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Week in review: March 25, 2011

By Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare|2016-12-01T19:33:25-06:00March 24th, 2011|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 87th legislative session, adoption, Children & Community Services Act, early childhood education, health care, HHS budget, kinship care, legislative hearings (MN), mental health, MN budget, MN child welfare funding, vulnerable adults|

It is a contentious week at the Capitol in the high-stakes budget debate. Health care is the main focus of the Health and Human Service discussions, since it comprises the majority of spending in that portion of our state's budget. Child Welfare elements of the bills appear to have moved through unchanged*. So that you [...]

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 [...]

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March 2011

Week in review: March 25, 2011

Child Welfare Slices of the HF927 Omnibus Budget Bill