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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
Current data is not available. Contract needs to be put in place to develop this new feature in the CPRS for DHR.
4 th Quarter: No barrier
E5 ACTION STEPS: Develop strategies in partnership with the law department that will urge the SAAGS to file TPR within
30 days of receipt of complete legal services referral and prepare court orders within 15 days of
termination hearing:
Develop a referral packet for counties to use to properly put together a legal referral.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Jan. 2002 July 2004 Vivian Egan, Linda Doster, DFCS Social
Services Section
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: What can we have to show it has been accomplished?
Decrease in length of time to file TPR.
5th Quarter: See 5th Quarter Progress below. The above
referenced benchmark is in error.
Development of legal services referrals and protocol
packets, which will be incorporated into policy and
distributed to county departments and SAAGS.
3 rd Quarter Report: Goal achieved. Policy has been reviewed and finalized. Print/Distribution process began April 2003. Meetings
are scheduled into the next quarter with the Attorney General's DHR, courts, Office of Child Advocate and the Governor's legal
counsel.
DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED 3 rd Quarter:
Attached SSMT 03-01 dated 4-21-03 that included protocol packets.
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan E Page 7