Highlights of Smart Start / Strong Future Proposals

Child Safety

New Investments - $4.4 million in state funds to add criminal investigators of child abuse, respond to more reports of harm, attract and retain foster parents, help reunite broken families, better supervise juvenile offenders and adult offenders with children, and make other critical improvements in child protection.

Ongoing Support - Replace temporary funds to continue the highly successful project that finds permanent homes for children lingering too long in foster care. Ensure more legal resources to help children and families in crisis.

More highlights: Child Health | Child Success

These pages include highlights of the Governor's budget proposals. The entire data sheet can be obtained through OMB. (requires acrobat )