Adams County urges caution as draft human-services restructuring bill moves rapidly

County staff told the Board of Commissioners that a draft human-services restructuring bill released during the legislative session proposes sweeping changes to how the state contracts with counties for delivery of public-benefit programs. The draft would enable a cohort model (no more than 12 cohorts), centralize fraud investigations at the state level, require new performance and accountability systems, and create implementation working groups and third-party oversight contractors.