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Department of Social Services

Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Appropriation Level

State General Fund (Direct) $208,254,634
Total Means of Financing $829,527,049

The department will cut a total of 678 positions. The majority of additional funding that the department received throughout the legislative process was a draw down of available federal funds.

Added Federal Funds for wrap-around child care assistance at Head Start Centers $24,000,000
Federal Funds to increase the monthly FITAP cash grant by $50 per month for a family of three, from roughly $190 to $240 per month $18,600,000
Federal funds for additional child care assistance service to annualize a BA-7 approved in April, 2000 increasing TANF expenditure authority for this purpose $27,426,488
Federal funds to upgrade the child support enforcement computer system $4,475,500
Senate Floor amendments funded 100 positions in child protection, foster care and adoption services in the Child Welfare Program ($1,856,800 SGF and $1,856,700 Federal Funds) $3,713,500

 

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