SOCIAL SERVICES
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED FY 2005 BUDGET
0827 Child Protection Services

MISSION:
To protect South Dakota's children from abuse, neglect, and dependency; to provide temporary foster homes and care for children in need; and, to pursue permanent homes and families for all children in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

  ACTUAL
FY 2002
ACTUAL
FY 2003
BUDGETED
FY 2004
REQUESTED
FY 2005
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED
FY 2005
RECOMMENDED INC/(DEC)
FY 2005
FUNDING SOURCE:
   General Funds $12,315,975 $13,087,519 $13,507,215 $14,739,735 $14,560,602 $1,053,387
   Federal Funds 21,359,891 24,704,893 27,325,209 30,636,610 30,318,110 2,992,901
   Other Funds 896,662 974,032 1,205,972 1,172,860 1,172,347 (33,625)
      Total $34,572,528 $38,766,445 $42,038,396 $46,549,205 $46,051,059 $4,012,663
 
EXPENDITURE DETAIL:
   Personal Services $9,036,942 $9,568,135 $10,395,407 $10,953,928 $10,643,323 $247,916
   Operating Expenses 25,535,586 29,198,309 31,642,989 35,595,277 35,407,736 3,764,747
      Total $34,572,528 $38,766,445 $42,038,396 $46,549,205 $46,051,059 $4,012,663
 
Staffing Level FTE: 232.4 233.9 237.3 255.3 246.3 9.0

  ACTUAL
FY 2002

ACTUAL
FY 2003

ESTIMATED
FY 2004

ESTIMATED
FY 2005

REVENUES:  
      
Total

$0

$0

$0

$0
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:  
   All Types of Requests for Services 15,935 18,018 19,820 20,811
   Abuse and Neglect (A/N) Requests for Srvs. 14,341 16,294 17,830 18,723
   Assigned A/N Requests for Srvs./Children 5,398/9,664 5,887/10,000 6,179/10,250
   Pending Assigned A/N Requests for Srvs. 1,700 1,040 1,100 1,100
   Disposed A/N Requests for Srvs./Children 5,551/10,118 6,040/10,623 6,193/11,199
   Substantiated A/N - Children 4,247 5,309 5,524 5,823
   Physical/Sexual Abuse 849/187 931/171 828/166 873/175
   Neglect/Emotional Maltreatment 3,567/934 3,982/1,049 3,591/939 3,785/990
   Children Requiring Removal from Home 2,261 2,332 2,431 2,562
   Children Staying at Home with Services 3,284 3,168 3,314 3,785
   Intensive Family Services 246 300 320 320
   Adoption Subsidies:
   Mo. Avg Maintenance & Med./Med. Only 787/64 928/61 1,033/64 1,138/64
   Annual Maintenance Cost Per Client $3,909 $4,081 $4,321 $4,575
   Subsidized Guardianships:
   Average Clients/Cost Per Year 79/$3,584 80/$3,727 87/$3,763 90/$3,831
   Alternative Care Placements:
   Relative Placements Avg. Clients/Month 191 169 175 185
   Avg. Out-of-Home Paid Placements/Month 1,158 1,200 1,236 1,266
   Paid Placements--Mo. Avg. Clients/Avg. Cost:
   Basic - Specialized Foster Care 596/$383 - 79/$694 595/$387 - 72/$705 610/$419 - 75/$727 625/$427 - 77/$758
   Treatment Foster Care - Emergency Care 64/$1,633 - 120/$225 78/$1,644 - 126/$250 85/$1,778 - 130/$256 90/$1,810 - 130/$261
   Group and Residential Care 240/$3,163 267/$3,282 274$3,425 279/$3,637
   Psychiatric Facilities for Children 59/$4,492 62/$4,361 62/$4,581 65/$5,047
   Length of Stay in Alternative Care:
   0-5 Mos/6-12 Mos/12 Mos & Over 332/221/676 333/221/689 343/227/702 353/233/715
   Children Returned Home/Placed for Adopt. 784/163 854/140 793/140 816/140
   Children Placed for Foster/Adoption 26 13 15 15
   Children Emancipated/Guardianships 38/24 54/52 56/54 58/57
   Children with Other Permanent Plan 190 240 240 240
   Licenses Issued:
   Family Foster Homes/Child Placement Agcy 640/18 712/15 790/15 877/15
   Group Homes/Residential Treatment 10/14 10/15 10/16 10/16
   Shelter Care/Independent Living Programs 3/3 4/3 4/3 5/4

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