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Senate Ways and Means Committee Budget is positive for
individuals with disabilities We appreciate the work of Senator
Therese Murray, Senate Committee on Ways and Means and Committee Staff on the
positive budget for individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities.
The attached report reviews the DMR budget and other disability line items. As the
budget process continues we need the support of Senators in regard to the
senate debate, and all legislators (Representatives and Senators) for the conference
committee budget report.
Very positive features of the Senate
Ways & Means budget include: - Funding of Boulet or Wait List settlement
- Funding of Turning 22 for high school graduates who
need day or family support services
- $500,000 additional for Family support services for
those on waiting lists
- $1,000,000 for Family support services for those with
autism spectrum disorders
- $500,000 additional dollars to be redirected from
Dept. of Education account to help keep families together through the DMR-DOE
initiative (agency chargeback)
- $20,000,000 for funding a salary reserve for staff
funded through DMR and other human service agencies
- $1 million additional dollars earmarked for Early
Intervention programs (this account, line item 4513-1020 was increased
by $1 million as well).
FY2006 DMR Budget and related Disability line items
Line Item | Description | Governor’s 2006 | Final House | Senate Ways and Means | 5911-1000 | Administration | $12,780,909 | $12,799,349 | $12,799,349 | 5911-2000 | Transportation | $13,882,269 | $13,882,269 | $13,882,269 | 5920-1000 | Regional/Area Offices | $53,853,237 | $53,490,519 | $53,490,519 | 5920-2000 | Community Residential | $499,491,126 | $499,419,626 | $499,591,126 | 5920-2010 | State Ops. | $119,978,807 | $119,556,581 | $119,556,581 | 5920-2020 | Boulet/Waiting List | $85,614,227 | $85,614,227 | $85,614,227 | 5920-2025 | Day/Employment | $113,106,979 | $113,106,979 | $113,106,979 | 5920-3000 | Family Supports (Respite) | $50,789,967 | $51,289,967 | $51,289,967 | 5920-3010 | New Autism Division |
| $1,000,000 | $1,000,000* | 5920-5000 | Turning 22 | $6,467,670 | $6,467,670 | $6,467,670 | 5930-1000 | State Schools | $166,072,065 | $165,986,286 | $165,986,286 | 5982-1000 | Templeton Retained | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | TOTAL DMR Budget | $1,122,137,256 | $1,122,713,473 | $1,122,884,973 |
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| 1599-6901 | Salary Reserve | $0 | $10,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 1599-6902 | Rate Adjustment | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | 4000-0430 | Dental Services and Eyeglasses | No Action | No Action | No Action | 5948-0012 | DOE/DMR | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $8,000,000 |
*$200,000 earmark for Melmark New England effectively reduces
impact of 5920-3010 by 20%; no earmark in House version |
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