Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2008

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Executive Office for Administration and Finance


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
1201-0160 Child Support Enforcement Division
For the operation of the child support enforcement division; provided, that the department of revenue may allocate funds to the department of state police, the district courts, the probate and family courts, the district attorneys, and other state agencies for the performance of certain child support enforcement activities, and that such agencies are directed to expend those funds for the purposes of this item; provided further, that the federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and deposited into a revolving account to be expended for the network; provided further, that federal receipts associated with child support enforcement grants shall be deposited into a revolving account to be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement and to be expended for the grant authority; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of the authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system for federal incentives and the network in accounts 1201-0161, 1201-0410 and 1201-0412
50,248,742 50,544,462

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 35,491 34,411 36,818 37,321 38,515
Pensions & Benefits 709 722 764 783 785
Operating Expenses 9,560 10,456 11,777 12,440 11,245
TOTAL 45,760 45,590 49,360 50,544 50,544

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=76%, Pensions & Benefits=2%, Operating Expenses=22%



 
HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
Account Description
June
2004

June
2005

June
2006

Jan.
2007

Projected
FY08
1201-0160 Child Support Enforcement Division 652 689 717 727 744

* Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) that paid from budgeted funds and are considered standard workforce.

* FY08 FTE figures are approximate and do not represent maximum allowable hires.