BILL #    HB 2111	TITLE: appropriation; healthy families program
SPONSOR:    Blackman	STATUS: As Introduced
PREPARED BY:    Alexis Sammon

Description

HB 2111 appropriates $10 million from the state General Fund in FY 2023 to the Department of Child Safety (DCS) for the Healthy Families Program.

Estimated Impact

HB 2111 would result in a $10 million cost to General Fund monies to serve an additional 1,500 families in FY 2023.

Analysis

The Arizona Healthy Families program is a home visiting program designed to help prevent child abuse and neglect. The Executive Budget request states that increasing funding for the program by $10 million would allow the program to expand from roughly 4,000 current families to 5,500 families in FY 2023. According to the Governor's office, $7.5 million is for program expansion and the remaining $2.5 million is to replace expiring federal grant money that is unable to be renewed.

Local Government Impact

None

2/25/22