New Mexico 2023 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB219 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 219
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2023
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Eleanor Chavez and Tara Jaramillo and Marian Matthews
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO CHILDREN; REQUIRING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
50	50	FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT CASELOAD STANDARDS FOR
51	51	INVESTIGATION CASE WORKERS, PERMANENCY PLANNING WORKERS, IN-
52	52	HOME SERVICES PROVIDERS AND PLACEMENT WORKERS; REQUIRING THE
53	53	CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
54	54	COMPENSATION WHEN THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ADHERE TO CASELOAD
55	55	STANDARDS.
56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
57	57	SECTION 1. A new section of the Children's Code is
58	58	enacted to read:
59	59	"[NEW MATERIAL] CASELOAD STANDARDS--INVESTIGATION CASE
60	60	WORKERS--PERMANENCY PLANNING WORKERS--IN-HOME SERVICES
61	61	PROVIDERS--PLACEMENT WORKERS.--The department shall implement
62	62	the following caseload standards:
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90	90	A. for investigation case workers, the standard
91	91	shall be:
92	92	(1) no more than twelve active cases or
93	93	families total;
94	94	(2) no primary assignments for the first two
95	95	months after the completion of a new employee training program;
96	96	(3) no more than three primary assignments at
97	97	a time three to four months after the completion of a new
98	98	employee training program; and
99	99	(4) no more than six primary assignments at a
100	100	time five to six months after the completion of a new employee
101	101	training program;
102	102	B. for permanency planning workers, the standard
103	103	shall be:
104	104	(1) no more than fifteen children on a
105	105	caseload at a time;
106	106	(2) no more than five children at a time,
107	107	assigned as primary, for two months after the completion of a
108	108	new employee training program, and these cases shall only
109	109	consist of transferred cases;
110	110	(3) no more than eight primary case
111	111	assignments at a time three to four months after the completion
112	112	of a new employee training program, and this can include new
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114	114	(4) no more than twelve primary case
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143	143	assignments at a time five to six months after the completion
144	144	of a new employee training program;
145	145	C. for in-home services providers, the standard
146	146	shall be no more than eight cases or families total; and
147	147	D. for investigation case workers, the standard
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149	149	(1) no more than twelve active cases or
150	150	families total;
151	151	(2) no primary assignments for the first two
152	152	months after the completion of a new employee training program;
153	153	(3) no more than three primary assignments at
154	154	a time three to four months after the completion of a new
155	155	employee training program; and
156	156	(4) no more than six primary assignments at a
157	157	time five to six months after the completion of a new employee
158	158	training program."
159	159	SECTION 2. A new section of the Children's Code is
160	160	enacted to read:
161	161	"[NEW MATERIAL] ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION--TIERS--
162	162	INVESTIGATION CASE WORKERS--PERMANENCY PLANNING WORKERS--
163	163	IN-HOME SERVICES PROVIDERS--PLACEMENT WORKERS.--
164	164	A. If the caseload standards in Section 1 of this
165	165	2023 act are not adhered to by the department, the department
166	166	shall follow the compensation scales as provided in Subsection
167	167	B of this section and provide additional compensation for
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196	196	investigation case workers, permanency planning workers,
197	197	in-home services providers and placement workers.
198	198	B. The following compensation tiers shall take
199	199	effect if the department does not adhere to the caseload
200	200	standards in Section 1 of this 2023 act:
201	201	(1) if an investigation case worker has:
202	202	(a) thirteen to twenty-four active
203	203	cases, the investigation case worker shall receive an
204	204	additional five dollars ($5.00) per hour in addition to the
205	205	base hourly salary;
206	206	(b) twenty-five to thirty-six active
207	207	cases, the investigation case worker shall receive an
208	208	additional seven dollars ($7.00) per hour in addition to the
209	209	base hourly salary; and
210	210	(c) thirty-seven or more active cases,
211	211	the investigation case worker shall receive an additional ten
212	212	dollars ($10.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly
213	213	salary;
214	214	(2) if a permanency planning worker has:
215	215	(a) sixteen to thirty children on the
216	216	permanency planning worker's caseload, the permanency planning
217	217	worker shall receive an additional five dollars ($5.00) per
218	218	hour in addition to the base hourly salary;
219	219	(b) thirty-one to forty-five children on
220	220	the permanency planning worker's caseload, the permanency
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249	249	planning worker shall receive an additional seven dollars
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251	251	(c) forty-six or more active cases, the
252	252	permanency planning worker shall receive an additional ten
253	253	dollars ($10.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly
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255	255	(3) if an in-home services provider has:
256	256	(a) nine to sixteen active cases or
257	257	families, the in-home services provider shall receive an
258	258	additional five dollars ($5.00) per hour in addition to the
259	259	base hourly salary;
260	260	(b) seventeen to twenty-four active
261	261	cases or families, the in-home services provider shall receive
262	262	an additional seven dollars ($7.00) per hour in addition to the
263	263	base hourly salary; and
264	264	(c) twenty-five or more active cases or
265	265	families, the in-home services provider shall receive an
266	266	additional ten dollars ($10.00) per hour in addition to the
267	267	base hourly salary; and
268	268	(4) if a placement worker has:
269	269	(a) thirteen to twenty-four active
270	270	cases, the placement worker shall receive an additional five
271	271	dollars ($5.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly salary;
272	272	(b) twenty-five to thirty-six active
273	273	cases, the placement worker shall receive an additional seven
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304	304	(c) thirty-seven or more active cases,
305	305	the placement worker shall receive an additional ten dollars
306	306	($10.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly salary."
307	307	SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
308	308	provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
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