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Foster care workers to be held accountable
A law hailed as a transformative step that will raise public knowledge of child abuse and neglect - and hold accountable officials who do a poor job protecting the state's most vulnerable children - was passed by the Senate and Assembly without opposition Tuesday.
By Crocker Stephenson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Posted: Oct. 20, 2009
Child welfare bill advances in state Senate, Assembly
Two legislative committees - one in the Senate, the other in the Assembly - unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would deepen public awareness of child abuse and neglect by broadening the reporting requirements of child welfare agencies.
By Crocker Stephenson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Posted: Oct. 8, 2009
Bill Requires Disclosure of Abuse in Foster Care
hild welfare advocates are praising a bill that would require public disclosure within two days of whenever a child in the foster care system dies or is abused. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly introduced the measure this week. They’re responding to the murder of 1-year-old Christopher Thomas while under the supervision of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare. Susan Conwell is executive director of the advocacy group, Kids Matter, Inc. She told WUWM’s Erin Toner that under the bill, the public would get the basic information about how kids are doing in foster care, and how safe they are.
By Erin Toner
of WUWM, Milwaukee Pubil Radio, Aired: Sept. 17, 2009
Bill requires release of abuse cases
Lawmakers say measures would hold agencies liable.
Legislation that backers say would improve the safety of Wisconsin's most vulnerable children by requiring child welfare agencies and their officials to be held more publicly accountable for incidents of mistreatment and death was introduced Wednesday in both the state Senate and Assembly.
By Crocker Stephenson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Posted: Sept. 17, 2009