1. FY13 Budget and Caseload Update Fiscal Committee March 4, 2013

2. FY13 Caseload Overview
Income Eligible: The Income Eligible account full year forecast is projecting a surplus of $14M which is approximately $900K more than last month’s projected surplus of $13.1M. The change in forecast is driven by updating the Infant/Toddler rate increase impact to align with actual spending; this increased the surplus by $361K. The late billing projection was also revised providing an additional $190K. Last month’s forecast projected the additional 385 contract slots to be rolled out mid February. Enrollments started March 1; the change in start date has added $133K to the surplus. Additional savings may be realized because of the various dates children start services. There is also an additional $300K in savings driven by caseload reported for January being less than forecasted by approximately 300 children.
DTA-Related Caseload: The forecasted deficit has decreased to $5.4M, a decrease of $400K. The change in forecast is driven by updating the Infant/Toddler rate increase impact to align with actual spending which decreased the deficit by $443K.
Supportive: The projected surplus of $2.2M is a $300k decrease from the projected surplus last month of $2.5M. The change in forecast is driven by increase in projected spending for the redistribution of consistently unused contract slots over the three month period November 2012 thru January EEC estimates 60 slots will be made available at an FY13 cost of $219K beginning March 18th. There will be over 400 slots taken down that will not be redistributed due to the number of children at providers over the 5% flex. Also in January 2013 expenditures ($372K) and caseload ($127K) were higher than projected. The Infant/Toddler alignment to actual spending offset the increase by $144K.
Summary: The surplus in total changed from $9.7M to 10.7M. The primary factor driving the increase is the change to the Infant/Toddler rate increase impact
for the remainder of the year.

3. Access for Foster Children
Supportive: Ongoing discussions with DCF have exposed the need to provide services to foster children with open cases.
The majority of these children do not require the support services that are associated with Supportive Care.
Services will be provided both by contract slots and vouchers
Transportation will be provided at the transportation rate of $9.00 round trip.
EEC anticipates implementation before the end of March.
DCF projects services will be needed for approximately 800 children.
The following projected costs are based on the average Income Eligible rate of $7500 per year and transportation for 80% of the 800 children. Projected start date used is March 25, The number of children receiving services each month increases by 200 each from March to June 2013.
We will monitor costs in FY14 and will close access to DCF foster children when our forecasts indicate that we could exceed appropriated levels.

4. FY13 Caseload Overview Summary As of January 2013

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7. FY13 Caseload Overview Summary

8. FY 2013 Income Eligible ( )

9. FY 2013 DTA Related ( )

10. FY 2013 Supportive ( )

11. 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
January 2013 Voucher Expenditures paid is $6,,967,852
Actual/Forecast includes projected cost for Infant Toddler Rate Increase

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

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

14. FY12/13 IE Contract Slots - Regular and Flex
Total Awarded Slots is and Allowable Flex Slots is 857
25 Vendors representing 22 contracts are Over 5% Flex (98.5)
**No. of children filling slots may be greater than slots awarded.
Effective Reporting Month February 2013 flex over 5% no longer includes Supportive (expansion slots) over 5%.

15. New Children on Waitlist (July 2012 thru Jan 2013)
Number of New Children on Waitlist
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.

16. New Children on Waitlist (Jan 2012 thru June 2012)
Number of New Children on Waitlist
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.

17. Caseload Waitlist Since 01/2012
* 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.

18. FY14 Budget Process House GOV Prep
Initial maintenance building process for FY14. starts in the summer of 2012.
GOV
Released on January 23, 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.