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• </c><01:04:14.720><c> services</c> who worked in homeless youth services who worked in homeless youth
• So for example, if I have a BA in sociology and I'm working for the Department of Youth and Services,
• Can we have an intervention because we know that this is not best practice."
• Can we have an intervention because we know that this is not best practice."
• We can have an intervention in the meantime. I'm sure I have heard you over and over.

Summary: The committee opened with a brief update and prayer for Oscar, a person known to members, noting he was making slow but encouraging progress and awaiting transfer to rehab. The hearing then began on House Bill 518, which would require the commissioner of DHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCYF costs. Representative Erica Leyon, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to improve transparency, clarify how DCYF resources and shared services are used, and help future discussions about staffing, funding, and whether DCYF should remain within DHHS or become a separate department. She said the department could likely comply without additional cost and was open to adjusting the reporting date, with the department preferring December 31 instead of September 1. Committee members and the DCYF director, Marie Nunan, discussed whether the bill was duplicative of existing reporting and whether it should also include federal funding mandates. Nunan said DCYF already has many policies and reports, but does not currently produce one consolidated DCYF-specific report in this form; she also said the department believed it had the capacity to file the report and was not taking a position on the bill. Several members questioned whether the measure was necessary, while others supported transparency but suggested the information was already available or could be obtained without legislation. In executive session, the committee voted 15-1 to retain HB 518, meaning it will not advance to the calendar at this time. The committee then opened House Bill 775, sponsored by Representative Jod Nelson, concerning supervised visitation centers. Nelson introduced Dr. Scott Hampton, who testified that supervised visitation is important for child safety, domestic violence prevention, and family preservation. Hampton described the history of visitation centers in New Hampshire, saying funding cuts had reduced the number of centers over time and that prior legislation had failed due to budget reductions. He argued that supervised exchanges can reduce risks such as abuse, abduction, and homicide, and said the service can prevent harm without adding cost by avoiding more serious incidents. The hearing on HB 775 was still underway at the end of the transcript, with no vote or final action shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:02:25.359><c> $346,500</c> American children and youth. $346,500 American children and youth.
• and Families; Division of Youth Services; and Office of Children, Youth and Families re-entry services
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• </c><02:03:31.119><c> and</c> services office of children youth and services office of children youth
• </c><02:04:37.520><c> 16</c> services for foster youth. 16 services for foster youth. 16 &gt;&gt; page

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• And I'm so glad you mentioned youth.
• I had the great fortune of meeting with teachers from Spokane to Kent, as well as our youth advocacy
• Today, I speak on behalf of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council in strong support of SB 6130.
• There was no meaningful attempt to get youth civically engaged.
• I ask that you don't limit Washington's youth by lessening funding to a successful program.

Bills: SB6130 , SB6247 , SB6260 , SB6268 , SB6278

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: voter registration, elections, national holiday, civic engagement, government initiative, school funding, financial management, budgeting, transparency, district governance, SB 6260, public education, K-12, Washington State, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, education finance, school transportation, school buses, zero-emission bus

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• CDPH and this administration have prioritized investments like the Children and Youth Behavioral Health
• 90 days on the job for the Department of Public Health related to public violence and violence intervention
• I think all of our interventions related to behavioral health are really going to improve resilience
• So I think being able to continue. to invest in the California Behavioral Youth Initiative, and as we
• It's going to help us develop a legislative report on the impact of social media on youth mental health

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• have come to the GHC experiencing fear of the potential loss of medically necessary care for their youth
• If an insurer wants to stop covering sex-rejecting surgeries and endocrine interventions on children,
• If an insurer wants to stop covering sex-rejecting surgeries and endocrine interventions on children,
• California needs to catch up and admit that sex-rejecting interventions are rooted in pseudoscience.
• The likelihood is high for families, adults, youth, and children to have some exposure to immigration

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Selena Rose, Florida Youth Shine, waves in support.
• Kyle Lee, with Florida Youth Shine, waving in support. with Florida Youth Shine waving in support.
• Selena Rose, Florida Youth Shine, waving in support.
• Again, echoing the two speakers from Youth Shine, and I got to meet a lot of people from Youth Shine
• Thank you for your diligence, your persistence, for believing in these youth, you know, for the youth

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. First, PCS for HB 879 by Representatives Rizo and Woodson would require state colleges and universities to prioritize housing placement for students who are homeless, were in foster care, or are at risk of homelessness, and to give first priority in housing or work-study priority systems to students eligible for child-welfare-related tuition and fee exemptions. Members heard extensive supportive testimony from Florida Youth Shine participants and other advocates describing housing instability after foster care and the importance of campus housing and vouchers for student success. The bill was reported favorably by a 16-0 vote. The committee then heard CS for HB 1113 by Representative Valdes, which would standardize minimum math-content requirements for elementary teacher preparation programs and increase math content in competency-based certification programs. The sponsor cited stagnant Florida math outcomes and a state report finding limited math preparation for elementary teacher candidates. The bill drew support from the Foundation for Florida’s Future and the Florida Chamber of Commerce and was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. Finally, the committee considered HB 827 by Representative Spencer, directing the Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research to conduct a recurring statewide study on the effects of automation and artificial intelligence on Florida’s workforce, including affected industries, at-risk workers, and training needs. Members discussed whether similar data exists in the private sector, the bill’s fiscal impact, and the sponsor’s use of AI tools in preparing remarks. The bill received supportive debate and was reported favorably without opposition.

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• If you go in and you have a tourniquet, you can do medical intervention.
• I look at this bill as one that the youth would be behind with energy.
• What goes is it intervention time?
• </c><01:35:24.480><c> Um</c><01:35:24.880><c> and</c><01:35:25.120><c> intervention</c> intervention
• Um and intervention intervention time?

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a situation so many Floridian youth face.
• THAT'S A SITUATION SO MANY FLORIDIAN YOUTH FACE.
• The bill forces vulnerable youth to choose between silence and safety.
• THE BILL FORCES VULNERABLE YOUTH TO&nbsp; CHOOSE BETWEEN SILENCE AND SAFETY.
• I've been an educator for 39 years, but I'm still involved with youth.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 245, which would replace references in Florida law to “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material.” The sponsor said the change was overdue and more accurately reflects the criminal nature of the material. There was brief supportive public testimony, no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then took up HB 237 on the use of professional nursing titles. The sponsor said advanced practice registered nurses should be able to use earned academic titles such as DNP or PhD. Supporters testified in favor, there was no opposition or debate, and the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The longest discussion centered on HB 173, which would expand parental consent and access requirements for minors’ medical care, medical records, certain school surveys, and biomedical devices. Supporters argued it restores parental rights and keeps parents involved in children’s health decisions, while opponents—many from medical, mental health, LGBTQ, and youth advocacy groups—warned it could block access to STI treatment, mental health care, crisis hotlines, and confidential services for vulnerable youth, including those in abusive homes. After extensive testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably on a 19-7 vote. Finally, the committee began HB 327 on uterine fibroid research. The sponsor explained the bill would require health care providers to submit identified data so the Department of Health can build a usable de-identified research database, after prior implementation problems with duplicate or unverified data. A supportive local official testified, and members indicated support as the meeting moved toward a vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I like opening this up and saying, hey, look, this is what's right for the youth, the students.
• In other words, if there's a child that needs parental intervention, that is absolutely what we do, and
• I strongly believe that teachers at all levels, but especially with our youth, are the backbone of our
• Our high school removed the CIR critical intervention required academic label this past year.
• It's a strategic intervention and enrichment day.

Bills: HB624 , HB1022 , HB1203 , SB82 , SB206 , SB305 , SB376 , SB441

Committee: House Education

Keywords: school safety, emergency operations plan, crisis management, active shooter, drills, training, classroom security, primary health services, behavioral health, school health providers, medical necessity, student health care, education, school week, instructional time, public schools, performance score, student athletes, cardiovascular health, sudden cardiac arrest

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• regional We're actively monitoring the spread of the disease and preparing for potential future interventions
• That's our basis of data for that particular intervention. And.
• We've got some specialized workers called disease intervention specialists that go out and do follow-up
• We've done a lot of the things that are recommended nationally by... expert groups as interventions.
• So the... instrument that they are going to be administering is going to be the Cans for Kids and Youth

Committee: House Public Health

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• </c><01:50:46.880><c> and</c> that Pro provides Youth and that Pro provides Youth and family-driven<01
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• interventions interventions they<01:53:53.199><c> have</c><01:53:53.320><c> a</c><01:53:53.520><c> better
• The most visible symptom of New Hampshire's ongoing youth mental health crisis is the boarding of youth
• keeping the child and youth in the home and in the community.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• This core reflects funding for youth tobacco use prevention initiatives to implement evidence-based interventions
• to prevent and reduce youth tobacco use.
• This core reflects funding for youth tobacco use prevention initiatives to implement evidence-based interventions
• to prevent and reduce youth tobacco use.
• These core funds were fully reduced in the GovREC budget. and reduce youth tobacco use.

Committee: House Budget

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• I have specialized training in assessing pediatric health interventions, and I served as a principal
• The dental office provides an excellent venue for providing tobacco intervention services.
• And today I'm here with the youth group. We've been having...
• And today I'm here with the youth group. We've been having a youth group for the last few years.
• Apologies, I'm having, like, a full-circle moment seeing the youth advocates back behind me.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket of bills focused on MassHealth benefits and reimbursement, health equity, behavioral health, public health, dental access, 340B drug pricing, tobacco cessation, and coverage for children. The chairs emphasized rising health care costs, provider shortages, administrative burdens, and persistent inequities by income, race, geography, and immigration status. Much of the testimony centered on H.1416/S.901, an act to advance health equity, with legislators and members of the Health Equity Compact arguing for statewide benchmarks, stronger health equity leadership, reimbursement for interpreter services, community health workers and patient navigation, Medicaid graduate medical education support, and a health equity zone trust fund. Witnesses described disparities in life expectancy, maternal mortality, access to primary care, and the impact of federal Medicaid and social service cuts, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. The committee also heard strong support for H.1368/S.847 on rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill MassHealth children. Testifiers from industry, academia, hospitals, and families said early sequencing can end long diagnostic odysseys, improve treatment decisions, shorten hospital stays, and save money, while also providing emotional relief and information for families. The hearing then moved to H.1407 on MassHealth rate parity for inpatient behavioral health providers, where Rep. Scanlan and the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems said the bill would codify existing administrative parity so managed care plans cannot pay less than the MassHealth fee-for-service rate. On H.1392/S.853 to preserve and protect public health, witnesses supported higher vaccine administration fees to improve provider participation and immunization rates. The committee also heard testimony on H.770/845 to protect 340B providers in MassHealth, and on S.848 to require reporting and transparency around 340B revenues and outside administrative costs. Additional bills drew testimony on tobacco cessation coverage for MassHealth members, with advocates supporting broader access to counseling and medications through medical, behavioral health, and dental providers. On H.1409, a nursing home operator asked for more flexibility in a MassHealth staffing-related penalty tied to patient days per resident. On H.1401/S.888, supporters of the “Take 10” dental access proposal said adult MassHealth dental coverage is underused because too few dentists accept MassHealth, leading to long travel times and avoidable emergency room visits; they urged incentive payments for dentists serving new adult MassHealth patients. Finally, on H.1403/S.855, “Cover All Kids,” advocates and immigrant community members urged removal of immigration status as a barrier to full MassHealth coverage for children, while also backing a related bill to ensure 12 months of continuous coverage for children. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked questions on costs, reimbursement levels, and implementation details.

Transcript Highlights:

• And without immediate intervention, these mounting pressures will destabilize a safety and jeopardize
• That’s sort of one of the core interventions to maintain Medi-Cal Medicaid enrollment.”
• programs are eliminating gender-affirming care coverage across populations, including TRICARE for youth
• Worsening depression, anxiety, and suicide risk, especially for transgender youth who already face a
• Without intervention, newly uninsured Californians will walk into our hospitals and walk out financially

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of federal H.R. 1 and related state budget actions on California’s health care system. Opening remarks framed the federal changes as a major threat to Medi-Cal, Covered California, hospitals, clinics, and the broader safety net, with warnings that millions could lose coverage and that costs would shift to providers, counties, and consumers. Testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on implementation challenges, the administrative burden of work requirements and more frequent renewals, the loss of federal funding, and the need for California to consider long-term structural changes to Medi-Cal, county safety-net programs, and cost containment. A Covered California enrollee, Chas Franklin, described sharply rising premiums for his family after losing subsidies, illustrating the personal impact of federal policy changes. Committee members raised concerns about whether premium increases were driven by H.R. 1 or insurer pricing, the cost of rebuilding county-based indigent care systems, and the need to account for the cost of inaction. Dr. Hernandez pointed to pre-ACA models such as Healthy San Francisco as examples of coordinated local safety-net care, while also emphasizing the importance of primary care, data interoperability, and the Office of Health Care Affordability in reducing waste and improving access. Department of Health Care Services officials then outlined the state’s implementation plan for H.R. 1, including work requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced retroactive coverage, cost-sharing, and immigration-related eligibility changes. They said the department would try to automate eligibility checks, expand outreach, and train counties and partners, but estimated up to 2 million Californians could lose coverage over time. Covered California reported that the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits and new federal marketplace rules are already raising costs and reducing enrollment, with an estimated 400,000 enrollees at risk of dropping coverage. County, hospital, and safety-net representatives warned that coverage losses will increase uncompensated care and strain local systems, while one coalition proposed a temporary state-funded coverage option as a bridge if full-scope Medi-Cal cannot be maintained. The hearing concluded with a policy analyst urging stakeholder engagement, immigrant protections, and new state revenue options to preserve coverage and offset federal cuts.

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• The General Assembly has heard a lot about retention and loss of youth, our talented youth, as well as
• youth, our talented youth, and loss of youth, our talented youth, as<00:16:20.639><c> well</c><00:16:
• And so we do have more rigorous intervention schools in the state.
• And so intervention in the federal law.
• </c> we do have um more rigorous intervention we do have um more rigorous intervention schools<00:40:

Summary: The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions. The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints. The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings. The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.

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• Members, California continues to face serious challenges with youth access to firearms.
• This bill enhances the ability of foster youth, former foster youth, and students experiencing homelessness
• This legislation provides much-needed support for vulnerable youth who do not have the social support
• This bill enhances the ability of foster youth, former foster youth, and students experiencing homelessness
• This legislation provides much needed support for vulnerable youth. California community colleges.

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• We outreach to youth, engaging in high schools across New Mexico.
• How do we get out and do prevention efforts while we use our youth?
• Our youth are mentored and then they become mentors.
• You have to drop many, many youth, expose, and give the opportunity to many, many youth to produce that
• Secondly, Madam Chair, this Youth Resiliency Report...

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• It's an intervention and prevention program.
• Other police departments have similar programs, but that's intervention and prevention that can make
• That's people power doing the work, doing the important work of intervention and prevention, because
• that's really where That's people power doing the work, doing the important work of intervention and
• We are looking for some additional staff in the mental health and youth advocacy arena.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.

Transcript Highlights:

• of this elderly parole bill, incarcerated individuals will not be able to teach the lessons to the youth
• Money that could have been invested in crime, violence, and drug abuse prevention, youth programs, and
• We'll be going to Okay, Susan Baranowski. abuse prevention, youth programs in education would provide
• Please, again, the best intervention is a family member, the best intervention is friends, the best intervention
• Without intervention, Mr.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Summary: The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well. Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC. A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:11:11.680><c> and</c> department of children youth and department of children youth and families
• Others, you can see, of budget activities that have simply moved to the Department of Children, Youth
• </c> go to the Department of Children Youth go to the Department of Children Youth and<00:12:36.720><
• Then we have mobile crisis response and intervention, which are teams that go out to people in mental

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy