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A00456 Summary:

BILL NOA00456 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07318

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSRMeeks

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§20-a, 153-k, 421, 423 & 426, Soc Serv L

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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.

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BILL NOA00456 

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01/08/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 456

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to caseload stand-
 ards for child protective services workers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 20-a of the social services law, as added by chap-
 2 ter 107 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 20-a. Local personnel; limitations on department's power. Notwith-
 4 standing any inconsistent provision of this chapter, the board, the
 5 commissioner or the department, acting singly or in unison, shall not
 6 have the power, directly or indirectly to prescribe the number of
 7 persons to be employed in any social services district providing the
 8 district complies with the minimum federal standards relating thereto;
 9 provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply
 10 to the regulations of the office of children and family services estab-
 11 lishing caseload standards for child protective services workers promul-
 12 gated pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision nine of section four
 13 hundred twenty-one of this chapter.
 14 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 153-k of the social
 15 services law, as added by section 15 of part C of chapter 83 of the laws
 16 of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
 17 (a) Expenditures made by social services districts for child protec-
 18 tive services, preventive services provided, as applicable, to eligible
 19 children and families of children who are in and out of foster care
 20 placement, independent living services, aftercare services, and adoption
 21 administration and services other than adoption subsidies provided
 22 pursuant to article six of this chapter and the regulations of the
 23 department of family assistance shall, if approved by the office of
 24 children and family services, be subject to sixty-five percent state

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01535-01-5

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 1 reimbursement exclusive of any federal funds made available for such
 2 purposes, in accordance with the directives of the department of family
 3 assistance and subject to the approval of the director of the budget.
 4 Provided however, for requirements prescribed in subdivision nine of
 5 section four hundred twenty-one of this chapter, such expenditures shall
 6 be subject to one hundred percent state reimbursement, provided that
 7 local social services districts continue to maintain current expendi-
 8 tures related to child protective services at a level equal to or great-
 9 er than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to
 10 the effective date of a chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-five
 11 which amended this paragraph.
 12 § 3. Section 421 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 13 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 14 9. promulgate regulations in consultation with local social services
 15 districts, relating to caseload standards for child protective services
 16 workers. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to:
 17 (a) limitations on the number of investigations which can be assigned
 18 to child protective services workers, provided however, to the extent
 19 possible and within amounts appropriated therefo