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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Household income has to do with the number of dependents. Who has the dependents, right?
  • You and your dependents, Rep. Walters and her dependents... It's not.
  • It's the household income has to do with the number of dependents. Who has the dependents, right?
  • You and your dependents, Rep.
  • Walters and her dependents, For the purposes of determination, you and your dependents, Rep.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 1071, which creates a public records exception for certain aerospace facility and activity records, including blueprints, plans, technical data, operational documents, and security information tied to federally regulated work and contracts with the U.S. Department of War or intelligence agencies. The sponsor and several members emphasized protecting Louisiana aerospace and defense-related work, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up HB 181, as amended, which authorizes the legislative auditor to review confidential income tax records to help LDH verify Medicaid eligibility, and, after amendment, SNAP eligibility as well. Supporters said the bill would help identify ineligible recipients, reduce fraud, and improve the state’s error rate to avoid federal penalties; opponents argued tax returns are outdated and unreliable for current eligibility, could create false flags, and might burden or discourage eligible low-income residents. After extensive debate, the committee adopted Amendment Set 2633 and reported HB 181 favorably by a 10-6 vote. Later, the committee considered HB 250, which removes the requirement that immediate family members of appointed board or commission members disclose certain employment information, while leaving existing ethics prohibitions in place. The Ethics Board said the bill would not change substantive conflict-of-interest rules, only the disclosure requirement, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 544, authorizing a citizen’s advisory referendum election, was briefly explained as a nonbinding, petition-driven local ballot question process, but the sponsor deferred it for further consideration and the committee deferred the bill. The committee also heard HB 1036, which clarifies when a group is considered a “committee” for campaign finance purposes by using a more objective spending threshold rather than the current “primary purpose” standard. Ethics officials said the change would give clearer investigative guidance without changing other disclosure rules, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, HB 210 was amended to address retroactivity concerns in a prior ethics-related provision affecting school board and local governing authority members employed by entities with contracts or business before June 5, 2024; the amendment grandfathered earlier situations while requiring disclosures going forward, and the bill was reported favorably as amended.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that depends on the depth of probably the piles to support the foundation.
  • It just depends on the location.
  • Sometimes it depends on the depth of your fill, your embankment.
  • It just depends on the location.
  • Sometimes it depends on the depth of your and then the modern standard upgrade is sometimes it depends
Summary: The committee heard several local government bills. Senate Bill 6181, sponsored by Senator Conway, would let county legislative authorities in certain large western Washington counties file a city incorporation petition without collecting resident signatures if the area is fully within an urban growth boundary and has more than 25,000 people. Supporters from Pierce County said the current signature requirement makes incorporation too difficult for large urban unincorporated areas like South Hill, while opponents argued the signature threshold is an important test of community support and raised concerns about boundaries, taxes, and the adequacy of the bill’s details. Senate Bill 6132 would give the Port of Moses Lake additional bonding authority tied to a tax increment financing area to help finish a rail project; the port said rising costs and a pending federal grant made the extra flexibility necessary. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6154, which would give local governments more flexibility in how they use hydraulic project approval permits for culvert replacement. Counties and cities testified that many emergency culvert repairs are expensive and that some sites provide little fish habitat benefit, so they want the option to redirect equivalent resources to higher-priority fish passage projects elsewhere in the watershed. A few commenters supported the bill as a practical way to improve habitat and flood resilience, while one remote witness objected to the broader legal framework for salmon habitat projects. Senate Bill 6189 would extend from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028 the deadline for creating an additional public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities; Olympia, Tumwater, and regional partners said they need more time to complete feasibility and coordination work for a proposed aquatic center. In executive session, the committee took action on several bills. It adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 6037 to Ways and Means, adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 5983 to Rules, and passed Senate Bills 5995 and 6013 to Rules without amendments. For Senate Bill 6066, the committee adopted an amendment into a new substitute and passed the bill to the Transportation Committee. The committee did not take action on Senate Bills 5820 or 6064.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN Public Hearing 03-20-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our state is aiming to be food secure and depend on local production and agricultural sustainability,
  • to be food secure Our state is aiming to be food secure and<00:04:55.920><c> uh</c> and uh and uh depend
  • on local production and depend on local production and agricultural<00:04:58.960><c> sustainability,
  • It also strengthens the enforcement and penalties. are people whose jobs depend on are people whose jobs
  • depend on pineapple<00:09:46.920><c> production</c><00:09:47.800><c> in</c><00:09:48.000><c> Hawaii.
Bills: HB1979
Summary: The committee held an AEN hearing on Friday, March 20, in Room 224 with remote participation streamed live. The first measure, HB 1880 HD3, would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2030, the use or application of pesticides containing 1,3-D (Telone). Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and HAPA, argued that 1,3-D is a probable carcinogen, can drift off target, and poses risks to farm workers, nearby families, children, and vulnerable communities, while safer alternatives exist. Opponents, including the Western Plant Health Association and Dole Food, said the product is federally registered and regulated, is needed for pineapple production, and that banning it could threaten jobs, local food production, and the pineapple industry; Dole also noted a petition signed by 95 employees opposing the bill. The chair recorded 73 in support, seven opposed, and two comments for the measure. The committee then took up HB 1931 HD2, which would establish a state noxious weed coordinator, update the process for designating and managing noxious weeds, allow public proposals to change designations, require notice and reporting, classify weeds into three categories, and strengthen enforcement and penalties. Testimony was generally supportive, with DLNR and DAB submitting support and CGAPS backing the bill as a modernization of outdated 1950s-era statutes, arguing that more flexible administrative rules would better address changing agricultural and invasive species conditions. The measure received 38 supportive testimonies, with no opposition or comments recorded. Because the committee did not have quorum, no final decision was made on the measures. The chair announced that decision-making would be rolled to Wednesday, March 25, at 3:05 p.m. in Room 224, and the hearing adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • For veterans and maybe their dependents using their 9-11 benefits? Yes, Mr.
  • What do you need from us in order to support your veterans better or their dependents? Mr.
  • Veterans, spouses, or dependents?
  • We averaged about 40 to 50 veterans, depending on the location.
  • So, with that, it just depends. Thank you. And that's great to hear.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Human Services Committee Mar 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is based on the understanding that nonminor dependent individuals ages 18 to 21 in California
  • Currently, when counsel is appointed to represent minors in dependency proceedings, they are expected
  • AB 373 seeks to give discretion to the nonminor dependent by ensuring the legal rights of a nonminor
  • dependent are fully respected by clarifying the responsibility of appointed counsel to represent the
  • expressed wishes of the nonminor dependent.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard and advanced a series of foster care, benefits, housing, and poverty-related bills. AB 373 would require appointed counsel for nonminor dependents in dependency proceedings to represent the young adult’s expressed wishes rather than substitute counsel’s judgment; supporters said it would respect autonomy for foster youth ages 18 to 21, and the bill passed 4-0, later updated to 6-0 and then 7-0 as absent members were added. AB 42 would exempt merit-based scholarships, grants, loans, and fellowships from income calculations for CalWORKs and CalFresh and align the two programs’ exclusions; student and anti-poverty advocates said it would prevent students from losing benefits when they pursue education, and it passed 6-0, later updated to 7-0. AB 534 would encourage transitional housing providers serving foster youth to move from leasing to owning properties by extending contract terms and improving access to financing; witnesses said ownership would improve stability and reduce landlord barriers, and it passed 4-0, later updated to 7-0. AB 562 would require counties below the state average for family placements to use a family-finding checklist and best-practice support; supporters emphasized family-first placements for foster youth, and it passed 6-0, later updated to 7-0. AB 661 would direct the Department of Social Services to develop an implementation plan for a permanent statewide guaranteed basic income program; supporters described positive results from pilot programs and the bill passed 5-2, later updated to 7-0. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills, all without opposition.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whether a county has a coroner or a medical examiner, how that person is chosen is dependent on the size
  • Rail-dependent uses to be part of Clark County's comprehensive plan.
  • That land bank concept is nearly identical to what the freight rail-dependent use overlay zone would
  • Freight rail dependent use overlay zone would allow for in Clark County. It is needed.
  • This includes freight rail dependent uses.
Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard briefings and public testimony on several bills. SB 6064 would let qualifying regional fire protection districts or authorities take over administration and enforcement of the International Fire Code within their boundaries, with notice to counties and equivalent jobs for displaced workers; supporters said it would improve consistency and local control, while counties, fire marshals, and builders opposed it as unnecessary and likely to add permitting complexity and delay. SB 6101 would require county coroners to be appointed rather than elected, while preserving appointed medical examiners in larger counties; the sponsor cited the Yakima County coroner controversy as the reason for the bill, and opponents argued it would reduce voter accountability and could increase costs, though some supporters said appointment would professionalize death investigations and improve consistency. SB 6077 would extend from 21 to 28 business days the deadline for assessors and taxpayers to exchange valuation evidence before property tax appeal hearings, with supporters saying the change would give taxpayers a fairer chance to respond and opponents saying the bill should also address long delays in scheduling hearings themselves. The committee also heard SB 5820, which would repeal Clark County-specific Growth Management Act authority allowing freight rail-dependent uses on certain resource lands adjacent to a short-line railroad. The sponsor and supporters said the 2017 law was a poorly written special exemption that threatens agricultural and resource lands and should be repealed; opponents, including the railroad operator, business groups, and local officials, argued the rail overlay supports economic development, jobs, and low-emission freight movement and that the county should retain local control. Testimony on SB 5820 also raised concerns about safety, land-use conflicts, and the meaning of “adjacent,” with some witnesses saying the land is currently underused and others saying it is needed for future industrial and rail-served development. Finally, the committee heard SB 6013, an agency-request bill updating ski-area terminology and safety provisions to include aerial tramways, toes, and conveyors in the state’s ski lift regulations. State Parks supported the measure as a technical update to align safety inspections, insurance requirements, and rider conduct rules with current equipment terminology. The transcript ended before any vote or executive action was taken on these bills, and the chair noted some previously scheduled executive session items were moved to a later date.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not weather dependent. It's not based on the wind or the sunshine or anything like that.
  • They are intermittent, weather-dependent energy technologies, and we want to have our lights on.
  • They are intermittent, weather-dependent energy technologies, and we want to have our lights on.
  • They are intermittent, weather-dependent energy technologies, and we want to have our lights on.
  • They are intermittent, weather-dependent energy technologies, and we want to have our lights on.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (02/24/2026)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • That depends. Depends on the zone, depends on the lake, depends on the area.
  • </c><00:33:12.399><c> Depends</c> standards enough? That depends. Depends standards enough?
  • That depends.
  • the zone, depends on the lake, depends<00:33:14.320><c> on</c><00:33:14.480><c> the</c><00:33:14.640>
  • So, it really really depends. Um etc. So, it really really depends.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 18th, 2025 at 01:00 pm

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to get it is it just their dependents to get it is it just their dependents to get it is it just you
  • scholarship that we have here dependent scholarship that we have here dependent scholarship that we
  • an individual who on the date dependent an individual who on the date dependent an individual who on
  • depending on your you 11 12 as well depending on your you 11 12 as well depending on your situation just
  • depending on the judge if she decide to depending on the judge if she decide to depending on the judge
Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Fraud with Employee Training – Senator Mark Koran Feb 28th, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We depend on people to do a great job and we have failed under fraud and or waste to do the basics in
  • We depend<00:02:16.640><c> on</c><00:02:16.879><c> people</c><00:02:17.040><c> to</c><00:02:17.280><c
  • :02:17.360><c> a</c><00:02:17.520><c> great</c><00:02:17.760><c> job</c><00:02:18.319><c> and</c> depend
  • on people to do a great job and depend on people to do a great job and we<00:02:18.879><c> have</c><
  • The efficiencies that my counties depend on from Department of Human Services, they don't respond in
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jun 3rd, 2026

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Transcript Highlights:
  • As most of you know, we are currently dependent on about 75% of...
  • As most of you know, we are currently dependent on about 75% of crude from outside of California.
  • So what you're seeing there in brown and orange shades is where we are having the largest dependency.
  • On the gasoline refined product side, because we import both, we have a significant dependence on the
  • But also important here is there is a lot of dependency on India.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • and then we have the vent dependent and then we have the Michelle<00:05:11.759><c> P</c><00:05:12.039
  • It would really depend on those advanced planning documents that we submit.
  • on on those AP uh Advanced depend on on those AP uh Advanced planning<00:20:47.919><c> documents</c>
  • </c><00:37:44.720><c> on</c> get reimbursed like 80 $85 depending on get reimbursed like 80 $85 depending
  • </c> the model two waiver for event dependent the model two waiver for event dependent population<00:
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met with a quorum still coming together and first handled roll call and minutes. The main presentation came from the Department for Medicaid Services, with Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beckle giving an overview of Kentucky Medicaid, its federal-state financing structure, and the department’s 1915(c) home- and community-based waiver programs. They explained FMAP funding levels for traditional Medicaid, administration, IT, expansion adults, and CHIP, and noted the size of the program, including more than 600,000 Kentucky children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, about 485,000 expansion adults, over 69,000 enrolled providers, and $18.5 billion in 2024 expenditures. A major focus was the waiver system, including the acquired brain injury waivers, model waiver, independence waiver, Michelle P. waiver, and Supports for Community Living waiver. The department said these waivers are intended to keep people with physical or developmental disabilities in home and community settings rather than facilities, and that many services are not covered by Medicare or commercial insurance. Officials described participant-directed services, interagency administration, and eligibility rules, including that some waiver programs use the child’s income only rather than family income. They also reported an unduplicated waiver wait list of 13,930 people and said the General Assembly had added waiver slots in the last budget, including 650 ABI slots and 1,275 more to be allocated July 1, 2025. The department also discussed a waiver rate study conducted by Guidehouse, explaining that CMS requires a defensible rate methodology because there is no Medicare or commercial benchmark for many waiver services. They said the study used cost and wage surveys, provider and stakeholder input, and aimed to improve transparency, provider stability, and rate parity. Officials reviewed prior COVID-era Appendix K rate increases and budget-driven increases, and said the budget ultimately funded rates at about 70% of the benchmark study, while preserving higher existing rates where needed so no provider would be cut. They highlighted larger differences in behavioral support and case management rates, and said a public report is available. Members asked several questions about the potential impact of federal FMAP changes, especially possible reductions in the enhanced match for expansion adults and Medicaid IT/admin activities. DMS said any FMAP reduction would require more state general fund dollars, estimating about $75 million for each 1% drop in the expansion match, while impacts on administrative IT funding would depend on the systems being built or implemented in a given year. Members also pressed for clarification on waiver wait-list procedures, funded versus filled slots, and what happens when someone on the wait list is later found ineligible. DMS said people on the wait list may not yet have been assessed, can be reevaluated if conditions change, and are still eligible for regular Medicaid state-plan services if they qualify, even if they are waiting for waiver services.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • She said household income has to do with the number of dependents and who has the dependents.
  • Representative Walters and her dependents, and Representative Larva Dane and his dependents. of Representative
  • It's the household income has to do with the number of dependents. Who has the dependents, right?
  • You and your dependents, Rep.
  • Walters and her dependents, For the purposes of determination, you and your dependents, Rep.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not fully dependent on, let's say, agriculture like Iowa is, or North Dakota's highly dependent
  • </c><00:41:34.640><c> on</c><00:41:34.880><c> natural</c> is highly dependent on natural is highly dependent
  • </c><00:41:49.359><c> on,</c> that we're not not fully dependent on, that we're not not fully dependent
  • more highly dependent on agriculture, not<00:41:54.240><c> fully</c><00:41:54.480><c> dependent,</c><
  • ><c> dependent</c><00:41:57.040><c> on</c><00:41:57.520><c> extractive</c> is highly dependent on extractive
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget officials presented the February 2026 budget and economic forecast, saying the state remains in a strong financial position but faces continued structural imbalance and significant uncertainty. Commissioner Aaron Campbell said the FY 2026-27 balance is now projected at more than $3.7 billion, up about $1.3 billion from November, and the FY 2028-29 planning period is projected to end with a $377 million positive balance. He emphasized that the improvement comes largely from higher projected revenues, especially individual income and corporate franchise taxes, but warned that the state is increasingly reliant on more volatile sources such as capital gains, interest income, and corporate profits. State Economist Dr. Anthony Becker said the national outlook improved slightly, with stronger projected GDP, consumer spending, and investment, but weaker payroll growth and ongoing trade-policy uncertainty. He noted that the forecast was complicated by missing federal data because of the federal shutdown, and that tariffs, immigration policy, equity markets, and possible AI-related shifts all present risks. Revenue projections were raised for the current biennium, including individual income tax receipts, sales tax revenue, corporate franchise tax revenue, and other revenues, while Becker stressed that federal funding threats, especially involving Medicaid and other entitlement programs, could materially alter the outlook. State Budget Director Anna Mingi said general fund spending in the current biennium is projected to be $68 million lower than previously estimated, but planning-year spending is up $152 million. The biggest spending changes came from education, where special education costs rose sharply after updated local spending data, and from human services, where a new prepayment review process for certain Medicaid benefits reduced projected spending by $133 million this biennium and $105 million in the next. She also said discretionary inflation is now estimated at $1.04 billion, up $104 million from November. Campbell closed by saying the state’s reserve remains at a record $3.8 billion and that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy help protect against downturns. He cautioned, however, that the long-term structural imbalance remains about $3.4 billion in the planning years, or $2.3 billion excluding discretionary inflation, and urged policymakers to offset any new spending with reductions. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session on the forecast.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation would provide a $500 tax credit per dependent, equal to 25% of the federal child and
  • dependent care tax credit, for every eligible taxpayer in Massachusetts.
  • The cost of dependent care on top of that is 30%, which is crushing. That is my testimony.
  • It boosts the child and family tax credit to $600 per dependent while allowing advance payments.
  • Let's support our caregivers and the families and the communities who depend on them.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing focused largely on tax-credit proposals tied to children, families, caregivers, child care, health care workforce development, and public health. A major portion of the hearing concerned bills to expand the state earned income tax credit and child and family tax credit, including H. 3073/S. 1957 and S. 1975. Testimony from advocacy groups, legal services, tax assistance organizations, and health providers supported increasing the EITC match from 40% to 50% of the federal credit, expanding eligibility to immigrant and mixed-status ITIN filers, larger families, younger and older workers, and SSI recipients, and raising the child and family tax credit to $600 per child with inflation adjustments and possible advance payments. Witnesses said these changes would reduce poverty, improve health and educational outcomes, and help families meet basic expenses; committee members asked questions about ITIN filers and expressed support for the policy goals. The committee also heard extensive testimony on S. 1938/H. 3159, An Act Supporting Family Caregivers. Speakers described the scale of unpaid caregiving in Massachusetts and supported a package that would create a refundable tax credit, respite vouchers, workplace and housing protections, unemployment insurance access for those who leave work to care for relatives, a permanent advisory council, and a provision allowing spouses to be paid caregivers under MassHealth. Several witnesses shared personal caregiving experiences, and committee members responded favorably, noting the emotional and financial strain on caregivers and the importance of supporting them as Medicaid and long-term care systems face pressure. Additional bills discussed included H. 3174 on a child and dependent care tax credit, which was presented as a way to offset the high cost of child care; H. 3197/S. 2019 to improve the financial security of family child care providers through a tax credit; H. 3218/S. 1960 to create tax credits for health care preceptors to address workforce shortages; S. 2064 to establish a living organ donor tax credit; S. 2034 to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks through a tiered tax; H. 3015 to create a tax-return checkoff for the YMCA Youth and Government Program; and several public testimony ideas including vaccination, literacy, and grade-improvement tax credits. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing, which ended after all testimony was heard.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/23/2026)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it just depends on what type of local conditions are applicable there, and what your current population
  • And it just depends on what type of local conditions are applicable there, and what your current population
  • And it just depends<00:27:40.160><c> on</c><00:27:40.680><c> what</c><00:27:40.920><c> type</c><00:27
  • :41.240><c> of</c><00:27:41.600><c> local</c><00:27:42.120><c> conditions</c> depends on what type of
  • local conditions depends on what type of local conditions are<00:27:43.400><c> applicable</c><00:27:
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it really does depend on the activities that are taking place at the senior center.
  • Depending on your business activity, that's the maximum, essentially, you could save.
  • It depends, I think, on how they evolve, what causes them, that sort of thing.
  • It depends, I think, on how they evolve, what causes them, that sort of thing.
  • It depends, I think, on how they evolve, what causes them, that sort of thing.
Keywords: 904, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whether a county has a coroner or a medical examiner, how that person is chosen is dependent on the size
  • That land bank concept is nearly identical to what the freight rail-dependent use overlay zone would
  • Freight rail dependent use overlay zone would allow for in Clark County. It is needed.
  • This includes freight rail dependent uses.
  • This includes freight rail dependent uses.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 11, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • It depends on the model.
  • So it depends on where their income would be at the time that they need it, right?
  • It depends on the model.
  • But as it pertains to fiscal, it just depends.
  • It just depends on what you want to fund it, right?
Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and focused on School Readiness, specifically the new provider reimbursement rates and the School Readiness Plus program. The chair gave an overview of how School Readiness is funded and administered, noting that the Legislature now sets county-based reimbursement rates using market and cost data, and that School Readiness Plus was created to help families who would otherwise fall off the subsidy “cliff” at 85% of state median income by extending assistance up to 100% of state median income. Panelists from the Children’s Forum, the Association of Early Learning Coalitions, and the Division of Early Learning described the programs as major workforce and family-support tools that help parents stay employed and help providers recruit and retain qualified staff. Testimony emphasized that higher reimbursement rates increase parental choice, help providers cover rising child care costs, and support better staffing and lower turnover. The panel also said School Readiness Plus is easing the pressure on families to turn down raises or promotions for fear of losing child care assistance, though uptake is still early because the program only began in late 2024 and is only available to current School Readiness families at redetermination. The Division of Early Learning reported about 275 children enrolled in School Readiness Plus as of March 10, with expenditures of about $161,420 through January 2025, and said participation is increasing. Members asked about the federal-state funding split, wait lists, reverted funds, coalition accountability, county-based rate differences, and whether the entrance eligibility threshold should be raised or shifted to state median income. The panel said roughly 70% of School Readiness funding is federal, about 4% has typically reverted in recent years, and the wait list is around 12,000 children, with reasons including income ineligibility, lack of available seats, and funding limits. They argued that raising the entrance threshold would expand access but would require additional funding, and they also discussed the need to reduce workforce barriers such as in-person testing and training requirements. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond the presentation and member discussion, and the subcommittee adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Feb 25th, 2026

Emerging Issues

Transcript Highlights:
  • It just depends. I can't say there's no usual about it. It just depends.
  • Like I said previously, it depends on the size of the job.
  • It would depend.
  • There are so many people like myself who depend on it in order...
  • There are so many people like myself who depend on it in order.
Keywords: 959, house, all