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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Knauer		DATE TYPED:	01/22/02		HB	73
SHORT TITLE:		Restore Low-Income Child Care Assistance				SB
					ANALYST:		Dunbar

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$17,000.0

Recurring

General Fund

Duplicates SB85

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received From

Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

HB 73 appropriates $17,000.0 in general fund to CYFD to restore childcare assistance to low-income families whose income span is from 100% to 200% of the federal poverty level. The bill contains an emergency appropriation.

Significant Issues

The bill restores funding for childcare assistance to low-income families to a pre-August 1, 2001 level.

CYFD reports that they continue to provide childcare assistance prioritizing families exiting directly from the TANF roles, and then to income eligible families. The department further states that childcare block grant monies appropriated from the federal government have permitted a percentage of income eligible families whose income range is at 100% to 200% of poverty to be provided with childcare services that have been on the waiting list.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

CYFD notes that the bill impacts the CYFD output measure regarding the number of clients who receive childcare. This bill also impacts CYFD’s performance measure for non-traditional hours of care. CYFD expresses concern that additional requirements imposed by the bill will affect the department’s ability to meet current performance-based budget measures.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

This bill appropriates $17,000.0 in recurring general fund to CYFD for expenditure in fiscal years 2002 and 2003. Any unexpended and unencumbered balances remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund. The bill contains an emergency clause.

This appropriation is not part of the CYFD’s request and is not included in the executive recommendation

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The bill’s appropriation allows for additional eligible low-income families to be funded for childcare assistance. Computer systems would require a reconfiguration to 200% of poverty level.

DUPLICATION

Duplicates SB 85

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1. How many families are on waiting lists for childcare services that have income listed at

100% to 200% of poverty?

2. How many families, since August 2001, have been provided service from federal childcare

block grant funds that have income listed at 100% to 200% of poverty?

BD/ar