Division of Administrative Law Appeals, etc.

Division of Administrative Law Appeals.

1110-1000

For the operation of the division of administrative law appeals established by section 4H of chapter 7 of the General Laws

...............................................................$604,346

George Fingold Library.

1120-4005

For the administration of the library; provided, that said library shall maintain regular hours of operation from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; provided further, that said library is hereby authorized and directed to develop an internship program with any Massachusetts public or private college or university that offers, as of the date of passage of this act, advanced studies in library and information science; provided further, that said program shall commence on July 1, 1999; and provided further, that said library shall continue the implementation program necessary in order to secure access to the wide area network

...............................................................$1,297,853

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

1150-5100

For the office of the commission, including the processing and resolution of cases pending before the commission that were filed on or before July 1, 1993 and cases pending before said commission in which the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is named as a respondent; provided further, that on or before October 1, 1998, and March 1, 1999 said commission shall submit to the senate and house committees on ways and means an update report on the total number of such currently pending cases and the total number of such cases in the investigation, conciliation, post-probable cause and pre-public hearing, and post-hearing stages; provided further, that said commission shall identify in such reports the number of cases in which the commission has determined there is probable cause to believe that a violation of the provisions of chapter 151B of the General Laws has been committed in a case in which said authority is named as a respondent; provided further, that said commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before September 1, 1998 the number of cases pending before the commission in which a state agency or state authority is named as a respondent and the number of such cases where probable cause to believe that a violation of the provisions of said chapter 151B has been committed; provided further, that an amount not to exceed $15,000 may be expended to fund Edward Brooke Scholarships whereby the recipients of said scholarships assist said commission in resolving said cases filed on or before July 1, 1993; provided further, that an additional $100,000 shall be expended to reduce case backlog; provided further, that the commission is hereby authorized to expend $100,000 for the sole purpose of supporting the civil rights enforcement efforts of cities and towns through their local human rights commissions; provided, that such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the following cities and towns: Amherst, Barnstable, Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Lawrence, Malden, Melrose, New Bedford, Northampton, Pittsfield, Somerville, Springfield, and Worcester; provided further, that funds made available herein shall be in addition to funds available in item 1150-5104; provided further, that all positions except clerical, shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that said commission shall pursue the highest allowable rate of federal reimbursement

...............................................................$1,657,522

1150-5104

The Massachusetts commission against discrimination is hereby authorized to expend revenues collected through federal reimbursements received for the purposes of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing type 1 program and the equal opportunity resolution contract program during fiscal year 1999 and federal reimbursements received for these and other programs in prior years; provided, that for the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, said commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 or any other general or special law to the contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $1,563,344 shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, funds may be expended from this item for the purposes of case investigations, conciliation and resolution efforts of local agencies as provided by contract through the commission; provided further, that such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the following cities and towns: Worcester, New Bedford, Somerville, Chelsea, Cambridge and Barnstable; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the commission shall deposit into the General Fund any federal reimbursements received for these purposes in fiscal year 1999; provided further, that the commission shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than the last day of each quarter, the following: federal reimbursements received in each such quarter, anticipated reimbursements to be received in the remaining quarters of the fiscal year and reimbursements projected to be collected in the subsequent fiscal year for such purposes; provided further, that such report shall detail actual and anticipated reimbursements by date of receipt, case type, reimbursement per case and cases resolved; and provided further, that the costs of personnel may be charged to this item

...............................................................$1,563,344

1150-5116

The Massachusetts commission against discrimination is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $27,500 from revenues collected from fees charged for the training and certification of diversity trainers for the operation of the discrimination prevention certification program

...............................................................$27,500