Children's Services Act [200]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $271,234,333 $57,608,887 $328,843,220
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $245,233,802 $52,607,746 $297,841,548
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $225,423,724 $52,607,746 $278,031,470
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $217,197,736 $52,607,746 $269,805,482
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $219,085,410 $52,607,746 $271,693,156
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $237,179,203 $52,607,746 $289,786,949
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $237,676,729 $52,607,746 $290,284,475
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $219,097,152 $52,607,746 $271,704,898
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $18,079,577 $0 $18,079,577
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $500,000 $0 $500,000
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $236,817,533 $52,607,746 $289,425,279
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $219,097,152 $52,607,746 $271,704,898
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $17,220,381 $0 $17,220,381
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $500,000 $0 $500,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 13.00 0.00 13.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 13.00 0.00 13.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 14.00 0.00 14.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 13.00 0.00 13.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 1.00 0.00 1.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 14.00 0.00 14.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 13.00 0.00 13.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 1.00 0.00 1.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Distribute savings to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Moves savings budgeted centrally in Paragraph A, Item 471.10, Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly from Central Appropriations to the individual budgets of state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($116,019) ($116,019)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.G. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,244 $11,244
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Fund anticipated expenditure and caseload growth Decision Package
  Provides funds for anticipated caseload and expenditure growth for services provided through the Children's Services Act. Growth is assumed at a two year average from FY 2015 to FY 2016, and held steady through the biennium until it can be determined if unusually large increases in FY 2015 reflect a pattern after years of declining or flat program costs. Expenditures in special education day placements were a primary driver in expenditure growth last year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $18,082,051 $18,082,051
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Support the Fostering Futures initiative Decision Package
  Accounts for general fund saving estimates for the Office of Children's Services related to the extension of foster care supports and services to youth who turn 18 while in foster care, until the age of 21. This includes foster care maintenance payments, services costs, as well as case management costs. The Department of Social Services' associated legislative proposal creates the Fostering Futures program, which implements the provision of the federal Fostering Connections Act that permits the expansion of services. There is a correlating increase in the Department of Social Services budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($511,678) ($1,456,256)
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Increase foster care rates by two percent Decision Package
  Increases rates for non-IV-E Foster Care programs by two percent. Budget language requires a foster care room and board increase following the fiscal year in which a salary increase is provided to state employees. Because state employees received a raise in FY 2016, a cost of living increase shall be applied to foster family home rates in FY 2017. The Office of Children's Services anticipates this will affect foster care payments for approximately 2425 children.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $427,668 $427,668
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Fund additional audit positions Decision Package
  Funds two additional audit positions in the Office of Children's Services. These positions will work with two auditors currently funded by OCS with the goal of the completing audits of each locality on a three year cycle.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $103,778 $189,053
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Transfer central appropriations funds to proper agency Decision Package
  Moves funds that were inappropriately allocated to the Department of Social Services (DSS) for several central appropriations amendments included in Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly. The Office of Children's Services (OCS) was previously funded as a service area in DSS's administrative program. In FY 2015, the amended budget transferred administrative costs associated with OCS into a new service area at agency 200 (Children's Services Act). Because of the information used to calculate some of the central appropriations adjustments, the new funds were incorrectly assigned to DSS. This adjustment corrects the error for FY 2016. These funds were moved via an administrative adjustment in FY 2016. A corresponding amendment is included at DSS.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $80,295 $80,295
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Adjust appropriation for the costs of the new Cardinal financial system Decision Package
  Reflects the agency's share of the costs of the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,561 $1,653
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Adjust appropriation to support workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Supports the agency's workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $677 $692
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Increase Funds for CSA Local Administration General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 each year from the general fund for local administrative costs of providing oversight, accountability and administration for the Children's Services Act (CSA). Local administrative duties include implementing the mandatory assessment tool and process, developing service plans for children, managing expenditures, collecting input and outcome data by child, negotiating rates and contracts with vendors, and maximizing the use of federal funds. It is the intent that the Office of Children's Services shall develop a methodology to distribute this additional funding to local governments in an equitable manner.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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State Executive Council Review of CSA Issues General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the State Executive Council for Children's Services to continue its review and development of a robust set of options for (i) increasing the reintegration of children receiving special education private day treatment service in their home school districts, based on outcome data to assist in making decisions on the appropriate utilization of these services, and (ii) funding the educational costs for students admitted to Medicaid-funded state or private psychiatric or residential treatment facilities for non-educational reasons. Options and recommendations are to be provided to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by November 1, 2016.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 10-07-2025 04:21:46