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New Health and Social Services Ombudsman seeks higher pay to recruit staff for foster‑care oversight
Summary
The Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 it needs additional personnel funding so it can recruit and retain staff to investigate complaints and oversee Idaho’s foster‑care system.
The Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 that it needs increased personnel funding so it can recruit and retain staff to begin investigations and oversight work in Idaho’s foster‑care system.
Alex Williamson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, reminded the committee that Senate Bill 1380 established the office within the Department of Self‑Governing Agencies and that the Legislature appropriated three full‑time positions and initial funding. The governor appointed Trevor Sparrow to the ombudsman post on Nov. 27, 2024, and Sparrow said he is assembling a staff and plans to adopt the United States Ombudsman Association standards for the…
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