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Day: March 5, 2014

Georgia’s Rush to Privatize Child Foster Care Could Lock in Reduced Funding

Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson

Georgia’s Rush to Privatize Child Foster Care Could Lock in Reduced Funding

March 5, 2014 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 3 Comments on Georgia’s Rush to Privatize Child Foster Care Could Lock in Reduced Funding

Georgia lawmakers are in an unnecessary rush to reform the state’s child welfare system to meet a deadline that is likely to be extended.  The push to adopt SB 350, a bill that would privatize all child welfare services except investigations, risks unintended consequences in order to squeeze major  changes into the expedited 2014 legislative […]

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