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• ALL THE COMMENTS AND WE WILL PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE BY OUR GENERAL DEADLINE AND MAIL NOTIFICATION
• OF I'M A PARENT WHO DO I CONTACT AND WHAT DO I DO AND HOW DO GET SOME KIND OF RECOURSE WHEN MY CHILD
• WHO IS THE PERSON OR MAYBE GIVE AN ANSWER OR MAYBE YOU DON'T BUT WHO DOES THE PARENT HAVE ACCESS TO CONTENT
• OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS REACHING OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WE ALSO OF OUR WEBSITE AND A CALL CENTER THAT A PARENT

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• I mean, to be a foster parent, you don't just say, "I'm going to take somebody in."
• In terms of foster parents, we do have a problem in addressing the concerns those foster parents have
• Those foster parents have some of the same issues.
• the treatment foster parents have.
• We haven't talked about how many kids we have whose parental rights have been terminated.

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• Um, members will note that, as the sort of parent committee of the veterans subcommittee, we have a responsibility
• Um, members will note that, as the sort of parent committee of the veterans subcommittee, we have a responsibility
• close a veterans home if federally required while maintaining resident protections and legislative notification
• close a veterans home if federally required while maintaining resident protections and legislative notification
• and legislative notification and legislative notification requirements. requirements. requirements

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The same district did not adequately notify parents with the 14-day advance notification and this leaves
• Both parents and districts need clarity on what records should be shared with parents.
• You're a good parent. Again, we're legislating against bad parents.
• But what about the parents?
• Donna Cecil, parent of an LGBTQ parent. in support. Sky Tooley, 5th grade teacher in Los Angeles.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It guarantees that minors have access to confidential communication with a parent or legal guardian.
• It requires notification to families when seclusion or restraint is used.
• This is about parents being connected to their young children.
• But SB 41 didn't remove parents from the conversation.
• This bill allows a parent to take their child to a pharmacy.

Keywords: 905, all

Summary: The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed. The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15. The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.

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• SB 1703, ESA parental notification waived rights.
• SB 1720, equal parenting time best interest. SB 1721, prevailing wage contracts agreements.
• SB 1754, ADE special education parent complaints.
• SB 1754, ADE special education parent complaints.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a recorded roll call showing 30 members present, and approval of the previous journal. The President announced receipt of HB 2022 from the governor and made temporary committee substitutions for the Rules Committee. The chamber also received a large calendar of first- and second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, water, public safety, marijuana, housing, taxation, and other topics. A major presentation recognized licensed naturopathic physicians in the gallery, who were invited to support SB 1178, a bill expanding their authority to administer certain intravenous legend drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. The Senate then recessed to honor public safety personnel with a proclamation commending Deputies Gregory Sanders and Jacob Montoya, along with several Cochise and Pinal County and Border Patrol personnel, for rescuing an eight-year-old boy from a human trafficking situation. The members applauded the honorees and took photos with them. After returning to order, several senators used points of personal privilege to urge the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review $2.85 million in election-related funding requested by the Secretary of State for IT and election infrastructure needs, arguing the money was already available and necessary for secure 2026 elections. Another senator spoke about the need for long-term water planning and reduced groundwater reliance. Additional announcements covered caucus and committee meeting times, Arizona Aerospace Day, and a mental health advocacy group visiting the chamber. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

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• The Chair lays out as pending business House Bill 1368 by Venton Jones, relating to a notification requirement
• Members, this is the bill we heard previously that's relating to a parental right to information concerning
• Section one, the substitute removes the requirement that TEA must provide the parents information about
• the TEA must consult with relevant stakeholders, including representatives of school districts and parents
• must also make a good faith effort to accurately represent the interests of school districts and parents

Bills: HB178

Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability

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• And so what would be the notification that individuals will receive when it comes to the expropriation
• And what would be the notification process?
• The notification process starts with a meeting of the City Council, and it can go, if there were petitions
• relative to the administration of melatonin, to prohibit individuals from providing melatonin without parental
• It just prohibits individuals from providing melatonin to kids without parental consent.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• <00:05:23.280> in closer to the needs of the parents in closer to the needs of the parents
• Now, a number of parents testified in Now, a number of parents testified in support<00:16:41.040>
• concerns to the parents who testified. concerns to the parents who testified.
• issues and that would be if a parent issues and that would be if a parent disagrees<00:53:56.480
• <01:24:37.040> involvement looking to limit parental involvement looking to limit parental

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• THE POSTCARD NOTIFICATION PROCESS IN THE BILL WILL AID IN CATCHING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY AS IT OCCURS SO
• THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS THROUGH A NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF ELECTION CRIMES AND
• BY THIS WE ARE MAKING SURE THE NOTIFICATION IS BEING SENT.
• AS A PARENT I HAVE SEEN NO IMPACT OF THESE ARE. TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE PRE-K INITIATIVE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• statute, which requires a parent statute, which requires a parent committee<01:07:31.440> to<
• , dialogue with staff, with our parents, dialogue with staff, with our parents, and<01:09:17.120>
• the empowerment of the parent committee. the empowerment of the parent committee.
• <01:16:26.880> Indian Our parent or our American Indian Our parent or our American Indian
• > committees non-concurrence allows parent committees non-concurrence allows parent committees

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Parents who never stopped hoping, siblings who carry grief quietly, and New Yorkers fighting every day
• PARENTS WHO NEVER STOPPED HOPING, SIBLINGS WHO CARRY GRIEF QUIETLY AND NEW YORKERS FIGHTING EVERY DAY
• The New York Labor Law provides that if the employer fails to give an employee wage notification form
• THE NEW YORK The New York Labor Law provides that if the employer fails to give an employee wage notification

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal, and then recognized several guest groups, including the Shenendehowa High School girls varsity cross country team and tennis champion Jolie Chichak, as well as the Downsville Central School Student Council. Senator Tedisco introduced the Shenendehowa athletes, highlighting their state and federation championships and strong academic records, and Senator Oberacker introduced the Downsville students. The chamber extended courtesies to the guests. The Senate then moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills and resolutions. Among the measures approved were a bill designating Overdose Awareness Day, a real property tax bill, a public authorities bill, several education-related bills, a private housing finance bill, a workers’ compensation bill, and a labor law bill. Some items were laid aside before later being taken up, including the cannabis bill and the environmental conservation bill. Votes were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, with a few recorded negatives on certain bills. The most extensive debate centered on Calendar 261, Senator May’s environmental conservation bill concerning renewable energy installations and transmission on state reforestation lands. Senator Walczyk and others questioned whether the bill would allow solar, wind, battery storage, tree cutting, herbicide use, and reduced environmental review, while supporters argued the bill was mainly about transmission corridors, climate goals, and preserving flexibility for DEC oversight and mitigation. After debate, the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed 42-13. The Senate also passed Calendar 353, Senator Ramos’s labor law bill addressing class action wage recovery and statutory damages. Supporters said it would clarify the law so workers can recover full wages in class actions, while opponents warned it could encourage litigation against small businesses over technical payroll errors. The bill passed 47-8. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until March 4, 2026, with intervening days as legislative days.

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• The bill includes a process for notification and the opportunity to correct before penalties are imposed
• The notification requirements, public reporting, and judicial review options ensure transparency.
• training to teachers that instructed them to keep the gender identity of students a secret from their parents
• I'm a parent to five children between the ages of 25 and 5 years old, all of whom have attended Texas

Bills: SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38

Keywords: evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony

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• In those few hours, my phone, my texts, and my social media had been flooded with notifications.
• I went home to my safe place, and I went to my parents to tell them what had been done.
• In those few hours, my phone, my text, and my social media had been flooded with notifications.
• I went home to my safe place, and I went to my parents to tell them what had been done.
• to be able to make the kind of calls and take the kind of action that my parents did.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 703 on utility relocation, as amended by a strike-all. The sponsor said the bill would require government authorities that order communication service providers to move infrastructure to pay the relocation costs, clarify expedited timelines, and align the House bill with the Senate version. Supporters argued the communication services tax should help cover these costs, while cities and counties warned the bill would shift major unfunded costs to local governments and taxpayers, especially in fiscally constrained counties. After public testimony from local government and industry representatives and debate over fairness, coordination, and the tax’s intended use, the committee adopted the strike-all and then passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed CS/HB 379, a securities package updating Chapter 517. The bill and conforming amendment made several technical and policy changes, including expanding certain exemptions, updating foreign jurisdiction and exchange considerations, revising merger-and-acquisition broker rules, aligning fingerprinting requirements with FBI standards, and adding protections related to financial exploitation of specified adults. Industry and Office of Financial Regulation witnesses supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably without opposition. Next, the committee passed CS/HB 867 establishing the Coastal Link Commuter Rail Service Act to create a legal framework for commuter rail operations along Florida’s coastal corridor and to help Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties secure insurance and indemnification for service on the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way. The Florida Chamber supported the bill, and it was reported favorably without debate. The committee also passed CS/HB 1161, which revises Florida’s deepfake law to require covered platforms to remove altered sexual depictions and copies upon request by the victim; the bill drew emotional testimony from a student victim and broad support from members, and a severability amendment was adopted before the bill passed unanimously. The committee then passed CS/HB 453 on pool and spa contractors, which updates Chapter 489 terminology and scope-of-practice rules and, through amendment, limits certain equipment to commercially available products. Finally, the committee passed HB 955 requiring all private employers to use E-Verify for new hires, removing the small-employer exemption. Supporters framed it as workforce integrity and rule-of-law legislation, while opponents warned about labor shortages, burdens on small businesses, and impacts on immigrant workers. After debate, the bill passed 19-3. The committee then began hearing CS/HB 541 on minimum wage requirements, which would allow voluntary waivers of minimum wage for certain internships, pre-apprenticeships, and on-the-job training; the sponsor presented an amendment limiting the duration and clarifying minor waivers, and the committee heard both support from small business groups and opposition from labor, immigrant, and worker advocates before the transcript ended.

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• You have to have 85 percent parental involvement.
• And the program is really founded on parental choice.
• I'm Linda Litzinger with Texas Parent to Parent. We serve all disabilities across Texas.
• Well, that goes on all the time for kids at Parent to Parent. They go to Texas Children's.
• I am Amy Litzinger, policy lead at Texas Parent to Parent. We are statewide.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I personally represent the detained parents of TK-12-age students and even high school students, and
• It can also support family engagement programs that equip parents and caregivers to support learning
• ... ...of paid parental and/or disability leave.
• Provides K-12 community college staff up to 12 weeks for parental leave. So that's parental leave.
• The parental leave benefit allows them to be out up to 12 weeks.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

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• <00:10:12.320> on<00:10:12.560> your gotten the Fastpass notification on your gotten
• the Fastpass notification on your phones.<00:10:13.279> Fudrasters<00:10:13.839> are<00
• Is the agency going to follow up on the actual what the parents are saying with site visits to ensure
• to uh log in mechanisms for parents to uh log in themselves<00:57:28.480> and<00:57:28.880>
• were checking in children who parents were checking in children who were<00:58:50.799> then<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I became a citizen 30 years ago last November; my parents as well, and it was always a dream.
• My parents live in the city of Bell, and they haven't left the house in three weeks because my parents
• And so for me, the pride that my parents have...
• We can all come here, and so for me, the pride that my parents have, every single time that they come
• And I vividly remember my parents struggling to build their life.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long floor session focused heavily on budget trailer bills, labor agreements, housing, environmental review, and several resolutions. Members also introduced visiting guests, including family members, district staff, Mandela Washington Fellows, and UC Berkeley public policy students. Procedural motions were taken up early, including a successful roll-call vote to suspend rules so certain budget-related bills could be heard without reference to file. The chamber approved several major budget measures. SB 129, the labor trailer bill, passed 56-4 after supporters said it made technical budget adjustments, funded collective bargaining, supported In-Home Supportive Services, and addressed pension and project-related issues. SB 131, the public resources and housing trailer bill, passed 50-3 after extensive debate over homelessness funding, CEQA exemptions, advanced manufacturing, high-speed rail, rural access to funds, tribal consultation, and environmental protections; multiple members voiced support while also urging follow-up changes. The Assembly also adopted SB 139, implementing agreements for professional and operating engineers, by 69-1, and SB 140, implementing the correctional officers’ agreement, by 71-0. Later, AB 130, the housing trailer bill, was taken up on concurrence in Senate amendments after a successful rule suspension; members discussed tribal consultation protections, CEQA reform, prevailing wage, and vehicle miles traveled provisions, with debate continuing as the transcript ended. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 927, extending the Williams inspection window for certain school districts, which passed 70-0. In addition, ACR 16 naming the 10th Street Bridge the POW/MIA Bridge passed 70-0. AJR 9, urging full and consistent federal funding for the National Park Service, drew broad bipartisan support and passed 66-0 after members highlighted California parks’ economic and cultural importance. HR 47, recognizing the Fourth of July and the Declaration of Independence, prompted extended remarks on democracy, civics, immigration, military service, and community celebrations before being adopted by voice vote with 64 co-authors added. The consent calendar was also adopted 64-0.

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• There are instances where a parent will be entitled to and will collect child support yet do not have
• I'd like to note that parent-child safety placements were removed from the bill on the Senate floor,
• Effectively, this legislation would ensure that fathers equitably discharge parental duties to their
• Due to whatever feelings they may have against that parent.
• ' income or a difference in the timeshare between the parents.

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• requirements in a timely notification requirements in a timely manner.<00:12:00.560> Of<00:12
• Although we found pervasive issues with guardians failing to meet reporting and notification requirements
• We added notifications to the guardian and conservator applications to provide family and lay guardians
• couple caring for their adult child with developmental disabilities, sometimes while one or both parents
• , disabilities where one or both parents, disabilities where one or both parents, um,<00:41:54.319

Bills: HF3901, HF962, HF4428, HF4478, HF1775

Keywords: foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination