Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...
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Work <strong>Plan</strong> Detail D - Item 7, Permanency Goal <strong>for</strong> Child<br />
D1 ACTION STEPS: Continue annual request to state legislature <strong>for</strong> additional staff with a goal <strong>of</strong> making incremental steps towards<br />
meeting CWLA staffing standards.<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
Sept. 2001 June 2004 DHR Commissioner Jim Martin, Governor,<br />
Georgia Legislature<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
Support and advocate <strong>for</strong>: 2000 supplement - 171; 2002 --<br />
100; 2003 - 100<br />
1 st Quarter Report: The DHR Commissioner and the DHR Board <strong>of</strong> Directors supported a budgetary request <strong>for</strong> additional staff.<br />
Governor Perdue in his proposed budget indicated a willingness to support additional staff during the 2003 legislative session, which<br />
began 1/15/03.<br />
2 nd Quarter Report: No report due this quarter.<br />
3 rd Quarter Report: Achieved. DFCS received 171 positions in 2000, 100 in 2001, 100 in 2002 100 in 2003 and 125 positions in<br />
SFY '04.<br />
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The State notes this step as being achieved. However, it would be helpful if the State could keep<br />
reporting on this step in terms <strong>of</strong> whether the legislature approves the changes, when the major restructuring <strong>of</strong> operations will be<br />
implemented (July 1, 2004), etc. How close is the State from meeting the CWLA standards?<br />
5 th Quarter Report: Effective the first <strong>of</strong> February 2004, sixty-five state <strong>of</strong>fice staff were deployed to specifically identified county<br />
<strong>of</strong>fices needing immediate attention with case management and supervisory functions. These were temporary 90-day reassignments.<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>s are in place to restructure State level DFCS being made to permanently reduce the state <strong>of</strong>fice work<strong>for</strong>ce and return these<br />
positions to county and regional <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:<br />
1 st and 2 nd Quarter Reports: Economic down turn in Georgia may prohibit the authorization <strong>of</strong> staff as recommended.<br />
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<strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> – A <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Improvement</strong><br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Human Resources<br />
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work <strong>Plan</strong> D Page 1
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