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ACCOUNT | FY2011 Conference |
FY2011 Vetoes |
FY2011 GAA |
|
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4800-0015 | Social Worker Services and Related Operational Support | 68,066 | -3,975 | 64,092 |
4800-0016 | Roca Retained Revenue for Cities and Towns | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 |
4800-0025 | Foster Care Review | 2,671 | 0 | 2,671 |
4800-0030 | DSS Regional Administration | 7,000 | -1,000 | 6,000 |
4800-0036 | Sexual Abuse Intervention Network | 698 | 0 | 698 |
4800-0038 | Services for Children and Families | 251,682 | -4,248 | 247,434 |
4800-0040 | Family Support and Stabilization | 44,100 | -3,150 | 40,950 |
4800-0041 | Group Care Services | 205,419 | -3,833 | 201,586 |
4800-0091 | Child Welfare Training Institute Retained Revenue | 2,100 | -41 | 2,059 |
4800-0151 | Placement Services for Juvenile Offenders | 271 | 0 | 271 |
4800-1100 | Social Workers for Case Management | 155,572 | -440 | 155,132 |
4800-1400 | Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence | 21,297 | -1,203 | 20,094 |
TOTAL | 760,876 | -17,889 | 742,987 |
account | description | amount |
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DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 758,326,837 | |
Direct Appropriations | ||
4800-0015 | Social Worker Services and Related Operational Support
For central and area office administration; provided, that the associated expenses of employees whose AA and DD object class costs are paid from item 4800-1100 shall be paid from this item; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of unit 8 employees; provided further, that the department shall not place a child or adolescent referred by, or discharged from, the care of the department of mental health until the latter department forwards an assessment and recommendation as to whether the child or adolescent may be appropriately placed in foster care or, if due to severe emotional disturbance, is more appropriate for group care; provided further, that if placement of a child with someone other than a parent becomes necessary, the department shall place the highest priority on identifying a family resource within the child's kinship or family circle and shall provide services and support to partner with the family resource in meeting the child's needs; provided further, that the department, in consultation with the department of mental health, shall assist the latter department in making such assessments and recommendations; provided further, that unless otherwise authorized, all funds, including federal reimbursements received by the department, shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that the department and the department of early education and care shall provide standards for early education and care placements made through the supportive child care program; provided further, that the department of children and families, in collaboration with the department of early education and care, shall maintain a centralized list detailing the number of children eligible for supportive child care services, the number of supportive slots filled and the number of supportive slots available; provided further, that no waiting list for the services shall exist; provided further, that all children eligible for services under item 3000-3050 shall receive said services; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not reduce recoupment amounts recommended by the state auditor General Fund 94.161% FMAP Budget Relief Fund 5.839% |
64,091,716 |
4800-0025 | Foster Care Review
For foster care review services |
2,671,274 |
4800-0030 | DSS Regional Administration
For the continuation of local and regional administration and coordination of services provided by lead agencies through purchase-of-service contracts; provided, that flex services man dated by this item and provided by these agencies shall be funded from this item; and provided further, that funding shall only be expended in the MM object class FMAP Budget Relief Fund 14.286% |
6,000,000 |
4800-0036 | Sexual Abuse Intervention Network
For a sexual abuse intervention network program to be administered in conjunction with the district attorneys |
697,508 |
4800-0038 | Services for Children and Families
For guardianship, foster care, adoption, family preservation, and kinship services provided by the department of children and families; provided further, that services funded through this item shall include shelter services, substance abuse treatment, young parent programs, parent aides, education and counseling services, foster care, adoption and guardianship subsidies, tiered reimbursements used to promote the foster care placement of children with special medical and social needs, assessment of the appropriateness of adoption for children in the care of the department for more than 12 months, protective services provided by partnership agencies, targeted recruitment and retention of foster families, respite care services, post-adoption services, support services for foster, kinship and adoptive families and juvenile firesetter programs; provided further, that $298,000 may be expended for alternative school students aged 14 to 16, inclusive, who are determined to be children in need of services or CHINS; provided further, that the regional offices shall work with the contracted entities for children placed in the intensive foster care system and with the receiving communities of these children to ensure all necessary services are provided; provided further, that funding may be expended on the young parent support program, supervised visitation programs, children's advocacy centers, services for child victims of sexual abuse and assault, family support and stabilization services, and community-based support and education programs helping low-income, female-headed families break the cycle of poverty; provided further, that funds may be expended on programs that received funding in fiscal year 2010 FMAP Budget Relief Fund 1.688% |
247,433,594 |
4800-0040 | Family Support and Stabilization
For family preservation and reunification; provided, that services shall include family support and stabilization services provided by the department; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the compensation of administrative employees and associated administrative costs of the department FMAP Budget Relief Fund 7.143% |
40,950,000 |
4800-0041 | Group Care Services
For group care services; provided, that funds may be expended from this item to provide intensive community-based services, including intensive in-home support and stabilization services, to children who would otherwise be placed in residential settings; and provided further, that the department shall oversee area review teams that shall evaluate the feasibility of maintaining the child in the community in this manner wherever possible before recommending placement in a residential setting FMAP Budget Relief Fund 1.866% |
201,586,480 |
4800-0151 | Placement Services for Juvenile Offenders
For a program to provide alternative overnight non-secure placements for status offenders and nonviolent delinquent youths up to the age of 17 in order to prevent the inappropriate use of juvenile cells in police stations for such offenders, in compliance with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended; provided, that the programs which provide the alternative non-secure placements shall collaborate with the appropriate county sheriff's office to provide referrals of those offenders and delinquent youths to any programs within the sheriff's office designed to positively influence youths or reduce, if not altogether eliminate, juvenile crime |
270,919 |
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 FMAP Budget Relief Fund 0.283% |
155,132,354 |
4800-1400 | Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence
For shelters and support services for people at risk of domestic violence; provided, that the department shall pursue the establishment of public-private partnership agreements established for family stabilization services funded from sources other than the commonwealth; provided further, that services shall include supervised visitation programs, and scattered site transitional housing programs, including programs to assist victims of domestic violence in finding and maintaining permanent housing; provided further, that participants in battered women's programs shall be provided with information regarding local transitional housing resources; provided further, that funding shall be made available to enhance counseling services for children who have witnessed domestic violence; provided further, that funding shall be made available for emergency shelters for substance abusing battered women; provided further, that funding shall be made available for a statewide domestic violence hotline; provided further, that the department shall continue to provide any match funding required by federal program regulations; and provided further, that domestic violence prevention specialists shall be funded from this item FMAP Budget Relief Fund 5.647% |
20,094,458 |
account | description | amount |
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Retained Revenues | ||
4800-0016 | Roca Retained Revenue for Cities and Towns
For the department of children and families which may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues collected from various state, county and municipal government entities, as well as state authorities, for the costs related to the provision of services by the participants and the overhead costs and expenses incurred by the not-for-profit managing agent selected by the commissioner for administering the program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of children and families may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc., a not-for-profit community-based agency, to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releases, or other community residents considered to have employment needs |
2,000,000 |
4800-0091 | Child Welfare Training Institute Retained Revenue
General Fund 98.035% FMAP Budget Relief Fund 1.965% For the department of children and families which may expend not more than $2,058,735 in federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act during fiscal year 2011 for the purposes of developing a training institute for professional development at the department of children and families with the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Salem State College ; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 or any other general or special law to the contrary, federal reimbursements received in excess of $2,058,735 shall be credited to the General Fund |
2,058,735 |
account | description | amount |
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Federal Grant Spending | 15,339,799 | |
4800-0005 | Children's Justice Act
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children's Justice Act |
332,604 |
4800-0007 | Family Violence Prevention and Support Services
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, The Family Violence Prevention and Support Services Act |
1,820,998 |
4800-0009 | Title IV-E Independent Living Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-E Independent Living |
2,813,371 |
4800-0013 | Family Preservation and Support Services
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Family Preservation and Support Services |
4,737,454 |
4800-0085 | Education and Training Voucher Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Educational & Training Voucher Program |
949,875 |
4899-0001 | Title IV-B Child Welfare Services
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Title IV-B Child Welfare Services |
4,182,270 |
4899-0022 | Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Treatment
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Treatment |
503,227 |