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• SB 1052, assisted living services. SB 1068, disruptions. Help the name of services.
• services; SB 1243, court order treatment health human services; SB 1253, safe haven services; SB 1254
• , and fire departments that provide services to schools.
• Third Reading of Bills: House Bill 2759, an act appropriating money to the Department of Veterans' Services
• Third Reading of Bills: House Bill 2759, an act appropriating money to the Department of Veterans' Services

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• the Director of the State Department of Health and Welfare, to revise provisions regarding the powers
• of the State Department of Health and Welfare.
• Department of Agriculture to determine the extent and scope of such rats in Idaho and whether abatement
• I called the former director of the Department of Health and Welfare, and he and one of his staff came
• The services, like one of the good senators said, will happen.

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• I'm Elise Bailey, the budget director at the Department of Human Services.
• </c><01:22:18.560><c> human</c><01:22:18.880><c> services</c> change really the face of human services
• services directors and commissioners, as well as leaders and critical roles from the Department of Human
• services directors and commissioners, as well as leaders and critical roles from the Department of Human
• roles from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Bills: HR1

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• I serve as the Chief People Officer with the Human Resource Management Services Division of the Office
• I serve as the Chief People Officer with the Human Resource Management Services Division of the Office
• that schedule with Human Resource Management Services, to align with the repeal of North Dakota Administrative
• We are on our 11:55 a.m. agenda item presentation by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding
• I'm a manager of addiction treatment with the Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.

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• I call this hearing of the Assembly Committee on Human Services to order.
• AB 2092 establishes the California Department of Social Services, or CDSS, as the lead agency with the
• of Human Assistance, and anything that is coming for services and provision.
• of Human Assistance, and anything that is coming for services and provision.
• I adjourn this meeting of the Assembly Human Services Committee. How are you? I'm wonderful.

Summary: The Assembly Human Services Committee heard a lengthy agenda focused largely on CalWORKs, child care access, early childhood supports, and family stability. Measures discussed included AB 1655, which would protect CalWORKs benefits for families when a child or family member is temporarily absent due to immigration detention; AB 1746, which would require counties to give CalWORKs applicants the actual child care request form and respond within 10 days; and AB 1755, which would repeal the CalWORKs 100-hour work penalty for two-parent families. Supporters across these bills emphasized reducing poverty, preventing administrative barriers, and avoiding punishments that can destabilize working families. No opposition witnesses appeared on these items. All three bills were moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes, with committee amendments accepted where noted. The committee also heard AB 2072, creating a state contingency fund to keep CalFresh and WIC benefits flowing during a federal shutdown, with support from the California Retailers Association and anti-poverty groups; AB 2429, which would make targeted changes to the early childhood mental health consultation model by making one screener optional and reducing required observations; AB 1969, the "It Takes a Village Act," establishing a grant program for cradle-to-career place-based partnerships; and AB 2092, giving the Department of Social Services lead authority over an early childhood integrated data system and creating an interagency governance structure. Testimony on these bills stressed the need for coordinated services, better data, and more flexible implementation. Each advanced out of committee, with AB 1969 receiving the most discussion and a split vote before later being finalized on the record. Two additional bills addressed county administration and emergency aid. AB 2278 would authorize a Contra Costa County pilot to test technology to speed IHSS eligibility and reassessments amid heavy caseloads and penalties, while AB 2567 would let counties issue emergency CalWORKs aid without first requiring applicants to apply for all other potentially available income sources. Both were presented as ways to reduce delays and help families in crisis faster. The committee also approved a consent calendar containing several other measures. At the end of the hearing, the committee returned to open votes and finalized the roll on all items before adjourning.

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• of Health and Human Services and others in order to collect it, but they haven't.
• That requires human review and human judgment. And so that's a centerpiece of the legislation.
• And to allow the human beings, then the rest of us, to focus on the hard cases, the noes.
• the California Gambling Control Commission and the Department of Justice.
• Gambling Control Commission and the Department of Justice.

Committee: Senate Governmental Organization

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• Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department
• Department of Justice investigation of these entities.
• Staff of Health and Human Service Commission, and you're on the bill, is that correct? Correct.
• So, right now, within the Health and Human Services system, we support HHSC and DSHS, the Department
• of facilitating the rendition of legal services.

Bills: HB 111 , HB1545 , HB2145 , HB2467 , HB2520 , HB4136 , HB4181 , HB4214 , HB4218 , HB4219 , HB4359 , HB4437 , HB4822 , HB111

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: Texas Public Information Act, open records, public records, government transparency, confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, governmental body, Chapter 552, public information law, nonprofit association, quasi-governmental entity, economic development, trade secrets, proprietary information, commercial financial information, Alamo restoration, local workforce board, TDCJ contract facility, civil commitment facility, water supply corporation

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• We know this, but the acceleration of AI will call us to invent new ways of showing proof of human for
• We know this, but the acceleration of AI will call us to invent new ways of showing proof of human for
• We know this, but the acceleration of AI will call us to invent new ways of showing proof of human for
• I really appreciate the opportunity to provide an overview of the California Department of Education's
• To provide an overview of the California Department of Education's current efforts that align with goal

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on the Arts

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• The Department of Health and Human Services goes even higher. It says it's 280,000.
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• </c><00:09:52.720><c> Physician</c> Department of Education. Physician Department of Education.
• </c><03:02:19.200><c> human</c> direct result of being a victim of human direct result of being a victim

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• This bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with a qualified nonprofit
• of Health and Human Services.
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• the staff, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Brian Rutledge with the California Association of Adult Services.
• This bill is about continuity of support services.
• I think this is a measured approach to continuity of service.
• Any disruption to services to vulnerable adults should concern all of us.
• Department of Social Services and their public-facing licensing and enforcement database.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care met without an initial quorum and heard four Senate bills focused on older adults and people with disabilities. SB 837 by Senator Reyes would require Aging and Disability Resource Connection programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness education tailored to older adults and people with disabilities. Supporters, including the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers and the California Commission on Aging, cited recent wildfire deaths and the need for better evacuation planning and preparedness. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 971 by Senator Choi would create a Healthy Aging Community Partnerships Program to encourage voluntary local partnerships, including with community colleges and other entities, to support social connection, technology help, caregiver resources, and other healthy aging activities. Supporters said it would promote independence and prevent isolation at no mandated cost, while one member questioned whether the bill addressed a current legal gap and whether public health departments should be involved. The committee approved the bill on a due pass motion and re-referred it to the Committee on Health. SB 1261 by Senator Laird would allow Aging and Disability Resource Connections to continue operating for one to two years during transitions when an area agency on aging or independent living center operator changes, preventing service disruptions. Testimony from Access Central Coast and the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging emphasized the importance of continuity for thousands of clients. The committee passed the bill and re-referred it to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 991 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would require the Department of Social Services to classify substantiated abuse in residential care facilities for the elderly by specific abuse type rather than a broad residents’ rights category. Ombudsman advocates argued this would improve transparency and accountability; members also discussed whether similar protections should extend to younger adults in other licensed settings. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Human Services.

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• In subchapter 10, section 103 changes the Department of Real Estate Appraisal to the Department of Assessment
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• Ben Chan from the Department of Health and Human Services.
• Ben Chan from the Department of Health and Human Services.
• Ben Chan from the Department of Health and Human Services.
• </c> Department of Health and Human Services. Department of Health and Human Services.
• /c><03:47:35.040><c> Services,</c> Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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• Rush, Paul McMurtry, and John Rogers for legislation to extend MBTA service of the ride to the town of
• O'Day for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson, employee of the Department of
• In 1984, he left that seat to join the Dukakis administration as Secretary of Health and Human Services
• of Health and Human Services.
• of Health and Human Services, where he served until 1996.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two resolutions offered by Senator Brownsberger honoring the Armenian American community, the Armenian Heritage Foundation, Friends of the Armenian Heritage Park, and former State Representative Rachel Caprillion and Peter Kutuzian on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide commemoration. The chamber then acted on committee reports and petitions, including a bill to extend MBTA service of the ride to Foxborough, which was referred to the Committee on Transportation after suspension of the relevant rules, and a House petition to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson of the Department of Children and Families, which was referred to the Committee on Public Service. The Senate also adopted an order setting the January meeting for the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and directing that the Senate adjourn that day in memory of Philip W. Johnston. Members then offered remarks honoring Johnston’s life and public service, including his work in the House of Representatives, the Dukakis administration, the Clinton administration, and as chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, as well as his advocacy for health care, social justice, and vulnerable residents. After a moment of silence, the Senate adjourned in his memory.

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• research in the Department of Family, Community, and Preventative Medicine at the University of Arizona
• First reading of bills: SB 1014, Health and Human Services; SB 1017 and 141, Appropriations; SB 1064,
• Appropriations; SB 1170, Appropriations; SB 1177, Health and Human Services; SB 727, Health and Human
• Services; SB 1204, Appropriations; SB 1557, Health and Human Services; SB 1798, Education.
• Health Department Services. 1798. Education. Placed on file. Second reading of bills.

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• And for that, we're going to start off with the Department of Human Services. Ms.
• Total employment in the Department of Human Services is approximately 6,603 employees, and I think you
• For the Department of Human Services, total is 6,600 and maybe three; it's a little over 6,600, about
• So it's when TANF money transferred to the Department of Human Services, I believe that was on July 1
• DESE meaning Department of Education? Department of Education. Act.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations and took executive recommendations on several Department of Human Services divisions, including Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services; Children and Family Services; County Operations; Developmental Disability Services; and Medical Services, with most divisions showing little or no significant change in total appropriations. Staff and agency witnesses repeatedly explained that many large appropriations are maintained for flexibility, federal matching requirements, or contingency needs, even when actual spending is much lower than the authorized amount. Members also raised concerns about staffing vacancies, long-vacant budgeted positions, and the use of excess appropriation authority across DHS. In Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health, members questioned federal funding levels for mental health and substance abuse grants, the status of senior centers and Meals on Wheels, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, community alcohol safety grants, and the veterans mental health grant. Agency officials said federal block grants are largely committed, that senior center funding had been delayed by shutdown timing but was now back on track, that the tobacco settlement program had been moved internally within DHS, and that the veterans mental health appropriation remains unfunded. Senators also criticized the adequacy of support for seniors and asked for more detail on how transportation, meal services, and local contributions are funded. In Children and Family Services, members asked about rising appropriation levels, foster care and adoption subsidies, professional fees, the number of children in foster care, and the Children’s Trust Fund. DHS said increases reflect added flexibility for residential treatment, adoption subsidies, and prevention services, while the foster care population has remained fairly steady at about 3,400 children. The Children’s Trust Fund was described as supporting primary prevention programs such as Baby and Me and community schools, and members asked whether it could be administratively combined with other efforts. Questions also covered TANF subgrants, with DHS explaining that it had reduced outside subgrants after discovering over-obligation and was rebuilding reserves. In County Operations, members focused on the summer EBT program, SNAP employment and training, the farmer’s market program, and the state’s TANF reserve position. DHS said summer EBT is still being funded through temporary appropriations because it is a newer program, SNAP employment and training is largely federally funded and may expand under a pending policy change, and TANF reserves were drawn down after prior over-obligation but are now being stabilized. In Developmental Disability Services, members asked about vacancies, human development center staffing, facility construction funds, and the Booneville work program, and DHS said the program has reopened and staffing recruitment continues. In Medical Services, members asked about FMAP, the Our Kids B CHIP program, school-based Medicaid reimbursements, nursing home distress funds, and several large appropriation lines that far exceed actual spending; DHS said these are maintained for claims payment, nursing home receivership contingencies, and other flexibility needs. Each division reviewed was adopted by executive recommendation after questions concluded.

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• Department of Health now.
• We have money reserved specifically for Agency of Human Services caseload.
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• </c> human services human services case<00:48:50.640><c> load.

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• Brian Rutledge with the California Association of Adult Day Services.
• This bill is about continuity of support services.
• I think this is a measured approach to continuity of service.
• Any disruption to services for vulnerable adults should concern all of us.
• are categorized by the California Department of Social Services and their public-facing licensing and

Committee: House Aging and Long-Term Care

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• Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, with duty stations in Minnesota
• Services,</c> Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Food
• Department of Health and Human Services to get us the funds.
• Department of Health and Human Services to get us the funds.
• And so as soon as they pass a continuing resolution, uh Department of Health and Human Services basically

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• We will begin with the Department of Health Care Services leadership with Dr.
• Michelle Boss, Director of the Department of Health Care Services.
• Department of Health Services, and the California Medical Association.
• Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is the second largest public health system in the United
• Our Department of Health Services also runs 27 health centers across the county.

Committee: House Health