Adjusted Executive
Appropriation Request Percent
2000-01 2001-02 Change Change
AGENCY SUMMARY
Community Projects
Fund 2,500 0 (2,500) -100.00%
General Fund 1,781,072,000 1,515,312,000 (265,760,000) -14.92%
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,704,689,000 2,766,170,000 61,481,000 2.27%
Special Rev.-Other 216,420,000 544,993,000 328,573,000 151.82%
Fiduciary 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00%
Internal Service Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Agency: 4,713,183,500 4,837,475,000 124,291,500 2.64%
Total Contingency: 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for
AGENCY SUMMARY: 4,715,183,500 4,839,475,000 124,291,500 2.64%
STATE OPERATIONS
General Fund 82,216,000 83,420,000 1,204,000 1.46%
Special Rev.-Fed. 303,989,000 311,670,000 7,681,000 2.53%
Special Rev.-Other 130,020,000 135,593,000 5,573,000 4.29%
Internal Service Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for
STATE OPERATIONS: 517,225,000 531,683,000 14,458,000 2.80%
Executive Direction
General Fund 1,851,500 1,802,000 (49,500) -2.67%
Total for Program: 1,851,500 1,802,000 (49,500) -2.67%
Administration
General Fund 19,912,000 19,901,000 (11,000) -0.06%
Special Rev.-Fed. 7,000,000 7,000,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Other 18,850,000 18,850,000 0 0.00%
Internal Service Fund 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 46,762,000 46,751,000 (11,000) -0.02%
Temporary and Disability Assistance Programs
General Fund 4,564,400 4,569,000 4,600 0.10%
Special Rev.-Fed. 6,000,000 6,000,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Other 2,500,000 2,500,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 13,064,400 13,069,000 4,600 0.04%
System Support and Information Services
General Fund 103,118,000 109,943,000 6,825,000 6.62%
Special Rev.-Fed. 110,000,000 130,000,000 20,000,000 18.18%
Special Rev.-Other 6,800,000 6,800,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 219,918,000 246,743,000 26,825,000 12.20%
Legal Affairs
General Fund 12,632,000 12,811,000 179,000 1.42%
Total for Program: 12,632,000 12,811,000 179,000 1.42%
Transitional Suports and Policy
General Fund 2,600,100 1,751,000 (849,100) -32.66%
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,770,000 2,270,000 (500,000) -18.05%
Total for Program: 5,370,100 4,021,000 (1,349,100) -25.12%
Child Support Enforcement
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,900,000 3,100,000 200,000 6.90%
Special Rev.-Other 25,000,000 26,117,000 1,117,000 4.47%
Total for Program: 27,900,000 29,217,000 1,317,000 4.72%
Departmental Administrative Reimbursement
General Fund (62,462,000) (67,357,000) (4,895,000) 7.84%
Special Rev.-Other 66,031,000 70,926,000 4,895,000 7.41%
Total for Program: 3,569,000 3,569,000 0 0.00%
Disability Determinations
Special Rev.-Fed. 175,319,000 163,300,000 (12,019,000) -6.86%
Special Rev.-Other 10,839,000 10,400,000 (439,000) -4.05%
Total for Program: 186,158,000 173,700,000 (12,458,000) -6.69%
AID TO LOCALITIES
Community Projects
Fund 2,500 0 (2,500) -100.00%
General Fund 1,698,856,000 1,431,892,000 (266,964,000) -15.71%
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,400,700,000 2,454,500,000 53,800,000 2.24%
Special Rev.-Other 86,400,000 409,400,000 323,000,000 373.84%
Fiduciary 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for
AID TO LOCALITIES: 4,195,958,500 4,305,792,000 109,833,500 2.62%
Administration
Special Rev.-Other 65,000,000 65,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 65,000,000 65,000,000 0 0.00%
Temporary and Disability Assistance Programs
General Fund 1,167,800,000 905,653,000 (262,147,000) -22.45%
Special Rev.-Fed. 2,036,200,000 2,098,000,000 61,800,000 3.04%
Special Rev.-Other 1,000,000 324,000,000 323,000,000 32300.00%
Fiduciary 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 3,215,000,000 3,337,653,000 122,653,000 3.82%
Temporary and Disability Assistance Administration
General Fund 218,182,000 194,598,000 (23,584,000) -10.81%
Total for Program: 218,182,000 194,598,000 (23,584,000) -10.81%
Local Administration
General Fund 113,911,000 123,441,000 9,530,000 8.37%
Special Rev.-Fed. 219,000,0002 19,000,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Other 6,000,000 6,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 338,911,000 348,441,000 9,530,000 2.81%
Transitional Suports and Policy
General Fund 118,575,000 123,750,000 5,175,000 4.36%
Special Rev.-Fed. 61,500,000 53,500,000 (8,000,000) -13.01%
Special Rev.-Other 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 190,075,000 187,250,000 (2,825,000) -1.49%
Child Support Enforcement
General Fund 27,010,000 30,100,000 3,090,000 11.44%
Special Rev.-Fed. 84,000,000 84,000,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Other 300,000 300,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 111,310,000 114,400,000 3,090,000 2.78%
Community Projects
Community Projects Fund 2,500 0 (2,500) -100.00%
Total for Program: 2,500 0 (2,500) -100.00%
Employment Services Administration
General Fund 49,278,000 50,250,000 972,000 1.97%
Total for Program: 49,278,000 50,250,000 972,000 1.97%
Food Assistance Program
General Fund 4,100,000 4,100,000 0 0.00%
Special Rev.-Other 4,100,000 4,100,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 8,200,000 8,200,000 0 0.00%
CONTINGENCY
General Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for CONTINGENCY: 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00%
Transitional Suports and Policy
General Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00%
Total for Program: 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0.00%
ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Current Requested
Program 2000-01 2001-02 Change
Executive Direction 20 19 (1)
Administration 378 373 (5)
Temporary and Disability
Assistance Programs 255 255 0
System Support and Information
Services 185 182 (3)
Legal Affairs 160 160 0
Transitional Suports and Policy 64 48 (16)
Child Support Enforcement 61 61 0
Disability Determinations 1,471 1,471 0
Total General Fund : 555 530 (25)
Total All Other Funds : 2,039 2,039 0
TOTAL: 2,594 2,569 (25)
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
(Executive Budget: pp. 49-58)
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) was created pursuant to
Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1997. OTDA, along with the Office of Children and
Family Services (OCFS), are the successor agencies to the Department of Social
Services (DSS). OTDA is responsible for the administration of public assistance
programs including: Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance, and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI); the Federal Food Stamp Program; the State Food Assistance
Program; the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP); child support services;
refugee assistance programs; and homeless shelter and services programs.
Through its Division of Disability Determinations, OTDA evaluates the medical
eligibility of disability claimants for Federal SSI and Social Security
Disability Insurance benefits. OTDA works closely with OCFS and the Department
of Labor, which administer programs such as child care, employment, and training
to enable participants to transition from public assistance to unsubsidized
employment.
The Executive requests All Funds appropriations totaling $4,839,475,000 in State
Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-02. This represents an increase of $124,291,500 or three
percent from the SFY 2000-01 level to support State Operations and Aid to
Localities programs.
This agency is included in the Education, Labor and Family Assistance
appropriation bill.
State Operations
The Executive recommends All Funds State Operations appropriations totaling
$531,683,000, which represents an increase of $14,458,000 or three percent above
SFY 2000-01 funding levels.
In addition, the Executive proposes a $246,743,000 appropriation for system
support and information services to support the cost of the Welfare Management
System (WMS) and the development of the Welfare-to-Work Caseload Management
System.
The Executive also recommends increasing the child support pass through from $50
to $100 per month, expansion of the "Celebrating Fatherhood" campaign, accessing
private insurance settlements to pay child support delinquencies and improving
access to health insurance for children in child support cases.
Aid to Localities
The Executive proposes All Funds Aid to Localities appropriations totaling
$4,307,792,000 in SFY 2001-02, which reflects an increase of $109,833,500 or
2.62 percent over the previous year.
The Executive recommends an increase of $9,530,000 in the Food Stamp
Administration Program to cover a negotiated rate increase with the private
vendor responsible for the non-cash electronic benefits transfer program. The
Executive also recommends an appropriation of $323,000,000 to cover the state
cost of providing earned income tax credits. In addition, the Executive
proposes to extend the State statute authorizing the Food Assistance Program
which sunsets October 2001 and appropriates $8,200,000 to continue benefits for
approximately 5,000 immigrant seniors.
Federal Block Grant
SFY 2001-02 is the fifth year of the Federal Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF) Block Grant. New York State's TANF allocation is calculated
using the State's caseload and expenditure data from Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)
Because New York's caseload and resultant expenditures were higher in
1995 than are projected for SFY 2001-02, the State will have
approximately $1,503,343,000 in Federal TANF funding above that which is needed
to support the Federal share of the Family Assistance program. This Federal
funding overage is referred to as the "TANF surplus." Time limits established
in federal and state law for receipt of federally funded cash assistance will
begin to affect the first Family Assistance cases in December 2001. The
Executive estimates that approximately 50,000 cases and 130,000 individuals will
reach the 60 month federally mandated time limit and be moved off the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) rolls and into Safety Net Assistance.
The Executive proposes to allocate the $1,503,343,000 TANF surplus in the
following manner:
--Child Welfare Investments $462,000,000
--Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Child and
Dependent Care Credit $384,000,000
--Child Care Block Grant $304,000,000
--Employment/Transitional Initiatives including
NY Works Block Grant, Built on Pride, Invest,
Transportation, Transitional Opportunities Program,
Alternatives to Incarceration, & Learnfare $100,000,000
--Services/Education/Health, including: $72,743,000
-- Food pantries $12,000,000
-- Pregnancy prevention $10,000,000
-- Advantage Schools $10,000,000
-- YEETP $4,300,000
-- Displaced homemakers $600,000
-- Evaluation of welfare reform $500,000
--Increased Child Support Disregard $8,000,000
--Systems $20,000,000
--Reserves $152,600,000
Capital Projects
--The Executive proposes to move the Homeless Housing Assistance Program
(HHAP) to the Department for Housing and Community Renewal. The reappropriation
for HHAP of SFY 2000-01 funds is $30,000,000, which reflects the elimination of
the $10,000,000 Legislative addition.