FY13 Budget and Caseload Update Fiscal Committee February 4, 2013

FY13 Caseload Overview Income Eligible: The Income Eligible account full year forecast is projecting a surplus of $13.1M which is approximately $400K more than last month’s projected surplus of $12.7M. Effective January 30, 2013 Contract Providers and Family Child Care Systems with 5% or less vacancies in relation to total awarded slots received a 5.714% increase in slots. The contracts and systems have been instructed to allocate 385 slots to the programs with a self-assessed QRIS level 2 or above. Slots are limited to Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. School Age is excluded. The estimated cost is $1.28M. This estimate is subject to change once the region and age groups have been distributed. Subsequent attrition will be reviewed each month and may result in additional contract slots. The forecast includes Summer Only care for 779 children for June 2013. DTA-Related Caseload: The forecasted deficit has decreased to $5.8M, a decrease of $150K. The December caseload forecast projected the following for November to December: a 1.7% increase for School Age children; we are reporting a .7% decrease, a variance of 2.4%. a 7% decrease for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers combined; we are reporting a 11% decrease for Toddlers, a variance of 4%. Supportive: The projected surplus of $2.8M decreased to a surplus of $2.5M. Total children served in December was 1% greater than forecasted resulting in the forecast increase in spending of approximately $235k. Summary: After accounting for the additional 385 contract slots ($1.28M), reducing the current surplus by the forecasted DTA deficit ($5.8M), and adding the anticipated DCF surplus, the overall surplus in the caseload accounts is approximately $9.8M.

FY13 Caseload Overview Summary As of December2012

FY13 Caseload Overview Summary

FY13 Caseload Overview Summary

FY13 Caseload Overview Summary

FY 2013 Income Eligible (3000-4060)

FY 2013 DTA Related (3000-4050)

FY 2013 Supportive (3000-3050)

FY2013 Income Eligible Total Caseload Actual/Forecast & Budgeted Expenditures (Amount in Thousands) Blue: Actual/Forecast Expenditures Gray : FY13 Appropriation (Vouchers, Contracts & Grants) Total Appropriation of $231.9M includes $9,019,276 for Grants and $600K Reserve for Late Billing December 2012 Voucher Expenditures paid is $6,414,114 Actual/Forecast includes projected cost for Infant Toddler Rate Increase

FY2013 DTA Caseload Actual/Forecast & Budgeted Expenditures (Amount in Thousands) Blue: Actual/Forecast Expenditures Gray : FY13 Appropriation

FY2013 Supportive Caseload Actual/Forecast & Budgeted Expenditures (Amount in Thousands) Blue: Actual/Forecast Expenditures Gray : : FY13 Appropriation

FY12/13 IE Contract Slots - Regular and Flex Total Awarded Slots is 14488 and Allowable Flex Slots is 857 29 Vendors representing 40 contracts are Over 5% Flex (289) **No. of children filling slots may be greater than slots awarded.

New Children on Waitlist (Jan 2012 thru June 2012) Note: This report shows the number of children who first time entered waitlist, as active child, within specified period of time and still active when the report is created.

New Children on Waitlist (July 2012 thru Jan 2013) Note: This report shows the number of children who first time entered waitlist, as active child, within specified period of time and still active when the report is created.

Caseload Waitlist Since 12/2011 * Waitlist Data as of September 2011 is reported from KinderWait ** Excludes Unborn children, Children 13 or older, “0” zip codes and towns out of state.

FY14 House 1 Recommendations

FY14 Budget Process House GOV Prep Initial maintenance building process for FY14. starts in the summer of 2012. GOV Released on January 23, 2013. Funded EEC account at $619.4M, making significant investments in child care quality and access totaling $131M. Outside of the investments the Governor offered maintenance funding throughout the accounts House Released in April. Senate Released in early to mid May Conf To reconcile the difference between the House and Senate versions a Conference committee is established comprising 3 members from each the House and Senate . The report of that committee is typically completed by mid to late June. The House and Senate enact the bill and send it to the Governor for his signature The bill becomes law upon the Governor’s signature. Veto & Override Governor may sign the bill with objections to certain items. Everything outside of those vetoed items become law July 1. The vetoed items must be overridden by 2/3 of the House and then the Senate. FY14 GAA Once vetoes and overrides are done the FY14 budget is complete.