85R1619 YDB-D     By: Wu H.B. No. 695       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a caseload management system for   child protective services caseworkers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 40.0328 to read as follows:          Sec. 40.0328.  CASEWORKER CASELOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The   department shall manage the duties of caseworkers to maintain the   safety of children in child protective services by establishing a   caseload management system that:                (1)  assigns a risk score to each child in the   department's care based on an assessment of the current and   potential risk of harm to the child from abuse or neglect;                (2)  determines the appropriate number of cases to be   assigned to a caseworker based on the risk scores of the children   assigned to the caseworker; and                (3)  proportionally limits the number of children with   higher risk scores that may be assigned to any one caseworker.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall   establish and implement the caseload management system as required   under Section 40.0328, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.