CASCW at the Capitol

MN Health & Human Services Finance Omnibus bill (HF 2294)

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 28th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Rep. Jim Abeler, chair of House HHS Finance Committee, and Sen. David Hann, chair of Senate HHS Committee. Photo courtesy of MN House of Representatives This week has been fairly quiet regarding child welfare legislative hearings. On Monday, the Senate HHS Committee held a hearing on the recent Office of the Legislative Auditor's Child Protection [...]

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Beyond Burnout: Secondary Trauma in the Child Welfare Workforce

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 27th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

We are presenting our 13th Annual FREE Child Welfare conference, Beyond Burnout: Secondary Trauma in the Child Welfare Workforce on May 1, 2012, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm. We are pleased to feature keynote presenter Dr. Brian Bride, PhD, LCSW, who is Associate Professor and PhD Program Director at the School of Social Work, University of [...]

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No Smoking in Child Foster Care in Minnesota

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 20th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: foster care, Hennepin County, Public Health Law Center|

On March 7, 2012, Representative Liebling introduced H.F. 2713 which would prohibit smoking in a residence that provides licensed foster care for children. Senator Hayden introduced the companion bill S.F. 2376 on March 12, 2012. As you may be aware, additional smoking bans have been implemented over the past 5 years regarding smoking in public [...]

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Child welfare committee hearings this week at the MN legislature

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 19th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Hope you're enjoying the excellent weather we've been having here in Minnesota. As the weather gets nicer and the urge to go outside becomes stronger, check out some of the committee hearings pertaining to child welfare at the Capitol building and State Office Building. If you'd like more information about these bills and their relevance [...]

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Early Intervention Screening on All Accepted Child Protection Reports

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 13th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child protection, early intervention|

On Monday, March 12th S.F. 1165 was heard in the Health and Human Services Committee. This bill was introduced to amend language in 125A.30 Interagency Early Intervention Committees. This language would prompt a referral for an early intervention screening for children under age 3 who are subject of an accepted report for investigation or family [...]

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Minnesota committee hearings for the week of March 12

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 12th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|

Happy Monday! Here are this week's legislative committee hearings as they relate to child welfare legislation. If you'd like more information about these bills and their relevance to child welfare policy, make sure to review our bill tracking sheet. Monday, March 12 12:30 PM: House Civil Law, 10 State Office Building (SOB)HF2009 (Abeler) Human services [...]

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Foster Care Moratorium Exception to Provide Care for Children with Severe Autism

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 6th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, autism, foster care|

On Monday, March 5th the Minnesota Senate held a hearing on S.F. 1412 which was introduced by Senator Senjem. The purpose of the bill is to create an exception to the foster care moratorium to allow the licensing of facilities that serve children with severe autism. *A moratorium on new child and adult corporate foster [...]

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Quick Review – H.F. 2080

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:18-06:00March 1st, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: essential services, legislative hearings (MN), MFIP, policy|

H.F. 2080 (S.F. 1883) is an MFIP ineligibility and sanctions bill that made the legislative committee rounds during February. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Kurt Daudt (R-17A) and has 12 cosponsors. As of today, 2080 is waiting to be heard in the House Health and Human Service Finance Committee, but that hearing has not [...]

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CASCW at the Capitol

March 2012