CPS Allocation, the official text

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

         2026 REGULAR SESSION

                   ENROLLED

         Committee Substitute for

           House Bill 4022

            BY DELEGATES HANSHAW (MR. SPEAKER) AND
                                HORNBUCKLE

                    (BY REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE)
         [Passed March 6, 2026; in effect from passage]
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1 AN ACT to amend and reenact §49-2-102 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,

2   relating to child protective services workers; allocating child protective service workers;

3   stationing of child protective service workers; and requiring a report.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN.

    §49-2-102. Staffing Allocation for Child Protective Services Workers.

1   (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the commissioner

2 shall allocate and station Child Protective Services workers by county based on population,

3 referrals, and average caseload. The county population shall be based on the United States

4 Census. The commissioner may adjust the allocation and station of Child Protective Services

5 workers among counties as necessary based on immediate needs of each county, as

6 demonstrated by the present referrals and caseloads.

7   (b) The bureau shall report the allocation to the Legislative Oversight Commission on

8 Health and Human Resources Accountability annually by July 1. The report shall include, but is

9 not limited to:

10  (1) Information regarding each allocation change that occurred in the 12 months

11 immediately preceding July 1 and persisted for more than three weeks; and

12  (2) A brief explanation justifying each allocation change.

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              The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby

         certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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              Clerk of the House of Delegates
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                                        Clerk of the Senate

         Originated in the House of Delegates.
         In effect from passage.

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                                          Speaker of the House of Delegates
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                                                                     President of the Senate
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              The within is ................................................ this the...........................................
         Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.

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                                                                                         Governor

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