Florida Privatizes Child Welfare Programs
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From The Washington Times, originally from Associated Press. Headline is linked.
Apr 17, 10:37 AM EDT
Florida Privatizes Child Welfare Programs
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida has become the first state in the nation to fully privatize its child welfare programs, after signing a $75 million contract to hand over those responsibilities in its last two counties.
The deal Friday with Our Kids Inc. gives the group the right to handle all foster care, adoption and child welfare licensing operations in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, where about 5,000 children are now under state care.
"The entire state will now benefit from qualified experts that are equipped to know and meet the needs of their communities," Department of Children and Families Secretary Lucy Hadi said.
The effort has been a cornerstone of Gov. Jeb Bush's plan to improve the state's troubled child protection system.
... more at linked article
So Florida has realized that their career beauracrats can't do the job, and they've instead handed the job off to private companies. Interesting approach, but it remains to be seen whether or not this really does fix the problem.
Apr 17, 10:37 AM EDT
Florida Privatizes Child Welfare Programs
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida has become the first state in the nation to fully privatize its child welfare programs, after signing a $75 million contract to hand over those responsibilities in its last two counties.
The deal Friday with Our Kids Inc. gives the group the right to handle all foster care, adoption and child welfare licensing operations in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, where about 5,000 children are now under state care.
"The entire state will now benefit from qualified experts that are equipped to know and meet the needs of their communities," Department of Children and Families Secretary Lucy Hadi said.
The effort has been a cornerstone of Gov. Jeb Bush's plan to improve the state's troubled child protection system.
... more at linked article
So Florida has realized that their career beauracrats can't do the job, and they've instead handed the job off to private companies. Interesting approach, but it remains to be seen whether or not this really does fix the problem.