CASCW at the Capitol

Major Changes to Health and Human Services

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 31st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, HHS omnibus bill, MN budget, MN child welfare funding|

A 3 minute update on the Senate's passage of the Health & Human Services Omnibus bill, with "deep cuts health, welfare programs": From Senator Hann, Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee: "The Minnesota Senate passed the Health and Human Services Omnibus Budget Bill today following a rigorous floor debate. The Senate Republicans' [...]

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Social Media, Smart Phones, and Safety: How Technology is Changing Child Welfare Practice

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 29th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: CASCW Conference, child welfare, child welfare conference, social media, technology|

Take a step back from the nitty-gritty of legislative season, and join CASCW in thinking about the impact of technology on the Child Welfare field. The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota will present our 12th Annual FREE Child Welfare conference, "Social Media, Smart Phones, and Safety: How [...]

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Week in review: March 25, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 24th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, adoption, Children & Community Services Act, early childhood education, health care, HHS budget, kinship care, legislative hearings (MN), mental health, MN budget, MN child welfare funding, vulnerable adults|

It is a contentious week at the Capitol in the high-stakes budget debate. Health care is the main focus of the Health and Human Service discussions, since it comprises the majority of spending in that portion of our state's budget. Child Welfare elements of the bills appear to have moved through unchanged*. So that you [...]

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Child Welfare Slices of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, background studies, child poverty, circles of support grants, foster care licensing, HHS omnibus budget bill, kinship care, MN budget, MN child welfare funding, poverty, relative care, social support|

Below are a few Child Welfare snippets of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill, which is being heard this week in the House Health and Human Service Finance Committee. The omnibus bill is enormous (2011_HF927DeleteAll.pdf). House Research did a bill summary that highlights a few areas - a little easier to digest than 350 pages (review [...]

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Wed. 3/23: 90 Public Testifiers on Budget Bill

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, HHS budget, HHS omnibus budget bill|

Wednesday, March 23, is a major day for public testimony on the proposed state budget solutions regarding Health and Human Services. Of the long list of testifiers (90!), I have highlighted four that are closely related to Child Welfare: Lucinda Jesson, Commissioner, Department of Human Services Mary Regan, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Child Caring [...]

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Major Budget Week: Schedule for 3/21-3/25

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 21st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, legislative hearings (MN), MN budget, public testimony|

This week is crunch time for budget decisions at the Capitol. As we learn of hearing schedules and budget decisions for the House and Senate, we'll keep this blog up-to-date. The House Health & Human Service Finance Committee HF927 Omnibus bill text and spread sheet are available to the public now on their website. More [...]

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Week in Review: March 18, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 16th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, child poverty, HHS budget, MFIP, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding, public assistance, racial disparities, Safe Harbor, sexually exploited youth, social work licensure, upcoming committee hearings|

This week was interesting, but next week is sure to be busier! Why? There is a March 25th deadline for budget decisions, which will bring a flurry of activity next week. Child Welfare matters will arise in the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee, where the GOP budget bill will be unveiled on Tuesday, [...]

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Week in Review: March 11, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 10th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, early childhood education, Family Reunification Act, foster care, Governor's budget, HHS budget, Safe Harbor, sex trafficking, sexually exploited youth, upcoming committee hearings, vulnerable adults|

There is a lot happening at the Capitol related to our field of Child Welfare! CASCW is keeping tabs on 40 bills that are related to child welfare, and watching 16 of these with a close eye. The majority of these bills have seen no action since they were introduced, when things start moving we'll [...]

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CASCW at the Capitol

March 2011