Main troubles with the Kids care system, is caseworkers are saddled with too many cases.
House budget writers have permitted enough money for the agency to hire 1,828 new employees, including 848 investigators.
Under the House budget plan, caseloads would fall 40 percent from an average of 74 a month per caseworker to 45. The bill now goes to the full House. Another controversial aspect of the bill would give private agencies control over some of the duties the state agency now performs, such as foster care responsibilities and case management.
A plan approved by the Senate calls for private entities to handle foster home management responsibilities. That plan also calls for a pilot program to determine if it is cost-effective to give private companies control over case management tasks.