Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/9/23

Becomes effective upon date of signature of the Governor or upon date specified

1/18/23

Gay

Sen. Townsend
Rep. Griffith

Sen. Hansen, Hoffner, Pettyjohn, Walsh
Reps. Baumbach, Bolden, Briggs King, Carson, Chukwuocha, Harris, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Morrison, Neal, Romer, Michael Smith, K. Williams

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.

This bill adopts a key recommendation of the Child Protection Accountability Commission Caseloads and Workloads final report approved on November 20, 2019, that Division of Family Services (DFS) caseload standards be reduced from 18 to 12 families per worker. Due to the volume of work generated by a caseload of 18 families, workers are significantly restricted in the time they can spend on critical case activities such as family engagement, assessment of safety, and face-to-face contact with children and families.

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6/9/23

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