Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives

The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of 3/3/09):

According to the Senate White Book, (analysis as of December 31, 2008):

  • The Executive Budget includes adjustments to the SFY 2008-09 enacted budget appropriations to reflect an increase of $136,000 related to collective bargaining agreements in General Fund State Operating funding, and $300,000 is included for the shift of four Full Time Equivalent positions to State Operations funding for the 200 percent Poverty Program. It is unclear which account these 4 FTEs were funded out of, prior to this shift.
  • The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of December 29, 2008):

    Program

    FY 2008-09 Adjustment

    FY 2009-10 Difference

    Community Corrections

    -2

    0

  • The total appropriation for Personal Service is $2.5 million, an increase of 23.2%. However the Executive Budget Agency Presentation narrative for the Division shows a much smaller increase of $35,000 in the Personal Service appropriation from the adjusted SFY 2008-9 agency appropriation. This reflects adjustments due to the Special Pay Bill containing negotiated union raises and agency-wide reductions made during the fiscal year.
  • Contractual services are reduced by $141,000 (-26.3%) in the Community Corrections Program. According to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee this reduction includes reduced funding for the Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions, an offender supervision tool.
  • Article VII legislation (S56/A156 Part O) would credit probation sentences for time served under interim supervision and implement a one-time $25 probation registration fee with the revenue to be retained by local probation departments. This would generate approximately $1 million in revenue each year to support their costs. This new revenue stream and the interim probation credit, which would reduce probation officers’ caseloads, would help to offset the six percent reduction to county probation departments that is recommended as part of the SFY 2009-10 Executive Budget.
  • Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
    Program Details-State Operations 
      Enacted Proposed Enacted Change in Percent
    Program 2008-09 Budget 2009-10 Budget 2009-10 Budget Appropriation Change
    All Funds $2,671,000 $3,006,000 $3,006,000 $335,000 12.5%
    General Fund $2,671,000 $3,006,000 $3,006,000 $335,000 12.5%
               
    Personal Services $2,031,000 $2,502,000 $2,502,000 $471,000 23.2%
    Contractual Services $536,000 $395,000 $395,000 ($141,000) -26.3%
               
    Community Correction $2,671,000 $3,006,000 $3,006,000 $335,000 12.5%
    Personal Services $2,031,000 $2,502,000 $2,502,000 $471,000 23.2%
    Regular $2,031,000 $2,502,000 $2,502,000 $471,000 23.2%
    Nonpersonal Services  $640,000 $504,000 $504,000 ($136,000) -21.3%
    Supplies and materials $31,000 $33,000 $33,000 $2,000 6.5%
    Travel $63,000 $66,000 $66,000 $3,000 4.8%
    Contractual Services $536,000 $395,000 $395,000 ($141,000) -26.3%
    Equipment $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $0 0.0%