cost per hour for direct care nursing staff employed by nursing facilities. The division of health care finance and policy shall establish annually the limit for the rate for services provided by nursing pools to licensed nursing facilities. The division shall calculate a separate rate annually for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurses’ aides. The division may establish separate nursing pool rates by geographic region. The division shall determine the nursing pool rate limit through salary data collected from cost reports submitted annually by nursing facilities or, if necessary, by other collection tools."; and by inserting after section 79 the following section:—

"SECTION 79A. Section 7 of chapter 118G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the ninth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

In establishing rates for nursing pools pursuant to section 72Y of chapter 111, the rate for services provided by nursing pools to licensed nursing facilities shall not exceed 135 per cent of the median salary cost per hour for direct care nursing staff employed by nursing facilities. The division shall establish annually the limit for the rate for services provided by nursing pools to licensed nursing facilities. The division shall calculate a separate rate annually for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurses’ aides. The division may establish separate nursing pool rates by geographic region. The division shall determine the nursing pool rate limit through salary data collected from cost reports submitted annually by nursing facilities or, if necessary, by other collection tools."

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill by adding the following section:—

"SECTION . Section 73 of chapter 180 of the acts of 1998, is hereby amended by striking out the first and second sentences and inserting in place thereof the following sentences:— Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, all firearm identification cards issued under section 129B of chapter 140 of the General Laws prior to October 21, 1998 shall expire on the following schedule: if a person’s anniversary of birth is between the 1st and 15th, inclusive, of the months January, April, July, or October, such card shall expire on the holder’s anniversary of birth in the year 2000; if a person’s anniversary of birth is between the 16th and 31st, inclusive, of the months January, April, July, or October, such card shall expire on the holder’s anniversary of birth in the year 2001; if a person’s anniversary of birth is between the 1st and 15th, inclusive, of the months February, May, August, or November, such card shall expire on the holder’s anniversary of birth in the year 2002; if the person’s anniversary of birth is between the 16th and 31st, inclusive, of the months February, May, August, or November, such card shall expire on the holder’s anniversary of birth in the year 2003. Any such card issued to an applicant born on February 29, for the purposes described herein, shall expire on February 28, 2003; if a person’s anniversary of birth is between the 1st and 15th, inclusive, of the months March, June, September, or December, such card shall expire on the holder’s anniversary of birth in the year 2004; if a person’s anniversary of birth is between the 16th and 31st, inclusive, of the months March, June, September, or December, such card shall expire on the holder’s anniversary of birth in the year 2005. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, for purposes of the firearm identification cards that initially expire according to the above schedule, licensing authorities may issue firearm identification cards without the certification of the colonel for the fingerprint checks if the licensing authorities have not received certifications within 60 days after submission. Licensing authorities shall revoke or suspend such license if certifications received after 60 days reveal a disqualifying history."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Jajuga and Lees moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 214E (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 214F. The department of environmental management shall examine the feasibility of dedicating a portion of its revenue stream derived from Salisbury beach state reservation to the continued development and improvement of said reservation and the surrounding properties. The department of environmental management shall report its findings to the house committee on ways and means and the senate committee on ways and means on or before January 1, 2000."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Jajuga moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 127 the following section:—

"Section 127A. Section 297 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998 is hereby amended by adding the following words:— ; provided, however, that such amendment shall be made only to the 1996 and 1997 rates, but that eligibility for such amendment shall be limited to nursing facilities that commenced such an employee stock option plan in October 1993 and made payments to such plan in 1994 which were not previously reflected in the 1996 and 1997 rates."

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Wilkerson moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 25 the following section:—

"SECTION 25A. Section 44 of chapter 23A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:—

(11) SOMWBA may serve as surety for all or any portion of any performance, quality or labor and materials bond required of any minority business enterprise or women business enterprise, as defined in section 40 of chapter 23A, under the provisions of sec tion 39M of chapter 30 or sections 44A to 44J of chapter 149, or any other general or special law, regulation, or program requirement governing the award of development or construction contracts or subcontracts or construction material or supply contracts to be undertaken by the commonwealth, its agencies or political subdivisions, including without limitation, housing authorities, provided that:—

(a) the director has determined that the minority business enterprise or women business enterprise has diligently sought and failed to obtain the required bond or portion thereof;

(b) the minority business enterprise or women business enterprise has met all requirements for award of such contract or subcontract other than obtaining a required performance, quality, or labor and materials bond;

(c) the commissioner approves the participation of SOMWBA as surety for the bond or portion thereof; and

(d) the total dollar amount of outstanding bonds for which SOMWBA serves as surety shall at no time exceed 25 million dollars."

The amendment was rejected .

Ms. Wilkerson and Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 214F (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 214G. A special commission is hereby established to study and recommend to the general court solutions for alleviating the presence of the blighted buildings in the commonwealth, tax current or tax delinquent. The special commission shall consist of the following members: mayors or their designees of the four largest cities by population in the commonwealth, the senate president and the speaker of the house of representatives or their designees, the House and Senate Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Housing and Urban Development, the Governor or his designee, a representative of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and a representative of Citizens Housing and Planning Association. The members of this special commission shall vote upon a chairman. The special commission shall report back to the legislature with their findings and recommendations for legislative action, no later than December 31, 1999."

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem and Mr. Nuciforo moved to amend the bill by insert ing after section 91 the following section:—

"Section 91A. Section 27 of chapter 217 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word ‘register’ where it first appears and inserting in place thereof the following words:— first justice."

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Creem, Ms. Wilkerson and Ms. Jacques moved to amend the bill by insert ing after section 214 the following section:—

"SECTION 214A. The department of education shall conduct a study of the distribution of funds to cities and towns and regional school districts for the transportation of pupils pursuant to the provisions of section 1I of chapter 15 of the General Laws, sections 7A, 7B and 37D of chapter 71 of the General Laws, section 8 of chap-
ter 71A of the General Laws, section 14 of chapter 71B of the General Laws and section 8A of chapter 74 of the General Laws. Said department shall include in the study a determination as to whether current state funding for the transportation of pupils fairly reimburses all towns and cities and regional school districts for the costs incurred by said towns and cities and regional school districts for the transportation of pupils. Said department shall submit the results of the study, along with any recommendations for legislation or appropriations, to the clerk of the house of representatives, the clerk of the senate, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the governor not later than December 31, 1999."

The amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr, Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 39 the following section:—

"SECTION 39A. Chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing
in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 55 and inserting in place thereof the following section:—

Section 55. Registrars shall, from the names entered in the annual register of voters, prepare voting lists for use at elections, but shall not enter the names of women voters in separate columns or lists.
In such voting lists, the registrars shall place: the names of all voters entered on the annual register, and no others; opposite to the name of each, his or her residence on January first, preceding or at the time of his becoming an inhabitant of such place after said day; and his or her party enrollment. Names shall be added thereto or taken therefrom as persons are found to be qualified or not qualified to vote. In cities registrars shall prepare such voting lists by wards, and if a ward or town is divided into voting precincts, by those precincts. In all such cities, and in towns having 5,000 or more inhabitants, the voting lists shall be arranged in the numerical order of the street numbers of their residences, so far as possible. All first voting lists shall be printed and available for public distribution not later than the first day of July in state election years. Said lists shall remain available in off-election years. A sufficient number of voting lists shall be printed so that they can be furnished free of charge, upon request, to all duly organized political committees, and to all political candidates for public office in the various districts in which the city or town is located. No fee shall be charged for said lists. However, the registrar may limit distribution to two lists per person or political committee in one calendar year. Said lists shall be available for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the cost of printing such list, to any person upon request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the voting lists to be used at presidential primaries or any primary or election held prior to July first in any year may be that of the year preceding, revised as aforesaid."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Lees and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 99 the following section:—

"SECTION 99A. Chapter 258 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended adding the follow ing section:—

Section 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, no cause of action, including, without limitation, any civil action or action for declaratory or injunctive relief, may be brought under this chapter against the commonwealth, its employees and its political subdivisions on the basis that a computer or other information system that is owned or operated by any of those persons produced, calculated, or generated an incorrect date as a result of the year 2000 date change, so-called; provided, however, that the incorrect date resulted from a failure or malfunction that was unforeseeable or was foreseeable but the plan or design or both for identifying and preventing the failure or malfunction was prepared in substantial compliance with generally accepted computer and information system design standards in effect at the time of the preparation of the plan or design."

After debate, the amendment was rejected.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Tarr and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by adding the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. The division of purchased services, as established by section 274 of chapter 110 of the acts of 1993, shall provide in its regulations that in the case of multi-year contracts for the purchase of social services as regulated by said division, the price or prices payable by the commonwealth shall be indexed and adjusted according to the estimated rate of inflation submitted by the divi sion to the secretary of administration and finance by December 1 each year."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Magnani moved to amend the bill, in section 2, in item 7007-1200, by adding the following words:— "; provided further, that said corporation shall develop a plan by which the services and programs of the initiative known as engineering in Massachusetts collaborative, the initiative known as project RE-SEED, the Retirees’ school volunteer association and the partnership advancing learn ing mathematics and science and community service projects, PALMS, so-called, will be effectively coordinated; and provided further, that the plan shall be presented to the board of the Massachusetts technology collaborative, the senate and house committees on science and technology, the joint committee on education and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than September 30, 1999;".

After debate, the amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Clancy and Travaglini moved to amend the bill by insert ing after section 128 following section:—

"SECTION 128A. Subparagraph (2) of section 19C of chap-
ter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in section 4 of chap-
ter 260 of the acts of 1998, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:— The department of education may incur some or all of the assessment costs associated with said NBPTS certification for those teachers selected by the department."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191 the following section:—

"SECTION 191A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the department of revenue, in concert with the registry of motor vehicles and the office of the inspector general, shall create the automobile registration and insurance law enforcement program to enforce all provisions of chapters 59, 60A, 64H and 64I of the General Laws, relative to automobile registration, sales, excise tax, and automobile insurance laws and to publicize to the citizens of the commonwealth any changes to said provisions; provided that the registrar of motor vehicles shall issue two number plates to be displayed at the front and the rear of all passenger vehicles, with conversion and distribution to pairs beginning no later than January 1, 2000, as part of such program; provided further that the department of revenue shall purchase and develop computers and computer programs and hire administrative or computer support personnel necessary to enforce said provisions; provided further that, no more than 40 per cent of the appropriation made in item 1599-0001 shall be spent on administration and personnel; and provided further, that the commissioner shall report to the clerks of the house and senate by the second Monday in September, 1999 what, if any, additional appropriations and amendments to the General Laws are necessary to enforce said provisions."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 32 the following section:—

"SECTION 32A. Paragraph (o) of subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 215 to 217, inclusive, the words ‘; provided however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any member first elected on or after January first, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.’ ."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Clancy moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 30 the following section:—

"SECTION 30A. Group 4 of paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words ‘correctional facility’, in line 336, the following words:— city solicitors who have been employed in such capacity for ten years or more;".

The amendment was rejected.

Ms. Tucker, Ms. Walsh and Messrs. Tarr and Lees moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 191G (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191H. The department of public health shall report to the senate committee on ways and means a service plan for children currently served and eligible for enrollment in regional development day programs, so-called. Said department shall submit said report not later than January 1, 2000 and shall take no action phasing out regional developmental day programs until 60 days after the submission of the report."

The amendment was adopted.

Ms. Tucker moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 103, the following section:—

"SECTION 103A. The first sentence of subsection (b) of sec tion 12 of chapter 645 of the acts of 1948, inserted by chapter 746 of the acts of 1987, is hereby amended by inserting after the words ‘ninety per cent’ the following words:— , in any municipality with a plan to eliminate racial imbalance under said section 1I of said chapter 15, the reimbursement rate for all approved projects within such municipality shall be 90 per cent and in any regional academic or vocational school districts in which a majority of students reside in municipalities with plans to eliminate racial imbalance under said section 1I of said chapter 15, the reimbursement rate for all approved projects shall be 90 per cent."

The amendment was rejected .

Mr. Bernstein moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 191H (inserted by amendment) the following section:—

"SECTION 191I. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of youth services shall relocate and terminate the use of the facility located at Belmont Street in the city of Worcester no later than June 30, 2002 and any expansion of said facility prior to June 30, 2002, shall be temporary and of a type of construction which may be disassembled, reconfigured and relocated at another site."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Bernstein move to amend the bill by inserting after section 87 the following section:—

"SECTION 87A. Section 24D of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 193 of chapter 194 of the acts of 1998, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:—

(a) Prior to making any nonrecurring payment equal to or in excess of $500 to a claimant under a contract of insurance, every company authorized to issue policies of insurance pursuant to chapter 175 shall exchange information with the IV-D agency, as set forth in chapter 119A, to ascertain whether such claimant owes past due child support to the commonwealth or to an individual to whom the IV-D agency is providing services, and is subject to a child support lien pursuant to section 6 of said chapter 119A. To determine whether a claimant owes past due child support, the company shall either provide the IV-D agency with information about the claimant, or examine information made available by the IV-D agency and updated not more than once a month. If the company elects to provide the IV-D agency with information about such claimant, the company shall provide to the IV-D agency, no less than ten business days prior to making payment to such claimant, the claimant’s name, address, date of birth and social security number as appearing in the company’s file, and such other information appearing in the company’s file as the commissioner of revenue may require by regulation in consultation with the commissioner of insurance. The company shall use a method and format prescribed by the commissioner of revenue. If the company is unable to use a method and format prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, such company shall cooperate with the IV-D agency to identify another method or format, including submission of written materials. If the company elects to examine information made available by the IV-D agency and such claimant owes past due child support and is subject to a lien, the company shall notify the IV-D agency, no less than ten business days prior to making payment to such claimant, of the claimant’s name, address, date of birth and social security number as appearing in the company’s file, and such other information appearing in the company’s file as the commissioner of revenue may require by regulation in consultation with the commissioner of insurance, using a method and format prescribed by the commissioner of revenue; provided, however, that the company may remit to the IV-D agency the full amount of the lien or the full amount otherwise payable to the claimant at the time that it so notifies the IV-D agency at any time prior to making payment to the claimant, without regard to the ten business day period. If, at any time prior to payment, the IV-D agency notifies the company of its child support lien against such claimant by giving the company a notice of levy pursuant to section 6 of said chapter 119A, the company shall withhold from the payment the amount of past due support as set forth in the notice of levy and shall provide such amount to the IV-D agency for disbursement to the obligee. The child support lien shall encumber the right of the claimant to payment under the policy and the company shall disburse to the claimant only that portion of the payment, if any, remaining after the child support lien has been satisfied.

For the purposes of this section, the word ‘claimant’ shall mean an individual who brings a claim against an insured under a liability insurance policy or the liability coverage portion of a multiperil policy, or a beneficiary under a life insurance policy.

The governor shall appoint a special committee to consist of the commissioner of revenue or his designee, the commissioner of insurance or his designee, and a representative of the property insurance industry relative to the projected amount of child support collections that would result from adding first party claims under non-commercial policies to the system established by this section. The committee shall report to the general court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of representatives on or before December 31, 1999."; and

By inserting after section 128 the following section:—

"SECTION 128A. Section 21 of chapter 485 of the acts of 1998 is hereby repealed."

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Bernstein and Tarr moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 87 the following four sections:—

"SECTION 87A. The third paragraph of subsection (b) of sec tion 3 of chapter 176J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last two sentences and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:— For every health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after Decem ber 1, 1999 the group base premium rates charged by a carrier to each group business from among 26 to no more than 50 eligible employees during a rating period shall not exceed two times the group base premium rate charged to the group business from among 26 to no more than 50 eligible employees with the lowest group base premium rate. No phase-out adjustments shall be permitted after November 30, 1999.

SECTION 87B. Said subsection (b) of said section 3 of said chapter 176J, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:—

Effective December 1, 1999, group base premium rates charged by a carrier to an eligible small business shall not exceed two times the group base premium rate which could be charged by that carrier to an eligible small business under this chapter with the lowest group premium rate for that rate basis type within that class of business.

SECTION 87C. Subsection (a) of section 4 of chapter 176M of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in its place thereof the following paragraph:—

(2) A carrier may establish a premium rate adjustment based upon the age of an insured individual. Such an adjustment shall be known as the age rate adjustment. A carrier may establish an age rate adjustment, the value of which may range from .67 to .133. If a carrier chooses to establish age rate adjustments, the premium charged to every individual enrolled in a guaranteed issue health plan shall be subject to the applicable age rate adjustment.

SECTION 87D. Section 5 of said chapter 176M of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:—

(j) Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, each carrier that submitted a nongroup rate filing to the commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section may amend and resubmit its nongroup rate filing in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. A carrier must file such amendments not later than July 16, 1999. The commissioner shall review such amendments in accordance with the time-frames, but not the dates, established in this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the commissioner’s authority to establish an expedited review schedule for such amendments. The time frames set forth in this subsection shall remain applicable for the limited purpose of amended filings pursuant to this subsection."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Bernstein and Lees moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 119 the following section:—

"SECTION 119A. Salaries for employees subject to chapter 728 of the acts of 1975, chapter 797 of the acts of 1981, chapter 399 of the acts of 1991 and chapter 413 of the acts of 1992 shall be subject to step increases consistent with the provisions of sections 45 and 46C of chapter 30."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following section:—

"SECTION 9A. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 172E, inserted by section 3 of chapter 336 of the acts of 1998, the following section:—

Section 172F. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 172, the following information shall be available, upon request, to the office of child care services for the purposes of evaluating any residence, facility, program, system or other entity licensed under chapter 28A, whether public or private, or any non-relative, in-home child care provider that receives federal or state-funded child care in order to further the protection of children: conviction data, arrest data, sealed record data and juvenile arrest or conviction data. The office of child care services shall not disseminate such information for any purpose other than to further the protection of children."

The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Panagiotakos moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 110 the following section:—

"SECTION 110A. Item 7220-0961 of section 2 of chapter 267 of the acts of 1995 is hereby amended by striking out the words ‘five million dollars’ and inserting in place thereof the following words:— up to $9,000,000."

The amendment was adopted.

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Rauschenbach, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after sec tion 54 the following section:—

"SECTION 54A. Chapter 63 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 31F the following section:—

Section 31H. A corporation shall be allowed a credit as hereinafter provided against its excise due under this chapter for its taxable year ending on or after December 31, 1999. The amount of the credit shall be equal to 50 per cent of the qualifying child care expenses. Qualifying child care expenses are employer-provided or employer-sponsored expenses for the care in Massachusetts of children of employees, which expenses are not reimbursed by tuition, government grant or otherwise and do not include expenses for the construction, acquisition or maintenance of equipment or facilities used for child care purposes.

The credit allowed under this section shall not reduce the excise to less than the amount due under subsection (b) of section 32 or subsection (b) of section 39 and under any act in addition thereto. The provisions of section 32C shall not apply to the credit allowed by this section. A corporation claiming a credit under this section shall furnish such information relative to the credit as may be requested by the commissioner of the department of revenue in a form approved by him, and the commissioner shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section."; and

By inserting after section 222 the following section:—

"SECTION 222A. The provisions of section 54A shall take effect for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1999."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lees, Knapik, Tarr and Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 54 the following two sections:—

"SECTION 54A. Chapter 63 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 31F the following six sections:—

Section 31H. As used in sections 31H to 31M, inclusive, the follow ing words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—

‘Designated Materials’, those recyclable materials including, but not limited to, types and grades of metal, paper, glass or plastic, and compostable materials including, but not limited to, types and grades of leaves, yard waste and mixed biodegradable organic material.

‘Management’, the entire process or any part thereof of the storage, separation, collection, transfer, transportation, treatment, processing, marketing, delivery or disposal of solid wastes or designated materials by any person engaging in such process.

‘Manufacturing Process’, a process by which designated materials are used as an input to a system or process that transforms them, and any other inputs, into products of economic value.

‘Recycling Equipment’, any machinery or apparatus primarily used to store, separate, collect, transfer, transport, treat, process or deliver designated materials and any manufacturing machinery used to produce finished products substantially composed of designated materials.

‘Waste Audit’, a survey of all solid, liquid and semi-solid wastes produced at a facility for the purpose of identifying materials which may be diverted from the waste stream through recycling, resale or reuse.

Section 31I. (a) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation, which purchases in any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999 and ending on December 31, 2008 any recycling equipment to be used exclusively within the commonwealth for the management of designated materials, shall be entitled to a credit against its excise tax due under this chapter. The amount of such credit shall be fifty per cent of the cost or installed cost, if applicable, or other bases for federal income tax purposes for recycling equipment.

(b) The credit allowed in subsection (a) may be carried over from year to year and may be taken in five annual increments not to exceed ten per cent for each increment; provided, however, that the entire credit shall be used within seven years of acquisition.

(c) For purposes of recycling equipment qualifying for credit under this section, sections 31A and 32C shall not apply.

Section 31J. (a) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation, which purchases in any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999 and ending on December 31, 2008 any land or buildings or structures in the commonwealth used exclusively to house recycling equipment or to carry out the business of the management of designated materials in the commonwealth, shall be entitled to a credit against its excise tax due under this chapter. The amount of such credit shall be equal to 5 per cent of the cost or other basis for federal income tax purposes of the land, buildings and structures.

(b) The credit allowed in subsection (a) may be taken in five annual increments of 1 per cent each. Said annual increments are limited to 5 per cent and shall be taken within seven years of the acquisition.

(c) For purposes of land, buildings and structures qualifying for a credit under this section, section 31A and 32C shall not apply.

Section 31K. (a) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation, which purchases in any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999 and ending on December 31, 2009, shall be allowed a credit as hereinafter provided against its excise due under this chapter. The amount of such credit shall be 10 per cent of the amount paid for designated materials used in a manufacturing process in Massachusetts.

(b) The credit allowed under this section shall apply only to designated material generated and collected within the commonwealth.

(c) The credit allowed under this section shall apply to desig nated materials used in a manufacturing process within one year of its purchase.

(d) The credit allowed hereunder may be carried over from year to year subject to subsection (e); provided, however, that the entire amount of a credit shall be utilized within three years of acquisition.

(e) There shall be a limit to the annual credit provided hereunder, of $500,000 per corporation.

For purposes of this section, sections 31A and 32C shall not apply.

Section3lL. (a) The commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the department of environmental protection, shall certify the credits allowed in sections 31I and 31J. Application for certification shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner of revenue and shall contain information on the actual cost of qualifying recycling equipment or property; a description of the designated materials, recycling equipment or property; and a statement certifying that the corporation has conducted and implemented the recommendations of a waste audit to divert materials from the waste stream.The application shall be made within one year of the purchase of the qualifying recycling equipment or property or July 1st, 1999, whichever is later.

(b) The commissioner of revenue in consultation with the department of environmental protection, shall certify the credits allowed in section 31K. Applications for certification shall be by March 31 after the end of the tax year in which the qualifying designated materials were purchased. The application shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner of revenue and shall contain information on the actual cost of qualifying designated materials; a statement of the designated materials; a statement of the designated materials used in a manufacturing process; evidence to support the actual purchase of those materials; and a statement certifying that the corporation has conducted and implemented the recommendations of a waste audit to divert materials from the waste stream in Massachusetts. Failure to file a timely application shall make the corporation ineligible for the credit.

(c) The department of revenue shall act on an application before the one hundred and twentieth day after the filing of the application. Failure to act within this time period shall mean that the application is approved.

Section 31M. The provisions of sections 31I to 31M, inclusive, shall apply to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 1999 and ending December 31, 2008.

SECTION 54B. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (ll) the following paragraph:—

(mm) Sales of $500 or more of recycling equipment. The phrase ‘recycling equipment’ means any machinery or apparatus primarily used to separate, store, collect, transfer, transport, treat, process or deliver designated materials as defined in chapter 21K and any manufacturing machinery used exclusively to produce finished products substantially composed of designated materials."; and by inserting after section 39 the following section:—

"SECTION 39A. Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by insert ing after clause fifty-third the following clause:—

Fifty-fourth, real or personal property used exclusively for the management of designated materials as defined in section 31H of chapter 63."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik and Tarr and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by inserting after section 54 the following section:—

"SECTION 54A. Paragraph (cc) of section 6 of chapter 64H, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘purposes;’, in line 359, the following words:— to the extent of two sales events not exceeding four days each in duration each calendar year, food and beverages sold to any church or synagogue or any church or synagogue organization for resale by such church, synagogue or organization if the proceeds of such resale are to be used for religious or charitable purposes;" and

By inserting after section 222 the following section:—

"SECTION 222A. The provisions of section 54A shall take effect for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000."

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lees, Knapik and Tarr and Mrs. Sprague moved to amend the bill by adding the following section:—

"SECTION . Chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 38Q, inserted by section 35 of chapter 206 of the acts of 1998, the following section:—

Section 38R. (a) When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:—

‘Allowable cost of training,’ the actual costs to a corporation of providing approved training to an employee of the corporation. For approved training delivered by the corporation itself, such costs shall be limited to the wages and benefits of instructors, consultant fees, equipment costs and costs of materials and supplies to the extent that the foregoing are dedicated to providing training and pro-rated on a per employee basis, but excluding costs of facilities, travel, wages and benefits of employees receiving training, and wages and benefits of administrative or managerial personnel other than those overseeing training on a full-time basis. For approved training delivered by a third party vendor or institution, such costs shall be limited to the charges and fees of such third party vendor or institution paid by the corporation attributable to the employee and shall exclude, without limitation, costs of travel and of wages and benefits of employees receiving training.

‘Approved training,’ training to enhance the work-related skills and capabilities of an employee provided that such training (i) includes not less than 30 hours of instruction for the employees and (ii) is delivered as part of a program approved for the purposes of this section by a regional employment board with jurisdiction over the region within which the employee to be trained is employed or by a regional employment board with jurisdiction over the region within which the training program is to be carried out in accordance with guidelines issued by the department of employment and training.

‘Average number of qualified employees,’ an average computed by dividing the sum of the number of qualified employees of said corporation in Massachusetts who are reported to the Massachusetts department of revenue for each quarter of a given taxable year by four.

‘Baseline year,’ the taxable year for which the Massachusetts corporation employed the greatest average number of qualified employees of the three taxable years immediately preceding the reference year, provided that, in the case of a corporation that has had a change in ownership during the reference year or during any of the three taxable years immediately preceding the reference year, the baseline year shall be determined as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and provided further, that in the case of a new Massachusetts corporation, doing business in the commonwealth for less than three years, the baseline year shall be the taxable year for which the Massachusetts corporation employed the greatest average number of qualified employees of the years during which the company was doing business in the commonwealth. If the reference year is the first year that the company was doing business in the commonwealth, then the baseline year shall be the year prior to the reference year and the average number of qualified employees during the baseline year shall be zero.

‘Qualified employee,’ an individual who (i) is employed in Massa chusetts by a Massachusetts corporation; (ii) works on a full-time basis with a normal work week of 30 or more hours, (iii) at the inception of the employment relationship described in clause (i) does not have a termination date which is either a date certain or determined with reference to the completion of some specified scope of work; and (iv) is eligible to receive employee benefits including paid holidays, vacation, sick time, unemployment benefits and a minimum of 50 per cent of the cost for coverage under an insured group health plan or a self-funded employer group health plan including medical, surgical and hospital care benefits.

(b) Corporations shall be allowed a credit pursuant to this section for the cost of employee training as follows:—

(1) For each employee of a corporation subject to tax under this chapter receiving approved training during a taxable year, a credit shall be allowed against the excise imposed on such corporation by this chapter equal to 50 per cent of the allowable cost of training incurred by such corporation in providing training to such employee, providing that the aggregate number of employees for whom the credit is taken in any taxable year shall not exceed the number of net net qualified employees of such corporation for the taxable year, and provided further that the maximum amount of the credit that may be claimed with respect to any individual employee who receives training shall be $3,500. The number of net new qualified employees of such corporation for the reference year shall be the remainder, if any, of:

(i) the average number of qualified employees of such corporation for the reference year, minus;

(ii) the average number of qualified employees of such corporation for the baseline year.

(2) In the case of a corporation that has had a change in ownership including the creation of a new subsidiary or corporate affiliate of a corporation subject to tax under this chapter, during the reference year or during any of the three taxable years immediately preceding the reference year, the number of net new qualified employees of such corporation shall be determined as follows:

(i) identify all corporations that were created, dissolved, merged, acquired, sold or otherwise involved in the change of ownership;

(ii) determine the average number of qualified employees employed by each such corporation in Massachusetts during the reference year and during each of the three taxable years immediately preceding the reference year, provided that, if the change in ownership occurred during the reference year, the average number of qualified employees for the reference year shall be determined after the change in ownership;

(iii) determine the sum of the average number of qualified employees of all such corporations for the reference year and for each of the three taxable years immediately preceding the reference year;

(iv) the baseline year shall be the year with the greatest sum of the average number of qualified employees of the three taxable years immediately preceding the reference year.

The number of net new qualified employees shall be the remainder, if any, of the sum of the average number of qualified employees during the reference year, minus the sum of the average number of qualified employees for the baseline year of all such corporations.

(c) Any Massachusetts corporation entitled to a credit under this section for any taxable year may carry over and apply to the tax for any one or more of the next succeeding ten taxable years, the portion, as reduced from year to year, of those credits that exceed the tax for the taxable year.

(d) Any credit pursuant to this section shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(1) The credit allowed by this section may not be used to reduce the tax liability of a corporation below any minimum excise imposed under chapter 63. The credit allowed by this subsection shall be applied after any other credit to which the corporation is entitled.

(2) For purposes of this section, the commissioner of revenue may aggregate the activities of all entities, whether or not incorporated, under common control as defined in subsection (f) of sec tion 41 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) The commissioner of revenue shall promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Such rules and regulations may provide for the adjustment of prices and elimination of transactions between related taxpayers to ensure that all amounts upon which the credit is based reasonably reflect fair market value. In addition, such rules and regulations shall include provisions to prevent the generation of multiple credits with respect to the same employees.

The amendment was rejected .

Messrs. Lees, Tisei, Knapik, Hedlund and Mrs. Sprague moved to to amend the bill by inserting after section 39 the following section:—

"SECTION 39A. Chapter 60A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 4 the following new section:—

Section 4A. (a) The excise imposed by section 1 of this chapter shall not apply to a motor vehicle registered on an apportioned or allocation basis in accordance with the International Registration Plan pursuant to the provisions of section two of chapter ninety; provided, however, that the owner has paid a registration fee that is calculated using a registration fee for the commonwealth which included a sum equal to the excise that would be imposed on such motor vehicle or trailer under this chapter had the motor vehicle or trailer been registered in the commonwealth.

(b) Fees received by the registrar as registration fees attributable to payments in lieu of excise from owners registered under the International Registration Plan shall be credited to each city and town in that proportion which the amount of excise collected by the city or town during the year bears to the total excise collected by all cities and towns"; by inserting after section 54 the following 23 sections:—

"SECTION 54A. Section 4 of chapter 64E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:—

Section 4. All special fuels sold or used within the Common wealth shall have a tax imposed at the rate of seventeen cents upon each gallon.

SECTION 54B. Said section 4 of chapter 64E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following:—

All untaxed special fuels sold or used within the Commonwealth shall have dye added by the special fuel supplier or permissive supplier at the terminal rack at the time of sale. Such dye shall comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency requirements and shall be the same dye concentration required by the Internal Revenue Code.

Every special fuel supplier shall, not later than the last day of each calendar month render to the Department a statement of all special fuel received, all special fuel sold, distributed or used by him in this Commonwealth, all fuel sold, distributed or used in which dye was added and no tax was collected and all special fuel sold for export to another state and pay an excise at the rate specified in the preceding paragraph on all special fuel sold, distributed or used on which dye was not added in the manner and time prescribed in this chapter. The tax imposed wherein shall be measured by invoiced gallons of special fuel sold or distributed.

Every special fuel exporter shall, not later than the last day of each calendar month render to the Department a statement of all special fuel received tax-free for export, all special fuel sold, distributed or used by him in the Commonwealth, and all special fuel sold for export to another state and provide a detailed listing of the names, addresses and quantity of fuel sold or distributed for export to another state and pay an excise at the tax rate specified in the first paragraph of this section on all special fuel acquired tax-free and sold, distributed or used within this Commonwealth in the manner and time prescribed in this chapter. The tax imposed wherein shall be measured by invoiced gallons of special fuel sold or distributed.

Every special fuel permissive supplier shall, not later than the last day of each calendar month render to the Department a statement of all special fuel sold, distributed or used by him in this Common wealth, all fuel sold, distributed or used in which dye was added and no tax was collected and pay an excise at the rate specified in the first paragraph of this section on all special fuel sold, distributed or used in this Commonwealth on which dye was not added in the manner and time prescribed in this chapter. The tax imposed wherein shall be measured by invoiced gallons of special fuel sold or distributed.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax per gallon payable upon each gallon of liquefied gas shall be separately determined by the commissioner utilizing the same procedures as those used for fuel under chapter 64A and such tax per gallon as so determined shall apply to each gallon of liquefied gas sold or used by a licensee in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return; provided, however, that there shall be no minimum tax per gallon as provided in said chapter 64A.

All special fuel exempt from tax and not containing dye shall be applied for through the refund process established in section 5 of Chapter 64E.

Special fuel sold by a special fuel supplier to a licensed special fuel exporter for export to another state shall not be subject to tax imposed by this section provided that the supplier obtains the name, address and valid license number of the special fuel exporter and places such information on the invoice and shipping documents covering such sale.

The tax provided for by this chapter must be paid by special fuel licensees and special fuel users. A special fuel licensee shall remit the excise tax he collects from all undyed special fuel sold or distributed from the terminal in this Commonwealth with the monthly return filed pursuant to this section. The tax paid by a special fuel user must be computed by multiplying the tax rate per gallon specified in the first paragraph of this section by the number of gallons of special fuel consumed by him in the propulsion of motor vehicles on the highways of this Commonwealth, then subtracting the amount of tax paid on special fuel purchased in the Commonwealth.

At the election of a qualified purchaser, the supplier or permissive supplier shall not require payment of the special fuel tax on transport truck loads of at least 5,200 gallons from the purchaser at a time earlier than the date the supplier or permissive supplier must remit the tax to the Commonwealth. The election shall be conditioned upon the purchaser remitting all taxes due the s