Creates caseload standards for adult protective services workers

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Creates caseload standards for adult protective services workers such that such workers have no more than thirty cases at any time.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4035, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Social Services Law.

Committee

Social Services · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Social Services · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section one of this bill amends section 20-a of the Social Services Law to provide that such section will not apply to any regulations estab- lishing caseload standards. Section two of this bill amends section 421 of the Social Services Law by adding a new subdivision to create caseload standards for adult protective services, which shall be no more twenty initial investi- gations at any given time, or more than thirty ongoing cases at any given time, or a total caseload of more than thirty cases. Section three of this bill amends adds a new section to article 9-B of the Social Services Law to require the annual reporting of adult protec- tive services statistics, including the average number of active cases per worker in the preceding year. Section four requires reporting on APS to be included in the annual OCFS report to the Governor and State Legislature. Section five sets the effective date.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesMay 6, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Leroy Comrie and Robert Jackson

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

In 1994, the New York State Social Services Agency, from which the Office of Children and Family Services was created, published a workload report establishing numerical caseload recommendations for Adult Protec- tive Services (APS) workers. The results of this study yielded recom- mended caseload standards of 20 investigation cases, 30 ongoing cases, or 20-30 combined cases. More recently, the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA), set caseload standards that are in line with New York's stand- ards. Suggesting that New York's 1994 caseload recommendations are still relevant. Both NAPSA and the Administration of Community Living assert that a limit on APS caseloads must exist to ensure delivery of comprehensive APS services. This bill codifies these caseload limits.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 8, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 7, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (3 earlier events)

May 6, 2025
1ST Report CAL.954
1ST REPORT CAL.954
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly
Jan 17, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate

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