Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
The Enacted budget passed by the Legislature on May 1, 2003 made the following changes to the Executive Budget:
· Denies the merger of the Office of the Welfare Inspector General’s Office into the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
· A reduction of $18.6 million in All Funds funding. This is made up of a reduction of $13.6 million in General Fund support and a cut of $5 million in Special Revenue Funds-Federal Support. Overall, OTDA’s budget is reduced by $26.985 million from last year’s enacted budget.
· A reduction of $1 million in Maintenance Undistributed funding in the Administration program related to the denial of the merger of the Welfare Inspector General’s Office.
· A reduction of $17.5 million in the Systems Support and Information Services program. DOB claims that this reduction may lead to layoffs in OTDA; however, there is no indication in any other budget materials that at any of this reduced appropriation is currently used to fund state employee positions. The reduced appropriation includes a:
- $12.5 million reduction in the Maintenance Undistributed appropriation “for services and expenses of operating the welfare management system.”
- $5 million reduction in Special Revenue Funds-Federal appropriation for “the federal share of the design and implementation of the welfare-to-work case management system, the welfare management system, the child support management system and other related systems.”
- Overall, the Systems Support and Information Services program is cut by $29.908 million from last year’s enacted budget including an overall $20.8 million cut in the maintenance undistributed appropriation, a $15 million cut in the Special Revenue Federal appropriation offset by a new $6.3 million Special Revenue Other appropriation in a new Multi-Agency Systems Development Account.
The Governor’s 30 Day Amendments recommend the following (analysis as of March 6, 2003):
• A reduction in the Systems Support program of $12 million. This consists of a $2 million cut in the General Fund appropriation for the multi-agency human services computer systems program, and a reduction of $10 million in the Special Revenue Funds-Federal appropriation for human services computer systems development activities. It is not clear what impact these cuts will have but it does not appear that it will affect the FTE levels provided in the Executive Budget.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of February 7, 2003):
• An FTE level of 2,384, which represents a decrease of 67 FTE from the Governor’s revised estimated 3/31/03 FTE level. This revised estimate is 59 FTEs lower than last year’s Executive Budget FTE estimate for 3/31/03. The changes in the FTE levels that occurred during this fiscal year were in the following areas: Administration program General Fund (-12 FTEs) and Special Revenue Funds-Other (-5); Child Support Enforcement Special Revenue Funds-Other (-14); Disability Determinations Special Revenue Funds-Other (-30); Legal Affairs General Fund (-2); System Support and Information Services program General Fund (+5 FTEs) and Special Revenue Funds-Other (+4); Temporary and Disability Assistance program General Fund (-3 FTEs); and Division of Transitional Support and Policy General Fund (-2 FTEs). The proposed FTE changes for SFY 2002-03 are in the following areas: the Administration program General Fund (-2 FTEs); Disability Determinations Special Revenue Funds-Federal (-37 FTEs) and Special Revenue Funds-Other (-10 FTEs); Executive Direction General Fund (-1 FTE); Legal Affairs General Fund (-7 FTEs); System Support and Information Services General Fund (-6 FTEs); Temporary and Disability Assistance General Fund (-3 FTEs); and Transitional Support and Policy General Fund (-1 FTE).
• Merging the Office of the Welfare Inspector General into OTDA “audit operations.” It is unclear which OTDA program funds this particular audit operation.
• Retaining the increases in federal funding for SSI recipients and using them to offset State administrative costs.
• Enacting the existing regulatory schedules of public assistance shelter allowances into law so they can not be increased by lawsuits or “inappropriate judicial involvement.”
• An overall increase of State Operations funding of $3.6 million (0.8 percent). This includes a decrease of $7.7 million (11.1 percent) in General Fund support and an increase of $11.2 million (8.1 percent) in Special Revenue Funds-Other support.
• An increase of $4.2 million (9.4 percent) in the Administration program. This includes a decrease of $1 million (11.4 percent) in the personal services, an increase of $146,000 (2 percent) in the nonpersonal services, an increase of $2.8 million (82 percent) in maintenance undistributed (primarily in the State match training accounts), and an increase of $2.7 million (16.1 percent) in the Special Revenue Funds-Other appropriation. This is further broken down as an increase of $1.3 million (260 percent) in the State Match Account; a new OTDA Training Contract Account appropriation of $1.8 million; an increase of $555,000 (284.6 percent) in the Training, Management & Evaluation Account; and elimination of the Multiagency Training Account (-$2.25 million) and the Revenue Maximization Contractor Account (-$5 million).
• An increase of $1.6 million (2.1 percent) in the Departmental Administrative Reimbursement Program. This is the federal money received for administration of the federal programs.
• An overall increase of $92,000 (0.3 percent) in the Child Support Enforcement program. This includes an increase of $367,100 in personal services, an increase of $138,000 in fringe benefits, and a decrease of $413,100 in maintenance undistributed in the Special Revenue Funds-Other Child Support Incentive Revenue Account. The maintenance undistributed funding is for services designed to strengthen child support enforcement activities and may be used for contracts with private organizations.
• A decrease of $4.5 million (6.1 percent) in personal services and an increase of $3.6 million (5.6 percent) in the Special Revenue Fund-Other Health and Human Services Fund in the Disability Determinations program. Given the significant personnel reductions (5 percent), a commensurate increase in nonpersonal services raises the possibility that contracting out may be occurring.
• A decrease of $842,300 in General Fund support for the Legal Affairs program. This is made up of a decrease of $504,000 (5.5 percent) in personal services and a decrease of $338,300 (11.6 percent) in nonpersonal services.
• A decrease of $408,000 (0.2 percent) in the Systems Support and Informational Services program. This is made up of an increase of $367,000 (4.6 percent) in personal services, a decrease of $775,000 (7 percent) in nonpersonal services, and movement of a $6.3 million maintenance undistributed appropriation to a new SRO Multiagency Systems Development Account. According to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, this is for the development and implementation of a new automated client notification system for case closeouts and enhancements to the welfare-to-work case management system.
• A decrease of $117,600 (11.8 percent) in the nonpersonal services General Fund appropriation in the Temporary and Disability Assistance program.
• A decrease of $500,000 (14.3 percent) in the Special Revenue Fund-Other HEAP Earned Income Account in the Temporary and Disability Assistance program.
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Program |
Enacted |
Proposed |
Enacted |
Change in |
Percent |
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2002-03 Budget |
2003-04 Budget |
2003-04 Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
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All Funds |
$463,755,400 |
$455,352,500 |
$436,769,500 |
($26,985,900) |
-5.8% |
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General Fund |
$69,209,400 |
$59,539,500 |
$45,956,500 |
($23,252,900) |
-33.6% |
|
Special Revenue-Federal |
$255,242,000 |
$245,342,000 |
$240,342,000 |
($14,900,000) |
-5.8% |
|
Special Revenue-Other |
$138,304,000 |
$149,471,000 |
$149,471,000 |
$11,167,000 |
8.1% |
|
Internal Services Fund |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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|
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|
|
|
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Administration Program |
$44,918,000 |
$49,159,000 |
$48,076,000 |
$3,158,000 |
7.0% |
|
Personal Services |
$9,593,000 |
$8,496,000 |
$8,496,000 |
($1,097,000) |
-11.4% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$7,141,000 |
$6,995,000 |
$6,995,000 |
($146,000) |
-2.0% |
|
Maintenance Undist. |
$3,389,000 |
$6,168,000 |
$5,085,000 |
$1,696,000 |
50.0% |
|
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) |
$7,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$16,795,000 |
$19,500,000 |
$19,500,000 |
$2,705,000 |
16.1% |
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Internal Services Fund (INS) |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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HHS Fund - (SRF) |
$7,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Food Stamp Recovery Acct - (SRO) |
$1,350,000 |
$1,350,000 |
$1,350,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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OTDA Program Acct - (SRO) |
$7,500,000 |
$7,500,000 |
$7,500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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State Match Acct. - (SRO) |
$500,000 |
$1,800,000 |
$1,800,000 |
$1,300,000 |
260.0% |
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OTDA Training Contract Acct (SRO) |
$0 |
$8,100,000 |
$8,100,000 |
$8,100,000 |
100.0% |
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Training, Mgmt & Evaluation Acct - (SRO) |
$195,000 |
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
$555,000 |
284.6% |
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Quick Copy Center Acct - (INS) |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Multiagency Training Acct. - (SRO) |
$2,250,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
($2,250,000) |
-100.0% |
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Revenue Maximization Contractor Acct - (SRO) |
$5,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
($5,000,000) |
-100.0% |
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Departmental Administrative Reimb. Pgm |
$3,569,000 |
$3,569,000 |
$3,569,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Maintenance Undist. |
($70,557,000) |
($72,127,000) |
($72,127,000) |
($1,570,000) |
2.2% |
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Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$74,126,000 |
$75,696,000 |
$75,696,000 |
$1,570,000 |
2.1% |
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Soc. Serv. Income Acct - (SRO) |
$74,126,000 |
$75,696,000 |
$75,696,000 |
$1,570,000 |
2.1% |
|
Child Support Enforcement |
$30,008,000 |
$30,100,000 |
$30,100,000 |
$92,000 |
0.3% |
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Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) |
$3,100,000 |
$3,100,000 |
$3,100,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$26,908,000 |
$27,000,000 |
$27,000,000 |
$92,000 |
0.3% |
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Child Support Acct - (SRF) |
$3,100,000 |
$3,100,000 |
$3,100,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Child Support Incentive Revenue Acct - (SRO) |
$26,908,000 |
$27,000,000 |
$27,000,000 |
$92,000 |
0.3% |
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Personal Services |
$4,049,000 |
$4,416,100 |
$4,416,100 |
$367,100 |
9.1% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$538,000 |
$538,000 |
$538,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$1,526,000 |
$1,664,000 |
$1,664,000 |
$138,000 |
9.0% |
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Maintenance Undistributed |
$20,795,000 |
$20,381,900 |
$20,381,900 |
($413,100) |
-2.0% |
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Disability Determinations |
$168,900,000 |
$168,900,000 |
$168,900,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) |
$160,000,000 |
$160,000,000 |
$160,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$8,900,000 |
$8,900,000 |
$8,900,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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|
|
|
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HHS Fund - (SRF) |
$160,000,000 |
$160,000,000 |
$160,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Personal Service |
$72,450,000 |
$68,000,000 |
$68,000,000 |
($4,450,000) |
-6.1% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$63,250,000 |
$66,800,000 |
$66,800,000 |
$3,550,000 |
5.6% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$24,300,000 |
$25,200,000 |
$25,200,000 |
$900,000 |
3.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Disability Determinations Acct - (SRO) |
$2,600,000 |
$2,600,000 |
$2,600,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Disability Determ. Earned Revenue Acct - (SRO) |
$6,300,000 |
$6,300,000 |
$6,300,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Direction |
$1,760,000 |
$1,756,000 |
$1,756,000 |
($4,000) |
-0.2% |
|
Personal Services |
$1,427,000 |
$1,456,000 |
$1,456,000 |
$29,000 |
2.0% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$333,000 |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
($33,000) |
-9.9% |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal Affairs |
$12,147,000 |
$11,304,700 |
$11,304,700 |
($842,300) |
-6.9% |
|
Personal Services |
$9,240,000 |
$8,736,000 |
$8,736,000 |
($504,000) |
-5.5% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$2,907,000 |
$2,568,700 |
$2,568,700 |
($338,300) |
-11.6% |
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|
|
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|
|
Transitional Support and Policy Program* |
$6,799,400 |
$6,767,400 |
$6,767,400 |
($32,000) |
-0.5% |
|
Personal Service |
$1,113,000 |
$1,118,000 |
$1,118,000 |
$5,000 |
0.4% |
|
Non-personal Service |
$269,400 |
$232,400 |
$232,400 |
($37,000) |
-13.7% |
|
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) |
$4,142,000 |
$4,142,000 |
$4,142,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$1,275,000 |
$1,275,000 |
$1,275,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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|
|
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|
|
|
Refugee Settlement Acct - (SRF) |
$3,642,000 |
$3,642,000 |
$3,642,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Personal Service |
$1,300,000 |
$1,300,000 |
$1,300,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$1,900,000 |
$1,900,000 |
$1,900,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Fringe Benefits |
$442,000 |
$442,000 |
$442,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Misc. Grant Acct - (SRF) |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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|
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|
|
|
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Homeless Housing Asst. - (SRO) |
$1,275,000 |
$1,275,000 |
$1,275,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Personal Service |
$870,000 |
$870,000 |
$870,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
|
Nonpersonal Service |
$105,000 |
$110,000 |
$110,000 |
$5,000 |
4.8% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$300,000 |
$295,000 |
$295,000 |
($5,000) |
-1.7% |
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|
|
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Systems Support & Informational Services |
$181,963,000 |
$169,555,000 |
$152,055,000 |
($29,908,000) |
-16.4% |
|
Personal Services |
$8,050,000 |
$8,417,000 |
$8,417,000 |
$367,000 |
4.6% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$11,139,000 |
$10,364,000 |
$10,364,000 |
($775,000) |
-7.0% |
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Maintenance Undist. |
$80,974,000 |
$72,674,000 |
$60,174,000 |
($20,800,000) |
-25.7% |
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Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) |
$75,000,000 |
$65,000,000 |
$60,000,000 |
($15,000,000) |
-20.0% |
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Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$6,800,000 |
$13,100,000 |
$13,100,000 |
$6,300,000 |
92.6% |
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USDA-Food & Nutrition Services Fund - (SRF) |
$40,000,000 |
$40,000,000 |
$40,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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HHS Fund - (SRF) |
$35,000,000 |
$25,000,000 |
$20,000,000 |
($15,000,000) |
-42.9% |
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Client Notices Acct - (SRO) |
$6,800,000 |
$6,800,000 |
$6,800,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Multiagency Systems Dev Acct. - (SRO) |
$0 |
$6,300,000 |
$6,300,000 |
$6,300,000 |
100.0% |
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Temporary & Disability Assistance Program |
$13,691,000 |
$14,241,400 |
$14,241,400 |
$550,400 |
4.0% |
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Personal Services |
$3,198,000 |
$3,266,000 |
$3,266,000 |
$68,000 |
2.1% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$993,000 |
$875,400 |
$875,400 |
($117,600) |
-11.8% |
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Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) |
$6,000,000 |
$6,100,000 |
$6,100,000 |
$100,000 |
1.7% |
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Special Revenue-Other (SRO) |
$3,500,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$500,000 |
14.3% |
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USDA-Food & Nutrition Services Acct - (SRF) |
$1,000,000 |
$1,100,000 |
$1,100,000 |
$100,000 |
10.0% |
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Block Grant Fund - (SRF) |
$5,000,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$5,000,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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HEAP Earned Revenue Acct - (SRO) |
$3,500,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$500,000 |
14.3% |