HB3995 Summary

• Appropriates $1,180,122,300 total for the Department of Children and Family Services for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, consisting of $765,852,800 in General Funds, $403,275,500 in Other State Funds, and $10,994,000 in Federal Funds

• Allocates $265,924,400 from General Revenue Fund for entire agency operations including personal services ($203,772,600), contractual services ($24,395,300), travel ($6,550,900), electronic data processing ($10,263,400), and telecommunications ($4,229,200)

• Appropriates $806,528,200 in grants-in-aid for regional office services including foster care ($195,614,900), adoption and guardianship services ($108,006,800), institution and group home care ($134,166,700), and family preservation services ($2,143,100)

• Funds specialized programs including child abuse prevention ($300,000), child death review teams ($104,000), foster care and adoptive care training ($10,237,000), and Title IV-E reimbursement enhancements ($4,228,800)

• Takes effect July 1, 2017, contingent upon Senate Bill 2063 of the 100th General Assembly (the Unbalanced Budget Response Act) becoming law