SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 2566

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Kurth moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 7, between lines 28 and 29,

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17         (d)  Each fiscal year the secretary shall, in

18  consultation with the relevant employee representatives,

19  develop projections of the number of child abuse and neglect

20  cases and shall include in the department's legislative budget

21  request a specific appropriation for funds and positions for

22  the next fiscal year in order to provide an adequate number of

23  full-time equivalent:

24         1.  Child protection investigation workers so that

25  caseloads do not exceed the Child Welfare League Standards by

26  more than two cases; and

27         2.  Child protection treatment workers so that

28  caseloads do not exceed the Child Welfare League Standard by

29  more than two cases.

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31  If caseloads exceed projections by more than 10 percent during

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 2566

    Amendment No.    





 1  any fiscal year, the department shall, to the extent moneys

 2  are available, authorize the use of casual, seasonal positions

 3  as a temporary mechanism to ensure that caseloads remain

 4  within state standards.

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