Directs local social services districts to annually report on the caseloads of their child protective services employees

1 Co-sponsor

• Timothy M. Kennedy

BILL NUMBER:S7524

Title of bill

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing an annual report on child protective services employee caseloads

Purpose

This legislation will create an annual report on child protective services caseloads

Summary of provisions

Section 1. directs each local social services district to prepare an annual report describing the average caseload, on a per month, per employee basis for child protective services employees. The report will be published no later than June 30th of each year and include information from the last fiscal year. In subsequent years, the report shall include comparative data for up to five prior fiscal years if it is available. Furthermore this section details what the report shall contain:

(a) The total number of non-supervisory full-time child protective services employees;

(b) The number of supervisory full-time child protective services employees;

(c) The number of both full-time and part-time paraprofessional staff;

(d) The average number of active cases per full-time non-supervisory child protective services employee (not including paraprofessional staff);

(e) The average number of active cases per full-time supervisory child protective services employee per month (not including paraprofessional staff);

(f) The total number of non-supervisory child protective services employees with an average monthly caseload of over fifteen;

(g) The total number of child protective services employees hired by the district during the fiscal year;

(h) The total number of child protective services employees that resigned or were terminated during the fiscal year;

(i) The total number of civil service tests offered during the fiscal year to hire additional child protective services employees, and total number of employees on a hiring list for a position at the end of the fiscal year; and

(j) an explanation by the district of steps that they are taking to lower the average caseload of child protective services employees.

This section also provides that reports be made available to the public via the Office of Children and Family Services website.

Section 2. is the enacting clause.

Justification

This report will provide important information that can lead an improvement in child protective services.

Legislative history

None.

Fiscal implications

Undetermined.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.