Nevada_Executive_Budget_2013-2015

HHS-WELFARE - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
101-3238
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The mission of the Child Support Enforcement Program (CSEP) is to help strengthen families and reduce welfare dependency by ensuring parents live up to the responsibility of supporting
their children. CSEP promotes the well-being of children, strengthens families, and reduces the demand on public funds by securing support from legally responsible parents. The
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) mandates the state participate in CSEP.
In Nevada, this program is administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) and jointly operated with participating county district attorneys' offices through
cooperative agreements. CSEP provides five basic services:
1)Location of absent parents;
2)Establishment of parentage;
3)Establishment of child support and medical support orders;
4)Enforcement of child support and medical support orders;
5)Collection and disbursement of child support and medical support payments.
Funding is matched 34 percent by the state and county and 66 percent by the Federal Child Support Enforcement Grant. The 34 percent state share is funded through State Share of
Collections (SSC). The SSC is the amount of TANF dollars allowed to be retained by the state according to federal rules, which are collected through assigned child support payments.
There are currently 121 positions in this budget.
Statutory Authority: Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 425.
BASE
This request continues funding for 121 positions and associated operating costs. One-time expenditures have been eliminated and partial year costs have been annualized.
2012-2013 2013-2014 2013-2014 2014-2015 2014-2015
2011-2012 WORK AGENCY GOVERNOR AGENCY GOVERNOR
ACTUAL PROGRAM REQUEST RECOMMENDS REQUEST RECOMMENDS
RESOURCES:
BALANCE FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR 2,701,860 3,592,551 2,284,018 2,182,018 2,858,224 2,709,889
BALANCE FORWARD TO NEW YEAR -3,592,550 0 0 0 0 0
FEDERAL FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEAR 0 44,945 0 0 0 0
FEDERAL FUNDS TO NEW YEAR -44,945 0 0 0 0 0
CHILD SUPPORT FEES 645,744 567,561 758,928 756,867 824,919 823,086
FED CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM 6,277,083 7,531,594 7,921,495 7,897,950 8,184,307 8,162,766
FED INCENTIVE REVENUE 1,263,105 2,377,871 863,181 859,148 863,181 859,596
FED MEDIATION GRANT 93,904 95,400 99,000 98,951 99,000 98,975
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM FEES 632,899 604,577 662,583 660,562 677,943 676,147
STATE SHARE OF COLLECTIONS 4,242,918 3,997,487 4,584,346 4,568,872 4,922,585 4,907,755
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 47,084 47,452 47,084 47,084 47,084 47,084
TOTAL RESOURCES: 12,267,102 18,859,438 17,220,635 17,071,452 18,477,243 18,285,298
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DHHS-DWSS - 44
DHHS - WELFARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES