Compendium of Budget Information for the 2011 General Session

Social Services
Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee Table of Contents

Group: Social Services - Department of Human Services

Agency: Human Services

Function

The Department of Human Services administers a variety of social services programs for the State of Utah. The Department includes the divisions of Executive Director Operations, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Services for People with Disabilities, Aging and Adult Services, Office of Recovery Services, Child and Family Services, and Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS - formerly Youth Corrections). While DJJS is part of the Department of Human Services, its budget is reviewed in the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee. For that reason, the DJJS budget and related issues are not summarized here. The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health also oversees the treatment portion of the Drug Courts and the Drug Offender Reform Act (DORA) program. Programs within the divisions of Aging and Adult Services and Substance Abuse and Mental Health are operated at the local county level.

Statutory Authority

The Department of Human Services is established and functions under authority of Title 62A of the Utah Code.

  • UCA 62A-1-102 creates the Department of Human Services and broadly outlines its purposes.
  • UCA 62A-1-107 describes creation and purposes of state boards within the department.
  • UCA 62A-1-111 lists the department's authority.
  • UCA 62A-1-112 and UCA 62A-1-114 outline the department's role as the State agency overseeing federal social service programs.

Performance

The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst completed an in-depth budget review of the Department of Human Services in November, 2010. As part of that review, a five year history of each agency's output and outcome measures was documented on pages 65 through 74 of Appendix 3 of the report.

Funding Detail

As indicated in the above table, the department also draws funds from several General Fund restricted accounts, as appropriated by the Legislature. These restricted accounts include:

  • Children's Account: UCA 62A-4a-309 - $3 surcharge on birth certificates and private contributions assessed at UCA 26-2-12.5 to provide abuse prevention programs

  • Victims of Domestic Violence Services Account: UCA 51-9-406 - 4.0 percent of surcharges on court fines and penalties to provide domestic violence services

  • Intoxicated Drivers Rehabilitation Account: UCA 62A-15-502, 62A-15-503, and UCA 51-9-407 - 7.5 percent surcharge on court fines and penalties to provide education, intervention, and treatment of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) drivers

  • Tobacco Settlement Account: UCA 51-9-201 - tobacco settlement payments for drug court treatment services

  • Account for People with Disabilities: UCA 63A-5-220 - sale and lease of real property at Utah State Developmental Center where the lease payment receipts and the interest on the principal may be appropriated for disabilities-related programs identified in UCA 62A-5

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Sources of Finance
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
General Fund $256,076,800 $284,493,300 $275,622,400 $263,570,300 $269,800,400
General Fund, One-time $3,455,100 $1,330,100 ($5,834,400) ($18,474,200) $5,524,200
Federal Funds $116,907,900 $117,637,600 $122,083,600 $113,919,800 $124,424,900
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $0 $0 $19,437,800 $31,193,900 $21,009,700
Dedicated Credits Revenue $9,810,800 $12,150,900 $12,195,900 $11,833,100 $11,630,400
GFR - Children's Trust $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $900,000 $400,000
GFR - Domestic Violence $734,800 $754,100 $840,700 $1,940,700 $840,700
GFR - Intoxicated Driver Rehab $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
GFR - Tobacco Settlement $1,647,200 $1,647,200 $1,647,200 $2,166,300 $2,325,400
GFR - Trust for People with Disabilities $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $481,900 $100,000
DHS DP ISF $0 $0 $119,900 $0 $0
Transfers $0 $0 $69,800 $0 $50,000
Transfers - Child Nutrition $0 $0 $0 $73,900 $65,800
Transfers - Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice $75,000 $166,000 $92,800 $242,200 $242,700
Transfers - H - Medical Assistance $142,847,800 $160,303,000 $171,974,800 $173,039,500 $164,505,500
Transfers - Other Agencies $3,378,900 $2,992,300 $1,023,700 $1,104,200 $630,100
Transfers - Within Agency $0 $0 $845,900 $623,400 $406,000
Beginning Nonlapsing $6,947,100 $9,095,800 $10,290,800 $7,818,400 $500,000
Closing Nonlapsing ($9,095,800) ($10,290,800) ($7,809,500) ($3,896,400) $0
Lapsing Balance ($608,000) ($1,159,700) ($2,845,900) ($11,122,800) $0
Total
$534,177,600
$581,119,800
$601,755,500
$576,914,200
$603,955,800
 
Line Items
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Executive Director Operations $19,976,100 $22,231,600 $17,270,800 $15,530,900 $16,511,300
Substance Abuse & Mental Health $120,104,600 $129,617,400 $135,052,700 $128,467,400 $126,619,000
Mental Health Therapist Grant $0 $0 $8,100 $0 $0
Services for People w/ Disabilities $175,025,800 $191,746,300 $206,168,900 $203,799,200 $197,949,000
Office of Recovery Services $48,409,800 $50,688,700 $50,320,500 $48,734,600 $62,300,600
Child and Family Services $148,243,500 $162,819,600 $168,198,800 $157,246,400 $178,833,100
Aging and Adult Services $22,417,800 $24,016,200 $24,735,700 $23,135,700 $21,742,800
Total
$534,177,600
$581,119,800
$601,755,500
$576,914,200
$603,955,800
 
Categories of Expenditure
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Personnel Services $190,574,400 $203,002,300 $208,038,800 $191,234,000 $200,216,300
In-state Travel $1,496,800 $1,604,100 $1,020,100 $674,500 $962,900
Out-of-state Travel $209,300 $279,900 $175,600 $70,300 $93,400
Current Expense $51,979,900 $54,479,400 $53,270,200 $49,841,300 $53,184,900
DP Current Expense $21,280,000 $22,292,400 $18,277,400 $19,556,200 $32,275,500
DP Capital Outlay $188,600 $106,200 $185,000 $8,300 $83,300
Capital Outlay $68,800 $346,200 $55,500 $195,900 $50,000
Other Charges/Pass Thru $268,379,800 $299,009,300 $320,732,900 $315,333,700 $317,089,500
Total
$534,177,600
$581,119,800
$601,755,500
$576,914,200
$603,955,800
 
Other Indicators
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Budgeted FTE 3,520.8 3,520.6 3,463.8 3,455.7 3,245.9
Vehicles 354 396 351 350 351






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