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Agency official: governor's $18M would keep program fully open as caseload rises
Summary
An agency official said the program has fully reopened and that the governor's proposed budget includes $18,000,000 to sustain operations; staff project participation will grow from about 72,000 to 77,500 in the coming year.
An agency official said the program has fully reopened and that the governor's proposed budget, which includes $18,000,000, is adequate to keep operations running in the coming year.
The official told the meeting that staff expect the program to grow from about 72,000 participants last year to roughly 77,500 in the upcoming budget year, and expressed confidence the agency can serve more families despite rising costs.
"I do wanna emphasize, we have fully reopened," the agency official said. "We will remain fully reopened, and the governor's, budget, which includes 18,000,000, is adequate to keep us fully open for the upcoming year. In addition, we are projecting and planning and hoping for, ongoing growth in that program from about 72,000 in the past to 77,500 in the upcoming budget year. So, I think despite the increase in costs and all the all the all the moving around, we're confident we can serve more families and children through the program."
The official did not provide additional program implementation details, timelines for spending, or specific breakdowns of the $18,000,000 in this exchange. Those details were not specified in the transcript.
