Chair Lee questions DYCD on Compass RFP funding breakdown and contract registration

And then just really quickly moving over to Compass, because I know you all have been putting a lot of effort into the new RFPs.

And I got to say, I started my, I did my first year social work degree at a Beacon program, so I just want to plus one to what you're saying.

But I know you said there was $727 million total for the RFPs, and so what's the breakdown with the school-based versus the center-based budgets?

I don't have that offhand.

I can get back to you on that.

I don't want to give you wrong information, but I can get that to you.

Okay, perfect.

And now that you have provided the list of new providers who will be entering the Compass system, does the agency feel there's enough time to...

I think I processed the contracts by the beginning of the FY27 school year.

I know that's a challenge that you guys are trying to push through.

So just wondering if you could speak to that.

Thank you for the question.

We are committed to ensuring that the contracts are registered on time.

We have a team that's dedicated to moving with the providers.

We've had sessions with the providers to ensure that they are clear on the documents that are needed.

We're working very closely with MOX as well as the Comptroller's Office to expedite registration.

Know that the timeline is very, very tight, and we're planning to, you know, the biggest thing for providers is cash flow, so we are making sure that we have a plan in place for those that may not be registered on time.

So we are definitely committed to getting them registered as quickly as possible.

Okay.

And you've got to include OMB in that conversation, too, in the Comptroller's Office, because we've got to get those contracts registered quickly.

And what is the target date for completing the new contracts, and does the agency foresee any obstacles in meeting the target date?

I know you just mentioned some of those things, but...

What's like the final sort of deadline that you guys are hoping to complete?

So.

Currently for our timely registration, we have about at least 50% of our contracts already in our pay department for registration.

For Compass, for center-based, about 30% are already getting processed.

So we're confident that we're moving forward.

In the next week or so, our school-based awardees will start getting their contracts in the next couple of weeks.

So we're doing what we can, and we're hopeful that by a month or so, all providers will have their contracts and we'll be moving forward.

Okay, great.

And what was the final number of applications received for both the center-based and the school-based providers?