Policy
PCCYFS 2023 Annual Business Meeting
On September 22, 2023, the PCCYFS board and leadership held the PCCYFS Annual Business Meeting. The meeting covered accomplishments from the 2022-2023 membership year and included topics such as 1) ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
August 25, 2023 While last week was another slow summer week in Harrisburg, the Senate returns for one day of session on August 30th to pass a version of the ...
US Department of Labor Publishes Overtime Proposed Rule
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that will increase to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) annual salary-level threshold to $55,068 from $35,568 for white-collar exemptions ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
August 11, 2023 Bill Action and Introduction: HB 1600 Shusterman, Melissa(D)Amends the Human Services Code, in children and youth, further providing for availability of services, providing for purposes, further providing for ...
PCCYFS Legislative Update
July 21, 2023 Another relatively quiet week, but not without political jabs made across the aisle. Early in the week, House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery) penned an op-ed that ...
PCCYFS Legislative Update
June 30, 2023 As the legislature barreled towards the end of the state fiscal year, Harrisburg was optimistic that a budget would be passed by the constitutional deadline of June ...
PCCYFS Legislative Update
June 16, 2023 This week the House was in session and the atmosphere, at times, reflected just how close the state budget deadline is. Wednesday, contentious debate was had over ...
Update Qualified Residential Treatment Programs – Institutions for Mental Diseases
In 2021, PCCYFS joined over 600 organizations on a joint letter urging Congress to exempt Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) from the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. While Pennsylvania ...
“HB2214: Implications for Providers” Members-Only Session
On May 17, PCCYFS held a members-only session on House Bill 2214: Implications for Providers, in partnership with the Nonprofit Insurance Alliance, a critical partner in helping us advocate for ...
Family First Clearinghouse Update of Programs
The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, the federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services, recently approved five new programs and rejected seven others. Services must be evidence-based and apply ...
