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Multiple DCF employees urge reclassification to Group 2 retirement in House Bill 2928 testimony
Summary
Department of Children and Families employees and union leaders testified in support of House Bill 2928, which would extend Group 2 retirement status to additional DCF titles; witnesses described custodial transports, threats, and instances of violence as routine features of the job.
Deputies, social workers, chapter leaders and regional vice presidents representing the Department of Children and Families asked the Joint Committee on Public Service to report House Bill 2928 favorably, arguing the work of many DCF titles meets the Group 2 retirement standard of care, custody and instruction.
Multiple witnesses described transporting children for placements and appointments, frequently spending long hours in vehicles and sometimes waiting in…
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