CASCW at the Capitol

Week 8 Legislative Review

By CASCW staff|2022-03-21T10:30:32-05:00March 21st, 2022|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare legislation, MN Legislature|

Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant and Ariana King (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant We just completed week 8 of this session! The upcoming deadline of March 25 is the final date for committees in the Minnesota Legislature to act favorably on policy bills in the house of origin. If they do not, bills will [...]

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Child Welfare-related Bill Updates, Events, and More!

By CASCW staff|2022-03-14T12:06:48-05:00March 14th, 2022|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child welfare legislation|

Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant and Ariana King (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant We have just wrapped up week 7! Since February, the legislature has predicted a budget surplus of $9.3 billion, an improvement since the initial prediction in November 2021. Additionally, Minnesota agency Foster Advocates, supported by partner agencies such as Safe Passage [...]

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Updates from Week 6 at Minnesota Legislature

By CASCW staff|2022-03-07T12:15:06-06:00March 7th, 2022|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: legislative session|

Compiled by Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant Since our previous blog post, in national news, there was the passage of anti-Trans legislation in Texas, disguised as safeguarding child well-being. As a child welfare organization, CASCW condemns this legislation and supports initiatives that give ALL children the most opportunity to have the best health outcomes. We [...]

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Legislative Updates of Interest to Minnesota Child Welfare Professionals

By CASCW staff|2022-02-23T13:50:08-06:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 2023 legislature, blog, Minnesota policy|

Compiled by Stacy Gehringer, MSW, LICSW (she/her), Director of Outreach and Mariel Carlson (she/her/hers), Graduate Assistant Last week’s big news was the release of the redrawn legislative districts map that will direct the state’s elections for the next decade. Because some currently seated Legislators are now in the same district based on the new maps, [...]

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2022 Legislative Session Begins

By CASCW staff|2022-02-04T14:07:44-06:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: lawmakers, legislative session, minnesota, Minnesota policy|

Compiled by Stacy Gehringer, MSW, LICSW (she/her), Director of Outreach Minnesota lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday, January 31st. With a divided legislature, COVID-19, a $7.7 billion dollar surplus, and an election year-- there will be much to follow. Governor Tim Walz (DFL) has shared that his top priorities include lowering healthcare costs, creating [...]

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Legislative Task Force on Child Protection Update: Wrapping Up 2018

By CASCW staff|2018-10-26T14:37:01-05:00October 26th, 2018|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child abuse, child protection, child welfare, CPS Task Force, Legislative Task Force, MN child welfare funding, MN DHS, Training|

The Minnesota Legislative Task Force on Child Protection met at the State Senate building on Monday, October 22, 2018. After introducing new task force members and reviewing the role of the task force, the first item on the agenda was testimony from Jamie Sorenson, Child Safety and Permanency Director at the Department of Human Services [...]

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Legislative Session Moves into Final Few Weeks

By CASCW staff|2017-05-12T12:36:42-05:00May 12th, 2017|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child protection, HHS omnibus bill, Legislative Task Force|

The Minnesota Legislature is working with Governor Dayton to determine their budget targets for the passage of the next biennial budget. Committees have chosen the bills that will make it into their respective omnibus bills, and the House and Senate have discussed their versions. The bill we’ve been tracking most closely is SF 800 / [...]

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Session Highlights: Bills of Interest to Child Welfare Professionals Being Considered

By CASCW staff|2017-03-10T12:29:15-06:00March 10th, 2017|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 89th legislative session, child welfare, MN budget, MN child welfare funding|

The Minnesota Legislature continues its work sifting through thousands of bills to consider for passage. We are currently tracking nearly 40 bills that are relevant to the child welfare field. The Minnesota Management and Budget office’s budget forecast has increased from December’s projection to $1.65 billion. This means that the governor and the legislature have [...]

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