H0717 Summary

• Reduces Child Welfare Division appropriation by $1,639,400 for fiscal year 2010, comprising $697,800 in personnel costs, $130,700 in operating expenditures, and $810,900 in foster and assistance payments.

• Appropriates $54,430,300 to the Child Welfare Division for fiscal year 2011, including $21,433,200 for personnel costs, $7,791,800 for operating expenditures, and $25,205,300 for trustee and benefit payments.

• Limits the Child Welfare Program to 392.67 full-time equivalent positions during fiscal year 2011, with authority to transfer positions between programs subject to Governor approval and Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee reporting.

• Prohibits transfer of trustee and benefit payments funds to other budget objects and suspends education stipends (except IV-E funded) for fiscal year 2011 due to budget constraints.

• Authorizes the Department of Health and Welfare to transfer operating expenditure funds to personnel costs with State Board of Examiners consent and declares legislative intent to limit service provision to available appropriated resources.