Increases frontline staffing for child protective services in Washington by 100 full-time equivalents.

The bill aims to address understaffing in child protective services within the Department of Children, Youth, and Families in Washington. It seeks to increase frontline staffing by 100 full-time equivalents by the end of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. This increase will be achieved by redistributing staff from program support, which is overstaffed by over 100 full-time equivalents. The bill specifies that the new hires will focus on receiving, referring, and responding to screened-in reports of child abuse or neglect.

Increases frontline staffing for child protective services in Washington by 100 full-time equivalents.

The bill aims to address understaffing in child protective services within the Department of Children, Youth, and Families in Washington. It seeks to increase frontline staffing by 100 full-time equivalents by the end of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. This increase will be achieved by redistributing staff from program support, which is overstaffed by over 100 full-time equivalents. The bill specifies that the new hires will focus on receiving, referring, and responding to screened-in reports of child abuse or neglect.