(i) the administration of the capital loan program pursuant to subsection (e); and (ii) the workforce training programs pursuant to subsection (d), including the:

1. (A) program costs, tuition, books and fees related to the cost of education and training for participants in the programs;
2. (B) costs related to obtaining an applicable license, including, but not limited to, examination and licensing fees;
3. (C) stipends for program participants; and (D) stipends for childcare and transportation for program participants.
4. (b) The fund shall consist of:
5. (i) any revenues or other financing sources directed to the fund by appropriation;
6. (ii) 50 per cent of any amount recovered by the commonwealth and credited thereto in connection with civil actions brought pursuant to section 72K of chapter 111;
7. (iii) bond revenues or other money authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to the fund;

(d) The secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall establish, and the executive office of health and human services shall administer, workforce training grant programs to:

1. (i) train new certified nurses' aides to work in licensed long-term care facilities;
2. (ii) advance the skills of certified nurses' aides, home health aides, homemakers and other entry-level workers in long-term care facilities to improve quality of care and improve worker access to and participation in a career pathway to become a licensed practical nurse; and
3. (iii) provide long-term care supervisory and leadership training, which shall consist of evidence-based supervisory training for the purposes of improving staff satisfaction, retaining staff and reducing staff turnover.
4. (e) The secretary of health and human services, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall establish a no interest or forgivable capital loan program for skilled nursing facilities to:

5. (i) support the development of specialized care units, including, but not limited to:

   1. (A) infectious disease isolation units;
   2. (B) dementia special care units;
   3. (C) degenerative neurological units;
   4. (D) geriatric psychiatry units;
   5. (E) traumatic brain injury units;
   6. (F) in-house dialysis treatment units;
   7. (G) behavioral health and substance use disorder units; and (H) bariatric patient care units;
6. (ii) enable facilities to offset the costs of pay-go capital; and

7. (iii) support innovative projects, including, but not limited to:

   1. (A) converting of sections within skilled nursing facilities into affordable housing, veterans housing or assisted living units to accommodate individual needs of residents;
   2. (B) converting multi-bed rooms to single occupancy to enhance privacy and dignity; and (C) establishing voluntary skilled nursing facility reconfigurations, including, but not limited to, providing financial incentives to reduce capacity and balance supply and demand based on regional needs.
   3. (f) Annually, not later than December 1, the secretary of health and human services shall report on the activities of the fund to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and to the house and senate committees on ways and means. The report shall include:
   4. (i) an accounting of expenditures made from the fund with a description of the authorized purpose of each expenditure;
   5. (ii) an accounting of amounts credited to the fund; and (iii) any unexpended balance remaining in the fund.