[bscb-announce] DPC FY 2013 budget Update

[Bob Hachey]

Hi all,
Governor Patrick released his FY 2013 budget proposal today. below is a summary from Bil Allan of the DPC. I'll be putting out more detail regarding the MCB budget in the next few days. Stay tuned and be prepared to advocate for MCB funding as the budget process moves along.
Bob Hachey 

Disability Policy Consortium
January 25, 2012      
Disability Policy Consortium  FY13 Budget Update
 
Dear Robert,  

The Governor released House 2 today.  At first blush, the the disability agencies did "okay" with a couple of big questions that are not answered from just
looking at the numbers.  

Mass Office on Disabilities, Talking Book Libraries, and the Disabled Persons Protection Commission were essentially level funded.  This may indeed be a
cut, since it doesn't include any cost of living increases even for union contracts.  

Mass Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is $380,000 better than last year.  There's still a long way to go to bring them back to where they were.  

Mass Commission for the Blind  is down$478,171 in the Community Services account, but that may represent a consolidation of something in the Commissioner's
account which increase by $397,000.   Elsewhere, MCB lost over $8 million in the SSI account which has most likely been consolidated in the Dept of Transitional
Assistance given the effort to pay State Supplements directly.
Mass Rehab Commission took another hit in Homemaker Services (so much for Community First), new Turning 22, and employment service.  the Independent Living
account was level funded.
  
Developmental Services saw a $11.6 million transportation line item disappear.  There's a story there that we're not privy to.

Mental Health Department came out $28 million better than FY12 with no real cuts in line items.

There will be more stories as other analysts have time to analyze.

The DPC spreadsheet can be found on ur web site www.dpcma.org> Issues>Legislation & Budget or by clicking the link below.  
    
FY13 Budget  

Bill Allan

Disability Policy Consortium

wfallan at dpcma.org
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