1. JUVENILE POPULATION ESTIMATES
Governor: Estimate the juvenile correctional average daily population (ADP) from 1,320 in 1998-99 to 1,418 in 1999-00 and 1,475 in 2000-01, as shown in the following table. On March 5, 1999, 1,266 juveniles were under state supervision. The population projections include juveniles funded under the serious juvenile offender (SJO) program. The SJO population projections under the bill are summarized below under "Serious Juvenile Offender Program." The population projections in the table are used in the calculation of daily rates for each type of care.
Average Daily Population (ADP)
1998-99* 1999-00 2000-01
Secured Correctional Facilities 939 1,020 1,044
Other Placements
Corrective Sanctions 136 116 137
Aftercare Services 245 282 294
Subtotal -- Other 381 398 431
Total ADP 1,320 1,418 1,475
Alternate Care 108 186 194
* Estimates under the 1997-99 biennial budget act.
The secured facilities include Ethan Allen School, Lincoln Hills School, Southern Oaks Girls School, Youth Leadership Training Facility (Boot Camp), the SPRITE Program, the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, and the Prairie du Chien facility. (Under current law, the Prairie du Chien facility is designated a temporary prison for young adult males until July 1, 1999. Under the bill, this use as an adult prison would be extended to July 1, 2001.).
While the ADP for the corrective sanctions program is estimated at 116 in 1999-00 and 137 in 2000-01 for the purpose of calculating daily rate charges, the bill statutorily would require the Department to provide a corrective sanctions program to serve an average daily population of 136 juveniles.
Aftercare services include juveniles under state supervision following release from a juvenile correctional facility. Placement may be in an alternate care setting, a relative's home or the juvenile's own home.
Alternate care includes child caring institutions, group homes, foster homes and treatment foster homes. The average daily population for alternate care is a subset of aftercare services.
[Bill Section: 3176]
2. STATUTORY DAILY RATES
Governor: Establish the following statutory daily rates for juvenile correctional services provided or purchased by the Department that would be charged to counties and paid through counties' youth aids allocations.
Daily Rates
Current Law Governor
1-1-99 thru 7-1-99 thru 1-1-00 thru 1-1-01 thru 6-30-99 12-31-99 12-31-00 6-30-01
Secured Correctional Facilities* $159.46 $157.29 $158.46 $159.62
Child Caring Institutions 163.36 169.24 172.46 175.67
Group Homes 113.34 117.42 119.65 121.88
Corrective Sanctions 74.35 85.18 80.67 76.67
Treatment Foster Homes 72.75 75.37 76.80 78.23
Regular Foster Homes 25.26 26.17 26.67 27.16
Aftercare Supervision 17.39 16.85 17.03 17.20
*Including transfers from a secured correctional facility to the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center.
[Bill Sections: 2703 thru 2705]
3. ALTERNATE CARE
PR $8,168,600
Governor: Provide $4,084,300 annually for juvenile residential aftercare (alternate care). The residential aftercare appropriation funds the costs of care for juveniles placed in child caring institutions, foster care homes, treatment foster care homes and group homes. Provide statutory rate increases for alternate care settings equal to 3.6% in 1999-00 and an additional 3.8% in 2000-01. Base funding for the residential aftercare appropriation is $5,355,700. In 1997-98, the average daily population (ADP) for alternate care totaled 156.6 and the ADP in 1998-99 (through December, 1998) totals 149.5. Projected average daily populations for alternate care, under the bill, total 186 in 1999-00 and 194 in 2000-01.
[Bill Sections: 2703 thru 2705]
4. YOUTH AIDS
GPR $6,000,000
Governor: Provide $2,000,000 in 1999-00 and $4,000,000 in 2000-01 for community youth and family aids (youth aids) for cost increases associated with the operation of secured juvenile correctional facilities. Base funding for youth aids totals $82,183,700 ($79,734,500 GPR and $2,449,200 PR). (Statutory provisions relating to the calendar year allocation of youth aids funding in 1999-01 under the bill require technical correction.)
5. DELETE VACANT POSITIONS
Funding Positions
PR - $1,268,400 - 20.00
Governor: Delete $634,200 and 20.0 positions annually. The positions are currently vacant and the vacancy dates range from July 1, 1995 to August 27, 1998. The classifications and the full-time equivalent (FTE) positions that would be deleted are as follows:
Position Classification FTE
Administrative officer 1.00
Dental assistant 1.00
Food service worker 1.00
Personal assistant 0.45
Probation and parole agent 1.00
Program assistant 2.25
Psychologist 1.00
Recreational leader 1.00
Social worker 2.00
Teacher 3.00
Teacher assistant 2.00
Youth counselor 4.30
Total 20.00
Of these positions, 0.95 FTE (a 0.25 program assistant position and a 0.70 youth counselor positions) were already deleted under standard budget adjustments.
6. POPULATION-RELATED COST ADJUSTMENTS
PR $1,176,800
Governor: Provide $510,000 in 1999-00 and $666,800 in 2000-01 to reflect population-related cost adjustments as follows: (a) $363,900 in 1999-00 and $423,000 in 2000-01 for food costs at juvenile correctional institutions; (b) $70,600 in 1999-00 and $103,900 in 2000-01 for variable non-food costs (such as laundry, clothing and personal items) for institutionalized juveniles; and (c) $75,500 in 1999-00 and $139,900 in 2000-01 to reflect juvenile health care cost adjustments.
7. MENDOTA JUVENILE TREATMENT CENTER
PR $1,160,000
Governor: Provide $527,000 in 1999-00 and $633,000 in 2000-01 for cost increases associated with the care and treatment of juveniles placed at the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC). The MJTC facility, operated by the Department of Heath and Family Services (DHFS), provides evaluations for and mental health treatment of male juvenile offenders under state custody. The facility has a capacity of 43 beds. Under a contract agreement, DOC is providing $3,236,200 in 1998-99 to DHFS for the facility. Under the bill, these payments would increase to $3,763,200 in 1999-00, and $3,869,200 in 2000-01.
[Bill Section: 1002]
