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• Finally, the bill amends the uses of the military transitional housing fund.
• transitional housing.
• transitional housing.
• We're going to live under the Chinese. Let's do it. Let's just cut to the chase.
• Well, we're going to live under the Chinese. Let's do it. Let's just cut to the chase.

Bills: HB2424, HB2608, HB2775, HB2805, HB2908

Keywords: Arizona political parties, precinct committeeman, precinct committeemen, proxy voting, party bylaws, county committee, state committee, qualified elector, election administration, political party rules, precinct representation, adjoining precinct, county party meeting, proxy attestation, notary public, witnesses, transitional housing, military veterans, grant program, housing services

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• Transitional housing and permanent supportive housing must be allowed in zones allowing residential dwellings
• It also specifies a definition for transitional housing, which is based on the definition used for the
• However, that means we miss opportunities to provide complementary services near each other, such as
• a day shelter with health care or job services near an overnight shelter.
• We were able in the underlying substitute to bifurcate permanent supportive housing and transitional

Bills: HB2266, HB2489

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation, 904, all

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• in the city where you want to live.
• in the city where you want to live.
• and communities where people live.
• of our members do not think that is appropriate, particularly where there may not be services or transit
• He was labeled service resistant.

Bills: HB2266, HB2489

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation, 904, all

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• HB 741 amends the family code to expand support services, which may now include case management services
• service.
• There are 254 assisted living with facilities with more than a hundred people living in them.
• I mean, these are folks' lives.
• Especially when we're talking about nursing homes, assisted living is now expanding some of their services

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• It's a program to provide Medicaid coverage to doula services by Vice Chair Emanuel.
• So the Texas Health and Service Texas Health and Human Services Commission has confirmed that this substitute
• Amazon Pharmacy is a full-service, digital-forward pharmacy in your pocket.
• Priscilla Perea with the Health and Human Services Commission is a resource on the bill.
• For these services, is that correct? In a way, yeah.

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• </c> Department of Human Services' excuses. Department of Human Services' excuses.
• </c> for services that are done. Thank you. for services that are done. Thank you.
• Across all services.
• </c> worth living. worth living.
• </c> disabilities living in my home. disabilities living in my home.

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

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• And uh we're very Services Coalition.
• </c> difficulty with daily living activities. difficulty with daily living activities.
• </c> to track and verify that service to track and verify that service delivery<00:18:19.440><c> and<
• Older adults and vulnerable adults living in assisted living and long-term care settings.
• </c><00:53:26.240><c> and</c> live can understand the services and live can understand the services and

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• These are the pharmacies serving our nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and rehab centers.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, these pharmacies are already required to do more.
• That's a higher level of service than a typical retail pharmacy.
• We service about 60% of the long-term care patients in the state of Louisiana.
• My bill requires the social services in your particular parish and district as well.

Bills: HB184, HB235, HB546, HB557, HB584, HB747, HB902, HB930

Keywords: charitable pharmacy, healthcare fees, outpatient prescription, exemption, Louisiana Department of Health, sewerage systems, individual systems, community systems, local governance, legislation, installation regulations, protective custody, peace officers, mental health, emergency medical services, involuntary admission, long-term care, healthcare, pharmacy, residents

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• So they would just get their home inspected, or wherever they do the service.
• I lived in one and rented the other.
• Most rural communities don't have the funds to set up these tenant services.
• And just trying to find non-profits to help with those services is difficult.
• We are the only third-service municipal EMS department in the state that holds civil service protections

Bills: HB303, HB 1107, HB 1063, HB1517, HB1991, HB2464, HB3509, HB3527, HB303

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

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• The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
• Our transition and financial support services, our Foster Youth Independence programs, or FYI, are available
• Texas and the services.
• We have too many people taking their lives in this state.
• I've lived with sickle cell anemia all of my life.

Bills: HB107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655, HB107

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

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• adulthood through our Preparation for Adult Living program, or PAL program, our transition financial
• Through these services, we have seen firsthand Through these services, we have seen firsthand how vital
• Texas and the services they provide.
• Texas and the services they provide.
• I was just trying to help save lives, Madam Chair. Just trying to help save lives. Okay.

Bills: HB 107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.

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• Kauai, two small ones that service Maui, and then two big ones that service the rest.
• </c> So there's a smaller one that services So there's a smaller one that services part<00:20:56.880>
• Machai, and then two big ones service Machai, and then two big ones that<00:21:01.120><c> service</c
• and</c><01:08:42.000><c> working</c> school psychologist living and working school psychologist living
• </c> facilities when they were in service. facilities when they were in service.

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• and health care services to residents who need assistance with activities of daily living or medical
• from independent living to assisted living or nursing home care as needed without relocating to a new
• in senior independent living.
• senior assisted living statutes.
• assisted living.

Bills: HB1542, HB2527

Keywords: senior housing, independent living, 55 and older, older adults, elderly, retirement housing, retirement community, resident rights, tenant protections, consumer protection act, unfair or deceptive practices, housing discrimination, assisted living distinction, Department of Commerce, Washington RCW, housing provider, community living, security cameras, resident meetings, anonymous complaints

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• </c> human service delivery redesign. human service delivery redesign.
• that improve the lives of Minnesotans. uh service delivery through technology uh service delivery through
• </c> human services programs. human services programs.
• </c> service program administration. service program administration.
• :11:44.000><c> services</c><00:11:44.480><c> provided</c><00:11:44.839><c> by</c> landscape of services

Bills: HF4525, HF3002, HF3665, HF4420

Keywords: human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care

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• The Committee on Human Services will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Chair Hall here.
• Most of these kids also qualify for special education services, so they may have a surrogate parent who's
• Current law requires that the Department of Family and Protective Services to consider several factors
• The parents working to get their services so they can get their child home.
• OK, um, Erica Benuelos, Department of Family and Protective Services neutral on the bill, is that correct

Bills: SB 2041, SB 1777, SB 1681, SB 2311

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• Academically, most of these kids also qualify for special education services.
• piece to the puzzle, important for our older youth who have more complicated needs, as well as our living
• The parents are working to get their services so they can get their child home.
• Erica Banuelos, Department of Family and Protective Services, neutral on the bill. Correct?

Bills: SB2041, SB1777, SB1681, SB2311

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• The exchange may require a carrier to submit information including a carrier's proposed service area,
• House Bill 2599 relates to AI and therapy services.
• I recommend in 5A we change “therapy or psychotherapy services” to mean services you provide to diagnose
• I recommend in 5A we change “therapy or psychotherapy services” to mean services you provide to diagnose
• , Designated certified MAs to enter and activate an order for certain services, and those services must

Bills: HB2564, HB2599, HB1809, HB2242, HB2261, HB2384, HB2505

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, certification, state regulation, health plan, therapy, psychotherapy, mental health, regulation, professional standards, behavioral health, mental health crisis, crisis response, co-response, co-responder, first responder, EMS, emergency medical services, paramedic, EMT

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• for the service coordinators.
• He had 19 years of service and was only 48 years old when he passed on.
• He had 19 years of service and was only 48 years old when he passed away.
• home and community-based services.
• Care, and these services allow me to live independently and work a full-time job.

Bills: S2500, S2502, S2504, S7028, S2506, S2508, S2510, S2512, S2514, S2516, S2518, S0482, S0678, S0984, S1016, S1074, S1706, S7030

Keywords: budget, appropriation, education funding, healthcare, environmental protection, infrastructure, local government, Appropriations Act, funding, education, rural development, economic assistance, collective bargaining, state employees, labor relations, impasse resolution, negotiations, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program

Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2026-2027 budget, SPB 2500, with chairs outlining major spending in K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Highlights included a $115 billion overall budget, pay raises for state employees and public safety workers, major K-12 funding increases and enrollment supplements, higher education workforce and nursing investments, expanded Medicaid/KidCare and behavioral health funding, corrections and law enforcement operational funding, transportation and housing investments, and significant environmental and water quality spending. Members asked about civic education funding, declining enrollment, professor retention, APD waiver waitlists, cultural grant allocations, and other line items. Public testimony also addressed HIV/AIDS drug assistance funding and prison air conditioning. SPB 2500 was adopted as a committee bill after amendment consideration and a roll call vote. The committee then took up implementing and related budget bills, including SPB 2502 (implementing the General Appropriations Act), SPB 2504 (state employee bargaining placeholder), SB 7028 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and related retirement changes), SPB 2506 (fuel tax distributions), SPB 2508 (state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge), SPB 2510 (termination of an unused court trust fund), SPB 2512 (new judgeships), SPB 2514 (K-12 conforming changes), SPB 2516 (higher education conforming changes), and SPB 2518 (health conforming changes). Most were explained as technical or conforming measures tied to the budget, and all were reported favorably as committee bills, with SB 7028 amended to direct a portion of increased contributions to disability and line-of-duty death benefits in the FRS investment plan. The committee also heard and passed several member bills, including CS for SB 1074 on rounding rules for cash transactions in a world without pennies, CS for SB 678 restoring the alcohol loss deduction framework for distributors, and SB 964 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention. SB 964 drew the most discussion, with questions about the one-year death-benefit window, the separate $25,000 cancer diagnosis payment, and whether the bill could create gaps in coverage for firefighters diagnosed or dying just outside the new time limits. Firefighter representatives testified in support, saying the bill would provide clearer protections for members and families. All of these measures were reported favorably.

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• older live alone.
• This enables us to live happy lives that are healthy and well-supported.
• And I hope you'll agree with me, Metro Transit has a Transit Assistance Program (TAP). or TAP, that is
• their lives.
• website to see if they give away transit cards.

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• to live happy lives that this enables us to live happy lives that are<00:31:16.240><c> healthy</c><00
• Metro Transit has a Transit Assistance Program, or TAP, that is designed to make public transit more
• their lives.
• their lives we'd around as they live their lives we'd increase<01:05:33.680><c> the</c><01:05:33.760

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes