Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota is not bringing forward legislation itself this session, but our volunteers are meeting with their state Senator and Representative in support of legislation brought by others when it has a direct impact on child safety and well-being. The first such bill has been brought by Foster [...]
Compiled by Mariel Carlson, Graduate Assistant Today, Friday, April 8th, is the last day for committees to act favorably on bills of finance or appropriation. All week long, various committees in the House and Senate have put forward their omnibus bills for consideration and voting. At the conclusion of week 11, the legislature will [...]
Joanna Woolman and Hannah Burton, Institute to Transform Child Protection Minnesota is one of only four states with an explicit preference in our law to terminate a parent’s rights when a child cannot return home. HF 3159 and SF 3984 seek to change that preference, and instead ensure that Minnesota’s permanency decisions in child [...]
Compiled by Mariel Carlson, Graduate Assistant House members have introduced a record 4,708 individual pieces of legislation for the two-year session, as of Wednesday. It is the end of week 10 in the Minnesota Legislative session. Today, April 1st, is the deadline for bills which met last week’s March 25th deadline to move forward [...]
Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant We are reaching the end of week 9 of the Minnesota Legislative session. Tomorrow, March 25, is the final date for committees in the Minnesota Legislature to act favorably on policy bills in the house of origin. If they do not, bills will not move forward in this [...]
Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant and Ariana King (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant We just completed week 8 of this session! The upcoming deadline of March 25 is the final date for committees in the Minnesota Legislature to act favorably on policy bills in the house of origin. If they do not, bills will [...]
Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant and Ariana King (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant We have just wrapped up week 7! Since February, the legislature has predicted a budget surplus of $9.3 billion, an improvement since the initial prediction in November 2021. Additionally, Minnesota agency Foster Advocates, supported by partner agencies such as Safe Passage [...]
Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant Since our previous blog post, in national news, there was the passage of anti-Trans legislation in Texas, disguised as safeguarding child well-being. As a child welfare organization, CASCW condemns this legislation and supports initiatives that give ALL children the most opportunity to have the best health outcomes. We [...]