Department of child services ombudsman.

Summary

The law creates a permanent ombudsman office, appoints the ombudsman by the governor, and requires at least two full‑time staff plus technical experts. The office must receive, investigate, and try to resolve complaints that the department failed to protect a child’s health or safety or violated statutes, and it can issue recommendations and public‑education actions. It also mandates that a different local child‑protection team assist the ombudsman when the original team was involved in the initial investigation.

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