Department of Children's Services Budget Proposal

7/23/2019 Department of Children's Services Budget Proposal

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12/01/2015

BUDGET DISCUSSION


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Customer-FocusedGovernment Goals

I. Improve the efficiency of the Child Abuse Hotline

A. Ensure all calls coming to the Child Abuse Hotline arehandled efficiently and professionally to ensure the fastestand safest response.

II. Improve the percentage of children with current Early PeriodicScreening Diagnosis & Treatment (EPSDT) exams

A. Ensure proper and timely health screening to every child instate custody.


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FY17 Agency Priorities

1.Exit the Brian A. Lawsuit

2.Secure adequate resources for child safety

3.Complete Council on Accreditation


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FY15 Demandfor Services

Approximately 70,000 Child Protective Services (CPS)investigations

Caseload is expected to exceed 70,000 CPS cases inFY16

Over 140,000 calls to our hotline resulting in over210,000 allegations of abuse and neglect

There were 7,991 children in custody in June, down443 from FY13

Almost 15,000 children receiving non-custodialservices


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7,847

7,0767,375 7,174

6,8636,312

6,942 6,8507,185

6,9576,552

5,994

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FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

Children Committed to State Custody


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Number of Children in State Custody

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec2013 8,052 8,205 8,351 8,399 8,504 8,431 8,553 8,606 8,429 8,353 8,275 8,152

2014 8,092 8,036 7,996 7,983 8,032 7,938 7,862 7,846 7,856 7,836 7,771 7,681

2015 7,743 7,798 7,822 7,942 8,045 7,991 7,994 7,989 7,994 7,994 8,024 7,990

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* December 2015 is a projection.


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Appropriations and Revenues

$308 $311 $312

$144 $158 $161

$308 $267 $275

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$100

$200

$300

$400

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Actual FY15 Estimated FY16 Requested FY17

Millions

State Appropriations Federal Revenue Other Revenue


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Administration,

$53,907,100

7.3%Family Support

Services,

$38,642,200

5.3%

Custody

Services,

$276,659,00037.6%Adoption

Services,

$89,914,300

12.2%

Needs

Assessment,

$4,119,700

0.6%

Child andFamily

Management

$239,214,900

32.5%

YDC's,

$33,246,700

4.5%

FY 2016-2017 Base Request

Total: $735,704,000


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STATE42.3%, $311.1mil

SSBG

2.7%, $20.1mil

IV-E

16.3%, $120.0mil

IV-B

2.1%, $15.6mil

Other

3%, $21.7mil

State Match

11.9%, $89.4mil

Medicaid

21.4%, $157.7mil

Tenncare

33.6%, $247.1mil

DCS Funding


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Change In Appropriations

$335$322 $320

$297 $312$308 $311

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$350

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FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16

Millions

Decrease in FY13 represents the closure of Taft YDC

and other reductions.


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Change In Positions

4,975 4,8124,579

4,304 4,3344,349 4,259 4,258

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FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17

The downward trend from FY10 to FY13 represents the

closure of DCS operated group homes and the closure of Taft

YDC.


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Summary of Cost Increases

Increase Total State Federal Other Staff

1. Brian A. Settlement

Agreement(Additional State Cost in

TennCare is $1,662,900)

$ 13,441,000 $ 5,192,000 $ 3,611,000 $ 4,638,000 60

2. Teacher Training andExperience

Compensation

52,800 52,800 0 0 0

Total Cost Increases $ 13,493,800 $ 5,244,800 $ 3,611,000 $ 4,638,000 60


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Details of Brian A. Cost IncreasesIncrease Total State Federal Other Staff

1. CPS Investigations and

Assessments Staff

(TennCare State Cost: $583,000)

$ 3,685,900 $ 1,360,100 $ 759,300 $ 1,566,500 52

2. Foster Care Rate Increase 389,000 249,000 140,000 0 0

3. Adoption Assistance Caseload

Growth

3,799,900 1,945,500 1,854,400 0 0

4. Additional Programmer Positions

for TFACTS


430,800 217,500 73,200 140,100 4

5. Additional Quality Control Staff


215,400 79,500 44,400 91,500 3

6. Private Provider Rate Increase


4,831,600 1,304,600 724,700 2,802,300 0

7. Additional Regional Nurse


88,400 35,800 15,000 37,600 1

Total Cost Increases $13,441,000 $ 5,192,000 $ 3,611,000 $ 4,638,000 60


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Capital Request

Increase Total State Federal Other

1. John S. Wilder Youth

Development Center

Replacement Facility Planning

$ 600,000 $ 600,000 $ 0 $ 0

2. Capital MaintenanceFacility

Statewide

11,220,000 11,220,000 0 0

Total Capital $11,820,000 $11,820,000 $ 0 $ 0


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3.5% Savings PlanDescription State Dollars Staff

1. Youth Development Center Realignment - Reduce populationsat the three developmental centers.

$ (2,661,900) (50)

2. Increase in Private Provider Juvenile Justice beds fromreducing YDC population.

(State effect in TennCare equals $555,200.)

739,100 0

3.Increase in Child Support Revenue - Substitute state dollars

with increased interdepartmental child support revenue.

(1,750,000) 0

4. Administration Reduction - Abolish 17 positions.(State effect in TennCare equals -$149,900.)

(349,200) (17)

5. Social Security Administration Upgrade No Longer Needed -Eliminate a software upgrade asked for in FY16 since the

department's technology abilities were deemed advanced.

(129,800) 0

Total Savings $ (4,151,800) (67)

Savings Target $ (1,061,200)


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Request SummaryState Appropriations

$311

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$312

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Base Budget Reductions Increases Total Request

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THANK YOU

Documents

Department of Children's Services Budget Proposal