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New Health and Social Services Ombudsman briefs committee, seeks higher personnel funding to recruit staff
Summary
Trevor Sparrow, the newly appointed ombudsman, introduced the office created by the legislature to handle complaints about foster care and residential facilities and described staffing and budget needs, including a request for higher personnel compensation to meet Department of Human Resources recommendations.
Trevor Sparrow, the newly appointed ombudsman for the Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman, told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 that his office will investigate complaints and evaluate compliance related to children in state care, primarily focusing on Idaho’s foster care system.
The office was created by the Legislature (the presentation cited Senate Bill 1380) and sits administratively within the Department of Self-Governing Agencies, the Legislative Services Office analyst Alex Williamson said. The office was appropriated three full-time positions. The governor appointed Sparrow on Nov. 27; according to…
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