Legislative Session, Week 8
2013 NASW-NC Lobby Day Before we jump into legislative action from this week, we would like to thank those who participated in Lobby Day! For the almost 500 social workers … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 7
Week Seven of the 2013 Legislative Session moved quickly. More bills are starting to be filed that impact the profession. If you’d like to contact your legislators about any of … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 6
This week the Governor signed these two bills into law: House Bill 5– Temporary Funding/Group Homes & SCUs. This bill was supported by NASW-NC. It will allow a temporary extension … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 5
Week 5 of the 2013 Legislative Session went quickly this week with legislators working on many bills affecting the social work profession. While we had a few victories this week, … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 3
Week 3 of session has been another slow one for most committee meetings but some big work has been done. Despite only a few committees meeting, legislators got to work … Continue reading
Legislative Session, Week 1
NC Legislators rapidly started work this week introducing bills and holding committee meetings on several already controversial bills! From two posts this week on Group Home Funding and Medicaid Expansion, … Continue reading
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