05-18-2012, 07:53 PM
Investigators in the oft-criticized Florida Department of Children and Families are expected to receive pay raises with the passage of two bills designed to reform the agency.
DCF announced that child protective investigators will get a $4,000 raise and more resources to keep children safe. Florida Senate Bill 2044 and Florida House Bill 803 add requirements to investigating potential adopters as well as the home life of children who were removed from their homes.
“Upon completion of the [department] redesign, investigators will encounter less bureaucracy in performing their duties and they will possess better information for enhanced decision-making,” secretary David Wilkins wrote to DCF staff.
The raises go into affect for 800 child protective investigators in July 2012, Local 10 reports, in hope that the raises will decrease turnover in the department as well as make the job more competitive.
DCF announced that child protective investigators will get a $4,000 raise and more resources to keep children safe. Florida Senate Bill 2044 and Florida House Bill 803 add requirements to investigating potential adopters as well as the home life of children who were removed from their homes.
“Upon completion of the [department] redesign, investigators will encounter less bureaucracy in performing their duties and they will possess better information for enhanced decision-making,” secretary David Wilkins wrote to DCF staff.
The raises go into affect for 800 child protective investigators in July 2012, Local 10 reports, in hope that the raises will decrease turnover in the department as well as make the job more competitive.