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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a caseload management system for |
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child protective services caseworkers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 40.0328 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.0328. CASEWORKER CASELOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The |
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department shall manage the duties of caseworkers to maintain the |
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safety of children in child protective services by establishing a |
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caseload management system that: |
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(1) assigns a risk score to each child in the |
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department's care based on an assessment of the current and |
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potential risk of harm to the child from abuse or neglect; |
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(2) determines the appropriate number of cases to be |
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assigned to a caseworker based on the risk scores of the children |
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assigned to the caseworker; and |
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(3) proportionally limits the number of children with |
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higher risk scores that may be assigned to any one caseworker. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall |
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establish and implement the caseload management system as required |
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under Section 40.0328, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |