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FY2011 Budget Overview

May 2010

FY11 Budget Process Update: House FY11 Recommendation

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Descriptor FY10 Post 9C

Approp

FY11 Maintenance Request to House 1 HWM House Final

Administration 11,622,212 12,079,875 11,889,917 $11,785,583 $11,785,583Access Management 6,358,771 6,358,771 5,933,862 5,933,862 5,933,862 Supportive 77,836,888 85,713,746 90,286,814 90,286,814 89,786,814 TANF Related Child 116,232,279 136,927,436 127,358,313 127,358,313 127,358,313 Low Income Eligible Child Care 260,954,672 233,527,426 233,601,807 233,601,807 233,601,807 Grants to Head Start 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 UPK 8,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 Quality Supports 14,032,568 14,032,568 4,434,038 15,390,639 15,390,639 Mental Health 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 500,000 1,000,000 Family Supports and Engagement 5,000,000 5,000,000 17,025,836 5,000,000 5,000,000

509,037,390 510,639,822 509,030,587 505,857,018 505,857,018

• Only fiscal amendment from the HWM budget adopted on House floor was to increase Mental Health item by $500K and

reducing the Supportive account by the same amount.

FY11 Budget Process Update: House Budget Impact

Overall, the House budget largely reflects the Governor’s FY11 recommendations (in terms of funding levels).

Administration: Appropriation would force administrative reductions and potentially force a staff reduction.

Access Management:  Recommends the Governor’s FY11 level. Supportive:  Despite the $500K reduction on the House floor, the

House Final appropriation would be sufficient to meet FY11 needs. TANF Related Child Care:  House Final budget would have at least

a $9.5 million deficit from projected FY11 need.  At this level we estimate that we will run out of funds after May, 2011 billing.

Income Eligible:  This funding level enables us to support the 4,500 kids for whom we opened access in February and March and the homeless slots planned.

Grants to Head Start, Mental Health, UPK and Family Supports Line items:  Level funded.

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FY11 Budget Process Update: House Budget Language

Access Accounts: Unlike the Governor’s recommendations, the House does not consolidate the three caseload accounts (Supportive, TANF Related and Income Eligible) into one account. There is, however, language within the three caseload accounts that enables limited transferability (similar to the original FY10 language).

Access Management: The House added the following language to the CCR&R budget: “…and provided further that voucher management, information and referral, and enhanced consumer education shall be provided by the same agency”. This language comes with no additional funding for the CCR&Rs, but mandates that CCR&Rs perform the voucher management, information and referral, and enhanced consumer education . EEC, in response to FY2010 9C reduction, already made significant restructuring of various duties, specifically voucher management.

Supportive – Transitional Period: The Supportive budget language would allow a 6-month transitional period for children to remain in Supportive Child care after the closure of their case. Initially, the HWM recommendation did not include this in its recommendations.

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