Emergency CPS plan calls for $1,000/month pay raise

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An updated emergency plan from the Department of Family and Protective Services calls for a $1,000 a month pay increase for Child Protective Services caseworkers, supervisors and program directors across the state. That brings the total close to $62 million in additional money for new staff ahead of the 2017 legislative session.
The department submitted a plan to lawmakers to fund 550 additional front line workers to locate hundreds of unseen at-risk children.
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