Justification
Governor's Recommendations 2022-23

The Governor's Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2022-23 includes a recurring reduction of $471,818 in General
Revenue in the Transfer General Revenue to Child Support Enforcement category in the Child Support Program (Program). The
Program receives a recurring General Revenue appropriation to pay for financial losses resulting from the processing of
child support collections. Effective October 1, 2016 the Department entered into a contract for State Disbursement Unit
Services. The new contract requires the vendor to pay for financial losses, unless specifically a result of a Department
error. In FY 2020-21 the Department reduced the appropriation for financial losses by $1,000,000. After additional
analysis, the Department determined that the appropriation can be reduced by an additional $471,818.


This issue was included in the Department's VIIIB-2 reduction exercise as well as the Department's Legislative Budget
Request and will have a minimal impact on the agency's operations.

Justification
Governor's Recommendations 2022-23

These estimated expenditures are operating appropriations authorized by the Legislature in the prior year General
Appropriations Act, adjusted for items vetoed by the Governor, appropriations based on contingencies that did not occur,
and appropriations provided in substantive bills that were passed in the 2021 Legislative Session.  Substantive bills are
bills other than the General Appropriations Act.