Budgetary Direct Appropriations

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
4000-0100	For the office of the secretary of health and human services, including the health facilities appeals board; provided, that said executive office shall approve agency investigative procedures, review all reports of health and human service agency investigations, conduct investigations into incidents whenever it is deemed appropriate by the secretary and, whenever the secretary determines it appropriate, investigate instances of malfeasance which come to the attention of said secretary; and provided further, that said executive office shall provide technical and administrative assistance to agencies receiving federal funds, as may be appropriate	2,245,307

CHILD CARE PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
4000-0190	For the central administration of the division of child care; provided, that not more than one million seventy-five thousand nine hundred seventy dollars shall be expended from this item for personnel costs; provided further, that the division shall work in collaboration with the department of education to conduct a study regarding child care for three and four year olds as it relates to the development of uniform data collection, standards, and guidelines for provider rates and an integrated approach to accessibility and availability of resources; provided further, that said study shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance not later than October first, nineteen hundred and ninety-seven; and provided further, that the division shall issue monthly reports to said committees and said secretary detailing expenditures made from items 4000-0217, 4000-0218, 4000-0219, and 4000-0230, including, but not limited to, the number and cost of child care slots funded from these items	1,221,686

REGIONAL CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATION
4000-0216	For the regional administration of child care programs and related child care activities, including provider training and child care resource and referral; provided, that not more than six million seven hundred sixty-five thousand seven hundred thirteen dollars shall be expended for the management of voucher child care	10,030,665
	Child Care Fund 100%

CHILD CARE FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
4000-0217	For the provision of child care services to the children of (a) parents participating in education and training programs or job search activities and receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children and certain absent parents of said recipients, (b) parents receiving supplemental security income payments participating in education and training or job search activities approved by the division of child care, and (c) income eligible parents participating in education and training or job search activities approved by said division; provided, that said division shall apportion funds from this item so as to ensure the priority of provision of child care first to children of parents in category (a), then category (b), and then category (c); provided further, that all parents eligible for year-round full-time child care shall be participating in an approved activity for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations promulgated by said division; provided further, that services provided to eligible parents funded under this item who transition to work activities shall be paid from item 4000-0218 beginning as soon as practicable after said transition but by no later than August first, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight and shall be subject to the provisions of said item; provided further, that all child care providers that are part of a public school system shall be required to accept from recipients child care vouchers provided under this item; provided further, that parents who are incapacitated or are caring for a disabled child may receive funding for child care services under this item, subject to regulations promulgated by said division; provided further, that not less than four million forty-four thousand three hundred sixty-six dollars shall be made available from this item for the purposes of informal child care, so called; provided further, that not more than two dollars per child per hour shall be paid for informal child care services; provided further, that not less than two hundred fifteen thousand dollars shall be made available from this item for the purposes of flexible child care, so called; provided further, that said division may transfer funds from this item to item 4000-0218 with the prior approval of the secretary of health and human services and notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that with respect to eligibility for child care under this item, said division shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the appropriation	41,137,387
	Child Care Fund 79.00% General Fund 21.00%

CHILD CARE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES
4000-0218	For the provision of child care services to the children of (a) working parents receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children, (b) working parents formerly receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the department of transitional assistance, and (c) income eligible parents; provided, that the division of child care shall allocate funds from this item sufficient to ensure the priority of provision of child care services first to children of parents in category (a), then category (b), and then category (c); provided further, that all parents eligible for year-round full-time child care shall be working for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations promulgated by said division; provided further, that all child care providers that are part of a public school system shall be required to accept from recipients child care vouchers provided under this item; provided further, that children in the transitional aid to families with dependent children program who are in the custody and care of grandparents due to the incapacity or absence of the parents may be funded for child care services under this item; provided further, that not less than four million nine hundred forty-three thousand one hundred fourteen dollars shall be made available from this item for the purposes of informal child care, so called; provided further, that not more than two dollars per child per hour shall be paid for informal child care services; provided further, that not less than seven hundred eighty-five thousand dollars shall be made available from this item for the purposes of flexible child care, so called; provided further, that said division may transfer funds from this item to item 4000-0217 with the prior approval of the secretary of health and human services and notification to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that with respect to eligibility for child care under this item, said division shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the appropriation	134,209,306
	Child Care Fund 79.00% General Fund 21.00%

CHILD CARE FOR TEEN PARENTS
4000-0219	For the provision of child care services to the children of (a) teen parents attending high school and receiving transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits pursuant to subsection (i) of section one hundred ten of chapter five of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-five, (b) teen parents receiving supplemental security income payments who participate in school, education, work, and training related activities or a combination thereof, and whose dependent children receive said aid, and (c) teen parents who participate in school, education, work, and training related activities or a combination thereof and who are at risk of becoming eligible for said aid; provided, that the division of child care shall allocate funds from this item sufficient to ensure the priority of provision of child care services first to children of parents in category (a), then category (b), then category (c); provided further, that all teen parents eligible for year-round full-time child care shall be participating in school, education, work, and training related activities or a combination thereof for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations promulgated by said division, whether or not such teens are recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children; and provided further, that with respect to eligibility for child care under this item, said division shall take into account the amounts available to it for expenditure by this item so as not to exceed the appropriation	13,167,328
	Child Care Fund 100%

TRIAL COURT CHILD CARE
4000-0221	For trial court child care programs; provided, that funds appropriated herein shall be expended solely for contracted services for the operation of such programs	1,077,446

FAMILY PRESERVATION CHILD CARE
4000-0230	For supportive child care associated with the family stabilization program	41,600,298
	General Fund 60.00% Child Care Fund 40.00%

Budgetary Retained Revenues

CHILDREN'S AND FAMILY SERVICES - ANNIE E CASEY RETAINED REVENUE
4000-0105	The executive office of health and human services is hereby authorized to expend federal reimbursements generated pursuant to an initiative to restructure the financing and delivery of children's and family services in an amount not to exceed three million dollars; provided, that the expenditure of said reimbursements shall be contingent upon receipt of an Annie E. Casey Foundation program implementation grant; provided further, that federal reimbursements so generated shall not be expended unless certified by the secretary of administration and finance to exceed federal reimbursement estimates as appearing in sections one A and one B of this act, or said estimates as adjusted for revenue reductions directly attributable to expenditure reductions in federally reimbursed accounts; provided further, that said secretary shall notify the house and senate committees on ways and means of any such adjustments of said federal reimbursement estimates; provided further, that no reimbursements attributable to any department of social services expenditures or to any department of youth services Title IV-E expenditures shall be counted in said estimate or credited to this item; provided further, that said secretary may designate agencies within the executive office of health and human services to receive and expend said revenues for services to children and families consistent with the Casey Foundation project plan subject to the notification of the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, an agency designated by said secretary may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the authorization allowed by said secretary	3,000,000

Federal Grant Spending

EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM
4000-0705	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Shelter Grants Program	1,700,000

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
4000-0707	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Supportive Housing	10,738,764

HEAD START DEMONSTRATION
4000-0708	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Head Start Demonstration	150,000

SHELTER PLUS CARE
4000-0709	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care	3,000,000

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
4000-9401	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Mental Health Services	6,384,827

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT
4000-9402	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant	29,566,735