CASCW at the Capitol

Legislative Task Force on Child Protection Likely to Continue Beyond 2016

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:51-06:00May 10th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child protection, child removal, extended foster care, foster care providers, MAPCY|

The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection last met on February 25 and current statute authorizing the task force states that its work will end as of the end of the 2016 legislative session. It appears that the legislature will approve the bill requesting that this sunset be eliminated. In the Senate bill, it is [...]

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Legislative Session Update: Child Welfare Reform Remains a high priority

By CASCW staff|2016-12-01T19:32:51-06:00April 20th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, agency response time, American Indian Child Welfare, child maltreatment, child protection, family Ombudsperson, foster care, foster care providers, Native American|

As the Minnesota State legislative session progresses, with hundreds of new bills introduced in both the House and the Senate, we are following several bills of interest to child welfare professionals. You can find those bills on our Bill Tracker. While this year’s session will last only ten weeks, and all legislators are up for [...]

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Legislative Task Force on Child Protection Update: Foster Care Work Group Finalizes its Report to Task Force

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00January 11th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child abuse, child protection, child welfare, CPS Task Force, Indian child welfare, MN child welfare funding, MN DHS, race and culture|

The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection continued to meet in late 2015 to monitor progress on the completion of tasks assigned to the Department of Human Services during the 2015 legislative session and to hear recommendations for legislative action for the 2016 session. The October 27th meeting of the Legislative Task Force on Child [...]

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Supporting Permanency of Children in Foster Care Through Relative Placement

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00January 7th, 2016|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, child welfare policy, criteria, kinship care, Northstar Care for Children, Northstar Kinship Assistance, permanency, relative care|

In 2014, there were over 12,000 children who spent some time in out-of-home care in Minnesota, with a majority in family foster care. While most children in foster care return home, for others, reunification is not an option. As the agency policy specialist for the Permanency Unit of the Child Safety and Permanency Division at [...]

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The Adoptee Citizenship Act: History and Overview of Proposed Legislation

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:53-06:00December 9th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, child welfare, child welfare legislation, citizenship, permanency, policy, stability|

In advance of this week's graduation of the 4th Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) cohort, former Stability, Permanency and Adoption Coordinator JaeRan Kim guest blogs on the impact of newly introduced adoption legislation. JaeRan is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Washington – Tacoma in the social work program. Until the passage of the Child [...]

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Legislative Task Force on Child Protection Update: Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council Recommendations Presented

By admin|2015-10-21T16:03:32-05:00October 21st, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child protection, child welfare, CPS Task Force, foster care, ICWA, Indian child welfare, MN DHS, race and culture|

The latest Legislative Task Force on Child Protection meeting on October 13, 2015, featured a presentation by several tribal child welfare leaders, representing the recommendations of 11 Tribal Nations in Minnesota. Ted Waukey, Family Preservation Supervisor with Mille Lacs Family Services, began with a historical overview of federal policy that adversely affected American Indians, pushing [...]

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Revised Child Maltreatment Intake, Screening and Response Path Guidelines have been released

By admin|2015-10-19T14:22:04-05:00October 19th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child protection screening, child welfare, CPS Task Force, MN DHS, Rapid Consultation System|

The Legislative Task Force on the Protection of Children is tasked with ensuring that the timelines outlined in the child protection provisions passed by the legislature in 2015 are met. October 1, 2015, was the deadline for updating the Child Maltreatment Intake, Screening and Response Path Guidelines that are to be implemented by all child [...]

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Legislative Task Force on Child Protection & Foster Care Workgroup

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:54-06:00September 21st, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child protection, child welfare, CPS Task Force, foster care, Governor Dayton, minnesota, reform|

The Child Protection Task Force which was convened by Governor Mark Dayton made 93 recommendations which will reform aspects of the Minnesota child protection system. The Legislative Task Force on Child Protection was recently formed to review the efforts being made to implement the Governor’s Task Force recommendations. The task force convenes monthly at the [...]

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