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EXPLANATION: Requires DSS to study feasibility of implementing an updated and modern Case Management System
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 369, after line 25, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DSS: Case Management System) The
Department of Social Services, in consultation with the
Department of Administration, shall study the feasibility of
implementing an Advanced Data Analytic Technology for Child
Welfare Program to access, integrate, and analyze data sources
to calculate a child's risk scores for abuse or neglect. The
department shall solicit feedback from appropriate stakeholder
representatives from child welfare services at the state and
county levels. The Department of Administration shall provide
technical and cost benefit analysis related to the proposed
system.
Based on the findings in the
Department's study, the Deparment must submit a request for any
necessary funding neededto implement this system in the
agency's submittal of budget request decision packages to the
Executive Budget Office.
The study shall determine whether an
Advanced Data Analytic Technology for Child Welfare Program
should provide the ability to integrate data from various state
and county sources and the capability to merge data from
different databases, analyze social network and link
relationships, and use the latest analytical techniques
including Advanced modeling, complex pattern analysis, social
network analysis, text mining, and geospatial analysis, to more
accurately and precisely calculate child risk scores. The study
must also review potential ability to regularly monitor data
sources, provide alert mechanisms with risk factors exceed
preset tolerance levels, and an intuitive interface for
caseworkers to easily prioritize and visualize cases and related
information about the child and his or her environment.
Unless prohibited by state or
federal statute or rules or regulations, state agencies shall
make their data available to the Department of Social Services
for the specific purpose of the study. Data sharing agreements
or memoranda of understanding must be executed between agencies
to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the data. The
Department of Social Services shall submit recommendations and
cost estimates on the implementation of the Advanced Data
Analytic Technology for Child Welfare Program to the Governor,
the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Chairman
of the House Ways and Means Committee by November 1,
2017./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.