Video & Transcript Research : 'Family Support Services'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- :03.040><c> year</c> Family residential services this year Family residential services this year were
- I am here family residential services.
- At Donahue Foster Services, my company, we currently host 21 family residential service programs.
- </c><00:35:19.960><c> services</c> into effect, the family services into effect, the family services
- </c> for the family residential services. for the family residential services.
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
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there anyone here in support in the room in support of Senate Bill 246?
- So I want to support the bill.
- If we go to their establishment and they are in the middle of providing services, depending on the service
- , senior centers, or community services.
- And do I cut services for the good people? Or do I—where do I begin to cut services?
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Would amend language in the Texas Family Code allowing the Department of Family and Protective Services
- referred for services following an investigation by DFPS.
- I come today to help support this bill.
- Training and support provided to daycares to help them succeed.
- programs and 211 services.
Bills:
HB 660, HB 4845, HB 3902, HB 5396, HB 4615, HB 1825, HB 1403, HB 4336, HB 4585, HB 4371, HB 863, SB 1589, HB 5223, HB 3195, HB 2734
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so private duty nursing is one of those services.
- Senate Bill 1589 would amend language in the Texas Family Code allowing the Department of Family and
- referred for services following an investigation by DFPS.
- I come today to help support this bill.
- Strategies that increase the support of housing supply.
Bills:
HB660, HB4845, HB3902, HB5396, HB4615, HB1825, HB1403, HB4336, HB4585, HB4371, HB863, SB1589, HB5223, HB3195, HB2734
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't— I understand one thing about the Department of Family and Protective Services.
- The Department of Family and Protective Services is a government agency. Yes.
- This includes real estate. companies, therapy services, laundry and maintenance, food services, HR, and
- . and child care licensing services.
- For example, in family-based services, safety services, the number of visits per family is based on risk
Bills:
HB660, HB4845, HB3902, HB5396, HB4615, HB1825, HB1403, HB4336, HB4585, HB4371, HB863, SB1589, HB5223, HB3195, HB2734
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Palliative care is a philosophy of care that focuses on comfort, quality of life, and family support.
- ... ...would help bring expert symptom management, psychosocial support, care coordination to families
- When I... ...say support is critical, these children and their families meet each day with unimaginable
- Typically, these families do not have well-developed support systems.
- I support this.
Keywords:
school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 21st, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We can support parents without putting other families at risk.
- We need support for all families: single-parent households, chosen families, and others. ...families,
- I ask for your support of HB1106 to protect... children and families.
- When I came out as queer to members of my family as a teenager, ...They supported me.
- It took not one but two suicide attempts for family services to investigate my case.
Bills:
HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147
Keywords:
child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) May 21st, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Among the state agencies, we can strengthen early childhood infrastructure and better support Texas families
- A more efficient system would better support families, boost economic output, and better prepare children
- This causes problems for families and providers, but it also undermines the potential for effective support
- It'll just have its administrative support from the Health and Human Services Commission.
- Having children, and it will also evaluate the effectiveness of state-funded programs that support families
Bills:
HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147
Keywords:
child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have, um, written testimony in support from the Office of Community Services, DIR, from the Hawaii
- We support it, as free transit has been shown to reduce transportation costs for families, expand access
- More than half of SNAP recipients in Hawaii are in families with children, and it also supports our local
- Homeless students face incredible challenges in trying to attend school, and the supports and services
- The Office of Youth Services stands on our written testimony supporting the intent and offering comments
Keywords:
grants, community engagement, nonprofit organizations, federal assistance, volunteering, youth transit, public transportation, subsidized transit, environment, energy independence, affordable transportation, Hawaii, diaper tax credit, families, low-income, childcare, health, Hawaii Department of Human Services, DHS, emergency appropriation
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services.
HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas.
HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- 169 increases the annual amount of longevity payment awards to state employees by 50% across all service
- contributions, which would include some form of cash, loan, guarantee, or other financial instrument or services
- that support the eligibility entity in the completion of a qualified.
- Senate Bill 182 allows the certified law enforcement officers of the Department of Human Services, Office
Keywords:
longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 169 increases the annual amount of longevity payment award to state employees by 50% across all service
- contributions, which would include some form of cash or a loan or guarantee or other financial instrument or services
- that support the eligible entity in the completion of a qualified project.
- Or services that support the eligible entity in the completion of a qualified project.
- Senate Bill 182 allows the CLEET-certified law enforcement officers of the Department of Human Services
Keywords:
longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Senate Bill 169 would increase the annual longevity payment award for state employees by 50% across all service years and passed 17-1. Senate Bill 1991, described as a cleanup bill for the Ocamp Fund, passed 19-0. Senate Bill 1992, which defines “strategic financing partner” under the SIDE Act for Department of Commerce projects, passed 20-0.
The committee also approved Senate Bill 1204, as amended, to provide Oklahoma teachers and school employees three days of bereavement leave after the death of a spouse or child, including a miscarriage; the amendment specified funding from the public school paid maternity leave revolving fund. Senate Bill 1339 passed to codify continued funding for off-the-formula schools and allow the State Department of Education to access funds to cover the 2023 teacher pay raise for those schools. Senate Bill 182 passed to allow certain CLEET-certified law enforcement officers and resident care specialists to join the OPERS hazardous duty retirement plan.
Additional measures approved included Senate Bill 1847, allowing certain Advantage Waiver Medicaid recipients diagnosed with cognitive impairment to remain in assisted living and age in place; Senate Bill 1360, creating a three-year pilot program placing math instructional teams in the lowest-performing districts; and Senate Bill 1346, as amended, directing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to establish a water and wastewater infrastructure investment program after removing an appropriation section. Several questions focused on funding sources, eligibility, and population-based allocation formulas, but no bills were rejected. Senate Bills 1427 and 1566 were laid over to go directly to the floor with no fiscal impact, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following Wednesday.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My family was subject to a child custody evaluation done by a domestic relations office.
- It doesn't build family relationships.
- We strongly support this bill and ask you to pass House Bill 2350.
- This shortage has led to delays in transcription services and case backlogs.
- Thank you all; I appreciate your service. Mr.
Keywords:
digital court reporting, court reporting, court reporter, electronic recording, audio recording, video recording, transcription, verbatim record, judicial administration, Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial System, courts, depositions, grand jury, referee, court commissioner, court technology, courtroom technology, access to justice, accuracy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (1-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:06:58.599><c> Services</c> Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health
- Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Aging Services. 910 KAR 1:210 and 1:241 repealer. no
- </c> you Cabinet for Health and Family you Cabinet for Health and Family Services<01:19:11.280><c> Office
- > 910</c><01:19:14.920><c> K</c> Services Office of Aging Services 910 K Services Office of Aging Services
Keywords:
0:01– Meeting start/roll call
0:34 – Approval of minutes
0:48 – Welcome of new committee members
1:34 – Council on Postsecondary Education
25:17 – Teachers’ Retirement System
27:00 – Kentucky Public Pension Authority
29:04 – Board of Veterinary Examiners
31:40 – Board of Nursing
34:01 – Board of Emergency Medical Services
36:15 – Fish & Wildlife Resources
40:34 – Department of Corrections
56:00 – Department of State Police
58:05 – Department of Criminal Justice Training
59:22 – Transportation Cabinet
1:00:18 – Department of Education
1:01:23 – Department of Employment Services
1:04:17 – Department of Workplace Standards
1:05:25 – Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction
1:06:59 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Sanitation)
1:13:50 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Trauma System)
1:17:46 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Radon)
1:18:30 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Medicaid Services
1:19:15 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. of Aging Services
1:20:36 – Other Business/Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120.
Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation.
Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We also provide supports for families in conflict.
- us to respond to family requests for prevention services.
- Families can get access to our combined in-home service array of contract services, evidence-based practices
- like... ...service array of contract services, evidence-based practices like FFT, functional family
- therapy, and other supports for families that they may need.
Keywords:
children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability, family services, state department, child welfare, homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the division chief for legal services in our child support division and I am available to
- Sorry, Department of Family and Protective Services. OK.
- If there are things that we don't like, I know that the Department of Family Protective Services has
- I think some Nutrition services can help with that, with helping families find, yes. affordable ways
- . especially families that are seeking out these services, they wanna be healthy.
Keywords:
Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee. (2-9-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Medicaid Services, 907 K3320 and 907 K2310.
- </c><02:05:07.199><c> Services,</c> >> Cabinet for Health and Family Services, >> Cabinet
- Any questions from members to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services?
- family services.
- </c> Family Services? Family Services?
Keywords:
0:00 – Meeting start/roll call
0:10 - Roll call/approval of minutes
1:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Medicaid Services
27:40 - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
55:54 - Board of Veterinary Examiners
1:33:15 - Testimony in support of 804 KAR 13:010E, 020E, 030E and 040E.
1:49:04 - Education Professional Standards Board
1:49:58 - Attorney General, Office of Regulatory Relief
1:52:18 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA)
1:54:28 - Board of Nursing
1:56:44 - Board of Occupational Therapy
1:57:37 - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
1:58:58 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
1:59:50 - Economic Development Finance Authority
2:01:34 - Department of Corrections
2:02:37 - Department of Juvenile Justice
2:04:02 - Department for Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance
2:04:57 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Public Health, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient.
The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And their families. If any of you have ever worked with me, you know that.
- Was that this will better enable these service providers, these nonprofit service providers for the most
- Kaiser Family Foundation have organizations that provide these kinds of services.
- Umbrella cover is many family needs as possible.
- That we will, that we will support that financially.
Keywords:
immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- of these material supports or these services.
- care, mental health support, housing, legal aid, and numerous other essential services.
- care, mental health support, housing, legal aid, and numerous other essential services.
- care, mental health support, housing, legal aid, and numerous other essential services.
- care, mental health support, housing, legal aid, and numerous other essential services.
Keywords:
pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- we support alternative pathways to teacher licensure.
- I'm here today to express our strong support for AB 472.
- I'm here to speak in support of AB 472.
- I'm speaking in support of Assembly Bill 472.
- For these reasons, I ask you to support Assembly Bill 472.
Keywords:
military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The result was with support. Control of our PBM services.
- What's our cost to provide a rebate aggregation service or rebate administration service?
- What's our cost to provide a rebate aggregation service or rebate administration service?
- We run our rebate aggregation services through Prime, who then services under Ascent, which is part of
- We have a couple of cards in support.
Keywords:
automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access