LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A national advocate for children says Nebraska’s proposed child welfare reforms won’t solve what the group sees as the core problem: That too many children are yanked from their homes and kept in foster care.

The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform criticized the state’s reform proposals on Monday, saying they will not change the Nebraska’s “take the child and run” mentality.

Richard Wexler, the group’s executive director, says Nebraska social workers too often see poverty in homes and assume the children are suffering from neglect.

Lawmakers are preparing to give final approval to several child welfare measures, including one that would end the state’s experiment with privatized services in all but two Omaha-area counties