Updated January 24, 2023 Child Welfare Fellows Program NCSL Child Welfare Fellows program is designed to support legislators and legislative staff who are experienced or emerging leaders in child welfare policy. Fellows will focus on important federal legislation, and find ways they can improve their state's child welfare program. Human Services
Updated January 11, 2023 Economic Mobility Enacted Legislation Database Learn more about enacted legislation related to economic mobility while searching through our economic mobility database. Human Services Database
Updated December 12, 2022 Home Visiting: Improving Outcomes for Children Overview of home visiting highlighting the programs, evidence based models, resources and related legislation. Human Services
Updated December 12, 2022 Child Tax Credit Overview The federal government and twelve states offer child tax credits to enhance the economic security of families with children, particularly those in lower- to middle-income brackets. Human Services Map
Updated December 12, 2022 Family First Prevention Services Act Included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892) in 2018 was the Family First Prevention Services Act, which has the potential to dramatically change child welfare systems across the country. Human Services
Updated December 09, 2022 2022 Early Childhood Legislative Trends Report Learn more about 2022 legislative trends related to early childhood. Human Services Table
Updated December 05, 2022 Housing, Child Care Workers and Adoption Emerge as Priorities Housing and child care, two essential ingredients for thriving families and communities, have been hot topics in recent years and continue to get hotter. Adoption, on the other hand, was a sleeper issue until it broke through following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Now more legislators are reconsidering adoption laws in their states. Human Services State Legislatures News
Updated December 05, 2022 2022 Economic Mobility Legislative Trends Report Learn more about 2022 legislative trends related to economic mobility. Human Services Table
Updated November 17, 2022 Opening Doors to Housing Security This brief examines the ways states and territories are using federal stimulus funds for housing security. This brief is part of the Fiscal Road to Recovery Brief Series. Human Services State-Federal Map
Updated November 09, 2022 Introduction to Benefits Cliffs and Public Assistance Programs Benefits cliffs can be complex, but there are a variety of ways policymakers can mitigate them. Learn more about how state policymakers can and are addressing benefits cliffs. Human Services Map
Updated November 08, 2022 Early Childhood Bill Tracking Database The Early Childhood database tracks and updates early childhood, care and learning legislation from 2019 through 2022 legislative sessions for 50 states and the territories. Human Services Database
Updated November 07, 2022 Child Support and Family Law Legislation State legislation about child support and family law, including child custody and visitation, child support enforcement, child support guidelines and parentage. Human Services Database