Amends TCA Title 37.

Present law requires the department of children's services to maintain staffing levels of case managers so that each region has enough case managers to allow caseloads not to exceed an average of: (1) 20 active cases relating to initial assessments, including investigations of an allegation of child abuse or neglect; or (2) 20 children monitored and supervised in active cases relating to ongoing services. This bill revises the above provision to instead require the department to maintain staffing levels of case managers so that each region has enough case managers to allow caseloads not to exceed an average of: (1) 12 active cases relating to initial assessments, including investigations of an allegation of child abuse or neglect; (2) 12 children monitored and supervised in active cases relating to ongoing in-home services; or (3) 13 children in active cases in which the children are in out-of-home placement relating to ongoing services.