CASCW at the Capitol

Children’s Mental Health Bills Introduced in Minnesota

By Kelly Karls Pieper|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 20th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Since this is my first guest post, I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Kelly and I am in my second year as a graduate assistant with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare and a current MSW student. My field placement with a private agency providing children's mental health services has [...]

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Child welfare-related committee hearings in MN for Feb. 18–Feb. 22, 2013

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 18th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Remember to follow our bill tracking efforts! UPDATED 2-19-2013, 12:30 PM Senate will be in session at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 18 and 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 21.House meets in session at 3:00 PM on Monday, February 18 and 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 20. Child Welfare2/18, 12:00 PM, 15 Capitol: Senate Health, [...]

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Committee hearings for Feb. 11–Feb. 15 in the Minnesota legislature

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00February 8th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Remember to follow our bill tracking efforts! Senate will be in session at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 11.House meets in session at 3:00 PM on Monday, February 11. Governor's budget 2/12, 10:00 AM, 200 SOB: House Health & Human Services Finance Committee—MDH to present the Governor's budget proposals.2/13, 10:00 AM, 200 SOB: House Health [...]

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Upcoming committee meetings for the MN legislative session: Jan. 29, 2013 through Feb. 1, 2013

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00January 29th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

I will try to post as early as I can in the week about child welfare-relevant upcoming committee hearings during Minnesota's 88th legislative session. I thought it would be a good idea to organize based on topic, rather than date. Let me know what you think of my methods. As always, remember to follow our [...]

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Uninterrupted Scholars Act aims to improve educational outcomes for youth in foster care

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00January 11th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

JaeRan Kim recently blogged about the Uninterrupted Scholars Act on our Stability, Permanency, and Adoption Blog. I've cross-posted her post here; to read the whole post, please visit the original post. Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) along with bipartisan support from fellow members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Reps. Tom Marino (R-PA), Michelle Bachmann [...]

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88th legislative session convened in Minnesota; child welfare bill tracking begins

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00January 9th, 2013|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Yesterday Minnesota's 88th legislative session convened. This blog post is really more about providing information regarding new leadership and committee makeup, not child welfare-related items. Remember, we are tracking child welfare-related bills. As of right now, we are only set up to follow Minnesota-specific child welfare legislation. In the future we hope to change this [...]

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Protect Our Kids Act passed in House, introduced in Senate

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:11-06:00December 31st, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

On December 19 the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 (H.R. 6655) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and sent to the Senate for consideration. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced Protect Our Kids legislation (S. 3705) in the U.S. Senate on December 21 with bipartisan support, including the 2011 version's sponsor, Sen. John [...]

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Gun control, increased access to mental health services, armed kindergarten teachers…

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:13-06:00December 17th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

The title of this blog post lists some of the potential policy solutions I've seen in policy discussions on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As with most violent acts that catch the eye of the nation, advocates are calling for policy solutions that span the liberal-conservative political spectrum. Such knee-jerk solutions include stronger gun [...]

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