Department of Justice

Department of Justice

The Executive Budget recommends the addition of 885 positions offset by the attrition of 181 positions and the addition of 100 positions for a net gain of 604 positions. The ASAFL for DOJ will only increase by 178. The FTE workforce will be 41,116 positions or 40,804 ASAFLs at the end of SFY2000-01. The Executive Budget also recommends (analysis as of January 13, 2000):

Consolidation of the following eight criminal justice agencies into a single Department of Justice (DOJ):

Department of Correctional Services (DOCS)
Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)
Crime Victims Board (CVB)
Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Division of Parole
Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
Commission of Correction
Division of State Police

The actual implementation process for the consolidation is unclear. Article VII legislation provides for transfer of all functions, powers and duties of each former agency effective April 1, 2000. It also establishes a temporary executive transition commission to develop a comprehensive legislative proposal for the transfer, which does not have to report to the Legislature until December 1, 2000. Employee transfers will be pursuant to Section 70.2 of the Civil Service Law (a transfer of function).
The Department, which will be headed by a Director appointed by the Governor, will have the following entities reporting directly to the Director: the Board of Parole, the Crime Victims Compensation Board, the Executive Director of the Office of Prevention of Domestic violence and the State Commission of Correction; and will have the following operational programs:

Bureau of Administrative Services, merging administrative units from each former agency, with a workforce of 442
Division of Community Services, combining the functions of the Division of Parole and the program and policy functions of the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, with a workforce of 2,253
Division of Correctional Services, formerly the Department of Correctional Services, headed by a commissioner, with a workforce of 32,303
Division of Local Assistance, with a workforce of 286, consisting of:
Office of Victim Assistance, merging the Crime Victims Board functions relating to payment of claims, and the funding of local victim assistance programs, and the former Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence;
Office of State and Federal Grants Management, merging the funding and program assistance functions of the former Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
Division of State Police, with a workforce of 4,518
Division of Technology and Information Systems, merging criminal justice data and records systems including the Statewide Public Safety Communications System, automated Fingerprint Identification System, Missing Children's Clearing House, Sex Offender Registry, a prison-based telecommunications network, prison classification movement system and criminal justice statistical information systems, with a workforce of 955. This Division will also conduct criminal justice research and policy analysis.

The new agency shows a total workforce of 40,804 ASAFLs in 2000-01, a net gain of 178 ASAFL positions over the combined agency fills from 1999-00. Losses are shown in the Bureau of Administrative Services (156 ASAFLs), the Division of Local Assistance (18 ASAFLs), the Division of Community Supervision (60 ASAFLs), and the Division of Technology and Information Systems (21 ASAFLs). Gains are in DOCS (368 ASAFLs), and State Police (65 ASAFLs). The budget does not allow direct comparison with former agency budgets by program, or provide any details on the specific former agencies and/or programs from which reductions will occur. The budget documents also do not provide the detail necessary to assign programs from the SFY1999-00 appropriation for the eight criminal justice agencies to the new Division and their various offices and programs.
A new 1,500 bed maximum security prison in Seneca County is expected to open in September, 2000
$180 million in Capital funding is proposed for a new 1,500 bed maximum security prison
$5.9 million is proposed for expansion of the DNA Databank
$10 million in savings is attributed to operational efficiencies resulting from the consolidation
$10.277 million in savings is attributed to operational efficiencies in correctional facilities and State Police services. The Appendix refers to savings from food service and energy related efficiencies, but also refers to savings from "program restructuring", which may indicate personal service reductions.
Probation and correctional alternatives local assistance funding will be consolidated into a $76.5 million block grant, a reduction of $10.4 million

Department of Justice
Program Details-State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Change in	Percent
Program	1999-00 Budget	2000-01 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$2,389,912,200	$2,480,048,000	$90,135,800	3.8%
General Fund	$2,090,548,400	$2,130,920,400	$40,372,000	1.9%
Special Revenue-Federal	$145,780,000	$122,647,900	($23,132,100)	-15.9%
Special Revenue-Other	$83,238,800	$82,163,200	($1,075,600)	-1.3%
Internal Service	$70,345,000	$82,556,000	$12,211,000	17.4%
Fiduciary	$1,625,500	$1,625,500	$0	0.0%
Enterprise Funds	$54,060,000	$60,135,000	$6,075,000	11.2%

Administrative Services		$37,198,600
Personal Service		$21,737,000
Non-personal Service		$10,996,800
Maintenance Undist		$2,858,700
Special Revenue -Federal		$624,300
Special Revenue -Other		$981,800

Commission of Correction		$2,327,000
Person Service		$1,892,200
Non-Personal Service		$434,800

Community Supervision		$126,194,400
Personal Service		101064100
Non-Personal Service		$23,061,100
Maintenance Undist.		$769,200
Special Revenue-Federal		$500,000
Special Revenue-Other		$400,000
Fiduciary		$400,000

Correctional Services		$1,854,677,400
Person Service		$1,304,242,300
Non-Personal Service		$346,166,100
Special Revenue-Federal		$61,560,000
Enterprise		$60,135,000
Internal Service		$82,556,000
Fiduciary		$18,000

Local Assistance		$56,313,500
Personal Service		$4,499,600
Non-Personal Service		$743,800
Maintenance Undis		$1,259,300
Special Revenue-Federal		$49,465,800
Special Revenue-Other		$95,000
Fiduciary		$250,000

State Police		$317,851,100
Personal Service		$233,279,700
Non-Personal Service		$20,138,300
Maintenance Undis		$742,700
Special Revenue-Federal		$8,190,200
Special Revenue-Other		$55,492,700
Fiduciary		$7,500

Technology & Information Svcs		$85,486,000
Personal Service		$39,139,500
Non-personal Service		$26,995,200
Maintenance Undist.		($9,100,000)
Special Revenue-Federal		$2,307,600
Special Revenue-Other		$25,193,700
Fiduciary		$950,000

Last Updated on 01/13/00

Department of Justice
Fund Summary State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Change in	Percent
Program	1999-00 Budget	2000-01 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$2,389,912,200	$2,480,048,000	$90,135,800	3.8%
General Fund	$2,090,548,400	$2,130,920,400	$40,372,000	1.9%
Special Rev-Federal	$145,780,000	$122,647,900	($23,132,100)	-15.9%
Special Revenue-Other	$83,238,800	$82,163,200	($1,075,600)	-1.3%
Internal Service	$70,345,000	$82,556,000	$12,211,000	17.4%
Enterprise	$54,060,000	$60,135,000	$6,075,000	11.2%
Fiduciary Funds	$1,625,500	$1,625,500	$0	0.0%

DCJS	$75,141,900		($75,141,900)	-100.0%
General Fund	$38,855,000			0.0%
Special Rev-Federal	$34,836,900		($34,836,900)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$300,000			0.0%
Fiduciary Funds	$1,150,000		($1,150,000)	-100.0%

DOCS	$1,834,284,000		($1,834,284,000)	-100.0%
General Fund	$1,619,574,000		($1,619,574,000)	-100.0%
Special Rev-Federal	$90,287,000			0.0%
Internal Service	$70,345,000		($70,345,000)	-100.0%
Fiduciary Funds	$18,000		($18,000)	-100.0%
Enterprise	$54,060,000		($54,060,000)	-100.0%

Crime Victims Board	$4,677,500		($4,677,500)	-100.0%
General Fund	$3,037,600		($3,037,600)	0.0%
Special Rev-Federal	$991,700		($991,700)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$648,200		($648,200)	-100.0%

Comn on Correction	$2,204,200		($2,204,200)	-100.0%
General Fund	$2,204,200		($2,204,200)	-100.0%

Probation and Corr. Alts.	$2,123,800		($2,123,800)	-100.0%
gerneral fund	$2,123,800		($2,123,800)	-100.0%

Domestic Violence	$1,652,000		($1,652,000)	-100.0%
General Fund	$1,482,000		($1,482,000)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal	$100,000		($100,000)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$20,000		($20,000)	-100.0%
Fiduciary Funds	$50,000		($50,000)	-100.0%

State Police	$388,943,500		($388,943,500)	-100.0%
General Fund	$289,808,600		($289,808,600)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal	$17,256,800		($17,256,800)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$81,870,600		($81,870,600)	-100.0%
Fiduciary	$7,500		($7,500)	-100.0%

Division of Parole	$136,570,800		($136,570,800)	-100.0%
General Fund	$133,463,200		($133,463,200)	-100.0%
Special revenue-Federal	$2,307,600		($2,307,600)	-100.0%
Special revenue-Other	$400,000		($400,000)	-100.0%
Fiduciary	$400,000		($400,000)	-100.0%

Last Updated on 01/14/00