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New ombudsman outlines foster‑care oversight role, asks for higher personnel pay to recruit staff
Summary
The newly created Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman described its mission to investigate complaints in Idaho's foster‑care system and requested higher personnel funding to reach DHR-recommended pay levels to recruit qualified staff.
The Office of the Health and Social Services Ombudsman appeared before the Joint Finance & Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 to introduce the office and its new ombudsman, Trevor Sparrow, and to note a governor‑supported request to raise personnel funding so the office can recruit at competitive pay levels.
Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson told the committee the office was created last session by Senate Bill 1380 and carries a $470,000 ongoing general‑fund appropriation in fiscal 2025, with $395,000 earmarked for personnel costs. Williamson said the Department of Human…
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