Governor’s budget

May 2015

Health and Human Services finance bills

By |2016-12-01T19:32:54-06:00May 27th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In February I wrote about the Health and Human Services omnibus bills. If you've been keeping up with the goings on in the Minnesota House and Senate, you know there has been a need for consensus before moving forward with what will make it in to the final Health and Human Services appropriations bill. The [...]

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March 2015

House Budget Resolution and Targets Set, HHS Budget Target is $11.62 Billion

By |2016-12-01T19:32:57-06:00March 26th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , |

Representative Jim Knoblach, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, discusses his proposed budget resolution during the Mar. 24, 2015, committee hearing. Source: Archived video from MNHouseInfo on YouTube On Tuesday night the House Ways and Means Committee set the budget resolution and budget targets for the various finance committees (view the committee hearing [...]

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February 2015

Setting Families Up For Success: Policy Implications for Family Preservation and Reunification

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 16th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , |

With the call for child protection system reform in Minnesota has come a maelstrom of opinions about what works and what doesn't for keeping children safe and protecting their overall well-being. Recent legislation has focused on improving aspects of the system's ability to prioritize high-risk maltreatment cases and ensure child safety. Amid the discussion on [...]

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Governor Dayton releases 2016-2017 Biennial Budget

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 3rd, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , |

Slide from Governor Dayton's Budget Presentation. Source: Minnesota Management & Budget On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Governor Dayton released his 2016-2017 biennial budget. It has been the topic of several House and Senate committee hearings over the past week. The proposed $42 billion budget, which includes a $1 billion dollar budget surplus, prioritizes services for [...]

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January 2015

2015 Children & Youth Issues Briefing

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00January 28th, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , |

On Friday, January 23, 2015, a legislative briefing on children and youth issues was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul. Advocates, legislators, and Governor Mark Dayton presented their legislative agendas related to children and youth. Governor Mark Dayton's opening remarks included highlights from his Governor's Budget (issued this week), with $371 million [...]

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Upcoming committee hearings related to child protection, plus next CPS Task Force meeting

By |2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00January 23rd, 2015|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , |

There are several legislative events in the upcoming week that are related to child protection. All of these events can be found on our Calendar and are also listed on our Public Policy pages. Be sure to keep checking our Public Policy pages for updates on these hearings and Task Force meetings, bill tracking and [...]

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April 2013

House Health & Human Services Finance omnibus bill changes

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 5th, 2013|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Update 4/16/13, 11:09 AM - Content clarification Update 4/5/13, 11:05 AM - Content clarification On Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services (HHS) Finance committee, Assistant Commissioner of Child and Family Services Erin Sullivan Sutton provided a walk-through of Governor Dayton's updated HHS budget recommendations from his supplemental budget as they pertain to children [...]

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March 2013

Omnibus HHS Finance budget bill introduced & Governor Dayton’s budget proposal revised

By |2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 15th, 2013|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On Monday, March 11, the House introduced its version of the omnibus health and human services finance budget bill, H.F. 1233; the Senate version, S.F. 1034, had been introduced March 4. As this is a budget year, this bill will be a main focus of our blogging, if not the main focus. Next week I [...]

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