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• welfare to child places from child welfare to child protection protection protection where<00:04:09.720
• for child safety and permanency at DCYF. for child safety and permanency at DCYF.
• child welfare? child welfare?
• child care is very fragile. child care is very fragile.
• I'm a child care provider.

Bills: HF4407, HF4382

Keywords: child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation

Summary: The Children and Families Committee adopted the April 8 minutes and then took up House File 4407, as amended by the A1 amendment. The amendment, explained by nonpartisan staff, incorporated much of the Senate version of related legislation and made a series of changes: it revised the definition of “disproportionately represented child,” shifted that determination to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families, made technical cross-reference and terminology updates, adjusted training requirements, set the working group to expire December 31, 2027, and added an appropriation for statewide implementation. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then referred the bill to Ways and Means. Representative Gilman said the bill is intended to preserve the goals of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act while addressing operational, legal, and fiscal problems before statewide implementation. He argued for delaying the effective date by one year, shifting case review responsibilities to the state, and providing funding so counties are not left with an unfunded mandate. He also said the bill adds safety measures related to synthetic opioids and other imminent-harm concerns, and that the delay would allow the working group to finish its recommendations and give counties time to prepare. County officials Steve Schmidt of Meeker County/Minnesota Rural Counties and Jenny Mojo of Clay County testified in support of the bill as amended, emphasizing that counties need clearer responsibilities, staffing, training, technology, and dependable funding to implement the law successfully. Rebecca St. George of DCYF said “active efforts” is not absolutely defined and is determined case by case, often with court involvement. Members raised questions about the meaning of active efforts, the bill’s synthetic opioid language, and whether the proposal should apply more broadly rather than within this specific act. A citizen also cautioned that the opioid language should not unintentionally affect families in treatment programs. Representative Hicks warned that the fentanyl provisions could lead to broad removals and create placement problems for teens with substance use disorder, while Representative Gilman responded that the bill includes a rebuttable presumption and is meant to protect children from imminent harm.

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• in any kind of child and all families in any kind of child welfare<00:03:22.560> setting<00:03
• And we want to with child neglect.
• And by lose them, I mean the child doesn't go to class. I mean the child walks away.
• to how things are for child care for to how things are for child care for licensed<00:28:00.720> child
• The National Family Child Care Association. It's family child care providers.

Bills: HF1918, HF2305, HF897, HF2191, HF2617, HF2551, HF2137

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• The governor has already started an initiative, “A Home for Every Child.”
• Committee members, House Bill 3502 is the parental rights and child welfare bill.
• It ensures that no parent or prospective adoptive... ...Rights and Child Welfare Bill.
• be labeled abusive, neglectful, or disqualified from adoption simply for raising or referring to a child
• Highest rated child care providers.

Bills: HB3131, HB3380, HB3502, HB3552, HB3849, HB3886, HB3907, HB4201, HB4302, HB3448, HB3409, HB4095, HB3637

Keywords: homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code

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• Brenda is a family care child care provider in my district, and she, along with other family child care
• We pay $1,200 every month for child care for Dean, and we also pay $1,200 every month for child care
• goal is to have no family pay more than 7% of their income for child care and early learning, child
• child care for him, and we could not afford child care for my daughter.
• to afford quality child care.

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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• . home child care for almost 11 years I am home child care for almost 11 years I am testifying<00:20:
• dundis hosts a limited number of child dundis hosts a limited number of child care<00:21:44.760>
• the other child.
• to afford quality child care.
• child welfare definition to uh child child welfare definition to uh child welfare<01:37:05.040><

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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• to sustainably expand universal child care over time.
• The early child care work. The workforce is the infrastructure behind universal child care.
• The other child care facilities include Public, private, non-profit, for-profit, and faith-based child
• food program by child care facility.
• A child, Mr. Chair.

Bills: SB132, SB241

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• the children and families and child the children and families and child wellness<00:02:41.280>
• <00:31:15.760> That's child. So then you get the truth. That's child.
• young child. Um does that help? Yeah. young child. Um does that help? Yeah.
• They have a child with complex needs, often symptoms that are aggressive, a child who is homicidal or
• initiating a child protection response. initiating a child protection response.

Bills: HF2362, HF2136, HF1316, HF2009, HF1918, HF1614

Keywords: youth intervention, funding, mental health, education, community programs, HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers

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• Individuals who are being investigated for potential child abuse or accessing or creating child pornography
• with free or subsidized child care.
• who regularly care for children or are essential to a licensed child care or family child care center
• The issue that really brought me here was child care, and just knowing that our child care industry needs
• I wasn't expecting child abuse to be such a huge issue, especially child abuse.

Bills: HF2436

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

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• This allows for the modification of child support redirections when in the best interest of the child
• 12 requires that child care providers who accept CCAP submit data on child enrollment and attendance
• This allows the caregiver to exclude one child, provided that the child is at least eight years old and
• welfare or child protection cases.
• Child care environments.

Bills: HF2436

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

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• this bill does, uh, it makes clear field trip supervision rules, creates a new felony offense for child
• 00:02:51.280> felony<00:02:51.680> offense<00:02:52.080> for<00:02:52.319> child
• <00:02:52.640> grooming, new felony offense for child grooming, new felony offense for child
• child. Thank you. child. Thank you.
• In closing, these proposals are practical, preventative, and focused on child safety.

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• So I would appreciate support. the way that child support uh colas are the way that child support uh
• abuse or accessing or creating child pornography specifically should not be working in child care centers
• care workers with free or our child care workers with free or subsidized<00:36:30.240> child<
• I wasn't expecting child abuse to be such a huge issue, and especially child abuse in child care centers
• That is a real abuse to the child.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

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• geographic barriers to child care. geographic barriers to child care.
• Child Well-being Disproportionality Act. Child Well-being Disproportionality Act.
• of one child inevitably includes others. of one child inevitably includes others.
• everything we do in child protection. everything we do in child protection.
• OMBbuds for family child care providers. OMBbuds for family child care providers.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

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• The priority number one is the welfare of the child.
• So this structure for DHR focuses on the welfare of the child.
• That's priority number one, but... ...of the child. That's for clarity's sake.
• and record... ...conversation with the child will record a conversation.
• Do it in a discreet manner, not causing additional stress to the child.

Bills: HB340

Keywords: child protection, due process, family preservation, child custody, human resources, 1136, house, all

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• data committee here and not the child data committee here and not the child care<00:26:44.880>
• of child sexual assault material?
• I don't know if my child was way. I don't know if my child was directly<00:46:31.000> harmed.
• child care centers, which we have, too. child care centers, which we have, too.
• It's child seat belts, by the way.

Bills: HF1027, HF2226, HF1916, HF1915, HF1567, HF1986

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

Bills: HB2035, HB2041, HB2611, HB2860, HB4004, HB4049, SCR1032

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability

Summary: The Senate Committee on Government considered only SCR 1032, along with a strike-everything amendment. The amendment would require school districts, subject to voter approval, to dedicate at least 60% of operational spending to teacher pay, with a phased-in increase starting in FY 2028 for districts below that threshold. It also would penalize noncompliant districts by requiring unexpended Classroom Site Fund monies to revert, making districts ineligible for those funds until back in compliance, and directing JLBC to exclude those districts from per-pupil calculations. The Superintendent of Public Instruction could grant limited waivers of the forfeiture provisions for up to one year, not more than two consecutive years for the same district. Supporters, including representatives of Heritage Action, the Goldwater Institute, and the Center for Arizona Policy, argued that Arizona has increased school funding substantially while teacher pay has remained flat in real terms, and said the measure would improve accountability and ensure more money reaches teachers rather than district administration. They cited Auditor General findings and prior voter-approved efforts such as the Classroom Site Fund and teacher pay initiatives as evidence that districts have not prioritized classroom spending as intended. A rural school coalition testified in opposition, saying the proposal would be difficult for small districts to meet because it could force cuts to other essential costs such as fuel, insurance, facilities, and other operating needs, and that the Auditor General’s classroom-spending categories may not accurately reflect actual teacher pay. One committee member also raised concerns that the measure could harm special education and other legally required student services. During discussion, the sponsor said charter schools were excluded because they are private businesses under the state’s framework, despite receiving public funds. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then voted 4-3 to give SCR 1032, as amended, a do pass recommendation.

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• In the bill, the family partners are the private child placing agencies under contract with DHS.
• Senate Bill 1558 clarifies a definition of a child for specific purposes of licensing Level E group homes

Bills: SB1558, SB1983, SB1796, SB1806, SB1426, SB633

Keywords: child care, licensing, definitions, foster care, child welfare, SB1983, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions, foster parent recruitment, foster parent retention

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• in universal child care.
• Many child care centers.
• Although I love the concept.
• care, but not quality child.
• Although I love the concept.

Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• HB265 does this by bringing in child safety experts and parents.
• If you're inviting a child and telling them to take a child, that you would just know that you have some
• You wouldn't send your child in. But you're okay if your child did purchase it?
• So if a child is going to go pick up the medication...
• Well, I mean, a child is 15, 16, right?

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• To make sure that that doesn't happen to anyone else's child.
• I would hope that camps, if you're inviting a child and telling them to take a child, that you would
• You won't send your child in, but you're OK if your child did purchase it.
• child in to have a conversation with a pharmacist.
• Well, I mean a child is 1516, right?

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• welfare or child including any child welfare or child protection<00:24:05.240> provisions,<00
• whole child care slot.
• whole child care slot.
• whole child care slot.
• protection and child done in child protection and child welfare welfare welfare um<01:50:31.200>

Bills: HF4382, HF2929

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size