New Jersey § 30:4c-3a

§ 30:4c-3a.

a. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall ensure that no child protection

worker is concurrently responsible for more than 15 cases at any time, unless the

commissioner determines that assignment of cases in excess of this limit is temporarily

necessary to ensure the life and safety of any child under the care and supervision

of the Department of Children and Families. b. If the average daily caseload of child protection workers exceeds 15 cases per

worker for two consecutive months, the department shall be considered non-compliant

with caseload standards established pursuant to this section. In such circumstances, the department shall: (1) within 14 days of initial non-compliance under this subsection, deliver to the

Governor, the Staffing and Oversight Review Subcommittee of the New Jersey Task Force

on Child Abuse and Neglect established pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c. 119 ( C.9:6-8.75 ), and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ), the Legislature, notice of the non-compliance and a summary of emergent efforts

being made to rectify the non-compliance; and (2) post, on a monthly basis, on the department's Internet website, the average daily

Statewide caseload of child protection workers, until such time as the average daily

caseload has been maintained at 15 or fewer cases per worker for 30 days. c. As used in this section, “ child protection worker ” means an employee of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or the Institutional

Abuse Investigation Unit in the Department of Children and Families, or any other

agency or successor agency conducting child abuse investigations pursuant to section

4 of P.L.1971, c. 437 ( C.9:6-8.11 ) or providing child protective services pursuant to P.L.1951, c. 138 ( C.30:4C-1 et seq. ).