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HOUSE BILL 219
56
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2023
INTRODUCED BY
Eleanor Chavez and Tara Jaramillo and Marian Matthews
AN ACT
RELATING TO CHILDREN; REQUIRING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT CASELOAD STANDARDS FOR
INVESTIGATION CASE WORKERS, PERMANENCY PLANNING WORKERS, IN-
HOME SERVICES PROVIDERS AND PLACEMENT WORKERS; REQUIRING THE
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION WHEN THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ADHERE TO CASELOAD
STANDARDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Children's Code is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] CASELOAD STANDARDS--INVESTIGATION CASE
WORKERS--PERMANENCY PLANNING WORKERS--IN-HOME SERVICES
PROVIDERS--PLACEMENT WORKERS.--The department shall implement
the following caseload standards:
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A. for investigation case workers, the standard
shall be:
(1) no more than twelve active cases or
families total;
(2) no primary assignments for the first two
months after the completion of a new employee training program;
(3) no more than three primary assignments at
a time three to four months after the completion of a new
employee training program; and
(4) no more than six primary assignments at a
time five to six months after the completion of a new employee
training program;
B. for permanency planning workers, the standard
shall be:
(1) no more than fifteen children on a
caseload at a time;
(2) no more than five children at a time,
assigned as primary, for two months after the completion of a
new employee training program, and these cases shall only
consist of transferred cases;
(3) no more than eight primary case
assignments at a time three to four months after the completion
of a new employee training program, and this can include new
cases; and
(4) no more than twelve primary case
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assignments at a time five to six months after the completion
of a new employee training program;
C. for in-home services providers, the standard
shall be no more than eight cases or families total; and
D. for investigation case workers, the standard
shall be:
(1) no more than twelve active cases or
families total;
(2) no primary assignments for the first two
months after the completion of a new employee training program;
(3) no more than three primary assignments at
a time three to four months after the completion of a new
employee training program; and
(4) no more than six primary assignments at a
time five to six months after the completion of a new employee
training program."
SECTION 2. A new section of the Children's Code is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION--TIERS--
INVESTIGATION CASE WORKERS--PERMANENCY PLANNING WORKERS--
IN-HOME SERVICES PROVIDERS--PLACEMENT WORKERS.--
A. If the caseload standards in Section 1 of this
2023 act are not adhered to by the department, the department
shall follow the compensation scales as provided in Subsection
B of this section and provide additional compensation for
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investigation case workers, permanency planning workers,
in-home services providers and placement workers.
B. The following compensation tiers shall take
effect if the department does not adhere to the caseload
standards in Section 1 of this 2023 act:
(1) if an investigation case worker has:
(a) thirteen to twenty-four active
cases, the investigation case worker shall receive an
additional five dollars ($5.00) per hour in addition to the
base hourly salary;
(b) twenty-five to thirty-six active
cases, the investigation case worker shall receive an
additional seven dollars ($7.00) per hour in addition to the
base hourly salary; and
(c) thirty-seven or more active cases,
the investigation case worker shall receive an additional ten
dollars ($10.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly
salary;
(2) if a permanency planning worker has:
(a) sixteen to thirty children on the
permanency planning worker's caseload, the permanency planning
worker shall receive an additional five dollars ($5.00) per
hour in addition to the base hourly salary;
(b) thirty-one to forty-five children on
the permanency planning worker's caseload, the permanency
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planning worker shall receive an additional seven dollars
($7.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly salary; and
(c) forty-six or more active cases, the
permanency planning worker shall receive an additional ten
dollars ($10.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly
salary;
(3) if an in-home services provider has:
(a) nine to sixteen active cases or
families, the in-home services provider shall receive an
additional five dollars ($5.00) per hour in addition to the
base hourly salary;
(b) seventeen to twenty-four active
cases or families, the in-home services provider shall receive
an additional seven dollars ($7.00) per hour in addition to the
base hourly salary; and
(c) twenty-five or more active cases or
families, the in-home services provider shall receive an
additional ten dollars ($10.00) per hour in addition to the
base hourly salary; and
(4) if a placement worker has:
(a) thirteen to twenty-four active
cases, the placement worker shall receive an additional five
dollars ($5.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly salary;
(b) twenty-five to thirty-six active
cases, the placement worker shall receive an additional seven
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dollars ($7.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly salary;
and
(c) thirty-seven or more active cases,
the placement worker shall receive an additional ten dollars
($10.00) per hour in addition to the base hourly salary."
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
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