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People First:
Disability Analysis of the State Budget

Prepared for:

 

Produced by:

Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC)
1150 Hancock Street, 3rd Floor
Quincy, MA 02169-4340
617-770-7676 (Voice)
617-770-1987 (Fax)
617-770-9499 (TTY)
www.mass.gov/mddc (Web)
   
Massachusetts Human Service Coalition (MHSC)
37 Temple Place, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 482-6119 | mhsc_at_earthlink.net
www.cutnomore.org
Lead Author:
Eliza Anderson, MHSC Senior Budget Analyst for Disability Issues
Additional Contributors:
Jen Douglas, MHSC Managing Editor and Budget Analyst for Welfare Issues
Barbara McGonagle, MHSC Intern on Housing Issues
Pam Wool, MHSC Budget Analyst for Child and Youth Issues

Volume I

Provides a full overview of all disabilities-related programs and agencies, along with an analysis of the potential impacts of the governor's budget proposals in his House 1 for FY06. Posted 9 March 2005

Download Volume 1 in HTML (will open in your browser), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), or Microsoft Word (.doc)


To view sections of the report, select them from the links below.

Introduction
Executive Summary
Department of Early Education and Care
Department of Education/Special Education:/The Circuit Breaker
Department of Elder Affairs
Department of Housing and Community Development
Department of Mental Health
Department of Mental Retardation
Department of Social Services
Department of Transitional Assistance
Department of Youth Services
Mass. Commission for the Blind
Mass. Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Mass. Department of Public Health
Mass. Rehabilitation Commission
Office of Medicaid (MassHealth) & Key Issues in Health Care
Other Disability Advocacy & Information Agencies
Salary Reserve
Guide for New Readers & Next Steps in FY06 Budget Debate


Volume II:

An Analysis of the House of Representatives’ State Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2006 (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)

Provides analysis of House of Representatives budget proposals for FY06. (Posted 11 May 2005)

Download Volume II in Acrobat Format (476KB - .pdf).


To view individual sections of the report, select them from the links below.

Introduction
Executive Summary
Department of Early Education and Care
Department of Education/Special Education:/The Circuit Breaker
Department of Elder Affairs
Department of Housing and Community Development
Department of Mental Health
Department of Mental Retardation
Department of Social Services
Department of Transitional Assistance
Department of Youth Services
Mass. Commission for the Blind
Mass. Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Mass. Department of Public Health
Mass. Rehabilitation Commission
Office of Medicaid (MassHealth) & Key Issues in Health Care
Other Disability Advocacy & Information Agencies
Salary Reserve
Guide for New Readers & Next Steps in FY06 Budget Debate


Volume III

An Analysis of the Critical Choices to be Made by the Conference Committee for the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)

Presents the critical choices facing the Conference Committee as they reconcile the differences in the House and Senate budget proposals. (Posted 21 June 2005)

Available as the full report only.


Volume IV

Provides an analysis of the governor’s veto message for disabilities-related items for FY06.

Download Volume IV in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), or Microsoft Word (.doc).  Available in full length only. (Posted 14 July 2005)