Department of Public Safety

Department of Public Safety.

8311-1000

For the administration of the department and the implementation of chapter 485 of the acts of 1991; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the salaries of the commissioner or deputy commissioner of public safety

...............................................................$701,145

8312-1000

For the administrative expenses of the bureau of special investigations; provided, that the director of said bureau shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than December 15, 1998 on the monthly investigator caseload, without disclosing names or other personal identifiers, for fiscal years 1994 through 1998; provided further, that said report shall include the monthly average of the amounts recovered by the commonwealth through successful prosecution, settlement or other disposition of such cases investigated for fiscal years 1994 through 1998; provided further, that said report shall separately delineate said caseload data for the front-end detection program, so-called; provided further, that said report shall state the most recent activity date for each open case assigned to each investigator as of the first business day of each fiscal quarter of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for which such information is available; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the salaries of the commissioner or deputy commissioner of public safety

...............................................................$935,691

8312-1002

For the salaries of investigators in the bureau of special investigations, including the front-end detection program, so-called; provided, that investigative positions for said front-end detection program shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the salaries of the commissioner or deputy commissioner of public safety

...............................................................$5,644,575

8315-1000

For the administrative costs of the division of inspections; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the salaries of the commissioner or deputy commissioner of public safety; provided further, that the expenses of the state boxing commission shall be paid from this item; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be made available for an eye examination program for boxers participating in events regulated by the state boxing commission; provided further, that the commission shall charge professional boxers for the cost of such eye exams; provided further, that a doctor's certificate from another state shall be accepted as evidence of such an examination; provided further, that fees for inspections performed during overtime hours shall be determined by the commissioner of administration; provided further, that the fee for inspections performed during overtime hours be not less than $100; provided further, that the division shall inspect all elevators in the state house and the McCormack and Saltonstall office buildings; and provided further, that not later than September 1, 1998, the secretary of administration and finance shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means a report detailing the level of resources necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 143 and 146 of the General Laws

...............................................................$1,085,941

8315-1002

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language in this item

For the salaries of department of public safety inspectors, including building inspectors, district engineering inspectors and elevator inspectors; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the salaries of the commissioner or deputy commissioner of public safety; provided further, that the department shall hire two additional elevator inspectors in fiscal year 1999 in excess of any such positions approved as of February 1, 1998, and an additional engineer inspector; provided further, that such additional engineer inspector's duties shall include, but not be limited to administering pipefitter license examinations; provided further, that such additional engineer inspector and elevator inspectors shall be regular state employees compensated from the AA subsidiary, so-called, of this item; provided further, that such additional engineer inspector position shall be in addition to any such positions added during fiscal year 1995; and provided further, that this item shall fund 62 and one-half full time equivalent state employees

...............................................................$2,928,466

8315-1003

N.B. - The Acting Governor has struck the italicized language in this item

For the salaries of the commissioner and deputy commissioner of public safety; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until all inspector positions referenced in item 8315-1002 shall be filled or posted to be filled

...............................................................$139,896