department of human services sfy10 amended and sfy11 budget ...

1: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESSFY10 AMENDED AND SFY11 BUDGET PROPOSAL Focusing 90% of our time on solutions and only 10% on problems

3: �The Big Picture�

4: Balance TANF Grant Reduce TANF appropriations in SFY10 and SFY11 Protect priority TANF-funded services (e.g., child welfare, food stamps) Maintain State funding in DFCS to protect $173M TANF MOE

5: TANF Exchanges

6: Protect Front Line Staff Allocate TANF to other state agencies Use state funds to maintain frontline staff (Food Stamps, TANF, Medicaid) Only state funds can be used to match Food Stamps and Medicaid administration State funds not available in DHS Permanent exchange of TANF funds TANF-State funds exchange opportunities

7: Combine Eligibility Programs Combine Food Stamps, TANF, and Medicaid eligibility into Federal Eligibility Benefit Services Program Aligns budget and operations Eliminates year-end fiscal affair request Eliminates managing over multiple budget boundaries Transfer EBT contract and SUCCESS mailings budget to new eligibility program NOTE: Combined program allows future cost reductions to manage projected $722,200 growth in services. One-time food stamp bonus funds used in SFY10 Amended and SFY11 to cover projected growth.

8: Food Stamp Bonus Use one-time food stamp bonus to fund deficit in SFY10 and SFY2011

9: Food Stamp Fraud Recovery Use recovery carryover to fund deficit in SFY10A and SFY11 DHS receives 35% money recovered from food stamp fraud Funds support Investigative Services, Office of Inspector General

10: Contract Reductions Reduce contracts in training and recruitment areas that are not mission critical

11: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Require match from private agencies to receive PSSF funds freeing state funds $2,755,000 state funds used to match PSSF

12: Workers� Comp and Unemployment Insurance Align DOAS billings for workers� compensation & unemployment insurance with SFY10 appropriation

13: Align Personnel Costs to Programs Align employee assessments (e.g., Workers� Compensation) to employee�s program location DFCS and DCSS can absorb these expenses within budgets by: Using ARRA funds (FY10 and FY11) Applying Federal earnings Transfer savings to Aging and Residential Child Care programs

14: Bill DBHDD for Foster Children Mental Health Services Surplus inSFY08, SFY09 budget Fewer children in care Bill $3M in services in SFY10 and $4M in services in SFY11 State share of Medicaid targeted case management services Comprehensive child and family assessment services

15: Solution Summary Solving for $20.2M (SFY10) and $20.6M (SFY11) state funds needed to: Maintain front-line staff Establish service model for DHS Balance the TANF Block Grant

16: Solution Summary