Request #22-38 (Office of the Comptroller)

Request for public records made to Office of the Comptroller.

Agency

Office of the Comptroller

Summary

FIRST SET OF REQUESTS:   Chapter 139 of the Acts of 2006 (the Commonwealth's Final State Budget for FY2007) appropriated, for use by the Department of Youth Services, the Line Item stated below:     "Line Item 4200-0500 For the department of youth services'' education system; provided that not less than $2,500,000 shall be expended to address the salaries of teachers.......$3,300,000" 1. Please provide me copies of documents which disclose how much of the $3,300,000 appropriated in Line Item 4200-0500 was spent. 2.  To the extent that less than $3,300,000 was spent from this Line Item, please provide me copies of documents which set forth the manner by which any unspent funds (after the conclusion of FY2007) reverted to the general fund of the Commonwealth. 3. Pleas send me copies of documents which disclose how much of the funds appropriated in Line Item 4200-5000 were spent "..to address the salaries of teachers [working at DYS]" 4. Please send me copies of documents which disclose the type(s) and form(s) of information required by the Office of the Comptroller to satisfy your offices that spending by departments/agencies of the Commonwealth has been carried out in conformity with the Line Item in the State Budget which appropriated such funds. SECOND SET OF REQUESTS: Chapter 182 of the Acts of 2008 (the Final States Budget for FY2009) contained, in the appropriations made to fund the operations of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services during FY2009, the Line Item which follows:     "Line Item 4200-0500 For the department of youth services' education system; provided that not less than $3,300,000 shall be expended for the enhancement of the salaries for teachers [working at DYS] .... $3,300,000"  1. Please provide me copies of documents which disclose how much of the $3,300,000 appropriated in Line Item 4200-0500 was spent. 2.  To the extent that less than $3,300,000 was spent from this Line Item, please provide me copies of documents which set forth the manner by which any unspent funds (after the conclusion of FY2009) reverted to the general fund of the Commonwealth. 3. Please send me copies of documents which disclose how much of the funds appropriated in Line Item 4200-5000 were spent  "..for the enhancement of salaries of teachers.." 4. Please send me copies of documents which disclose the type(s) and form(s) of information required by the Office of the Comptroller to satisfy your offices that spending by departments/agencies of the Commonwealth has been carried out in conformity with the Line Item in the State Budget which appropriated such funds. THIRD SET OF REQUESTS: To the extent that your office received written and/or computer-general communications in connection with the expenditure(s) of the funds appropriated in Line Item 4200-0500 (in the FY2007 and FY2009 Final State Budget(s)) - whether in the process of releasing the funds to be spent, or in connection with your Office's efforts to legally and properly post the expenditures in the Commonwealth's financial books and records, please send me copies of same. 

Request Date

2022-03-27

Agency Tracking

22-38

Acquisition Notes

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Status

Fulfilled

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