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.

March 2013

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

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 15th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, Governor's budget, HHS budget, HHS finance omnibus bill, Local Government Aid, MN budget, Northstar Care for Children, taxes|

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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Minnesota Considering Maternal Depression Legislation

By Kelly Karls Pieper|2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 12th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

New Legislation Proposed This legislative session has seen mental health, particularly children's mental health, emerge as a pressing issue. Another bill currently being debated would change the ways in which Minnesota deals with the issue of maternal depression and provides for the care of new and expectant mothers and their babies. This bill, HF1047/SF582, would [...]

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Considering children & youth with disabilities in Minnesota’s child welfare system

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 8th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Studies have found that children with disabilities experience a higher rate of maltreatment than children without disabilities, and that they are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. For example, a study in 2000 by Sullivan and Knutsen showed that youth with disabilities were 3.4 times more likely to be maltreated. Last year, CASCW released [...]

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Continuing the efforts of Safe Harbor from last legislative session

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 7th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

In the 2011 legislative special session, the legislature passed a Safe Harbor law that began addressing how sexually exploited youth are viewed in the eyes of the law in Minnesota. Under this law, sexually exploited youth under age 18 are viewed as victims of crime (children in need of protection) rather than juvenile delinquents, at [...]

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February 2013

Family Reunification Act introduced in Minnesota

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

On February 13, the Family Reunification Act was introduced in Minnesota's Senate as S.F. 422. The Family Reunification Act would allow parents whose parental rights have been terminated to have their rights restored, under certain circumstances. This Act had been introduced last year and was one of the bills we were tracking. There are two [...]

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Children’s Mental Health Bills Introduced in Minnesota

By Kelly Karls Pieper|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Since this is my first guest post, I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Kelly and I am in my second year as a graduate assistant with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and a current MSW student. My field placement with a private agency providing children's mental health services has [...]

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Child welfare-related committee hearings in MN for Feb. 18–Feb. 22, 2013

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 18th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Remember to follow our bill tracking efforts! UPDATED 2-19-2013, 12:30 PM Senate will be in session at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 18 and 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 21.House meets in session at 3:00 PM on Monday, February 18 and 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 20. Child Welfare2/18, 12:00 PM, 15 Capitol: Senate Health, [...]

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Committee hearings for Feb. 11–Feb. 15 in the Minnesota legislature

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 8th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Remember to follow our bill tracking efforts! Senate will be in session at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 11.House meets in session at 3:00 PM on Monday, February 11. Governor's budget 2/12, 10:00 AM, 200 SOB: House Health & Human Services Finance Committee—MDH to present the Governor's budget proposals.2/13, 10:00 AM, 200 SOB: House Health [...]

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