Program Authorization: Act 786 of 1978
The mission of the Executive Administration and General Support Program is to provide direction, coordination, and monitoring of agency programs, and to provide support services to the agency in order to carry out the mission of the Office of Family Support.
The goals of the Executive Administration and General Support Program are:
1. Develop, promote, and implement policies and mandates.
2. Provide technical and administrative support.
3. Utilize material and human resources in the most efficient and effective manner.
The Executive Administration and General Support Program is responsible for providing administrative, managerial and support services to administer the operating programs of the agency. Services are provided by the following sections:
Human Resources – Manages the personnel of the office in accordance with State and departmental rules and regulations.
Budget – Plans and budgets for the provision of services by the agency.
Training – Provides and coordinates staff training for agency personnel, statewide.
Business Services – Coordinates daily operations to maintain agency offices, including vehicle operation, telephone systems, risk management coverage, and property control.
Planning and Policy Formulation – Provides a system of policy development, approval and issuance to assure that agency programs are operated in compliance with federal and state guidelines, monitors legislation and coordinate the preparation of analyses of pending legislation.
Inquiry – Provides a system for responding on behalf of the Assistant Secretary to visitors, telephone calls, and correspondence by providing information ranging from general program requirements to specific in-depth case reports.
Fraud and Recovery – Prevents, detects and investigates suspected fraud by recipients, employees or providers of services, and recovers fraudulently obtained benefits.
Central Files – Provides a system to maintain and house all agency files.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
This program is funded with General Fund, Interagency Transfers, Self-generated Revenue, Statutory Dedications, and Federal Funds. Interagency Transfers are obtained from: the Office of Community Services, and the DSS, Office of the Secretary for joint and shared space costs, and the DHH, Medical Vendor Administration program for joint and shared costs for eligibility determinations services. Self-generated Revenues are obtained from Title IV-D Child Support Enforcement collections, and miscellaneous collections including the State share of recoveries, recoupments, refunds and Child Support Collections and fees. The Statutory dedication is the Fraud Recovery Fund. (Per R.S. 39:32B.(8), see table below for a listing of expenditures out of each statutory dedicated fund.) Federal Funds include the following: Social Security Act, Title IV-D, for support enforcement administrative costs; Food Stamp Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-113) for Food Stamp administrative costs; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant for monthly Family Independence Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (FITAP) Payments administrative costs; Child Care Block Grant for administration of child care assistance payments; Refugee Resettlement Act of 1980 (P.L. 212) for administration of payments to needy refugees; Social Security Act for administration of disability determinations services, and U.S. Citizens Repatriated (P.L. 86-571, and Section 1113 of the Social Security Act) for administration of payments to impoverished U.S. citizens returned to this country.
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 98.3% of the existing operating budget. It represents 93.5% of the total request ($31,060,824) for this program. Major changes include decreased funding for indirect cost payments to the DSS, Office of the Secretary in the amount of $860,881. This was partially offset by increased funding for transfer to the Office of the Attorney General for fraud control activities totaling $123,600, increased funding for acquisitions and major repairs in the amount of $217,000.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CHARGES
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Louisiana Department of Revenue for intercept fees for fraud control |
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$28,816 |
DSS, Office of the Secretary for supplies |
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Attorney General for disability determinations fraud control activities |
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ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS