By Karen Schulman, Director of State Child Care Policy, NWLC, at Tiffany Ferrette, Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education CLASP, in collaboration with NWLC, responded to a public comment about the update to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint for…
Submitted by Emily Andrews The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) supports HB 751, which modifies the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program by specifying various aspects of programmatic implementation, including the administration and enforcement of the Time to Care Law. CLASP is…
Submitted by Emily Andrews: The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) supports SB 485, which modifies the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program by specifying various aspects of programmatic implementation, including the administration and enforcement of the Time to Care Law. CLASP is…
By Alycia Hardy CLASP submits Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Office of Head Start to urge better wages and benefits for Head Start teachers, comprehensive mental health care, and quality improvements across the system. >>Read the full comments here
On January 11, 2024, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services.” CLASP submitted a statement for the record detailing immigrants’ fundamental contributions; the economic and social benefits of expanding safety net programs; the harms of restricting…
By Ashley Burnside CLASP is writing in response to the “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process: Including How We Consider Past Work.” CLASP supports this proposed rule because it would reduce the administrative burden for applicants of the Supplemental Security…
By Ashley Burnside CLASP submitted a comment to proposed rulemaking to Acting Commissioner Kijakazi in response to “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Expanding the Definition of a Public Assistance Household.” CLASP supports that this rule would simplify the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility process for recipients,…
By Elizabeth Lower-Basch and Ashley Burnside: We support the proposed rule and believe it is well-formulated to curtail misuse of TANF funds on services and programs that are not reaching “needy” individuals or that do not accomplish one of TANF’s statutory purposes. The proposed rule…
By Elizabeth Lower-Basch CLASP supports the language at §200.202(b) that clearly states that “Federal agencies should develop programs in consultation with communities benefiting from or impacted by the program.” CASP urges the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to include an assessment of whether and…