Departments of Government

In categorizing line-items, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts uses both "Divisions" and "Departments" of Government (see the Governor's downloadable House 1 spreadsheet, for example). These departmental names may change over time -- for example, the Office for Children (OFC) became the Office of Child Care Services (OCS) which became the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) -- and these changes are reflected in the adoption of new codes over time. The list of codes that the Commonwealth uses generally includes the following:

ADD: Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
AGO: Office of the Attorney General
AGR: Department of Agricultural Resources
ALA: Division of Administrative Law Appeals
ANF: Executive Office for Administration and Finance
APC: Appeals Court Department
ART: Massachusetts Cultural Council
ATB: Appellate Tax Board
BBE: Board of Bar Examiners
BCA: Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
BCC: Berkshire Community College
BER: Berkshire District Attorney's Office
BHC: Bunker Hill Community College
BLC: Board of Library Commissioners
BRC: Bristol Community College
BRI: Bristol District Attorney's Office
BSB: Bureau of State Office Buildings
BSC: Bridgewater State College
BSD: Bristol Sheriff's Department
CAD: Commission Against Discrimination
CCC: Cape Cod Community College
CCJ: Committee on Criminal Justice
CDA: Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
CHE: Chelsea Soldier's Home
CHS: Criminal History Systems Board
CJC: Commission on Judicial Conduct
CJT: Municipal Police Training Committee/Criminal Justice Training Council
CME: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
CPC: Committee for Public Counsel Services
CPF: Office of Campaign and Political Finance
CPI: Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office
CSC: Civil Service Commission
CSW: Commission on the Status of Women
CTR: Office of the Comptroller
DAA: District Attorneys' Association
DAC: Disabled Persons Protection Commission
DCF: Department of Children & Families
DCP: Division of Capital Asset Management
DCR: Department of Conservation and Recreation
DEM: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
DEP: Department
DES: Department of Workforce Development/'Department of Employment Security
DFS: Department of Fire Services
DIA: Division of Industrial Accidents
DLR: Division of Labor Relations
DMA: Division of Medical Assistance
DMH: Department of Mental Health
DMR: Department of Mental Retardation
DOB: Division of Banks
DOC: Department of Correction
DOE: Department of Education
DOI: Division of Insurance
DOL: Department of Labor
DOR: Department of Revenue
DOS: Division of Standards
DPH: Department of Public Health
DPS: Department of Public Safety
DPU: Department of Public Utilities
DPW: Highway Department
DSS: Department of Social Services
DTA: Department of Transitional Assistance
DVA: Department of Veterans' Services
DYS: Department of Youth Services
EAS: Eastern District Attorney's Office
EEC: Department of Early Education and Care
EED: Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
EFB: Emergency Finance Board
EHS: Executive Office of Health and Human Services
ELD: Department of Elder Affairs
ELW: Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
ENE: Division of Energy Resources
EPS: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
EQE: Department of Environmental Protection
ETH: State Ethics Commission
FEW: Department of Fish and Game
FRC: Framingham State College
FSC: Fitchburrg State College
GCC: Greenfield Community College
GIC: Group Insurance Commission
GOV: Governor's Office
HCC: Holyoke Community College
HCF: Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
HE1: State Colleges
HE2: Community Colleges
HLY: Holyoke Soldier's Home
HOU: House of Representatives
HRD: Human Resources Division
HSB: Governor's Highway Safety Board
HSD: Hampshire Sheriff's Department
IGO: Office of the Inspector General
ITD: Information Technology Division
JLM: Joint Labor-Management Committee
JLO: Joint Legislative Operations
LIB: George Fingold Library
LOC: Additional Assistance
LOC: Lottery Distribution
LOC: Minimum Local Contrubtion
LOC: School Assistance
LOC: School Building Assistance
LOC: Tuition Assistance
LOC: Unrestricted Local Aid
LOT: State Lottery Commission
MAC: Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
MAS: Massasoit Community College
MBC: Mass Bay Community College
MCA: Mass College of Art
MCB:
MCB: Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
MCC: Middlesex Community College
MCD: Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
MDC: Metropolitan District Commission
MHL: Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
MID: Middle District Attorney's Office
MIL: Military Division
MMA: Mass Maritime Academy
MRB: Merit Rating Board
MRC: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
MWC: Mt. Wachusett Community College
NAC: Mass College of Liberal Arts
NEC: Northern Essex Community College
NFK: Norfolk District Attorney's Office
NOR: Northern District Attorney's Office
NSC: North Shore Community College
NSD: Nantucket Sheriff's Department
NWD: Northwestern District Attorney's Office
OBS: Barnstable Sheriff's Department
OCD: Department of Housing and Community Development
OCS: Office for Children
OHA: Massachusetts Office on Disability
ORI: Office for Refugees and Immigrants
OSD: Operational Services Division
PAR: Parole Board
PER: Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
PLY: Plymouth District Attorney's Office
POL: Department of State Police
QCC: Quinsigamond Community College
RCC: Roxbury Community College
REG: Division of Professional Licensure
RGT: Board of Higher Education
RMV: Registry of Motor Vehicles
SAO: Office of the State Auditor
SCA: Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
SDA: Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association
SDB: Berkshire Sheriff's Department
SDD: Dukes Sheriff's Department
SDE: Essex Sheriff's Department
SDF: Franklin Sheriff's Department
SDH: Hampden Sheriff's Department
SDM: Middlesex Sheriff's Department
SDN: Norfolk Sheriff's Department
SDP: Plymouth Sheriff's Department
SDS: Suffolk Sheriff's Department
SDW: Worcester Sheriff's Department
SEA: Department of Business and Technology
SEC: Secretary of the Commonwealth
SEN: State Senate
SJC: Supreme Judicial Court
SOR: Sex Offender Registry Board
SRB: State Reclamation Board
SRC: State Racing Commission
SSA: Salem State College
STC: Springfield Technical Community College
SUF: Suffolk District Attorney's Office
TAC: Department of Telecommunications and Cable
TRB: Teachers' Retirement Board
TRC: Trial Court Department
TRE: Treasurer and Receiver-General
TRP: Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works
UMS: University of Massachusetts
WEL: Department of Welfare
WES: Hampden District Attorney's Office
WOR: Worcester State College
WPA: Water Pollution Abatement
WSC: Westfield State College
WVA: Victim and Witness Assistance Board