Video & Transcript Research : 'minority support'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- rate of past-due child support arrears from 6% to 3% annually.
- I'm here today in strong support of Senate Bill 629, which would reduce the interest rate on child support
- I think it's a great first step for reforming our child support system. ...system.
- I, myself, am not part of the child support system.
- We are in support of this bill, obviously.
Keywords:
child support, interest accrual, family law, delinquency, financial judgment, statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Unlike foster families, many of these caregivers receive little to no financial support, despite many
- This includes SSI, child support, and other benefits.
- Mom was owed um like back child support. Um, but now, um, maybe they're going with grandma.
- We've got the UIFSA, which is the one on child support.
- So there is a potential for cost savings as a result of some of these supports.
Keywords:
Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I always uh support that.
- I always uh support that.
- I always uh support that.
- I always uh support that.
- support SB209. Thank you. support SB209. Thank you.
Keywords:
military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, judicial compensation, salary adjustments, district attorneys, Judges, local officials, computer science, education reform
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm in support of the founding of a Profound Autism Awareness Day in Texas as a mother.
- Steven Price is our only invited witness to testify in support of this bill.
- I am for the bill and I support this. This is 100% plus.
- Support the senator. I was looking for one day, but the senator is asking for a full month.
- Chairman and members of this committee for your consideration and support. Thank you very much.
Bills:
SB2959, HB3096, HCR29, HCR56, HCR12, HCR55, HCR74, HCR78, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6, HCR50, HCR107, HCR80, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR75, HCR93, HCR12, HCR6
Keywords:
firearm safety, awareness month, public safety, responsible ownership, storage, recreational use, profound autism, awareness day, caregiver, disabilities, support, counseling, mental health, awareness, support services, community health, necrotizing enterocolitis, premature infants, breastfeeding, health awareness
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We educate consumers, support responsible legislation, and regulation.
- We're not trying to hurt small businesses; we're trying to support them.
- So, I mean, essentially, this is why the judges support legislation.
- The judges support legislation, the District Attorneys Association supports the legislation because oftentimes
- Did Representative England, did you say the district attorneys are in support of this bill?
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um, I fully support your bill and at the proper time I'll make the motion to give passage.
- I'm gonna support it. But I am not gonna order by no state.
- I support the troopers. I support Aaliyah.
- So I support your... Correct those things.
- So I support your bill, and I don't see where any additional funding will be needed either.
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Apr 15th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm honored to be here today to testify in support of Senate Bill 2743, an act addressing stage suicide
- services are open to all who seek help, we are especially equipped to provide culturally informed support
- So we are here in strong support of Senate Bill 3021, as it will help Massachusetts districts better
- So for those reasons and more, we urge our support on this bill. Thank you very much.
- I'm the head of operations here to testify in support of S. 2861.
Keywords:
domestic violence, police training, suspicious deaths, homicide investigation, victim support, school bus safety, commission, student safety, operator training, safety standards, Legislative oversight, public health, student transportation, school bus, school pupil transportation, pupil transport, child passenger safety, school van, transportation contractor, motor vehicle safety
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senators Cronin and Cahill, member introductions, and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee heard testimony on several bills, including S. 2743 addressing staged suicides in domestic violence cases, S. 2861 creating a special commission on school bus safety, and S. 3021 updating Massachusetts student transportation rules.
On S. 2743, witnesses including Elizabeth Sherin Feiner and Susan Altman described cases in which domestic abuse deaths were initially misclassified as accidents or suicides, arguing that standardized protocols, training, and closer scrutiny of suspicious deaths would help law enforcement and medical examiners identify staged scenes and prevent perpetrators from escaping accountability. Committee members asked about how the bill would affect current police and medical examiner practices, and legislators noted that sudden deaths are already investigated through the chief medical examiner and district attorneys, while acknowledging the need for better training and awareness.
On S. 2861, Amanda Taylor testified emotionally about the death of her daughter Summer Steele, who was killed when a school bus door closed on her backpack and she was run over, and urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses. Representative Sabadosa and later Nicholas Lusk of Mazer USA supported the bill, saying the technology already exists, is used in other transportation sectors, and could prevent similar tragedies. On S. 3021, representatives from Ever Driven and Chamber of Progress supported modernizing student transportation rules to allow smaller vehicles for homeless, foster, and disabled students while keeping core safety requirements, arguing the change would reduce costs and improve access without lowering safety. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with adjournment after testimony ended.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We are here in support of SB 1131.
- We're also looking at doing direct caregiver education and support and evidence-based support for state
- Obviously, support fighting Alzheimer's however we can.
- I support this.
- I support this.
Keywords:
cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we also have Hawaii Community Foundation in support as well as two other individuals all in support
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morning. - in support in person. in support in person.
- support of libraries. support of libraries.
Keywords:
arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, art management, performing arts, ticket surcharge, arts funding, education, community support, therapeutic arts, neurodiverse, autism, attention-deficit disorder, underserved communities, mental health
Summary:
The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources.
After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (12-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- supports to those TSI and ATSI schools. supports to those TSI and ATSI schools.
- Next slide, please. leadership support. They need to look at leadership support.
- , the multi-tiered supports.
- help offer them supports? help offer them supports?
- really need some additional support. really need some additional support.
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call - 0:00:00
Approval of Minutes – 0:03:50
Robotics Education – 0:04:18
Canopy KY – 0:14:15
Comprehensive Support and Improvement – 0:23:20
Postsecondary Credit Alignment – 0:53:15
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Settings – 1:21:25
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 2:05:15
Adjournment 2:05:41, 958, all
Summary:
The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions.
The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints.
The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings.
The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 27th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here today to express my strong support for House Bill 2196.
- The Senate has already shown strong bipartisan support for the companion bill.
- I support House Bill 2196, and here's why.
- I'm proud to testify in support of House Bill 2196.
- They're supported by many grants.
Keywords:
early childhood education, task force, governance, Texas Education Agency, child care, education policy, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance, education technology, remote learning, education legislation, workforce development, adult education, high school diploma, industry certification, pilot program, gifted education, education support
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Andrew Brown, Texas Public Policy Foundation, in support of Senate Bill 2052.
- But $117, like you say, TANF is not a way to support these children either. Thank you.
- So we agree that child support should follow the caregiver.
- We supported this.
- And that's why I'm in strong support of this, and all the statutory probate courts.
Keywords:
judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, attorney general, criminal prosecution, public order, law enforcement, jurisdiction, attorney ad litem, parent-child relationship, compensation, legal representation, government entity, probate, court proceedings, record delivery, wills, legal documentation
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending.
Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending.
The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I’m asking that you support House File 827, as doing so supports rural and small schools around the state
- I strongly support this bill.
- I strongly support this bill.
- I strongly support this bill.
- I strongly support this bill.
Keywords:
education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Green cards are for support. Red cards are in opposition.
- It requires child support payments by persons convicted of vehicular homicide.
- It allows a child, when they lose their parent, to be able to get child support.
- So it just says, do you support an amendment to require that, except in capital cases, the prosecuting
- We do have cards and support but not wishing to speak.
Keywords:
liability, regional transit, streetcars, trolley cars, motor vehicles, HB986, vehicular homicide, child support, surviving child, minor child, parent killed in crash, criminal restitution, family law, Louisiana child support schedule, R.S. 9:315.48, R.S. 14:32.1, victim compensation, traffic fatality, wrongful death, sentencing enhancement
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- That's why I support the bill. I think it's a good bill. Thank you. All right.
- TREP supports this bill.
- You can be held in contempt for failing to pay child support.
- And again, I think it's more in line with the way we treat child support.
- So we are supporting the bill; it seems to be an easier one.
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Simply ensuring that owed child support to their minor children comes first.
- The minor child is still receiving child support from them. How does that work?
- That should go to the minor.
- The child support vision collects more child support than any other state in the United States.
- He doesn't necessarily owe child support for those two. I mean, court-ordered child support.
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ensure transparency and support ensure transparency and support implementation<00:25:09.919>
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- this bill strengthens Minesota support this bill strengthens Minesota support for<01:05:04.599><
- supporting Minnesota's caregivers.
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vulnerable over settings that support vulnerable over settings that support
Keywords:
PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Stuart Lichtenberg to testify in support of the bill.
- And I'd ask for your support. Thanks, Chair Hanson.
- So I'd ask for your support for House File 2579, as amended.
- So I'd ask for your support to lay this over.
- I ask for your support.
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Vang renews her support.
- grant program and one is agri support. grant program and one is agri support.
- I'd ask for your support. continue. I'd ask for your support.
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laying of comments and yeah I I support laying of comments and yeah I I support - Ask for your support.
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm testifying today in support of HB2298.
- Members, I respectfully ask for support for HB 514. I'm happy to answer any questions.
- I'm a policy coordinator for the team, and we're testifying in support of House Bill 5.
- I'm really happy to see this bill; very supportive. Okay, thank you very much.
- In return, I'd ask for your favorable support on this incredible bill. important piece of legislation
Keywords:
maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC