Bill > S1171

This bill appropriates a total of $154,842,500 to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2024, covering various programs and services. * **Child Welfare:** $49,216,400 is appropriated for child welfare services, including child welfare programs and foster and assistance payments. Funding comes from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund, Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund, and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Services for the Developmentally Disabled:** $41,639,400 is appropriated for services for the developmentally disabled, encompassing community developmental disability services, the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, and extended employment services. Funding sources include the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund, Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund, and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Service Integration:** $6,555,100 is appropriated for service integration. Funding is provided by the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund, Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund, and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund. * **Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions:** The bill authorizes specific FTE positions for various programs within the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2024, including Child Welfare (434.80), Community Developmental Disability Services (181.96), Southwest Idaho Treatment Center (121.75), Extended Employment Services (3.00), and Service Integration (35.00). * **General Fund Transfers:** The Office of the State Controller is authorized to make periodic transfers from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund as requested by the director of the Department of Health and Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners. * **Restrictions on Trustee and Benefit Payments:** Funds appropriated for trustee and benefit payments cannot be transferred to other expense classes during fiscal year 2024. * **Program Integrity:** The Department of Health and Welfare is only required to provide services to the extent of available funding and resources appropriated for each program. * **Educational Needs:** The Department of Health and Welfare is responsible for the educational needs of school-age children in its custody, including paying for education at licensed residential treatment facilities if deemed in the child's best interest. The fiscal impact is included within existing appropriations. * **Child Abuse Protection Treatment Act (CAPTA) Funds:** A minimum of $42,000 from federal CAPTA funds appropriated from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund must be provided to public health districts annually for citizen review panels. * **Personnel Cost Restrictions:** Funding for personnel costs in the Divisions of Child Welfare, Services for the Developmentally Disabled, and Service Integration cannot be transferred to other expense classes within the department during fiscal year 2024. * **Accountability:** All funds are subject to accountability reports and management reviews. * **Additional Appropriation for Foster and Assistance Payments:** An additional $2,050,700 is appropriated for trustee and benefit payments for congregate care costs in the Foster and Assistance Payments Program for fiscal year 2023, funded by the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund.