FY 2000-01 FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY BUDGET - H.B. 5277 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

House Bill 5277 (S-1 as amended by the Committee of the Whole)

Committee: Appropriations

FY 1999-2000 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation 3,654,976,100
Changes from FY 1999-2000 Year-to-Date:
  • TANF Funding. The Governor, the House and the Senate recommend replacing TANF with General Fund and other revenue per Federal regulations, and expand Project Zero, Domestic Violence, and safety initiatives. The Governor and the House recommend TANF funds for the Homestead Property Tax; the Senate recommends putting it in the Treasury budget. The Senate recommends funds for sexual assault victim services, teenage parents and community action agencies.
 8,123,000
  • Computer Technology. The Governor, House and Senate recommend increases for fees and systems (data, child support automation, distribution) and consolidate ASSIST, Local Office and Client Information systems into Client Services System to meet a Federal mandate.
 60,800,200
  • Legal Contracts. The Governor, House and Senate recommend an increase for Child Support cooperative reimbursement and attorney general contracts.
20,750,000
  • Foster Care and Adoption Subsidies. The Governor, House and Senate recommend increases for foster care and adoption caseloads, parent recruitment, 2.7% rate FY2000 full year, and 3% FY 2001 for families. The House recommends 3% rate increase for agencies.
46,268,900
  • Youth-In-Transition. The Senate recommends funds for a 34% increase for contracts; the House recommends $226,000 Gross, GF/GP for a 3% increase for contracts.
 2,400,000
  • Family Preservation and Prevention Services. The Governor, House and Senate recommend increases for safe home verification and TANF funds for family reunification. The House recommends TANF for services to children 0-3 years old. The Senate recommends funds for Child Advocacy Centers and TANF for Boys & Girls Clubs after school programs.
 6,405,000
7. Juvenile Justice Services. The Governor, House and Senate recommend Wayne County Block Grant funds return to accounts where taken for WCBG development, and Child Care Fund, payroll costs, and Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant award fund increases. 21,039,000
8. Grants. The Governor, House, and Senate recommend FIP, SDA, Food Stamp, and Day Care reduced caseloads, TANF funds for Kinship Care, and a 3% increase for work deferred FIP cases. The House and Senate recommend a TANF increase for day care provider rates. The Senate recommends increases for clothing allowance, transitional work support, after school programs, multicultural contracts, Food Bank Council and indigent burial services. (302,756,700)
9. Economic Adjustments. The Governor, House and Senate recommend a 3% increase for classified positions and adjustments for retirement, insurance and workers compensation. 33,222,700
10. Other Changes. Net increases for staff, fringes, and training. (583,800)
11. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate bill is $43,252,200 Gross and $2,511,500 GF/GP over the Governor.
Total Changes (104,331,700)
FY 2000-01 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation 3,550,644,400
FY 2000-01 FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
Changes from FY 1999-2000 Year to Date:
1. Buy American. Governor deletes, but included by House and Senate. (Sec. 209)
2. Deprived & Depressed Communities. Governor deletes, but included by House and Senate. (Sec. 210)
3. Departmentwide Lapse. House includes, Senate deletes. (Sec. 224)
4. Project Zero. Governor, House and Senate delete. (Sec. 410)
5. Created for Caring. Governor deletes but included by House and Senate. (Sec.407)
6. Saginaw Career Path. Governor deletes, but included by House and Senate. (Sec. 649)
7. Enhanced Vocational Program. Governor and Senate delete, but included by House. (Sec. 409)
8. Title IV-D Escheat. Senate includes provision for escheating child support collections. (Sec. 412)
9. CPS Staff Policy. Senate requires department investigations and home visits guidelines and training. (Sec. 413)
10. Special Needs Adoption. Governor deletes, but House includes. Senate includes new language that provides expenditure reimbursement under certain conditions . (Sec. 516)
11. Adoption Cost Audit. Senate requires audit to determine average adoption cost. (Sec. 521)
12. Boys & Girls Clubs. Senate provides $255,000 TANF for after school programs. (Sec. 522)
13. Indigent Burial. House increases payments by $25 and $5, but Senate increase is $50 and $10. (Sec. 613)
14. Work First. Governor and Senate delete, House includes 10 hours each education, study, work. (Sec. 630)
15. Child Abuse Central Registry. Governor deletes, but included by House (6 days) and Senate (10 days). (Sec. 635)
16. Day Care Rate Increase. House and Senate include and Senate clarifies one-time appropriation. (Sec. 640)
17. Air Conditioning. Governor and House delete, but Senate includes. (Sec. 656)
18. After School Programs. Senate provides pilot project in 5 counties, with report and audit provisions. (Sec. 657)
19. Boot Camp. Governor and House include, but deleted by Senate. (Sec. 701)
20. Prohibition on Reunification. Governor, House and Senate include, and Senate adds exception for court petition denial (Sec. 509)
21. CSBG Distribution. Governor deletes, but House includes with plan by Indian consortium, Inter-tribal council and civil rights department and Senate includes only the civil rights department (Sec. 404)

Date Completed: 5-24-00 - Fiscal Analyst: C. Cole