West VirginiaWest Virginia allocates child protective workers using county needs
West Virginia’s commissioner assigns child protective services workers by county population, referrals, and average caseload, with annual reporting on lasting allocation changes.
What it does
The commissioner assigns child protective services workers among counties using population, referrals, and average caseload, and may shift assignments for immediate needs.
Each year by July 1, the bureau reports lasting worker-allocation changes from the previous year and briefly explains each one.
Argument forUsing referrals and caseloads could help place more workers in counties facing greater immediate child-protection needs.
Argument againstShifting workers among counties could make staffing less predictable for counties whose needs change or whose assignments are reduced.
More detail
The commissioner allocates and stations Child Protective Services workers among counties using population, referrals, and average caseload. The rule covers Child Protective Services workers assigned to West Virginia counties. County population must be based on the United States Census. The commissioner may adjust worker assignments when a county’s immediate needs are shown by current referrals and caseloads. The act states that it takes effect from passage; no separate end date is stated.
The bureau reports worker allocations each year to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability. The report covers allocation changes that occurred during the prior 12 months and continued for more than three weeks. The report must include information about each qualifying allocation change. The report must briefly explain why each qualifying allocation change occurred. The bureau must submit the report annually by July 1, covering the preceding 12 months.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 13Chapter 65, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/14/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/14/2026Major
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/14/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 10To Governor 3/9/2026 - Senate JournalTo Governor
- Mar 9House received Senate message
- Mar 6Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Communicated to House
- Mar 6Effective from passage (Roll No. 363)
- Mar 6Passed Senate (Roll No. 362)Major
- Mar 6Senate concurred in House title amendment (Voice vote)
- Mar 6House Message received
- Mar 5Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded EFFECT FROM PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Effective from passage (Roll No. 350)
- Mar 5House concurred in Senate amendment with further title amendment (Roll No. 349)
- Mar 5House received Senate message
- Mar 3Senate requests House to concur
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Effective from passage (Roll No. 313)
- Mar 3Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 312)Passed Senate
- Mar 3Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 2Laid over on 3rd reading 3/2/2026
- Mar 2On 3rd reading
- Feb 27Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Feb 27Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 27On 2nd reading
- Feb 26Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 26On 1st reading
- Feb 25Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendmentMinor
- Feb 21Referred to JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 21Without recommendation, but first to JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 28To Health and Human ResourcesMinor
- Jan 28To Health and Human ResourcesMinor
- Jan 28Introduced in SenateMinor
- Jan 27Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Passed House (Roll No. 17)Passed House
- Jan 27Read 3rd timeMinor
- Jan 27On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Jan 26On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Jan 23Read 2nd timeMinor
- Jan 23On 2nd reading, Special CalendarJudiciary
- Jan 22Read 1st timeMinor
- Jan 22On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Jan 21By substitute, do pass
- Jan 19Markup Discussion
- Jan 15To House Health and Human ResourcesMinor
- Jan 15Introduced in HouseMinor
- Jan 15To Health and Human ResourcesMinor
- Jan 15Filed for introductionIntroduced
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