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| 1 | 1 | 85R1619 YDB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Wu H.B. No. 695 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the establishment of a caseload management system for | |
| 8 | 8 | child protective services caseworkers. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended by adding Section 40.0328 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 40.0328. CASEWORKER CASELOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The | |
| 13 | 13 | department shall manage the duties of caseworkers to maintain the | |
| 14 | 14 | safety of children in child protective services by establishing a | |
| 15 | 15 | caseload management system that: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) assigns a risk score to each child in the | |
| 17 | 17 | department's care based on an assessment of the current and | |
| 18 | 18 | potential risk of harm to the child from abuse or neglect; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) determines the appropriate number of cases to be | |
| 20 | 20 | assigned to a caseworker based on the risk scores of the children | |
| 21 | 21 | assigned to the caseworker; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (3) proportionally limits the number of children with | |
| 23 | 23 | higher risk scores that may be assigned to any one caseworker. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | |
| 25 | 25 | of this Act, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall | |
| 26 | 26 | establish and implement the caseload management system as required | |
| 27 | 27 | under Section 40.0328, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |