Office of Children and Family Services
The budget enacted by the Legislature made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of May 22, 2002):
· Reduced by $500,000 the nonpersonal services appropriation in the Administration program.
· Increased by $500,000 the Maintenance Undistributed appropriation in the Administration program. This money is for the State Commission on Quality of Foster Care. This is a new Commission set up in the Article VII bill (see Part C S6258-B/A9760-B). The Commission will be responsible for investigating complaints about congregate care foster programs. The language is unclear as to the Civil Service status of employees of the Commission.
· The Office is charged with developing a methodology to assess the need for new juvenile detention facility capacity (see Part C S6258-B/A9760-B).
· Creates the Children and Family Services Quality Enhancement Fund as part of the Family and Children Services program’s local assistance budget (it is funded at
$2 million, see Part C S6258-B/A9760-B). This fund can be used for staff recruitment, retention and training activities; research projects; and targeted services expansion and/or demonstration projects to test innovative models for service delivery including such areas as health, mental health and substance abuse.
· Eliminated $72.8 million in Capital Projects funding for a new secure Youth Facility.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 24, 2001):
· An FTE level of 4,389, which represents a decrease of -52 FTEs from the Governor’s current estimated FTE level for 3/31/02. Last year’s Executive Budget (SFY 2001/02) estimated an additional 145 positions. Most of the positions were lost because they were either not filled as expected or were allowed to be lost via attrition occurred in the Child Care Program -54, Youth Facilities -29 and the Systems Support program -22. The Administration Program increased by 17 positions.
· A reduction of -52 FTEs in the Youth Facilities Program.
· An overall increase in Federal funding of 26.4 percent. Most of this ($17.5 million) is in the Connections Account.
· The Executive Budget notes that a Deficiency Appropriation totaling $5,999,700 will be recommended. This appropriation will provide the following nonpersonal service increases: $1.9 million to the Central Administration program, $1,300 to the Child Care program, $265,100 to the Family and Children Services program, $765,000 to the Systems Support program, and $3 million to the Youth Facilities program.
· An increase of $6.9 million in the Administration Program Special Revenue – Other OCFS Program Account. This account is used for services and expenses related to the support of health and social services programs.
· An increase in personal services of $112,300 (6.4 percent) in the Child Care program.
· A new Maintenance Undistributed appropriation of $340,000 in the Family and Children Services program. This is for personal and nonpersonal service costs for expanded institutional abuse investigations.
· An increase of $589,000 (8.4 percent) in personal services in the Systems Support program. This is interesting since staffing is not expected to increase.
· An increase of $17.5 million in the Systems Support program Special Revenue – Federal Connections Account.
· A decrease of -$580,000 (5.8 percent) in a Maintenance Undistributed appropriation in the Training and Development Program.
· A decrease of -$2.25 million (4.6 percent) in the Special Revenue – Other Multiagency Training Contract Account.
· An increase of $72.8 million for the cost of studies, site acquisition, planning, design construction, etc. for the development of one secure youth facility to replace the Harlem Valley Secure Facility.
· An increase of $2.9 million in the Youth Facilities Program nonpersonal services appropriation. When this is adjusted for the Deficiency Budget appropriation it results in a reduction of $136,000 (-0.5 percent).
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Enacted |
Proposed |
Enacted |
Change in |
Percent |
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Program |
2001-02 Budget |
2002-03 Budget |
2002-03 Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
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All Funds |
$437,599,500 |
$468,119,600 |
$468,119,600 |
$30,520,100 |
7.0% |
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General Fund |
$246,500,500 |
$251,919,600 |
$251,919,600 |
$5,419,100 |
2.2% |
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Special Revenue-Federal |
$69,748,000 |
$88,144,000 |
$88,144,000 |
$18,396,000 |
26.4% |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$117,526,000 |
$124,231,000 |
$124,231,000 |
$6,705,000 |
5.7% |
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Fiduciary Funds |
$3,225,000 |
$3,225,000 |
$3,225,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Enterprise Funds |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Internal Service Funds |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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_ |
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Administration Program |
$43,455,200 |
$54,036,400 |
$54,036,400 |
$10,581,200 |
24.3% |
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Personal Service |
$20,501,000 |
$21,423,900 |
$21,423,900 |
$922,900 |
4.5% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$10,416,200 |
$11,449,500 |
$10,949,500 |
$533,300 |
5.1% |
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Maintenance Undist. |
$1,413,000 |
$1,413,000 |
$1,913,000 |
$500,000 |
35.4% |
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Special Revenue-Other OCFS Program Acct |
$9,100,000 |
$16,000,000 |
$16,000,000 |
$6,900,000 |
75.8% |
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Internal Service Funds Youth Vocational Ed. Acct. |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fiduciary Funds |
$1,825,000 |
$1,825,000 |
$1,825,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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DFY Recreation and Welfare Acct. |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Youth Grants and Bequests Acct. |
$1,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Equipment Loan Fund for the Disabled |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Child Care Program |
$17,492,300 |
$17,605,900 |
$17,605,900 |
$113,600 |
0.6% |
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Personal Service |
$1,742,000 |
$1,854,300 |
$1,854,300 |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$950,300 |
$951,600 |
$951,600 |
$1,300 |
0.1% |
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Special Revenue-Federal Day Care Acct |
$14,800,000 |
$14,800,000 |
$14,800,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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-100.0% |
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Comm Blnd & Vis Hndcppd |
$34,976,000 |
$35,899,000 |
$35,899,000 |
$923,000 |
2.6% |
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Maintenance Undistributed |
$8,428,000 |
$8,455,000 |
$8,455,000 |
$27,000 |
0.3% |
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Special Revenue-Federal Rehab Serv/Basic Support Acct |
$24,648,000 |
$25,544,000 |
$25,544,000 |
$896,000 |
3.6% |
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Special Revenue-Other CBVH Highway Revenue Acct |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fiduciary Funds |
$1,400,000 |
$1,400,000 |
$1,400,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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CBVH Gifts and Bequests Acct |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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CBVH-Vending Stand Acct |
$1,375,000 |
$1,375,000 |
$1,375,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Deptl Admn Reimbsmt Pgm |
$6,500,000 |
$6,500,000 |
$6,500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Maintenance Undistributed |
($30,093,000) |
($32,843,000) |
($32,843,000) |
($2,750,000) |
9.1% |
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Special Revenue-Other Departmental Administration Reimbursement Acct |
$36,593,000 |
$39,343,000 |
$39,343,000 |
$2,750,000 |
7.5% |
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Family & Childrens Svs |
$65,251,000 |
$67,099,300 |
$67,099,300 |
$1,848,300 |
2.8% |
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Personal Service |
$20,028,000 |
$21,271,200 |
$21,271,200 |
$1,243,200 |
6.2% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$8,577,000 |
$8,842,100 |
$8,842,100 |
$265,100 |
3.1% |
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Maintenance Undistributed |
$0 |
$340,000 |
$340,000 | ||