By Dukes H.B. No. 2601 76R7741 CLG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to caseload assignments for certain employees of the 1-3 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 40.0321 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 40.0321. CASELOAD LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. 1-8 Notwithstanding Section 531.048(d), Government Code, a caseworker 1-9 of the child protective services division may not be responsible 1-10 for more than 18 cases at any time. 1-11 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-12 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.