Vote: Committee vote · Children And Families
Senate Children And FamiliesMay 19, 2026Result: passed
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Senate bill · S6753 (2025-26)
Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under their supervision at any one time to 16 cases
Latest action May 19, 2026
New York State Senate
Summary
Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under their supervision at any one time to 16 cases; directs the office of children and family services to promulgate regulations relating to caseload standards for foster care workers.
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Amends the Social Services Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Section 1 amends section 20-a of the social services law to limit the number of cases on a foster care worker's caseload to a maximum of sixteen. Section 2 amends section 421 of the social services law, to require the agency to promulgate rules regarding foster care caseloads so that they are limited to sixteen. Section 3 provides for an effective date of 60 days after the bill becomes law.
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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
Committee
Children and Families · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Children And Families · New York State Senate.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Jabari Brisport says this is needed
According to the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA), caseworkers in New York State handle an average of 25-30 cases at a time. This overload of cases seriously undermines the effectiveness of their work, keeps them from providing adequate services to the families they serve, and places the foster children in harm's way. There have been a number of recent cases where foster children have languished in the system because of the worker's inability to get the cases in order. Most of the time the reason for this is not the caseworker's ineptness, but the overwhelming number of services they need to coordinate for so many families. According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) the maximum number of cases a foster care worker can adequately serve is 16.
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Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Children And Families
Senate Children And FamiliesMay 29, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)
Full history
- May 19, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
- Mar 6, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Children and Families
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Senate
- May 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
- Mar 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NY Senate