Senate Bill S1357

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under her supervision at any one time to 16 cases

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3877
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §409-g, Soc Serv L

2009-S1357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under her supervision at any one time to 16 cases.

2009-S1357 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1357                                                  A. 3877

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, ADAMS, DIAZ, DUANE, ONORA-
  TO, PARKER, SAMPSON, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO -- read twice  and  ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children
  and Families

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M. of A. ROBINSON, ESPAILLAT, PEOPLES,
  POWELL, ZEBROWSKI, CLARK, MILLMAN, GREENE, BRENNAN, CARROZZA,  COLTON,
  MAYERSOHN, PERALTA, PERRY, J. RIVERA, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to limitations on
  the number of cases handled by child welfare personnel

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 409-g of the social services
law,  as added by chapter 611 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as
follows:
  Training of child welfare personnel; LIMITATION ON CASELOADS.
  S 2. Section 409-g of the social services law is amended by  adding  a
new closing paragraph to read as follows:
  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE NUMBER OF CASES UNDER
THE SUPERVISION OF ANY FOSTER CARE WORKER SHALL NOT  EXCEED  SIXTEEN  AT
ANY ONE TIME.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01849-01-9


              

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