48001100 - Social Workers for Case Management

Account Description FY2009
Spending
FY2010
GAA
4800-1100 Social Workers for Case Management
For the AA and DD object class costs of the department's social workers; provided, that funds shall be directed toward mitigating social worker caseloads in those area offices furthest above the statewide weighted caseload standard and toward achieving a social worker caseload ratio of 18 to 1 statewide; and provided further, that only employees of bargaining unit 8 as identified in the Massachusetts personnel administrative reporting and information system shall be paid from this item
156,061,895 155,319,220

Budget Reduction Explanation:   Reduces spending that is not affordable given the current revenue estimate.