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.

May 2013

HHS Omnibus bill in the Minnesota legislature

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:06-06:00May 3rd, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, child care assistance, drug testing, family cap, HHS omnibus bill, legislative hearings (MN), licensing, MFIP, MN budget, MN budget cuts, MN child welfare funding, Northstar Care for Children, racial disparities, sexually exploited youth, stable housing|

The Health & Human Services Omnibus bill (H.F. 1233) in the Minnesota legislature has been slowly moving forward. Because the Senate and House did not agree on the bill text of H.F. 1233, there is a conference committee for the bill. This morning the HHS Conference Committee met from 8 AM to 10 AM and [...]

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April 2013

Part 2 of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl series: What actually happened? The role of the media in Baby Veronica

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 18th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: adoption, Baby Veronica, ICWA, in the media, Indian child welfare, race and culture, US Supreme Court|

This is the second part in a three-part series I will be writing on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, or "The Baby Veronica Case." Part 1 presented the actual case that was heard before the Supreme Court as well as the responses of the Supreme Court Justices. Part 2 reviews the history leading up to [...]

Part 1 of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl series: U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments

This is the first part in a three-part series I will be writing on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, or "The Baby Veronica Case." Part 1 presents the actual case that was heard before the Supreme Court as well as the responses of the Supreme Court Justices. Part 2 will review the history leading up [...]

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Emerging Adulthood Task Force legislation in Minnesota

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 9th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Guest blog post by Caitlin Magistad. The transition to adulthood has become longer, more expensive, and increasingly complex; yet vulnerable populations including homeless, foster care, and juvenile justice youth are expected to transition to adulthood abruptly on their own. Trends in legislation and funding regarding disconnected youth illustrate both federal and state commitment to helping [...]

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House Health & Human Services Finance omnibus bill changes

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 5th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, child care assistance, early learning, education, Governor's budget, HHS budget, HHS finance omnibus bill, homeless youth, MN DHS, Northstar Care for Children, permanency|

Update 4/16/13, 11:09 AM - Content clarification Update 4/5/13, 11:05 AM - Content clarification On Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services (HHS) Finance committee, Assistant Commissioner of Child and Family Services Erin Sullivan Sutton provided a walk-through of Governor Dayton's updated HHS budget recommendations from his supplemental budget as they pertain to children [...]

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Budget cuts for Health & Human Services in Minnesota & the impact on child welfare

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 3rd, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Two weeks ago DFL leaders announced their plans to cut $150 million from the base of the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget for the current biennium. This is in direct contrast to both Governor Dayton's proposal, which would have increased the HHS budget by $170 million, and the House and Senate DFL proposal to [...]

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Omnibus Bills Feature Mental Health Inclusions

By Kelly Karls Pieper|2014-04-15T16:30:07-05:00April 2nd, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

In a previous post, I wrote about a number of bills introduced that aimed to address children's mental health. The introduction of the Education (SF 978) and Health & Human Services (SF1034) omnibus bills featured several mental health provisions that were originally proposed within individual bills. Inclusion of these provisions in the omnibus bills increases [...]

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March 2013

Update on a bill that would address screening procedures in child protection intake

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:09-06:00March 29th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

In February of 2012, the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released its findings on child protection screening and provided recommendations for the State to improve this process. As a response to the OLA recommendations, Sen. Jeff Hayden and Rep. Susan Allen introduced legislation this year to establish a child protection screening work group and [...]

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