BUDGET DISCUSSION

12/01/2015
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Customer-Focused Government Goals

I.

Improve the efficiency of the Child Abuse Hotline

A. Ensure all calls coming to the Child Abuse Hotline are
handled efficiently and professionally to ensure the fastest
and safest response.

II. Improve the percentage of children with current Early Periodic

Screening Diagnosis & Treatment (EPSDT) exams
A. Ensure proper and timely health screening to every child in
state custody.

FY17 Agency Priorities

1. Exit the Brian A. Lawsuit
2. Secure adequate resources for child safety
3. Complete Council on Accreditation

FY15 Demand for Services

Approximately 70,000 Child Protective Services (CPS)
investigations
Caseload is expected to exceed 70,000 CPS cases in
FY16
Over 140,000 calls to our hotline resulting in over
210,000 allegations of abuse and neglect
There were 7,991 children in custody in June, down
443 from FY13
Almost 15,000 children receiving non-custodial
services
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Children Committed to State Custody

9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000

7,847

7,076

7,375 7,174

6,942 6,850

6,863

6,312

7,185 6,957

6,552

5,994

5,000

4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0

FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15
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Thousands

Number of Children in State Custody

8
7
6

5
4
3
2
1
0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 8,052 8,205 8,351 8,399 8,504 8,431 8,553 8,606 8,429 8,353 8,275 8,152
2014 8,092 8,036 7,996 7,983 8,032 7,938 7,862 7,846 7,856 7,836 7,771 7,681
2015 7,743 7,798 7,822 7,942 8,045 7,991 7,994 7,989 7,994 7,994 8,024 7,990 *
* December 2015 is a projection.

Millions

Appropriations and Revenues

$800
$700
$600

$308

$267

$275

$144

$158

$161

$308

$311

$312

Actual FY15

Estimated FY16

Requested FY17

$500
$400

$300
$200
$100
$0

State Appropriations

Federal Revenue

Other Revenue
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FY 2016-2017 Base Request

YDC's,
$33,246,700
4.5%

Total: $735,704,000

Administration,
$53,907,100
7.3%

Family Support
Services,
$38,642,200
5.3%

Child and
Family
Management
$239,214,900
32.5%

Needs
Assessment,
$4,119,700
0.6%

Adoption
Services,
$89,914,300
12.2%

Custody
Services,
$276,659,000
37.6%

DCS Funding
IV-E
16.3%, $120.0mil
SSBG
2.7%, $20.1mil

IV-B
2.1%, $15.6mil
Other
3%, $21.7mil

Medicaid
21.4%, $157.7mil

Tenncare
33.6%, $247.1mil

STATE
42.3%, $311.1mil
State Match
11.9%, $89.4mil

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Millions

Change In Appropriations
$400
$350

$335

$322

$320

$300

$297

$312

$308

$311

FY13

FY14

FY15

FY16

$250
$200
$150
$100
$50
$0

FY10

FY11

FY12

Decrease in FY13 represents the closure of Taft YDC

and other reductions.

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Change In Positions
6,000
5,000

4,975

4,812

4,579

4,304

4,334

4,349

4,259

4,258

FY13

FY14

FY15

FY16

FY17

4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0

FY10

FY11

FY12

The downward trend from FY10 to FY13 represents the

closure of DCS operated group homes and the closure of Taft
YDC.

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Summary of Cost Increases

Increase
1.

Brian A. Settlement
Agreement

Total

State

Federal

Other

Staff

$ 13,441,000

$ 5,192,000

$ 3,611,000

$ 4,638,000

60

52,800

52,800

$ 13,493,800

$ 5,244,800

$ 3,611,000

$ 4,638,000

60

(Additional State Cost in

TennCare is $1,662,900)
2.

Teacher Training and

Experience
Compensation
Total Cost Increases

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Details of Brian A. Cost Increases

Increase
1. CPS Investigations and
Assessments Staff
(TennCare State Cost: $583,000)
2. Foster Care Rate Increase

Total
$ 3,685,900

State
$ 1,360,100

Federal
$ 759,300

389,000

249,000

140,000

3. Adoption Assistance Caseload

Growth
4. Additional Programmer Positions
for TFACTS
(TennCare State Cost: $52,200)
5. Additional Quality Control Staff
(TennCare State Cost: $33,300)

3,799,900

1,945,500

1,854,400

430,800

217,500

73,200

140,100

215,400

79,500

44,400

91,500

6. Private Provider Rate Increase

(TennCare State Cost: $979,800)

4,831,600

1,304,600

724,700

2,802,300

88,400

35,800

15,000

37,600

$13,441,000

$ 5,192,000

$ 3,611,000

$ 4,638,000

60

7. Additional Regional Nurse

(TennCare State Cost: $14,000)
Total Cost Increases

Other
Staff
$ 1,566,500
52

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Capital Request
Increase

Total

State

Federal

Other

1.

John S. Wilder Youth

Development Center
Replacement Facility Planning

$ 600,000

$ 600,000

$0

$0

2.

Capital Maintenance Facility

Statewide

11,220,000

11,220,000

Total Capital

$11,820,000

$11,820,000

$0

$0

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3.5% Savings Plan

Description

State Dollars

Staff

$ (2,661,900)

(50)

739,100

(1,750,000)

Administration Reduction - Abolish 17 positions.

(State effect in TennCare equals -$149,900.)

(349,200)

(17)

Social Security Administration Upgrade No Longer Needed Eliminate a software upgrade asked for in FY16 since the
department's technology abilities were deemed advanced.

(129,800)

$ (4,151,800)

(67)

1.

Youth Development Center Realignment - Reduce populations

at the three developmental centers.

2.

Increase in Private Provider Juvenile Justice beds from

reducing YDC population.
(State effect in TennCare equals $555,200.)

3.

Increase in Child Support Revenue - Substitute state dollars

with increased interdepartmental child support revenue.

4.
5.

Total Savings
Savings Target

$ (1,061,200)

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Request Summary

Millions

State Appropriations
$350
$312

$311
$300
$250

$200
$150
$100

$50
$0
Base Budget

-$4

$5

Reductions

Increases

Total Request

-$50
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