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Work Plan Detail G -- Item 12, Placement with Siblings
G1 ACTION STEPS: Goal #1
Continue annual request for additional staff with a goal of making incremental steps towards meeting CWLA
staffing standards.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Sept. 2001 June 2004 Commissioner Jim Martin, Governor,
Georgia Legislators
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Support and advocate for: 2000 supplement -- 171
positions; 2000 -- 100 positions; 2002 -- 100 positions
2003
1 st Quarter Report: The DHR Commissioner and the Board of Directors supported a budgetary request for additional staff. Governor
Perdue in his proposed budget indicated a willingness to support additional staff during the 2003 legislature session, which began
1/15/03.
2 nd Quarter Report: It is expected that the legislative approval will be sought for 100 new positions.
3 rd Quarter Report: ACHIEVED. DFCS received 100 positions in both years and received 125 positions in SFY '04. The request to
the state legislature for additional staff will continue regardless of whether or not the legislature authorizes to fund the request.
3 rd Quarter Federal Response: What is the target date of the next annual request?
4 th Quarter Georgia Reply: See 4 th Quarter barrier statement.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The due date for the additional 125 positions is June 2004. Is the State going to meet this deadline
given the fiscal constraints? If not, should we consider renegotiating this action step? It would also be helpful to know how the initial
100 positions have helped to decrease caseload size, and what the caseload size will be if the additional 125 positions are not granted.
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