Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, July 19, 2019 SEN. DIDOMENICO | FROM PAGE 2 • $75K for music programming for Everett’s public schools • $50K for access to technology for students at Everett public schools • $100K for a grant program for the Museum of Science to operate an engineering curriculum in elementary schools in the cities of Everett and Cambridge • $75K for the Everett middle school afterschool robotics program • $6M increase in Chapter 70 education funding Other budget amendments filed by Senator DiDomenico include: • $1M in new funding to create a pilot program that seeks to close the SNAP Gap in Massachusetts • New language to ensure high-needs schools continue using a breakfast-after-the-bell model to boost school breakfast participation rates • $2M to establish a grant program for statewide census outreach to support trusted community organizations and grassroots leaders to help reach historically hard-to-count communities • $300K to Nurtury to help expand its network of family childcare providers • $250K for Operation ABLE, the only agency in Massachusetts committed solely to the employment needs of mature workers (those 45 years and older) • $200K for the 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Training and Upgrading Fund to help increase the quality of consumer, patient and resident care The Senate’s budget also strengthens Massachusetts’s commitment to being a national leader in ensuring children of all backgrounds have access to greater educational opportunities. Consistent with the Senate’s long-standing commitment to supporting increased investments in education, this budget makes a significant down payment on the work of the Foundation Budget Review Commission (FBRC), and funds Chapter 70 at its highest level ever: $5.176B, an increase of $268.4M over FY 2019. The City of Everett will receive over $75M in Chapter 70 education funding, a $6M increase over the previous fiscal year. “With this budget, we are making it clear that we are serious about securing more funding for our K-12 public schools and reforming our state’s outdated education funding formula,” said Sen. DiDomenico. “This has been – and continues to be – my top education priority, and I am proud that my district will receive the additional funds that they deserve in the Senate budget.” Other top priority items for Senator DiDomenico that were included in the FY 2020 Senate Budget and will benefit Everett residents are: • $4.8M for the state’s pediatric palliative care network – a $1M increase over FY19 – to ensure there is no wait list for these critical services so children and their families have the extra care and support that they need • $350-per-child clothing allowance to help low-income families meet their basic needs • $12M for grants to the Head Start program to maintain access to early education services for low-income families • $6.5M for Youth-At-Risk Matching grants, including support for YWCAs, YMCAs and Boys & Girls Clubs The Senate’s budget also invests in programs and policies to educate, train and prepare Massachusetts workers in order to provide them with opportunities to grow and succeed. Opportunity investments include: • $38.5M for adult basic education services to improve access to skills and tools necessary to join the workforce • $15.6M for summer jobs and work-readiness training for atrisk youngsters, after adding $1.2M on the floor • $7M for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund to connect unemployed and under-employed workers with higher paying jobs The Senate’s budget maintains the Senate’s commitment to increasing access to quality, affordable housing, investing in low-income housing and homelessness services and supports. Housing investments include: • $178.7M for Emergency Assistance Family Shelters • $110M for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) • $48.3M for assistance for homeless individuals • $30.8M for the HomeBASE diversion and rapid re-housing programs • $21M for Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), including $3M to conENCORE | FROM PAGE 7 guilty of Conversion/Theft, Schuster and the other plaintiffs would be entitled to collect treble damages. A judgement is not expected to be rendered until July 2021. In addition to a trial by jury, the plaintiffs are seeking “actinue expanding eligibility for individuals in need, including persons with disabilities, seniors and unaccompanied youths • $5M for housing and supportive services for unaccompanied homeless youths The FY 2020 budget furthers regional equity and supports cities and towns by directing significant resources to local and regional aid. Local investments include: • $1.129B for unrestricted general government aid to support community investments in education, health care, public safety and roads and bridges • $18M for the Massachusetts Cultural Council to support local arts, culture and creative economy initiatives • $18.1M for local Councils on Aging to strengthen programs and services in senior centers in communities across the state • $11M for Shannon Grants, which are distributed to municipalities for youth gang violence– prevention A Conference Committee will now convene to reconcile the differences between the Senate budget and the version passed by the House of Representatives in April. FY 2020 began on July 1, 2019. tual and statutory damages, an order enjoining the defendants from continuing to engage in the unlawful conduct alleged herein, attorneys' fees and costs to plaintiffs and the class.” In addition to Encore, Wynn MA, LLC and Wynn Resorts LTD are listed as defendants. 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