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NY S07318
Bill
Status
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jabari Brisport
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AI Summary
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Limits child protective services (CPS) workers to no more than two new investigations per week per full-time equivalent worker, subject to available appropriations
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Requires the Office of Children and Family Services to develop regulations on CPS caseload standards in consultation with local social services districts, including guidance on case assignments based on worker workload and investigation complexity
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Provides 100% state reimbursement for local district expenditures to comply with the new caseload standards, up from the standard 65% reimbursement, provided districts maintain their current CPS spending levels
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Mandates expanded annual reporting to include monthly data on total CPS workers by district, supervisory positions, and average active cases per worker with breakdown of cases in initial investigation stage
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Takes effect 730 days (approximately two years) after becoming law to allow time for regulatory development and implementation
Legislative Description
Establishes standards for caseloads for child protective services workers; requires the state to pay for one hundred percent of the costs associated with compliance of such caseload standard; makes related provisions.
Last Action
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
3/10/2026