Task force hears DCS plan to modernize child-welfare data; agency cites $15–30M range
DCS staff told a child welfare task force that its current case-management systems limit data-sharing and that the agency plans a modular modernization approach; an official said the effort is in the next biennium change package and estimated 'upwards of 15 to 30,000,000.'
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DCS staff told the Child Welfare Task Force on Aug. 19 that the agency’s legacy systems limit its ability to pull accurate, cross-referenced data and that modernization will be a multi-year, multi-million-dollar effort. Harmony, identified as a DCS chief of staff, said the agency is planning a modular approach—buying discrete components (intake, assessments, foster care, eligibility) and integrating them—rather than replacing a full system overnight.
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