Senate Committee Tackles Rural Child Welfare
Child Protective Services officials got an earful on Wednesday at a Senate hearing on improving the caseworker retention and turnover rates in rural communities. And they got a minor scolding from Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, who assumed they would come armed with more data and possible solutions than they did.
Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Howard Baldwin told lawmakers that he had assumed his role at the hearing was to lay out the existing problems before a second panel — made up with representatives from the Fannin County Children’s Center, the Center for Public Policy Priorities and TexProtects ...
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Jalapeno Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It is not just bad, it is beyond comprehension now. Services in Far West Texas are not even close to adequate.
Dale Curry
Another stellar example of the incompetence and mismanagement of this governor and this partisan legislature.
hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
Jane Nelson is an idiot. Here's a reality check for you Senator Nelson. You can't fill vacancies if nobody is willing to work for what you are paying. This is the natural consequence of underpaying and demonizing public employees. It's a difficult job, with long hours and little pay. Now, you want to go after their pensions and you cannot understand why nobody is applying? Go figure. You're attacking the messenger of the results of policies pursued by you, our moron governor and the rest of the Tea Party whack-jobs that have made it a full-time occupation to undermine effective government.
Mike Smith
Dallas morning news had an article how bad it is in Travis County. I can tell you, the reason turn over is lower is due to the economy. CPS needs to stream line how they handle cases. When there is nothing there, move on.