House of Representatives

SB 1516

appropriations; DES; child support enforcement

Sponsors: Senators Solomon, Valdez, Hellon

W/D	Committee on Human Services
DPA S/E	Committee on Appropriations
X	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.
	As Passed the House

SB 1516 appropriates $1,510,263 from the state general fund in each of the FY 2003-2002 and 2002-2003 to the Department of Economic Security (DES) for distribution to six counties providing child support enforcement services.

The Appropriations Committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to SB 1516 as follows:

The strike-everything amendment to SB 1516 contains provisions identical to those found in the House-engrossed version of HB 2248. The amendment adjusts the requirement for annual programmatic evaluations for the Healthy Families Program and the Family Literacy Program to be conducted every five years beginning December 31, 2002, and also adds the Health Start Program. Additionally, the amendment requires Legislative Council to develop outcome measures, with the assistance of the Department of Education, to indicate the effectiveness of the Early Childhood Education Program, and to conduct the programmatic evaluation of the program.

History

Current statute states that the Healthy Families Program and the Family Literacy Program are to be evaluated by the Auditor General each year on or before December 31.

Provisions

· Requires that a programmatic evaluation for the Healthy Family Program and Family Literacy Program be performed, by December 31, 2002 and each fifth year thereafter.

· Includes the Health Start Program with the other programs being evaluated by the Auditor General.

· Repeals the delayed repeal date of the Health Start Program, currently set for July 1, 2004.

· Requires Legislative Council to conduct the programmatic evaluation of the State Block Grant for Early Childhood Education Program. Under current law, the Auditor General is responsible for such an evaluation.

· Requires that the staff of Legislative Council develop outcome measures to indicate the effectiveness of the Early Childhood Education Program, and requires the Department of Education to assist Legislative Council in collecting any information necessary to complete their evaluation.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 2 April 18, 2001

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