Increasing frontline staffing within the department of children, youth, and families.

This bill requires Washington's Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to increase frontline child protective services staff by 100 full-time equivalents (FTEs) by the end of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. It directs DCYF to achieve this by shifting staff from non-direct-service roles (program support) to direct service roles, using existing budget resources without new funding. The change would directly affect child welfare services by adding more social workers to handle reports of child abuse or neglect. The bill addresses a staffing imbalance identified in DCYF's own workload study, aiming to improve response capacity for vulnerable children and families.