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New ombudsman office to oversee foster‑care complaints briefs JFAC; director seeks higher pay bands to recruit staff
Summary
Presentation described the Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman created by last year's legislation; the office has 3 FTE, $470,000 ongoing general‑fund appropriation for FY2025, and the ombudsman asked for higher personnel compensation to recruit qualified staff.
Legislative analysts and the newly appointed ombudsman explained the role and budget of the Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman during the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee hearing.
LSO analyst Alex Williamson reviewed the office's origin and funding. The office was established by the 2024 Legislature through Senate Bill 1380, Williamson said, and LSO provided the committee a memo filed to meet interim‑report requirements set out in Senate Bill 1459 of 2024. For fiscal year 2025 the office was appropriated roughly $470,000 from the general fund, including $395,000 allocated for personnel costs and $20,000 one‑time capital outlay to…
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