THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024 Page 17 MASS HOUSE | FROM Page 11 including $500,000 for the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance Workforce Development The House budget funds the Executive Offi ce of Labor and Workforce Development at $115 million. Additionally, it invests in the following initiatives: • $59.4 million for Adult Basic Education Services • $20.2 million for Labor and Workforce Development Shared Services • $18.4 million for DTA Employment and Training Services • $16.2 million for Summer Jobs for At Risk Youth • $10.4 million for Career Technical Institutes • $10 million for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund • $10 million for the Targeted Scholarship Program for highdemand industries • $9.9 million for One Stop Career Centers • $7.8 million for School-to-Career Connecting Activities • $5.4 million for Higher Education Innovation Fund Grants • $3.8 million for Registered Apprenticeship Expansion • $3.5 for Career and Technical Education Grants Energy and Environmental Affairs The House’s budget invests $579.9 million in Energy and Environmental Aff airs, including: • $159.7 million for the Department of Conservation and Recreation • $86.7 million for the Department of Environmental Protection • $75.4 million for the Department of Agricultural Resources • $63.4 million for the Clean Water Trust It also includes $35 million for an MBTA Resilient Rides program, a $30 million transfer to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and $10 million in continued support for Green SchoolWorks program to decarbonize and increase effi ciency in our schools through green energy projects. The budget creates a new Disaster Relief and Resiliency Fund, initially consisting of $14 million, for permanent emergency disaster relief from natural disasters or other catastrophic events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, landslides, extreme winds, and extreme temperatures. It also creates a new Environmental Justice Fund to be funded by settlements from the Attorney General’s Division of Environmental Protection for remediation projects in disadvantaged communities such as restoration of natural resource, projects for community health or well-being, mitigation of environmental pollution or harm. Health and Human Services The House budget includes $20.8 billion for MassHealth, representing the largest investment in the budget. It includes a provision that would provide prenatal vitamins and over-the-counter oral contraceptives at no cost for MassHealth and Health Safety Net (HSN) members, as well as another provision to eliminate co-pays and premiums for certain children’s insurance plans. The House’s FY25 budget invests in the human services workforce, which provides services to our most vulnerable residents, by including $390 million for Chapter 257 rates for health and human service workers, and $50 million for rate increases for nursing facilities. It also protects the Personal Care Attendant program by requiring that eligibility criteria and services be maintained at FY24 levels. It also funds the following initiatives: • $13 million for the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative • $10 million to support more intensive programs for adolescents with complex behavioral needs • $4.9 million in workforce development for funding for nurses through recruitment bonuses, educator funding, and testing • $3 million for the Besty Lehman Center for Patient Safety • $28 million for Councils on Aging Public Health and Mental Health The House budget funds the Department of Public Health at $1 billion and the Department of Mental Health at $1.18 billion for FY25. Investments include: • $193.5 million for the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) • $14.2 million for statewide and community-based suicide prevention • $1.25 million for prostate cancer awareness, education, and research • $622.3 million for adult support services • $130.5 million for child and adolescent services Criminal Justice The House budget continues to invest in programs and policies to uphold our commitment to criminal justice reform by reducing recidivism rates and increasing access to justice and inmate services. It also effectuates the closure of MCI-Concord, a medium security jail that is currently operating at half capacity, and authorizes the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey the property. It also includes the following investments: • $32.7 million for the Offi ce of Community Corrections • $15.6 million for Community Based Reentry Services • $7 million for Emerging Adults Pre-and-Post Release Reentry Grants • $4.8 million for Housing Assistance for Reentry Transition • $2.75 million for Reentry Workforce Development and Supportive Services • $1.6 million for the School of Reentry • $52.5 million for Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp. to provide legal services to the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable populations • $35 million transfer to the NoCost Calls Trust Fund to provide free phone calls for inmates and their families • $4.8 million to cover the costs of afterhours bail fees • $3.2 million for Prisoners’ Legal Services • $2.5 million to implement an access to counsel pilot program to provide legal representation for low-income families in eviction proceedings Speaker Mariano and the House Committee on Ways & Means introduced their FY25 budget proposal on April 10, 2024, following a review of the Governor’s proposal and a series of public hearings. The budget passed the House of Representatives 153-4, and now goes to the Senate for consideration. 1. Miles Standish was the caption of what ship? 2. On May 3, 1978, the fi rst spam email ever was sent — on what internet predecessor? 3. In what year did the Olympic Games at the Paris Exposition Universelle include fi reman’s drills, carrier pigeons and ballooning: 1876, 1900 or 1941? 4. According to the Dull Men’s Club, data shows that “10-minute bursts of activity” doing household chores benefi ts what? 5. May 4 is Bird Day; the Bird Day founder suggested that students should recite “bird facts and proverbs” like “A bird in the bush is worth two in the __”? 6. What substance (starts with “t”) makes redwood tree bark red? 7. What language does the name of the 1955 Little Richard song “Tutti Frutti” come from? 8. On May 5, 1809, Connecticut’s Mary Kies was the fi rst American female to receive a patent, which was for weaving straw, silk and thread to make what accessory? Answers 9. What six letter word ends in “mt”? 10. Where is the “Cherry Blossom Capital of the World”: Paris, France; Macon, Georgia; or Osaka, Japan? 11. On May 6, 1957, was the last episode of what sitcom that had a Cuban costar? 12. What is the collective noun for a bunch of bananas? 13. May is AAPI Heritage Month; what does AAPI stand for? 14. On May 7, 1840, what composer of “Swan Lake,” “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 Overture” was born? 15. Who is the Greek Goddess of Spring? 16. On May 8, 1961, the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc. chose what nickname? 17. How are Diana, Florence and Mary similar? 18. What German word means “desire to hike”? 19. What island country gets most of its energy geothermally and from hydroelectricity? 20. On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day on the second Monday of May; what is the day’s traditional fl ower? Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. 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