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.

February 2011

Conference Committee Reaches Budget Cut Deal

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 9th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

House and Senate Conference Committee members worked fast to reach agreement on cuts of $1 billion dollars in state spending. As MPR News put it, "Child protection among losers in first round of budget cuts." The reductions to funding for Child and Community Service Assistance grants ($13.7 million a year, or 21%) have remained unchanged [...]

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Funding 101 Follow Up – Hey, Jim’s Policy Class!

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00February 4th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare expenditures, MN child welfare funding|

A class of U of M School of Social Work students asked some great follow up questions to the earlier Funding 101 post. Here are the questions and responses. Thanks for your curiosity! Q: How does Minnesota compare, in terms of total Child Welfare expenditures, to other states? A: Minnesota spending is 14th highest out [...]

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Senate Passes Proposed Reductions to Child Welfare Funds

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

The Minnesota Senate approved a first round of budget cuts today, including permanent reductions to the state's funding of the Child Protection System. Here's a quick bit of coverage. If you've been reading this blog, this is same bill we've been covering for the last couple weeks. The budget proposal passed the House (HF 130), [...]

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Child Welfare Funding 101

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00February 1st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, Local Government Aid, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

It's looking very likely that the Senate will pass the proposed budget cuts to Child Welfare funding, part of the $1 billion budget cut proposed and passed by the House last week. So just what does a $13.6 million reduction mean for Minnesota's Child Welfare system? There are a few ways to look at this. [...]

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January 2011

Recapping the Week for MN Child Welfare Policy

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, MN budget, MN child welfare funding|

Where to begin? This was a fast-paced week for policy decisions impacting the Child Welfare field. So fast-paced that the Minnesota State Legislature's website couldn't even keep up with hearings, amendments, schedules and votes. Sources like MN Public Radio and the MN Budget Project have had up-to-date information and analysis. As noted in previous entries, [...]

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$1 billion budget bill, including cuts to CCSA, passes House

By Tracy Crudo|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Children & Community Services Act, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

HF 130, a bill that includes a 21% reduction to the Children and Community Services Assistance grants (the primary source of state funding for Child Protection services), passed the House in a close 68-63 vote yesterday. A floor vote on the companion bill in the Senate (SF 60) is anticipated on Monday, January 31. Tweet

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Amended SF 60 passes out of Finance Committee

By Tracy Crudo|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00January 26th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, legislative hearings (MN), MN budget, MN child welfare funding|

This morning, SF 60, containing proposed cuts to the Children and Community Services Assistance (CCSA) grants, passed out of committee on a 9-6 roll call vote. Author, Sen. Robling, did propose amendments to the bill before the vote, including a reduction of the CCSA cut from $19.2 million (30% reduction) to $13.6 million (21% reduction). [...]

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Proposed Child Welfare Cuts: Hearings 1/24 & 1/26

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:26-06:00January 21st, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Children & Community Services Act, legislative hearings (MN), MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding|

You probably heard that Child Welfare (Child Protection) funds were included in the $1 billion spending cuts proposed by the legislature last week*. Maybe you also heard that HF 128 passed out of committee, and was referred to Ways and Means. This means that bill moved forward, but the action isn't done. Currently, three bills [...]

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