Offset a decline in child support enforcement revenue
Biennium
2014-2016
Budget Round
Initial Bill
Category
Other spending or initiatives
Region
Multiple Regions
Description
Provides general fund support to avoid significant reductions to child support collection efforts. As Virginia’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload continues to decline, so too is the amount of child support collected by the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE). This reduction in revenue has a direct impact on DCSE operations as a portion can be retained and used to draw federal matching dollars ($2 federal for every $1 state). Therefore, the anticipated $3.9 annual revenue shortfall translates into a $11.7 million operating deficit for DCSE. This addendum provides $2.9 million general fund to replace lost revenue and assumes that the remaining $1.0 million of the shortfall will be covered efficiencies implemented within the division. A companion amendment provides general fund support in FY 2014.