Bill Text: TX HB1362 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the caseloads of child protective services caseworkers.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Placed on intent calendar [HB1362 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1362-Comm_Sub.html
By: Wu, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Watson) | H.B. No. 1362 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019; | ||
May 3, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & | ||
Human Services; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable | ||
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; | ||
May 20, 2019, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1362 | By: Perry |
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relating to the caseloads of child protective services caseworkers. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 40.05291 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 40.05291. CASEWORKER CASELOAD SCORING SYSTEM AND | ||
REPORT. (a) The department shall study the development and | ||
implementation of a scoring system to ensure equity in the | ||
distribution of cases among child protective services caseworkers. | ||
As part of the study, the department shall: | ||
(1) consider: | ||
(A) the procedures for assigning cases; | ||
(B) the methods for managing caseloads; and | ||
(C) the factors considered in assigning scores to | ||
caseloads and assigning cases to caseworkers; | ||
(2) determine the appropriate guidelines for average | ||
caseloads for caseworkers in each department region; | ||
(3) determine the cost to implement any scoring system | ||
developed by the department; | ||
(4) ensure any scoring system developed by the | ||
department has the capability of producing monthly reports that | ||
include information for each department region; and | ||
(5) compare the caseloads for caseworkers in each | ||
department region with: | ||
(A) the caseloads of child protective services | ||
caseworkers in other states; or | ||
(B) national best practices. | ||
(b) Not later than September 1, 2020, the department shall | ||
report the results of the study and any recommendations to the | ||
governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of | ||
representatives, and chairs of the standing committees of the | ||
senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction | ||
over child protection issues. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
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