0 FY12 State Budget Discussion Policy and Fiscal Committee September 2010

FY12 and FY 13 Maintenance 1 Due: September 28 Agencies are required to submit maintenance spending for FY12 and FY13 to A&F including narrative spending plan memos. From “FY 11 Spending Plan Approval and FY12/13 Maintenance” issued by Mike Esmond, Budget Director, 9/8/10: “Maintenance is defined as the funding level, after minimal adjustments in specific areas, to enable a department to carry out the same level of service in FY12 and FY13 as was achieved in FY11.” “No additional items, either expansion or savings, should be proposed as part of maintenance.” “In all cases, agencies should clearly identify and explain maintenance increases that are projected for each account including providing any supporting information (caseload forecasts, energy costs projections, litigation expenses, leasing changes) that is necessary.

FY2012 House One Development 2 “Based on modeling done by A&F, it is clear that we will again have a gap between projected revenues and spending and therefore will not be able to afford maintenance levels of funding in FY12 and FY13.” A&F will continue to set spending caps. A&F has NOT yet provided FY12 spending targets to each Secretariat in order to develop balanced FY12 budget recommendations.

FY12 EEC Budget Recommendations 3 Increase Infant/Toddler Rate  Value: $2.757M annualized (FY12: $2.059M)  The 2009 Child Care Market Survey indicates EEC rates are significantly below median by region and type of care. This increase reduces the gap between the current EEC rate and the Market Survey median rate.  $2.757M = 1.2% of IE appropriation. Support QRIS Activities  Value: $4.0M  QRIS has raises the standard of care and must therefore be supported with its own annual appropriation. Likely source of funding is a transfer from IE to Quality Support. Return Mental Health ( ) to FY10 Funding Level  Value: $250,000 (Total value = $1M)  Reduction in funding cut services and emphasis on supporting crisis assistance for children in need of services. Return Admin Account to FY10 Funding Level  Value: $316,489  There will be staff reductions in FY12 unless funds are restored to the admin account. We continue to need additional staff to support communication and other roles.

FY12 EEC Budget Recommendations 4 Increase Funding for Professional Development  Value: $500K  The FY11 statewide implementation of a professional development network once implemented is expected to have a demand which exceeds current funding. Support Children Needing Care Despite Parental Status  Value: $23M (approximately)  There are about 20% of the children on the waiting list who are unable to receive care because of parental work status. Our efforts should be directed to providing quality care for these children who are at high educational risk (not demonstrated in FY Funding Comparison).

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