TITLE: Relating to information included in reports on caseloads for child protective services caseworkers.

SUMMARY: Relating to information included in reports on caseloads for child protective services caseworkers.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to information included in reports on caseloads for child protective services caseworkers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 40.0528(d), Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) The department shall measure the [In reporting information relating to] caseloads of child protective services caseworkers [] in accordance with standards developed by [addition to reporting caseload by each individual affected by the case] the department.The standards must include: (1) the total number of children involved in the case; (2) the type of placement for each child involved in the case; (3) the total number of placements for the case; (4) the level of care required for each child involved in the case; (5) the level of department intervention and parental or family services required for the case; and (6) the level of caseworker experience required to appropriately manage the case [shall report the number of cases for each caseworker on the basis of family unit].SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.