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• observed across the nation as Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
• HB 2176, Health and Human Services. HB 2178, HCCCCCS waivers.
• Health and Human Services. HB 2179, Air Ambulance Services. Human Services.
• Health and Human Services. HB 2179, Air Ambulance Services. Health and Human Services.
• Health, Human Services and Appropriations. HB 2181, death certificates for rural services.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• You know, certainly we have a plethora of data on human drivers, right?
• So it's where the human driver, and maybe for a variety of reasons, right?
• Just as we do with human drivers, we see it with autonomous vehicles.
• Just as we do with human drivers, we see it with autonomous vehicles.
• Is it with human drivers? Is it with automation? Is there a mix of both?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• manure, or what is really human and industrial waste.
• We're discussing biosolids, or sewage sludge, or human manure, or what is really human and industrial
• I don't know what is a normal PFAS level for a human, because I presume if our human waste is producing
• You talk about human waste, they're all different. and what I'm talking about is more of a human waste
• And that means mixing in the human...

Summary: The committee hearing focused on biosolids, sewage sludge, and PFAS contamination, with the opening remarks and first three presenters arguing that land application of municipal sludge poses serious risks to soil, water, livestock, and human health. Representative Shaw cited EPA and state data on detected pollutants and PFAS in biosolids, while Denise Travick Poyer described her background in chemical engineering and PFAS work and said the EPA’s draft sewage sludge risk assessment shows unacceptable risk at very low PFOS/PFOA levels. She urged source reduction, more testing, and consideration of total organic fluorine, and noted examples from Michigan where industrial pretreatment and source reduction reduced PFAS in biosolids. Johnson County, Texas Commissioner Larry Woolley and Investigator Dana Ames presented a case study of alleged runoff from land-applied biosolids affecting a ranch, with high PFAS readings in soil, water, fish, cattle tissue, and a stillborn calf, and said the county and state had pursued investigations, lawsuits, and legislative responses. Sandra Trawick of Save Oklahoma Farms and Ranches argued that Oklahoma’s biosolids program relies heavily on Class B sludge, that current rules are outdated, and that land application exposes farms and rural communities to pathogens, chemicals, odors, flies, and runoff; she cited examples from Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma to support calls for stronger regulation or a ban. After the testimony, members asked about sampling methods, lab testing, EPA limits, and whether the cited PFAS blood levels were comparable to the soil and sludge measurements. Witnesses said the Johnson County samples were collected by a Texas A&M PhD contractor and tested at a single lab, and they explained that the EPA’s 4 parts per trillion figure applied to municipal drinking water standards. Questions also addressed whether sludge is incorporated into soil; Trawick said it had often been left on the surface, though she had seen better disking after public scrutiny. Members asked how biosolids compare with manure and feedlot waste, and witnesses responded that municipal sludge is more contaminated because it includes industrial, hospital, and household waste streams, unlike animal manure. The committee then moved to alternative solutions, hearing from Doug McKinney of Advanced Microbial Solutions, who promoted biological sludge removal using bacteria to reduce sludge volumes and avoid land application, citing cost savings for wastewater plants and correctional facilities. Jason Jepsen of Eden Energy followed with a pitch for an eight-stage waste-to-energy system that converts mixed waste into clean energy, biochar, and reusable products, framing waste as an asset and presenting his company’s technology as a no-land-application alternative.

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• You have human sperm from the father, you have a human oam from a woman; that is humanity.
• Human sperm, human, that's human.
• > human.
• <00:47:42.720> we<00:47:43.040> are Human sperm, human, that's human. we are Human
• Human beings have inherent dignity just by virtue of being human, and innocent humans have the right

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• human-driven vehicle. human-driven vehicle.
• what we do as a human drivers? what we do as a human drivers?
• We are actually human beings supporting other humans.
• supporting other humans. supporting other humans. Human<01:28:45.920> being.
• Maye Quade's bill, human opera- Senator Maye Quade's bill, human opera- human<01:45:55.400> operators

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 1864 by Johnson relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs to Health and Human
• Perry relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances to Health and Human
• Senate Bill 1973 by Kolkhorst relating to the regulation of human body acquisition services to Health
• and Human Services.
• Senate Bill 1986 by Hall relating to warning labels for opioid prescription drugs to Health and Human

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• She is the development manager for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, their workforce
• Obviously, this subcommittee is gathering information and analyzing the workforce for the human service
• Previous loan repayment programs have focused on other roles in health and human services.
• We know these are the backbone and foundation of care in health and human services.
• So this was a $46 million ARPA-funded grant program to support human service agencies.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to approve the April and May minutes, welcome a new member, and hear an update from Gina Frey of EOHHS on statewide health and human services workforce development efforts. Frey described cross-secretariat initiatives under the Workforce Skills Cabinet, including MA Repay loan repayment awards, expanded community college and tuition supports, ESOL/work-readiness programming for immigrants, and efforts to build career pathways and reduce attrition in nursing, behavioral health, direct care, and primary care. She also reviewed a $46 million ARPA-funded home and community-based services grant program that supported 82 grantees, led to hiring 8,752 new staff, over 1,000 interns, 2,000 new certifications, and a drop in vacancy rates from 22% to 12%. Members raised concerns about the impact of immigration policy changes on the direct care workforce, including losses of trained workers in provider agencies, and asked whether any exemption or other relief efforts were underway. Frey said EOHHS is tracking the issue closely but did not identify a specific exemption effort. The discussion also touched on Medicaid and related program changes, with Frey noting the administration is focused on understanding potential impacts to eligibility and work requirements. Rep. Howard asked about initiatives for direct support professionals and wraparound supports, and Frey said those efforts are often led by individual agencies such as MassAbility and DDS, with EOHHS coordinating across them. The latter part of the meeting shifted to planning FY26 subcommittee goals and possible events. Members discussed using the Health Policy Commission’s Behavioral Health Workforce Center and possibly asking for a study comparing compensation in DDS and related direct care roles against health care and education jobs. They also discussed a possible cross-state public event on immigration’s impact on the workforce, especially for people with disabilities and direct support services, and agreed to continue refining goals and event ideas by email and at the next meeting. Frey provided a website link and contact information for Amy Doyle at the Health Policy Commission to facilitate future presentations.

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• I'm Cassie Sor, the CLA for human I'm Cassie Sor, the CLA for human services<00:02:55.200> in
• Um I just Department of Human Services.
• from the Department of Human Services. from the Department of Human Services.
• living in the Senate Health and Human living in the Senate Health and Human Services<00:47:31.200
• <01:49:07.440> services hub, the commissioner of human services hub, the commissioner of human

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hampshire human Human Trafficking Hampshire human Human Trafficking Collaborative<03:32:57.359> Task
• Survivor of human unreachable.
• impact on a human being? impact on a human being?
• They are deeply human and they demand a deeply human response.
• demand a deeply human response. demand a deeply human response.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Human trafficking affects boys and men just as it affects girls and women.
• This issue of human trafficking is not a new one, unfortunately.
• The fight against human trafficking.
• Because Texas is going to lead the way in fighting human trafficking.
• Human trafficking is the second largest criminal enterprise in the world.

Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16

Keywords: American Public Works Association, public works, infrastructure, Texas, recognition day, local government, municipalities, APWA, Texas Chapter, community development, engineering, professional recognition, community impact, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Lubbock leadership, recognition, professional achievement, Alpha Kappa Alpha, sorority, social service

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• I do have a short proclamation against human trafficking. Excellent.
• Human trafficking has no place in the State of Arizona. to increase public awareness of the human trafficking
• Human trafficking has no place in the State of Arizona.
• SB 1318, mammography results notice repeal — Health and Human Services.
• SB 1368, SNAP allowed purchases waiver — Health and Human Services.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• 1011 by Blanco relates to emergency medical care facilities and their regulation under health and human
• eligibility for and benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. ...to Health and Human
• to administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations. ...under Medicaid to Health and Human
• Senate Bill 1046 by Parker et al. relates to the composition of the Health and Human Services Commission
• relates to certain mammography reports providing required breast density information to Health and Human

Bills: SJR36, SB26, SJR3, SJR48, SJR50, SJR51, SCR15, SCR17, SB3, SB5, SB12, SB18, SB1001, SB1002, SB1003, SB1004, SB1005, SB1006, SB1007, SB1008, SB1009, SB1010, SB1011, SB1012, SB1013, SB1014, SB1015, SB1016, SB1017, SB1018, SB1019, SB1020, SB1021, SB1022, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1026, SB1027, SB1028, SB1029, SB1030, SB1031, SB1032, SB1033, SB1034, SB1035, SB1036, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1041, SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1045, SB1046, SB1049, SB1050, SB1051, SB1052, SB1053, SB1054, SB1055, SB1056, SB1057, SB1058, SB1059, SB1060, SB1061, SB1062, SB1063, SB1064, SB1065, SB1066, SB1067, SB1068, SB1069, SB1070, SB1071, SB1072, SB1073, SB1074, SB1075, SB1076, SB1077, SB1078, SB1079, SB1080, SB1081, SB1082, SB1083, SB1084, SB1085, SB1086, SB1087, SB1088, SB1089, SB1090, SB1091, SB1092, SB1093, SB1094, SB1095, SB1096, SB1097, SB1098, SB1099, SB1100, SB1101, SB1102, SB1103, SB1104, SB1105, SB1106, SB1107, SB1108, SB1109, SB1110, SB1111, SB1112, SB1113, SB1114, SB1115, SB1116, SB1117, SB1118, SB1119, SB1120, SB1121, SB1122, SB1123, SB1124, SB1125, SB1126, SB1127, SB1128, SB1129, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1135, SB1136, SB1137, SB1138, SB1139, SB1140, SB1141, SB1142, SB1143, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1149, SB1150, SB1565

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, severance tax, oil and gas, Texas STRONG fund, economic stabilization, public health, property tax relief

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• <00:09:40.280> service through agencies in human service through agencies in human service
• governments in running human services. governments in running human services.
• services Senate human health and human services Senate human health and human services jurisdiction
• Human Services. Human Services. Madam<01:39:07.160> Chair.
• the Committee on Human Services. the Committee on Human Services.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I am very much questioning the competency of the leadership of the Department of Human Services.
• That is not present at the Department of Human Services.
• That is not present at the Department of Human Services.
• change at the Department of Human change at the Department of Human Services,<00:05:14.680> in
• Human Services. Thank you for your testimony, Ms. Bernstein.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Faye Bernstein, a 20-year employee of the Department of Human Services, testified that she had experienced retaliation after raising concerns about contract irregularities and compliance problems years earlier. She said she was walked out of the building, banned from DHS property, and subjected to a lengthy investigation, which she described as professionally and personally harmful. Bernstein stated that the investigation ultimately found she had questioned leadership’s decision-making and held up contracts with compliance issues, and she said she stood by those actions. Her broader testimony focused on what she described as a culture of retaliation and a lack of fraud-prevention mindset at DHS. She criticized department leadership, including Commissioner Gandhi, and said internal auditors and others failed to adequately address the problems she raised. Bernstein argued that the department’s failures had serious consequences for vulnerable people, including homeless individuals affected by a program shutdown during winter, and said the agency needed major leadership changes and firings. The chair thanked Bernstein for her testimony at the end of her remarks. No committee vote or formal action was taken during this exchange.

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• shall be fully recognized as a human shall be fully recognized as a human person<00:08:40.240>
• shall be fully recognized as a human shall be fully recognized as a human person and<00:26:00.640
• infant is fully recognized as a human infant is fully recognized as a human being<00:45:52.000><
• human human decency<00:47:32.880> this<00:47:33.079> bill<00:47:33.680> affirms
• who survive in abortion are living human who survive in abortion are living human beings<00:47:47.160

Keywords: 1183, house

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• AS A RESULT BANKS SHIFTED THE FUNCTIONS AWAY FROM HUMAN BANK TELLERS AND TWO ATM MACHINES.
• THAT HUMAN BEINGS WILL BE DOING THE THINGS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND HUMAN BEINGS
• AS HUMAN BEINGS WE CANNOT DO THAT.
• WHAT CAN NEVER BE REPLACED IS THE HUMANITY. HUMANITY MUST GIVE AI ITS HEART, SOUL, AND PURPOSE.
• AND COMPANIES THAT I HAVE LOOKED INTO WORKING DECISION MAKING, AND MODELING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

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• We're the nonpartisan staff that staff Health and Human Services, as opposed to Human Services.
• We're the nonpartisan staff that staff Health and Human Services, as opposed to Human Services.
• the no when I say the entire Human the no when I say the entire Human Services<00:05:31.479>
• Department of Human Department of Human Services<00:08:38.880> uh<00:08:39.159> by
• Publications in the Health and Human Publications in the Health and Human Services<01:15:51.199>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and staff roles. Nonpartisan House Research and House Fiscal staff explained that they draft bills and amendments, prepare bill summaries and background research, answer legal and fiscal questions, and help track revenue and budget effects. They also distributed a Budget Overview Brief intended to condense the larger budget materials into a more usable format for members. Staff then walked through the Human Services budget and the committee’s areas of responsibility. They described the department structure, noting that DHS oversees administration, compliance, rulemaking, and county support, and that the overall Human Services budget is large, with medical assistance as the dominant program. They also explained recent and upcoming reorganizations: many children and family-related functions are moving to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Direct Care and Treatment is becoming its own agency, and some homelessness-related functions remain at DHS. Staff reviewed how the budget is organized by program and budget activity, the difference between direct appropriations and standing appropriations, and how forecasted programs and “tails” work in the budget process. The presentation also covered Medicaid financing and long-term care. Staff explained the federal-state FMAP match, including Minnesota’s current 51.16% federal match for most Medicaid spending, the CHIP match, and the 90% federal share for the expansion population. For long-term care, they outlined Medical Assistance services for elderly and disabled people, state-funded long-term care supports, and Board on Aging programs. They highlighted the personal care assistance program’s phaseout and replacement by Community First Services and Supports, and reviewed the five home- and community-based waivers. Members asked one question about refugee resettlement funding, specifically whether it covers flights; staff said they would need to follow up on the exact use of the federal funds. No bills were heard, and no formal votes or other committee actions were taken during this meeting.

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• The goal is to not have 87 different types of human service models or 87 different versions of what human
• operations for Blue Earth County Human operations for Blue Earth County Human Services<00:01:27.759
• to not have 87 different types of Human to not have 87 different types of Human Service<00:02:31.440
• we deliver Human we deliver Human Services<00:03:10.280> in<00:03:10.519> human<00
• program when it comes to the Human program when it comes to the Human Services<00:53:06.760>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill directly impacts, like, removes a lot of implications with the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
• The Education Policy Committee has no jurisdiction over the Human Rights Act, so why was it not heard
• over the human rights act so<00:01:57.159> why<00:01:57.320> was<00:01:57.399> it
• <00:03:25.200> rights contemplated there is the human rights contemplated there is the human
• it is clearly in conflict with the human it is clearly in conflict with the human rights<00:03:34.840

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I learned about human trafficking, but what came with that was an immense feeling of about human trafficking
• of that data in human trafficking.
• I know in airports now we see human trafficking...
• It's basic humanity.
• We have got to start focusing on humanity, basic humanity, and get at that and do better, whether it's

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs opened its 2025 hearing with a traditional song and remarks about the importance of Native visibility and land acknowledgment. The hearing focused on missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), exploitation and trafficking in a Public Law 280 (PL 280) state, and California’s response. Members and tribal leaders emphasized that MMIP is tied to historical trauma, forced removal, undercounting, and ongoing inequities in law enforcement response, media attention, and access to resources. Several panelists urged stronger tribal consultation, better data collection, more funding, and culturally informed education and victim services. In the first panel, tribal chairpersons described personal and community impacts. Chairperson Antonet Del Rio spoke about the need to include federally and non-federally recognized tribes and to educate schools and communities, while naming long-unsolved cases from her tribe. Chairperson Cheyenne Stone connected MMIP to the history of violence in Owens Valley and to the disturbance of Indigenous remains during infrastructure projects, calling for forensic resources, mandatory consultation, and accountability. Chairperson Charles Martin described the death of Morongo citizen Amy Porter and said the Feather Alert failed her family because law enforcement did not act quickly enough; he called for reforms and better coordination, especially in PL 280 jurisdictions. Chairwoman Nelson and committee members echoed the need for equity, urgency, and government-to-government respect. The second panel examined how PL 280 complicates MMIP and trafficking cases. Professor Carol Goldberg explained that PL 280 created an unfunded mandate, reduced federal jurisdiction and funding, and contributed to under-resourced policing and mistrust; she recommended mandatory training, community-oriented policing, formal tribal-county collaboration, and possible retrocession in some cases. Yurok Chairman Joe James tied MMIP to boarding schools, trafficking, and the need to advance bills such as AB 31, SB 4, ACR 39, AB 285, and AB 1378, along with increased budget funding. Morning Star Gali argued that PL 280 enables traffickers and violent offenders to exploit jurisdictional gaps and called for tribally led public safety, housing, victim services, and stronger consultation. Dustin Contreras, a human trafficking investigator, described the overlap between trafficking and MMIP, stressed partnerships and task forces, and supported more education for law enforcement, schools, and families. In the final panel, state and county officials described current efforts and acknowledged remaining gaps. The Attorney General’s Office said it is working on MICIC outreach, tribal response planning, PL 280 training through an advisory council, and improved data systems, while supporting bills and the Feather Alert. Humboldt County Sheriff Hansel described the case of a missing woman, Emily, as an example of how people with mental illness or justice involvement can become invisible, and said counties need more consistent training and clearer jurisdictional protocols. He and other officials supported the Feather Alert, tribal police authority, and a pilot program for POST status for tribal police, which they said had been vetoed previously. Across the hearing, speakers repeatedly called for better coordination, more funding, stronger tribal authority, and sustained action rather than symbolic recognition.