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246/aHEC |
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SHORT TITLE: |
CYFD Truancy Prevention Program |
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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$1,000.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Administrative
Office of the Courts (AOC)
Children,
Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
Department
of Labor (DOL)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of HEC Amendment
The House Education Committee amendment adds
in-kind contributions that can be used as a match for a grant, changes the term
“abuse” to “neglect” for parents who keep their children out of school and
changes CYFD’s reporting requirements.
In place of the original reporting requirements, CYFD will report on a
fiscal year basis to the Governor, the interim Legislative Health and Human
Services Committee and the Legislative Education Study Committee not later than
August each year. The amendment changes
one of the eligible community-based agencies from a “local juvenile authority”
to a “juvenile probation and parole office” of CYFD. It also adds a seventh eligible agency
entitled “a non-profit community-based service provider”.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
House Bill 246
appropriates $1,000.0 from the general fund to CYFD for the purpose of establishing
and implementing a truancy prevention program by issuing grants to
community-based truancy agencies.
Community-based agencies are defined as a municipality or county; school
district; local law enforcement agency; district, magistrate or municipal court;
district or city attorney; local juvenile authority; or a consortium of two or
more these agencies. Grants of award
will not exceed $50.0 and require an equal matching amount from the
community-based truancy agency. CYFD is
to promulgate rules concerning application requirements meet the criteria outlined
in the bill. CYFD will report to the
Governor and Legislature annually on the truancy prevention program.
Significant
Issues
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$1,000.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2005
shall revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
CYFD will have to
develop rules and regulations to implement the program. Criteria for evaluating an application will
have be clearly established. The agency may want to choose a board to make
recommendations on awards to community-based truancy programs. CYFD is unsure if they can use a portion of the
appropriation to hire staff and pay expenses related to the program.
AOC suggests that
there will be new administrative requirements as a result of the program.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The reporting requirement does not contain
specifics. Recommend striking page 2,
lines 24-25 and inserting with the following:
D. The department shall report on the truancy
prevention program on a fiscal year basis to the governor, the interim
legislative health and human services committee and legislative education study
committee not later than August each year.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
GAC/yr