CASCW at the Capitol

CASCW at the Capitol, our child welfare policy blog, was developed as a way to disseminate relevant child welfare-related policy information to child welfare practitioners and supervisors.

May 2013

May: A Month of Awareness

By Kelly Karls Pieper|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 17th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. This is a way to bring awareness and attention to the needs of foster youths, foster parents, adoptive parents, and so many other individuals who work to help these children succeed. Interestingly, May is also National Mental Health Awareness Month per a presidential proclamation signed by President Barack [...]

Budget deal reached between Governor Dayton & legislative leaders; Health & Human Services budget cut by $50 million

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 15th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, MN budget|

On Sunday Governor Dayton and House and Senate leaders announced that they had come to an agreement on budget targets for the next biennium. This announcement was particularly important for those of us in the health and human services field, as Governor Dayton and the legislative leaders had different ideas regarding the budget target for [...]

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Legislative Priorities: Early Childhood and Mental Health Service Accessibility

By Kelly Karls Pieper|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 10th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Early Childhood Education Emerges as Important Issue The E-12 Omnibus bill (HF630), as it currently stands, makes early childhood education a clear priority. Both the House and Senate files include funding for all day kindergarten beginning in 2015 and expand scholarships for children ages 3-5 to attend quality child care facilities. The House bill also [...]

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Family Reunification Act signed into law, and other notable bill status changes

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 9th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

On May 1, 2013, the Family Reunification Act of 2013 was signed into law by Governor Dayton. The Family Reunification Act would allow under certain circumstances the reestablishment of legal parent and child relationships. The goal is to provide permanency for certain youth in foster care who would otherwise age out of the system. Under [...]

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HHS Omnibus bill in the Minnesota legislature

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 3rd, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, child care assistance, drug testing, family cap, HHS omnibus bill, legislative hearings (MN), licensing, MFIP, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding, Northstar Care for Children, racial disparities, sexually exploited youth, stable housing|

The Health & Human Services Omnibus bill (H.F. 1233) in the Minnesota legislature has been slowly moving forward. Because the Senate and House did not agree on the bill text of H.F. 1233, there is a conference committee for the bill. This morning the HHS Conference Committee met from 8 AM to 10 AM and [...]

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April 2013

Part 2 of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl series: What actually happened? The role of the media in Baby Veronica

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 18th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, Baby Veronica, ICWA, in the media, Indian child welfare, race and culture, US Supreme Court|

This is the second part in a three-part series I will be writing on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, or "The Baby Veronica Case." Part 1 presented the actual case that was heard before the Supreme Court as well as the responses of the Supreme Court Justices. Part 2 reviews the history leading up to [...]

Part 1 of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl series: U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments

This is the first part in a three-part series I will be writing on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, or "The Baby Veronica Case." Part 1 presents the actual case that was heard before the Supreme Court as well as the responses of the Supreme Court Justices. Part 2 will review the history leading up [...]

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Emerging Adulthood Task Force legislation in Minnesota

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 9th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Guest blog post by Caitlin Magistad. The transition to adulthood has become longer, more expensive, and increasingly complex; yet vulnerable populations including homeless, foster care, and juvenile justice youth are expected to transition to adulthood abruptly on their own. Trends in legislation and funding regarding disconnected youth illustrate both federal and state commitment to helping [...]

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