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SPONSOR: |
Stewart |
DATE TYPED: |
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HB |
178 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Children of Prisoners Project |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Chabot |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$125.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Related to SJM-15
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Children,
Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
Juvenile
Parole Board (JPB)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 178
appropriates $125.0 from the general fund to CYFD for the purpose of establishing
a pilot project, in a county selected by the department, to provide counseling,
education and transportation services to children of incarcerated parents. Two FTE with master’s degrees in social work
will staff the program.
Significant
Issues
The intent of the bill is unclear as whether it
is a program for youth of parents in CYFD facilities or youth with parents
incarcerated in any facility throughout the state. JPB supports the bill but bases it support on
a program for parents in CYFD facilities.
They also recommend that an option for contracting out with a private
organization could be considered.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$125.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year shall
revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
If the intent is to
serve all children of incarcerated parents, CYFD would have to establish relationships
with the Corrections Department, county and other officials to identify
incarcerated individuals with children in need of services.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The state personnel classification system
identifies social workers as social and community service coordinators. To be consistent, in lines 19 and 20, strike
“to hire two master’s level social workers” and replace with for two full-time
equivalent social and community service coordinators who have a master’s degree
in social work”.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
CYFD is unsure if the
two social workers would have to administer the program or whether contract
assistance would be allowed.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS