COBI 2015 - Child Support Services

Overview
Issues
Performance
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

Child Support Services is the largest activity in the Office of Recovery Services. It is responsible for the management of the federal Title IV-D (Social Security Act) Child Support Enforcement program for the state. This program is required by federal law in order for the state to receive the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. The primary purpose of the program is to increase family income through collection of child support and enforcement of medical support. Combined with other income, child support collections assist families to become self-sufficient or help prevent the need for public assistance including Medicaid.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $23,988,800 from all sources for Child Support Services. This is a 2.7 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $6,143,000 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 6 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Staff Analysis

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

Child Support Services Detailed Purposes

History of Child Support Collections

Child Support Collections

Child Support Services: Percent of support paid

Regarding the positive trend greater than 5% in child support collections from the Office of Recovery Services Child Support Collections program performance measures, the agency states, "Collections have generally trended upward from year to year throughout ORS's history, but some of the increase during the past few years has been due to the recovering economy."

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 84

The Legislature intends the Office of Recovery Services report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by September 1, 2015 regarding implementation of 2014 General Session fee increases and a detailed listing of the intended uses of the additional fee revenue with associated amounts.

SB0007S01: Item 29

The Legislature intends that the Department of Human Services report on the following performance measures for the Office of Recovery Services line item: (1) ORS Total Collections (Target = $250 million), (2) Child Support Services Collections (Target = $215 million), and (3) Ratio: ORS Collections to Cost (Target = > 5.9 to 1) 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	4,063,000	4,662,900	4,399,600	5,578,000	6,110,600	(359,700)	5,750,900	342,500	6,093,400
General Fund, One-time	0	156,000	0	23,400	46,800	0	46,800	2,800	49,600
Federal Funds	13,248,800	12,851,100	6,074,200	8,349,400	9,018,000	(502,300)	8,515,700	(28,800)	8,486,900
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	2,230,400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	2,867,700	2,756,200	9,281,200	8,471,800	11,032,500	(2,045,300)	8,987,200	318,300	9,305,500
Transfers - Other Agencies	67,400	59,200	51,500	50,700	53,400	0	53,400	0	53,400
Lapsing Balance	(1,010,100)	(1,800)	(1,800)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$21,467,200	$20,483,600	$19,804,700	$22,473,300	$26,261,300	($2,907,300)	$23,354,000	$634,800	$23,988,800

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	20,394,300	19,484,800	18,862,600	18,389,200	19,802,900	(529,900)	19,273,000	581,400	19,854,400
In-state Travel	3,500	12,500	2,700	1,000	2,500	(1,800)	700	0	700
Out-of-state Travel	0	500	600	1,600	0	1,600	1,600	0	1,600
Current Expense	1,069,300	985,400	938,400	3,368,300	5,625,000	(2,389,700)	3,235,300	36,800	3,272,100
DP Current Expense	100	400	400	843,400	830,900	12,500	843,400	16,600	860,000
Total	$21,467,200	$20,483,600	$19,804,700	$22,603,500	$26,261,300	($2,907,300)	$23,354,000	$634,800	$23,988,800

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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	334.46	345.80	377	301.80	304.78	(6.78)	298	0	298
Actual FTE	303.87	296.10	285	273	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.