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OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

                                  Adjusted      Executive                       
                             Appropriation        Request                   Percent 
                                   2000-01       2001-02         Change      Change 

AGENCY SUMMARY
  Community Projects Fund        24,246,869             0    (24,246,869)  -100.00%
  General Fund                1,300,455,000 1,366,066,000     65,611,000      5.05%
  Special Rev.-Fed.           1,891,254,000 1,786,156,000   (105,098,000)    -5.56%
  Special Rev.-Other            131,425,000   132,926,000      1,501,000      1.14%
  Fiduciary                       6,772,000     6,755,000        (17,000)    -0.25%
  Enterprise                        500,000       500,000              0      0.00%
  Internal Service Fund             100,000       100,000              0      0.00%
  Capital Projects Fund          16,900,000     3,300,000    (13,600,000)   -80.47%
  Division for Youth Facilities     
    Improvement Fund             20,900,000    91,400,000     70,500,000    337.32%
  Misc. Capital Projects          7,000,000             0     (7,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for Agency:           3,399,552,869 3,387,203,000    (12,349,869)    -0.36%
  Total Contingency:              2,100,000     2,100,000              0      0.00%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:   3,401,652,869 3,389,303,000    (12,349,869)    -0.36%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund                  253,388,100   258,472,000      5,083,900      2.01%
  Special Rev.-Fed.             113,364,000    82,248,000    (31,116,000)   -27.45%
  Special Rev.-Other            110,425,000   117,926,000      7,501,000      6.79%
  Fiduciary                       3,242,000     3,225,000        (17,000)    -0.52%
  Enterprise                        500,000       500,000              0      0.00%
  Internal Service Fund             100,000       100,000              0      0.00%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:   481,019,100   462,471,000    (18,548,100)    -3.86%

Central administration
  General Fund                   33,909,100    34,601,000        691,900      2.04%
  Special Rev.-Other              9,544,000    16,000,000      6,456,000     67.64%
  Fiduciary                       1,825,000     1,825,000              0      0.00%
  Internal Service Fund             100,000       100,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:             45,378,100    52,526,000      7,147,900     15.75%

System Support
  General Fund                   55,014,194    52,893,000     (2,121,194)    -3.86%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              25,000,000    25,000,000              0      0.00%
  Special Rev.-Other             10,000,000    10,000,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:             90,014,194    87,893,000     (2,121,194)    -2.36%

Training and Development
  General Fund                   10,000,000    11,000,000      1,000,000     10.00%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              36,000,000             0    (36,000,000)  -100.00%
  Special Rev.-Other             50,442,000    60,287,000      9,845,000     19.52%
  Enterprise                        200,000       200,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:             96,642,000    71,487,000    (25,155,000)   -26.03%

Family and Children Services
  General Fund                   28,690,342    28,913,000        222,658      0.78%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              18,121,000    17,800,000       (321,000)    -1.77%
  Special Rev.-Other              1,046,000     1,046,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:             47,857,342    47,759,000        (98,342)    -0.21%

Child Care
  General Fund                    2,609,800     2,725,000        115,200      4.41%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              11,272,000    14,800,000      3,528,000     31.30%
  Total for Program:             13,881,800    17,525,000      3,643,200     26.24%

Youth Facilities
  General Fund                  146,830,000   150,005,000      3,175,000      2.16%
  Special Rev.-Other                300,000             0       (300,000)  -100.00%
  Enterprise                        300,000       300,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:            147,430,000   150,305,000      2,875,000      1.95%

Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
  General Fund                    8,427,664     8,428,000            336      0.00%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              22,971,000    24,648,000      1,677,000      7.30%
  Special Rev.-Other                500,000       500,000              0      0.00%
  Fiduciary                       1,417,000     1,400,000        (17,000)    -1.20%
  Total for Program:             33,315,664    34,976,000      1,660,336      4.98%

Departmental Administrative Reimbursement
  General Fund                  (32,093,000)  (30,093,000)     2,000,000     -6.23%
  Special Rev.-Other             38,593,000    30,093,000     (8,500,000)   -22.02%
  Total for Program:              6,500,000             0     (6,500,000)  -100.00%

AID TO LOCALITIES
  Community Projects Fund        24,246,869             0    (24,246,869)  -100.00%
  General Fund                1,047,066,900 1,107,594,000     60,527,100      5.78%
  Special Rev.-Fed.           1,777,890,000 1,703,908,000    (73,982,000)    -4.16%
  Special Rev.-Other             21,000,000    15,000,000     (6,000,000)   -28.57%
  Fiduciary                       3,530,000     3,530,000              0      0.00%
  Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:2,873,733,769 2,830,032,000    (43,701,769)    -1.52%

Training and Development
  General Fund                    5,000,000     5,000,000              0      0.00%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              28,438,000    28,438,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:             33,438,000    33,438,000              0      0.00%

Family and Children Services
  General Fund                  946,000,900 1,006,528,000     60,527,100      6.40%
  Special Rev.-Fed.           1,105,452,000 1,051,470,000    (53,982,000)    -4.88%
  Special Rev.-Other             21,000,000    15,000,000     (6,000,000)   -28.57%
  Fiduciary                       3,530,000     3,530,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:          2,075,982,900 2,076,528,000        545,100      0.03%

Child Care
  General Fund                   96,066,000    96,066,000              0      0.00%
  Special Rev.-Fed.             644,000,000   624,000,000    (20,000,000)    -3.11%
  Total for Program:            740,066,000   720,066,000    (20,000,000)    -2.70%


Community Projects
  Community Projects Fund        24,246,869             0    (24,246,869)  -100.00%
  Total for Program:             24,246,869             0    (24,246,869)  -100.00%

CAPITAL PROJECTS
  Capital Projects Fund          16,900,000     3,300,000    (13,600,000)   -80.47%
  Division for Youth Facilities     
    Improvement Fund             20,900,000    91,400,000     70,500,000    337.32%
  Misc. Capital Projects          7,000,000             0     (7,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS:    44,800,000    94,700,000     49,900,000    111.38%

Design and Construction Supervision
  Division for Youth Facilities     
    Improvement Fund              1,000,000             0     (1,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for Program:              1,000,000             0     (1,000,000)  -100.00%

Child Care Facilities Development
  Capital Projects Fund          15,000,000             0    (15,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for Program:             15,000,000             0    (15,000,000)  -100.00%

Maintenance and Improvement of Facilities
  Capital Projects Fund           1,900,000     3,300,000      1,400,000     73.68%
  Division for Youth Facilities    
    Improvement Fund              7,700,000    11,900,000      4,200,000     54.55%
  Total for Program:              9,600,000    15,200,000      5,600,000     58.33%

Executive Direction and Administrative Services
  Misc. Capital Projects          7,000,000             0     (7,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for Program:              7,000,000             0     (7,000,000)  -100.00%

New Construction
  Division for Youth Facilities     
    Improvement Fund              9,200,000    72,800,000     63,600,000    691.30%
  Total for Program:              9,200,000    72,800,000     63,600,000    691.30%

Program Improvement or Program Change
  Division for Youth Facilities     
    Improvement Fund              3,000,000     6,700,000      3,700,000    123.33%
  Total for Program:              3,000,000     6,700,000      3,700,000    123.33%

CONTINGENCY
  General Fund                    2,100,000     2,100,000              0      0.00%
  Total for CONTINGENCY:          2,100,000     2,100,000              0      0.00%

Community Facilities Project Guarantee Fund
  General Fund                   2,100,000      2,100,000              0      0.00%
  Total for Program:             2,100,000      2,100,000              0      0.00%
                                                                                                                                                

                         ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                        BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                                                                                                
                            Current  Requested
Program                     2000-01    2001-02    Change
                                                                                                                                         
Central administration          448        448         0
System Support                  175        193        18
Training and Development         60         60         0
Family and Children Services    518        524         6
Child Care                      209        289        80
Youth Facilities              2,888      2,841      (47)
Commission for the Blind and   
  Visually Handicapped          179        179         0

Total General Fund :          3,919      3,896      (23)
Total All Other Funds :         558        638        80

TOTAL:                        4,477      4,534        57
                                                                                                                                                 

                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                    (Executive Budget: pp.39-47)

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) was 
created in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 1997-98. Its primary goal is to enhance
the delivery of services to children and families through a system of 
support to help families achieve and maintain self-sufficiency in order 
to provide for the well-being of their children.  The Office administers 
a broad range of child welfare programs, including child protective, 
preventive, foster care and adoption services, child care programs, and 
adolescent pregnancy prevention programs.  The agency also administers 
domestic violence programs, adult services programs and services to the 
blind and visually handicapped, as well as the operation of all former 
Division for Youth (DFY) residential and non-residential services, 
including delinquency prevention programs.

The Executive proposes All Funds appropriations totalling $3,387,203,000 
in SFY 2001-02, which support a workforce of 4,534 positions.  This 
agency is included in the Education, Labor and Family Assistance 
appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive recommends an All Funds State Operations appropriation 
of $462,471,000, a net decrease of $18,548,100 or 3.86 percent.  The change
is attributable to three actions:  a $5,083,900 or 2.01 percent increase 
in the General Fund and a $7,501,000 or 6.79 percent increase in Special 
Revenue Funds-Other, offset by a $31,116,000 or 27.45 percent
decrease in Federal Funds and a $17,000 decrease in Fiduciary Funds. 
Major year to year changes include:

--     a $5,700,000 decrease in the State's share of CONNECTIONS funding 
       due to a non-recurring payment to the project contractor;

--     a savings of $1,100,000, resulting from the Executive's proposal 
       to transfer 16 and 17 year old juvenile offenders to the Department
	   of Correctional Services;

--     new funding of $1,000,000 to expand child welfare training programs
       for local and voluntary agency staff that leverages $5,000,000 in 
	   additional Federal funding;

--     a new $200,000 appropriation for enhanced treatment for sex offenders
       in residential centers; and 

--     an additional $150,000 to fully annualize the appropriation for 
       Special Hearings which will eliminate backlog and address 
	   ongoing caseload.

Workforce

The Executive proposes an All Funds increase in the OCFS workforce from
4,477 to 4,534 positions, reflecting a net increase of 57 positions.  
The Governor proposes 80 positions which will fill the 170 Federally-funded
positions established in SFY 2000-01 to support the expansion of the 
agency's oversight and enforcement responsibilities over child
care programs.  The Executive proposes 18 CONNECTIONS positions, and 6
new Advantage Schools positions which will provide contract evaluation 
and technical assistance to award recipients.  The increase in staffing 
is offset by a reduction of 47 positions in various programs.  

Systems Support

The Governor recommends a total of $60,600,00 in State and Federal funds for 
the operation, continued development, and maintenance of CONNECTIONS, the 
State's automated child welfare information system.  The appropriation reflects
a General Fund decrease of $5,700,000 from current year funding, which
represents elimination of a non-recurring payment to Andersen Consultants,
the project contractor.

Aid to Localities

A total All Funds appropriation of $2,830,032,000 in Aid to Localities
is recommended by the Executive for SFY 2001-02, a net decrease of 
$43,701,769, or 1.52 percent.  This results from a decrease of 
$73,982,000 in Federal funding which is partially offset by increases
in General Fund support.  

Family and Children's Services

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $1,006,528,000 to
support the Family and Children's Services Program which represents a 
$60,527,100 increase or 5.78 percent above SFY 2000-01 funding.  Of major
significance is the Executive's proposal to replace the Family and 
Children's Services Block Grant with a new funding methodology.  The
Executive recommends General Fund appropriations totalling $631,500,000,
an increase of $28,000,000 over current year funding of $603,500,000 for
these services, to implement a proposal for financing reform. 
The Budget proposal includes:

--     a $267,000,000 appropriation to support:  prevention, child 
       protective, aftercare, independent living, and adoption services
       and administration.  These services are proposed to be reimbursed
       at 65 percent of the non-federal share of expenses.  All of these
       services, except child protective, are currently funded in the Block
       Grant.  

--     an appropriation of $364,500,000 for a new Foster Care Block Grant
       that caps the available funding for foster care services.  The 
       appropriation would provide reimbursement to local social services 
       districts for foster care maintenance, supervision, and tuition of 
       children placed in the custody of State and local commissioners of
       social services.  In addition, it would provide reimbursement for 
       the costs of supervision of foster care for children in federally 
       funded job corps programs, and for supervision and tuition for 
       adjudicated juvenile delinquents/persons in need of supervision 
       (JD/PINS) in authorized in-state and out-of-state residential
       programs.  Reimbursement would be limited to the district's allocation
       of the block grant which would be based on claiming history and other 
       factors.  The Executive is proposing that any savings attributed to a
       reduction in a district's foster care caseload may be reprogrammed
       for preventive or aftercare services.  

The Executive also proposes the creation of a $6,000,000 Child Welfare 
Quality Initiatives Fund.  The Executive proposes $1,000,000 in General Fund 
support for the child welfare training for local and voluntary agency 
staff and provides $5,000,000 from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) funding for projects that improve the quality of child
welfare services.

The Governor recommends a total of $462,000,000 be made available from
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant surplus funds,
for the State's share for the following child welfare purposes:  

--     EAF set-aside                                    $100,000,000
--     Transfer to Title XX                             $241,000,000
--     EAF-JD/PINS                                       $80,000,000
--     NYC Foster Care Tuition                           $36,000,000
--     New Child Welfare Quality Initiatives              $5,000,000

In SFY 2001-02, the Executive proposes $2,782,000 to support the third year cost
of implementing the Adoption & Safe Families Act (ASFA). This represents a 
$3,632,000 reduction from the current year's appropriation due to a reduction
in the estimated cost of fingerprinting prospective foster and adoptive parents
and other adult household members.  The proposal includes $1,050,000 for 
fingerprinting, $532,000 for maintenance and operating costs of the 
fingerprint unit at OCFS, and $1,200,000 to purchase automated finger imaging
machines on behalf of local social services districts. Local
districts are expected to bear the full cost of the machines.  

The Governor continues current year General Fund support of $16,400,000 for the
Home Visiting Program to support 11 sites operating in 10 counties.  The Executive
also maintains funding at prior year levels of $7,700,000 in TANF funds
for the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs.

The Executive also proposes an increase of $12,000,000 to support adoption 
subsidies. The increase is based on a 5,000 projected increase in the number 
of adoptions and costs related to medicaid payments for children in foster 
care.  The Executive further recommends a total of $30,000,000 for the Advantage
Schools Program:  $20,000,000 in General Fund support, and $10,000,000 in 
continued TANF funds to support the first of a five year plan to ensure 
all school districts access to after school services.  

Youth Programs

The Governor proposes a new $20,000 General Fund appropriation to develop a plan
for the creation of two new juvenile justice centers in Monroe County and New 
York City.  The model plan would be created by the county or city and would
consolidate adjudication, placement, probation services, screening and other
juvenile justice services in a central location
so the youth can remain in their own community.

The Governor further recommends a General Fund increase of $10,700,000 for secure 
and non-secure detention. This increase is attributable to outstanding capital
liabilities and anticipated increase in claims resulting from escalating costs
of care.  The Executive does not continue legislative enhancements for Youth
Development Delinquency Prevention (YDDP) and Special Delinquency Prevention
 Program (SDPP), child advocacy centers, or runaway and homeless youth.

Child Care

The Executive proposes an increase in the Special Revenue Fund-Federal 
appropriation of $32,000,000 for Child Care Block Grant, bringing the 
total Block Grant to $840,000,000.  This appropriation continues subsidies
for 174,000 child care slots, provides for new quality initiatives, and 
makes provisions for federally mandated market rate increases on
October 1, 2001.  

The Child Care Reserve Fund was authorized in SFY 1999-2000 with an 
appropriation of $200,000,000 from TANF surplus funds.  In the current fiscal
year, $51,000,000 was made available to local districts who had expended
their entire allocation and local share of child care funding.  In SFY 
2001-02, the Governor proposes $71,000,000 from the Reserve Fund for this
purpose, leaving a balance of $78,000,000.  The $71,000,000 contribution
from the Reserve Fund is subsumed in the total Block Grant appropriation.

Capital Projects

The Executive recommends capital appropriations of $94,700,000, an increase
of $49,900,000 or 111.38 percent above the current fiscal year.  This 
appropriation consists primarily of a $72,800,000 bonded appropriation 
to support construction of a new secure facility to replace the Harlem 
Valley Secure Center.  Together with planning costs of $9,200,000 provided
in the current fiscal year, the total cost of this Project would be $82,000,000.
A $1,900,000 bonded appropriation is also requested to convert the MacCormick
Secure Center to a limited secure facility and to increase
capacity by 24 beds, bringing total capacity at MacCormick to 76 beds.  

The Executive continues as reappropriations $30,000,000 in Child Care 
Facilities Development Program appropriations from SFY 1999-2000 and 
SFY 2000-01 to develop additional child care capacity.

Article VII Proposal

The Governor proposes Article VII legislation that would:

--     authorize OCFS to impose fiscal sanctions on youth detention 
       facilities that do not comply with regulations governing secure 
       and non-secure detention programs.  It also authorizes OCFS to 
       promulgate regulations establishing cost standards governing 
       local detention spending; and 

--     permit OCFS to transfer 16 and 17 year old juvenile offenders to 
       the Department of correctional Services (DOCS) through an administrative 
       procedure rather than returning the matter to the sentencing court.

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