Note: This is a two-part blog post. This first post covers the Senate hearing broadly. The second post, found here, goes into detail about the differences between the two main Senate and House bills implementing child protection task force recommendations. That post also includes discussion from the Senate committee hearing when relevant. Senate Committee Hearing [...]
There are several legislative events in the upcoming week that are related to child protection. All of these events can be found on our Calendar and are also listed on our Public Policy pages. Be sure to keep checking our Public Policy pages for updates on these hearings and Task Force meetings, bill tracking and [...]
On Wednesday, January 21, House File 191 was heard in the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee. H.F. 191 implements several of the recommendations put forth by Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children. According to the bill's author, Representative Ron Kresha, who talked about H.F. 191 at the last CPS Task Force [...]
January 20th SenateCommittee on Finance will meet at 9:00am in room 107 of the Capitol Building. Chair: Sen. Richard Cohen Child Welfare Agenda: Presentation of the November Forecast by Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB). House of RepresentativesCommittee on Health and Human Services Reform will meet at 2:45pm in room 200 of the State Office Building. [...]
House File 8, introduced by Representative Ron Kresha and supported by members from both political parties in the House, implements several recommendations put forth by the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children (CPS Task Force). Yesterday, at the full meeting of the CPS Task Force, Rep. Kresha indicated that the bill will be [...]
Tuesday, January 6th marked the beginning of the 2015 legislative session. Priorities for the upcoming session include the $1 billion dollar surplus, transportation, education, long-term care and child protection. Among the many proposed House and Senate files, three bills stand out in particular as they directly impact Minnesota's child protection system. These bills were developed [...]
The Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, as well as its 3 workgroups, will meet tomorrow (January 14, 2015), in the Minnesota State Office Building (SOB). If you have been following these meetings, you'll note a change in both time and location for tomorrow's meetings. Here are the details: Full Task Force Meeting [...]
Earlier today the Senate Committee on Health, Human Services and Housing heard from members of the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children (CPS Task force). This hearing was informational only, to prepare committee members for the later hearing on a Senate bill addressing some of the CPS Task Force's recommendations. Presentation Overview Department [...]