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• Tiffany Wright, Director for the Division of Children and Family Services.
• And then you can see the two— ...was assigned to the Division of Children and Family Services.
• This is only for the Division of Children and Family Services.
• and using community support to safely keep them there. ...parents, where we're providing services and
• Was it the right service? And how do we continue to support this family?

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging, Children and Youth approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. Wright said the changes move internal procedures out of administrative rule into DCFS’s internal procedure manual under an executive order, while also updating terminology, conforming to enacted laws, revising foster family continuing education hours, and removing obsolete requirements. Members asked whether the changes would alter practice; Wright said they were mainly terminology and process-location changes, intended to make the department more efficient and flexible. The committee then accepted the rule review without objection. Wright next presented DCFS quarterly performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026. She reported 8,610 hotline reports accepted, 6,919 assigned to DCFS, 22% of investigations found true, neglect as the most common substantiated allegation, and continued staffing shortages in some counties affecting timeliness. She also reported 3,420 foster care cases, 1,788 in-home cases involving 4,568 children, 72% monthly home-visit compliance, 36% permanency within 12 months, 4.5% re-entry into foster care, and 156 children available for adoption. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation data, behavior-related removals, staffing recruitment and retention, training improvements, and whether ACE-style testing should be considered for children; Wright said DCFS is expanding recruitment, retention, and training efforts and was open to further discussion on education-related assessments. The committee also received DCFS’s biannual overturned investigations report, covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, which tracks hotline calls, accepted reports, true findings, appeals, and overturned findings by county. A member asked for comparison to the prior year’s report. Major Jeff Drew then presented the Crimes Against Children Division annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls in 2025, 37,986 were accepted for investigation, and CACD handled 6,539 cases with a 28% substantiation rate. Members asked about hotline operator training, qualifications, salary, and whether Arkansas compares with other states; Drew said operators receive a four-week training that includes law, policy, scenarios, recorded calls, live-call monitoring, and evidence-chain/decision-making instruction. Finally, Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the statewide network of 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings for professionals. She said funding comes from a mix of state, federal, and community sources, with state funding set at roughly $70,000 to $75,000 per center and not based on caseload. Members asked about funding stability and standards of care; Pooley said CACs follow national standards and Arkansas is developing state best practices. The meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• All right, members, we have one green card from Gene Mills, Louisiana Family Forum, present in support
• Services, removes provisions relative to the duties of the Department of Children and Family Services
• We met with the Department of Children and Family Services, and they shared with me their concerns.
• This is an assessment to see if we can help provide services to this family. Okay, thank you.
• for family services, making the visits for foster care for our foster children and families.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs. The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition. The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.

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• that they need at the Department of Child Support Services, previously at the Department of State Hospitals
• and services that... ...to help oversee programs that assist older adults receive the supports and services
• As Chief Deputy Director for Operations at DSH, I oversee the support services functions of the department
• in my deputy director of administrative services assignments at the Departments of Child Support Services
• Thank you for your service.

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• As we honor and remember the service members we've lost, we must continue our commitment to support law
• This achievement reflects the unwavering commitment of Center County residents to supporting services
• This achievement reflects the unwavering commitment of Center County residents to supporting services
• hospital settings to relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect with their families and support networks.
• I rise in support of H.R. 1364, the Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation, or ASSIST

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But supporting and advocating for these families who are in this circumstance is nearly impossible.
• Erin DePetrio with Florida Family Voice, waiving in support.
• Chance John Meyer, waiving in support. Kayla Webb, waiving in support.
• Victoria Zep, Family Support Services, waiving in support.
• Lauren Maddow, waving in support. Ryder Maddow, waving in support.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee considered eight bills and reported all of them favorably, several as amended. HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel was presented as a response to staffing shortages in Florida labs; the sponsor and Quest Diagnostics supported aligning state licensure with CLIA standards to improve hiring and turnaround times. The bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47, dealing with specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations, drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who said children had been wrongly removed after misdiagnoses; the bill was amended to tighten timelines and record-sharing requirements, then passed 26-0. CS/HB 287 created a public records exemption for applicants, owners, operators, and references of family foster homes and passed unanimously. The committee also approved CS/HB 439, allowing chiropractors to inject vitamins and nutrients under training and safety limits, after an amendment clarified they may not prescribe prescription drugs; it passed 26-0. CS/HB 1021 would allow pharmacists to administer medications in trauma centers under physician direction, and an amendment added pediatric trauma centers; it passed 26-0. HB 867 would let occupational therapists perform dry needling after specified training and supervision, and it passed 25-0. HB 1309, which shortens deadlines for patients to access their medical records and aligns nursing home access rules with federal law, drew opposition from health information management groups over privacy and portal/data-security concerns, but supporters argued it simply speeds access to records; it passed 21-5. CS/HB 915 codifies and expands Medicaid eligibility protections for working people with disabilities so they can keep coverage while employed, with strong support from disability advocates and emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s benefits concerns; it passed 26-0. After these votes, the committee adjourned.

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• We know what services work.
• Proud support of SB 1194.
• So, strong support, and let's make sure more legal services come to the community. Thank you.
• They provide a service.
• I think I have supported many of these bills and I want to support your bill.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Health care services to low-income families who meet eligibility requirements.
• disorder services, pharmacy, dental, vision, and other long-term services and supports.
• Firstly, Vision and other long-term services and supports.
• vulnerable individuals and families in need of assistance via a variety of means, including services
• supportive services to housing.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an overview of efforts to streamline access to safety net programs and move toward more automatic, person-centered enrollment. CDSS, DHCS, and CalHHS described current cross-enrollment between Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and CalWORKs, including data showing high overlap among programs and a text-message outreach pilot that increased CalWORKs applications and enrollments but reached only a small share of potentially eligible people. Witnesses emphasized barriers such as differing federal eligibility rules, data-sharing limits, privacy concerns, and the need for better technology, consent management, and stakeholder engagement. Members pressed the administration on how to institutionalize these efforts across administrations and asked for concrete budgetary and regulatory steps to support “no wrong door” enrollment and automatic referrals. The committee also reviewed several chair priorities. On the proposed foster care multi-agency office, CDSS said existing coordination structures already address much of the intended work and asked to verify prior fiscal scoring. On the Employment First Office, CalHHS explained that the office’s $1 million budget was eliminated in the 2024-25 budget as part of deficit reductions, while noting that employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remains an administration priority through existing departmental coordination. For the food insecurity proposal, CDSS said it could provide technical assistance but would need new data-sharing agreements, could not separately calculate a CFAP participation rate with current data, and would likely need until July 1, 2027, plus ongoing staffing, to complete the requested report. The mandated reporter proposal drew support for reform, with CDSS estimating low-millions in one-time training costs and ongoing costs in the hundreds of thousands. The subcommittee also discussed a guaranteed income proposal. CalHHS suggested drafting new statutory language and considering a county-administered model rather than a state-run competitive grant process to reduce administrative burden, while members and public commenters urged support for AB 661 and a study of a permanent statewide guaranteed income program. Public testimony also supported automatic enrollment, community-supporting mandated reporting reforms, and cash assistance for fire recovery. In the final items, CSD described how local nonprofit partners helped during the Los Angeles fires with food, housing vouchers, transportation, and emergency energy assistance, and explained that LIHEAP and CSBG remain important but limited tools for disaster response. CSD also said recent federal staffing cuts and possible future federal budget threats could affect LIHEAP and CSBG administration, though no immediate service disruptions had occurred and additional LIHEAP funds were expected to be released soon.

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• The families who depend on these services suffer, too.
• That's $9 billion that could have supported real child care services or fed families in need.
• </c> services or fed families in need. services or fed families in need.
• Fraud harms support working families. Fraud harms our<04:54:54.160><c> families.
• </c> support for lowincome families. support for lowincome families.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I continue to stand resolutely behind our courageous service members and their families as they prove
• members and their courageous service members and their families<00:07:44.240><c> as</c><00:07:44.400
• Elizabeth provides courtroom support for families.
• Elizabeth provides courtroom support for families.
• Elizabeth provides courtroom support for families.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Services. Services.
• Investing in 2-1-1 supports efficiency across our health and human services system.
• services.
• We thank the committee for extending support to our partners in community-based safety net services and
• </c> primary care services. primary care services.

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• impacts families who depend on those essential services.
• Families who depend on those essential services.
• threats simply for helping members of our community navigate legal services and support systems.
• As we say, we're using this bill in an attempt to protect immigration support services.
• Investing in these services, including housing supports and medically tailored food, Medical services

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• Though this wonderful family was taken from us far too soon, their legacy of selfless service, love,
• </c> our service members have the support our service members have the support they<01:15:27.360><c>
• So no more service members have to be sent home dead to their families who have been left behind.
• More service members have to be sent home dead to their families who have been left behind.
• We honor their service and sacrifice, and we keep their families and loved ones in our thoughts.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• to support the expansion of 911 services through emerging technologies.
• </c> services to identify and support services to identify and support unsheltered<01:28:46.000><c> homeless
• It's the economic benefits, the jobs generated, the businesses supported, the families supported, the
• It's the economic benefits, the jobs generated, the businesses supported, the families supported, the
• Thank you. supported, the families supported, the supported, the families supported, the people<06:26

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In fiscal year 2024, $98 billion in revenue was collected, which supports public services across the
• Which supports public services across the state.
• It's going to keep blue-collar family-supporting jobs with health care and pension benefits in California
• After serving my country for over two decades, I now work to support my family and the community through
• After serving my country for over two decades, I now work to support my family and the community through

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an informational overview from the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GoServe), including California Volunteers, the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, and the Youth Empowerment Commission. GoServe reported strong participation in programs such as California Service Corps, College Corps, Youth Service Corps, Climate Action Corps, and the new men’s service challenge. Testimony emphasized enrollment, retention, and completion outcomes, outreach results, and efforts to reduce administrative costs. The Department of Finance said the administration supports the programs but has already made reductions to help address the budget deficit, while the LAO said it had no new recommendations on the informational item. Committee members raised questions about program scale, demographics, and effectiveness, especially for Climate Action Corps and whether the programs are duplicative of existing volunteer opportunities. One member criticized the programs as too fragmented and costly, while others asked for more data on who is being served and whether the programs increase actual participation in state services. GoServe said it would follow up with demographic and regional impact information. The committee also discussed the men’s service challenge, which GoServe said has formed partnerships with organizations such as YMCAs and Big Brothers Big Sisters and has already attracted more than 2,000 participants. The item was informational only. The committee then heard a BOE overview and a budget request to implement SB 293, which gives wildfire-affected families additional time to claim intergenerational Prop. 13 property tax transfers. BOE requested $154,000 for guidance, public materials, and inquiry response, explaining that the work is urgent and tied to disaster relief in Los Angeles County, especially Altadena. The LAO had no concerns, and Finance had no comment. Members asked how many cases might be affected and whether more funding would be needed later; BOE said the full number is not yet known and that future requests are possible. The committee also heard BOE’s IT modernization proposal for the state-assessed property tax system, a 30-year-old mainframe replacement costing $3.2 million in 2026-27 and $3.1 million in 2027-28. BOE and Finance supported the project as necessary, while the LAO said it had no concerns but urged a high bar for new IT spending. Members generally supported modernization but cautioned about implementation risk. Finally, CDTFA presented an overview and two policy proposals. The department described administering 42 tax and fee programs, collecting $98 billion in FY 2024, and improving administrative efficiency. Members then discussed local sales tax tools and revenue-sharing agreements, with concerns raised about transparency, consultant-driven tax allocation disputes, and the impact on local communities. CDTFA and the LAO explained that local jurisdictions control how district sales tax revenues are spent and noted the Legislature could revisit the statutory cap on local add-on sales taxes. The committee then heard CDTFA’s proposal to treat all delivery network companies as marketplace facilitators so they must collect and remit sales tax on delivery-app orders. CDTFA said the change would resolve confusion, shift compliance from thousands of small restaurants to a few large platforms, and raise about $44 million annually. Several members questioned whether the proposal would effectively raise consumer costs and whether it would create a competitive advantage or disadvantage among delivery platforms. The item remained under discussion, with no vote taken in the transcript.

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• We urge the state to help make us whole and to support funding for essential services like health care
• We urge the state to help make us whole and to support funding for essential services like health care
• It includes 130 family-sized affordable homes, wraparound services, cultural space, and an early learning
• We are in strong support of this capital budget.
• Families and communities.

Bills: SB6003

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, 904, all

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• people exiting homelessness in need of supportive services.
• ,</c> supportive housing uh, serving families, supportive housing uh, serving families, seniors,<01:13
• the single family to help support the single family growth.<01:22:01.440><c> Uh</c><01:22:01.760><c>
• </c><01:25:53.600><c> services,</c> you on those um uh supported services, you on those um uh supported
• </c> supportive services that keep people supportive services that keep people stably<01:40:52.080><c

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• He's in strong support. Good morning. Nolan Gray, California YIMBY, in strong support. Thank you.
• But your bill is limited to single-family units and two-family units only.
• Wait, somebody did—anybody in support? Thank you. Any support of AB 1578?
• I support this bill.
• for families to drop them off.

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• I ask for your favorable support on behalf of the Legata family.
• I ask for your favorable support on behalf of the Legata family.
• He would act as a bouncer at different bars and clubs to support his family.
• We talk a lot about supporting families. We need to support families all the way through.
• It's important to close these gaps that many families leave them without critical services.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Currently, emergency housing means a project that provides housing and supportive services to homeless
• building operations, maintenance, and supportive services costs for permanent supportive housing projects
• This will help counties address urgent funding shortfalls for operations, supportive services, and maintenance
• , support services costs.
• The federal Continuum of Care program has been a vital funding source for operations, supportive services

Bills: SB6114, SB6244

Keywords: excise tax, definitions, tax law, taxation, fixtures, affixed, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, 904, all

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• TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET REPRESENT 1.8 BILLION DOLLARS INCREASE OVER THE
• FOR INSTANCE 22.9 PERCENT OF NURSES SUPPORT -- 11 PERCENT OF THE PUBLIC.
• JACK CORY FLORIDA ASSOCIATION WAIVING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JEFFREY? IN SUPPORT.
• FAMILIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE BY EXPENDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT DATA IN FLORIDA FOR FLORIDA'S FAMILIES
• IN SUPPORT. SIERRA GOLDSTEIN. THANK YOU. LESLIE IN SUPPORT. FSU.

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