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States Get Serious About Preschool -- State Legislatures June 1999. Research that links good early childhood education to future school success, less crime and better jobs is fueling a push for better preschool programs.

The Adoption and Safe Families Act. Searchable database of state legislation enacted in response to ASFA of 1997. Contains provisions on permanency hearings, clarification of reasonable efforts, termination of parental rights and much more. Updated 6/99

Publications List -- Check out the latest additions to this list that includes welfare reform articles, a LegisBrief, Issue Brief, and a Case in Brief on child support issues as well as a State Legislative Report on responses to the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and Funding Inclusive Child Care.

State Legislative Report, March 1999 - 1998 State legislative responses to the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.

Analysis of Adoption and Safe Families Act - State by state tables of enactments relating to major provisions of ASFA.

ASI Children, Families and Health Committee - Bookmark this site for updates on children, families and health issues, meeting summaries as well as details about upcoming events. Plan to join us at one of these educational and informative gatherings. Check it out now!

Selling Employers on Welfare Reform - February 1999 State Legislatures Magazine--Businesses are often leery of hiring people off welfare rolls, but more and more states are finding ways to encourage business participation.

State Child Support Pass Through -- Child support pass-through programs are getting a lot of attention as states struggle to improve participation in the child support program. Find out what they are and how they work in this new Issue Brief.

Funding Inclusive Child Care -- This State Legislative Report (SLR)describes funding sources for providing child care to children with disabilities and discusses three states' approaches to include children with special needs in child care settings.

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