(a) The department shall annually provide to the legislature a detailed state plan for the delivery of social services. It includes the following:
(1) a needs analysis of social services presently provided or purchased by the state;
(2) a needs analysis of social services that are not presently provided or purchased by the state or not available from any other source in the state;
(3) a needs analysis of social services provided by local governments, nonprofit and charitable organizations, and profit corporations and partnerships, with an emphasis on their availability for purchase by the state;
(4) a priority listing of social services to be provided or purchased by the state for the succeeding fiscal year, including
(A) a justification of how each proposed social service shall meet the goals established under AS 47.75.010 ;
(B) the categories of individuals to whom the services are to be provided, including categories based on the income of individuals or their families;
(C) the geographic areas in which the services are to be provided, with the nature and amount of the services to be provided in each area;
(D) a description of the planning, evaluation, and reporting activities to be carried out in order to provide the service;
(E) a description of the organizational structure through which the program will be administered, including the extent to which public and private agencies and volunteers will be utilized in the provision of the services;
(F) estimated expenditures required for each of the services to be provided, each of the categories of individuals to whom the services are to be provided, and each of the geographic areas in which the services are to be provided; and a comparison between estimated state and other expenditures for the services necessary to insure adequate availability of services to the entire population of the state;
(5) a comprehensive budget for services provided or purchased by the state based upon the prioritized listing required in (4) of this subsection including expenditures for administration, planning, evaluation, and personnel training directly related to the provision of those services; and
(6) recommendations as to any necessary changes in existing laws, including licensing to improve the quality and availability of social services, facilities and institutions, and social services manpower.
(b) The state plan required by this chapter is the official state plan prepared for the delivery of social services in the state and shall include and meet all the applicable provisions required by title XX of the Social Security Act, P.L. 93-647. The state plan may not be limited to the planning of services funded by title XX, but must include all the social services purchased or provided by the state or any of its subdivisions.
Section: Previous 47.75.010 47.75.020 47.75.030 47.75.040 47.75.050 47.75.060 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016