COBI 2015 - Adjudication

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The Adjudication/Legal unit provides hearings on unemployment insurance claims and public assistance payment disputes, as well as the appeals of such hearings. The department is statutorily obligated to provide an adjudication process for unemployment and public assistance programs. The program also assists the department by offering guidance on legal matters such as contracts, insurance, and personnel.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,358,300 from all sources for Adjudication. This is a 1.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $229,200 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.9 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 86

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code the Legislature intends that up to $60,000 of the appropriations provided for the Unemployment Insurance line item in Item 32 of Chapter 13 Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to computer equipment and software and one-time projects associated with addressing appeals or public assistance overpayment caseload growth.

SB0002: Item 78

All General Funds appropriated to the Department of Workforce Services - Unemployment Insurance Administration 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 Fiscal Year 2016. If expenditures in the Unemployment Insurance Administration line item from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act exceed amounts appropriated to the Unemployment Insurance Administration line item from Federal Funds - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Fiscal Year 2016, the Division of Finance shall reduce the General Fund allocations to the Unemployment Insurance Administration 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.

SB0002: Item 78

The Legislature intends that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act appropriation provided for the Unemployment Insurance Administration line item is limited to one-time projects associated with Unemployment Insurance modernization.

SB0007S01: Item 22

The Legislature intends that the Department of Workforce Services report on the following performance measures for the Unemployment Insurance line item: (1) Percentage of New Employer Status Determinations made within 90 days of the last day in the quarter in which the business became Liable (Target => 70%), (2) Percentage of UI Separation Determinations with Quality scores equal to or greater than 95 points, based on the evaluation results of quarterly samples selected from all determinations (Target => 90%), and (3) Percentage of UI Benefits Payments made within 14 days after the week ending date of the first compensable week in the benefit year (Target => 87%) 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
General Fund	40,800	42,500	243,300	255,000	119,900	100,000	219,900	7,200	227,100
General Fund, One-time	0	0	(39,000)	300	600	0	600	1,500	2,100
Federal Funds	3,463,800	3,253,700	2,760,400	2,473,500	3,132,600	(203,300)	2,929,300	27,500	2,956,800
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	200	500	1,500	86,300	700	3,200	3,900	(100)	3,800
Transfers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,500	4,500
Transfers - Health	0	0	0	22,200	0	35,500	35,500	(35,500)	0
Transfers - Human Services	0	0	0	200	0	300	300	0	300
Transfers - Medicaid	15,400	11,500	53,000	81,700	113,100	18,900	132,000	31,500	163,500
Transfers - State Board of Regents	0	0	0	100	0	200	200	0	200
Total	$3,520,200	$3,308,200	$3,019,300	$2,919,300	$3,366,900	($45,200)	$3,321,700	$36,600	$3,358,300

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	3,194,900	2,899,500	2,783,000	2,774,900	2,977,100	19,000	2,996,100	32,400	3,028,500
In-state Travel	500	100	400	700	1,000	2,800	3,800	0	3,800
Out-of-state Travel	2,400	8,100	5,500	3,500	11,500	(2,800)	8,700	0	8,700
Current Expense	304,600	344,300	218,800	133,900	363,500	(64,500)	299,000	1,300	300,300
DP Current Expense	17,800	56,200	11,600	6,300	13,800	300	14,100	2,900	17,000
Total	$3,520,200	$3,308,200	$3,019,300	$2,919,300	$3,366,900	($45,200)	$3,321,700	$36,600	$3,358,300

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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	0	0	44.50	37.30	34	(2)	32	0	32
Actual FTE	0	34.59	31.70	31.47	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.