PCCYFS Legislative Update
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October 23, 2023 This week the House and Senate convened to for session to, once again, finalize portions of the state budget and address moving the presidential primary date for …
October 23, 2023 This week the House and Senate convened to for session to, once again, finalize portions of the state budget and address moving the presidential primary date for …
September 29, 2023 Last week the House reconvened in session and left without the consideration of budget elements to free up over a billion dollars in state funding that is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) has REVISED Policy Clarification #3490-22-01 that addresses questions surrounding unknown “perpetrators” (as defined by the Child Protective Services Law) and how new …
On January 27, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Children, Youth & Families (OCYF) released the following announcement outlining changes to the Act 33 process, effective February 1: …