background studies

Criminal record no longer automatic disqualifies prospective adoptive parents in Louisiana

Last week I came across a news article from the Times-Picayune. The LA senate approved a bill sponsored by Patrick Jefferson (D), HB219, that would prohibit the disqualification of a prospective adoptive parent based solely on past criminal history. HB219 would require a judge to consider the type of offense and length of time since [...]

Child Welfare Slices of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 22nd, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, background studies, child poverty, circles of support grants, foster care licensing, HHS omnibus budget bill, kinship care, MN budget, MN child welfare funding, poverty, relative care, social support|

Below are a few Child Welfare snippets of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill, which is being heard this week in the House Health and Human Service Finance Committee. The omnibus bill is enormous (2011_HF927DeleteAll.pdf). House Research did a bill summary that highlights a few areas - a little easier to digest than 350 pages (review [...]

background studies

May 2013

Criminal record no longer automatic disqualifies prospective adoptive parents in Louisiana

March 2011

Child Welfare Slices of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill