Although this State Legislatve Report is not intended to be a comprehensive or exhaustive report of funding methods used by all 50 states, it does present several examples of the alternatives states use to finance child care and early childhood education programs. Discussion focuses on background issues, child care fiscal policies, early childhood…

The Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988 is the result of congressional efforts to restructure the nation's welfare system. This report examines the impact of the FSA on state programs that serve pregnant, parenting, and high-risk teenagers. The objective of FSA is to help families started by teen mothers and other welfare recipients make a transition…

Historically, the financial responsibility for caring for those with mental illness has shifted back and forth from the local community, to the state, to the federal government. Today states provide the vast majority of the funds to the state mental health agencies and oversee local governments and most private resources for mental health funding.…