HB1837

Requires the children's division to ensure that case workers have no more than twenty active cases

Introduced·1/7/26
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Missouri HB1837 mandates that case workers in the children's division handle no more than twenty active cases at once.

Missouri HB1837 requires the children's division to ensure that case workers have no more than twenty active cases. The bill outlines a comprehensive system for child welfare services, including case management, family-centered services, and foster and adoptive parent recruitment. It mandates a competitive process for awarding contracts to qualified providers and agencies, emphasizing timely and high-quality services. The division must establish an evaluation tool for uniform, transparent, and objective assessments of service providers.

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Emerging Issues Committee
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History

May 15

House

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

Jan 8

House

Read Second Time (H)

Jan 7

House

Read First Time (H)