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• Nutrition Assistance Program for able-bodied adults without dependents unless it is required by federal
• Over 600,000 Arizonans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to meet their household.
• Over 600,000 Arizonans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to meet their household
• Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to participate in a mandatory employment and training program
• nutrition assistance program benefits to participate in a mandatory employment and training program

Bills: SB1017, SB1149, SB1162, SB1192, SB1249, SB1253, SB1331, SB1333, SB1334

Keywords: informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee opened with approval of the January 28 and 29 minutes and a welcome to Arizona Physical Therapy Day at the Capitol, including remarks from physical therapy advocates and students. The committee then took up several bills related to SNAP, health care oversight, child welfare, dementia planning, and safe haven newborn surrender. On SNAP, SB 1334 would bar DES from seeking or renewing federal waivers of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents unless authorized by law; it passed 4-1. SB 1333 would require DES to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030, with regular reporting, corrective action plans, and possible funding penalties; an amendment changed the reporting to quarterly and required a special audit, and the bill passed 4-1 as amended. SB 1331 would require able-bodied adults under 60 receiving SNAP to participate in mandatory employment and training unless exempt; testimony split between supporters citing work incentives and opponents warning of administrative burden and impacts on families and food banks, and it passed 4-2. The committee also advanced SB 1162, which clarifies DHS as the lead licensing and monitoring agency for health care institutions and, as amended, requires DHS and AHCCCS/Access to coordinate to identify duplicative oversight and report back periodically; it passed unanimously. SB 1017, requiring signatures on emergency informed consent forms for surgical procedures, passed 4-2. SB 1149, dealing with DCS periodic review hearings and notice/reporting requirements, including for tribal parties, passed 5-1. SB 1249, which designates DHS as the lead agency on Alzheimer’s and dementia planning and creates a dementia services program funded through lottery monies under the adopted amendment, passed unanimously after emotional testimony from advocates and family members. Finally, SB 1253, clarifying that a parent may surrender a newborn at the hospital of birth without leaving and returning, passed 5-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• Nutrition Program Association, SNAP, and the Medicaid space.
• Nutrition Program Association, SNAP, and the Medicaid space.
• changes within the Supplemental changes within the Supplemental Nutrition<00:03:21.920> Program
• eligible for government assistance eligible for government assistance programs. programs. programs
• <01:00:18.559> nutrition order to get the supplemental nutrition order to get the supplemental

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

Bills: HB199, HB222, HB223, HB224, HB235, HB246, HB405, HB535, HB554, HB907, SCR3, SB43, SB52, SB54, SB113, SB168, SB219, SB222, SB270, SB311, SB359

Keywords: nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship

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• Bill, uh, the Lone Star card is the ID card for financial assistance programs in Texas.
• Members, I know how important this program is to so many of our constituents, and this bill in no way
• cuts program eligibility or benefits.
• The Urban Institute has deemed to implement the program has far exceeded any reduction in fraud.
• which is a special program for when a hurricane hits.

Bills: SB 596, SB 961, SB 1398, SB 1183, SB 1952

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• remedies or earn incentives, and those incentives are required to be invested... ...back into the program
• I am the President of Texas and the Chief Program Officer for St. Francis Ministries.
• And there are parent-to-parent programs in other states.
• We have a lot of different programs, a lot of different funding streams beyond CBC.
• And so as an example, we use Parents as Teachers as one of our evidence-based programs where we go in

Bills: SB596, SB961, SB1398, SB1183, SB1952

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• The Lone Star Card is the ID card for financial assistance. assistance programs in Texas, such as SNAP
• Members, I know how important this program is to so many of our constituents, and this bill in no way
• cuts program eligibility or benefits.
• About natural disasters, there's a program called D-SNAP, Disaster SNAP, which is a special program for
• Is this already allocated within their program? Okay, we'll leave that alone. Thank you.

Bills: SB596, SB961, SB1398, SB1183, SB1952

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• Metro Transit has a Transit Assistance Program, or TAP, that is designed to make public transit more
• I'll spare you the horror stories; I'm sure you're aware of how the transit assistance program works.
• Yet the transit assistance program is missing from the list of efficiency and awareness.
• Yes, they have a program, the Transit Assistance Program, that exists today.
• So I'm just Wondering, I'm not familiar with the Metro Transit Assistance Program.

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• Metro Transit has a Transit Assistance Program, or TAP, that is designed to make public transit more
• I’m sure you’re aware of the transit assistance program.
• Yes, they have a program—the transit assistance program—that exists today.
• Um, and so I'm just wondering, I'm not familiar with the Metro Transit assistance program.
• <00:12:45.440> program<00:12:46.440> if assistance program if assistance program if it's

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• uh for youth intervention program uh for youth intervention program grants,<00:10:40.520> and
• The programs are non-residential, excuse me, community-based programs that provide advocacy, education
• <00:14:27.880> appropriations programs appropriations programs appropriations that<00:14:30.400
• Minnesota, but because our CCAP program Minnesota, but because our CCAP program does<00:27:11.520
• Um, but I think we fundamentally disagree on the concept of creating a program to provide assistance

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• Uh Anthony uh assisting me today.
• So they had a bill they wanted us to pass that would basically set up a program for having debate programs
• <00:11:33.680> in program for having debate programs in program for having debate programs
• So I want to this debate program.
• <00:45:17.520> in building up that internship program in building up that internship program

Bills: HB527, HB563, HB580, HB579, SB190, HB15, HB390, HB527, HB563, HB580, HB579, SB190, HB15, HB390

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, SNAP, food assistance, public assistance, income standards, Department of Human Resources, eligibility, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales

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• If you require assistance, please speak to our assistant clerk at the desk.
• Hours depending on the program.
• The program for children in foster care.
• Harris County was one of the pilot programs many years ago.
• You do have, then supplemental imaging would be helpful.

Bills: HB231, HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• If you require assistance, please let us know.
• and launched a new state-funded program.
• Cancer Screening Program.
• Roughly half a million patients were enrolled in these programs in fiscal year 2023.
• and serve as a mediator between in these programs, HHSC, and providers.

Bills: HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677, HB231

Keywords: food access, food deserts, communities of color, health disparities, socioeconomic impact, nutritious food, health effects, socioeconomic disparities, legislative recommendations, nutrition, access to food, Medicaid, multisystemic therapy, healthcare, reimbursement, mental health services, education, funding, local control, school system

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• If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact the committee staff.
• technology resources coordinator as our tabulation supervisor and our voting systems analyst as our assistant
• I heard about an assistant supervisor, but I hadn't heard the word manager.
• And so he would be able to participate in the hearing obviously through an assistant attorney general
• Well, when you put instructions like this for a senior, you're forcing them to have somebody assist them

Bills: HB304

Keywords: franchise tax credit, food desert, grocery store, healthy corner store, nutrition assistance, economic development, public health

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• received an attorney general's opinion that said that no city employees could benefit from CDBG programs
• <00:23:56.320> So<00:23:56.480> the programs run by their city.
• So the programs run by their city.
• > those homes, they could not benefit from those homes, they could not benefit from those programs
• And we just think that's programs.

Bills: SB292, HB351, HB141, HB273, SB292, HB351, HB141, HB273

Keywords: education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments

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• Numeracy still, as we do the statewide build-out of that program, that's still in Out of that program
• Higher education has agreed to provide oversight for these programs.
• They have to meet at least three times and establish two programs.
• They have to establish two programs. They have to have an action plan to be successful.
• —16 million gone. ...in the breakfast program—16 million gone.

Bills: HB86, HB273, HB379, HB386, HB387, HB388, HB389, HB487, HB600, SB120, HB176

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, tax credits, qualified donations, Alabama Department of Revenue, HB273, Hunger-Free Campus Act, hunger free campus, food insecurity, college hunger, student hunger, campus pantry, food pantry, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, basic needs, student food assistance, meal vouchers, meal credits, food vouchers

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• This measure will establish the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program within the Department of Human
• So, I did run the LIHEAP program. I oversee the financial assistance programs.
• I oversee the financial program. I oversee the financial assistance<00:11:36.240> programs.
• programs.
• TANIF does has uh assistance programs.

Bills: HB2284

Keywords: energy assistance, low-income households, electricity costs, Hawaii home energy assistance program, energy efficiency, 910, house, all

Summary: The hearing covered House Bill 2284, which would create the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to help qualifying households pay energy bills and direct the Public Utilities Commission’s public benefits fee administrator to provide information and assistance to recipients. Testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, DHS, and the Public Utilities Commission was in support. A committee member asked about how the program would interact with existing TANF-related energy assistance and whether rules could be adjusted to avoid duplicative benefits; DHS said logistics would need to be worked out and that the agencies would make the rules. The committees noted the bill’s $1.5 million appropriation and moved it forward with amendments, including blanking out amounts and noting them in the committee report. Both committees voted to pass HB 2284 with amendments, with the recommendation adopted. The committee then heard House Bill 2486, relating to plug-in or balcony solar. DCCA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission stood on prior testimony in support of the bill’s intent. Multiple advocates and organizations, including Carbon Cashback Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Bright Saver, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, testified in support, arguing that plug-in solar would lower electricity bills, expand access for renters and condo residents, and reduce emissions. Several speakers urged the committee to remove or avoid registration, reporting, feed-in tariff, interconnection fee, and other requirements they said would create barriers. Bright Saver testified that the systems are safe and would not back-feed during outages. No vote was taken on HB 2486 during the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1568, which would prohibit the importation or storage of LNG in the state and the construction of related infrastructure. State agencies including the Consumer Advocate, Hawaii State Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill, with the Energy Office arguing LNG would perpetuate oil use on Oahu and expose the state to price volatility. Supporters included Life of the Land, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Earthjustice, Our Hawaii, and others, who argued LNG would lock Hawaii into another fossil fuel dependency, create major infrastructure costs and safety risks, and undermine the state’s renewable energy goals. Several testifiers cited climate and affordability concerns and urged the committee to reject LNG. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1568, before any committee action or vote is shown.

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• food assistance program, TFAP, throughout Minnesota.
• food assistance program, TFAP, throughout Minnesota.
• food assistance program, TFAP, throughout Minnesota.
• food assistance program, TFAP, throughout Minnesota.
• food assistance program, TFAP, throughout Minnesota.

Bills: HF2078, HF777, HF841, HF1112, HF1098, HF1926

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

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• As this committee looks at federal child nutrition programs, we should ensure changes to the programs
• Expanding access to nutrition programs and improving those programs is critical not just for our kids
• and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program?
• assistance cooperative. agreement program.
• nutrition assistance program so that my farmers back home when they're having conversations with USDA

Bills: SB222

Keywords: whole milk, school lunch, school meals, National School Lunch Program, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Child Nutrition Act, USDA, nutrition standards, dairy, nonfat milk, low-fat milk, reduced-fat milk, lactose-free milk, nondairy beverages, plant-based milk, milk substitution, parental consent, legal guardian, food allergies, allergic reaction

Summary: This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.

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• I would support this author's amendment and just add some technical assistance as needed.
• We're happy to provide that assistance.
• To your amendment, this is in regards to the Supplemental Nutrition Outreach Program.
• It's kind of in the same vein as the Great Start Compensation Program.
• That is why there is a grant program within the bill.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• So Section 6 begins a series of sections that all make changes to the Child Care Assistance Program,
• These sections all make changes to the Child Care Assistance Program, or CCAP, that were proposed by
• Program integrity.
• Approximately 47 percent of the children we serve receive financial assistance through the CCAP program
• In the realm of the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), we are happy to see co-pay adjustments to lower

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras