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• And I know there's so many parents, so many parents who've lost children and I can tell you the hardest
• As I read the dog expanding the definition of owner to include a parent or guardian of a person 18 years
• took me to our generation and my grandmother and my parents took me to our state parks, we're a poor
• So when parents are giving care to their child, they are trained for that child.
• Only second on their household budgets to housing and prevents parents from entering or remaining in

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Many parents face a stressful balancing act when starting a new job.
• Many parents face a stressful balancing act when starting a new job.
• Many parents face a stressful balancing act when starting a new job.
• working parents and have younger families, this is probably the number one issue I hear.
• providers to participate in and parents providers to participate in and parents to<05:37:34.798>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And people who want their aging parents to be able to stay near them in Massachusetts.
• And this is my parents. That breeds families.
• When we spoke with the friend's parents, they had no idea of herders unheard of this.
• When we spoke with the friend's parents, they had no idea of herders unheard of this.
• Born in 1920, Brooklyn to immigrant parents, and he lost family during World War II.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting focused on the commission’s work addressing antisemitism in Massachusetts, including security, education, victim services, and legal responses. A major presentation came from former federal prosecutor Eric O’Sham, who described the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, the attack’s planning and execution, the 11 victims killed, the defendant’s white supremacist and antisemitic online activity, the federal prosecution, and the long aftermath for the victim community. Commissioners asked about prevention, radicalization online, security for houses of worship, and how to support victims; O’Sham emphasized the limits of law enforcement when speech is protected, the importance of public education, security grants, and victim-witness support. The commission also heard from Ariel Holman of Agudath Israel, who described a wide range of antisemitic incidents affecting Orthodox Jews, including assaults, threats, vandalism, school harassment, and zoning barriers, and urged expanded security personnel grants, mental health resources, kosher food access, and support for synagogue development. Other speakers included advocates and local officials who supported Holocaust education, the planned Boston Holocaust Museum, cemetery protection, and broader public education efforts, while some public commenters criticized the commission’s focus or raised concerns about definitions of antisemitism and free speech. The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and the start of public comment, which was limited to three minutes per speaker due to time constraints.

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• after enrollment, and we're fine with that person that has a DOPA delegation of parental authority.
• after enrollment, and we're fine with that person that has a DOPA delegation of parental authority.
• That decision, we feel, should be made by someone who is the parent or court-appointed guardian.
• That decision, we feel, should be made by someone who is the parent or court-appointed guardian.
• <00:13:53.680> or someone who is the parent or someone who is the parent or courtappointed

Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• THESE PARENTS AREN'T ASKING FOR LUXURY BUT ASKING FOR A CLEAN, FLAT SURFACE AND BASIC RESPECT.
• Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones. Take a moment and ask those questions.
• Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones. Take a moment and ask those questions.
• Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones. Take a moment and ask those questions.
• Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones. Take a moment and ask those questions.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This bill allows parents to choose to convert their children's school to a charter school, and it allows
• Members, SB 1174 basically simplifies the foster home license transfer process, ensuring foster parents
• currently now the bill mandates that it says social media platforms allow parents or legal guardians
• The balance comes in is that our first job as parents and grandparents is to protect our kids, because
• spy. ...than having some parents spy on their kids most in a nefarious way.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.

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• My hope is that no parent or grandparent will ever get that call.
• Parents are the only ones liable for their children's health, and that's why I'm asking for that.
• And in this scenario, like the bill shows, if a parent committee were to ask—well, a parent committee
• We spend a lot of time on resources for them, with a lot of work and parent involvement.
• I repeat, parent involvement. We now have gotten our graduation rate to over 97%.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so this bill basically states that unless it is not a barrier to reunification with the parents,
• It will help those parents whose children have been taken into foster care because they can’t afford
• Let’s help them achieve that so that children can be reunited with their parents and these families can
• The bill recognizes what pediatricians and parents already know: these products are being consumed by
• The bill recognizes what pediatricians and parents already know: these products are being consumed by

Bills: HB305, HB395, HB341

Keywords: hemp, marijuana, THC regulations, cannabis products, adult-use industry, public health, youth protection, child support, reunification, Department of Services for Children, family court, liability

Summary: The committee met in late June with Senators Hansen, Buckson, Siegfried, Townsend, and Huxable present, and first approved the meeting minutes by voice vote. The opening bill, HB 341, would limit DFS from filing child support in foster care cases unless doing so would not hinder reunification; Children’s Department staff said the department has already decided to stop filing in all such cases, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $140,000 annually. Public testimony from the League of Women Voters supported the bill as a compassionate measure to help families reunite. The committee then heard HB 446/related anaphylaxis legislation for colleges and universities, which would allow institutions to stock and use intranasal epinephrine alongside auto-injectors and update training and reporting requirements. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supported the measure, emphasizing the need for needle-free options and faster treatment of anaphylaxis. The committee also took up HS1 for HB 356 on PFAS, which would ban firefighting foam containing PFAS beginning in 2028, require disclosure if PPE contains PFAS, and address recalls; DNREC and the fire service supported it, saying most departments have already transitioned away from PFAS foam. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 305, a diabetes wellness pilot program that would use continuous glucose monitoring, app-based care coordination, lab testing, and DHIN data analysis to shift care toward prevention and remission. Sponsor Senator Siegfried described the bill as a response to Delaware’s high diabetes costs and prevalence, and the Medical Society of Delaware supported it as a proactive model. The committee also discussed HB 395, which would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products and synthetic cannabinoids by classifying products over a THC threshold as marijuana and creating penalties for unlicensed sales; the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner supported the bill, while hemp industry representatives and Senator Hoffner warned it could harm legitimate hemp retailers and access to hemp products. The final item, HS1 for HB 332, would ban sales and marketing of kratom products to those under 21 and direct the state to study testing and regulation of kratom and synthetic variants. Supporters, including the Delaware Healthcare Association and several recovery advocates, said age-gating is a reasonable first step and that synthetic products are the main concern; opponents and some senators argued the bill should go further and fully ban kratom or better distinguish synthetic products from natural leaf kratom. No formal roll-call votes were taken on the substantive bills during the transcript, and the meeting adjourned after public comment.

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• And back then, we passed one of my bills that said that at any parent-teacher conference, back-to-school
• it used to be, was that this would be given from the teacher to the student to take home, have the parent
• it back in, which means that you have a lot of places where an error could happen, either from the parent
• their microsite on VAKids.org, you can see kind of the breakdown per school division of how much parents
• "For a student's parent to pay for breakfast on average.

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• Guide those who care for children, parents, teachers, family members, and communities.
• Guide those who care for children, parents, teachers, family members, and communities.
• And that's really what choice is about is empowering parents who are their child's primary educator to
• I also have the opportunity to parents are empowered to choose.
• Every FFA member has a parent who's highly engaged, and we are just proud to have you guys in the House

Bills: HM19

Keywords: New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation

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• artificial intelligence and data and Cloud computing but one area of opportunity is teaching the parents
• local commissioners on a digital literacy program for all types of ages, but specifically with the parents
• Reference single parents as potential workforce.
• children's forum about some of the things that we can do from a policy perspective for our single parents
• And being supportive of our single parents and really a two parent household as well is extremely important

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• It's a parent, it's a nanny, it's a step-parent, a family member. child victims It's a parent, it's a
• nanny, it's a step-parent, a family member.
• victims United who's also in strong support David Bolog on behalf of all my fellow advocates who are parents
• the better, but if we're really looking at it from what is best for the victim, So many times these parents
• So many times these parents are trying to contact them from prison, when they get out, when they are

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each. AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended. AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.

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• Mariana is a native New Mexican, a product of the Albuquerque Public Schools where both of her parents
• Their parents had limited educational opportunity; however, hard work and dedication was a way of life
• My parents constantly emphasized that anything we strived for is possible through education.
• I'm proud of the work my parents have done for children in our state, and I'm incredibly grateful for
• My experiences as a student, an educator, a state and federal policymaker, a foster parent, and a parent

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• They called my parents. My parents whipped me when I got home, too. And you know what?
• You're a big fan of parental rights. Do parents have the right to opt their kids out of this?
• You're a big fan of parental rights. You're a big fan of parental rights.
• Do parents have the right to opt their kids out of this? You're a big fan of parental rights. What?
• Do parents have the right to opt their kids out of this? You're a big fan of parental rights?

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.

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• denied, but... ...I think they may also be required to notify parents.
• <00:54:25.839> It like it could be a foster parent. It like it could be a foster parent.
• typically provided for a foster parent typically provided for a foster parent at<00:55:36.400>
• <02:22:39.920> in I can pass it on to the parents in I can pass it on to the parents in tuition
• money directly to TANF eligible parents money directly to TANF eligible parents to<02:28:47.439>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division 3 met in work session and opened with procedural remarks from the chair about the committee’s schedule, deadlines, and recommendation options, noting the meeting was advisory and no votes were expected. The first bill discussed, House Bill 1569, concerned repealing the directive to sell the Anna Philbrook Center for Children property in Concord. Testimony from DHHS and New Hampshire Hospital focused on whether the property could be subdivided, the relationship to Senate Bill 572, the status of the city of Concord’s first right of refusal, and the practical effects of a sale. Witnesses said the $5 million sale estimate was a budget assumption, that moving staff and equipment would create some relocation costs, and that the center had required significant recent maintenance and renovation spending. Members also discussed the number of transitional housing beds at the site, the temporary nature of those beds, and whether the property should remain available given hospital workforce and service needs. The committee then turned to House Bill 661, which had been recommitted for further review after new information emerged. The chair summarized federal developments, including a December 2025 ACF letter and a related executive order, as well as a federal HHS press release about states diverting foster youths’ Social Security survivor benefits. Representative Walner explained that amendment 3055H had been drafted to move the bill forward in smaller steps, with a fiscal note requested on the amendment because the original bill was viewed as too large and expensive. Members discussed whether the committee had received copies of the amendment and whether federal guidance or funding had changed the policy landscape. The discussion also included broader questions about foster youth benefits and whether federal action would support state implementation. One member cited ACF language stating that only 11 states had enacted policies to stop interception of survivor benefits and that technical assistance would be available to the remaining states. The meeting remained in work-session mode throughout, with no votes taken and no final recommendations made during the portion provided. The chair indicated the committee could return to the bills later in the month.

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• Then Randy Wise began speaking, identifying himself as a parent of two sons.
• Parents in Lander, myself included, are really aggravated about this. Very, very angry.
• Um, so [laughter] and I suspect very strongly that most parents across the state feel the same way.
• My name is Shannon Davis, and I'm a parent from Lincoln County, too.
• Parents like me equate school with the entire package of extracurricular activities.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Lenovo Group Limited, the parent company, is a publicly owned enterprise listed on the Hong Kong Stock
• And so you have parents waiting a year and a half.
• I've talked to parents who said, by the time I qualified, I no longer needed it. Right. Okay.
• I think that a parent returning to work if she chooses to is giving her a part of that American dream
• Number eight, the parent opt-out.

Bills: HR171, HCR49, HB632, HB1084, SB310, SB351, SB399

Keywords: HR171, House Resolution 171, M.J. Foster Promise Program, TOPS-Tech, TOPS Tech Award, Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCATCS, financial aid, scholarship, workforce development, career training, technical education, vocational education, postsecondary credential, associate degree, industry-based credential, high-demand jobs, high-wage occupations

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• They assist children, students, parents, individuals, older adults, They assist children, students, parents
• It just makes sure that children are not taken away from parents just because they are poor.
• This makes sure that children are not taken away from parents just because they are poor.
• or that parent does not have the post-9/11 education fund, and that number is so small.
• The intent here, folks, is to protect children and to put it back in the parents' ability to do that.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• For whatever reason, parents couldn't get there. We made that change.
• to be able to get their own a parent to be able to get their own kids<00:15:55.120> youth<00:
• For whatever<00:16:19.120> reason,<00:16:19.440> parents<00:16:19.920> couldn't<
• 00:16:20.240> get whatever reason, parents couldn't get whatever reason, parents couldn't get
• But yes, parents were not able to access the records; they were being denied those records.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2189, described as a transfer bill that brings forward code sections tied to the various funds used to compose the budget. With no questions, the committee adopted a title sufficient do pass motion and reported the bill. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2190, which would raise Mississippi’s rainy day fund cap from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue. The chair explained that the change would gradually build the reserve over time to a little over $1 billion, and clarified in response to questions that the figure did not include money being used for PERS or capex. The bill received a title sufficient do pass recommendation. Next, Senate Bill 2717 was presented as a modernization of the My Kids youth court information system, which was described as 35 to 40 years old and antiquated. Senator Wiggins said the bill follows an audit and would support an $8 million replacement effort, with a three-year implementation and training period, and that the new system would be cloud-based and allow better data sharing among youth court-related agencies while preserving county-level protections. Senators raised concerns about prior ARPA funding, disclosure of youth court records, and the effect of a repealer in current law; Wiggins and others said related disclosure issues were being addressed in separate Judiciary A bills. The committee then voted title sufficient do pass. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 2896, a DPS-requested measure tied to pay increases for highway patrol, Bureau of Narcotics, and Bureau of Investigation personnel, with the chair saying the proposal would keep the bill alive through a reverse repealer in the committee substitute. Finally, the committee considered companion bills Senate Bills 2898 and 2924 to provide $20 million to MEMA’s Disaster Assistance Trust Fund in response to the recent ice storm and to cover state disaster expenses. Members discussed federal disaster reimbursement rules, the distinction between individual assistance and public assistance, insurance requirements, and the need for local governments to document eligible expenses. Both bills were adopted by title sufficient do pass, and the committee also passed Senate Bill 2917, which changes Mississippi Valley State University’s request from a new residence hall to repair and renovation of existing residence halls. The chair then set remaining bills aside for a later meeting and the committee rose and reported.

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• We have parent support groups. Our staff are trained in motivational interviewing.
• They’ve committed a serious offense, but they’re otherwise fairly stable and their parents feel like
• In other words, case comes in, you call the parents. They're happy to hear from you.
• In other words, case comes in, you call the parents. They're happy to hear from you.
• Parents and guardians are in the workforce, and it's strengthening our economy.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on juvenile rehabilitation institution capacity, services, and staffing. DCYF Assistant Secretary Jennifer Redmond described overcrowding at Green Hill School and Echo Glen, driven by longer adult-style sentences extending past age 25, limited community placements, and small facility sizes. She said Green Hill remains above safe operating capacity, but staffing, injuries, large-scale aggression, and use-of-force incidents have improved over the past year. She also discussed Harbor Heights, a new 46-bed flex facility that had opened with 22 youth and would expand once a medical trailer arrives, as well as community transition services, vocational programming, behavior management reforms, and a request for more resources for mental health-focused facilities and staffing. Members asked about success metrics, developmental disability screening and supports, college access at Echo Glen, Mission Creek planning, and gender-responsive programming; Redmond said JR uses assessments, family involvement, and specialized living units, and that some requested funding had already been secured for returning a girls’ program at Echo Glen. The committee then heard from Team Child and the Youth Action Coalition. Greta Schultz said youth perspectives should guide system reforms and identified key concerns: overuse of sentence extensions, underuse of community transition services, continued criminal referrals from Green Hill to Lewis County, limited family contact, inadequate mental health access, and unequal education opportunities, especially for young women at Echo Glen. Justella Gonzalez, a former system-involved youth, said her time in county and state facilities was harmful, with staff mistreatment, poor education, limited therapy access, and humiliating restraint practices; she also said girls at Echo Glen lacked the same college opportunities as boys at Green Hill. Committee members asked for follow-up on county versus state experiences and on telehealth mental health services. The next presentation covered county-level services for youth involved or at risk of involvement with the justice system, led by juvenile court administrators Christine Simon-Smeyer and Judge Rachel Anderson. They outlined the juvenile court continuum from prevention and truancy work through diversion, detention alternatives, community supervision, and disposition alternatives, emphasizing evidence-based, trauma-informed, and restorative practices. Clark County was used as an example of a court that partners closely with schools and community providers, uses risk assessments and wraparound behavioral health probation, and offers detention alternatives without electronic home monitoring. They said most courts do not use detention for status offenses, but instead use court involvement to connect youth to services. They also described funding, noting that courts rely on a mix of state block grant and local dollars, and that recent cuts to early intervention funding reduced programming and staff hours. Members asked about detention for truancy, developmental disability identification, restorative justice practices, and the juvenile block grant. Finally, DCYF Assistant Secretary Nicole Rose and Katie Warren of the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECAP discussed child care and early learning impacts from recent policy and budget changes. Rose said Fair Start for Kids investments had increased child care access, provider participation, and kindergarten readiness, with more than 60,000 children in Working Connections care and rising ECAP enrollment and provider capacity. She said recent reductions will raise most family copays in 2026, delay eligibility expansions, eliminate some expanded eligibility categories, reduce ECAP slots by about 3,000, delay entitlement timelines, and cut provider supports such as rate increases for centers, complex-needs grants, trauma-informed and dual-language incentives, and infant/early childhood mental health consultation. Warren emphasized ECAP’s role in family stability, workforce participation, and reducing poverty, and noted its two-generation approach to supporting both children and parents.