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• We don't have large shelter systems, public hospital campuses, or extensive outreach infrastructure.
• Outreach relationships are disrupted. House Bill 2489 does not mandate shelter construction.
• It does not seek to bar outreach or engagement or voluntary compliance.
• However, she knew that her options were limited, and when a few trusted outreach workers helped her understand
• city's police department partners with local treatment and housing providers and engages in weekly outreach

Summary: The Housing Committee held work sessions on federal Continuum of Care homelessness funding and on state step-housing siting rules before moving into public hearings on House Bill 2266 and House Bill 2489. Commerce staff said HUD’s late and restrictive Continuum of Care funding notice put about $120 million a year in Washington operating support for existing homeless housing projects at risk, but a lawsuit led by the Attorney General forced HUD to restart renewal funding. Commerce also reviewed how local governments are implementing step-housing requirements, including model ordinances, planning updates, and ongoing compliance reviews under recent state law. House Bill 2266 would require cities and counties to allow step housing in all nonindustrial zones, apply the same permitting and environmental review as other residential uses, limit design review to administrative processes, and remove certain local standards and conditions on existing buildings and affordable housing. Supporters, including Plymouth Housing, Disability Rights Washington, King County, the Attorney General’s Office, and Catholic Community Services, argued the bill would reduce discriminatory barriers, protect people with disabilities, and make it easier to site shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. Several city representatives and the Association of Washington Cities opposed or sought amendments, saying the bill was too broad and could limit local authority over operational agreements, safety plans, spacing, community engagement, and funding conditions; some asked for clearer carveouts for emergency shelters and related uses. House Bill 2489 would bar local governments from enforcing public-space anti-camping or similar laws unless adequate alternative shelter space is available, with “life-sustaining activities” and “adequate alternative shelter space” defined in detail. Rep. Gregerson said the bill would create a statewide floor and prevent punishment for survival conduct when no real shelter option exists. The ACLU, service providers, and shelter operators supported the bill, citing displacement from fragmented local ordinances, enforcement costs, and the need to align enforcement with actual shelter availability. Testimony also described low-barrier shelter operations and examples of people stabilizing once housed. The hearing on HB 2489 began with staff explanation and initial testimony; no votes were taken on either bill in the transcript.

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• Title X funds are leveraged for non-reimbursable health services, community outreach and education, youth
• support California's Title 10 provider network and access to essential family planning services and outreach
• On the marketing and outreach front, we have contracted with a firm to create specific marketing and
• outreach campaigns for hard-to-fill positions.
• But then we've done other outreach, like how can we help you get an application in?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Expanded our outreach and visibility all across Kentucky.
• our our outreach and visibility all<00:18:13.000><c> across</c><00:18:13.360><c> Kentucky.
• ,</c> know, just any type of public outreach, know, just any type of public outreach, you<00:47:31.280
• Attend those vendor outreach events. Ask questions when appropriate during the solicitation Q&A.
• </c> Attend those vendor outreach events. Attend those vendor outreach events.

Keywords: 958, all

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• HVAC needed to renew and extend the life of facilities at our campuses, plus our 10 research and outreach
• HVAC needed to renew and extend the life of facilities at our campuses, plus our 10 research and outreach
• impact will not impact just the Twin Cities, but it will touch the entire university, our dozen outreach
• and research and outreach centers from Crookston to Grand Rapids to Lamberton.
• </c> outreach and research and outreach outreach and research and outreach centers<00:15:49.920><c> from

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> additional communications and outreach additional communications and outreach plans<00:38:08.320
• In terms of recipient outreach, again we're trying to use strategies that we felt were pretty successful
• ,</c> In terms of recipient enrolly outreach, In terms of recipient enrolly outreach, um<00:41:57.599
• From there then we will have to do outreach to each enrollee to see if they meet the requirements, and
• </c> there then we will have to do outreach there then we will have to do outreach to<00:49:22.240><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They are the community outreach group in Pine Bluff, and I will let them kind of introduce themselves
• Hello, my name is Yolanda Pitts, and I'm the pastor of the Turning Point International Outreach Ministries
• They are the community outreach group in Pine Bluff, and I will let them kind of introduce themselves
• Hello, my name is Yolanda Pitts, and I'm the pastor of the Turning Point International Outreach Ministries

Keywords: 1204, all

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• They're here with the Home Project, which is the Homeless Outreach Medical Education Program.
• which is<00:17:59.320><c> the</c><00:17:59.840><c> homeless</c> is the homeless is the homeless Outreach
• medical</c><00:18:03.799><c> education</c><00:18:04.600><c> program</c><00:18:05.360><c> um</c> Outreach
• um medical education program um Outreach um medical education program um and<00:18:06.039><c> I</c><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Without those funds, they were not able to do more of the outreach, which raises awareness of the program
• state and local response with enhanced rapid disease detection and investigation, education, and outreach
• In October, Governor Newsom signed SB 20, which is a silicosis training, outreach, and prevention act
• And then in October, Governor Newsom signed SB20, which is a silicosis training outreach and prevention
• Some of this increased resources will help us do more outreach on this, too, that, of course, just came

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• During the last year, our NAGPRA department situated in my office has continued to grow in our outreach
• Our outreach and consultations with tribes have increased, accelerating progress on repatriation.
• And so I wanted to know what was kind of the outreach to everyone, addressed actually the question to
• And so I wanted to know what was kind of the outreach to everyone, addressed actually the question of
• Just kind of a follow up, but was there any outreach to the tribes to be on how to get them involved

Summary: The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress. UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories. Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.

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• I've noted here for any other type of outreach within, we would need to define that stuff.
• to to the interpretive limited outreach to to the interpretive centers<00:37:22.840><c> and,</c><00:
• <00:37:30.360><c> within</c> outreach within outreach within we<00:37:31.640><c> would</c><00:37:31.720
• </c><00:56:46.000><c> role,</c> MRPC, that outreach role, MRPC, that outreach role, um<00:56:47.240><
• Um, we did some outreach very late winter.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• How do you work with small business development centers for outreach, or do you?
• counties like San Bernardino and the Inland Empire that are overlooked, what additional, if the outreach
• What additional, if the outreach that you have tried has not worked and has not brought in some of those

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several routine agenda items and a gubernatorial appointment. The committee first approved appointments not required to appear, including Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, Richard Stein to the California Arts Council, and Nicholas Hardiman to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors. Members also approved references to bills and committees, committee and subcommittee appointments, joint committee appointments, and floor acknowledgments. Two rule waiver requests by Senators Perez and Padilla to suspend SR 22.5 for additional bill introductions were discussed and ultimately approved on a divided vote. The committee then heard testimony from Andy Nakahata, nominated to serve as executive director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank). Nakahata described his background in finance and infrastructure lending and said he would focus on stewardship, expanding access to IBank programs, and supporting small businesses and infrastructure projects statewide. Senators questioned him about geographic equity in lending, outreach to underserved counties, creditworthiness standards, the Transportation Infrastructure Accelerator, and whether IBank could better reach municipalities and health care providers. Nakahata said IBank tracks lending by county, works through financial development corporations, municipal advisors, and other networks, and can adjust loan sizes or partner with other funding sources when projects are not fully creditworthy. Public witnesses spoke in support of Nakahata, citing his expertise and leadership in public finance. No opposition testimony was presented. The committee then voted unanimously to move Nakahata’s nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Afterward, the committee re-ran the earlier votes for the record, confirming the appointments and other agenda items, and then adjourned the public portion of the meeting to enter executive session.

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• Bois, who is the Executive Director of the Salon Task Force, and Yasmin Waheed, who's a community outreach
• One of our goals will be heavy outreach and engagement and education for our community to ensure all
• I'm the community outreach and engagement specialist working in partnership with the Salon Task Force

Summary: Sen. Manka Dhingra held a press conference focused on Washington’s ongoing efforts to support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, trafficking, and other gender-based violence, while warning that state victim-services funding is at risk amid budget pressures. She highlighted past legislative actions such as extending sexual-assault statutes of limitation, keeping firearms from abusers, protecting survivors from discrimination, improving civil protection orders, and addressing female genital mutilation, and said the state must continue funding trauma-informed, victim-centered services. Several advocates and service providers testified that the system is at a breaking point without restored funding. Colleen McIngles of the Children’s Justice Center said programs statewide could close if the Legislature does not restore roughly $10 million in additional victim-services funding, while Kate Garvey of KSARC said $21.38 million is needed just to maintain current services after federal VOCA cuts and staff layoffs. They argued that losing forensic interviewers, advocates, and coordinated response teams would leave survivors without support and increase harm. Legislators also discussed several bills. Sen. T’wina Nobles described SB 5169, aimed at protecting children from having to relive trauma in court. Rep. Jamila Taylor and Rep. Roger Goodman discussed HB 1591, which would address “defendant survivors” by recognizing coercion and allowing mitigation, resentencing, and vacatur in some cases. Rep. Chris Stearns and Sen. Tina Orwall discussed a bill to make court proceedings less retraumatizing for sexual-assault survivors and to address female genital mutilation, and Dhingra noted the Senate had unanimously passed the Ebony Alert bill. Rep. Lauren Davis shared her personal experience relying on victim services and said the state must fully fund both community-based and system-based advocacy. In response to a question, Dhingra said funding discussions were ongoing but emphasized the need to secure about $21.5 million for survivors and to create a more stable statutory funding mechanism.

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• phases over 24 to 36 months, starting with larger employers and will include ongoing education and outreach
• to... ongoing education and outreach to promote financial literacy and retirement savings.
• I would prefer to see an outreach educational program to encourage people to use things that are already

Bills: SB163, SB173, SB155, HB93, SB163, SB173, SB155, HB93

Keywords: State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce

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• </c> strike everything before outreach strike everything before outreach programs. programs. programs
• But I have only struck the management and funding and these activities may include outreach programs
• &gt;&gt; So strike everything up to outreach. &gt;&gt; So strike everything up to outreach.
• programs to inform and educate outreach programs to inform and educate the<01:53:49.360><c> public</
• </c><01:58:00.960><c> programs</c> activities may include outreach programs activities may include outreach

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• also would encourage funding AB 51, which allowed for development and implementing a three-year outreach
• The UPK coordinators have been instrumental in outreach, expansion, and coordination.
• Community outreach and awareness of our expanded availability of child care vouchers was also key.
• For that reason, we encourage stronger statewide outreach.
• For that reason, we encourage stronger statewide outreach.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And we use that to fuel our outreach, our translation, right?
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach, and I think that's where I'm trying to get because
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach. and I think that. of that data and are working to
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach.
• programs so that we are in line with, communities as we do these community outreach programs so that

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the cost of uncertainty in California health care, especially the effects of federal policy changes on coverage, access, and affordability. Opening remarks from committee leaders and members emphasized that California’s uninsured rate had fallen to historic lows under the Affordable Care Act and state policies, but that the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies, H.R. 1, and other federal regulatory changes could reverse those gains. Members repeatedly cited rising premiums, skipped care, medical debt, and the strain on low-wage workers, families, clinics, hospitals, and public programs. The first panel reviewed the federal landscape and state response. A federal policy analyst described the ACA’s coverage gains and consumer protections, then outlined current threats: H.R. 1’s Medicaid and marketplace cuts, the end of enhanced premium tax credits, shorter open enrollment, more verification requirements, and changes affecting preventive services and vaccines. Covered California reported that the loss of subsidies is expected to nearly double average monthly premiums, reduce enrollment, and push more consumers into bronze plans with higher deductibles; it also noted that California’s $190 million affordability fund is helping the lowest-income enrollees. HCAI’s Office of Health Care Affordability explained its work on spending targets, market consolidation review, and primary care investment, saying the goal is to slow spending growth rather than impose price caps. Committee members pressed witnesses on the practical effects of bronze plans, administrative burdens, immigration-related disenrollment, provider taxes, uncompensated care, and whether California can sustain current coverage levels without new revenue. Witnesses said bronze plans preserve essential benefits but shift more costs to consumers, and that H.R. 1’s verification and auto-renewal changes will likely reduce enrollment. They also said provider tax reductions could significantly weaken state financing over time, and that higher uninsured rates may increase uncompensated care and pressure premiums elsewhere in the system. The second panel, featuring UC Berkeley Labor Center and California Health Care Foundation experts, highlighted broader affordability problems across job-based coverage and Medi-Cal, citing medical debt, skipped care, and the role of underlying system costs, administrative waste, and lack of competition. They pointed to medical debt relief efforts such as Los Angeles County’s program as a short-term mitigation strategy while the Legislature considers longer-term policy and budget responses.

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• And we use that to fuel our outreach, our translation, right?
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach, and I think that's where I'm trying to get because
• you have packages or information that we can put out to our communities as we do these community outreach
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach, and I think that's where I'm trying to get because
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach, and I think that's where I'm trying to get because

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And we use that to fuel our outreach, our translation, right?
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach, and I think that's where I'm trying to get because
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach. and I think that. of that data and are working to
• And so really quickly, you just mentioned outreach.
• programs so that we are in line with, communities as we do these community outreach programs so that

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees focused on the cost of federal instability for California health coverage, access, and affordability. Opening remarks from members of both houses emphasized that California’s coverage gains under the Affordable Care Act are now threatened by federal policy changes, including the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, H.R. 1, and new federal regulatory actions. Members repeatedly cited rising premiums, skipped care, medical debt, and the risk that low-income, immigrant, and working Californians could lose coverage or be pushed into less comprehensive plans. The first panel reviewed the federal landscape and state response. Don Joyce described the ACA’s coverage expansions and warned that H.R. 1, regulatory changes, and broader federal retrenchment could reduce coverage and weaken meaningful benefits. Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman said the loss of enhanced premium tax credits is driving major affordability problems, with average monthly premiums projected to rise sharply and enrollment already down, especially among middle-income consumers. HCAI’s Elizabeth Lansberg explained the Office of Health Care Affordability’s role in slowing spending growth, monitoring consolidation, and setting spending targets, including lower targets for high-cost hospitals and new primary care investment goals. Members asked about bronze plans, high-cost hospitals, administrative burdens, provider taxes, and whether federal advisory changes could affect required benefits such as immunizations. The second panel examined population impacts and cost drivers. UC Berkeley Labor Center’s Miranda Dietz said most Californians get coverage through employers, Medi-Cal, or Covered California, and that affordability problems are widespread across all groups. She projected that California could have up to 2 million more uninsured residents by 2030, largely from Medi-Cal losses, and said higher premiums reduce wages and increase medical debt. Christoph Stremakis of the California Health Care Foundation highlighted survey data showing widespread concern about medical bills, skipped care, and medical debt, and argued that a large share of spending is wasted through administrative complexity, inflated prices, and underinvestment in prevention. Committee members pressed the panel on whether California can sustain coverage without new revenue, how cost-growth targets affect workers and families, how medical debt relief programs like Los Angeles County’s could be expanded, and how OCA can address uncompensated care, consolidation, and prior authorization burdens.

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• 32:22.760><c> more</c> workers or nurses um to support more workers or nurses um to support more outreach
• into the community um outreach into the community um to<00:32:27.440><c> increase</c><00:32:28.000><
• I will be investing in expanding crisis mobile outreach to include peer specialists.
• be investing in expanding crisis I will be investing in expanding crisis mobile<00:35:37.280><c> outreach
• </c><00:35:37.800><c> to</c><00:35:38.040><c> include</c><00:35:38.880><c> peer</c> mobile outreach to

Bills: HB20, HB276, HB644, HB812, HB816, HB916, HB1131, HB1247, HB1518, HB1525, HB1537, HB1541, HB1546, HB1553, HB1562, HB1565, HB1566, HB1576, HB1577, HB1591, HB1605, HB1612, HB1613, HB1614, HB1618, HB1620, HB1650, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1664, HB1668, HB1676, HB1707, HB1711, HB1713, HB1715, HB1718, HB1727, HB1749, HB1756, HB1774, HB1776, HB1801, HB1802, HB1805, HB1813, HB1815, HB1831, HB1838, HB1853, HB1854, HB1859, HB1863, HB1871, HB1872, HB1918, HB1920, HB1952, HB1965, HB1966, HB1967, HB1969, HB1972, HB1973, HB1974, HB1975, HB1980, HB1985, HB2005, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB2062, HB2113, HB2114, HB2116, HB2138, HB2139, HB2156, HB2158, HB2159, HB2171, HB2208, HB2268, HB2270, HB2272, HB2273, HB2276, HB2289, HB2310, HB2315, HB2335, HB2338, HB2339, HB2340, HB2343, HB2361, HB2384, HB2387, SB2338, SB2431, SB2438, SB2593, SB2907, SB2671, SB2321, SB3084, SB2401, SB3033, SB2972, SB3032, SB2806, SB3014, SB2108, SB2981, SB2973, SB2423, SB2078, SB2322, SB2397, SB2896, SB2088, SB2347, SB2408, SB2970, SB2851, SB2713, SB2697, SB2312, SB2192, SB2363, SB2530, SB3028, SB2024, SB3007, SB2599, SB2596, SB2662, SB2930, SB3334, SB2378, SB3019, SB3231, SB2240, SB2372, SB2175, SB2046, SB2298, SB2922, SB2835, SB3263, SB2174, SB2128, SB2006, SB2489, SB3134, SB2982, SB2425, SB2849, SB2797, SB2795, SB2575, SB2521, SB2765, SB2386, SB2852, SB2022, SB2117, SB2277, SB2387, SB2688, SB2885, SB3132, SB3219, SB2169, SB2591, SB2090, SB2983, SB888, SB3249, SB2611, SB2429, SB2463, SB3154, SB3131, SB3152, SB3315, SB2448, SB2054, SB2140, SB2520, SB2377, SB2986, SB2010, SB2189, SB2026, SB3010, SB2818, SB2002

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, condominiums, annual report, filing fee, real estate, developer, residency, property regime, PFAS, single-use plastics, environmental health, food ware, pollution reduction, local produce, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• Through education, outreach, training, and through victim service expansion, you'll hear about a bill
• I hope this is not your first time seeing this victim outreach campaign.
• So we would like to increase our outreach in agents because there are some holes within the state that
• We have outreach personnel that are more than willing to help, but I think we need to have specially
• Every outreach creates work for my outreach people.

Summary: The committee held its inaugural meeting and heard opening remarks from the chair and vice chair about the committee’s purpose: studying issues affecting women and children in Louisiana, including health, education, economic opportunity, safety, and criminal justice. After roll call, the committee proceeded with informational presentations rather than taking any formal votes. Members emphasized the committee’s role in gathering testimony and identifying policy solutions. The first major presentation came from the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention. The director reviewed 2025 data showing 2,963 identified victims, 15,437 service instances, and trafficking reports in 62 of 64 parishes. She explained Louisiana’s coordinated response system, including screening tools, child advocacy center referrals, and the DCFS hotline option for trafficking reports. She also described familial trafficking, new victim outreach and identification tools, and two priority bills: HB 321, which would create immunity from prostitution offenses for child victims under Safe Harbor principles, and SB 83, which would require school board trafficking policies and expand victim advocacy services to labor trafficking victims and survivors up to age 21. Committee members asked about reporting procedures, school use of the tools, service gaps, and whether the data showed increases due to better identification. The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office on online child exploitation and child sexual abuse material. The presenter said the Louisiana ICAC Task Force received 31,203 tips in 2025, made 545 arrests, identified or rescued more than 80 child victims, and executed over 1,500 search warrants. He described rapid tip-to-arrest responses in recent cases, the expansion of partner agencies statewide, and the creation of an Orleans Metro ICAC task force. Members asked about community presentations, the role of social media in exploitation, the use of geolocation, the prosecution of out-of-state offenders, and the need for more analysts and outreach staff. The discussion also covered sadistic online enticement, sextortion, live-streamed abuse, and the need for parents and schools to monitor children’s online activity. At the end of the meeting, the committee began receiving a legislative auditor’s presentation on the treatment and care of incarcerated women, focusing on jail policies, health care, restraint use, and reentry, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation is completed. No committee votes or formal actions were recorded in the portion provided.