Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Social Services
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Agency: Workforce Services

Function

Created in 1997, the Department of Workforce Services (DWS), integrates job placement, job training, welfare, child care, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps), unemployment insurance and labor market information. Utah's integrated services and one-stop centers are national and international models. The mission of the Department of Workforce Services is "to strengthen Utah's economy by supporting the economic stability and quality of our workforce."

To accomplish its mission, the department is organized into nine "Economic Service Areas" covering the entire state and contains three main divisions--Unemployment Insurance, Eligibility Services, and Workforce Development. Additionally, the department contains the Workforce Research & Analysis (WRA) that provides analysis and reports necessary for DWS to carry out its mission. Prior to integrating its services DWS had 106 locations, but as of October 2010 DWS had 45 facilities throughout the state, including 34 employment centers and three call centers.

The Department also contains several programs that provide services to citizens. Some of the major programs include: Family Employment Program (FEP), Child Care, General Assistance, Unemployment Insurance (UI), and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as Food Stamps). DWS also coordinates eligibility determination for Medicaid and CHIP applicants.

Statutory Authority

UCA 35A creates the Department of Workforce Services, regional workforce service areas, and employment and apprenticeship programs.

Performance

One key indicator of performance at DWS is rates of closure with employment, or that the client obtains work.

 FEP (TANF) Rates  of Closure with Employment FY 2011

Funding Detail

For analysis of current budget requests and discussion of issues related to this budget click here.

Sources of Finance
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
General Fund $72,330,000 $64,914,500 $66,427,500 $63,087,900 $59,445,400
General Fund, One-time $5,137,000 ($7,292,700) $444,500 $0 ($1,000,600)
Federal Funds $330,327,600 $424,870,100 $569,661,800 $614,342,800 $619,514,700
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $0 $37,411,700 $108,767,700 $175,277,700 $12,130,700
Dedicated Credits Revenue $3,212,000 $2,254,500 $2,811,600 $4,271,900 $4,865,600
GFR - Special Administrative Expense $0 $233,100 $4,003,600 $350,400 $6,041,000
Unemployment Compensation Trust $156,382,200 $481,210,200 $799,848,100 $491,198,700 $466,550,000
Transfers - Medicaid $30,614,200 $30,946,800 $27,139,900 $23,048,300 $27,970,900
Transfers - Within Agency $0 $0 $0 $0 $138,700
Beginning Nonlapsing $77,300 $0 $2,596,600 $46,500 $0
Closing Nonlapsing $0 ($2,596,600) ($46,500) ($4,469,200) $0
Lapsing Balance $0 ($6,000) ($7,419,000) ($1,336,100) $0
Total
$598,080,300
$1,031,945,600
$1,574,235,800
$1,365,818,900
$1,195,656,400
 
Line Items
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Administration $12,084,900 $12,598,000 $12,531,400 $12,368,000 $13,394,900
Operations and Policy $405,811,100 $491,200,500 $647,563,500 $682,721,200 $678,609,500
General Assistance $7,943,800 $8,498,000 $5,364,800 $3,152,400 $4,896,500
Unemployment Insurance $15,858,300 $19,225,600 $21,103,700 $21,312,800 $28,493,800
Unemployment Compensation Fund $156,382,200 $500,423,500 $887,672,400 $646,264,500 $470,261,700
Total
$598,080,300
$1,031,945,600
$1,574,235,800
$1,365,818,900
$1,195,656,400
 
Categories of Expenditure
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Personnel Services $132,183,400 $138,779,100 $135,760,800 $134,213,500 $31,940,700
In-state Travel $522,700 $406,800 $399,000 $347,200 $74,900
Out-of-state Travel $194,000 $117,800 $111,900 $176,000 $46,200
Current Expense $35,399,100 $39,678,400 $50,881,300 $51,408,000 $187,131,800
DP Current Expense $30,488,400 $36,048,800 $28,151,000 $29,534,900 $651,900
DP Capital Outlay $11,111,200 $688,900 $7,116,400 $5,093,000 $163,900
Other Charges/Pass Thru $388,181,500 $816,225,800 $1,351,815,400 $1,145,046,300 $975,647,000
Total
$598,080,300
$1,031,945,600
$1,574,235,800
$1,365,818,900
$1,195,656,400
 
Other Indicators
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Budgeted FTE 1,947.0 2,062.0 4,124.0 4,124.0 2,136.4
Actual FTE 2,029.8 2,061.8 4,134.1 3,510.1 0.0
Vehicles 121 121 225 238 113






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