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Same-Sex Marriage

Delaware became the second state to adopt same-sex marriage this week, making it the 11th state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow marriage between same-sex couples. The Minnesota and Illinois legislatures are actively considering bills that would authorize same-sex marriage. More

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect

Approximately 112 bills in 35 states have been introduced in the 2013 legislative session on the reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect. Eight bills have been enacted. More


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!Child Support and Family Law Legislation DatabaseBill Summaries/ Databases5/21/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2417024170Child Support and Family Law Legislation Database Portal
!Drug Testing and Public AssistanceBill Summaries/ Databases4/17/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2367623676Overview of state legislation proposing drug testing for public assistance programs.
!FY13 Sequestration Impact on Human ServicesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2593825938Read this article to learn more about the effect that sequestration will have on federal human services programs.
!Child Support and Family Law Legislation Database DescriptionBill Summaries/ Databases1/2/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2409024090Child Support and Family Law Legislation Database Description
!NCSL Letter to the Senate in Support of TANF ReauthorizationLetters/Testimony9/22/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2360423604NCSL Letter to the Senate in Support of TANF Reauthorization
!NCSL Letter in Support of Continuing SSI to Certain Refugees and AsyleesLetters/Testimony9/22/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2360523605NCSL Letter in Support of Continuing SSI to Certain Refugees and Asylees
!TANF, CCDBG Set to Expire Without Congressional ActionLetters/Testimony9/20/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2359923599TANF, CCDBG Set to Expire Without Congressional Action
!NCSL Letter on Proposed National School Lunch and School Breakfast Nutrition StandardsLetters/Testimony4/13/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2315323153NCSL Letter on Proposed National School Lunch and School Breakfast Nutrition Standards
!Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 SummaryBill Summaries/ Databases3/24/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2243622436Summary of P.L. 111-296, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Senate 2013 Farm Bill LetterLetters/Testimony5/15/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2622126221Senate 2013 Farm Bill Letter
House 2013 Farm Bill LetterLetters/Testimony5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2622226222House 2013 Farm Bill Letter
Overview of the USDA Proposed Rule for Competitive FoodsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/3/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2603926039Overview of the USDA Proposed Rule for Competitive Foods in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program
An Interview With Sandy Curwood, Ventura Unified School DistrictMultimedia2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2582225822Listen to this interview with Sandy Curwood to learn more about one school district's efforts to serve more nutritious food.
Human Services Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief ActBill Summaries/ Databases1/9/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2569625696Human Services Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act
A Guide to the School Breakfast ProgramArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/9/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2547325473Hunger and Nutrition: A Guide to the School Breakfast Program
Public-Private Partnerships in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/19/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2540625406Public officials, businesses, nonprofits and citizens are partnering in creative efforts to address hunger. State lawmakers play a vital role by passing laws that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of SNAP and improving access to the program.
Child Poverty Rates and Family StructureArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/3/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2531625316Read this article --Child Poverty Rates and Family Structure-- to learn more about custodial support, child poverty and state legislative action.
FY 2013 LIHEAP UpdateArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2530925309Update on FY2013 LIHEAP Funding
Update on FY 2013 Funding and the Farm BillArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2529425294Update on FY 2013 Funding and the Farm Bill
Hunger Partnership - A Checklist for State LegislatorsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/7/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2524525245Hunger affects communities across the United States. One in seven households was food insecure in 2010 and as many as one in five households had difficulty affording food at some point in 2011.
Child Support Digest Vol. 1, No. 1Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/20/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2448624486Child Support Digest Vol. 1, No. 1
Hunger Partnership Agenda 2012 Legislative SummitMeetings8/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2515925159Hunger Partnership Agenda 2012 Legislative Summit
Child Support: Beyond Enforcement to EngagementMeetings8/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2516125161Child Support: Beyond Enforcement to Engagement 2012 Legislative Summit Session
Hunger Partnership MeetingsMeetings8/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2319023190Summarizes meetings of the NCSL Foundation Hunger Partnership
2012 NCSL Foundation Hunger PartnershipReports8/7/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=23584235842012 NCSL Foundation Hunger Partnership - Membership List
Legislative Summit 2012 Human Services and Welfare Committee SessionsMeetings8/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2518625186NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit
Hunger Partnership OverviewArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2505125051Hunger Parntership Overview Summary
[Webinar] Ensuring Program Integrity and Efficiency in Nutrition Assistance ProgramsMultimedia7/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2499724997Nutrition Assistance Programs Webinar
Letter to House Ag Cmte on Farm Bill 2012Letters/Testimony7/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2497324973Letter to House Ag Cmte on Farm Bill 2012
Food For Learning: Public Private Partnerships in the School Breakfast Program Multimedia7/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2494724947Food For Learning: Public Private Partnerships in the School Breakfast Program Webinar
Summary of Senate Farm Bill 2012Bill Summaries/ Databases6/29/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2466024660Summary of Senate Farm Bill 2012
Letter to Senate on Amendments to 2012 Senate Farm BillLetters/Testimony6/19/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2489224892Letter to Senate on Amendments to 2012 Senate Farm Bill
NCSL Letter on the Farm Bill 2012 Senate Committee PrintLetters/Testimony4/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2465224652NCSL Letter on the Farm Bill 2012 Senate Committee Print
NCSL Letter Opposing Permanent Elimination of SSBGLetters/Testimony4/18/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2461724617NCSL Letter Opposing Permanent Elimination of SSBG
SSBG and SNAP on Chopping BlockArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/18/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2461924619SSBG and SNAP on Chopping Block
Tax Credits for Working Families: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Reports3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1631116311Summary of federal tax credits for working and low-income families.
State Policies Regarding Pass-Through and Disregard of Child SupportReports2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2435624356State Policies Regarding Pass-Through and Disregard of Current Month’s Child Support Collected for Families Receiving TANF-Funded Cash Assistance
Programs to Ensure that Child Support Orders Reflect Current EarningsReports2/13/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2428924289Programs to Ensure that Child Support Orders Reflect Current Earnings
Work-Oriented Child Support ProgramsReports2/7/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2426724267Work-Oriented Child Support Programs
State Legislation on HungerBill Summaries/ Databases1/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321223212Examples of state legislation on hunger and nutrition
[Summit 11] Addressing Hunger: InterviewsMultimedia9/12/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2357123571Three interviews with experts talking about hunger in America.
Legislative Summit 2011: Human Services and Welfare Committee SessionsMeetings8/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2353523535NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit
Federal Nutrition Programs ChartReports7/28/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2330623306Gives descriptions and funding levels for major federal nutrition programs.
Data and ResourcesReports7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321723217Provides easy-to-use data sources for state legislators interested in poverty, food insecurity, federal nutrition program enrollment, unemployment and access to healthy food in their states and districts
Bringing Legislators to the Table: Public-Private Partnerships to Address Hunger in StatesReports6/30/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321323213Describes promising public-private partnerships to address hunger in several states
Federal Nutrition Program ChartReports12/3/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2182121821Federal Nutrition Program Chart
Congress Recesses Without Completing Child Nutrition ReauthorizationArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2156221562Because of a disagreement over using a future reduction in SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits to pay for increased spending in federal child nutrition programs, the House of Representatives failed to enact legislation reauthorizing those programs before it left town on September 29th.
Child Poverty Rates Reports9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1855718557Child Poverty Rates, 2009 and comparison data, 2007-2009.
Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 5504Letters/Testimony9/28/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2136721367NCSL urges the House to pass the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act (H.R. 5504), legislation that reauthorizes federal child nutrition programs.
Legislative Summit 2010: Human Services and Welfare Session Handouts and PresentationsMeetings8/3/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2092420924Session handouts and powerpoint presentations from human services and welfare sessions at NCSL's 2010 Legislative Summit
[Summit 2010] Q and A With Kevin ConcannonMultimedia7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2089420894Undersecretary Kevin Concannon of the U.S. Department of Agriculture spoke to the "Is Change on the Menu?" Monday at NCSL's 2010 Legislative Summit about the need to reauthroize federal nutrition programs. Prior to the session, he spoke with NCSL about the role state lawmakers can play.
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation Reports6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2059320593On June 10, 2010, Representative George Miller (California), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, along with a bipartisan group of legislators, released the “Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act of 2010.”
NCSL Summary of “The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010”Letters/Testimony6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2059420594On March 24, 2010, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee reported legislation reauthorizing federal child nutrition programs through 2015 out of committee.
Nutrition Assistance Program ResourcesReports4/6/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2010420104NCSL's policy on Nutrition Assistance is a standing policy of NCSL's Human Services and Welfare Committee, and covers all the major federal food programs.
SNAP - Food Stamp ProgramArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/11/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1998519985This document revises and updates a brief on the Food Stamp Program contained in NCSL’s “Addressing Hunger and Nutrition: A Tool Kit for Positive Results,” June 2005. Jennifer Bailey, Rosa Covarrubias, Ann Morse and Lee Posey contributed to this March 2010 revision.
Ten Ways to Use Short-Term TANF BenefitsReports12/9/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1867418674Ten ways to use short-term TANF benefits to help low-income children and families.
SL Magazine: An Old Battle RejoinedArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1743717437States are at the front of a renewed fight against poverty.
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