Agency: Juvenile Justice Services Function The Division of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) serves youth offenders with a comprehensive array of programs, including home detention, secure detention, day reporting centers, case management, community services, observation and assessment, long-term secure facilities, transition, and youth parole. Juvenile Justice Services is a division within the Department of Human Services but has been assigned to the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee for Legislative oversight. Prior to FY 2004, it was known as the Division of Youth Corrections.
DJJS is responsible for all youth offenders committed by the state's Juvenile Court for secure confinement or supervision and treatment in the community. DJJS also operates receiving centers and youth services centers for non-custodial and/or non-adjudicated youth. Programs within the Division of Juvenile Justice Services include: - Administration
- Early Intervention Services
- Community Programs
- Correctional Facilities
- Rural Programs
- Youth Parole Authority, the DJJS equivalent to the Board of Pardons and Parole
Program collaboration and interface within DJJS is essential for providing successful juvenile services. Caseload trends Caseload trends seem to mirror population trends reflected in school enrollment for similar age groups. This trend indicates a growth in school enrollment for the next 10 to 15 years. This would suggest the potential for a similar trend for DJJS caseloads over that same period. Statutory Authority The authority and responsibilities of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services are enumerated in the Utah Code Annotated 62A-7 et al. Intent Language Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations up to $1,500,000 provided for the Division of Juvenile Justice Services line item in Item 18 of Chapter 396 Laws of Utah 2009 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2010. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to data processing current expenditures, facility repairs or maintenance, and other charges and pass through expenditures. All General Funds appropriated to the Programs and Operations line item are contingent upon expenditures from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1, 111th United States Congress) not exceeding amounts appropriated from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in all appropriation bills passed for FY 2011. If expenditures in the Programs and Operations line item from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act exceed amounts appropriated to the Programs and Operations line item from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in FY 2011, the Division of Finance shall reduce the General Fund allocations to the Programs and Operations line item by one dollar for every one dollar in Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expenditures that exceed Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act appropriations. 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 The primary source of funding is state General Fund. A second significant source of revenue has been federal Medicaid funding. Changes in Medicaid participation impact Juvenile Justice Services. The federal government continues to examine and redefine Medicaid eligibility. Changes in Medicaid funding effective July 2010 could impact DJJS by as much as $9 million. DJJS funding also includes other sources of federal funds, revenue transfers, and dedicated credits. | Sources of Finance | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | General Fund | $79,705,100 | $87,505,100 | $84,891,800 | $78,581,100 | $82,143,100 | | General Fund, One-time | $1,990,500 | $0 | ($629,300) | $1,663,800 | $7,740,000 | | Federal Funds | $2,289,200 | $1,878,700 | $1,946,700 | $2,006,000 | $2,865,400 | | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | $0 | $0 | $1,489,900 | $1,831,200 | $837,200 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $2,883,000 | $2,850,500 | $2,996,300 | $2,850,800 | $2,909,900 | | Transfers - Child Nutrition | $855,400 | $931,300 | $827,000 | $833,600 | $967,900 | | Transfers - Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice | $687,300 | $497,800 | $384,000 | $255,200 | $901,800 | | Transfers - H - Medical Assistance | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,134,800 | $0 | | Transfers - Interagency | $0 | $5,100 | $0 | $6,600 | $0 | | Transfers - Medicaid | $13,366,400 | $13,614,500 | $14,119,200 | $0 | $4,200,800 | | Transfers - Other Agencies | $36,000 | $12,800 | $111,500 | $8,000 | $0 | | Transfers - Within Agency | ($40,600) | $117,400 | $77,800 | $182,700 | $60,700 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $706,800 | $216,500 | $1,247,900 | $760,500 | $0 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($216,600) | ($1,247,900) | ($760,500) | ($1,500,000) | $0 | | Lapsing Balance | $0 | ($100) | ($359,500) | ($607,900) | $0 | | Total | $102,262,500 | $106,381,700 | $106,342,800 | $100,006,400 | $102,626,800 |
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| | Line Items | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | Programs and Operations | $102,262,500 | $106,381,700 | $106,342,800 | $100,006,400 | $102,626,800 | | Total | $102,262,500 | $106,381,700 | $106,342,800 | $100,006,400 | $102,626,800 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | Personnel Services | $50,238,900 | $53,492,300 | $54,718,700 | $52,236,200 | $56,983,700 | | In-state Travel | $267,200 | $312,400 | $152,200 | $92,000 | $227,300 | | Out-of-state Travel | $20,300 | $18,100 | $16,400 | $10,000 | $22,400 | | Current Expense | $17,367,800 | $18,872,900 | $17,248,000 | $16,875,800 | $18,668,800 | | DP Current Expense | $969,700 | $1,243,700 | $1,004,700 | $988,700 | $1,025,700 | | Capital Outlay | $0 | $104,700 | $45,400 | $27,200 | $10,000 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $33,398,600 | $32,337,600 | $33,157,400 | $29,776,500 | $25,688,900 | | Total | $102,262,500 | $106,381,700 | $106,342,800 | $100,006,400 | $102,626,800 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 987.5 | 1,025.0 | 988.0 | 958.8 | 906.8 | | Vehicles | 142 | 142 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
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