Texas Senate Workgroup On Child Protection Recommendations

On November 7, 2016, the Texas Senate Finance Committee Workgroup on Child Protection issued these recommendations addressing the immediate critical needs of Child Protective Services and for making long-term changes to improve morale and retention of state child-care employees. The Workgroup recommended that the upcoming budget for the Department of Family and Protective Services include funding to raise wages for child welfare workers to reduce turnover rates . . .