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- Print number 1398a
- Amend and recommit to social services
- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
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Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads
In Assembly Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor William Scarborough
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1398A
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to standards for workloads for child protective services caseworkers
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to lift the existing prohibition on the state creation of workload standards for Child Protective Services (CPS), foster care, preventive services and adoption services. The bill would require Office of Children and Family Services to set workload standards for CPS by October 1, 2015. Require every social services district to be in compliance with established workload standards by January 1, 2019.
Summary of provisions
The office of Children and Family Services would established workload standards, based on the New York State workload study that was funded in the SPY 2006-07 budget. Localities would have until January 1, 2018 to come into compliance with the required standards and no locality would be require to increase its workforce by more than 255 in any given state fiscal year.
Justification
Current state law prohibits the state from establishing workload standards for workers in child protective service, foster care, preventive services and adoption services agencies. Testimony by caseworkers made it extremely clear that the current workloads for case workers are significantly high and are inconsistent with the national workload standards for caseworkers.
In addition, the workload study conducted by the Office of Children and Family Services indicated that the high case loads for New York State's child protective and foster care workers, impede the caseworkers ability to conduct quality face-to-face time with the children in their care.
To ensure the protection of the most vulnerable in our society, the state must be allowed to established workload standards that are equitable and consistent across the state.
Legislative history
2009-2010: Died in Committee 2011-2012: S.1598-A - Died in Committee 2013: Died in Committee
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that the amendments to paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 423 of the social services law made by section two of this act shall take effect October 1, 2017.
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