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 2015

Setting Families Up For Success: Policy Implications for Family Preservation and Reunification

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 16th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, CPS Task Force, Governor's budget, post-reunification support, practice skills|

With the call for child protection system reform in Minnesota has come a maelstrom of opinions about what works and what doesn't for keeping children safe and protecting their overall well-being. Recent legislation has focused on improving aspects of the system's ability to prioritize high-risk maltreatment cases and ensure child safety. Amid the discussion on [...]

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New DHS bulletin provides interim child safety practice guidance

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 11th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: CPS Task Force, MN child welfare practice, MN DHS|

Last month Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Lucinda Jesson stated that DHS would soon be providing practice guidance on child protection screening, track assignment, and other practice issues based on initial recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children. On Thursday, Feb. 5, this guidance was issued in the form [...]

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Health & Human Services Committees Review Child Protection Bills and Social Work Budget Requests

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 10th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child protection screening, CPS Task Force, foster care, ICWA, SF 207, SF 505, social work licensure, upcoming committee hearings|

Board of Social Work Budget Proposal Kate Zacher-Pate, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Social Work (BOSW), presented the BOSW budget proposal at the House Health and Human Services (HHS) Finance Committee meeting last Thursday. The proposal included recommendations for enforcing social work licensure for those who are practicing social work without a license [...]

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Guest Post: Letter to the Governor’s Task Force on the Protection of Children from Dr. Anne Gearity

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 4th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child development, child trauma, CPS Task Force, foster care, guest blogger, practice issues, trauma, well-being|

Editor's Note: Dr. Anne Gearity sent a letter to the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children on January 30, 2015, in which she urged the Task Force to consider the impact of trauma on children as the Task Force develops their final recommendations to the legislature. In her letter, Dr. Gearity includes several [...]

Governor Dayton releases 2016-2017 Biennial Budget
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Governor Dayton releases 2016-2017 Biennial Budget

Governor Dayton releases 2016-2017 Biennial Budget

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00February 3rd, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child protection, CPS Task Force, Governor Dayton, Governor's budget|

Slide from Governor Dayton's Budget Presentation. Source: Minnesota Management & Budget On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Governor Dayton released his 2016-2017 biennial budget. It has been the topic of several House and Senate committee hearings over the past week. The proposed $42 billion budget, which includes a $1 billion dollar budget surplus, prioritizes services for [...]

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January 2015

Differences between the two bills implementing child protection task force recommendations, SF 4 and HF 191

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00January 30th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child protection screening, CPS Task Force, data privacy, HF 191, mandated reporting, SF 4|

While SF 4 and HF 191 are companion bills that implement several recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, the bill text in SF 4 (modified after the introduction of a delete-all amendment at the Senate committee hearing on Jan. 26) differs slightly from the bill text in HF 191. You [...]

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SF 4, which implements child protection task force recommendations, heard in Senate committee

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00January 29th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, CPS Task Force, HF 191, MN child welfare funding, SF 4|

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 [...]

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2015 Children & Youth Issues Briefing
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2015 Children & Youth Issues Briefing

2015 Children & Youth Issues Briefing

By admin|2016-12-01T19:32:58-06:00January 28th, 2015|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, early childhood education, early learning, education, Governor Dayton, Governor's budget|

On Friday, January 23, 2015, a legislative briefing on children and youth issues was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul. Advocates, legislators, and Governor Mark Dayton presented their legislative agendas related to children and youth. Governor Mark Dayton's opening remarks included highlights from his Governor's Budget (issued this week), with $371 million [...]

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