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New Health and Social Services Ombudsman describes role, asks for higher personnel funding to attract staff
Summary
Trevor Sparrow, the newly appointed health and social services ombudsman, told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee the office will investigate foster‑care and residential complaints, can conduct agency reviews and recommended staff pay above agency baseline to recruit qualified hires.
The office created last session to monitor Idaho child welfare received its first in‑committee presentation on Jan. 15, with the newly appointed ombudsman outlining the office’s scope and a budget analyst describing a personnel funding request.
Alex Williamson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman was created by legislation last session and was appropriated three full‑time positions and $470,000 for fiscal year 2025. Williamson said about $450,000 of that amount is ongoing general fund…
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