Policy
PCCYFS Legislative Update
August 30, 2024 The State House of Representatives amended the fall session schedule to remove some September dates. The House will not convene the week of September 23 and will ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
July 26, 2024 It’s been rather quiet in Harrisburg…unless you count the national buzz surrounding Governor Josh Shapiro. While the nation, and Shapiro, await a vice-presidential decision, the rest of ...
OCYF Bulletin on Waiver Procedures
On July 19, 2024, OCYF issued a new bulletin on "Procedures to Request Waiver of Regulations," accompanied by the following message: Attached you will find the updated Office of Children, ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
July 12, 2024 It’s official. The state has its spending plan for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and the legislature has adjourned until September. Until then, we can enjoy what’s left ...
PA Governor Shapiro Signs 2024-25 State Budget
While eleven days late, late last night the Governor signed into law General Appropriations Act yesterday along with the necessary legislation to implement the state’s 2024-2025 spending plan. In rapid ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
July 5, 2024 The Department of Revenue released the final collections for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. For the month of June, collections for sales tax, personal income tax, inheritance tax, ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
June 28, 2024 Lawmakers will break for the weekend, but the chambers will return to session on July 1 to continue their efforts to pass a budget for fiscal year ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
June 21, 2024 All eyes turn to the General Assembly next week for the “final” stretch to approve a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Constitutionally, that deadline is June ...
RELEASE: Office of Children, Youth and Families Bulletin #3350-24-01 Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes
The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) released Bulletin 3350-24-01, entitled “Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes.” This bulletin rescinds and replaces ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
June 14, 2024 The latest round of budget volleys this week focused on education. Senate Republicans pushed through a package of six bills that seek to address reform of higher ...
