This page provides an alphabetical listing by keyword of branches of government, Constitutional offices, and the departments under them, and provides links to those with websites.
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- A&F (Executive Office for Administration and Finance) - Develops and executes fiscal and administrative policies that ensure the financial stability and effectiveness of state government.Agencies include: Appellate Tax Board (ATB), Bureau of the State House (BSH), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Revenue (DOR), Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Human Resources Division (HRD), Information Technology Division (ITD), now MassIT, State Library, Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC), Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), Operational Services Division (OSD), Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System (MTRS), and Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC).
- AAB (Architectural Access Board) - Develops and enforces regulations designed to make public buildings accessible to, functional for, and safe for use by persons with disabilities.
- AAC (Asian American Commission) - Recognizes the vital contributions of Asian Americans to the social, cultural, economic, and political life of the Commonwealth and addresses the needs and challenges facing the residents of Asian ancestry.
- Abandoned Property - Reunites citizens with their unclaimed assets. This includes savings accounts, checking accounts, unpaid wages or commissions, stocks, underlying shares, uncashed dividends, customer deposits or overpayments, certificates of deposit, credit balances, refunds, money orders, paid-up life insurance policies, safe deposit boxes, and uncashed benefit checks. Unclaimed property does not pertain to land, houses or real estate of any kind.
- ABCC (Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission) - Provides uniform control over the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state.
- Administration and Finance, Executive Office for (A&F) - Develops and executes fiscal and administrative policies that ensure the financial stability and effectiveness of state government.Agencies include: Appellate Tax Board (ATB), Bureau of the State House (BSH), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Revenue (DOR), Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Human Resources Division (HRD), Information Technology Division (ITD), now MassIT, State Library, Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC), Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), Operational Services Division (OSD), Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System (MTRS), and Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC).
- Administrative Law Appeals, Division of (DALA) - Conducts due process hearings for other Massachusetts state administrative agencies.
- Advocate, Office of the Child (OCA) - Ensures that every child involved with state agencies in Massachusetts is protected from harm and receives quality services.
- Advocate, Office of the Taxpayer - Helps ensure that the Department of Revenue (DOR) enforces the tax laws of the Commonwealth in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner.
- Aeronautics Division - Oversees airport development and improvements, aviation safety, aircraft accident investigation, navigational aids, and statewide aviation planning over the Commonwealth's public use airports, private use landing areas, and seaplane bases.
- Affirmative Market Program - see Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) - Institutes policies to encourage the award of state contracts in a manner that develops and strengthens certified minority and women business enterprises.
- AGO (Attorney General's Office) - Advocates consumer protection, combats fraud and corruption, protects civil rights, and promotes meaningful economic recovery.
- Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance, Division of (DACTA) - Promotes agricultural land preservation, environmental stewardship, technology, and technical assistance to meet the challenges of 21st century farming.
- Agricultural Markets, Division of - Offers field expertise in the development and support of innovative market venues, business expansion, grant opportunities, consumer and industry outreach to foster the economic growth of the Commonwealth’s domestic and international agricultural markets.
- Agricultural Resources, Massachusetts Department of (MDAR) - Helps to keep Massachusetts' food supply safe and secure.
- Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) - Provides uniform control over the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state.
- Allied Health, Board of Registration in - Evaluates the qualifications of applicants of occupational therapists and assistants, athletic trainers, physical therapists and assistants for licensure and grants licenses to those who qualify.
- Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions, Board of Registration in - Licenses candidates who meet the statutory and regulatory requirements developed for rehabilitation counselors, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and educational psychologists.
- Appeals Court - Considers all types of civil cases and all types of criminal cases except first degree murder appeals, which go directly to the Supreme Judicial Court persons with disabilities.
- Archives, Massachusetts - Preserves historical records and ensures that those records are known and valued by citizens, students, and scholars.
- Asian American Commission (AAC) - Recognizes the vital contributions of Asian Americans to the social, cultural, economic, and political life of the Commonwealth and addresses the needs and challenges facing the residents of Asian ancestry.
- ATB (Appellate Tax Board ) - Conducts hearings and render decisions on appeals of all types of state and local taxes, including property tax (both real estate and personal property), corporate excise, individual income tax, sales and use tax, and automobile and other excises.
- Attorney General's Office (AGO) - Advocates consumer protection, combats fraud and corruption, protects civil rights, and promotes meaningful economic recovery.
- Audit Operations, Division of - Works to uncover fraud and other violations of federal and state law.
- Auditor, Office of the State (OSA) - Ensures that every dollar given to state government is a dollar well spent and that state agencies and contractors follow the rules when spending public funds.
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- Banks, Division of (DOB) - Oversees state-chartered banks and credit unions, as well as the supervision and licensing of the money service business, sales finance, and mortgage lending industries operating in Massachusetts.
- Bar Counsel, Office of the (OBC) - Investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers.
- Bar Examiners, Board of (BBE) - Provides exams and character report services for bar admissions.
- Bar Overseers, Board of (BBO) - Investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers.
- Barbers, Board of Registration of - Protects the public through regulation of barbering in the Commonwealth.
- Barnstable County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Barnstable County.
- Bays Program, Massachusetts - Strives to protect and enhance the coastal health and heritage of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays.
- BBE (Board of Bar Examiners) - Provides exams and character report services for bar admissions.
- BBO (Board of Bar Overseers) - Investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers.
- BBRS (Board of Building Regulations and Standards) - Derives its authority to adopt regulations, administers provisions of the state building code, and operates various construction related programs.
- BCDC (Bureau of Communicable Disease Control) - Strives to improve the quality of life of all Massachusetts residents through the elimination of communicable diseases.
- BCSO (Bristol County Sheriff's Office) - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Bristol County.
- BDC (Massachusetts Business Development Corporation) - Provides loans and investment capital to growing companies in New England.
- Berkshire County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Berkshire County.
- Berkshire District Attorney - Covers all criminal prosecutions in Berkshire County from misdemeanors to major felonies such as rape and murder, and helps ensure the safety and well-being of all the residents of Berkshire County.
- Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) - Manages comprehensive planning responsibilities which include land use, transportation, economic development, and environmental management. The Commission is required to study the problems, needs, and resources of the region and to make recommendations for physical, social, governmental, and economic improvements in the Berkshires.
- BHE (Board of Higher Education) - Defines the mission of and coordinates the Commonwealth’s system of public higher education and its institutions.
- Big Dig, Central Artery Tunnel Project - The (CA/T) - Continues to be one of the largest, most complex, and technologically challenging highway project in the history of the United States, the Central Artery/Tunnel Project significantly reduced traffic congestion and improved mobility in one of America's oldest and most congested major cities.
- Blind, Massachusetts Commission for the (MCB) - Provides the highest quality rehabilitation and social services leading to independence, and economic self-sufficiency through employment, and full community inclusion for the blind.
- Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) - Provides exams and character report services for bar admissions.
- Board of Bar Overseers (BBO) - Investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers.
- Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) - Derives its authority to adopt regulations, administers provisions of the state building code, and operates various construction related programs.
- Board of Certification of Health Officers - Works to maintain a high level of professionalism among the Certified Health Officers by monitoring and enforcing its regulations and policies, amending its regulations as necessary, and reviewing practitioners' records to ensure fulfillment of continuing education requirements.
- Board of Higher Education (BHE) - Defines the mission of and coordinates the Commonwealth’s system of public higher education and its institutions.
- Board of Library Commissioner (MBLC) - Supports, improves, and promotes library services throughout the Commonwealth.
- Board of Public Accountancy - Grants certificates and issues licenses to practice public accountancy to qualified individuals who comply with the requirements of the statute and rules.
- Board of Registration in Allied Health - Evaluates the qualifications of applicants of occupational therapists and assistants, athletic trainers, physical therapists and assistants for licensure and grants licenses to those who qualify.
- Board of Registration in Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions - Licenses candidates who meet the statutory and regulatory requirements developed for rehabilitation counselors, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and educational psychologists.
- Board of Registration in Dentistry - Licenses dentists and dental hygienists for practice in the Commonwealth, establishes rules, regulations, and policies governing the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental assisting, and investigates complaints against licensed dental professionals.
- Board of Registration in Medicine - Strives to ensure that only qualified physicians are licensed to practice in the Commonwealth, ensures that those physicians and health care institutions in which they practice provide to their patients a high standard of care, and supports an environment that maximizes the high quality of health care in Massachusetts.
- Board of Registration in Nursing - Protects the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth through the fair and consistent application of the statutes and regulations governing nursing practice and nursing education.
- Board of Registration in Optometry - Licenses all new optometrists, and renews licenses for established optometrists.
- Board of Registration in Pharmacy - Promotes, preserves, and protects the public health, safety, and welfare by fostering the provision of quality pharmaceutical care to the citizens of Massachusetts through the regulation of the practice of pharmacy, the operation of pharmacies, and the distribution of prescription drugs in the public interest.
- Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine - Protects the public by monitoring the practices of the veterinarians it licenses to ensure that they practice according to the laws of Massachusetts and the board's established standards and code of conduct.
- Board of Registration of Architects - Protects the public through regulation of the practice and the title of Architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with the statutes.
- Board of Registration of Barbers - Protects the public through regulation of barbering in the Commonwealth.
- Board of Registration of Chiropractors - Regulates the practice of chiropractic in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by establishing qualification requirements for licensure, reviewing applicant credentials, and administering licensing examinations.
- Board of Registration of Cosmetologists - Regulates hairdressers, manicurists, and aestheticians.
- Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians - Protects the public through regulation of the dispensing opticians' practice by testing candidates and licensing those who are qualified, insuring compliance with state statutes and the board's rules and regulations, and conducting hearings and facilitating resolutions to consumer complaints.
- Board of Registration of Electrologists - Protects the public through regulation of the electrologists' practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with the statutes and board regulations and code of conduct.
- Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers - Oversees the licensing of the funeral services professionals and their apprentices through examination.
- Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals - Works to maintain high standards of practice and protects public health, welfare, and the environment by establishing qualifications for licensure, administering a licensing exam, requiring that Licensed Site Professionals (LSPs) obtain continuing education, and investigating complaints against LSPs to ensure compliance with state laws, regulations and the board's own rules of professional conduct.
- Board of Registration of Home Inspectors - Insures that licensed home inspectors have proper training and experience through an associates program and meet minimum inspection requirements in each inspection performed.
- Board of Registration of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities - Regulates and licenses all operators of these facilities to ensure that the highest safety standards are adhered to in the treatment and distribution of drinking water.
- Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors - Establishes, monitors, and enforces qualifying standards for the engineering and land surveying professions.
- Board of Registration of Psychologists - Licenses qualified individuals to practice psychology and regulates that practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as defined by the statutes and described in the regulations.
- Board of Registration of Radio and Television Technicians- Protects the public through regulation of the trade and provides a source of assistance to consumers who have complaints about repairs or service.
- Board of Registration of Real Estate Appraisers - Licenses qualified professional appraisers and insures the integrity of its licensees through fair and consistent enforcement of the statutes and regulations.
- Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons - Regulates real estate schools and agent curriculum and contracts with a testing vendor to provide the agent examination. Seeks to protect consumers by exercising its authority to discipline those real estate agents who violate licensing laws and regulations.
- Board of Registration of Social Work - Determines eligibility for admission to examinations for social work, conducts examinations and licenses qualified individuals at one of four levels of licensure (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Certified Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Social Work Associate).
- Board of Review - Hears appeals of unemployment insurance claims and other unemployment matters. This is the last step in the administrative appeals process before a case may be appealed to court.
- Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters - Holds examinations and issues licenses for Journeyman and Master Plumbers, Journeyman and Master Gas Fitters, Liquified Petroleum Gas Installers, and Limited Liquified Petroleum Gas Installers. It registers apprentice Plumbers and Gas Fitters and issues corporate and partnership certificates for plumbing and gas. The board holds public hearings for code amendments, grants variances, approves dual and elevated gases and plumbing and gas products.
- Boat, OHV, and Snowmobile Registration Bureau - Manages the registering of boats, recreation vehicles, and snowmobiles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Boating Access, Office of Fishing and (FBA) - Provides boat and canoe access sites, shore fishing areas, and sport fishing piers at more than 250 locations on coastal waters, great ponds and rivers throughout Massachusetts.
- Boston Municipal Court Department - Controls criminal jurisdiction of the Boston Municipal Court that includes most criminal offenses which do not require the imposition of a state prison sentence. If a prison sentence is mandated, the Court may conduct probable cause hearings to determine whether offenses will be bound over to the Superior Court. The Court has original jurisdiction over a number of serious felonies, concurrent with the Superior Court. The Court's civil jurisdiction includes contract and tort actions; cases remanded from the Superior Court; small claims, small claims jury appeals; mental health commitments; summary process; supplementary proceedings; unemployment compensation appeals; paternity and support actions; and domestic abuse actions. The Court also has jurisdiction for review of findings of the State Police Trial Board and equitable jurisdiction in lead poisoning prevention; landlord interference with quiet enjoyment or failure to provide utilities; family abuse prevention; sanitary code; and residential nuisances.
- Bristol County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Bristol County.
- Bristol District Attorney - Prosecutes defendant(s) for the crimes in which they have been accused.
- Broadband Office, Commonwealth Public Safety - Directs all Commonwealth planning and implementation activities associated with FirstNet.
- BRPC (Berkshire Regional Planning Commission) - Manages comprehensive planning responsibilities which include land use, transportation, economic development, and environmental management. The Commission is required to study the problems, needs, and resources of the region and to make recommendations for physical, social, governmental, and economic improvements in the Berkshires.
- BSAS (Bureau of Substance Abuse Services) - Oversees the substance abuse and gambling prevention and treatment services in the Commonwealth.
- BSB (Bureau of State Office Buildings) - Provides a safe, secure workplace for customers, assuring that all who enter can transit common areas without incident; and to efficiently maintain mechanical systems and buildings within budget, recognizing that they function as places of business, museums of art and history, and sites of public congregation.
- BSH (Bureau of the State House) - Maintains and manages the State House within budget, recognizing that it functions as a place of business, museum of art and history, as well as a site for public congregation.
- BSI (Bureau of Special Investigations) - Investigates complaints of fraudulent claims or wrongful receipt of payment or services from public assistance programs.
- Building Regulations and Standards, Board of (BBRS) - Derives its authority to adopt regulations, administers provisions of the state building code, and operates various construction related programs.
- Bureau of Boat, OHV, and Snowmobile Registration - Manages the registering of boats, recreation vehicles, and snowmobiles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Bureau of Communicable Disease Control (BCDC) - Strives to improve the quality of life of all Massachusetts residents through the elimination of communicable diseases.
- Bureau of Firearms Records (FRB) - Maintains a database of licenses issued and records of firearms sales by gun dealers, as well as private transfers of weapons.
- Bureau of Health Care Access - Disseminates information to consumers relative to health insurance coverage and, specifically, access to affordable insurance products.
- Bureau of Marine Theft - Combats intensifying theft problems involving vessels, motors, electronic devices, and other marine accessories.
- Bureau of Public Health Facilities - Provides acute and chronic hospital medical care to individuals for whom community facilities are not available or access to health care is restricted.
- Bureau of Public Protection and Advocacy - Uses investigation, litigation, and other advocacy to enforce laws protecting the Commonwealth.
- Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) - Investigates complaints of fraudulent claims or wrongful receipt of payment or services from public assistance programs.
- Bureau of State Office Buildings (BSB) - Provides a safe, secure workplace for customers, assuring that all who enter can transit common areas without incident; and to efficiently maintain mechanical systems and buildings within budget, recognizing that they function as places of business, museums of art and history, and sites of public congregation.
- Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) - Oversees the substance abuse and gambling prevention and treatment services in the Commonwealth.
- Bureau of the State House (BSH) - Maintains and manages the State House within budget, recognizing that it functions as a place of business, museum of art and history, as well as a site for public congregation.
- Business and Labor Bureau - Works to aggressively root out and prosecute fraud and abuses in our state health care system, advocates on behalf of utility rate-payers, enforces laws governing our many public charities, and levels the playing field for workers and businesses, while promoting a healthy economy.
- Business Development Corporation, Massachusetts (BDC) - Provides loans and investment capital to growing companies in New England.
- Business Development, Massachusetts Office of (MOBD) - Facilitates access to resources and incentive programs that help businesses thrive in Massachusetts.
- Business Regulation, Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and (OCABR) - Protects and empowers consumers through advocacy and education, and ensures a fair playing field for all Massachusetts businesses.
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- Cable, Department of Telecommunications and (DTC) - Regulates the telecommunications and cable industries in accordance with statutory obligations imposed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal government, and ensures consumers receive high quality communications at just and reasonable rates.
- Campaign and Political Finance, Massachusetts Office of (OCPF) - Oversees candidates who are seeking statewide, legislative and county office, Governor's Council candidates, and two groups of municipal candidates: candidates for mayor, city council or alderman in the state's five cities with populations of at least 100,000, and candidates for mayor in the state's 25 cities with populations of 40,000 to 100,000. Other municipal candidates in Massachusetts file their reports with their local election officials, but are still subject to oversight by OCPF.
- Cape & Islands District Attorney - Prosecutes over 15,000 criminal cases every year; serves the public, and seeks justice in an aggressive and fair manner on behalf of the victims of crime.
- Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, Division of (DCAMM) - Manages major public building construction and real estate services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Care, Department of Early Education and (EEC) - Oversees early education and care and after-school services for families, which includes parent engagement and family support, and EEC financial assistance for families.
- Career Services, Department of (DCS) - Oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provides job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- CA/T (Central Artery Tunnel Project - The Big Dig) - Continues to be one of the largest, most complex, and technologically challenging highway project in the history of the United States, the Central Artery/Tunnel Project significantly reduced traffic congestion and improved mobility in one of America's oldest and most congested major cities.
- CDSA (Center for District and School Accountability) - Reviews school districts. Reports and materials related to the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability reviews are included.
- CEDAC (Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation) - Provides technical assistance, pre-development lending, and consulting services to non-profit organizations involved in housing development, workforce development, neighborhood economic development, and capital improvements to child care facilities. These organizations may include community or neighborhood development corporations, non-profit developers, and tenants' associations.
- Center for District and School Accountability (CDSA) - Reviews school districts. Reports and materials related to the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability reviews are included.
- Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) - Monitors the Massachusetts health care system and provides reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
- Central Artery Tunnel Project - The Big Dig (CA/T) - Continues to be one of the largest, most complex, and technologically challenging highway project in the history of the United States, the Central Artery/Tunnel Project significantly reduced traffic congestion and improved mobility in one of America's oldest and most congested major cities.
- Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) - Administrates the regional planning entity for the Central Massachusetts region, which includes the City of Worcester and the surrounding 39 communities. CMRPC provides municipal and regional planning for land use and transportation, as well as a variety of community development services, transit planning for the region’s transit authority, geographic information services, and other programs.
- Certification of Health Officers, Board of - Works to maintain a high level of professionalism among the Certified Health Officers by monitoring and enforcing its regulations and policies, amending its regulations as necessary, and reviewing practitioners' records to ensure fulfillment of continuing education requirements.
- Chelsea Soldiers Home - Provides the highest quality of personal health care services to veterans of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in Chelsea.
- CHIA (Center for Health Information and Analysis) - Monitors the Massachusetts health care system and provides reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
- Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the (OCME) - Investigates the cause and manner of death in violent, suspicious, or unexplained deaths.
- Child Advocate, Office of (OCA) - Ensures that every child involved with state agencies in Massachusetts is protected from harm and receives quality services.
- Child Support Enforcement Division (CSE) - Assists parents in establishing paternity, child support orders, health insurance orders, collecting child support, and asks courts to modify child support orders when circumstances change.
- Children and Families, Department of (DCF) - Protects children from abuse and neglect, and strengthens families.
- Children, Youth and Family Services, Office of - Strives to meet the complex needs of families and children in a comprehensive and well-coordinated manner, with a particular goal of giving children across the Commonwealth the best possible opportunity for long-term success, regardless of their current circumstances.
- Chiropractors, Board of Registration of - Regulates the practice of chiropractic in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by establishing qualification requirements for licensure, reviewing applicant credentials, and administering licensing examinations.
- CIS (Citizen Information Service) - Helps citizens connect to the many state agencies to seek information on programs and/or to seek assistance or redress with the government offices that interact with citizens.
- Citizen Information Service (CIS) - Helps citizens connect to the many state agencies to seek information on programs and/or to seek assistance or redress with the government offices that interact with citizens.
- Civil Service Commission (CSC) - Hears and decides appeals of public employees under the protection of civil service laws by ensuring that employment decisions are based on the relative ability, knowledge, and skills of the public employee, and ensures that all individuals receive fair and impartial treatment.
- Civil Service Unit - Oversees the merit system under which State and municipal employees may be hired and promoted.
- CJC (Commission on Judicial Conduct) - Investigates complaints of judicial misconduct against state court judges and recommends, when necessary, discipline of judges to the Supreme Judicial Court.
- Clean Water Trust, Massachusetts (MCWT) formerly known as the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT)- Improves the water quality in the Commonwealth through the provision of low cost capital financing to cities, towns, and other eligible entities, and maintains stewardship of public funds.
- Clients Security Board (CSB) - Consists of seven members of the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court to serve as public trustees of the Clients' Security Fund. A portion of the annual fees paid by each member of the bar is allocated to the Fund. Board members manage and distribute the monies in the Fund to members of the public who have sustained a financial loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a member of the bar acting as an attorney or a fiduciary.
- CMRPC (Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission) - Administrates the regional planning entity for the Central Massachusetts region, which includes the City of Worcester and the surrounding 39 communities. CMRPC provides municipal and regional planning for land use and transportation, as well as a variety of community development services, transit planning for the region’s transit authority, geographic information services, and other programs.
- Coastal Zone Management (CZM) - Protects coastal and marine resources while promoting responsible economic development.
- Commission Against Discrimination, Massachusetts (MCAD) - Works to eliminate discrimination on a variety of bases and areas, and strives to advance the civil rights of the people of the Commonwealth through law enforcement, outreach, and training.
- Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts (MCB) - Provides the highest quality rehabilitation and social services leading to independence, and economic self-sufficiency through employment, and full community inclusion for the blind.
- Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts (MCDHH) - Increases support and technical assistance for schools and programs providing quality K-12 education to deaf and hard of hearing students and enhances the supply of communication services and technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families.
- Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, Massachusetts (LGBT) - Enhances and improves the ability of state agencies to provide services that protect and support the health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the schools and communities of Massachusetts, with a focus on suicide prevention and violence intervention policies regarding harassment and discrimination against LGBT youth.
- Commission on Indian Affairs, Massachusetts (MCIA) - Assists Native American individuals, tribes and organizations in their relationship with state and local government agencies and advises the Commonwealth in matters pertaining to Native Americans.
- Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC) - Investigates complaints of judicial misconduct against state court judges and recommends, when necessary, discipline of judges to the Supreme Judicial Court.
- Commission on the Status of Women, Massachusetts (MCSW) - Helps advance women toward full equality in all areas of life and promotes rights and opportunities for women.
- Commissioner of Probation, Office of - Advances the delivery of justice through investigations, community supervision of offenders/litigants, diversion of appropriate offenders from institutional sentences, reduction in crime, mediations, service to victims, and the performance of other appropriate community service functions.
- Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) - Oversees the providing of legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases and administrative proceedings in which there is a right to counsel.
- Commonwealth Corporation - Designs and executes workforce strategies in partnership with businesses, educators, and training providers across the state. Our priority is to address the skills gap to meet the needs of businesses and workers, including the underemployed and unemployed, as well as teens and young adults, so that all people can thrive in our highly skilled economy.
- Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority (HealthConnector) - Assists Massachusetts residents in finding health insurance coverage and avoiding tax penalties.
- Commonwealth Museum - Brings the Massachusetts story to life with state of the art interactive exhibits.
- Commonwealth Public Safety Broadband Office - Directs all Commonwealth planning and implementation activities associated with FirstNet.
- Commonwealth, Secretary of the - Promotes the principal information resources for the state government of Massachusetts. Has information on elections and voting, doing business in Massachusetts, historical research, public records, registry of deeds as well as general information.
- Communicable Disease Control, Bureau of (BCDC) - Strives to improve the quality of life of all Massachusetts residents through the elimination of communicable diseases.
- Community Development, Department of Housing and (DHCD) - Provides leadership, professional assistance, and financial resources to promote safe, decent affordable housing opportunities, economic vitality of communities and sound municipal management.
- Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) - Provides technical assistance, pre-development lending, and consulting services to non-profit organizations involved in housing development, workforce development, neighborhood economic development, and capital improvements to child care facilities. These organizations may include community or neighborhood development corporations, non-profit developers, and tenants' associations.
- Comptroller of the Commonwealth (CTR) - Works with Commonwealth fiscal officers in over 150 departments to ensure the integrity, accountability and efficiency of the Commonwealth's fiscal operations, communicates accurate and timely financial information to decision makers within the executive, legislative and judicial branches, the financial community as well as the general public, and provides leadership and professional guidance in areas of fiscal policy within the Commonwealth and nationally.
- Conciliation and Arbitration, Board of - see Labor Relations - Investigates and adjudicates unfair labor practice charges.
- Connector Authority, Commonwealth Health Insurance (HealthConnector) - Assists Massachusetts residents in finding health insurance coverage and avoiding tax penalties.
- Conservation and Recreation, Department of (DCR) - Protects, promotes, and enhances our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the well-being of all.
- Conservation Services, Division of (DCS) - Offers grants for natural resource and outdoor recreation purposes, including park development.
- Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Massachusetts Office of (OCABR) - Protects and empowers consumers through advocacy and education, and ensures a fair playing field for all Massachusetts businesses.
- Consumer Protection Division - Uses tools of investigation and enforcement actions to protect consumers from fraud, deception, and other unfair business practices.
- Convention Center Authority, Massachusetts (MCCA) - Owns and oversees the operation of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA and the Boston Common Garage, generates economic activity by attracting conventions, tradeshows, and other events to its world-class facilities while maximizing the investment return for the residents and businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information Support Services Unit) - Provides criminal offender record information to board certified, non-criminal justice agencies such as schools, day care centers, home health aides, youth athletic coaches, and municipal government agencies.
- Corporations Division - Oversees the repository for certain records of approximately two hundred and seventy-five thousand business and nonprofit corporations and approximately sixty thousand limited liability entities organized or registered to do business in the Commonwealth. In addition, the Corporations Division maintains records for limited partnerships and business trusts. Limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, service marks, trademarks, and uniform commercial code (UCC) filings are also made with the Corporations Division.
- Correction, Department of (DOC) - Promotes public safety by managing offenders while providing care and appropriate programming in preparation for successful reentry into the community.
- Cosmetologists, Board of Registration of - Regulates hairdressers, manicurists, and aestheticians.
- Court System, Massachusetts - Consists of the Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, and the Trial Courts which include the Boston Municipal Court Department, District Court Department, Housing Court Department, Juvenile Court Department, Land Court Department, Probate and Family Court Department, and the Superior Court Department.
- Court, Trial - Consists of seven Trial Court Departments: the Boston Municipal Court, the District Court, the Housing Court, the Juvenile Court, the Land Court, the Probate and Family Court, and the Superior Court.
- CPCS (Committee for Public Counsel Services) - Oversees the providing of legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases and administrative proceedings in which there is a right to counsel.
- Crime Laboratory/Forensic Services Group, State Police - Provides services such as DNA analysis, fingerprint identification, and chemical analysis of various types of evidence.
- Criminal Bureau - Works to protect the public by investigating and prosecuting a wide range of criminal cases which include public corruption, financial fraud, and other violations of the public trust, organized crime, major narcotic offenses, appellate issues, insurance and unemployment fraud, environmental crimes, internet and online crimes.
- Criminal History Systems Board - see Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) - Provides twenty-four hour support, seven days a week to local, state, and national public safety agencies. Oversees the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the Firearms Records Bureau (FRB), and Victim Services.
- Criminal Justice Information Services, Department of (DCJIS) - Provides twenty-four hour support, seven days a week to local, state, and national public safety agencies. Oversees the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the Firearms Records Bureau (FRB), and Victim Services.
- Criminal Offender Record Information Support Services Unit (CORI) - Provides criminal offender record information to board certified, non-criminal justice agencies such as schools, day care centers, home health aides, youth athletic coaches, and municipal government agencies.
- Crop and Pest Services, Division of - Regulates the agricultural industry and pesticide application services in Massachusetts through the diligent inspection, examination, licensing, registration, quarantine, and enforcement of laws, regulations, and orders.
- CSB (Clients Security Board) - Consists of seven members of the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who are appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court to serve as public trustees of the Clients' Security Fund. A portion of the annual fees paid by each member of the bar is allocated to the Fund. Board members manage and distribute the monies in the Fund to members of the public who have sustained a financial loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a member of the bar acting as an attorney or a fiduciary.
- CSC (Civil Service Commission) - Hears and decides appeals of public employees under the protection of civil service laws by ensuring that employment decisions are based on the relative ability, knowledge, and skills of the public employee, and ensures that all individuals receive fair and impartial treatment.
- CSE (Child Support Enforcement Division) - Assists parents in establishing paternity, child support orders, health insurance orders, collecting child support, and asks courts to modify child support orders when circumstances change.
- CTR (Comptroller of the Commonwealth) - Works with Commonwealth fiscal officers in over 150 departments to ensure the integrity, accountability and efficiency of the Commonwealth's fiscal operations, communicates accurate and timely financial information to decision makers within the executive, legislative and judicial branches, the financial community as well as the general public, and provides leadership and professional guidance in areas of fiscal policy within the Commonwealth and nationally.
- Cultural Council, Massachusetts (MCC) - Promotes excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences, through a combination of grant programs, partnerships, and services for nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and artists.
- CZM (Coastal Zone Management) - Protects coastal and marine resources while promoting responsible economic development.
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- DACTA (Division of Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance) - Promotes agricultural land preservation, environmental stewardship, technology, and technical assistance to meet the challenges of 21st century farming.
- DALA (Division of Administrative Law Appeals) - Conducts due process hearings for other Massachusetts state administrative agencies.
- DAS (Division of Apprentice Standards) - Promotes, develops, and services registered apprenticeship programs.
- DCAMM (Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance) - Manages major public building construction and real estate services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- DCF (Department of Children and Families) - Protects children from abuse and neglect, and strengthens families.
- DCJIS (Department of Criminal Justice Information Services) - Provides twenty-four hour support, seven days a week to local, state, and national public safety agencies. Oversees the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the Firearms Records Bureau (FRB), and Victim Services.
- DCR (Department of Conservation and Recreation) - Protects, promotes, and enhances our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the well-being of all.
- DCS (Department of Career Services) - Oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provides job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- DCS (Division of Conservation Services) - Offers grants for natural resource and outdoor recreation purposes, including park development.
- DDS (Department of Developmental Services) - Supports individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunities to live the way they choose.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Commission for the (MCDHH) - Increases support and technical assistance for schools and programs providing quality K-12 education to deaf and hard of hearing students and enhances the supply of communication services and technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families.
- Deeds, Registry of - Receives and records deeds and other instruments concerning titles to land, creating an index to locate land records.
- Deferred Compensation Plan (SMARTPlan) - Helps provides a more comfortable and secure financial future with this voluntary retirement savings program.
- Dentistry, Board of Registration in - Licenses dentists and dental hygienists for practice in the Commonwealth, establishes rules, regulations, and policies governing the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental assisting, and investigates complaints against licensed dental professionals.
- Department of Agricultural Resources, Massachusetts (MDAR) - Helps to keep Massachusetts' food supply safe and secure.
- Department of Business Development - see Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) - Facilitates access to resources and incentive programs that help businesses thrive in Massachusetts.
- Department of Career Services (DCS) - Oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provides job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- Department of Children and Families (DCF) - Protects children from abuse and neglect, and strengthens families.
- Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) - Protects, promotes, and enhances our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the well-being of all.
- Department of Correction (DOC) - Promotes public safety by managing offenders while providing care and appropriate programming in preparation for successful reentry into the community.
- Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) - Provides twenty-four hour support, seven days a week to local, state, and national public safety agencies. Oversees the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the Firearms Records Bureau (FRB), and Victim Services.
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS) - Supports individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunities to live the way they choose.
- Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) - Oversees early education and care and after-school services for families, which includes parent engagement and family support, and EEC financial assistance for families.
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts (ESE) - Educates and prepares all students (grades K - 12) for success in the world.
- Department of Energy Resources (DOER) - Commits to creating a greener energy future for the Commonwealth.
- Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) - Ensures clean air and water, the safe management of toxics and hazards, the recycling of solid and hazardous wastes, the timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the preservation of wetlands and coastal resources.
- Department of Fire Services (DFS) - Provides the citizens of Massachusetts with the ability to create safer communities; assists and supports the fire service community in the protection of life and property; promotes firefighter safety; and provides a fire service leadership presence in order to direct policy and legislation on all fire related matters.
- Department of Fish and Game (DFG) - Works to preserve the state's natural resources and people's right to conservation of those resources. Responsibilities include the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife species, plants, and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.
- Department of Higher Education, Massachusetts (DHE) - Executes the Board of Higher Education's policies and day-to-day operations. Massachusetts system of public higher education includes community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts.
- Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - Provides leadership, professional assistance, and financial resources to promote safe, decent affordable housing opportunities, economic vitality of communities and sound municipal management.
- Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) - Oversees the Workers' Compensation system in Massachusetts.
- Department of Labor Relations (DLR) - Investigates and adjudicates unfair labor practice charges, processes representation petitions and bargaining unit clarification cases, prevents and investigates strikes by public employees, mediates between employers and unions in the resolution of labor disputes, and arbitrates grievances.
- Department of Labor Standards (DLS) - Promotes and protects workers' safety and health, wages and working conditions, and supports employers and workers in the utilization of apprenticeship as a workforce development tool.
- Department of Mental Health (DMH) - Provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work, and participate in their communities.
- Department of Public Health (DPH) - Helps assure access to high quality public health and health care services, promotes wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth to prevent illness, injury, and premature death.
- Department of Public Safety, Massachusetts (DPS) - Ensures the safety of the public and instills confidence in the safety of each of the regulated disciplines.
- Department of Public Utilities (DPU) - Ensures that utility consumers are provided with the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost; protects the public safety from transportation and gas pipeline related accidents; oversees the energy facilities siting process; and ensures that residential rate-payers' rights are protected.
- Department of Revenue (DOR) - Enforces the tax laws of the Commonwealth in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner.
- Department of State Police - Partners with Federal, State and Local Public Safety, highway safety, forensic science support and information technology, Homeland Security and Criminal Intelligence support, protection of civil rights, violent crime investigation and suppression, critical incident management support, and statewide communications and E-9-1-1 support.
- Department of Telecommunications and Cable (DTC) - Regulates the telecommunications and cable industries, ensures consumers receive high quality communications at just and reasonable rates, promotes sustainable competition to increase consumer welfare for all Massachusetts residents, and maintains and enforces consumer protections.
- Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) - Assists low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, increase their incomes, and improve their quality of life.
- Department of Transportation, Massachusetts (MassDOT) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
- Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) - Administers the Unemployment Insurance program, providing temporary assistance to unemployed Massachusetts workers. Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a temporary income protection program for workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who are able to work, available for work, and looking for employment.
- Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) - Provides information for veterans on state and federal benefits, cemeteries and honors, and women veterans, as well as education, housing, employment and training, and health and well-being for veterans.
- Department of Youth Services (DYS) - Protects the public and prevents crime by promoting positive change in the lives of youth committed to DYS custody.
- DER (Division of Ecological Restoration) - Restores and protects the Commonwealth’s rivers, wetlands, and watersheds for the benefit of people and the environment.
- Development Corporation, Massachusetts Business (BDC) - Provides loans and investment capital to growing companies in New England.
- Development Finance Agency, Massachusetts (MassDevelopment) - Supports economic growth, development, and investment across all sectors of the Massachusetts economy: public and private; commercial, industrial, and residential; and nonprofit, by offering a wide range of finance programs and real estate development services.
- Developmental Disabilities Council, Massachusetts (MDDC) - Provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, and inclusion.
- DFG (Department of Fish and Game) - Works to preserve the state's natural resources and people's right to conservation of those resources. Responsibilities include the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife species, plants, and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.
- DFS (Department of Fire Services) - Provides the citizens of Massachusetts with the ability to create safer communities; assists and supports the fire service community in the protection of life and property; promotes firefighter safety; and provides a fire service leadership presence in order to direct policy and legislation on all fire related matters.
- DFW (Division of Fisheries and Wildlife) - Controls the conservation, restoration, protection, and management of fish and wildlife resources.
- DHCD (Department of Housing and Community Development) - Provides leadership, professional assistance, and financial resources to promote safe, decent affordable housing opportunities, economic vitality of communities and sound municipal management.
- DHE (Massachusetts Department of Higher Education) - Executes the Board of Higher Education's policies and day-to-day operations. Massachusetts system of public higher education includes community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts.
- DIA (Department of Industrial Accidents) - Oversees the Workers' Compensation system in Massachusetts.
- Disability, Massachusetts Office on (MOD) - Ensures the full and equal participation of all people with disabilities in all aspects of life by working to advance legal rights, maximum opportunities, supportive services, accommodations, and accessibility in a manner that fosters dignity and self determination.
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) - Investigates and remediates instances of abuse and neglect committed against adults with disabilities.
- Discrimination, Massachusetts Commission Against (MCAD) - Works to eliminate discrimination on a variety of bases and areas, and strives to advance the civil rights of the people of the Commonwealth through law enforcement, outreach, and training.
- Dispensing Opticians, Board of Registration of - Protects the public through regulation of the dispensing opticians' practice by testing candidates and licensing those who are qualified, insuring compliance with state statutes and the board's rules and regulations, and conducting hearings and facilitating resolutions to consumer complaints.
- District Attorneys Association, Massachusetts (MDAA) - Supports the district attorneys by managing statewide business technology services and administering grants in the areas of violence against women, motor vehicle crimes, and federal technology grants. Produces publications for prosecutors and victim-witness advocates, hosts dozens of prosecutor trainings annually, and provides information on budgetary, criminal justice and public safety issues to the executive and legislative branches.
- District and School Accountability, Center for (CDSA) - Reviews school districts. Reports and materials related to the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability reviews are included.
- District Court Department - Dedicates the administration of justice in a fair, impartial, and timely manner in accordance with the rule of law.
- Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Office of (ODEO) - Ensures practices of non-discrimination and equal opportunity and delivers customer-focused solutions in attracting, hiring, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA) - Conducts due process hearings for other Massachusetts state administrative agencies.
- Division of Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance (DACTA) - Promotes agricultural land preservation, environmental stewardship, technology, and technical assistance to meet the challenges of 21st century farming.
- Division of Agricultural Markets - Offers field expertise in the development and support of innovative market venues, business expansion, grant opportunities, consumer and industry outreach to foster the economic growth of the Commonwealth’s domestic and international agricultural markets.
- Division of Apprentice Standards (DAS) - Promotes, develops, and services registered apprenticeship programs.
- Division of Audit Operations - Works to uncover fraud and other violations of federal and state law.
- Division of Banks (DOB) - Oversees state-chartered banks and credit unions, as well as the supervision and licensing of the money service business, sales finance, and mortgage lending industries operating in Massachusetts.
- Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) - Manages major public building construction and real estate services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Division of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) - Assists parents in establishing paternity, child support orders, health insurance orders, collecting child support, and asks courts to modify child support orders when circumstances change.
- Division of Consumer Protection - Uses tools of investigation and enforcement actions to protect consumers from fraud, deception, and other unfair business practices.
- Division of Conservation Services (DCS) - Offers grants for natural resource and outdoor recreation purposes, including park development.
- Division of Crop and Pest Services - Regulates the agricultural industry and pesticide application services in Massachusetts through the diligent inspection, examination, licensing, registration, quarantine, and enforcement of laws, regulations, and orders.
- Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) - Restores and protects the Commonwealth’s rivers, wetlands, and watersheds for the benefit of people and the environment.
- Division of Employment and Training - see Department of Career Services (DCS) - Oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provides job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) - Controls the conservation, restoration, protection, and management of fish and wildlife resources.
- Division of Health Care Finance and Policy - see Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) - Monitors the Massachusetts health care system and provides reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
- Division of Health Professions Licensure - Evaluates the qualifications of applicants for licensure and granting licenses to those who qualify: dentistry, genetic counselors, nursing, nursing home administrators, perfusionists, pharmacy, physician assistants, and respiratory care.
- Division of Housing Development - Consists of affordable housing programs including rental development, ownership development, rental assistance management, public housing modernization, public housing management, and stabilization programs.
- Division of Information Technology (ITD) - Enables agencies to deliver high quality, efficient, and effective services to their customers by providing a range of centralized IT services; overseeing IT policies, standards and architecture; and promoting cross-agency collaboration and adoption of shared services.
- Division of Insurance (DOI) - Promotes a healthy, responsive, and willing marketplace for consumers who purchase insurance products.
- Division of Local Mandates (DLM) - Determines if a proposed or existing state law or regulation is an “unfunded mandate,” one that does not conform to the standards of the Local Mandate Law.
- Division of Local Services (DLS) - Provides oversight and technical assistance services to cities, towns, counties, and other special districts in the areas of property taxation, accounting and auditing, budgeting, cash and debt management, and the distribution of state aid.
- Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) - Manages the Commonwealth’s living marine resources resulting in sustainable fisheries.
- Division of Pipeline Engineering and Safety - Ensures that operators of natural gas distribution companies, municipal gas departments, and other intrastate operators are in compliance with state and federal regulations governing pipeline safety.
- Division of Prevention and Wellness - Supports change that creates and sustains healthy environments where people live, work, and play, and works to eliminate health disparities so that all Massachusetts residents reach their full potential to live long and live well.
- Division of Professional Licensure (DPL) - Licenses and regulates more than 365,000 individuals and businesses to practice some 50 trades and professions in Massachusetts.
- Division of Racing - Prescribes rules, regulations, and conditions under which all horse races at horse racing meetings shall be conducted in the Commonwealth.
- Division of Standards (DOS) - Enforces laws, rules, and regulations relating to weights and measures and the use of weighing and measuring devices in commercial transactions.
- Division of State Parks and Recreation (MassParks) - Maintains one of the largest state parks systems in the country. Its 450,000 acres is made up of forests, parks, greenways, historic sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and watersheds.
- Division of Urban Parks and Recreation - see MassParks Boston - Consists of the DCR parks in Greater Boston.
- Division of Water Supply Protection - Manages and protects the drinking water supply watersheds for Greater Boston. The division provides technical support to other state agencies, monitors lakes and ponds, and rainfall throughout the state.
- DLM (Division of Local Mandates) - Determines if a proposed or existing state law or regulation is an “unfunded mandate,” one that does not conform to the standards of the Local Mandate Law.
- DLR (Department of Labor Relations) - Investigates and adjudicates unfair labor practice charges, processes representation petitions and bargaining unit clarification cases, prevents and investigates strikes by public employees, mediates between employers and unions in the resolution of labor disputes, and arbitrates grievances.
- DLS (Department of Labor Standards) - Promotes and protects workers' safety and health, wages and working conditions, and supports employers and workers in the utilization of apprenticeship as a workforce development tool.
- DLS (Division of Local Services) - Provides oversight and technical assistance services to cities, towns, counties, and other special districts in the areas of property taxation, accounting and auditing, budgeting, cash and debt management, and the distribution of state aid.
- DMF (Division of Marine Fisheries) - Manages the Commonwealth’s living marine resources resulting in sustainable fisheries.
- DMH (Department of Mental Health) - Provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work, and participate in their communities.
- DMV (Registry of Motor Vehicles) - Administers drivers licenses and permits, vehicle registrations, and MassIDs.
- DOB (Division of Banks) - Oversees state-chartered banks and credit unions, as well as the supervision and licensing of the money service business, sales finance, and mortgage lending industries operating in Massachusetts.
- DOC (Department of Correction) - Promotes public safety by managing offenders while providing care and appropriate programming in preparation for successful reentry into the community.
- DOER (Department of Energy Resources) - Commits to creating a greener energy future for the Commonwealth.
- DOI (Division of Insurance) - Promotes a healthy, responsive, and willing marketplace for consumers who purchase insurance products.
- Domestic Violence, Governor 's Council to Address Sexual Assault and - Addresses sexual and domestic violence issues to help prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual and domestic violence throughout the Commonwealth.
- DOR (Department of Revenue) - Enforces the tax laws of the Commonwealth in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner.
- DOS (Division of Standards) - Enforces laws, rules, and regulations relating to weights and measures and the use of weighing and measuring devices in commercial transactions.
- DPH (Department of Public Health) - Helps assure access to high quality public health and health care services, promotes wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth to prevent illness, injury, and premature death.
- DPL (Division of Professional Licensure) - Licenses and regulates more than 365,000 individuals and businesses to practice some 50 trades and professions in Massachusetts.
- DPPC (Disabled Persons Protection Commission) - Investigates and remediates instances of abuse and neglect committed against adults with disabilities.
- DPS (Massachusetts Department of Public Safety) - Ensures the safety of the public and instills confidence in the safety of each of the regulated disciplines.
- DPU (Department of Public Utilities) - Ensures that utility consumers are provided with the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost; protects the public safety from transportation and gas pipeline related accidents; oversees the energy facilities siting process; and ensures that residential rate-payers' rights are protected.
- DTA (Department of Transitional Assistance) - Assists low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, increase their incomes, and improve their quality of life.
- DTC (Department of Telecommunications and Cable) - Regulates the telecommunications and cable industries, ensures consumers receive high quality communications at just and reasonable rates, promotes sustainable competition to increase consumer welfare for all Massachusetts residents, and maintains and enforces consumer protections.
- DUA (Department of Unemployment Assistance) - Administers the Unemployment Insurance program, providing temporary assistance to unemployed Massachusetts workers. Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a temporary income protection program for workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who are able to work, available for work, and looking for employment.
- Dukes County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Dukes County.
- DVS (Department of Veterans' Services) - Provides information for veterans on state and federal benefits, cemeteries and honors, and women veterans, as well as education, housing, employment and training, and health and well-being for veterans.
- DYS (Department of Youth Services) - Protects the public and prevents crime by promoting positive change in the lives of youth committed to DYS custody.
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- Early Education and Care, Department of (EEC) - Oversees early education and care and after-school services for families, which includes parent engagement and family support, and EEC financial assistance for families.
- Ecological Restoration, Division of (DER) - Restores and protects the Commonwealth’s rivers, wetlands, and watersheds for the benefit of people and the environment.
- Economic Development Assistance Corporation, Community (CEDAC) - Provides technical assistance, pre-development lending, and consulting services to non-profit organizations involved in housing development, workforce development, neighborhood economic development, and capital improvements to child care facilities. These organizations may include community or neighborhood development corporations, non-profit developers, and tenants' associations.
- Economic Development, Executive Office of Housing and (EOHED) - Assists the creation of homes and jobs in the Commonwealth by helping small businesses grow and by providing housing opportunities.Agencies include: Department of Housing and Community Development, Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD), Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office (MPRO), Office of Performance Management and Oversight (OPMO), Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI), and Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT).
- EDU (Executive Office of Education) - Ensures all Massachusetts students are prepared to succeed by investing in research-based strategies, raising standards and accountability, improving assessments, increasing the quality of teaching, promoting innovation, enhancing student supports, and rewarding excellence.
- Education and Care, Department of Early (EEC) - Oversees early education and care and after-school services for families, which includes parent engagement and family support, and EEC financial assistance for families.
- Education, Board of Higher (BHE) - Defines the mission of and coordinates the Commonwealth’s system of public higher education and its institutions.
- Education, Executive Office of (EDU) - Ensures all Massachusetts students are prepared to succeed by investing in research-based strategies, raising standards and accountability, improving assessments, increasing the quality of teaching, promoting innovation, enhancing student supports, and rewarding excellence.
- Education, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary (ESE) - Educates and prepares all students (grades K - 12) for success in the world.
- Education, Massachusetts Department of Higher (DHE) - Executes the Board of Higher Education's policies and day-to-day operations. Massachusetts system of public higher education includes community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts.
- Educational Financing Authority, Massachusetts (MEFA) - Helps families plan, save, and pay for college with step-by-step resources and expertise.
- Educational Quality and Accountability, Office of - See Center for District and School Accountability (CDSA) - Reviews school districts. Reports and materials related to the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability reviews are included.
- EEC (Department of Early Education and Care) - Oversees early education and care and after-school services for families, which includes parent engagement and family support, and EEC financial assistance for families.
- Elder Affairs, Executive Office of (EOEA) - Promotes the independence and well-being of elders and people needing medical and social supportive services by offering a number of programs and services to Massachusetts elders.
- Elections Division - Oversees election information including information for voters, candidates, and general information.
- Electrologists, Board of Registration of - Protects the public through regulation of the electrologists' practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with the statutes and board regulations and code of conduct.
- Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts Department of (ESE) - Educates and prepares all students (grades K - 12) for success in the world.
- Emergency Management Agency, Massachusetts (MEMA) - Ensures the Commonwealth's ability to rapidly recover from large and small disasters by assessing and mitigating hazards, enhances preparedness, ensures effective response, and builds the capacity to recover. Provides timely information on severe weather and other events that may impact your safety and community.
- Emergency Medical Services, Office of (OEMS) - Promotes a statewide community-based emergency medical services (EMS) system that reduces premature death and disability from acute illness and injury through the coordination of local and regional EMS resources.
- Emergency Telecommunications Board, Statewide (State 911) - Coordinates, administrates, and implements Enhanced 9-1-1 services throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Provides E911 equipment, database, network and technical support services to Public Safety Answering Points that serve as a first point of reception of a 9-1-1 call.
- Employee Relations, Office of (OER) - Provides professional development opportunities, displays information about employment opportunities, diversity programs, training and development, workers' compensation, civil service examinations, workforce policies, and employee and labor relations.
- Employment and Training, Division of - see Department of Career Services (DCS) - Oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provides job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- Employment Services, Statewide (SES) - Administers programs and provides supports to assist people with the most severe disabilities exercise their right to choose, obtain and retain meaningful community based employment with long term supports as needed and be paid in accordance with their skills and abilities.
- Energy and Environmental Affairs, Executive Office of (EOEEA) - Preserves open space and working landscapes; enforces pollution laws; reviews the environmental impact of major real estate and infrastructure developments; enhances the state’s role in energy conservation and production, and provides opportunities for outdoor recreation and access at the parks, beaches, and farms.
- Energy Facilities Siting Board (Siting Board) - Licenses the construction of major energy infrastructure in Massachusetts, including large power plants, electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines and natural gas storage facilities.
- Energy Resources, Department of (DOER) - Commits to creating a greener energy future for the Commonwealth.
- Entrepreneurship, Office of Small Business and (OSBE) - Creates policies and programs to support small businesses and entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Environmental Police, Massachusetts - Protects the environment and natural resources of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through enforcement, education, and public outreach.
- Environmental Policy Act, Massachusetts (MEPA) - Requires that state agencies study the environmental consequences of their actions, including permitting and financial assistance. It also requires them to take all feasible measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate damage to the environment.
- Environmental Protection, Department of (MassDEP) - Ensures clean air and water, the safe management of toxics and hazards, the recycling of solid and hazardous wastes, the timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the preservation of wetlands and coastal resources.
- Environmental Trust, Massachusetts (MET) - Funds water quality initiatives, funds nonprofit organizations, municipalities, scientists and educational institutions. Goals are to improve and safeguard the quality of the waterways throughout the Commonwealth.
- EOEA (Executive Office of Elder Affairs) - Promotes the independence and well-being of elders and people needing medical and social supportive services by offering a number of programs and services to Massachusetts elders.
- EOEEA (Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs) - Preserves open space and working landscapes; enforces pollution laws; reviews the environmental impact of major real estate and infrastructure developments; enhances the state’s role in energy conservation and production, and provides opportunities for outdoor recreation and access at the parks, beaches, and farms.
- EOHED (Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development) - Assists the creation of homes and jobs in the Commonwealth by helping small businesses grow and by providing housing opportunities.Agencies include: Department of Housing and Community Development, Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD), Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office (MPRO), Office of Performance Management and Oversight (OPMO), Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI), and Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT).
- EOHHS (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) - Helps protect the health of all Massachusetts residents and provides human services by serving the most needy and vulnerable citizens in the state.Agencies include: Board of Registration in Medicine, Department of Children and Families, Department of Developmental Services, Elder Affairs, Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Transitional Assistance, Department of Veterans' Services, Department of Youth Services, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, MassHealth, Office for Refugees & Immigrants, and the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea and Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
- EOLWD (Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development) - Supports workforce training and education, provides services and resources to the unemployed, adjudicates labor disputes within the Commonwealth, and ensures workforce safety across the state.
- EOPSS (Executive Office of Public Safety and Security) - Keeps the people of Massachusetts informed about critical public safety issues.Agencies include: EOPSS Office of the Secretary, Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS), Department of Fire Services (DFS), Department of Public Safety (DPS), Massachusetts State Police, Harbormaster's Training Council, EOPSS Office of Grants & Research, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), Massachusetts National Guard, Massachusetts Relay Service (MassRelay), Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program (MassEDP), Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), Parole Board, Highway Safety Division (HSD), Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB), State 911 Department, and State Police Crime Laboratory/Forensic Services Group.
- Equal Opportunity, Office of Diversity and (ODEO) - Carries out the Governor's mandate to ensure practices of non-discrimination and equal opportunity and delivers customer-focused solutions in attracting, hiring, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Equipment Distribution Program, Massachusetts (MassEDP) - Provides residents with a permanent disability access to the telephone network in their homes.
- ESE (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) - Educates and prepares all students (grades K - 12) for success in the world.
- Essex County Sheriff's Department - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Essex County.
- Essex District Attorney - Prosecutes criminal acts that occur within the cities and towns of Essex County.
- Ethics Commission, State - Fosters integrity in public service in state, county, and local government, promotes the public’s trust and confidence in that service, and prevents conflicts between private interests and public duties.
- Executive Council (Massachusetts Governor's Council) - Records advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments.
- Executive Office for Administration and Finance (A&F) - Develops and executes fiscal and administrative policies that ensure the financial stability and effectiveness of state government.Agencies include: Appellate Tax Board (ATB), Bureau of the State House (BSH), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Revenue (DOR), Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Human Resources Division (HRD), Information Technology Division (ITD), State Library, Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC), Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), Operational Services Division (OSD), Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System (MTRS), and Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC).
- Executive Office of Education (EDU) - Ensures all Massachusetts students are prepared to succeed by investing in research-based strategies, raising standards and accountability, improving assessments, increasing the quality of teaching, promoting innovation, enhancing student supports, and rewarding excellence.
- Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) - Promotes the independence and well-being of elders and people needing medical and social supportive services by offering a number of programs and services to Massachusetts elders.
- Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) - Preserves open space and working landscapes; enforces pollution laws; reviews the environmental impact of major real estate and infrastructure developments; enhances the state’s role in energy conservation and production, and provides opportunities for outdoor recreation and access at the parks, beaches, and farms.
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) - Helps protect the health of all Massachusetts residents and provides human services by serving the most needy and vulnerable citizens in the state.Agencies include: Board of Registration in Medicine, Department of Children and Families, Department of Developmental Services, Elder Affairs, Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Transitional Assistance, Department of Veterans' Services, Department of Youth Services, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, MassHealth, Office for Refugees & Immigrants, and the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea and Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
- Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) - Assists the creation of homes and jobs in the Commonwealth by helping small businesses grow and by providing housing opportunities.Agencies include: Department of Housing and Community Development, Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD), Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office (MPRO), Office of Performance Management and Oversight (OPMO), Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI), and Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT).
- Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) - Supports workforce training and education, provides services and resources to the unemployed, adjudicates labor disputes within the Commonwealth, and ensures workforce safety across the state.
- Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) - Keeps the people of Massachusetts informed about critical public safety issues.Agencies include: EOPSS Office of the Secretary, Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS), Department of Fire Services (DFS), Department of Public Safety (DPS), Massachusetts State Police, Harbormaster's Training Council, EOPSS Office of Grants & Research, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), Massachusetts National Guard, Massachusetts Relay Service (MassRelay), Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program (MassEDP), Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), Parole Board, Highway Safety Division (HSD), Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB), State 911 Department, and State Police Crime Laboratory/Forensic Services Group.
- Export Center, Massachusetts - Helps companies throughout the Commonwealth achieve success in global markets, thereby contributing to economic growth in the state. Goal is to meet the complex needs of exporters by developing and providing targeted, high-impact services delivered through a statewide network of international trade professionals.
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- Family Services, Office of Children, Youth and - Strives to meet the complex needs of families and children in a comprehensive and well-coordinated manner, with a particular goal of giving children across the Commonwealth the best possible opportunity for long-term success, regardless of their current circumstances.
- FBA (Office of Fishing and Boating Access) - Provides boat and canoe access sites, shore fishing areas, and sport fishing piers at more than 250 locations on coastal waters, great ponds and rivers throughout Massachusetts.
- Fire Services, Department of (DFS) - Provides the citizens of Massachusetts with the ability to create safer communities; assists and supports the fire service community in the protection of life and property; promotes firefighter safety; and provides a fire service leadership presence in order to direct policy and legislation on all fire related matters.
- Firearms Records Bureau (FRB) - Maintains a database of licenses issued and records of firearms sales by gun dealers, as well as private transfers of weapons.
- Firefighting Academy, Massachusetts (MFA) - Provides fire training to municipal fire service personnel at no cost to the cities and towns.
- Fish and Game, Department of (DFG) - Works to preserve the state's natural resources and people's right to conservation of those resources. Responsibilities include the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife species, plants, and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.
- Fisheries and Wildlife, Division of (DFW) - Controls the conservation, restoration, protection, and management of fish and wildlife resources.
- Fisheries, Division of Marine (DMF) - Manages the Commonwealth’s living marine resources resulting in sustainable fisheries.
- Fishing and Boating Access, Office of (FBA) - Provides boat and canoe access sites, shore fishing areas, and sport fishing piers at more than 250 locations on coastal waters, great ponds and rivers throughout Massachusetts.
- Forensic Services Group, State Police Crime Laboratory/ - Provides services such as DNA analysis, fingerprint identification, and chemical analysis of various types of evidence.
- Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of Registration of - Oversees the licensing of the funeral services professionals and their apprentices through examination.
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Franklin County.
- FRB (Firearms Records Bureau) - Maintains a database of licenses issued and records of firearms sales by gun dealers, as well as private transfers of weapons.
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- Gaming Commission, Massachusetts (MassGaming) - Creates a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
- Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Youth, Commission on Lesbian (LGBT) - Enhances and improves the ability of state agencies to provide services that protect and support the health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the schools and communities of Massachusetts, with a focus on suicide prevention and violence intervention policies regarding harassment and discrimination against LGBT youth.
- General Court (Legislature) - Consists of the Massachusetts Senate and the House of Representatives, and is responsible for enacting laws in Massachusetts.
- Geographic and Environmental Information, Office of (MassGIS) - Consists of a comprehensive, statewide database of spatial information for mapping and analysis supporting emergency response, environmental planning and management, transportation planning, economic development, and transparency in state government operations.
- GIC (Group Insurance Commission) - Provides high value health life, long term disability, dental and vision insurance to state, housing and certain other authorities' employees, retirees, and their survivors/dependents. Many of these benefits are also offered to a number of authorities, municipalities and other entities.
- Governor, Office of the - Oversees the Governor's agenda such as getting people back to work, reducing health care costs, improving education, strengthening public safety, and more. This is the official website of the Governor of Massachusetts.
- Governor's Commission on Intellectual Disability - Examines the quality and comprehensiveness of the Commonwealth's program of services designed to address the wide variety of needs of people with intellectual disability.
- Governor's Council, Massachusetts (Executive Council) - Records advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments.
- Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) - Helps coordinate juvenile justice and delinquency prevention efforts in the Commonwealth.
- Grants and Research, Office of (OGR) - Serves as the state administrative agency for federal criminal justice, highway safety, and homeland security funds.
- Grants and Technical Assistance, Office of - Assists those seeking grant, loan, and technical assistance for certain Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) programs identify appropriate EEA funding and technical assistance.
- Group Insurance Commission (GIC) - Provides high value health life, long term disability, dental and vision insurance to state, housing and certain other authorities' employees, retirees, and their survivors/dependents. Many of these benefits are also offered to a number of authorities, municipalities and other entities.
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- Hampden County Sheriff's Department - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Hampden County.
- Hampden District Attorney - Works diligently to keep the public safe and to reach out to the citizens of Hampden County through educational and preventative initiatives in order to foster a secure community environment.
- Hampshire County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Hampshire County.
- Harbormaster's Training Council - Establishes training requirements for Harbormasters.
- Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and (MCDHH) - Increases support and technical assistance for schools and programs providing quality K-12 education to deaf and hard of hearing students and enhances the supply of communication services and technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families.
- Hazardous Materials Response Program (Hazmat) - Provides specialized response of personnel and equipment to the 351 communities of the Commonwealth to protect the public, the environment, and property during incidents involving a release or potential release of hazardous materials.
- Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals, Board of Registration of - Works to maintain high standards of practice and protects public health, welfare, and the environment by establishing qualifications for licensure, administering a licensing exam, requiring that Licensed Site Professionals (LSPs) obtain continuing education, and investigating complaints against LSPs to ensure compliance with state laws, regulations and the board's own rules of professional conduct.
- Hazmat (Hazardous Materials Response Program) - Provides specialized response of personnel and equipment to the 351 communities of the Commonwealth to protect the public, the environment, and property during incidents involving a release or potential release of hazardous materials.
- HCAP (Homecare Assistance Program) - Provides homemaker services to eligible adults with disabilities who are functionally limited in meeting their own nutritional and environmental needs.
- Head Injury Program, Statewide (SHIP) - Identifies, cultivates, and develops resources and services for Massachusetts residents who have sustained an externally caused traumatic brain injury.
- Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Massachusetts - see Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment) - Supports economic growth, development, and investment across all sectors of the Massachusetts economy: public and private; commercial, industrial, and residential; and nonprofit, by offering a wide range of finance programs and real estate development services.
- Health and Human Services, Executive Office of (EOHHS) - Helps protect the health of all Massachusetts residents and provides human services by serving the most needy and vulnerable citizens in the state.Agencies include: Board of Registration in Medicine, Department of Children and Families, Department of Developmental Services, Elder Affairs, Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Transitional Assistance, Department of Veterans' Services, Department of Youth Services, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, MassHealth, Office for Refugees & Immigrants, and the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea and Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
- Health Care Access Bureau - Disseminates information to consumers relative to health insurance coverage and, specifically, access to affordable insurance products.
- Health Care Finance and Policy, Division of - see Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) - Monitors the Massachusetts health care system and provides reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
- Health Equity, Massachusetts Office of - Promotes the health and well being of racial, ethnic, and linguistic minority populations throughout the Commonwealth by increasing the Department of Public Health's capacity to respond effectively to the critical public health needs of these communities.
- Health Information and Analysis, Center for (CHIA) - Monitors the Massachusetts health care system and provides reliable information and meaningful analysis for those seeking to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
- Health Insurance Connector Authority, Commonwealth (HealthConnector) - Assists Massachusetts residents in finding health insurance coverage and avoiding tax penalties.
- Health Professions Licensure, Division of - Evaluates the qualifications of applicants for licensure and granting licenses to those who qualify: dentistry, genetic counselors, nursing, nursing home administrators, perfusionists, pharmacy, physician assistants, and respiratory care.
- HealthConnector (Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority) - Assists Massachusetts residents in finding health insurance coverage and avoiding tax penalties.
- Higher Education, Board of (BHE) - Defines the mission of and coordinates the Commonwealth’s system of public higher education and its institutions.
- Higher Education, Massachusetts Department of (DHE) - Executes the Board of Higher Education's policies and day-to-day operations. Massachusetts system of public higher education includes community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts.
- Highway Division - Oversees the safe construction, maintenance and operation of the Commonwealth's roads, bridges and tunnels for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
- Highway Safety Division (HSD) - Facilitates the development and implementation of policies, programs, and partnerships to help reduce fatalities, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes on Massachusetts roadways.
- Historical Commission, Massachusetts (MHC) - Identifies, evaluates, and protects important historical and archaeological assets of the Commonwealth.
- HIV/AIDS, Office of - Strives to promote full access to services for persons most at risk for HIV infection, and those living with HIV/AIDS. Services range from prevention and education to HIV antibody counseling and testing, client services, health and support services.
- Holyoke, The Soldiers' Home in - Provides the highest quality of personal health care services to veterans of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in Holyoke.
- Home Inspectors, Board of Registration of - Insures that licensed home inspectors have proper training and experience through an associates program and meet minimum inspection requirements in each inspection performed.
- Homecare Assistance Program (HCAP) - Provides homemaker services to eligible adults with disabilities who are functionally limited in meeting their own nutritional and environmental needs.
- House of Representatives - Consists of 160 members, each representing a district of approximately 40,000 people. As required by the Massachusetts Constitution, the House meets every 72 hours, year-round in either formal or informal session to consider legislation. The Massachusetts House is led by the Speaker of the House who is elected by the members of the body at the beginning of each two-year legislative session.
- Housing and Community Development, Department of (DHCD) - Provides leadership, professional assistance, and financial resources to promote safe, decent affordable housing opportunities, economic vitality of communities and sound municipal management.
- Housing and Economic Development, Executive Office of (EOHED) - Assists the creation of homes and jobs in the Commonwealth by helping small businesses grow and by providing housing opportunities.
- Housing Appeals Committee - Provides, within the parameters of the comprehensive permit process, an impartial forum to resolve conflicts arising from the siting of new affordable housing.
- Housing Court Department - Owns jurisdiction of the use of any real property and activities conducted thereon as such use affects the health, welfare, and safety of any resident, occupant, user or member of the general public and which is subject to regulation by local cities and towns under the state building code, state specialized codes, state sanitary code, and other applicable statutes and ordinances.
- Housing Development, Division of - Consists of affordable housing programs including rental development, ownership development, rental assistance management, public housing modernization, public housing management, and stabilization programs.
- Housing Finance Agency, Massachusetts (MassHousing) - Supports the creation, preservation, and long-term viability of affordable home ownership and rental housing opportunities for Massachusetts residents with modest incomes.
- Housing Partnership, Massachusetts (MHP) - Works to help increase the supply of affordable housing in Massachusetts.
- HRD (Human Resources Division) - Provides professional development opportunities, displays information about employment opportunities, diversity programs, training and development, workers' compensation, civil service examinations, workforce policies, and employee and labor relations.
- HSD (Highway Safety Division) - Facilitates the development and implementation of policies, programs, and partnerships to help reduce fatalities, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes on Massachusetts roadways.
- HST (Human Service Transportation Office) - Supports and increases transportation options for consumers to access health care, jobs, social services and a full range of opportunities within the community. Also serves as a resource for human service transportation-related matters and encourages coordination and mobility management strategies among public transit, community transportation, and private resources to improve access to health and human services, employment and community life for all, but especially the transportation disadvantaged.
- Human Resources Division (HRD) - Provides professional development opportunities, displays information about employment opportunities, diversity programs, training and development, workers' compensation, civil service examinations, workforce policies, and employee and labor relations.
- Human Service Transportation Office (HST) - Supports and increases transportation options for consumers to access health care, jobs, social services and a full range of opportunities within the community. Also serves as a resource for human service transportation-related matters and encourages coordination and mobility management strategies among public transit, community transportation, and private resources to improve access to health and human services, employment and community life for all, but especially the transportation disadvantaged.
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- IGO (Inspector General's Office) - Prevents and detects fraud, waste, and abuse in the expenditure of public funds.
- Independent Living Program - Helps individuals maintain their independence while living in the community.
- Indian Affairs, Massachusetts Commission on (MCIA) - Assists Native American individuals, tribes and organizations in their relationship with state and local government agencies and advises the Commonwealth in matters pertaining to Native Americans.
- Industrial Accidents, Department of (DIA) - Oversees the Workers' Compensation system in Massachusetts.
- Information Technology Audits - Evaluates the information technology infrastructure in state agencies through the review of information security, equipment management, the preparation of emergency plans in case of catastrophic system failure, and the effectiveness of IT systems to achieve the organization's goals or objectives.
- Information Technology Division (ITD), now MassIT - Enables agencies to deliver high quality, efficient, and effective services to their customers by providing a range of centralized IT services; overseeing IT policies, standards and architecture; and promoting cross-agency collaboration and adoption of shared services.
- Inspector General's Office (IGO) - Prevents and detects fraud, waste, and abuse in the expenditure of public funds.
- Insurance, Division of (DOI) - Promotes a healthy, responsive, and willing marketplace for consumers who purchase insurance products.
- Intellectual Disability, Governor's Commission on - Examines the quality and comprehensiveness of the Commonwealth's program of services designed to address the wide variety of needs of people with intellectual disability.
- International Trade and Investment, Massachusetts Office of (MOITI) - Promotes trade and investment with global partners in Massachusetts and around the world.
- ITD (Information Technology Division), now MassIT - Enables agencies to deliver high quality, efficient, and effective services to their customers by providing a range of centralized IT services; overseeing IT policies, standards and architecture; and promoting cross-agency collaboration and adoption of shared services.
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- JJAC (Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee) - Helps coordinate juvenile justice and delinquency prevention efforts in the Commonwealth.
- JLMC (Joint Labor Management Committee) - Encourages the parties to collective bargaining disputes involving municipalities and their police officers and fire fighters to agree directly on the terms of such agreements or on a procedure to resolve these disputes.
- JNC (Judicial Nominating Commission) - Screens applicants for vacancies in public service such as a judge, clerk magistrate, or land court recorder in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) - Encourages the parties to collective bargaining disputes involving municipalities and their police officers and fire fighters to agree directly on the terms of such agreements or on a procedure to resolve these disputes.
- Judicial Conduct, Commission on (CJC) - Investigates complaints of judicial misconduct against state court judges and recommends, when necessary, discipline of judges to the Supreme Judicial Court.
- Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) - Screens applicants for vacancies in public service such as a judge, clerk magistrate, or land court recorder in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Jury Commissioner, Office of (OJC) - Oversees the process by which jurors are selected.
- Juvenile Court Department - Owns general jurisdiction over delinquency, children in need of services, care and protection petitions, adult contributing to a delinquency of a minor cases, adoption, guardianship, termination of parental rights proceedings, and youthful offender cases.
- Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Governor's (JJAC) - Coordinates juvenile justice and delinquency prevention efforts in the Commonwealth.
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- Labor and Workforce Development, Executive Office of (EOLWD) - Supports workforce training and education, provides services and resources to the unemployed, adjudicates labor disputes within the Commonwealth, and ensures workforce safety across the state.
- Labor Relations, Department of (DLR) - Investigates and adjudicates unfair labor practice charges, processes representation petitions and bargaining unit clarification cases, prevents and investigates strikes by public employees, mediates between employers and unions in the resolution of labor disputes, and arbitrates grievances.
- Land Court Department - Determines disputes involving real property.
- Legislature (General Court) - Consists of the Massachusetts Senate and the House of Representatives, and is responsible for enacting laws in Massachusetts.
- LGBT (Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth) - Enhances and improves the ability of state agencies to provide services that protect and support the health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the schools and communities of Massachusetts, with a focus on suicide prevention and violence intervention policies regarding harassment and discrimination against LGBT youth.
- Library Commissioners, Board of (MBLC) - Supports, improves, and promotes library services throughout the Commonwealth.
- Library of Massachusetts, State - Supports the research and information needs of government, libraries, and people through services and access to a comprehensive repository of state documents and other historical items.
- Library, State Transportation - Provides reference, research, and bibliographic services in support of the transportation agencies of the Commonwealth.
- Licensure, Division of Professional (DPL) - Licenses and regulates more than 365,000 individuals and businesses to practice some 50 trades and professions in Massachusetts.
- Local Mandates, Division of (DLM) - Determines if a proposed or existing state law or regulation is an “unfunded mandate,” one that does not conform to the standards of the Local Mandate Law.
- Local Services, Division of (DLS) - Provides oversight and technical assistance services to cities, towns, counties, and other special districts in the areas of property taxation, accounting and auditing, budgeting, cash and debt management, and the distribution of state aid.
- Lottery, State - Provides innovative and exciting lottery games to its players, while being a source of local aid revenue for the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth.
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- MAPC (Metropolitan Area Planning Council) - Serves as a regional planning agency to work toward sound municipal management, sustainable land use, protection of natural resources, efficient and affordable transportation, a diverse housing stock, public safety, economic development, an informed public, and equity and opportunity among people of all backgrounds for the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston.
- Marine Fisheries, Division of (DMF) - Manages the Commonwealth’s living marine resources resulting in sustainable fisheries.
- Marine Theft, Bureau of - Combats intensifying theft problems involving vessels, motors, electronic devices, and other marine accessories.
- Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC) - Protects the unique "natural, historical, ecological, scientific, and cultural" qualities of Martha's Vineyard.
- Mass Health (Office of Medicaid) - Provides comprehensive health insurance – or help in paying for private health insurance – to more than one million Massachusetts children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities.
- Massachusetts Archives - Preserves historical records and ensures that those records are known and valued by citizens, students, and scholars.
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) - Provides public transportation for Greater Boston which consists of the commuter rail, buses, the subway system, and boats.
- Massachusetts Bays Program - Protects and enhances the coastal health and heritage of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays.
- Massachusetts Clean Water Trust(MCWT) formerly known as the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT) - Improves the water quality in the Commonwealth through the provision of low cost capital financing to cities, towns, and other eligible entities, and maintains stewardship of public funds.
- Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) - Works to eliminate discrimination on a variety of bases and areas, and strives to advance the civil rights of the people of the Commonwealth through law enforcement, outreach, and training.
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) - Provides the highest quality rehabilitation and social services leading to independence, and economic self-sufficiency through employment, and full community inclusion for the blind.
- Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) - Increases support and technical assistance for schools and programs providing quality K-12 education to deaf and hard of hearing students and enhances the supply of communication services and technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families.
- Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (LGBT) - Enhances and improves the ability of state agencies to provide services that protect and support the health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the schools and communities of Massachusetts, with a focus on suicide prevention and violence intervention policies regarding harassment and discrimination against LGBT youth.
- Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) - Helps advance women toward full equality in all areas of life and promotes rights and opportunities for women.
- Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation - see Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) - Creates and preserves jobs at small businesses, women and minority owned businesses, and promotes economic development in underserved, gateway municipalities, and low and moderate income communities.
- Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) - Owns and oversees the operation of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA and the Boston Common Garage, to generate economic activity by attracting conventions, tradeshows, and other events to its world-class facilities while maximizing the investment return for the residents and businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Court System - Consists of the Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, and the Trial Courts which include the Boston Municipal Court Department, District Court Department, Housing Court Department, Juvenile Court Department, Land Court Department, Probate and Family Court Department, and the Superior Court Department.
- Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) - Promotes excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences, through a combination of grant programs, partnerships, and services for nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and artists.
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) - Helps to keep Massachusetts' food supply safe and secure.
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) - Educates and prepares all students (grades K - 12) for success in the world.
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment) - Supports economic growth, development, and investment across all sectors of the Massachusetts economy: public and private; commercial, industrial, and residential; and nonprofit, by offering a wide range of finance programs and real estate development services.
- Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) - Provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, and inclusion.
- Massachusetts District Attorneys Association (MDAA) - Supports the district attorneys by managing statewide business technology services and administering grants in the areas of violence against women, motor vehicle crimes, and federal technology grants. Produces publications for prosecutors and victim-witness advocates, hosts dozens of prosecutor trainings annually, and provides information on budgetary, criminal justice and public safety issues to the executive and legislative branches.
- Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) - Helps families plan, save, and pay for college with step-by-step resources and expertise.
- Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) - Ensures the Commonwealth's ability to rapidly recover from large and small disasters by assessing and mitigating hazards, enhances preparedness, ensures effective response, and builds the capacity to recover. Provides timely information on severe weather and other events that may impact your safety and community.
- Massachusetts Environmental Police - Protects the environment and natural resources of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through enforcement, education, and public outreach.
- Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) - Requires that state agencies study the environmental consequences of their actions, including permitting and financial assistance. It also requires to take all feasible measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate damage to the environment.
- Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) - Funds water quality initiatives, funds nonprofit organizations, municipalities, scientists and educational institutions. Goals are to improve and safeguard the quality of the waterways throughout the Commonwealth.
- Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program (MassEDP) - Provides residents with a permanent disability access to the telephone network in their homes.
- Massachusetts Export Center - Helps companies throughout the Commonwealth achieve success in global markets, thereby contributing to economic growth in the state. Goal is to meet the complex needs of exporters by developing and providing targeted, high-impact services delivered through a statewide network of international trade professionals.
- Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (MFA) - Provides fire training to municipal fire service personnel at no cost to the cities and towns.
- Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MassGaming) - Creates a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
- Massachusetts Governor's Council (Executive Council) - Records advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments.
- Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) - Creates and preserves jobs at small businesses, women and minority owned businesses, and promotes economic development in underserved, gateway municipalities, and low and moderate income communities.
- Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) - Identifies, evaluates, and protects important historical and archaeological assets of the Commonwealth.
- Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) - Supports the creation, preservation, and long-term viability of affordable home ownership and rental housing opportunities for Massachusetts residents with modest incomes.
- Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) - Works to help increase the supply of affordable housing in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts National Guard - Maintains properly trained and equipped units available to support the Department of Defense under the direction of the President of the United States, and provides trained and disciplined forces for emergencies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the direction of the Governor of Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) - Upholds and advances the rights of crime victims. Provides innovative advocacy through outreach and education, policy and program development, direct service, legislative advocacy and grants management.
- Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) - Provides a highly responsive, pro-business climate that stimulates job growth and builds on the core economic strengths of every region. Facilitates access to resources and incentive programs that help businesses thrive in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) - Oversees candidates who are seeking statewide, legislative and county office, Governor's Council candidates, and two groups of municipal candidates: candidates for mayor, city council or alderman in the state's five cities with populations of at least 100,000, and candidates for mayor in the state's 25 cities with populations of 40,000 to 100,000. Other municipal candidates in Massachusetts file their reports with their local election officials, but are still subject to oversight by OCPF.
- Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) - Protects and empowers consumers through advocacy and education, and ensures a fair playing field for all Massachusetts businesses.
- Massachusetts Office of Health Equity - Promotes the health and well being of racial, ethnic, and linguistic minority populations throughout the Commonwealth by increasing the Department of Public Health's capacity to respond effectively to the critical public health needs of these communities.
- Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) - Promotes trade and investment with global partners in Massachusetts and around the world.
- Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) - Provides travel and vacation information as well as fun events and things to do in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) - Ensures the full and equal participation of all people with disabilities in all aspects of life by working to advance legal rights, maximum opportunities, supportive services, accommodations, and accessibility in a manner that fosters dignity and self determination.
- Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office (MPRO) - Works with new and existing businesses by assisting with permitting, licensing, and regulatory processes.
- Massachusetts Port Authority (MassPort) - Owns and operates an integrated world-class transportation network including Logan Airport, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, and Port of Boston.
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) - Provides services to people with disabilities that maximize their quality of life and self-sufficiency in the community. Responsible for vocational rehabilitation services, community services, and eligibility determination for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) federal benefits programs.
- Massachusetts Relay Service (MassRelay) - Enables hearing people or people who do not use a text telephone (TTY) to communicate over regular telephone lines with people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late deafened, or speech disabled.
- Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) - Partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities.
- Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA) - Serves as the state commission on service and volunteerism. Invests in community-based organizations and institutions that rely upon volunteers and people engaged in service to meet their community’s needs.
- Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (MSA) - Promotes, advocates, and supports the office of sheriff in all fourteen counties of the Commonwealth. Facilitates cooperative relationships among the sheriffs' offices for the purpose of developing standardized training, providing governance over shared projects, discussing operational best practices, and evaluating research and data on matters of mutual interest and concern.
- Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) - Provides one-to-one free comprehensive and confidential services focusing on, business growth and strategies, financing and loan assistance as well as strategic, marketing, and operational analysis.
- Massachusetts State College Building Authority (MSCBA) - Plans, finances, and develops student life facilities which complement programs provided in residence halls. These include dining, parking, athletic, bookstore, and other revenue-producing facilities.
- Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System (MTRS) - Provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 88,000 active educators and 55,000 retirees and survivors.
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) - Fosters innovation and helps shape a vibrant economy through the Innovation Institute, Massachusetts eHealth Institute and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute.
- Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation - see MassVentures - Funds early-stage, high-growth Massachusetts startups as they move from concept to commercialization.
- Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation - see Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) - Fosters innovation and helps shape a vibrant economy through the Innovation Institute, Massachusetts eHealth Institute and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute.
- Massachusetts Trade Office (MOITI) - Promotes trade and investment with global partners in Massachusetts and around the world.
- Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MassPike) - see Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) - Provides wholesale water and sewer services to 2.5 million people and more than 5,500 businesses in 61 communities in eastern and central Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board (MWIB) - Develops strategies that guide the Commonwealth's efforts in ensuring workers have the skills they need to seize the opportunities available to them.
- MassDEP (Department of Environmental Protection) - Ensures clean air and water, the safe management of toxics and hazards, the recycling of solid and hazardous wastes, the timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the preservation of wetlands and coastal resources.
- MassDevelopment (Massachusetts Development Finance Agency) - Supports economic growth, development, and investment across all sectors of the Massachusetts economy: public and private; commercial, industrial, and residential; and nonprofit, by offering a wide range of finance programs and real estate development services.
- MassDOT (Massachusetts Department of Transportation) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
- MassEDP (Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program) - Provides residents with a permanent disability access to the telephone network in their homes.
- MassGaming (Massachusetts Gaming Commission) - Creates a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
- MassGIS (Office of Geographic and Environmental Information) - Creates a comprehensive, statewide database of spatial information for mapping and analysis supporting emergency response, environmental planning and management, transportation planning, economic development, and transparency in state government operations.
- MassHealth (Office of Medicaid) - Provides comprehensive health insurance – or help in paying for private health insurance – to more than one million Massachusetts children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities.
- MassHousing (Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency) - Supports the creation, preservation, and long-term viability of affordable home ownership and rental housing opportunities for Massachusetts residents with modest incomes.
- MassIT (formerly the Information Technology Division (ITD)) - Enables agencies to deliver high quality, efficient, and effective services to their customers by providing a range of centralized IT services; overseeing IT policies, standards and architecture; and promoting cross-agency collaboration and adoption of shared services.
- MassParks (Division of State Parks and Recreation) - Maintains one of the largest state parks systems in the country. Its 450,000 acres is made up of forests, parks, greenways, historic sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and watersheds.
- MassParks Boston (Division of State Parks and Recreation, Boston area) - Consists of the DCR parks in Greater Boston.
- MassPike - see Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
- MassPort (Massachusetts Port Authority) - Owns and operates an integrated world-class transportation network including Logan Airport, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, and Port of Boston.
- MassRelay (Massachusetts Relay Service) - Enables hearing people or people who do not use a text telephone (TTY) to communicate over regular telephone lines with people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late deafened, or speech disabled.
- MassTech (Massachusetts Technology Collaborative) - Fosters innovation and helps shape a vibrant economy through the Innovation Institute, Massachusetts eHealth Institute and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute.
- MassVacation (Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism) - Provides travel and vacation information as well as fun events and things to do in Massachusetts.
- MassVentures - Funds early-stage, high-growth Massachusetts startups as they move from concept to commercialization.
- MassWildlife - see Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) - Controls the conservation, restoration, protection, and management of fish and wildlife resources.
- MBLC (Board of Library Commissioner) - Supports, improves, and promotes library services throughout the Commonwealth.
- MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) - Provides public transportation for Greater Boston which consists of the commuter rail, buses, the subway system, and boats.
- MCAD (Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination) - Works to eliminate discrimination on a variety of bases and areas, and strives to advance the civil rights of the people of the Commonwealth through law enforcement, outreach, and training.
- MCB (Massachusetts Commission for the Blind) - Provides the highest quality rehabilitation and social services leading to independence, and economic self-sufficiency through employment, and full community inclusion for the blind.
- MCC (Massachusetts Cultural Council) - Promotes excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences, through a combination of grant programs, partnerships, and services for nonprofit cultural organizations, schools, communities, and artists.
- MCCA (Massachusetts Convention Center Authority) - Owns and oversees the operation of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA and the Boston Common Garage, to generate economic activity by attracting conventions, tradeshows, and other events to its world-class facilities while maximizing the investment return for the residents and businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- MCDHH (Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) - Increases support and technical assistance for schools and programs providing quality K-12 education to deaf and hard of hearing students and enhances the supply of communication services and technology for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families.
- MCIA (Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs) - Assists Native American individuals, tribes and organizations in their relationship with state and local government agencies and advises the Commonwealth in matters pertaining to Native Americans.
- MCSW (Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women) - Helps advance women toward full equality in all areas of life and promotes rights and opportunities for women.
- MCWT (Massachusetts Clean Water Trust) formerly known as the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT) - Improves the water quality in the Commonwealth through the provision of low cost capital financing to cities, towns, and other eligible entities, and maintains stewardship of public funds.
- MDAA (Massachusetts District Attorneys Association) - Supports the district attorneys by managing statewide business technology services and administering grants in the areas of violence against women, motor vehicle crimes, and federal technology grants. Produces publications for prosecutors and victim-witness advocates, hosts dozens of prosecutor trainings annually, and provides information on budgetary, criminal justice and public safety issues to the executive and legislative branches.
- MDAR (Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources) - Helps to keep Massachusetts' food supply safe and secure.
- MDDC (Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council) - Provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, and inclusion.
- Medicaid, Office of (MassHealth) - Provides comprehensive health insurance – or help in paying for private health insurance – to more than one million Massachusetts children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities.
- Medical Examiner, Office of the Chief (OCME) - Investigates the cause and manner of death in violent, suspicious, or unexplained deaths.
- Medicine, Board of Registration in - Strives to ensure that only qualified physicians are licensed to practice in the Commonwealth, ensures that those physicians and health care institutions in which they practice provide to their patients a high standard of care, and supports an environment that maximizes the high quality of health care in Massachusetts.
- MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority) - Helps families plan, save, and pay for college with step-by-step resources and expertise.
- MEMA (Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency) - Ensures the Commonwealth's ability to rapidly recover from large and small disasters by assessing and mitigating hazards, enhances preparedness, ensures effective response, and builds the capacity to recover. Provides timely information on severe weather and other events that may impact your safety and community.
- Mental Health, Department of (DMH) - Provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work, and participate in their communities.
- Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC) - Provides advice and direct legal representation on a wide range of legal issues which include access to services, treatment rights, equitable treatment in custody and visitation matters, guardianship abuse, insurance discrimination, educational rights, housing bias, and mistreatment in institutional and community settings.
- MEPA (Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act) - Requires that state agencies study the environmental consequences of their actions, including permitting and financial assistance. It also requires to take all feasible measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate damage to the environment.
- Merit Rating Board (MRB) - Maintains operator driving records consisting of traffic law violations, at-fault and comprehensive insurance claim records, and out-of-state driving records, and maintains and updates individual driving records and reports this information to Massachusetts auto insurers and other government agencies involved in transportation and public safety.
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) - Plans, develops, and promotes the sustainable development of the Merrimack Valley.
- MET (Massachusetts Environmental Trust) - Funds water quality initiatives, funds nonprofit organizations, municipalities, scientists and educational institutions. Goals are to improve and safeguard the quality of the waterways throughout the Commonwealth.
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) - Serves as a regional planning agency to work toward sound municipal management, sustainable land use, protection of natural resources, efficient and affordable transportation, a diverse housing stock, public safety, economic development, an informed public, and equity and opportunity among people of all backgrounds for the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston.
- MFA (Massachusetts Firefighting Academy) - Provides fire training to municipal fire service personnel at no cost to the cities and towns.
- MGCC (Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation) - Creates and preserves jobs at small businesses, women and minority owned businesses, and promotes economic development in underserved, gateway municipalities, and low and moderate income communities.
- MHC (Massachusetts Historical Commission) - Identifies, evaluates, and protects important historical and archaeological assets of the Commonwealth.
- MHLAC (Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee) - Provides advice and direct legal representation on a wide range of legal issues which include access to services, treatment rights, equitable treatment in custody and visitation matters, guardianship abuse, insurance discrimination, educational rights, housing bias, and mistreatment in institutional and community settings.
- MHP (Massachusetts Housing Partnership) - Works to help increase the supply of affordable housing in Massachusetts.
- Middlesex District Attorney - Protects and serves the people of Middlesex county through tough, fair prosecutions and progressive prevention and intervention efforts as well as fight for victims and speak for those who otherwise would have no voice.
- Middlesex Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Middlesex County.
- Military Division - Massachusetts National Guard - Maintains properly trained and equipped units available to support the Department of Defense under the direction of the President of the United States, and provides trained and disciplined forces for emergencies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the direction of the Governor of Massachusetts.
- Minority and Women Business Assistance, State Office of - see Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) - Accesses certification services, technical assistance and business development services for minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses.
- MOBD (Massachusetts Office of Business Development) - Provides a highly responsive, pro-business climate that stimulates job growth and builds on the core economic strengths of every region. Facilitates access to resources and incentive programs that help businesses thrive in Massachusetts.
- MOD (Massachusetts Office on Disability) - Ensures the full and equal participation of all people with disabilities in all aspects of life by working to advance legal rights, maximum opportunities, supportive services, accommodations, and accessibility in a manner that fosters dignity and self determination.
- MOITI (Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment) - Promotes trade and investment with global partners in Massachusetts and around the world.
- Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) - Provides a variety of services to its communities ranging from comprehensive planning, Brownfields, homeland security, natural hazard pre-disaster mitigation, central business district reuse planning, land use and zoning, transportation, community and economic development, housing, transit, environmental planning, and facilitating forums for communities.
- Motor Vehicles, Registry of (RMV) - Administers drivers licenses and permits, vehicle registrations, and MassIDs.
- MOTT (Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism) - Provides travel and vacation information as well as fun events and things to do in Massachusetts.
- MOVA (Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance) - Upholds and advances the rights of crime victims. Provides innovative advocacy through outreach and education, policy and program development, direct service, legislative advocacy and grants management.
- MPRO (Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office) - Works with new and existing businesses by assisting with permitting, licensing, and regulatory processes.
- MPTC (Municipal Police Training Committee) - Sets and enforces training standards, to identify and meet the training needs of the municipal, University of Massachusetts, and environmental police officers of the Commonwealth, to facilitate the delivery of up-to-date, state-of-the-art training, and to document training.
- MRB (Merit Rating Board) - Maintains operator driving records consisting of traffic law violations, at-fault and comprehensive insurance claim records, and out-of-state driving records, and maintains and updates individual driving records and reports this information to Massachusetts auto insurers and other government agencies involved in transportation and public safety.
- MRC (Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission) - Provides services to people with disabilities that maximize their quality of life and self-sufficiency in the community. Responsible for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Community Services, and eligibility determination for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) federal benefits programs.
- MRPC (Montachusett Regional Planning Commission) - Provides a variety of services to its communities ranging from comprehensive planning, Brownfields, homeland security, natural hazard pre-disaster mitigation, central business district reuse planning, land use and zoning, transportation, community and economic development, housing, transit, environmental planning, and facilitating forums for communities.
- MSA (Massachusetts Service Alliance) - Serves as the state commission on service and volunteerism. Invests in community-based organizations and institutions that rely upon volunteers and people engaged in service to meet their community’s needs.
- MSA (Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association) - Promotes, advocates, and supports the office of sheriff in all fourteen counties of the Commonwealth. Facilitates cooperative relationships among the sheriffs' offices for the purpose of developing standardized training, providing governance over shared projects, discussing operational best practices, and evaluating research and data on matters of mutual interest and concern.
- MSBA (Massachusetts School Building Authority) - Partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities.
- MSBDC (Massachusetts Small Business Development Center) - Provides one-to-one free comprehensive and confidential services focusing on, business growth and strategies, financing and loan assistance as well as strategic, marketing, and operational analysis.
- MSCBA (Massachusetts State College Building Authority) - Plans, finances, and develops student life facilities which complement programs provided in residence halls. These include dining, parking, athletic, bookstore, and other revenue-producing facilities.
- MTRS (Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System) - Provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 88,000 active educators and 55,000 retirees and survivors.
- Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) - Sets and enforces training standards, to identify and meet the training needs of the municipal, University of Massachusetts, and environmental police officers of the Commonwealth, to facilitate the delivery of up-to-date, state-of-the-art training, and to document training.
- Museum, Commonwealth - Brings the Massachusetts story to life with state of the art interactive exhibits.
- MVC (Martha's Vineyard Commission) - Protects the unique "natural, historical, ecological, scientific, and cultural" qualities of Martha's Vineyard.
- MVPC (Merrimack Valley Planning Commission) - Plans, develops, and promotes the sustainable development of the Merrimack Valley.
- MWIB (Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board) - Develops strategies that guide the Commonwealth's efforts in ensuring workers have the skills they need to seize the opportunities available to them.
- MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority) - Provides wholesale water and sewer services to 2.5 million people and more than 5,500 businesses in 61 communities in eastern and central Massachusetts.
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- Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC) - Plans for the orderly and coordinated development and protection of the physical, social, and economic resources of the Island of Nantucket.
- National Guard, Massachusetts - Maintains properly trained and equipped units available to support the Department of Defense under the direction of the President of the United States, and provides trained and disciplined forces for emergencies within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the direction of the Governor of Massachusetts.
- Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration (NRD) - Possesses authority under state and federal environmental statutes to bring an action or claim for liability against a responsible party for natural resource damages resulting from a release or threat of release of oil or hazardous substances within Massachusetts and its waters.
- NMCOG (Northern Middlesex Council of Governments) - Provides comprehensive regional planning services to our member communities in such areas as transportation, economic development, land use, housing, geographic information system services, open space plans, and much more.
- Norfolk County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Norfolk County.
- Norfolk District Attorney - Serves as the chief law enforcement officer for the cities and towns in Norfolk County.
- Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) - Provides comprehensive regional planning services to our member communities in such areas as transportation, economic development, land use, housing, geographic information system services, open space plans, and much more.
- Northwestern (Franklin & Hampshire) District Attorney - Serves the people of Hampshire and Franklin counties and the town of Athol through rigorous, fair prosecutions, and prevention and intervention efforts.
- NP&EDC (Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission) - Plans for the orderly and coordinated development and protection of the physical, social, and economic resources of the Island of Nantucket.
- NRD (Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration) - Possesses authority under state and federal environmental statutes to bring an action or claim for liability against a responsible party for natural resource damages resulting from a release or threat of release of oil or hazardous substances within Massachusetts and its waters.
- Nursing, Board of Registration in - Protects the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth through the fair and consistent application of the statutes and regulations governing nursing practice and nursing education.
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- OBC (Office of the Bar Counsel) - Investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers.
- OCA (Office of the Child Advocate) - Ensures that every child involved with state agencies in Massachusetts is protected from harm and receives quality services.
- OCABR (Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation) - Protects and empowers consumers through advocacy and education, and ensures a fair playing field for all Massachusetts businesses.
- Occupational Safety, Division of - Promotes and protects workers' safety and health, wages and working conditions, and supports employers and workers in the utilization of apprenticeship as a workforce development tool.
- OCME (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner) - Investigates the cause and manner of death in violent, suspicious, or unexplained deaths.
- OCPC (Old Colony Planning Council) - Addresses the multitude of problems that cross over local boundaries such as air and water pollution, transportation deficiencies and economic distress.
- OCPF (Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance) - Oversees candidates who are seeking statewide, legislative and county office, Governor's Council candidates, and two groups of municipal candidates: candidates for mayor, city council or alderman in the state's five cities with populations of at least 100,000, and candidates for mayor in the state's 25 cities with populations of 40,000 to 100,000. Other municipal candidates in Massachusetts file their reports with their local election officials, but are still subject to oversight by OCPF.
- ODEO (Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity) - Carries out the Governor's mandate to ensure practices of non-discrimination and equal opportunity and delivers customer-focused solutions in attracting, hiring, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- OEMS (Office of Emergency Medical Services) - Promotes a statewide community-based emergency medical services (EMS) system that reduces premature death and disability from acute illness and injury through the coordination of local and regional EMS resources.
- OER (Office of Employee Relations) - Manages labor relations with the unions that represent employees in all executive branch departments.
- Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) - Administers the federally funded refugee resettlement program, which includes refugee cash and medical assistance, case management, employment services, English language for employment training, foster care for unaccompanied minors, and social adjustment services.
- Office for Victim Assistance, Massachusetts (MOVA) - Upholds and advances the rights of crime victims. Provides innovative advocacy through outreach and education, policy and program development, direct service, legislative advocacy and grants management.
- Office of Business Development, Massachusetts (MOBD) - Facilitates access to resources and incentive programs that help businesses thrive in Massachusetts.
- Office of Campaign and Political Finance, Massachusetts (OCPF) - Oversees candidates who are seeking statewide, legislative and county office, Governor's Council candidates, and two groups of municipal candidates: candidates for mayor, city council or alderman in the state's five cities with populations of at least 100,000, and candidates for mayor in the state's 25 cities with populations of 40,000 to 100,000. Other municipal candidates in Massachusetts file their reports with their local election officials, but are still subject to oversight by OCPF.
- Office of Children, Youth and Families Services - Strives to meet the complex needs of families and children in a comprehensive and well-coordinated manner, with a particular goal of giving children across the Commonwealth the best possible opportunity for long-term success, regardless of their current circumstances.
- Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity (ODEO) - Carries out the Governor's mandate to ensure practices of non-discrimination and equal opportunity and delivers customer-focused solutions in attracting, hiring, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Office of Educational Quality and Accountability - See Center for District and School Accountability (CDSA) - Reviews school districts. Reports and materials related to the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability reviews are included.
- Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) - Promotes a statewide community-based emergency medical services (EMS) system that reduces premature death and disability from acute illness and injury through the coordination of local and regional EMS resources.
- Office of Employee Relations (OER) - Manages labor relations with the unions that represent employees in all executive branch departments.
- Office of Fishing and Boating Access (FBA) - Provides boat and canoe access sites, shore fishing areas, and sport fishing piers at more than 250 locations on coastal waters, great ponds and rivers throughout Massachusetts.
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS) - Creates a comprehensive, statewide database of spatial information for mapping and analysis supporting emergency response, environmental planning and management, transportation planning, economic development, and transparency in state government operations.
- Office of Grants and Research (OGR) - Serves as the state administrative agency for federal criminal justice, highway safety, and homeland security funds.
- Office of Grants and Technical Assistance - Assists those seeking grant, loan, and technical assistance for certain Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) programs identify appropriate EEA funding and technical assistance.
- Office of Health Equity, Massachusetts - Promotes the health and well being of racial, ethnic, and linguistic minority populations throughout the Commonwealth by increasing the Department of Public Health's capacity to respond effectively to the critical public health needs of these communities.
- Office of HIV/AIDS - Strives to promote full access to services for persons most at risk for HIV infection, and those living with HIV/AIDS. Services range from prevention and education to HIV antibody counseling and testing, client services, health and support services.
- Office of International Trade and Investment, Massachusetts (MOITI) - Promotes trade and investment with global partners in Massachusetts and around the world.
- Office of Jury Commissioner (OJC) - Oversees the process by which jurors are selected.
- Office of Performance Management and Oversight (OPMO) - Measures the performance of all public and quasi-public entities engaged in economic development.
- Office of Technical Assistance and Technology (OTA) - Services encompass compliance assistance and on-site technical support to reduce toxics use, improve energy efficiency, and conserve water and other resources.
- Office of the Attorney General (AGO) - Advocates consumer protection, combats fraud and corruption, protects civil rights, and promotes meaningful economic recovery.
- Office of the Bar Counsel (OBC) - Investigates and evaluates complaints against lawyers.
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) - Investigates the cause and manner of death in violent, suspicious, or unexplained deaths.
- Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) - Ensures that every child involved with state agencies in Massachusetts is protected from harm and receives quality services.
- Office of the Commissioner of Probation - Advances the delivery of justice through investigations, community supervision of offenders/litigants, diversion of appropriate offenders from institutional sentences, reduction in crime, mediations, service to victims, and the performance of other appropriate community service functions.
- Office of the Governor - Oversees the Governor's agenda such as getting people back to work, reducing health care costs, improving education, strengthening public safety, and more. This is the official website of the Governor of Massachusetts.
- Office of the Inspector General (IGO) - Prevents and detects fraud, waste, and abuse in the expenditure of public funds.
- Office of the State Auditor (OSA) - Ensures that every dollar given to state government is a dollar well spent and that state agencies and contractors follow the rules when spending public funds.
- Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) see Comptroller of the Commonwealth (CTR) - Works with Commonwealth fiscal officers in over 150 departments to ensure the integrity, accountability and efficiency of the Commonwealth's fiscal operations, communicates accurate and timely financial information to decision makers within the executive, legislative and judicial branches, the financial community as well as the general public, and provides leadership and professional guidance in areas of fiscal policy within the Commonwealth and nationally.
- Office of the Taxpayer Advocate - Helps ensure that the Department of Revenue (DOR) enforces the tax laws of the Commonwealth in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner.
- Office of Travel and Tourism, Massachusetts (MOTT) - Provides travel and vacation information as well as fun events and things to do in Massachusetts.
- Office on Disability, Massachusetts (MOD) - Ensures the full and equal participation of all people with disabilities in all aspects of life by working to advance legal rights, maximum opportunities, supportive services, accommodations, and accessibility in a manner that fosters dignity and self determination.
- OGR (Office of Grants and Research) - Serves as the state administrative agency for federal criminal justice, highway safety, and homeland security funds.
- OJC (Office of Jury Commissioner) - Oversees the process by which jurors are selected.
- Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) - Addresses the multitude of problems that cross over local boundaries such as air and water pollution, transportation deficiencies and economic distress.
- Operational Services Division (OSD) - Administers the procurement process by establishing statewide contracts for goods and services that ensure best value, provide customer satisfaction, and support the socioeconomic and environmental goals of the Commonwealth, and by providing specific operational services.
- Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities, Board of Registration of - Regulates and licenses all operators of these facilities to ensure that the highest safety standards are adhered to in the treatment and distribution of drinking water.
- OPMO (Office of Performance Management and Oversight) - Measures the performance of all public and quasi-public entities engaged in economic development.
- Optometry, Board of Registration in - Licenses all new optometrists, and renews licenses for established optometrists.
- ORI (Office for Refugees and Immigrants) - Administers the federally funded refugee resettlement program, which includes refugee cash and medical assistance, case management, employment services, English language for employment training, foster care for unaccompanied minors, and social adjustment services.
- OSA (Office of the State Auditor) - Ensures that every dollar given to state government is a dollar well spent and that state agencies and contractors follow the rules when spending public funds.
- OSBE (Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship) - Creates policies and programs to support small businesses and entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- OSC (Office of the State Comptroller) see Comptroller of the Commonwealth (CTR) - Works with Commonwealth fiscal officers in over 150 departments to ensure the integrity, accountability and efficiency of the Commonwealth's fiscal operations, communicates accurate and timely financial information to decision makers within the executive, legislative and judicial branches, the financial community as well as the general public, and provides leadership and professional guidance in areas of fiscal policy within the Commonwealth and nationally.
- OSD (Operational Services Division) - Administers the procurement process by establishing statewide contracts for goods and services that ensure best value, provide customer satisfaction, and support the socioeconomic and environmental goals of the Commonwealth, and by providing specific operational services.
- OTA (Office of Technical Assistance and Technology) - Services encompass compliance assistance and on-site technical support to reduce toxics use, improve energy efficiency, and conserve water and other resources.
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- Parks and Recreation, Division of State (MassParks) - Maintains one of the largest state parks systems in the country. Its 450,000 acres is made up of forests, parks, greenways, historic sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and watersheds.
- Parks and Recreation, Division of Urban - see MassParks Boston - Consists of the DCR Parks in Greater Boston.
- Parole Board - Grants paroles, supervises the parolee, and makes recommendations to the Governor in regard to pardons and commutations.
- PCA (Personal Care Attendant) - Insures the quality of long-term, in-home, personal care by recruiting, training, and stabilizing the work force of personal care attendants.
- Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM Board) - Oversees the general supervision of the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund.
- PERAC (Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission) - Provides guidance, monitoring, and regulation of the Massachusetts public pension systems.
- Performance Management and Oversight, Office of (OPMO) - Measures the performance of all public and quasi-public entities engaged in economic development.
- Permit Regulatory Office, Massachusetts (MPRO) - Works with new and existing businesses by assisting with permitting, licensing, and regulatory processes.
- Personal Care Attendant (PCA) - Insures the quality of long-term, in-home, personal care by recruiting, training, and stabilizing the work force of personal care attendants.
- Pest Services, Division of Crop and - Regulates the agricultural industry and pesticide application services in Massachusetts through the diligent inspection, examination, licensing, registration, quarantine, and enforcement of laws, regulations, and orders.
- Pharmacy, Board of Registration in - Promotes, preserves, and protects the public health, safety, and welfare by fostering the provision of quality pharmaceutical care to the citizens of Massachusetts through the regulation of the practice of pharmacy, the operation of pharmacies, and the distribution of prescription drugs in the public interest.
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) - Preserves and enhances the quality of life for its individual member communities and for the region.
- Pipeline Engineering and Safety Division - Ensures that operators of natural gas distribution companies, municipal gas departments, and other intrastate operators are in compliance with state and federal regulations governing pipeline safety.
- Plumbers and Gas Fitters, Board of State Examiners of - Holds examinations and issues licenses for Journeyman and Master Plumbers, Journeyman and Master Gas Fitters, Liquified Petroleum Gas Installers, and Limited Liquified Petroleum Gas Installers. It registers apprentice Plumbers and Gas Fitters and issues corporate and partnership certificates for plumbing and gas. The board holds public hearings for code amendments, grants variances, approves dual and elevated gases and plumbing and gas products.
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Department - Protects residents from criminal offenders, and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Plymouth County.
- Plymouth District Attorney - Serves the people of Plymouth County by being responsible for criminal prosecutions, and commits to the protection of our children, our seniors, and our communities.
- Police Training Committee, Municipal (MPTC) - Sets and enforces training standards, identifies and meets the training needs of the municipal, University of Massachusetts, and environmental police officers of the Commonwealth, facilitates the delivery of up-to-date, state-of-the-art training, and documents training.
- Police, Department of State - Partners with Federal, State and Local Public Safety, highway safety, forensic science support and information technology, Homeland Security and Criminal Intelligence support, protection of civil rights, violent crime investigation and suppression, critical incident management support, and statewide communications and E-9-1-1 support.
- Political Finance, Massachusetts Office of Campaign and (OCPF) - Oversees candidates who are seeking statewide, legislative and county office, Governor's Council candidates, and two groups of municipal candidates: candidates for mayor, city council or alderman in the state's five cities with populations of at least 100,000, and candidates for mayor in the state's 25 cities with populations of 40,000 to 100,000. Other municipal candidates in Massachusetts file their reports with their local election officials, but are still subject to oversight by OCPF.
- Port Authority, Massachusetts (MassPort) - Owns and operates an integrated world-class transportation network including Logan Airport, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, and Port of Boston.
- Prevention and Wellness, Division of - Supports change that creates and sustains healthy environments where people live, work, and play, and works to eliminate health disparities so that all Massachusetts residents reach their full potential to live long and live well.
- PRIM Board (Pension Reserves Investment Management Board) - Oversees the general supervision of the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund.
- Probate and Family Court Department - Delivers timely justice to the public by providing equal access to a fair, equitable, and efficient forum to resolve family and probate legal matters and assists and protects all individuals, families and children in an impartial and respectful manner.
- Probation, Office of the Commissioner of - Delivers justice through investigations, community supervision of offenders/litigants, diversion of appropriate offenders from institutional sentences, reduction in crime, mediations, service to victims, and the performance of other appropriate community service functions.
- Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, Board of Registration of - Establishes, monitors, and enforces qualifying standards for the engineering and land surveying professions.
- Professional Licensure, Division of (DPL) - Licenses and regulates more than 365,000 individuals and businesses to practice some 50 trades and professions in Massachusetts.
- Property, Abandoned - Reunites citizens with their unclaimed assets. This includes savings accounts, checking accounts, unpaid wages or commissions, stocks, underlying shares, uncashed dividends, customer deposits or overpayments, certificates of deposit, credit balances, refunds, money orders, paid-up life insurance policies, safe deposit boxes, and uncashed benefit checks. Unclaimed property does not pertain to land, houses or real estate of any kind.
- Psychologists, Board of Registration of - Licenses qualified individuals to practice psychology and regulates that practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as defined by the statutes and described in the regulations.
- Public Accountancy, Board of - Grants certificates and issues licenses to practice public accountancy to qualified individuals who comply with the requirements of the statute and rules.
- Public Counsel Services, Committee for (CPCS) - Oversees the provision of legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases and administrative proceedings in which there is a right to counsel.
- Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) - Provides guidance, monitoring, and regulation of the Massachusetts public pension systems.
- Public Health, Department of (DPH) - Helps assure access to high quality public health and health care services, promotes wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth to prevent illness, injury, and premature death.
- Public Health Facilities, Bureau of - Provides acute and chronic hospital medical care to individuals for whom community facilities are not available or access to health care is restricted.
- Public Housing and Rental Assistance, Division of - Oversees all state-aided public and private housing programs that address the housing needs of low- and moderate-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
- Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau - Uses investigation, litigation, and other advocacy to enforce laws protecting the Commonwealth.
- Public Records Division - Obtains approval to perform marriages, administers the oaths of office to gubernatorial appointments, applications for Notaries Public, certifies or places an Apostille on documents that leave the United States, gives information on the Public Records Law, and creates, manages, secures, and preserves government records.
- Public Safety, Massachusetts Department of (DPS) - Ensures the safety of the public and instills confidence in the safety of each of the regulated disciplines.
- Public Safety and Security, Executive Office of (EOPSS) - Keeps the people of Massachusetts informed about critical public safety issues.Agencies include: EOPSS Office of the Secretary, Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS), Department of Fire Services (DFS), Department of Public Safety (DPS), Massachusetts State Police, Harbormaster's Training Council, EOPSS Office of Grants & Research, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), Massachusetts National Guard, Massachusetts Relay Service (MassRelay), Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program (MassEDP), Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), Parole Board, Highway Safety Division (HSD), Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB), State 911 Department, State Police Crime Laboratory/Forensic Services Group.
- Public Safety Broadband Office ,Commonwealth - Directs all Commonwealth planning and implementation activities associated with FirstNet.
- Public Utilities, Department of (DPU) - Ensures that utility consumers are provided with the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost; protects the public safety from transportation and gas pipeline related accidents; oversees the energy facilities siting process; and ensures that residential rate-payers' rights are protected.
- Publications and Regulations, State - Oversees the State Bookstore, Massachusetts Register, Central Register, Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Goods and Services Bulletin, and Acts and Resolves.
- PVPC (Pioneer Valley Planning Commission) - Preserves and enhances the quality of life for its individual member communities and for the region.
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- Racing Commission, State (SRC) - see Division of Racing - Prescribes rules, regulations, and conditions under which all horse races at horse racing meetings shall be conducted in the Commonwealth.
- Racing, Division of - Prescribes rules, regulations, and conditions under which all horse races at horse racing meetings shall be conducted in the Commonwealth.
- Radio and Television Technicians, Board of Registration of - Protects the public through regulation of the trade and provides a source of assistance to consumers who have complaints about repairs or service.
- Real Estate Appraisers, Board of Registration of - Licenses qualified professional appraisers and insures the integrity of its licensees through fair and consistent enforcement of the statutes and regulations.
- Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons, Board of Registration of - Regulates real estate schools and agent curriculum and contracts with a testing vendor to provide the agent examination. Seeks to protect consumers by exercising its authority to discipline those real estate agents who violate licensing laws and regulations.
- Receiver General, Treasurer and - Manages unclaimed property, State Board of Retirement, Commonwealth's daily cash flows, veterans' bonuses, state lottery, Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, as well as other affiliated state programs.
- Records Center, State - Provides secure and economical records storage and retrieval services to state agencies.
- Refugees and Immigrants, Office of (ORI) - Administers the federally funded refugee resettlement program, which includes refugee cash and medical assistance, case management, employment services, English language for employment training, foster care for unaccompanied minors, and social adjustment services.
- Regional Planning - Implements short and long range improvements for transportation, economic development, environmental, land use, and community development needs.
- Regional Transit Authorities - Controls transportation services for Boston, Northern, Central, Southeastern, Cape Cod and the Islands, and Western areas.
- Registration in Allied Health, Board of - Evaluates the qualifications of applicants of occupational therapists and assistants, athletic trainers, physical therapists and assistants for licensure and grants licenses to those who qualify.
- Registration in Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions, Board of - Licenses candidates who meet the statutory and regulatory requirements developed for rehabilitation counselors, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and educational psychologists.
- Registration in Dentistry, Board of - Licenses dentists and dental hygienists for practice in the Commonwealth, establishes rules, regulations, and policies governing the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental assisting, and investigates complaints against licensed dental professionals.
- Registration in Medicine, Board of - Ensures that only qualified physicians are licensed to practice in the Commonwealth, ensures that those physicians and health care institutions in which they practice provide to their patients a high standard of care, and supports an environment that maximizes the high quality of health care in Massachusetts.
- Registration in Nursing, Board of - Protects the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth through the fair and consistent application of the statutes and regulations governing nursing practice and nursing education.
- Registration in Optometry, Board of - Licenses all new optometrists, and renews licenses for established optometrists.
- Registration in Pharmacy, Board of - Promotes, preserves, and protects the public health, safety, and welfare by fostering the provision of quality pharmaceutical care to the citizens of Massachusetts through the regulation of the practice of pharmacy, the operation of pharmacies, and the distribution of prescription drugs in the public interest.
- Registration in Veterinary Medicine, Board of - Protects the public by monitoring the practices of the veterinarians it licenses to ensure that they practice according to the laws of Massachusetts and the board's established standards and code of conduct.
- Registration of Architects, Board of - Protects the public through regulation of the practice and the title of Architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with the statutes.
- Registration of Barbers, Board of - Protects the public through regulation of barbering in the Commonwealth.
- Registration of Chiropractors, Board of - Regulates the practice of chiropractic in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by establishing qualification requirements for licensure, reviewing applicant credentials, and administering licensing examinations.
- Registration of Cosmetologists, Board of - Regulates hairdressers, manicurists, and aestheticians.
- Registration of Dispensing Opticians, Board of - Protects the public through regulation of the dispensing opticians' practice by testing candidates and licensing those who are qualified, insuring compliance with state statutes and the board's rules and regulations, and conducting hearings and facilitating resolutions to consumer complaints.
- Registration of Electrologists, Board of - Protects the public through regulation of the electrologists' practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with the statutes and board regulations and code of conduct.
- Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of - Oversees the licensing of the funeral services professionals and their apprentices through examination.
- Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals, Board of - Works to maintain high standards of practice and protects public health, welfare, and the environment by establishing qualifications for licensure, administering a licensing exam, requiring that Licensed Site Professionals (LSPs) obtain continuing education, and investigating complaints against LSPs to ensure compliance with state laws, regulations and the board's own rules of professional conduct.
- Registration of Home Inspectors, Board of - Insures that licensed home inspectors have proper training and experience through an associates program and meet minimum inspection requirements in each inspection performed.
- Registration of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities, Board of - Regulates and licenses all operators of these facilities to ensure that the highest safety standards are adhered to in the treatment and distribution of drinking water.
- Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, Board of - Establishes, monitors, and enforces qualifying standards for the engineering and land surveying professions.
- Registration of Psychologists, Board of - Licenses qualified individuals to practice psychology and regulates that practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as defined by the statutes and described in the regulations.
- Registration of Radio and Television Technicians, Board of - Protects the public through regulation of the trade and provides a source of assistance to consumers who have complaints about repairs or service.
- Registration of Real Estate Appraisers, Board of - Licenses qualified professional appraisers and insures the integrity of its licensees through fair and consistent enforcement of the statutes and regulations.
- Registration of Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons, Board of - Regulates real estate schools and agent curriculum and contracts with a testing vendor to provide the agent examination. Seeks to protect consumers by exercising its authority to discipline those real estate agents who violate licensing laws and regulations.
- Registration of Social Work, Board of - Determines eligibility for admission to examinations for social work, conducts examinations and licenses qualified individuals at one of four levels of licensure (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Certified Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Social Work Associate).
- Registry of Deeds - Receives and records deeds and other instruments concerning titles to land, creating an index to locate land records.
- Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) - Administers drivers licenses and permits, vehicle registrations, and MassIDs.
- Registry of Vital Records - Collects, processes, corrects, and issues copies of birth records, marriage records, divorce information, and death records that occur in Massachusetts.
- Rehabilitation Commission, Massachusetts (MRC) - Provides services to people with disabilities that maximize their quality of life and self-sufficiency in the community. Responsible for vocational rehabilitation services, community services, and eligibility determination for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) federal benefits programs.
- Relay Service, Massachusetts (MassRelay) - Enables hearing people or people who do not use a text telephone (TTY) to communicate over regular telephone lines with people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late deafened, or speech disabled.
- Rental Assistance, Division of Public Housing and - Oversees all state-aided public and private housing programs that address the housing needs of low- and moderate-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
- Retirement Administration Commission, Public Employee (PERAC) - Provides guidance, monitoring, and regulation of the Massachusetts public pension systems.
- Retirement, State Board of - Administers the Massachusetts state employees’ retirement system for state employees and certain other employees of public entities.
- Retirement System, Massachusetts Teachers (MTRS) - Provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 88,000 active educators and 55,000 retirees and survivors.
- Revenue, Department of (DOR) - Enforces the tax laws of the Commonwealth in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner.
- RMV (Registry of Motor Vehicles) - Administers drivers licenses and permits, vehicle registrations, and MassIDs.
- RV, and Snowmobile Registration Bureau, Boat - Manages the registering of boats, recreation vehicles, and snowmobiles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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- SAC (State Athletic Commission) - Regulates all professional and amateur boxing, mixed martial arts, and unarmed combat events. All promoters, referees, judges, matchmakers, timekeepers, seconds, trainers, managers, and professional combatants must obtain a license from the Commission prior to engaging in their chosen field.
- Safety Division, Highway (HSD) - Facilitates the development and implementation of policies, programs, and partnerships to help reduce fatalities, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes on Massachusetts roadways.
- Safety, Massachusetts Department of Public (DPS) - Ensures the safety of the public and instills confidence in the safety of each of the regulated disciplines.
- School Accountability, Center for District and (CDSA) - Reviews school districts. Reports and materials related to the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability reviews are included.
- School Building Authority, Massachusetts (MSBA) - Partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities.
- SDO (Supplier Diversity Office) - Accesses certification services, technical assistance and business development services for minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses.
- SDP (Supplier Diversity Program) - Promotes equality in the state contracting market by ensuring full participation of minority and women owned business enterprises in all areas of state contracting including construction, design, goods and services.
- Secondary Education, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and (ESE) - Educates and prepares all students (grades K - 12) for success in the world.
- Secretary of State - Promotes the principal information resources for the state government of Massachusetts. Has information on elections and voting, doing business in Massachusetts, historical research, public records, registry of deeds as well as general information.
- Secretary of the Commonwealth - Promotes the principal information resources for the state government of Massachusetts. Has information on elections and voting, doing business in Massachusetts, historical research, public records, registry of deeds as well as general information.
- Securities Division - Protects the general public against fraud in the offers and sales of securities, unregistered or dishonest broker-dealers or investment advisory firms or their employees, and unregistered or fraudulent securities.
- Senate - Consists of 40 members, with each Senator elected to represent a district consisting of approximately 159,000 people. As required by the Massachusetts Constitution, the Senate meets every 72 hours, year-round in either formal or informal session to consider legislation.
- Service Alliance, Massachusetts (MSA) - Serves as the state commission on service and volunteerism. Invests in community-based organizations and institutions that rely upon volunteers and people engaged in service to meet their community’s needs.
- SES (Statewide Employment Services) - Administers programs and provides supports to assist people with the most severe disabilities exercise their right to choose, obtain and retain meaningful community based employment with long term supports as needed and be paid in accordance with their skills and abilities.
- Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) - Keeps a database of convicted sex offenders and classifies each offender so that the public may receive information about dangerous sex offenders who live or work in each community.
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, Governor's Council to Address - Addresses sexual and domestic violence issues to help prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual and domestic violence throughout the Commonwealth.
- Sheriffs' Association, Massachusetts (MSA) - Promotes, advocates, and supports the Office of Sheriff in the counties of the Commonwealth. Facilitates cooperative relationships among the sheriffs' offices for the purpose of developing standardized training, providing governance over shared projects, discussing operational best practices, and evaluating research and data on matters of mutual interest and concern.
- Sheriff's Department, Essex County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Essex County.
- Sheriff's Department, Hampden County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Hampden County.
- Sheriff's Department, Plymouth County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Plymouth County.
- Sheriff's Department, Suffolk County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Suffolk County.
- Sheriff's Office, Barnstable County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Barnstable County.
- Sheriff's Office, Berkshire County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Berkshire County.
- Sheriff's Office, Bristol County (BCSO) - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Bristol County.
- Sheriff's Office, Dukes County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Dukes County.
- Sheriff's Office, Franklin County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Franklin County.
- Sheriff's Office, Hampshire County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Hampshire County.
- Sheriff's Office, Middlesex - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Middlesex County.
- Sheriff's Office, Norfolk County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Norfolk County.
- Sheriff's Office, Worcester County - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Worcester County.
- SHIP (Statewide Head Injury Program) - Identifies, cultivates, and develops resources and services for Massachusetts residents who have sustained an externally caused traumatic brain injury.
- Siting Board (Energy Facilities Siting Board) - Licenses the construction of major energy infrastructure in Massachusetts, including large power plants, electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines and natural gas storage facilities.
- SJC (Supreme Judicial Court) - Hears appeals on a broad range of criminal and civil cases. It is the Commonwealth's highest appellate court.
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Office of (OSBE) - Creates policies and programs to support small businesses and entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Small Business Development Center, Massachusetts (MSBDC) - Provides one-to-one free comprehensive and confidential services focusing on, business growth and strategies, financing and loan assistance as well as strategic, marketing, and operational analysis.
- SMARTPlan (Deferred Compensation Plan) - Helps provides a more comfortable and secure financial future with this voluntary retirement savings program.
- Snowmobile Registration Bureau, Boat, OHV, and - Manages the registering of boats, recreation vehicles, and snowmobiles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Social Work, Board of Registration of - Determines eligibility for admission to examinations for social work, conducts examinations and licenses qualified individuals at one of four levels of licensure (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Certified Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Social Work Associate).
- Soldiers Home, Chelsea - Provides the highest quality of personal health care services to veterans of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in Chelsea.
- Soldiers Home, Holyoke - Provides the highest quality of personal health care services to veterans of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in Holyoke.
- SORB (Sex Offender Registry Board) - Keeps a database of convicted sex offenders and classifies each offender so that the public may receive information about dangerous sex offenders who live or work in each community.
- Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) - Plans for the region's land use, transportation, economy and environment while assisting member cities and towns to operate more efficiently.
- Special Investigations, Bureau of (BSI) - Investigates complaints of fraudulent claims or wrongful receipt of payment or services from public assistance programs.
- SRC (State Racing Commission) - see Division of Racing - Prescribes rules, regulations, and conditions under which all horse races at horse racing meetings shall be conducted in the Commonwealth.SRMCB (State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board) - Oversees mosquito control in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- SRPEDD (Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District) - Plans for the region's land use, transportation, economy and environment while assisting member cities and towns to operate more efficiently.
- Standards, Division of (DOS) - Enforces laws, rules, and regulations relating to weights and measures and the use of weighing and measuring devices in commercial transactions.
- State 911 (Emergency Telecommunications Board, Statewide) - Coordinates, administrates, and implements Enhanced 9-1-1 services throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Provides E911 equipment, database, network and technical support services to Public Safety Answering Points that serve as a first point of reception of a 9-1-1 call.
- State Athletic Commission (SAC) - Regulates all professional and amateur boxing, mixed martial arts, and unarmed combat events. All promoters, referees, judges, matchmakers, timekeepers, seconds, trainers, managers, and professional combatants must obtain a license from the Commission prior to engaging in their chosen field.
- State Auditor, Office of the (OSA) - Ensures that every dollar given to state government is a dollar well spent and that state agencies and contractors follow the rules when spending public funds.
- State Board of Retirement - Administers the Massachusetts state employees’ retirement system for state employees and certain other employees of public entities.
- State Comptroller, Office of the (OSC) see Comptroller of the Commonwealth (CTR) - Works with Commonwealth fiscal officers in over 150 departments to ensure the integrity, accountability and efficiency of the Commonwealth's fiscal operations, communicate accurate and timely financial information to decision makers within the executive, legislative and judicial branches, the financial community as well as the general public, and provide leadership and professional guidance in areas of fiscal policy within the Commonwealth and nationally.
- State Ethics Commission - Fosters integrity in public service in state, county, and local government, promotes the public’s trust and confidence in that service, and prevents conflicts between private interests and public duties.
- State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, Board of - Holds examinations and issues licenses for Journeyman and Master Plumbers, Journeyman and Master Gas Fitters, Liquified Petroleum Gas Installers, and Limited Liquified Petroleum Gas Installers. It registers apprentice Plumbers and Gas Fitters and issues corporate and partnership certificates for plumbing and gas. The board holds public hearings for code amendments, grants variances, approves dual and elevated gases and plumbing and gas products.
- State House, Bureau of (BSH) - Maintains and manages the State House within budget, recognizing that it functions as a place of business, museum of art and history, as well as a site for public congregation.
- State House Tours - Guides visitors annually through the halls of the state's capitol building.
- State Library of Massachusetts - Supports the research and information needs of government, libraries, and people through services and access to a comprehensive repository of state documents and other historical items.
- State Lottery - Provides innovative and exciting lottery games to its players, while being a source of local aid revenue for the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth.
- State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance - see Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) - Accesses certification services, technical assistance and business development services for minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses.
- State Office Buildings, Bureau of (BSB) - Provides a safe, secure workplace for customers, assuring that all who enter can transit common areas without incident; and to efficiently maintain mechanical systems and buildings within budget, recognizing that they function as places of business, museums of art and history, and sites of public congregation.
- State Parks and Recreation, Division of (MassParks) - Maintains one of the largest state parks systems in the country. Its 450,000 acres is made up of forests, parks, greenways, historic sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and watersheds.
- State Police, Department of - Partners with Federal, State and Local Public Safety, highway safety, forensic science support and information technology, Homeland Security and Criminal Intelligence support, protection of civil rights, violent crime investigation and suppression, critical incident management support, and statewide communications and E-9-1-1 support.
- State Police Crime Laboratory/Forensic Services Group - Provides services such as DNA analysis, fingerprint identification, and chemical analysis of various types of evidence.
- State Publications and Regulations - Oversees the State Bookstore, Massachusetts Register, Central Register, Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Goods and Services Bulletin, and Acts and Resolves.
- State Racing Commission (SRC) - see Division of Racing - Prescribes rules, regulations, and conditions under which all horse races at horse racing meetings shall be conducted in the Commonwealth.
- State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board (SRMCB) - Oversees mosquito control in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- State Records Center - Provides secure and economical records storage and retrieval services to state agencies.
- State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund - Oversees the administration and investment management of funds set aside by the state and participating municipalities to address the liability associated with other post-employment benefits (OPEB).
- State Transportation Library - Provides reference, research, and bibliographic services in support of the transportation agencies of the Commonwealth.
- State Universities and Colleges - Comprises campuses divided into community colleges and state universities including the University of Massachusetts.
- Statewide Employment Services (SES) - Administers programs and provides supports to assist people with the most severe disabilities exercise their right to choose, obtain and retain meaningful community based employment with long term supports as needed and be paid in accordance with their skills and abilities.
- Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP) - Identifies, cultivates, and develops resources and services for Massachusetts residents who have sustained an externally caused traumatic brain injury.
- Substance Abuse Services, Bureau of (BSAS) - Oversees the substance abuse and gambling prevention and treatment services in the Commonwealth.
- Suffolk County Sheriff's Department - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Suffolk County.
- Suffolk District Attorney - Covers criminal prosecutions in Suffolk County. Other efforts include cyber safety programs, anti-bullying, help for senior citizens and elderly victims, and combating intimidation, guns, and gang related violence.
- Superior Court Department - Obtains original jurisdiction in civil actions over $25,000, and in matters where equitable relief is sought. It also has original jurisdiction in actions involving labor disputes where injunctive relief is sought, and has exclusive authority to convene medical malpractice tribunals.
- Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) - Accesses certification services, technical assistance and business development services for minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses.
- Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) - Promotes equality in the state contracting market by ensuring full participation of minority and women owned business enterprises in all areas of state contracting including construction, design, goods and services.
- Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) - Hears appeals on a broad range of criminal and civil cases. It is the Commonwealth's highest appellate court.
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- T (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)) - Provides public transportation for Greater Boston which consists of the commuter rail, buses, the subway system, and boats.
- Taxpayer Advocate, Office of the - Helps ensure that the Department of Revenue (DOR) enforces the tax laws of the Commonwealth in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner.
- Teachers Retirement System, Massachusetts (MTRS) - Provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to more than 88,000 active educators and 55,000 retirees and survivors.
- Technical Assistance and Technology, Office of (OTA) - Services encompass compliance assistance and on-site technical support to reduce toxics use, improve energy efficiency, and conserve water and other resources.
- Technical Assistance, Office of Grants and - Assists those seeking grant, loan, and technical assistance for certain Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) programs identify appropriate EEA funding and technical assistance.
- Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts (MassTech) - Fosters innovation and helps shape a vibrant economy through the Innovation Institute, Massachusetts eHealth Institute and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute.
- Technology Division, Information (ITD) - Enables agencies to deliver high quality, efficient, and effective services to their customers by providing a range of centralized IT services; overseeing IT policies, standards and architecture; and promoting cross-agency collaboration and adoption of shared services.
- Telecommunications and Cable, Department of (DTC) - Regulates the telecommunications and cable industries, ensures consumers receive high quality communications at just and reasonable rates, promotes sustainable competition to increase consumer welfare for all Massachusetts residents, and maintains and enforces consumer protections.
- Telecommunications Board, Statewide Emergency (State 911) - Coordinates, administrates, and implements Enhanced 9-1-1 services throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Provides E911 equipment, database, network and technical support services to Public Safety Answering Points that serve as a first point of reception of a 9-1-1 call.
- The Big Dig, Central Artery Tunnel Project (CA/T) - Continues to be one of the largest, most complex, and technologically challenging highway project in the history of the United States, the Central Artery/Tunnel Project significantly reduced traffic congestion and improved mobility in one of America's oldest and most congested major cities.
- Training Committee, Municipal Police (MPTC) - Sets and enforces training standards, to identify and meet the training needs of the municipal, University of Massachusetts, and environmental police officers of the Commonwealth.
- Training, Division of Employment and - see Department of Career Services (DCS) - Oversees the Commonwealth's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provides job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- Transit Authorities, Regional - Controls transportation services for Boston, Northern, Central, Southeastern, Cape Cod and the Islands, and Western areas.
- Transit Division - Oversees the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and all Regional Transit Authorities of the Commonwealth, and is responsible for all transit initiatives.
- Transitional Assistance, Department of (DTA) - Assists low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, increase their incomes, and improve their quality of life.
- Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Bay (MBTA) - Provides public transportation for Greater Boston which consists of the commuter rail, buses, the subway system, and boats.
- Transportation, Massachusetts Department of (MassDOT) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
- Transportation Library, State - Provides reference, research, and bibliographic services in support of the transportation agencies of the Commonwealth.
- Transportation Office, Human Service (HST) - Coordinates efforts to improve transportation services for persons with disabilities, older adults, and individuals with lower incomes by ensuring that communities coordinate transportation resources provided through multiple federal programs.
- Travel and Tourism, Massachusetts Office of (MOTT) - Provides travel and vacation information as well as fun events and things to do in Massachusetts.
- Treasurer and Receiver General - Manages unclaimed property, State Board of Retirement, Commonwealth's daily cash flows, veterans' bonuses, state lottery, Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, as well as other affiliated state programs.
- Trial Court - Consists of seven Trial Court Departments: the Boston Municipal Court, the District Court, the Housing Court, the Juvenile Court , the Land Court, the Probate and Family Court, and the Superior Court.
- Turnpike Authority, Massachusetts (MassPike) - see Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) - Delivers customer service to people who travel in the Commonwealth, and provides our nation's safest and most reliable transportation system. MassDOT includes four Divisions: Highway, Transit, Aeronautics, and Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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- UMBA (University of Massachusetts Building Authority) - Builds facilities on the University of Massachusetts campuses that could be financed from student fees and charges. Facilities include student dormitories, dining facilities, and parking garages.
- Unclaimed Property - Reunites citizens with their unclaimed assets. This includes savings accounts, checking accounts, unpaid wages or commissions, stocks, underlying shares, uncashed dividends, customer deposits or overpayments, certificates of deposit, credit balances, refunds, money orders, paid-up life insurance policies, safe deposit boxes, and uncashed benefit checks. Unclaimed property does not pertain to land, houses or real estate of any kind.
- Underground Storage Tank Program (UST) - Oversees the operations of two programs: Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund and Cities and Towns Municipal Grants Program.
- Unemployment Assistance, Department of (DUA) - Administers the Unemployment Insurance program, providing temporary assistance to unemployed Massachusetts workers. Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a temporary income protection program for workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who are able to work, available for work, and looking for employment.
- Universities and Colleges, State - Comprises campuses divided into community colleges and state universities including the University of Massachusetts.
- University of Massachusetts Building Authority (UMBA) - Builds facilities on the University of Massachusetts campuses that could be financed from student fees and charges. Facilities include student dormitories, dining facilities, and parking garages.
- Urban Parks and Recreation, Division of - see MassParks Boston - Consists of the DCR parks in Greater Boston.
- UST (Underground Storage Tank Program) - Oversees the operations of two programs: Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund and Cities and Towns Municipal Grants Program.
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- Veterans' Services, Department of (DVS) - Provides information for veterans on state and federal benefits, cemeteries and honors, and women veterans, as well as education, housing, employment and training, and health and well-being for veterans.
- Veterinary Medicine, Board of Registration in - Protects the public by monitoring the practices of the veterinarians it licenses to ensure that they practice according to the laws of Massachusetts and the board's established standards and code of conduct.
- Victim Assistance, Massachusetts Office for (MOVA) - Upholds and advances the rights of crime victims. Provides innovative advocacy through outreach and education, policy and program development, direct service, legislative advocacy and grants management.
- Vital Records, Registry of - Collects, processes, corrects, and issues copies of birth records, marriage records, divorce information, and death records that occur in Massachusetts.
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- Water Resources Authority, Massachusetts (MWRA) - Provides wholesale water and sewer services to 2.5 million people and more than 5,500 large industrial users in 61 metropolitan Boston communities.
- Water Resources Commission (WRC) - Develops, coordinates, and oversees the Commonwealth's water policy and planning activities.
- Water Supply Protection, Division of - Manages and protects the drinking water supply watersheds for Greater Boston. The division provides technical support to other state agencies, monitors lakes and ponds, and rainfall throughout the state.
- WCAC (Workers Compensation Advisory Council) - Monitors, recommends action, gives testimony and reports on all aspects of the workers' compensation system, except the adjudication of particular claims or complaints.
- Wetlands Restoration Program - Supports a wide variety of coastal wetland restoration projects and has helped people restore hundreds of acres of degraded and destroyed wetlands across Massachusetts.
- Wildlife, Division of Fisheries and (DFW) - Controls the conservation, restoration, protection, and management of fish and wildlife resources.
- Women Business Assistance, State Office of Minority and - see Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) - Accesses certification services, technical assistance and business development services for minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses.
- Women, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of (MCSW) - Helps advance women toward full equality in all areas of life and promotes rights and opportunities for women.
- Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority - Manages the transportation boat line between the mainland ports of Woods Hole (Falmouth) and Hyannis (Barnstable) on the one hand, and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, on the other.
- Worcester County Sheriff's Office - Protects residents from criminal offenders and provides public safety services and programs to the citizens of Worcester County.
- Worcester District Attorney - Seeks justice through tough and fair prosecutions, and helps prevent crime with a variety of community-based outreach programs in Worcester County.
- Workers Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) - Monitors, recommends action, gives testimony and reports on all aspects of the workers' compensation system, except the adjudication of particular claims or complaints.
- Workforce Development, Department of - see Department of Career Services (DCS) - Oversees Massachusetts's network of One-Stop Career Centers that assist businesses in finding qualified workers and provide job seekers with career guidance as well as referrals to jobs and training.
- Workforce Development, Executive Office of Labor and (EOLWD) - Supports workforce training and education, provides services and resources to the unemployed, adjudicates labor disputes within the Commonwealth, and ensures workforce safety across the state.
- Workforce Investment Board, State (MWIB) - Develops strategies that guide the Commonwealth's efforts in ensuring workers have the skills they need to seize the opportunities available to them.
- WRC (Water Resources Commission) - Develops, coordinates, and oversees the Commonwealth's water policy and planning activities.
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- Youth and Family Services, Office of Children - Strives to meet the complex needs of families and children in a comprehensive and well-coordinated manner, with a particular goal of giving children across the Commonwealth the best possible opportunity for long-term success, regardless of their current circumstances.
- Youth, Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) - Enhances and improves the ability of state agencies to provide services that protect and support the health and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the schools and communities of Massachusetts, with a focus on suicide prevention and violence intervention policies regarding harassment and discrimination against LGBT youth.
- Youth Services, Department of (DYS) - Protects the public and prevents crime by promoting positive change in the lives of youth committed to DYS custody.