SB 197 DE

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Introduced

This bill adopts a key recommendation of the Child Protection Accountability Commission Caseloads and Workloads final report approved on November 20, 2019 that child protection treatment caseload standards be reduced from 18 to 12 families per worker. This report concluded that child protection treatment worker caseload standards within the Division of Family Services present significant safety risks to children and families. Due to the volume of work generated by a caseload of 18 families, workers are significantly restricted in the time workers can spend on critical case activities, such as family engagement, assessment of safety, and face-to-face contact with children and families. Section 2 states that funding will be phased in over two fiscal years beginning in FY23.

• Kyle Evans Gay · primary
• Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic · primary
• Valerie Longhurst · primary

1. Jun 28, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
2. Jun 28, 2021 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
3. Jan 12, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
4. Jan 12, 2022 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF