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Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Bills: SB2350 , SB2349 , SB2178 , SB2101 , SB2373 , SB2905 , SB3231 , SB3296 , SB2704 , SB3162 , SB2885 , SB2174 , SB3256 , SB2333 , SB2713 , SB2100 , SB3012 , SB2805 , SB2102 , SB2478 , SB2103 , SB3233 , SB2678 , SB2461 , SB2645 , SB3247 , SB2005 , SB2022 , SB2083 , SB2128 , SB2130 , SB2240 , SB2306 , SB2547 , SB2603 , SB2756 , SB2782 , SB2818 , SB2944 , SB2982 , SB2986 , SB3022 , SB3031 , SB3032 , SB3035 , SB3053 , SB3288 , SB2435 , SB2970 , SB2938 , SB3110 , SB3251 , SB3322 , SB2068 , SB2268 , SB3046 , SB2526 , SB2231 , SB2448 , SB2567 , SB3095 , SB3264 , SB3131 , SB3069 , SB3180 , SB2119 , SB2137 , SB2209 , SB2180 , SB2949 , SB2431 , SB2410 , SB3199 , SB3245 , SB2274 , SB2277 , SB2175 , SB2080 , SB2799 , SB2491 , SB2310 , SB2489 , SB2925 , SB2709 , SB17 , SB2227 , SB2887 , SB2006

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, industrial hemp, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian practices, regulation, cultural stewardship, economic development, organic waste

Bills: SB2350 , SB2349 , SB2178 , SB2101 , SB2373 , SB2905 , SB3231 , SB3296 , SB2704 , SB3162 , SB2885 , SB2174 , SB3256 , SB2333 , SB2713 , SB2100 , SB3012 , SB2805 , SB2102 , SB2478 , SB2103 , SB3233 , SB2678 , SB2461 , SB2645 , SB3247 , SB2005 , SB2022 , SB2083 , SB2128 , SB2130 , SB2240 , SB2306 , SB2547 , SB2603 , SB2756 , SB2782 , SB2818 , SB2944 , SB2982 , SB2986 , SB3022 , SB3031 , SB3032 , SB3035 , SB3053 , SB3288 , SB2435 , SB2970 , SB2938 , SB3110 , SB3251 , SB3322 , SB2068 , SB2268 , SB3046 , SB2526 , SB2231 , SB2448 , SB2567 , SB3095 , SB3264 , SB3131 , SB3069 , SB3180 , SB2119 , SB2137 , SB2209 , SB2180 , SB2949 , SB2431 , SB2410 , SB3199 , SB3245 , SB2274 , SB2277 , SB2175 , SB2080 , SB2799 , SB2491 , SB2310 , SB2489 , SB2925 , SB2709 , SB17 , SB2227 , SB2887 , SB2006

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, industrial hemp, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian practices, regulation, cultural stewardship, economic development, organic waste

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• Mom contacted the school when the child did not get off the bus.
• But chasing a frightened child is not a plan. It's a reaction.
• No parent should have to wonder whether their child will be found in time.
• I can't imagine what it is to not know where your child is. So thank you.
• I hope this is my last year after on child care bill.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, beginning with HB 423 on school elopement plans for students with autism or other elopement risks. The sponsors described the bill as a statewide framework for school elopement response plans, immediate parent notification, campus search procedures, and staff training. Public testimony from parents, disability advocates, and a teacher emphasized the dangers of elopement and the need for standardized procedures; members from both parties spoke strongly in support. The bill was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. The committee next considered HB 1253, which allows coaches to use limited personal funds, up to $15,000 per athletic team per year, to support student-athletes with food, transportation, and physical rehabilitation services. An amendment added guardrails, including that the coach be a school employee, clarified the scope of athletic associations covered, and refined the rehabilitation language. Members discussed the bill as a way to help students in need while avoiding recruiting concerns, and the bill passed favorably 14-0 after the amendment was adopted. HB 1091 addressed dental screenings for K-12 students in districts that voluntarily offer them. The bill requires advance written notice to parents and an opt-out process, and clarifies that screenings are informational only, with any findings sent to parents rather than compelling treatment. An amendment added the language to student welfare provisions as well as school health services. Public testimony from dental and health advocates supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably 14-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 765 on child care and early learning services. The bill expands before- and after-care options for certain school-based preschool programs without requiring a child care facility license, removes a flu brochure inspection requirement, bars insurance cancellation based on providing child care, creates a professional recognition program, and establishes a child care tuition fund. Two amendments broadened the bill to public and nonpublic elementary schools and created the Brighter Futures fund concept. After debate, the bill passed favorably 13-1, and the meeting adjourned.

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• I'm a deputy director at the Department of Health and Welfare supporting child welfare and a handful
• Very excited to be with supporting child welfare and a handful of other youth-related programs.
• The nature and situation of a foster child is so vastly different from a biological child, and just even
• Child sexual abuse cases, over 1,300 of those, adult sexual, intimate partner violence, child physical
• Child sexual abuse cases, over 1,300 of those; adult sexual assault; intimate partner violence; child

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• welfare would be accessible, but we have families that are not child welfare involved that have need
• CACs operate at the intersection of victim services, law enforcement, child welfare, prosecution, and
• I am testifying in opposition to Governor Ferguson's proposal to eliminate funding for the Child Welfare
• welfare-involved families get access to parent-child visitation and therapeutic services.
• With the much-needed focus on reducing critical incidents in child welfare, this is simply not the time

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all

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• So welfare checks are a necessary part of law enforcement. Correct? Yes.
• You can get there, can you not, with the welfare check system, but you feel that?
• If an officer stops a child, maybe the only way that child could get somewhere is because they were walking
• And I don't think any police officer should be able to hold my child for six hours.
• It may not seem like a long time to you, but that's a long time to a scared child. ...child who doesn't

Bills: HB1511 , HB1831 , HB1988 , HB2147 , HB2234

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184

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• Child welfare services include family support and maltreatment prevention services, child protective
• Our child welfare system provides a continuum of services to children who are either at risk of or have
• Item 16 pertains to the Child Welfare Services California Automated Response and Engagement System, which
• is to replace the Child Welfare Services case management system with a compliant, comprehensive child
• welfare information system in order to keep the needs of local child welfare practitioners at the forefront

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 723, by the Health and Welfare Committee, is an act relating
• to child care licensing, providing legislative findings, and amending Chapter 12, Title 39, Idaho Code
• Code, by the addition of a new section 39-12, Idaho Code, to establish provisions regarding foster child
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill number 723 by Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating
• to child care licensing, providing legislative findings, and intend amending Chapter 12, Title 39, Idaho

Keywords: 989, all

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• So this will change the code to make sure that that child is taken care of.
• And we're calling it child protection, but there's there is no child protection for those kids.
• So there's a 30-day window where that child is not protected.
• They say, 'We need to remove this child from the home.'
• They say, we need to remove this child from the home.

Keywords: 989, all

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• The Health and Welfare Committee came to order at this time.
• And then also, if it's a crime, that would go to child protection anyway and to child abuse, and it would
• I mean, we had some bills a couple years ago in Health and Welfare.
• Instead, I had experiences that no child should ever have.
• No child should need treatment for the treatment they receive.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• to foster care, to establish provisions regarding foster child care safety.
• House Bill 724 will be referred to the Health and Welfare Committee.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 7377, by the Health and Welfare Committee.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 777 by Health and Welfare Committee.
• For foster care costs and release any remaining funds to the child when they leave custody.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Health and Welfare.
• Health and Welfare.
• Health and Welfare.
• Health and Welfare with amendments. Adopted by title.
• Health and Welfare with amendments.

Bills: HR65 , HR66 , HR67 , HR68 , HR69 , HCR33 , HCR34 , HB1006 , HB1007 , HB1008 , HB1010 , HB1011 , HR58 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HCR32 , SCR2 , SCR5 , SCR6 , SCR11 , SCR16 , SCR17 , HB43 , HB447 , HB573 , HB1000 , HB1001 , HB1002 , HB1003 , HB1004 , HB1005 , SB8 , SB10 , SB12 , SB16 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB29 , SB32 , SB41 , SB42 , SB44 , SB49 , SB58 , SB68 , SB75 , SB77 , SB81 , SB97 , SB103 , SB159 , SB163 , SB172 , SB180 , SB182 , SB244 , SB248 , SB253 , SB254 , SB279 , SB306 , SB318 , SB334 , SB380 , SB385 , SB397 , HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB100 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB177 , HB238 , HB256 , HB258 , HB272 , HB337 , HB350 , HB359 , HB363 , HB386 , HB434 , HB445 , HB546 , HB557 , HB584 , HB661 , HB697 , HB726 , HB727 , HB747 , HB752 , HB756 , HB758 , HB759 , HB765 , HB767 , HB825 , HB858 , HB930 , HB941 , HB957 , HB964 , HB203 , HB228 , HB234 , HB260 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB289 , HB351 , HB400 , HB413 , HB469 , HB534 , HB551 , HB552 , HB574 , HB576 , HB634 , HB649 , HB677 , HB735 , HB739 , HB779 , HB784 , HB796 , HB842 , HB850 , HB919 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB733 , HB875 , HB952 , HB868 , HB119 , HB140 , HB52 , HB901 , HB193 , HB570

Keywords: condolences, Sam Goodwin, Northwestern State University, football coach, athletic legacy, obituary, ShaMonica Huggins, Louisiana, community support, public service, law enforcement, memorial resolution, Louisiana Legislature, tribute, centenarian, community recognition, Louisiana history, birthday celebration, Jeanerette, French bread

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the morning on personal privileges recognizing guests and honoring individuals and organizations. Recognitions included the Zachary High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams for back-to-back state championships, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity for Blue and White Day, visitors from Natchitoches Parish, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, the Parish Presidents Association, Crime Stoppers of Greater New Orleans, student parents pursuing higher education, and a delegation from Alexandria honoring the late Dr. Joe S. Green. The House also adopted or laid over several condolence and commendation resolutions, including tributes to former Northwestern State football coach Sam Goodwin, Michael B. Jordan, Richard Williams, and others. The chamber received a large batch of Senate bills and House bills for referral, covering topics such as retirement systems, highway memorial designations, criminal justice, education, health and welfare, municipal governance, insurance, natural resources, and tax policy. Committee reports were read across multiple committees, with many bills reported favorably or with amendments, and several measures advanced to third reading or were recommitted to other committees. Among the actions taken, the House adopted resolutions honoring community figures and organizations, concurred in several Senate resolutions, and moved a number of bills forward, including measures on criminal penalties, school policy, environmental regulation, insurance, and public retirement. Near the end of the session, the Speaker outlined plans for the next day’s floor debate, noting 54 bills scheduled and explaining that questions on bills would send them to the bottom of the list rather than removing them. The House then recessed until 3:30 p.m., with members instructed to return for regular order and continued debate on the calendar.

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• Seeing none, let's move on to foster care and child welfare. Thank you. We get to stand. Okay.
• Within the space of Child Welfare Services, the first. item that you've asked us to address is related
• Jessica Rougeau, Child Welfare System Branch. Sorry, can you speak up please for the record? Yes.
• Jessica Rougeau, Child Welfare System Branch. system branch CDSS.
• We are concerned about several crisis. that face foster youth in the child welfare system.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• When the state removes a child from their home, it assumes a constitutional duty to protect that child
• When the state removes a child from their home, it assumes a constitutional duty to protect that child
• Part of that is what we're seeing is reflected kind of on the child, the child task force.
• Part of that is what we're seeing is reflected kind of on the child, the child task force.
• And three, if a child discloses abuse while in foster care, should that child have a clear right?

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• We convene in this special committee at a pivotal moment in Arizona's child welfare system, a moment
• We convene in this special committee at a pivotal moment in Arizona's child welfare system, a moment
• Again, our vision is the child welfare system and to ensure that our children that are in state custody
• Chairman, members of Representative Fink, I will freely start by saying I'm not our child welfare expert
• Later, when the concerns Later, when the concerns became so serious that the Office of Child Welfare

Committee: House Government

Keywords: 1182, all

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• They've been involved with the behavioral health system, the child welfare system, the justice system
• They've been involved with the behavioral health system, the child welfare system, the justice system
• They've been involved with the behavioral health system, the child welfare system, the justice system
• They've been involved with the behavioral health system, the child welfare system, the justice system
• They've been involved with the behavioral health system, the child welfare system, the justice system

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard brief presentations on Kentucky’s 2025 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. Department for Public Health staff explained that the preventive health block grant provides about $2.3 million annually and supports programs such as accreditation and performance improvement, local health department grants, community health workers, prescription assistance, asthma and COPD programs, workforce development, and a sexual assault programs set-aside. They said the Title V block grant provides about $11.7 million, with 35% directed to children and youth with special health care needs and 65% to maternal and child health populations, largely through local health departments and a five-year needs assessment process. After no questions, a motion was made and seconded to approve both block grants. The roll call vote passed 19-0, and the two block grants were approved. The committee then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The next item was a discussion of the child waiver created in House Bill 6. Committee members raised concerns that the proposed 1915(c) waiver did not match the legislature’s intent, which they said was to move children from the Michelle P. waiver to free slots for adults. Cabinet officials from DCBS, behavioral health, and Medicaid described the proposed “Community Health for Improved Lives and Development” waiver as a targeted home- and community-based program for children under 21 with severe behavioral health or developmental needs, including those stepping down from inpatient or residential care or at risk of out-of-home placement. They said the waiver is designed for about 100 slots, uses a standardized needs-based assessment, and includes case management, community living supports, home modifications, respite, supervised residential care, and clinical therapeutic services. Officials said the public comment period ended July 15, responses are being compiled for August submission to CMS, and the waiver is part of the broader Families First initiative.

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• Our experience is centered in the child welfare system, so we'll focus on a couple of areas where child
• welfare and children's behavioral health systems.
• welfare system.
• So we think this work can really be truly preventative for both deeper child welfare and juvenile justice
• So we think this work can really be truly preventative for both deeper child welfare and juvenile justice

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice held an informational hearing focused on diversion programs and services for high-risk youth, with no bills before the committee and no votes taken. The chair and members emphasized that the session was intended to hear from invited testimony and discuss how to strengthen diversion, reduce court involvement, and improve outcomes for youth. The committee heard first from the Office of the Child Advocate and diversion providers, who described the Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program, its statewide expansion to 10 of 11 court counties, and its reported success rate of about 80% completion without reoffending. Testimony highlighted that diversion keeps youth out of court, connects them more quickly to community-based services, and can address needs such as mental health, education, and substance use. Witnesses also pointed to racial and ethnic disparities in arrests versus summonses, regional variation in diversion access, and the need for clearer statutory authority, more funding, and broader use of pre-arrest diversion. Committee members asked about the difference between arrest and summons, who can initiate diversion, why arrest rates have increased relative to summonses, and how diversion might prevent harmful downstream consequences such as detention or immigration enforcement involvement. Witnesses said police, clerk magistrates, district attorneys, and judges can refer youth to diversion, and argued that local policy, training, and legislative changes could expand use. They also discussed the impact of detention on youth, including stigma, lost school time, and the lack of credit for time served in the juvenile system. Testimony from Citizens for Juvenile Justice focused on prevention, school discipline, and the school-to-prison pipeline, arguing for more restorative practices, better data, and legislation to limit suspensions and expulsions, especially for younger students and nonviolent conduct. They also raised concerns about DCF-involved and foster youth, who are disproportionately represented in the juvenile system. The final panel, the Children's League of Massachusetts and transition-age youth providers, shifted to child welfare and young adult supports. They supported reducing court involvement in child requiring assistance cases, expanding family resource centers, and strengthening services for transition-age youth leaving DCF or DYS custody. Providers described housing instability, homelessness, and the need for education, employment, behavioral health, and supportive housing services for young adults ages 18 to 23. Across the hearing, witnesses consistently argued that early intervention, community-based supports, and diversion are more effective than court processing or detention for most youth, and that the legislature can help through funding, statutory clarity, expanded eligibility, and stronger data collection.

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• than child welfare cases.
• than child welfare cases.
• to child it from child welfare to child protection<01:10:10.080><c> cases.
• child welfare system.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Issue 14 is related to our May revision proposals for the child welfare budget.
• Child welfare services includes family support and maltreatment prevention services, child protective
• with having a comprehensive child welfare information system, keeping the needs of local child welfare
• I have a separate question under child welfare.
• Have we seen more kids go into child welfare without having emergency response funding?

Keywords: 987, senate, all