PCCYFS Legislative Updates
February 23, 2024 In election news, petition challenges continue across the board – even for a congressional race – and it will be a little while until the official ballots …
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PCCYFS Legislative Updates
February 16, 2024 Good news for the PA Courts’ website! A victim of a cyber attack, specifically a “denial of service” attack, last week, Chief Justice Debra Todd announced that …
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
February 10, 2024 Feedback from Governor Shapiro’s $48 billion budget proposal is pretty much what you’d expect given the divided majorities between the House and Senate chambers. Those on the …
PCCYFS Legislative Update
January 26, 2024 Prepare for an early spring! Pennsylvania’s famous prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, did not see his shadow! While we won’t endure six more weeks of winter, we will endure …
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
January 26, 2024 Governor Shapiro announced a blueprint for higher education, which will focus on workforce development as well as access and affordability. Click here for the complete press release. …
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
Historically, the Pennsylvania House and Senate schedule about a week’s worth of session days in January, but that is not the case for 2024. The House remains tied 101-101 and …
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
December 15, 2023 Not without intense debate over a resolution dedicating 2023 as the “Taylor Swift Era” and, yes, legislators quoting the grammy award winning singer, the Pennsylvania legislature took …
PCCYFS Legislative Update
December 8, 2023 Another quiet week last week in terms of bill action as both chambers were not in session. However, staff worked diligently throughout the week and continued to …
Office of Children, Youth and Families Release: Policy Clarification #3680-23-02: Annual Audit
The Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) Policy Clarification #3680-23-02 has been released. This policy clarification addresses the topic about whether or not the 2022-02 Introduction to DHS Audit Policy Bulletin …
PCCYFS Legislative Update
October 27, 2023 This week the Senate’s work centralized primarily on Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Senator Ryan Aument. This bill is being called by opponents as a “book ban” …
