Tennessee Conservative
The Tennessee Legislature Approved $183 Million In New Funding To Bolster The Department Of Children’s Services This Session, But A Bill Designed To Reduce The Caseload For Social Workers Slipped Through The Cracks In The Waning Days, Leaving Some Lawmakers Worried That The Agency Will Continue To Struggle To Place Foster Children.
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Governor Bill Lee Signed A Bill Into Law Monday Aimed At Making The Foster And Adoption Process More Efficient. The Legislation Was Written By The Governor’s Office With The Hope That People Would Choose Adoption For Their Unborn Children Rather Than Abortion.
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As Heard In The Tennessee House Government Operations Committee Yesterday, Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) Caseworkers May Be Responsible For 400% Of The Approved Number Of Cases, But The Agency Has A New Slogan: Children First!
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Children Are No Longer Sleeping At Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) Offices, Except For Those In Shelby County, According To The Department’s Commissioner Margie Quin.
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Proposed Legislation From The Tennessee General Assembly In This Year’s Legislative Session Offers No Relief For Children Says A Source That Spoke Confidentially With The Tennessee Conservative.
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Are Tennessee Lawmakers Asking The Right Questions Of The State’s Department Of Children’s Services Given Its Long History Of Failures?
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In December 2022, The Comptroller’s Office Released The Second Of Two Audits In Two Years. This Audit Makes It Clear To State Lawmakers That DCS Has A Long History Of Failures. Since The Time The Department Of Children’s Services Was Created In 1996, DCS Has Faced Recurring Issues That Management Has Struggled To Address.
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“The State Makes A Poor Parent,” Said New Tennessee DCS Commissioner Margie Quinn At A Joint Committee Hearing On December 14, 2022. Amidst Three Hours Of Dialog About The Two Audit Reports On The Agency’s Shortcomings, The Tenth Commissioner Of The Department Of Children’s Services Opined Relentlessly On How Her Administration Will Do Better.
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The Release By The Tennessee Comptroller Of A Damning Audit Of DCS Prompted Lawmakers To Vote To Allow The Department To Remain In Existence For The Span Of One Year While Improvements Are Made Under New Commissioner Margie Quin.
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Emails Obtained Through A Public Records Request Show That Tensions Have Arisen Between The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services And Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital At Vanderbilt.
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