Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The University of Texas at Arlington
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to execute an affiliation agreement between The University of Texas at Arlington, a member of The University of Texas System, and Harris County for an internship program that provides supervised field experience through the Office of County Administration at no cost to the County, for a one year term.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County will partner with The University of Texas at Arlington to offer social work students practicum education experience as interns in the Office of County Administration. Under the guidance of the supervisor(s), interns will provide quality social work services and resources to Harris County. There is no cost to the County.
Expected Impact: The County will benefit from the services provided by the student interns and in turn will
provide professional development and training to the students.
Alternative Options: N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
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