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031 DSS. A I N' IIVE L R . PFS-1-86 TO: County Directors of Social Services Allocation of $1 Million Appropriation for 50 Child Protective Services Workers August 14, 1985 The 1985 North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $1,000,000 in state funds each year of the biennium for 50 additional child protective services workers in county departments of social services.. The need for these funds has long been recognized within this Division and by county departments of social services. In response to this need, Governor Martin included, funds for addi- tional workers in his budget request. Through the concerted effort of county .directors and others, the General Assembly responded to the need and appropriated -funds for 50 additional workers (Senate Bill 182, Sec. 85, p. 16). p The 'funds will be *aloocated as follows: $10,000 will be allocated to each of the 100 county departments of social services to fund additional child protec- tive services workers. Counties that can use their allocation will be expected to set up *a new child protective services position or fund an existing CPS position established since funds for workers were included in the Governor's budget. These state funds can be used to match SSBG or local funds. County Directors must send the Controller's Office written notification by November 1, 1985, that a new position has been established and that they can use their allocation. The funds that cannot be used will be reallocated to those counties that have qualified to receive funds. The formula for realloca- tion will be based on the county's percent of total Child Abuse and Neglect reports logged into the Central Registry during FY 84-85. The county will receive a comparable percent of the total amount of funds available for redistribution. The reallocated funds must be used to defray the costs of the new positions. Those counties that receive and use an allocation in FY 1986 will receive the same allocation in FY 1987. The Association of County Directors of Social Services participated in developing the method for allocation. The Division is particularly apprecia- tive of the time and effort the Fiscal Committee of the Association put into looking with us at alternative plans and for presenting their recommendation to the Association. The allocation method approved by Secretary Kirk is essen- tially that recommended by the Association. Attached are criteria for use of the funds. These criteria have been established, with Secretary Kirk's approval, as being supportive of the legislative intent to strengthen the county departments' capacity to respond promptly to reports of abuse and neglect and to carry out thorough and appropriate investigations and assessments. DSS-3430 (3-82)