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.

January 2012

Minnesota legislative session begins tomorrow; committee hearings scheduled

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00January 23rd, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, legislative hearings (MN), Minnesota Management & Budget, MN budget|

Tomorrow at noon the Minnesota legislative session will begin. We will be providing regular updates on bills and committee hearings throughout the session, just like we did last year. In addition, we will be updating our webpage on child welfare policy to include separate pages on Policy Resources, Live Federal Bill Tracking, and Live Minnesota [...]

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Keeping All Students Safe Act

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00January 20th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Physical Restraints, School, Seclusion, Students|

On December 16, 2011, Senator Thomas Harkins (D-IA) introduced Keeping All Students Safe Act (S. 2020). This bill would protect all school children against harmful and life-threatening seclusion and restraint practices. The House has a companion bill H.R. 1381 introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-CA7). A similar bill was introduced in 2009 called Preventing Harmful [...]

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New Minn-LInK report raises policy questions for homeless children

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00January 18th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child poverty, child protection, child welfare policy, homeless children, homeless families, Minn-LInK, poverty, supportive housing|

Our new Minn-LInK report (full version and brief) highlights a study conducted through our Center, in partnership with Hearth Connection, that shows the positive impact supportive housing has on educational outcomes and overall child well being for children in homeless families. The children involved in this study were enrolled in Hearth Connection's supportive housing program [...]

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Family Reunification Act of 2011

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00January 13th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, Family Reunification Act, permanency for older youth, termination of parental rights|

Because the Minnesota legislative session will begin in a couple of weeks, I'd like to focus this blog post on a Minnesota-specific bill related to child welfare. Last April, the Minnesota House (HF 0749) and Senate (SF 1339) introduced a bill called the Family Reunification Act of 2011. The bill would reestablish legal rights between [...]

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Recap: Children & Youth Issues Briefing

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00January 12th, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Children's Cabinet, Collective Impact, Early Learning Council, Race to the Top Grant, United Front|

On January 11, United Front hosted the 2012 Children and Youth Issues Briefing in St. Paul, which was described as an event to "celebrate recent successes, identify issues of importance for the 2012 legislative session and learn more about innovative initiatives making a difference in our communities." The briefing began with an overview of the [...]

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Jeremy Bell Act of 2011

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00January 3rd, 2012|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, child sexual abuse, education, federal legislation, Jeremy Bell Act of 2011, mandated reporting, sex offenders|

Today's highlighted bill, H.R. 3766: Jeremy Bell Act of 2011, was introduced on December 23rd by Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick. The proposed bill would penalize by fine, imprisonment, or both, public and private school employers who complete interstate transfers of employees who are child sex offenders. The bill also addresses sexual conduct reporting standards for employees [...]

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December 2011

Bill Requires Immediate Reporting of Missing Foster Children

By Danielle Hegseth|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00December 26th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, caseworker visitation, foster care, in the media, mandated reporting, Rilya Wilson Act, supervision|

On December 20th, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) introduced H.R. 3741: Rilya Wilson Act (no relation to the Representative), which aims to "protect foster children and to ensure that every state has a procedure in place to promptly report their disappearance." Essentially, this bill would require child welfare agencies to report missing or abducted children to [...]

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Protect Our Kids Act of 2011

By Lindsey Brekke|2016-12-01T19:33:19-06:00December 23rd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 112th Congress, child abuse, child death by maltreatment, neglect, Protect Our Kids Act|

Today's bill S.1984, Protect Our Kids Act of 2011, sponsored by Senator John Kerry and Senator Susan Collins was introduced on December 13, 2011. The bill's goal is to establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect. The House has introduced the companion bill [...]

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