The House and Senate signed off on a $63.4 billion Conference Committee budget proposal for FY ’27 on Wednesday, sending a spending plan to Gov. Healey that is $2.37 billion more than the FY ’26 budget.
The proposal includes $175 million for the Chapter 257 Reserve. The Administration has noted that it will need $260 million to fully fund the Chapter 257 Reserve account, and it expects $85 million in funding to be left in the FY ’26 Chapter 257 Reserve – which it will then request to move to the FY ’27 budget during its closeout supplemental budget.
The preliminary analysis from the Providers’ Council, which tracks frequently discussed human services line items, is located here. To discuss any of these line items or ask that other line items be tracked, please contact Caroline O’Neill.
To view the Conference Committee budget, please click here.
Compared to the Governor’s House 2 budget proposal, the Conference Committee made some changes to human services line items the Council tracks:
- JUD line item 0339-1011 – Community-based Re-entry Programs – increased from $16.107 million to about $16.13 million, a 0.17% increase.
- DAR line item 2511-0105 – Emergency Food Assistance – increased from $55 million to about $56.1 million, a 2.14% increase.
- DDS line items 4000-0000 – Human Services Transportation – was funded at $449.5 million, the same levels proposed by the Governor.
- DYS line item 4200-0100 – Non-Res Services for Committee Population – dropped from $23.8 million to $23.3 million, a 2% decrease.
- DYS line item 4200-0200 – Residential Services for Detained Population – increased from $27 million to $27.1 million, a 0.22% increase.
- DYS line item 4200-0300 – Residential Services for Committed Population – dropped from $120.1 million to $117.7 million, a 2% decrease.
- DTA line item 4400-1004 – Healthy Incentives Program – decreased from $29.7 million to $21.5 million, a 27.44% decrease.
- DTA line item 4401-1000 – Employment Services Program – was funded at $20.3 million, the same levels proposed by the Governor.
- DPH line item 4512-0103 – HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment and Services – increased from $31.6 million to $32 million, a 1.10% increase.
- DPH line item 4512-0200 – Bureau of Substance Addiction Services –increased from $183.6 million to $187.8 million, a 2.31% increase.
- DPH line item 4513-1136 – Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services – increased from $83.9 million to $84 million, a 0.18% increase.
- DCF line item 4800-1100 – Social Workers for Case Management – dropped from $327.4 million to $320.8 million, a 2% decrease.
- DMH line item 5042-5000 – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – increased from $136.6 million to $138.3 million, about a 1.24% increase.
- DMH line item 5046-0000 – Adult Mental Health and Support Services – increased from $679.6 million to $695 million, a 2.27% increase.
- DMH line item 5047-0001 – Emergency Services and Mental Health Care – was funded at $22 million, the same levels proposed by the Governor.
- DDS line items 5920-2000 – Community Residential Services; 5920-2025 – Community Day and Work Programs; and 5920-3000– Respite Family Supports, were all funded at the same levels proposed by the by the Governor.
- HLC line item 7004-0101 – Emergency Assistance – Family Shelter and Services – increased from $258.6 million to $259.9 million, a 0.49% increase.
- HLC line item 7004-0102 – Homeless Individual Shelters – increased from $114.03 to $114.08 million, a 0.04% increase.
- HLC 7004-9024 – Mass. Rental Voucher Program – was funded at $278.3 million, the same levels as proposed by the Governor.
The Providers’ Council is reviewing the budget for other major changes to human services accounts or line items, and we will provide more information to our members as we receive it.
Again, the preliminary Providers’ Council budget analysis is located here and it is also included as an image below. For further questions about the FY ’27 budget or the budget process, please contact Caroline O’Neill.
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