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A 7596: Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under their supervision at any one time to 16 cases.
What A 7596 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to improve the working conditions of child welfare personnel by implementing a limitation on the number of cases they can handle. This limitation will prevent any foster care worker from supervising more than sixteen cases at any given time. The law will take effect sixty days after it is passed, allowing for a transition period to implement the new regulation. The goal is to ensure that child welfare personnel can provide adequate care and support to the children in their supervision.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to social services (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7596
- What is the current status of A 7596?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7596 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to social services".
- Did A 7596 pass?
- Not yet. A 7596 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7596, and where is it now?
- A 7596 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Rivera. Its committee of record is Assembly Social Services.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to social services |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to social services |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 210 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7596 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to limitations on the number of cases handled by child welfare personnel The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 409-g of the social services 2 law, as added by chapter 611 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 Training of child welfare personnel; limitation on caseloads. 5 § 2. Section 409-g of the social services law is amended by adding a 6 new closing paragraph to read as follows: 7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the number of cases under 8 the supervision of any foster care worker shall not exceed sixteen at 9 any one time. 10 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11227-01-5
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