Right now the department claims it has 1,863 filled positions, but they probably have about 120 positions and more that are vacant, that need to be filled. This has had an impact on every aspect of the system. Child welfare, unlike other types of services can't be done by automated machine. You can't call a 1-800 number; it's very labor intensive. |
The bill focuses on outcomes to look at the system in terms of not what you did, but what happened as a result of what you did. |