RESOLUTION NO. _____________
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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
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WHEREAS, the current methodology used to determine the appropriate level of funding for Child Welfare Services (CWS) was established over 20 years ago; and
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WHEREAS, the challenges of serving children and families have increased with drug use, family violence and general family dysfunction; and
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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
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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
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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
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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;
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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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