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Children, Youth, and Family Services
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Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services
OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILY SERVICES
Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services
Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services
| DEPARTMENT | FY2011 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY2011 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY2011 Total Spending |
FY2011 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office for Refugees and Immigrants | 250 | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| Department of Youth Services | 143,745 | 0 | 143,745 | 2,403 |
| Department of Transitional Assistance | 765,080 | 0 | 765,080 | 432,064 |
| Department of Children and Families | 759,969 | 0 | 759,969 | 197,087 |
| TOTAL | 1,669,043 | 0 | 1,669,043 | 631,555 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS | 250,000 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| 4003-0122 | Low-Income Citizenship Program
For a citizenship for New Americans program to assist legal permanent residents of the commonwealth who will be eligible for citizenship within 3 years in becoming citizens of the United States; provided, that persons who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws but for their status as legal non-citizens shall be given highest priority for services; and provided further, that persons who currently receive state-funded benefits which could be replaced in whole or in part by federally-funded benefits if these persons become citizens, shall be given priority for services |
250,000 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES | 143,744,597 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| 4200-0010 | Department of Youth Services Administration and Operations
For the operation of the department of youth services |
4,516,910 |
| 4200-0100 | Non-Residential Services for Committed Population
For supervision, counseling and other community-based services provided by the department to committed youth in non-residential care programs |
21,936,465 |
| 4200-0200 | Residential Services for Detained Population
For pre-trial detention programs, including purchase-of-service and state-operated programs incidental to the operation of certain residential care programs |
18,311,369 |
| 4200-0300 | Residential Services for Committed Population
For secure facilities, including education, purchase-of-service, state-operated programs and expenses incidental to the operation of committed facilities |
96,479,853 |
| 4200-0500 | Department of Youth Services Teacher Salaries
For enhanced salaries for teachers at the department of youth services |
2,500,000 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE | 765,079,873 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| 4400-1000 | Department of Transitional Assistance Administration and Operations
For the operation of the department of transitional assistance, including the costs of case workers and domestic violence specialists at local area offices; provided, that funds shall also be made available for programs to increase the commonwealth's participation rate in the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program and other federal nutrition programs |
112,549,581 |
| 4401-1000 | Employment Services Program
For employment and training services, including support services, for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program and the absent parents of those recipients; provided, that funds from this item may be expended on former recipients of the program for up to 1 year after termination of their benefits; provided further, that certain parents who have not yet reached the age of 18 years, including those who are ineligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents' income, shall be eligible to receive services; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the provision of structured settings provided in subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 for parents under the age of 20 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program; and provided further, the department will collaborate with the executive office of labor and workforce to develop options that maximize the use of employment service resources for recipients of benefits provided under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program |
12,979,064 |
| 4403-2000 | TAFDC Grant Payments
For the operation of a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, benefits under the program shall be paid only to citizens of the United States and to non-citizens for whom federal funds may be used to provide benefits; provided further, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard in effect in fiscal year 2010 unless the department determines that a reduction in the monthly payment standard should be implemented before the end of the fiscal year to keep program expenditures within the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that the payment standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that the payment standard for families who do not qualify for an exempt category of assistance under subsection (e) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995 shall be 2.75 per cent below the payment standard, under the state plan required under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance shall notify all teen parents receiving benefits from the programs of the requirements in clause (2) of subsection (i) of section 110; provided further, that a $40 per month rent allowance shall be paid to all households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public housing or subsidized housing; provided further, that a non-recurring children's clothing allowance in the amount of $150 shall be provided to each child eligible under these programs in September 2010; provided further, that the children's clothing allowance shall be included in the standard of need for the month of September 2010; provided further, that benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a care and protection hearing on child abuse, nor to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but for the temporary removal of the dependent child or children from the home by the department of children and families in accordance with that department's procedures; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible dependent children only if it has been medically verified that the child is expected to be born within the month these payments are to be made or within the 3 month period following the month of payment, and who, if the child had been born and was living with her in the month of payment, would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for this loss; provided further, that the department shall review and revise its disability standards to reflect current medical and vocational criteria |
319,165,900 |
| 4403-2007 | Supplemental Nutritional Program
For a nutritional benefit program for low-income workers; provided, that benefits shall be provided only to those for whom receiving these benefits will improve the work participation rate under the federal program of temporary assistance for needy families |
800,000 |
| 4403-2119 | Teen Structured Settings Program
For the provision of structured settings as provided in subsection (i) of section 110 of chapter 5 of the acts of 1995, or any successor statute, for parents under the age of 20 who are receiving benefits under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program |
6,576,243 |
| 4405-2000 | State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income
For the state supplement to the supplemental security income program for the aged and disabled, including a program for emergency needs for supplemental security income recipients; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for burial expenses incurred in the prior fiscal year; provided further, that the department of transitional assistance, in collaboration with the executive office of health and human services, may fund an optional supplemental living arrangement category under the supplemental security income program that makes payments to persons living in assisted living residences certified under chapter 19D of the General Laws who meet the income and clinical eligibility criteria established by the department and the executive office; provided further, that the optional category of payments shall only be administered in conjunction with the Medicaid group adult foster care benefit; and provided further, that reimbursements to providers for services rendered in prior fiscal years may be expended from this item |
224,184,854 |
| 4408-1000 | Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children
For a program of cash assistance to certain residents of the commonwealth, entitled emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children found by the department to be eligible for this aid under chapter 117A of the General Laws and regulations adopted by the department and subject to the limitations of appropriation for this purpose; provided, that benefits under this item shall only be provided to residents who are citizens of the United States or qualified aliens or non-citizens otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law and shall not be provided to illegal or undocumented aliens; provided further, that any such individual shall not be subject to sponsor income deeming or related restrictions; provided further, that the payment standard shall equal the payment standard in effect under the general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that the department may provide benefits to persons age 65 or older who have applied for benefits under chapter 118A of the General Laws, to persons suffering from a medically determinable impairment or combination of impairments which is expected to last for a period as determined by department regulations and which substantially reduces or eliminates the individual's capacity to support himself and which has been verified by a competent authority, to certain persons caring for a disabled person, to otherwise eligible participants in the vocational rehabilitation program of the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission and to dependent children who are ineligible for benefits under both chapter 118 of the General Laws and the separate program created by section 210 of chapter 43 of the acts of 1997 and parents or other caretakers of dependent children who are ineligible under chapter 118 and under the separate program; provided further, that the department shall review and revise its disability standards to reflect current medical and vocational criteria; provided further, that no ex-offender, person over age 45 without a prior work history or person in a residential treatment facility shall be eligible for benefits under this program unless the person otherwise meets the eligibility criteria described in this item and defined by regulations of the department; provided further, that no person incarcerated in a correctional institution shall be eligible for benefits under the program; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item for the payment of expenses associated with any medical review team, other disability screening process or costs associated with verifying disability for this program; provided further, that the department shall adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement the changes to this program required by this item promptly and within the appropriation; provided further, that in initially implementing the program for this fiscal year, the department shall include all eligibility categories permitted in this item at the payment standard in effect for the former general relief program in fiscal year 1991; provided further, that in adopting, amending or rescinding its regulations with respect to eligibility or benefits, including the payment standard, medical benefits and any other benefits under this program, the department shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the department may adopt emergency regulations under chapter 30A of the General Laws to implement these eligibility or benefit changes or both; provided further, that nothing in this item shall be construed as creating any right accruing to recipients of the former general relief program; provided further, that reimbursements collected from the Social Security Administration on behalf of former clients of the emergency aid to the elderly, disabled and children program or unprocessed payments from the program that are returned to the department shall be credited to the General Fund; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the funds made available in this item shall be the only funds available for the program, and the department shall not spend funds for the program in excess of the amount made available in this item |
88,824,231 |
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| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | 759,968,559 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | ||
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 4800-0015 | Social Worker Services and Related Operational Support
For the operation of the department of children and families, including the costs of the department's social workers, administration, purchased operational support and foster care review; provided, that the department shall pursue the establishment of a DCF operated service coordination and referral function; the department may enter into a public-private partnership contract agreement for utilization management functions; and provided further, that flex services provided by the department may be funded from this item |
237,781,590 |
| 4800-0038 | Services for Children and Families
For services to children and families including but not limited to permanency, stabilization, placement, congregate care, juvenile offender placement and the sexual abuse intervention network |
497,219,634 |
| 4800-1400 | Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence
For shelters and support services, including payroll costs, for people at risk of domestic violence |
20,627,311 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 4800-0016 | Roca Retained Revenue for Cities and Towns
The department of children and families may expend for the operation of the transitional employment program an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues collected for services provided by the participants; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department may enter into a contract with Roca, Inc. to manage the transitional employment program and to provide services to participants from the aging-out population, parolees, probationers, youth service releasees or other community residents considered to have employment needs |
2,000,000 |
| 4800-0091 | Child Welfare Training Institute Retained Revenue
The department of children and families may expend for the purpose of administering a child welfare professional development training institute an amount not to exceed $2,340,024 from federal reimbursements received under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system |
2,340,024 |
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