RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AB 2193 (EVANS), CHILD WELFARE

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, the current methodology used to determine the appropriate level of funding for Child Welfare Services (CWS) was established over 20 years ago; and

 

WHEREAS, the challenges of serving children and families have increased with drug use, family violence and general family dysfunction; and

 

WHEREAS, the 20 years of incremental increases in regulations, duties and complexity associated with CWS have not been recognized, but in aggregate represent significantly more work; and

 

WHEREAS, a recent study, ordered by the passage of SB 2030 (Costa, 1998), concluded that CWS caseloads are over twice what they should be to meet minimum CWS standards; and

 

WHEREAS, AB 2193 is intended to improve services for children who are abused and neglected by reducing the extraordinarily high workloads of child welfare social workers; and

 

WHEREAS, AB 2193 (Bass) would establish caseload standards for the child welfare system and phase-in the standards over a five-year period from Fiscal Year 2006-07 though Fiscal Year 2010-2011;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution hereby supports AB 2193 (Evans) regarding child welfare.

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