Policy
US Department of Labor Publishes Overtime Proposed Rule – Updated (4.24.2024)
4/24/2024 UPDATE: On April 23, 2024, the US Department of Labor published their final rule increasing the overtime salary threshold. According to the Department: "Effective July 1, 2024, the salary ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
April 19, 2024 The House tackled a multitude of issues including changes to the campaign finance law to eliminate “dark money” access in Pennsylvania elections. HB 1472 ultimately passed the ...
STEM model may offer hope for PA child welfare workforce crisis
Keystone State News Connection (KSNC) recently published a story regarding Terry Clark’s (President and CEO of PCCYFS) testimony during the PA Senate Aging & Youth Hearing-Challenges in the Child Welfare ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
April 12, 2024 House Appropriations Majority Chairman Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia) officially introduced the General Appropriations Act (HB 2324 ) and accompanying legislation this week. While expected, especially this time of ...
Pennsylvania DHS Voluntary Resolution Agreement – UPDATED April 2024
UPDATE: The OCYF Special Transmittal on training requirements was released on April 9, 2024 and is available here. On April 3, 2024, OCYF shared a PowerPoint presentation outlining more details ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
April 5, 2024 Next week, both the State House and State Senate return for one more week before a small break for the Primary Election. As we inch closer to ...
PCCYFS Testifies at Senate Aging & Youth Committee Hearing on Child Welfare
On April 3, 2024, the Pennsylvania Senate Aging & Youth Committee held a public hearing on the challenges and opportunities facing Pennsylvania’s Children and Youth Services Agencies. The hearing included ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
March 29, 2024 Among the many bills on the House calendar, the chamber considered legislation to address “ghost guns.” HB 777 by State Representative Morgan Cephas (D-Philadelphia) passed the House ...
2023 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Plan to the Governor
The 2023 Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Plan to the Governor has been released, outlining nine recommendations. Recommendations can be found below in the Executive Summary of Recommendations to the Shapiro-Davis ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
March 22, 2024 Another session week in the books and we’re onto the next session week. This week we saw a flurry of committee meetings in the State Senate and ...
