Under Executive Order RP 33 issued April 14, 2004, HHSC is directed to oversee the systemic reform of the APS program. HHSC began an intensive review of the APS program and issued a preliminary report on May 19, 2004, that included preliminary findings on program performance, functional review, and policy assessment of the APS program, including the Guardianship program. An implementation plan was issued July 12, 2004, that outlined corrective actions to be taken.
Additional funding has been assumed for FY 2005 to address staffing needs in critical areas of the state, technology improvements, and programmatic changes to better deliver services. This additional funding is included in amounts budgeted for FY 2005 in the legislative appropriations request document.
This exceptional item requests the funding necessary to continue these improvements for FY 2006-2007. It also includes additional field staff to reduce the average daily caseload per worker from 30.2 projected for FY 2005 to 28.0 by FY 2007.
Funding Request
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
Biennium |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $5,594,825 | $6,499,119 | $12,093,944 |
| Number of FTEs | 86.0 | 117.0 | |
| Method of Financing: | |||
| General Revenue | $4,287,365 | $4,974,293 | $9,261,658 |
| Federal Funds | $1,307,460 | $1,524,826 | $2,832,286 |
Program Impact
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|
| APS Average Daily Caseload per Worker | 29.0 | 28.0 |
| APS Workload Equivalency Measure | 30.2 | 29.1 |