Executive Order 16-03 Transforming Services For Children & Families In Washington State

On February 18, 2016, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee issued an executive order forming a commission to recommend how to create a new child welfare agency and a new structure for delivering child welfare services. The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Delivery of Services to Children and Families is tasked with sending the Legislature recommendations for the proposed organizational structure, cost estimates for information technology and capital, and measurable benchmarks for assessing the effectiveness of the new department. Currently, child welfare services in Washington State are provided by the Children’s Administration, as a division of the Department of Social . . .