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Impact of state budget on ACS programming
4:19:22
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens inquires about the impact of the proposed state fiscal year 2026 executive budget on ACS programming. Commissioner Jess Dannhauser identifies key areas affected by the state budget.
- Childcare is identified as the most significant area impacted by the state budget
- There's a desire for the foster care block grant to increase to cover rising costs, including foster parent rates
- Support for 'raise the age' initiatives is mentioned as another area of interest
- The commissioner emphasizes that childcare remains the primary concern in relation to the state budget impact
Althea V. Stevens
4:19:22
The proposed state fiscal year 2026 executive budget was released in January.
4:19:26
State funding plays a critical role in ACS programming as it supports 24.5 of the agency's budget for fiscal twenty twenty six.
4:19:35
Were there any proposals in the government's budget that ACS expects will impact the agency either positively or negatively?
Jess Dannhauser
4:19:44
The big one is childcare.
4:19:46
And we obviously would love to see the foster care block grant grow to be able to cover the rates and the increased costs around the foster parent rates.
4:19:59
We'd love to see some support as it relates to raise the age, but the big one is childcare.