Compendium of Budget Information for the 2009 General Session

Commerce & Workforce Services
Appropriations Subcommittee

Intent Language

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Workforce Services shall be required to report during the 2008 Interim Session to Commerce and Workforce Services Appropriations Subcommittee the status and budget of the eREP Program.

As provided by 35A-3-302(5)(a) the Legislature sets the maximum monthly dollar amount of cash assistance for families as follows:

Family Employment Program 5% Grant Increase by Household Size:

House Hold Size/Grant with 5% Increase

1/$288

2/$399

3/$498

4/$583

5/$664

6/$731

7/$764

8/$801

9/$839

10/$873

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$61,376,300	$55,400,000	$58,732,000	$72,330,200	$70,720,500
General Fund, One-time	$0	$4,762,500	$11,232,900	$5,137,000	($10,948,300)
Federal Funds	$220,242,200	$206,014,300	$181,549,100	$487,741,100	$224,239,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$3,360,100	$2,788,600	$1,780,300	$3,212,200	$2,359,000
GFR - Special Administrative Expense	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,000,000
Trust and Agency Funds	$0	$0	$7,506,200	$0	$0
Unemployment Compensation Trust	$2,160,000	$2,514,600	$0	$0	$6,000
Transfers	$4,939,500	$5,651,700	$15,375,600	$0	$8,899,100
Transfers - Medicaid	$0	$0	$0	$0	$364,600
Transfers - Within Agency	$0	$0	$0	$30,596,600	$2,200,000
Beginning Nonlapsing	$3,000,000	$3,914,000	$2,965,800	$2,605,100	$1,207,300
Closing Nonlapsing	($6,914,000)	($2,965,800)	($2,605,100)	($1,940,200)	$0
Total	$288,164,100	$278,079,900	$276,536,800	$599,682,000	$312,048,000

Programs:	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Workforce Services	($275,673,300)	($242,730,300)	($240,864,600)	($1,398,500)	($233,417,200)
Family Employment Program	$105,487,400	$93,287,500	$87,749,900	$74,545,900	$98,706,700
Child Care	$45,487,800	$53,412,000	$55,733,700	$59,281,600	$50,099,600
General Assistance/SSI	$10,615,500	$9,724,100	$11,067,300	$9,096,800	$6,890,700
Food Stamps	$175,237,200	$184,043,200	$176,597,600	$188,023,600	$182,840,900
Employment Development	$15,131,800	$11,891,100	$5,901,900	$8,330,900	$16,149,900
Unemployment Insurance	$166,035,200	$126,589,800	$126,687,600	$178,737,900	$130,444,800
Workforce Investment Act	$20,530,100	$16,772,000	$14,272,300	$13,614,900	$13,144,000
Medical Programs	$9,406,600	$12,365,600	$26,750,600	$59,018,400	$39,706,700
All Other Programs	$15,905,800	$12,724,900	$12,640,500	$9,032,000	$7,481,900
Centralized Service Delivery Support	$0	$0	$0	$353,200	$0
Administration Support	$0	$0	$0	$64,600	$0
Service Delivery	$0	$0	$0	$93,400	$0
Regional Operations	$0	$0	$0	$887,300	$0
Total	$288,164,100	$278,079,900	$276,536,800	$599,682,000	$312,048,000

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Personal Services	$112,363,400	$114,051,800	$106,447,900	$44,697,900	$134,414,600
In-State Travel	$486,100	$415,000	$408,900	$0	$607,700
Out of State Travel	$314,500	$201,300	$198,900	$0	$342,600
Current Expense	$40,202,000	$38,028,600	$34,781,000	$102,502,100	$37,883,400
DP Current Expense	$19,873,900	$17,225,500	$27,843,800	$0	$36,793,400
DP Capital Outlay	$1,035,700	$466,800	$1,247,800	$0	$1,249,300
Capital Outlay	$4,905,200	$5,851,200	$13,755,900	$0	$7,366,000
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$108,983,300	$101,839,700	$91,852,600	$393,423,100	$100,803,900
Transfers	$0	$0	$0	$59,058,900	($7,412,900)
Total	$288,164,100	$278,079,900	$276,536,800	$599,682,000	$312,048,000

Other Indicators	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Budgeted FTE	2,033.0	1,806.3	1,805.0	1,947.0	1,947.0
Vehicles	111	111	121	121	121

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Program: Family Employment Program

Function

The Family Employment Program (FEP) helps families with dependent children become self sufficient by helping clients find jobs, and providing financial support to eligible parents. The program may also help with child-care, and/or disability benefits. Working with an employment counselor, parents develop an employment plan that leads to self-sufficiency. To remain eligible, parents must follow the plan. Funding is from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant and state MOE funds.

The key principles of FEP are:

It is employment focused rather than benefit based.
Benefits are time limited. (Most states follow the federal 5-year limit. Utah's limit is 3 years.)
States are required to meet federal standards for the number of participants meeting federally defined work activities.

Utah has some flexibility to design its TANF assistance programs. Utah can use both the federal block grant and state Maintenance of Effort (MOE) money on anything that accomplishes the broad purposes of TANF including:

Ending welfare dependence;
Promoting employment and marriage;
Encouraging two-parent families; and
Reducing out-of-wedlock pregnancies.

Resources must be spent on eligible families.

Funding Detail

The Random Moment Time Sampling method of allocating costs is different than other state programs. The standard table is not applicable. The following table shows the expected funding level for the current year:

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$19,267,900	$21,836,500	$22,848,400	$12,481,900	$17,966,900
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$62,064,000	$0
Transfers - Within Agency	$86,219,500	$71,451,000	$64,901,500	$0	$80,739,800
Total	$105,487,400	$93,287,500	$87,749,900	$74,545,900	$98,706,700

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$44,453,400	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$54,629,400	$46,599,400	$31,670,500	$30,092,500	$43,390,000
Transfers	$50,858,000	$46,688,100	$56,079,400	$0	$55,316,700
Total	$105,487,400	$93,287,500	$87,749,900	$74,545,900	$98,706,700

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Program: Child Care

Function

This program helps qualified working parents with child care subsidies. It helps parents find child care and works to improve child care quality.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$4,438,600	$5,936,200	$7,142,000	$7,707,600	$5,424,200
General Fund, One-time	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100,000
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$51,559,000	($7,762,200)
Transfers - Within Agency	$41,049,200	$47,475,800	$48,591,700	$15,000	$52,337,600
Total	$45,487,800	$53,412,000	$55,733,700	$59,281,600	$50,099,600

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$12,877,000	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$30,315,800	$38,479,100	$46,258,000	$46,404,600	$44,675,000
Transfers	$15,172,000	$14,932,900	$9,475,700	$0	$5,424,600
Total	$45,487,800	$53,412,000	$55,733,700	$59,281,600	$50,099,600

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Program: General Assistance/SSI

Function

This is a state funded program providing financial assistance to eligible single people and couples who do not qualify for the Family Employment Program (FEP). To be eligible, recipients must be unable to earn more than $500 per month due to physical illness or mental disability.

People receiving General Assistance are required to register with Vocational Rehabilitation if their disability can be overcome. Some participate in the Work Experience and Training Program. People waiting to qualify for Federal Supplemental Security Income are temporarily helped through General Assistance. Cash assistance is limited to 24 of 60 months while customers are receiving treatment. The monthly assistance is $261 for single individuals or $362 for a household of two. The Federal Government reimburses the State for payments made to those who become Supplemental Security Income eligible (about 60% of the total General Assistance budget.)

The General Assistance program includes financial assistance, employable skills building/worksite training, and one-time emergency assistance to enhance employability of Utah's most vulnerable customers.

Funding Detail

The Random Moment Time Sampling method of allocating costs is different than other state programs. The standard table not applicable. The following table shows the expected funding level for the current year:

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$10,615,500	$9,724,100	$11,067,300	$7,096,800	$6,590,700
General Fund, One-time	$0	$0	$0	$2,000,000	$300,000
Total	$10,615,500	$9,724,100	$11,067,300	$9,096,800	$6,890,700

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$3,892,400	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$9,119,100	$7,749,300	$5,536,700	$5,204,400	$4,001,200
Transfers	$1,496,400	$1,974,800	$5,530,600	$0	$2,889,500
Total	$10,615,500	$9,724,100	$11,067,300	$9,096,800	$6,890,700

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Program: Food Stamps

Function

This federal program helps eligible individuals buy food. Actual stamps are no longer used; payments are made through debit cards. Food stamps cannot buy tobacco, alcoholic beverages, items that cannot be eaten, or already prepared foods. They can buy vegetable seeds and plants. Items purchased with food stamps are not subject to sales tax.

Food Stamp administration is funded with federal funds and at 50/50 match rate. Benefits are 100% federally funded and are not shown in the budget. For FY 08, food stamp benefit payments are expected to be $128.8 million.

Funding Detail

The Random Moment Time Sampling method of allocating costs is different than other state programs and makes the standard table not applicable. The following table shows the expected funding level for the current year:

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$19,477,000	$21,523,000	$21,120,300	$22,635,300	$21,782,700
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$165,388,300	$0
Transfers - Within Agency	$155,760,200	$162,520,200	$155,477,300	$0	$161,058,200
Total	$175,237,200	$184,043,200	$176,597,600	$188,023,600	$182,840,900

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Personal Services	$0	$0	$0	$44,697,900	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$136,833,400	$141,807,200	$134,487,800	$143,325,700	$135,000,000
Transfers	$38,403,800	$42,236,000	$42,109,800	$0	$47,840,900
Total	$175,237,200	$184,043,200	$176,597,600	$188,023,600	$182,840,900

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Program: Employment Development

Function

This federally funded program:

Helps employers hire the most qualified worker for the job.
Helps job seekers identify their skills and abilities so that they will make the right job and career decisions.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$8,330,900	$0
Transfers - Within Agency	$15,131,800	$11,891,100	$5,901,900	$0	$16,149,900
Total	$15,131,800	$11,891,100	$5,901,900	$8,330,900	$16,149,900

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$6,864,200	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$3,067,200	$1,417,300	$1,366,800	$1,466,700	$1,452,600
Transfers	$12,064,600	$10,473,800	$4,535,100	$0	$14,697,300
Total	$15,131,800	$11,891,100	$5,901,900	$8,330,900	$16,149,900

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Program: Unemployment Insurance

Function

Unemployment Insurance (UI) collects employer contributions to the trust, determines eligibility and pays weekly benefits to unemployed workers.

This federally funded program will spend approximately $24 million on operations in FY 2008. The benefit portion of the program is not part of the budget but will amount to approximately $107 million in FY 08.

The Department opened jobs.utah.gov, the nation's first complete unemployment insurance web site. The Department believes that it is the most forward looking, comprehensive state unemployment system in the country. After logging on, eligible job seekers can file unemployment insurance claims, register for work and employers can conduct all of their business (registering as a new employer, reporting and paying their UI tax obligations, accessing unemployment insurance tax rates, researching unemployment tax laws and regulations, downloading unemployment tax forms and publications, etc.) Representatives from other states have already visited Utah to get additional information about the Utah's system from the developers and more are planning trips to get information that will allow them to copy Utah's system.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$178,117,600	$0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$32,700	$0
Transfers - Within Agency	$166,035,200	$126,589,800	$126,687,600	$0	$130,444,800
Beginning Nonlapsing	$0	$0	$0	$2,527,800	$0
Closing Nonlapsing	$0	$0	$0	($1,940,200)	$0
Total	$166,035,200	$126,589,800	$126,687,600	$178,737,900	$130,444,800

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$23,410,800	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$140,136,600	$102,476,300	$105,278,600	$155,327,100	$103,871,000
Transfers	$25,898,600	$24,113,500	$21,409,000	$0	$26,573,800
Total	$166,035,200	$126,589,800	$126,687,600	$178,737,900	$130,444,800

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Program: Workforce Investment Act

Function

This federally funded program prepares low-income youth, adults and dislocated workers, and persons with other barriers. It makes funding available to eligible job seekers for vocational training, education, and other support services, and for help in finding a job.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$13,614,900	$0
Transfers - Within Agency	$20,530,100	$16,772,000	$14,272,300	$0	$13,144,000
Total	$20,530,100	$16,772,000	$14,272,300	$13,614,900	$13,144,000

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$5,094,800	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$10,626,700	$7,650,500	$9,259,900	$8,520,100	$9,435,000
Transfers	$9,903,400	$9,121,500	$5,012,400	$0	$3,709,000
Total	$20,530,100	$16,772,000	$14,272,300	$13,614,900	$13,144,000

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Program: All Other Programs

Function

The Department has centralized services to the regions and their Employment Centers. All case managers are now classified as 'employment counselors'.

Services include oversight of job training, employment development, and support services, adjudication and auditing, labor market information, and data processing. The Division contracts with the federal government to provide information and specific services to them. There are some quality control responsibilities to assure compliance with federal guidelines.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
General Fund	$46,800	$101,500	$52,100	$0	$0
Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0	$5,852,500	$0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$3,179,500	$0
Transfers - Within Agency	$15,859,000	$12,623,400	$12,588,400	$0	$7,481,900
Total	$15,905,800	$12,724,900	$12,640,500	$9,032,000	$7,481,900

Categories of Expenditure	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Current Expense	$0	$0	$0	$5,909,500	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$0	$0	$0	$3,122,500	$0
Transfers	$15,905,800	$12,724,900	$12,640,500	$0	$7,481,900
Total	$15,905,800	$12,724,900	$12,640,500	$9,032,000	$7,481,900

Other Indicators	2005 Actual	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Approp
Vehicles	111	0	0	0	0

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