COBI 2015 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime

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Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Utah Office for Victims of Crime (UOVC) carries out its mission in four ways:

Financial Assistance to Victims of Violent Crime. UOVC provides staffing assistance to the council that disburses financial assistance.
Federal Grants that Serve Victims of Crime. The Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) grant is sub-awarded to state and local government agencies and non-profit organizations providing direct services such as victim advocacy, crisis intervention, assistance with protective orders, and counseling services. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant encourages enhancement of effective strategies to improve the system's response to violence against women.
Sponsorship of the Utah Victim Assistance Academy. The Utah Victim Assistance Academy is a week-long training for victim assistance providers, law enforcement officers, and other criminal justice professionals, providing the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to effectively work with victims of crime. The academy is funded through a federal grant. UOVC further provides statewide training on current trends and issues relevant to victim advocacy through the Statewide Association of Victim Advocates (SWAVO).
Utah Council on Victims of Crime. UOVC provides staffing assistance to the council and administers the contract for the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) program, which operates presently in all twenty-six county jails and the Utah State Prison. Notifications to victims through the VINE network totaled 69,548 in FY 2014.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $23,047,100 from all sources for Utah Office for Victims of Crime. This is a 177.3 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $0 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 100 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Body Cameras$0$1,000,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$1,000,000GFR - Criminal Forfeiture Restricted Account

This funding would provide body cameras to Utah Highway Patrol personnel through out the state. Funding would cover the purchase of equipment (approx. $500 per officer) and development of storage for recorded video. Funds would be drawn from the State Criminal Forfeiture Restricted Account.

Victims of Crime Act Federal Grants$13,900,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$13,900,000$0Federal Funds

The federal Crime Victim Fund collects fines and penalties from those convicted of federal criminal offenses. Funds are then distributed to state agencies and subawarded to local agencies and nonprofits. Congress recently increased the appropriations from this fund from $745M to $2.36B, making an additional $13.9M available for Utah. These funds would support crime victim-centered services throughout the State.

Change in QT/OE

The Office for Victims of Crimes measures the time required to process new claims from application to determination and previously tracked the percent of claims processed within 45 days. In May of 2013, the office launched the Governor's SUCCESS plan to increase production by 25% over the next 4 years. The office has already exceeded that goal by more than double, by sustaining an average of greater than 95% of claims processed in 45 days or fewer for the past year. In January 2014, the office decreased the target number of processing days to 30. The new measure includes claims processed within 30 days. The graph represents QT/OE, a measure of the quantity of services rendered (or units produced) per unit of input. Output is defined by both the quality (Q) and quantity (or throughput) of productivity (T). Operating expenses (OE) describe input. In terms of the Governor's challenge to improve state operations by 25%, the goal is to increase quality (Q) and throughput (T) per dollar expended (OE).

Expenditures for Victim Reparations

This measure represents the workload of the UOVC. It shows the amount of money paid to victims from the Crime Victims Reparations Account.

Victims Served Through Federal Grants

This measure represents the workload of the UOVC. It shows the amount of project activity resulting from federal grant funding.

Requests for Victim Reparations

This measure represents the workload of the UOVC. It shows the number of requests for victim reparations from the Crime Victims Reparations Account.

Statute

Statutory authority for this program is located in UCA 63M Chapter 7 Part 5, "Utah Office for Victims of Crime."

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 6

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice in Item 19, Chapter 14, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

No state tax dollars are used to fund the Crime Victim Reparations program. During the 2012 General Session an exception to this was made by the Legislature through a one-time General Fund appropriation of $150,000. The following intent language accompanied the $150,000 appropriation:

The Legislature intends that $150,000 for FY 2013 and FY 2014 of one-time funds provided for services of victims of sexual violence with appropriations provided for two year service grants within the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. The Legislature further intends that the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice will report back to the Legislative Appropriations Committee with performance measures.

Expenditures from the Crime Victim Reparations Fund may include reparations for victims, funding for other victim services, and administrative costs for the UOVC.

Special Funds

Crime Victim Reparations Fund. A restricted special revenue fund, meaning it does not require an appropriation for most expenditures. However, the office historically seeks appropriations for expenditures on program administration.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund, One-time	0	0	150,000	0	150,000	0	150,000	(150,000)	0
Federal Funds	6,635,700	5,831,400	5,802,900	5,462,600	6,107,000	0	6,107,000	14,095,600	20,202,600
Dedicated Credits Revenue	31,200	26,500	45,000	28,200	57,100	5,900	63,000	0	63,000
GFR - Criminal Forfeiture Restricted Acc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000,000	1,000,000
Crime Victim Reparations Fund	1,615,700	1,873,400	1,907,800	1,748,000	1,753,400	0	1,753,400	51,300	1,804,700
Beginning Nonlapsing	448,900	324,300	235,800	447,300	0	336,500	336,500	(236,500)	100,000
Closing Nonlapsing	(324,300)	(235,800)	(447,300)	(336,500)	0	(100,000)	(100,000)	(23,200)	(123,200)
Lapsing Balance	(200,000)	(200,000)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$8,207,200	$7,619,800	$7,694,200	$7,349,600	$8,067,500	$242,400	$8,309,900	$14,737,200	$23,047,100

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	1,390,100	1,507,700	1,527,900	1,697,800	1,839,500	(35,100)	1,804,400	78,700	1,883,100
In-state Travel	12,700	16,900	12,500	11,200	13,200	(800)	12,400	0	12,400
Out-of-state Travel	18,800	28,000	11,400	17,100	13,400	(800)	12,600	0	12,600
Current Expense	540,900	611,400	614,700	579,600	638,900	(111,100)	527,800	14,749,300	15,277,100
DP Current Expense	62,600	70,200	88,400	83,800	97,700	(8,200)	89,500	3,100	92,600
Other Charges/Pass Thru	6,182,100	5,385,600	5,439,300	4,960,700	5,464,800	398,400	5,863,200	(93,900)	5,769,300
Total	$8,207,200	$7,619,800	$7,694,200	$7,350,200	$8,067,500	$242,400	$8,309,900	$14,737,200	$23,047,100

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	22	24	25	27	28	0	28	0	28
Actual FTE	21.30	22.90	23.10	25.50	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.