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| ! | Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect: 2012 Introduced Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24102 | 24102 | 2012 introduced legislative bills related to the Mandatory Reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect |
| ! | Youth Legislative Policy Network E-Update: June/July 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20838 | 20838 | A report finds that only about a quarter of students scored “proficient” or “advanced” at all grade levels while states pass legislation loosening teen labor and aiding youth who are victims of human trafficking. |
| ! | Positive Youth Development (PYD) | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16375 | 16375 | Positive youth development (PYD) is a comprehensive framework outlining the supports young people need in order to be successful. States and policymakers are beginning to use this framework to develop policies and programs that will ensure that all youth are ready for college, work and life. |
| | Kids Are Not Adults SL Magazine | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/15/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25953 | 25953 | Read this State Legislatures Magazine to discover how brain research is providing new insights into what drives teenage behavior, moving lawmakers to rethink policies that treat them like adults |
| | [Database] NCSL Youth Legislation Database | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 10/9/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17570 | 17570 | NCSL Youth Legislation Database |
| | Legislative Summit 2012 Human Services and Welfare Committee Sessions | Meetings | 8/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25186 | 25186 | NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit |
| | Webinar: Reporting Child Abuse: Stopping the Silence | Multimedia | 5/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24451 | 24451 | Scandals prompt state lawmakers to examine laws on reporting abuse. |
| | Webinar: Texas Permanent Judicial Commission on Children, Youth and Families | Meetings | 9/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23578 | 23578 | A webinar on the work of the Texas Commission and its efforts to engage State legislators and child welfare agencies in strengthening the child welfare system. |
| | Fostering Connections Act: Sibling Placement Provision Chart | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23392 | 23392 | State agencies must make reasonable efforts to place siblings together, whether in foster, kinship guardianship, or adoptive placements, unless placing them together would be contrary to their safety or well-being. If the siblings are not placed together, the agency must make reasonable efforts to ensure that the siblings maintain their connections to each other through frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction. |
| | Fostering Connections Act: Health Oversight Provision Chart | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23395 | 23395 | The majority of the more than 400,000 children in the nation’s child welfare system as of September 2009 have significant health, mental health and developmental needs and conditions. In addition, disruptions in foster care placement can result in disruptions in health care treatment and services. |
| | Fostering Connections Act: Extending Foster Care to 21 Provision Chart | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23384 | 23384 | NCSL Chart of Fostering Connections to Success Act of 2008 Foster Care to 21 State Legislative Enactments 2009 - 2011 |
| | Legislative Summit 2011: Human Services and Welfare Committee Sessions | Meetings | 8/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23535 | 23535 | NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit |
| | Fostering Connections Act: Kinship Guardianship Assistance Provision Chart | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/2/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23330 | 23330 | Under the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program, states have the option to use federal Title IV-E funds for kinship guardianship payments for children who are cared for by prospective relative guardians who are committed to caring for these children permanently when they leave foster care. |
| | Youth Legislative Policy Network E-Update: May 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19489 | 19489 | Five states pass financial literacy legislation while legislators consider linking driving with school attendance. tected from prostitution charges under new law in Illinois and America's Prmomise announces the 100 best communities for youth. |
| | Youth Legislative Policy Network Newsletter - April 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19229 | 19229 | A NCSL Legisbrief highlights stratgies on how to improve college completion among Latino youth and a report shows that there are fewer "dropout factories." |
| | Letter to House Leaders in Support of H.R. 1194 | Letters/Testimony | 4/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23136 | 23136 | Letter in Support of H.R. 1194 |
| | In Brief: Foster Care | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22410 | 22410 | 5 Things Lawmakers Need toKnow |
| | Youth Legislative Policy Network Newsletter - March 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16336 | 16336 | The NCSL Task Force on School Dropout Prevention and Recovery gives recommendations on how to keep kids in school while research suggests that young alcohol users often get alcohol from family or home. |
| | Defining Goals for Youth: A New Approach Helps Minnesota Legislators Identify Policy Priorities for Young People | Reports | 3/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20364 | 20364 | Minnesota legislators established the Legislative Caucus on Children and Youth, using the Ready by 21TM framework and tools to determine the policy priorities to improve theodds for youth. |
| | Resource Mapping: Tennessee Case Study of Spending for Children and | Reports | 3/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22383 | 22383 | This report discusses the main steps Tennessee took to complete its mapping project and provides key lessons learned for other states that may want to implement a similar approach. |
| | Youth Policy Spotlight: Arkansas Positive Youth Development Grant Program Act | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21938 | 21938 | On March 4, 2011, Arkansas passed the Positive Youth Development Grant Program Act (SB 138). The bill aims to expand the availability of positive youth development programs to children ages 5 through 19 and establishes a grant program to support positive youth development efforts in the state. |
| | Youth Legislative Policy Network Newsletter - February 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19246 | 19246 | NCSL interviews NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about preventing head injuried in youth athletes while a report shows how youth employment has declined. |
| | Comment Letter on Strategic Plan for Federal Youth Policy | Letters/Testimony | 1/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22018 | 22018 | Comment Letter on Strategic Plan for Federal Youth Policy |
| | [Fall Forum 2010] Helping Kids Succeed in School and Life | Meetings | 1/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22000 | 22000 | Read the session description and materials about strategies that can help states better prepare young people for college and the workforce, reduce the dropout rate, and ultimately lead to higher college completion and successful entry into jobs. |
| | Human Services & Welfare and Agriculture & Energy Committees Update | Reports | 12/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21973 | 21973 | HUMAN SERVICES & WELFARE AND AGRICULTURE & ENERGY COMMITTEES UPDATE: FY 2011 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) FUNDING |
| | Federal Nutrition Program Chart | Reports | 12/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21821 | 21821 | Federal Nutrition Program Chart |
| | Fostering Connections Act: 2010 Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 10/5/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20264 | 20264 | A summary of legislation introduced in 2010 related to the provisions of the Fostering Connections Act. |
| | Child Poverty Rates | Reports | 9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18557 | 18557 | Child Poverty Rates, 2009 and comparison data, 2007-2009. |
| | TANF and Child Support Provisions to expire September 30 | Letters/Testimony | 9/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21364 | 21364 | On September 28, 2010, NCSL sent this letter to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives supporting the extention the TANF block grant, TANF supplemental grants, the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF), the TANF Contingency Fund, and continuing to allow states to use child support incentive funds to draw down federal funds. |
| | Technical Assistance Spotlight: New Hampshire Children’s Policy Planning Symposium | Meetings | 9/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21363 | 21363 | New Hampshire Children’s Policy Planning Symposium |
| | Youth Use of Inhalants and Aerosols-State Laws 2010 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16447 | 16447 | Youth Use of Inhalants and Aerosols-State Laws 2010 |
| | Legislative Summit 2010: Human Services and Welfare Session Handouts and Presentations | Meetings | 8/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20924 | 20924 | Session handouts and powerpoint presentations from human services and welfare sessions at NCSL's 2010 Legislative Summit |
| | Youth Policy Spotlight: Illinois Afterschool Youth Development Project Act | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 7/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22300 | 22300 | On July 27, 2010, the Afterschool Youth Development Project Act (SB 3543) went into effect in Illinois. The bill aims to provide all youth between the ages of 6 and 19 with access to quality afterschool programs statewide, by first creating a three-year Afterschool Demonstration Program. |
| | [Summit 2010] Q and A With Kevin Concannon | Multimedia | 7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20894 | 20894 | Undersecretary 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. |
| | 2010 Legislative Summit: Youth Related Sessions | Meetings | 7/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21156 | 21156 | This is a complilation of youth related session presenations, handouts and audio that took place in during the 2010 Legislative Summit in Louisville, KY. |
| | Legislative Youth Advisory Group Meeting Materials - June 14, 2010 | Meetings | 6/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21183 | 21183 | Overview and materials for the Advisory Group meeting, focusing on outcomes for youth and how states can help more young people be successful. |
| | Homeless and Runaway Youth | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18275 | 18275 | This document provides statistics on homeless youth as well as what states are doing to combat the issue. |
| | Nutrition Assistance Program Resources | Reports | 4/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20104 | 20104 | NCSL'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. |
| | 2009 Youth Legislation Highlights | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20047 | 20047 | Highlights substantive youth legislation passed in 2009. |
| | [RB21] Gallup Student Poll Webinar - February 23, 2010 | Meetings | 2/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=19810 | 19810 | The Gallup Student Poll found that only one half of students are engaged in school. NCSL and the Forum for Youth Investment hosted a free webinar for state legislators and policymakers to learn more about the Gallup Student Poll and how its findings on student hope, engagement and wellness can be used in their states. |
| | School Safety Enactments (1994-2003): Bullying and Student Harassment | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 8/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=4242 | 4242 | School Safety Enactments (1994-2003): Bullying and Student Harassment |
| | Youth at Risk | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16395 | 16395 | Youth at Risk |
| | [LegisBrief] State Policies to Support Adolescents - November/December 2007 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 11/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16333 | 16333 | Young people need safe environments to practice decision making and caring adults to guide them |
| | [LegisBrief] Extending Foster Care Beyond Age 18 - October 2006 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 9/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16337 | 16337 | Recent state fiscal notes offer insight into the cost of extending foster care, and child welfare experts argue that cost savings would offset increased costs for extending foster care. |
| | Engaging Young People in Legislatures | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17876 | 17876 | State legislators are reaching out to youth to engage them in the democratic process. |