The Department of Human Services may employ a sufficient number of new family protection specialists, youth counselors and clerical staff to reduce the caseload sizes for social workers and youth counselors of the department and to reduce the workload on clerical staff, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services
§ 43-27-101. Definitions applicable to Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103
§ 43-27-105. Funding for placement resources
§ 43-27-113. Law enforcement assistance in department investigations of child abuse or neglect
§ 43-27-117. Online automated child welfare information system
§ 43-27-119. Joint task force to research when court decisions should be appealed; protocol