COBI 2015 - Children's Account

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The Children's Account was established by the Legislature in 1986 (see UCA 62A-4a-309). The fund receives a $3.00 surcharge on all birth certificates (see (UCA 26-2-12.5) to be used for child abuse prevention programs. The Child Abuse and Neglect Council evaluate proposals and grants which require a dollar for dollar match by the sponsoring organizations. Sponsoring organizations typically include schools, church groups, communities, as well as other entities.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $450,000 from all sources for Children's Account. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Staff Analysis

For the most recent completed fiscal year, the following information represents the purposes for which the money was used:

DCFS Children's Account Detailed Purposes

With regard to the Children's Account, the program manager indicates that the program is statewide. "There are contracts with providers to cover the entire State." With regard to the methodology used to distrube the funds, the division states that it is done, "based on Request for Grant applications solicited by DCFS. A needs assessment was done within the past six months. Contracts were to reflect the assessment. The population may not represent needs. This type of distribution assumes that all factors affecting children who receive services are the same statewide."

Children and adults served via the Children's Account

Regarding the negative trend greater than 5% in the children and adults served via the Children's Account from the DCFS Children's Account program performance measures, the agency states, "The dip in 2012 was due to changes and delays in the contract being awarded."

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 92

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that any remaining funds provided for the Division of Child and Family Services, in Item 41, Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of FY 2015. The Legislature further intends that these non-lapsing funds are to be used for Adoption Assistance, Out of Home Care, Service Delivery, In-Home Services, Special Needs, and SAFE Management Information System modernization consistent with the requirements found at UCA 63J-1-603(3)(b).

SB0002: Item 85

The Legislature intends the Department of Human Services' Division of Child and Family Services use nonlapsing state funds originally appropriated for Adoption Assistance non-IV-E monthly subsidies for any children that were not initially Title IV-E eligible in foster care, but that now qualify for Title IV-E adoption assistance monthly subsidies under eligibility exception criteria specified in P.L. 112-34 [Social Security Act Section 473(e)]. These funds shall only be used for child welfare services allowable under Title IV-B or Title IV-E of the Social Security Act consistent with the requirements found at UCA 63J-1-603(3)(b).

SB0002: Item 85

The Legislature intends to reinvest non-lapsing state funds originally appropriated for Out of Home Care to enhance Service Delivery or In-Home Services consistent with the requirements found at UCA 63J-1-603(3)(b). The purpose of this reinvestment of funds is to increase capacity to keep children safely at home and reduce the need for foster care, in accordance with Utah's Child Welfare Demonstration Project authorized under Section 1130 of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9), which grants a waiver for certain foster care funding requirements under Title IV-E of the Act. These funds shall only be used for child welfare services allowable under Title IV-B or Title IV-E of the Act.

SB0007S01: Item 30

The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Services report on the following performance measures for the Child and Family Services line item: (1) Administrative Performance: Percent satisfactory outcomes on qualitative case reviews/system performance (Target = 85%/85%), (2) Child Protective Services:� Absence of maltreatment recurrence within 6 months (Target = 94.6%), and (3) Out of home services: Percent of children reunified within 12 months (Target = 74.2%) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

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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
GFR - Children's Account	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	450,000	0	450,000	0	450,000
Lapsing Balance	(19,400)	(100)	0	(2,700)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$380,600	$399,900	$400,000	$397,300	$450,000	$0	$450,000	$0	$450,000

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Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Current Expense	7,400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	373,200	399,900	400,000	397,300	450,000	0	450,000	0	450,000
Total	$380,600	$399,900	$400,000	$397,300	$450,000	$0	$450,000	$0	$450,000

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.