Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

4125-0100

For the operation of and services provided by the commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; provided, that the commission shall expand services beyond the level of such services provided in fiscal year 1998, including, $100,336 for the case management of children deemed eligible for such services from said commission, $50,000 for assistive technology devices, $525,000 for independent living services, so-called, and $1,050,000 for interpreter and CART services, so-called; provided further, that the new positions of a systems analyst and a personnel director be funded from this item; and provided further, that amounts appropriated in items of this department that extend or expand services beyond the level of services provided in fiscal year 1998 shall not annualize above said amounts in fiscal year 2000

...............................................................$5,388,824

4125-0101

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the commission for the deaf and hard of hearing may expend revenues in an amount not to exceed $105,000 from charges received on behalf of interpreter services and monies received from private grants, bequests, gifts or contributions; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system

...............................................................$105,000