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New Health and Social Services Ombudsman office begins work overseeing foster‑care complaints, seeks higher pay to recruit staff
Summary
Trevor Sparrow, the recently appointed ombudsman, told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 that his new office will accept complaints and investigate matters involving Idaho children in state care and that the office can also conduct broader reviews of agencies that provide services to those children.
Trevor Sparrow, the recently appointed ombudsman, told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 that his new office will accept complaints and investigate matters involving Idaho children in state care and that the office can also conduct broader reviews of agencies that provide services to those children.
The Office of the Health and Social Services Ombudsman was created by the Legislature last session (identified in committee materials as Senate Bill 1380). The office is appropriated three full‑time positions and about $470,000 for FY 2025, of which roughly $450,000 is ongoing general‑fund appropriation. Alex Williamson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative…
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