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FY2015 House Two Fiscal Committee February 3, 2014

FY2015 House Two Fiscal Committee February 3, 2014. Overview: FY15 House 2.

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FY2015 House Two Fiscal Committee February 3, 2014

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  1. FY2015 House TwoFiscal CommitteeFebruary 3, 2014

  2. Overview: FY15 House 2 • On January 22, 2014 Governor Patrick released his FY15 Budget Recommendations (House 2). House 2 recommends an overall budget of $36.37B (or $38.17B after including the annual pension contribution), a 4.88% increase from FY 2014 estimated spending. • While crafting a budget that is rooted in fiscal responsibility, the Governor continued his long demonstrated commitment to education. The FY 2015 budget proposes $204.9M in increased education funding designed to make progress in closing achievement gaps and expand education access at all levels, from birth through higher education. • Specific to early education, the Governor recommends a FY15 budget for EEC of $531.7M, which is $22.3M more than the FY14 total available funding level of $509.4M. • The Governor’s budget provides maintenance or level funding for most accounts but also includes a few notable investments: funds to rebuild staff supports; $15M for Birth through Pre-School access expansion to provide care for roughly 1,700 children; $2M for a K1 Classroom Grant Program; and $2.5M for QRIS IT funding through the EOE/IT line item.

  3. Governor’s FY15 Budget Recommendation Summary

  4. House 23000-1000 Administrative Account • Overview: The Governor’s FY15 budget recommendation for the admin account totals $13.7M which is a 5.7% increase from FY14. This recommendation includes: • Annualization of all FY14 costs, including the nine (9) new positions hired in FY14; • Annualization of the cost for 10 employees related to the fingerprinting bill. These cost are currently supported through an ISA with the Executive Office of Public Safety; • Additional funds to increase workforce support for as many as six additional FTEs, prioritizing field operations and fiscal monitoring; • Funds to support the CCDF mandated biannual Market Rate Study; and • Transfer of HR personnel from 3000-1000 into a consolidated appropriation under the Executive Office of Education.

  5. 3000-1000 Staffing History

  6. House 23000-2000 Access Management • House2 recommends $5,8873,862 which is level funding compared to the FY14 GAA appropriation. • In FY14, however, EEC increased the CCR&Rs’ contracts as part of the Waitlist Implementation plan. A small portion ($700K) of the $15M appropriated in the FY14 3000-4070 account was used to increase the management fee to ensure the CCRRs are staffed appropriately to handle the increased volume for placements, manage backfill, and manage the reassessment process. • In the Governor’s FY15 recommendation, the $700K is not annualized in the 3000-2000, but is funded through the newly proposed 3000-4040 Birth through Pre-School Expansion account.

  7. FY15 House 2: Caseload Accounts The Governor included language in the three main line items – 3000-3050 (Supportive), 3000-4050 (DTA) and 3000-4060 (Income Eligible) to allow for unlimited transferability of funds between the accounts according to an allocation plan filed with the legislature 30-days prior to any such transfer. In FY14, transfers were limited to 3% of total funding.

  8. FY15 Budget: House 2 3000-3050 Supportive Account • Funding Recommendation: • FY14 Available: $76,991,445 • FY15 Maintenance Submitted: $81,241,142 • FY 15 House 2: $81,241,142 • FY15 Updated Current Forecast: $81,239,021 • Details:Based on our current projections, the Governor’s proposed FY15 funding level of $81.2M is equal to our estimated need and covers the cost of our projected FY15 caseload. The Supportive Care FY15 projection includes the annualization of the CNS and SEIU rate increases.   • Notable Language: Governor removed language stating that “all children eligible for services under this item shall receive those services.”

  9. FY15 Budget: House 2 3000-4050 DTA Related • Funding Recommendation: • FY14 Available: $128,063,499 • Current average caseload 16,299 • FY15 Maintenance Submitted: $136,549,668 • Average Caseload of 16,509 • FY 15 House 2: $136,549,668 • Average Caseload of 16,509 • FY15 Updated Current Forecast: $136,331,695 • Updated average caseload of 16,404 • Details:Based on our projection for FY15 of $136.3M, the Governor’s proposed FY15 funding level of $136.5M continues to align with our projected expenditures. The DTA FY15 projection includes the annualization of the CNS and SEIU rate increases.

  10. FY15 Budget: House 2 3000-4060 Income Eligible • Funding Recommendation: • FY14 Available: $222,840,742 • FY15 Maintenance Submitted: $241,894,678 • FY 15 House 2: $241,894,678 • FY15 Updated Current Forecast: $248,778,459 • Details:The Governor’s proposed FY15 funding level of $241.9M annualizes the cost of service to all the additional vouchers released in FY14 through the Income Eligible account (roughly 1900 vouchers) and the Waitlist Remediation account (roughly 3100 vouchers) as well as the CNS and SEIU rate increases. Based on our current projections, the Governor’s proposed FY15 funding level of $241.9M is roughly $6.9M less than current projected FY15 need. The main cause of the shortfall is due to the timing of waitlist remediation rollout and the full year impact of backfilling attrition. We believe that we will be able to cover the shortfall by managing the timing of backfilling attrition.  

  11. FY15 Budget: House 23000-4040 Birth Through Pre-School 3000-4070 Waitlist Remediation • The Governor annualized the Waitlist Remediation services provided in FY14 through this account in the 3000-4060 Income Eligible account and eliminated funding in 3000-4070. • The Governor’s FY15 budget recommendation includes $15M for a new Birth through Pre-School Expansion. • This initiative aims to start the phased-in provision of universal access to high quality early education programs for all infants, toddlers, and preschool age children on the waitlist for services under account 3000-4060 (Income Eligible). • Services are to be provided though vouchers within a mixed delivery system that has a key goal of contributing to school readiness and third grade reading proficiency. • EEC is required to promote high quality education by linking voucher rates and program requirements to the QRIS system. • We believe that no fewer than an additional 1,700 children can be served as a result of funding in this account.

  12. FY15 Budget: House 2 New Investments • 3000-4040 Birth Through Pre-School Expansion:The Governor included $15M for a new Birth through Pre-School Expansion. Please see the caseload discussion for fuller context. • 3000-5025 K1 Classroom Grant Program: The Governor included $2M for a new K1 Classroom grant program available to cities, towns, regional school districts, and educational collaboratives to provide educational opportunities to 4-year olds. Guidelines for the program are to be developed jointly with DESE, including quality standards to ensure school readiness and third grade reading proficiency. • 3000-7040 EEC Contingency Contract Retained Revenue: The Governor included this account which allows EEC to retain up to $200K in Title IVE revenue to streamline payments to PCG for their work on collecting Title IVE funds. This is a cost neutral item. • 7009-1710 QRIS Information Technology:The Governor recommended $2.5M in new funding under the Executive Office of Education for QRIS IT improvements

  13. FY15 Budget: House 2 Level Funding or Minimal Variance from FY14 The Governor’s FY15 budget recommendation includes level funding for the following accounts: • 3000-5000 - Head Start Grants • 3000-5075 - Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) • 3000-6075 - Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services • 3000-7050 – Services for Infants and Parents • 3000-7070 - Reach Out and Read (ROR)

  14. FY15 Budget: House 2 One-time Funding Eliminated The Governor’s FY15 budget recommendation eliminated funding for several FY14 one-time initiatives • 3000-3000 Innovative Curriculum in Preschool Programs • 3000-4065 Early Education Provider Quality Enhancements • 3000-4070 Waitlist Remediation: See full discussion under caseload accounts • 1599-0500 Caseload Study: The FY14 budget language for this item allows the original $500K to be expended through FY15 so no further appropriation is needed. • Salary Rate Reserve

  15. FY15 Budget Process

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